Hay Hay Everyone! I'm updating! Thanks Sonya-White-Angel for all the encouragement (sp?)! Sorry that its so short… I've got a massive amount of homework…

He knelt down to help you from his trap.

Suddenly you heard, "Chi? Are you okay?"

Your eyes flashed open and you looked into the eyes that sparkled with concern and almost tears. You relaxed and looked to your arms. Suichi's hands were squeezing them tightly. He saw you look at his hands and he loosened his grip, in concern he was hurting you. Your eyes half closed and from all the stress you fell back on the bed.

"What…was that?" you asked him, your eyes still closed.

"I came down here to check on you but you were having a nightmare. You must have fallen asleep." He replied, his eyes wandering.

You sighed lightly and said, "You don't know anything about me, huh? Was I just some random girl you decided to protect? Or are you some abductor?"

You could tell he was troubled by his voice. He said, "I can't really tell you anything…"

You began to get angry and you sat up, looking directly at him. Your anger began to recede when you saw his eyes sparkle, his mouth turned into a gentle smile.

You told him, "I'm sorry… It's just a little hard being on my own. You see, my mother died shortly after my sister was born, and we don't know who my dad is. My sister went to go live with my aunt, and my aunt is letting me live in her other apartment, the one that was just desecrated. Oh boy," you began, "How am I going to tell her that her apartment spontaneously combusted?"

He looked somberly at you and said, "We should deal with that later. Would you like something to drink?"

You nodded. You were very thirsty since the whole event happened. He left the room to get you a glass of water and you stared at the necklace, its blue light shining brightly in the dull sunlight that was filtering through the window. You were starting to get used to the whole thing here, the bad dreams, the things blowing up, the odd looking people, the fox ears…
Kurama went out into the kitchen, talking to his mother. He told her all about you, everything except what happened in his bedroom. Shiori, his mother, noticed his fox ears, and asked about them. No response. He tried to change the subject while he poured you a glass of water, when he suddenly stopped and looked at his hand. There was blood on it. He turned his palm over to see a large gash. Taking some bandages, he quickly closed it up and went downstairs with your water. Somehow that didn't surprise him.
When he walked in, you walked over to him and began to feel his velvet ears again.

He still held your cup of water, and you looked straight into his eyes and told him, "I love your ears. They are so soft… They remind me of a big fuzzy blanket."

He chuckled modestly and said, "Yes, I have never felt them myself though. I brought you the drink you wanted,"

He handed it to you and you gulped it down feverishly. You nodded in thanks and handed him the cup. When you handed him the cup, you saw his hand was bandaged. Reading your movements, he looked at his hand and with out a word, pointed to your arms. You looked at them and saw there were some minor scratches. You gasped.

"So…it wasn't a dream?" you uttered.

He shook his head in reply, telling you, "No… No it wasn't. It was a test. Remember that time in my room? When you came close to me, I had Hiei plant a Rokoyokai seed on your body to see if you were pure in spirit. Let's just say you passed. If you hadn't, you wouldn't be here right now. The Demon Rose would have eaten your soul."

You fell back on the bed, your head pounding. "Who are these people?" you thought, "and what do they want with me? Am I special or something?"

He looked at you, thinking. Not necessarily about you, but just everything in general. He recalled what someone was telling him, how the whole team decided he should be the one because he is the most polite, how Hiei was interfering. He himself began to get tired, and he glanced toward the clock. It was about 10:00 at night.

"Where does the time go?" he said to you, walking toward the door. "I will be up in my room if something goes wrong."

And with that, he left the room. You stayed exactly how you were; you just closed your eyes. You promptly fell into a light sleep.
In the dead of the night, there was a creaking noise. Like someone was in the room with you. You woke up, fearing it was Hiei digging through your bags again, and found it to be a little cat. She was a kitten, probably about 6-8 months old. Her fur was golden with some shiny white spots, and two perfect black ears. Swishing her tail, she mewed softly and jumped up onto the bed, pawing at your hair. You smirked at it and reached out an arm. Right when you placed your hand on her head, she disappeared! You waved your hand right where the kitten just was, and still did not see anything other than open air.

"That's really weird," you thought, sitting up quickly, "I will have to ask Suichi about it in the morning."

You rolled over and went back to sleep.

Suichi and Hiei were watching you from the window, seeing if you were capable.

"So, she is the one, Kurama. Good job." Hiei said quietly.

He looked over to Kurama, "I just don't understand why you have the baka calling you Suichi."

Kurama looked uneasy.
"I didn't want her to know the truth until she absolutely had to."

When morning arrived, you woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs under your nose. You opened your eyes and sat up to see Kurama walk in with a tray of food.

"Breakfast is served! Eat well because we have school in a few hours." He said cheerily, his mouth turned into a gentle smile. He set down the tray and backed a few steps away from the bed.

Your eyes went wide and you asked him, "Did you cook this?"

He nodded proudly, little red patches appearing on his cheeks. You picked up your fork and carefully, almost cautiously, stabbed at the egg. Realizing it wasn't poisoned or going to explode, you stuffed the whole thing in your mouth and began to shovel the food in like a bulldozer.

He laughed slightly and then said to you while dodging half-chewed food, "I… think you might want some orange juice with that…" and then left.

You continued to eat until you realized he wasn't there anymore, and you swallowed hard. Forking the remains of the hash browns, you tentatively opened your mouth to shove it in. Suddenly the door flew open and you dropped your fork. It was Hiei.

Gasping, you yelled at him, "Geez Hiei, you ever heard of knocking! You almost made me choke!"

He looked at you but didn't reply. Kurama walked in slowly, and handed you some orange juice. You took the cup but didn't drink anything as you watched Hiei rip of his bandana. There was an eye under it!

I know…. I suck at cliffhangers… Well, find out what Hiei is gonna do with his Jagan in the next chapter!