Hiya,again!!!!heres chappie 8!!and if u havent figured out the pairing yet,shame on you.im gonna try to make this

more interesting,so,here i go!!

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Ch9 _Nervous_Question_

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I had only been a few hours of sleep before sunrise,me trying to enjoy it while I possibly could,not succeding

very well since I awoke sooner than I had planned. I lazily pulled myself up,shivering all the while,for it had dropped

a good couple of degrees over the couple of hours,and me being in a tank-top and panties didn't help much.

I let my eyes adjust to the sudden jolt of light that was creeping over the horizen,and looked blurridly around.

I was debating if I should just go back to sleep,or stay awake,when my dialating eyes came across something that

hadn't been there before. Off to the side,there was a set of black pants,right next to the trunk of the tree. I

blushed at the thought of the fact that was what Hiei was wearing last night. I noticed as I edged closer to them,

cloak inching with me,that they had been cleaned. *Did he mean to put them here for me?* I thought quietlyto

myself.

"One way to find out......"

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Now to where Hiei is at(may switch back and forth from his p.o.v to somone elses)

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(Hiei p.o.v)

I had awoken long before Raiko and decided I would leave to join Kurama before anyone gets suspicious. I sat

down beside her,making sure she would be alright and would have everything she would need before I left. She

was in a deep sleep,with her hand thrown lazily over her head,while the other lay on her stomache. My cloak was

thrown in many different directions,revealing some parts of her body,while covering other parts. The wind was

picking up,and most parts of her body were bare and already shivering. I decided that,before I truly left her,I would

at least provide her with something to cover herself. I stood by her for only a few more seconds before I flitted

through the neighboring trees. I soon came upon a house,which most people would call a castle from its size,more

commonly known to the reikai detectives as 'Koenma's mansion'.

I quietly slipped through an opened window and down 3 flights of stairs,up into the room that had been given

to me. I quickly opened and closed the door,walking into my large,black walled,room. I walked softly to the closet

and picked out 2 of my many sets of black pants,one for her,and a clean pair for myself. I re-made it to the widow

I had arrived in,and flitted back into the trees,praying to Koenma himself that she hadn't awoken yet.

When I arrived back at the willow we were originally under,I was surprised at the relief I felt when I saw her

in a different position,completely un-cloaked,but still asleep. I set the pants gently to the side of the trunk,hoping

she would notice them there. I took gingerly steps as I approached her sleeping form. She had a soft smile,her

brown hair was mixed with her lightning streaks,hanging delicately over her face,as if it happened that they came

down to hard on her face,they would break it. Her skin was pale as makai moonlight,from the harshness of the

icy cold,and lack of protein.

I was slightly startled when she rolled over on her side,facing me,and curled into a little ball,but losened up when

I saw she was still wearing her dreaming smile. I decided right then that I should probably leave,for if I stayed there

much longer,that feeling thats been coming to me,might have forced me to stay there. I turned around to leave,but

something still seemed unfinished. I turned my head,seeing her bare stomache from the shirt being pulled up in her

sleep (not bra,JUST stomache) and her legs shivering. I walked over to her,and kneeled down on one knee.

I gently pulled the cloak up and under her chin. Afterwards,immediately afterwards,I left her,returning to

'Koenma's mansion'.

After re-entering that same window that convinetly always seemed to be open for the uptenth time,I walked

casually down the stairs that led into the main room of the house,as Yusuke calls it,the 'living room'. When

I finally made it there,it seemed emty,except for Yusuke sitting in the far corner with a pair of earphones,

listening to loud,heavy,music. He had his head hanging upside down,his legs dangling over the top of the

poor,mutilated couch. I narrowed my eyes at him,raising my energy abit so he would notice I was there.

He slowly lifted his head up,and flipped his legs back to the ground. He raised an eyebrow at me,his

brown eyes glinting with a slight spark and edge. I put my energy back into its normal stat and walked over

to him. I had something I had intended to ask Kurama,but when I thought about Yusuke might be better

with the subject.

"Hey Hiei." said Yusuke,while pulling the earphones from his ear.

"Hn." Was the reply,as Yusuke was already used to.

"Don't suppose you just came down to say hi,you never do that *grin* so,waz up?"

I thought about how I should ask the question without thoughroly confusing him.

"I have a question I need to ask."

"Oh,Kuramaz not here righta now,so leave a message after the beep,BEEP..."

I glared at him hard,thinking over how I should rephrase what I just said,obviously taking to long for the

impatient Yusuke,who kept repeating 'beep' over and over again.

"Beep.........Beep.......Beep......BEEP DANNGIT!EARTH TO HIEI!!"

I snapped my head around to glare at him again.

"I need to ask YOU a question!"

"Oh,why didn't you say so in the first place?" he said with a goofy grin. I sighed.

"What does it feel like when your with Keiko?" I asked,trying hard to keep my cool with the question,and

hoping he didn't ask me about. He seemed stunned at the question,then slipped back into reality.

"Why,you got a pretty demoness you haven't told us about?" he grinned foolishly,then quit and tried to be serious.

"Of course not. I just want to know for my own reasons,fool." I replied,growing abit aggitated.

"Well,its something I can't explain.Its like all your feelings swirling around you,engulfing you even,

and,its a good feeling.Most people know the feeling,just because it jolts them,rocks their body

fully and comepletly.Otherwise,I really can't describe it." he said,a calm,yet reassurring in a way,smirk

spreading cross his face.

I sighed,knowing I couldn't ask anything else without him asking right back,so I flitted back to 'my'

room.

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(raiko's p.o.v)

I had fit perfectly in his pants and decided since I was awake,I wanted to explore. I picked up the cloak,

and not wanting any demon passerby to steal it,tied it creativly around my waist,making it look like

a black gypsie skirt (think esmerelda of haunchback of notre dame). Happy with it,I tip-toed from the

willow and walked around,looking for berries,or some flowers I might happen to stumble across.

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