I feel funny, hahaha. I totally forgot that Yusuke cried during the dark tournament. Well let's just pretend I mentioned it last chapter okay , yes I am disorganized. I'm sorry I'm not updating much but at least it's coming slowly…very slowly. Please enjoy. There might be a sudden turn of events in this chapter to redirect this story to where I want it too! Short simple and sweet

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A Dark Moon and A Red Rose

Chapter 13: Shadows

Shadows stood in her vision, only shadows. Three girls though could be made out in the shadows. She knew who those girls were instantly though, from their height and there figure. Just a shadow in her thoughts though, she knew who they were but could not recall a name. She knew though she knew who they were, who they all were. More shadowy visions came to her mind, another girl appeared and five boys, all calling out to her.

She could remember though, who they were, she couldn't remember what they were to her, she just knew them. Then appeared a shadow that had no ting of gray, no light just darkness, and that darkness blinded all the other shadows from view. The shadow was cold merciless and vile. At that moment she knew that her only objective was to kill whoever this shadow was.

Beneath the feet of the shadow were three bodies smothered in blood and one more body barely alive. They were all at the mercy of the greatest darkness of all. They were also calling, calling out a name. "Kagome…" they all whispered, was that her, were they calling out for her.

The darkness suddenly exploded in a radiating burst of light. A clear rose with the tinges of red and green started to hover before her. It was glowing with a magnificent light, like the sun it self. Golden flecks seemed to come in a never ending flow from the rose before falling to the ground still glittering.

She reached out her hands to touch the rose carefully, like the glass it seemed to be made of. As she touched it, the golden light seemed to dull to a steady pulsing. Warmth started to surround her soul, hearing her breath come from her slowly she felt as though she was changing.

Her flowing black hair started to slowly cascade down her back as they took on an aqua blue and silver sheen. Her hearing started to get ever stronger until she could hear her own heart beat, and her vision seemed to sharpen and they seemed to her like every thing took on an icier view. Lastly a soft tail appeared behind her the same shade as her hair.

Slowly standing up she noticed a silver glow pulse around her as the light of the rose fell into beat with her silver glows.

Once again the rose burst into a shower of sparks, instead of the rose now there was another kitsune. About half a head taller then her, silver hair, silver ears, silver tail and radiant golden eyes, he smiled softly at her. His hands were still holding hers in a gentle manner as he leaned forward. Their lip met in a gentle manner before she pulled away from him. Ice blue met gold and a wave of emotion seemed to over take them.

Then the kitsune disappeared and turned back to the beautiful rose, the shadows started to return as the rose continued to pulse. The light continued to grow as the empty darkness once again appeared. The four girls and the five guys around her smiled as they helped her.

She smiled kindly at their help, though reproachful as she was. Who were they all? A boy with flaming red hair took her hands like the kitsune had done. He too kissed her, with less passion but just as much feeling.

The girl closed her eyes tightly letting the boy kiss her, after all what felt right must be right. The boy pulled away without a moments notice and took the rose from her hands. Holding the rose carefully the boy placed it back in her hands. A girl with happy brown eyes that hid a hatful past then joined the boy.

The girl kindly hugged her carefully before also pulling away. Everything at that moment disappeared into a comforting darkness. There were voices though, small voices barely audible. The girls eyes started to glow watery as she turned back to her normal self, her hair growing shorter and her tail disappearing.

She tried to speak, to call back the kind shadows that weren't that dark. Her voice though was lost in the whispers. "Kagome…" she heard the name being called again.

Opening her eyes the girl sat up in a forest. There were no shadows, and she knew her name was Kagome. The sky was in the moment of a sunset and two boys from her dream were sitting around a fire. One boy was bent over the flames poking the wood with a stick. His eyes were slightly pink and he was talking to himself, were those whispers that Kagome had heard in her dream. Were they from him?

Looking around a little bit Kagome saw another boy and as she saw him he ran over to her. "Oh god Kagome are you okay?" asked Kurama.

"I'm fine," Kagome smiled slightly. Her eyes though said differently.

"You have been a sleep for two days, I finally made Yusuke stop for a small break," smiled Kurama.

Kagome nodded smiling, Yusuke…she thought looking as the boy poking the fire still but now his eyes were turned on her. Indeed he had been crying.

"I'm glad Kagome that you're finally awake," Kurama spoke with a softer tone. Slowly he enveloped her in a hug, which she returned. Kurama though felt slightly out of character at the moment.

"But…" started Kagome, her eyes sparkled. "I don't know who you are…"

Kurama's eyes widened as Yusuke ran over to Kagome and slightly knocked her on the head. "Kagome are you okay?" repeated Yusuke.

"You're Yusuke right…" asked Kagome. Suddenly she felt Kurama's arms wrap tighter around her.

"Oh god no, please say your joking Kagome, please let this be a joke," whispered Kurama.

Kagome just sat there in Kurama's arms, wondering what she had lost, because there seemed to be an empty space in her heart as the boy with the red hair hugged her tighter to him. He seemed so sad, but there were no tears. The other boy just stood beside his friend, a sympathetic look in his eyes before looking away.

What have I lost? Kagome questioned herself, as pictures of her dream came back to her; the deathly black shadow with no mercy within its depths, the kitsune who kissed her, the girl who had hugged her and then the red head who had kissed her.

Kagome sighed carefully, this was the red head boy who had kissed her, but what was he to her. What was he? Who was he? Why did he feel like the beautiful red rose.

Hiei swiftly jumped through the trees, shadows started to layer the ground more deep than before. Suddenly a pain shot into his heart as he halted in mid leap, landing on the forest floor. "Damn that stupid kitsune and his retched feelings, damn this retched bond between that kitsune and me," Hiei cursed.

The kitsune was in pain and that he knew, what was wrong with his first friend, the first one to accept him as a forbidden child. The pain in his hear though, he knew not only came from Kurama but came from deep within his soul. "Damn these faithless human feelings of love," Hiei cursed again. Another shot of pain swept through his heart as he could tell the kitsune was getting sadder.

Looking around at the shadowy trees where he had landed the fire demon walked up to a layer of leaves. They had fallen a while ago, maybe the year before this but they were still on the ground. When Hiei finally got used to the shots of pain racing through his heart at regular intervals, he started to continue his search.

Of the three realms, where could Yukina and that noisy girl be, thought Hiei as another shot of pain raced through him. A picture of Sango appeared before him, of her soft eyes, that were so sad when she spoke about her brother. Then was her laugh, the one she had, the one that was filled with sadness, he loved the one with the pure happiness more.

Hiei suddenly stopped on a branch. Small veins started to pop out of his forehead. No matter the situation at hand Hiei suddenly felt weird. "ARG!" he cried out, small black birds suddenly burst forth from the trees like a dark shadow over the horizon. "What it that damn onna doing to me!" Hiei shouted then stopped himself from doing anymore. What was she really doing to him? That just didn't seem like Hiei.

Hiei looked away angry at himself for letting an out burst like that come from his very own mouth. "Stupid onna," he continued to mumble before setting off again. This would take him forever to look for the girls, he knew that, yet he would keep going, because he loved them both…wait…arg, never mind…

Author's perky excuse for not updating: I'm really out of it lately…and I'm just started on other stories and school finally getting to me…That's bad. Hm…I'll try to update again soon and yes I do know everyone is SOOOOO out of character…or are they…oh oh and I just read the last chapter, and it WAS KURAMA'S first time seeing Yusuke cry…right…or am I wrong…again… Well I mean it was our second time but it was Kurama's first…ug tell me if I'm wrong like always…Okay! See ya again soon.