A/N: Mk, I am the coffee dog, a.k.a. the coffee bitch because I'm a real bitch when I don't have my morning coffee. See self-explanatory. Anyway, I'm sorry that I took so long to update. Ladies and Gentlemen: Act 8: New Awakenings.

Disclaimer: no. no! No. No! NO. NO! NNNOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON"T FREAKING OWN THEM MK?

Chapter 9: New Awakenings

Relapse: Amy talking here- I knocked Liz unconscious with my baseball bat and took her job. Anyway, by some cruel twist of Liz, Faen wasn't in the last chapter at all. Well, she was, but she was unconscious so that doesn't count. Moving on, after a bad experience with Munin, Amani is commissioned by Dae to retrieve their long time friend and mentor, Yoreith, to help heal Faen. But, while Amani was getting help, Dae was yapping her trap and spilling all our past secrets to the boys. Yep, what a traitor. Well, I can't think of any more to say so.....On with the show!

Curtains open.

Munin glared at Dae from across the bed. "Where is Amani anyway?"

"I sent her to go get Yoreith of Cyn." Dae said as she leaned over the bed to check on Faen again. Hiei watched her cautiously as Dae verified that Faen was going to make it through the night.

"Who exactly is this Yoreith of Cyn?" Hiei asked, his eyes still following Dae as she sat back up.

Dae sighed. "I already told you, she was the person would got us all to be friends. We'll sorta. She a very good sorcerer and healer."

"How far away is she?" Youko asked.

"About a couple hours away, but knowing Yoreith she probably won't come until tomorrow." Dae said as she stood.

"Why not?" Hiei asked, anger tinged in his voice.

"Calm down." Dae barked. "Yoreith is good, but she's strange. She doesn't always do what most people would obviously do first. She tends to do things by her own schedule no matter how grave or desperate the situation is. She's just.....I don't know. She tends to bend and twist her own words; she never will give you a straightforward answer. You can almost never take her seriously."

"But can she be trusted?" Munin asked, standing as well.

"If you're her ally, which we are, yes, but if you are her enemy....." Dae looked at the ceiling as if it would reveal the word she was looking for. "I suggest you get far, far away, though it won't help you much. Oh and one more thing, she's blind."

"Then what good is she?" Youko asked from his sitting position.

"She might not be able to see you with her eyes, but trust me, she can see you." Dae continued before any of the men could ask. "She's sorta a physic." She answered as she held a hand out for Youko. Youko quirked an eyebrow at the hand and stared at her. Dae huffed, dropping her hand to her side. "I already told you she won't be here till tomorrow. I've been awake for over 28 hours and I don't know about you, but I want some sleep."

"That actually sounds like a good idea." Youko said as he stood then moved behind Dae. "Shall we go?" he whispered huskily in her ear.

Dae's face flamed. She growled in embarrassment and elbowed him in the gut. She felt her blush deepen as she watched identical smiles grace Hiei's and Munin's faces.

"Well Munin," Dae said clearing her throat. "Are you going to be staying in here tonight?"

Munin shook his head. "I will retire to my bedroom. Good-night." He turned quickly and swiftly glided toward the door. He stopped just before the turned the door handle. His wings flexed visibly as he turned to look at the people left in the room. "Dae?" he asked catching her attention.

"Yes?"

"I would like to talk to you tomorrow before Amani gets back if you don't mind." Munin said.

"Not at all." Dae responded with a knowing smile.

"Thank you." Munin turned abruptly. He quickly turned the doorknob, sweeping the door into the hall. With a flash of feathers, he was gone, leaving an open door to an empty hallway.

Dae turned to Youko and glared. "What are you waiting for?"

"You." Youko answered smugly.

"Well, you'll have to wait longer. I need to talk to Hiei. Now go. Shoo, shoo." Dae said sweeping her hands towards the door. Youko chuckled softly. Dae eeped as Youko squeezed her butt before making his immediate departure.

Hiei laughed as he watched Dae fume. She jumped as if she had forgotten that others were in the room.

"Oh sorry Hiei." Dae said as she tried to control her raging hormones. "Umm I just wanted to ask you if you wanted me to stay with Faen tonight."

"Nah." Hiei said as he stared at the sleeping Faen. He reached out and gently stroked the stray strands of hair from her face. "I'll stay with her."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"Do you need anything before I hit the sack?" Dae asked as she stifled a yawn and failed.

"No. I'll be okay. Go to bed."

Dae yawned again waving her hand good-bye. "Night, night." Hiei managed to make out through the yawn. She wearily got up and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her.

Hiei smiled as he grabbed the wet washcloth on the bureau next to him and began wiping the dried blood from Faen's face. After a few moments, Faen's face and neck were spotless and Hiei was finally feeling the fatigue of the day's labor. He removed his black cloak leaving him in nothing but his black pants. He tossed the cloak on the back of the chair he was in. He took a quick survey of the room to make sure everything was in order and noticed the billowing curtains. He followed the breeze to the windows. He grabbed the two huge panes of glass and pulled them together. After clasping them shut, he returned to Faen's side.

"Snuggles." Faen muttered sleepily as she rolled on her side, putting her back to Hiei. Hiei smiled as he walked around the bed. He gently crawled onto the bed, fearful of waking Faen, and laid down next her. Faen muttered some undistinguishable words before pulling herself into the warmth of Hiei's body.

Hiei startled as he felt Faen loosely drape an arm on his. He smiled as he closed his eyes and settled in for the night.

"I love you Faen."

A smile curled upon Faen's face as she and Hiei drifted into the world of dreams.

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"Perfection." Yoreith muttered as she turned away from the rising steam. Her attention was pulled to the sleeping mass on the floor. She smiled as she watched Amani silently snooze. With a groan, Yoreith pulled her tired body from her seat and walked over to a cabinet that sat on the opposite wall. She loosely grabbed a large blanket and dropped it around Amani, who subconsciously wrapped it tightly around her. Yoreith felt a smile pull at her face again as she walked into the back bedroom.

"Until tomorrow." She sighed as she crawled wearily under the covers and let sleep take her under.

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Munin crawled into a bed lonely and tied, while Dae and Youko fell asleep next to each other silently. And like this the night passed.

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Sunlight danced across the cerulean sky as the sun pushed itself over the horizon. Birds began their morning songs as they greeted the new morning. The quiet forest soon began restless with the hustle of life.

With a yawn and stretch, Dae pulled herself from the crimson sheets and walked to the window. A smile stretched across her face as she watched the final moments of the sunrise. She lazily laced her fingers together and raised them high in the air, arching her back to stretch all her sore muscles. She lavender eyes searched the room and found a silver mass of hair still sleeping soundly under the satin covers.

'I will have my revenge on you Youko.' Dae thought happily. 'Not right now, but I can wait though.'

Sighing, Dae quickly grabbed some clothes for the day and rushed into the bathroom. She smiled as she pulled the black tank top over her head. It quickly was joined by the dark grey sweat pants. She smiled at herself in the mirror. The wounds from her neck had yet to fully heal, but were now nothing more that mere scratches that would heal before the days end. A faint flush spread across her cheeks as she remembered what had happened under the tree. The blush disappeared as a slight scowl set in on her features.

'I still need to get him back for embarrassing me so many times yesterday.' Dae thought to herself. A smile made its way passed her lips as an idea sprang forth. She quickly turned the shower faucet to hot and stripped herself of her under garments. She held the loin cloth idly in one hand and stared at the mirror again. She watched as her smiling reflection was enshrouded in the growing mist.

"First things first, get new under garments. Second.....man this will be so perfect." Dae said excitedly as she jumped up and down a little bit before regaining her composure.

"This is going to be so much fun." She whispered as she finally entered the shower.

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Amani groaned as she peeled the wool blanket from her sore body. She slowly drew a shaky hand threw her light blue bangs and blinked several times to adjust to the sunlight that had woken her up. She wearily turned her head and took in her surroundings. Another groan escaped her lips as she remembered the sleeping spell Yoreith had thrown at her.

"Good morning." A low voice said across the room. Amani traced the sound and found Yoreith sitting comfortably by the fire steadily stroking Taino's small red-furred head. Yoreith quickly deposited the little fox on the ground and grabbed a steaming mug from the table next to her. She quickly walked over to her sleepy friend and extended the mug. "Here drink this. It will make your headache go away."

Amani drunkenly raised her hand and grasped the glass. Her blue eyes narrowed as she stared at the thick green liquid. "It won't kill me will it?"

"What would be the point in that?" Yoreith answered.

"Yeah.....right." Amani wearily took one sip and sighed. "Was it really necessary to knock me out? You could have just told me to wait."

Yoreith merely smiled in response and walked back to her previous seat. "How are you feeling now?"

"Peachy." Amani muttered as she continued the drink the strange concoction until only an empty cup was left. She remained seated for a few more seconds before finally feeling well enough to stand up. She walked over to Yoreith and handed her back the empty mug.

"Do you feel better now?" Yoreith asked as she took the cup and placed it back on the table where it had started from. Amani shrugged, but realized Yoreith hadn't seen it. In fact, Yoreith's white eyes seemed to stare right through Amani onto the wall behind her.

"Actually, yes. I would say thanks, but since you were the one who gave me the headache I'll keep my thanks to myself." Amani said grouchily as she plopped down in a near-by chair. She groaned again as she laid her head back and closed her eyes.

"Pull yourself together Amanithil. We leave in an hour." Yoreith said as she stood and went into an adjacent room.

"Ok." Amani muttered as she dozed. "I'll be ready."

Yoreith smiled as she gathered her necessities.

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Hiei's eyes fluttered. Something warm and soft was lying against his cheek. The object was twitching in the breeze, tickling his face. Crimson eyes slowly appeared behind dark lashes as Hiei awoke to meet the day. A genuine smile spread across a tired face as Hiei watched Faen curled tighter against him, her soft silver tail patting gently against his face. Both her hands were clasped together, buried against her chest. Her breath was warm against his neck, her silver hair mixing with his own midnight tresses. One of her long pale legs was scissored in between his almost as if she sought to steal the warmth from him.

Hiei gently moved away, untangling himself as best he could. Even though he knew she wouldn't wake, he didn't want to just drop her. He slowly withdrew is arms from around her and then his legs. Finally, he pulled himself off the bed.

Faen whimpered at the lost warmth. A claw handed pawed at the spot where Hiei had just been. With a grunt, Faen buried her face in the pillow and rolled her body into the warm spot, putting her back to Hiei.

The smile never wavered as Hiei made his way around the bed to look at Faen. Her silver hair array among the dark plum pillows. The bloodied bandage was beginning to unravel, most of it tangled in her hair. A restless slumber had drawn the sheets passed her hips, exposing her black pants. Her red shirt had ridden up to her waist, scrunching the black dragons into worms and rendering her lavender breast wrap a view to all. A shiver ran down Faen's body as the breeze caressed her bare skin.

Hiei smiled as he pulled the dark violet comforter around Faen's shoulders, tucking it in around the sides. A sigh passed from Faen's lips as she curled the sheets around her.

"Thank you snuggles." Faen murmured. "I make the cheese grits in the living room."

Hiei laughed softly at Faen's sleep talk. After giving her a brief check, he retired to the bathroom to freshen up. Taking as little time as possible, Hiei soon returned to the chair next to Faen to wait for Yoreith's arrival.

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Munin sighed again as he stared at the ceiling from under his cerulean sheets. Though birds sang and the world moved, he didn't. He didn't want to get up, he didn't want to remember. He simply wanted to lay in the bed until he wasted away to nothing. His thoughts once again turned to Amani and the words she had spoken before she left him.

'I knew no one could love a beast like me.' He thought, a deep growl pouring from his throat as he beat his fist into the blue satin pillows until feathers danced in the wind and across the room. 'No one.'

Reluctantly, Munin pulled the comforter off of him and set his feet on the cold stone floor. He listened to the rampaging forest outside and groaned. Sighing, he stood and walked to the bathroom.

The ivory door swung in to reveal a large full size mirror on the adjacent wall. He cringed as glared the man on the wall. Dark circles surrounded his eyes, darkness only self-hate and hurt could cause. His unruly hair was half knotted in his wings which seemed to have lost their glimmer and shine.

He turned his eyes from his reflection to his own hands. They looked so normal: tan, strong, and a bit calloused from pure hard labor, but they hid their truest, deadest form deep within them. Long, think talons slowly drew outward from his fingers. Memories of Amani's scared, fearful face, flashed in front of his eyes. Munin looked back to the man in the mirror, at himself. He had begun to change again and it angered him. It made his blood rage that he was what he was. Self-loathing filled him as he angrily swiped his right hand's talons down the mirrors surfaces. The horrible screech of claws against metal echoed throughout the room further angering him. He gripped his left hand into a fist and shattered the mirror with one fierce blow. Blood flowed down the mirror in rivets; both from the glass embedded in his knuckles and the talons digging into his palm.

Munin's chest heaved with his heavy breaths as he stared at his shattered reflection. He watched his passive face curl with anger and his eyes tint red before he tore the remains of the mirror from the frame and watched them smash to smithereens on the floor. He continued to thrash at the frame until it was nothing. When he finally calmed down, he looked at his destruction. The floor glowed from the rebounding sunlight showing the ruined wood and drying blood smears. He eyes finally came back to his hands. Blood poured from the shards of mirror and wood embedded in them.

Munin sighed as he began the painful process of pulling out every individual piece and washing the wounds. After about fifteen minutes, he had tended to his wounds and now had mummy hands. He left the bathroom, avoiding stepping on the glass and looked at the rising sun.

"I guess I better go meet Dae." He said sadly before leaving the room.

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Youko tried to shift to a more comfortable position to be met with sun. He turned again and noticed the sheets were missing. His consciousness slowly began to grow enough for him to notice he was alone. He flopped onto his back bringing his arm to shield his eyes and listened to the sound of running water. After a few seconds of confusion, he finally realized that Dae had gotten up and was now in the shower. He groaned as he slowly removed his arm and blinked to adjust to the light. He yawned as he forced his sore body to sit up.

Dae had just finished her shower and walked out of the bathroom just as Youko sit up. Youko's eyes bugged and his mouth dropped as he watched Dae cross the room. A crimson cloth bound her breast just enough to keep them from spilling out, but not enough for them not to bounce with her every stride. Her lower half, on the other hand, was clothed in a strange garment Youko had never seen before. It was almost identical to what was under a loin cloth. An hour glass shaped cloth started at her hips in the front and went in between her legs to cover her butt. The two loose ends had threads that were tied together on each of her hips. Her white hair clung together as it lay over Dae's right shoulder. Water drizzled down the front of Dae's stomach and legs from her snow tendrils.

Dae stifled her laugh and hid her smile as she strode casually across the room. It wasn't until Youko failed to stifle a low growl that she acknowledged he was in the room. She turned to Youko with the best surprised expression she could muster. "Oh, hey Youko! You haven't happened to have seen my clothes have you?"

Youko managed to close his mouth and shake his head no.

"Oh darn. I can't remember where I put them." De said as she began "looking" around the room. She walked over to the dresser and pulled the bottom drawer out with her foot. Dae bent at the hips, giving Youko a good view of her rump, and began to "search" through the draw.

Youko felt his heart rate increase as he stared at Dae's seductive butt and fluffy swishing tail. He watched as she stood and scratch her head. She quickly spun on her heel, turning toward Youko and walked towards the bed. His eyes traced the curve of her waist up to the breast wrap which was slipping. With every step it seemed to side a bit more until Dae was forced to adjust it. Youko felt his arousal begin as he watched Dae approach him. She was talking, but he didn't hear anything. It wasn't until she was face to face with him that he actually looked at her face.

"Youko! Did you hear me?" Dae asked as she leaned over the edge of the bed to look in his face.

"Umm sorry.....I got distracted." Youko said as he forced himself to look her in the face.

"As I was saying. I can't find my clothes. Do you know where they are?" Dae said, standing back up.

Youko pulled eyes away from the crest of her breast. "No.....no I haven't."

Dae sighed as she went back to searching. She walked over to the table and dropped to her hands and knees, putting her face to the floor and pushing her hips into the air. Her tail stuck straight up except for the tip which twitched from side to side. Youko felt his mouth water when she wiggled her hips a little to see better. Youko groaned as images of Dae screaming his name while her thrust mercilessly into her flashed through his mind causing his desire to grow.

Dae smiled as he began to loose control. "Got a stomach ache?" Dae asked as she stood. "You're groaning like a woman in labor."

"Yes.....a stomach ache. I guess I'm hungry." Youko whispered as he attempted to control himself and was failing.

Dae sighed and walked toward the bed. Youko thought she was going to jump on the end, but instead she knelt down at the foot, disappearing from his sight. Suddenly her tail appeared, swishing from the left end, Dae squeaked and the tail dashed forward to the other end of the bed.

"I think I see something." Dae muttered. Youko heard scratching and Dae grunting before the tail disappeared.

Curious, Youko crawled to the end of the bed and looked over the footboard to find an empty place. He gazed across the room, but found Dae no where. His sensitive fox ears twitched as the sound of scratching and bumping. He jumped as the bed rose then fell

"Ow, my head." Dae cursed as she crawled to the left side. Youko leaned back against the foot board and watched Dae pulled herself from under the bed and stand.

"Nope, nada." Dae said as she once again adjusted her breast strap. Youko closed his eyes to sate his thoughts and was about to suggest she borrow some of his clothes when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in." Dae said before Youko could tell them to go away.

Youko opened his mouth to remind Dae that she was bare to the world, but didn't have a chance before Munin walked into the room. Youko watched Munin's face flame as he took in all her curves. A jealous growl made it's way out of Youko's throat. Munin immediately pulled his eyes back into head and cleared his throat.

"Sorry if I interrupted something-" Munin began.

"Oh, don't worry, you didn't. I'm just trying to find my clothes." Dae said as she walked toward Munin. "Do you know where they are?"

Munin's face flushed at the openness of Dae's question and the flaunting display she was putting on. He glanced at Youko to find his friend sending him a seething glare and took it as his hint.

"I'm sorry I haven't seen your clothes." Munin said as he walked to the door. "I better go, but I still would like to talk to you about Amani when you're less.....revealing."

Before anything could be said, he left the room, shutting the door quickly behind him.

"Bye Munin." Dae said as she waved to the door. She smiled as she turned to Youko and let a mask of confusion set in. He was staring at her with a mixture of anger, jealously, and lust.

"Is something wrong?" Dae asked crossing her arms under her breasts causing them to rise.

Youko immediately stood and in a flash he was face to face with Dae.

"You little vixen." Youko said as he circled around Dae, stopping at her back. He quickly wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him. Dae squeaked at the obviousness of his desire poking her in the small of her back. Dae started to move away, but Youko held her still. He buried his nose in her hair and inhaled deeply. "Why did you do this?"

Dae felt herself smile. "Revenge is a wonderful thing." She whispered as she purposefully rubbed her butt against him.

Youko hissed against her neck, his eyes fluttering. He slowly raised his hand and swept her white hair behind her neck. His hand took its time in caressing her exposed skin as it traveled to her stomach. Dae's body reacted; goosebumps flowed across her body, her body tightened. Youko smiled at her response and slowly bent his head to her neck where he laid the gentlest butterfly kisses.

His breath was hot steam against the side of her throat as he spoke. "I will teach you to flaunt about in front of others around me."

Dae shivered as his grip tightened. Youko's fangs traced the curve of her neck before striking at her pulse. Dae gasped, fighting his hold, but Youko's bit down harder causing Dae's knees to give. Both his hands moved to wrap around her stomach as he pressed her to his body. Dae's breath came in short gasps as Youko's teeth drew the first drops of blood. Dae's eyes shut as she lay immobile in Youko's embrace. A long moan escaped from her throat when Youko removed his teeth and lazily began to lick at the wound. He smirked as he held her; her head cradled on his shoulder, her body sagging against his.

"Now for today. I suggest you borrow some of my clothes." Youko whispered huskily in Dae's ear.

This time it was Dae's turned to grin. "Don't bother. My clothes are in the bathroom." Dae said as she quickly pulled from Youko's embrace. "Excuse I need to go get dressed." Dae said rapidly. She gave Youko a quick kiss on the lips before escaping to the bathroom.

Youko stood, mouth hanging, staring at where Dae just stood. 'That little....."

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Munin walked unsteadily down the hall, still thrown from Dae's little flash show.

'Are all three of these girls this crazy?' Munin stopped as the next thought crossed his mind. 'Can we really trust them?'

He began walking again as he thought upon his own questions for several minutes. His pondering had distracted him from his direction and he some found himself outside the door of Faen and Hiei's room. Munin stopped in mid-step and turned his full attention to the cracked door.

Hiei still sat in the same chair next to the bed. Munin's ears picked up quiet murmuring, but he couldn't make up much, but one sentence stuck out.

Munin's eyes widened as he realized Hiei's true devotion. A soft smile splayed across Munin's face as his features relaxed.

'I guess time will tell.' He thought to himself as he continued towards the front door.

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Amani smiled as she and Yoreith approached the familiar fortress gates.

"Is this it?" Yoreith asked already knowing the answer.

"Yep." Amani said lazily. "This is the place."

The two women continued pass the gates, waving to the guard, and strolled into the courtyard. Amani and Yoreith went on through the courtyard and to the front door. Unfortunately for Amani, when she opened the door who of all people was walking out.

Amani's head collided into Munin's broad chest. Stumbling back, she was prepared to throw out a rude remark, but it was immediately trapped in her throat. Her aquamarine eyes went wide as she stared at Munin. She felt her heart speed up as she meet his dark brown gaze.

Munin stared back at Amani with uncertainty. Her aquamarine eyes were large; thick with emotions he couldn't determine. But his eyes conveyed a more recognizable mixture of feelings. Hurt, confusion, and.....love. He blinked and it was all gone; locked away deep within him.

Amani watched Munin hid within himself and felt a pang of guilt. She suddenly wanted to comfort him, but she simply couldn't find the words. So she remained silent, watching Munin pull back further and further into himself.

Yoreith watched them play deer in the headlights a bit longer before interrupting. She cleared her throat, laughing softly under her breath at the astonished looks they gave her.

"My name's Yoreith of Cyn," She said holding out her hand to Munin. "But I do not believe I've had the pleasure."

Munin's eyes widened more as he finally took in all of Yoreith. The blackness of her hair contrasted greatly with the whiteness of her eyes. At first her thought her blind, but then her felt it; a small pull from somewhere. He looked into Yoreith's pupil-less eyes and watched a hurricane appeared in each dragging at him. But, as soon as he felt the feeling, it was gone. Munin mentally shook himself and gently grasped her hand. "My name is Munin."

"Oh, so you're the infamous Munin? That makes sense. You look like just how Amanithil describe you." Yoreith said ignoring the evil glare Amani threw at her. "Now, if you two don't mind, I would like to see Faen before she slips into a coma or worse."

"Oh.....ok." Munin said as he molded his body against one side of the door frame, allowing the two women to pass.

"Well, thank you." Yoreith said, smiling as she passed. "Amanithil this one's nice, you should keep him."

Amani's face flamed. Her shock quickly faded into anger. "I really do not believe it is your place to say who is good to for me or not." Amani seethed in embarrassment, biting out every word.

"Believe what you like." Yoreith said as she waited just inside the door for her two guides.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Munin and Amani said at the same time, though in very different tones. While Amani's was tinged in anger, Munin's was of purely intrigued.

Yoreith merely smiled and walked away further annoying Amani. Amani growled and ran to catch up with her friend. Munin smiled and followed.

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Dae walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed, to see the room empty. She smiled knowing her revenge had been faultless. She had shown him that she could return whatever he dealt out and embarrassed him in front of his friend, which had not been planned, but was a benefit either way.

She walked to the door and opened it a bit. After sticking her head out the door for long enough to check if the coast was clear, she exited the room. Dae strolled down the hall, loosely braiding her wet hair as she went. Not much later, she bumped into the healing party.

A smile slowly spread across Dae's face as she looked at her old friend. "Hey, Yoreith. How ya doing?"

"Hello, Daegarathwen. How have you've been?" Yoreith asked.

"Can't complain." Dae answered then looked beyond Yoreith to see Munin and Amani exchange odd glances at each other. "What's up with them?" Dae whispered behind her hand.

Yoreith smiled then whispered back. "I believe love is in the air and they are choking on it."

Dae giggled softly before regaining her seriousness. "Faen is down the hall. I believe we best hurry."

Yoreith nodded her head and continued down the hall. Dae casually strolled at her side while Amani and Munin continued to glimpse at each other.

Dae opened the door to Faen and Hiei's room and then stepped aside for Yoreith to pass. She followed Yoreith into the room and started when she noticed Youko standing across the room from her, staring at her intently. Dae huffed, trying to ignore his heated gaze, and walked over to Faen's side. She leaned against the wall crossing her arms under her breasts as she watched Faen from Hiei's right side.

Amani and Munin entered the room silently and remained quiet at the end of the bed.

A quiet hush fell over the group as Yoreith made her way over to Faen's sleeping form. Dae and Hiei were forced to step back to allow the sightless woman to reach their friend. Yoreith ended up having to push Hiei's chair back to reach the best spot over Faen. Her white eyes took in nothing, but she saw her none the same. Yoreith gently brought a slender hand to the bandage wrapped around Faen's forehead. She searched through the silver hair for a few moments before she found the ending of the cloth and began to undo it. The rest of the room remained silent as they watched Yoreith finish with the wrap and deposit it into Dae's hands. Dae quickly disposed of the bloody material and returned to watch the healing.

Yoreith's gaze hardened and she slowly raised her hand above Faen. All the residents in the room held their breath, preparing for the large amount of magic it took to heal such a mortal wound, but they were not prepared for what did happen. Yoreith's hands made a quick decent smacking Faen across the face hard enough to knock Faen off the bed.

Noise immediately erupted throughout the room. Hiei was immediately at Faen's side yelling at the older demoness. Dae covered a gasp with her hand as she gazed in shock from Yoreith to Faen and back. Amani glared with a mix of anger and confused at Yoreith, while Munin held a one handed grip on her shoulder; his gaze burning holes in Yoreith. Youko had jumped to his feet and across the bed as soon as Yoreith brought her hand down. He now stood in front of the blind demoness having a one sided argument with her. Yoreith listened to the noise for a few minutes before it began to annoy her.

"Would you all be quiet!" Yoreith yelled.

The room immediately fell into silence, but the glares remained.

Hiei was the first to speak. "What the hell did you do that for!?"

"Yeah! What was that?" Youko yelled pointing at Faen. "You call the healing!"

"You probably just killed her!" Munin yelled, releasing his grip on Amani to join Youko.

Yoreith remain silent through their harsh words, but finally decided to talk. "If you three would stop pestering me, you'd notice that she is fine."

Everyone's attention immediately turned to Faen who was mumbling and turning against Hiei's chest.

"What is that?" Hiei whispered into Faen's ear, lowering her to rest in his lap.

"I said I'm sleepy and I don't wanna wake up. Leave me to nap time." She muttered, rolling in Hiei's arms to bury her face in his stomach.

"See. She's fine. She's just too lazy to freaking get up." Yoreith said giving Faen a swift kick to the shin.

"Go away you big bad chicken hater." Faen whined pulling her knees up. "Let me sleep."

"Hey, leave her alone!" Hiei snapped at Yoreith.

"If she doesn't wake up now, she won't ever." Yoreith sighed. "I don't even know why you bother bringing me out here. It took nothing to wake her up."

"I can honestly believe any of us thought hitting her on the head when she had a concussion would help anything." Amani said as she walked over to help Hiei pull Faen to her feet.

Faen lulled on her feet for a second before collapsing into Hiei's and Amani's arms. Yoreith said nothing as she watched Amani and Hiei attempt to rouse their sleeping friend.

"Dae, I suggest you awake her since you are the only other person in this one able to do it." Yoreith said as she walked backwards toward the foot of the bed and sat down.

Amani immediately backed away from Faen, dropping all of Faen's weight onto Hiei. Amani continued to retreat until she was near the door and had her hand on the doorknob.

"What's wrong?" Munin asked.

"Man, I know what's about to happen and it ain't gonna be pretty." She answered.

"She's right, you might wanna back up." Dae said, joining Amani and Yoreith by the door. Youko looked at Faen then back at Dae before deciding to join them. Munin followed shortly after until only Hiei remained by Faen.

"Hiei you might want to join us." Amani said quietly as if her voice would wake Faen.

"Nah, he'll be okay.....I think." Dae said. "Is everyone ready?"

"Yeah." Youko said next to her.

"Ready to bolt when you are." Amani stated.

Munin and Yoreith both nodded.

"Mkay. Here goes nothing." Dae said as she cupped her hands around her mouth and inhaled. "Hey Faen! You want some coffee!"

Faen's golden eyes shot open and her body up righted itself. "Coffee! Where!?"

Faen jumped from Hiei's arms, falling onto the bed. "Where's the coffee?!" she screamed as she began digging at the pillows until feathers clouded the air. A blur of silver was the only indication that she moved before clothes began to litter the air too.

"Coffee!" Faen said turning her head in directions searching for the wonderful substance.

A loud crash caused the people crowding the door to startle as wood chunks littered the ground. Faen suddenly appeared from behind the cloud of white, causing half the group to scream, and grabbed Dae by her braid.

"Hey Dae. Where's the coffee?" Faen asked, her eyes wide, tail swishing madly.

"Umm, I think it's over there." Dae said pointing to the wall across the room. Faen didn't waste another second before jumping at the wall and begin tearing at it.

"Run now." Amani said as calmly as she could.

Amani, Dae, and Yoreith immediately dashed from the room as Faen began through the floor tiles. They stopped in the hall when they realized no men were with them. Dae and Amani reached back into the room and grabbed their men who were so fascinated by how much destruction Faen could cause that they forgot to run. The guys were immediately pulled from the room into the hall. The last image they saw was a shocked Hiei with his jaw hanging.

"Faen?" Hiei asked as he watched her tear through the clothes in the drawer again trying to find the coffee. "Faen!" he said a bit louder catching her attention.

Faen quickly turned her head. Golden eyes traced the spiky edges of black hair past the white streaks to look into Hiei's face.

"Snuggles!" Faen screamed as she tackled Hiei. "I missed you, snuggles!"

Hiei felt the air rush from his lungs as he stared through the curtain silver. He quickly flipped her, straddling her waist. He lowered his face till their noses touched and smiled. Faen returned the smile, but it was quickly lost when Hiei kissed her deeply. Their lips locked in a sensually over riding kiss for several minutes until Hiei reluctantly pulled away. His lips curled into another smile as he stared into the golden eyes he had been longing to see. "I missed you too Faen."

Curtains Close.

A/N: Just thought I'd end it on this happy note. Sorry it's taking so long for me to update. Man, I've had so much crap going on and we started playing soccer games. Oh news: we tied our first game against R-dale 1-1 and beat our biggest rival, the evil Trojans, 3-0 and I got the bruises to prove it (it's a soccer thing). Well, I promise to update as soon as I can. I still have a mild case of writers block so don't expect it within the week. This is Lykaios Theophania saying, "If here is here, 'cause I'm right here now and here where I'm here right now, are you are in the wrong here? Because the right here is right here next to me right here and you're in the wrong here because you're not in the right here because you're over there and if you're there than you're obviously not here! Ha! I win! At least I think.....or do I think? Hmm....."