~Chapter 12~

Cori stretched and yawned and looked gratefully around her bright studio apartment. She laid in bed wondering if everything had been a dream. Something on the dresser caught her eye. There lay a single red rose and a note that simply said, 'You're awake.'

Cori chuckled and found herself looking for the pair. Her face fell when she realized they no longer lived with her and she realized she was going to miss them.

She never did see the two face to face again. Every once in awhile, she would catch a whiff of roses and turn just in time to see a flash of red disappear. It was nice to know they still checked in on her.

In tribute to her two friends, Cori bought three hair dye colors: Candy apple red, as dark a blue as she could find, and as light a bleach as she could find. She streaked thick chunks of her hair the blue and red and then streaked the blue with thin stripes of white. Most people thought she was patriotic, but the two who mattered would know.

Cori was walking through her neighborhood one day when she felt a familiar presence near by. "Stalking's illegal in this country, Hiei." She said with a small smile.

Hiei didn't reply, but Cori could almost feel the small smile he returned.