Yes another update! I'm going to try and get one more update out before we move. Only 2-3 more weeks & we haven't even started packing. '
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Kami is considered a god mainly if I'm correct. It's King Enma (Koenma's dad)
And George is that ogre that is always hanging around Koenma. I might be spelling his name wrong because I'm wondering if it's spelt Jorge. Just bear with my bad spelling.
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Koenma sat at his desk in spirit world stamping various papers with a large red stamp. On the brink of falling asleep, he was zoning out continuously. A portal appearing near his desk brought the prince back to half consciousness.
"Welcome back." He dully greeted Kurama and Kurome before looking up.
"Holy Kami! She is alive right?" he shouted before getting out of his chair and rushing over to Kurome and Kurama.
"Yes, but she needs to have her wounds tended to. May we be granted access to a recovery room?" Kurama asked, glancing down at the young demoness in his arms before looking at the rekai prince.
"Come this way." Koenma said as he directed them out of his office.
They walked down one of the countless halls in the spirit world building. Koenma scurried in front of them in a state of minor panic. Kurome followed next to Kurama, swaying from side to side occasionally while walking. Turning down another hallway, this one shorter than the last, Koenma stopped outside a white door with a red cross painted on it. Koenma opened the door to reveal a large white room. There were countless medical supplies being stored in various cabinets and on tables.
"Do you need anything else?" Koenma asked as Kurama and Kurome walked over to a large white cot, laying the girl down on it.
"Would you mind getting Kurome some soup?" Kurama asked.
Koenma nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. Naturally he'd have Botan or George fetch these things for him, but anything was better than stamping papers in his office at the moment.
Kurama obtained some bandages and cotton balls off of one of the tables in the room while Kurome got some ointment out of one of the cabinets.
Joining Kurama on the cot, they each began to apply some ointment to the numorous cuts and scratches on the demon girl's arms'.
They had just finished tending to her arms when Koenma walked in with Kurome's soup. Thanking him, Kurome took the soup and began eating as Koenma stood by the cot.
"I'm guessing that the whole village is dead because you only brought her back." Koenma stated, looking at the young demon girl.
"Yes, she is the only known survivor right now." Kurama replied as he applied ointment to a cut on her cheek.
It grew silent in the room as Koenma started thinking. Kurome ate her soup while watching Kurama tend to the demon girl's wounds.
"I might be able to contact other villages of her clan. They probably would take care of her. But it will take some time because most of her clan members have fled and gone into hiding." Koenma stated after thinking this plan through.
"Where will she stay until then?" Kurome asked, referring to the demon girl.
"She can stay here if needed." Koenma replied.
Kurama looked at the prince, "I know you are busy, and it would only be more work for you. She can stay in the apartment with Kurome and I. Of course, if that is alright with Kurome." He suggested, turning to face the hanyou.
Kurome nodded, "That's fine here."
"Alright then, I'll entrust her care to you two. I need to be getting back to my paperwork. Leave whenever you are ready, and I will contact you when I'm able to contact some of her clan members." Koenma stated before turning and leaving the room.
It was silent in the room until Kurome got up from the bed and made her way over to a small sink and counter at one side of the room. Rinsing her bowl out she set it on the counter next to the sink.
"Are you feeling better?" Kurama asked her.
Kurome nodded in response. They didn't have a lot of time when their attention turned to the demon girl who was waking up. Opening her eyes slightly she suddenly bolted up in the cot.
"Wha-?" she began to ask before coughing hardly.
Kurome noticed a stack of plastic cups next to the sink. Filling one up with water, she brought it over to the awakened demon girl. The girl took the cup from her and drank a little until her coughing fit stopped.
"Get away from me you soul collecting scum." She sneered, throwing the cup of water at Kurama since he was the closest to her. But the water didn't splash all over him as Kurome help her hand in front of his face. Using her youkai she heated her hand up, causing the water to evaporate quickly.
"We do not belong to the clan." Kurama calmly told the young demoness.
"You're masters of manipulation, why should I trust you." She angerly replied before trying to jump out of bed. All of the muscles in her body protested, and she began to fall to the floor before Kurome caught her.
"Calm down, do you really think if we ment to hurt you we would've taken care of your wounds." Kurome pointed out as she sat the girl back up in the cot.
The young girl looked at her arms and noticed that what Kurome had said was true.
"My name's Kurome, and this is Kurama." The hanyou introduced.
"Where am I? Where's everyone else?" the girl questioned.
Kurome's smile disappeared, "Uh, you're in spirit world. And…" she tried to explain, but was having problems.
"We are part of the rekai tentai. We came to help protect your village." Kurama explained, pausing before continuing. "By time we arrived, we were too late. You're the only known survivor currently."
The young girl bit her lower lip. Kurome kneeled down next to the cot, patting the girl's back in attempt to make her feel better. In one quick motion, the girl lunged at Kurome, wrapping her arms around the hanyou's neck. Kurome gave a half smile, hugging the demon girl while the little one cried into her shoulder.
After a few minutes, the young demon calmed down a little. Still clinging to Kurome, she was on the verge of falling asleep.
"What is your name?" Kurome asked her.
"Ami." The water demoness sleepily replied.
"Well Ami, we're going to take you back to our apartment, ok?" Kurome asked.
Ami nodded slightly, resting her head on Kurome's shoulder and falling asleep.
Kurome smiled as she stood up, holding onto Ami like a mother holding onto her young child while she moved about the house.
Kurama smiled at the two before pulling the compact out of his pocket. Entering a few digits, he closed the compact and a portal appeared to take them back to the apartment.
Back at their apartment
Kurome laid Ami down in the middle of the bed in her and Kurama's room. Kurama pulled the covers over the young water demon as Kurome stretched her arms.
"She seems to have taken a liking to you." Kurama stated, slightly smiling to Kurome.
"I guess so." Kurome replied, tilting her head to the side a little and smiling.
Kurama approached Kurome, embracing her in a hug. "You two do share something in common, so you can relate to her in a way." He whispered.
"Yeah." Kurome said, closing her eyes.
"Living a life without regret would be nice. But I do regret giving you this similarity with the young water demon."
Kurome felt something soft brush against her side. She opened her eyes, looking up into amber eyes.
"You need to stop blaming yourself Youko. If you hadn't, we probably would have never met." Kurome assured the fox demon.
Youko Kurama flashed her a grin. "You need your rest." He stated, walking over to the bed.
Doing the same, Kurome pulled the covers back on the bed. She moved Ami over to the side where Kurama usually slept. Followed by crawling in bed. A small kitsune jumped up in the bed once she was comfy. Lifting her arm up, she motioned for Youko to come over by her. They soon fell asleep, Kurome stroking his soft fur.
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If case I confused you in the end, Youko was mainly saying he regretted burning Kurome's village and stuff. And if you want to read Kurome's thoughts on what is happening, check out her livejournal. It just gives you a little more insight to how she feels about the events in this fanfic.
http/kurome531.
