Only You

by Misty

 

Chapter 1

“Seiko, wake up!!!”

Nakajima Seiko sat up groggily. She rubbed her eyes sleepily, and realized that that really irritating voice belonged to her older sister Michiko.

“Michiko! Why did you wake me up? It’s still early,” and she rebelliously lay back down on her pillow. She was having such a wonderful dream, and who was Michiko to stop her from dreaming?

“You’ll be late for your interview, stupid!” Michiko said in exasperation.

“Interview?!” Seiko’s eyes opened wide.  “Oh, right, my job interview’s today!” Throwing back her blanket, she hurried to get some clothes from her closet.

 

 Kurama felt bored. All those people he interviewed all gave the same, unsatisfactory answers. None of them fit the job.

“So, Shuichi,” his stepfather, Mr. Hatanaka, said to him. “Who do you think fits the job?”

He looked at his stepfather. When he died on that fateful day in the Ma Kai, his spirit fled to the Ningen Kai, the world of humans, and was reborn as Minamino Shuichi. His mother, Shiori had remarried about six years ago, and so, Hatanaka became his stepfather.

He decided to help his stepfather in his business, and he had grown to like his stepfather. Sometimes, he was almost like a real father to him.

“So?” Mr. Hatanaka asked again, jolting him out of his reverie.

“None of them,” Kurama said, suppressing a yawn. “They all do not meet my standards.”

“I agree with you,” Mr. Hatanaka said. “Maybe we shouldn’t hire anyone anymore.”

Kurama was about to agree, when Mr. Hatanaka’s secretary, Megumi, came in. “Another girl’s here. She says she’s here for an interview,” she announced.

Mr. Hatanaka groaned. “Not another one!” he said.

“Maybe she’ll do better than the others,” Kurama said hopefully. “Okay, let her in,” he said to Megumi, and she nodded, and went out the door.

A girl entered timidly. She tucked a strand of her shoulder-length, dark green hair behind her ear. “Good morning. My name is Nakajima Seiko, and I’m here to apply for a job as an accountant for your company.”

“Okay, please have a seat, and we will ask you some questions,” Mr. Hatanaka said, and nodding, Seiko sat down.

Kurama watched her silently. The girl seemed familiar to him. He didn’t know why, but he felt as if he had already known this girl for a long time. But he was sure this was the first time he saw her.

She suddenly looked up, her eyes meeting his own. He noticed that her eyes were a dazzling shade of dark blue.

He looked away, deep in thought.

He still couldn’t shake off the feeling that he had met this girl before.

 

Ma Kai, Twenty Two Years Before the Present

He approached the treasure chests silently. Close behind him was his partner, Kuronue. They were able to defeat the guardians of the treasure they were about to steal, and now they moved in for the kill.

Kurama was about to grab one treasure chest, when a hand reached out at it at the same time. Startled, he looked up at a pair of deep purple eyes. It was a girl.

“Who are you?!”

“No, who are you?” The girl glared scornfully at the youko.

“Look, you stay out of here,” Kurama said calmly. “I came here to get these treasure chests.”

“I’m going get the treasure,” the girl said evenly. She stood tall with dignity, and she tossed her long, braided black hair. Her deep purple eyes burned with contempt.  “So stand back, or I’ll kill you.”

“Do you want to fight?” Kurama said, amused. This girl wanted to fight him? He laughed, and said, “A woman like you? I can defeat you easily.”

It was the girl’s turn to laugh. “Don’t bet on it. Do you know who I am?”

“Am I supposed to know?”

Suddenly Kuronue gasped. “I know who you are! You’re Naomi… a member of the Seven Thieves? You’re quite notorious here in the Ma Kai.”

“Yes,” Naomi said. “So don’t underestimate me yet.”

Kurama stayed silent for a moment. He turned to Naomi, and said solemnly, “Okay, I accept your challenge. I will battle you for that treasure. Don’t be too complacent, though, for I am the legendary youko named Kurama.” His eyes twinkled roguishly for a moment.

Naomi stared at him. So this was the youko named Kurama, also a notorious thief in the Ma Kai. This wouldn’t be such an easy fight, then. Nevertheless, she was going to beat him.

They faced each other, both sure of their victory.

 

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