WOW! It's been awhile, huh? Sorry for taking so long, I was grounded, you understand. Well, anyway, enough small talk. ON WITH THE CHAPTER!

When they finally got through the trees and into the clearing, everybody looked up in surprise. They were all puffy eyed and red faced from crying, and screaming in Yusuke's case. When they saw Hiei, they made some sort of noise of surprise or happiness. They jumped up at once and swamped the two standing there, all talking at once. Keiko and Yukina both threw themselves on Hiei, who was taken completely by surprise. It was very strange to Hiei to have two girls throw themselves at him and begin weeping. Kuwabara was confused, but surprisingly happy to see Hiei; he was actually crying. Yusuke was talking very animatedly to Koenma, and Hiei had the impression that he was threatening him. Now that he had gotten accustomed to having Keiko and Yukina on him, he was patting Keiko's back softly and petting Yukina's mint-green hair. They were still crying hysterically, but it was with happiness now.
"How can you be here, Hiei?! We heard the explosion, and felt the energy. We assumed that must have surely killed you," cried Yukina into Hiei's cloak.
"Ahem, if you'll all give me a chance to talk, then I will try to explain," said Koenma imperiously.
They all stopped crying and turned to listen, the girls still clutching onto Hiei as if they were afraid he would fly away if they didn't.(Teehee, I love similes/metaphors) Now that everything had settled down, Hiei noticed something missing.
"Where's Shizuru," he asked.
"Oh, she went to get Kurama. I guess she felt you coming, because right before you appeared, she stood up and ran off to find him. She should be back any time," explained Yusuke.
"Kurama, oh no," thought Hiei.
"Well, this is what happened," Koenma began, "Hiei was killed by the blast, but since he works for me now, he is able to come back if he chooses. Of course, there are requirements, but we won't get into those now. As for him being here right now, since he works for me and it is within two hours of his death, he is able to speak to you in a solid form."
Suddenly, Kurama and Shizuru burst through the trees on the other side of the clearing. You could tell that they had both been crying; their eyes were puffy, like everyone else, and they were sniffling. As soon as Kurama saw Hiei, he smiled widely and walked over to where they were crowded around him. Kurama embraced Hiei, and began to cry, his shoulders shaking. This was very unnerving for Yusuke and Kuwabara, who thought of Kurama as a very strong person. They never knew him as one to cry in public. Kurama kneeled down in front of Hiei and held him at arms length by the shoulders. He sniffled slightly and smiled at him.
"Kurama, did you happen to hear us talking just now? I was explaining why Hiei is here." Koenma looked questioningly at Kurama.
"Yes, we heard," Shizuru answered for him.
The girls had let go of Hiei now, but they were standing so close to him that he looked uncomfortable. As soon as Kurama stood and walked over to Koenma, however, they both wrapped their arms around Hiei's waist and embraced him. Hiei looked up at the boys with a lost look on his face, so Yusuke and Kurama pried the girls off with much difficulty. Keiko then grabbed onto Yusuke's arm, and it was impossible to shake her off. Yukina was a different story. As soon as Kurama let go of her, she went right back to Hiei and buried her face in her cloak. She sniffled and he could tell she was crying again, but the others could see that Hiei didn't mind the attention from Yukina, so they left it at that. Hiei was a bit confused at what to do, but as soon as Yukina put her arms around hs waist and hugged, he hugged back. She looked up, and smiled warmly through her tears. Hiei actually smiled back (like he could resist that adorable face) and she embraced him again.
Koenma looked at the watch on Yusuke's wrist.
"Well, Hiei, it's time to go back now. We gotta go," he looked at Hiei.
Everybody said goodbye to Hiei, Keiko and Yukina embraced him hard again, and it took all the bys, including Koenma, to pry them off. Everybody watched them walk away and disappear with tears welling up in their eyes once again.

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