Disclaimer: No character is mine, except Sam, Marija, Yoruki and Takashi, you can use them but ask me first! Ok? No profit is being made, and so don't bother me and just read it .The words in Italics are what the characters are thinking and the ones in bracket my comments. Y Yusuke, Ku Kuwabara, Sh Shizuro, Yu Yukina, K Kurama, H Hiei, S Sam, M Marija, N Nilce, Ke Keiko. And I would also like to thank a friend of mine, Marija Mangion who helped me a lot throughout this fic and I have to admit that without her help this fic would not be existing since the character with her name was inspired by her. Any comments and dead treats are welcomed

Chapter 8

The next morning….

It was half past ten in the morning. The sky was grey and it was about to rain. Sam was on her way to Marija' s house cursing she ever did that promise, not that she didn't want to see him but just because she was too embarrassed right now to go and talk to him after all, he saved her life. But a promise is a promise and she was going to keep it. And of course as always when things like this happen time seems to fly away, and she was there in front of the main entrance sooner than she wished. It started raining.

The doorbell rang but no one seemed to notice as everybody was in the dining room playing cards. With all the noise they were making I don't think they would notice if a bomb exploded outside the house so the doorbell was out of question.

Sam was tired of waiting, so, soaking wet she climbed a near by tree that she usually used to go to the attic. When she entered the room there were no other problems. The door couldn't be locked as she had destroyed it when they discovered the others were demons. She climbed the stairs down to the floor of the bedrooms and found the room she usually sleeps in.

S: I'm sure I have left some clothes here last time. At least I can change.

She entered the room. Kurama was sitting on the windowsill. When he saw her he smiled.

K:" I was waiting for you."

Sam was blushing but even though she tried to hide Kurama noticed.

K:" why are you blushing"

S:" I … I …look Kurama I have to thank you I wouldn't be here if you didn't save me yesterday."

K:" don't worry about that"

S:" no, I have to if it wasn't for me you wouldn't be injured. The healer works quite slowly"

Kurama got up and headed towards her.

K:" I told you don't worry. I'm fine. The wounds don't even hurt me anymore."

Sam touched his abdomen.

K:" ahh."

S:" what were you saying"

K:" ok, maybe they still hurt a bit but for the rest I'm fine."

She looked suspiciously at him.

K:" really"

She smiled.

S:" I think you would do a good thing if you went to bed."

K:" I don't want to stay in bed."

Sam started laughing.

S:" you look like a three year old boy."

K:" oh really"

He started to laugh as well.

K:" well, maybe you're right."

S:" look, let me change and say hello to the others and then I'll come back ok"

K:" right."

Then somethingtruly unexpectedhappened Kurama hugged her and whispered in her ear.

K:" thanks for keeping your promise."

Then he went in his room.

Sam stood there rooted in the spot suddenly feeling very hot.

S:" oh great! Now I won't have the courage to look at him anymore."

She changed and went downstairs.

S:" hey people! You went deaf or what"

M:" opps"

S:" I had to climb up a tree to the attic to get in."

Ke:" sorry we didn't hear you."

Sh:" well, you could have gone back home."

Shizuro really hated her, she always gave these kind of hints. Well, she didn't own Kurama other people could like him as well, not that it was her case of course. If she knew he hugged her she could kill her on the spot.

S:" so, who's winning"

Y:" Marija! We just can't win! She's too good"

Sam started laughing.

Ku:" what's so funny"

S:" I really hope you're not playing for money."

Ke:" why"

S:" didn't I tell you"

Y:" tell us what"

S:" she's one of the best cheaters I've ever known"

There was complete silence while everybody understood what she said then….. a total uproar.

M:" thanks"

S:" I owned you that one for the disastrous tour."

M:" you're still angry about that"

S:" oh! Of course not. Not now at least. Have fun"

She turned round and walked towards the stairs.

M:" where are you going now"

S:" upstairs, to keep Kurama some company."

Silence.

S:" what"

Shizuro was fuming.

S:" I'm not saying I will lock the door or something"

Sh:" I'm coming too"

Y:" well you can't go now"

Sh:" why not"

Y:" and the money"

Sh:" keep it"

Her brother put a hand round her shoulder.

Ku:" oh! Come on! You can't leave us now"

And they kept her there for quite some time. Sam in the meantime was climbing the stairs as slowly as possible, a part of her was wishing that Shizuro was there. The scene she found when she opened the door was not at all what she expected. Kurama was on the bed, his clothes and bed sheets were soaked with blood. She moved cautiously next to him and checked his pulse. An enormous relief spread over her as she felt his weak pulse, weak but there. She rushed downstairs as fast as her legs could carry her.

S:" phone the ambulance quick"

Marija went to phone while the others ran upstairs.

Y:" oh my god! but how….."

S:" I don't know! Did he take the healer I gave him"

Y:" yes! We gave it to him first thing when we arrived."

S:" so how……"

Sh:" I know! YOU KILLED HIM! WHAT WAS IN THAT BOTTLE"

Ku:" stop it Shizuro!'

Sh:" NO! I WON'T! WHAT DID YOU GIVE HIM, BITCH! SHE DID IT JUST BECAUSE HE WAS IN LOVE WITH ME AND NO"

For Sam was enough. She pinned Shizuro to the wall mobilising her and placed her sword over her neck. Then she talked in a kind of deadly whisper.

S:" Now listen to me you! I skipped over your hints of leaving, over the fact you just kept pissing me off, but now enough is enough. I'm tired of you and your ridiculous suggestions. I never gave him anything and don't even think about insulting any member of my family for doing it cause it would be the last thing you do. That healer was perfectly safe, what happened does not depend on it. And now if I even hear you breath, I swear I will kill you."

Marija came in.

M:" the ambulance is here"

All the way to the hospital was completely silent. Even Shizuro didn't dare speak, maybe because she was seriously worried about Kurama or else for the shock of being threatened by a fourteen year old girl. After long and unbearable hours a doctor came to talk to them.

Doctor:" fortunately you brought him here in time."

Sh:" but now he's fine"

Doctor:" he needs a transfusion, and we can't do anything before we find out his blood group"

Ke:" that won't take long, right"

Doctor:" no, a couple of minutes and that's it. But I hope finding the blood won't be a problem"

Y:" what do you mean"

Doctor:" it depends if he has a rare blood group or not"

The doctor went away leaving them as worried and confused as before.

Ke:" they can't find out he's a demon by doing the test, can they"

Yu:" I don't think so. He is in his ningen form now, so there is no trouble."

Sam started to walk away.

Ku:" where are you going"

S:" to talk to my father. "

Y:" but you said…"

S:" I know what I said. I just want to check out whether there is someone or something so powerful that can affect a potion."

Ke:" you are a witch do you know anything about it"

M:" no, I never read that something could actually do this "

Y:" go then! Hurry up, his life could depend on this."

She left. After about half an hour she was back home. All the family was eating as it was about 12:30.

Mum:" you're right on time"

S:" no, I'm not staying here for long."

Seeing the look on her face they noticed something was going terribly wrong.

J:" something's wrong?'

S:" hey, any of you knows what can possibly effect a potion"

Dad:" why"

S:" yesterday after the fight I told you Kurama was injured, so I gave him a healer."

Jac:" so"

S:" when I saw him about two hours ago he was fine, now he's in a hospital bed for blood loss"

All:" what"

Mum:" oh dear! is he ok"

S:" the doctors say he'll be fine if they find the blood for the transfusion."

Jac:" how could that happen"

S:" that's what I'm here for. Potions don't suddenly decide to stop working!'

Dad:" I don't think there are! I mean the only spells I know that could have done this were supposed to be very old and in a language that has not been spoken for years"

S:" who owns them"

Dad:" well, I don't remember"

S:" you have to! There is no time to loose. Don't you get it? Kurama can die if we don't do something quick."

Tears flowed silently down her cheek. She had been repressing the urge to cry for very long. After all it was her fault. He had been injured because he tried to protect her! He saved her life and now she didn't know how to save his.

Dad:" ok! Let me check"

He left. A few seconds after words the telephone rang, it was Marija.

M:" They have the blood"

S:" really? Oh some good news at last"

M:" wait a minute the doctor is back"

There was complete silence, then the sound of the phone hitting the wall and people talking, someone fainted.

S:" Marija! Marija! What's going on! ANSWER ME"

Yusuke came on the phone.

Y:" Sam"

S:" Yusuke what the hell is going on"

Y:" the doctor is saying that…"

S:" WHAT"

Y:" Somehow the transfusion is not working he is rejecting the blood, so the situation is the same if not worst than before"

S:" what does that mean"

Y:" it means that you have to find something that can heal him and quick"

S:" I'm working on it"

Y:" just hurry up ok"

S:" sure"

Hours crept by but there was no sign that her father found out something useful. By the time he succeeded it was nearly sunset.

Dad:" I have a good news and a bad one"

S:" good first"

Dad:" I found who owns the spells"

S:" the bad"

Dad:" they are a family of very powerful demons, S-class I think"

Sam entered her room and came out a few minutes later with her fighting gear. It consisted of a pair of baggy black trousers, a sleeve-less shirt that was covered by an armor, made by a very resistant material. A pair of gloves that started from her middle finger by forming a "v" and arrived up till her elbows and a mask that covered the lower part of her face, made by the same material as her armor. She had also a belt in which she hid various potions in extremely small bottles and her most useful weapon. A ring in which there was a very fine string that can kill or save you according to how you manage it.

Dad:" where are you going"

S:" to find the bastard who did this"

J:" I think he escaped by now. How thick can someone be to stay here all this time."

S:" I don't know. But something tells me that he is still here."

Mum:" how can you be so sure"

S:" the electrical demon I fought against said that his job was to capture me, maybe this one has the same idea."

Mum:" it's too dangerous for you! He is an S-class demon"

S:" I don't care"

She ran towards the window and jumped on the next door roof.

Mum:" Sam! Come back"