Seien woke up late the next morning. She was slightly flabbergasted at what Hiei had done last night. AND I'm going to have to spend the car ride there and back with him. WHAT AM I GONNA TELL MY MOM!? Oh god... she'll think he's my boyfriend. Maybe he'll wait in the car...?

Seien got up and opened the door of her room, voices were drifting up the stairs; everyone seemed to be awake already. And they were, Seien was able to get into the bathroom unopposed and take a shower.

After getting dressed she mumbled "Let's go." in Hiei's direction when she got downstairs. She didn't pause and stalked right to the door, and then out it. Her car was still parked out front.

Seien continued her slow, sulky walk right into the car. Hiei was waiting for her below. As they got into the car, Seien decided she was going to have a nice yell at Hiei for everything.

Everything being, his decision to take the bet with Yuki and then his OTHER decision to KISS her.

They drove off quietly. Seien locked the doors and proceeded to pull out onto the highway and shout at Hiei. "WHAT. THE. HELL. WERE. YOU. THINKING. TAKING. THAT. BET!?!?!?!?!? HUH!?! IMA PERSON, NOT A PRIZE. AND THEN, TO CONTINUE TO CONFUSE ME, YOU SNEAK INTO-"

Shut up.

Seien stopped shouting, waiting for Hiei to explain himself, now that he knew how pissed she was. He didn't.

"Are you going to elaborate??"

"Wasn't planning on it."

"YEAH? Well, I think you need to anyways."

Prince Yuki is a prick. I'm going to teach him a lesson.

"Did that require you taking that bet with him and then to KISS me?"

Hiei was staring out the window. I... don't know. Do you not want me to win the bet then? You would rather have Yuki then? He kissed you like he already won you. If he did then aren't I justified to do the same?

Seien let him go on, uninterrupted.

Besides, you, you let your mind be read. Well, more like you force your thoughts out into the world, like most humans, but I thought... there were traces of.. attraction? And I usually kill any woman I feel lust for. It's much more uncomplicated that way. And I can't kill you.

"So this is your solution? Just force yourself on me? Don't ask or anything, if its ok? So that's what you think, is it? LA-DI-DA, I can't kill Miss Princess, so I might as well just fuck her? Right-o, then, Kurama was right. You have no idea about anything whatsoever. Don't come into my room again ok? Or for that matter speak to me. You can wait in the car while I see my mom."

Hiei was still looking out the window. Seien punched the radio buttons blindly, until something came on to blast everything out. For a minture tears welled up in her eyes, but she stared on the windshield until they were dry.

For the rest of the ride, Seien concentrated on driving. And keeping her mind blank.

Hiei watched the reflection in the side mirror of the car. He was angry and his eyes glinted dreadfully in the mirror. Seien's aura was shrunken close to her body, in order to not touch his, or even be near it.

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They pulled up to Seien's house. Seien got out, without a glance at Hiei. He stayed put.There wasn't going to be too much of a threat to her when she was in the house. Koenma kept it closely monitored.

Hiei saw Seien push open the door and her mom envelope her into a hug, then the door swung shut.

She didn't understand. This is lust. if I can't kill her, I must get it out someway. Kurama may have to brew a potion for me, if this is how she acts...but she feels it too...I saw...I heard...she was admiring me, she was embarrassed when I touched her during training... maybe it's because she's human...maybe it she thought it was love, Hiei thought, a bit disgusted, demons cannot feel love. She should learn this.

Hiei sat and waited in the car; it was starting to get dark. The sun was moving lower into the sky. Love... she wants something human. Not a demon mate... I still have to win the tournament for her. Yuki will not give her that choice.

Hiei got out of the car. The sun had set when Seien came out. before she got in, Hiei said, "I will follow you outside the car, and watch over you. I won't subject you to my presence other than at your training."

Hiei took off.

Seien got in the car. Her mom had been so glad to see her. She wanted the full story of Seien's time at college. So Seien lied. Sort of. She made Yukina her roommate, Hiei into the lunatic down the hall, etc,etc. It wasn't that hard to lie. she substituted her training for class, "Yeah, they're sort of hard."

Et cetera, et cetera.

She was relieved Hiei was gone. Seien did not trust guys entirely. High school had not made them worth it; her boyfriends, when she had them, were not good boyfriends. This one cheated, this one only took you out of pity, this one never had time, blah blah blah. She swore them off after a while. She was fine with just her friends.

I'll have to talk to Kurama when I get back, thought Seien, he needs to know I want nothing to do with Hiei.

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And so it went, when she arrived back at Genkai's Hiei wasn't there. Yukina was in the kitchen and politely asked how it went. Seien responded that it went lovely and asked where Kurama was.

He was in the study, where Yukina said he was. Seien knocked on the door. Kurama opened it and said, "Fancy meeting you here."

Seien stood at the door, declining to go in, and looked past him. Her eyes were watering again. "I do not want you to talk to Hiei about me. EVER. I do not want to help him past his 'feelings.' He seems like he knows all about that without help, so just help him to get rid of them. I want NOTHING to do with him."

Seien left and went up to her room, and then to sleep.

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Hiei tried to carefully sneak back into his room, but Kurama was waiting for him. He sat serenely on the bed, and asked, "Hiei, what did you do? Seien was nearly in tears when she got back."

I did nothing. She asked me why I took the bet with Yuki, and I told her the truth.

"Which is, what?"

That since I couldn't kill her, I would mate with her. But she rejected me. I didn't think she would. When her mind wanders, sometimes I caught glimpses of her admiring me. I thought she would agree to be my mate, but she's human and wants LOVE. So, will you help me? Give me a potion to be rid of this lust.

Kurama sighed, dramatically, trying to get Hiei to think he's given in. Kurama was planning on giving his a different sort of potion. "Alright Hiei, I'll make you a potion, but promise me that after you drink it, you go apologize to Seien. It's not good to have her not speaking to you."

Fine. When will it be done?

"I'll have it in the morning."

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Hiei stayed awake all night and watched Seien, through her window, thinking about how it would be over soon. He was slightly glad she did not have to dye.

He watched her wake up to Yusuke's and Genkai's arguing. She didn't see him as she pulled off her covers and went to her dresser, but he left her to get dressed in privacy.

Hiei returned to his room and waited for Kurama's knock, which came, eventually. He handed it to Hiei, hurriedly, "I don't know if it'll have taken full effect by the time you have to teach Seien, but I want you to apologize then. So, you'll have to see her, ok? I have to go now, I've got to try and teach her soon, myself."

Hiei guzzled down the bottle of emerald potion quickly and tossed the bottle aside. He was tired, and lay down on his bed to take a nap before going to meet Seien.