The Mission

Disclaimer : I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. I do own Iona though!

Rating : PG-13

Summary : Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke , and Kuwabara have missions to do for Koenma and Botan. If they don't do the mission, they will be punished. But, each mission has something to do with a different member! What will happen in this wacky mission story? R/R!!

Couplings : YU/KY Y/K H/I K/B

Warning : For all you Hiei/Kurama Fans, sorry but I'm not a fan of that, nor of Hiei/Botan, but a few exceptions for my favs that are so OOC but still beautiful. If you don't like the Hiei coupling, don't read that mission. She will be mentioned later though, so you might as well live with it or not read the story. Thank You, Yukina.

Chapter 7 : It's Working!

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*FlashBack*

*"What's your name?" "Iona. What's yours?" "Hiei."*

*End Flashback*

"Hiei, huh? You're a fire demon, right?" Hiei nodded. "I am a fire demon as well." At this time, Kurama and Yusuke had already snuck off, so Hiei and Iona were all alone. "You don't say much do you?" "Eh. . .well. . ." "You don't have to explain! I usually don't say much, either. I just thought of trying it out." "I used to talk a lot, but Yusuke. . ." Flashback to when he fought Yusuke for the first time. "Yusuke taught you a lesson, huh?" "Eh. . .yeah." "I'm getting tired of standing. Let's go find a place to sit down."

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Hiei and Iona sat in the tree outside his apartment. They weren't talking, and they weren't trying to out-do each others Dragon of the Darkness Flame. (A/N: If that happened, Hiei would of won. Just letting you know.) They were actually eating. Hiei licked a strawberry ice-cream cone, while Iona ate a chocolate one. "Hiei?" "Hm?" "Who's your favorite person in the world?" "Two people. Kurama and Yukina." "My favorite would have to be my karikan (Apprentice), Shinora. She went away for a while, though. Leaving me alone in my town, Hinoji. It's been 3 months since I last saw her. She seems to have gone to the town of Tsubaki. Tsubaki is home of many Forest Demons. She was born there. She left though, wanting to be a great fire demon some day. Her brother, Nateru, wondered off one day and went missing. It makes me ponder if she left to find Nateru. If so, I wouldn't mind an eternity of absence. My rules are no more than 6 months away, and it seems as if she may not make it within the 3 remaining months. Oh, I am sorry. Am I boring you?" "Not at all." "Oh, good. There is more to it I'm afraid. More to why I think she went." "Go on." "Well, within training, she seems to be, different, then when not training. She swears she doesn't work harder or less, but it seems as if when she's training she's a different person. I'm thinking that she has a split-personality, but nothing that's bad, as if someone who is trying to help. I never tested her in a fight to see if this 'other person' helped. What do you think?" "Nothing to worry about." "I think she got worried after I asked and went to Jei, home of the Jeikans." (Wisemen, Wisewomen, Wise Race) "I'm sure she'll be fine, Iona." "I trust you, Hiei."

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Hiei and Iona walked along the side-walk down a quiet street. "I'm so worried about Shinora. It leaves me wondering if she has learned a thing. Maybe her other side has learned, but she has not." "I'm sure she knows." "Oh, but I'm so worried!" "You don't need to be." "But. . ." "Trust me. She's fine." "Hiei, I trust you." She kissed him on the cheek and disappeared.

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A/N : End of chapter 7. I know that was boring for you people who don't care about Shinora. She is very important though, and Hiei and Iona, it's working! They seem to be along great. Now to my reviewers, this sentence is not to you all. This is a note to Sailor Mayuka.

Sailor Mayuka,

I see that you don't like Iona, and I really don't think it's your place to judge a character that the author created. You don't like her name, so what? You also could confuse someone with your bad spelling. I suggest some lessons? I do thank you for saying the story was good, but I do take it offensively that you tried to make me change Iona.

Thank You, Yukina