Chapter 12

Kurama got into his bed, just like Yomi had suggested. But before Yomi had left for the night, he explained to Kurama that he could not stay, and that he has meeting Youko later on. And Kurama knew what that meant, he would be alone. That also meant he would have the most perfect chance to leave as ever. But Yomi gave him a passive warning, and left.

But Kurama really didn't want to try his luck. And for some reason, he didn't feel the motivation. Was he really thinking of trying what Yomi had suggested? And staying here? But doing that…doing that would mean he would have to leave everything behind. He really didn't know if he could do that…if he was ready to.

Yomi's energy got farther and farther away, telling Kurama that he really was leaving, for now anyways.

Kurama relaxed, for the first time in a long while, and closed his eyes. After a while he fell into a light sleep, he turned onto his stomach and slept with his hands tucked under his pillow. Maybe he would comply who a while, but just a while. It truly wouldn't be so bad, everything was perfect here, the earthy environment that he loved and everything. The only part he didn't like was Youko…but surely he would adapt in time…

15 minutes later

There was a sudden loud noise that awoke Kurama abruptly. Kurama couldn't quite tell what it was, he was already half asleep when he vaguely heard it. But he did recognize the sound he branches breaking.

He sat up quickly and looked towards the door, where he had heard the noise. He tossed off the blanket and put his feet on the ground. He got out of the bed slowly and walked to the open doorway. He couldn't help but feel he was doing something he should not.

When he got to the doorway, he was in the hall. He walked around until he got to the parts of the halls that had no walls. He looked around and saw nothing, it was dark, he could see an outline of things, but that was about it. But then he heard something else, a groan?

Kurama's eyes widened and he quickly turned and started quietly back to his room.

"Please don't let that be Kuronue and Youko, oh please," Kurama mentally begged.

But then he heard it again, a moan, but it was of pain, not pleasure. Kurama stopped dead in his tracks and turned around slowly.

"Hello?" He uttered quietly.

He walked forward, to where he heard the sound. He kept walking until he saw something in the distance, something black lying on the ground. He gasped and quickly ran over to it. He kneeled down and looked at it. It was a…man? To be more correct, it was a demon, but it's all the same.

"Hey…are you okay?" Kurama asked quietly, shaking the man gently.

The man stirred, he opened his eyes slowly and looked up to Kurama. Kurama couldn't help but let out a gasp as electric blue eyes looked up to him. Kurama swallowed the lump in his throat and tried speaking again.

"I asked are you okay? D-do you need help?"

Then the man slowly looked to see Kurama's hand still on his shoulder. The man reached over slowly and took Kurama's hand in his own. Kurama jumped from the icy-ness of the man's touch, but the grasp soon became harder. Kurama's eyes widened and he tried to pull his hand away, but the man was reluctant to let him go. Kurama pulled harder, but he would still not let him go.

"Please, let go!" Kurama yelled in fright.

Right as Kurama said that, the man let go. Kurama pulled his hand back quickly, and cradled it with his other.

"I'm sorry…I didn't know I was hurting you…angel," The man whispered softly, apparently he was weaken from something.

"Angel…? What are you talking about?" Kurama asked in confusion.

The man smiled. "Well…something such as you could certainly not be demonic…you're not a hellish creature at all,"

Kurama blushed at the remark; he hated it when people made him out to be so innocent. But he decided to just let it go.

"Well, anyways, you're hurt. Let me help you," Kurama knelt down in front of the man. "Can you put your arms around my neck?" Kurama asked. He wanted to try to pull him somewhere to lay him down first.

But the man would not comply, he stayed there. Kurama decided he was too weak to do that yet. So he walked around him and put his arm over his shoulder and lifted him up, and slowly dragged him to his room. It was quite tedious and hard, mainly because the man was much taller than himself, but only by a foot or so. But finally he made it into his room and staggered over to his bed, and tried, key word tried, to put the man gently on his bed, but ended up throwing him/dropping him.

The man groaned and cringed. Kurama gasped in shock of what he did and quickly said something.

"Are you okay? Agh, I didn't mean to drop you," Kurama panicked.

The man chuckled and gave a shot wave of his hand. "I'm fine,"

Kurama nodded and then got down onto his knees slowly and rested his hands on the bed. He looked the man's body over. Then he saw the problem. Practically half a branch was lodged into the man's right leg.

Kurama reached down; as the man watched him with very curious eyes, watching Kurama's every move.

Kurama touched the branch gently, it was hard and jagged, but Kurama could also feel it was sucking the energy out of the man. He had to get it out soon.

Kurama winced. He looked up to the man nervously. But he froze when he met the gaze of the man. Something inside him jumped, perhaps his heart, as he looked straight into his cold blue eyes. He saw pure lust.

Kurama gasped softly and quickly looked back down and gave a short mumble.

"I have to pull this out, I can't really give you anything to numb it, so please bare with me,"

The man nodded as Kurama wrapped his hand around the hard piece of wood. And in one swift movement he ripped it out. But surprisingly, he didn't hear a word or even an utter from the man.

Kurama looked up and saw the man was grinning at him passionately.

"My name's Karasu, what may I ask is yours, my angel," he smiled.

Done yet another chapter! Thank you for the reviews and sorry for the late update, but the reviews made me fast P haha. And if anyone has any suggestions or comments on the story please review them to me! 3