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Chapter Eighteen: Reunited



"Kurama?"

Youko looked at the raven haired girl who called out the name which belonged to his other side. This was the same girl in which his heart belonged to since he met her and she did not move from Sesshomaru's hold. He wondered why she did not seem bothered by being in someone else's arms.

"Kurama is it really you?"

Again he heard the words being spoken by the girl who he considered his mate. He wondered if Kagome was shocked seeing him in his other form. She had not seen him in this form at all, not even at the battle where Miroku was killed. What if she was no disgusted by the way he looked? He had spoke to her about this before and she assured him that it did not bother her, but time had passed and the way she looked at him made him question not only her but himself. He did not answer her.

Sesshomaru sensed the tears that were emerging from the girl in his arms. He knew that they were tears of surprise and joy. Even though he hated seeing her cry he knew that she was happy to see Kurama even if he was in his demon form. He looked at the demon in front of him and sensed that his emotions of anger and hatred had vanished and that a new emotion had taken over the fox. He wanted to fight this Youko to see if he was worthy of being by Kagome's side and to punish him for abandoning her at the same time. But he knew better than to do that at this moment when Kagome felt weak and was at a state of questing the fox demon that supposedly loved her. He felt a sudden movement in his arms as Kagome seemed to want to be put down. He carefully helped her to her feet and watched as Youko stood where he was still with a different emotion that he could not really read.

"Sesshomaru I need to be alone with Kurama." her tone was serious and joyous at the same time. He understood what she wanted.

"Very well Kagome. If you wish to speak with him than I suggest that you take your conversation out of the halls and somewhere where you are able to rest." With that the demon lord withdrew from where he was.

Kagome looked at Youko once more and gestured for him to follow her. Youko did not understand why Sesshomaru let her have her way if she was supposed to be imprisoned by him. More questions flooded his mind as he wondered what link did Kagome and the demon lord have. Kagome was slowly walking back to the room in which Sesshomaru had given her. Shippo would probably be asleep still, but she could walk to the balcony and discuss what she had to discuss with Kurama or his demon side. As she walked she felt dizzy again and then she felt arms lift her. She looked into Youko's eyes as she was once more being carried.

"Uh..thank you, but I- "

"Would rather be in Sesshomaru's arms." Youko finished the sentence as he felt jealously take over him.

"No. That is not what I was going to say. How can you act this way." Kagome could not believe what Kurama had said. She tried to free herself from his hold but he seemed to not let go of her as he held her tighter.

"You don't even know where you are walking to." She commented with some anger showing itself in here tone of voice. Youko smirked as he was able to get some emotion out of her that he knew he had hit a nerve but than again she was right. He did not know where he was walking to. But a idea came into mind as he notice an exist out of the mansion where they were. He quickly headed for it and jumped into the forest that surrounded the home of the demon lord. Kagome gasped and held tight to Youko as she did not expect for him to do this. Kurama never acted this way, but his demon side seemed to be more arrogant and controlling.

When Youko reached a place in the forest where he saw fit to talk to Kagome and he slowly put her down. Kagome was still angry at him and she walked away from him with her arms crossed over her chest. Then she walked back to Youko and looked at him in his eyes and slapped him. Youko was surprised by this and smirked.

"Aren't you feisty."

Kagome grew more mad at him and slapped him again. Youko could not help but smirk again as he watched her get upset.

"May I ask what that was for."

"You want to know why I slapped you."

"Well that is what I asked is it not."

Youko felt strange as he knew that his human side was taking over him now. Kagome looked at him as Kurama took charge of his body. Kurama then looked at Kagome and saw that she was glad that he was back to normal.

"I apologize for what Youko did. I did not mean to act that way. But he-"

He was not able to finish his sentence as Kagome wrapped her arms around him and began to cry on his shoulder. He embraced her and tried to comfort her. He did not like seeing her cry and he hated the fact that she was crying because of him. Then Kagome stepped back from him and slapped him.

"Where the hell were you? Why did you not call me? Why did you want to kill Sesshomaru?"

Kurama placed his hand on his cheek where Kagome had slapped him. He did not mean for her to worry but he did make her worry.

Kurama began to explain everything to Kagome as her tears seemed to disappear. After he explained what happened Kagome started to tell him about what happened to her. Kurama felt like a jerk now. He did not know it was Sesshomaru who was the one that saved Kagome and her family.

"Kagome I am sorry for leaving you. I should have told you where I was going. Now it seems that I owe Sesshomaru an apology. I did not know that he saved you and that he is Inuyasha's older half brother."

"Sesshomaru is not one that forgives so easily and he will probably want to talk with you or even battle."

"Battle?" He did not know why he would have to go into battle with the demon lord.

"Well it will be a way to prove yourself to him. He is that way. I think that is why he would always fight with Inuyasha."

Kurama then remembered the way Kagome looked at him when he was in demon form. He had to ask.

"Kagome, were you disgusted by me when I was Youko?"

She could not believe what he had asked her.

"How can you think that? Why would I be."

"So you are not disgusted by me?"

"No, I am not."

Kurama smiled as he stepped towards Kagome.

"You know I love you, right." Kagome blushed as she heard those words come from him.

"Yes, and I love you too."

Kurama lifted her chin and looked into her eyes. Kagome closed her eyes as she felt his lips on her lips. They had not kissed since their first time back at the front of her house. "KURAMA ! KAGOME!"

They both broke the kiss surprised of the yelling only to look at a little kistune run into them. Shippo hugged Kagome and Kurama and began to ask a lot of questions about where Kurama was and why were they kissing and why did they not wake him up so that he knew what was going on. Both teens laughed at what Shippo had to say. Kagome and Kurama were happy and so was Shippo. But Kagome and Kurama knew that it would not be that way too long. They had to dispose of Naraku soon.

--Spirit World--

Koenma was upset at the mess that Youko had made, but what had him worried was that more young women were being killed by some demon and that Hiei had once again disappeared. There was a lot to be done.

A/N: Well I finally updated and I thank you for being so patient. Sorry that it took me forever to update. I have been really busy and I will try to put up the next chapter soon. So please review and tell me what you think of this chapter. And again thanks to everyone who reviewed.