The next few days were odd and at some points uncomfortable. First I had resumed talking to Keiko after shunning her for weeks on end. I told her what happened and how I was now a demon .
" so how do you control your powers anyway?" Keiko asked as she sipped on her Starbucks tea. We sat on the outside patio of the Starbucks near my university, she wore jeans and a pink frilly top with sneakers , while I slouched in my seat wearing a light blue sundress and Sandals. We had agreed to meet the following week after the event of me turning into a spirit fox and knowing about this hidden world of demons and spirits .
"I'm not entirely sure , the last time I even transformed into demon form was when I was attacked by the colorful freak. And with that , the last time I used my powers was when hiei attacked me so I don't know." I sipped on my strawberry and crème frappachino feeling the breeze swoop against my skin .
"Well have you talked to kurama about it ?maybe he can help you."
I groaned switching my legs to cross over the other " that's the weird thing too , iv been trying to contact him since that night he helped me transform back to a human. But he doesn't respond to any of my text messages , and on top of that I haven't seen him in class lately so there's no luck . "
"Well maybe he is still shocked , I mean , in the amount of years I've known him he's never said anything about his race . Or even about his real family, he's probably just thinking things over …or in his terminology analyzing them ."
I groaned again and slurped on my drink " well If that's the case he needs to analyze a little quicker . I need to know more about my powers and how to control them in case I get attacked again." I shifted my eyes left to right before I leaned forward .
" I mean , the last creature who attacked me seemed to be working on orders or something from someone else . He said "they said you would be like this" and so on. I can't just wait until I get attacked again to learn more about my powers" I took a deep breath and leaned my head back on my chair , closing my eyes I felt the sun warm my face . "I'm not used to being a damsel in distress Keiko. I should be fighting the bad guys not running from them, with my tail between my legs…literally" we both giggled at that.
"Your right " I heard keiko say and take a slurp of her tea . I let the sun warm my face for awhile . Warming me , relaxing me . I grew comfortable with the breeze and let out a sigh my lips parted slightly.
Will this peace ever change ?
Suddenly A shadow covered my sun light and I pinched my eyebrows together .
Who the hell is blocking my sun. I snapped my eyes opened and met green.
"Kurama.." I breathed looking up at him from my position . He smiled at me and nodded
" I see your working on your tan" his voice was smooth and soft . I blinked at his remark and smirked
"I don't need to , I was born with a tan " he smiled down at me his eyes traveling around my face and lingering toward …my chest?
I looked in the same direction and noticed my cleavage was extremely visible . " oh my gosh " I gasped and leaned forward a blush spreading down my neck , kekio giggled as I shot her a glare.
" funny seeing you here kurama , we were just talking about you ." Keiko stated through a smile " Mia needs help with a few things ."
Kurama walked from behind me and sat between both of us at the rounded table.
I sipped my drink as he and keiko began their discussion. I looked between the two of them
How can they talk so comfortably about this . What is going on with their personalities . Freaken nuts . Oh crap she nodded toward me and he smiled my way . Gosh that smile , its so cute and handsome at the same time. I wonder if he likes what I'm wearing today or my hair…oh god my hair is a mess I should have washed it yesterday now it smells like dog shit
"Okay Amelia?" Keiko stared at me
"Huh oh uh. Im sorry I didn't catch that last part." I stared staring at both of them .
" oh kurama is offering to walk you to class and explain a little about your new reality."
"Oh ..um , yeah , sure that will be fine" I turned from them quickly and sipped my drink once more before standing, slipping my bag onto my shoulder .
"It was nice to see you Keiko tell yuskue hello for me."kurama stated warmly . Standing he moved near me , I immediately felt his presence , the body heat coming off of him tingled my skin. I shuffled my feet and looked down at my toes.
"Will do" Keiko said she sat and pulled out her laptop typing away on some upcoming assignment.
Kurama and I walked away from the table and neared the Starbucks entry. I sipped strongly from my straw trying to get the last few taste of strawberry.
"Is that your favorite drink from here ? " he asked stopping by the business front door .
"Um yeah it is. It's very tasteful , sweet with cream " I said trying to scrap the remnants of the drink with my straw.
"Hmmm" he looked at the store front before we resumed walking.
"So tell me about how your experience has been since we last met" he stared smiling at a student who waved his way .
"It's been okay, nothing new or extraordinary. Well apart from I haven't been able to access my powers recently" I said slipping sunglasses on my face .
" hmmm that is strange , perhaps you need a stimulus " he thought out loud.
"Oh yeah like what ?" I rolled my eyes
He eyed me for a moment before we walked toward my class. I sighed and threw my empty bottle away.
before I even realized what happened I was pushed into a dim lit empty hall way . I gasped as kurama corned me against a wall .
"What the hell are you doing " I stated irritated . I glared at him as I tried to push him away from me . He shoved me back against the wall , holding my hands to my side . "Stop it !" I struggled in his grasp . I heard a chuckle and gasped . "Yoko?!"
He smirked his sharp teeth poking out from his smooth lips. His steel yellow eyes staring at me with mischief . "Tell me , ms. fox. What turns you on?" He chucked as I turned scarlet .
"Excuse me?!" I struggled in his grasp his muscles flexing . Leaning down toward me his smirk widening . " does pain turn you on ? Or is it pleasure" " he whispered against my cheek. I blushed hard my heart picking up pace
"I'm not answering that question , now let me go! " I struggled again before he slammed me against the wall once more, pulling my hands above my head . My head was being rattled and I looked to my side for help. I saw a student from the university approach the hall.
"Hel—" I wasn't able to get the rest out as he roughly grabbed my cheeks closing my mouth and forcing me to look at him.
" from my past experience with you . It seems like pain awakens your powers .. perhaps a little pain is what you need." He smirked and chuckled . " pain is what works for you , doesn't Amelia? " he said this as our noses barely touched his eyes staring at me Cooley and calmly. I gasped as I felt myself twitch between my legs .
What the hell? I'm getting excited over this insane person .
I looked into his eyes and saw nothing but mischief . He smirked , his teeth a sharp and pearly white.
Behind him I saw movement , slowly a tree branch wriggled out of the wall and inched toward us.
" Yoko what are you doing" I said my voice muffled from his grasp on my face.
" I'm going to have a little fun with you" he stared down at me his eyes looking more devilish red than its steel yellow.
The branch inched closer to me its destination my abdomen. "This is a tree branch , part of the demon tree version of kodama . These tree creatures have a liking toward flesh . Female flesh in particular , it starts by digging into the skin and pulling it away from the muscle ripping it until the victim is left with his muscles tissue exposed . "
"Oh my god" I breathed heavily as I eyed the tree branch it inched toward me almost touching my skin
"What will you do ms. fox?" He said through a smirk . The tree branch now less than an inch from my skin , I panicked .The last thing I saw was his steel yellow eyes before It all happened . vines shot out from my arms and wrapped themselves around the branch and Yokos forearms . He jumped back as both of our creations fought . His branch against my vines, I struggled maintaining control , I focused more on my vines , feeling my victory approaching . The vines becoming stronger at a turning point , crushing his tree branch into millions of tiny pieces. The hall was silent now , I looked up toward Yoko who stood his back pressed against the wall, one legged propped up and his arms crossed . A look of satisfaction on his face.
" welcome back ms. fox" he stated
I blinked and felt the top of my head, feeling two furry ears . I had changed into my demon form .
" so you were just trying to get me to change ?" I asked irritated , still frazzled by what took place. " at school where someone could have seen us !"
"Of course, this is the best place , your senses are more heightened because of the innocent bystanders only a hallway away , the tension you face with concealing yourself , causing you to utilize self control. All of this was my intention" he smiled .
I crossed my arms as we both stared each other down. I was slightly out of breath , however in my demon form I recovered quickly. I felt my tail move behind me and my ears twitch at every sound I heard . Footsteps, backpack slings, people talking , gum chewing . I ignored all of these and focused on the person in front of me. He eyed me long and hard . His eyes lingered on my chest , and hips. He licked his lower lip before saying a word " well training is over for today." He pushed away from the wall and began to stretch his arms.
"Training ..you call almost having my skin ripped off training! You freaken sadomasochistic prick. I could have died !"
He ignored my rant and still stretching and looking away from me.
" I'm talking to you , Yoko !" With my new powers activated I felt more confident . I stomped toward him and grabbed his stretched arm " I said I'm talking to yo-"
He glared down at me , pausing me in my tirade . "Let me give you more training and advice" he stated through seethed teeth . " don't touch me"
A little confused by his statement I released him . He glared at me before closing his eyes and shaking his head. "Shuichi I need to rest , take over"
Slowly silver was replaced by red , steel yellow replaced by forest green and once again shuichi stood in front me . His face looked slightly strained as he gazed at me , shaking his head he took a deep breath. "Amelia please transform back into your human form , we are going to be late for class"
I nodded still slightly confused and changed back , remembering how he explained transformation initially.
I grabbed my bag that had fallen to the floor earlier and fixed my sundress. As we walked he was no longer talking to me , or even looking at me. He held the door open for me in class , I nodded and shuffled past reaching our desk . He sat quiet , unmoving .
Maybe I shouldn't have called him a sadomasochistic freak .
I looked down at my book , doodling with my free hand and twirling a loose curl in the other .the teacher entered and began the lesson . It ended as quickly as it began and I found myself once agin in silence next to him .
" kurama , listen I just wanted to apologize for saying what I said earlier …you know the whole sadomasochistic thing and touching you ."
He looked at me quizzically before giving me a small smile " oh no. please, it wasn't that at all. But I thank you for the apology."
" what is wrong then?" I shuffled closer my hip grazing his leg . His yes widened and he turned fully toward me .
"Amelia , its quite complicated but I want to let you know something very important" his sounded anxious and he leaned toward me
Is he going to confess his love? Oh my gosh I'm not ready for this . We only just met , okay girl breath ..just breath ...
"Hey shuichi ! There you are I was looking all over for you !"
We both turned to see two girls dressed in volleyball outfits smile and wave .
"Oh Bianca and kelly , yes I didn't forget I'll be right there." Kurama said through a smile. He turned back to me before being interrupted again
"No we need you right now ! I feel all the knowledge leaving me this very second . The taller one stated , I soon recognized her as the brown haired bimbo from the first day of class. She leaned forward pressing her self against the desk " I really need you " she whined . I noticed kurama blush slightly at her choice of words , he looked at me before standing .
"Um Ku-Shuichi , I'll see you tomorrow the " I caught myself before saying his real name . He nodded and followed the girls out the room . The brown haired bimbo glaring at me as they walked away.
I walked slowly to my car and sat for maybe ten minutes before I decided to drive off. I drove to work and listened to Elizabeth talk about the many guys she wanted to sleep with , including kurama and odd enough yuskue . I pulled out my phone on my lunch and debated if I should text kurama about our conversation. I really didn't know . At closing I locked up the shop and drove to my small apartment .slipping inside I turned on the light and gasped at what I saw.
Sitting on top of my kitchen table was a flower arrangement , a card and a Starbucks strawberry and crème frappachino. I grabbed the drink and tasted it
"It's fresh?!"
I looked at the flowers next and noticed the beauty of each , the colors sparkled against the lights and the smell was amazing . I sat down on a chair and read the card
Amelia,
Forgive me for my rash behavior earlier today . I was not in any way trying to harm you nor was I trying to scare you . Harming you is the furthest thing from my mind . Please , meet me at Harui park this Saturday and I will explain my actions in more detail .
Enjoy your drink before it gets warm.
-Yoko
"Oh my gosh that was the cutest thing I ever read in my life! " Botan whispered in my ear
I jumped up and screamed , stumbling away from Botan as she hovered behind me " what the hell are you doing in my house!?"
"Oh I'm sorry , kurama asked me to do him a favor . And though I'm not an errand girl he told me it was for you so I helped him out because I see love in the air!"
I stared at her in silence before I continued " so you snuck into my house , left gifts and decided to stay and watch my reactions .
"Bingo! I love romance stories ."
"What the hell is wrong with you people ! You can't just sneak into someone's house and …wait how did you know where I lived …how did you get in?!"
"Simple, kurama told me where you lived and I have many spirit world gadgets that I can use to get into restricted places !" She pulled out from her pocket a key shaped like a skeleton " this is the spirit world skeleton key used by spirit detectives to get into any locked room without having to break it down. "
Why the hell does she sound like she's in a commercial .
"Okay besides the point of everything you just told me . How did kurama know where I live ?"
She thought in silence "well I guess he just investigated and found it out." She noticed my creeped out face and rolled her eyes
" well don't look so freaked out , I'm sure he did it so he knows where you live so he can protect you in case your attacked here."
I pursed my lips before acknowledging her statement . She was right in the sense of me needing help. But I still felt a little violated .
"Well I'm off ! Gotta go speak to koenma about potential spirit detectives ."
" but I thought yuskue was the spirit detective?" I sat on the couch my fat dog jumped next to me and layer on my lap .
"Not anymore , because his demon heritage awakened within him he can't be a spirit detective. Only a human can do so."
I nodded taking a sip of my drink "I see"
"Well I'm off , she opened my balcony window and pulled out her flying ore and zipped into the sky . I closed the doors behind her. Picking up my drink and heavy dog I made it to my room and laid on my bed.
" I'm not sure if I know what's going on in the world anymore"
My dog huffed before licking my cheek and rolling on his back to sleep.
I scratched his head while finishing off my drink . Sighing I tossed the drink in my waist basket . Closing my eyes I imagined him both with green and yellow eyes.