Okay, sorry for the wait. I've decided to make the story longer and happier! Not much else to say except that as for the Tutu fan fiction I'm writing, I'm going to put that off until I finish this story. I've discovered that I can't write two stories at once. Anyway, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Kingdom Hearts. I do, however, own all my original characters and ideas.

Chapter 18- Saturday Morning

The next morning, Kurama woke up to find Rose, still sound asleep in his arms. Luckily for them, it was a Saturday, so there was no school. Kurama gently stood up, laying Rose down on the couch. He walked into her kitchen, looking for a phone. Finding nothing, he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket. He had only one bar, but that was enough to call his mother.

"I should have done this last night. Mother's probably deathly worried." Kurama thought to himself as he dialed.

Ring…

Ring…

Ri- click.

"Hello?" It was Kokoda's voice.

"Kokoda? It's Kurama. Is mother there?" Kurama asked.

"Yeah, she's here, worrying about you. Where were you last night? Oh wait, let me guess—with your girlfriend! What'd you guys do? Huh?!"

Kurama gritted his teeth. "Nothing Kokoda. Now give the phone to mother before I get really mad!"

"Oooh, getting defensive. So you did do something. Ha ha ha!" Kokoda laughed on the other line.

Kurama clenched his fist. "Kokoda!"

"Fine." After a short pause, Kurama heard his mother's voice. "Kurama? Where are you? I was so worried!"

Kurama sighed. "Don't worry, mother. I'm at Rose's house. She… wasn't feeling well."

"That was a bit of a lie, but, it was still true, if you think about it." Kurama thought to himself.

"Oh my. Rose doesn't have the flu again does she?" his mother exclaimed.

"No, she doesn't. Don't worry, mother. She was just exhausted from work. She works at that little café down the street from our house."

"Oh, really? I'll have to stop by and visit her sometime. So, are you going to come home, or spend the day with Rose?"

"Um, if it's alright, I'd really like to spend the day with Rose." Kurama answered.

"That's fine with me, Kurama But, maybe you should run over to the house to get a change of clothes. You're still in your school uniform, aren't you?" Mrs. Shiori said.

Kurama looked down at his wrinkled uniform, and chuckled. "You're right. I'll be over as soon as I can. Bye, mother."

"Bye, dear."

Click. Kurama hung up. He walked back into the family room. Rose was still fast asleep.

"She must be worn out from all that crying." Kurama searched around the house for a piece of paper and a pen to write Rose a note, to tell her where he was going. He opened the top drawer of the small table next to the couch, and a folded piece of white paper fell out. He picked it up, and unfolded it. It was a letter from Rose's mother.

Dear Rose,

How are things in Japan? You start at Meio high next month right? To celebrate, we'll send you some extra money so you can buy a little something for yourself. Knowing you, it'll be manga, right? We miss you so much. The house is very empty and quiet without you.

Your little sister April misses you a lot. She doesn't have anyone to annoy, as she puts it. She really does miss you, and enjoys those drawings you send her in every letter. Your father misses you a lot, too. He just got a new job, and it pays very well, so you needn't worry about your school expenses. We can pay them fully, and still have plenty of money left for us.

We hope you do well in school, and come home with a lot of fun stories to tell. Maybe even a friend or two for us to meet. See you when you graduate. That seems like so long. We can't wait. Love you.

Love,

Mother

Kurama stared at the letter, flabbergasted. "In this letter, it sounds like her parents really care about her. What happened?!"

Kurama flipped the letter over, and saw a date printed in clumsy scrawl: October 20th.

"Rose started going to Meio on November 1st. So this letter is about a month before that. She hasn't gotten any letters since?" Kurama thought to himself. "I really shouldn't be snooping." Kurama put the letter back in the drawer.

He found a pad of paper and a pen in the kitchen, and wrote a short note to Rose.

Rose,

I'm running over to my house to get a change of clothes, and then I'm stopping somewhere to get us breakfast. It's about 10:00now. Be back in about an hour.

Love,

Kurama

Kurama placed the note on the table by the couch. He picked up Rose's school bag, and fished her key out of it. He opened the door, walked out, and quietly locked the door behind him.

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Around 10:30, Rose woke up, and sat up on the couch. She rubbed her swollen red eyes, and yawned. "Where's Kurama? Did he go home?"

Rose noticed the note on the table, and picked it up. "So, about a half an hour before he gets back. How nice of him to get breakfast."

Rose got up, and walked to her bathroom. She took of her wrinkled clothes, and got a quick shower. As she was blow drying her hair, she brushed her teeth. When she was dry, she put on a beaded white tank top and short white shorts since her apartment had gotten hot. "It must be really hot and sunny outside today." Rose thought as she sat back down on the couch to wait for Kurama.

While she waited, she braided her hair into a long, thick braid, and tied it off with a white ribbon. Around 11:15, she heard rustling at the door, and got up to open it, but Kurama beat her to it.

"Oh, good morning, Rose." Kurama smiled. "Here, I borrowed this." He tossed Rose her room key.

"Y-you went through my bag?!" Rose gasped.

Kurama blinked. "Yeah. If there was anything private in it, I didn't see it." Kurama kicked off his tennis shoes. "All I saw was your cell phone, sketchpad, and house key."

It was then that Rose noticed Kurama's clothing change. Instead of his school uniform, he had on a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and white socks. Even dressed plainly like that, Rose couldn't get over how handsome Kurama was.

Rose blinked. "Wait- you didn't look through the sketchbook, did you?!" She gasped.

Kurama tilted his head, confused. "No, why?" Kurama then grinned, and set down the bag he was carrying. "Wait, is there something in there you don't want me to see?" Kurama made a lunge for the bag, but Rose swiped the sketchbook out of it and ran into her room.

Kurama chased after her, and tackled her onto her bed, sending feathers from the mattress everywhere. He tried to grab the book, but Rose wasn't about to let it go.

"Come on, let me see it." Kurama tickled Rose, and she started to giggle, but still didn't let go. "Jeez, you're determined…" Kurama grumbled.

Then Kurama had an idea. "Rose…" He whispered sweetly, "can I see the sketchbook? Please?" He gave her the sweetest look he could muster.

Rose blushed. "N-no way!" She hugged the book even tighter against her chest.

"Please?" Kurama gently blew in her ear, but Rose wasn't about to give up just yet.

She closed her eyes, still blushing. "No."

Kurama gently kissed her neck, and ran his nose along Rose's cheekbone. "Why not?" He breathed.

Rose squeezed her eyes shut tighter, trying to ignore what Kurama was doing. "Because… it's private, and embarrassing." She whispered.

Kurama gently kissed the tip of Rose's nose and her eyelashes. "Tell me again why you don't want me to see it…"

Rose's mind was starting to go blank. "Um, because it's private…" She knew there was another reason, but she couldn't think of it.

"Please?" Kurama kissed both of Rose's cheeks, and smiled at how they turned even redder.

Rose was finished. "A-alright."

Kurama smiled, and gently removed the book from Rose's grasp. "There, that wasn't so hard was it?" He then gently kissed Rose on the lips, and she sighed.

Kurama sat up, and flipped open the sketchbook. Rose leaned against his shoulder, eyes shut, too embarrassed to watch. The first couple of drawings were of different landscapes, followed by some of the manga characters Rose had created.

When he got to about the middle of the book, he understood why Rose hadn't wanted him to see it. There were some sketches of him, and all of them were very good. There were about ten pages, all of them drawings of things he had done at school. There was a sketch of him wearing goggles and holding a clipboard from the Mentos experiment in Science class. Another was of him waiting outside by the water fountains, waiting for Riku.

When he was finished, Kurama gently closed the sketchbook.

"Are you done?" Rose whispered, her eyes still closed.

Kurama leaned over and kissed Rose on the cheek. "Yes. I'm very flattered, Rose. All the drawings are very good."

"T-thank you." Rose stammered, finally opening her eyes.

Kurama handed Rose back her sketchbook, and asked, "How about some breakfast?"

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Yes, that chapter was very fluffy. But, I was trying to lighten the mood, since the last chapter was kind of sad. For Rose's little sister, I just used the first name that came to mind. Sorry if that's anyone's name. I know that in Japan, students have school half a day every other Saturday, but I'm just setting it up like an American school. (Now that I look at it, I realize I set the classes up like a middle school, and they're in high school. Oops!) And yes, Twilight fans, Kurama did kind of copy Edward's techniques used to sway Bella to sway Rose. (If that sentence makes sense.) Anyway, please review. The pretty purple button is only inches away from your mouse. CLICK IT! Mwa ha ha ha… (I'm crazy—but seriously, your reviews keep me going.)