Miko is quite the mean one eh? Will Crimson let herself be taken again? Or will she realize there's more to life than stealing?

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"Come on guys stay alert!!" Koenma shouted at Yusuke who was already falling asleep. It was 10 P.M. and they had all gotten there at least an hour ago. "That thief could be anywhere..."

"Hn." Hiei walked away from the huge vault they had been guarding.

"Hiei??!?!" Koenma yelled.

"I'm just going to look around ok?" Hiei told him angrily.

"Fine, be back in ten." Koenma told him.

"Hn."

Hiei knew Crimson was somewhere nearby, he could sense her. He had no idea why she picked today to do this, knowing that they would all be there. She must be better than even Kurama to pull a stunt like this.

He turned a corner and continued walking.

Maybe she's just an idiot. He continued to ponder the situation at hand when he felt an unfamiliar presence.

"It's not the thief..."

He pulled his katana from it's sheath. "Who are you?" He shouted out to the dark corridor ahead of him.

Suddenly the kai disappeared. "What? What's going on here?" He asked himself aloud. He began walking again, a bit more careful. Maybe Crimson's trying to throw us off.

"Damn, she's smarter then I thought."

Suddenly a voice rang out from ahead.

"Crimson." He said and ran towards her.

Crimson walked down one of the corridors looking for one of her, "friends", she was using them as part of her plan. First, she would throw them off by catching that baka Miko. Then when they thought the danger was over she'd get the treasure and leave.

But there was another half of her begging for her to stop. Her soft side. Constantly driving her insane. She noticed that it was only around Kurama that she'd show her softer side. Something about him made her feel so weak. Yet, she had only had friendly felings for him.

"Ah, I'm so weak." She told herself.

"No, you were weak before, you are getting stronger." Said a voice in her head.

"Shut up!" She said annoyed. "Stupid goody good voices in my head."

Suddenly she sensed someone up ahead. "Miko." She said, and began to run, but suddenly it was gone.

"What's this? My luck, he's playing with my head." Crimson had just about enough,

"Alright Miko, stop playing. Come out of the shadows and face me." She said to the emptiness around her.

"If you insist." Sure enough, Miko stepped out of the shadows.

(A/N- Wow weren't expecting that one were ya? lol)

"My little Kianta." Miko stepped up to her and cupped her chin with his hand. "Have you made a decision?"

"Don't call me that." She said angrily. "And yea, I'm going to dispose of you and rob this place for all it's worth."

Miko's grip tightened.

"Ow, rape!" She said loudly, but not quite shouted.

"Soon enough."

Crimson looked at her old partner, "Why are you like this? You used to be such a cute little boy!" She teased.

"It's because I want you." He licked his lips.

Crimson backed away, "O, k, I'm just gonna go now." Crimson turned but before she could run Miko grabbed her arm.

"I'm sorry Crimson, but I believe I told you, no deal, then no more life for the Shadow."

Crimson tried to pull away but it was to no avail, she watched as Miko put his hand into the air, and an axe appeared.

"Remember this little trick?" Miko asked her seductivly.

"Yea, you used that to kill people with that. It's cheap, if you're going to hurt others you should have a cause."

"You're making your predicament worse. I'm going to have to kill you slowly now."

He raised his axe and was about to bring it down when suddenly he stopped.

Crimson watched as Miko fell to the ground in pain. And behind him she saw Hiei, holding his now bloody katana.

"Are you alright?" He asked Crimson.

"I didn't need your help!" Crimson told him angrily. She had wanted to finish off Miko.

"Hn, you were about to die."

"That's only what it looked like."

"You're just a stupid little girl."

"..." Hiei had hit Crimson where it hurt. "You're gonna need more than words to back that up."

"Fine." Hiei raised his katana, but at the same moment he wanted to drop it. He didn't want to fight Crimson. But then again, he every reason to want to.

At the same time Crimson was fighting a battle in her head as well as the one with Hiei.

"No Kianta, don't, Hiei's your friend."

"What? Don't call me Kianta, if anything call me shadow. Anyways...I don't think that and niether does he."

"I do, and I am you, I'm just the smarter side."

"Are you the devil or the angel?"

"Wha?"

Although she told herself, literally, that she didn't want to hurt him, she prepared to anyways.

He ran at her and she dodged, Hiei was almost as fast as her, making it so she just barly dodged his thrusts.

"Kianta stop!" the voice in her head rang out, but she still didn't listen.

"Aren't you going to attack me?" Hiei asked, hoping the answer was no. He knew though, if she said no he'd rub it in.

Crimson was about to sat something when she noticed something right by Hiei, it was Miko, alive, and he was about to hurt Hiei! She had to do something. But she knew if she just stopped he'd get Hiei and Hiei would stab her.

"Eh, well..." She thought for the milli-second she had. She tripped Hiei, he fell and Miko missed.

"Wow, good thinking." Her mind told her. That was before it realized, she had still been stabbed.

"Well, that get's rid of her." Miko smiled not looking the least bit dead. Hiei on the otherhand took a moment to realize what had just happened.

"I would have never stabbed her." He thought aloud, he walked over to Crimson who was grabbing her shoulder. "Baka, getting yourself stabbed to save me." Hiei was now glowing, emiting off some kind of spirit energy. He ripped a piece of cloth from his clothes and wrapped it around her wound.

Miko attempted to hit Hiei but the Axe just bounced off of him. Hiei turned around and faced him.

"Ready to die?"

"I was about to ask you the same question."

"Hiei, stay away from him!" Crimson warned, but Hiei didn't listen. She figured this would be the perfect chance to get away. She ran past them, fast, so she was invisible, and went in the direction of the vault.

Sometime, minutes before Hiei had caught up to Crimson and Miko, Yusuke and the others took a break, and went to watch the Escaflowne movie in Koenma's office.

"Gosh, Van is so kawaii." Botan said.

"I like that Sora girl." Kuwabara said.

"Yea, she's hott." Yusuke agreed.

"She has a good voice." Kurama said.

"I like Hitomi." Koenma said.

"You would." Botan told him.

Crimson watched them from the other room smirking, "Personally, I like Dilandau."

As they continued to watch the movie, she approached the vault.

"Ok, ok, I'm here, this will be simple." She told herself.

But something didn't feel right. She had left Hiei to fight Miko, although she knew he'd need at least a bit of help. She was using him.

"It doesn't matter, I can do this." She reached for the vault lock.

"No!" Images of Hiei getting killed by Miko ran through her head, "I can't."

She sunk to the ground her face being covered by her hand. And tears filling her eyes.

"I have to help him, but why? Why do I care so much? I've never felt so confused."

"Go to him." A voice rang out.

"Who's there?" She got up suddenly.

"My little Kia, you've grown to be such a beautiful girl."

"Who are you?" She saw ahead of her a women who didn't look a day older than 25, she had long white hair, and she wore a long white dress. On her arms were the same bracelets as Crimson's. The women smiled and faded away.

Crimson stood there, shocked for a moment. But she knew what she had to do.

"Hiei, I'm coming!" She thought.

Gomen, I had to put the whole Escaflowne thing. I love Dilandau he's soooo kawaii!

Natalie, I added that little fighting Crimson and Hiei fighting scene in there for you. ^g^

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