Hee, hee. Draco and I are back.

"Cuthien may not seem herself for this chapter. Her grandpa died on Thursday and she didn't find out till Friday afternoon." Draco said.

"Draco! They didn't need to know that!" I yelled.

"Just get someone to do the disclaimer so we can get going." Draco said.

"I got Kurama to do it!" I said.

Kurama appeared in a flash of light. "Cuthien doesn't own YYH." He said before disappearing again.

"Reviews now!" I said.

psycogirl234: It's OK. I'm here right now. And I update every weekend, generally on Saturday.

Dra Gan the Dragoniodian King: Well, read on!

Yuki Amida: The cliffy is gone. Here is the finish of that sentence!

Betabonanza: Well, I tried to make it obvious. No, it's not Hiei.

Last time on CS: Crystal had a small nervous breakdown, which Kurama helped her through. Then, Shiara decided to have everyone play a game of Spin the bottle.

Kurama spun the bottle. It landed on…

Crystal stiffened. The bottle had landed on her. Kurama came over and kissed her lightly on the lips. Visions of her being raped flashed through Crystal's mind, and she stumbled backward.

"I-I'm going to bed. Goodnight." She said. She turned and dashed up the stairs.

Once in her room, she leaned against the door and sighed. She would never be able to kiss a guy again.

She went to the window and looked out. There was a garden below her. She sighed again. 'I'll go exploring tomorrow.' She decided.

Everyone left the living room at around three in the morning. As the sun started to come up, Kurama went to Crystal's room. He knocked on the door.

After a minute, Crystal opened the door. She was wearing silk pajamas and rubbing sleep from her eyes.

"Would you like to go on a walk with me?" Kurama asked. "It's a beautiful morning."

"Kurama… the sun isn't even up yet." Crystal said sleepily.

"The sunrise makes it even more beautiful. Please come with me. I have something to show you." Kurama said.

"Alright. Give me two seconds." Crystal closed the door, then changed into jeans and a light blue t-shirt and splashed cold water on her face to wake up. She then pulled her hair back into a ponytail. She slipped on some sandals and joined Kurama in the hall.

"Where are we going?" Crystal asked as Kurama led her to the first floor and outside.

"You'll see." Kurama replied.

He led her to the garden. Crystal gasped as she saw all the flowers. She went to a yellow rose bush. "Can I pick one?" she asked.

"Of course." Kurama said. Crystal carefully broke the stem and pulled the thorns off. She waited for the sap to dry, the stuck it behind her ear. "Half these flowers were planted just this year." He said once she was done.

"It's beautiful." Crystal whispered. "Who keeps the garden up?"

Kurama smiled. "I do."

"Thank you for showing me this, Kurama." Crystal said. She was wandering among the flowers, touching each one lightly. Kurama followed her, watching her reactions.

Crystal eventually wandered into a forest. There, she found a small river. "Kurama, did you know there was a river here?" she asked.

"Yes. Do you think I got all my water from a sink in there?" Kurama waver a hand at the castle. "Some flowers are too far out. It would be very difficult, to say the least."

Crystal turned to watch the sun finish rising, twirling a violet in her hands. Kurama snuck up and pushed her into the river. Crystal screamed and climbed out.

"Are you nuts! That river could have been shallow! I could have drowned!" Crystal yelled. Kurama chuckled.

"You do value your life." Kurama said. "The river is deep enough right there that you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

"Gee, thanks." Crystal rolled her eyes and pushed Kurama into the river, then dived in after him.

They had a water fight for a while, then climbed back onto the bank to dry. Kurama rolled onto his side and leaned on his elbow to see Crystal better. "You know, light blue is as revealing as white when it's wet." He said.

Crystal blushed. "Well, I didn't plan on going swimming today." She said defensively.

"It's alright. I don't mind. You look nice." Kurama said. 'Dang it, Youko! Get in your box!' Youko was talking, not Kurama. Kurama felt the same, but he wouldn't say it aloud.

Crystal blushed even more. "You pushed me in, Kurama." They fell silent once more. Crystal closed her eyes and relaxed.

Youko wasn't in his box. He gained control of Kurama's body. He leaned over Crystal as Kurama battled for control. He kissed her. Crystal's eyes flew open as she punched Kurama.

"Youko, no!" the words flew out of Kurama's mouth. He stumbled backward and leaned against a tree. Crystal got up and ran into the forest. Once she was far away, she sat down.

"I trusted you, Kurama! I trusted you!" she screamed. "And you took advantage of me as well." The last part came out as a whisper.

Hiei jumped out of a nearby tree. "What did fox do now?" he asked.

"Wh-Who's fox?" Crystal asked.

"Honestly, do you and Kurama know nothing about each other? You really should hear about his past. It's quite interesting." A faint glow came from behind a white bandana around his forehead that Crystal hadn't noticed before. "As is yours." He added after a minute.

"What do you know about me?" Crystal snarled, but Hiei just smirked and left.

Short, I know, but I wanted to get something out today and I have to get off the computer soon. It was going to be a lot longer.