Hey look everyone! It's Hayley! She's completely rewriting the previously very bad sequel to "A Torn Rose"!

It was pouring. The rain pounded down against him, washing away the slightest traces of his blood, but no matter how much it rained the water would never be able to wash away his pain.

"At least I've escaped…"

The small demon glanced toward the mountain ahead of him. It was a beautiful sight, especially during a storm like this, but for him…it was also a terrifying sight. It was a place of banishment and betrayal. A place he so longed to return to, but was forbidden by the one he held dear.

Idiot. There's no where left to go. If you don't go there you'll surely die.

He knew he had been banished from that place, but that didn't make him want to return any less. Especially now, during a time when he was in so much pain that every little movement, every soft breath, forced him to stifle whimpers of pain. He knew that he had only two options now, either he returned to that place or he died.

Suicide is not an option. Its an escape for the weak. No. I won't be that pathetic. If and when I die it will be during a fight.

He suddenly lost his footing. The branch he had been perched on was soaked, and he went crashing to the ground. He couldn't help but scream in agony. He could feel broken bones breaking yet again, and old fractures snapping once more.

The pain brought back horrible memories. Memories of being betrayed, captured, beaten, tortured, and even…

Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Think about…anything…but not that.

The little one shook his head slowly. The pain was terrible. He forced himself onto his feet and staggered toward that place, desperate to get there before he lost consciousness. The last thought that passed through his mind was the thought of his sister, and the sweet smell of water lilies that he had missed so much.

At Genkai's Temple, things were cheerier. Or at least, they were pretending things were cheerier. Yukina, who had developed a crush on Hiei, refused to speak to Kurama at all, but grudgingly had invited him and the rested of the team over for a celebration, of sorts. Yusuke and Kuwabara had both worn themselves out training, by the time Kurama wandered of.

The forest was quiet, just like the Fox wanted, no, yearned for it to be. He had only been wandering for a short while. He simply needed time to reflect on what had happened.

Yusuke had ruined Kurama's good time by asking him "when are you gonna go after him?" Kurama simply chose to ignore that question. As a matter of fact, he flat out refused to talk about the little fire demon. He just pretended that Hiei never existed, blocking out all mentions of the child.

Unlike Kuwabara and Yuusuke, Kurama was not only visiting. He had been living with Yukina for the past few weeks because she had requested that he come help her take care of the place while Genkai was away. Well, she hadn't requested that he should be the one to help her. Botan had been the one to set that up. Kurama didn't mind. It made him feel closer to Hiei.

But suddenly his peaceful walk was interrupted by a rather familiar dark form falling from the tree tops and hitting the ground with a loud CRACK!

In his gut, the fox new what it was, but he had to get closer in order to be sure. Making sure to be cautious, the fox crept slowly toward the black mass, and once he was close enough to be sure of it, his heart stopped. His suspicion was right. Laying on the ground in front of him, barely breathing, was the little fire child that he had so cruelly rejected just a year before.

The little one could sense a presence, but had no inkling on who it was, at first. He tried to defend himself but found that he was unable to move even an inch without searing pain shooting through his entire body. But as he was so gently lifted off of the ground he was surrounded by the familiar energy and the heart warming scent that he knew all to well.

"All will be well Hiei, don't worry."

Those were the last words that the little demon heard before he uttered "Stupid fox" and lost consciousness once more.

-The fox carefully carried the little demon back to Genkai's temple, where Yusuke, Kuwabara, and even Yukina were beginning to get worried about him. When they saw who he was holding, though, and the shape that the little on was in, they all nearly lost it. All the group could do was stare at the little demon, drenched in freezing rain and caked in blood. But after only a moment or so, Yukina forced herself to take control.

Yusuke had assigned himself the tast of patrolling the grounds to make sure that who ever had attacked Hiei was not nearby.

Kurama was also helping yukina the best he could. He was going to help heal Hiei's wounds.

"Kurama…I need you to take Hiei's cloak off while I go gather some herbs." The ice maiden whispered, unable to gather the strength to speak.

"Alright…" It was all Kurama could manage to say without bursting into tears as he began to gently remove the little one's cloak. In some placed he had to peel it off of burnt flesh. The sight of his little fire demon in so much pain was enough to make him sick to his stomach.

"Stupid Fox." Kurama barely heard Hiei whispering the words, and he wasn't sure quite how to respond. He was sure that Hiei was still unconscious, which meant that he was sleep talking again. "Stupid Fox…leave me be."

The words hurt, but the Fox shook his head, refusing to comply. "No Hiei. Your wounds are far too severe to be left untreated. They're only going to get worse if you don't let me help you."

"Stupid fox."

Kurama sighed heavily. "Stupid Hiei" He whispered, removing the little demon's shirt. He was a little baffled as to why Hiei kept referring to him as stupid. He'd called him stupid when he picked him up in the forest and now he was repeating the insult. He wondered, What have I done that was so incredibly stupid? Eventually he decided that it was just Hiei being his typical pain-in-the-ass self.

"Oh my…"

Kurama looked up to see that Yukina had returned with a few different kinds of herbs. She stared, horrified by the severity of Hiei's injuries.

"Yes. His wounds are very severe Yukina. We'll have to be careful not to hurt him while treating them…" He muttered, glancing back down at his broken love.

What seemed like only minutes after he passed out, the little demon found himself waking up in a spare room in Genkai's temple. He was surrounded by the smell of water lilies and roses.

So the fox decided to bring me here? Stupid Fox…

He didn't bother to open his eyes and made sure to stay silent as he listened to his sister hum a rather soothing tune. He could have sworn that he'd heard it somewhere once before but unfortunately he couldn't pinpoint where.

With the entrance of the Oaf, here to tell Yukina that he'd finished boiling some more water, Hiei let out a loud groan. When he had first woken up in this place he thought that perhaps he had died and gone to Heaven, but not that the oaf was here he knew for sure that he was in hell.

"Thank you Kazuma. Could you bring it here with some fresh bandages and towels for me please?" Yukina's angelic voice was a sound for soar ears, so to speak. Hiei had longed to hear her voice for so long now that it was becoming unbearable. He was thrilled to know that she was alive and well all this time.

"Sure Yukina! Anything you want!" Kuwabara's voice, though, was something Hiei had hoped to never hear again.

Yukina redirected her attention to Hiei as soon as Kuwabara left, smiling at him gently. "I'm glad to see you awake, . Can you open your eyes at all or does it hurt?" She questioned, giggling a little as Hiei opened his eyes and then quickly closed them again. He needed to adjust to the light. As soon as he could see he glanced over at his beautiful sister. Just from the look in his eyes she could tell that he, as happy as he was to see her, wanted to know where Kurama was, and so with a little bit of anger in her voice, she informed him. "Kurama has gone out to get more herbs for you, ."

Hiei's response made her smile. "Stupid fox."

"He told me that 'stupid fox' is all you would say to him last night. Would you mind explaining why he's so stupid?" she questioned, still smiling so warmly at the boy who she didn't know was he brother.

"It's because he thinks this is his fault. He's dumb enough to believe that he is responsible for the actions of a foolish demon."

"You're the farthest thing from foolish that I've ever seen, !"

"I wasn't talking about myself."

Yukina got quiet for a moment. She dared not ask who Hiei was referring to. At least not yet. He had just woken up and she wanted to give him more time to really wake up.

Soon after hiei and Yukina's conversation Kurama had returned. Yukina, knowing that the two had a lot to talk about, excused herself from the room to go make tea for herself and Kurama, and coffee for Hiei.

Hiei sighed heavily when Kurama entered the room, which made Kurama feel slightly uneasy.

"Hiei…I'm sorry I sent you away…I…you must hate me." He mumbled, causing Hiei to chuckle,

"You really are stupid, fox." The little demon laughed, receiving funny looks from the Fox. "I said I loved you, way back when, and I meant it, stupid. I'm not one to lie about such things, you know."

The room became awkwardly silent, and hiei could feel himself becoming more and more nervous with each passing second. It was he who finally decided to end the silence.

"I…I'll leave again once I've recovered, alright?"

"NO!" Kurama's yell made Hiei jump. He stared at the fox in complete confusion. "No Hiei! Don't you dare leave again! I'm so sorry that I made you leave before and I will never forgive myself if you go again. Please Hiei, please don't leave!"

For a moment, the little fire demon could only stare in shock at his crying fox, but when Kurama began to cry Hiei instantly wiped his tears. "Do not cry," He cooed, "You're far too beautiful for that."

After a moment of staring into Hiei's eyes Kurama threw his arms around his love. Hiei held back a wince and gently wrapped an arm around him.

"You're right Hiei." Hem uttered, then gently took a cloth and began scrubbing clean one of the wounds on Hiei's cheek.

The feelings of peace only lasted for a short while, though, before Kurama noticed a distant look in his lover's eyes. It worried him. He had never really seen Hiei look like that before.

"What's bothering you Hiei?" Kurama whispered, turning his attention to bandaged that needed changing on Hiei's arm. Hiei shook his head, as if to tell Kurama that he didn't want to talk about it, but Kurama was too worried to take no for an answer.

"Hiei please tell me what's bothering you!"

The little fire demon felt himself rocking slightly. It was a habit he obtained during his time away from his friends, and he couldn't seem to stop himself. "I was just thinking, is all."

"thinking about what? Please tell me."

"I was…wondering why."

"Why what?"

"Why did you banish me?"

Kurama found himself dropping the wrappings and hugging the little demon, despite his better judgment.

Hiei stifled another whine of pain, giving the fox a look of confusion.

"F-Fox…"

"I'm sorry!" Kurama pulled away, his cheeks turning a light pink.

Hiei looked away.

"Hn."

"I'm so sorry!"

"Stupid fox."

Chapter One of "So Goes the Story: REVISITED"

I hope you guys will enjoy my new rewritten version of this. I hope to fix a lot of the plot holes from the last version and to completely change the ending.

Please read and review! I really appreciate your opinions.

Kurama: Dear lord. This woman is crazy. She's reviving a story she wrote in 07? She must be bored.

Hiei: she's making it seem like I want Yukina…in the most awkward of ways.