Tesse: Back again and who's ready for chappy 2!
Hero: I certainly am, and might I add you are looking particularly lovely today.
Tesse: Okay what do you need this time?
Hero: Why Tesse I am insulted, is it wrong to compliment my charge every so often? [puts hand on his chest and looks insulted]
Tesse: For you it is, now what do you want?
Hero: I want nothing but a little respect thank you!
Tesse: Just do the disclaimer already!
Hero: Tesse owns NOTHING! Happy now? [crosses arms and pouts]
Yu-Yu Hakusho: Fragile Flowers
Chapter 2: Spring's Blessing
(an: this story well be mostly in Somaru's point of view)
Somaru was walking down the road not really paying attention, she was too deep in thought, different things kept popping up in her mind. School, Suuichi, her new teachers, Suuichi, her biology homework, and Suuichi were just a few things on her mind.
"SOMARU!" she spun around to see Suuichi a little was behind her. She patiently waited for him to catch up, which didn't take long. Pretty soon they were exchanging information about themselves.
"Thanks for helping me out this morning at school," she said.
"It was no trouble at all Somaru"
{Ask her for her number, you idiot!}
"So Somaru, ummm, maybe you and I can you now meet up some time?" he said awkwardly.
{You sound like you've never been around women before!}
Somaru was looked at him awkwardly 'Is he talking to me? He wants to go on a date with me?' "Uhhh, I uhh I don't know," 'who are you kidding, you hardly know this guy, he's probably just like the rest of those perverted creeps'
{She doesn't know!}
Of course she doesn't know she just meet us!
"Thank you for walking me home Suuichi," Somaru said, interrupting Kurama and Yoko's bickering.
Kurama looked up, they had stopped in front of a flower shop. The sign read "Spring's Blessing" and the windows were lined with exotic flowers.
"Would like to come in?"
Kurama followed Somaru in. The shop was empty; at the front desk was a wide selection of cards and a book of different floral arrangements.
"Wow who owns this place?" he asked.
"My foster mom does, I just moved in with her. She let's me work her. She knows how much I love plants." Somaru giggled at Kurama as he stared at her open mouthed.
{I know she's cute but shut your mouth! You'll scare her away.}
Kurama quickly shut his mouth.
"Would like some thing to drink?"
"Uhh, please," Somaru quickly ran of to fetch a drink, as Kurama sat down at a near by table. There were so many sweet smells drafting about that Kurama felt dizzy. But then his sensitive nose caught a new scent. Somaru entered the room with two floral painted teacups filled with herbal tea. She across from him and handed him his cup.
"So maybe, if you're not busy, we can go out for lunch or dinner sometime?" Kurama attempted to ask again.
{She can't say the same thing twice, it's either yes or no, and if she says no, grab her butt and see what she does!}
Yoko!
"Okay, Suuichi, dinner sounds great,"
{We got her}
Shut up Yoko!
{Get her number}
Shut up!
Kurama was to busy to notice that Somaru was getting up to put the teacups away she disappeared into the back room.
{Wait a minute I sense something}
So do IKurama leapt from his seat as a man with a trench coat and a mask casually walked into the shop.
"Do you know where I might find Somaru Nerugawa?"
"Why?"
"I have something to discuss with her,"
He's a demon!{A weak one}
"I can't tell you where she is," Kurama said with a mischievous smile.
"Who are you, boy?"
"My name is Yoko Kurama, does that ring any bells in that tiny head of your?"
The man stumbled back in fear; his mask fell away reviling the hideous-looking lizard demon underneath.
"Yo... Yoko...Yoko Kurama?" the demon gasped falling backward, a dagger fell out of his pocket. Kurama took step closer and picked up the knife.
"For your sake, this better not be a murder attempt!" Kurama stated leaning over the demon that was shivering in fear. Kurama's eyes had changed from their honest emerald to an angry golden color and silver was beginning to shine through his fiery red hair.
He grabbed the demon by the collar and lifted the demon from the ground and dragged him out of "Spring's Blessing".
"Listen hard you pathetic weakling! If you ever attempt to hurt Somaru again I well see to it that my man-eating plants slowly devour you. And I well sure you feel every last bit of your punishment! Understood!?" Kurama said slowly with a hint of venom in his voice.
The lizard youkai nodded fearfully and Kurama gave him a sadistic smile. "Good!" and tossed him into the wall.
The youkai scrambled up and ran off down the ally. Kurama took a closer look at the knife.
"Hmmm, 'The Blade of Stolen Souls'."
Good thing we were here.
{Tell me about it}
Can I have control now before she finds you!{If she finds me than I'll give her the man she deserves}
God help me!"Suuichi?" Kurama gained control once again when he heard Somaru voice from in the shop.
"There you are," Somaru said as Kurama entered the room. Kurama rubbed the back of his head.
"Just saw a friend walk by, thought I'd say hello, you know?" Somaru raised an eyebrow. Then started to water the pinkish red flower next to her. As soon as her back was turned Kurama disposed of the knife into a near by flowerpot.
Remind me to get that before we leave"So where do you live?" Somaru asked innocently.
"Just down the street from here," he answered. She finished watering the flower and set the watering can down, and turned to him with a smile. Kurama gladly returned the gesture.