Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The New Spirit Detectives ❯ The Truth About Rain ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter 14: The Truth About Rain

Author's Note: Wow, I finally got my first fighting chapter out of the way. But, there's so many left to go. If anyone wants to help poor little me write some of the fighting scenes, just tell me and we'll get together. I'm not sure if there's going to be any fighting in this chapter, boys and girls. I guess we'll find out at the end of the chapter, now won't we?

"Rain, I'm sorry." Said Kurama, kneeling next to her.

"But, why did you have to do that?" she cried.

"It completely slipped my mind about Kuronue."

"What about me, dad?" asked Kuronue.

She raised her head and glared at him. "You're the most horrible person I've ever met Kurama. You name your own son after the friend you killed because you were jealous of him."

"No Rain, that's not what happened. I didn't kill Kuronue, he got caught in a trap when we were stealing something."

"Yeah, and what a coincidence. You ask him to go steal something with you on the day I had my child." She growled.

"Stop lying Rain. We'd had that steal planned for months. I even told him that he should stay with you. But he insisted to go on that steal with me. When he got trapped, I tried to help him. He told me to on without him. I swear that's what happened Rain."

"No!" she screamed. She shoved her hands out in front of her face, using her power to push Kurama backward into the wall. "It's all your fault! If it hadn't been for your greed and jealousy, my son might have been able to see his father!"

***Flashback***

Youko Kurama sat on a rock in his lair. 'Kuronue should have been back an hour ago.' He thought to himself. 'I wonder what's taking him so long?' He got off his rock and started pacing back and forth.

"I'm back." Yelled a voice.

"Finally." Sighed the Youko. "What took you so long?" He ran over to his partner, the crow demon Kuronue. He saw his friend carrying their food supply and a black bundle that appeared to be crying. "What's that?" He pointed to the bundle.

"I found her in the forest." Kuronue replied, opening the bundle. Inside was a female cat demon. She was still a kitten because her ears still looked like a cat and her tail was fluffy. "I tried to get her off the property, but she used some weird telekinesis to push me away. I was able to make her fall asleep and brought her here. She can become very useful if we train her properly."

"Alright then, Kuronue. It'll be your responsibility to take care of her and train her properly. She is just a kitten after all." He sighed.

"What? I have to take care of her all by myself? You're not even going to try and help me?" Kuronue asked.

"You're the one who thinks she's valuable. I don't see much need for her. She's yours now. I'll put the food away, and you can make a place for her to sleep." Kurama took the food from his friend and started to put it away.

Kuronue carried the girl into one of the smaller rooms and laid her down on a pile of furs. Then went to get a blanket for her to use. When he put the blanket on her, he looked at face to notice she was waking up. "Where am I?" she asked.

"You're in mine and my partner's lair. We're going to take care of you. My name's Kuronue. Just call me if you need anything." He touched her face and looked into her silver eyes.

"I'm Rain." She said. "You're a thief aren't you? You work with Kurama don't you?"

"Yeah. But don't worry about that. We're not going to hurt you. You'll be very useful to us." He touched a piece of her fallen brown hair and moved it back into place.

"Please. Don't use me to help you steal. That's what my family did. Then I was captured my bandits and forced to work for them." She begged, grasping his hand.

"I'm not going to make you steal. I'm going to take care of you and train you so you can use your power when ever you want." He stroked her cheek. "Go to sleep, Kitten. You need your rest. I'll come get you when dinner's ready." He kissed her forehead gently before he left the room.

***End Flashback***

"Rain, please listen to me. It wasn't my fault that he died. I'm sorry that your child never saw him, I really am. Please believe me." He walked back over to her. "Is there anything I can do to make up for it?"

"No. You lied and tricked me Kurama. You were jealous because your best friend had something you didn't. So, you took it away. Now look at you. You have a mate and a family. You have exactly what you took from him. Don't you feel bad? How would feel if someone took them away from you?"

"I felt the pain of losing Kuronue too, you know. He and I had known each other much longer than you did. That's why I named my son after him. To honor my best friend." He kneeled next to her.

She tried to push him away with her power again. But he stood his ground and didn't move an inch. "I know how to resist your power Rain. I did assist in your training after all."

***Flashback***

"Master Kurama, how long will you be gone on your trip?" asked Rain, who helping him pack a bag.

"Just a few days Rain." He replied. "Kuronue is going to keep you busy. He has some more fighting techniques to show you."

"I like Mister Kuronue a lot. He's very nice, and always helps me train." Rain giggled, thinking about the teacher and caretaker she had developed a slight crush on. "May I go back to Mister Kuronue please?"

"Yes. But, you know that once you become an adult, Kuronue won't be able to train you or take care of you anymore. You'll have to leave us when you come of age. Do you happen to know when that is?"

"No sir. I don't know when I'll be fully mature. My mother told me that you just wake up one morning and look completely different. That's all I know." She left her master's room to go find Kuronue.

Kuronue was outside, practicing some kicks when Rain found him. She lifted her hands toward Kuronue and pulled back gently, his body came off the ground and he slowly drifted to her. When he reached her, she put back down and he patted her head. "You've become much better Rain. It's amazing how far you come in four months. Today, we'll be working on just fighting. You telekinetic skills are very good, but your fighting needs to be improved."

They practiced for the rest of day on proper defense and how to attack an enemy from different angles. By the time it was dark, Rain could hardly walk. Kuronue had to carry her back into the lair. He set her down on a chair and went to make some food. He figured that stew would be the easiest thing for the girl to eat.

He returned a few minutes later with two bowls of steaming stew, wine, and two glasses. The young demon was sleeping on the table. He shook her awake. "Rain, dinner's ready." He helped her sit up and put the stew in front of her, then after pouring a glass of wine for her; he sat himself down and began to eat.

Rain poked her stew with the spoon. She didn't have enough strength to lift the spoon out of bowl. Kuronue noticed her trouble and pulled his chair next to hers. He took the spoon from her and dipped it in the stew. Then, he grasped her chin between his fingers and made her open her mouth. He fed her the stew and made her drink the wine, then carried her to her room. When he her to the room, he changed her into some clean clothes (but he kept her same underclothes on). She woke up as he was putting the blankets on her. "Kuro." She whispered weakly.

"Hush Kitten, don't waste your strength, go to sleep." He sat down next to her and started to pet her head, paying much attention to her ears. It was the fastest way to make her fall asleep. When she stopped purring, he knew she was sleeping. "Good night kitten." He kissed the top of her head and left her room.

***End Flashback***

"The next fight will be Kyo versus Cloud. Begin!" yelled the announcer.

Kurama hadn't been paying attention to the fight. He was still trying to convince Rain that Kuronue's death had been an accident.

"Kurama, what's going on?" asked Botan, as she ran from the entrance to where her husband was.

"So, this is your wife Kurama?" asked Rain, looking at the woman. "Now you have exactly what I had. Maybe I should take the one you love the most away from you and see how you like it."

"You'd have to fight me for her Rain. I love my wife more than anything Even if she did leave, I'd remember all the things we did together and that would make me feel better." He got up and hugged his wife. "Besides, I'd never let anything happen to my sweet Botan."

Rain began to cry again. She started to think about everything that happened between her and Kuronue.

***Flashback***

Rain had been living with Kurama and Kuronue for almost two years. Every day her feelings for Kuronue would grow stronger. Whenever she would see him, she got an odd feeling in her stomach. The closer he got to her, the stronger the feeling would be. She decided to ignore the feeling since she knew he'd never return them.

One night, there was a storm. Rain never liked storms because they reminded her of her family. She got out of bed and walked to Kuronue's room. He had said that if she ever got scared, she could sleep in his room. She hadn't slept in his room for a long time. But the thought of lying next to his warm body and his wings wrapped around them made her feel safe. Rain looked into his room. Kuronue was laying on the bed listening to the storm. "Mister Kuronue, would it be okay if I slept in here tonight?"

"Of course Rain." He moved over to make room for Rain on the bed. He noticed her walking funny. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine. Just tired." She got into the bed next to him. He lifted her body on top of his and wrapped his wings around them.

"Night Kitten." He kissed her cheek. She cuddled closer, burying her face in his neck, she fell asleep.

The next morning, Rain woke up feeling uncomfortable. Her clothes felt too tight and she could move her ears. Her tail felt lighter too. Rain was still tired. "I'll deal with this later." She snuggled Kuronue again and began to purr.

Kuronue woke up, feeling someone rub against him. He also heard a purring noise coming from the person. "Morning Kitten." He reached up to scratch her behind the ears to find out that they looked different. "Rain, your ears, they're different. They're pointed and not on top of your head anymore. They look like mine." He moved his hand lower and grabbed her tail. "Looks like your tail is different too."

"Don't pull my tail." She growled. "Is that why my clothes feel too small?"

He looked down to see that her arms and legs were a bit longer and her chest was larger. He cleared his throat. "Ahem. That seems to be the problem." He pointed down to her chest, which was pulling the material of the shirt.

"Oh." She tried to cover her chest. "Mister Kuronue, please. This is kind of embarrassing. I go to sleep one night and wake up fully mature."

"Personally, I like the sudden change." He chuckled; looking her over again and giving her tail another tug.

She blushed. "Well, this would be much easier if you stopped looking at me like that."

"Looking at you how?" he purred.

"Like that!" she pointed to his face. "It's a weird look. I don't like it. It makes me feel all weird inside."

"I'm just admiring the fact that my little Kitten has grown into a lovely woman." He said, trying to ignore the feelings he had inside.

"But, I'm just not used it. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, now that I've grown up." She began to trace the muscles of his chest. "Master Kurama said that I have to leave when I become fully mature. But I don't want to leave."

Kuronue had to steady his breathing while she touched his chest. It felt good but he didn't want to scare the now fully mature feline demon. "But now that you're an adult, you can do what you want. What reason do you have for staying here now?" he whispered.

"You." She moaned, then began to nuzzle and lick his neck. "I love you Mister Kuronue. I always have." She realized what she just said and sat up. "I'm sorry Mister Kuronue. I shouldn't be like this." She stuttered. "I can't control the feeling anymore, it's just too strong now."

"I understand." He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back down to him and kissed her lips. "But I can't stop the feeling either. I love you too Rain." He kissed her again, this time harder.

His hands went back to her waist, as she ran her fingers down his chest and stomach. She deepened the kiss and let his fingers ran through his silky back hair. They slowly parted, needing air. He sat up quickly bringing her with him. She was now sitting in his lap, facing him, with her body pressed close to his.

Kuronue began to shower her face with little quick little kisses. She giggled because the little kisses tickled. He then moved to her throat, placing three big kisses going down. He made his way to the right side of her body, where the neck and shoulder connected. "Rain, would you like to spend forever with me?"

"Yes." She gulped, looking slightly nervous.

"Then, will you be my mate?" he asked. "You don't have to answer that right now if you don't want to. I know that you just went through the change."

"No, I don't want to think about. I already know my answer, and I want to." She cupped his face in her hands. "I want to spend forever with you."

"Okay then." He moved his head back to that spot on her neck. "This may hurt a little." He licked the spot and sucked the skin gently, to make it softer. Then he san his fangs into the delicate skin.

She let out an ear-shattering scream. It felt like someone was stabbing her neck with a hot needle. He held there for about thirty seconds. Every second felt like days to her as she kept screaming. Then she felt the cool, smooth feeling of his tongue cleaning off the blood. She sighed as he cleaned it a bit, then returned to kiss her again. She could taste her blood in his mouth, but didn't mind it much.

Kuronue didn't think that biting her would cause that much pain. The way to properly make the mark was to bite the neck, keeping the teeth in for thirty seconds. Then, clean off the blood after you're done. The blood will still flow from the wound for another hour, but you weren't supposed to touch it or it wouldn't work. If everything is done correctly, the mark will never go away.

Kurama had heard the ear piercing scream come from Kuronue's room. He walked up to Kuronue's room to see why there was a scream. Also coming form the room he smelled a female. Kuronue never paid attention to any female but Rain, who was still a kitten. When he reached the room, he looked in and saw Kuronue kissing a cat demon.

Kurama also noticed the female's neck was bleeding. He sniffed the air again. He'd smelled this demon before, but the scent was different, it was mature. Then he realized that it was Rain kissing Kuronue. He left them alone and walked back outside to find them a present for their newfound relationship.

***End Flashback***

"Rain, I was never jealous of your relationship with Kuronue." Said Kurama, walking back over to her. "I was glad actually, because I thought he'd never find a woman."

She looked up at the human. "No. You were jealous. You were always taking Kuronue away from me. Saying that you needed to do things."

"There was some business we had to take care of. I didn't want to separate you two so much. But things came up." He put a hand on her shoulder.

She tried to shrug it off, but he wouldn't let go. "But, once I heard you say that you couldn't believe Kuronue found a mate before you did."

"That's true. You see, I'd been with many women, and it never worked out. You were the second woman that he was with, and it worked out perfectly. I was just wondering to myself why he was so lucky." He paused and looked over at Botan. "But, I found the one I want, and now we live a very good life. I'm sorry about what happened to you."

Rain threw herself and Kurama, crying into his shoulder. "You're right. You were right all along. I talked with your daughter and she told me everything about how you are now." She raised her head and looked at Yuki. "She's a good girl. I would say she's perfect for my son if didn't have someone else."

"Did she tell you everything?" questioned Kurama, looking at his daughter.

"Yes. But she only told me. I didn't take those artifacts Kurama. I'll help your team though. I can teach Yuki some attacks that'll help her a lot." Rain stood up and walked over to Yuki. She took the girl's hand and walked her back to Kurama.

"Dad, I'm sorry I told." Muttered Yuki.

"It's okay." He said, pretending he didn't know her. "But, don't do it again. And don't try to sneak around with Elijah."

"I won't dad. Rain's going to teach me some new attacks that'll help me fight better." Yuki and Rain walked into the dark hallway and out of Kurama's sight. He thought about the day that he'd broken Rain's heart.

***Flashback***

It had now been a year since Rain and Kuronue had been mates. Rain was pregnant with their first child. She had this feeling that today was the day she was going to have her baby. Kuronue had made her lay in bed for the past three days. It wasn't even dawn when Kuronue woke her up.

"Hey Kitten." He shook her. She moaned quietly. "Listen, Kurama and I have to go on a mission for the day. But Kurama told me that our baby won't be born until the night. I'll be back in plenty of time to see the baby, okay."

"Okay." She whispered. "But promise?"

"I promise." He leaned over kissed her softly. She pulled him closer and deepened it. He moved away. "There's going to be plenty of kissing when I come home."

"But I worry." She said. "Just, one more kiss please? Pretend it's the last one, even thought it isn't."

He sat back on the bed and put her in his lap. He gave her one last kiss with as much love in it as the first one they shared a year ago. Then he lay her back down, and lifted up the dress she was wearing until he saw her bare stomach. He planted a soft kiss on the swell where the baby was. "I'll see you tonight." He whispered to her stomach. "You too, my sweet Kitten." He kissed her once more before he left the room.

"You ready?" asked Kurama.

"More than I'll ever be." Replied Kuronue.

That evening, Kurama returned to the lair looking very upset. He went up to Rain's room to see the woman on the bed, patting her stomach. "Hello Master Kurama." She said formally. "I'm guessing everything went as smooth as it always does? Where's my mate? I have a feeling that my baby will be here soon."

He sniffed the air. "You're about three hours away from going into labor. But, I have something I need to tell you."

"What?" she could tell by the look on his face, that it wasn't god news. "When we were stealing the mirror, Kuronue got caught in a trap and I couldn't save him. I'm sorry Rain."

"No." she gasped. "How could you? How could you!" she screamed and began to cry. She used her power to push him into the wall and ran out of the room. She left the lair and ran as fast as she could off the property. "I know there's a village near here."

She ran for almost an hour, until she reached the village near the river. "Please," she said to the demon at the gate. "Where's the healer? I'm having a baby!"

The demon at the gate took her to the healer and arrived just before she fainted. Rain woke up a few minutes later to see herself in a little hut with an old cat demon woman. "Just try to relax dear." Said the healer.

About eight hours later, the woman handed the small, crying baby to Rain. It was a little boy. He had black wings like Kuronue, but he had her fuzzy kitten ears. 'When he grows up, he's going to look exactly like Kuronue.' She thought.

"What are you going to name him?" asked the healer.

"Arima. His name is Arima." She sighed, rocking him so he fell asleep.

***End Flashback***

"Ten! And Kyo is the winner!" yelled the announcer. The crowd booed. Kyo had just barely beaten Cloud using a mirror attack to steal Cloud's power and use it against him. Kyo started doing his victory dance.

Kuronue went back to his team and explained the situation the best he could. Kurama and Botan headed back to the stands to explain everything to the rest of their friends.

Author's Note: Wow that was my longest chapter. Like 10 pages long. I hope that everyone liked this chapter. I really liked writing it. There was a fight going on during this chapter. But I didn't go into it. Hope you big fighting fans don't give me bad reviews for this chapter. Don't worry, the next chapter will have lots of fighting in it, I promise. See y'all around folks.