-I don't own YYH or any of its characters...I own only Kaliope, Kira, Ryouko, Kin, Rose, and some other characters (those made up). I also own the plot of this fic...read and review...enjoy-

Perfect, but in another way…

Chapter 9: Something really surprising

Kin didn't want to make her talk because he was kind of scared of her, so he went back leading the pack. In a few seconds they started to walk. Kaliope was trying to understand why she did that thing…after all this years…her demonic part came back to life…

Kaliope was deep in her thoughts when she heard Hiei's voice.

"Onna" he said in his normal cold voice.

"Yes" she said in her normal warm voice snapping out of her thoughts.

"You were deep in your thoughts and we reached that place you wanted to go" he said coldly.

"So it was just me who wanted to go…you didn't come on your own free will…" she said her voice being so sad that it would probably make the color of the happiest flower…fade.

"You didn't drag me here" he said coldly.

Her eyes turned from a deep brown to a deep black.

"Thanks" she said.

"Why, onna?" he said.

"For what you said" she said.

"Hn" he said and his 'hn' didn't make her sad…this time.

They continued walking, silence embracing both of them. They walked and walked until they finally reach the gates of a big city. Kaliope blinked as she saw the image of her pendant (a/n: the one that made portals threw the three worlds…you know the one from her father).

"Anything wrong?" asked Kin who was now beside Kaliope.

"No…but what is that symbol?" she asked.

"Uhm…it's the symbol of a pendant my father gave to his baby with the maiden…" Kin said kind of sad.

"Bet you hate that baby, right?" Kaliope asked.

"Neah…she is still my sister" he said smiling.

"So it is a she?" Kaliope asked.

"Yeah…I've heard my dad talking once about the baby and he said she so I guessed I have a sister" he said smiling.

Kaliope smiled. Hiei was in her right. He just looked at her.

Kin went near the doors and put his hand on them. Usually the doors had to open but they didn't. Kin took back his hand and came back near Kaliope.

"That's weird" he said.

"What?" she asked.

"The doors are made to open when I or my dad touch them but now they didn't" he said.

"Mind if I give it a try?" Kaliope asked. He nodded raising his shoulders.

Kaliope went in front of the gates. Hiei knew what was next. He saw that when he was at her band's hideout.

Kaliope placed her right hand on the doors at their middle (the place where they split in two doors…where they touch when they are closed). Her hand was surrounded by Darkness (black energy) and the little river of energy started to walk from Kaliope's hand up on the doors. When it reached the top the doors opened with a 'thud'.

Kaliope took back her hand and went near Kin. She smiled.

"How did you do that?" he asked kind of shocked.

"My power lays in Darkness. I used my energy to open the doors. Not big deal" she said smiling.

"Cool" he said and started walking. In front of the tribe now were Kin, Kaliope and Hiei (in this order from left to right). They entered the city. Kaliope's eyes widen and Hiei 'hn'-ed. The city had beautiful gardens full of roses here and there. Roses of every color. Kaliope remained almost mouth-opened when she saw that in the middle of some white roses was a black rose. She felt its energy coming from it and she recognized it as her own.

'Why is one of my roses here?' Kaliope asked herself.

'I think I have the answer' Kira said.

'And what are you waiting for? Tell me' Kaliope said.

'You once told me that you dreamt of you being a 10 days old baby and that you saw you as a baby making your first dark rose and give it to your mom. You also told me that you dreamt of the woman that is and was your mom giving it to a cat demon with black hair. Guessing that he was your father I bet he kept the rose as a memory of his beloved daughter' Kira said.

'That's it! I remember that dream! It was one of my memories!! This is indeed my father! Kira you were right!' Kaliope said in a happy voice.

'As always…as always…I was right' Kira said in a proud voice.

Kaliope smiled and ended the conversation.

She walked with Kin and Hiei until they reached a big Japanese mansion. It had rock walls that where painted in ice-blue and dark-black. Kaliope smiled because those were her colors. Blue for her ice part and black for her demonic and darkness part. When they were about to climb the stairs Hiei disappeared. Kaliope saw him in a near-by tree. She let a psychic conversation open between their minds. (bold Kaliope, underline Hiei)

'So you leave just like that?' she asked him.

'I think you need some time with your father and your brother to explain them what happened' he said.

'Thank you, Hiei' she said.

'Don't mention it, onna' he said and ended the conversation.

'He just said 'don't mention it'…' Kaliope said to Kira in a dreamy voice.

'Snap out of it Kali! It's time for dad to daughter and son chat' Kira said and Kaliope came back to reality.

Kin was looking at her with a questioning face.

"He does that all the time. He'll be fine" Kaliope said smiling.

"Yeah whatever. I still don't know your name and neither his" Kin said.

"His is Hiei…mine…you'll find it out soon" she said.

"Ok" Kin said smiling and starting walking. They entered the big mansion. The only colors from the house were ice-blue and dark-black. Kin showed Kaliope a weird door. It had the symbol of her pendant on it.

"My father is behind this door. Please don't piss him off. He is always sad because of his lost, and perhaps dead, daughter" Kin said sadly.

"Sure" Kaliope smiled.

Kin knocked. A weak 'come in' was heard and he opened the door. Inside there were some book-cases and a desk. At the desk there sit an old man. He looked very young, but Kaliope knew he was older. He was a full cat demon so he could hide his age. His raven hair was short; his pure green eyes were sparkling weakly. He was dressed in a white pair of trousers and a black shirt (like Youko's). Kaliope's eyes turned brown as she saw the man that was her…father.

"Father. This girl wanted to see you. She didn't tell me her name" Kin said.

"Well she sees me now" the man said in a sad voice.

Kin wanted to leave but Kaliope blocked his way with her left hand. He stopped and looked at the girl. Her eyes were starring at the man.

"I wanted to talk to you" she said in a cold voice.

"About what, girl?" he asked.

"About your daughter" she said. He raised his head.

"What did you just say?" he asked.

"About your daughter" she repeated.

"What do you know about my daughter??" he asked and Kin turned to look at his father. Hope…the boy saw hope in his father's eyes.

"She is alive" Kaliope said.

"What? Where?" her father asked.

"Yes, she is alive and in front of you" she said.

"WHAT??????" he asked.

"I am Kaliope. Your daughter. Half ice-maiden, half cat-demon. The one that controls Darkness. The one that at 10 days from her birth showed the first time that she was the one to steal Darkness. The one that made a black rose for her mom and her mom gave it to you and you keep it in your garden, surrounded by white roses. The one that has this" she said pulling her pendant out and showing it to her father.

He got up from his chair and came in front of the girl. He looked at her. She had his gaze, her mother's body and her hair was a mix between black and greenish white (like you mix two colors and you have another one). He looked at the pendant. 'Kaliope' was written on it. He then found the girl's gaze. He looked in her eyes but he couldn't see a thing. She looked in his eyes and saw hope.

"Kaliope…my daughter…" he said and hugged her. She hugged him back as silent tears went down her cheeks.

After the two of them hugged the man looked at his daughter, his arms on her shoulders. Both of them were crying.

"I am so sorry, Kaliope. For what I've done" he said.

"Don't worry, dad. I am fine. If that wouldn't happen I wouldn't be the person I am now" she said.

"I want to meet the one that raised you so good!!! I want to give him and his wife all they need!!!" the man said smiling.

"It won't be possible" Kaliope said sadly as more silent tears ran down her white cheeks.

"Why?" her father asked.

"The thief that was my father, Ryouko, and his wife, the woman that was my mother, Kana, died in an ambush sliced to pieces" Kaliope said crying.

"I am so sorry" her father said hugging her.

"No problem dad. I do have one more person that grew up with me" she said smiling after they finished hugging.

"Who?" her father asked.

"Cheen. He was and is my brother" Kaliope said smiling. "And Dafne. She is my sister because we grew up together and she also is my sister because of her power. She controls Light" Kaliope continued.

"Tell me where they are and I will send for them immediately" her father said.

"No, papa, they are well. Cheen is the ruler of the band of thieves from east. He is fine there and I know that he is a great brother, father and teacher for Dafne" Kaliope said smiling.

Her father smiled back.

"Dad…I need to ask you something" she said.

"What?" he asked.

"What is your name?" she asked and her dad and Kin bursted into laughing. Kaliope joined them.

"My name is Nikon" her father said after they all stopped laughing.

"Thanks dad for telling me. And thanks for the teddy bear. Found it when I went to the Ice-maiden village" Kaliope said and started to tell to her brother and her father all her life.

Meanwhile Hiei was up in the tree after his psychic chat with the onna.

'Why did I say that? Why did I say 'don't mention it'???' he asked himself. 'Why did I felt good when she thanked me? Why do I need to see her? Why do I think of her? Why do I care for her? Why do I love her?' he said and when he realized what he said, he, 'WHAT THE HELL????? I ADMITTED THAT I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Hiei yelled at himself. He tried to get used to that stupid feeling.

'Love is for humans! You aren't human!' he yelled some more at himself.

'But…your mom loved and so did your dad who was a powerful fire demon' a voice said in Hiei's mind.

'Who the hell are you and how the fuck did you enter my mind??????' he yelled at the voice.

'I can enter any mind I want' the voice, which Hiei recognized to be of a girl, said.

'What the hell do you want from me??' he yelled.

'First of all calm down and next I already have what I wanted' the voice said.

'What did you want?' Hiei said in a calm and cold voice.

'You admitted you loved her' the voice said.

'So you know the onna?' he asked.

'Yeah' the voice said.

'Who are you?' Hiei asked.

'Just someone' the voice said.

'You're a girl but you are not Kaliope' he said.

'You called her by her name!' the voice said happy.

'I guess' he said in a warmer but still cold voice.

'And your voice changes when you talk about her!' the voice said happily.

'I guess so…but who are you?' he said.

'Promise not to tell Kaliope?' the voice asked.

'Why?'

'Because she would kill me the second time' the voice answered.

'So you are dead?' he asked.

'Uhmm…yeah' the voice said.

'Whatever I won't tell her' Hiei said.

'Well…my name is Kira and I am a fox demon. When I used to live me and Kaliope we were best friends and also sisters-in-law. But, when I was with Cheen, her brother and my lover, hunting we got caught. And those damn, useless, thieves caught Cheen and I gave myself to save him. I then got killed' Kira said.

'Hn' Hiei said.

'Oh yeah Hiei' she said.

'What?' he asked.

'Don't answer her with 'hn' when she asks you something because it hurts her a lot' Kira said.

'Why would it hurt her? She doesn't care about me' Hiei said.

'I think she proved you many times she cared for you' Kira said in a little pissed off voice.

'Hn' he answered.

'That meant yes or do you want me to tell you every time when she proved that she cared for you?' Kira said.

'Yes…she may have proved that she cares for me' he said.

'That's better' Kira said.

'And you stay in her mind or what?' he asked.

'Yeah' she said.

'And why aren't you there?' he asked.

'Because she is with her dad and brother and I didn't want to interrupt her so I came to you to find out something that buttered me since I fought with you in the day you and Kaliope came to Makai' Kira said.

'So you were the one that got control upon her body that day, right?' Hiei said.

'Yeah' Kira said. 'Kaliope is coming' Kira said and stopped the conversation.

Kira returned to Kaliope's mind, though Kaliope didn't realize when she came back or when she left. Kaliope stood with her dad and brother something like half an hour telling them the most important things. She slowly opened the door of the mansion and got out. Behind her was Nikon. Kin was in the training room.

Kaliope and Nikon walked outside and everyone was happy to see their ruler out of his room.

"Master! What made you come out?" some asked.

"Master we are glad you finally came out!" others said.

"I want to tell you all something!" Nikon said and his voice made everyone's attention come to him and Kaliope.

"I have found my lost daughter" Nikon said showing all the other cat demons Kaliope who made a bow. "She is Kaliope, my and Yuki's daughter" he continued and people cheered. Kaliope smiled but she left quick heading to the forest. Hiei saw that and jumped from his tree.

Kaliope walked and walked hoping to find him.

'I must find him! I want to see you, Hiei!' Kaliope said in her mind and Kira smiled.

She finally found him. He was in a clearing.

"Hiei" she said.

"Hn" he said.

She walked near him. The sun was almost setting. As it began to set the two watched the sunset. Red, orange, yellow and black float in the air.

"It's nice" Kaliope said.

"Yes" Hiei said. His answer made Kaliope turn. He never answered her anything else instead of 'hn' (okay almost never).

Black met red. Their gazes locked (oh yeah…must mention this…Hiei was just two fingers shorter than Kaliope). Kaliope saw something, for the very first time, in his gaze. She didn't know what but she saw something. Just for a second, before he turned around facing the sunset again. She turned too.

"Kaliope" he said and she shivered. He had called her by her name. For the first time.

"Uhm" was all she could say.

"I love you" he whispered…almost unnoticeable…but she heard. She turned around to face him. They locked gazes again. She was trembling, not from cold, but because of what he just said.

"I…I…I love you too" she whispered. He looked in her black eyes and they both leaned into a kiss. Not a passionate kiss…it was almost a childish kiss…but for them was enough to know that they loved each other.

Hiei took Kaliope bridal stile and up in a tree. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and he smirked. He jumped onto a branch and set her in his lap. She rest her head on his chest and he put his arms around her small waist. She fast fell asleep. He rested his head on hers and closed his eyes. They both slept peacefully that night.

Kaliope felt safe in his arms and he felt her warm heart warming his cold heart. He felt like the walls of ice that were surrounding his heart start to melt.

He was happy. So was she. But none of them knew that their happiness wasn't to last forever and that their sadness was knocking on their lives' doors.

-So people…this is chapter 9…hope you like it and please review…please review, okay? I want to know your opinions and if you have something you don't like tell me and I will see if I change it or not…don't be mad on me but this is my fic and I make it as I want it to be, okay?...hope you like it…ja ne-