I stopped when I knew I should have kept going. I was about to go back but something stopped me, something told me to keep going, so I did. By the time I got to the building I was so out of breath I couldn't speak. I tried to tell Yusuke what had happened but I couldn't. "Hiei... fighting... in...the... woods... someone.... tr...tried to kill......us...please," I studdard. "Kiri don't say anything else I'm on it...which way?" Yusuke interrupted. I pointed towards where Hiei was. Yusuke ran as fast as he could. "Where is Yuske going?" Kurama asked me. "Hiei...is.... he's...in...trouble," I choked out. "Okay I'm going...Botan!" Kurama called. "Just a second," I heard her reply. "Botan will take care of you...and him," Kurama said. Kurama patted Kiken's head just before taking off behind Yusuke. Botan ran down the first staircase just as I had come up the one before that. "Oh my god! What happened to you?" Botan asked. She took Kiken out of my arms. "Just check him, I'm fine," I replied. "But Kiri you're bleeding around your neck," Botan scolded. I reached up to my neck. I had a line all the way around my neck probably because of that claw that was trying to drown me. "Don't worry it's not that bad," I replied. "At least let me put some antiseptic on it," Botan said. "Fine but only after you check him," I replied. We continued up the stairs. She checked Kiken and he was fine. Then she put some antiseptic on the cut. I winced and pulled away from her every so often. Finally she got fed up. "Hold still," She yelled. I sat up straight put winced when she touched it again. "There done, now that wasn't that bad now was it?" Botan asked. I stood up and walked to the door. "Where are you going?" She asked. "I got everyone into this mess and now I'm going to get everyone out," I said. "Wait you can't," She protested. "Of course I can. Who's going to stop me?" I asked. I picked up my sword and tied it around my waist. "Just take care of Kiken for me," I said. Botan was left dumfounded as I walked down the stairs. I heard another yell so I started to run down the stairs, jumping almost every flight of stairs. I ran out the door and as fast as I could, without tiring myself, and into the forest. I came back to the lake where I had left Hiei, he was nowhere in sight. I walked around the forest calling his name trying to find him. I eventually got lost. As it got darker I got more creeped out. "I need to stop watching scary movies," I thought. I hear a snap of a twig. I quickly turned around. I slowly backed up and ran into a tree. I turned around and quickly climbed up the tree. I sat on a branch and looked down. Out of the trees came Kurama and Yusuke. I was about to call for them when the changed into demons; shape shifters. I gasped and almost yelled when something covered my mouth and told me to be quiet. "What was that?" one asked. "Oh it was probably an animal or something. Come on we have to find that girl," the other replied. They transformed back into Kurama and Yusuke and walked off. As soon as they were out of sight I pulled the hand off of my mouth and turned around. It was Hiei. "God. Don't scare me like that," I said. He just smirked. "I have been looking for you. What happened?" I asked. "The creature eventually got tired of trying to catch up to me and left," Hiei replied. I sat down beside him. "Where's Kiken?" he asked. "Back at the house. Why?" I asked. "Were any of the guys there?" he asked, totally ignoring my question. "No I don't think so. Yusuke went to help you and Kurama went after Yusuke. So Kuwabara might have been there but I don't know," I replied. "So you left him with the rest of the girls?" Hiei asked. "Yeah. What's wrong with that?" I asked. "Did it ever occur to you that those creatures were looking for Kiken?" Hiei asked. I thought about it a while. It all made sense to me. "We have to go get him then," I said. "Not now. We can't. Those red creatures are too powerful," Hiei answered. "Wait, there's more than one?" I asked. Hiei nodded. "Like how many?" I asked. "Maybe twenty," he replied. "Oh, well that's not that many," I answered jumping down from the tree. "Wait, Kiri-" Hiei started. "Come on. How dangerous can they be?" I asked. I crept past one and hid behind a tree but unfortunately it saw me. It used some kind of laser to cut the tree in half, about an inch or two above my head. It seemed satisfied with itself and walked on. I quickly climbed back up the tree. Hiei was sitting against the trunk of the tree. "You knew I'd come back didn't you?" I asked. "That is the only reason why I didn't come after you," Hiei said. I sighed, "You never change." Hiei just smiled. "So now what?" I asked. "We wait until sunrise, when the creatures can't come out," Hiei replied. I went to sit by him. "That sounds very boring," I answered. "Don't worry it will be," Hiei replied. I eventually fell asleep. I woke up to the sun shining in my face. It looked like it was about ten o'clock. I looked next to me to find Hiei gone. "Did I just dream that?" I asked myself out loud. I slowly climbed down the tree and made my way back to the apartment. When I got there the place was totally trashed and no one was in sight. I checked room after room and found no one until I went into my room. It was trashed just like the rest of the house but Hiei was knocked out on the floor. I walked over to him and dragged him over to the wall. I leaned him against it. I sat down beside him and waited for him to wake up. About ten minuets later he finally did. I was staring off in a different direction, daydreaming. Hiei grabbed my shoulder and I practically jumped out of my skin. "Gosh, stop scaring me like that. You're going to give me a heart attack one day," I said. "This isn't a time for jokes. Do you remember that lab we were supposed to check out?" Hiei asked. I nodded. "And the scientist?" Hiei asked again. "Yeah what about them?" I asked. "I ran into that scientist and he told me everything before trying to kill me. He thought I was dead and left," Hiei explained. "Yeah so? What does that have to do with anything?" I asked. "That scientist is your father," Hiei said. "My father?!" I exclaimed, "What the hell is he doing here?" "He came to search for his clone, Shisino, or as we call him, Kiken," Hiei explained, "and he wanted you. When he couldn't find you he took Yusuke instead, knowing that you'd go after him." "This is great," I sighed and sat on the ground. I put my face in my hands. "Don't worry we'll go look for him," Hiei said, trying to comfort me. "No, it's not that simple. They could be dead by the time we get there. You have no idea what it was like for me. I know what he will do. As soon as I go in he'll kidnap me and make u come get me. As soon as you find me he'll kill you," I said, "So there's nothing I can do." "I'll watch out for you so you don't have to do anything," Hiei replied. "Promise?" I asked after considering it. "Promise," he replied. Hiei kissed me softly on the lips. "Great then let's go," I said. We crept down the stairs and looked outside.