Disclaimer: I do not own 'Yu Yu Hakusho' or any of its characters (Wish I did.)

Pen Name: sarahh86

Okay this is the second chapter of my story 'Trust In Your Heart' it will get much better I promise!

CHAPTER TWO

"Okay, who is she?"

Kurama was asking the question that had been torturing his mind for a few weeks now. Botan simply refused to tell him and that was going against his chivalrous nature.

Botan bit her lip. She had taken Relli Darau away as soon as she could but the seed of doubt was already in Kurama's mind and nothing would make him forget the worried words of Botan as she talked to Koenma that night.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you Kurama it's just that Koenma and Relli both strictly prohibited me from ever telling anybody about the history between Relli's past. You simply cannot know this."

Kurama struggled to regain his composure. Relli had been taken by Botan the morning after she was somewhat better and he couldn't stop her. All he wanted to know was why Koenma had such a keen interest in her.

And yes, Kurama also wanted to know more about the lovely lavender haired, blue-eyed woman.

Botan shook her head. "Look I'll come back tomorrow. In the meantime just forget about Relli okay?"

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Kurama walked home, after an unusually hard day at the university. He simply could not concentrate on the work and the teachers hadn't appreciated that.

He sighed and pondered all the way going to his home.

Kurama opened the door with his key and dropped his books on his kitchen table. There was somebody behind him. Kurama whirled around.

Botan was with the mysterious Relli. One's face was bubbly with obvious excitement and the other was…full of nothing. There was no emotion in Relli's pretty face.

Relli glanced up at the handsome redhead. He was tall, handsome, and had a pleasant aura around him. She kept her face even when he stared back at her with his dark green eyes that seemed to stare down into her heart. Relli instantly wanted to thank him for saving her life but she didn't dare. Relli knew better than anybody that if you gave somebody trust they would rip you to shreds.

"So…what's this lovely surprise?" the man asked.

If Relli still cared about life she would've blushed at his comment. Now that she could hear him she knew that his voice was light, just slightly husky. It was perfect.

Now that Kurama had a much patient look at her he could see that her hair caressed her face with tenderness. The dark blue of her eyes had no shine, no emotion whatsoever. Her hands were crossed over her chest and Kurama couldn't help but notice the way the girl's dress hugged her waist and legs.

If Kurama wasn't such a gentlemen, he would've undressed her right then.

"Suichi, this is Relli Darau, your new Spirit Detective Assistant. Relli, this is Suichi Minamino, the Spirit Detective."

Kurama's eyes went wide. Botan had given power to this girl. She was still human and for some unexplainable reason she knew about the Spirit & Demon World. This could not be allowed and he couldn't believe that Botan had gone behind Koenma's back to make this girl live.

"Botan this is inexcusable! How could you bring this woman-"

"This woman has a name." she said in an angry voice. Relli was pissed. Men always thought they were better than women. She wasn't about to let him walk over the way many others had done.

Kurama regained his composure with much effort. "I'm sorry Relli, but as Botan might have told you, I am sometimes controlled by my Youko demon."

Relli blinked and an uncertain expression crossed her face. What demon was he talking about? Wasn't he already a demon?

"Oh Suichi you'll have to fill in Relli on the details of your life and her new job as your assistant. I thought I'd leave that up to you. Have fun!" Botan scurried out, intentionally avoiding Kurama's questions. She wasn't about to face his Youko demon. Kurama was scary when he transformed into his true demon form.

Then they were alone.

Kurama extended his hand. "I hope you forgive me for my rude comment."

She glanced at his hand with distrust evident in her features. Men this handsome weren't supposed to be polite. But he seemed different. Relli placed her hand gently in his. His hand was warm and soft. If Relli wasn't so distrustful she would've been at complete ease with him. There was something about his touch that sent a wave of heat throughout her body.

The second her fingers touched his Kurama felt a strange sensation. It felt uneasy and right at the exact same time.

Relli snapped her fingers away from the handshake and quickly looked away from him.

"So what do I gotta know?" Relli asked, in a nonchalant tone.

"Well for starters you are fully aware of the Spirit, Human, and Demon Worlds correct?" She nodded so he continued. "Well then you know that there are dangerous criminals in these three areas, primarily demons that need to be stopped. I'm the one who stops them. I'm a Spirit Detective and I'm guessing that you're going to help me out with those demons."

Relli looked at the pictures on the wall. "I guess that seems good but I've only had this weird Spirit Energy for a week now so don't expect me to save your life or anything sir."

Kurama grimaced at the formal title. It made him sound older than he truly was and he was only twenty-five years old. "Please, call me Suichi."

She looked at him with a frown. "I can't. I'd be saying a lie if I called you Suichi."

Kurama was confused. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that Suichi can't be your real name and I'm pretty sure that it isn't your Youko demon either." Relli deduced.

Kurama closed his eyes in amusement. She was quick. "You're right," he admitted slowly. "My name is actually Kurama Minamino."

For some reason, Relli's heart quickened at the tone of his true name, Kurama Minamino. That name suited him much better than either Suichi or Youko.

Kurama opened his eyes to see her face. "But I'm guessing that Relli is just a nickname. Am I right?" Relli's face closed up as she remembered her mother calling her Relli. The memories were too painful to dig up. She could not forget the terrible way in which her mother had been slaughtered.

Relli didn't want to tell this complete stranger her true name. It was private and she doubted that he could truly appreciate the pure meaning of her name. Still, she felt as if she had known Kurama all her life and that was not a good thing. It was bad to give so much to a person and then have them throw it back in your face. She had grown used to this time and time again. There was absolutely nobody in this world that cared for her. The criminals that night Kurama had saved her were actually doing her a favor. They were ending her misery and torture. But she didn't want to let Kurama know that. He would know her name, but no more than that.

"My name, my whole name is Realeza Darau." Relli said, with a slight wince. Barely anybody knew her name, not even Botan and she had known Botan for a good six years now.

Kurama looked at her with tenderness. Realeza Darau was Relli's whole name.

"Realeza is Spanish for a royal family," Kurama remembered, dragging some of the Spanish language into his head. "So that must have meant that you were named Realeza probably because your mother and father thought you were a princess."

Relli's breath caught. He knew Spanish. He knew what Realeza meant, but most of all, he knew instantly what her mother had been thinking of when she named Relli.

"Ten points for the redhead." she murmured as she went around the room, looking at the amazing photography.

Kurama gave an amused chuckle. "Your parents must be proud of you."

"They died." Relli said in a harsh voice. She blinked and struggled to compose herself. It was so easy to let herself be free with Kurama even though she barely knew him. It was uncanny.

"I'm sorry." Kurama said with sympathy hard in his voice. His father had died as well and it had been hard on his mother as well as on him.

For a minute Relli just stared at the wall, unwilling to believe that a person so polite and gentleman-like would make fun of her this way. He was faking to by sympathetic when he hadn't even known Relli's parents. He was a jerk!

"I don't need any of your fake sympathy." she shot back at him angrily.

Kurama's reassuring, killer smile disappeared and he felt Youko's spirit rise to the surface. "My own father died so I know what it feels like so don't think that you're special."

"Well you can't be two things at once can you? Are you a demon or a human Suichi?" Relli asked sharply.

She hadn't called him Kurama because it sounded much too sensual for her to say and the name intimidated her. Suichi was a safe bet even though she was lying every time she said his name.

Kurama looked at the cold-hearted woman with certain arrogance. "I'm a demon who is in the body of a human, so I guess that makes me more human than you."

For a minute Relli couldn't speak. She was too stubborn to ask for forgiveness and she was too proud to turn to look him in the eyes.

She gripped the sofa tightly and stared at the ground. Then she said "Tell Botan that the deals off. I'm not staying here with you."

Relli walked angrily to the door and Kurama instantly took after her. "You're not going anywhere!"

By this time Kurama was completely taken over by Youko's evil personality. Kurama couldn't resurface and he tried to take over his mind and body again but the attempt was in vain while Youko was angry.

The Youko demon grabbed Relli roughly by her arm and swung her to him. Relli was caught surprise and was instantly pressed against Kurama's torso.

They both looked into each other's eyes, completely surprised and taken off-guard.

Youko disappeared from Kurama's mind and Kurama once again took over his body.

Kurama was holding Relli by her waist and he could feel the heat of her body against his arm and chest. He could see the way her eyelashes brushed her smooth skin with each blink. He could see the mask of nothing fall down and reveal her true self. She was completely afraid but that feeling made no sense at all. It wasn't like she wouldn't defend herself if Kurama tried to hurt her. So then…what was the reason? Why did Relli have that look of undying fear in her eyes when she was obviously so well suited for beating the crap out of any man who touched her? Why? And why was Kurama's heart suddenly beating faster? Kurama hadn't noticed his heart until her could feel his face flushed. He was blushing because he was holding a pretty girl against his chest. For Christ's sake he had done much more to other women. But this was different. He felt something completely unreal, like feeling a bit of light shine his lonely path…

Relli was pressed tightly to Kurama and she sensed something different about him when he looked back at her. His eyes were darker and he seemed more like Kurama. The eyes were unlike those of the being who had insulted her. Relli was so close to him that she noticed the way his lips looked smooth and seemed to dare her. Realeza was feeling something strange. It felt like strange light was guiding her, telling her that this man was different, that this man was going to respect her no matter what. This feeling was very different from the feeling other men had generated in her while holding her this way. It had not been the first time Relli had been forced into a man's arms and then tortured physically and emotionally. She led a horrible life and she couldn't bear the thought of letting her guard down, not even for a minute, to let Kurama truly see her for what she truly was. Even if he was the only gentleman she had ever met.

Kurama dropped his arm around Relli and released her, feeling his face resume its normal coloring.

"Pardon me." He said in a strained voice. He felt greatly ashamed for almost letting his Youko demon hurt the young girl.

She rubbed her arms, still feeling Kurama's warmth. "It's okay. I'm the one to blame anyway. I-I'm sorry." She said in an equally strained voice. She didn't like to admit she was wrong but he had already apologized.

"I guess we got off on the wrong food didn't we?" Kuram said, ruffling his red hair.

She shrugged. "I guess we'll warm up to each other eventually. For now…" she sighed and looked at him. "We'll just have to hate each other." Relli continued with a slight smile. Kurama chuckled. Relli was one of a kind.

"Now where is my room?" Relli asked, looking at the stairs.

Kurama went pale. "You mean you were serious on staying here?" Realeza stared at him uncomprehendingly. "Of course I was serious."

Kurama swallowed hard. "Well I was expecting some visitors and-"

Kurama was cut off by the door slamming open and Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei coming in.

"Hey Kurma we brought those nudie flicks we promised and whoa…" Kuwabara paused in mid-sentence to gape at Relli while she bit her lip. Yusuke was behind him and didn't notice Relli was he kept going. "They're just plain porn so you don't have to…whoa!"

All this time Hiei was struggling to keep himself from breaking out into loud laughter.

For a couple of minutes there was complete silence and Relli didn't know where to look. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were blushing and Relli was staring the floor not knowing what to think about this. The simple idea of Kurama watching porn was a riot. He didn't look the type.

Relli did the only thing she could do.

"Well Suichi, I'll leave you with your buddies. I've got to go see Botan anyway but I'll come back at sunset okay?"

She turned to the rest of the Urameshi gang and chuckled. "Instead of letting a gentleman like Suichi watch porn why don't you go out and do it yourselves? Just a thought." she said shrugging her shoulders.

The four men stared after her as she went out the door.

"God I have never been so embarrassed in my crappy life." Yusuke moaned as he plopped on the sofa.

"Neither have I." Kurama agreed with a slight red still evident on his face.

"I think she likes you Kurama." Hiei said teasingly.

Kurama turned away from his friends "So do I." he told them with a smile on his face.

Realeza Darau was the person Kurama had dreamed of meeting all his life.