Kuwabara smiled. "You really know how to motivate a man you know that?"

Kioka smirk. "So I've been told." She walked into the temple leaving Kuwabara alone.

Chapter Five: The Past That Controls:

Kioka waited fifteen minutes for Kuwabara to get up, she went to her room to get her Something. . . they weren't there. She screamed the first name that came to her mind. "URAMESHI!" whom was passing her room with the Tarantulas at the time.

"Hehehe. . . you called?" he hid them behind his back.

"Give me my Tarantulas now." Kioka growled.

"I don't know. . ."

She grabbed his neck "If you want to finish that sentence, you'd better give them back."

Yusuke gulped. "Yes Ma'am!" he handed it over, as Kioka went back into her room. And came out with a snake. "Kioka. . ."

"Yes Yusuke?" Kioka looked at him sweetly, Yusuke shivered.

"Don't do that again." Yusuke sweat dropped. "What is that?"

"This is Kyo, my Makai Snake." Kioka announced, coldly. "She's going to meet Kuwabara."

"Makai Snake!" Yusuke was alerted.

Kioka chuckled. "Don't worry, its practically harmless." She walked off to Kuwabara's room, and shut the door ignoring Yusuke's 'Practically Harmless!' cries.

Kioka's POV:

I saw Kuwabara on his back and I froze. He looked so peaceful. . . I didn't want to disturb him at all. . . I didn't know what came over me. All of a sudden I just regretted all of the things I said. All that I have done, I wish I didn't. Could what Kurama said be true? Could I actually be falling for him?

My pulse quickened. For the first time. . . I was frightened. The first time. . . in a hundred years.

Flashback 100 Years Ago:

"Damon watch out!" A young female voice came. It belonged to a 15 year old human, with long braided dark blue hair and worried violet eyes. She held a long staff. The girl next to her looked just like her, only her hair was light blue and loose, she held an Oar.

It was Cultivated Humans. Damon tore right through them. He had dark orange hair and deep blue eyes. He held a couple of Sai's making quick work on them. "Kioka! Botan! Hurry up!"

"Right!" The girls said with a grin catching up with him. 'I'll tell him my feelings tonight.' Kioka thought.

"After these Saint Beast, we're going after The King of Thieves." Damon told Kioka. "Botan who is next?"

"It should be Byoku the Tiger Demon." Botan stated reading her book. "It's about 8 Tear Gems!"

Damon grinned at that, and stole a glance at Kioka. Imagining how nice it would be to finally settle down after Youko Kurama was turned in. And how beautiful the Tear Gems would look around Kioka's neck. A life without Demons, and Koenma. That would be a dream come true for him.

Kioka's sister was training to become the Grim Reaper. Therefore she would always stay true to Koenma. Damon frowned at Botan. He didn't know why someone would want a job so grim.

Damon looked ahead. He also worked for Koenma as a Demon Hunter. He could live with the job, but he could only do so much.

Kioka was the only one that didn't work for Koenma. She enjoyed being in the line of duty even if she didn't work for Koenma. She was happy for Botan, that she was going for something that she would enjoy doing, and she would live as long as Koenma allowed her to be a Grim Reaper.

It seemed like the world sped up to Damon's battle with Byoku. Botan screamed in fear, and Kioka was worried. "NO DAMON!" Tears came out of her eyes. She watched as Damon fell before her, three deep gashes on his chest, bruises everywhere he didn't have a chance.

Kioka jumped the rock and grabbed Damon's hand as he fell. He gasped in pain. ". . . Kioka. . . don't. . ."

"I'm not going to let you die like this Damon!" Kioka, had trouble pulling the boy up. But she got him up.

"Hurry up little girl!" Byoku laughed.

"Kioka. . . I. . ." he started saying.

"No. Don't speak. . ." she said softly.

"Kioka. . . steal. . . my. . . last breath. . ." Damon said shocking Kioka. He reached up to her face and pulled her head down, and kissed her. . . till he stopped breathing.(okay that was just corny.)

She was frightened. Frightened to be alone in the world. Frightened never to love again. Frightened of losing another love. "Byoku. . ." she had her eyes hidden by her bangs, as slowly her heart turned to Ice. "You're dead." she grabbed Damon's Sais and charged for Byoku.

"KIOKA NO!" Botan's screams filled the castle as Kioka fell into the lava pit below, Botan quicky retrieved her body and soul before they were destroyed. Since then Kioka despised Koenma since she worked for him, she too like Botan would have her life expended.

End Of Flashback:

I didn't even noticed I had dropped Kyo, and I was pulled into strong arms. . . I had been crying. "Damon. . ." I muttered, feeling them shake their head.

"Sh. . . It's okay Kioka. . ." I then realized it was Kuwabara.

I stepped back in fear. I did. . . I did love him. . . I love Kazuma Kuwabara. . . and I was breaking down in front of him. I'm weak. I thought as I took a step back. I've gone soft. Another step. Kuwabara was in suit.

"Kioka. . . what's wrong?" he asked, but I ignored him.

I defied Koenma. . . that was my last thought. "No. . . I can't. . ." I muttered, opening the door, and running out of the room.

"Kioka wait. . . Ahh!" Kuwabara started for the door, but he tripped and fell to the ground. Kyo was wrapped around his ankles. He growled. "I hate snakes."

With Kioka Normal POV:

Kioka was crying hard, there in front of her was two potions, one a black potion, the other an icy blue. The black potion was called It. It wasn't the time for that yet. Right now she had to train Kuwabara. She picked up the blue potion, and drank it. She relived the flashback once more, making her heart turn to ice once more, and her eyes dried instantly. Her door opened.

"Kioka. . . are you okay?" Kuwabara's soft voice came, as he dared to open the door more. He had her snake in his arms.

"I'm fine Kuwabara. . . give me my snake." Kioka she said coldly, as he handed it to her. "I'll meet you in five minutes. . . we are going to fight." she pushed passed Kuwabara with no feelings.

For some reason Kuwabara's heart felt like it was crushed. 'Why must you be so closed Kioka? Why must Damon be the only to love you?' he stared at where she used to be.

AN: the Title just meant on how Kioka came to be now.