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4. First Kiss and the Umbrella of Love
I'm late… Kurama murmured to himself as he ran down the hallway to the locker rooms. He was almost late for gym class; he had stayed after his previous class to argue with the teacher as to why he got an A- instead of an A.

Kurama threw open the locker room door and started taking off his shoes. He stripped off his shirt and hastily slipped on his gym uniform, not even noticing that someone was watching him the whole time.

When he was finished, he shoved open the door, not wanting to be later than he already was. But then, he felt a hand on his shoulder as he was about to leave.

Kurama slowly turned around and found himself face-to-face with… the girl in black. His stalker. Startled, he stepped back, hitting the back of his head against the door. The girl took something from behind her back and pressed it into Kurama's hand. Kurama looked down to see what it was, but the girl's left index finger pushed his face back up.

"It will be our symbol of love," she said. "You'll need it today."

"Uh… thanks…" said Kurama, still having no clue what he was holding. "But… why were you hiding in the boys' locker room? Wait… were you watching me?"

The skin that Kurama could see on the girl's face turned bright red, which meant that she was. Kurama blushed as well. "You'd better go," the girl said. "I don't want to get you in trouble…" She walked down the opposite hall and disappeared from sight.

Kurama looked down at the object in his hand and saw that it was an umbrella. It was one of those little kid umbrellas with the rubber duck print on them. Kurama smiled and shook his head at the pink rubber ducks patterning the umbrella. He set it carefully on top of his red gym bag and dashed into the gymnasium, tripping slightly on his untied tennisshoes.

Finally, it was 2:45 and school was out for the day. After Kurama had finished putting his books away, he brought out the little umbrella. It wasn't supposed to rain today… he thought, slipping it inside his backpack. I wonder why she gave it to me…

Kurama was about to push open the double-doors when he noticed that it was pouring rain outside. Surprised, Kurama unzipped his bag and brought out the little ducky umbrella. Walking outside, he opened it, listening to the raindrops hitting the umbrella and bouncing off like steel-toed children on a trampoline. He looked up at the inside of his umbrella and noticed a piece of paper wedged in between the plastic rods and the cloth. He pulled it out and saw that it was another note.

Dear Suichi,

Meet me at the soccer fields on 4th Avenue midway between your house and the school. Please come.

Love,

Anonymous.

Kurama smiled, wondering what the girl would tell him this time. Perhaps it could be a clue as to who she is… Kurama hoped.

"Hey, Kurama!" Yusuke jogged over to Kurama, his normally gelled-up hair all messed up because of the rain. "Kurama, do you—what's with the umbrella?"

"It's a gift," Kurama replied.

"From… her?"

Kurama nodded. "Yes."

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to come over to my house and play videogames with me an' Kuwabara. You can watch me kick his butt in Mario Kart…"

"No thanks, Yusuke," Kurama said. "I… have to go meet someone…"

Yusuke smiled. "Oh… I see. Your friend, right? Well, tell me if you two… y'know… do anything…"

Kurama smiled back. "Right. I will make sure I do that. Good-bye, Yusuke!" Kurama ran off to the soccer fields, his feet splashing in the puddles that were starting to form on the sidewalk.

Kuwabara came over to Yusuke. "Hey! I brought the Scooby Doo game. Is Kurama coming?"

Yusuke shook his head. "No. He has to go say hi to his girlfriend."

Kuwabara saw him running off to the soccer fields. He noticed the ridiculous duck-patterned umbrella he was carrying. "What's with the umbrella? What is he, four years old?"

"It's a gift," said Yusuke. "From his girlfriend."

"Ohh… kinda like the flaming bag of dog poop I found on my doorstep this morning that said it was from Hiei?"

"…Yeah… Kinda like that…"

The girl jumped down from the tree she was hiding in when she saw Kurama coming. The rain had soaked the cape she wore, making it stick to her body and accentuating her teenage curves. Kurama stopped when he saw her.

"Hi…" he said coyly, smiling softly.

The girl said nothing.

"Thanks for the umbrella," Kurama said. "I didn't think it was going to rain, but it did, and this really came in handy…" He raised his umbrella higher, grinning.

Still, the girl said nothing.

Kurama paused. "Aren't you cold standing out here in the rain? Come stand by me; you'll be warmer under the umbrella."

"I'm never cold when I see you," the girl said, taking Kurama's hand. "Come on. I want to show you something…"

Kurama followed the girl as she led him to a dilapidated shack near the first soccer field. It looked like it would collapse any minute, especially under the force of the pounding rain on its ramshackle roof. The girl pushed open the creaky door and motioned for him to come in after her. He did, dropping his school bags. He was surprised to see that the inside was very neat and tidy, save for a few holes in the roof that were sending droplets of water into the shack.

"What—" Kurama started, but he was interrupted as the girl pressed her lips up against his and gave him a long, passionate kiss.

Kurama was so surprised he barely acknowledged the immense passion in the girl's kiss. Her lips felt so calm and smooth against his… Kurama wrapped his arms around her, feeling not only just the damp cloak but also the heat radiating from her body. She wrapped her own arms around him and they stood, locked in that wonderful, passionate position.

Minutes passed, and they finally broke away from each other. Kurama's soft green eyes stared at the brownish-colored eyes of the girl, and she stared back, the great love she held making itself completely obvious to Kurama. This girl was serious about him. Not at all like the frivolous little crushes that most of the girls at school had…

"And I love you even more than that…" the girl whispered, brushing away a loose strand of hair on Kurama's face. "I'm really glad you came here… And I'm really glad you didn't push me away…"

"I couldn't do that to someone like you," Kurama said gently. "You've captured my interest, and I couldn't push you away just when I've started to like you back."

Behind the cloak, the girl was smiling from ear to ear. She was so excited, hearing that Kurama now liked her back. She grabbed his hand and said, "I'll walk you home. Let's go!"

"The rain's stopped," noted Kurama as they reached his house. The girl nodded, giving his hand a squeeze.

"It's time I left now," she said. "'Bye, Kurama. It was…"

"Yeah." Kurama knew what she was trying to express. He could still feel the tingle left on his lips from her kiss…

Luna was looking out the window of their house, watching to see if Kurama and the girl would do anything. They were just standing there, talking. Finally, they stopped, and the girl started to walk away. Luna caught her eye and waved, making a kissing motion, asking her if she had kissed her brother. The girl nodded, and Luna clapped, grinning from ear to ear.

Kurama saw the two of them communicating through the window, and a thought popped into his head. Does Luna know who that girl is? Kurama ran up the steps, wanting to ask Luna what she knew about his stalker…

NEXT TIME -INTERROGATION AND KUWABARA'S DATE!
Reviewer Responses!
Animefouryou: Thanks for the review!

Red Kitsune Flames: Dreams and stalkers – two of the best things in the world next to yaoi, cheese, really hot bishies, and chocolate. XDD Just kiddin'. Thanks for the review!

Dances With Deers: Do you change your pen name every day or something…? O.o; lol Anyway, thank you very much. I personally am a huge, sickly obsessed yaoi fan, and I couldn't resist tossing that little scene in there, but thanks for stickin' with me. Yeah, quite a few of these older chapters of mine (I wrote this over a year ago) are a little on the short side… Sorry about that! uu Thanks again for the review!

evilchik: I take it you don't like yaoi…? TT How sad. Yaoi is good. XDDD hee hee Anyway, thanks a bunch for the review. ;)