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18. Shizuru's Love Revealed and the Real Stalker's Visit

"Well… The person I love… is…" Shizuru was about to tell Botan who she loved, and Botan could hardly bear the suspense. Botan just wanted to grab Shizuru's neck and strangle the answer out of her. "The person…" Shizuru choked on her words. "The person I love is… is Hiei." Shizuru breathed a deep sigh of relief. She had finally told someone.

Botan's eyes widened. Shizuru had told her who she loved, and it was a total shock. Hiei? she thought, surprised. Hiei? The guy who gives death threats instead of handshakes? The guy who would mercilessly kill a ton of people to get what he wanted? Is this the same Hiei she's talking about? "Uh…" Botan's mouth dropped open and was stuck in that position, a confused sound coming from it.

Shizuru's face went red. "Pretty weird, huh?" she said nervously, fighting the impulse to jump out the window and run away.

"Uh…"

"You have to promise me you won't tell anyone!" Shizuru said, her voice suddenly rising, her tense cool dropping away immediately. "Promise me you won't tell!"

Botan snapped out of her stupor and replied, "I won't tell. I told you you could trust me, and you can. But, Shizuru… Hiei… wow."

"You don't think it's that weird, do you?" Shizuru asked, hiding her mouth with her hands.

Botan shook her head hastily. "No no no no no!" she said only somewhat convincingly. "No, not all!" Her kitten face then returned to her visage, the devilish ears and paws making an appearance too. Shizuru sweatdropped and waited to hear whatever wacky plan or suggestion Botan had come up with now that she had "the face". "Now Shizuru," she sing-songed. "You need to tell Hiei! You need to tell him that you love him!"

"It was hard enough for me just to tell you," Shizuru said, frowning. "I can't imagine ever telling Hiei. I'm too chicken."

"But you have to…" Botan whined, her whiskers drooping.

"I will…" said Shizuru softly. "I will… when I'm ready…"

"Suichi…"

Kurama was at his desk in his room doing homework when he heard someone call his name. Rolling the swivel chair around, he saw a shadow at his window. "Suichi…" the shadow said again.

Kurama opened the window and a person in a black cloak stepped into his room: his stalker. Kurama looked down and sighed. He was trying to forget about the afternoon, when his stalker had came down the hall and kissed him, revealing herself as Spritzy. He just couldn't believe Spritzy was the one who loved him…

"Hi," she said, a bit too cheerfully for Kurama's liking.

"I know it's you, Spritzy," Kurama replied despondently. "You don't have to come in that costume anymore."

"What are you talking about?" the girl asked, a scathing edge lining her voice. "I'm not Spritzy."

Kurama looked away. He wasn't sure if he could believe her… Spritzy was kind of a notorious person, and she would definitely lie to him.

"What happened with you and Spritzy?" the girl asked sharply, demanding an answer. "Why do you think I'm her?"

"Stop playing around," Kurama said, his back teeth gritting together. "I don't like to be toyed with."

"I'm not playing around!" his stalker snapped angrily. "Now tell me, what happened with you and Spritzy?"

Kurama thought for a second. Was she telling the truth? Or was she just playing around? It was then that Kurama felt something in his heart, something that told him that he could trust this person, whoever she was. His instinct – which could definitely be trusted due to its demon roots – told him that this girl standing in his bedroom was not Spritzy. "Okay," he said, sighing at last. "Well, this afternoon Spritzy came up to mein the hall dressed as you, wearing the cloak and everything. I thought she was, so I treated her as I would you. Then she kissed me, and her hood fell off… and… it was Spritzy."

He kissed her? the girl thought, worry gleaming bright in her dark eyes. Did he… like it…? What if now he likes Spritzy? What if I'm not good enough? What if he'd rather have her instead of me? She bit her lip. "You didn't… you didn't… like it… did you?" the stalker then asked nervously.

Kurama's eyes shifted back to his desk. "No… I didn't," he said. "When her hood fell off, I was… to be honest… disappointed."

The girl's heart leapt. He didn't like Spritzy! She was so glad, and she let out an audible sigh of relief.

Kurama smiled. "You're happy, aren't you?" he asked.

"I was afraid you'd start to like her more than me," the girl said.

"I love you," Kurama said, touching his stalker's cloaked shoulder. "I love you, and yet I don't even know you. I could never love Spritzy, because my heart already belongs to you."

The girl's eyes welled up with tears. That was the sweetest thing that Kurama had ever said to her in their short time of being together. "I love you too, Suichi," the girl said. "And I'm happy that you feel that way about me."

Kurama leaned in to give his stalker a loving kiss. Feeling the passion of her lips against his, Kurama knew that this was the real stalker he had grown to adore so much. Pulling away from each other, Kurama said, "I know for sure now, that you are the real one. Your kisses are much better than Spritzy's."

NEXT TIME: KUWABARA'S PLAN C AND SPRITZY'S PROBLEM!

Reviewer Responses!

evilchik: Well, hey, lookie there, you got a pairing right! And in my opinion, the pairing with Kurama IS far-fetched, but… well… I won't go into why. Then again, if I remembered canon, it isn't THAT far-fetched… wait… yes it is. Now I'm confusing myself! 9.6 Ah! Thanks for the review!

Red Kitsune Flames: Well, you got two out of three in this chapter. The Yukina and Hiei saga continues, I believe, in Chapter 22, but it could be earlier. Thanks for the review!

Hieifan123: Heh, well, I'm kind of notorious for big, obnoxious cliffies such as the one last chapter… :shifty eyes: But I'm glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for the review!

Sami Kurama's Stalker: What can I say? I got a thing for cliffies… Ya know, I used to have a friend (not my friend anymore) who would call cliffies "rockies". Yeah. Just thought I'd share that. n.n; And yeah, that is weird that you're HAPPY there's another stalker? If that were the case with me, I'd be like, "Hey! Stalker! I was here first! MINEMINEMINEMINE:hiss:" Of course, then again, I'm a little on the possessive side… DON'T STEAL MY CHEETOS:runs after gnome: Anyway, glad you liked the chapter! And about the colors, ya know what's interesting? I used to go to a private Catholic school, and a friend of mine did this poll on the 8th grade's favorite color. She comes up to me and asks, "What's your favorite color?" I answered "black", and she says, "Oh, black's not on the list. You can pick pink though!" I then told her that if black isn't on the list, pink shouldn't be either because it's not a color of the rainbow, and only colors of the rainbow should be on the list if she's gonna be that way… Wow. This is long. I'll end it now. Thanks for the review!

blue kitsune251: Well, catch up whenever you can! I'll always be here… waiting… for your reviews… heh. Thank you, and have fun on your vacation!

kittyluv: See, ya know, a lot of people don't pay attention to the times I hint at the color of her eyes. Of course, you know, I could be lying or she could be wearing colored contacts, but anyway, good of you to notice the hint. I'm not really in much suspense though… well… yeah… kinda… Damn it. You win. u.u Woah, it's like… dark outside… weeeird… A-hem… anyway… thanks for the review! n.n

Fruit is NOT a Dessert: It's boring when it has a cliffhanger? O.o Meh. Whatever. The chapters are already pre-written (I just edit them up a little bit to make 'em sound like a 13-year-old didn't write it… no, I make it more gooder like a 14-year-old's writing:D), but I hope the next… however many more there are… won't be boring! o.o Thanks for the review!

Jillian Jiggs: Well, cliffhangers are a fetish as well as a specialty of mine. :-P I like keeping my readers in suspense. Thanks for the review!

heartluv: Yep. I had to write a cliffhanger. If I didn't, this guy standing right next to me with a gun shoved at my head would fire and then I would DIE. o.o Just kidding. I just like cliffhangers because it brings such amusing responses from me readers… n.n Anyway, it's good that you have so many ideas – one of em's bound to be right. XD Thanks for the review!

Kitsune Chic: If it was Keiko, and she dumped popcorn on Kurama's head, I would be sad. Because then his hair would be all greasy (albeit shiny), and it wouldn't be any fun to run your fingers through… T.T Loved the "immortal words"! XDDD Thanks for the review!

Anna Minamino: I'm glad you liked the chapter (and yay for angst! n.n). I should hope that now you know who Shizurus likes. ;) Thanks for the review!

Moomoogirl1: Eh… heh heh… Yeah, everyone does like someone in this story… How… odd… O.o; Oh well. More fun that way. Thanks for the review!

Deus X Machina: Lmao, your review was funny. Hee hee. n.n I like ending chapters with big, annoying cliffies; they bring such joy and emotion to my review pages! XD Thanks for the review!

Princess Random: O.O "Arrogant little monkey"… wow… I am so gonna make a nametag for myself that says that… Lmao! Anyway, thanks for the review! Don't fall off your thread!

jojogoodgirlgonebad2005: Heh, if you actually want to know the true meaning behind my name, it goes like this: crazy I'm crazy. Duh. But anyone can figure that out. kitsune symbolizing my love for Kurama! 17 Kurama's age at the end of the series, albeit my favorite number for that reason. n.n Yeah, I know the story's a little confusing what with tangled love webs every which way and all that, but it's fun, ne? Anyway, thanks for the review! Glad you liked it!

A/N: Whew, that took me a long time to get through all the reviews! n.n Yay! Thank you for them!

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