The creatures were all looking in the forest. The only problem for us was that they were out in daylight. We slowly crept to the side of the apartment. "Great, now what?" I asked. "Just skim the trees for any clues," Hiei suggested. We looked for hours and hours. Hiei was halfway asleep when I saw something. "Look Hiei!" I yelled a bit too loudly. I pointed at a trail of footprints. The creatures all looked at us. Hiei grabbed my arm and took off following the footprints. Once we thought we lost them Hiei slowed down and jumped up a tree to rest. He was out of breath. "I'm so sorry Hiei. I didn't mean to yell that loud. I was just excited after searching for a while," I said. "It's okay," he panted, "No harm done. Just a little out of breath." He sat down against the trunk of the tree. I laid down on the branch and laid my head in his lap. I looked up at him. He started to play with my hair with one hand and the other hand I held, lacing my fingers in between his. After like ten minutes Hiei had regained his strength because he lifted me into his lap facing sideways. I put my head on his shoulder. He wrapped the arm that I wasn't holding around my waist. "I love you so much and I never want you to leave me," I said. He looked at me strangely. "I won't leave you, ever," he replied, "why are you so worried about it?" "Because if I don't make it out of my father's lab I just wanted you to know," I answered. "You'll make it out," Hiei said. "You don't know that," I thought. "Yes I do. I will kill myself if you don't make it out," Hiei said. "Promise me you won't," I said. He looked at me with a worried expression. "You shouldn't say things like that," I thought. "I know I shouldn't say that but I'll only promise if you promise to come out alive," he said. I looked up at him and smiled, "Reading my mind?" I asked. There was a moment of silence as I waited for an answer. He nodded, "What seems to be bothering you?" "You're the one who can read minds, you tell me," As much as I love Hiei I didn't really want him reading my thoughts. "No, I don't read peoples minds to find personal information that you have a choice to tell me. I read minds to find comments that you don't say," Hiei replied. "Well what happens if you find a comment you don't like?" I asked. "I deal with it and pretend I didn't read it," he replied. I sighed. After a moment of silence Hiei asked, "Are you going to tell me or not?" I sighed again, "Promise you won't stop me?" "I can't guarantee anything but I'll try not to stop you," Hiei said. "Well, I was planning on," I stopped. "I can't tell him," I thought. "If you don't want to you don't have to," Hiei said, "I understand." He looked a bit worried. "I'm sorry. I just can't but I promise I will tell you when this is all done with," I said. He nodded and kissed me lightly on the lips. I used my free hand to pull him back towards me and I kissed him back, harder. I unlaced my fingers and put my hands around his neck. He slipped his tongue in my mouth and French kissed me. I pulled away about two minutes later. "What was that for?" Hiei asked. "So if we don't make it out that's the last kiss we'll share…and the best one," I explained. We eventually fell asleep. At about two in the morning I woke up and Hiei was still sound asleep. I gently tried to move his hands from around me but it wouldn't work, his grip was too tight. I slowly pried his fingers apart and set his arms by his side. I quickly kissed his cheek and jumped down the tree. I followed the footprints and ran all the way to the lab. When I reached the lab it was about five. Hiei would be waking up soon only to realize that I had left. Suddenly I felt I hand on my shoulder. I yelped and turned around, it was Hiei. "But I thought you were," I stopped. "Asleep?" Hiei asked, "What do you think you were going to do?" I ignored his question. "You read my mind didn't you? After I told you not to?" I exclaimed. "No, I didn't, really. You have to believe me. I just followed you," Hiei pulled me close to him and hugged me. "I wanted to trade myself in for Yusuke and then no one would get hurt," I said. "Except you?" Hiei asked. I nodded, "but I can take it. I have before," "Then how do you propose I watch out for you like I promised ?" Hiei asked. I didn't reply. "Exactly. I'm going too," Hiei said. "Aw. How sweet," I heard someone say. Me and Hiei both turned around, on our guards. "And you're supposed to be smart?" the voice asked. I looked around and spotted a speaker in a tree. I lowered my guard and pointed it out to Hiei. "Very observant, darling," the voice said. I knew at that moment it was my father. "Give back Yusuke and Kiken before we come in and take them," I yelled. "We? You mean you and the fire demon? Are you referring to yourself as one? You know it's forbidden for a darkness demon and a fire demon to love," he taunted. "Shut up! I don't care!" I yelled. "What is he talking about?" Hiei asked. "In our world, the netherworld, it is forbidden for a darkness demon and a fire demon to love because long ago the fire demons started a war for the netherworld. The darkness demons eventually won but the fire demons did a lot of damage and almost ruined our society for fun. None of the fire demons even wanted the netherworld. To this day most of darkness demons can't stand fire demons," my father explained. "Shut up! Hiei and I are different. We can't help what went on thousands of years ago," I yelled. I blew up the speaker with my electricity. "If you want Yusuke come and claim him," my father's voice said from another direction. The speakers cut off and the doors to the lab opened. Hiei slowly walked in and I trudged behind him. We walked down a hallway for a bit when Hiei stopped and turned to me. "Why didn't you tell me it was forbidden?" Hiei asked. "Hiei it's not forbidden here, just in the netherworld," I said. "So if I ever wanted to marry you I couldn't go to your father and ask could I?" he asked. I blushed. "My father is dead to me…so you wouldn't have to ask," I replied. I kept walking and Hiei followed. I looked back at him for a second and was about to say something when I tripped over something and tumbled down a steep incline. I stopped only when I hit a dead end. I carefully got up and looked back. "Hiei!" I yelled. I heard nothing in response. "Crap," I whispered. I tried to climb back up but it was too steep. "Hiei!" I yelled, "Just go on without me if you can hear me!" "No. I'm coming to get you," I heard in reply. I heard him yell as he tumbled down to the incline as well, except Hiei crashed into me, not the wall. When we stopped Hiei was on top of me. We looked at each other and blushed. Hiei kissed me and slipped his tongue in my mouth. "Hiei, we have to find my brother first," I said. I pushed him off of me. "Aw come on Kiri. We can do that later," Hiei said. That didn't sound like Hiei to me. "No I want to find my brother," I replied. I turned around and Hiei grabbed my shoulder. The only problem it wasn't Hiei, it was my old boyfriend Josh. "Josh?!" I exclaimed. "What's up? Did you miss me?" Josh asked. I was shocked. "You died, suicide…after I broke up with you," I said. "I know but I'm here now and I want you back," Josh said. He pushed me into a wall and ran up against me. "Josh get away! This is why I broke up with you in the first place," I yelled. "Yeah, I know but I want you and I know you know want me too," Josh said. "No I don't want you. Get away," I tried to push him away from me. He held my arms to the wall with one hand and went up my shirt with the other. "Josh! Leave me alone," I yelled for Hiei. He stopped, "Who's Hiei?" "My boyfriend. Now get away!" I yelled again. He let go. "You have a boyfriend?" he asked. "Yes he was here with me but we got separated," I explained. He glared up from where I fell. He grabbed me away from the wall by my waist and through me over his shoulder. "What do you think your doing? Put me down!" I yelled. He teleported back up the incline. Hiei had been yelling for me. "Looking for her?" Josh asked. Hiei turned and looked at us. "Put me down Josh! I'm warning you!" I screamed. "Yes in fact I was. What do you have her for?" Hiei asked. "Hiei run! He's going to kill you," I yelled. Josh set me down on the ground and secured me in energy binds. "I'd keep your mouth shut if I were you," Josh said. He kissed me on the cheek and stood back up. "Who are you?" Hiei asked. "Josh Shimisha, Kiri's old boyfriend. You?" Josh asked. "Hiei Jaganshi. Kiri's current boyfriend," Hiei said, "Now give her back." Josh laughed, "It won't be that easy. You have to fight me for her." Hiei smirked, "That doesn't seem too hard." Hiei drew his katana. Josh drew a sword as well. Josh attacked first trying to cut him head on. Hiei was too quick for him and soon got an opening to attack. Hiei drove his katana into Josh's stomach and quickly pulled it back out. Josh fell to the floor. Hiei sheathed his katana and ran over to me. The binds had disappeared because Josh was dead. Hiei hugged me and helped me up. We continued to walk until we ran into this small creature. "I see you cleared the first obstacle of my master's lab. He is very impressed with your skills. He underestimated you," the creature said. "Get away! Leave us alone!" I yelled. I was getting creeped out since I remembered everything in my life that happened here including Josh.