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Chapter Six

Something was drilling into her head on both sides. The pain was excruciating as she opened her eyes and was blinded with sun light. She groaned as her migraine throbbed. Kitanoe sat up slowly and looked to her window to see that Hiei was still there! He was still sleeping, which shocked Kitanoe. What shocked her most was that her bottle of Roxy was on the floor, as if it casually fell from Hiei's pocket.

That's right! Hiei took them from me! Realization hit her. She shook with anticipation as she quietly got out of the bed and crawled across the floor with the stealth of a Shinobi, and the silence of death. She swallowed hard when she reached her hand out for the bottle and yelped when a sword was stabbed inches into the floor, stopping her from going further. The sword almost cut the tips of her fingers off, it was that close! Kitanoe looked into the angry crimson eyes that were Hiei's and winced. "I have a bad migraine." She didn't lie. He just continued to glare down at her, not saying a word. She sighed, defeated, and sat up.

She sat there in silence for what seemed liked hours. Hiei finally moved as he opened her bathroom door. She watched him with confused eyes when she realized his intentions. "Hiei, don't!" She jumped up and dashed into the bathroom just as he opened the Roxy bottle and tossed the remaining pills into the toilet. He flushed them with a glare, and to add insult to injury he tossed her the empty bottle. She was shaking and angry. "You're an ass." She cursed him.

"You don't seem as angry as I expected." Was his glorious start to conversation. She was equally just as shocked as he was.

"Maybe I didn't want them as much as I thought, but I'm still pissed off." She turned to leave the bathroom, feeling awkward to even be in there at the same time as Hiei. She caught her reflection in the mirror and noticed most of her bruises were gone. She still looked like a mess, but she figured with a little more healing she would be looking like her normal self in no time.

"We were chased by a Demon World Tunneler. " She jumped when Hiei started talking. It took her longer then she liked to admit that he was explaining what happened the day before. She thought that Tunnelers were just myths; large creatures that could bury themselves into any terrain and create tunnels and earthquakes. Mountains have been destroyed, and oceans have been deepened, due to these monsters. "They chased us into Tourin when the ground collapsed. Kurama woke up first and noticed you were gone. He heard you screaming and had me use my Jagan eye to locate you." He stopped talking after that.

"I don't understand why they want you dead so badly. " Kitanoe leaned against the sink. She thought a minute before walking out and sitting on her bed, remembering the awkwardness of the bathroom. She sighed. "Hiei, I need to ask...You were leading us into those fights before so you could gage my ability but did you purposely lead us to the Tunnelers?" She watched him walk back into her room and lean against the wall.

"If you're asking if I knew we would be ambushed under a collapsed cave, my answer is no. If you're asking if I knew you would be raped, then my answer is, again, no." He spat the word out, angry. "I sensed them coming and lead you and Kurama in the opposite direction, but our energies sent out a signal and they followed it. Kurama was the one who told me they were Tunnelers."

Kitanoe nodded and looked at Hiei. There was sadness and shame in her sapphire blue eyes. "Thank you for not telling the others. Thank you, and Kurama too, for saving me. I really hadn't intended for you to actually baby sit." She spoke the last sentence quietly. Hiei stayed quiet and leaned against the wall. After a few minutes of silence he let himself escape out of her open window.

Kitanoe felt relieved that he was gone. She didn't want him to baby sit anymore. He had done his job and she was alive because of it. She stood up and decided to take a shower.

It was noon when she finally left her bedroom. The girls sat at a dining room table with chairs instead of traditional mats, which struck Kitanoe as odd. They drank coffee and laughed at some story Keiko was telling about Yusuke. In the other room sat Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara. They were playing some sort of game on the TV. It wasn't until she approached them that she discovered Kurama was reading instead of participating in the game. "Hey..." She spoke quietly as she stood next to the couch. Kurama looked in her direction just as Yusuke and Kuwabara paused the game they were playing. "Just wanted to say thanks for the other day...and for the medicine you gave Yukina to give to me. "

"You're quite welcome. How are you feeling?" Kurama placed his book down and stood up. He inspected her faded bruises, and saw that her open wounds were almost scars now. Kitanoe took this moment to realize how much taller Kurama was compared to her. She was just under eye level with Hiei, who she discovered was 5'2" without his spiky hair, not 4'10" as Koto stated at the Dark Tournament. She stood at 5 feet, so Kurama was at least 6'3". She could only imagine Kuwabara's height. That human was a giant. "Kitanoe?" Kurama pulled her from her mindless thinking.

"I ache, but I feel just fine." She excluded the part about trying to get the Roxy from under Hiei's watch. She had a feeling Hiei already told him because he had 2 different herb mixtures ready for her to take. One was for the healing and one for the withdrawal symptoms. She thanked him and turned to walk into the kitchen. She made herself some coffee and surprised the girls when she sat down with them at the table. They allowed her to stay quiet and listen to their mindless girl chatter. Keiko would talk about Yusuke and how she wanted to settle down now that she was half way through college. Yukina talked about finding her long lost brother and how she knew she was close to finding the answer to his whereabouts , and how Kazuma had proposed to her. Kitanoe had to interrupt to find out who Kazuma was and nearly choked out her coffee when she was told that that was Kuwabara's first name. Shizuru talked about living in the moment, how she only ever loved one man. Botan whined about not having the time for true love, and that Koenma always kept her busy. She slipped and mentioned how handsome Koenma was when he was in his adult form. Apparently he was using that transformation much more often, especially around Botan.

"Maybe he likes you and is trying to impress you." Kitanoe sipped on the last of her coffee and noticed all the girls were staring at her.

"You really think so, Kitty?" Botan sounded hopeful.

"Think about it. He is always calling for you, keeping you busy. Maybe he doesn't want you to have time for anyone else because he wants to have that time with you. As far as the transformation goes, its obvious. You can't have a relationship with a toddler. Just ask him next time you see him." Kitanoe saw the hope in Botan's eyes.

"What about you? Do you have someone special, Kitty?" Keiko asked as she smiled. Now all of them were listening closely.

Kitanoe blushed slightly but shook her head no. She stood up and placed her coffee mug in the sink and washed it out before drying it and putting it away. She walked down a hall way she hadn't explored yet and realized this must be the side of the house that the boys slept in. She opened a random door and was surprised to see it was a training room full of weapons. She saw swords, daggers, clubs, axes, bow and arrows, everything you could think of. She instantly went with the bow and took it outside.

The sun warmed her cool skin. She closed her eyes as the breeze flowed through her hair. She walked around back and out into the woods when she felt her ankle get shocked harshly. She fell back and landed on her ass, slightly panicked. She had forgotten about Koenma's little house arrest bracelet. Koenma must have changed the coordinates again. It had honestly scared her to death considering the amount of electrocution she had just endured from being tortured by that demon. She didn't want to risk getting shocked again, and the fear of it pissed her off as she walked back to the beach.

She looked around and decided to make a homemade disk launching device so she could do some target practice. She found a rock and a plank of drift wood that she placed together to look like a catapult. She then took the time to gather sea shells and had accumulated a decent pile. She placed a large sea shell on the end of the plank closest to the ground and loaded her bow with an arrow. Drawing her arm back she stepped on the high end of the plank, launching the shell into the air. She shot her arrow and watched the direct hit shatter the shell into tiny pieces. She did this several times until she was out of shells and arrows. Kitanoe walked along the beach and started to retrieve her arrows when she could sense the presence of someone following her. She drew her bow and pointed an arrow at Hiei.

Kitanoe frowned and lowered her bow. "I could have shot you."

"Not likely, but you're welcome to try." Hiei smirked.

Kitanoe's excitement sparked a new rush of adrenaline. Finally, she had a challenge. "Don't hold still." She smirked. She fired the arrow and Hiei disappeared to the left. She fired again and he was suddenly at her left. He wasn't dodging in a pattern she could predict and follow. She went to grab another arrow and came up empty.

"Your turn to dodge." Hiei proclaimed as he started to run at Kitanoe.

Out of instinct Kitanoe pulled the string back on the bow. She conjured up a flaming red arrow using her Demon Energy and released the bow string just as Hiei was in front of her. It went straight through his right shoulder and knocked him backwards. He skidded across the sand and landed in the shallow part of the ocean. Kitanoe threw the bow down and ran to him as he started to stand up. His shoulder was bleeding and his shirt was torn beyond repair. "Hiei! I didn't mean to do that!" She stopped when she caught his glare.

"Since when can you conjure weapons?" Was his response.

"I've practiced before, in the past, but that was a long time ago. I still struggle on occasion." She crossed her arms over her chest.

"Can you only conjure arrows?"

"As of right now? I have 2 weapons. The arrow you just saw, and the ice sword you watched me kill Felix with. "

"Try something else. " Hiei demanded.

"Now? Right now?" She asked. Hiei nodded. She stared at her palm and concentrated as hard as she could. She ended up trying for several hours due to Hiei's relentess demeanor. Sweat beaded her forehead and she fell to her knees, breathing heavily. "I can't. "

"Try again." Hiei crossed his arms. He was still standing in the shallow ocean. Blood stained his shoulder.

"I can't! What do you want from me!" Kitanoe snapped. She was angry that her calm training session was turning into a brutal beat down.

"Stop making excuses!" Hiei snapped. Kitanoe glared as she stood up. Anger fueled her as an orb of fire encircled with spirals of ice filled her hand. She threw it at Hiei and her eyes widened at the massive explosion she had just caused. Everything went by in a blur as Hiei used his speed to tackle Kitanoe into the sand to cover her from the blast, but the attack proved too powerful as they were flung into the woods with tremendous force.

Kitanoe felt the pain in her ankle as it grasped her leg and soon her whole body. The bracelet had activated and was shooting powerful electric shocks through her body. Panic set in even after she was lifted into Hiei's arms. The world sped passed her vision and soon the electrocution had stopped. She smelled blood and looked up to see Hiei staring down at her. She was shaking and didn't realize she had grabbed his blood stained shirt. Her knuckles were white as she held onto it for dear life. "Why do you keep saving me?"

"Why do you insist on being in danger?" He responded.

There was an awkward silence between them for a few minutes. Kitanoe was still shaking when Hiei walked back to the temple with her in his arms. She didn't question why he seemed to know the exact location of her window when he opened it. He set her down in her room and left in a hurry. Kitanoe was confused until she looked out her window and saw Hiei talking to a frantic Yusuke and Kuwabara by the ocean. Kurama was there too but he looked less worried then the others.

He must be explaining my stupidity and anger problems. Kitanoe thought. She frowned at the idea and fell on her bed, exhausted. She knew she had to learn how to control her temper. Her mind began to wonder and thought about leaving her window open in case Hiei wanted to come back. Truth was she liked having him around. He kept her mind focused. It's not like she could day dream or think about anything she pleased when he was around, he could read her mind. She had to be careful, although she was convinced he already knew all the nitty gritty details of her life. She felt safe with him, and would go as far as to say she would be most loyal to him out of the group. She thought about Keiko's question from this afternoon. It was true, she didn't have anyone special.

She smacked herself on the forehead.

You only work with him. He saved you several times, and he helps you train. You are not crushing on the fire demon. Although he is handsome. He does keep you on your toes. God he pisses me off! Who does he think he is!? What makes him the boss of me! He can't just assess my skills and train me as he pleases! I am a strong independent demon female! Oh, but he did stay in my window all night, and that was nice I guess. Kitanoe argued back and forth with herself. She felt her ankle throb and she winced as she looked down at it. She sat up and sighed as the wound started to burn and sting. She was in shock up until now and hadn't noticed it. She also hadn't noticed Hiei was sitting in her window again.

"How long have you been there!?" Kitanoe nearly fell out of her bed.

"Long enough to hear you argue with yourself."

Kitanoe blushed deeply and was speechless. She watched Hiei climb through her window the rest of the way and close it when he was inside her room. She watched him walk over to the bed and sit next to her. He glared when he looked at her ankle. "Tell me again why Koenma put that device on you?"

"To keep me from leaving..."

"Hn." Hiei placed a hand on the burns and she winced measurably. Being the S class fire demon that he was, Hiei was able to draw the heat out of the burns. Kitanoe had to blink twice and wasn't sure of what she was seeing.

"Are you...Are you healing me!?"

"Hush, female." Hiei glared at her. "If you say a word to anyone, I will slice out your tongue and feed it to you. " He threatened as he pulled his hand back.

"How?" Kitanoe was stunned.

Hiei shrugged as he leaned against her headboard.

"Don't shrug, tell me!" Kitanoe frowned.

"I'm half Koorime. My mother was an ice maiden." Hiei's tone made it clear he wasn't going any further with the conversation.

Kitanoe stared at him for a few long minutes before looking down at her ankle. He had done a great job. Her ankle wasn't even numb or tingling. "Thank you." She looked back at the male fire demon when a nagging thought came to mind. Yukina is an ice maiden from Koorime looking for her lost brother...and they have the same eyes...Oh God, Hiei is Yukina's brother! Her eyes grew wide and was about to say something when Hiei stopped her.

"Say that out loud. It also warrants the harsh removal of your tongue." Hiei glared. He was always glaring.

Kitanoe sighed and boldly laid her head on Hiei's shoulder. She felt him tense up, but she didn't care. He was, after all, in HER bed. As far as she was concerned he was fair game to be used as a pillow. She didn't realize how exhausted she was until she closed her eyes. The sun was setting and created a beautiful orange sky. She jumped when there was a knock on her door. Hiei was still in her bed, sitting next to her with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. It was also dark outside.

How long was I asleep?

About 3 hours. Hiei answered her telepathically.

Kitanoe yawned and got up off the bed to answer her bedroom door and was not surprised to see Botan. Botan was smiling as ever and blushed when she saw Hiei. "Oh, I'm so sorry! Was I interrupting you? I'll just come back!" Botan turned to leave when Kitanoe grabbed her hand.

"Nothing happened! I fell asleep! Hiei keeps my nightmares away...What did you need?" Kitanoe yawned again.

"I wanted to tell you that dinner is ready. Keiko's cooking is absolutely the best, you must try it!" Botan was able to sneak a quick glance at Hiei. "And maybe we can have a little girl talk?" She giggled.

"Yeah..okay. We'll be out there in a minute." Kitanoe shut the door and looked at Hiei. "You're eating too right? Don't make me face the talkative populace alone."

Hiei smirked as he followed her out of the room and into the roar of happy company.

A/N:: Tried to make this chapter as smooth as possible. I've edited it 3 times and it's still not as smooth as I'd like. I am surprised by all the hits I have with this fic, and I am grateful to those who have reviewed and favorited my story! Please review!