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The Past

I sat down, not really liking the situation. Yuske sat across from me, Kuwabara at his side. Kurama sat next to me. There was another mission. There's always another mission, but this one was different, this was one I wouldn't be going on. I shudder to think about what would happen. Yuske and Kurama can handle themselves but Kuwabara, well; he's a different story. The idiot would probably get them killed.

It was all Botan's fault. She thought that just because this mission involved an old friend who had broken me ought of jail before the sword theft, I wasn't qualified. She thought I would feel obligated to help him, or at least give him a break. Hn. Lot she knew.

The idiot was smirking across the table at me. The only thing that kept me seated was the fact that my sister liked him. I couldn't kill him. Yet. Yuske and Kurama had tried to stick up from me, saying that I would do no such thing, but the baby, Koenma, had said no.

Stupid toddler. Everyone left the table, leaving me alone. I got up and started to leave so I could follow them, at a safe distance, when Koenma and Botan came in. "Ah, good, your still here Hiei. Please have a seat." I glared at Botan and had the satisfaction of seeing her flinch. Smirking, I sat down.

"Now I know your a little upset about this," "Hn" "But it's for the best." The best, I thought savagely, glaring, how would he know what's best. I would have continued on this train of thought if I hadn't been interrupted.

"We know that you would probably go with them anyway, even if we told you not to, so we're placing you under surveillance. Understand you're not under arrest, but you're not to leave this building. And you're not to leave this room unless Botan or I is with you." He switched his binki to the other side of his mouth.

Then Konama's pet ogre came in, whispered something to Koenma and hurried off. Koenma stood up. "Well then, now that everything's covered, Botan and I must leave." He dashed out the door with Botan on his heels. The idiots didn't even close the door. I dashed out and was in the surrounding woods in an instant.