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My father was sleeping when I woke up, which was strange, because I'd never actually seen him when he was at rest. Because of his being blind, he always looked asleep in a sense, but I knew he was actually slumbering this time because he was snoring softly. I wasn't quite sure whether or not I wanted to move. I was thirsty. I decided I would wait until my father awoke. He was always so polite as to not wake me, and now it was my turn to do the same.

He was mumbling things in his sleep, but they were too soft for me to hear, some of those mumblings I'm sure were only fragments of words. I began to think about Hiei. Then I wondered why I'd been thinking about Hiei so much recently. He was in my dreams, and now my thoughts. Could it be that I loved him?

Of course not. I was sure it was merely infatuation. Still, thinking about him made me want to actually see him, but that would be wrong. My father would never allow such a thing. Maybe that too was a reason I felt so strongly for Hiei. Maybe there was some rebellious side of me that I didn't even know about, and Hiei had awoken it. Too bad I'd never disobey my father. I was a good girl. I did what I was told. I'm sure he wouldn't treat me the same way as the guards, but I've seen what happened to them if they disobeyed him, and it wasn't pretty. Very rarely would my father dish out second chances. Everything had to be in some kind of order.

I'll admit that I wanted to do some things that my father wouldn't allow. Seeing Hiei was one of them, of course. Another thing was that I wanted to find a mate of my own. My father concluded that he should find my mate for me, but I want to do it myself. Was that so wrong? Maybe, but my father would most likely choose Kurama to be my mate, not that that was a bad thing. The redhead was very much attractive, and he was logical to match. I just didn't want my father to choose for me. If Kurama was to be my mate, I wanted to choose him myself.

For the longest time, however, I'd had a slight problem with Kurama. He had tried to kill my father, rather, he ordered an assassin to do it. Fortunately for my father, the assassin only took his eyesight from him. This was before I was born, but I overheard it from a conversation that my father had with another demon. I'm not so sure that my father wanted me to hear that, but he didn't really stop me and when I thought about it, I was sure that my father could sense my presence nearby, so if he really didn't want me to listen to it, he would have made sure that I hadn't done so.

I've since gotten over the negative feelings toward the red haired youkai. My father had forgiven him, and that was all it took for me to throw away the hatred.

My father sat up, and I turned my head to face him. I was laying flat on my back, and had been staring at the ceiling as I thought to myself. He turned toward me, bending down and kissing my lips.

"Good morning Rein. Did I wake you?"

"No father, I've been awake for a few moments now. I just didn't want to go anywhere or move too much because I was afraid to wake you up."

He smiled at me. "You're thirsty. You should have gotten a drink."

I blinked. "How do you know I'm thirsty?"

"Your voice. It's just a little drier than normal, and I guessed." he pulled me up onto his lap and hugged me. "Shall we eat breakfast?"

I nodded, but he didn't move. Instead, he plopped backward and I lay on top of him, baffled. He called for a servant and they stood on the other side of the door. My father instructed the servant to bring the two of us breakfast, and they complied.

"Breakfast in bed, huh? It's been a while." I commented.

"It has." he said, pressing some of the food against my lips. I opened my mouth and ate it. It reminded me of the last time he'd fed me. I could feel myself blushing from the thoughts.

"You're blushing. What are you thinking about?"

I shook the thoughts from my head. "N-nothing..."

He placed his hand on my chin and turned my head toward his and brought his face close to mine. "I think I know what it is..." he kissed my lips softly. I closed my eyes and opened them again when my father pulled away. He chuckled.

"Later."

I was silent.

My father stood abruptly. He looked angry.

"Father?"

"Stay here. Shura's running off."

"What?!" I stood. He pushed me back down.

"Stay here! I'll be back." He ran out the door.

I sat there, not knowing what to think and munched on some of the food. It was getting cold, and the taste was going bad, but I ignored that. I wondered where Shura was running off to and why. I accidentally bit my finger.

"Ouch!" I shook it a bit. I really needed to pay attention to what I was doing.

"Baka. You're not supposed to eat yourself."

I spun around. Hiei.

"My father-"

"Isn't here." He interrupted and drew his sword. "Shall we finish what was begun?"

"Not if you're going to run away like a coward again."

"Who are you calling a coward?"

"The one who ran away with his tail between his legs because he was so afraid of my father!"

"I didn't run away!"

"Oh, you're right. I'm so sorry. I meant to say that you got your ass kicked!" Why did everything he said to me bother me so much, and why did I keep arguing with him? If it were anyone else, I would have already thrown the first punch. But when I thought about it, I really didn't want to hurt Hiei, yet at the same time, I did.

I'd lost my mind. Yes, that was it. I was going crazy, but I loved the feelings I was getting from this. I wished it would last forever.

He growled and lunged toward me, but I didn't move. His claws stopped within inches of my face. I was glaring at him.

"Why didn't you dodge? Are you really that stupid?!"

"Yep." Yes. I'd really lost my mind.

"What?"

"Did I st-stutter?"

His expression was priceless. Shock and confusion. It was lovely.

I smirked. "What's the matter Hiei? Aren't you going to kill me?"

He reached around and grabbed my hair, pulling my head back. I felt his cold blade against my throat. "I could cut your head off right now."

"Then do it. No one's here to stop you."

He didn't do it, and my smirk grew. Hiei was speechless. I'd beaten him.

"What are you going to do while your father's losing in the tournament?" He was trying so hard to get a reaction out of me. I wanted to laugh.

"Live."

"Not if I kill you right now."

"Are you still going on about that?" He moved the sword from my neck and tilted my head toward his face. He was pissed. I did something I knew would shock him again.

I kissed him.

He flew back. "What are you doing?!"

"Aw, can you not handle that? I'm sorry. I didn't realize that kisses were your weakness."

"Kiss? Is that what you call that?" he snorted.

"Do you have a different definition of the word?"

He took a step toward me, then turned his head to the side, facing the door. I could here my father running in the hall. I looked at the door, and Hiei was gone when I looked back at where he'd been. Coward. My father ran into the room. I was sure he was shocked that I wasn't hurt.

"What did he do?"

"Nothing." The adrenaline was gone, and I wanted it back. Damn Hiei for making me feel this way.

"Don't lie, Rein."

"I'm not, father. He really didn't do anything." I forced a smile. "You came just in time."

He hugged me. "I'm happy to hear that."

I wasn't.

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