Chapter Three- DNA
"Spill it." He leaned over the table and peered at her. "We have forty minutes till school starts, so you have plenty of time."
Sighing, she fiddled with her hair before she started. "You know how my birthday is in two weeks? Well, Mother told me that something is going to happen. The same thing that happened to Father when he turned sixteen." Her voice broke here. "No one will tell me what happened. All I know is that it drove my father insane untill he decided to leave us. No one will tell me!" She was sobbing now. "I don't want to go insane and leave my friends." And you she added silently.
Kurama moved over to her side of the table, putting a comforting arm around her. "It's alright. You won't have to. I'll keep you sane." He hugged her gently, brushing away her tears. Pulling her head up to look at him, he smiled. "Now, cheer up! Your birthday is in a couple of days, and I haven't gotten you a gift yet. What do you want?"
She looked in his emerald eyes, wondering how he could make her feel happy again and how he could just change the subject like it was nothing. Standing up, she said, "Well...I dunno. You seem to know me better than anybody else. Let's just make it a suprize." She glanced at her watch. "You know, we should get going. It's almost time for school, now." Kahara whipped away the last of her tears, grabbed Kurama's arm, and made her way across the park to the school...
FK: Oo...I though this chapter was longer...shrugs Eh, oh well...I'm working on the fourth though and it will be up as soon as I have...hmm...let's see...7 reviews!