Kurama's Younger Sister, Kurumi
Chapter 16: A Painful Confession
It wasn't easy avoiding Tashi through a two-hour movie, but Kurama some how did. My heart hasn't stopped pounding once... Three times... He could have kissed me... He brushed his fingertips across his lips and sighed.
"All that matters now is sleeping! Hehe!" He slipped off the dress and got into his pajamas. "Ahh... So nice and warm..." His mind and begun to wonder when he heard a tap on the window. He slowly peeked over at the window only to see Tashi signaling for him to come outside.
Oh boy...What now? He got of bed, walked down the hall through the living room and kitchen and out the back door. Please don't try to kiss me. Please don't try to kiss me. Please don't try to kiss me.
"Kurumi," Tashi said gently, "After the movie I wanted to spend more time with you... But... You ran off so fast..."
Kurama felt his cheeks flush, "Yeah, sorry about that, I drank too much pop..."
Tashi laughed lightly and smiled, "You're so cute. You know... You're too good to be true, Kurumi." Kurama gulped after recognizing Tashi's tone of voice and facial expression.
He really means it... Kurama felt a quick and sudden knot develop in his stomach-a kind of cold aching feeling pinching in his heart. This feeling... It hurts...He wasn't sure what was going on, but it couldn't be good. He hasn't poisoned me... It's... Guilt... I feel guilty... He's the bad guy! I shouldn't...
Tashi grabbed Kurama by the shoulders and pulled him close. All Kurama could hear was his heart beating rapidly.
"Kurumi," Tashi's voice spoke softly, "I need to seek revenge for my older brother, so, in order to please his soul and must kill Kurama... Please, don't hate me afterward, please. I can't get you off my mind. Day and night, I always see you smiling and laughing... Beautiful... No matter how hard I try... I see you... Why is this?"
Kurama was stunned-shocked, he couldn't move. The ache in his heart grew and all his fingertips tingled with pain.
Tashi dropped to his knees and clutched Kurama's shirt, burring his face against Kurama's solar plexus.
"I..." Kurama heard Tashi moan, then felt tears wet his shirt... Tashi's tears.
"I love you Kurumi... I love you more than anyone else... I must-no, please, let me be with you..."
It had begun trick to learn of Tashi's weakness, but now it was more. Now Kurama was dealing with a living creatures heart, something fragile and filled with love, hope, joy, pain...
It's not right... Even for a bad guy... This is... Just not fair... He may be evil, but this? I'm supposed to be the good guy and this is evil... There's nothing just about this... It's... Painful... Kurama knew he wasn't falling in love with Tashi, was he? No way. But even still, it was painful for him. I have come to care about Tashi... But love... No... Not that much...
"Tashi," Kurama said, stroking Tashi's hair behind his ears, then caressing his head, "If you kill Kurama... You'll kill me... We're connected in a way that I can't describe... If he dies, I die."
"Kurumi, I'll take care of you..." Tashi whimpered, "But, do you love me? Kurumi?"
Kurama's mouth was dry, he tried to respond, but nothing came out.
"Kurumi?..." More tears spilled onto Kurama's body.
"Tashi," Kurama said, voice shaky, I'm not the bad guy... I have to do what is right... "I have to tell you something important... I'm not who you think I am... I'm really..."
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