Houki No Majo!

Chapter 7 [Kurama Chapter]

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Kurama sighed, and ran a hand through his hair. Kitty, Yusuke and Kuwabara had left nearly an hour ago, and he had yet to hear from them.

He had heard some sort of weird noise in the distance, but had dismissed it as the wind. He hoped they were alright...

An odd cracking noise went off above his head and he looked up, only to see Kitty falling toward him. For a split second, he could only stare in pure shock, but then he quickly moved forward and caught her unconscious form.

"Kitty!"

She was covered in cuts, and ribbons of blood streamed over her skin.

He quickly took her to the small stream nearby, and set her down, splashing some water onto her face. At first, she didn't react, but then her eyes snapped open and she sat up.

"Kitty, what happened?!" Kurama asked.

She grabbed his shirt, and exclaimed, "Where is Ro?!"

"I-I don't know. You just fell from the sky!" Kurama replied. "Why, what happened? Where are the others?"

Her emerald eyes watered up, and her fingers slipped from his shirt.

"R-Ro...I didn't see h-him get out..."

"Get out of where?! Kitty, you need to tell me what happened." he said, trying to reason with the obviously upset girl.

She sobbed, and put her face in her hands. Kurama sighed, and pulled her into a hug. She started crying into his shirt, and he started rubbing circles on her back.

They stayed like that for a few minutes, with nothing but the sound of Kitty's sobs and Kurama's 'shhh's.

After that, she pulled back, and angrily wiped her eyes.

"Better now?" Kurama asked.

She nodded, and stood, snifling. "It's just...I didn't have Ro with me when we ran away. There's no way he could've escaped by himself. I...left him behind."

"What happened exactly?"

"It was a trap. A dimensional portal, with illusions of my mother, and of all the other witches there. It was them, in a sense, but it was their astral forms. Mother...she said that I'm no longer part of the coven. That demon attacked me...and I realized the kind of space we were in - it would close in and kill us in an instant. I t-told the ohters, but Ro...he didn't catch up to any of us...there's no way he could've survived."

Her emerald eyes watered up once more, and she refused to meet Kurama's gaze. He felt his heart aching - he wanted so badly to comfort her, but...it would have been awkward.

"And...the others?" Kurama asked.

"We managed to get away before the void could suck any of us up. I didn't see where they landed though."

Kurama's communicator went off, and he quickly pulled it out, tearing his gaze from the distraught witch. Yusuke's face popped up on the screen.

"Oi, Kurama! Something bad ha-"

"I already know." Kurama said, cutting him off. "Kitty told me."

"Kitty?! I was just about to ask you!! She fell out of the sky!! Is she okay?!" Yusuke exclaimed, trying to see past the reincarnated kitsune.

Kurama frowned. "She's...upset. Ro apparently didn't make it out."

Yusuke settled down, and seemed a bit upset himself. "Ro? Her cat?"

"My familiar." Kitty said, rage evident on her pretty face. "My best friend in the whole world. My only friend in the whole world."

Kurama noted the venom in her voice, and Yusuke was ignorant of it either. He nodded, and said, "Kurama, we're heading back to Genkai-baasan't temple. Meet us there."

The fox nodded, and turned off the communicator. He looked over at Kitty, who seemed surprisingly angry.

"Come on, we'd...we'd best get going before it gets dark." he said.

She held out her hand, and closed her eyes. Her broom materialized, and she flinched a little. It hurt just to do something like that, meaning she needed to replenish her energy.

"Kitty? Are you alright?" Kurama asked.

She growled. "I'm fine, damn it. Get the hell on, before I really lose my temper."

He blinked in surprise. "Are you sure it'll carry both of us?"

She mounted, and growled again. "I said get the hell on now!"

He jumped, and quickly got on behind her. He opened his mouth to ask how he was supposed to not fall off, but she was a step ahead of him.

"Hold on to me." Her voice was a bit less harsh now, and a bit quieter.

Kurama gingerly put his hands on her waist, and she sighed.

"Kurama, if you don't hold on tighter than that, you'll fall."

"I just don't want to make you uncomfortable." he said, wrapping his arms around her.

Kitty was quiet for a second, before she said, "No...I don't mind at all."

He blinked. Didn't mind? Did she-

Before he could finish his thought, Kitty kicked off the ground. They flew rapidly up into the air, and Kurama instinctively tightened his grip on Kitty. She grinned.

"Scared, Kurama?" she called over the wind, unable to hide the teasing tone present in her voice.

"Nervous! Anyone would be when they're flaoting over a hundred feet over the ground on a stick!" he called back.

She smirked. "Just wait."

She took off in the direction of Genkai's temple, at full speed, and resisted laughing at the fact that Kurama seemed to be hanging onto her for dear life. She liked teasing him. It was fun.

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When they arrived, Kitty landed in the yard. She was tired, but she refused to let it show. She knew that if she didn't get some sleep very soon, she'd collapse. Kurama let his hands slip from her waist, and they both got off the broom.

She let the broom disappear, and she struggled to balance herself on her feet.

Kurama gave her a quizical look.

"Kitty, are you alright?"

She nodded. "I'm fine. Just...a bit...dizzy..."

She shook her head to rid it of the fogginess, and blinked in surprise when she felt Kurama's arm wrap around her waist once more. She looked up at him, and he smiled.

"I don't want you to fall."

She snorted. "I'm fine."

"Oh, are you really?"

He let go of her, and she started to wobble a bit. He quickly steadied her again, and she glared. "I'm just tired."

The fox chuckled a bit, and scooped her up bridal style. The move surprised her a bit, but she didn't protest. She was much, much too tired...

She closed her eyes. Kurama...he was so warm. She knew she could fall asleep right there, very easily.

And she did.

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Author's Notes: Awwwww, there's some fluff there for you. I'm going to post the Hiei chapter soon, so all of you Kitty/Hiei fans will just have to wait a bit longer.

I'm a bit too lazy to reply to reviews this time, sorry.

Just expect the Hiei version of this chapter up......hm.......in two days, tops.