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a/n i added some to the first of this chapter because i did not like how it turned out the first time i hope that this is better. no one told me if i should make this a hiei and kurama paring so i will just see how the story turns out.

"Well, while we are sitting here with nothing to do why don't we tell ghost stories or something," Yuusuke suggested as he stared into the fire.

"I don't know that sounds kind of childish," Kuwabara said.

"Well I don't see you coming up with something to do," Yuusuke snapped at him.

"Calm down, Yuusuke we are here on business not a leisure trip," Kurama said in a logical tone of voice.

"That may be but it is dark right now and there is not much we can do, because I for one am not going to walk around in that forest at night," Yuusuke said as he gestured behind him at the dark silent forest.

"What are you afraid of Yuusuke, that some big bad demon will have you for a midnight snack," Kuwabara taunted.

"No you moron, I just don't fell like fighting anything right now," Yuusuke snapped.

"Will you two shut up," Hiei said in a very annoyed tone of voice, "do you want all of the demon world to come looking for someone to kill?"

"No, but god we are bored what else do you expect us to do?" Yuusuke asked him.

"Sleep," came the cryptic reply as Hiei jumped up into a tree to do just that.

"No, I think, Yuusuke might be onto something," Kurama finally said.

"But I thought that you said that we're here on business not pleasure," Yuusuke reminded him.

"Yes, I did say that but this might just help us relax."

"Ok, then who will go first?"

"How about Hiei?" Kuwabara said as he looked toward the tree that Hiei was in.

"I think not," came the reply.

"No, I think that is an great idea," Kurama told Kuwabara as he got up to walk toward the tree.

"What are you talking about Kurama you know that I don't participate in stupid human activities," Hiei hissed down to him.

"Yes I know but this once won't hurt." Hiei got a thoughtful look on his face before he jumped down from the tree.

"Fine," he said as he walked toward the fire. Thus the beginning of Hiei's story.

In a darken room a young man lays upon a bed asleep, but it is not a restful sleep for you see his nights are filled with nightmares. We enter his dreams to see what kind of nightmares plague him, but we must be careful not to let him know of our presence in his mind. Now turn your head to look and we may be able to see his enemy. As we look on the nightmare plays out. We will start off with him running.

Kuwabara gasped for breath as he ran through the forest. It seemed like forever since he had started running he tried to tell himself that it was just a dream but he could not wake up. He did not know where he was but he knew that something was chasing him. And that something had one thing in mind and that was to kill him. He heard a almost manic scream just yards behind him and he had to suppress a cry of terror. Oh god what's going on what did I do wrong, he continue to think to himself all the while trying to stay one step ahead of the monster behind him. Again there was a bloodcurdling scream behind him but this time it was much closer and as this sound rang out he tripped over a tree branch and went down. Oh god no, he thought as he scrambled to his feet. The blood was pumping so hard through his veins, from terror and adrenalin that he was starting to ache all over, on top of his lungs crying out for air.

"You can run all you want but I'll still get you," a low raspy voice said right by his ear butbefore for he could turn to see who it was he woke up..

Kuwabara let out a terrified scream as he shot straight up in his bed swinging his arms at the unseen threat. His bedroom door shot open and his sister stood there looking at him.

"What's wrong, Kuzama?" Shuzira asked him stepping into his room.

He looked at her and shook his head," It's nothing, sis," he said wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

She gave him a disbelieving look but she just nodded and closed the door. When he was alone Kuwabara looked out the window and as he did this he thought he saw a pair of red eyes watching him, but when he blinked there was nothing there. But just in case he closed his eyes and tried to sense any ki or something, but he could feel nothing. He finally sighed and laid back down, maybe he had just imagined those eyes, he thought to himself. He rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. He had been having these dreams for quite some time but lately they seemed to be getting worse.

The next morning when he walked down the stairs to get something for breakfast before heading of to school, he saw his sister sitting at the table smoking a cigarette and reading the news.

"How are you doing, baby bro?" she asked him taking the cigarette from her mouth.

"Fine," came his rather tired reply.

"Did you even get back to sleep after your nightmare?"

He shook his head.

"Well if you ever want to talk about it I'm right here," she said in a soft voice putting her hand over his.

"Thanks sis, but I'll be fine."

She shook her head at his stubbornness but again let the matter drop. She looked at the clock and saw that it was time for her to go to work. Shuzira grabbed her wallet, took one last worried look at her brother, and left.

As Kuwabara was walking to school he thought about that nightmare and tried to figure out why that voice sounded so familiar but he just could not place it. He knew that he had heard it many times before but it would just not click who it was. Little did he know that there was a reason that he could not remember. Unbeknownst to him, he was being watched by the being in his dream. And although he was awake the figure was all to real.

"Don't worry you will know soon enough," the something said in its raspy voice.

Later that night Kuwabara was preparing to go to bed, please just let me have a peaceful night, he silently prayed to anyone listening. But luck was not on his side. Again he was back in the strange forest with the feeling of being followed, but somehow he knew that he was about to find out who his stalker was. Again there was a feeling of terror and the rush of adrenaline but this time there was also the certainty that he was going to die. For some reason a root seemed to jump out of ground right at his feet. Kuwabara cried out as he saw the ground raising up to meet him.

"Now I've got you," a familiar voice but some how different voice said.He thought he had figured out who it was, but this voice was to different to be who he thought it was.

Kuwabara reluctantly rolled on to his back. He gasped when he saw who was looking down at him.

a/n like i said at the first i hope this is better. please review