So I went to check who the pairing would be in your profile and I did a little fangirly squeal. I love Spike and Xander together. It's a weakness of mine. XD Of corse if that happens I can see some jelousy if Spike ever meets Kurama. *snickers at the thought*

They will definitely meet, but it will be a long while before I even pair Xander and Spike together. We're talkin' not till season four here. And I'm just now plotting the equivalent of season two. I have quite the job ahead of me. @_@;

awesome chapter. so if it is not kuronma who are you going to pair xander with huh??? can't wait for the next chapter. kizuna

Ah...I've left little notes here and there about that. Scroll down the review page or read my profile on here. I also update my livejournal fairly frequently, and I almost always post chapters there first before anywhere else.

I will do my best to follow the series with my stories, so expect his relationship with Cordy, but not the one with Anya. But as I've told other reviewers, Kurama will get to flirt throughout Our Roots Run Deep, at least until I have him paired off with someone else.

Interesting so far. A little droll for my tastes, but then again its a nice change from the consant action types of other stories. Keep up the good work and update soon again please

I thought I did okay with the earlier chaps, but I was aware of this one getting kind of blah. I wanted to include the wedding since that was part of the reason Xander even went to Japan. However that's the part of the problem with wrap up chapters, they aren't nearly as exciting as the main event. We only have one more chapter and an epilogue left for this story so hang in there, and thanks for reviewing.

Shizuru destroyed all my hopes that Xander would hock up with Kurama T_T
you, evil you T__T

Well, at least this visit will increase Xander's self worth

Thanks for the chapter!

Uh...as I told xwinterangelx the whole Kurama/Xander thing is mostly fanservice. I always intended to pair Xander with a certain sexy and snarky vampire. I'd explain it all again but I'm lazy, and sick so I'll just direct you to the whole comment. *points* Just scroll down and read my reply to xwinterangelx's review. We'll see some Kurama/Xander stuff, just not a forever kinda thing.

ROFLMAO! GO Xander! Show them who is King of the Puppy Dog Technique! LMAO! O goddess. I can't breathe! That was awesome! O! O! More!

This chapter was great and what made it even better was that it came out on my birthday! Ha ha it was like a secret present since no one knows that I read this and so I didn't have to share it! -did that make sense? It did in my head- Anyway it gave me a reason to smile and picked me up. This chapter was really good and I loved Xander's speech. It was so perfect! Very dramatic and very vivid. Ha ha the prince of puppy eyes part was great and I can't wait to see Xander's spirit beast. Man it was so cool when the prophecy came into play and the part about the cultural references made me laugh! I can't wait to read the next chapter!

*waves* Wow, I have good timing. Happy Birthday!

I was a little worried I overdid Xander's speech, but the show just left so much unsaid sometimes. Ya know? I mean Jessie died and...nothing. There's still so much potential there. *shrugs*

And the Puppy eyes thing...that sort of scene has been in my head since chapter two of Demon's Kin. I actually mentioned a very brief version in a comment to a review. XD Although the review was private and not visible to anyone but me...hmm.

We probably won't see Xan's spirit beast until the third story...I don't actually remember how long it took for Puu to hatch, but I know it was a few months at least. And the green egg just kinda happened. Puu's was a gold color, but I wanted this egg to be different, and then I was all hey! Green egg! XD No ham though.

I'm glad you loved the chapter so much, and that it made your B-day a little more awesome! XD

OMG! Hiei/Kuwabara????!! I can't believe you! that's freaking AWESOME! you're freakin awesome! (sry if i keep saying freakin.. im just soooo excited about this fanfic) I love how you didnt make kuwabara the complete insensitive idiot a lot of people make him out to be (he really isnt!) I've been a fan of Xander and Yuyu hakusho was my very first anime, so to see my two favorites together was like heaven for me. ^^ You have a really good plot line and awesome characterization skills. Like i can totally imagine the characters acting this way if they were actually together in real life. Plus there arent many grammar mistakes or anything :] I cant wait until your next update! it's wicked awesome! now that i think about it, if xander and yusuke were created in the same media, they could have actually been brothers... i cant beleive no one ever thought of this before. You're so awesome, dont ever let anyone get you down for writing hiei/kuwabara! they're just letting their first impressions get the better of them,. Is it just my wishful thinking or does it seem like kurama and xander are going to get together? you know what they say, you get closer to someone when you first fight with them (or something like that, it was in chinese and i hardly remember the exact quote) Update soon!

*blinks* Hey there bouncy new reader, and how much sugar have you had today? XD Can I say that I absolutely loved your review? There's this huge grin that's threatening to crack my face and it's not gonna go away anytime soon.

I totally understand you on the Kuwabara issue. I've ready so many fics where he's put down and walked all over. Not to mention how many fansites exclude him just because he's not 'pretty'. *rolls eyes* Makes a girl wanna scream sometimes. And Hiei/Kuwabara is my absolute #1 OTP, I've been writing them for years and I'm never gonna stop. XD *nods* Fics, amvs, wallpapers, I've done it all.

I'm really glad I've done so well with keeping everyone in character, you have no idea how many times I've watched Buffy season one just to make sure they sound like they're supposed to at that point in time. Luckily, for some odd reason, writing YuYu Hakusho is almost like breathing, so keeping them in character is easy. ^^;

I also share your surprise that no one else has ever tried this sort of connection. I mean they do look similar...I'm still not sure what led me to cross these two fandoms. *shrugs* A moment of sleep deprivation, or a stroke of genius? It's been a couple years at least since this series started and I don't remember what made me start it. Ah well. Let's just enjoy it.

And the whole Kurama/Xander thing...mostly it's fanservice. I got a lot of requests for Xander to end up with Kurama in Demon's Kin, so Kurama is gonna get some flirting in. However I have other plans for the boys. I have this mental handicap where my muse won't let me permanently pair Xander with anyone but a certain bleachblond vampire. *rolls eyes* I don't understand it myself, I just go with it. And Kurama's future uh...lover/mate has been decided. My beta/best friend was like wtf are you thinking? when I told her. But, don't despair, Kurama will get his flirt on in this story and throughout the series. Which crazy me I've decided to make 9 stories long, with three side fics. *dies prematurely*

Wow, I've rambled quite a bit haven't I? Sorry, today was the beginning the semester and my brain is spinning. Anyway, thanks for the wonderful and shiny review. *still grinning* XD

Not the puppy face! ANYTHING but the puppy face!

Muwahahaha! Yes! We must all bow before Xander! King of the Puppy Face! XD

I about fell out of my chair laughing. Love this story. Please keep it going.

XD You too huh? I did the same while I was trying to type it up.

great new chapter. Can't wait to see more soon.

This sequel was definitely worth waiting for!

i like it

"Just to be different" is lame excuse for very stupid and improbable pairing.

You're right, but deciding to quit reading a story because an 'improbable' couple doesn't suite you is also, to use your word, 'lame'. However I've been writing this pairing for years and I'm done explaining myself to people who don't like it. I'm surprised you were even reading this story when the couple made an appearance in the previous fic. But if you really can't handle the couple, even when they're not taking a front seat in the stories, it's just as well you quit now because I'll get even more off the wall and improbable with my pairings later in the series. No hard feelings, hope you have better luck finding fics to suite your tastes.

Ok. Usual Hiei/Kurama i can understand. But Hiei/Kuwabara? WTF really. Too out of left field. /moves story from "Track" to "Hide"

*shrugs* Hiei/Kurama is so overdone. I like to be different.

Oh geez. Now what? Poor xander can't have a semi-normal vacation can he?

You can take the boy off the Hellmouth but...well you can guess the rest. XD No worries, there won't be an apocalypse or anything.