I'M SO HAPPY!!! BECAUSE I'm getting my braces off in a week!!! Weee!!! Time to party!!!


Okay, now that's out of my system, It's time for the next chapter!!!


Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I do own Bronwyn. That was simple...


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"It's...so...cold." Bronwyn shivered, rubbing her hands together in an attempt to keep warm.


As she looked around at her surroundings, she could see nothing but a strange heavy black fog all around her.


A smirk spread across Bronwyn's face. "Zink." She whispered.


The fog suddenly seemed to evaporate, unveiling a huge dark tunnel in front of her.


She strode into the mouth without hesitation.


As her high-heeled boots clattered against the cobblestone floor, she kept whispering over and over again, "That wimp, that big wimp..."


The tunnel suddenly opened into a huge room, lit by the glow of many candles surrounding the room. In the center sat a large gold-plated chair adorned with jewels.


"So, you're too chicken to come out into the human world? You had to come to me in my dreams, huh?" Bronwyn playfully said.


"Did you do it?" Zink asked coldly, oblivious to Bronwyn's light mood.


Bronwyn stared blankly at him for a moment, and then began to laugh nervously. "Now there's something funny to talk about..."


"Save it." He sneered. "Why haven't you?"


Bronwyn's expression turned serious. "You don't know what I've been going through. I just discovered that he has a jagan eye, and you know the legend..."


"Oh, save me the pity story." Zink snapped. "I will not give you much longer. Do you want to return home or not?"


"Yes, I do." She muttered.


"Then you have two weeks."


Bronwyn stared at the floor, unsure if she was making the right choice. "It will be done by then."


"Good."


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Bronwyn opened her eyes slowly and found herself back in the small room. She sighed heavily.


Two weeks...


She quickly pulled herself out of the bed and ran downstairs, practically knocking down Kurama.


"Where are you off to?" He asked curiously.


".....things." Bronwyn whispered, and was out the door in a flash.


She hopped down the stairs leading to the sidewalk and began to walk towards the forest, hoping to clear her mind.


Why is everything so complicated?


As she strolled down the path into the depths of the forest, a strange noise caused her to spin around nervously.


What was that? It sounded like a...a...snore?


But nothing was in view that could make such a noise. She turned back around warily, but heard it again, louder, and a leaf floated down, swooping in an eloquent pattern, right in front of her face and onto the ground.


She looked up nervously, and was surprised to see Hiei, asleep in the large oak tree that was descending above her head.


Hmmm...I could do it now....


She climbed the tree with ease and crawled over to the branch he was fast asleep on and pulled her knife out, aiming it at his heart.


But as she tried to make her arm move forward, it seemed like some invisible force was holding it back, keeping her from what she needed to do.


I've still got two weeks...why do it now?


She slid the knife back deep into her pocket, and glanced at Hiei.


He looks...very peaceful...


Hmm....maybe I could just...take a peek at his mind...


She began to move her hand forward, very curious about what he thought about, when he suddenly twitched, causing her to pull her hand back in alarm.


Maybe I shouldn't...


She pondered his thoughts for a moment, and then decided to try again


Just a small look would fulfill my curiousity...


But just as she was about to touch his forehead, he suddenly rolled over, causing Bronwyn to lose her balance.


"Whoa...whoa!!" She screamed, waving her arms wildly, trying to stay on the branch.


But it wasn't enough. She fell off the tree and hit the ground hard.


"OW..." She moaned, rubbing her head.


"What are you doing?" Hiei asked, having awoken by her fall.


"Uh...uh...nothing." She said nervously, wondering if he had been aware of what was happening the entire time.


He jumped down from the tree and stared at her strangely. "Why are you out here?"


"I do what I want." She said, folding her arms angrily.


He smirked at her. "Why don't you go back to your hospitality?"


"What?"


"There's no reason for a human to wonder around. They get pampered and cared for endlessly. You probably aren't used to being on your own."


"How do you know?" She said angrily. He had no idea of her past.


"Because that's how every human is. You shouldn't feel threatened by that."


She had his collar in a flash.


"DON'T TELL ME HOW I SHOULD FEEL! YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!" She screamed, trying not to cry.


She backed away and buried her face in her hands. "Listen, I've had a really tough life, okay? I have not been cared for or pampered for most of the time I've been alive. So don't say that."


"I bet that you haven't been through what I have." Hiei boldly challenged, wandering what happened during this so-called "tough life".


She looked up at him with a menacing look on her face. "You wanna bet?" She said. "Fine. Why don't we see?"

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"The family I was born into was very strange. Every child ever born had blond hair and blue eyes. You could only marry other people with blond hair and blue eyes. My parents thought that anyone else was inferior to the human race. Well, my mother wasn't happy with her marriage and ended up having an affair with an "inferior" man. She became pregnant as a result of this. When the time came to have birth, she ended up having twins. My fraternal twin sister, Nadine, who was the perfect example of our type, and me, who had red hair and brown eyes. Since I was different, my whole family hated me and wanted me dead. Can you imagine that? Just because I was different."


Bronwyn and Hiei were both spread out on the forest floor, looking up at the sky blankly.


"Yes, I can imagine it." Hiei muttered, remembering his past as well.


"Well, anyway, my father wanted to kill me himself, but my mother was against it and wanted to raise me no matter what I looked like. He tolerated me for, oh, about a day and then threw me out the window of our three story home."


"He threw you out the window?"


"Yes, he did. I was supposed to die, I mean, the laws of the world say that a fall from that height would kill just about anyone, especially a baby. But I lived. An owner of the orphanage came by a few hours later and took me to live with the other children." She paused and began to laugh for a moment. "Everyone was afraid of me since I liked to pick fights."


"How long did you stay at the orphanage?"


"Six years. The people there were very cruel and beat me naturally if I did not do what they ordered." She paused a moment, remembering those horrible experiences. "I just couldn't take it anymore. I ran away one night and have never gone anywhere close to that orphanage since. I wondered around the city for a few weeks, and ended up meeting an older woman who was very kind. She took me in and I started calling her "Grammy". But, a few years later, when I was ten, she died unexpectedly. I was alone again."


"What did you do?"


"I wanted to find my actual family. So I started to ask around the town for someone who might of abandoned or gave up a baby girl a while ago. I finally found someone who did, and I met my actual mother. I could just tell it was her, by the way she acted and moved. It just seemed familiar. I don't think she even knew who I was, though. She answered all my questions and I found out about my twin sister, who had left the house to live with another family when my mother went bankrupt. Her family welcomed me in warmly, but by then, my vision of humans had been warped. I only thought of them as cruel wicked animals. I still do. The only person I talked to was my sister. She was the one who came with me when I got...."


There's really no reason to tell him about my jagan eye...


"...something. The day after, I told her that I wanted to live the rest of my life in solitude and I left, preferring the Makai World to the Human World." Bronwyn paused, trying to choke back her tears, "maybe if I stayed, it wouldn't of happened..."


"What?"


"I came back....once....when I was fourteen....I just wanted to see her again...her family told me that she had been murdered..."


"Oh." Hiei whispered, his mind reeling. I guess she did have a rough life...


She looked up at him suddenly and smiled. "You're so lucky. You've always been wanted. Your family must of loved you very much..."


He snorted. "I wish."


"What?"


"Nothing." He pulled himself off the ground and looked up into the sky.


Bronwyn also stood up. "Why don't you tell me your story?"


"I don't think so. It would just be a waste of time." He smirked, and then began to walk away.


"Nice talking to you." Bronwyn called after him.


Hiei looked back over his shoulder at her and slightly smiled. He turned back around and strode into the forest.


When he was out of sight, Bronwyn's smile suddenly turned into a flustered frown and she began to hit herself hard on the head.


Oh Bronwyn, why are you doing this to yourself? There's no point in becoming friends with him if you're going to kill him...it's just going to make it harder on you...


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It was raining.


Bronwyn was standing in a clearing of the forest, hugging her shoulders tightly as water droplets slid down her hair.


"Why am I out here?" She wondered outloud. "Is this a dream?"


She began to hear light footsteps moving towards her. They seemed to be moving closer and closer and got heavier and heavier with each passing second.


As she turned her head expectantly, she could see a figure shrouded in darkness moving towards her.


"Who are you?" She called, but whoever it was did not stop moving towards her until they were two feet away from her.


"I want to help you." A male voice said. Bronwyn struggled to see his face, but it seemed to be covered with some sort of veil.


"You can't be afraid of humans forever. You have to trust people, or you will never be able to have a good life."


The voice sounded....familiar.....but she just couldn't place it.


"And I want to be part of that life." He said, grabbing Bronwyn's hand. It felt so warm to her.


"But...I don't even know who you are, and even if I did, I can never be with anyone again." She choked.


"I would never hurt you. I understand everything you've been through. You might not believe it, but our pasts are alike in some ways." He let go of her hand and began to back away, back into the forest.


"Wait, don't go..." She called, but he disappeared.


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Bronwyn sat straight up in the bed. It seemed like everything was a dream lately and she was just going to keep waking up.


What...who...was that? I didn't even see his face.


As she rubbed her hand over her face, it still felt warm from his touch.


Was it really supposed to be just a dream?


The door opened suddenly, and Kurama poked his head in. "Everything all right?" He asked, like he did every morning.


"I had a dream." She muttered, hugging her knees.


"Oh?" Kurama asked, and made his way over to her. "What happened?"


"I'm...I'm still not really sure." She said, feeling a slight blush creeping onto her face.


"Do you remember any of it?" Kurama asked, confused by her reactions.


"Oh, I remember it. It's just..." She stopped suddenly and stared at Kurama intently. "Stand up." She ordered.


He did as she asked, though very confused. She looked him up and down and then closed her eyes. "It wasn't you. You're taller."


"What are you talking about?"


"There was a guy in my dream. He told me that he wanted to be a part of my life and that he would never hurt me. He also said that I can't be afraid of humans anymore."


"What did he look like?"


She sighed. "That's the problem. I couldn't see his face. The only thing I can tell is that he is shorter than you."


Knowing that this conversation was over, Bronwyn's eyes began to wander around the room, but they stopped suddenly on the small calendar hanging on the wall.


Oh, shoot...


"Kurama, I need to go." She said, and jumped off the bed.


"What about your dream?" He asked.


She smiled at him. "Let's forget about it. It was just a dream, right?"


Maybe....

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What just happened?


Hiei opened his eyes and glanced around nervously. When he was sure that what had happened was just a dream, he closed his eyes again.


That was strange...Bronwyn was there...I said something to her....I couldn't really hear myself talk, though.


Shaking his head, he decided quickly to forget about it.


It was nothing...


He tried to go back to sleep, but the dream was haunting him.


Did I...grab her hand?


He rubbed his hand against his face. It felt warm.


She looked....nice.....I probably just....grrr.....IT WAS JUST A DREAM!!!!


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It seems like inner spirits are the cause of this...


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