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Chapter 7

Kaytari was sitting on the bed brushing the knots out of her wet hair. In a few minutes she would go and tell Kurama and Daichi that she would start breakfast, but she wanted to think about the situation from last night.

Kurama had told her Koenma wanted him to keep tabs on her. But, she wasn't sure if he was telling her the whole truth. Daichi wouldn't blow up over something as small as that, there had to be more to what Kurama told her. "Why the hell would Koenma want to keep tabs on me?" she thought. She put her brush down on the dresser. "He probably thinks I'm gonna turn out like my father." Kaytari opened her window and sat back down on the bed. "I need to find out the real reason Kurama's stayin here." She said as she laid down

Kurama had finished unpacking his books, when he felt Hiei's energy outside. He opened the window, and sat down at the desk.

"What brings you here?" Kurama asked.

"She knows."

"How much?"

"She knows you haven't told her everything."

Kurama sighed.

"So, what's the plan now?"

"We have to wait it out. She might not bing the issue up again, but if she does I'm sure I can keep her from finding out too much." Kurama glanced at Hiei and saw him nod, but before he could say anything else Hiei was gone.

Knock Knock

"Come in."

Kaytari opened the door enough so she could just poke her head in.

"Good morning Kurama."

"Good morning Kay."

"I wanted to see if you were up yet, and to let you know that I'll be making breakfast in a bit."

"Do you need assistance?"

"No."

"Alright."

Kaytari turned around and closed the door before leaving.

Kurama walked over to his window and spotted Hiei in one of the trees across the street.

"Don't screw things up fox."

Kurama smirked as he closed the window.

Kaytari found Daichi still asleep. She woke him up and told him to get in the shower and get dressed because she was starting breakfast soon. After forcing him into the bathroom she went downstairs and got started.

Not even ten minutes had passed when she heard someone coming toward the kitchen. She turned around and saw Kurama coming in the kitchen with his hands in his pockets and a look of pure concentration on his face.

"Can I help you?"

He sat down at the table in the corner. "I came to keep you company."

Kaytari turned so she could fully face him. She saw the way he was looking at her, it was as if he was expecting something. "This is gonna be harder than I expected." she thought.

She flashed him a smile before turning back around. While scrambling eggs she called over her shoulder, "Can I ask you something?"

"You may."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Working with Koenma makes it hard to have time for one."

"I see."

Kurama was concerned about her current line of questioning and where it was leading. So he decided to turn the tables "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Kaytari glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and smirked. "No."

"Why not?"

"It would be hard for me to find someone, you know, being a demon and all."

"I see." He heard her giggle a little.

Minutes passed and they both enjoyed the comfortable silence. Kaytari took a breath and set her plan into action.

"Kurama I need to ask you something important, and I want you to tell me the truth."

Kurama had a feeling he knew where she was going. "I'll tell you what I can."

She nodded. "Do you trust Koenma?"

Kurama was a bit surprised by that question. He was expecting her to ask him about why he was sent to watch over her, not about who he trusts. Then it hit him, she may be trying to take an indirect approach to get him to inadvertently tell her not to trust Koenma's judgment. He inwardly applauded her plan.

"To an extent."

"Does Youko?"

He frowned. "What exactly are you getting at?"

Kaytari didn't even look back at him. "Answer the question please."

"He trusts no one."

"Do you trust the other spirit detectives?"

Kurama got up and walked over to Kaytari. "What is it that you really want to ask me?"

"You already know."

"No, I don't."

Kaytari huffed. "What did Koenma tell you to do?"

"Kay, I've already to-"

"Cut the shit Kurama, I'm not stupid. Daichi wouldn't get mad just because you're Koenma's informant. I know there's more to it than what you told me. I'm giving you a chance to be honest with me." She shut off the stove and faced him. "I know you may be following orders, but I need you to tell me weather or not I should view you as a threat."

Kurama had to admit he was surprised at how cold she sounded. He heard Daichi coming so he knew he needed to end the conversation quickly. "I'm afraid we'll have to continue this conversation later."

Kaytari glared at him, but she understood.

Kurama was about to sit back down when he felt her grab his hand, he turned around to face her.

Kaytari smiled at him sweetly, then burned him a little. Kurama snatched his hand back and glared at her. Daichi walked in and saw him glaring at her.

"What happened?"

"He burned his hand on the stove."

"Oh." Daichi sat down.

Kaytari reached for his hand. "Here, let me take a look at that."

Kurama moved back. "No need, I can treat it myself. I'll be upstairs if you need me."

"So you won't be joining us for breakfast?"

"No, it seems I'm not really hungry." Kurama said as he walked out of the kitchen.

"Would you like me to save you something?" Kaytari called out to him.

"No thank you."

"What's his problem?" Daichi asked getting the plates.

She could barely contain her smirk. "I have no clue."

Kaytari thought it was kind of odd that she hadn't seen Kurama since the incident that morning. Daichi had came to her around noon and told her, Kurama said, Koenma would arrange for her to start training under someone named Genkai two months from now. She didn't even see him at dinner. She sent Daichi to get him, but he came back saying he wasn't in his room. As much as she wanted to be mad at him for avoiding her and not telling her the truth, she couldn't. She was more concerned about why he was avoiding her.

She went to close her window and turn off the lights. "Maybe I'm doin this the wrong way. If I want him to tell me anything, pissing him off isn't gonna get me anywhere." she thought. As she climbed in bed, the thought of apologizing popped in her head. It would have been a good idea if it wasn't almost midnight.

"I'll just do it in the morning" she thought turning over and attempting to fall asleep.

Click

Kaytari was wide awake, although just looking at her you wouldn't be able to tell. Her eyes were still closed, her breathing didn't change, but she was very aware that someone was in her room. Three minutes had passed and she didn't hear anything. She almost thought she was being paranoid, until she heard someone or something moving.

"I know you're awake."

Kaytari's eyes flew open. "Shit! What the hell is he doin in here?" She sat up and looked toward where she heard the voice. The only thing she could make out in the dark was a pair of gold eyes. "What do you want?"

Youko smirked. "If I tell you, will you give it to me?"

Kaytari glared at him. "Why is Kurama keeping such a close watch on me?"

"Koenma ordered him not to tell you that."

"So, you can't tell me either?"

Youko shook his head.

"Oh. I didn't think you were Koenma's bitch too." she barely had time to blink when she suddenly found herself roughly pinned to the floor.

"I am no one's bitch." He growled in her ear.

Kaytari's heart felt as though it would leap right out of her chest at the moment. Youko lifted his head so that their faces were mere inches apart, and glared at her. In that instant, Kaytari's breath caught in her throat. She had never experienced fear on this level.

"I'm sorry" she whispered.

Youko knew she wasn't really sorry, it was her fear talking. "You should think before speaking. Your mouth will get you killed one day." He got up and held out a hand to her.

She reached up to grab his hand, and he pulled her up. Taking a couple of steps back, she calmed herself. "You never told me what you wanted."

"I thought it was obvious."

Kaytari sat on her bed, never taking her eyes off of him. Her fear had subsided somewhat, but she didn't know what to expect. Although he said what he wanted was obvious, she was tired and not in the mood for decoding his cryptic statements. "I'm tired, can you just tell me?"

Youko walked over to her and pushed her so that she was laying on her back.

"What are yo-"

The rest of the words refused to come out when Youko climbed on top of her. Her hands immediately came up and pushed on his chest, in an effort to get him off of her. As strong as she was, he was stronger. He grabbed both of her wrists in one hand an smirked at her as he sat higher up on her thighs so she couldn't use her legs to attack him.

"What the hell are you doing?" she hissed

Youko leaned down. "Relax, I promise I won't hurt you."

Kaytari forced herself not to panic when he began to kiss and lick at her neck. "Please . .don't."

Youko leaned back to look her in the eyes. He tucked a lock of her raven hair behind her ear and smirked at how her blush deepened. "If you tell me to stop," he tilted his head so their lips were barely touching, "I'll stop."

He didn't give her a chance to respond before he pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. He let her wrists go and was expecting to feel her pushing against him, but was very surprised when she wrapped her arms around his neck. So he decided to take things a step farther.

Kaytari was amazed at how gentle Youko was being. Never would she had thought that such a feared demon, could be such a gentleman. All thoughts of him being a gentleman went out the window when she felt his hand on her breast. Her eyes widened as she gasped. Youko didn't give her too much time to think about what just happened when his tongue entered her mouth.

Kaytari knew she should stop before things went too far. But when she felt his tongue curling around hers she almost lost it. Placing her hands against his chest, she pushed slightly. He moved back and she got a clear view of his lust filled golden orbs. "We should stop."

Youko moved from his position on her bed and walked over to lean on the door. "What happened in this room stays between us."

She nodded and closed her eyes. When she heard the door shut she sighed. Tomorrow was going to be a very awkward day for her.