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Hi! Tis me, Yusuki Shredder! Against my better judgement (yet again) I have decided to post this story! I thought it was slightly original, and I wanted to write and post it before I forgot about the plot and idea -grin- If you like, read, if you don't, then don't! Simple as zat.

Disclaimer: If I own YYH, then the president is always right

So, please enjoy the product of what happens when I eat chocolate after getting out of the shower :)

"Ever wonder why the hardest part of a story to write, is the beginning?" A girl asked herself as she skipped through the crowded streets of Tokyo. Her hair was tucked up into a sloppy, half-done up bun and a toothpick was flipping carelessly in the corner of her mouth. She wore overalls with a paint-splattered red shirt underneath and a notebook held tightly in her right hand. She was small, and plain by on looker's standards. But people often forget; never judge a book by its cover.

"I mean really, you can have the greatest plot with almost every detail figured out, but it doesn't make a difference if you don't know how to start it out! That's always been my problem." She muttered with her tooth pick still in place. She sighed and looked up, "What do you think, Muto?"

A little red and white spotted rabbit popped out of her thick and bushy bun. It looked down at her and sniffed. It nose twitched once. The girl smiled and shrugged.

"You're right." The girl said with a nod, "I just need to find a place away from people to think and gather inspiration!" The girl—whose name happened to be Ruth—took a stance of determination, "It's settled then! I'll find a nice spot away from town for the day, AND BEGIN MY NOVEL!"

"HEY! WATCH IT!" Someone from the crowd of people behind Ruth yelled as a couple more people bumped into her, "WE'RE TRYING TO WALK HERE!"

"SORRY!" Ruth laughed nervously and took off, Muto clinging onto her hair for dear life.

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The country was always a nice place to go, or visit. Ruth particularly liked it better than a crowded city, in which you had no choice but to accidentally touch people you didn't know nearly every day. In the country, there was the chance to think, to observe, and to be inspired. Ruth's eyes glimmered with determination as she grinned.

Ruth entered the forest outside town and began walking. She was beginning to get bored, whether or not the country was nice. She sighed and sat under a tree. The forest was beautiful this time of day. Shafts of golden light fell through the gaps in-between the branches and leaves as Ruth flicked her toothpick thoughtfully. She gripped her notebook and grunted. She had forgotten a pencil.

"Nothing ever seems to go my way." She huffed under her breath, "What should I do now, Muto? I'm tired from walking all the way out of Tokyo, and now I don't even have a pencil to write down what I see! Geez, it's like the elements hate me. That or Lady Luck does."

Muto crawled to the top of her head and jumped down into her lap. His soft brown eyes looked up at her as his nose twitched violently.

Ruth looked at him in slight surprise, "What the matter buddy? Are you allergic to something here? You smell something? Are you thirsty?" She noticed his ear twitch when she mention being thirsty.

"That's it then?" She asked him, "You're thirsty. Now…where can I get you water around here?" She began turning her head this way and that as she looked for a river.

Suddenly, Muto jumped out of her lap and began hopping away.

"MUTO! WHER ARE YOU GOING?" Ruth yelled as she jumped up and followed after him, "DON'T GO!" She ran through brambles and jumped across ditches. She dodged branches and ran up a steep hill-- chasing her best friend.

As she reached the top of the steep hill, she noticed the sound of a stream, but that wasn't the most important part. She saw Muto at the bottom of the hill, trying to lap up the water from the stream.

"Oh thank goodness, Muto!" Ruth cried in relief as she ran down the hill (tripping more than once) and fell to her knees beside him. She cupped her hands and lifted the water higher for him.

O.O.O.O

Hiei was patrolling the border as always. He was bored at the moment, riding next to the big nosed demon that had a talent for sniffing out humans, and fingering the hilt of his sword. It was long, and generally uneventful job to patrol the borders, but he stayed anyway.

Just as the day was coming to a close in the demon world, the big nosed demon began sniffing loudly. Hiei turned to him with a look of slight curiosity.

"Female human girl, near fifteen years old, caught right between the borders." He informed.

In between the borders? Well, that was new. He might as well check it out. She could fall through the invisible border at anytime if those were the circumstances.

"I'll be back in a minute." Hiei said before disappearing in a blur of black.

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"Ow." Ruth muttered to herself as she inspected her arms and legs. They were covered in small cuts, all oozing blood, and a couple of bruises. She turned a half angry pout on Muto, "See what you made me do? Now my mom's going to know I went out of town without her permission. The things I go through for you." She shook her head.

The leaves rustled above her. Ruth shot up and looked around. Her eyes were narrowed.

"Is someone there?" She asked somewhat bravely.

"Hn."

Suddenly, a man clad in black flickered into sight right in front of her. She screamed and would have fallen backwards if not for the stranger's strong hands taking hold of her own.

She looked at him in fear, taking in his image at the same time. Her limbs shook as she felt his heat and strength. His eyes were a shocking blood red and his hair reminded her of a black flame. He was well built from what she could tell-- the stature of a warrior. He was short, but still and inch taller than she.

"You should go back home. This place can be dangerous." Hiei said.

Ruth nearly fainted in pleasure at the mere sound of his deep voice. He narrowed his eyes as she seemed to remain unresponsive. He growled.

"S-sorry… c-could you let go on my hands now?" She asked.

Hiei looked down and realized he was still holding her hands. He quikly snatched his hands away and stuffed them in his pockets. Ruth barely had time to notice his slightly pink cheeks before he grabbed Muto and shoved him into her arms.

"Go." Her told her as he put his hand on her forehead.

Ruth's vision took on a purple hue before everything faded away into a purple mist.

She lost consiousness.

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If you've made it this far without going into a deep sleep, please tell me! Though I know few of you will... seeing as you're drooling on your keyboard right about now -laughs-

Please send all critisism in the chocolate coated form of CONSTRUCTIVE critisism :) -nudge- review, eh? -nudge, nudge-