Sorry, but even though the ideas you had were good (And yuki-san, I thought that your's was very creative) I have thought up my own idea. Sorry again!!


Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the characters associated with it. I do own Bronwyn, Luke, the guys in his gang, the little boy at the beginning, Senkichi and Mika.

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*Wednesday*


"Oh no, my ball!! Come back!" The little boy screamed as his orange ball flew down the sidewalk rapidly.


Bronwyn took a break from her light strides to look up and caught sight of the ball moving quickly towards her. Bending down, she allowed it to roll into her outstretched arms. The child ran up to her, out of breath from his chase.


"May I have my ball back, please?" He asked, smiling brightly. Bronwyn couldn't help but smile also.


"Of course." She whispered, holding out the ball in front of her, "Just be careful with it, okay?"


"Okay." He said happily, snatching the ball out of her arms. He took off sprinting back down the sidewalk.


She sighed. Children. So innocent.


Continuing to walk, she pulled a small crumpled ball of paper from her pocket and began to open it carefully. Kurama had left to go to the mall early, but had left her a note with instructions on how to get there if she had wanted to join him. Well, actually, that wasn't what the note had said...


Bronwyn-


Went to the mall. Here are instructions there if you would like to join us.


As her eyes skimmed the words once again, she felt her curiosity building up. "What did he mean by 'us'? Did he go there with another person?


She studied the instructions for a moment and then made a sharp turn at the corner. I guess I'll find out when I get there...


She could now see the mall rising up in front of her. Quickening her pace, she stuffed the paper nonchalantly back into her pocket, but accidently brushed the back of her hand against the cloth.


She let out a loud yelp and pulled her hand out abruptly. Staring at it, she realized that she must of rubbed against her small burn.


Her burn. The only injury she had received from the fire the night before. It would of been much worse if Hiei hadn't...


She shook her head roughly. I don't need to be thinking about that...


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Gosh, it's so crowded....


As Bronwyn made her way through the constant stream of people coming to and fro, she couldn't help but feel nervous. Way too many people, way too many...


Finally discovering a slow spot in the traffic, she rested and took her first good look around. Now, where could Kurama be?


There were so many shops that it was making Bronwyn dizzy. I guess I should just start walking and see what happens...


She began to walk again, glancing curiously in every store window as she passed. Her initial quest was to find Kurama, but now she was starting to become entranced by all of the interesting things there were to see. Gigantic t.v screens filled with shots of mind-wrenching explosions, supposedly immovable toys that sprang to life when you touched them in a certain place, neon lamps that illuminated the area around them with a breath-taking light. It was all so exciting.


As she took her sights off a musical jewelry box, she noticed something peculiar at the end of the row of stores. A group of four male teenagers were leaning against a side wall, just chatting amongst themselves. But what was weird was that three of them were staring at her. She felt a strange chill run over her body. They seem....familiar....


The tallest one, who had his back turned to her, turned around for the first time and Bronwyn got a glance at his face. She immediately remembered where he was from...


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"Hey baby, we still haven't had our dance yet..."


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Even though she didn't want to go anywhere near them, they were right beside the one path that she had to take if she was to explore the remainder of the mall.


Slowly starting to move forward, she looked down at the ground. Just don't look at them....Wait a second, why am I afraid of some stupid humans?....they wouldn't dare mess with me again....I will not be afraid.


Holding her head high, she watched the group out of the corner of her eye. The leader's(Or Luke, if she remembered) face was enough to make her want to laugh. He still had a bruise on his left cheek from her punch, and on the other side, the long slash she had caused with her knife was still very visible. He's a mess...


She finally reached the group, and saw their eyes follow her. Don't bother me, don't bother me...


Her prayers were in vain, though. She suddenly felt a hand grab her arm.


"I just remembered where I knew you from." Luke whispered, tightening his grip, "You're the girl from the alley. Where's your boyfriend?"


"He's not my boyfriend, and you better get your hand off me before I'm forced to hurt you." Bronwyn growled, trying to pull away.


"I don't think so. I never got to use you like I wanted to." Luke whispered, with a grin on his face.


Bronwyn just smirked. "Did you completely forget about my power to kill all of you?" She started to raise her other hand toward her bangs.


Luke let out a small laugh. "I bet that you faked that whole extra eye thingy. If it's real, then prove it."


Bronwyn was tempted, but as she glanced around, she knew that she couldn't. So many people to witness it, before it was different, everyone probably just thought that they were crazy, but now...


"You're right. I did fake it. But I can still hurt you." She growled, using her free hand to yank her knife out of her pocket. She let it hover over his arm. "Now let go."


Luke slowly loosened his grip, a slight smile resting on his face. Bronwyn was able to pull her arm away, and started to back up slowly, still grasping the knife.


Suddenly, she felt the floor slip out from under her. She fell backwards, hitting the floor hard. Grimacing, she slapped herself mentally.


Why was I stupid enough to fall for that same tripping trick again? What am I, four?!?!


She felt the knife wrenched from her hands.


"Looks like you've lost your knife. And without your boyfriend to protect you, I can pretty much do whatever I want with you." Luke oozed.


"ARE YOU DEAF??" Bronwyn screamed, jumping up from the ground. "HIEI IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!!!" Not knowing what else to do, she started running down the path that was unfamiliar to her. Looking back over her shoulder, she could see Luke's gang running after her.


Where the heck is Kurama????


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"Kurama, I've already told you. I have no need for new clothes." Hiei snarled as he wandered aimlessly around the clothing racks.


Kurama sighed, wondering why Hiei had to be so stubborn all the time. "I just thought that you might want a change."


"Well, I don't." Hiei muttered, leaning against the large glass window.


The conversation halted momentarily, but Kurama was wondering about the answer to a certain question he wanted to ask Hiei...


"If you don't mind me asking, Hiei, what exactly did you and Bronwyn end up doing in that basement last night before the fire?"


Hiei didn't answer.


"Well, I mean, if it was meant to be private, then...."


Hiei cocked his head to glare at Kurama angrily. "That better of been a joke, Kurama."


"Of course." Kurama said, although smiling. He had noticed that every time someone mentioned Bronwyn's name, Hiei acted a little more nervous and uptight. Like he's trying to hide something...


"Hiei, do you find Bronwyn attractive?"


"Uh....well...."


"Do you like her as a person?"


"I...guess...so..."


"Why are you acting so nervous?"


"WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME THESE QUESTIONS??"


"No reason." Kurama decided to drop the subject.

"This is a waste of time. I'll be outside the store." Hiei exited before Kurama could say anything else to him.


Leaning against the side wall, he watched people as they went past, since he had nothing better to do. His mind on the other hand, was in overdrive about Kurama's questions. Why is Kurama so interested in my feelings? Yes, I do think she's attractive, and yes, I do like her as a person, does that answer his idiotic questions?


"Excuse me, pardon me, coming through, please move!!"


Oh great, now I'm hearing her voice in my head....Hey, wait a minute....


Bronwyn's voice was getting louder every second. "I need to get through, oh what the heck, JUST MOVE!!"


He finally caught sight of her, looking very upset about something. She was running, and was so distraught, that she sprinted past without even noticing him. Where's she going?


"Can't you go any faster, guys?" An angry male voice growled not far away. Hiei watched as a group of four guys passed him also. He was about to dismiss it as nothing, until he got sight of the tallest guy's face...


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"And what are you going to do about it, shorty?"

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Hmm.........


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Kurama finally exited the store, busy looking at his receipt. "Hiei, I..." He said, looking up for the first time.


He glanced around a few times. "Hiei?"


But Hiei was gone.


I wonder where he went....


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Now what do I do? I can't leave, they still have my knife, but I can't go back either, or....Ew, I don't even want to think about it.


Bronwyn hurriedly sprinted up the stairway leading to the second floor of the mall, panting wildly. Isn't there like...a police officer or someone I can find who will help me?!?!?!


Finally reaching the top, she peeked over the railing and spotted Luke and his gang running up the stairs also, looking wildly around for her.


Groaning, she prepared to start running again. I need some kind of miracle....


Right before she was going to start off, she glanced back at the gang, suspecting to see them reaching the top stair, but to her surprise, they had stopped, and were now staring at something higher up on the stairs.


Rising her gaze, she got a big shock...


HIEI?!?!? What the heck...what is he doing here??


"I think you need to turn around." He growled.


"Uh...sure..." Luke cowered, stammering. His gang was still scared of Hiei after seeing his fighting skills. "We weren't planning on bothering your girlfriend at all..."


"AARGH!!" Bronwyn screamed, appearing behind Hiei. "HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!! GIVE ME MY KNIFE BACK!!"


"Sure, whatever you say." Luke whispered, still glancing nervously at Hiei. He yanked it out of his pocket and placed it into Bronwyn's open hand. The group then turned and started scurrying down the stairs.


Bronwyn sighed happily, sliding the knife back into her pocket. "I guess you deserve a thank-you. Again."


Hiei just looked away. "Why do they think I'm your boyfriend?"


Bronwyn stared at him blankly for a moment, and then began to bang her head against the stair railing.


"I...don't....believe...this..."


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"Do you even know where you're going?"


"Yes."


"You're lost, admit it."


"I'm not lost."


"Why are you so stubborn? You have absolutely no idea where we are."


"I do too."


"NO, YOU DON'T!!"


"YES, I DO!!"


Bronwyn and Hiei had been arguing for the past fifteen minutes about which way the store that Hiei had left Kurama at was, since Hiei's memory seemed to be failing him.


"Are you sure it wasn't the other way?"


Hiei decided at this point just to ignore her. Ningens. They think they know everything.


"Why am I even following you?" Bronwyn asked angrily. "You don't have the slightest clue."


"Would you rather go off by yourself and meet those humans again?"


That shut Bronwyn up pretty fast. Hmphing, she turned her head away from him.


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Meanwhile, on the second floor....


"Senkichi, we're going to get in big trouble for this!!" A blond haired girl whined as she watched her friend lug two big red water balloons over to the railing.


"But won't it be fun? All we have to do is drop them on some people, and then run. No one will even know it was us." Senkichi squealed. "Stop being a baby, Mika!"


Mika sighed and then peered down the long walkway to check to see if anyone was coming. To her horror, a middle aged woman was scurrying towards them, talking to someone angrily on her cellphone.


"Someone's coming, someone's coming!!" Mika hurriedly whispered. Senkichi shoved the water balloons against the metal railing and then he and Mika positioned themselves in front so as to conceal them.


As the woman passed, they both smiled, trying to look as innocent as possible. She glanced at them for a fleeting second, and then went right back to her conversation.


Senkichi and Mika watched until she was out of sight, and then both jumped up. "We're going to get caught!" Mika screamed, looking like she might burst out in tears any second.


"If you're my friend, then you are going to drop a water balloon." Senkichi growled, staring intently at Mika.


Mika gulped and then picked up one of the two water balloons, clutching it tightly. "So who do you want to drop them on?" She whispered.


Senkichi peeked over the stair railing and began to search for some good suspects...


"Hey, what about them?" He said, pointing down to the first floor. Mika joined him at the railing.


"Ooh, that girl is really pretty..."


"Yeah, well, I like that guy!! His hair is so cool!! I wish my hair would do that!!" Senkichi squealed, running his hand through his limp brown hair.


They studied the pair for a few more moments. They were approaching the overhead walkway that Senkichi and Mika were on.


"They look angry at each other. They're not talking." Mika stated.


"Maybe they're on a date and got into a fight."


"Maybe they're brother and sister and don't like each other and their mom is making them walk together."


"Maybe the guy is evil and he's keeping the girl prisoner."


They both stopped their flow of ideas for a moment to look at each other.


Senkichi grinned. "I bet a water balloon attack would make them feel better." He picked up his water balloon and let it hover over the railing. "I'll drop mine on the guy. You can drop yours on the girl."


Mika was still a little reluctant, but picked up her water balloon anyways and joined Senkichi, smiling weakly.


"Now we wait...."


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Okay, he is the most stubborn creature on this planet, hands down.


Bronwyn felt like giving Hiei a piece of her mind, but decided against it as she glanced at his disgruntled look. Now, with nothing else to do, she began to run her fingers through her hair tensely.


They had just passed under the overhead stairwell, when a loud scream echoed throughout the mall.


"GERONIMO!!"


Before anyone could react, a water balloon slammed to the ground right in front of Hiei, exploding with a burst of water.


As Bronwyn stared at Hiei, who was drenched, she began to let out small fits of laughter.. Suddenly, another water balloon exploded right in front of her, soaking her clothes throughly.


"OKAY, WHO WAS THAT???" She said. It wasn't funny now that it had happened to her. She glanced angrily up to the second floor where she saw for a split second two pairs of eyes before they disappeared out of view.


"YOU BETTER GET BACK HERE!!!" She cried, attempting to move forward, but accidentally stepped on a shred of torn water balloon, causing her to stumble backwards into Hiei.


Hiei, meanwhile, instinctively tried to catch her, causing both of them to collapse onto the floor...


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"C'mon Senkichi, let's go!! That girl looked really mad!!" Mika cried, periodically glancing down the stairway as Senkichi peered eagerly over the railing.


"I don't think she's mad anymore. She looks sort of happy." He stated, watching the scene that was unfolding.


"Well, what's happening?" Mika asked, curiosity tugging gently at her mind.


"Well, the boy and the girl are on the floor. The girl is on top of the boy."


"Why?"


"How should I know?" Senkichi sneered, turning his attention away from the pair to give Mika an angry look. He then turned back...


"They're both laughing!" Senkichi stated, looking very surprised.


"So the girl doesn't want to hurt us anymore?" Mika asked timidly, remembering how angry the girl had looked.



"I don't think so."


A small moment of silence ensued between the two children.


"Is she getting off the boy?"


"No."


"Who'd want to lay on a boy? EWW!!!"


"Mika, shut up!" Senkichi watched the two people with great interest. They weren't laughing anymore, but both still looked happy.


"They look like they're going to kiss." Senkichi whispered, making a gross face.


"LET ME SEE!!" Mika screamed, running up to the railing excitedly.


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"That was fun." Bronwyn whispered, lifting her head off of Hiei's wet shoulder. She shook her head violently, causing a spray of water droplets to go flying in all directions.


"Oh, am I hurting you?" She asked suddenly, noticing that she was still on top of Hiei.


"No."


"Sure?"


"Yes."


It seemed like all of the laughter and talking around the two seemed to dissipate, and now everything was eerily quiet.


Something...weird....is...happening...to....me....


She and Hiei's faces were only inches away...


Okay, this is way too close....But she couldn't stop herself from lowering her head closer to his...


"Hiei? Bronwyn?"


Kurama's voice produced a large jolt in Bronwyn's system, causing her to jump off of Hiei immediately.


Kurama appeared in front of them, a quizzical look on his face, as he looked both of them up and down. "What happened?"


Bronwyn was so flustered that it all came out in a blur.

"WellHieiwaslostandsowhenwewalkedunderthestairwellsomekidsdroppedwaterballoonsonusandIendedupfallingintoHieiandwebothfellontothefloor."


Kurama stared at her blankly. "What?"


Bronwyn sighed heavily. "Here, I'm going to go back to your house. Which way is the exit?"


Kurama lifted his right hand and pointed to the south walkway. Bronwyn nodded slightly and began to walk away, taking one last nervous glance back at Hiei.


That was REALLY weird...


Kurama turned to Hiei, who was struggling to wring water out of his cloak. "Can you be so kind as to tell me what happened?"


Hiei didn't answer. He had also noticed how close he and Bronwyn had gotten. It had seemed like they were about to...He shook his head.

"Nothing of importance." He sneered.


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Author:


Who knows what could of happened if Kurama hadn't shown up? :)


But anyways, the next chapter will probably be pretty short, since it's just a funny little thing I thought of.


ReViEwS!!