Tama: Hey everyone! Long time no see!

Nori: Yea, cuz you make everyone wait and wait and wait and wait and-

Tama: Ok! I get it! I know, I'm a horrible person. Really, I have like the worst writer's block ever! But I'm gonna try to work through it and give you guys a new story! This one, hopefully, will be different from all the other ones I've started, posted, and have given up on!

Nori: Yea…like Surrender to Nothing?

Tama: Yea…but I haven't given up on Awake and Unafraid! And the new chapter to Something So Profound, Something You Won't Expect is coming soon! And as usual…the delay is my fault…

Nori: Yea…you're really bad at adding quickly…

Tama: I know! I'm sorry! I can't help it. But anyways, I need someone to do the disclaimer. Let's see…how about…::thinks to herself with her finger on her chin::…hm…::gets and idea and develops sing-songy voice:: Oh Hi-ei!!

Hiei: …What?

Tama: Will you do the disclaimer, pretty pretty please?

Hiei: Hn, no.

Tama::glares::

Nori: Oh yes you will. Or I'll-::whispers something in his ear::

Hiei::eyes widen:: You wouldn't!

Nori: Oh, I would.

Hiei::mumbles to himself about how much better off he was before he met the spirit detectives…:: Ugh. Tama doesn't own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters. But she does own all of the OCs and situations.

Tama: Yay! Thanks Hiei! Well, here's chapter one!

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As the sun set over the forests of Makai, a girl sat, alone, watching. High up on a tree branch, she could see everything. The forest stretched as far as the eye could see, and in it were small animals, insects and a few lower level demons looking for a meal. The sun cast rays of gold, red, orange and pink onto them all, illuminating everything in site. The view was truly breathtaking, and she was enjoying every minute of it.

Until…

"EMERYYYYYYYYYYYYY! EMERY EMERY EMERY!" came a shout from directly below her. She sighed. So much for this beautiful site…

"What do you want, Rune?" she yelled back, looking down at the girl. It was hard to see her from her perch, but Emery could tell the girl was grinning.

"Get your skinny ass down here and greet your favorite sister!" Rune exclaimed, gesturing with her hand. Emery sighed. She stood on her branch and, with much grace and ease, jumped down.

"Ok, I'm down here. Now, what do you want?" she asked. Rune tilted her head to the side for a minute, trying to remember what she had come there for. Suddenly, she must've remembered.

"Oh yea! Hiro sent me. He said that if you wanna eat, you better come back home now," she breathed a sigh of relief and grinned again. "See? I knew I'd remember."

"Fine, fine. Let's go," Emery replied, beginning to walk past Rune towards their home. She stopped abruptly, looking at her strangely. "Wait. Aren't those my pants?"

Rune went wide-eyed, looked down, and then back up at Emery, grinning. "Uh…well…um…yea.."

"Ugh, Rune…"

"I'm sorry! My pants got soaked when Dayne and I went fishing, and you know how dirty my other pair is…" she trailed off. "Your pants just looked really comfortable…"

Emery sighed. She had to admit, the pants looked better on Rune than they did on her. They were simple blue jeans, with a small rip in the right knee from when Emery had tripped while training. Being that Rune and Emery were identical twins, you would think that they would fit the same way. But for some reason, Emery thought they looked better on her twin.

Emery took this chance to take a good look at her twin. She stood approximately 5'3", but you could never tell that from just looking at her. She almost always stood with most of her weight on her left leg, arms crossed across her chest, making her seem shorter. By her body language, one would think she was slightly stuck up, without a care in the world. Those who were close to her knew, however, that that wasn't the case. Her chestnut brown hair was pulled back and her bangs, as usual, were in her face, covering her crystal blue eyes. Her facial features were striking, as was her pale and flawless complexion. Along with Emery's jeans, she wore a light blue tank top and sandals. Around her neck was the golden chain she had had since childhood.

Emery reached up to touch its match. That's when she realized Rune was looking at her like she had three heads.

"Oh, uh, yea. Whatever. Just don't ruin them, ok?" she stuttered. Rune smiled.

"Yea, ok. Sure. Whatever, Em," she replied, giggling a bit. Emery silently cursed herself. Too often would she let Rune catch her staring into space, thinking about things that didn't really matter all that much. She decided to change the subject.

"Well, let's get going, shall we?" Emery asked. Rune nodded. They began walking back, in silence. Neither really had much to say, and both were to hungry too try to make decent conversation.

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Home wasn't really the appropriate name for the place Emery and Rune returned to. Sure, it was the place where they slept at night. But all it really was was a stack of blankets, a box that held their belongings, and a fire pit in the middle of a clearing in the forest. It was more like a sorry-version of a campsite than a home.

But it was.

"Finally! Jeez, Runa, if I had known you would take this long finding your twin, I would've gone after her myself," a tall man said, chuckling. He used the knife in his hand to try to cut an apple into slices. "The food is by the fire. We're having fish, I guess. If that's what you would call the crap Runa and Dayne brought back anyway." Emery saw Rune wince, realizing that that was the second time he called her by her formal name.

"Sorry, Hiro," Rune apologized. "I guess I still don't know my way around these woods too well..."

"Yea, I'd say so. Dayne said that he had to do all the navigating to the river. He let you try, and you got both of you completely lost..."

"Heh heh...yea...," Rune laughed a bit. "Speaking of Dayne, where is he?"

Hiro cursed under his breath as he sliced his finger by mistake. He untied the black bandana that had been on his forehead and began to wrap it around his cut, leaving his spiky dark brown hair slightly creased in the back. He went back to slicing, more cautious than before.

"Um, I sent him and Kenny off to get more firewood about a half an hour ago. I don't know what's taking them so long..." he replied, not looking up.

"Uh, was that the smartest thing to do?" Emery asked. "You know what happens when those two-" She stopped as they heard voices off in the distance, approaching the campsite. Hiro smirked.

"Speak of the devil..."

"You know, Kenny, none of this would've happened if you weren't so damn careless! You do that all the time!" a man yelled, as he stepped into the clearing. He was about 5'11", an inch or two shorter than Hiro. His shaggy dark brown hair was plastered against his forehead, soaking wet, just like the rest of his body. His dark green eyes were filled with rage.

"Look, I apologized, alright? Let it go!" the man behind him protested, as he followed into the camp. He tossed his head a bit to get his shaggy blonde hair out of his eyes. He was about an inch shorter then the dark haired boy, though he was much more relaxed.

"So what!?!?! You always do stupid shit like this, and you get me roped in. You know, one of these days, I'm just gonna-"

"Hey, hey. What the hell's going on here?" Hiro asked, stepping in between them. He looked from the blonde, to the dark-haired boy, then back to the blonde. They glared at each other, until the blonde walked towards the fire. Neither spoke.

Emery looked to Rune, who just shrugged. This was typical.

"I asked you a question," Hiro said, this time, more sternly. He turned his attention back to the taller of the two. "Dayne, why the hell are you so wet?"

Dayne glared at the blonde. "Ask Kenryou." Hiro turned to look at Kenny, who sighed.

"Look, I was just trying to have a little fun. Dayne and I were out looking for firewood by the river. Just to be funny, I just kinda pushed him a little. Now he's all pissy 'cause he lost his balance and fell into the water," Kenny replied. Dayne fumed.

"Oh, you are so full of shit, Kenny!" he yelled. "You're still just mad at me 'cause I'm stronger than you! You're jealous!"

"JEALOUS!?!?" Kenny exclaimed. "Jealous, my ass! Why the hell would I be jealous of you?"

"Guys, calm down," Rune interrupted.

"Stay out of this, Rune," Hiro warned. He had learned by now that when Dayne and Kenny went at it, it was usually best to let them fight it out amongst themselves.

Dayne wasn't finished. "Kenny, face it. I'm better than you at basically everything. I always have been, always will be. Why do you think our parents chose me to-"

"Dayne, stop," Emery pleaded. She hated hearing them fight. They were her brothers; they were all she had. "Why do you always-"

"You shut your mouth," Dayne snapped. "This is all your fault anyway, and you know it. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here, and my mother would still be-" He was cut off as Hiro's fist struck his jaw at full force. Dayne flew back and hit a tree, landing on his knees and clutching his chin. Emery stood, staring at the ground.

"That'll teach you to keep your mouth shut, little brother. Get the hell out of here before I make it so you can't talk permanantly," Hiro threatened through gritted teeth. He stood with his fists at his sides, in front of Emery. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the expression on his face, and at that moment, she was glad it wasn't directed at her.

Dayne stood slowly, one hand still on his face. He took the chance to glare at Hiro, Kenny, Rune, and finally Emery, before he stomped off back into the forest.

Emery continued to stare at the ground, trying to fight back the tears that would inevitably come. She could feel three pairs of eyes looking at her, and she was in no hurry to meet any of their gazes. They all stood in silence for a few moments, before Hiro finally spoke.

"Hey, Emmy, why don't you and Runa take a little walk? We'll keep your food warm," he suggested gently to his little sister. She nodded slightly, eager to get out of there. She turned and walked very quickly back into the woods, making sure she stayed away from the direction her older brother went.

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The twins walked silently. Emery led the way, through difficult terrain, as Rune struggled to keep up. Emery knew she was making the journey difficult for her sister, but right now, she really didn't care. She just needed to get away.

Their final destination was a small spring located approximately a mile and a half away from the campsite. Complete with a waterfall, this spring was Emery's favorite location on earth. It was surreal, and she felt as though at that spring, she were someone else.

She sat down on a rock, and Rune took her place beside her. The two sat there for a long time, finding comfort in the other's company. Rune broke the silence eventually.

"You wanna talk about it?" she asked softly. Emery shook her head. 'Of course I don't want to talk about it.'

"Well, I think we should," Rune replied. Emery shrugged. 'Of course you do.'

"Look, Dayne...he...he doesn't know what he's talking about," she started. Emery laughed a short laugh.

"Yea he does. He knows exactly what he's talking about," she replied, her gaze not leaving the waterfall. "We're...I'm the reason Mom-"

"Damnit, would you stop that!" Rune exclaimed. "You're not responsible. We were babies, for crying out loud!"

"But he's right," Emery responded, calmly. "I'm responsible."

Rune remained quiet, and Emery knew it was because she knew she was right. They had had this argument before, and this was one that Emery always won. They both knew the truth.

Again, they sat in silence.

"Well, I should get going," Rune stated as she stood. Emery looked up at her, confusion in her eyes.

"And just where are you going off to?"

"I, uh, I have to go train," she replied. "I...I found this great place. It's a ways away from here. But its...its really...good. I, uh, I learn a lot there."

Emery raised an eyebrow. Rune grinned.

"I'll be back soon! Bye, Em!" she called as she ran off. Emery watched her go, knowing for a fact that she was up to something.

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Tama: Yay! Finally! Chapter one is complete!

Nori: Good job, hoe.

Tama: Thanks! I don't really think I like this chapter, but I always hate the first chapter. It's too much explaining!

Nori: Amen.

Tama: But, anyways. Read and review please! The next chapter will be up soon! (AN: I promise. )

Nori: No flames!