Welcome to Kitsune's Rose! This ish completely heterosexual, but there are hints of yaoi in it.

Distribution: Me no own YYH. Such a great thing belongs to Togashi-san.

LONELINESS

Tiny droplets of water fall from the night sky. A tall, fairly built boy with long crimson hair and crystal jade eyes sits on his windowsill, staring out into the darkness. He watches the raindrops collide with his window.

Rain…the sound of the water hitting the pavement soothes me. And yet, I have no one to enjoy it with me.

The doorbell rang, as if to solve his problem. He jumps off his windowsill and swiftly walks to the door. But he doesn't open it right away. He just stays inside by the door and replies. "Hello?"

"….Hello?…..Is Kurama there?"

A woman… "This is he. Who is this?" Very few people know Kurama's true name. So, he figured it had to be someone close to him.

"It's…..Shizuru….." She sounded very distressed and tired.

"Shizuru?" Kurama unlocks the door and opens it. "My apologies."

What stands in front of him is a young girl around the age of 24. She has long, dark brown hair and short bangs. Soaked from the rain, her clothes have become somewhat transparent.

He looks into her dark brown eyes. He can sense the sadness within them. "Is something the matter?"

Shizuru stands in front of Kurama, dripping wet. Her eyes filled with sorrow and loneliness. Swiftly but gently, she jumps onto Kurama and hugs him tight. "Kurama….it's just not fair…."

The impact of the jump causes Kurama to lose his balance and fall to the ground. The drenched Shizuru clings onto him while he's still on the floor.

There does my beautiful silken carpet… Kurama loves to make his apartment attractive.

He puts his arms around Shizuru, trying to comfort her. "Now now Shizuru. Why don't we sit down and you can tell me all about it. Okay?"

"……alright." Shizuru stops holding Kurama and stands up.

"Excellent." Kurama stands up and walks towards his door. He closes it and locks it. He turns towards Shizuru. "Why don't you sit down on the couch and rest?"

Shizuru obeys Kurama's suggestion. She walks to the couch and sits down, still with the look of sorrow, still dripping wet.

"I'll make some tea. Would you like some?" Kurama heads towards his kitchen.

"Yes…tea would be good…." Whatever's making Shizuru miserable must be big.

"Okay then." Kurama rummages through his kitchen, trying to find the necessary ingredients to make it.

A few minutes later, Kurama makes the tea and pours two cupfuls of it. He walks to his sofa, opposite the one Shizuru is sitting at, and sits. Kurama holds out the cup of tea. "Here." He sets his own on the table in front of them both.

"Oh….arigato…." Shizuru accepts the cup of tea. She takes a sip of it and seemed to enjoy it.

"You should drink up. It appears to be raining outside and you seemed to have ran in it." Kurama takes a nearby blanket and holds it towards Shizuru. "Wrap yourself in this."

"Thanks again Kurama….." She puts the tea down and takes the ebony blanket. She wraps it around her, making only her legs and head visible. She then resumes sipping the tea Kurama has made for her.

"Now tell me. What's wrong? Why did you run all the way here in the rain?" Kurama leans forward with his arms resting on his thighs and looks at the depressed Shizuru. He listens carefully so he won't miss a sound.

Shizuru sighs. She sets the tea down on her lap and looks into it, staring at the single tealeaf floating in it. She takes a deep breath and begins to speak in a low, monotone voice.

First chapter! Yatta! Hope u enjoyed it!