Hiei sat in a tree, overlooking his companions Yuske, Kurama and Kwabara. Companions, not friends, he didn't consider anyone a friend. He knew that they didn't really want him there, but he was strong, so he made a good addition to there team. If Koenma hadn't left him with no choice, he never would have looked twice at these people. He looked down at them, they seemed to be having fun, playing some sort of card game, a relaxing end to a stressful day.

Koenma had sent them across the globe to America to slay some giant dragon demon that was reeking havoc on some stupid humans. He needn't sent all of them though, Hiei could have killed it on his own, but Koenma had a thing for teamwork. Anyway, Kurama seemed to be winning, but that wasn't saying much considering who he was playing against. They'd asked Hiei to join them, but they didn't get anywhere near the reaction they wanted, so they dropped it. Hiei secretly would have loved to join them, but "I don't deserve it" he said to no one in particular "I don't deserve to have fun or friends or anything like that." Hiei went through the same thing everyday, the guilt was always on his conscience, as were all their faces. All of the lives he took, their faces where etched in the walls of his mind forever, he would never forget what he had done. Most people would have cried, feeling the way he always felt, but after living the life of the forbidden child, Hiei didn't think that anything, even this guilt, was worth tears. After a while, Yuske's paiger went off, and Hiei, with his excellent hearing was able to hear every word of Yuske's conversation with Koenma. They needed to be back in Japan by the next afternoon, It seemed that they had another misson. "Hn" was all Hiei thought, "another mission, same as always." Little did he know, that the next mission would change his life forever. A/N: so what do you think? I know it's a little slow so far, but there will be plenty of action in the next chapters, so hang tight and please review.