Chapter 21 – Erin

Two months since the talk with Shelbra, Kurama thought. Five months Sarome left for her world. Kurama sighed, and walked out of the hut he was staying in. It was early morning, and the dew clung to the plants outside. Jin and Shelbra were already up and training in front, both using their powers over the wind to train. By the looks, Jin was finally able to push Shelbra back a bit. Touya and Katoma were also facing off.

So you are the redhead Hikaru was talking about, said a voice, and Kurama turned to the ground. A small blue lizard, no bigger than a five foot long snake, was looking directly up at him with pure silver eyes.

"What?"

Are you not Kurama? He nodded Well, Hikaru was telling me that you are the one mentioned within the prophecy, Fox. She was very certain that it was now walking among us.

"Ok," Kurama said, before walking out. Rain was in his face before he knew it, his silver eyes blazing.

You better make sure that your short friend Hiei doesn't hurt Katoma, or you'll be the one saying goodbye! He snarled. Kurama sighed, and turned his back, his voice trailing behind him.

"I am leaving anyway, even if I do not wish to." He heard Rain gasp, but he made no motion of hearing it. But, a familiar scent blew to his nostrils, joined with an unfamiliar one that was no-doubly human. It was a kind scent that he had learned to love. A cat of Flame and Curse.

Sarome was back.

Now, he was at a full-out run, following his nose to find her, and he did. She was by the Bone Eaters Well, tails and all. Next to her, was a young girl, in a kimono of blues and black. The fold-over skirt, where on Sango it was green, was white. Her hair, was a bluish purple mix, her eyes a pale blue. She looked about 15 or 16 years old. "Sarome?" he called. Her red ear with a black tip turned towards him, and soon, her entire body turned to face him. A smile pulled at her lips as she saw him. The girl turned to face him too, and when she saw him, her eyes grew wide.

"Hey, Kurama," Sarome said. "This is…" she slowed down. Erin was right in front of Kurama, her eyes wide with curiosity and more. Her hands were off to the side, and she was right in his face. Kurama gulped. "Erin…" she finished. Erin smiled, and turned to Sarome.

"Even better than I imagined!" she screamed, her voice high pitched. "I cannot believe it! It is Shuichi!" Her voice became really high pitched, and Sarome had to flatten her ears to her head. Erin saw that. "Sorry," she said, her voice loud, but not high pitched.

"Sarome?" Kurama asked, shaking his head of the headache. "What took you so long?" Sarome looked at him, her face upset.

"Well," she started. "Sorry about that. Sarah was moving, and I had to help. We moved from Florida in America, across the Atlantic, all the way to the Netherlands, where I met Erin, here," she motioned to Erin in front of her, who was back to looking at Kurama wide-eyed. He could have sworn he saw a droplet of saliva come from the corner of her mouth. He shook the disgusting thought. "And the school out there is a killer. I really didn't mean to be so long."

"It is Ok," he said, before remembering what Tarja had told him. "Can I speak with you?" Sarome nodded, and turned to Erin.

"Hey, I think Jin, Shelbra, Katoma, and Touya are in the training fields if you want to go there." Erin's eyes grew wide again, and she smiled, and began bouncing up and down.

Up and down…

Up and down…

Over and Over Again, like there was no stop. Finally, she did stop, and Sarome showed her the way towards the training ground. When she arrived, Erin was a happy camper, jumping up and down again, and yelling loud, making everyone covering their ears. "Why did you bring her, Sarome?" Katoma snarled, her dark navy blue eyes angry. "She is going to kill me!"

"I have to deal with her at school, so you know, Katoma," Sarome snapped back, "she is cool, once she gets over the sugar rush. Give her about twenty minutes. She will calm down, sooner or later."

"It better be sooner, for your sake, Sarome," she snapped, before turning her head to train back with Touya. Jin flew over to them.
"Her name is Erin, she says," Jin said. Sarome nodded. "A hyper one, she is." Sarome smiled. "And a very loud one, she is." Sarome laughed, nodding.

"That is Erin for you, Jin," she said. "You'll like her. She may not be a fighter, but she is light on her feet," Sarome nodded towards Erin, and Jin flew off to talk with her. "Now," Sarome said, turning to Kurama, "What did you want to talk about?