Suki: I know I know there aren't the 10 reviews we wanted, but inkheart reviewed and I can't leave her hanging. Onna isn't here right now so there won't be any witty banter so deal with it.

Hiei: Where is Onna?

Suki: She's at the mall with her new boyfriend, Jessie.

Hiei: BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suki: Oops I wasn't suppose to tell you that.

Hiei: This Jessie will die a slow and painful death

Suki: O.K. We no own you no sue. Please review.

Just so you know:

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Chapter 3: The 'Joyful' Homecoming

Opening her eyes Suki sat up, the fire was burning low and all of the boys were asleep, except Kurama. "Feeling better?" he asked.

"Who?" questioned Suki touching the blood stained bandages tied around her waist.

"Hiei," replied Kurama then he thought for a moment, " I probably shouldn't of told you that he hates to be thought of as caring." Kurama threw a few more branches in the fire, "What's your name?"

"Suki," she whispered.

'Suiichi why is she so afraid?' Yoko asked in Kurama's head, 'I thought we had proved we're not going to hurt her.'

'I guess I be afraid if I stumbled into a cave bleeding then weren't allowed to leave by four boys I didn't know.' answered Suiichi voice. Kurama could feeling Yoko roll his eyes then raise an eyebrow, 'What?'

'You think she's cute even though she's covered in blood and soaked,' replied Yoko.

'You're imagining things,' Suiichi stuttered.

'Can't blame you if anyone can still smell that intoxicating through all that...'

'I don't like where you are going with that so stop'

'Okay relax I be quiet coughyoulikehercough' Suiichi was about to respond when Suki asked,

"Are you alright?"

"Just fine," he said as the other started to stir. Hiei left to see if the hunters were gone, Suki climbed to her feet ready to get out of the cave. Then Hiei came back and nodded and disappeared all together. Yusuke and Kuawbara left next arguing about some random thing that came up. Suki tried to walk across the cavern, but her leg spazzed. She started to fall when two hands caught her around the waist holding her up.

"Um thanks, " she said, not facing Kurama, but trying to walk again.

"You're not really strong enough yet to walk," he chuckled catching Suki again.

"I'm not staying here so I'm going home one way or another," Suki reassured herself more than him.

"Let me help you get home," said Kurama.

"What?" asked Suki surprised?

"As a thank you from healing me last night I'll help you get home without collapsing," he stammered a little taken back, she nodded. "Hold my arm and I'll keep you up." Suki gripped his arm and composed herself as much as she could, they left the cave with surprising easy.

'Wow he must be strong to hold me up so easily. Well Kurama is cute when he's not covered in cuts. Ahh BAD SUKI stop thinking like that he just held you captive in a cave all night, but he didn't hurt you. And now he taking you home,' she thought

"Which way" he asked when they reached a path in the park.

"The left," Suki replied glancing to the side at him, both of them kept quiet for a while except for the taunted of Yoko is Kurama's head.

'You're enjoying having a beautiful woman on your arm aren't you.' No answer, 'Just admit you like her a be done with it.'

'YOKO SHUT UP,' yelled Suiichi's voice, 'Unlike you I can't just decide I like someone and that I want them.'

'Suiichi you have had me in your head your entire life and because of that you think like a demon not a human so you can,' countered Yoko. Suki broke him from the conversation,

"Hey Kurama if you had bandages last night why didn't you use them?"

"Hiei had them and didn't tell us until you passed out," answered Kurama, "then said something about there only being enough for one person." "If I didn't know him better I'd think it was his attempt at thanking you for healing his shoulder," he continued. Leaving the park behind they walked down familar street while learning a little bit about each other. Kurama sighed.

"What's wrong?" Suki asked.

"We're being followed,:" he replied carelessly, his face completely unchanging.

"By who?" she said stumbling to look back behind them.

"No one dangerous just some crazy fangirl that always follow me," sighed Kurama. Suki laughed at this silently,

"Why do you have fangirls?"

"I don't know," he answered as Suki spotted them.

'This is just great I'm hanging on the arm of the guy ,of what looks like, crazy cheerleaders worship. Oh now they're giving me death glare. perfect," she thoutht. In the distance loud dance music could be, when they turned the cornor Suki relized where the music was coming from. By the look on her face Kuram figured it out too.

"Mom must be drunk again," she said nervously. The music stopped abruptly and a door opened ahead. A woman came out, sort of, she was stumbling everywhere and falling over lawn gnomes. 'Not again,' she thought, the woman fell over another lawn gnome and passed out face down. When they walked past on their way to the door Kurama asked,

"Shouldn't you take her inside?"

"No, she must be really out of it and my sisters must of sent her out for milk," she replied

"So you're just going to leave her there?" he asked.

"Pretty much," she said reaching the door, befores Suki touched the handle the door flew open and two little girls ran out.

"Suki you came back, " one yelled grabbing her legs, the other stopped inches in front of her,

"Why do you have bandages on?" Ignoring her suki tried to get the other girl off, which resulted in her falling backwards.

"Alright Mai you can get off now," she sighed as the girl released her grip. A hand outstreched to help her up, Suki took it.

"Suki who's that?" asked of the girls.

"Who?" she asked confused.

"Who is the guy who's hand you holding," the girl sighed. Suki looked down at her hand and she was still holding Kurama's hand. Quickly letting go of it she felt the blush rise in her cheeks,

"He's just a friend," she answered, Suki pushed past the girls and into the house. Stumbling down the hall she heard the front door close. In her room she grabbed some pink pajama pants and a white tank top, Suki careful changed into them, then brushed her teeth, and headed back to the living room. To her surprse Kurama was sitting on the couch staring off into space. "I really don't mean to be rude, but what are you still doing here?" she asked.

"Your sister are holding me hostage til after breakfast is done," he sighed.

"Oh," Suki said sittind down next to him.

Suki: Please calm down Hiei sure she still loves you too.

Hiei: He will still die, but you first

Suki: (screams) Help (runs and hides behind Kurama)

Hiei: the fox won't save you (runs at them)

Suki: Review and if I survive an extremly jealous Hiei me and Onna will post another chapter.(screams again)