Kuwabara groaned as he opened his eyes, sitting up.

"Good morning...You've been asleep for quite some time!" Kira said giggling.

When Kuwabara didn't say anything she continued, "You've been asleep for 2 hours! Your poor friends are nervous wrecks...especially since I keep telling them, that your screams are really annoying."

Kira waved her hand, and Kuwabara jumped to his feet. "YOU-" He cried out in pain, and fell to his knees.

He'd forgotten about the burns.

"You don't have to worry about standing." She smiled as fresh blood pooled out his feet. "Your lucky that the bleeding is little and slow, or else you would die in a matter of hours..."

Kuwabara sat up looking at her. "Your test doesn't have anything to do with any physical pain what so ever!" She shouted joyously.

"But..." She leered at him.

"It does have a bit of mental pain."

Kuwabara turned from her and starred at the darkness.

"Stupid, I haven't started the test!"

"I find the scenery over here much more appealing."

Kira growled and snapped her fingers.

In front of Kuwabara appeared the images of his friends.

"All you have to do is tell me which one is lying!"

As soon as she spoke the words, Yusuke spoke, "Kuwabara's too weak for this team, he endangers himself, and every mission!"

Kurama followed," If I wasn't so kind, I'd tell him to shut up! He is not as great as he boasts."

Hiei followed, "Sometime I wonder what It'd be like to watch him get crushed, his blood flying everywhere, and splattering on the wall..."

Kuwabara felt his heart break. Only one was lying?

Kira smiled as Kuwabara's expression changed.

"Difficult I kn-"

"I already got the answer."

Kira jumped "what?"

Kuwabara looked at her, his eyes filled with agony, and bitterness.

"None of them are lying, or telling the truth. Its half truths. Their thoughts aren't fully finished."

Kira blinked, and then her face became enraged, "HOW COULD YOU FIGURE IT OUT SO QUICKLY!?"

"You think I don't know...?"

Kira paused to look at him.

Kuwabara was smiling, tears rolling off his cheeks.

"You think I don't know what everyone says about me...what they think of me? I can't change who I am..." Kuwabara griped his pants, "Even strangers hate me on the spot..."

Kira smiled...well maybe this test wasn't a waste after all...

"But...Those three, along with a few others are the only ones...who think good of me...but of course...they do have their own other opinions about me..."

"Do you blame them?"

Kuwabara stifled a sob, and in a cracky voice whispered, " I'm not surprised..."

"Kuwabara?!"

The said redhead looked up to see he was no longer where he thought he was. "What...?" Yusuke and the others were leaning over him.

Yusuke let out a releived sigh. "Your okay...you've been gone...for hours...Oh God Kuwabara!" Yusuke's eyes watered over, and he dropped down next to him.

"Your feet..." Kurama reached down to help him, but Kuwabara pulled away. "Please...don't touch me..."

"Kuwabara-"

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

The three jumped, and crying he looked up in their faces. He looked at Yusuke's face, his eyes still red from crying, and blood dripping from his face. Kuwabara remembered the blood splashing on his face, and how Yusuke had tired to save him.

The tears dripped faster down his own face.

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry!"

Yusuke scooted over beside him, and hugged him tightly.

Kurama changed the bandages on his feet, and Hiei looked at Kuwabara. "You are depressed." He stated.

"He should be...I just showed him what you all thought of him!" Kira giggled and then immediately, what Kuwabara heard, was played into the room.

The group paled, and looked at Kuwabara.

"Oh God...No...I didn't mean that-" Yusuke's voice trembled.

"You did...but...its okay." Kuwabara laughed wiping his tears away. "We all have times when we hate each other. And even I hate myself. "

Kurama put his hand over his eyes, and began crying too. He could feel the very depth of Kuwabara's depression.

It was a suicidal depression.

Hiei turned away, for the first time, he felt regret for something he'd done.

Could this group really hold on to their sanity?

"The team's gonna fall apart." Yusuke whispered filled with shame.

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Yes...the next test...bun bun bun!! have fun with this test...don't kill me.