Alright, I think I should explain the points of view in this story (POV, as I call them). In this story, there is no constant POV, I will filter between Kurama's and Kris' POV's. Kurama's will be the one I write in most often, but at times Kris' will the the main one for the chapter. Alrighty. Info done, good, on with it!
Ghost and Shadow Ch. 4: An Act of Kindness
Kris woke up just after sunrise. At first, she was confused about where she was and why she was there. Then, after a moment, she remembered everything, and that helped calm the shock that came in when she first woke up. She carefully climbed out of her bed, trying hard not to disturb the other girls in the room. Grabbing her cloak, Kris stepped out onto the balcony.
I hate not sleeping in my own bed, she thought as she focused her senses on the remains of the sunrise. I love the sunrise. It makes me forget all my problems… A gust of wind suddenly blew around her. Kris shook slightly, and wrapped her cloak around herself even tighter. Brrr. It's cold out here.
Suddenly, she heard a small sob. Looking over her balcony and onto the next one, she saw Kurama sitting with his back to the rail. Kris was surprised to see that he was asleep; what surprised and scared her even more was also the fact that he was crying. Kurama…?
Kris jumped gracefully from her balcony to the one Kurama was on. Looking down at him, Kris noticed how peaceful he looked, minus the tears, of course. He gave another small sob, and it cut through Kris. Acting purely on instinct, she wrapped her arms around Kurama, trying to give him as comforting a hug as possible. Only during the hug did she notice how cold his skin felt against herself. Kurama suddenly squirmed a bit in her arms, and moved closer to her, as if for warmth. Needless to say, that action surprised Kris a bit more.
He's still asleep, but he's calming down now… Sure enough, Kurama was no longer crying. He still had an occasional sob, but for the most part was still in his sleep. Kris took off her cloak and wrapped it around him. It will keep him warm. Then, silently, Kris jumped back over to her own balcony and reentered the room.
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Botan was already up, and pacing around muttering to herself when Kris came in.
"Oh, good, you're awake!!" Botan said cheerily. "Eat some food then come over to the guy's room. Lord Koenma wishes to speak to you; but we all have to be there for some reason." Botan handed Kris a cup of tea and biscuit from the coffee table, "Eat up! The other girls are already up and fighting for the bathroom. The boys are probably still asleep. I'm going to wake them up now," Botan was already out the door by the time she had finished speaking.
Shaking her head at her now no-longer-in-sight-and-overly-happy roommate, Kris sat down and ate her breakfast. When she had finished, Kris laid down on the couch and thought about how Kurama had looked on the balcony. He looked so sad, she thought, Not at all like his usual self. At some point, Kris slipped into a fretful doze.
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Kris was rudely interrupted from her sleep by an angry yell. Jumping off the couch, she ran over to the window by the balcony and peered out. From that window, she could easily see the entire boys balcony.
Yusuke appeared to have awaked Kurama, and Kurama did not seem to happy about it. Kris saw that Yusuke was saying something to Kurama, but since she could not read lips, she had no idea what Yusuke was saying. Soon after he gave his mini speech, Yusuke left Kurama and returned to the room. Kurama began to get up, but finally noticed the cloak that surrounded him. He looked confused about it being there, but he folded it up and took it inside with him.
"Hey, Kris." a voice said behind her. "What you looking at?"
Kris turned and faced Shizuru. "Yusuke just woke Kurama up. I don't think the wake up call was very polite at all."
"Is that all?" Shizuru looked at her skeptically. What does she mean by that? Kris thought confusedly.
"Hmm. Impolite wake up call? Sounds like Yusuke." Keiko had only heard the previous part of the conversation when she walked out of the bedroom. "Where's Botan?" she asked, not seeing the ferry girl at all.
"Went over to the guys' room. Said everyone had to meet Koenma over there for some reason." It suddenly hit Kris that she had no idea who Koenma was. "Uh, who's Koenma?" she asked feeling stupid.
"You'll see soon enough," said Shuizuru. She grabbed Kris' hand and dragged her out of the room, followed by Keiko and Yukina.
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"Ah, so you must be Kris," said Koenma as he looked her over. The girls had walked into the room before Koenma could change completely from toddler to teen. The transformation had disturbed Kris greatly, then again, it disturbed Yukina and Keiko too (those two had never seen Koenma in any other form but teen). "Please have a seat on the couch," he said to Kris. Not wanting him to freak her out again, Kris sat down in the only open seat; next to Kurama.
When she sat down, Kurama leaned over and asked her, "Hey, you ok?"
She nodded, still severely shaken. "That was just beyond disturbing…"
Kurama let out a small laugh, and then Koenma called the meeting to order.
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Ghost and Shadow Ch. 4: An Act of Kindness
Kris woke up just after sunrise. At first, she was confused about where she was and why she was there. Then, after a moment, she remembered everything, and that helped calm the shock that came in when she first woke up. She carefully climbed out of her bed, trying hard not to disturb the other girls in the room. Grabbing her cloak, Kris stepped out onto the balcony.
I hate not sleeping in my own bed, she thought as she focused her senses on the remains of the sunrise. I love the sunrise. It makes me forget all my problems… A gust of wind suddenly blew around her. Kris shook slightly, and wrapped her cloak around herself even tighter. Brrr. It's cold out here.
Suddenly, she heard a small sob. Looking over her balcony and onto the next one, she saw Kurama sitting with his back to the rail. Kris was surprised to see that he was asleep; what surprised and scared her even more was also the fact that he was crying. Kurama…?
Kris jumped gracefully from her balcony to the one Kurama was on. Looking down at him, Kris noticed how peaceful he looked, minus the tears, of course. He gave another small sob, and it cut through Kris. Acting purely on instinct, she wrapped her arms around Kurama, trying to give him as comforting a hug as possible. Only during the hug did she notice how cold his skin felt against herself. Kurama suddenly squirmed a bit in her arms, and moved closer to her, as if for warmth. Needless to say, that action surprised Kris a bit more.
He's still asleep, but he's calming down now… Sure enough, Kurama was no longer crying. He still had an occasional sob, but for the most part was still in his sleep. Kris took off her cloak and wrapped it around him. It will keep him warm. Then, silently, Kris jumped back over to her own balcony and reentered the room.
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Botan was already up, and pacing around muttering to herself when Kris came in.
"Oh, good, you're awake!!" Botan said cheerily. "Eat some food then come over to the guy's room. Lord Koenma wishes to speak to you; but we all have to be there for some reason." Botan handed Kris a cup of tea and biscuit from the coffee table, "Eat up! The other girls are already up and fighting for the bathroom. The boys are probably still asleep. I'm going to wake them up now," Botan was already out the door by the time she had finished speaking.
Shaking her head at her now no-longer-in-sight-and-overly-happy roommate, Kris sat down and ate her breakfast. When she had finished, Kris laid down on the couch and thought about how Kurama had looked on the balcony. He looked so sad, she thought, Not at all like his usual self. At some point, Kris slipped into a fretful doze.
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Kris was rudely interrupted from her sleep by an angry yell. Jumping off the couch, she ran over to the window by the balcony and peered out. From that window, she could easily see the entire boys balcony.
Yusuke appeared to have awaked Kurama, and Kurama did not seem to happy about it. Kris saw that Yusuke was saying something to Kurama, but since she could not read lips, she had no idea what Yusuke was saying. Soon after he gave his mini speech, Yusuke left Kurama and returned to the room. Kurama began to get up, but finally noticed the cloak that surrounded him. He looked confused about it being there, but he folded it up and took it inside with him.
"Hey, Kris." a voice said behind her. "What you looking at?"
Kris turned and faced Shizuru. "Yusuke just woke Kurama up. I don't think the wake up call was very polite at all."
"Is that all?" Shizuru looked at her skeptically. What does she mean by that? Kris thought confusedly.
"Hmm. Impolite wake up call? Sounds like Yusuke." Keiko had only heard the previous part of the conversation when she walked out of the bedroom. "Where's Botan?" she asked, not seeing the ferry girl at all.
"Went over to the guys' room. Said everyone had to meet Koenma over there for some reason." It suddenly hit Kris that she had no idea who Koenma was. "Uh, who's Koenma?" she asked feeling stupid.
"You'll see soon enough," said Shuizuru. She grabbed Kris' hand and dragged her out of the room, followed by Keiko and Yukina.
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"Ah, so you must be Kris," said Koenma as he looked her over. The girls had walked into the room before Koenma could change completely from toddler to teen. The transformation had disturbed Kris greatly, then again, it disturbed Yukina and Keiko too (those two had never seen Koenma in any other form but teen). "Please have a seat on the couch," he said to Kris. Not wanting him to freak her out again, Kris sat down in the only open seat; next to Kurama.
When she sat down, Kurama leaned over and asked her, "Hey, you ok?"
She nodded, still severely shaken. "That was just beyond disturbing…"
Kurama let out a small laugh, and then Koenma called the meeting to order.
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