Hellooooo! Back again! Like I promised... This one'll be tons better... The
last one was really sad and dark, ya know, the whole parents dying thing at
the beginning! Okie dokie! Back to the story line!
"Well... Good Morning Japan! Let's start off the morning with some Do as Infinity and here..." the clock radio blared as Kurama woke, up; he reached out and slammed it, making the blaring noise stop. He stared at it sleepily; his hair was tangled and more messy then usual. Groaning, he swung his legs out of his bed and heaved himself up. He shook his head, which was still filled with the thoughts of the girl from the night before.
"I must remember to change the radio station on my clock..." he muttered, rubbing his head as he walked out of his room, ignoring the many plants in the room. Upon reaching the kitchen he noticed a small post it note that read 'Suiichi, gone for the weekend, sorry. Food in fridge. Please go shopping for milk, honey, half and half and cleaning solution for the floors. Love, Mom'. Kurama smiled as he crumpled up the letter and got ready to go take a shower...
Half an hour later...
Kurama walked outside, wearing a pair of nice khaki slacks and a loose red shirt. He looked at the shopping list in his left hand as he walked to the nearest convenience store. He brushed his crimson hair over his shoulder as he walked in happily. As he headed for the milk fridge, he noticed the light coming from the fake lighting bouncing off a young girl's perfect auburn curls. He thought the locks looked familiar, and walked over to her, noticing the girl wore a smock that showed she worked at the store. She was reading a thick paper back book, and the smock was placed over an army green tank top (it's summer!!) and a pair of acid washed shorts. Her hands wore the tell tale signs of dirt and so did her knees.
"Excuse me..." Kurama replied, staring at her.
"Huh?" she looked up, her hair cascading off her shoulders. He recognized that face and smiled.
"You're the girl from the other night. Remember me?" he asked, looking at her innocently.
"Oh yes, you're the fellow insomniac here in Japan, correct?" she replied, laughing, revealing perfectly white and straight teeth.
"Uh, I guess you could say that. Are you okay...? You did say your parents died..." he trailed off, looking at her kindly.
"Oh! I'm fine. It's just a tad bit lonely in the house now. I did make it here on time for my job though. I just started. Need anything?" she asked, smiling at him sweetly.
"No, I'm just doing some shopping. My mother is gone for the weekend."
"Oh! You still worried about her, huh?" she asked, looking at him curiously.
"No! I'm pretty sure I'm fine now, thanks for your advice. It's a bit morbid, but it did the trick. She smiled back at him.
"I forgot your name..." she replied, looking at him apologetically. "Well, it's easy to forget someone's name when they didn't give it. I'm..." he thought of telling her his birth name or his real name, "Suiichi Minomino, but all my friends call me Kurama."
"Ah, so do I call you Suiichi?"
"No, you can call me Kurama," he replied, smiling at her.
"Well, I'm Arisa... Arisa Katakana. I'm very happy to have met you," she replied, looking at him with her genuine look of pleasure.
"Well, then, Arisa, what do you do here?"
"I work in the Gardening department. My shift just..." she looked at her watch, "Ended! YES!! Hey, after you're done paying, wanna go and get a bagel with me or something?" she asked, smiling broadly.
"I would enjoy that very much," he replied smiling back at her.
"Ya know," she said out loud suddenly as they were walking to the register. "I think it's very ironic. You've only known me for, what, maybe a few hours, and it already seems like we're great friends..." she mused; Kurama looked at her and smiled.
"Too true, I guess we just have a lot in common." He replied, smiling at her again. He finished paying for his stuff and Arisa dropped off her smock, and they walked over to the nearby coffee place. She bought green tea and a sourdough bagel and Kurama bought a Snapple and a small vegetarian sandwich.
"Let's go into the park, it's very soothing..." he replied, trailing off, his face held a look of hope in it.
"I was hoping you'd say that! The park is my favorite place; the nature surrounding you is so serene! It's not that big though," Arisa replied her voice bubbly and she smiled happily at him. The two walked to the park which was just two blocks away.
"So, you thought my advice was morbid??" she asked quizzically.
"Yes, actually, you stated the facts so clearly it was as if you were unafraid of death, like you couldn't die..."
"Oh! I can die..." she muttered, looking at the grass of the park.
"All humans die, you said that, I guess it's true for you!" he replied, laughing slightly. Arisa blushed for no apparent reason. Kurama opened his mouth to say something more, when his cell phone rang, and happy little tune beeped from it. He picked it up.
"Hello, Suiichi Minomino speaking... Oh! Hello Botan! ... What?! Why does he need me NOW?!?! Fine, I'll be there in half an hour. Thank you for informing me," he chatted into the phone. He looked over at Arisa with a look of apology.
"I am so sorry to have to tell you that I must go and meet with my... ahem... employer. I'll try and meet up with you again," he replied, looking at her sadly.
"Hey, no problem, I understand, I have to work too."
"Yes, but I am sorry, where can I see you again, I do want to continue our conversations," he replied, smiling.
"Oh, no prob. I'm at the gardening section at the store five days a week from Six am to twelve pm. Don't sweat it, I'll be seeing you around, no doubt," she laughed, waving her hand nonchalantly.
"Okay then, see you later, Arisa." And he ran off, hurrying to go and meet Botan.
In The Spirit World, Kurama is in front of Koenma...
"Okay, what do you want, Koenma?" he asked.
"Oh, you're here, good. Have you ever heard of Gaia?"
"Yes, she's the spirit of nature; she's basically a Goddess, why?"
"A goddess? No... She's nothing more then a guardian. A human gifted with extraordinary powers. A human guardian is chosen once every hundred thousand years."
"But, if one is chosen every hundred thousand years, then how does the human live that long?" Kurama asked, cocking his head.
"Well, they are gifted with immortality and they remain immortal until the end of time. They can die though, if pierced through the heart." Koenma explained.
"What does this have to do about me? Or why you called me down here?" Kurama asked, a mild smile graced his face.
"Oh, that's because the new..."
"HEY! TODDLER! WHAT'D YOU CALL US DOWN HERE FOR??" Yuske rudely interrupted.
"Ah, Yuske, you're here. I thought I told you to stop calling me a toddler?"
"Yeah, ya told me, but I really didn't listen. What's this about a new tournament?"
"Yeah! Something smells Fishy!!" Kuwabarra replied, his annoying voice ringing throughout the room.
"Hn. I honestly don't care, but I hope that it won't be filled with half rate hacks that cannot ever imagine beating me," Hiei stated simply, glaring slightly.
"What? There's another tournament?" Kurama blurted out, surprise all over his face.
"Yes, the Tournament of the Seven Souls."
"What is that?" Kurama asked, slightly irked that he was kept out of the picture.
"It's a high level tournament that draws in many different kinds of demons, humans, and spirits. It's going to be quite trying. Many different sponsors are sending in their teams of five are being sent in from all over the world, both human and demon. It's going to be rather trying, and I decided you four needed..."
"WAIT A MINUTE! There are only four of us, last time I checked. Where we going to get a fifth member?" Yuske interrupted rudely.
"Ahem, as Yuske blurted, you will need another team member. So, I have sent out an invitation to her."
"Ya mean Genkai??" Kuwabarra yelled out. (note: in my story, Genkai is still alive!!)
"No, a very powerful individual, though. I sent her an invitation for the tournament. Well, if she accepts I send her to meet you four."
"When does the tournament start?" Kurama asked.
"In a day." And with those words, the four walked out of the spirit world via the portal. It was at that moment, Koenma noticed another portal opening up. Koenma looked up, and smiled as he saw someone walk through.
Okay, that's it again! See, it's longer!! YAY! Yet again, please send more reviews, I need input!! Any ideas, any thoughts, even any flames!?!?!?! Thanks! Until next chapter! Like usual, I won't write more unless you review!! Muwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha!!
"Well... Good Morning Japan! Let's start off the morning with some Do as Infinity and here..." the clock radio blared as Kurama woke, up; he reached out and slammed it, making the blaring noise stop. He stared at it sleepily; his hair was tangled and more messy then usual. Groaning, he swung his legs out of his bed and heaved himself up. He shook his head, which was still filled with the thoughts of the girl from the night before.
"I must remember to change the radio station on my clock..." he muttered, rubbing his head as he walked out of his room, ignoring the many plants in the room. Upon reaching the kitchen he noticed a small post it note that read 'Suiichi, gone for the weekend, sorry. Food in fridge. Please go shopping for milk, honey, half and half and cleaning solution for the floors. Love, Mom'. Kurama smiled as he crumpled up the letter and got ready to go take a shower...
Half an hour later...
Kurama walked outside, wearing a pair of nice khaki slacks and a loose red shirt. He looked at the shopping list in his left hand as he walked to the nearest convenience store. He brushed his crimson hair over his shoulder as he walked in happily. As he headed for the milk fridge, he noticed the light coming from the fake lighting bouncing off a young girl's perfect auburn curls. He thought the locks looked familiar, and walked over to her, noticing the girl wore a smock that showed she worked at the store. She was reading a thick paper back book, and the smock was placed over an army green tank top (it's summer!!) and a pair of acid washed shorts. Her hands wore the tell tale signs of dirt and so did her knees.
"Excuse me..." Kurama replied, staring at her.
"Huh?" she looked up, her hair cascading off her shoulders. He recognized that face and smiled.
"You're the girl from the other night. Remember me?" he asked, looking at her innocently.
"Oh yes, you're the fellow insomniac here in Japan, correct?" she replied, laughing, revealing perfectly white and straight teeth.
"Uh, I guess you could say that. Are you okay...? You did say your parents died..." he trailed off, looking at her kindly.
"Oh! I'm fine. It's just a tad bit lonely in the house now. I did make it here on time for my job though. I just started. Need anything?" she asked, smiling at him sweetly.
"No, I'm just doing some shopping. My mother is gone for the weekend."
"Oh! You still worried about her, huh?" she asked, looking at him curiously.
"No! I'm pretty sure I'm fine now, thanks for your advice. It's a bit morbid, but it did the trick. She smiled back at him.
"I forgot your name..." she replied, looking at him apologetically. "Well, it's easy to forget someone's name when they didn't give it. I'm..." he thought of telling her his birth name or his real name, "Suiichi Minomino, but all my friends call me Kurama."
"Ah, so do I call you Suiichi?"
"No, you can call me Kurama," he replied, smiling at her.
"Well, I'm Arisa... Arisa Katakana. I'm very happy to have met you," she replied, looking at him with her genuine look of pleasure.
"Well, then, Arisa, what do you do here?"
"I work in the Gardening department. My shift just..." she looked at her watch, "Ended! YES!! Hey, after you're done paying, wanna go and get a bagel with me or something?" she asked, smiling broadly.
"I would enjoy that very much," he replied smiling back at her.
"Ya know," she said out loud suddenly as they were walking to the register. "I think it's very ironic. You've only known me for, what, maybe a few hours, and it already seems like we're great friends..." she mused; Kurama looked at her and smiled.
"Too true, I guess we just have a lot in common." He replied, smiling at her again. He finished paying for his stuff and Arisa dropped off her smock, and they walked over to the nearby coffee place. She bought green tea and a sourdough bagel and Kurama bought a Snapple and a small vegetarian sandwich.
"Let's go into the park, it's very soothing..." he replied, trailing off, his face held a look of hope in it.
"I was hoping you'd say that! The park is my favorite place; the nature surrounding you is so serene! It's not that big though," Arisa replied her voice bubbly and she smiled happily at him. The two walked to the park which was just two blocks away.
"So, you thought my advice was morbid??" she asked quizzically.
"Yes, actually, you stated the facts so clearly it was as if you were unafraid of death, like you couldn't die..."
"Oh! I can die..." she muttered, looking at the grass of the park.
"All humans die, you said that, I guess it's true for you!" he replied, laughing slightly. Arisa blushed for no apparent reason. Kurama opened his mouth to say something more, when his cell phone rang, and happy little tune beeped from it. He picked it up.
"Hello, Suiichi Minomino speaking... Oh! Hello Botan! ... What?! Why does he need me NOW?!?! Fine, I'll be there in half an hour. Thank you for informing me," he chatted into the phone. He looked over at Arisa with a look of apology.
"I am so sorry to have to tell you that I must go and meet with my... ahem... employer. I'll try and meet up with you again," he replied, looking at her sadly.
"Hey, no problem, I understand, I have to work too."
"Yes, but I am sorry, where can I see you again, I do want to continue our conversations," he replied, smiling.
"Oh, no prob. I'm at the gardening section at the store five days a week from Six am to twelve pm. Don't sweat it, I'll be seeing you around, no doubt," she laughed, waving her hand nonchalantly.
"Okay then, see you later, Arisa." And he ran off, hurrying to go and meet Botan.
In The Spirit World, Kurama is in front of Koenma...
"Okay, what do you want, Koenma?" he asked.
"Oh, you're here, good. Have you ever heard of Gaia?"
"Yes, she's the spirit of nature; she's basically a Goddess, why?"
"A goddess? No... She's nothing more then a guardian. A human gifted with extraordinary powers. A human guardian is chosen once every hundred thousand years."
"But, if one is chosen every hundred thousand years, then how does the human live that long?" Kurama asked, cocking his head.
"Well, they are gifted with immortality and they remain immortal until the end of time. They can die though, if pierced through the heart." Koenma explained.
"What does this have to do about me? Or why you called me down here?" Kurama asked, a mild smile graced his face.
"Oh, that's because the new..."
"HEY! TODDLER! WHAT'D YOU CALL US DOWN HERE FOR??" Yuske rudely interrupted.
"Ah, Yuske, you're here. I thought I told you to stop calling me a toddler?"
"Yeah, ya told me, but I really didn't listen. What's this about a new tournament?"
"Yeah! Something smells Fishy!!" Kuwabarra replied, his annoying voice ringing throughout the room.
"Hn. I honestly don't care, but I hope that it won't be filled with half rate hacks that cannot ever imagine beating me," Hiei stated simply, glaring slightly.
"What? There's another tournament?" Kurama blurted out, surprise all over his face.
"Yes, the Tournament of the Seven Souls."
"What is that?" Kurama asked, slightly irked that he was kept out of the picture.
"It's a high level tournament that draws in many different kinds of demons, humans, and spirits. It's going to be quite trying. Many different sponsors are sending in their teams of five are being sent in from all over the world, both human and demon. It's going to be rather trying, and I decided you four needed..."
"WAIT A MINUTE! There are only four of us, last time I checked. Where we going to get a fifth member?" Yuske interrupted rudely.
"Ahem, as Yuske blurted, you will need another team member. So, I have sent out an invitation to her."
"Ya mean Genkai??" Kuwabarra yelled out. (note: in my story, Genkai is still alive!!)
"No, a very powerful individual, though. I sent her an invitation for the tournament. Well, if she accepts I send her to meet you four."
"When does the tournament start?" Kurama asked.
"In a day." And with those words, the four walked out of the spirit world via the portal. It was at that moment, Koenma noticed another portal opening up. Koenma looked up, and smiled as he saw someone walk through.
Okay, that's it again! See, it's longer!! YAY! Yet again, please send more reviews, I need input!! Any ideas, any thoughts, even any flames!?!?!?! Thanks! Until next chapter! Like usual, I won't write more unless you review!! Muwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha!!