Kurama started to waken. The last thing he remembered was feeling drowsy, and then, he was out. He finally looked at his surroundings. He was in a cave. The others were starting to awaken, except for a young boy about Meilin's age that he never saw before.

"Where are we?" Yusuke asked.

"Looks like a cave." Kuwabara said, stating the obvious.

"But the question is, who is he?" Kurama asked, pointing to the brown haired boy near him. Everyone looked at him, curiously.

"HEY KID! WAKE UP!" Yusuke yelled. The boy made a small facial expression, but didn't get up. So Yusuke grabbed him, and shook him.

"WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?!" the boy yelled, now finally conscious. Kurama, Kuwabara, and Botan watched in utter disbelief.

"You know, Keiko wouldn't like that you woke someone up like that." Botan said.

"I don't care." He know turned his attention back to the boy. "Who are you?" he asked.

"My name is Li Showron."

- - -

They were walking in the forest. Branches, small inclines, and rocks were everywhere, giving Meilin a very hard time. She fell at least five times, and now had quite a few scratches on her arms and on her legs. She silently cursed herself for wearing capris that day. Hiei on the other hand, was doing just fine.

"Do you remember how to tap into your spirit powers don't you?" Hiei asked.

"Yes. I just concentrate my spirit powers into my hand, and let it go." she answered. "Why?"

"We're going to be needing your powers soon. Olgin's cave isn't too far now."

"How do you know?"

"I smell roses."

Meilin had no idea what he meant by that, but she stopped to smell the air as well. She could indeed smell a subtle fragrance of roses. But the question was what did this have to do with Olgin? She didn't know why, but she knew, that she had to put all of her trust in him.

- - -

"So, you're Li, huh? Well, I have a couple of things that I need to let out of my system!" Yusuke said, grabbing Li by the collar. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU DID TO MEILIN?!"

Li looked down guiltily. "Look, I know I should've treated her better-"

"YOU THINK?! Do you have any clue how much she actually loves you?"

Yusuke finally let go of Li, who could only stare at the ground now. Botan and Kuwabara watched in silence, but Kurama was staring out of the cave. He could have sworn that he heard someone…

"Listen, I have an idea that might have Hiei and Meilin find us better." Kurama said.

"Well, what is it?" Botan asked. Kurama smiled, and took out his rose.

"ROSE WHIP!" he yelled. The cave was quickly filled with the fragrance of roses. "This way, it'll be easier for Hiei to find us." he said casually. "Now all we have to do is, wait."

"Why don't we just go out and look for them?" Kuwabara asked.

"This forest is large. It may take us days to find each other." Kurama answered.

"He has a point." Botan said.

- - -

They finally reached a cave where the smell of roses was strong. Hiei cautiously looked inside, and found the group sitting there, patiently waiting.

"Where's Mei?!" Li yelled immediately at Hiei.

Hiei cocked an eyebrow. "And you'd be Li? The real one this time right?" Li glared at him menacingly and nodded his head. "Then she's right here." He pointed to his right, which was blocked from view because of the cave's wall. Two pairs of ruby eyes looked at him from above Hiei's shoulders, that Li quickly recognized.

"MEILIN!" he yelled, running to her. He grabbed her, and quickly embraced her. Surprised, she just stood there, speechless. "I was worried that I'd never see you again." he said as he finally let go of her.

"I'm sorry." she said, as she looked at the ground sadly.

He grabbed her chin, and forced her to look at him. "No, don't say that. It's me who should apologize. I shouldn't have done that, and I wasn't thinking of you. I'm sorry for being selfish."

Clapping came from behind them all, from deep in the cave. They all looked, at the figure coming closer, and closer. "Isn't that great that everyone's happy? But, it seems you have all forgotten about me." Olgin said, as he finally came into the mouth of the cave. "And you," he said, pointing to Meilin, "will die for attacking me." he casually said.

Meilin glared at him, and she got into her fighting stance. The others followed.

"You know, this guy is getting on my nerves…Botan, it'd be best that you left." Yusuke said.

"Right." she nodded, and hurried out of the cave.

"Let's see how he does with all of us." Kuwabara said.

Hiei made the first attack, and hitting him on the shoulder. But Olgin quickly regenerated the wound. Olgin came quickly, advancing upon the group, but Kurama was ahead of him. He and Li attacked him at the same time.

"ROSE WHIP LASH!"

"LIGHTNING!"

The attack was devastating. His eye, was bulging out of his skull, and half of him was gone…He looked a lot like older Toguro, at the Dark Tournament. Taking advantage of his weakness, Kuwabara and Hiei both pinned him down.

"NOW!" they yelled at the same time.

Meilin and Yusuke both came up, and used their spirit guns. Hiei let go of Olgin, and then grabbed Kuwabara and took him to safety, just in time. When the smoke was clear, all that was left were his ashes.

"That was easy." Meilin said.

"Yeah, too easy." Yusuke agreed.

"Is he dead?" Kuwabara asked.

"I hope…after all, the only thing left of older Toguro, was something like this. And we haven't seen him. Have we?" Yusuke retorted.

Kuwabara nodded, and then replied, "You're right. Let's go."

- - -

Hiei sat in the tree, as the others took Li and Meilin home. They all said their goodbyes, and promised to see each other again. When the others left, he watched as Li opened the door, turned to Meilin, who was standing by it, and watched as he said something to her. She shook her head, and then left. Curious as to where she was going, Hiei followed her to the park. She sat down on a swing and started to aimlessly swing.

"You never said bye." Meilin said, loud enough for him to hear. She turned around and looked right at the tree he was in. "You're just like Li, you know that?"

Hiei appeared beside Meilin, standing on a swing. "And how could you compare me with him?"

She stopped swinging and looked out in front of her. Staring at nothing, she sighed. "Everything. Your emotions and your personalities. That's how. It can be difficult to read you, but once you know the person enough, they're like a book. Something's on your mind." she finally said, looking at him. "What is it?"

"Nothing."

"Who's the girl?"

"What girl?"

"Oh. So your gay?"

He glared at the girl. She was looking at him innocently, trying to suppress a laughter. "No."

"So tell me who you're in love with!"

Hiei looked at her surprised at how blunt she could be. She really could read him like a book. But not enough. After all, she hadn't figured out that the girl was her. It was weird, and yet somehow nice to have someone who knew how you think and wasn't a demon. Someone who didn't know everything about him, but yet didn't wince at his deadly glare. "She's very pretty."

"Really? When did you meet her?"

"Not to long ago."

"What do you like about her?"

"Everything. She's perfect, and I feel so sorry that she had to go through so much pain in her life."

"Have you told her yet?"

"She doesn't realize that I'm talking to her." he hoped that she felt the same way for him. But, he'd totally understand if she didn't. Instead, there was silence. He understood. She needed to register the thought. After all, she probably hardly ever got told that.

"I…I…love you too." Surprised, Hiei looked at her. "It definitely wasn't love at first sight. I don't believe that, but as I got to know you better…I'd say I probably have fallen for you. Do you promise to wait for me?"

"I've waited over a thousand years for someone like you. I think I can wait a few more years."

- - -

The ashes in the cave were forming together, slowly, but surely. "They'll pay…for what they did…"

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A/N: Sorry for the long delay! . I'm terrible, yes I know. I had a bit of writer's block. (Yes that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) But, this is the last chapter. And no, there will be no sequel. Sorry! You can make up the ending if you want! And sorry if the chapter stinks…But, be on the lookout for my upcoming fic, Simple and Clean, the sequel to my MeiLi fic, I Will Love You Always.