Chapter 4
The next morning I woke up with Kurama by my side. I was just so happy to see him again. But I felt like something still wasn't right. I didn't want to tell Kurama anything. I didn't want him to worry. The only thing that he was worried about was that I wasn't feeling well. Then he knew that something was wrong.
"You ok?"he asked as he felt my forehead. "You aren't burning,so that's good. But you aren't getting out of bed for a while I can tell you that."
"Really Kurama,I'm fine."
He shook his head. "No you aren't. I'll be right back ok?"
I nodded and he felt the room. I then heard a slight knock on the window. Yusuke's spirit beast Puu was trying to get into the house. I opened the window and he flew into my arms.
"Puu,what's wrong?" God,some care taker you are Yusuke,I thought. You can't even take care of your own pet. I'm not on Puu duty this week you idiot.
"Nicole!"Kurama yelled as he ran into the room. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know. It's Puu! Something must be wrong with Yusuke!"
"Are you going to be ok if I leave?
I nodded without smiling.
"Hey now,"he said as he hugged me. "Everything's going to be all right. You know I'll come back alive."
I sighed and smiled. "I know."
He kissed me. "I'll try to come back as soon as I can,"and he ran off without even saying goodbye. But as he left Kayko came into the room.
"What's going on?"she asked.
"I have no idea. But if there's something wrong with Puu then there's something going on with Yusuke." I was saddened by the feeling that Kurama had left me again.
Kayko took Puu off my head and hugged me. She knew that something was wrong with me. "You ok?"
I tried to smile,but it was just so hard. "I'll try to be."
"So,you don't know where Yusuke is?"
I shook my head. "That's the only reason why Kurama left." I thought for a minute,and then I cleared my mind. "I'm going after him."
"What?"
"I've got to find them Kayko. I'm not going to have Kurama leaving me...not now."
"Then let me come with you."
"No. Kayko it would be wise if you stayed here. Then at least you would have Botan,Shizuru, and Yukina to protect you."
"But what about you?!"
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine!"and I ran out of the room to find Kurama.
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I didn't even know where to look at first. Kurama had ran off without even telling me where he was going. That wasn't his fault thought. But I had to find him. I needed to know what was going on. I hated feeling like Kayko. Yusuke never told her when things like this were going to happen because he just usually ran off and never said anything. I didn't want Kurama to end up like Yusuke, even though I knew he meant well.
I ran through the city and couldn't believe what I saw: Demons. Too many demons to tell you the truth. Oh god. And how much I hated demons. But this was just too much for me. I tried to hide as much as I could so they wouldn't find me. Then I thought about Kayko. She was still back at the house and she had no idea about this. I've gotta find her,I thought. I need to make sure that she's ok. But I wasn't even close to getting to my house because Kurama had finally found me.
"Nicole,"he said as he come over and hugged me. "What are you doing here?"
"I...I came to find you."
"You shouldn't be out here. Go back home."
"What about Kayko?"
"It's ok. Yusuke's gone to find her."
"What...What about you?" I was scared. I got the feeling that he wasn't coming back. He kissed me.
"I don't know. I can't tell you anything right now Nicole."
I didn't want to say anything. I just too scared to say anything. I wanted to cry. I wanted to tell him that there were too many demons and that he should come home with him. I didn't want him to get hurt or die. I didn't want to think that anything bad was going to happen. I just wanted all of this to go away. This just wasn't fair!
"Oh,"I said,about to cry.
"You'll be fine. Just go back home ok? I'll come back. I promise."
He kissed me,and before I knew it...he was gone. Gone. Just like that. And I just stood there,not knowing what was going to happen. Not knowing if Kurama,the love of my life was ever going to come back. He had almost left me once before,and I didn't want it to happen again. But I knew I couldn't do anything now because he was already gone. I had just had to go back home like he told me to,and pray that nothing was going to happen.
Before I went home I looked back into the dark alley. I almost thought I could hear screams behind me. I wanted to go back and make sure that nothing had happened to Kurama. But I knew that he was going to be ok. He could take care of himself. I just needed to go home and hope that he was going to come back to me...alive.
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The next morning I woke up with Kurama by my side. I was just so happy to see him again. But I felt like something still wasn't right. I didn't want to tell Kurama anything. I didn't want him to worry. The only thing that he was worried about was that I wasn't feeling well. Then he knew that something was wrong.
"You ok?"he asked as he felt my forehead. "You aren't burning,so that's good. But you aren't getting out of bed for a while I can tell you that."
"Really Kurama,I'm fine."
He shook his head. "No you aren't. I'll be right back ok?"
I nodded and he felt the room. I then heard a slight knock on the window. Yusuke's spirit beast Puu was trying to get into the house. I opened the window and he flew into my arms.
"Puu,what's wrong?" God,some care taker you are Yusuke,I thought. You can't even take care of your own pet. I'm not on Puu duty this week you idiot.
"Nicole!"Kurama yelled as he ran into the room. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know. It's Puu! Something must be wrong with Yusuke!"
"Are you going to be ok if I leave?
I nodded without smiling.
"Hey now,"he said as he hugged me. "Everything's going to be all right. You know I'll come back alive."
I sighed and smiled. "I know."
He kissed me. "I'll try to come back as soon as I can,"and he ran off without even saying goodbye. But as he left Kayko came into the room.
"What's going on?"she asked.
"I have no idea. But if there's something wrong with Puu then there's something going on with Yusuke." I was saddened by the feeling that Kurama had left me again.
Kayko took Puu off my head and hugged me. She knew that something was wrong with me. "You ok?"
I tried to smile,but it was just so hard. "I'll try to be."
"So,you don't know where Yusuke is?"
I shook my head. "That's the only reason why Kurama left." I thought for a minute,and then I cleared my mind. "I'm going after him."
"What?"
"I've got to find them Kayko. I'm not going to have Kurama leaving me...not now."
"Then let me come with you."
"No. Kayko it would be wise if you stayed here. Then at least you would have Botan,Shizuru, and Yukina to protect you."
"But what about you?!"
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine!"and I ran out of the room to find Kurama.
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I didn't even know where to look at first. Kurama had ran off without even telling me where he was going. That wasn't his fault thought. But I had to find him. I needed to know what was going on. I hated feeling like Kayko. Yusuke never told her when things like this were going to happen because he just usually ran off and never said anything. I didn't want Kurama to end up like Yusuke, even though I knew he meant well.
I ran through the city and couldn't believe what I saw: Demons. Too many demons to tell you the truth. Oh god. And how much I hated demons. But this was just too much for me. I tried to hide as much as I could so they wouldn't find me. Then I thought about Kayko. She was still back at the house and she had no idea about this. I've gotta find her,I thought. I need to make sure that she's ok. But I wasn't even close to getting to my house because Kurama had finally found me.
"Nicole,"he said as he come over and hugged me. "What are you doing here?"
"I...I came to find you."
"You shouldn't be out here. Go back home."
"What about Kayko?"
"It's ok. Yusuke's gone to find her."
"What...What about you?" I was scared. I got the feeling that he wasn't coming back. He kissed me.
"I don't know. I can't tell you anything right now Nicole."
I didn't want to say anything. I just too scared to say anything. I wanted to cry. I wanted to tell him that there were too many demons and that he should come home with him. I didn't want him to get hurt or die. I didn't want to think that anything bad was going to happen. I just wanted all of this to go away. This just wasn't fair!
"Oh,"I said,about to cry.
"You'll be fine. Just go back home ok? I'll come back. I promise."
He kissed me,and before I knew it...he was gone. Gone. Just like that. And I just stood there,not knowing what was going to happen. Not knowing if Kurama,the love of my life was ever going to come back. He had almost left me once before,and I didn't want it to happen again. But I knew I couldn't do anything now because he was already gone. I had just had to go back home like he told me to,and pray that nothing was going to happen.
Before I went home I looked back into the dark alley. I almost thought I could hear screams behind me. I wanted to go back and make sure that nothing had happened to Kurama. But I knew that he was going to be ok. He could take care of himself. I just needed to go home and hope that he was going to come back to me...alive.
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