Chapter 22 – A Walk to Remember

Sarome and Kurama walked down a beaten forest, their hands intertwined with each other's. Sarome's brown hair flew out behind her. Kurama's red hair flew in the wind. "So, what is it?" she asked, turning to face him.

"Tarja found a way to get us home," he said simply. Sarome looked at him with a confused look, but her eyes showed that she was hurt beyond belief. "The Blood Portal, she told me."

"The Blood Portal?" Sarome gasped, stopping. Her hand jerked out of Kurama's hand, and her fiery red eyes were wide with fear. "Did she tell you of the consequences?" Kurama shook his head. "You can land in 100 pieces. You can land in a woman's house. You can land dead! You never know what will happen!" Kurama thought about that. "Do you want to leave?"

"Yes and No, Sarome," Kurama said. Sarome's hand clenched angrily. "I miss my mother, just like you miss your own. I do not want to leave you," he whispered. Her tails began to lash back and forth angrily. Kurama sighed and Sarome hissed, her tails continued to lash back and forth. "Listen to me…"

"No, you listen to me!" she snapped, baring her fangs. "I tried so hard not to think of this." She stormed forward, turning on him, and Kurama tried hard to keep his composure. Sarome could see his face begin to turn red, and then she turned her back on him, and ran as fast as she could.

"Sarome?!" Kurama cried. He knew she heard him, but she didn't answer, but continued to run, all three tails flying out behind her.

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Kurama followed his ears to the sound of water falling on polished stone. He was going down to Dia Legara, hopefully he could talk to Cornello about this. Sarome beat him there. Kurama spotted her, combing out her hair with a brush that must have come from Rose, with Cornello in front of her. His eyes were filled with pity. With a sigh, he stepped out in the clearing, motioning for Cornello to stay quiet, which, surprisingly, he did.

He snuck up from behind Sarome and snatched the comb from her hand, and sat behind her, his legs spread out to cup her against his chest. "What?" she snapped coldly. Kurama didn't answer right away, but combed out the tangles in her long brown hair. "What are you doing?" she snapped, twirling around.

"Want you in my life…" he whispered. Her ear flickered. "I heard you sing that not too long ago, well, humming the tune, and then, you broke into song. "You make me rise when I fall…"

"'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling, and every time we kiss, I reach for the sky…" she sang back. Her eyes were closed, and tears dripped down the corners. "Can't you feel my heart beat slow, I can't let you go…"

"Want you in my life…" they both sang together. More tears began to fall. " a beautiful song. Where did you hear it?"

"Back home," she answered within gasps. "I can't let you go, Kurama. You should know that." He nodded, and continued to comb out her hair. "Why though? Why couldn't they wait to hold the council until I got back?"

"Tarja didn't tell me that much," he said with a smile, and placed the comb next to him, and pulled Sarome to lean against his chest. "I do not want to leave, yet, I do at the same time. I think you understand…" a nod, "Just like you have a duty to your family, I have one to my own. I also have school you know."

"You sound like my mother," she whispered, fingering the water's surface with her clawed toe. "When I was back home, after school and after my studies, she would go on and on, on how I shouldn't cry to her when you and the others leave. It hurt so much when she said it over and over, because I kept telling myself that you would wait to leave, which you did," she said before Kurama could say anything. He rested his head on top of hers, "I keep saying that you came here for a reason."

"Shelbra and Tarja think it is that prophecy."

"So do I."

"Well, what do we need to do?" he asked. She smiled, and dipped into the water. Her feet must have been touching the bottom, because the water only went to about her waist. She motioned for him to follow, and he did, pulling off his coat as he went under. There, he saw some beautiful sights, as he watched as Starr, Cornello, Rose, and Densuke performed some spells…and how he felt them…