Chapter 11

The next morning things changed drastically. There was a total uproar all over the house. People were screaming and fighting trying to find their things as it was almost time to leave. Sam managed to wake up and even when she had everything ready everybody refused her help knowing that she was still extremely weak. Kurama tried to avoid her eyes every time they talked although he was still polite and gentle with her. Sam couldn't help it, she just couldn't confess her love for him even though she really wanted too.

When everybody was packed they left heading to Malta's international airport. The journey wasn't exactly pleasant Kurama and Sam were sitting in front of each other in Marija' s luxurious limousine but they didn't speak a word to one another. As early as they woke up they had only a couple of minutes to spear before their plane left. After saying good bye to every body Marija and Hiei left wanting to spend the last few minutes alone (they had spent the night before talking together and Hiei seemed to have changed a lot from the cold hearted guy they had first met). Kurama just stared outside the huge glass walls surrounding the airport. Yusuke and Keiko were fighting as usual. Kuwabara was talking to Yukina and Shizuro, well…she was drinking, this vacation was not exactly what she had hoped for. And for Sam, she was looking at Kurama' s back from near the others when suddenly Shizuro went up to her.

Sh: " what the hell are you doing?"

S: " what do you mean?"

Sh: " why are you wasting your time sitting here when you should go and talk to that gorgeous guy madly in love with you?"

S: " Shizuro but I thought that you…"

Sh: " oh, stop trying to find excuses! He's in love with you, I can't compete anymore!"

Then she smile wickedly.

Sh: " but if you don't love him…I mean I can still try again in Japan when you're not around"

S: " THAT'S NOT TRUE I LOVE HIM! "

Sh: " so now answer me, why are you sitting here talking to me instead of shouting that to the guy over there waiting just to hear it?"

S: " I …. I …"

Sh: " Go. You will never find someone like him. Don't waste your life in regrets, stupid."

Then she left heading outside where she could smoke her cigarettes in peace. Sam got up determined to go and tell Kurama what she felt for him. But with every step she took towards him her determination got lower and lower and by the time she arrived next to him she desperately wanted to run back, but it was too late Kurama noticed her coming and decided on talking to her this time.

S: " hi"

K: " hi"

S: " can I stay here?"

K: " yes, sure we are still friends after all, no?"

He smiled an extremely painful smile.

S: " look, Kurama about what you said yesterday…"

K: " no, stop. Forget whatever I said yesterday! I'm really sorry I shouldn't have said that. Only now I realise how stupid it was of me to do that"

S: " but…-"

Voice: " The passengers of the flight F575, destination Japan are asked to get on board. Thank you."

K: " good bye then, I have to go . I really hope to see you again."

And he hurried away from her, joining the others on their way. Sam just sat there motionless.

S: Kurama don't go! But now it's too late!

Marija walked up to her.

M: " you're so pathetic !"

S: " shut up Marija !"

M: " I never thought you are such a coward."

S: " stop it, ok? I already know that!"

M: " I really can't understand how somebody like Kurama is in love with you! He was going to die because of you and now you're breaking his heart just like that. He deserves better!"

S: " STOP IT! SHUT UP! I KNOW THAT! STOP REPEATING THE SAME THINGS! I'M ALREADY FEELING AWFUL ABOUT ALL THIS AND I DON'T NEED YOU TO REMIND ME THAT I WAS TOO COWARD TO TELL HIM I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM TOO!"

K: " what?"

She spun round. Kurama was right behind her. He had forgotten a bag there before and had come to collect it.

K: " really?"

Sam just nodded, unable to speak. He smiled his most radiant smile, walked up to her and kissed her forgetting that it was time for him to go. Well, that was until the air hostess announced that the plane was about to take flight. They parted, Kurama started collecting his bags. He looked at her straight in her eyes.

K: " remember me, ok?"

He started walking away.

S: " so, this is the end."

He stopped halfway and turned round.

K: " no, this is just the beginning. See you round Yomi's place."

He winked, waved them goodbye and left.

S: " you knew he was there, didn't you?"

M: " yes."

S: " geez, thanks a lot" Her voice dripping with sarcasm.

M: " I think you should thank me!"

They watched the plane till it was out of sight, then they left feeling extremely happy. Even though the holidays were almost over, school was about to start again, probably other demons would what to conquer earth and Sam still had to face her biological father, finally knowing what had actually happened and who she really was.

M: " I can't wait for the summer holidays to start again. "

S: " me too."