That human is right…Hiei thought as he watched Meilin stalk off in the opposite. It must be harder to prove herself. After all, I am a demon and I do have a name for myself after winning the Dark Tournament and all… He sighed. What was he going to do? I better follow her.

Hiei followed Meilin by jumping through the trees. Staying in the shadows, and with his speed made him undetectable. He followed her all the way to their campsite, and watched in silence as she searched around for Botan. Though it was strange that the "Grim Reaper" wasn't there, he didn't say a word, and kept following her. For some reason, he felt something for her. Sympathy? He didn't know, so he shook it from his thoughts and kept observing her.

Hiei winced when he heard Meilin mutter, "UGH! MEN! I hate them all! They're all stubborn…" Something about her made him want to follow her. He hated that. She was strong, stubborn, and lonely. That was for sure. They both heard someone coming toward her, and Hiei watched, from the trees, as a boy, as she called Li, came to her. So this is what that Li guy looks like. he thought.

"I know you didn't want me to follow you, I just had to. Once you left, I realized that I care about you more than anything…" Li said. Hiei watched as Li suddenly pulled Meilin into a warm embrace. He felt angry, and wanted so badly for Li to let go of her. Was this what they called jealousy? Could he actually have feelings for this girl? He kept watching, keeping one hand on his katana, just in case. He was happy when Meilin let go, and was surprised that she was also very smart.

He watched as Meilin backed up helplessy against a dirt wall, and watched as Li transformed into Olgin. That's all it took. As soon as she closed her eyes, knowing that she was helpless, Hiei ran in front of her, slicing Olgin in the process.

Meilin waited for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, she opened one of her eyes, and blinked when she saw Hiei standing in front of her. In front of them both was Olgin. Bleeding on his arm.

"Well, well. Looks like I don't have to go look for you after all, Hiei. First, I'll kill you, then I'll take this girl's soul. Troubled souls are always much more sweeter…" he said.

"You're disgusting. Taking the souls of children." Hiei said. Olgin smiled at him, and then, a faint glow came from his arm. When the glowing stopped, his arm stopped bleeding.

"I maybe disgusting, but I'm invincible you see. I now know all of your friends' attacks, and can produce them 10 times stronger."

"Invincible?" Meilin squeaked. Her eyes grew wide, but then, it seemed as if her brain was working again, so she went back into a fighting position.

"You don't stand a chance against him fighting him that way!" Hiei told her. "You're going to need to tap into your spirit powers!"

"And exactly how do I do that?" Meilin asked, keeping an eye on Olgin.

"Just like Yusuke, concentrate all of your spirit powers into your finger and blast him!" he said quickly, making sure Olgin didn't take another step forward. Meilin was still wary about it, but just as he told her to do, she closed her eyes and concentrated. Slowly, slowly, a small red beam of energy started collecting at the tip of her finger. Not knowing what to do with all of the collected energy, she threw it at him. Olgin was caught off guard and Hiei jumped out of the way just in time.

Amazing, it seems her powers are far more powerful than Yusuke's. She just could be able to beat him. Hiei thought. Olgin was surrounded by nothing but Meilin's attack. All that could be heard within the blast was his piercing scream. When it finally let up, Olgin was gone.

"Is he…dead?" Meilin asked quietly, surprised at her own powers.

"No." Hiei said, now standing beside her. She jumped a little, making Hiei smile.

"And why are you smiling?" Meilin asked haughtily. She didn't want anyone to think that she was a chicken or anything.

"Nothing." Hiei retorted rather quickly. His smile was wiped off his face in an instant and his face was a light red.

Meilin stared at him. No, not stared, studied. "You remind me so much of him." she quietly replied.

"Him?"

"The guy I'm in love with. He never did smile. Only I could make him do that, but now…" she drifted off, and had that far away look about her.

No wonder only she could make him smile. All of her expressions are just so…no, don't think that Hiei. I'm not going to fall for her. he thought.

"How do you know that he's not dead?" Meilin asked trying to change the subject off of Li.

Hiei snapped right out of his thoughts. "I saw him flee."

Her look turned into determination. "Did you see what direction he went in? We need to find the others." She started to walk off in a direction, not knowing or caring if it was the right way or not.

"Why do you love him?" Hiei asked suddenly.

Meilin stopped walking. She never expected to be asked that. "I don't know…I never thought about it actually. It doesn't really matter anyway." she said, shrugging it off. Meilin started to walk again, but Hiei was too quick and grabbed her by her shoulders. She stopped again, and allowed Hiei to turn her, so that she was facing him.

"There must be a reason why you're so interested in finding him even though he has someone. Isn't there?"

"Why does it matter anyway?!" Meilin said angrily. She didn't like all this interrogation at all.

"Because…because…" he couldn't bring himself to say it. Because you're the most interesting person I've ever met in my whole entire life. Because I think I have these feelings every time I'm around you. Tell me what I'm feeling Meilin! Is this what true happiness is supposed to feel like?! He wanted to shout to her, to tell her. They had so much in common, but yet, how would she feel about him? They were ages apart. Hiei found himself staring into her ruby eyes. He was so fixated with her.

"Because why?"

"Never mind." he finally let go of her, and started to walk away, leaving a dumbfounded Meilin behind.

A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Sorry for the long update, I've been EXTREMELY busy. But, I'm trying! I'll try my best to get the next chapter up in two weeks. Hope you enjoyed the chapter JupiterLover, since this was your idea. Remember to review!