I've only known Hiei for a couple of days, barely a week, and already I can feel myself changing. I never used to smile this much. It used to be once in a long while, but now almost once every single day, and I found it harder and harder not to smile.

It made me happy just to be able to walk with Hiei and that was strange, one, because of the short time we've known each other, two, the circumstances, him the protector and me the protectee, and three, I'm just not like that.

It was so weird how content I was with my life now, when it used to be me, considering killing myself every now and then. That may sound morbid to you, but I used to feel that I was living for no reason. Now I could feel that I was living for Hiei, and again, we've only known each other a couple of days.

Maybe he was one of God's angels sent to save me, or maybe the Devil's man who would lead to my ultimate demise, and maybe now I was going crazy.

But still… if going crazy would've made me this…, what's a good word…, happy, then I should've tried going crazy a long time ago.

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Bad Ass Girl by:Jineka

Disclaimers: If I owned Yu Yu Hakusho, there would be way more romance.

Wow that was a fast update. I mean, really fast, considering who I am…

You people can thank Yahaku-kan who scared me into writing faster. Yahaku-kan… you really creep me out. I had to keep checking the windows and doors to make sure you weren't there with a knife or something… twitch twitch

Anyways, enjoy this installment peoples!

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Chapter 6 Not a Dog

-Hitomi-

The first thing I noticed when I regained consciousness was a new face. He didn't seem human from his purple eyes and long purple colored hair, but maybe he was. I didn't exactly know and my mind just wasn't focusing. The only thought going through my head was 'pretty purple hair' and 'pretty purple eyes'; I wasn't exactly myself.

I reached out to touch his hair, but he smiled and said in a soft voice, "Don't sit up, it might be hard on your body."

And that's when I realized the pain I was in. I fell back onto the pillow again, "Ow…" My whole body was throbbing with an acute pain and I winced, hoping that the pain wouldn't last too long. A jolt of pain ran up the side of my body and I bit back a scream, my teeth cutting into my lips.

The man with the purple hair stood up, "I see you've realized what bad shape your body is in. Wait a second." His brow creased as he put his hands over my body. His hands began to glow and as they did, the pain lessened considerably. "This might slow down the time it'll take you to get better, but the pain should have been dulled."

I grunted softly. He smiled again, "Good, good. I'm going to tell Koenma that you've come to." He left the room and closed the door gently.

Although the pain had lessened there still remained a dull throb, a small ache that seemed to have lodged itself into my wearied body. I looked down at my body and I grimaced and tested out my limbs. My arms were working much to my relief, but my legs had yet to respond.

My whole body seemed wrapped in bandages and I had a big patch on my left cheek that was starting to itch, but I didn't want to remove the bandage in case of infection or something. I wasn't a doctor, but I knew that infections are really serious.

There was a knock on the door, before it opened and in came Koenma and the purple haired man. Koenma frowned, "Why is her body still looking so bad, Himaru?"

"Her body was in much worse shape before my assistance," the purple haired man, or now Himaru, replied in a calm voice.

Koenma threw a disapproving glance at Himaru before turning his attention on to me. "How are you feeling?"

I rolled my eyes, a bad habit of mine, "Fine, except for the fact that I completely covered in bandages, am aching all over, and that I can't move my legs," I listed with a big smile before turning it upside down into an ugly scowl, "I'm fine, really."

Koenma looked at me disapprovingly, but I saw Himaru's mouth turn upward into a small smile. I almost smiled, but keep a straight face.

"How long will it be until she is fully recovered?" Koenma asked.

Himaru answered after a second's though, "About three days."

My eyes widened in surprise. This guy was definitely some sort of supernatural healer. How else would my lacerated and bruised body be able to heal so damn fast? It probably was considered impossible to heal me completely by any other doctor.

Himaru must have caught my surprise, "Surprised at the speed? It's a special talent in my family that is passed down through the generations."

I looked away from his smile, it was so sickeningly sweet, and muttered, "It surprised me a little."

"We'll check up on you later," Koenma said, ushering Himaru out and then following him out. He shut the door and I sighed. I had been in the hospital before and it was no fun, especially when the room had no television.

"Hiei? What are you doing?" It was Koenma's voice, muffled and distorted by the door. That was all I could make out; he must've said those words particularly louder than what he said next because I couldn't hear the rest of what he said.

I heard a bit of shuffling outside. They had probably left now. I looked out the window half hoping for some sort of view, but I found myself staring into an alleyway.

And in the alleyway stood Hirota and my brother…

I got up immediately and went to open the window noticing that my legs were responding correctly now. "Yo!" I called down into the alley.

Two heads turned up to face me. My brother's face stayed stoic, as I knew it would and Hiro smiled and waved, just like I knew he would.

"Tomi-kun! What're you doing in hospital?" Hiro called up.

"Taking a vacation," I answered dryly raising my voice to a level so that they would be able to hear. I saw Hiro laugh and I smiled. My brother started to walk off and Hiro turned to follow him.

"Wait!" I shouted. Hiro turned back to look up at me and tapped my brother on the shoulder, but he continued to walk.

"Sorry Tomi-kun, catch you later, alright?" Hiro waved and followed my brother out of the alley.

I sighed, falling to sit underneath the windowsill. My brother was such a pain in the ass sometimes. "Ow…" My legs were in pain again, and I couldn't get up. I sighed again, giving up, leaning against the wall. I guess I'll just wait for someone to find me like this.

Luckily for me the door open then and in came Hiei. "Hiei!" I was surprised to see him for some reason.

He walked over to where I was and looking down with a frown asked, "What are you doing on the floor?"

"Can you just help me up?" I responded, leaving his question unanswered.

"Don't move." He picked me up as if I weighed nothing and dropped me on to the bed. He was strong.

"Holy shit!" I shouted quite loudly, "What the hell happened to you?" His body looked pretty bad also. His regular black pants were on, but they were torn up on one side and his revealed leg was completely wrapped up in bandages. He wasn't wearing a shirt and instead had bandages running across his chest every which way.

"You don't look so good yourself," He replied.

I immediately felt guilty. Koenma had told me that I was a target of some sort, and I did know before that because I had been attacked twice before, but the things that attacked me didn't turn into gases before. Seeing Hiei in such bad shape made me suddenly feel responsible for all his injuries.

"I'm so sorry. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be so beaten up. It's all my fault. I'm so sor-,"

"It's not your fault," Hiei said putting his hands into his pockets. "It's mine. I should've been protecting you. I am your guard dog, right?"

I blushed a bit ashamed at myself. Hiei wasn't such a bad guy when you got to know him, either that or got used to him…

"You're not a dog," I said slowly, still blushing from both embarrassment and shame.

"It's ok," Hiei said with a shrug, "I got used to it."

There was an awkward silence. "Um…" I started, "Thanks for protecting me," I looked away because now I was blushing for a whole new reason.

I saw Hiei's face flush. He turned away, "No problem."

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This came out a shorter than I had planned, but it came out a lot less time than usual so that makes up for its shortness, right?

Ok, the next chapter is going to be completely fluffy and waffy. Be ready for its sickening sweetness.

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