Kanade was right, Kurama was trying to look in her window from his, checking to see if she was alright. It had been five hours since he left her house and she hadn't returned to her room yet, and he was beginning to worry. He looked at his alarm clock on his night stand.
9:45.
He sighed in aggravation. What could she be doing? Then the door to her room slid open. Kurama leaned further out his window to see her better. He could smell more blood and saw gashes on her arms and across her stomach. He watched her walk to the mirror on the right side of her room and study her reflection. She gave her tattered reflection a scowl and began to bandage her wounds. Kurama's window wasn't too far from hers, only about a yard apart. "Kanade." He whispered. She jumped a bit and turned quickly around to see his green orbs staring at her. She glared at him with a smirk. "Your such a peeping Tom you know that? What if I had just got out of the shower or something? Or had a desire to walk around my room nude?" She demanded, coming to the window. He chuckled in amusement. "Then you surely wouldn't have your window open and the drapes pulled aside." He said matter-of-factly. Kanade stuck her nose up in the air. "Yeah whatever." She said. "I see the formality that was in your voice before is gone now." He remarked. "I usually save that for school. It wards off people and I can read my books." She said. "You read American books." He said. She nodded. "O yes I love them! I am quite a fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I've been trying to save my money up for years to buy the Hobbit." She said dreamily. "Years? How expensive is this book?" Kurama asked, surprised. "O it's only fifteen dollars. I just don't have the money and when I do it's to bribe my mother to keep Tanacha alive. So I haven't exactly had any money to buy it therefore it takes years." Kanade explained. "What are these books about that have you so interested?" Kurama asked. "O it's everything! Romance, adventure, magic, science, you name it!" She said cheerily. "Hm, so I take it you are quite fond of this trilogy." Kurama said, amused by her excitement. She nodded furiously. "O yes! It's my favorite trilogy in the whole world!" She exclaimed. "Kanade! Stop talking to yourself and go to sleep!" Her mother's voice yelled. "Yes mother!" Kanade called behind her. She turned back to Kurama. She blushed. "Uh sorry got to go see you tomorrow Shuichi!" She called, quickly closing the window and drawing the drapes. Kurama chuckled and closed his own window. "It's only been one day, but I think I am quite fond of Ms. Kanade." He said to himself.