An: Well Merry Christmas. This is my present to all of my readers. A super duper long chapter. Well, for me at least. I really hope you like it and have a very happy holiday.

I promise that I will never type super duper ever again. Well, besides that one time.

"Your mother is so nice!" Kohana said and Kurama smiled proudly.

"Thank you." He said and Kohana looked out the car window.

"So where are we going now?" She asked and Kurama chucked.

"Not telling." Kohana groaned at his answer.

"You know, secrets are highly overrated." She said as she rolled her eyes. Kurama chuckled and turned left.

"Is that so?" He asked and Kohana nodded her head.

"Very overrated." There was a moment of silence as Kohana tried to come up with Kurama could possibly be taking her.

"Are we going to buy plants or something?" She asked and Kurama shook his head.

"No." He said simply and they lapsed into silence again.

"So how was your date with Ryoichi?" He asked suddenly. Kohana shifty uncomfortably at his question.

"It was ok." She answered and Kurama nodded his head.

"That's good." He said and Kohana nodded her head absent mindedly. She could have sworn he asked her already.

"Yeah." Kurama searched his brain for something to say, hopefully something that would break the awkwardness that had placed itself in the vehicle.

"He told me he loved me." Kohana said and Kurama almost slammed on the breaks. He somehow managed not to.

"Did.. So What did you say?" He asked trying to sound casual.

"I said that I didn't love him." She said and Kurama sighed in relief.

"Do you love someone?" He asked slyly. He was hoping she would say that she loved him. Kohana smiled mischievously, catching onto his tone.

"Maybe." She said and Kurama laughed.

"Are we almost there yet?" Kohana whined and Kurama nodded his head.

"Really close." He said. Kohana squealed in excitement and kissed his on the cheek.

"Finally!" She exclaimed, then made a disgusted face.

"What's wrong?" Kurama asked, he caught the look on her face from the corner of his eye.

"I just squealed." She said and shook her head.

"I have been spending way to much time with Boton and Keiko." Kurama laughed and pulled into a parking lot. Kohana looked around and spotting a sign.

"A nature park?" She said and looked at Kurama. He smiled and turned off the engine.

"I help design the gardens and did odd jobs here and there." He said and got out of the car. Kohana smiled as she shook her head. 'I should have know it would have something to do with plants.' She thought and got out of the car.

"So Kurama, what are you going to show me?" Kohana ask and Kurama held out his hand, smiling brightly. Kohana grabbed it and they started walking.

"Everything." He replied.

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And he did. Kurama showed Kohana everything and she loved it. Kurama couldn't help but compare Kohana to Suki. They were so different.

Suki never really cared about his plants, her eyes defiantly didn't shine the way Kohana's did. For a long time, he was sure that he loved Suki, but that feeling couldn't even compare to he felt for Kohana. Although he didn't know it yet, Kohana felt the same way he did.

She thought that what she felt for Ryoichi at some point, was love. It wasn't, at least not the same kind of love she felt for Kurama. As she watched him so proudly show her his park, her heart would expanded with love.

When he looked at her, or she looked at their hands clasped together, her heart would skip a beat. Surely that had to be love.

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"Wow Kurama, your park is amazing." Kohana said as he came back with 2 ice cream cones.

"It isn't my park. Besides you are only saying that because there is an ice cream cart." He said and Kohana poked him in the side.

"True. But still, it is practically your park. You did everything right? So just between you and me, how many of these plants did you 'grow'?" She asked as Kurama handed her an ice cream, and sat down beside her on the bench.

"All of them." He said and Kohana laughed.

"So who is Yoko Kurama anyways?" She asked and Kurama looked at her questionably.

"I mean, all I know is that he almost died and now is in you, so who was he before he was in you." Kohana explain and Kurama remained silent.

It was true, Kohana didn't really know anything about Yoko Kurama. She once asked Yusuke but that didn't go to well.

-Flashback-

"Why don't you ever call Kurama Shuichi. Isn't Shuichi his real name?" Kohana asked one day.

"Because Kurama is his nickname." Yusuke explained as he flipped through the channels, trying to find something decent to watch.

"Why is it his nickname thought?" Kohana asked and sat down beside Yusuke.

"Because he is Yoko Kurama." He replied and Kohana looked at him in confusion.

"Who is Yoko Kurama?" She asked and Yusuke rolled his eyes.

"Yoko is the demon in Kurama." Kohana raised her eyebrow. She didn't really know if Yusuke meant that literally or if it was some sort of metaphor.

"Why does he have a demon in him?" Yusuke sighed and turned to look at Kohana.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" He asked and Kohana smirked.

"Why wont you answer my question?" Yusuke groaned and started to flip through the channels again.

"Fine. Yoko is a demon that almost died. He is now in Kurama body." Yusuke explained, leaving Kohana even more confused.

"What did he do? And how did he almost die?" Kohana asked.

"He did stuff, and got attacked." Yusuke said and turned up the volume, obviously indicating that he didn't want Kohana to ask anymore questions.

-End of flashback-

"You don't have to tell me. It's just that he is you. And I want to know more about you." She said and looked everywhere but Kurama, a slight blush gracing her cheeks.

"Well, he was a legendary thief." He replied, not really wanting to tell her about the 'he killed a lot of demons' part. She looked at her wrist and smirked playfully.

"I knew it. I never lose things. At first I thought Hiei stole my watch but after learning that…" She said and Kurama couldn't help but feel insulted.

'Does she really think I would steal her watch?' He thought.

-This is why Suki is better then her. I say you kill her for saying that. Like any watch she would ever own would be worthy enough for me to steal.- Yoko said and Kurama ignored him.

"What's wrong? You know I was just joking right? I have never owned a watch before." Kohana said and put a hand on Kurama's shoulder. He looked into her apologetic eyes and sighed.

"I would never steal from you." He said and Kohana smiled.

"I know. I am sorry if I hurt your feelings. I will think before I speak from now on." Kohana said and continued to eat her ice cream. It was starting to get cold and dark, but Kurama didn't notice.

What he did notice however was that Kohana has started to shiver. Without thinking twice he took off his coat and placed it on Kohana's shoulders. She looked up at him in shock.

"Aren't you going to get cold?" She asked and he shook his head. She sighed and then shook her head.

"Let's share." She said and he raised his eyebrow.

"Share?" He repeated and Kohana nodded her head.

"Yeah. That way, we both will be warm." She said as she scooted closer to Kurama. He smiled and put his arm around her, bringing he closer so they both could fit under the jacket.

"You sure have changed." He whispered as he brushed a piece of her hair out of her eyes.

"Really?" She asked and he nodded his head.

"Yes, when you first come to stay with us, you hardly ever talked. I thought you hated me, and everyone else." He said and Kohana put a hand lightly on his thigh.

"I never hated you or anyone else." She replied. Kohana couldn't help but notice how closer their bodies were. She could feel heat radiating off of Kurama.

"Then why did you act like that?" He asked and Kohana sighed.

"I was scared that all of you would realize that it was a mistake to save me. So by acting that way, it would hurt less when you got rid of me." She replied and Kurama shook his head.

"Look at me." He said sternly. Kohana looked up at him, she felt for some odd reason that she was going to start crying.

"Do you still feel like that?" He asked and Kohana nodded her head.

"Don't. We would never 'get rid' of you. We all love you." He said quietly. Kohana's eyes started to well up at his answer.

"Even you?" She asked and her question hung in the air. Kohana blinked and a tear gem feel down her face. Kurama followed its movement with his eyes.

"It's amazing." He whispered and stared at it laying on her lap. Kohana put a finger under his chin and titled his head up so they were looking eye to eye.

"You know, when you asked me if I loved someone?" She asked and Kurama nodded his head. His heart skipped a beat, but not because he thought she was going to say that she love him. No, he thought she was going to say that she loved Hiei.

"Well I think that I love you." She said softly and Kurama smiled.

"Me too." He said and kissed her lightly on the lips.

He intended it to be a sweet little kiss, but as he started to pull away, Kohana put a hand on the back of his neck making sure he didn't pull away. She ran her tongue lightly over his lips, and then pulled away, leaving Kurama wanting more.

"This is wrong." She said and Kurama wracked his brain trying to come up with what could have possibly be wrong with that kiss.

"Your with Suki. I don't want to be labeled as 'the other woman'." She whispered and stood up, trying to but some distance between her and Kurama.

"We should go back now." She said and started to walk away. Kurama nodded his head as he followed her to the car. He couldn't believe he had forgotten Suki. Again.

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"When do I get to taste her blood?" Koukei asked a handsome man, that was currently sipping wine in front of a roaring fire.

"Soon Koukei, first we have to wait until the threat is the last thing on their minds." He replied, his voice was smooth and seductive. Koukei growled at his masters answer.

"I am tired of waiting." He snarled and the man laughed.

"Well, I guess you will have to put up with it. We need the element of surprise for the plan to work." Koukei rolled his eyes and the man drank the rest of his wine.

"Then at least let me go out and hunt." He whined.

"No. I need you ready. I need your hunger." The man said and laughed at the expression of confusion on his minions face.

"You are especially cruel when all you can think about it eating. Believe me, you will have a lot of fun with this abomination." He said and threw a picture of Kohana at Koukei.

"But master, please give me something more then a picture." The man rolled his eyes and handed Koukei a tear gem. Koukei's eyes lit up in delight.

"Please tell me master, what form of torture was she put under to make her cry this?" The man sighed and rubbed his temples.

"She watched her parents be murdered." He said and Koukei squealed in delight.

"Wonderful! Master, do you think she felt their deaths physically?" The man glared and threw his glass at Koukei.

"Get out." He snarled and Koukei whimpered, fearing the worse from his angered master.

"Yes. Sorry master." Koukei said and scampered out of the room.

The man sighed at walked over to his built in bar. He poured himself a large glass of whiskey and went to sit behind his desk. He took a sip and started to re-read the documents on Kohana Saito.

After 10 minutes, he put the papers down on his desk and rubbed his temples.

'Damn that Koukei. If he gives me one more head ache, I will have him killed.' The man thought and looked at the picture of Ryo Hart and himself when they when they were children.

They were both smiling as a woman tickled them. It was the only happy moment of his childhood. He grabbed his glass of whiskey and raised it to the picture.

"Don't worry brother. I will succeed in where you failed." He said and downed the rest of his drink. He cringed as he felt the liquid go down his throat, leaving him feeling warm. It was in fact, the only time he felt warm. He sighed and went back to working on his plan.

Since I love each and every one of you, I have decided to give you a sneak peak at the next story I will be doing.

Name:
Slipping Away

Summary:
Ever feel like your slipping away? Like you are constantly grasping for something you can't see? Well, Maori feels that way. Everything goes horribly until she falls in love with a certain red head.

Pairing:
KuramaxOC

Exert:
Mae sighed as she watched her younger sister, Maori stare blankly at the wall. Her sister was now reduced to a shadow of her former self after the sudden death of their mother. It happened 1 week ago and Maori hasn't said more the 5 words. How was Mae suppose to grieve when her sister was acting like this?

Maori opened her mouth to say something but closed it when there was a knock at the door. 'Did Mae invite someone over? Why would she do that? Can't she understand that I want to be alone?' Maori thought to herself as he sister went to answer the door.

Meh, I know it doesn't sound like much butI only put up the first 2 paragraphs. So anyways, I will probably post that story on December 30.