'A house divided against itself cannot stand, I don't know who said it, but I believe it now. Around the same time my growth slowed, I became severely divided against myself. I was a child, yet I was a demon at the same time and the child part of myself hated my demon self. In the same way, my demon self was repulsed by my child self, and both sides conflicted with each other, struggling for dominance. When that old woman spoke to me, I expected it to be a bunch of motherly things, and I was right. I just never expected it to help me out.
The division inside me began to settle, calm, and then stopped. I felt better for some reason, knowing that I was still myself and the seed hadn't changed that. I went back home, slipped through my bedroom window, and fell back asleep. By the time I awoke, I was normal again. Almost normal anyway...'
One Month Later
Snow had finally melted and flowers were beginning to come out. It was beautiful, peaceful, and serene... until two children followed came barreling down the sidewalk at breakneck speeds.
"Slow down!" Nana yelled from behind the boy, sounding frustrated. The boy laughed and Nana began to push herself harder, catching up to the boy. Hiei watched from his perch, smiling a little. she was still just as competitive as she had been the first day of school, and still just as stubborn. He watched Nana finally pull ahead of the boy, much to the other child's surprise, and almost beat him to the school yard until she tripped and fell with a small cry. Hiei hopped down from his perch and approached the small girl who was rubbing her palms against her skirt.
"Do you need any help?" He asked, offering her his hand to get up. She looked up at him and her mouth dropped open an inch. She took his hand and he helped her up and began to head away, not saying anything as he left.
"Hey, wait! Do I know you?" She called, startling him. He looked at her and saw a foggy sort of recognition in her eyes. He settled down, realizing how vague her recollection must be, and shook his head. "No, I don't think you know me kid." Nana nodded, frowning but accepting what he had said. She smiled cheerfully at him. "Well, thank you sir for helping me. B'Bye!" And with that she ran away, heading towards the school yard and yelling to her friend. Hiei watched his childhood friend leave, smiling some.
"How is she doing?" Hiei looked behind him and saw Kurama standing there. The kitsune smiled at him and walked over while Hiei turned back to watch the children some more. "She's been doing well. She's regained all of her energy, and she has no recollection of anything that happened with her bear," Hiei answered, leaving out Nana's sudden remembrance of him. Kurama nodded, quiet.
"Yukina wanted all of us to go to Genkai's temple for Yusuke's birthday. Would you like to join us?" He asked, feeling hopeful but expecting nothing. To his surprise, Hiei nodded without much hesitation. "Sure, I don't have anything for a gift though, will that be a problem?"
"Not at all," Kurama said, smiling. They both turned away from the school and began walking back to Genkai's temple, where things were already underway for Yusuke's party. Yukina quickly rounded Hiei up in the decorating and Kurama had to laugh, which earned him a very cold glare. He smiled and continued to help blow up balloons. 'They're just like siblings now. Ever since he turned into a child, they've been getting closer and closer,' He thought, watching Yukina point to places for streamers while Hiei put them up. He smiled and turned away while they continued working on the party.
Note: Next the after story party!! WHOO-HOO!