Yazmin hissed at them all.

"What the hell are you all doing here?!" she scowled.

"Hiei wanted to get something to eat, so we all came here. None of us knew you were working here!" Kurama exclaimed, trying not to get in trouble with the Shape Shifter.

"Damn you all! I need this job, so don't complain about me!" Yazmin whispered harshly.

"Why do you need the job?" Hiei asked in a monotone voice. She sighed.

"My dad is gonna lose his job by Tuesday, so I decided to get an early start on my summer job."

"Really?" Kurama asked, feeling a little bad for the girl.

"Yeah, so what do you all want?"

"I want a soda!" Yusuke said, sounding like a four year old. Yazmin groaned.

"OK, what about you, Kurama?" she asked, turning towards him.

"Uhh... I'll just have some water," he replied.

"And you Hiei?"

"Sweet snow."

"Comin' right up." And she skated away after jotting all the orders down.

"That's sad," Yusuke commented. "Her having to get a summer job because her dad is gonna be out of a job." Kurama sighed.

"Yusuke."

"Yeah?"

"Please don't comment."

"Good idea." Hiei, like always, was silent. It seemed to be about ten to fifteen minutes when Yazmin came skating towards the trio, almost getting tripped by a group. She groaned.

"Takeshi, what're you even doin' here? You ordered everything you wanted three hours ago!" she scowled at the teen. Yusuke, Kurama, and even Hiei looked towards the two.

"I just wanted to see my baby." He pulled Yazmin close, while the tray with things that the three ordered still in hand.

"Let me go, you ugly ass bastard!" she said, pulling away from him. She skated towards the booth in the corner. "Here's your stuff. Is there anything else you want?"

"Nah, I'm good," Yusuke said, slurping his soda. Kurama shook his head and looked at Hiei, who shook his head.

"Hey, is that idiot and his friends harrassing you?" he asked, trying to hide the concern in his voice. She raised an eyebrow.

"I can handle them, but yeah, they are. I've already complained about them. In fact..." She glanced towards the teens, who were being dragged out of the store.

"I'LL BE BACK!!" Takeshi yelled, mainly at Yazmin. She didn't seem afraid, so the waitresses and her 'friends' weren't so worried. Everyone but Hiei. He felt like something was going to happen, and that something was going to be bad. After the three had left, Hiei stayed back, to keep a closer eye on Yazmin.

"Huh? Hiei, you coming?" Yusuke asked. Kurama and him were going to Genkai's.

"Obviously not. Just go."

"Why?" Kurama asked, developing his curiousness.

"I'm gonna keep a closer eye on Yazmin." Yusuke was about to make a smart comment, when Kurama dragged him away before a fight broke out in public.

"I just don't trust that Takeshi bastard..."

Throughout Yazmin's whole shift, Hiei watched her. He was making sure she wasn't being harrassed by any other customers.

"Bye Mika!" Yazmin said before departing from the café. Hiei followed her silently outside. That's where trouble was waiting. Takeshi and his gang were out there. Yazmin growled.

"What do you want, Takeshi?" she asked, a bit irritated. He smirked as he made his way to her. Hiei narrowed his eyes.

"Only when she really needs the help, go after them," he kept thinking.

"So, I see you made some guyfriends. Or are you playing them all? Cheating? Being a slut. A whore?" he asked, backing her up to a wall.

"They're just friends!" she yelled into his face. He leaned in closer, so close he could've kissed her, when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Yazmin had slugged him in the stomach.

"Leave me alone!" She walked away, not aware of the fact that he and his gang were running after her. Hiei gasped and jumped right behind her.

"Hey! She said to leave her alone. So leave her alone before you'll be lying on your back," he threatened. Yazmin turned, staring at Hiei. Takeshi laughed.

"Oh, so you must be the over-protective boyfriend? HAH!!" He yelped when he felt himself being slugged in the stomach, in the exact place Yazmin had punched him in. He fell to his knees. Hiei kicked his chest, making him fall on his back.

"I warned you, you son of a bitch. Would you all like to end up like him?" Hiei asked the teens. They exchanged glances before running away. Yazmin turned again, walking away from Hiei.

"Thanks Hiei," she said quietly. Hiei walked up to her side. She was hanging her head, her dirty blonde hair covering her face. Hiei tucked her hair out of her face, and realized she had been crying.

"Hey, why are you crying?" Yazmin jerked her head.

"Uhh, I'm not crying." Hiei glared at her.

"I know you are. Liar." He expected to be hit in the head by Yazmin, but instead, she hugged him and started crying in his chest. "Yazmin?"

"Hiei, am I a whore?!" she asked through her tears.

"What the hell is a whore?"

"Yazmin!" He put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her into a tree. She wasn't looking at him in the eyes, but he didn't care. "You're letting them get to you! Do you remember anything Genkai taught you?!" Yazmin had to think before remembering what she had told her.

"Never let your enemy get to you! It'll be an easy loss for you," Yazmin heard Genkai say in her head.

"And I thought you were smart." Hiei had to say that, to make sure she did remember. He was slapped in the face.

"Bastard!" That's when Yazmin realized she had stopped crying. Her face was still damp, but no more tears fell out of her eyes. She blinked before looking down at the fire demon. Hiei was lying on the ground. She kicked him gently. "Hiei, are you gonna get up?"

"I've fallen, and refuse to get up," he said. She laughed as she helped him stand. He fell back down.

"Hiei, get up, or you will never have to worry about getting up ever again!" she warned him. He still didn't get up. Yazmin sighed exasperately. "Come on- Ohh..." He was asleep. She put one of his amrs around her neck, and let Hiei lean on her as she walked home.

She helped him get through her house, seeing Keanu asleep on the couch, the Wanted Ads section lying face up. Yazmin sighed sadly as she trudged up the stairs, dragging Hiei's feet as she did so.

"Come on, Uzunoi! Get your manorexic ass up!" Yazmin almost busted out laughing. She opened her bedroom door and threw Hiei on her bed, taking off his cloak and covering him up with her blanket. She sat on her desk chair, looking at her previous drawings.

"Thanks again, Hiei, she said to her sleeping protector, like he could hear her. She flipped through her drawing pad before yawning. She folded her arms and rested her head on them. She closed her eyes, and soon fell into a tireless sleep.

Two chapters in one day?! WHOOT!!

Hiei: Like that's cool.

Hey, fuck you! I'm trying! I think my writer's block is clearing up.

Hiei: Oh yeah? What're you gonna do next chapter?

That would be a spoiler for the readers.

Hiei: You have no idea, do you?

For once in my life, I actually do. I just can't say. I vowed myself that I wouldn't say a word to the readers about upcoming chapters.

Hiei: Tch. Fine.

So, review! Hopefully, my writer's block case thing went away and I can go back to updating regularly again.

Hiei: Or not.

SHUT UP!! So review. Bye!