Author's Notes: Thank you for all my reviews! It is great to see people have enjoyed reading my story! I thought that I may not be updating as much but I was wrong. I am sorry for the long wait for the new chapter and I hope you will enjoy it. Thank you Rei Minamino for the help with the last two chapters with your ideas and I thought about you and that's why I'm doing this chapter because you said you've been waiting.

I love reviews and all who reviewed so once again I give you all presents. A plushie with it's head bit off by my dog and a burned piece of chicken.

Rei and Kurama: Hey! Why would you give them that… you're going to make them not want to read the story about us anymore…

Me: Oh, don't worry… they come here to read my author's notes anyways… no one actually reads the story

Rei::sweat drop:

Kurama: Don't you mean no one actually reads the author's notes…. They just skip to the story

Rei:;nods heads:

Me: sweat drop: Umm.. Yeah, that's what I meant… lets get on to the story…

Disclaimer: I own none of the shows that are featured in this story; they are owned by their proper owners. I do own the plot though.

Chapter 7: Fiery Rose

Story:

Kurama's room

7:00pm - 9:00pm

It had been three weeks to the day; it was Sunday and no one had found any clues to whom the Princess of Fire was. Kurama's mind was purely on that night that Kuwabara was killed… something seemed strange about that night. He didn't remember being taken or driving home, so why was he home when he woke up but Yusuke and everybody was knocked out on the floor of the fair that they had went to. Was the princess of fires that terrible that she would hurt his friends like that?

The window was open so that just in case anybody found any clues; they could go right through his window or speak to him through by using the tree as a way to see if he's in there and talk to him. Kurama's heart had been troubling him, why hadn't he not stopped Kuwabara from getting in the way… how come he didn't sense all that power and that heat before? He sensed it but it didn't seem that strong before Kuwabara was hit by the colossal of power… the powers were of Celestian kind… much different from his because they came from the heavens.

'How could someone with heavenly powers be so merciless like I was when I was a pure tenma?' Kurama thought to himself as the memory replayed over and over like a marathon of an episode that you but you can't turn the TV. He felt so powerless; he had never imagined that any of his friends would be killed though he knew it would happen through all the battles that they went through, but still… this wasn't supposed to happen! He promised himself and Kuwabara that he would have his revenge… the princess of Mars would be killed.

Kurama was exhausted from searching for clues and was completely emotionally drained; he took off his polo shirt he had been wearing and hung it up neatly in the closet but didn't grab his pajama short because of his laziness of not wanting to put it on, putting into his mind… it'll be too much work. Every muscle in his body ached from the strenuous work that they had been doing and all he wanted to was sleep. He lied in his bed and didn't bother putting on his covers because, once again, he was too tired though it was starting to get breezy and all he was wearing all boxers while laying in bead stretching his arm from the tiredness it had felt.

The coldness caused a calming feeling to flow throughout his body as the breeze from the window caressed his body and he felt the power of the need of sleep to take over as he drifted off to sleep.

XOXOXO BREAK XOXOXO

Place Unknown to Kurama

(Crystal Tokyo)

Time unknown

Kurama woke up and found himself in some lush green grass with many rose bushes near where he was at. He hadn't opened his eyes but his senses were going crazy as he could smell beautiful flowers at every which direction. He wanted to lay there as he smelled a flower that had the relaxing smell of lavender which has a relaxing feel to the muscles and tiresome feel to the mind. His eyes closed he imagined being in a place far from his home of worries and he opened his eyes to find that he was very far from the home of which he knew… in either worlds.

He, himself, was now in his school outfit.

The green grassed went for miles at a time, never leaving it's fresh green color and somehow even the grass gave off a scent that said:' Love, joy, and peace… maybe even something he never imagined 'serenity.' His body still sore, he got up sitting down Indian style looking at the scenery ahead of him seeing the birds so clam and not worry in the world passing through the air seeming to sniff every beautiful flower on the way. Three ladybugs went pass him in a speedily motion heading off to a red rose in a distance and he saw a fox cub following with it's mouth wide opened and decided to follow the four small creatures.

He walked over silently just in case, someone dangerous lies there, he would not be caught. He was caught completely off guard by what he was to see. He saw a castle made of crystal or jewels and walking out the door was a woman with long black hair with purple shines, violet shining eyes that glowed with desire, majestic ness, beauty, and power that could make a man fall to his knees and beg for the love of that girl. She walked out with something very un-queen-like but then who really does. She had a golden crown on top of her head with a red jewel in the middle of it and she walked like she was walking the catwalk but still held her walk royalty with her head up, yet it was still similar to that of a priestess and a warrior. She walked with stealth and was always seemed aware of her surroundings, but walked like a woman to hide the fact that she was looking to see if there anyone out there to attack. She was wearing blue jeans that fit her shape and a shirt that would make any man fall over staring that stopped above her belly button and hugged her curves.

Kurama blushed slight at the woman's beauty never expecting to see a woman like her but then stopped upon feeling the aura that was radiating from her body: it was the same as the princess that had killed Kuwabara yet it was much more powerful.

The woman walked his way with a protective look on her face as she used tact as she walked slowly to him waiting to see what he'll do. She decided to not attack as she walked to him decided to speak in her beautiful and mature voice that reflected that he was right, she was a priestess:" Hello… sir, how may I help you? You seem lost! Queen Serenity is not making any entreaties with you if you are from that place so I advice you to leave because you have no purpose to be here." She started off kind sounding but her voice towards the end of her comment sounding more like an order than a 'I want to help you' type of voice.

"I don't know why I'm here nor do I know where I am yet. But, excuse me, ma'am, could you please tell me of whom you are." Kurama stated honestly while trying to hide of any hatred that he might feel towards this woman.

"I am Mars, the queen of Mars, sir. But, I do go by the name of 'Fiery Rose' because a boy I once knew called me that… it would be easier and much better for you to call me Mars, also the priestess of this kingdom!" Mars said with a little sadness upon saying the name 'Fiery Rose' and then she looked at him and a blush appeared on her face as she thought about a long time memory ago… 'it couldn't be… no'… but she decided to ask him a question:" And whom are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am because now I know who you are… you murderer! You killed people and gave no mercy… now you will pay!" Kurama's hatred of her became very much aware to her as he yelled out those words and pulled a rose from out of nowhere and made a whip and anger blazed into his eyes as he imagined her burning in hell.

Rei became very worried upon seeing the whip and jumped up into the air and landed two feet behind from where she was at so that she could speak:" I am sure you are confused… who is it that you that I have killed…"

"You know who it was… you rubbed it in my face when you killed Kuwabara!" Kurama face was red with anger ad his heart wanted to do nothing but take that girl down.

Rei became frustrated upon hearing the name of Kuwabara and flustered at the same time yet afraid of whom she was going to fight because they brought up a name that had haunted her since that day though she didn't purposely kill him:" How do you know who Kuwabara is and why are you bringin' up my memories that I was trying to let go?"

"Just let go? Ugh… you demon, you will pay!" Kurama ran in full speed toward the woman who jumped away as he hit the ground with the rose whip cutting a couple of the statues that were in the yard in half.

Rei wanted to attack and kill the boy but found her heart unable to as she just dodged all his attacks; she had to attack or his attacking would destroy the Moon Kingdom. She ran and jumped in the air this time red angelic wings came out from her back as she flew to him dodging the whip then screamed out:" Mars firebird strike!" She threw and ofuda and used her fire ignite, the fire ignite went into the ofuda then made the shape of bird and flew right into him knocking down into the ground and burning his whip into ashes.

She walked over to him to make sure that he was alright and he waited for her while he had a plant ready so when she got close enough, he would release it. "Death.." Kurama was stopped by a woman running from the castle who had blasted him an enormous amount of energy and found a light energy shaped like a tiara heading back to the queen.

"Stop! Now!" Kurama turned around to see a woman glowing a white color in a white dress with the crown of a queen and long blonde pigtails. "In the name of the queen, I order you to stop!" Queen Serenity ran over to Rei and put herself in front of her. "Who are you… no one comes her and thinks they can hurt my friends, especially not her!"

Queen Serenity (aka Neo Queen Serenity or Serena) stood protectively in front of Rei with one hand in the air with a wand in her hand that was slowly being pointed down at Kurama and out shot energy and Kurama was gone in the next second causing Rei to wander off wondering:' Who was he and why did he remind me of someone of my past and how did he know Kuwabara?'

XOXOXO BREAK XOXOXO

Kurama's House

11:00pm - 2 :00 am

Kurama woke up in cold sweat or at least he thought he did, he was very unsure because it seemed the pain that was in his body had increased upon waking up. He walked into the bathroom and saw that he hadn't just waken from a dream because the very mark that the queen had burned on him was on his chest in the shape of a bird's head, he was lucky to not have had the attack in the full blast of it.

He touched the mark which burned and it had hurt even more because of the touch as he thought about what the queen of mars had said… she said her nick name was fiery rose. 'Hmm… that name seems familiar… why does it seem so familiar?' Kurama pondered to himself as he walked out the bathroom and lied on the bed trying to fall asleep but found himself thinking only about what she said. "She called herself Fiery Rose… why is it familiar?' He spoke aloud hoping that the quietness of the night would answer his questions. He looked at the clock and it read:1:55.

At that moment, he remembered Rei's poem but that could've been a coincidence because Rei never said someone called her that and the queen could've been trying to trick into thinking it was Rei. It couldn't have been Rei… why would she do that, they were best friends when they were young teens before she moved with grandfather.

He fell asleep and allowed memories to float back into his mind.

A/N: I'm sorry for the chapter being so short but I hope you like it. The next couple of chapter before I get on with what's going on presently… I will base it on Kurama and Rei before she left to live with her grandfather. They should be interesting… I hope you guys well, er, ladies and gentlemen all love reading the rest of my fic and I hope to update by Saturday or next week.

Believe me, you will enjoy the rest. I need to finish my homework so until then.

Until Then

Smile

J

Neominitails

Sorry about the shortness of this chapter and it's probably not that good. :sighs: