Hey! I'm glad you guys liked my last chapter, to tell you guys the truth, I didn't think you guys would have liked it. But I'm Happy!!! I'm trying my best to update as soon as I can, I always try to update within the span of a couple of days. Well here's chapter eight.... ENJOY!

I am truly not making any money off of this, I really don't think that any of us are, I'm just a poor college student that is bored and somewhat imaginative. So, read, and Enjoy!

Notes: Sometimes it will be point of view, sometimes it won't, depends on where the story takes me, I will write and update often, since I know what it is like to be in the middle of a really good story and to just be left hanging.

(Words with a day will be journal entries made by the character, and I think in this story each character will have his own, maybe. Words with ** means they will be personal thoughts. Also, I may throw in song lyrics so beware of those.)

Glass Vase

Baby, baby, baby when all your love is gone who will save me

From all I'm up against out in this world,

And maybe, maybe, maybe you'll find something that's enough to keep you

But if the bright lights don't receive you

You should turn yourself around and come on home.

-Matchbox 20, Bright Lights

Chapter 8: The Morning Rituals

*Soft.....*

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Tuesday

Ok, short entry. Last night, what do I tell you about last night? That the most incredible thing in the three worlds happened! Last night, I told Hiei that I loved him, and he kissed me. He kissed me, oh gods he kissed me, I can still feel the warmth of his lips on mine, feel his breath brush against my cheek ever so softly. It was so perfect, absolutely perfect. But now that I think about it, he didn't really say anything after that... he didn't tell me how he felt about it. Though, not that he would, but I at least know that he likes, otherwise he wouldn't have kissed me. Well, nothing really happened after that, after the kiss, he looked at me with his beautiful garnet gaze, and then said "see you tomorrow, fox" and took off. I later saw him asleep in our room, curled up in a ball on the futon.

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As the sun started it's lazy rise over the horizon, an elderly women began her search. As Genkai was looking through the several rooms, she paused, she would give them five more minutes.

After Five Minutes....

"WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled in Yusuke's and Kuwabara's room. She smirked at the sight of them running all over the place, trying to coordinate themselves and get dressed.

"OBAASAN!! It's barely dawn!" Yelled Yusuke, from underneath a pile of comforters.

"Just get up dimwit, and be ready in 10 minutes, breakfast will be ready by then, you will have 20 minutes to eat, then we will begin our training. Which will end at sunset." She said as she turned her back, and walked in the direction to Hiei and Kurama's room. She heard moaning and groaning behind her, but it fell on deaf ears.

She stopped in front of their door. *Most likely.... They'll be awake.* "Boys." She started, not opening the door, respecting their privacy.

"Yes?" She heard the soft alto of Kurama's voice respond.

"Breakfast will be ready in 10 minutes, I expect you will be there and ready. Training will begin in half an hour. See you then."

"Hai."

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"Hai." Said Kurama, who was neatly making and putting away his futon. He looked over to the window, and saw that Hiei was sitting there, as always. Hiei was cleaning his katana with a piece of cloth he had ripped from his already non-existent shirt. Kurama just stared in awe at the Koorime's lean and porcelain skin.

Hiei sensed Kurama's eyes on him, and he lifted his head from it's position and met Kurama's eyes. He allowed himself a smirk, and he watched as Kurama's cheeks glowed with a faint pink tint. Kurama felt the room heat up, and quickly looked down and finished picking up the mess on the floor.

"We should get going." Said Hiei's deep voice from the door.

"Yes, I'm coming." Said Kurama as he put on his shoes, and quickly fell into step with the jaganshi. The two walked in silence towards the main room in the temple.

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"Ohayo Yukina-chan, Botan-chan." Kurama said politely before taking his seat next to Hiei, who just nodded in the direction of each female.

"Good morning Kurama, Hiei. You both are up quite a bit early today. I hear Genkai has had trouble getting Yusuke and Kuwabara out of bed." Said Botan in her usual cheerful voice.

"Hn." Hiei grunted, then noticed Yukina's gentle gaze on him, and he melted, and he offered her a small imperceptible smile.

The door slammed open and almost fell off the runner as Yusuke and Kuwabara entered the main room of the temple. Still looking sleep deprived. Yusuke rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he greeted everyone. Then the big oranged-haired oaf turned and gazed around the room, and his eyes fell on Yukina.

"WAH! YUKINA-CHAN!!!!" Shrieked the now fully awakeKuwabara. Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, as well as the rest, held on to their ears for dear life. Trying desperately to try and keep their ears from falling off. "Yukina-chan, you came all this way just to see your beloved Kuwa? You really do love me!" He said. He kneeled in front of the tiny ice maiden, and took her hands into his large clumsy ones. "I guess that's the power of love, baby."

Hiei snorted at that comment. "Ch, dream on baka." He said under his breath.

"Bite my ankles shorty!" Kuwabara retaliated.

"Enough. We have a lot of work to do, and we cannot spend time arguing over petty things. Now it is now 5AM. Eat. Then bathe, for we have a lot to do." Genkai said in a voice that booked no argument. Hiei and Kuwabara remained silent through out the mean. Then they all went to the spring for a quick cleaning. Now the real fun began.

To Be Continued...................

Ok, I know that this is short, but give me some credit, I am just winging it here! But please review and the more you guys review, the faster these updates will be! I'm not dead, just stuck. PLEASE REVIEW. P.S I'm Sooooooo glad you guys liked my other short fic! (Where's my cyber-cookie?)