CHAPTER 27

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CHAPTER 26 - What happened so far - He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her passionatly.

It ended at abruptly as it started.

Keiko looked at Hiei, confused. He never had acted like this. "Hiei.. I.."

"That's the last kiss, well ever share." Hiei said in a quiet voice, his eyes looking down. "The last kiss and the last time well ever be together."

She continued looking at him, surprised at what he said.

"What are you talking about?"

"I just felt it would be a nice parting gift." He said in a cool voice, still not looking at her in the eyes.

"What?" Keiko asked again.

"In other words, I don't. love. you."

And with that, Hiei left, leaving Keiko behind. Tears forming and trickling down her face. The wind blew, her hair following the current.

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Chapter 27 -

Keiko sat on Botan's bed, her eyes still flooding with tears. No matter how hard she tried, they wouldn't stop. Botan sat next to her, patting her back and just sitting there. For nobody was able to ease the pain in Keiko's heart.

Easing into a sleep, where tear flowed unconsiously, Keiko's mind continued to replay what had happened today.

"I don't love you." echoed into her mind.

Didn't she mean anything to him? Didn't everything they had been through affect him at all?

The morning sun arose, waking a puffy eyed Keiko. She got up, seeing Botan and Yukina not there.

Keiko decided to go out for a walk, for she neither wanted to meet or talk with anybody. She especially couldn't face Hiei.

Keiko took a quick shower, letting the warm water run through her hair and body.

Dressing in a black skirt and white tank top, her hair pulled in a clip. She out on boots that went up to her knees and slowly, cautiously went out the door.

Keiko escaped outside, the air brushing through her face. It felt good that she wasn't cooped inside.

As she passed the woods, tears surged forward. When she had heard those words, her heart literally seemed to stop and break.

The wind continued to blow as Keiko crouched down, and covered her face as her face dampened with tears.

"Where's Keiko?" Yusuke asked, looking around. "The match'll start in five minutes."

Botan stared away, and answered slowly, "Lets leave her alone."

"Why?" Kuwabara asked, looking at her.

Hiei arrived, quiet as usual and his arms crossed.

"Hey Hiei! You know where Keiko is?" Kuwabara asked.

Botan whipped her head to face Hiei and glared at him, "Why would he know?"

Hiei continued too look straight ahead, not saying anything but something flickered in his eyes.

Botan continued glaring angrily as Yukina looked at both sides, not sure where to stand by.

"I'd appreaciate it if you didn't glare at me like that." Hiei quietly said to Botan.

"Why shouldn't I? You're the one who told Keiko you didn't love her anymore!" Botan shouted without thinking.

Everyone gasped, staring at Hiei and Botan.

It was as if you were shaking a soda bottle and it suddenly just exploded.

"You think I wanted to see her cry!! You think I wanted Keiko to cry and hate me for no reason??!! Do you?!" Hiei shouted, glaring at Botan and the rest.

"Then why? Why did you tell me you didn't love me?" Keiko asked Hiei from behind.

He turned around slowly, not meeting her eyes, "You really want to know?"

Keiko nodded, wiping away the remains of her tears.

"Koenma told me that you had a life. A life back on Earth. Where you were used to living at. I, belong in Makia. You don't. Even though you are a demon, Koenma will of course allow you to live on Earth. But I, cannot." He said quietly.

Keiko felt tears once again form.

"Hiei.. I.. Understand. We shouldn't be together. I do have a life back home." Keiko quietly said, looking a t the ground. "And you were right back there at the woods. It was just puppy love. When you told me you didn't love me anymore, I realized I didn't either."

Everybody shocked at what Keiko just said, stared at her, mouth's open wide.

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