Around Midnight

Misha lay awake on her bed. The day had been full of happenings. Her hair was braided and she was laying on top of her made bed. She was staring at the ceiling as if it held some unknown secret that she couldn't figure out. She then sighed and sat up suddenly. She looked to the window and then got up and went to sit in the window sill. She looked at the stars.

Across town Kurama is looking at the stars too, though he is brooding on the fact that Misha truly is the demon they are after. He hopes that Koenma isn't planning on killing the demon once she is found out.

Back with Misha.

She closes her eyes and goes over what happened today.

"Well, Kurama knows. But..." She then remembered how Hiei had been the one to find her, and only moments after she somehow used the jewel. "What if he saw something?" She opened her eyes.

Her eyes widened as she thought she saw someone outside her window. She got real close to it and looked around. The tree near her window that she'd thought she'd seen someone in was empty. She looked around some more and then sat down. She looked at the clock and decided to go to bed. Night.

Next Day

Misha is in town wearing a moderately short sleeved shirt and jeans. She was wearing the wrist guards she'd gotten yesterday. Today she was looking around for Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei, but she couldn't find them.

Misha went to the park and looked around. Just as she was going to give up, all four of them seemed to pop out of the sky and land on the ground nicely, except Kuwabara who fell on his face. She lit up.

"Finally! Where have you guys been?" She said, walking up to them. Yusuke looked at her then noticed her wrist guards and looked at his own.

"Hey! Are you trying to copy me or something?" He asked suspiciously, Misha shook her head no and then went back to asking where they were.

"There was no need for you to come." Hiei stated plainly.

Misha sort of glared at him but then looked at Kurama, expecting him to answer. "We, we went to Koenma's." Hiei hit him on the back of the head.

"Why do you insist on telling her everything?" Hiei asked. Kurama shrugged. Misha smiled.

Kuwabara now raised his head from the dirk and looked at Misha, he was a bit out of it.

"Hey Kurama, why are you talking to the demon?" Kuwabara asked jumping backwards. Misha flinched at the word as her eyes widened. Kurama's eyes widened just a little. Hiei's eyes flashed wide and then he was his usual glaring self.

Kuwabara then blinked and noticed who he had just called the demon. "Oh. It's only Misha. Sorry Misha." He apologized but Misha just turned and ran off. Kurama looked a little sad and Kuwabara and Yusuke were confused.

"What's her problem?" Yusuke asked as she ran out of the park. Kuwabara shrugged. They then noticed that Hiei was gone.

Misha ran through town. She had taken that mistake seriously. Kuwabara didn't know, he didn't know how right he might be. She was trying not to cry when she tripped. She pushed herself up onto her knees and looked around. She was at the edge of the forest. Strange....

She walked into the forest. About an hour and a half later she was starting to get tired. She pushed a large leaf out of her way and spotted a lake. It was rather large and the water was crystal clear. Next to the water was a single tree. She took a step into the small, almost treeless area around the lake.

She was suddenly brought back to a time. Back to a time of thievery, forests, and treasures. She heard the laughs of happy people and allies. She was rooted to the spot and flooded with visions. They blinked in front of her eyes. A girl with red hair and a man of silver. The was no sound, but she could understand somewhat the conversation that was going on.

As the girl went to leave she reached out a hand. She wanted to talk to them, to know why she could see them. But then they were gone. Soon they reappeared but it was three. The two from before and a man that wore dark clothes and had some features of the bat. Her mouth opened and formed words. "K-kuronue..." She didn't know who or what it meant, but that is what she got.

She saw the girl coming into a lightly lit area and set something down. She saw castle walls and strange looking guards. "Demons?"

Then, as quickly as the started, they faded away in a white light and she saw before her the lake. It all confused her. What were these images, why did she look like the girl she saw. And who was the man with silver hair? She went and slowly sat down by the lake. She looked at her reflection.

The face that stared back looked sad and the hair flowed around it's shoulders and dipped the water. She saw something on her head. She looked and saw the same shade red as her hair, they were ears! But just as she realized this fact she heard a noise like something fell behind her and turned from the reflection to see Hiei.

She was unable to think of something to say. Hiei looked a little surprised yet managed to somewhat keep his glare. The leaves that he'd knocked down blew in the wind that blew. Misha stood up. As the breeze stopped Hiei glare-like look returned and he walked up to her.

His look said, "It's you? Isn't it?"

"You were in the tree?" She asked, averting her eyes to the tree next to her. Hiei continued to walk slowly towards her. He stopped just in front of her and stared somewhat straight at her. "You..."

"You are the demon." It was a statement. "Your reflection says a lot about you." She turned her head a little to the side.

Hiei looked like a cruel master about to discipline his student for a wrong doing. Misha readied herself for almost anything he might say or do. But then he did something she did not expect. He sighed and dropped his glare. He closed his eyes and then opened them again and looked at her. He had a question. Misha wasn't looking at him yet.

"What did you see?" He asked. Misha was surprised. She looked at Hiei.

"W-What?" She stuttered.

He looked slightly angry that he had to repeat himself. "When you entered the area you stopped and stared. What did you see?"

She shook her head. "I'm not sure." Hiei didn't seem to accept this answer, "I'm serious. I don't know."

Hiei's glare returned and he jumped to some place that Misha did not know. She could still sense him in the immediate area though.

"Be on your guard Misha Sato. You are a strange one. I will let you be for now." Was what she heard before Hiei's aura was gone. She stood for a while and then looked at the lake. She smiled and walked away.

Okay, I have just learned how to post my own stories, don't laugh. I am not computer friendly. So, I'll try to post these chapters quickly.