Disclaimer: Do Not Own Yu Yu Hakusho

Will and Determination

Genre: Humor/General

Couples: Oc/Hiei, Botan/Kurama, Keiko/Yusuke, Yukina/Kuwabara, small mentions of Shizuru/Sakyo and Shizuru/Koenma

Warnings: Oc romance, Keiko's last name will be spelled: Ukimura. I'm not too familiar with Kurama's family, his stepbrother and stepfather their ages and personality.

Request: If I can get AT LEAST fifteen reviews for this chapter I will continue.

Summary: A foreign exchange student from America who has brought all her attitude and quirkiness with her. Let's just hope the Rekai Tantei can handle her. . . Especially when she finds out their secret!

Elevator Mishaps: Small Talk

Her breathing was labored and deep, signaling she was asleep and not dead. Because Hiei understood, while he and Kurama were close friends Kurama would still kick his ass if anything should happen to the small girl. Hiei rolled his eyes, Kurama was such a human-sympathizer and the brotherly relationship he held over the girl made Hiei cringe.

Then again he was no different with Yukina.

But there was the thing; Yukina was his flesh and blood!

This girl just decided to waltz on into their lives and throw everything into turmoil. Now Yukina is feeling a bit insecure, the bird-brain is more hyper, Yusuke's woman is insane, the Genkai-woman is actually kind, Kuwabara shows off even more, Yusuke is now beaten by three women, Koenma is more perverted, and Kurama is completely whipped.

Was he the only one who has noticed? It was like he was the only one who hasn't changed because of the ditz and her monkey-like ways.

Hiei couldn't even figure why Kurama allowed for her to even live with him. He knew just living with the family he's with already is a bit shaky and dangerous, but now a girl who follows him wherever he goes? Not to mention he got her to be a part of the group! Was he stupid or something? The girl would be placed in danger, not only is she living with the infamous Yoko Kurama but she is close friends with the Rekai Tantei.

He froze slightly; here he was leaning against the wall of a broken-down elevator concerning himself about the girl while she lay unconscious in his arms.

Maybe he had been changed somewhat…

The demon snorted, he was just doing this for Kurama—not for the girl or anyone else. He gave a small curse, this girl was nothing special; so what if his little sister rather likes her and that she provided entertainment for him? He rubbed his throbbing forehead.

"Stupid monkey."


Kurama paced around slightly in the cafeteria, worried etched on his face.

"Easy up there, dude. She will be alright—Hiei won't let anything happen to her." Yusuke stated as he slinked an arm around Keiko who was looking just as troubled.

"But she is a claustrophobic and Hiei said she fainted. Not to mention that the repairmen are having difficulty moving the elevator and opening the doors, they are going to be in there for quite some time!" He then stopped and looked at the leader of the group. "And how is the fact that she is with Hiei suppose to calm me down? He hates her!"

Botan frowned as she went up to the red-head, "Just because they argue more than they talk does not mean they hate one another. You know, Kurama-Kun, that is just their relationship. Besides, Hiei is not one to get along well with anyone other than a select few." She placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, a smile on her face. "You know Hiei and Callie better than any of us, why are you letting your worry blind you to that?"

He returned her smile and placed his hand over hers, making her blush. "Thank you Botan…I guess you are right." He then sighed. "But I cannot help but worry. She's my little sister and my responsibility…I just feel like I should be there comforting—I know I would be doing a better job then Hiei."

"Dude—anyone can do a better job than Hiei." Kuwabara joked, making the others chuckle under their breaths. "But, hey, think of it this way, this way the two of them can get to know each other a bit better. Maybe they will turn out to be friends after this?" He stated, hoping that his assumption would be correct. He already had plans about getting the two together and this little mishap could really do wonders for his plan.

"It's hard to imagine those two getting along." Kurama confessed.

'Is there anything we can do? I mean, our Botan looks very upset.' Yoko chided in, making Kurama twitch.

'The last thing I need is a conversation with you.'

'Testy. Just calm down and get a hold of yourself. You should be comforting our Botan—Hiei is in control right now. While he is a bit rough around the edges he will handle this situation as such.' His demon side countered. 'Now calm down and comfort Botan.' And with that the silver-haired thief ended the link, leaving Kurama worse off than before.

'I really hate him sometimes.'


Hiei sighed when the girl mumbled in her sleep, turning slightly. 'Damn it, fox. You had better be grateful for this.' He thought as he gritted his teeth in aggravation.

Every time she moved her hair moved into his face, filling his nose with her scent. She smelled of honey, cinnamon, and citrus fruit; it suited her. After all she was a glutton so food products fit her perfectly—fat ass.

He growled, 'She's not very fat. She almost seems to thin.' He changed his insult to gluttonous-thin-ass. She was such a pain and he was now stuck with her—true the faulty elevator wasn't her fault, but he felt like blaming it on her anyway.

"Ugh…My head…"

Sleeping ugly has awaken. He glared down at her as he watched her eyes slowly open up, revealing the brown. It was such an ugly color, and even uglier on her.

"W-wha? Hiei?...SHIT!! What the hell do you think you are doing you pervert?!" She yelped as she moved away from him and to the other side of the elevator, pointing accusingly at him. "How dare you try and feel me up when I'm asleep! And you say I'm ugly! Ha! Now we see the truth!"

Hiei rolled his eyes, "Yes, you figured me out, monkey. I want you."

Callie's face grew bright red, "I knew it!"

"That was sarcasm you dolt."

"Oh…I knew that as well!" She countered before she looked around, her memories returning to her. "Ugh, I feel sick." She whimpered as she buried her head in her knees. "I told you we should've taken the stairs."

"Like I knew this contraption was going to malfunction and leave me trapped with you." He sneered, crossing his arms and legs and leaned comfortably against the wall, closing his eyes.

"Thanks, that made me feel a WHOLE lot better." She spat out, trying to mimic his calmness, failing miserably. "I just want to get back to Shuichi…" She whined out, missing her step-brother terribly. "Of all the people to be stuck with, it just had to be you."

"Funny, I keep saying that exact same thing." Hiei stated as he glared at her in which she returned back with one with equal amount of force. One could almost see the electricity shoot out from their eyes and clash.

"Ugh! I can't stand you!!" Callie hissed out.

"It is so humorous how we think along the same line." He sarcastically chided back. He was so close to ringing her neck, screw what Kurama wanted.

They sat in silence for a moment, but Callie could not help but to twitch and move around uncomfortably, feeling short of breath and dizzy. 'I only have ONE fear and it has to be this stupid-ass one. I mean—afraid of close-spaces!? Ugh Damn-it! Damn-it! DAMN-IT!!'

"Why are you even afraid of small-places to begin with?" Hiei snapped, making her jump.

'Jeezmus! How the hell does he do that?!' She thought making him smirk. Clearing her throat and thoughts she glared at him. "Why the hell should I tell you?"

He shrugged, "I just think it will pass time. As said we might be in her for a while."

"Why that of all things?" 'You're a mind-reader, I just know it!!'

"I don't see why not—you pry into personal affairs of others, why not let others do the same to you?" He raised an eyebrow making her fume. "Or are you a hypocrite? I wouldn't be surprised, you talk big yet you don't show any action to back up anything you say."

By then her eye was twitching, 'I'm going to kill him, I swear I am going to kill him.'

He smirked, 'I'd like to see you try you pathetic excuse of a female.'

"Y-you…grrr…you think you're so great?!" She spat back a pathetic comeback.

"Why yes I do, now are you going to answer my question or not?"

Callie opened her mouth to retaliate or say something only to come up blank. She stared at him in silence for a moment before she screeched out, "DAMN!!"

He laughed under his breath at her sore-loser persona; he had way too much fun with the little brunette.

"Fine!" She paused for a moment, trying to recall her memories. It was only a minute before she re-opened them, her mind cleared up from the anger. "I guess it started when my parents died."

He frowned, "How did it get started by that?"

"Well…I was there when they died. It's not anything big—we had a car-accident." She leaned back and looked at the ceiling, looking deep in thought. "I don't know how exactly we wrecked…I think an animal jumped out in front of the car…I have nightmares that a large bird comes out from the night and slams into our window, a face of a women." She shuddered. "I should really write it down and sell it to a movie company because it would make a great horror flick…oh right my phobia."

She scratched the side of her head, "Well after the animal thing-a-ma-chig we swerved off the road at least that was what everyone says. I was in the back and when our car hit whatever it was we hit I went flying and my head slammed against the front seat." She lifted her bangs and showed him a scare that was a centimeter above her right eyebrow and disappeared into her hairline. "Got hundreds of stitches in this thing." She grinned as if she was proud of the accomplishment.

"Let's see…I blacked out, big-no duh there. I remember waking up and it was dark…I couldn't move…and no matter how hard I screamed my parents wouldn't get me." A bit of grief passed by her face before she placed on her grin once more. "Turns out they were already dead…I somehow got lodge under the seat—I was there for three hours…That's really when my phobia of small-places kicked in."

Another thoughtful look crossed her face, "There is nothing else from what I remember that would've of set me off like this…but I get scared being in tiny closed up places; elevators for example. But I always knew these things were evil and the fact that this thing came alive and tried to bring us to the fiery-pits of Hell is case and point." She wiped her eyes, obviously about to cry again, but whether about her parents or just being in a tiny space Hiei didn't know and didn't bother to find out.

"Okie-dokie! My turn! Hmmm…What can I ask you?...Oh! What is under you bandanna?" She asked as she leaned a bit forward to look at his face.

"The hell kind of question is that?"

She shrugged, "Just curious…now come on tell me!!"

"No."

"Why not? Ugh! You're just saying no to annoy me! You are such a bastard!!" She crossed her arms and legs, only to change her position back to her knees up to her chest, her head buried between them. "Ugh…I always feel like I can't breathe and that I'm going to be sick…Fine…is there any question that if I'll ask you'll answer?"

Hiei opened one of his closed eyes, "Hn—perhaps. You have to ask the right question though."

She glared at him, "Stupid-Yoda-Wanna-Be…Let's see…What kind of music do you like?"

"I don't listen to music."

"TV-show?"

"Don't watch if I can help it."

"Book?"

"Many titles that you would never had heard of and in languages your incompetent mind probably didn't even know existed."

She growled, twitching again. "Do you even have a personality outside being mean to me?"

He shrugged, "I am who I am—not like I am going to change just because it annoys people."

"You're boring."

"And you're a moron; next question."

"Ok-ok…Ugh…Family members?" She saw him stiffen and knew she hit a sensitive subject but continued to pry anyway. "Well? You have to have someone you at least remember…Mom, dad, sister…?"

"No one." He answered in a deadly tone, ignoring how she empathized sister.

She sighed, "I know you are lying." She shook her head sadly. "Fine, fine…don't tell me. But I won't let this subject drop." She gave him a playful wink. "You know me better than that. Now back to questions…How abou--"

"Why are you taking medication?"

Callie blinked at his interruption, "Why am I taking medication? To get healed, dumb-shit—that's what medication is for. I have problems controlling my anger and that led me to getting in serious problems back at my old home, my psychiatrist prescribed it for me about a year ago…why? Yeah that's my question; why the hell did you and Shuichi freak out over my medicine?"

He ignored her prying, "Has it helped you at all?"

She gave him a deadpanned look, "Has it looked like it's been helping? Before I just couldn't control my temper, now it's hard to control any emotion. I am completely bi-polar." She shrugged, "But I was told these things take time, it gets better before it gets worse."

A growl made her squeak.

"W-what the hell? You sounded like some-sort of beast there, Hiei! That was pretty cool." She confessed as she crawled over to him, looking at his face. She then frowned, "Why do we always argue? Do you think if we had gotten off on a better foot we would've been…I don't know…closer friends?"

"Closer friends?" He repeated making her nod before she plopped down next to him.

"We don't get along and there are times when I want to just kill you—but Hiei, you are still my friend." She sighed. "I don't know, I find it hard to picture us doing anything else but arguing…maybe that is what our relationship is based upon."

"Who says you're my friend?"

"I did. I can choose who I give my friendship too, no one else can. To make it a true strong friendship the other person has to extend his as well…but yes, you can consider me your friend and I consider you mine, even though we don't get along."

He stared at her for a moment, "You are fucking insane."

"HEY!!"


Kurama checked his watch for the fifth time, "They've been in there for over two hours. What is taking so long?" He complained making his friends chuckle under their breath. They found out when Kurama worried, he took it all the way.

"I called my mother and father and they said they would be here soon, but—UGH! What are those two doing in there?"

Kuwabara snorted, "Kurama—you don't actually think they would be doing something other than fighting do you?" 'Oh please tell me they are, please tell me they are!'

"Well…" He looked down sheepishly. "I guess not. But I'm still worrying. I have no idea what is going on and for all I know whenever I talk to Hiei he is lying to me!"

"Easy there, red." Yusuke mocked. "As we have stated before, they will be perfectly fine. Hiei can take care of himself and Callie…Well she has Hiei!" It was not very comforting. "Oh come on! This isn't going to be bad! I promise! I bet you they will be best friends when they get out of there!"


"You pompous jack-ass!" Callie screeched.

"You stupid gorilla!" Hiei seethed right back.

They were both standing up, glaring dangers at one another, practically growling. "You have to be the biggest jerk in the world! You think all should bow down to you and kiss your damn feet! Well news flash buddy; I'm not some possession! I ain't going to do anything you say just because you said it!"

"You ignorant little bitch! You never listen, you jump to conclusions, you are vain—you are the most sickening creature I have ever laid eyes on! And if someone is better and more powerful; yes I think you should at least hear them out!" Hiei growled back, he has never felt like he was on such a short-fuse before. He has always been able to control his temper, but this girl always made him snap.

"Hear you out!? You insult me every time you open that fat-ass mouth of yours!"

"I only speak the truth—you pathetic ape!"

"Gay-bitch porcupine!"

"You know, I would love to just rip your neck right off of your body!"

"The feeling is mutual, believe me." She hissed back. "I want to just take a sword and cut you in half!"

"Oh—how original." He snorted. "Even Kuwabara could think of something better than that."

"Stop insulting him!!" She commanded probing her finger into his chest. "You are just jealous of Kuwabara!"

"Jealous?! Of that insignificant moron?! You must be joking."

"Hah! You know it's true; he's nice, he has manners, he is a gentleman, and let's not forget he's tall!"

"You bring height into this you little pipsqueak?" He snapped standing over her. "You're shorter than me."

"Like that matters in this." She retorted placing her hands on her hips.

"And what is exactly is this?" Hiei hissed back, making her blink. She looked at him for a moment before she burst out laughing. She leaned against the wall holding her stomach as tears poured down her face. Hiei watched her for a moment smirking, "Do you even know why we are arguing?"

Still laughing she looked at him, "No—like I ever do. I-It's seems that we always just seem to start fighting for no apparent reason and we never remember why." She slumped to the ground, still giggling, looking at him. "Why exactly do we always fight?"

He shrugged and followed her example, sitting down on the opposite side, "Just seems to be in our nature—we just can't get along at all."

"Phft. I'm sure we can if we try." She snapped back.

"Really now?" He mocked.

"Of course you ass-ugly porcupine!" The brunette roared only to pause and then slap her hand over her face. "Damn it…" He chuckled at her, making her glare. "Shut-up, so what if we can't really get along? We're still close friends."

"What makes you say that?"

"Are we back to this conversation again? I already explained our friendship to you so you better just deal with that." She stretched, her stomach growling. "Ugh, I am so hungry."

"You're buffet this morning not holding you up?"

"No!...Wait…DAMN IT!!" She pointed at him, "You are a bastard!"

"And you are a monkey-bitch."

She growled dangerously at him, "Now that we are together, why don't you answer me this? Why the hell do you always call me a monkey?" A snort escaping her nose as she remembered all his insults about primates and her. "I might be a bit tan but I don't see how that would make me a monkey…"

The demon male smirked, "It's mostly your ears and eyes that makes you look like one, and the way you act. You can't seem to stay still for one moment, you are always moving like an insane ape of some sort." He laughed at her expression. "You look even more like a monkey with that expression."

Pursing her lips she glared at the male, "And you look even more like a teenager when you laugh."

He stopped.

She smiled, "You are really mature for your age—do you ever have fun?"

"I make fun of you and Kuwabara, that's enough for me." Hiei deadpanned. He couldn't very well tell her how much fun he has decapitating many demons who try to take over the world.

"That's all?" She gasped out. "What about movies? Roller-coasters? Slumber parties? What about just play'in tag? Hide-in-go-seek? Surely you have done something! What about stuffing your face with sweets and other junk? I know you love ice-cream!" The brunette pleaded, hoping that he has done something fun in his life.

He raised a slender eyebrow, "And why the hell would I do any of that?"

"Because it's FUN!" She cried back. "Come on, you have to have done something fun! I mean you have to have some fun in your life other then making me and Kuwabara steam? While it might be fun you need to do other things!" She crossed her arms over her chest. After a pregnant pause a small blush went on her cheeks before she beamed over at him, "Let's go on a date!"

Hiei blinked, "Excuse me?"

Callie laughed, "Not like that—you moron! I mean a date between friends, so that you can let loose!"

"No."

"Phft. I knew you were going to say that." She deadpanned, waving off his answer.

"Then why the hell did you even ask?" He spat out, rather taken aback at her request. 'A date? Me and her between friends? Feh—this bitch is really an idiot.'

She smirked, "I asked because I thought you at least would've had enough balls to try this. But I see I was wrong—you are too scared to actually have fun."

"Is that supposed to get me to say "yes" to this moronic date? I do not give into insults or pressure." Hiei replied calmly as he glared at her smirking face. "What the hell is with that look?"

"What look?" The girl innocently chirped.

"That look on your face. What the hell are you thinking?"

She giggled, "Oooh nothing…" The brunette looked around as if she was just noticing that she was trapped in an elevator. "It's just that you are proving me right; you're backing away from my challenge." She picked at some lent from the carpeted floor. "I know I wouldn't back away from what you challenge against me, I just expected more from my rival."

Hiei gritted his teeth, "You have one of the most annoying personalities I have ever seen."

Callie only laughed, "So what? I just know that you are backing away from my challenge and everyone will just love to hear about it—especially Kuwabara."

"Hn." He breathed, but then a thought entered his mind and a smirk spread on his handsome features. "You wouldn't back away from a challenge I would make against you?"

"Ha! Of course not!" She then noticed his grin and raised an eyebrow, "What do you have in mind?"

"I'll go on this date with you, proving that I can survive with you for a day of you do the same with me…"

"What?"

He sighed, "You are such an idiot." He ignored her screech of "I AM NOT!!" and continued with his explanation. "Listen, you primate—you said I cannot survive a day doing things that you usually do for fun, right?"

"Yeah."

"And you said that you would not back down from a challenge from me, correct?"

The brunette raised her eyebrow, "Go on…"

Hiei rolled his eyes, 'How can she still not get it? Dumb-ass.' Rubbing the back of his neck, the demon continued. "I follow you, doing the things you do and in turn you follow me and do the same things I do, do I need to slow down?"

Her cheeks puffed out in aggravation, "Shut-up. So it's a reversal…what exactly would you be doing?"

He shrugged, "I usually train—martial-arts and with my sword."

Licking her lips, Callie frowned, "But we can't go all out."

"Excuse me? I thought you said you won't back away from any challenge I make." He raised an eyebrow, his lips twitching to form a smirk. It wasn't like he was going all out with her anyway—there was no way a human could take the normal training he went threw.

Her eyes rolled as she crawled over to him and gently poked his exposed arm, "You might think I'm stupid, but know that I am not blind." She then grabbed the exposed muscles, grinning. "You have a fantastic body—and you can only get this way by extreme work-outs…"

"Let go." He ordered, maneuvering his arm to get away from her touch. "But fine—if you want to take it easy, we will." He paused a moment before he looked at her, seeing her face was hovering a mere inch or two away from his. "Yes?"

"What are the stakes?"

"The stakes?" Hiei repeated.

"And you call me dumb." The brunette mocked. "The stakes—the winnings—the prize! What does the winner get?"

"What if both of us win? What if we are both able to go threw each other's designated 'dates'?" He crossed his arms over her chest, but not before moving her away from him.

She clucked her tongue as she began to think, "Well—let's first think of what we would get should only one win. That way it will really push us to obtaining our goal—true we want to beat each other, but maybe we will need another boost." She then snorted and continued. "And let's not do that cliché 'you will be my slave for a month' thing. Way over-played. We need something original and something that we know the other will hate…"

"Being your slave pretty much sums up my disgust."

She gave him a glare, "Shut-up. I want something original! Something—something…with pop—pizzazz—snap!" She snapped her fingers at the last word. "There has to be something…"

The demon rubbed his head, deciding to think of something if only to shut her up. "Why not you go on a diet?"

Her body took on a good impression of stone, "Are you mad?!"

He smirked, "To afraid you'll lose? Is you food to big a risk for you?" She growled, before she fell back on her butt and crossed her arms over her chest, sitting Indian-style. "Or if it is not as imaginative as you wanted…" He left the threat in the air.

Her honey brown eyes gave him one of the deadliest glares she could muster, which was actually quite intimidating. "No…but if I win…uhm…Oooh…" She scratched the back of her head, her mind trying to come up with the best winning for her that involved Hiei, her rival. "Well—how long would I be on the diet?"

"I guess a month would do…"

Her head and shoulders slumped, "I wonder how much I would weigh after that."

Hiei frowned, he hadn't thought of that. While he might not like her, he knew that it was not healthy for someone to be too thin—and she was thin even though she ate as much as she did, he grimaced at the thought of her weighing even less. Her metabolism was rather weird and he knew that if he cut her back she could probably get sick.

'I care—fuck.' He then glared at the girl, blaming her for the feelings. But she was at fault here, one either has to hate the American-brunette or like her and he guessed he sort-of, kind-of, perhaps liked her. He cringed at the thought. He would never admit that to anyone, it was even too much for him to admit it to himself.

"How about we just stick to the slave thing—and we will only go for a week. As amusing as watching you suffer trying to think, I grow bored and I do pity your pathetically evolved mind which must be close to exploding. You're over-using it."

"SHUT UP!!"

"I take it you're a bit testy? Do you accept my terms or what?"

"Yes I do you porcupine, and there is no way a stiff like you can keep up with a fun-loving gal like myself." A cocky and smug grin went on her face.

He smirked, "And there is no way an undisciplined monkey like you can keep up with an experienced fighter like myself." He mocked right back as the two of them met in a glare.

"You're on, porcupine…"

"Hn—I take it if both of us win or both of us lose the bet is off and we go back to insulting one another?"

"Damn straight."

"Let's see if you can actually handle this."

"You know DAMN well I can!"

"Heh—I very much doubt that. You, monkey, seem to have the attention span of a brain-dead goldfish. And in case you don't know, and I suspect you don't, fishes only have the attention span of three seconds." He smirked as she growled dangerously at him. "In the end this is just going to embarrass you and giving me another excuse to put you down all the more."

"THAT'S IT!! DIE BASTARD!!" And the moment Callie tackled him the lights went back on and the elevator began rising.


"Thank God." Kurama sighed out when he was told that the elevators were fixed and were ascending back up. He hurried over, in hopes of getting to his little sister. His parents had to get back home since half-way to the aquarium Shiori got sick.

Hurrying over to the doors, he gave Botan and the rest of his friends a quick smile of gratitude for sticking with him even though he seemed to panic over a simple incident.

One of the workers looked at him, "You a relative of those inside?"

"Yes. Do you think they are ok?" He knew they were, Hiei has kept him updated and promised to tell him should anything drastic happen. But he had to play the worried elder sibling, which wasn't hard at all.

"Yeah—probably have a case of cabin fever and a bit claustrophobic but they should be in good shape…Ah! Here they are." He pointed to the light above the metal doors before he began to un-jam the door.

Opening it up, Kurama walked over with a smile only to freeze in place. "HIEI!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY SISTER?!"


Callie cursed, after she had tackled the handsome man she found herself rather stuck. Her legs were tangled amongst with his, arm caught underneath his back rather numbing it and making it difficult to use her other arm to keep her propped up.

"Get off of me!" Hiei snarled.

"I'm trying—I'm trying!" Callie cried out, struggling to pick herself up only to fall right back down. Their eyes went wide when their noses touched and their lips were only centimeters apart. "U-uh…" She stuttered, her face blushing. Her eyes felt heavy and a pull seemed to bring her down and him up and before they could stop themselves their lips brushed against one another.

"HIEI!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY SISTER?!"

They tried to break apart only for her to fall right back down, this time her head butting his face, leaving them both in pain. "Ow! Shit!!"

"What the hell was that, monkey?!"

"I'm stuck under your fat body!!"

"You're the one keeping me down—it's your fat body that is keeping you stuck!" He growled back, giving the girl a deadly glare.

"THE HELL DID YOU SAY?! YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU BASTARD!!" She screeched and began the fight.

Kurama watched with relief, for a moment he thought the two had actually been…nah. It was impossible. The two were like oil and water.

He reached in and untangled the two, picking up his little sister like a cat. Giving a warning glare to the male on the ground. 'If you two did anything—anything at all…'

'Nothing happened.' Hiei lied, picking himself up, refusing to look at the brunette who looked away as well, her cheeks bright red. He ended the link with that. 'Nothing happened—nothing at all.'

For some reason, he didn't sound to convincing.


Author: ROMANCE!! Huzzah!! I hope I'm not rushing anything, if I am…well it would be a bit difficult to change anything now, but nothing serious for quite a while, love comes very slowly for these two. But whatever! Please review and tell me your opinion!

And...I broke my promise to myself...I swore I wouldn't update unless I get fifteen reviews for each chapter...well I only got twelve last one...sigh...I hope I'll get fifteen this one...please?

Next Time: A family announcement, a pissed off Hiei, an over-thinking Callie, and an in the middle Kurama.