Yu Yu Hakusho: When The Roses Bloom

"Is this seat taken?" a voice off to the side asked.
Satuski looked up to see Kurama looking back at her with a gentle smile.
Satsuki smiled back at him.
"Of course not, dear," she assured. "Please have a seat."
Kurama sat on the swing next to Satsuki as the vixen continued to sway herself back and forth.
"I havent heard from you all afternoon," Kurama commented. "I was beginning to worry about you."
"You know you never need to worry. I think I was just so preoccupied with trying to settle back into reality that I became overly distracted. Truth be told, Kurama...I don't know what reality is anymore."
"Given what we just went through...our sense of what's real may feel off for a while."

Love, fate, and reality are rarely kind - just ask Satsuki Mizuhara. On the surface, she's a kindhearted girl with a sharp mind and an even sharper boyfriend: Shuichi Minamino. But behind her human smile lies Princess Yurimei, the ancient mate of Youko Kurama, and a secret too heavy for even her heart to carry. Satsuki has always known who Kurama really is - the man she fell for and the demon she was destined for. But telling him? That's a battle Yurimei hasn't been ready to face... at least not until the Dark Tournament, when secrets stop being optional. Meanwhile, Hiei finds himself revisiting wounds of the past with the return of Siren - a beautiful, razor-witted ningyome who knew him when no one else cared to. They were both outcasts once. They might be something more now.

With the team reunited - Yusuke, Kuwabara, Botan, Genkai, and the rest - and saga after saga pushing them to their limits, laughter becomes armor, loyalty is tested, and reality? That's the hardest thing to hold onto. Because when your past and future are both in love with the same person, the real fight isn't on the battlefield - it's in your heart.
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This fanfiction follows the Yu Yu Hakusho anime series. I do not claim any rights except to my OCs and the dialogue and parts I added.