I'm not gunna beg for reviews, so I'm just gunna go straight to the story. Only 1 person is reviewing anyway, and I'm grateful. Now, this one is a bit pervy, so when you get to a certain part of it, keep an open mind. Now, without further ado...

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, especially Kurama. Nor do I own Leiko. I do own Rose/Nozomi though.

Hope you enjoy!

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--2 weeks later

Nozomi stood on the shore of the hidden harbor, giving her best friend a hug.

"You be careful, okay?"

"I will." Stepping back, Leiko gave her best friend a worried look. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us? I'm sure we'd have a lot of fun."

Shaking her head, Nozomi still had the sad smile. "No, I'll stay on land. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Really."

"Okay…if you're sure…" A pause. "Hey, Nozomi?"

"Yeah?"

"What was it that Youko did to make you so sad?"

Nozomi stared at her, surprised. But, it was her best friend asking. And, she wasn't just asking just to ask, she truly wanted to know.

Looking down at her folded hands, Nozomi pondered for a moment. She wasn't going to tell her everything, just a little bit. That wouldn't hurt, would it?

"He… Well, he…"

"He stole your heart?" Kurama asked, coming over to the two of them.

"Yes…he did…" She said quietly, smiling slightly at the fond memories.

"But, then he grew tired of you, and dumped you back here. I see how it is! That bastard!" Leiko popped in, clenching her right fist while holding it up slightly.

Nozomi had jumped when she said that, and looked as if she were worried and hurt by her words, even if they weren't for her.

"N-no! That's not true! We were fine, and then, the next morning, he said that for my own safety, he would drop me off back at home. He said that he had kept me from home long enough, and that it was time for me to go back…" Her voice faltered, remembering when it happened. "And that he was only trying to protect me from whatever was after me…"

"Something was after you?!" Leiko exclaimed, surprised. "But…why would they go after you?! You're too nice! Not to mention that you rarely defend yourself!"

Nozomis' eyes narrowed. "How the hell do you think I survived with pirates so long?! Huh?! Just by being a pansy?! No way! I defended myself fairly well over there!" She practically yelled, somewhat fueled by anger. She sighed. "Yes, but Youko sometimes, if not most of the time, protected me from the others…"

"Yes, that sounds like something my brother would do. He claims a woman, in this case, you, and protects her from any other man. Although, the fact that someone going after you has caused him to release you once again is worrisome…" Kurama said, looking at Leiko. "It makes me wonder if I should do the same…"

"No way in hell are you leaving me here!!! I'm getting my ass on your ship and riding it all the way to where ever it goes!"

Kuramas' face burned a bright red as he heard those words. He tried to look away, but, having keen eyes, Nozomi noticed and smirked.

"Are you going to eat on it, too?"

"Duh! Where else am I gunna eat?!"

"What about lick it? Will you lick it?"

Leiko paused. "You know, I think I've already licked it, but it was maybe one, maybe two times…"

Nozomi was trying to control her laughter. "Is there anything else you want to do on or with his ship?"

"Nah, I think by then it'd be really dull and boring…" She paused, looking at her friend cautiously. "Why are you asking me all these questions?"

At this point, Nozomi couldn't hold back her laughter any longer, so she ended up bursting out with it. Kurama was trying to turn away, his face almost as bright a red as his hair, but it was clearly visible, even though he tried. Leiko stared at her friend, feeling the anger that she was at the end of her friend's joke.

With tears in her eyes, Nozomi asked, "Hey, Kurama, you heard all that, right? She thinks it's going to be all dull and boring after a while! Do you have anything to say about it?"

With his face now even brighter than his hair, Kurama wouldn't dare show his face to either of them.

Still laughing, Nozomi managed to ask, "Do you know how big his ship is, Leiko?"

"It's right behind you. It's obviously huge." She replied, glaring at her now with her arms crossed. "What's your point?"

Taking a deep breath, Nozomi was able to get her laughter under slight control. Still giggling, though, she said, "So, you're going to get your 'ass' on his 'ship' and ride it until where ever it ends up? Don't you think that if you do it all at once, you'd get bored really quickly?"

Staring at her friend, she saw her friend still laughing. After blinking a few times, the thought finally struck her. With her face now burning, almost as bright as Kuramas', she snapped, "You perv! How could you even trick me like that?!"

Nozomi burst out laughing once more, not able to contain it any longer. "You just kept going! I was wondering when you would catch on! Ha ha ha!"

"It's NOT funny!" (Leikos' expression: x///x;; )

"Like hell it's NOT!"

After a few minutes of laughing, Nozomi finally calmed down. "Ah, I'm going to miss you, Leiko." She hugged her friend, giggling a little.

"Yeah, yeah…" A pause. "I'll miss you too, Rose. I really will." She hugged her friend tightly, not wanting to let her go.

Letting go of her best friend, Nozomi now turned to Kurama. She sighed, then gave a real smile, though it was a little sad. "Kurama…take good care of her, okay? Or else, you'll have to answer to me."

He chuckled and welcomed her hug of farewell. "Of course I will, even if my life depended on it."

"You're life will depend on it." Nozomi whispered, hugging him tightly before letting him go. "Oh, and…if you see Youko out there, tell him…" A pause. She looked sad suddenly, but as if she were thinking. She looked back up at him with a small smile. "Tell him…thank you…for everything…"

Nodding, Kurama gave her a small pat on her head. "I will. It's the least I can do for…you know…"

She nodded. Leiko, on the other hand, was confused. "What the hell are you guys talking about?"

"Oh, nothing." Nozomi replied quickly, smiling at her best friend. Sighing, she began gently pushing her friend forward. "Well, off you go. Hope you have fun, and contact me often so I know you guys are still alive, okay?"

"Of course! Oh, and I'll give Youko what for for making you cry."

Nozomi didn't reply, but finished pushing her friend to the base of the ship, where the plank was put to board it.

"Well, this is it…"

"Yep…"

A pause. Both girls hugged each other tightly one last time.

"I guess I'll…see you later, Rose…"

"Yeah… Don't forget to visit often, okay?"

"Don't worry, I won't."

Letting go of each other, both with tears in their eyes, they backed away. Running over the plank and getting onto the ship, Leiko called, "Don't worry! I won't forget! Maybe I can bring you back a souvenir or something!"

Nozomi waved from down below. "I'd like that! See you later!"

Giving Nozomi one last hug, Kurama himself ran onto his ship before it left without him. Taking the wheel, he waved one last farewell to Nozomi down below before setting sail. Running along the beach to keep up with the leaving ship, Nozomi waved farewell. Leiko ran to the back of the ship as well, wanting to see her best friend for one last time. Taking a deep breath, she waved farewell, fighting back the tears.

"SEE YOU LATER, MIZUKI!"

"BYE NIZUKI! DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!!!"

"Mizuki and Nizuki?" Kurama asked curiously.

"Yeah…we chose those nicknames when we were kids… 'cause we were usually so close we were like sisters. So, we made those names up…just for us…"

"Sounds nice…" He glanced down at her to see her crying silently. "Don't worry about her, she'll be fine. She'll be busy, so she should be fine."

"Busy? With what?"

Kurama paused, thinking about it. "Eh…about how to deal with the public and her family, not to mention yours, now that she's back."

"Oh…right…"

Desperate to change the topic, Kurama said, "Well, where should we head to?"

"Somewhere my brother and his sidekick can experience the sea." Leiko replied evilly, smirking while wringing her hands.

"All right then, to the Ravishing Sea it is."

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And that's the end of chapter 14. Tomorrow, I'm getting my class schedule for my new school year, starting next Monday. x.x I can't help the nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'm going to have one hell of a teacher... (not the fun kind either...) Augh...not looking forward to it, yet I am at the same time. -.- I hate mixed emotions...

Anyway, I wanted to tell my readers something. I'm sure you've noticed (if you're that much of a fan. If not, I'll tell you anyway. -shrugs-) that in most of my stories, (including Unexpected Love) and some of my friend Leikos' stories, that they include the name Mizuki and Nizuki. Well...that's a loooooong story, but, just so you know, we created those characters to be sisters, so that's the basic story. x.x Not gunna give away too much info, for...certain reasons.

Please review, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! This is around...eh... Maybe 2 to 3 chapters away from the final chapter. Time goes fast, huh? ^^ Hopefully, they'll be up before next Monday, but, you never know what life throws your way... Thanks again!