Chapter 3

dreamturtle: Quit bugging Hiei. I am still writing my story.

Hiei: If you do not hurry up, that demon would catch us.

dreamturtle: Not my fault. How so you think I could write fast when I
am carrying this pc everywhere we run!

Kurama: Why did you not get the laptop?

Kurama slices ten demons who found them.

Hiei slices ten more.

Yusuke killed another ten demons.

Kuwabara killed only one demon since the others were ahead of him.

Kuwabara: Hurry up! Why did you bring the pc anyway?

dreamturtle: I was supposed to get the laptop but Hiei told me to take
the pc.

Hiei: Fine, it was partly my fault. Just go write the story!

dreamturtle: Fine, here it goes...

Chapter 3:

Knowing Hiei 2

TOPIC: Hiei and Sumiko just get to know each other and get to treat
each other in the end as friend enemies.

NOTE: PLEASE read EVERYTHING again. Do NOT miss any word chapter or
page. PLEASE!! Oh yeah, but if it's bothering you already cz you get
more confused when you go back to something you MISSED, then just
CONTINUE. :)$^_^$(: (crossing fingers)

Knowing Hiei 2

"There is no place for mercy Rui. Drop him."

A woman with long hair was holding a baby at the end of the cliff that was wrapped in bandages.

Reluctantly, she let go of the young boy and watched as the young boy fell into the world below.

At the back, a young woman screamed for her child...

***
"Uh," Hiei said as he stared at something that was moving in front of him. He seemed to have the dream where he was banished from the world of ice. Banished from the world of his people. "What the-"he said as he tried to reach out for the moving object.

"H-Hiei!" Yukina said as she held his outstretched arm.

"Y-Yukina?" Hiei said as he pulled back his hand. Then he looked around. "W-Where am I?" he said but the moment he said it, he realized where he was already.

"You are in Genkai's temple." Kurama said from behind. He was holding a platter of food and some tea. "Morning Hiei." Kurama greeted as he placed the tray beside Hiei.

"K-Kurama?" Hiei said looking surprised, "W-what am I doing here?"

"You fainted." Yusuke said. He was standing by the doorway and leaning against it. "Or rather, you fell asleep. Shizuru was about to hit you when you started using your spirit energy or something. Sumiko fainted a few milliseconds before you did."

Yusuke was grinning.

"Sumiko fainted?" Kurama asked. "After I got my math book, I left right away."

Yusuke nodded. "I guess it is because her spirit energy is too low. She could not seem to take the power of Hiei."

Hiei grinned. Therefore, the ningen is as weak as the baka, Hiei thought.

"What are you smiling about?" Yusuke asked as he walked towards them.

Hiei turned away. "Hn." was all he said.

Yukina placed her left hand on his cheek. This surprised Hiei so he looked right at Yukina. There were tears in her eyes as pearls came falling down.

"H-Hiei!" she choked out. "I-"then she fell down faint.

(Boy, everyone keeps fainting)

"Hm," Yusuke said as she carried Yukina in his arms. "She must have used a lot of her power if she faints like this."

Hiei nodded.

"So, is it ok if I bring her out to her own bed?" Yusuke asked.

Hiei nodded again before lying down and falling asleep again.

***
"Don't kill him!" A woman's voice cried out.

There was a woman standing at the edge of the cliff. She seemed to be carrying something in her hands.

"Go, drop him, now." An old woman ordered. "So many times have we spared the boy child when a twin boy and girl are born and many of us were killed."

The woman on the cliff held the bundle closer to her arms.

A woman was struggling to get free from two women who were holding her.

Ok, so that bundle is a he? Wait if that bundle is a he, then that is a baby.

Wait, did not the old woman say that she was dropping the baby? In that cliff?

Are they nuts?

"No stop!" she cried. She now managed to take control of her dream since she could now talk to herself.

No one seemed to have heard.

What?

What is happening?

Dream...

What?

It is a dream, k?

Oh yeah, this is a dream...

Wake up.

I am trying...

I cannot.

You can. I know you can. You woke from dreams so many times.

I wanna watch.

So?

I want to see what kind of story my subconscious mind has in store for me.

You are going to let your dream just work?

Yes.

But if I want it to stop, I will.

You mean when it gets scary...

The woman seemed to be giving something to the baby.

Walk there, the person dreaming said, I want to see it.

No response.

"What are you waiting for Rui?" the elderly woman said, "Drop him."

This is getting weird.

The woman, Rui, held the baby out in front of her.

This seems so real...

Am I still dreaming?

Fire...

A girl standing...

She had short hair...

As if it was unknowingly cut and was a bit of ragged....

There was someone...

I cannot see him. Why does he have to be a shadow?

There is fire near him, cold fire.

Cold fire?

It really is getting weird, too weird.

Faint.

Weak.

There was a figure falling down, or was that person her?

Everything went back to the scene before.

Her arms were outstretched, ready to let go of the baby.

No! Do not do that!

That is still a baby!

The cliff is high!

Do you want to kill it??

Her eyes widen as she watched the woman let go of the child. The woman being held by two others shouted for her child.

Everything was spinning.

A cliff...

Words...

"What are you waiting for Rui?"

"Don't kill him!"

A baby covered in bandages...

A woman at the edge of the cliff...

Do not let go of the child!

Fire

Heat

Faint

Cold dancing flames

Energy...

Drained...

Woman with arms outstretched.

Letting go of the child...

Slowly

Slowly

Tears

Kurama

Yusuke

Hiei

KUWABARA!

Faces

Too many faces

I cannot see whom!

Darkness...

Colors. Bright colors.

This is getting to weird.

It is.

A woman's face,

Beside the cliff,

A baby,

Falling.

Falling...

Sumiko opened her eyes. There was the sun streaming in the window. Sumiko sat up while placing her eyes over her face to cover the sunlight.

What a dream...

"Eh! So you're awake now sleepyhead!" Kuwabara said. He was sitting in the chair that was turned backwards. He was grinning.

"Not now." Sumiko said as she looked away from him. She placed her right hand on her forehead as she tried to recall her dream.

"Another dream, eh?" Kuwabara said. He was obviously irritating her.

"Shhhhh!" Sumiko said sharply. Kuwabara grinned. He knew how much Sumiko liked her dreams.

Sumiko tried to recall this dream. It was a nice dream. It gave her a light feeling.

She soon remembered all of her dream and immediately took a piece of paper and ball pen as she started jotting down her dream.

"There!" Sumiko said triumphantly, fifteen silent minutes later, "I'm done!"

"Oooh!" Kuwabara said, "Can I read?"

"No."

"Come on..." Kuwabara pleaded as he started grabbing the paper from her.

"No!" Sumiko shouted as she tried to keep her paper safe. "Cut it out Kuwabara! You might tear the paper!"

Kuwabara stopped and watched as Sumiko headed to a long box that had a keyhole. Sumiko took a key that hung around her neck in her necklace and opened the box.

Inside were papers of all kind. They were all there and looked worn out from reading.

"Wow!" Kuwabara said, "Is this how many dreams you have?"

Sumiko nodded as she placed the piece of paper in the box and looked it.

Kuwabara knew how his cousin collected her dreams and placed it in her box. She would sometimes read it and make stories out of it.

Sumiko was not worried about her dream since she knew, or rather thought that dreams were just part of her subconscious mind talking and if she put her mind to it, she could get to control it.

(That is what I also think. Every time I dream I always get to control it no matter what happens if I put my mind to it. I never had a dream that I could never control.)

(It really makes me wonder how people get to see 'visions' in their sleep. Can anyone who ever saw a vision tell me what it was like? You could visit me at dreamturtlegirl@yahoo.com)

(Ok, is this allowed?)

(Anyways)

Somehow, Kuwabara felt bad for his cousin. He knew that if someone gets dreams, he/she is usually bothered. Sumiko keeps getting dreams and although she fights it, she still dreams.

Besides, he thought, I guess I can now know why since I know what she has been through.

"So, you two are awake huh?" Yusuke said from the doorway.

"Hey Yusuke!" Kuwabara said, "Where is my darling Yukina?"

"Uh, she fainted." Yusuke said.

"She what?"

"Fainted Kuwabara. She fainted!!! Yukina fainted!!" Yusuke said as if Kuwabara could not hear.

"Why did she faint?" Kuwabara asked, clearly worried for Yukina.

"She used a lot of spirit power in healing. It must have drained her energy away." Yusuke simply stated.

"MY YUKINA!!!" Kuwabara rushed outside of Sumiko's room and headed to the left.

"Kuwabara!" Yusuke shouted, "Yukina is in the first room to the right."

Yusuke and Sumiko watched Kuwabara head the opposite way. "MY YUKINA!!!!!" There was a trail of dust following him (which meant Kuwabara was not cleaning the house)

"So, you ok Sumiko?" Yusuke asked as Sumiko placed the box in a drawer.

"Yup." Sumiko said as placed her key necklace pack to her neck.

"What was that?" Yusuke asked, meaning the box.

"Oh that? Those are all the dreams I ever dreamt ever since I was fourteen."

"Can I read?"

"Sorry Yusuke. Private information."

"Hm, I guess I can understand that." Yusuke said as he rubbed his fingers in his chin.

"So, what happened last night?" Sumiko asked.

"L-last night?" Yusuke stammered. Moreover, here he was thinking Kurama took that particular memory out, he thought.

"Wait, first of all, where am I?" Sumiko said as she stared at the bed.

"Is this a temple?" Sumiko asked. There was a look of amusement and happiness in her eyes. "I have always wanted to see temples. I always see them in Japanese documentary shows."

"You do?" Yusuke said glad to get off the subject. After this, he thought, I am going to talk to Kurama about certain things.

"Yeah. It is so cool! Can you tour me around?" Sumiko asked. In fact, she seemed to be begging.

"No problem!" Yusuke said as she placed one arm around her shoulder and led her to a tour at Genkai's temple.

***In the eating area where everyone (all the boys and girls in the yyh gang)***

"Welcome Sumiko! The name is Genkai. I am very glad to meet you." Genkai said as she held out an outstretched hand.

"Arigato." Sumiko said as she shook Genkai's hand. "Nice to meet you too. Are you the owner of this temple? It is so beautiful! I've seen almost everything and it was an absolute blast!"

Hiei nearly choked in his food. "Blast?" Hiei asked. Was that a comment or something?

"It is a compliment, Hiei" Kurama said although he was not reading Hiei's thoughts. "It means she describes it as something that she admires."

Hiei still looked confused. So did Yukina.

"I still do not understand." Yukina said.

Sumiko sat down beside between Yukina and Hiei, wanting to be beside Yukina and explain everything to her.

"When I meant it was a blast, it means it was great." Sumiko said.

"But what does a blast have to do with it?" Yukina asked, clearly confused.

Kuwabara tried to explain but ended getting it all jumbled up.

Sumiko laughed. (Hiei twitched when he heard her laugh and had the same battle in his mind as he had the day before)

"Yukina, what happens when there is a blast?" Sumiko asked.

"Explosion?" Yukina guessed.

"Right. So in the explosion you see a big nuclear explosion and a building goes down, I mean, destroyed." Sumiko said. "We derived it from that. When something explodes, you look and try to see what was the explosion about. It means that it got you interested."

"Oh!" Yukina said. "Now I get it."

Hiei noticed a bruise on Sumiko's hand and realized that it must come from his firepower. Hiei smirked, "Sumiko, remember anything last night?"

"Huh?"

"Baka. That stupid bruise in your arm! He, you are just like Kuwabara. So weak. You even fainted the moment I released at least some of my spiri-"

Kurama placed his hand on Hiei's mouth.

"He meant nothing Sumiko." Kurama said. Sumiko was not easily fooled.

"Ok Kurama, I know your hiding something from me." Sumiko said, her fingers drumming the table to show she was impatient.

"Nothing. It wa-"

"Do not bother Kurama. She remembers some." Yusuke said.

"Y-you do?" Kurama said turning to a now angry Sumiko.

"Did you just obliterate my memory?" Sumiko said.

"Uh, not really." Kurama said. "Just part of it."

"Ok, now return it back."

"What do you even remember?" Shizuru asked as she lighted up a cigarette.

"Let us see, I remember someone- no, you Shizuru getting angry at um, Hiei! Now I remember! Then you were about to hit him when, uh, there was black stuff around Hiei? Um, then, I felt weak and collapsed or something and I think Hiei collapsed too." Sumiko said.

"I think you got your memory back." Kurama said.

"I did? Oh I am so happy!!" Sumiko said clearly happy.

She is just like Botan. Hiei thought. Too bubbly.

In addition, I still feel sick when I am near her.

"I think you have potential Sumiko." Genkai said as she laid down her cup of tea in the table.

"Potential?" Hiei said, "Her? I do not sense any spirit energy in her." Once again, the moment he said it, he regretted it.

"Not the physical energy Hiei." Genkai said. "I meant her mental capabilities. She has a strong power over her mind."

"I do?" Sumiko said.

"Yes you do. I am very sure that Kurama over here noticed that." Genkai said as she looked at the direction of Kurama who was beside her.

"Genkai is right." Kurama said. "You got your memory back without anyone's help and that is something that would take years and years or in fact, never."

"Even Hiei could not do it." Genkai said grinning.

"I can do it much better than this Sumiko does." Hiei said before disappearing.

"No Hiei! Come back!" Yukina said. Too late, Hiei was out of sight.

***Hiei's favorite tree***

The moon just looks beautiful. Hiei said as he watched the full moon. I wonder, is Yukina looking at the moon too?

Nah, you are thinking too much now Hiei, a voice at the back of his head said.

"Yeah, I guess you are right." Hiei said as he yawned and outstretched his arms, ready to sleep.

Soon, he fell asleep.

***Hiei's dream***

"Sumiko?" a young girl asked as she pepped into the doorway of her sister. "C-can I sleep with you older sis?" she asked.

"Sure no problem, Mayie." Sumiko answered.

"Tell me something about mom and dad." She said.

Before Sumiko could answer, Mayie fell asleep in her arms right away.

However, Sumiko answered the question anyway.

"They are always too busy." Sumiko said as she turned her eyes away from her sleeping sister and stopped the tears.

***
Hiei woke up from his dream. It was already night but he still went towards the direction of Kuwabara's house. There she found Sumiko doing her assignment.

That baka, Hiei thought, She could get killed easily! She has her back to the window and she even left the window open! The Kazuma's are bakas. Hiei considered.

Anyway, looks like she got home. He thought.

"Hey Sumiko." Hiei said as he entered the room and landed in the bed.

Sumiko looked startled and turned to face Hiei in an attacking position, or a position that looked ready to attack.

"Oh, it is just you, Hiei." Sumiko said as she shrugged her shoulders. Hiei noticed that her eyes were red. Not from crying but from stopping the tears.

"D-did you just cry?" Hiei said.

"Who me? No way!!" Sumiko said. "I really am very sleepy. I still cannot understand the square root thing and I keep forgetting that eight times eight is sixty-four." Then Sumiko smiled, "oh well, that is math."

"Hn."

"Hiei, why is it that you mostly say hn?" Sumiko asked.

"Hn."

Sumiko giggled.

Those laugh again. Hiei thought, it is driving me crazy.

You want to hear her laugh again, wouldn't you?

Huh?

All you have to do is say hn again and she will laugh, again.

I will not do it.

I see that you are violating your free will!

You are not my free will. You are someone who confuses my free will.

Just say hn! I know you want to hear her laugh!

I do not!

Yes you do!

No I don't!

Yes you do!

I do not!

Yes you- oh this is getting nowhere.

Just laugh. If you laugh, it does not mean you like her. You just want to hear her laugh.

Well, just do not think I like her.

I would not. Why would I disobey my master?

You do not disobey me but you confuse my thoughts.

Laugh now! Before you will not get a good timing!

Ok, here it goes.

"Hn."

Sumiko laughed louder. Lucky for Hiei, Shizuru and Kuwabara were downstairs listening to loud music.

"Hn."

Sumiko laughed that tears were starting to fall from her face.

This time, Hiei grinned. "Hn." he said.

Sumiko laughed louder that she found it impossible to breathe. She ran past him and tried to get fresh air out of the window. "Air!" she said as she managed to capture her breath.

Hiei grinned at her. Sumiko looked at Hiei and grinned. Then they burst out laughing.

"Want to go for a walk?" Hiei asked Sumiko after they stopped laughing. Their faces were red from laughing. Both of them felt extremely light.

"Sure why not?" Sumiko said, then she slapped her head. "Oh, no I cannot. I still have a quiz tomorrow!"

"Then tomorrow then?" Hiei said.

"Tomorrow! Uh, where?"

"In the park. There is and ice cream truck there. Look for it. Kurama will be joining us." Hiei said, feeling much more comfortable with the girl.

"Sure!" Sumiko said.

"Then tomorrow." Hiei said as started to leave through the window.

"Tomorrow!" Sumiko said as she watched Hiei leave, "See you around shorty!" Sumiko said, copying his cousin's version of calling Hiei.

Hiei did not bother to punch her back. One, because he considered her as an friend enemy and two, he could do that anytime tomorrow...

When Hiei slept on his favorite tree, he looked at the moon.

Kurama, Yukina, and Sumiko. He thought. They are now very important people to me...

In a few minutes, Hiei drifted off to sleep.

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Note: (again) Hiei treats Sumiko as a close friend just as he treats
Kurama. Although he regards Sumiko as a person he will fight with for
the rest of his life, it is in a good way. Sumiko feels the same. Er,
something like that. ^_^

Note: (again, again) Please give me ideas. I got this chapter idea
from the first episode where Hiei was revealing about his past. Ghost
Fighter has repeated four times already!!! Anyway, I need ideas so
that I could make the chapters better so that you will all like it
since it would mostly come from you! Oh well... ^_^

Note: (again and again and again) Please review and oh yeah, thanks
for all your reviews!!

dreamturtle: Done!

Hiei: Finally.

Hiei slashes his final blow at the demon leader.

Kurama: That was not so bad.

Everyone nods.

Yusuke: So, can we read the story before the toddler comes and steals
our time of rest.

dreamturtle: Sure, why not. Just do not get mad, k?

Yusuke: Why would we? Hey, where am I in the story?

dreamturtle: You come out in the middle but there is not much so now I
am making you talk a lot now.

Yusuke: Oh.

dreamturtle grins and watches her newfound friends read the story and
make witty comments or sarcastic remarks as the story went on.