If you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it
Remember only the verse, songmaker's cry the one without tears
For I've given this its strength
and it has become my only strength
Comforting home, mother's lap, chance for immortality
Where being wanted became a thrill I never knew
The sweet piano writing down my life"

-Dead Boy's Poem Nightwish

Sitting among the flowers was the only place I could find peace lately. My garden was filled with roses, daisies, lilies and many different types of wild flowers. There were also angelic statues and cute, silly signs that gave the garden character. No one knew my back yard was one big field of flowers and considering how I looked, many people wouldn't believe it even if they saw me now.

"If you were wearing something other than that, I would never believe what I was seeing was real." Yusuke said.

I rolled over to look at him. I loved wearing my black and red Lolita dress with the stockings and mini top hat that went with it. "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

He shrugged and sat by me. "You don't strike me as a Lolita wearing, gardening feminine chika." He said.

I sighed. "I dress how I want to dress. Today I felt like wearing Lolita." I explained.

Yusuke and I had managed to create a close bond, that I actually saw him as a brother. He grinned. "So I've heard Hiei likes girl's who wear Lolita. Wear that, piss him off." Yusuke said, not losing his grin.

I laughed. Hiei and I just never could see eye to eye, even when we were the same exact height. So me and Yusuke often plotted on ways to annoy Hiei. "Hey, there's a karate place that holds matches every night and it's for people like us. Why don't we go to that?" I suggested. I never felt comfortable admitting I was a demon after so many years of hiding.

"With you? Dressed like that?" He asked in shock.

I nodded. "Yeah. I like adding to the strangeness." I said with a smile standing up.

"You look too damn cute in that. But sounds like a plan. We meet up here?" He asked.

I nodded once more and headed inside to fix up my make up.

Kurama was the first one to be at my house and something told me Yusuke told him to come earlier than the others. When Kurama walked in, he frowned and started to organize the clothes from dirty to clean.

"You want the laundry basket? Or the vacuum?" I asked, half serious.

He looked at me and shook his head. "How can you live like this, Kyoko?" He asked.

I shrugged. "It's only me. And I spend more time in my back yard than I do inside." I explained, sitting in a chair. It felt good to not have all my chairs filled with paper work from my old job.
Yusuke sat down next to me. "Kurama, this is how Kyo lives. Leave the girl alone." Yusuke said with a laugh.

Kurama sighed and sat down. He looked over at me and realized that I was dressed nicely. "Oh wow. You look beautiful Kyoko." He said with a smile.

I smiled back. "Thanks. You always look handsome." I said with a wink, getting up. I walked to the cabinets. "You guys want something to drink?" I asked pulling out cups.

"What you got?" Yusuke asked, digging through my fridge.

Kurama shook his head in disapproval. "Whatever won't be a problem for you." He said politely. He was such a sweetheart, if only I wasn't the complete opposite.

Yusuke pulled out a beer and I yanked it out of his hands. "Don't need you drunk for the fights tonight." I said gently hitting him over the head with the bottle.

"Ah damn!" He shouted holding his head. I put the beer back and pulled out water bottles and put the cups back.

"Fight?" Kurama asked. I sighed. Yusuke was digging a deep grave today. I tossed the water bottles to them and sat back down.

"Well, none of you have seen how I fight. And well, I felt like today would be a good day to piss off Hiei." I said with an innocent smile.

Kurama sighed. "Considering how cute you look, you'll irritate him to no end." He said, "Oh, and a Lolita dress... you are asking it today now aren't you?" He shook his head with a small laugh.

I gave a peace sign. "I love clashing. I look cute and adorable, but my fighting is far from it." I said with a smirk.

He nodded, looking back to the living room. It was killing him to see it such a mess. I growled. "Keep an eye on Yusuke. Hey, Yusuke! This is Kurama's first time here. Be a good host while I clean." I said, standing up, tossing clothes to the corner of the living room.

Yusuke's jaw dropped. "I didn't think I'd ever hear that from you…" he said, trying to attempt to soak that sentence in.

Kurama frowned. "Don't clean because of me." he pleaded.

I glared at him. "Too late, hon." I said putting the clothes in a laundry basket next to the basement door. It was a good thing it was only clothes and nothing else.

We stood at the door, waiting to be assisted. The place was huge with a fighting ring in the center of the room and a bar off to the side for those who weren't fighting, or for those who 'needed' it to win. I started to get impatient and walked by everyone to get to the front. The girl at the desk smiled wide. "Aww, Kyoko Killer is back?" she asked curiously.

"Thought I'd help business. I brought a few friends. Two aren't fighting, but they're gonna watch." I explained.

The girl nodded. I was always jealous of her. She was perfect in every way possible. She had long red hair always up in a neat intricate bun and never wore make up for her face was structured so perfectly, that she always looked beautiful. Her body was what every girl dreamed off, and she had no problem flaunting it with skimpy skirts and shirts.

"Kyoko Killer?" Hiei asked.

Finally, he spoke! I smirked. "I do a lot in my spare time. Fighting is high on that list. I don't literally kill people but I've never lost a match." I said proudly.

Kuwabara raised an eyebrow. "Really?" He asked, not believing me.

It was a waste trying to explain to him so I just nodded.

I looked at the people who were part of the competition. I looked at the girl. "Hey, Ran, what's with all the new fighters?" I asked.

She gasped, remembering I took a vanishing act for a few months. "Well, the owner felt the place was failing, so we did some renovations and such, and managed to dig out a new crowd! They're better than what used to be here." She said cheerfully.

I nodded and walked over to the other people who were in the fights. I took a deep breath. It was a confidence booster to have a group of friends with me.

A group walked over to us, waving happily. They must have known Yusuke, although one of them looked extremely familiar. "Kyoko! Stage, now! You're our honored guest!" Ran shouted into the microphone. I rolled my eyes.

"Sorry for leaving." I said bowing my head a bit and running to the ring.

"You wanna fight like everyone else or be the main event?" She asked covering the microphone.

I laughed. She loved having me be the main event. "I haven't fought in a while. Treat me like everyone else." I said.

She laughed. "Well you are our honored guest no matter what." She said, "And you're the first fighter." She said with a smile.

I nodded and stood there, making sure I looked cute and innocent.

"Now, who wants to fight the infamous Kyoko Killer!" Ran shouted into the microphone. Many hands raised into the air and shouts filled the room. She laughed. "Wow, we can't have the poor girl fighting everyone!" She said.

Noticing Hiei's hand raised, I tapped Ran. "Kid in the back, Hiei." I whispered. She looked at him and blinked.

"Not uh!" She exclaimed, "Seems Kyoko made a request." She laughed. "Hiei, Kyoko must have a special interest in you since requests isn't something she does." She said. I punched her arm. She grabbed her arm in pain and moved to a corner. Hiei stood in front of me.

"Why would you request me? Why not Kurama or something?" He asked, curiously.

"Wow, you speak! Who knew!" I shouted, teasingly, "And because I'd feel bad kicking Kurama's ass." I explained, taking a few steps back to make sure I was just off the center. Hiei did the same.

"Alright, everyone, be careful. These two are VISICIOUS!" Ran shouted, "FIGHT!" She gave the O.K. and Hiei charged at me with his katana.

I giggled. A fire shield appeared and faded creating a ring blade. Once Hiei was close enough, I jumped into the air acrobatically making sure I was behind him. He turned around and glared at me. The group only knew I was fox demon and some what fire demon, they still had yet to learn my third one, and they weren't going to know until it was needed.

Hiei turned to face me. He vanished and grabbed my shoulders behind me. I screamed in shock. Hiei laughed.

I looked forward and gasped in horror. Seconds later, I heard Hiei shout the match over, and me falling limp in Hiei's arms.


So the same crap; I don't own yyh, sorry if you find the end crappy. Everything I think of is either on the spot or something that chews my head until it's written. That happened to be one of those things gnawing on me. Reviews would be lovely(: