KRRR: Hey everyone! I actually got a suggestion for a bonus chapter!! Thanks ichigoslover18!!! She gave me the suggestion for the theme of this chapter after reading Bonus chapter 2! So here it is!

It was just another, normal, boring day at the temple. Genkai was beating Yusuke and Kuwabara at video games, Hiei was resting on the window sill, but still keeping a vigilant watch out for any intruders. Kurama and Kari were sitting on the couch, each reading a book. In Kurama's case, it was Psychology and Understanding of the Criminal Mind, for Kari, Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. Yukina was in the kitchen, making tea when suddenly a loud scream erupted. Hiei launched himself from the windowsill and drew his katana in the same instant. Kurama drew his rose whip while Yusuke and Genkai pointed their index fingers, charging them with their Spirit energy. Kuwabara stood in front of Kari before she pushed him out of the way.

"Guys. Calm down. I didn't mean to scream that loud. I just came to a very…sudden…realization."

"No. Kari. Don't you dare tell these bakas that!" Hiei hissed furiously.

"Tell us what?" Yusuke asked, leaning against Hiei, whose eye began twitching quite violently.

Kari smirked and just stared at the Jaganshi, obviously torturing him with very random and perky thoughts that would most likely rival Botan's.

"Come on, Hiei-chan. It isn't that bad."

"That's private information that you swore to never tell! If you do…"

Kari paled, realizing what Hiei was threatening.

"No. You wouldn't. Not that. Any other secret but that"

"And what are you going to tell them if I accidentally let it slip that you were…"

"STOP IT, HIEI!" Kari screamed, tears forming into her large green eyes and spilling onto her pale cheeks. "Please" she begged, looking down at the wooden floor "Don't. It's in the past, but you know that I still have nightmares. So long ago, and yet it still plagues me" she whispered.

She looked up and noticed that everyone was starring at her. Trying vainly to wipe the tears from her face, Kari gave up and finally just fled the room. An awkward silence followed after she slammed the door to her room. Yusuke and Kurama glared at Hiei while Kuwabara grabbed him by the collar of his cloak and slammed him against the wall.

"You're a real jerk, you know that, Hiei?! I don't care if you do have an antisocial disorder! It's just wrong to make a girl cry! Especially Kari!"

"That was low, Hiei. Even for you" Yusuke said, his fist shaking in anger. He had come to regard Kari as the little sister he always wanted and he'd be damned if he allowed someone like Hiei to make her cry.

"You had better make this up to her, Hiei. And let her do something for you tomorrow. Whatever she has planned to make you happy." Kurama said coldly, before going to console his daughter.

-The next day-

"Happy birthday, Hiei-sama" Kari said sweetly, bowing to Hiei as he sat at the breakfast table.

"It's Hiei's birthday?! How old are, man?" Yusuke asked, grinning and leaning against Kari, who playful shoved him away.

"Hn. Older than you, Detective" he muttered, glaring at the food in front of him.

"Hiei. I'm…I'm sorry about my outburst yesterday. Please. Forgive me" Kari said and Hiei felt a sudden pain stab him in the chest. Was this emotion guilt? Did he really feel guilty for being the cause of Kari's pain and outburst yesterday? Kurama looked at him curiously from across the table, as if reading his thoughts. Yes, perhaps it was guilt. Guilt that caused Hiei to acquiesce to having Kari drag him around on his birthday just to make him happy. Even if he was miserable, he would put on fake cheerfulness for her. Because she was worth an act of false joy.

"So, Hiei-sama…"

"Enough with the 'Hiei-sama' crap, Kari." he said.

"Sorry. Anyway….I have only two things planned that I think you'd enjoy. We can leave whenever you want to." she said, a light blush staining her cheeks.

So sweet. So innocent. Far too pure for someone like me. -Sigh- Damn it, Kurama. Why are you forcing me to fraternize with your child? Surely you have some guess as to my feelings towards her.

"Hn. We'll leave around noon. I want to get some training in before we leave"

"Of course!" she said, before leaving the room.

-Later that afternoon-

"Come on, Hiei-kun! I'm sure that you'll love this!" Kari receiving a few glances her way, most of them from teenage boys. However, when they saw her grab Hiei's hand, they immediately averted their gazes. Hiei smirked in satisfaction. Kari was the only person that he allowed to hug him or hold his hand.

"Look, Hiei! The samurai exhibit! Let's go!"

As the two toured the museum, Hiei was impressed with her vast knowledge of samurai codes of honor and weapons. She could name every man who made each katana, wakizashi*, tanto+, armor, kama`, and tessen^. She could name every samurai who broke ranks and even those who had died dishonorably in battle.

"The Devil Hanzo fought his first battle at the age of 16. Which is quite young for any person in any era, really."

"Hn. I'm well aware of 'The Devil Hanzo'. I can read you know."

"Oh. Right" Kari whispered, bowing her head to keep Hiei from seeing the blush cross her nose.

A moment of awkward silence passed as Hiei tried to ignore the boys' whispered discussions of Kari.

"Well. Shall we go? It is getting late and we still have one more place to go" Kari said, making her way to the gift shop. Hiei waited on the other side next to the exit. About ten minutes later, Kari finally emerged, a large bag under her arms. Hiei gazed at the package, questioning Kari's sanity, but she shook her head and smiled.

"It's a surprise" she said, and exited the museum going south, the opposite direction of the temple.

"Hn. Where are we going, onna?"

"Somewhere special." was all she said.

What is it with her and all of these "special" things. Honestly, it's almost like she's never had friends and celebrations before.

"Here we are!" she chirped, bringing Hiei out of his revere.

"I know you like ice cream. And I found this place a few days ago. I figured that if…you ever wanted to just…get out of the house or temple to think then you could come here." she said, standing at the edge of the cliff and starring at the water below.

Hiei. If only you knew the truth of what really happened that night. But I'm far too frightened to tell you.

Kari sighed lightly before handing Hiei an ice cream cone.

"I hope you like chocolate."

"Hn"

Another silence passed between the two as they watched the waves crash against the edge of the cliff below.

"You know. You remind me a lot of a samurai, Hiei. You live by a code. The Bushido Virtues were lived by every samurai to ever exist. They were loyal to their emperor, trustworthy, honest, living frugally in materialistic things but were rich with honor and pride. And they had no fear of death. Just like you, Hiei-kun. While you are completely anti-authority, you're loyal to your allies." she said.

"That's really what you think of me? That I fight with honor and valor? While it is true that I do not fear death, I have not fought with honor and valor. I have killed innocent people."

"But you changed. That's all that matters."

"…Let's go home"

-2:00 am-

Kari snuck through the temple, leaving a present in each room. To her, it was like Christmas. Even though it was Hiei's birthday, she had missed everyone else's. For Kuwabara, she left a good luck charm. It was a small, orange, porcelain cat with the kanji for "luck" written on its back. For Yusuke, she left a traditional jug that was used to fill with sake at formal gatherings. For Yukina she left a light blue tessen which had cherry blossoms decorating it. Genkai's gift was also small, a pair of brass knuckles. Kari shook her head, chuckling at the old lady's desire for a pair of brass knuckles. For her father, she left a rare purple rose seed, which was said to bring great joy and victory in battle. Hiei's gift was the last one. It was a katana, mainly decorative, in a solid red sheath. The kanji for "Noble Warrior" was on it. The hilt of the katana was black cherry wood, the kanji for "Honorable Dragon" painted in gold across the blade of the katana itself. Before leaving, she placed a note on the pillow next to Hiei's head.

I know that it is only for decoration, and that it is basically useless, but I do hope that you enjoy it. Regardless of what you may say, you are a noble warrior and honorable dragon. Happy birthday, Hiei-sama. Love, Kari.

KRRR: So there you have it!!! Okay, so. Just to inform you of the things that you didn't know.

* a Wakizashi is a short sword that samurai's often carried around, as well as the katana, in order to have an advantage over the opponents with only one sword. It is commonly used for close combat and used to effectively deliver the death blow.

+ Tanto- a dagger like object, also used for very close combat. It is often concealed and used in surprise attacks.

` Kama- a farming tool similar to a sickle, these were often used in tandem, each samurai having a left and right one.

^ Tessen- a steel fan that was often mis-seen as an ordinary paper fan. These were used for throwing, warding off projectiles, and clubbing opponents when it was closed. These were carried into places that did not permit weapons such as the katana, tanto, and wakizashi.

So thank you again, ichigoslover18, for your awesome idea!