Wow, my story is getting nice reviews!! I'm so happy, now I no longer feel angry at for removing my last story. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!! Anyway, this chappie will be short, but the next one may be pretty long, depending on whether or I decide to be lazy. Ah, the powers of an authoress. Scribble, do the disclaimer, and let's start.

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Nightmares

Kurama's POV:

"Kurama, I had a scary dream, can I sleep with you?"

"Wha?" I was awoken in the middle of the night by this request. At first I had no idea who was talking to me. Then, I turned and saw Hiei, standing with (that can't be, it just can't. IS that...) a scared look on this face (Yes, it was. Damn, this really was getting bad). He was in the doorway, in at me...

...with a teddy bear in his arms.

Ok, this is just too much. I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to five, hoping that when I opened them, it would be morning, and this would be just some horrid nightmare.

I really didn't believe it would work though.

I was right. It didn't. Hiei still looked scared, and he still had that teddy bear.

I'm going to need a whole lot of therapy after this.

"Hiei, it's late, just go back to sleep," I told him groggily.

"I can't! I was sleeping, then I woke up, and there was a scary thing looking at me! I told it to go away, or I'd get my brother, but it just said 'Yes, you go do that, I'd like to see your "brother" again' and then I ran here, and I'm scared!!!"

I sighed and got up. "I'll see if it's still there." I really didn't want to, but if it would make him feel better, fine.

I walked over to my window and peered out. There was nothing there. Nothing that I could see, at least. I didn't feel any energy, familiar or not, either. The night sky was silent and empty.

"There's nothing there, Hiei. You just go back to sleep." He was sleeping in a guest room, down the hall from mine. We told him he used to sleep in the same room with me, but then decided he should get his own room, but it was empty because we hadn't gotten a chance to move things there yet. "You were probably just imagining things."

"NO! There was really someone there! Please, can I stay here with you? Please?"

I was about to say no, but then I looked down at him. He had the sweetest look imaginable, innocent, cute, and scared, asking only to be protected. Nobody, not even Yoko, could have said no to that face. I was no exception. I sighed. "Alright, you can sleep here tonight." I got back into bed, and he hopped in beside me. I felt his arms wrap around my neck, and he sighed a happy sigh.

(A/N: YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH DIRTY MINDS!!!! This is NOT meant to be anything bad-it's completely innocent! I should know, I wrote it!! If you thought it was meant in a bad way, please- GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTERS BEFORE I CONTINUE!!! Thank you. All others- just ignore this. Back to the story.)

I was feeling uneasy again. Then Hiei said, "You're the best big brother in the world, Kurama. I'm so happy you can be my brother." Then he fell asleep. My heart melted all over again. Then I fell asleep as well, not knowing someone was watching me the whole time.

Me: So, another chapter draws to a close. Ooh, the suspense- what will happen to Kurama and Hiei? Who is that stranger? Why am I so evil and lazy?

Scribble: I can only answer the first too. Smirks

Me: glares Thanks a lot. I meant to post this sooner, but my computer was blockaded- by my younger sister. Therefore, I could not type. I may not update for a while, but don't lose faith- I'll be back, with a probably long chapter. Thanks to all reading this crappy story, and more thanks to all those leaving con crit and nice reviews. More nice reviews will give me an incentive to write faster. Please no flames. Thanks to all in advance! Long Live the Demons!

-titangirl161