AN: Like...'why can't Hiei just have a child already' I said to myself at 5:30 this morning. And then I pulled out my laptop. Very first short chapter, just to test the waters and get you excited. Hope you'll stick around for a full chapter tomorrow

XO VSilv

Hiei had held many things in his hands over his short, but rather eventful life. He had held a precious jewel birthed from his own mother the day he was born. Over time his hands grasped more dangerous and lethal things such as swords and daggers; even the neck and skulls of his enemies (now passed of course) had fallen prey to his hands. They have held much softer things; the fabric of his cloak pocket where his hands mostly rested, the eager grasp of a friends hand, even the delicate strands of human hair stained the color red. His hands, much like his soul, could tell many tales.

Yet, of all the things his hands have touched and held, A little girl was never one of them.

There was a first time for everything I suppose.

"Its you, Its really you!"

She wouldn't stop staring at him. He didn't even know how this little thing hand managed to get tangled in his arms. One moment he was vanquishing a foe, and the next his sword was replaced with a wiggling little child who wouldn't stop babbling.

She had a fire to her for being such a small, little thing. her childlike head came up to Hiei's elbow; her hair was dark and thick, much like feathers to a raven, and kept short to just below her chin. She had puffy cheeks that were red, like here eyes, with excitement. Her skin was tanned, but also covered in dirt and debris presumably from the nearby forest. Had she crawled out of a hole?

"I knew it, I knew I would find you." Her hug became tighter around his arm and her small fingers further laced into his own. She was a parasite, Hiei decided, and she had to be removed. He couldn't kill her, his sword was now a few feet away and the child was either made of stone or sucking the life and energy out of him. His red eyes turned towards his teammate, who was staring at him with bewilderment.

"Uhh, looks like you gotta a little groupie there."

Yusuke. Even now he was still the observant fool. He had known Yusuke and the others for several years now; many years ago he had called most of them his enemy. Now the majority of them were either in a category of friend or indifference. Kuwabara mostly was indifferent. Borderline nemesis, mostly indifferent. Yet the orange-hared man was not present; he was back home building his life, unfortunately making Hiei's own sister a central part of his life. Kurama as well was back in the human world, living the 'human lie' as Hiei refers it to. Yet the old fox was still of demon soul and Hiei found solace in his bed and company when he visited the human world.

And that is all he will say to that matter.

But Yusuke was different. He had immersed himself in the Demon World just as much as Hiei had. Five years had passed since the first Demon World Unification Tournament, and when the team reunited and competed at the second, Yusuke stayed behind. Hiei didn't probe, but did ask if he planned to overthrow the new ruler of demon world, his boss Mukuro, and Yusuke simply laughed and punched the fire demon in the arm.

"I'm taking an extended vacation. Keiko's working on some things and so am I. Besides, I don't even know what powers I have and I'd rather figure them out in Demon World before I go blowing up a city or something back home." Yusuke had told him, "I guess we'll be hanging out more though!"

And so the two demons would be routinely sent out on missions of peacekeeping by Mukuro to squash any uprising to her new kingdom. Yusuke found it fun, and Hiei mostly found it to be work. But it was a happy life for both of them.

Save for the girl, who was still dangling on Hiei's arm.

Deciding to halt his journey down memory lane Hiei took matters back to the present, and back to yanking his arm free from the child's clutches and taking a defensive leap backwards.

"What the hell man!" Yusuke chided, "I know you're not a people person but even kids too?"

Hiei decided to give the ex detective a snarl in response while still keeping his eyes on the young girl. She didn't seemed fazed at all. Currently she was dusting off her torn dress and moving towards Hiei's, arms stretched forward. This time she captured him in a full hug, her hands how wrapped more securely around his waist. She was a very persistent parasite, Hiei concluded.

"It's okay," She spoke again, her voice was so young and soft, but still overflowing with excitement, "I was scared too when I saw you. But then I knew." She lifted her face up towards Hiei, her eerily red eyes matching his own,

"I knew you were my father."

AN: Very short, slightly teasing chapter we have here. I am off tomorrow and I'm going to post again, review and stay tuned?

VSilv