A/N: The next chapter is REALLY long. Like REALLY long... .

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One week later and Mattie slowly followed Yusuke back to school.

"Hey!" Kuwabara shouted. "Look they're back!"

"Look what the cat dragged in…" Sophie murmured as she looked up at Mattie from her spot in Shuichi's lap.

"You know you're not allowed to have live objects Sophie…" Mattie answered as she noticed the potted rose in Sophie's hands.

"Shuichi gave it to me."

Mattie sighed and turned her attention to the red head. "Be careful. She likes to think she can upgrade things to make them better… She did that to her pet fish… We don't give her things that will die."

"Well that explains the pet mouse…" Yusuke muttered.

"His name is Mighty." Mattie answered.

Sophie leapt up. "Oh!!" She exclaimed she as turned to her black hole of a bag. "I have something for you…" She pulled out Mattie's neon pick compact.

Mattie gave Sophie a quizzical look but was quickly dragged off by the smaller blue haired girl.

Yusuke walked over to Hiei as Sophie dragged Mattie off. "It takes all of her concentration to keep the bullet from moving in her chest. If she uses her rei to fight she'll loose her chance for using it to hold the bullet still for that day."

"Why are you telling me this?" Hiei asked in an uncaring tone.

"Because of how you are watching her…"

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"Why did you give me my compact?" Mattie asked as they were out of ear shot of the two demons in their little group. "I already know what this does."

"Open it." Sophie commanded.

"Fine, fine…" Mattie sighed as she flipped it open then hit the hidden power switch. "Sophie…"

"Yes Mattie?"

"Why did you…" Mattie stopped. "When did you…" She turned her compact to Sophie; a picture of Hiei was on the screen. "There's a picture of Hiei on my computer… Why…?"

"There's more…"

"I don't know if I even want to look…" But she did, biting her lip and blushing slightly as she saw each new one; until the last one. "SOPHIE!"

"You should have been more careful."

"I was in a classroom."

"You still did it."

"To make him leave me alone."

"But you picked kissing him."

"GRRR!!!"

Sophie laughed as she pointed at Mattie's face. "You look like a tomato."

Mattie sighed then turned the attention off of her love interest. "And what about you? You use to think Shuichi was gay."

"I know."

"But you're suddenly dating him now. How did that happen?"

"I don't know to be honest. I just went to all the classes he had with him and we got to know each other. Oh! You'll find this interesting. Hiei is only registered for one class here at the high school and it's the class you have with him obviously; military tactics throughout history."

"Makes sense… He can probably use that to command demons, that are under control of his jagan, and take over the world or something." Mattie looked over at Sophie, smirking. "So in the week I was gone you started dating Shuichi. I wonder what would have happened if I was gone a month."

Sophie blushed. "Hush you."

Mattie smiled. "So you obviously don't think he's gay anymore."

"Oh no, I still do."

Mattie gaped at her partner. "I totally don't get you…"

"I know."

Mattie laughed as she shook her head, bumping into someone in the process. "I'm sorry…" She murmured.

"You're not sorry yet." The man answered as he grabbed her arm. "But I'm sure I can make you sorry."

Mattie looked up at the man who had grabbed her, he was heavy but muscular. He was built like a line backer for American Football. "How about you let me go…"

"No." He answered. "No I think I'll keep you. Maybe you'd make a good girlfriend, you can make it up to me that way."

"Excuse me?" Mattie stared at him. "No chance in hell comes to mind."

He laughed. "I don't care what you think."

"Well you better care what I think." Someone answered behind Mattie.

"Yusuke…?" Mattie asked as she turned to look over her shoulder.

"Ura… Urameshi…?" The guy holding Mattie stuttered.

"Yeah and I would appreciate it if you let go of my sister."

"You know I can handle myself." Mattie snapped as the guy nearly pissed his pants and ran off.

"Yeah but it's fun to torture people."

Mattie sighed. "Yeah but now everyone is going to know you have a sister when before you were an only child."

"Is that a problem?"

"It might be when your sister doesn't come back next month."

Yusuke sweat dropped. "Didn't think about that…"

"Obviously."

The bell rang as they stood there.

"Class time…" Mattie murmured as she looked at the school. "I guess you can't fall out of routine…"

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Mattie ditched her classes yet again and was sitting up in her favorite tree. If I stop concentrating on my body I lose everything I've worked on… She sighed as she leaned back against the trunk. I haven't extended my time by much… But maybe, just maybe I'll make it to the end of the mission. But I know that I don't have a chance at getting to really know any of the guys like I wanted too. I was hoping we could all be friends. I was hoping I would get to know Yusuke better, maybe finally have a family and get off the streets for good, to have actual friends of my own and have a normal life. She flipped open her compact and smiled slightly at the picture inside. To have a chance at love… But I don't have that chance… I've never had that chance.

Mattie closed the compact and shoved it into the pocket she'd sown into her skirt. I guess I'm not as settled with my death as I once was… Maybe it was a mistake coming here…