The Childhood Friend of Kurama Part 19: A Confrontation and a New Case
I opened the bedroom door and noticed Kurama sitting on the bed. Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't too pleased that I went to Demon World alone. I sighed and shut the door, locking it behind me.
"I take it you want to talk?"
"What do you think, Ayame?"
I narrowed my eyes and sat beside him.
"I understand that you're mad at me for going off alone, but it was something I felt I had to do."
"Regardless of that, you're in a vulnerable state right now. Suppose your demon blood surfaced during your journey and the pain was too much for you? You might not have lived to come back here."
"You make it seem like I'm some helpless person that can't take care of herself, Kurama."
"Oh, yes. You certainly did a great job when you and Keikoku were abducted."
My eyes widened as memories of that horrible day came back. Tears fell down my face as I recalled how scared I was. Seeing how I was reacting, Kurama's own eyes widened.
"Ayame, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
"Yes, you shouldn't have. You have no idea how hard I tried to defend myself and Keikoku when that wolf demon was hunting us. You have no idea how scared I was and how terrified Keikoku was when she saw him! All I could think about that whole time was what would happen to her or worse, if I never see you or the others again! Every trip to Demon World involves a risk or two! I always supported you when you guys would go without me, so why can't you give me the same support?!"
For a while, neither of us said anything. All we did was stare at each other. Kurama soon sighed heavily and headed for the door.
"I can see my words have upset you. I shall allow you to have some peace."
Once he was out of the room, Keikoku hurried in before the door shut.
"Mama, are you sad?"
"Just a little. Kurama and I had an argument, that's all."
"What's that?"
"An argument is a talk people have where it can involve yelling or saying bad things to each other."
She soon joined me on the bed and sat on my lap.
"Are you gonna be mad at each other forever?"
"I don't think so, love. Kurama and I just want some time away from each other right now. We'll probably talk later."
"Okay."
Kurama's POV:
After leaving the room I shared with Ayame, I went downstairs to see the rest of Team Urameshi gathered in the living room. Yusuke smirked and clenched a fist.
"Where's Ayame? Koenma's got a new case for us."
"I...I doubt she'll be joining us. If I go up there now and try to talk to her, she might not handle it too well."
Kuwabara whistled and shook his head.
"I'm guessing you talked to her about her trip to Demon World, huh?"
"Yes. I reacted in a way I shouldn't have, so things between us are rough at the moment."
Hiei narrowed his eyes as he looked at the stairs, seeing Keikoku at the top.
"We have company."
Keikoku walked down the stairs and stopped when she reached me.
"What is it, Keikoku?"
"Mama's gone. She left through the window."
"Was she still sad?"
"Uh-huh. She said that she wanted to have time by herself and left for Human World."
My communication mirror went off and I opened it to see Koenma's face.
"Yes, Koenma?"
"Since the case involves a minor altercation near Enki's stronghold, not everyone needs to go. One of you can stay to look after Keikoku."
I was about to volunteer when Hiei picked up Keikoku.
"Hn, I'll stay and look after the kid."
"Thank you for volunteering, Hiei. Okay then. The rest of you move out immediately."
After Koenma's face disappeared, I looked at Hiei.
"Why did you offer to stay, Hiei?"
"She left because she didn't want to deal with you at the moment, Fox. It makes sense someone other than you stays here."
"I see. Good call, Hiei."
As I left wth Kuwabara and Yusuke, I thought of where Ayame could've gone to in Human World. Yusuke saw I was distracted and smiled.
"Relax, Kurama. Ayame's a big girl now. She can look after herself."
"I hope you're right about that, Yusuke."
That's a wrap for part 19. Part 20 begins in Hiei's POV as he and Keikoku find Ayame. Also in part 20, Kurama finds a way to make up for Ayame getting upset. Stay tuned to see what happens