Very sorry for the delay. It didn't come out as well as I wanted, but what I wanted wasn't realistic. You can only talk about a kiss so much before it's redundant and worthy of nothing more than a roll of the eyes. That and I always hate my work, so nothing new there.

I wanted Kurama to think about Botan more than the investigation this time. It's high time he got to know her better. She already has a file on his time as Yoko, after all. The advantage is all hers right now. I also want them to run into Shiori just as she returned home from the store, so she can see that they're holding hands. Let's give Shiori that xD