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Chapter 9 –

"I didn't say you could sleep" screamed Max kicking the steel bed awakening Rosa from her drug filled daze.

"Huh?" she asked with one eye open, her ears drooped to the sides as the drugs began to take their full affect.

"I want you to stay awake for your rescuers, they should be around any time now and I would hate for them to find you and not get an explanation for why the famous Rosa has taken the place of their beloved friend Ross" he said grinning down at her form as she forced her eyes to stay focused on him.

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Yusuke shivered as they entered the lair before them.

"Man talk about spooky… are you sure you guys don't want to go back" asked Kuwa looking around frantically as the boys moved ahead.

"No, now move or be left behind" said Hiei as he disappeared along with the others into the dark corridor.

"Hey wait up!" screamed Kuwa as he ran to catch up.

Kurama stopped in his tracks being slammed behind by Kuwa.

"What's wrong got cramps?" asked Yusuke looking around.

"Something's… not right" he said looking to the right "come on" he said going in the direction of his intuition.

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"Your friends they're almost here I can smell their fear" said Max making Rosa growl

"They would never be afraid of you" she said making him grab her by the neck sniff her.

"You're one to talk…. Your stench reeks of fear" he said grinning as she spat in his face, Max was about to grab her when he heard the clinking of metal hitting the ground behind him.

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"Will that Oaf ever shut up" thought Hiei as he made his way down the path Kurama had pointed him to; he saw the shinning of a dim light in the distance.

"Finally… Ross I'm coming" he said instinctively out loud as he bolted for the room.

'Wait… that's not her scent that's…' he thought as he slowed down puzzled he peered into the window to see his lost mate sprawled out on a steel table, where Ross should have been.

"But…" he thought out loud as he lost grip of his katana, letting it hit the ground with a clatter.

Rosa forced her drugged body to look in the direction of the sound only to lock eyes with the confused fire kroomie.

'Hiei…' She thought as the others caught up sharing the same puzzled expression as their friend.

'What… what is going on… this isn't Ross this is Rosa but wait he said Ross' was going to be here and Rosa… she hurt Yukina… maybe she's working for him but she wouldn't do anything like that would she, and that doesn't explain why she's the one tied up and Ross' sin no where in sight.' Hiei thought as Max came closer to the door.

"Well, well, well looks like they came just as planned, now didn't they Rosa" said Max about to pet the groggy fox demon only to receive a snap.

"What the hell is going on?" asked Hiei fixing his composure though he was still dazed by the confusion of where Ross was.

"Well, look who we have here, Hiei how nice to see you again" said Max grinning as Hiei tried to lunge at him only to be stopped by a force field shocking him from his assault.

'What is going on? Why is my sister here? I thought she was dead I was sure of it but then she's here why is she here she really wouldn't have had anything to do with Ross' downfall would she? She could never do something like that and it doesn't explain why she is the one tied up…Oh sister what is this all about I thought you were dead you even said so yourself, but yet here you are… why?? Why are you here, and why with all the lies?' Thought Kurama as he watched his distressed friend.

"Fuck you Max, where the hell is Ross?" growled Hiei through clenched teeth.

"And why do you have my sister?" asked Kurama as Max chuckled.

"So naïve, wouldn't you agree my dear" he asked Rosa as she growled in response.

'Please don't tell them I beg you, please don't shatter their dreams please don't let them know I have been lying this whole time… Please… I can't deal with them finding out… I don't know what I will do,' thought Rosa as she began to slip once again from present reality.

"Hmmm where to start where to start" he said as the boys growled at his games.

'No… no… this can't be happening' thought Rosa as she watched a grin creep across the sickening demon before her.

"I suppose we should get on with the explanations since your dear friend here is losing her strength as we speak." He said looking down at the fox demon.

'What is he doing to her? What should I do? I can't let him kill my mate… but I what about Ross I can't let him kill her either damnit I love her?? What has he done DAMNIT WHAT IS GOING ON?' Thought Hiei, he watched the fox demon's eyes slide out of focus.

"You see… Rosa is well maybe you should see this through an example" he said walking over to a machine to the right of the boys turning up some knobs

'Im sorry Ross everything I've done to you, I'm sorry it has to come to this… I shouldn't have done what I did I shouldn't have come back for him… I shouldn't have stolen your body… please forgive me… please be strong and save us both' Rosa pleaded as se felt a sharp pain shoot through her body.

Rosa began to scream from the procedure she was going through as she turned into the human form of Ross making the Boys looked wide eyed.

"Can I say more, see your friend is here just as I promised" he said grinning as Ross groaned from the after-affect of being turned back human.

'What! You mean…. The woman I'm in love with is my mate! This can't be happening the same onna that betrayed me all those years ago… has been lying to me and she's… still alive! Telling me to move on when she was planning on making me fall for her again! I can't believe this… Ross is Rosa!' Thought Hiei as a thousand thoughts flooded his mind.

"It… it all makes sense now… you mean Ross is my sister Rosa" said Kurama staring wide eyed as the realization of the last few years came into focus.

'It really is her… Ross is my sister… why didn't I see it before the attitude her past… I can't believe this I found my sister… why didn't she say anything before? I'm going to kill her after I get out this mess… she's really alive!' Kurama thought as his counterpart growled in agreement… it really was her how could he be such a fool.

"More or less, like they say family is alike, she took refuge in the womb f a human mother just like yourself only unlike you she was born half saiyan, quite a lucky coincidence wouldn't you say," said Max making Kurama growl.

"You mean…. Ross is really Rosa and she didn't tell us!! What the hell!" screamed Kuwa as Max grinned.

"Makes sense now doesn't it Hiei" said Max making Hiei snap out of his confused trance and glare.

'I will not let him have the coutisy of killing her before I do! For now I'll play along… until I can get a hold of that Kitsune myself!' Though Hiei as an instinctive growl came from his throat

"Give her to us, or pay the consequences" he said making Max laugh.

"She's quite a trophy I don't know if it would be the best thing for me to do, for me to give something so valuable away… besides she betrayed you why would you want this tramp back?" asked Max making Hiei glare.

'A tramp!?! Alright that's it!' Thought Hiei , he looked around for a break in the force field.

'Alright I don't know what's going on, but I think Ross is actually Kurama's lost sister? But waitdidn't she hurt my dove! I need to get to the bottom of this!' thought Kuwa as he stepped forward.

"Hey… did she really hurt Yukina?" asked Kuwa as Max laughed.

"Well why don't you ask her… oh yeah that's right you can't she's already too weak to speak, to bad she had such a lovely voice" said Max sweetly, but before he knew it he had a sharp blade at the back of his neck.

"Let her go now" said Hiei lowly as Max took a syringe from his pocket.

"Alright if you INSIST!" he lunged at Hiei stabbing him in the arm with the medication making Hiei stumble back and land on a tray of tools.

'Damn'

" I don't know how you got past that force field, but unlike last time I've defeated you both… now what experiment do you wish to become a part of?" he asked but was stopped by the sharp thorns of Kurama's whip slicing through his back and tangling him into a heap onto the floor.

"You would think you would learn the first time not to mess with my sister" he spat as Max became silent from the fragrant death of roses.

Ross opened her eyes slowly only to meet emerald eyes, she blinked once trying to figure out what was going on but then was swept away by darkness.

AN- So what do you think… THEY KNOW WOOT!!!! Finally the secret is out, but how will they act after Ross' awakens?? Please Review