Authoress' note~ Well here ya go I know my last chappie wasn't very long I didn't have enough time to post that one it would have been another week if I hadn't then. Anyways I hope you like this chappie and please REVIEW!!!

~Chapter 3~

Yusuke looked at her and blinked "It's your birthday?" he asked as Ross shifted on her feet and sighed shaking her head at Botan.

"Yes" she said in an exhausted tone as she made her way out the door.

Kuwa scratched the back of his head as she left.

"Why wouldn't she want us to know?" he asked to no one.

"Ross is weird like that, she probably has a bad memory or something" said Botan as Yukina blinked.

"You mean you don't know?" she asked as they looked at her confused.

"Don't know what baby?" asked Kuwa, Yukina giggled as Yusuke rolled his eyes.

"Well… every year on Ross birthday she would wait for her father to come and visit her it is traditional for the 'celebrated' dead  to come on such occastions, but he never came not even after he was brought back to life… then she found out that… Chi Chi never told him he had a daughter, so she began to think that her birthday was bad and that she was a mistake" said the blue-ice maiden as the boys stared.

"Poor kid" said Yusuke as rain began to fall on the tin roof.

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Ross ran through the pouring rain, her hair was plastered to her soaked face. She didn't want to stop, she wouldn't sotp for anything.

Boom

Ross ran into something hard and felt her world swirl in confusion as she lost he balance on thee branch, but was caught by someone gripping her wrist and yanking her back up. She felt  the warmth of her savior and opened her eyes to see red crimson orbs staring down at her. Hiei had a tight grip on both her wrists as Ross stared at the fire demon still confused from the collision.

"Oh, im uh… sorry Hiei" she said taking her hands from his grip as she began to pull wet strands of hair away from her face.

"Hn" he said as bit occupied by the curves of her face, the rain did suit her.

Ross looked up to see Hiei staring at her, his eyes glazed over in thought.

"Did I… hit you that hard?" she asked as he snapped out of his trance.

"Stupid Onna why weren't you looking where you were going?" he asked as he moved to a different branch sitting down in the pouring rain, Ross did the same.

"Sorry I was… preoccupied" she said as Hiei raised a brow.

"With what?"

"Oh nothing"

"It's something"

"Really Hiei its not anything important…. Just…. Hey wait when did you get here"

"Stop averting the question" He said getting agitated.

"Avert… nice word"

"Ross" he said sternly.

"Alright if you must know its my birthday and well….I didn't want anyone to know, but Botan opened her bog mouth" she said crossing her arms and looking into the distance angrily.

Hiei looked up at her with a raised brow, and then went back to staring out into nothingness.

"Birthdays are over-rated…. Why do YOU hate yours?" he asked as Ross chuckled.

"Because everyone else does… my mom use to tell me on my birthday that I was a mistake and that my father would come and take me away… he never did" she said as Hiei looked at her.

"Ross?" he asked as the rain began to come in sheets.

"Hmm??" she asked raising her head to the cool liquid.

"You… wanna get out of this fucken rain?" he asked as Ross looked over and grinned.

"Yes… but not back home yet" she said as he nodded and landed on her branch grabbing her hnd he took off at lightening speed into the forest.

"AH!! Hiei you're going to kill me!" she screamed as another branch hit her in the face.

"Then keep up" he said as he held her hand tighter rushing through the forest.

BAM

Ross ran right into the back of Hiei, she held her nose and growled.

"What the fuck was that, you could have at least given me some warning" she said as he pulled her out of the brush to see, a cave.

"Uh… Hiei are there… b-b-b bats in there?" she asked as he pulled her behind him.

"They won't hurt you" he said as they entered the shelter from the rain.

"Easy for you to say" she said talking her hair and ringing it out.

"Here sit, I use to seep here when Yukina first came to Genkai's" he said motioning to a corner where a bundle of blankets and pillows lay.

Ross took up a blanket wrapping herself in it she went to the opening of the cave sitting down on a pile of rocks she watched the rain pour down like the sorrows that filled her soul. Soon she felt warm arms around her, jumping slightly she turned to see Hiei resting his chin on her shoulder.

"You looked cold" he said as she realized she was shivering.

"Oh… yeah" she said breathing in a deep breath she could catch Hiei's scent enticed her, she tired to distinguish it… ashes, the smell of rain and the forest, intertwined themselves with the fire koormie.

Ross sighed as she laid back into Hiei's strong form, receiving a slight blush on the fire demons cheeks, though she wouldn't be able to see it.

Ross felt butterfly kisses on her back making her jolt up from her position only to be held tightly by strong arms.

"Hiei… what are you doing?" she asked as he began to kiss up her neck.

"I haven't given you your present" he said as Ross' eyes widened.

"I thought we agreed to think about-"

"We did and I have" he said as Ross turned around to deny him access to her back.

"What do you mean by-" she was stopped by Hiei pressing his lips harshly against her own, Ross was in shock but then relaxed wrapping her arms around his neck, she'd been dreaming of being this close to him ever since he left.

Hiei let go, looking down at Ross her eyes still closed.

"Ross…. I love you"

Ross snapped her eyes open at the realization of what he just said.

"Huh?"

Dun Dun Dun, Kill Blue Kill Blue yeah yeah I know I've been really busy so you're gonna have to wait… PLEASE REVIEW!!!!