(Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. I own Sonja/Renee, her father and brother and mother. My co-authors own Akane and Lopt.)

Because I Care:

Asides

A Companion Story to Because I Care

A Yu Yu Hakusho Fanfiction

2 – Hiei

She lounged on a tree branch with her eyes closed and a peaceful expression on her face as if she were asleep. The corners of his lips turned down in a frown as he stared at her delicate looking form. Maybe she was pretending or it was possible for her to actually have fallen asleep but he doubted it; after all, why would she let her guard down around him? She'd never done so before. He glared at her in his usual way, "Onna, how long are you going to pretend to sleep?" She let one eyelid slide open as she yawned.

"Hn?" another yawn escaped her as she glanced at the boy. "Oh, it's you." She said in a monotone. "Shouldn't you be training?"

"Hn," he said as he glanced away towards the clearing below before staring at her.

"Go train with your Sensei, kid. I'm not in the mood." She replied before she let sleep take her again.