Ryoko walked out a little dumbfounded and stood looking into her mirror. She had to do it, if she waited any longer Yoko and Kurama would soon be dead. She touched her mass of curls and the color changed from light brown to a metallic blue. Looking out her window to ensure that her father hadn't posted any sentries she jumped to the ground landing silently. Opening a portal she ran through it and emerged in the park where she and Kurama had met.

Kurama once again was walking through park and was shocked to a person jumping out of a portal. He shouted for the person to stop. Ryoko whirled around and stood staring into his eyes shocked to see him there. She started to walk towards him in a dream-like state. " Kurama?" she whispered tears forming in her hazel eyes.

Kurama took a step backwards, his hand instinctively reaching for the rose hidden beneath his ruby red tresses. "Stay away," came the soft but harsh reply.

Ryoko stopped dead in her tracks and slowly brought her hand to her chest. She clutched the silky material of her kimono and let the tears brimming in her eyes fall. "What have I done to receive such a harsh welcome, fox?"

Pulling the rose from his hair, Kurama used his spirit energy to manipulate it into his trademark Rose-whip. "You lied to me."

Ryoko's eyes snapped opened and the tears disappeared. The anger she felt at Kurama's brazen accusation showed. Her hazel eyes turned a red that would make a vampire look like a sissy. Her hair seemed to be competing with them, the tips of the strands became red and stood on edge. "With what, pray tell." Her tone icy.

"You weren't the one who helped me to earth. You killed Ayami and took over the soul carrier she was transporting."

One step forward, her blood red eyes bored into his emerald orbs. "And you believe the person that told you this?"

"Yes." Came the stoic reply.

"You ungrateful kitsune! Why in the seven hells would I lie about something like that?"

"Whatever your reason, I do not want to hear it." With that the enraged fox charged the heart broken tigress.

Flashback…………..

"In Kurama's room"

He lay on his bed trying to figure out the reason why Ryoko left so suddenly when an orb of light floated into his room. Startled he shot up from his bed and eyed the ball suspiciously. Kurama that girl is lying she didn't help you; she's here to kill you. Don't trust her, Ryoko is a heartless tiger demon. She is here to kill you and steal your soul. I trusted her and she killed me. Do not trust her, kill her if she returns! Please Kurama. Who are you and how do you know this? Kurama have you forgotten me already? It's Ayami. Please don't forget what I've said." And with that the orb disappeared He stood dumbfounded in the middle of the floor. 'Well it seems as if we're in a bit of a predicament, aren't we?'

"Shut up Yoko!"

'Hey don't take it out on me, red head. I am quite surprised that your heart rate speed

Up'

"It did not!"

'Keep telling yourself that baka.'

"What the hell does that mean!"

'You know that I know that You know that you love Ryoko, why else would your head be telling that that damn orb of light is abosu-fucking-lutly lying!'

"Shut up!"

"Okay baka, just don't do anything stupid I love her too you know."

End of flashback

Ryoko just stood there, her eyes focused on Kurama and his whip. He brought it down and a sickening thud resounded in his ears. He stepped back his eyes wide in shock. Instead of blocking the whip she had simply stood and taken the blow. Kurama felt as if his heart had been sliced. He let go of the whip and caught Ryoko's falling body.

Her eyes were vacant and her shoulder was bleeding profusely. Clutching her close Kurama began running to the hospital all the while mentally kicking himself. He shouldn't have listened to that godamned ball of light, so why did he? Yoko was going to him hell for this. He glanced down at the blood-soaked body in his arms. Her eyes were still vacant and her breathing was becoming shallow. He looked up the hospital was just a few blocks away. Silently he begged, "Please don't die."

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