Hiei: what are you doing now?

Star: I just found a great song for my story.

Kurama: what is it?

Star: It's called I'll stand by you.

Kuwabara: aw how cute. Hiei glares evilly at Kuwabara

Star: It's not my song it belongs to....

Kuwabara: the pretenders.

Star: that's right!

Yusuke: that's dandy... can we get on with the story?

Star: U-U

Kurama: what is it?

Star: Dandy rhymes with candy.

I'll stand by you (duh)

Botan and Hiei had been walking for hours and they had faced many small traps that were easy and yet a pain to get through. They were exhausted and the day was nearly over.

"Hiei?" Botan asked "are you tired?" She asked

"No." he lied.

"Oh." she said, "umm, I know this might be a bad time considering how little time we have, but can we find a place to stay for the night?"

"Hn. Fine" he said and they found a clearing in the maze that looked safe enough. It was an open thicket near a cotton candy pink lake and blue ice bushes. Astonishingly it was warm and cozy.

Botan sat down and Hiei followed, Botan yawned and fell asleep on his shoulder, without realizing it. Hiei was too tired to move her so he placed his head on top of hers and fell into a deep sleep.

Hiei's Dream

"Hiei?" came a voice.

"Who's there?" he asked as he was pulled from his body.

"You see her?" the voice asked, "She is not your friend. She will kill you if you give her the chance to."

"Hn. I don't believe you" he said and turned away from Botan's sleeping body.

"You told her your secret, she will betray you. She will leave you. Just like your family left you. Just like everyone else." The voice said.

"No."

"Think about it. When was the last time you trusted anyone?"

"Machiko (reusing a name from my other fic. But she is a different person. KK)." Hiei whispered

"And what did she do to you?" the voice said, "She left you to die and ran off with some other dude." The voice said. "The sun is rising, wake up."

Das Ende. Of the dream

Hiei woke up with a start. What the dream was telling him was true, or so he thought. Hiei picked up the sleeping Botan and tied her to a yellow tree.

"Hiei? Wha?" Botan tried to break free.

"I will don't know." He said and fell to his knees with his head in his hands.

"I can help you with that?" the voice was back only it was behind him, coming from a blue haired yellow skinned Demon. "You need to kill her and then no one will be here to betray you," he said

"Hiei." Botan looked at him with pleading eyes. She realized that she loved him in more ways than one. "It's not true." Tears were falling as she began to sing. She saw tears of agony in his eyes.

Tada the song (hope this come out right)

Oh, why you look so sad?

Tears are in your eyes

Come on and come to me now.

Don't be ashamed to cry,

Let me see you through

Cause I've seen the dark side too.

When the night falls on you,

You don't know what to do,

Nothing you confess

Could make me love you less

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you.

So, if you're mad get mad,

don't hold it all inside,

Come on and talk to me now.

And hey, what you got to hide?

I get angry too well I'm a lot like you.

When you're standing at the crossroads,

Don't know which path to choose,

Let me come along,

Cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you. Take me into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you. I'll stand by you.

And when, when the night falls on you baby,

you're feeling all alone,

you won't be on your own, and I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you Take me in into your darkest hour and I'll never desert you I'll stand by you.

End song

"Hiei." Botan said, "Please don't."

"Botan." He acted as if he was going to kill Botan but instead he cut her free. "As for you." he turned to the dream demon.

"You can kill me. But it will be in vane. The last to trials of this maze will be harder to stop." He said before he was dead.

"Hiei." Botan said, "I'm sorry if you thought that I would betray you. I would never because you are my friend and don't think that for a second I would..."She was cut off by his gaze, "what is it?" she asked

"Hn. Nothing." He said as he came closer and closer to her. He longed to kiss her just once. To see what this "love" thing was all about. He had felt it once but she ran out on him like all the others. Maybe Botan was different. He stopped just before his lips met hers. "Let's keep going we have two days left. And they walked on.


Hiei: What? How can you end it there?

Kuwabara: ooh, do you wanna see what happens next? Do you like Botan for real or something?

Hiei: blushes Hn. No

Star: that's too bad. Walks to a screen. Like on a game show tell him what he could have won, Kurama.

Kurama: sorry Hiei, she made me. Pulls the screen back it's Botan.

Star: glares evilly say it.

Kurama Sighs Tada! Does a little dance. This is so degrading.

Everyone: Hahaha.

Star: I never thought you would actually do it. Hahaha.

Kurama: Kuwabara would you do the honors? Runs after star

Kuwabara: That's all folks.