MnS: Well, I finally bought the DVDs!

KnH: Oh, this chapter really isn't a chapter; the next chapter's about half written. It's just that the ending theme, 'Unbalanced Kisses', has awesome lyrics, and Megami thought as a treat she'd write this short HxK to it's lyrics and just stick it in here… --'

Within the broken mirror,

I clearly see your reflection.

Tears roll down your face,

Tears roll down your face,

As your finger traces the edge

Of the new moon.

Darkness. So dark… what's going on…? I… I can't see… oh wait. What's that… a gray light. Moving towards it, I saw that it was a window. Not a window… a mirror… I thought as I moved closer. Something red was running down it's surface, and the mirror was cracked, rivulets veining out from one spot about my chest level, as if someone had punched it. Looking past the blood on the broken glass, I saw a reflection on the still smooth section of it. It was a small, dark figure, shrouded in shadow and looking out a window. A pale hand was in my line of vision, rivers of blood and cuts on the back telling me that this was the hand that had destroyed this thing I looked through … this broken mirror.

The index finger was just barely touching the glass, tracing something on it, blood leaving a crimson trail behind. Eyes straining, I saw it was a dark circle, as if the remnants of the new moon in the sky, though there were no stars. Looking harder as the darkness thickened, my eyes widened in realization; reflecting in the glass of the window were two glowing almond shaped red eyes, each with a black river running from them … black tears … and a small, marble shaped stone rolling across the windowsill …

Who is that I'm calling out to?

I can see you walk away from me.

Time and time again…

Time and time again…

You will find me, knocking at your door 1

Hn. What the hell…? Who's that in front of me? What's going on. Is that … me? What in the - what am I doing? The image of me was younger, perhaps only a hundred or so, and I stood facing someone who's back was to me. This person began to walk away, red hair swaying gently as he moved, fading quickly from view. This seemed to bother the image of myself as it took off after him, screaming something unintelligible to my ears as a tear streamed down his face. What's going on? Who is that I'm yelling for …why am I crying…? came my confused thoughts as I looked on. Then, the surrounding darkness that was fended off by some unseen light source that deepened, and as I watched myself run, I saw that I was soon jumping into a tree, sitting outside of a very familiar window, watching the red-headed fox doing some homework, and then, as it was raining, I knocked on the suspiciously closed window, asking for access that was granted with a smile … …

The image of me was younger, perhaps only a hundred or so, and I stood facing someone who's back was to me. This person began to walk away, red hair swaying gently as he moved, fading quickly from view. This seemed to bother the image of myself as it took off after him, screaming something unintelligible to my ears as a tear streamed down his face. came my confused thoughts as I looked on. Then, the surrounding darkness that was fended off by some unseen light source that deepened, and as I watched myself run, I saw that I was soon jumping into a tree, sitting outside of a very familiar window, watching the red-headed fox doing some homework, and then, as it was raining, I knocked on the suspiciously closed window, asking for access that was granted with a smile … …

With my back pressed against

The weight of the world,

And the speed of the night,

It felt as though a thread were snapping in two,

And I held onto you, held onto you

Held onto you, With all my might!

Running through the darkness, Hiei made his way towards Kurama's house; for some reason, he needed to go and see the kitsune, just to stop and look at him for even a minute. And actually, there was a reason, it's just the han-koorime would never, ever admit it; he was a bit worried about our favorite fox-turned-human, because the feeling he had in his dream had only been replicated once. That was when Kurama had been fighting in the dark tournament, and was unconscious on his feet after fighting Touya; he couldn't feel the fox's energy at all, and he didn't like it. He just had to see for himself that the fox was fine, and then he would go back to the forest and be able to sleep…

Making it to the kitsune's room, he cloaked his ki and landed soundlessly in the tree outside his room, looking through the glass of the window. Kurama was indeed fine; well, at least he was breathing, and his eyes were open. He was sitting up, staring at the wall across from him, breathing harshly, as if having just woken up from a nightmare…and strangely enough, Hiei wanted nothing more than to hold him, hold him with everything he had, and make whatever it was alright again…

As you share an unbalanced kiss with me

I hope that you feel us growing closer to love.

And may fears and your tearful deceptions

Would come to rest in my heart

Suddenly, Kurama felt a small amount of ki, coming towards him, and heard a light tapping on his window. Turning towards the sound, he already knew who it was; he hadn't seen Hiei in a very long while. Standing after he gathered his wits about him, he walked to the window and opened it, though didn't have to unlock it; it already was. He just closed it because he didn't think that Hiei would be coming so late at night. Blinking once, the red head moved out of the way and the black haired jaganashi entered. Remembering his dream, the fox had to be sure that this was real; he didn't want to see Hiei crying; he wanted to know if the han-koorime had been. Reaching out hesitantly, his pale hand landed on the white scarf that was on the smaller yokai's shoulder. As if the tension was somehow broken in that gesture, Kurama pulled the smaller into an embrace, surprised to find it slowly returned. Finally, a gentle kiss was placed on the fire yokai's lips, as the fox thought, I hope you can feel my love …

Oh my love!

MnS: Yeah - completely OOC .. And I forgot I wrote this chapter and never posted it … last x-mas …

KnH: She's kind of out of her writing binge for some reason … --'

MnS: :P You know perfectly well that it's because I wrote the chapter, but I can't find it now to type it up, and I'm being stubborn and refuse to write it again… .

KnH: Yes; you are stubborn…

MnS: :P Anyway, I'm still looking for the next chapter, so, never fear; eventually I'll put it up … .

Footnotes:

1 - it's 'tapping on your window' in the Japanese Version…