"So Kuwabara, how much of serenity did you see ?" whispered Yusake.
"Nothing really, before I could really see her she had covered herself"
whispered Kuwabara. "I hear what you two are saying you know" said serenity
as she tuned her electric guitar. (She has a lot of room in her duffle bag,
doesn't she ?) "Brat" mumbled Kuwabara. "Perverted jerk" mumbled serenity.
Serenity had changed back into her white shirt and black biker shorts in
order for Kuwabara to stop cracking jokes about her and Hiei being alike.
"Are you sure it was a good idea for this to happen ?" asked shippo.
Serenity didn't answer and continued to play her guitar one string at a
time, which is the most annoying way to play it.
**flashback**
"I have a few errands to run, I don't feel right leaving Serenity and shippo alone" said Hiei. "We'll come with you !" said serenity. "Nah, I'll let them watch you" said Hiei as he pointed to Kuwabara and Yusake. Serenity sweat dropped, so did shippo. "You have a problem with that ?" asked Hiei as he tapped his foot on the floor. Serenity sighed. "No Sir, theres no problem" said serenity like the obedient girl she was. "What ?! You want us to watch those two ?!!" shouted Yusake. Hiei nodded and grinned. He knew the house would maybe be in shambles when he returned, but dealing with Serenity and Shippo would be payback for Kuwabara and Yusake for coming over without calling or even asking. "They better still be alive when I come back" said Hiei as he left, closing the door behind him. Serenity stood with fox-fire charging in her hands, she didn't trust Yusake or Kuwabara. "None of that little girl !!" yelled Yusake. Serenity growled and went back to normal. "We're fighters too, if even try to attack us, we'll make sure you an inch from death before we stop !" said Kuwabara. Serenity shot them an icy glare and went and sat down.
**end flashback**
"Somehow, I think I know them from somewhere" thought serenity. She glared at Kuwabara again, she couldn't get over when he saw her...naked. Kuwabara noticed serenity starring at him. He held out his hand and in a flash was holding a sword that was made from spirit energy. Serenity's eyes grew wide at the sight. "You're him !!!" said serenity as she pointed at Kuwabara. "you're the one who came in second in the tournament with Genkai !!!" shouted serenity. Kuwabara smiled at the comment. "I entered that tournament, but it was so far away, I couldn't go. Its so cool that actually almost won !!" shouted serenity.
"im the one who won ! don't I get a congratulations or something ?!" said Yusake. Serenity didn't hear Yusake and turned to Kuwabara. "I heard you got turned small, then your arm got twisted !! I've always wanted to meet you in person! I'm honored to be in your presence" said serenity as she bowed her head respectively. "its nice to know I have my own fan-girl" said Kuwabara. "but im the one who came in first place !!" yelled Yusake. Serenity starred at Yusake. "really ?!!" shouted serenity, forgetting all about Kuwabara. "yeah, I almost died, too" said Yusake. "that's so cool !!!" said serenity. "this is the only girl I know who not grossed out about fighting" thought Yusake. "you used the spirit gun right ?" asked serenity. Yusake nodded. "will you be so kind and show me ? I've never seen a spirit gun attack before !" said serenity. "I'd blow up something !" shouted Yusake. "then fire it at me" said serenity.
"what ?!! I'd kill you !" said Yusake. "im a demon !! I cant die that easy !!" shouted serenity. "don't do it Yusake !! shes crazy, she doesn't know how powerful it is !!" shouted Kuwabara. "what ? you scared to hurt a girl ?! is that it ?! huh ? huh ?! huh ?!!" shouted serenity as she shook Yusake by the collar of his shirt. "Hiei will kill us both if he came home you were dead !!" said Yusake. "so you wont fulfill one of the many dreams of a young girl...how low can you go ?!!" shouted serenity as tears ran down her face. "alright !!" shouted Yusake. Serenity's tears stopped immediately. Serenity back-flipped about 5 feet away from Yusake.
"ok, give me your best shot !!" said serenity. Yusake stood up and pointed his finger like a gun at serenity. serenity saw the bluish glow form on the tip of Yusake's finger, she was getting a bit nervous, but she'd survive, right ? "spirit gun !!!" shouted Yusake as he shot the spirit energy at serenity. Kuwabara and shippo watched as the blast of energy hit Serenity. serenity gritted her teeth to keep from yelling in pain. She collapsed onto the floor, overpower by the attack. "is she, dare I say it, dead ?" asked Yusake. "Serenity !!" yelled shippo as he ran over to her. "oh no !! shes dead !! shes gone ! shes riding with Boton to spirit world as we speak !!" cried Kuwabara.
Serenity opened her eyes. "im not dead, im just resting from the attack" said serenity. "shes alive !! shes not dead !!" shouted Kuwabara as he ran over to serenity and hugged her. "umm, our faces are touching..." said serenity. Kuwabara noticed what he was doing and let go of serenity. "I don't like you or anything, I was just glad you weren't dead" said Kuwabara. "I'll think that too" said serenity. she got up and dusted herself off. "nice attack, I have a feeling that that wasn't your best one though" said serenity. "it wasn't, I didn't want you to get killed" said Yusake.
"aww, you actually have feelings for me ?" said serenity. "don't push it" said Yusake. Serenity's ears flattened, but she smiled anyway. Then, the phone rang in the hallway. Serenity ran down the hallway, nearly slipping on the floor and answered the phone. "hello ?....yes Hiei lives here...who am I ?..im Serenity...Kurama ? oh I like that name !" said serenity. Yusake knocked serenity on her head and took the phone from her. "owwwww..." said serenity as she rubbed her head. Serenity wanted to know this Kurama person, so she ran upstairs and picked up the phone and listened to the conversation.
"who was that girl, that was a girl right ?" asked Kurama. "yes it was a girl, some girl Hiei saved" said Yusake. "she sounds very nice, have any idea where she's from ?" asked Kurama. "shes a hanyou, not sure where she came from" said Yusake. "anyway, is Hiei there ?" asked Kurama. "he went out to run some errands" said Yusake. Serenity felt a sneeze coming, she tried to hold it in, but failed. "Aaachoo !!" serenity sneezed. "bless you" said both Yusake and Kurama. "wait a minute...SERENITY GET OFF THE PHONE !!" shouted Yusake. "why ?!" said serenity. "because I said so !" said Yusake. "hi there serenity" said Kurama. "hi, so you think im nice ?" asked serenity. "from your voice you sound fairly nice" said Kurama. "shes a freak of nature ! she has dog-like ears for crying out loud !!" yelled Yusake. "your so mean to me Yusake-sama !!" cried serenity. "just by talking to you I can tell your no freak" said Kurama. "aww stop it Kurama, your making me blush" said serenity.
Then, the sound of something being hit and serenity's whimpering was heard over the phone. "its all taken care of Yusake" said Kuwabara, then he hung up the phone he took from serenity. Serenity rubbed her head where Kuwabara hit her. "that hurt !! what'd you do that for ?!!" yelled serenity. "for listening in on other peoples conversations, didn't your parents teach you anything ?!" asked Kuwabara. Serenity didn't answer. "oh, its like that ?" asked Kuwabara. "just drop it, they died a long time ago" said serenity as she walked down the stairs. Serenity almost had tears in her eyes, she walked over to 'her' bed and fell down face first onto it. Shippo jumped up near her. "whats wrong ?" asked shippo. "nothing" said serenity in a muffled voice.
**flashback**
"mommy !! daddy !! where are you ?!" yelled serenity (age 4) as she tried to find her parents in the flaming house. Then the roof in another room collapsed. Serenity ran into the room and saw her mom and dad, they were buried in the burning ceiling of the room. "Serenity !!" shouted a voice. Serenity turned and saw Inu-yasha (age 9) standing behind her. "inu-yasha- kun ! mommy and daddy, they were in there when roof fell !" cried serenity. inu-yasha took hold of serenity's hand and tried to find a way out. Fire was all around them, soon they'd both be burned alive.
Serenity cried into inu-yasha's shirt, she was scared. "there has to be a way outta here !!" shouted inu-yasha. "whip of light !!" shouted a voice. A wall of fire was slashed away and standing there was Sesshomaru (age 13) who had cleared away the fire with his attack. "come on you guys !!" yelled Sesshomaru. Inu-yasha carried serenity on his back and ran out of the room with Sesshomaru. "know where mom and dad are ?" asked Sesshomaru. "they went gone-gone" said serenity sadly. "gone-gone ? you mean ?" said Sesshomaru in a shocked voice. Inu-yasha nodded, although he didn't want to believe it. Then, before any of them could react, part of the ceiling fell on them.
"they survived, not too bad burns here and there, but we cant say that about their parents...and since they have no known relatives, we must set them up for adoption" said on of the doctors in the hospital.
**end flashback**
"Kaede-baba adopted us, she took care of us until Sesshomaru was old enough to get a job that paid for a house, inu-yasha soon helped and we moved to a bigger house, I never complained about all the moving we did, but I'll never forget what happened that night..." thought serenity. "serenity, why are you so quiet all of a sudden ?" asked Yusake. "im a bit tired...im alright though" said serenity.
Serenity sat up and looked down at the floor. "can I go out for awhile ?" asked serenity softly. "why ?" asked Kuwabara. "I need some fresh air" said serenity. "alright, but don't stay out too long" said Yusake. Serenity walked to the door, Shippo, Kuwabara, and Yusake followed. Serenity walked outside and took out her magic leaf and a wind blew up. when it had died down, Serenity and Shippo were both high in the air flying away. "I wonder why she suddenly became so un-happy. "said Yusake. "reminding her about her parents must've brought back bad memories" said Kuwabara.
Hours passed and serenity and shippo still weren't back. Clouds blew into town and it began to rain. "serenity, you know we're flying in the rain, right ?" asked shippo. Serenity didn't answer. The rain got harder and harder and thunder filled the air with noise. "Hiei will get super mad at us if he's home and we're not there !" said shippo. Serenity still didn't answer, but she started to fly back to Hiei's house.
When she had returned and looked through the window, she saw Hiei was home, and Kuwabara and Yusake had left. She knocked on the door and Hiei opened it. "where'd you go young lady ?!" shouted Hiei. serenity didn't answer. "shes been like that for a while" said shippo. "your soaking wet, go change, I'll be waiting upstairs for you" said Hiei. serenity walked down the hall into another bathroom and changed into her black dress and walked upstairs to Hiei's room.
Hiei was waiting for Serenity, he looked a bit angry. "whats the matter ?" asked Hiei. "nothing" said serenity. Hiei got up and took serenity by her arm and sat her down on his bed. "tell me, I don't to see you like this" said Hiei. "im fine" said serenity. "your lying, I don't tolerate lying" said Hiei in a scolding tone. "im ok, don't worry about me" said serenity. Hiei really didn't want to see serenity like this, it was depressing. Hiei sat down next to serenity. "please, tell me whats bothering you" said Hiei. serenity didn't answer again. Then, serenity felt Hiei's arm come around her shoulder.
Serenity felt her emotions give way and tears formed in her eyes. "when me and my brothers were little...there was a fire and our parents died in the fire..." said serenity as best as she could without crying. "its been 10 years since then...but then Kuwabara brought the fact about them, not that I blame him...whenever I hear about my parents, I think of that night when they died" she continued. "im sorry to hear that your parents died, but im glad you told me" said Hiei. Then, Hiei hugged serenity tightly and stroked her hair gently. "On your own at 14, taking care of an annoying kitsune, and you lost your parents at a young age...yet, you haven't cried once while talking to me just now" thought Hiei.
Serenity was wondering why Hiei was hugging her. "im I that pathetic ? does he feel sorry for me ?" thought serenity. shippo peeked inside and saw Hiei embracing Serenity. "they're so cute together !! and the matching colors they wear is another sign of pairing" thought shippo. Serenity pulled away from Hiei and stood up. "thanks, you've made me feel a lot better" said serenity with a smile. Hiei was glad to see serenity smiling again, but he didn't show it. Lighting struck outside and the lights went out. "ahhhh !!!" shouted serenity as she jumped into Hiei's arms. "don't like a dark, ne ?" "haii..." said serenity softly. Hiei felt funny holding serenity in his arms like this, so he set her down. Serenity sniffed the air and smelled shippo. "shippo !! were you spying on us ?!!" yelled serenity. "no !" answered shippo.
Hiei took serenity by her arm and lead her downstairs. Shippo followed, but fell a few times. "its too dark to see anything !!" said serenity. Hiei clicked on a flashlight. "that better ?" asked Hiei. "kind of" said serenity. serenity held her hand up and a flame of fox-fire lit up the room. "that works too..." said Hiei. serenity's fox-fire was working, but it kept going out. "well, it's a bit late, you should be in bed young lady" said Hiei with a smirk. "im not tired" said serenity. "last time I checked the clock, it was 11:30" said Hiei. "may I please stay up ?" asked serenity. "and do what ?" asked Hiei. serenity was gone in a flash. "try to find me ! im somewhere in the house" said serenity from somewhere in the house. "fine, I'll find you in less than 10 seconds I bet" said Hiei.
2 hours later...
"shes not in the living room, nor in any of the hallways" said shippo. "shes not even upstairs" said Hiei as he came downstairs. Hiei heard someone giggling and went upstairs again, this time into his room. "I know your in here ! I hear you laughing !!" said Hiei. Hiei looked in the closet, Serenity wasn't there. Then, he looked under his bed, he found her. "awww, you found me" said serenity cutely. Serenity came out from underneath Hiei's bed. "now go to bed" said Hiei. "still not sleepy" said serenity. Hiei growled a bit and clenched his fist, but didn't hit serenity. serenity was gone again. "not again !!" yelled Hiei. "I saw her run downstairs again" said shippo.
Hiei ran downstairs and saw serenity run down another hall. Unknown to serenity at the moment, Hiei was very fast. Before serenity could run one more step, Hiei was in front of her. serenity skidded to a halt and tried to run the other way, but Hiei grabbed her by her ear. "OWW !! let go !!" yelled serenity. "will you behave and go to bed ?" asked Hiei. "yes, yes ! I'll go to bed..." said serenity. Hiei let serenity go and she walked down the hall to her bed.
Serenity fell onto her bed and shippo sat next to her. Hiei placed a blanket over them and walked away. "Hiei, can you tell us a story ?" asked shippo. Hiei growled and walked over to them again. "girl likes boy, boy likes girl, they both die, cry cry cry the end" said Hiei and he walked upstairs to his room. "what story was that ?" asked shippo. "the very short and simple version of Romeo and Juliet" said serenity as she dozed off. Lighting struck outside louder and brighter. "im scared !!" said shippo. "don't be a baby shippo" said serenity. then, the very loud roar of thunder was heard. "AAAAHHHHHHHH !!!!!" shouted serenity and shippo at once.
Serenity ran upstairs with shippo on her shoulder and into Hiei's room. She quickly hid under the covers of Hiei's bed. Hiei awoke in shock and glared at serenity and shippo. Lighting struck again, making Hiei jump a bit. "can we stay in here ?" asked serenity. "whatever, as long as shippo sleeps in the middle" said Hiei. "why does shippo have to sleep in...ohhhh !" said serenity realization hit her. Shippo climbed over serenity and lay between Hiei and Serenity. "goodnight" said Hiei. Serenity didn't answer, neither did Shippo. then, Hiei heard Serenity snoring loudly. "This girl will be the death of me !!!" thought Hiei as he covered his head with his pillow to try and block out serenity's loud snoring.
To be continued...
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"I heard you got turned small and you not your arm twisted !! I've always wanted to meet you in person ! Im honored to be in your present !!" shouted serenity as she bowed her head respectively. "Uh, you said in your present, you're supposed to say presence" said Yusake. "Oh really ? My bad !!" shouted serenity. "Shut-up ! You're making it worse !! We're never gonna work in Hollywood again !" shouted Kuwabara.
**flashback**
"I have a few errands to run, I don't feel right leaving Serenity and shippo alone" said Hiei. "We'll come with you !" said serenity. "Nah, I'll let them watch you" said Hiei as he pointed to Kuwabara and Yusake. Serenity sweat dropped, so did shippo. "You have a problem with that ?" asked Hiei as he tapped his foot on the floor. Serenity sighed. "No Sir, theres no problem" said serenity like the obedient girl she was. "What ?! You want us to watch those two ?!!" shouted Yusake. Hiei nodded and grinned. He knew the house would maybe be in shambles when he returned, but dealing with Serenity and Shippo would be payback for Kuwabara and Yusake for coming over without calling or even asking. "They better still be alive when I come back" said Hiei as he left, closing the door behind him. Serenity stood with fox-fire charging in her hands, she didn't trust Yusake or Kuwabara. "None of that little girl !!" yelled Yusake. Serenity growled and went back to normal. "We're fighters too, if even try to attack us, we'll make sure you an inch from death before we stop !" said Kuwabara. Serenity shot them an icy glare and went and sat down.
**end flashback**
"Somehow, I think I know them from somewhere" thought serenity. She glared at Kuwabara again, she couldn't get over when he saw her...naked. Kuwabara noticed serenity starring at him. He held out his hand and in a flash was holding a sword that was made from spirit energy. Serenity's eyes grew wide at the sight. "You're him !!!" said serenity as she pointed at Kuwabara. "you're the one who came in second in the tournament with Genkai !!!" shouted serenity. Kuwabara smiled at the comment. "I entered that tournament, but it was so far away, I couldn't go. Its so cool that actually almost won !!" shouted serenity.
"im the one who won ! don't I get a congratulations or something ?!" said Yusake. Serenity didn't hear Yusake and turned to Kuwabara. "I heard you got turned small, then your arm got twisted !! I've always wanted to meet you in person! I'm honored to be in your presence" said serenity as she bowed her head respectively. "its nice to know I have my own fan-girl" said Kuwabara. "but im the one who came in first place !!" yelled Yusake. Serenity starred at Yusake. "really ?!!" shouted serenity, forgetting all about Kuwabara. "yeah, I almost died, too" said Yusake. "that's so cool !!!" said serenity. "this is the only girl I know who not grossed out about fighting" thought Yusake. "you used the spirit gun right ?" asked serenity. Yusake nodded. "will you be so kind and show me ? I've never seen a spirit gun attack before !" said serenity. "I'd blow up something !" shouted Yusake. "then fire it at me" said serenity.
"what ?!! I'd kill you !" said Yusake. "im a demon !! I cant die that easy !!" shouted serenity. "don't do it Yusake !! shes crazy, she doesn't know how powerful it is !!" shouted Kuwabara. "what ? you scared to hurt a girl ?! is that it ?! huh ? huh ?! huh ?!!" shouted serenity as she shook Yusake by the collar of his shirt. "Hiei will kill us both if he came home you were dead !!" said Yusake. "so you wont fulfill one of the many dreams of a young girl...how low can you go ?!!" shouted serenity as tears ran down her face. "alright !!" shouted Yusake. Serenity's tears stopped immediately. Serenity back-flipped about 5 feet away from Yusake.
"ok, give me your best shot !!" said serenity. Yusake stood up and pointed his finger like a gun at serenity. serenity saw the bluish glow form on the tip of Yusake's finger, she was getting a bit nervous, but she'd survive, right ? "spirit gun !!!" shouted Yusake as he shot the spirit energy at serenity. Kuwabara and shippo watched as the blast of energy hit Serenity. serenity gritted her teeth to keep from yelling in pain. She collapsed onto the floor, overpower by the attack. "is she, dare I say it, dead ?" asked Yusake. "Serenity !!" yelled shippo as he ran over to her. "oh no !! shes dead !! shes gone ! shes riding with Boton to spirit world as we speak !!" cried Kuwabara.
Serenity opened her eyes. "im not dead, im just resting from the attack" said serenity. "shes alive !! shes not dead !!" shouted Kuwabara as he ran over to serenity and hugged her. "umm, our faces are touching..." said serenity. Kuwabara noticed what he was doing and let go of serenity. "I don't like you or anything, I was just glad you weren't dead" said Kuwabara. "I'll think that too" said serenity. she got up and dusted herself off. "nice attack, I have a feeling that that wasn't your best one though" said serenity. "it wasn't, I didn't want you to get killed" said Yusake.
"aww, you actually have feelings for me ?" said serenity. "don't push it" said Yusake. Serenity's ears flattened, but she smiled anyway. Then, the phone rang in the hallway. Serenity ran down the hallway, nearly slipping on the floor and answered the phone. "hello ?....yes Hiei lives here...who am I ?..im Serenity...Kurama ? oh I like that name !" said serenity. Yusake knocked serenity on her head and took the phone from her. "owwwww..." said serenity as she rubbed her head. Serenity wanted to know this Kurama person, so she ran upstairs and picked up the phone and listened to the conversation.
"who was that girl, that was a girl right ?" asked Kurama. "yes it was a girl, some girl Hiei saved" said Yusake. "she sounds very nice, have any idea where she's from ?" asked Kurama. "shes a hanyou, not sure where she came from" said Yusake. "anyway, is Hiei there ?" asked Kurama. "he went out to run some errands" said Yusake. Serenity felt a sneeze coming, she tried to hold it in, but failed. "Aaachoo !!" serenity sneezed. "bless you" said both Yusake and Kurama. "wait a minute...SERENITY GET OFF THE PHONE !!" shouted Yusake. "why ?!" said serenity. "because I said so !" said Yusake. "hi there serenity" said Kurama. "hi, so you think im nice ?" asked serenity. "from your voice you sound fairly nice" said Kurama. "shes a freak of nature ! she has dog-like ears for crying out loud !!" yelled Yusake. "your so mean to me Yusake-sama !!" cried serenity. "just by talking to you I can tell your no freak" said Kurama. "aww stop it Kurama, your making me blush" said serenity.
Then, the sound of something being hit and serenity's whimpering was heard over the phone. "its all taken care of Yusake" said Kuwabara, then he hung up the phone he took from serenity. Serenity rubbed her head where Kuwabara hit her. "that hurt !! what'd you do that for ?!!" yelled serenity. "for listening in on other peoples conversations, didn't your parents teach you anything ?!" asked Kuwabara. Serenity didn't answer. "oh, its like that ?" asked Kuwabara. "just drop it, they died a long time ago" said serenity as she walked down the stairs. Serenity almost had tears in her eyes, she walked over to 'her' bed and fell down face first onto it. Shippo jumped up near her. "whats wrong ?" asked shippo. "nothing" said serenity in a muffled voice.
**flashback**
"mommy !! daddy !! where are you ?!" yelled serenity (age 4) as she tried to find her parents in the flaming house. Then the roof in another room collapsed. Serenity ran into the room and saw her mom and dad, they were buried in the burning ceiling of the room. "Serenity !!" shouted a voice. Serenity turned and saw Inu-yasha (age 9) standing behind her. "inu-yasha- kun ! mommy and daddy, they were in there when roof fell !" cried serenity. inu-yasha took hold of serenity's hand and tried to find a way out. Fire was all around them, soon they'd both be burned alive.
Serenity cried into inu-yasha's shirt, she was scared. "there has to be a way outta here !!" shouted inu-yasha. "whip of light !!" shouted a voice. A wall of fire was slashed away and standing there was Sesshomaru (age 13) who had cleared away the fire with his attack. "come on you guys !!" yelled Sesshomaru. Inu-yasha carried serenity on his back and ran out of the room with Sesshomaru. "know where mom and dad are ?" asked Sesshomaru. "they went gone-gone" said serenity sadly. "gone-gone ? you mean ?" said Sesshomaru in a shocked voice. Inu-yasha nodded, although he didn't want to believe it. Then, before any of them could react, part of the ceiling fell on them.
"they survived, not too bad burns here and there, but we cant say that about their parents...and since they have no known relatives, we must set them up for adoption" said on of the doctors in the hospital.
**end flashback**
"Kaede-baba adopted us, she took care of us until Sesshomaru was old enough to get a job that paid for a house, inu-yasha soon helped and we moved to a bigger house, I never complained about all the moving we did, but I'll never forget what happened that night..." thought serenity. "serenity, why are you so quiet all of a sudden ?" asked Yusake. "im a bit tired...im alright though" said serenity.
Serenity sat up and looked down at the floor. "can I go out for awhile ?" asked serenity softly. "why ?" asked Kuwabara. "I need some fresh air" said serenity. "alright, but don't stay out too long" said Yusake. Serenity walked to the door, Shippo, Kuwabara, and Yusake followed. Serenity walked outside and took out her magic leaf and a wind blew up. when it had died down, Serenity and Shippo were both high in the air flying away. "I wonder why she suddenly became so un-happy. "said Yusake. "reminding her about her parents must've brought back bad memories" said Kuwabara.
Hours passed and serenity and shippo still weren't back. Clouds blew into town and it began to rain. "serenity, you know we're flying in the rain, right ?" asked shippo. Serenity didn't answer. The rain got harder and harder and thunder filled the air with noise. "Hiei will get super mad at us if he's home and we're not there !" said shippo. Serenity still didn't answer, but she started to fly back to Hiei's house.
When she had returned and looked through the window, she saw Hiei was home, and Kuwabara and Yusake had left. She knocked on the door and Hiei opened it. "where'd you go young lady ?!" shouted Hiei. serenity didn't answer. "shes been like that for a while" said shippo. "your soaking wet, go change, I'll be waiting upstairs for you" said Hiei. serenity walked down the hall into another bathroom and changed into her black dress and walked upstairs to Hiei's room.
Hiei was waiting for Serenity, he looked a bit angry. "whats the matter ?" asked Hiei. "nothing" said serenity. Hiei got up and took serenity by her arm and sat her down on his bed. "tell me, I don't to see you like this" said Hiei. "im fine" said serenity. "your lying, I don't tolerate lying" said Hiei in a scolding tone. "im ok, don't worry about me" said serenity. Hiei really didn't want to see serenity like this, it was depressing. Hiei sat down next to serenity. "please, tell me whats bothering you" said Hiei. serenity didn't answer again. Then, serenity felt Hiei's arm come around her shoulder.
Serenity felt her emotions give way and tears formed in her eyes. "when me and my brothers were little...there was a fire and our parents died in the fire..." said serenity as best as she could without crying. "its been 10 years since then...but then Kuwabara brought the fact about them, not that I blame him...whenever I hear about my parents, I think of that night when they died" she continued. "im sorry to hear that your parents died, but im glad you told me" said Hiei. Then, Hiei hugged serenity tightly and stroked her hair gently. "On your own at 14, taking care of an annoying kitsune, and you lost your parents at a young age...yet, you haven't cried once while talking to me just now" thought Hiei.
Serenity was wondering why Hiei was hugging her. "im I that pathetic ? does he feel sorry for me ?" thought serenity. shippo peeked inside and saw Hiei embracing Serenity. "they're so cute together !! and the matching colors they wear is another sign of pairing" thought shippo. Serenity pulled away from Hiei and stood up. "thanks, you've made me feel a lot better" said serenity with a smile. Hiei was glad to see serenity smiling again, but he didn't show it. Lighting struck outside and the lights went out. "ahhhh !!!" shouted serenity as she jumped into Hiei's arms. "don't like a dark, ne ?" "haii..." said serenity softly. Hiei felt funny holding serenity in his arms like this, so he set her down. Serenity sniffed the air and smelled shippo. "shippo !! were you spying on us ?!!" yelled serenity. "no !" answered shippo.
Hiei took serenity by her arm and lead her downstairs. Shippo followed, but fell a few times. "its too dark to see anything !!" said serenity. Hiei clicked on a flashlight. "that better ?" asked Hiei. "kind of" said serenity. serenity held her hand up and a flame of fox-fire lit up the room. "that works too..." said Hiei. serenity's fox-fire was working, but it kept going out. "well, it's a bit late, you should be in bed young lady" said Hiei with a smirk. "im not tired" said serenity. "last time I checked the clock, it was 11:30" said Hiei. "may I please stay up ?" asked serenity. "and do what ?" asked Hiei. serenity was gone in a flash. "try to find me ! im somewhere in the house" said serenity from somewhere in the house. "fine, I'll find you in less than 10 seconds I bet" said Hiei.
2 hours later...
"shes not in the living room, nor in any of the hallways" said shippo. "shes not even upstairs" said Hiei as he came downstairs. Hiei heard someone giggling and went upstairs again, this time into his room. "I know your in here ! I hear you laughing !!" said Hiei. Hiei looked in the closet, Serenity wasn't there. Then, he looked under his bed, he found her. "awww, you found me" said serenity cutely. Serenity came out from underneath Hiei's bed. "now go to bed" said Hiei. "still not sleepy" said serenity. Hiei growled a bit and clenched his fist, but didn't hit serenity. serenity was gone again. "not again !!" yelled Hiei. "I saw her run downstairs again" said shippo.
Hiei ran downstairs and saw serenity run down another hall. Unknown to serenity at the moment, Hiei was very fast. Before serenity could run one more step, Hiei was in front of her. serenity skidded to a halt and tried to run the other way, but Hiei grabbed her by her ear. "OWW !! let go !!" yelled serenity. "will you behave and go to bed ?" asked Hiei. "yes, yes ! I'll go to bed..." said serenity. Hiei let serenity go and she walked down the hall to her bed.
Serenity fell onto her bed and shippo sat next to her. Hiei placed a blanket over them and walked away. "Hiei, can you tell us a story ?" asked shippo. Hiei growled and walked over to them again. "girl likes boy, boy likes girl, they both die, cry cry cry the end" said Hiei and he walked upstairs to his room. "what story was that ?" asked shippo. "the very short and simple version of Romeo and Juliet" said serenity as she dozed off. Lighting struck outside louder and brighter. "im scared !!" said shippo. "don't be a baby shippo" said serenity. then, the very loud roar of thunder was heard. "AAAAHHHHHHHH !!!!!" shouted serenity and shippo at once.
Serenity ran upstairs with shippo on her shoulder and into Hiei's room. She quickly hid under the covers of Hiei's bed. Hiei awoke in shock and glared at serenity and shippo. Lighting struck again, making Hiei jump a bit. "can we stay in here ?" asked serenity. "whatever, as long as shippo sleeps in the middle" said Hiei. "why does shippo have to sleep in...ohhhh !" said serenity realization hit her. Shippo climbed over serenity and lay between Hiei and Serenity. "goodnight" said Hiei. Serenity didn't answer, neither did Shippo. then, Hiei heard Serenity snoring loudly. "This girl will be the death of me !!!" thought Hiei as he covered his head with his pillow to try and block out serenity's loud snoring.
To be continued...
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"I heard you got turned small and you not your arm twisted !! I've always wanted to meet you in person ! Im honored to be in your present !!" shouted serenity as she bowed her head respectively. "Uh, you said in your present, you're supposed to say presence" said Yusake. "Oh really ? My bad !!" shouted serenity. "Shut-up ! You're making it worse !! We're never gonna work in Hollywood again !" shouted Kuwabara.