Eli walked behind Li and Sakura, taking to the tress and shadows. He didn't want any of them to know he was following them, awaiting the time when Li would be alone. He watched as Li pecked Sakura goodbye and watched as she skipped merrily up to her door. Her brother, Tori, answered the door, checked his watch, and let Sakura in while glaring at Li, who glared back.

Eli chuckled to himself quietly. Li didn't really get along that well with any of Sakura's guardians or Tori. He didn't know how he did it, but he did. But whenever Sakura was around, they all acted like they loved each other. It was that way with Meilin as well. Whatever enemies Li had, they were hers as well. The only enemy of Li's that wasn't Meilin's was Tori. He only met her twice, and those were brief. Maybe if he knew her better, he'd dislike her as well.

Li ruffled his hair and turned around only to see his "dear ancestor" in front of him. "Would you quit doing that?!" he yelled and started walking to his apartment.

"Doing what?" Eli asked innocently, with a puzzled expression on his face. He knew exactly what Li was talking about, and he knew that Li knew why he did so often. Just to annoy his cute little descendant. It entertained him for some reason, knowing that it bothered Li so much.

"You know exactly what, Moon." Li said, turning around to look at Eli, but he wasn't there. He looked around everywhere, not seeing him, and turned around again to go back to his apartment, when he saw Eli in front of him again.

"Do you mean that?" Eli asked.

"YES THAT!" Li yelled, trying to get around him, but Eli kept getting in the way. He finally gave up after a while. "What do you want Eli?" he said, sighing.

"Meilin." Li's face shot up again. His face was angry just as before.

"What? You're going to tell me why you just let her leave or something? You knew I was looking for her!"

"If you cared and loved her so much, then why did you always just leave her to a side Li? Why did you always hurt her?!" Eli shot back.

"Don't you dare give me a lecture. It's my business."

"You want to know why I let Meilin go? Why don't you read what she has to say about it, and then you can ask me questions later." Eli took out a note from his shirt pocket and handed it to Li before walking away. Li looked at Eli with pure hatred before looking at the note. Noticing Meilin's delicate handwriting, he carefully opened it and started to read it.

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"So, explain to me who this Olgin guy is." Meilin said as they sat around a small bon fire. She was very interested in their story about hunting down a demon. "I mean, what does he look like? Like some big bulky, ugly thing? You did say he was a demon."

"Just because he's a demon, does not always make him ugly." Kurama said, smiling at her from across the bon fire.

"Really? How's about hideous then?" Meilin said, using another word.

"They can look like a normal human."

Meilin looked at him, and raised an eyebrow. She didn't really believe him. A demon look like a human? In all the stories she read, they were always scary, strong, and ugly. "I don't believe you."

"It's true. Me and Hiei are demons ourselves."

Meilin quickly turned a light shade of red when she saw Kurama's truthful eyes. "I'm…I'm so sorry. I didn't really mean that all demons were ugly, I meant that…um, uh…" she looked around. Kurama was chuckling and Yusuke and Kuwabara were smiling. Hiei was up in a tree, leaning against the trunk and rolling his eyes.

"Don't worry, you're forgiven." Kurama said, giving her a light smile, understanding what she meant. "Olgin is a shape shifting demon. He takes the souls of children and the power and techniques of the strong. Right now he's in a human disguise and is the most powerful demon we've ever faced so far."

Meilin let all the information slowly into her head. "A shape shifter huh? You know, I could be Olgin in disguise."

Everybody stared at her. Yusuke and Kuwabara didn't think about that, but Kurama and Hiei did and were keeping a very close eye on her. Meilin looked at the guys and blinked.

"I was just saying that I could be, and I'm surprised that you guys let me in. That's all." They all relaxed, except for Hiei, who's hands were on his katana, ready to strike if she really was Olgin. She had a long way to go to prove herself to him. Meilin looked up into the trees, and saw Hiei glaring at her. "What's his problem?" Meilin asked.

Kuwabara looked up in the trees to see what Meilin was looking at and saw Hiei. "Oh, him. Don't mind him. He's just a small annoying demon who thinks he's stronger than the great Kuwabara!" He started laughing like a maniac and Meilin moved closer to Yusuke.

"Ignore that laughing idiot." Yusuke said. "Hiei is just cautious with his own code of honor. He's smart, powerful, and very cunning. Avery good ally, and a dangerous enemy. Believe me, I know." he said, remembering the time that he had to fight Hiei when he first became a Spirit Detective. Meilin looked at him again, and accepted what Yusuke told her. He kind of reminded her of Li, and she quickly remembered what happened earlier that day. She quickly blinked away the tears and stared into the fire.

"You never told us why you were running away." Kurama said.

"Hey that's right. Why are you?" Yusuke asked, looking at her with a questioning look.

Meilin looked kept staring into the fire. It was silent for a moment, before she started to talk. "I left because…because of a broken heart." she finally said slowly. "He told me once that he didn't love me like I loved him. At first I cried, but then, I got over it. I left to go back home in Hong Kong, and soon forgot all about it, like it was nothing but a dream, but I did keep in close contact with him. After a few months, he too came back home to Hong Kong, and I couldn't have been more happier. He told me, that he told the girl his feelings, but she didn't respond back. I was annoyed, and sad because he was so depressed. A friend e-mailed me saying that a festival was coming, and that the girl was going to be the lead role in a play they were doing, so I told him that we had to come back to Japan. I helped put them together, but I still thought it was a dream. When I went back home, he didn't come with me. I recently came back here to visit, and I saw them kiss…then I knew it wasn't a dream…it was…reality…"

Hiei looked at her. So she ran away from a broken heart…That poor girl. But then, if she really is Olgin, then it could be a trap…I better keep my guard up.

"Wow, that's some story." Kuwabara said amazed. He was interested in everything and could tell that in her short life, she went through much more than what he already had, even if he was hunting down demons.

Yusuke put a hand on her shoulder. Meilin was surprised, and looked up at him. He gave her a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry. I'm sure that the right guy is out there somewhere. Just because this guy of yours that you loved, doesn't love you, doesn't mean you have to be so depressed. Move on." Meilin looked at him for a moment, before slowly smiling and nodded.

Kurama was watching from across the fire and had a very impressed look upon his face. "Wow, Yusuke, I'm surprised. I didn't know you knew so much." he said, smiling. "Aren't you Hiei?" he asked while looking at the demon who was sitting above him on a branch.

"Whatever. Listen we better get some rest before starting out again tomorrow." he said while rolling over and looking away from them.

"Hey, just because I may seem dumb, doesn't mean I can't give out good advice like you Kurama!" Yusuke said pouting. But he knew what Kurama meant, and dropped it at that. Kuwabara looked at Hiei's back, and frowned.

"Why does he always have to be like that?" he asked to nobody before leaning against a tree and slowly closing his eyes.

Kurama and Yusuke soon followed Kuwabara, and soon only Meilin and Hiei were up. Meilin didn't know that Hiei was up, she thought he was long asleep like the rest of the guys. She stared up at the star-filled sky and started humming an old Chinese tune. Hiei was now turned back around, and watched the young girl, making sure that she wasn't going to lash out on anybody if she was Olgin, but then she soon stopped humming and stretched. Laying down near the fire, she closed her eyes slowly before drifting off to sleep.

- - -

Li read the note at least 5 more times, making sure that he was absolutely positive that the writing and words were Meilin's. He was now at his apartment, and he pounded the coffee table in front of him in anger. He hated himself because his best friend was now somewhere on her way to Tokyo, and if his mom ever found out, she'd be angry with him. He should have known better than to kiss Sakura right in front of her. He still knew that she was getting over the loss. Li ruffled his hair, and leaned back sighing. It was late now, and if he knew Meilin, she'd be sleeping safe and sound in some dark place where no one would find her. Even though the note said not to, Li still made a decision to go look for in the morning. It was his fault she left in the first place, and he was determined to fix it. Before he knew it though, sleep came over him, and he slowly fell asleep on the couch, with the note still clutched in his hand.

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A/N: O.k. first off, so sorry for not updating fast enough! I hate it when I do that, and I know you, the reader does too. It's just that I've been busy lately, and haven't found the time to get this chapter uploaded. Anyways, The Gandhara, I know my chapters have been short, and I'm terribly sorry about that. I'll try my best to make them longer, O.k.? As for Rina-san, yes, Meilin IS going to paired up with someone, but I'm keeping it a secret for now. I'm very glad to know that this is a different crossover. And for everybody that reviewed, thanks a bunch! Please, review this chapter as well!