A/N: I have to thank Aleykitty for helping me. Aley is an amazing teacher and friend :-) I love you lots.
This is OC/Kurama with a pre-established relationship. Got some ideas from other fics for this, and those ideas rightfully belong to their owners.
I do not own YYH or any of it's characters, I own Cosma however, she is my OC.
Chapter One:
The redhead climbed the all too familiar steps with flowers in hand, as always. He took a moment to touch the wood of the door, a soft grin crawling onto his face as memories echoed from the wood of hugs, kissing, laughter. He chuckled softly to himself, shaking his head, and knocked on the door with a steady, firm hand.
A woman with dark red hair hair, and a curvy, but healthy hourglass in a loose long dress that was a dark red, opened the door and laughed in delight, "Kurama!" she squeezed him in a tight embrace, and Kurama rubbed her back with his free hand.
"Cosma, I brought you flowers," He laughed as they pulled apart and he offered them to her with a soft smile. Cosma took them and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"Come on in, let's get these in a vase," she led him in. Kurama closed the door and threw the deadbolt. The apartment was cozy, with plenty of plants he had given her. They grew a little feeling his energy, but Kurama just gently touched a few leaves, following Cosma to the kitchen. The kitchen was in order as always, with flowers in the window sill as always, and she was already searching for another vase.
"You know Kurama, some day I won't have enough room for all these flowers," She laughed, stealing a glance at him.
"And you don't think that's my point?" He teased her, walking over to assist her.
"I got one," She pulled it out of a cabinet and filled it with water, unwrapping the flowers and snipping the ends. She placed the flowers in the water and set them on an empty spot on the sill, smiling up at Kurama when he wrapped his arms around her and chuckled, "Maybe it is your point, to overrun me with plants so I'll have to move in with you."
"I have enough plants as it is," He smiled and kissed her neck, happy to be close to her.
"Mr.," She patted his hands, "Don't we have a reservation?"
Kurama gasped a little, playfully and squeezed her tighter, "My oh my, we do! Come on! We mustn't be late!" He pulled her hand so she'd follow him out the door, which she locked, and followed after Kurama happily.
They walked together in soft silence, until Cosma found her voice, "Kurama, has it gotten better?"
"Hm? Oh," He sighed and his smile drained away, "I don't know honestly Cosma, it's a war everyday." She squeezed his hand and slowed down so she could pull the fox into a soft kiss.
"I wish there was a way I could make it better," she whispered softly to him. He shook his head and pulled her into his arms, breathing in her scent before he started their walk to the restaurant again.
"I do too Cosma, but we all like you," He glanced at her.
"What if I was there with all of you?" She kicked a rock and looked up at him with bright blue eyes behind thick lashes.
Kurama shook his head again, faster, "No, that'd be a huge mistake, Youko would try to steal you."
Cosma sighed and shook her head, sending her wavy red hair to fall about, "I wish I could help more Kurama," she sighed, "But how are you feeling?"
"Oh, I feel just fine Cosma," He smiled a little, "It's when we separate, that's when it gets crazy."
"So, what do you think keeps you from separating right here?"
"Youko, he's a fox, he can't be seen." Kurama opened the door to the place and made a gesture for her to go in, "Ladies first,"
Cosma smiled and did a curtsy before she walked in, and Kurama followed after. They were led to their table by a waiter and ordered their drinks.
"Kurama, do you think if we, uh, did that again, if it would-" She was flushed a bright red.
"No, it'd just piss Youko off again. He was merciless after that, complaining about how it was me and not him," He chuckled.
Cosma laughed nervously and leaned back in her seat, "I really want to help," she told him.
"The best you can do right now is just be yourself Cosma," he leaned across the table to take her hand, but he just offered it, and smiled when she took it, "I noticed," he dropped his voice so only she could hear, "Your horns, you haven't filed them this week."
Cosma touched her head and smiled, "Yeah, I haven't," she rubbed at the jagged plate of what used to be her long horn, "But I can't grow them out, you know that."
"Someday you'll be able to again," he squeezed her hand.
Cosma smiled a little wider and nodded, "Yeah?"
"Yes, I know a place out in the woods that might go for sale in a couple of years, maybe a few months?"
"Oh Kurama," she laughed and leaned across to kiss him across the table. Kurama laughed too.
"I'm just offering, we've been dating for how long now?"
"Oh, almost a year already?"
"Has it already been that long?" Kurama blinked, "Wow, well, I'm just glad it's with you."
"You sound like Kuwabara now," she teased him, "Really, you shameless flirt."
Kurama blushed and grinned, "You know how I like to make you blush," he chuckled.
The rest of the date went on with little conflict, the only conflict being when Kurama walked her back home and they stood at her door hugging for a long while, both unwilling to let go. Kurama was the one to let go and kiss her softly.
"Goodnight Cosma," he chuckled.
"Friday, right?"
"Yes, Friday, I'll see you then." Kurama agreed.
"Alright, goodnight," Cosma smiled and locked the door after waving bye. Kurama sighed and trotted off for his own apartment. When he walked in and locked the door, he yelled out and grabbed his chest, and before him the glowing silver fox and a man who was exactly the same except for the hair, his was black, stood stiffly.
"Kurama," the fox's purry voice filled the room.
Kurama winced and looked up, "Youko," he greeted, "Shuichi."
Shuichi sighed, "Cosma wants to be human, and you're basically demon Kurama, do you-"
"Before you go off on this," Youko butted in, "She's a demon, she belongs in Demon World."
Kurama straightened up and shook his head, "She wants to be in Human World Youko, she came here for a reason, and Shuichi, she never said she wanted to be human, you know as well as we do." He scolded the human.
Youko sighed and went to grab a seat, his tail flicking about like an irritated cat's, "She can't live here healthily," he shook his head.
"You're right, she can't live here in the city, that's why she filed her horns, and that's why," he glared at Shuichi, "She can't live with a human."
"Sure she can! You just want her for yourself!"
"Foolish human," Youko sighed, "Obviously Kurama has an interest in her welfare, but you," he shook his head, "I'm with Kurama on this one, she can't live with a human."
Shuichi crossed his arms over his chest, watching Kurama retreat to his lazy boy.
"Thank you Youko," Kurama chuckled, "But she doesn't want to go to Demon World either," he shook his head.
"I can remind her of it," his eyes glowed a lighter shade, "The smell of rotting flesh, mm," he purred a little.
"She'll deny you outright," Shuichi huffed, "Obviously her heart belongs to Human World."
"That's right Shuichi," Kurama nodded.
"But I'm sure we could make it work Kurama! She's essentially dating me too!"
Kurama considered that, his eyes thinning, "I guess she is in a way, huh? But Youko wouldn't have a chance."
Youko growled and curled up a bit in his spot. Kurama chuckled.
"If I had a place a little ways from the city, she could grow her horns and everything!"
"But she needs someone she can have for more than sixty years, I'm immortal, well, as immortal as I can be as a demon," Kurama shrugged.
Youko nodded, "That'd just break her heart if you died."
Shuichi threw up his hands, "At least I'm not a murderous beast!"
"It's obvious neither of you are suited for Cosma, so stop trying," Kurama huffed. Youko rolled his eyes and Kurama winced when Youko turned into a mist and filtered back into the redhead. Kurama rubbed his chest a little, whimpering softly as he watched Shuichi.
Shuichi sighed and went over to the window, "Kurama, we essentially are the same person," he turned to look at him, "We're so close I feel and see everything you do."
"Youko sees everything I do, but he has less of a feeling of it," Kurama took a deep breath and straightened up.
Shuichi shook his head and also disappeared into a mist, making the redhead yell and grab at his chest, panting. Still, he forced himself to his feet to straighten up and take deeper breaths, and headed to get ready for bed.