Alright people, here's the next chapter. And again thank you to every one who has this story, it means a lot to me that people are actually reading what I write. Considering this is my first one of course.
And on with the story!
Chapter 9
That morning, Kira awoke to a shuffling noise in the room. She opens her eyes to see Yukina bent over Kurama.
" How is he?", she asked, startling the girl.
" Oh Kira, did I wake you?", Yukina asked quietly.
Kira sits up and stretches.
" No, I was having trouble getting to sleep anyway. How is he?", she asked again.
Yukina looks down at Kurama then back at Kira, a small smile on her lips.
" He'll be fine. He should wake up some time today. Well, I'm going to go fix breakfast. Would you like some tea?", she asked Kira.
" No, thank you. What time is it any way?", she asked standing up.
" It's only after eight, you should get some more rest", Yukina replied softly, leaving Kira alone with Kurama.
Kira looks over at Kurama with sadness and worry and walks over to him. She sits down and pushes some stands of hair out of his face, then lays down next to him.
" You shouldn't worry so much, it'll cause wrinkles", a voice suddenly says next to her.
She quickly sits up and looks down at Kurama who smiles up at her.
" Kurama, you're awake! How are you feeling?", she quickly asks him.
Kurama places two fingers over her mouth to silence her, and chuckles.
" Kira, slow down I'm fine. I head quick remember. And besides, I'm more worried about you. Are you alright?", he asked her, caressing her face.
Kira leans into his hand and smiles gently down at him.
" I'm a little tired from using all that energy and from transforming. But other that, I'm fine. Besides, I don't need you worrying about any one but yourself, so get some more rest and if you're up to it, I'll get you when breakfast is ready", she told him sternly, but with a smile.
In response, Kurama sits up and begins to stand.
" Wait, Kurama what are you doing? You need to rest!", Kira exclaimed in surprise, standing up as well.
Kurama turns to Kira with a smile on his face, and encircles her waist with his arms, drawing her close to him. She's shocked at first, but relaxes and leans her head on his chest, breathing in his scent.
" I'm so glad you're alright, Kurama. I thought I had lost you", she whispers to him, tears in her eyes.
" You can't get rid of me that easily. Some one has to keep you out of trouble", he whispers back.
They stay that way for a few more moments until there's a knock on the door.
" Come in", Kira answers reluctantly, letting go of Kurama.
Yukina enters the room and looks surprised at seeing Kurama up and standing.
" Kurama, how are you feeling?", she asked quietly.
" I'm fine, thank you Yukina. How was Yusuke?", he replied with a smile.
" Why don't you ask him yourself. He's in the main room along with Kuwabara, Hiei, Botan and Keiko, and Master Genkai of course", she answered cheerfully.
Kurama and Kira follow Yukina out the door and to the main room, Kurama's arm around Kira's waist the entire time.
" Hey, look who's up. How was your nap, sleeping beauty?", Kuwabara teased the red head.
Kurama quirks his eyebrow, and chooses to ignore him.
" Hey Kurama, how ya feelin'?", Yusuke asked him, after hitting Kuwabara upside the head.
" I'm fine Yusuke. In fact, I'm completely healed, more than I can say for Kira", he told him, while glancing down at the woman beside him.
Kira looks up at Kurama in confusion.
" What do you mean? I'm perfectly fine, not a scratch on me", she tells him with a grin.
" Yeah she looks fine to me", Botan put in cheerfully.
As if to prove his point, Kira tried to stifle a yawn.
" Oops, sorry", she said, grinning sheepishly.
" You're still wiped out, aren't you?", Yusuke glared at her.
" No", she replied, crossing her arms.
Kurama rolls his eyes, and turns to Genkai.
" Master Genkai, are they able to get to the temple?", he asked her.
" No demons, other than you three are able to step foot on these grounds", she answered.
" Good, cause I would like for Kira to stay here. She'll be safer here than she would be at our place", he explained to them.
Kira turns around to face Kurama with an angry look.
" I am not going to stay here and hide, I'm not a coward!", she yelled at him, poking him in the chest with every word.
Kurama backs up until he hit's the wall, hands up in mock surrender.
" Kira, I wasn't implying that you were a coward. It's just that when I'm not there, I want to be sure that you're alright, that's all I was implying", he told her, taking her hands in his to stop her from poking him.
" I don't care, I'm not staying here! No offense, Master Genkai", Kira replied stubbornly.
" You know Kira, Kurama has a point. It is safer if you stayed here for a while", Keiko finally spoke up.
Kira turns around and looks in disbelief at Keiko.
" Not you too? Come on guys, I can take care of myself", she exclaimed, while plopping down on the floor with a pout.
" Aw come on sis, it's not that bad. And think of it this way, you won't have to go far for training with Kurama", Yusuke said, trying to cheer up.
Kira doesn't say anything, but glares at her brother.
" So in other words, I have absolutely no say in this what so ever, do I?", she sighed.
" Nope", her brother answered, arms crossed.
" Alright, I'll stay", she finally gives in with a sigh.
" Well now that that's taken care of, Koenma wanted me to tell you guys that he wants to see all of you. That includes you, Kira", Botan told them, a little too cheerfully.
" Great, what does he want this time? To tell me I'm adopted?", Kira mumbled sarcastically.
Kurama helps Kira to her feet, they proceed through the portal to Spirit World.
" Ah, nice to see of you again. So, to get down to business, Kira you managed to transform into you're demon form last night, didn't you?", Koenma asked the half demon girl.
Kira looks at him with a glare, and nods her head in response to his question.
" So?", Yusuke retorted, arms crossed.
" So idiot, that means that there are going to be more demons that are going to be coming after her for more than just her powers", Hiei replied with a glare at the detective.
"Huh? We still don't get it", Kuwabara put in.
" They're going to be after her for being a half demon", Kurama finished grimly.
Kira looks at Kurama with wide eyes and mouth hanging open in disbelief.
" You might want to close your mouth before flies start buzzing in", Kuwabara teased her.
Kira quickly closes her mouth and sits down, still not saying anything.
" But Koenma sir, why would they be after her just because she's a half demon?", Botan asked.
Koenma gets out of his chair and walks over to the group.
" Because, if they catch her then they can show her off for money. Or worse, they could keep her as a slave", Koenma told them seriously.
" Great, as if having a crazed demoness after me wasn't bad enough, now I gotta watch out for the whole damn demon race. Just great, I might as well go into hiding", Kira finally exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air.
Kurama joins Kira on the couch and puts his arms around her shoulders, trying to comfort her the best he could.
Yusuke looks from his sister back to koenma.
" So, what do we do? We can't leave her at Genkai's indefinitely", he told him, arms crossed.
Koenma paces from one side of the room to the other, thinking of what to do.
" She'll have to stay at Kurama's apartment, and still go to Genkai's for her training with Kurama. That's the only thing you can do for now, learn to defend yourself when Kurama or the other's aren't around", Koenma finally answered, stopping his pacing.
" I guess that's the only thing we can do", she replied quietly.
The room went silent for what seemed like hours, no one knowing what to say.
Finally, Kira stands up and puts on a fake smile.
" Well, I for one am hungry. Don't know about the rest of you, but I could go for some pizza. So, if we're all done here, Koenma sir, then I'm outta here", she said cheerfully, looking at the small prince.
Koenma looks at her like she had just announced that she and Kurama were going to be mates. He quickly composes himself, and takes his seat.
" No, there's nothing else. You may go, just be careful Kira", he told her.
" Ah, you know I will. See ya, toddler", she answered with a good grin, using her brothers favorite nick name for the prince.
" You truly are a bad influence on her, Urameshi", Kuwabara told him, with a shake of his head.
Yusuke just shrugs and grins at his team mate.
" Come on, lets go before Kira has a fit for keeping her from her food", Kurama finally spoke up, following his girlfriend out the door.
Well people, there's the end of that chapter. Had a hard time trying to figure out whether or not to leave it or continue with the chapter, glad I did continue it. Anyway, you know what to do. R&R please.