Hello again! I got 11 reviews! That's really cool, 'cause I hardly ever get reviews, but all that's about to change! Well, I said I would update when I got 10 reviews, and I got 11, so I owe you guys a new chapter. Here it is.

(Ha! dedications rock!)

Dedicated to: my friend Meghan, a fellow fanfic writer and Yu Yu Hakusho aficionado. Check out her fanficcies under her penname Phoenix Fire Spirit.

She was falling... falling..... falling.... and then.... Botan woke up with a start.

"Ugh, when was the last time I slept?" the drowsy deity of death mumbled (try saying that 5 times fast). She rolled over and got up, leaning against the bed because she was still a bit weak.

Walking into the kitchen, she placed a bowl on the table and went to the cabinet for the cereal. As she filled the bowl, she noticed a black shape by the door.

"Must be the dog." She mumbled to herself.

Botan sat down, flipped on the TV, and was about to dig in when it hit her. She remembered last night... the crying, the sorrow, the falling, the Hiei...

And then she promptly forgot it again.

"Hmm." She shrugged to herself, shaking off sudden memory lapse.

She drained her Cheerios, and washed out the bowl. With the "Daily Show" blaring in the background, she sauntered over and grabbed a towel.

"I need a cold shower, that'll wake me up" the sleepy Botan mentally chided herself for her inactivity. "And I'm supposed to be a morning person."

She turned on the water, and then returned to the living room and turned off the TV. She had one heck of a headache, and the piercing noise of the television wasn't helping.

"Why do I have a TV anyway? I'm a spirit, human entertainment doesn't concern me."

While Botan was puzzling over this tidbit of information, she stopped.

And then, for the second time that day, something hit her.

"I don't have a dog!"

She ran over to the front door and stared down at the black-cloaked shape in front of her, and the memories came back. Again. And this time, they didn't go away.

She stood stock still, speechless, not wanting to disturb the cute little yukai.

She slapped herself.

"When is Hiei EVER cute???" she demanded of herself.

And then she slapped herself again. Just to make sure her subconscious got the message.

Running into her bedroom, she hid behind her bed, just in case Hiei woke up, and thought things over.

"Okay, I've got a short tempered koorime in the front of the door, so there's no chance of escape, I don't have enough energy to summon my oar, my apartment is 5 stories up so jumping is out of the question, so the only viable course of action would be to pretend I didn't notice him. Maybe he'll leave if he sees that I don't know he's there."

And of course, that's when Hiei woke up.

"Looks like the onna woke up..." He used his Jagan to locate her and flitted to her side.

"Aren't you going to thank me?" he inquired with a half-smirk.

"So much for ignoring him..." Thought Botan.

"I heard that" Hiei tapped his Jagan.

Botan groaned, this was going to be a LONG day...

HA! Can't say I don't keep my promises to my readers... I finished another chappie! Thank you to all my reviewers!!! Okay, hope you enjoyed it, and the review button is in the far left hand corner. Byeness!