lostmoonchild: ok, once again sorry it took so long to update. My da reformatted the computer so I was starting from ground zero. Thankfully this time I had a 2 hour warning instead of a 2 minute warning. Anyway, since today is my birthday I'm giving ya'll a nice present. A story chapter! I don't own YYH or any of the songs unless I say otherwise. Everybody else is mine.

Chapter Eighteen

Why didn't she just pack up and leave earlier?

Roxanna sat alone with her head in her hands, tears rolling down her face. Why of all days, had she chosen to come clean with Hiei? Things were good before she told Hiei the truth, why did she have to open her big mouth now? "Hiei, please come back." Roxanna sobbed. "I'll do anything, just come back."

Through her tears, she had failed to sense a youkai coming her way. "Well, well, what do we have here?" A voice mocked.

Roxanna looked up and saw a demon smiling at her and staring with a look that held hidden lust. "Go away if you're not going to kill me." Roxanna hissed.

The demon smirked and said, "I want to do something else."

"Like what?"

"This Hiei guy you're pining after is a half breed. He won't be able to provide strong children like a full breed youkai would. Wouldn't you want that, to give him a son that's strong and has no koorime blood in him?"

Roxanna thought for a minute and nodded slowly. She had heard Hiei a few times tell her that he hated his blood so what would be wrong with giving Hiei a son that wouldn't have any traces of koorime blood? "Yes, I would like that." Roxanna murmured.

"Then let me help you."

Roxanna stood up and calmly walked over to the demon, nearly crying out when the demon threw her to the ground and roughly began to screw her senseless.

A gasp escaped Danielle's lips as she stared wide eyed at the demon, fighting to keep the bile that was rising in her throat down. How could have Roxanna betrayed Hiei for somebody who in her opinion was long dead and have enough nerve to lie right in Hiei's face? Honestly, she was sickened at the very thought of betraying Hiei and wondered briefly why Hiei bothered protecting her even though he knew that she was Roxanna's reincarnation?

"Onna, stop thinking and listen." Hiei whispered.

Danielle jumped and paid attention quietly before the terms were worked out. "And… BEGIN!" The announcer shouted.

A scream escaped Danielle's lips when the other team's captain went after her but charged at the co-captain after Hiei blocked the other team's captain. There was no room for errors right now, each move had to be made perfectly or else risk a certain death. No friends were here to dig you out of trouble, there was only yourself to depend on. Everybody was capable of betrayal, that's why you were always better off by yourself.

So what was honestly the point in making friends? To keep from being lonely? Loneliness had its advantages, one of them being you didn't have to deal with other people being idiots. But when there were advantages, there was always some form of disadvantage. There was nobody to confide in when you were worried, nobody to joke with. She could remember how unwilling she was just to have one teammate and how she had argued with Koenma the day she discovered that there would be a human on her team.

Loneliness had seriously been the cause of some fucked up issues.

Everybody watched as the two fire demons fought as hard as they could against their opponents, struggling to keep from getting injured and/or killed. So far, Hiei and Danielle were keeping their opponents on defense until Hiei's opponent pulled a stunt not even Hiei could have seen coming.

Bastardsneedahobby's captain shoved his hand through Hiei's stomach causing Hiei to gasp in both shock and pain. "HIEI!" Danielle screamed, her eyes changing colors quickly.

"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!" August said looking worried when she saw her friend's eyes.

The boys looked at Danielle and Yusuke's face paled considerably when he saw the color that had settled. "double shit." Yusuke said watching with wide eyes.

Kuwabara looked confused for a minute before noticing how even Hiei seemed to be trying to avoid being in Danielle's way. The demon the fire hanyou was fighting against backed off before attacking with even more power than before. Looking seriously annoyed, Danielle broke the demon's neck before starting the demon on fire and attacking Hiei's opponent.

"Mate, stop! I'll take care of him!" Hiei shouted telepathically.

Hold on a minute! Did Hiei just call her "mate" purposely! Danielle screamed mentally as she jumped back. She knew enough to listen to Hiei but part of her was wondering why in the living hell he called her mate. Deep down she knew the answer but she wouldn't admit it to anybody, including herself. There was no doubt in her mind she loved Hiei and that Hiei loved her, but she wanted to pretend that there was absolutely nothing between them.

Unfortunately, the Gods weren't that merciful.

Danielle winced when Hiei's sword took the demon's head and she stared quietly before rushing over to Hiei and helping him up. Instead of trying to push away like he normally did, Hiei leaned against the fire hanyou as the rest of their team joined them in the ring. "And the winner of this year's Fire Demon Tournament is… TEAM JAGANSHI!" the announcer shouted.

August and Danielle looked at each other before sighing. They wanted only one thing but unfortunately they couldn't have it. They wanted their friend back, as perverted as he may have been, he was still their boy and their pervert. "Whatever you want, we'll make possible… with the Reikai's approval of course." The announcer added.

The mesunokitsune grabbed her friend's hand tightly and both girls shouted, "DON'T EVER PULL US INTO THIS DAMN TOURNAMENT AGAIN! WHOEVER DOES WILL DIE!"

The boys smiled at the two girls and nodded in agreement. "Um… I'm just hearing this but Danielle, your father said you two made a deal…" The announcer said sounding nervous.

Danielle shot the coldest glare she could manage before sending up her middle finger at the committee's box knowing her father was up there. Smirking, she grabbed the microphone and said, "Danielle Atsuko Roberts, known to my jackass bastard of a father as Shirei."

"Death spirit?" Kuwabara questioned.

"That's what she was named in the fire demon territories." Hiei said not bothering to look at Kuwabara. "She uses her ningen name because that's what she prefers."

Nodding in understanding, they smiled as the fire hanyou shouted "NINGENKAI FOREVER!" before throwing the microphone onto the arena floor and stomping on it before they left the stadium.

It didn't seem fair that they came with seven and were leaving with only six. It was obvious after a week back in ningenkai that both girls were procrastinating in breaking the news to Evan's sister. But even after a week, they both admitted the news would have to be broken to Sarah.

After all, what didn't kill made stronger… right?

lostmoonchild: Okay, there's chapter eighteen. For a birthday present, leave a review. I don't care if its a flame or not, I'll accept it either way. Ja ne for now. -vanishes-