Me- Welcome one and all to my sporadic fic after finding out that Hiei didn't get the 1000 votes he needed to be an official bishounen. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Hiei- Why in the seven hells would I want to be a fucking pretty boy?

Me- -Sniff- Because, you are a pretty boy.

Hiei- -Blushes- Uh. Thanks?

Mikomi- AWWWWW! How sweet! Well, since I own Jin, Jin read the disclaimer.

Jin- The lass, the authoress, owns nothing. Except her OC's.

Me and Mikomi- Thank you Jin.

Aikesu- Huh. This has been one hell of a sad day. Hiei didn't get rated an official bishounen, Asahi found out her cat isn't real, and I LOST MY PICTURE OF TOUYA!

Me- Just for your info, I'm Asahi and Touya from Ayashi no Ceres

Kurama- Well, now that that's over,

Everyone- ON WITH THE FIC!

Winter Blooming

CHP 1:

WHEN DOES IT GET BETTER?

FLASHBACK

VIEWER'S POV

The old man with graying hair was obviously drunk. His stone clod light grey eyes were unfriendly and harsh. He was mad. Really mad. The small girl on the floor didn't know what to do. There was nothing she could do. All she could do was cower in the corner of the family room. Her dark grey eyes welled with pain and tears. Her light brown hair was falling out of it's lose ponytail holder. She shut her eyes waiting for the impact. But it didn't come.

"Wait", an also drunk voice sounded form the kitchen, "Use the knife. Cut her wrists. Make it look like she did it to herself."

The voice was a cold one. Though womanly it still held the same thirst for this small girl's pain as the man's did.

"Yes", the man said, "Give it here."

The woman thrust the small paring knife into the man's hand. The man picked the girl up by her wrists and slit them. Deep. Hard. Blood gushed from the two wounds that now rested on her wrists. A small squeal of pain came from her mouth. All the man and woman did was laugh at her pain. They enjoyed hurting her. Their maniacal laughs sounded through the room. The girl merely stood up. She forced down by a harsh hand.

"Where the hell do you think you are going, bitch?", the woman was talking now.

The girl merely sat back down in the corner.

"Good.", the woman said.

The woman then slapped the girl across the face. The man punched her in the stomach with his free hand. He was still holding the paring knife. The girl let out two cries of pain. The man slit up her arms, and the woman kept slapping her. When the two were done, they passed out on the couch. The girl silently walked up the stairs. She enclosed her self in the small closet they had given her for a 'bedroom'. She silently wept herself to sleep.

END FLASHBACK

STILL VIEWER'S POV

The same girl from the 'dream' awoke with a start. The girl looked about the same, only she looked older. Her eyes were the same shade of dark grey, but her hair had grown longer and slightly curlier than in the 'dream'.

"Damn. I haven't had that dream in forever.", the girl said out loud to herself.

The girl still resided in the closet and still was beat on a regular basis. Although she still didn't cry or yelp. The girl carefully avoided the clutter that was thrown on her floor. She didn't fell like waking her parents.

'Huh. Ai Shiho Haibara. 16 years of age as of today. August 28, 2004. And not a living soul out there could care jack." Ai thought.

She slowly opened the door of the closet and silently let her socked feet make pit pat noises on the floor as she traveled down the hall. She reached the stairs and opened that closet. She pulled out the clothed that had been scattered on the floor. They consisted of a pair of brown boots, a pair of old jeans with black patches filling the insides of several holes, and an oversized light charcoal black tee-shirt. She also put her 'chains' on and her maroon ribbon around her left wrist.

She quickly changed in her closet and silently left the house. She ran the entire way to the park for fear that her parents would find her trying to get out of the house. It was her birthday. She deserved to have a little fun. Even if it would mean a harder beating tonight.

AT KOENMA'S OFFICE

"Oh for the love of Kami Yuusuke! When I call a meeting you should be here on time!" Koenma shouted at the boy who was, as usual, strolling in without a care and late.

Puu came floating in after him.

"Puu.", the animal 'said'.

Koenma sighed.

"Alright, now that you're all here, I can explain the mission."

"Oh man.", Yuusuke said.

Koenma glared at him.

"Huh. Anyways, I need you to find this girl."

A picture came up in the screen.

"She is Ai Shiho Haibara. She is vital to the three world's barriers not blowing up. Now that she is 16, she will need to be trained so that she may protect herself. Several demons will begin to attack her now that she has turned of age."

"Huh. Baka. Where in the hell do we find her." Hiei snorted.

"Well, you will find her in Kyoto Japan. But that's all we have. You should be able to sense her constant spirit energy rise to find her."

With that the toddler ruler set the boys off to find Ai.

"Well, I suggest that we split up.", Kurama said once the four had reached Kyoto.

"Hn.", Hiei said as her walked off in a random direction towards a park.

The rest of the boys split up in opposite directions and headed off to find her.

Me- T think it started out better than it ended.

Mikomi- No peoples with their head in the gutters. It's not over.

Hiei- Too bad she'll be back,

Me- Huh. That's my bishie for you.

Aikesu- AWWWWWWW! He's smiling again!

Kurama- and Jin- HOW KAWAII!

Me- My Kami you sound like crazed fan girls.

Kurama- Ahem.

Jin- It was all tha bastards faul.

Everyone- REVIEW!