DISCLAIMER: This rogueicephoenix does not, in any way, shape, or form, own either the Harry Potter series or the Yu Yu Hakusho series, though she does –wish- she did.

Location: Chapter 5 ½.

Chapter 04: The Sleeping Arrangement Escapade

Hiei hated this room. Keeping such close quarters with these mangy humans was disgraceful, utterly disgraceful.

Not to mention the fact that the snooty, pretentious Malfoy was his roommate. Or rather, one of his roommates. With every idiot that came through that door, Hiei mentally cringed. It would probably bring him physical pain to count them all.

It was bad enough that Malfoy was giving him 'wanna be my friend?' looks.

Well, he was certainly not going to actually sleep in here. There was a window on his side of the room that he could escape through later tonight.

What a stupid rule that people couldn't be out of the dorm at night.

So Hiei waited. And when he was assured by the slow breathing in the dormitory that everyone else was asleep, he slipped out of bed, drew the curtains around the bed, and opened the latch on the window.

In his haste to exit the hated dormitory, he had failed to notice that the hinges on it were old, rusty, and (worst of all) squeaked like a dying rat. (a.n.: Worry not, animal activists, no rats were hurt in the production of this fanfic. In fact, I'm only guessing about what a dying rat sounds like. Please don't tell me whether I'm right or wrong, because I'm not really that morbid. Or, well, I am, but you're not supposed to know that.)

Hiei was torn over whether to wait or to bolt, but decided on the former, for some odd reason. He was fast enough to make it- so why didn't he?

I've been around these humans for too long.

As soon as the light snoring returned, he began to open the window more, inwardly cringing every time it made even the slightest sound. And then it was opened and he was about to leap when-

"Hold him down!" someone yelled, and Hiei was seized from behind.

Ooh, someone was going to die.

Hiei was in Snape's personal office. He'd refused to speak to his Head of House (except for 'Hn'), though, and the Potions master had flown off in a storm to return with one of the few people who could get Hiei to talk.

"And they thought you were going to commit suicide."

Hiei gave a grunt of assent.

"So they told Professor Snape."

Another grunt.

Kurama sighed.

"You can't do this, Hiei. It will only lead to trouble. You have to conform to the rules."

"Hn."

And that was the reason that Hiei had to sleep in the dormitory.

Author's Notes: It occurred to me that Hiei would never willingly sleep in the Slytherin dormitory unless forced for one reason or other, though I'm sorry I made it so darn short. I'd like your input on this, please! Yet another 2-4-1 comin' right up!!!