Chapter 7

Kira awoke the next morning to find that Kurama had left the hut. She had had a dreamless sleep, but still felt as if she could stay in bed for at least another four hours. She didn't know why she felt so tired, but could only guess that it had something to do with the bizarre vision she had had about the fire.

She sat up and scooted to the edge of the bed, putting her feet down on the floor. When they didn't meet the wood, Kira looked down at the furry thing under her feet. Benji was sitting there, looking up at her expectantly. She smiled at him for a moment before jumping when she remembered something.

"I have to go to school!" she screamed, quickly picking up the uniform she had been given the previous day. "I can't believe I forgot!" she thought out loud as she fixed her skirt on the way out the door. She almost sprinted through the woods to try and get to her destination. She didn't stop running when she got out on the street either. She kept bumping into angry people left and right until she heard a familiar voice and stopped.

"Hey!" Kira turned to find Yusuke Urameshi standing inside the door of an arcade that was nearly abandoned except for a few teens that Kira guessed were all skipping classes today. She smiled at him nervously as he made his way smoothly over to her.

"What are you doing out this early?" he asked as he approached her side. "Kurama said you'd be probably be out for a while."

"Well, um...Gotta go to class, don't I?" she replied, looking at him accusingly. Yusuke just looked at her innocently and reached up to scratch the side of his head.

"I don't see why," he stated smoothly, looking down at her uniform. "Do you realize how funny you look in that thing?" Kira glanced up his casual attire, noticing that he wasn't wearing his uniform.

"You look quite silly yourself, asshole." she retorted, reaching up and punching him hard in the arm. He glared at her and followed when she started walking again. "And why wouldn't I go to class?"

"Well, today is Saturday." Yusuke smirked, laughing to himself at the face Kira made.

Kira felt a blush creep up her cheeks as she stopped once again. She had forgotten all about the weekend. She grunted, kicking Yusuke in the shin when he started laughing at her. "Stop it."

"Gods! And I thought that Kuwabara was a baka!" he said, finally catching his breath long enough to speak. Kira sighed as Yusuke continued his laughter and turned back toward the arcade.

"Wanna go in?" she asked, turning back to Yusuke. He immediately stopped laughing and looked at her as if she had all of a sudden stripped naked and started running around the city. "I don't have anything better to do."

"Oh!" he said, finally coming back to reality. He walked back to her side and grabbed her by the arm, pulling her inside as all the people around them stopped to look at the couple.

Hiei sat in the large library, his face buried in the book he was currently reading. He flipped quickly through the pages, looking for what he had been trying to find for the past four hours.

'Aha!' he exclaimed mentally, finally stopping on the page he had been searching for. 'Now, let's see...'

Hiei traced his finger down the page and found the passage written there.

'The Pyro is a powerful being that has immense power. Its mere beauty is enough to bring the strongest of heroes to their knees. With its ability to create vast amounts of fire upon will, the Pyro rarely meets its match. Appearing to many as a beautiful young woman accompanied by a gigantic flaming panther, the Pyro may not discover its power until its life is threatened or it is provoked by evil. When this occurs, the aggressor may find themselves in the spirit world soon enough.'

Hiei looked down the page and found a picture of a great flaming being with glowing eyes that was shaped like a woman.

'Hn,' he thought to himself, closing the book. 'That's her, alright. She has the power to break this horrid curse and restore me. But if Tsuko were to gain her trust...'

"Did I hear someone thinking about me?" Hiei rolled his eyes and sighed as he felt the familiar arms wrap around his neck. "You know you love me." He felt Tsuko's icy cold breath on his neck and stood.

"Why are you here?" he said, his back still turned to her, choosing to speak rather than use his power.

"Oh, I think you know," she replied, wrapping her arms around him again. He grabbed her hands, pushing them away.

"Can't we stop these foolish games? We're not children." Hiei could feel her frowning and was surprised when she didn't try to put her arms around him again.

"I know how you truly feel about me, Hiei dear," she said, still frowning. "I can feel your eyes watching me." With that, Hiei felt her presence disappear from behind him.

When she left, he sat back down in his seat. He didn't know what she had done to him, but he suddenly felt the extreme need to visit Kira.

'What's happening to you, Hiei?' he asked himself as he stood and walked out into the sunny exterior of the library.

Okay, okay! Finally, I've updated! But the next few updates will be few and far between...sorry, school's started back and I have homework practically every night (AP US History = go figure). Sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm trying my best!