Star: I love you guys. Hugs all of them

Hiei: are you okay?

Star: just fine, see lets them go and a smiles

Yusuke: what are you on and why aren't you sharing?

Star: Nothing. Puts hands behind her back I have no idea what you are talking about.

Kurama: looks like an ice cream bar to me? Takes it from her hands. Here eat this hands her a carrot.

Star: takes it and eats it with distain.

Kuwabara: why can't you have candy? You're not fat. Looks her up and down

Star: ...

Kurama: okay, on with the story then...

The Beautiful Let Down

As Hiei and Botan entered the first part of the maze they began to see trees of autumn colors. The ice world looked as if it were set ablaze with color. This had to be a trap. There were no such trees in the ice world that Hiei could remember.

"Hiei, this is so nice." Botan said since she was blinded by the colors. "I've only seen colors like these in the Ningenkai during fall.

"Lets just go, we are wasting time." He continued to walk but stopped when he heard a beautiful voice.

"Hiei, what's..." Botan almost ran into him.
"Ha, now they are on the first stage of the maze. Atari has never failed to catch her prey. The dark man told the others.

Kurama backed from the cell bars, "Atari? The siren?"

"What? Who is that, Kurama? Will my brother make it out?" Yukina asked.

"She is a high class siren, she can lure even the most hateful of demons to her with her voice. I'm afraid that the odds are against Hiei in this one." Kurama said,

"How does she lure demons in?" Kuwabara pressed,

"By using the song to manipulate the way someone sees things. She takes the victim's most desired dream by and uses the image to reel them in so to speak."
Her voice was beautiful to Hiei's ears, but to Botan it had no affect. Hiei was walking closer to the Siren, lost in thoughts of family.

"Hiei?" Botan asked, "What are you doing. It is so obvious that this is a trap." For what Botan saw was an ugly tree with sharp teeth (think about Yoko Kurama's death tree).

"Come to me, Hiei. Your family is waiting for you." Atari sang.

"I guess I'll have to save him." Botan stepped in front of him with her arms out stretched. Hiei could only see her as a nasty demon. He was coming closer. What would make him stop? 'I know!' Botan thought. "Don't kill me after this." she said and prepared herself.

"What's this? A demon is in your way. Kill it." Atari sang. Hiei pulled out his Katana and slowly, trancelike. He walked over to Botan and was about to strike when he was interrupted. Botan had planted a small kiss on his soft lips, causing him to flinch back. Botan too was taken aback because she felt a spark of warmth when their lips linked.

"What? How can this be?" Atari asked as Hiei found reality once more. "I used your most desired dream?"

"Maybe you picked the wrong dream?" Hiei said and sliced the siren in two. Hiei sheathed his sword and walked on to the next part of the maze.

'What did he mean by the wrong dream?' Botan asked herself? "Hiei, wait up." Botan called and ran after him.
"Master. Atari has been killed." The blue haired woman returned.

"This means that those two are working together. I did not plan on this." he said "no matter I have another way of pulling them apart." He snickered and left the room once again.

"Hiei and Botan, working together?" Kuwabara was confused.

"It seems this has helped us in our plans. Wouldn't you agree Yusuke?" Kurama smiled playfully.

"Yes, I guess you are right. I'm good. "He said as if he planed the whole thing, which he did not, "I guess this kidnapping thing did help us in the long run. The girls nodded since they knew of the plan.

"Hey, guys what plan? What's going on?" Kuwabara asked
Star: Kurama?

Kurama: hmm?

Star: I love you. Hugs him

Kurama: O.o Why?

Star: Cuz you are nice and you are my very best friend.

Hiei: maybe we should give her the candy.

Star: oh, Hiei I love you too. Hugs him tighter

Hiei: let go baka onna.

Star: lets go

Hiei: X-X

Kuwabara: you never answered my question.