bonbon: Sorry about his being so short.

Ember: She has to do this secretly, her Grandmother is swatching.

Ember&bonbon: Enjoy!

I snuggle further into my pillow enjoying one of the...well the only free day Genkai ever gave me. Yusuke wasn't lying when he said it would be hell. It has been three months of training with her and I was ready to die. That crazy old hag made me sleep with snakes. Sleep with snakes!! Yusuke said he had to do the same thing but I think Genkai switched out the snakes because mine kept trying to eat me. I hear the door slide open and close shut quietly. Light footsteps walk over to my bed and I hear the floor creak as they kneel down.

"Not today Genkai. I'm tired and sore." I moan pulling the cover over my head and curl into a ball, trying to keep the warmth. A low chuckle comes from outside the blanket. I know that chuckle! That bastard!

"Kuronue you pervert!" I yell throwing the blanket off and jumping to my feet, ready to kick his ass. Kuronue, the bat demon. He was Kurama's old partner when they used to steal together. Kuronue was the only person in this entire estate that I couldn't stand. He was mean to me without cause. Well yeah I mean I did hit him the first time I woke up, but that was because the jerk talked like he knew and scolded me like a toddler. But seriously who's the more mature one, the seventeen year old girl or the over a thousand year old flippin' DEMON?! I glare at him as he stands up and towers over my by at least a foot. He glares down at me with a sneer on his face.

"I'm sorry did I interrupt your beauty sleep?" He asks in a mocking tone. I glare at him.

"Why do you hate me so much?" I ask him. He looks down at me with a shocked expression before bursting out laughing. I could feel my body heating up from the humiliation and anger. How dare this bastard laugh at me when I ask him a question?! He slowly regains his breath and looks at me with a smirk on his face.

"Answer me this princess?" He says stepping forward. I flinch at the nickname. Only Riu ever called me princess, little one, or little bite. I could feel my eyes pool with salty water at the thought of Riu. I had convinced Genkai to let me go visit him but he wasn't there. When I asked one of his neighbors they said he hadn't been for almost a month, but somehow the rent always got paid, so they knew he wasn't dead. "Why do you hate me?" I gasping looking up at him.

"What?!" I yell outraged. "I don't hate you!" Kuronue chuckles at me walking closer.

"Really?" He ask. My back hits the wall and I look around for an exit. "Then tell me, princess."

"Don't call me that!" I yell feeling my heart clench painfully. Kuronue stops leaving only an inch between us, resting his arms on each side of my head. I look away feeling the tears fall.

"Why is it that ever time I look in your eyes I see nothing but anger and disgust? Why do you hate me so much?" He whispers inches from my face. A sob breaks free from my lips. I could feel my body shaking from me holding it in. I can't! I can't! I glare up at Kuronue, tears pouring down my face.

"You wanna know why?!" I scream in his face taking him off guard. "It's because every time I look at you I see his face. HIS FACE!!! Every time I'm close to you I just want you to hold me! I shouldn't feel that way. You bring out the exact same fucking feelings he does and I can't stand it. I feel like I betray him every time I look at you and think 'Why won't he hold me?''Why won't he look at me?' Every time I look at you I see Riu's face. I can't take it!" I lean my head against his chest exhausted. I could feel his move up and down with his uneven breathing.

"Saski." He whispers into my hair. "I'm so sorry." He says, but halfway through the sentence his voice changes. I look up curiously to see Riu smiling down at me with tears down his face. "I am so sorry. I swear I will never let anything hurt you again...especially me."

"Riu!" I yell jumping up and wrapping my arms around his neck. Riu stumbles backwards not expecting my reaction and we both go flying. I land on top of him. I raise up onto my hands and knees and look down at him giggling. We hear a low chuckle from the door. I look up and see Shuichi...oops, I mean Kurama. He looks at us with a smile on his face then he looks at Riu.

"Took you long enough to tell her." He says before walking off and leaving us alone. I sit down on Riu and look down at him.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask. He laughs nervously sitting up holding onto my waist.

"Well you didn't exactly seem so keen on me at the time." I wrap my arms around his neck.

"I'm so sorry." I could feel him shake his head.

"Don't be. I should have known you would be able to accept me. I was just so scared of losing you that I almost lost you anyway." I lean back and smack upside the head.

"You're an idiot." He grins at me stupidly. I rush forward quickly tapping my lips to his before I jump off of him and walk out the door. He looks after me confusion written on his face.

"You can't just kiss a man and not expect me to want more. Get back here!" He yells standing. I race off towards the room Genkai always hangs out in. I rush in to see Genkai and Keiko hitting Yusuke upside the head.

"Awe. Poor Yusuke." I say pausing at the door before continuing on hearing Riu's rapidly approaching footsteps. I race towards the kitchen hearing food cooking. I walk in slowly seeing Yukina looking around confused and Shizuru making pancakes.

"Hello." Yukina says smiling. I smile at her.

"Hi."

"Where are you going?"

"The garden."

"Oh well breakfast will be ready shortly." I grab a piece of toast and race out of the room. I walk towards the garden and sit down on a huge boulder placed in the center of the garden. I take a mouthful of toast and chew it slowly waiting for Riu. I hear a twig crack from behind me. I turn around to hear the bushes rustle from in front of me. I spin around sliding off the rock and dropping my toast. A weird felling envelops my body and I begin to shake. I don't like this. I think looking around the garden.

"Riu this isn't fun anymore."

"I'm sorry. I'll try and make it more exciting." A creepily familiar voice comes from behind me. I turn around and scream.

~Kuronue's POV~

I race into the kitchen following Saski's scent trail. I sigh.

"Figures she'd eat while I'm chasing her." I say walking over to the pile of toast and picking a piece up. I look at the little ice maiden, Yukina, and smile.

"Do you know where Saski went?" She nods her head smiling.

"Yes. She went out to the garden." I look at her curiously.

"I didn't know Kurama had a garden."

"Neither did I." Yukina smiles at me. I hear the oafs older sister gasp dropping the bowl of eggs.

"Saski." She whispers.

"What?" I ask. A scream echoes from outside the temple. Saski! I think feeling something was wrong. I race outside the temple following Saski's scent. I stop at a garden full of flowers. I retch at the smell of rotting flesh.

"Don't breathe in the flower's pollen." Kurama's voice comes from behind me. I look up holding my breathe.

"Sazeki's scent is all over." I race out of the garden and punch the closes thing, which just happened to be a huge tree. The tree falls back with a snap.

"Damn you Sazeki." I snarl. I hear Kurama and the others walk up behind me.

"They took the girls." Kurama informs me. I look at them.

"I lost her again. I told her I would never let anything hurt her and that bastard took her!"

"We'll get them back and kick that son of a bitch's ass!" Yusuke says clenching his fist, his eyes flashing an almost blood red, tattoos appear on his body. I smirk as Kurama changes to his demon form.

"Let's save our women."