The Legend of Shiranui
(Kurama Love Story)
Chapter. 10
Safe
As I sat in the rain, holding the little, black, and white puppy in my arms, my tears finally came to a stop. The puppy whimpered at me, gently licking my cheek, as if to cheer me up. "Thanks, Pup." I replied, gently petting his head. Before too long, my body began to feel exhausted, and I felt my eyelids become heavy, as my eyes began to close, my body leaning against the cold, grey wall behind me. "Can I trust you to keep a look-out, pup?" I asked, as I finally allowed my exhaustion to overtake me, falling into a deep sleep, the pup jumping into my lap, before curling up, my hands coming to rest on his back.
~`*Meanwhile*`~
~`*Keiko's .P.O.V.*`~
We followed after the girl with the dark-blonde hair, and blue eyes, as she left the hospital, and into town, only to lose her shortly after, the puppy too. The sky began to darken, and the rain began to pour. "Keiko, the weather's too bad for us to find her now, we'll never find her in this. Besides, she has that little puppy with her, she'll be fine, as long as he's with her." I heard my best friend, Shizuru, call out, through the rain. "Shizuru, we can't just leave her. She's sick, and she's alone." I answered, as I continued to search for the girl. "Keiko, I promise you, we'll keep looking for her as soon as the rain lets up. Let's just go find a place to eat, and dry off for a-bit." Shizuru called again. I turned to look at her, my boyfriend, Yusuke, and his friends, Kuwabara, and Kurama, and my friend, Botan, and Genkai….Their faces all held nothing but worry in them. I sighed deeply, my heart saddened that I had to temporarily call-off my search for the girl. "Ok, let's go. But, we're going to keep looking for that girl immediately after the rain stops….I don't want to just leave her, out here, on her own like this." I replied, a hint of sadness in my voice, as I turned away from them all, my back facing them. "Keiko, we'll find her, but, for now, let's just get out of the rain, and rest for awhile." Came Genkai's voice, as we all headed to a nearby restaurant. As everyone sat down, I couldn't help but just gaze out the window. 'Please, just be ok.' I thought, as I saw a huge clap of lightning, causing me to jump a-bit.
~`*Yusuke's .P.O.V.*`~
I couldn't help but feel worried about my girl, Keiko. I had never known her to be so sad before, and I had never seen her like this before, it worried me, and everyone who knew her. "Ok, Botan, start talkin'. What's wrong with Keiko? I've never seen her like this before." I asked, half-demanding an answer. "Why me?" Botan asked, lookin' kinda confused. "Listen, Yusuke. I'm just Keiko's friend, and to tell you the truth, I'm just as confused, and worried about her as you, and everyone else are about her. But, I don't know what's wrong with her, so, in this case, I'm useless. Meow!" Botan answered, a cat-faced smile comin' across her face. 'Damn you, Botan.' I thought. "If you still haven't figured it out out by now, then, you're a damn idiot. Keiko's worried about that girl, and to tell ya the truth, I am too. Just help her find the girl she's looking for, and she'll be fine." Shizuru replied, driking down a shot of liquor. "Hai, I guess." I answered, as I turned to look at Keiko, as she looked out the window. 'You really are worried about that girl, aren't'cha, Keiko….?'
~`*Meanwhile*`~
As the girl slept in an alleyway, her back pressed against the cold, hard, grey wall, as her body leaned against it. She slept deeply, as the puppy in her lap appeared to be watching over her, as she slept, his soft, chocolate-brown eyes watchful, and his small, velvet-soft ears alert. Suddenly, the puppy stood, and immediately began barking, and growling, his ears flat, against his head, and his tail raised. Then, almost as if out of nowhere, a group of teenagers appeared, and they looked as though they had been searching for someone.
~`*Keiko's .P.O.V.*`~
It wasn't long before the rain began to slow, and once again, we were off, searching for the girl with the dark-blonde hair, and blue eyes. Suddenly, I could hear the sound barking coming from an alleyway. I quickly ran towards the sound, and finally came upon a small, and slightly narrow alleyway. There, sitting ontop of a wooden box, her back, and head leaning against a hard, cold, grey wall, was the girl I had spent so much time searching for. Her long, dark-blonde hair was soaked, along with the rest of her clothed figure, and her blue eyes were shut, as she appeared to have slipped back into unconsciousness. The little, black, and white puppy jumped into the girl's lap, and curled out, growling slightly, as if warning me to stay away, as I approached the girl. "Easy, pup, I don't want to hurt your friend, I just want to help her." I half-whispered, attempting to calm the puppy. As I reached for the girl, the pup suddenly bit my hand, his little teeth sinking into my flesh, as he growled at me, I flinched. "Keiko, you found her? What the hell, the pup bit you?" Came Shizuru's voice, as she approached me. "Shizuru, stay away. I have to calm the pup down." I half-yelled, looking over my shoulder, the boys, Genkai, and Botan coming up behind Shizuru. "Just let me take care of this." I replied, turning to the pup. "It's ok, there's nothing to fear. I'm not going to hurt you, or your friend. I just want to help." I half-whispered, as the pup dropped his growling expression, and released my hand, licking the wound he had made, as if to apologize. "There you go, that's better." I replied, as the pup hopped down from the girl's lap. "It's ok. We can take care of her now." I stated, turning to my boyfriend, Yusuke, and the others. His friend, Kurama, approached, and gently picked the girl up bridal style, and began to carry her. I gently picked up the pup, and placed him on the girl's stomach, as Kurama carried her, the puppy curling up, and falling asleep. 'I'm so glad the two of you are safe.' I thought, as we walked to Kurama's old house, where we had been staying….