Well school is out for me. At least high school. I'm in driving classes now until the end of June. Just when you thought the roads were safe! MWHAHA! … ' Well I'll probably be updating more because I have more free time. I've been very creative lately. So maybe I'll make extra long chapters, who knows?

Good luck to any of you that are still in school. Or that are waiting for their grades.

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If anyone knows how to make page breaks, do tell. It's been bugging me for awhile.

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'blah blah blah' mental chat

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Rekai- Spirit World

Hanyou- Half demon

Youkai- demon energy

Ne- (when used at the end of a sentence such as "blah, ne?" means "right?" or "no?")

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Kurama and Kurome ran through the forest, navigating past countless trees. They needed to reach the sister of the deceased demon boy before the soul-collecting demon did. Kurama suddenly grabbed Kurome's arm, causing them both to come to a stop.

Kurome turned to him, about to ask why they stopped when Kurama put a finger over his lips. Wordlessly, he motioned to the trees above as he let her arm go. They both jumped to the trees, and continued traveling above. They soon came to a small clearing where two of the soul collecting demons were harassing a young demoness.

"Let me go you freaks!" The young demon girl screamed, struggling against the demons that each had ahold of one of her arms.

Kurome shifted and was about to jump down when Kurama mentally stopped her.

'Lets examine the situation first.' He mentally advised Kurome.

The hanyou shook her head. It was smarter to be strategic, possibly getting the upper hand of the situation. But she still preferred to take action instantly. Kurome just shook her head as she returned her gaze to the three demons below them.

"Just shut up and we'll make your death almost painless when we're done with you." One of the demons sneered.

The little girl tried to pull out of their grasp and only succeeded in losing her balance. The two demons let go of her arms and she fell to the ground. Noticing a small puddle nearby, she used the last of her youkai to send a small jet of water into one of the demon's faces. This stunned the demon and he stumbled back a little as the young demoness lost consciousness.

Kurome took the opportunity to act. Jumping from the tree she landed on the wet demon, sending him to the ground.

"What the…!" the other demon exclaimed, but was cut off when Kurama's rose whip wrapped around his neck. He grabbed the whip, in attempt to pull it away, but only caused his hands to bleed while the thorns pricked deep into his skin.

"What were your motives for attacking the village?" Kurama questioned the demon as he jumped from the tree to the ground.

Kurome had her right hand on the demon's chest above where his heart was, the other hand pressed into his windpipe, making it hard for him to breathe. She glared at him, putting a little more pressure on his neck, wordlessly telling him that Kurama's question was also directed at him.

"I'll never tell you Rekai scum!" the demon being trapped by Kurama's rose whip spat, charging at Kurama.

The plant manipulator sighed before slightly twisting his wrist, causing his rose whip to behead the demon.

"Better start talking if you don't want to end up like your friend." Kurome threatened the remaining demon, who started laughing at her.

"I'm not afraid of you hanyou, or the has-been king of thieves." The demon sneered.

Kurome sighed as she used some of her youkai to greatly heat up her right hand that was over the demon's heart. The demon screamed in pain as his skin was burnt due to the extreme temperature.

"Heart burn's a bitch, ne?" Kurome asked, smirking at the demon's pain.

The demon smirked before bringing one hand up, quickly grabbing Kurome's neck. Kurome glared at him, bringing her hands to the demon's arm in order to pull his hand off, releasing her. But she wasn't able to do so as she suddenly became paralyzed. The demon was using one of the abilities that gave the soul-collecting clan their name, he was absorbing her soul.

Kurama quickly took his free hand, pulling a rose out of somewhere in his hair. With one quick sweep, he sent the rose into the demon's heart. Multiple vines sprouted from the flower area of the rose, wrapping themselves around the demon. His hand was pulled away from Kurome's throat, as other vines suffocated the demon.

Rushing over to the two, Kurama picked Kurome up into his arms. He looked into her eyes to see if she was alright. Kurome was gasping for air and her eyes were unfocused.

"How did you do that?" Kurome asked once she caught her breath.

Kurama was glad that her question showed that she recognized him, and obviously was aware of her surroundings.

"I had a seed planted in the bud of the rose." He answered, noticing that her eyes were starting to focus. Frowning, he looked her straight in the eyes to make sure his point would get across to her.

"You need to be more careful and not be so careless when you're angry. Letting your emotions get the best of you will greatly hinder your abilities, and can cost you your life." He scolded.

Kurome looked away, apologizing to him. Kurama shook his head, "I just don't want anything happening to you." He told her, pulling her in closer, Kurome wrapping her arms around his neck to hug him.

After a few seconds Kurama moved his arms so Kurome could get up and stand on her own two feet again. Kurome remembered the reason why they hadn't returned to human world yet, and rushed over to the young demon girl's unconscious form. Bending down and picking the girl up slightly, Kurome studied her condition as Kurama walked over to them.

"She appears to only have some minor cuts. Still they should be cleaned to prevent infection. Lets take her back to Spirit World so Koenma can decide what shall happen once she recovers." Kurama stated, pulling out the compact device they used to create portals to and from the other worlds.

After inputting a sequence of buttons, Kurama closed the compact and bent down to Kurome's level. He took the little demon girl from Kurome and stood back up as a portal appeared. Kurome also got up, glad Kurama had done so. That demon absorbed a small portion of her soul, resulting in making her slightly dizzy and fatigued. Of course she could still walk and stuff. Kurome would just be partly dazed until she would be able to sit down and eat something.

Kurama glanced over at her to make sure she was following as they went through the portal to spirit world.

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That was a slightly shorter chapter, but there will be more frequent updates. The real plot of this sequel is starting to unfold! And some of you WDLR readers already know a vague summery of what is to come. But I've actually added in my own twist so there will still be surprises.

Yet again I'd like to thank nekoofdeath & Kage Kancho for the inspiration of the young demon girl.

Next Chapter: We find out the young demon girl's name. She has no family or village to return to, what will happen to her when she wakes?