Shi woke up in Seventeen's bed, and sat up, confused.
"Huh?" She looked around, and realized where she was.
"Oh." She looked at her sleeping boyfriend, who was turned over on his side.
Shi got up and dressed herself. She walked to the window, and looked out. Snow covered everywhere; Seventeen lived in a beautiful snow-covered forest nearby mountains.
"Hmm..." Shi borrowed one of Seventeen's fur coats, and wrapped it around herself, buttoning up.
'I'll be back soon...' Shi thought to Seventeen, looking at him sleeping. Shi kissed his cheek before going out the door, and running off his porch into the forest.
"Honey!" Seventeen turned his head to look over his shoulder, but didn't notice she was gone. "Honey's sleeping... I thought she... kissed... me..." Seventeen fell back to sleep.
"Oh, where is Shi?" Mikiko was sitting down in the front room on her couch, wondering about her daughter.
Her and Erik had returned from the hospital just as Kurama and Kuwabara left, and her daughter was gone too long now.
It was 11:00 when they got home, and 44 minutes had passed.
Akifuru looked up at her daughter. "Oh, Shi went out on a date with Seventeen, then she asked to go to Seventeen's house to play 'Naughty', and he said 'I love playing 'Naughty''." Akifuru forgot to mention that Seventeen said 'Video board game', which was a lie anyway.
"What!" Mikiko cried, standing up in shock, and Erik spit out his tea which he was drinking, deathly surprised as well.
"SHI'S PLAYING NAUGHTY!" Maku yelled in shock, then he flew up through the ceiling to tell Yusuke.
Maku couldn't find Yusuke on the roof, but found Yusuke following Kuwabara and Kurama who were down the street.
"Eh, wanna talk about something?" Kuwabara asked, trying to make conversation.
"Ooh..." Kurama was stilling holding a hand over his stomach.
"Guess not." Kuwabara said. "Well, I have to go home in five minutes anyway..."
"I wanna hear it." Maku told Kuwabara, even if he couldn't hear him.
Kurama was silent, but just nodded.
"In fact, I'll go home now." Kuwabara said, turning the block corner.
Kurama continued on until he found a bench and sat down to rest. His stomach felt like it had a bucket of nails in it... without a bucket.
Yusuke looked to Kuwabara, then to Kurama. "Who do you want to follow?"
"YUSUKE! SHI'S PLAYING NAUGHTY WITH HER BOYFRIEND!" Maku screamed, because Yusuke's question didn't matter to him right now.
"I forgot." Yusuke said, even though he didn't know that. "Now, which one do we follow?" He asked again, ignoring what Maku said.
Maku began fly off. "I HAVE TO STOP SHI!" Then he stopped, and went back to Yusuke. "Let her decide on her own... Let's stalk Kuwabara."
"OKAY!" Yusuke flew after Kuwabara, but Maku stalled to watch Kurama.
Just then, Hiei appeared out of nowhere, standing in front of Kurama, who groggily looked up at Hiei.
"Oohh..." Kurama groaned as his stomach lurched again.
Maku decided to stay to watch Kurama and Hiei, while Yusuke stalked Kuwabara.
"Kurama." Hiei spoke in a stern voice.
Kurama just lifted his head up enough to look Hiei in eyelevel. "Uhh...?" Kurama still couldn't talk.
"Guess you didn't want to hear what I wanted to so." Hiei said insulted, and left quickly, ignoring Kurama, who was trying to say 'Wait.'.
Maku sat down next to Kurama. "Just go to sleep."
"I think I will." Kurama closed his eyes, falling to sleep, because a sudden drowsiness had come over him.
"Don't run, little bunny!" Shi bended down, to look under the log at the snow white baby rabbit, which was looking back at her with it's bright eyes from under the saftey of the log. It's little nose twitched as it curiously observed the girl speaking to it, trying to coze him out.
Shi then gasped as she was picked up from around her waist. Some snow fell off of Shi's clothes when she got picked up.
"That's right. Don't run, little bunny." Seventeen's voice said, and it was him, she realized when she looked up at him.
She sniffed loudly. "It's cold." Her face was red from the cold, and she sniffed again.
"I'll get the bunny." Seventeen told her, setting her down.
Shi got down on her knees, and pointed at the little rabbit under the log, which was still watching them, unafraid.
"There he is."
"Scare him out the other way." Seventeen gracefully flew over the log, and was waiting for Shi to scare the little bunny out of his hiding place.
"But that's mean..." Shi whined at Seventeen, sniffing again.
"Okay, we won't." Seventeen agreed, and flew back over to her. Shi looked up at him, and sniffed. "We should get in the house."
"Awrit." Shi said, sneezing.
"You're so sweet, just like..." Seventeen picked her up, and she looked up at him, shivering. "...candy."
"Sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy?" Shi asked Seventeen for no real reason, except for fun.
"Hmm... all." He answered, and she yawned.
Shi started suddenly, pushing Seventeen's chest with one hand; gasping.
"What?" Seventeen was concerned.
"I-I-I need to get home... what time is it?" Shi asked in a small voice like she did something really wrong.
Hiei was walking towards the north on the street.
"Where could Shi be?" He asked himself right before he felt a presence following him.
Hiei turned sharply around, to see Kurama standing there.
"Hiei, what did you want to tell me?" Kurama asked softly, walking over.
"Oh... that. Well, I wanted to tell you..." Hiei moved forward.
"THIS!" Hiei screamed as he stabbed his sword deep into Kurama's stomach.
"Hiei... why?" Kurama stammered, blooding pouring over the end of his lip.
"Who are you? What did you do to Kurama's body!" Hiei demanded, standing back. His hand held his blood stained sword, which glinted in the moonlight.
"I thought you were different... I thought we were friends..." Kurama gasped in whispers.
"Me and Kurama are friends. NOT me and you." Hiei stated, glaring at Kurama dangerously.
"I'm possessing Kurama because he was too sick, and he wanted me to ask you what you had to tell him." The person in Kurama, who was Maku, told Hiei.
"Did he see you before you possessed him?" Hiei asked in the same tone he always used to people he didn't trust.
"Yeah." Maku answered through Kurama.
"Fine." Hiei said, putting his sword away. "...But I didn't want anyone else to hear it."
"I knew you were going to say that." Maku told Hiei.
"Then why did you do it?" Hiei demanded again.
"Youko Kurama told me to try."
"It sounds out of character... because he'd wait." Hiei told Maku, not believing him. "Besides, why would Kurama trust you right away?"
"I dunno." Maku answered simply. "Maybe because I'm just a kid?"
Maku was almost 14, so he was still a just kid.
Hiei stared at Maku.
"Then you can't hear it anyway."
"I WANT TO HEAR IT!" Maku whining at Hiei.
"Kurama, why did you let me possess you if you knew it was going to be an adult thing?" Maku asked aloud.
Hiei sped over and kicked Kurama's chin, knocking him over, then drew his sword quickly, placing the tip against Kurama's neck.
"I DON'T believe you."
"If you kill me, you kill Kurama you know." Maku told him.
"I know... But what if you're making me see Kurama?" Hiei said coldly.
"Fool." Maku said to him. "If you're strong enough, you could feel Kurama."
"I DO FEEL KURAMA!" Hiei shouted, just about to slit Kurama's throat, but stopped right before it cut the skin.
He withdrew his sword, and jumped back, fading away up onto the roof nearby, then he lept out of sight.
"Sevie." Shi said in a cute and childlike voice, hugging him around the neck.
"Honey." Seventeen answered, and Shi's expression faded, as she gazed at the snow covered ground in deep, troubled thought.
"I have to bring you home now, don't I?" Seventeen said, knowing what she was thinking.
"Hmm..." Shi nodded with a sad look.
"What if I can't see you again after tonight?" Shi asked softly.
"We'll just say our date was very long." Seventeen said.
"Hm." Shi frowned, doubting that would convince them.
'Them' was her mother, her uncle, her grandmother and her brothers.
Seventeen picked Shi up like a baby, and started to fly to her house.
He was still flying just a few feet above the ground, when Shi said:
"SEVENTEEN! The pizza!" Shi reminded him, and he put her down.
"I'll leave you here and get it. Don't move." Seventeen told her, and walked off towards his cabin.
Shi just sat down on the log, luckily it was very sturdy and strong, so it wouldn't break from her weight. She rested her head in her knees, which were against her chest, with her arms wrapped tightly around them as she waited.
Shi heard the snow crunching, footsteps, and she looked up to see...
A tall man wearing demonic armor. A mask covered his face, and armor covered his whole body, with horns coming out of his helmet. He held a strange staff, and a red firey aura surrounded him.
"What?" Shi backed up, falling behind the log.
Shi opened her eyes, and couldn't move. The little bunny stared at her before running off into the woods.
'Some help you are...' Shi thought, rolling her eyes, knowing the poor bunny couldn't help her anyway, but at least he was safe now - hopefully.
Shi looked up to see the man in armor looming over the log, glaring down at her.
Some other very nonhuman looking people gathered behind this tall man, and everything became dark as the forest disappeared, and everything was cold. Not normal cold, that cold when something scary's happening and something so demonic is there.
The armor man was speaking with the other people but Shi didn't understand them, as she was trying in vain effort to move her body.
"Now, it is time to sacrifice this female mortal."
The scary voice came from the tall, armor man.
Shi tried to scream but couldn't. She was completely paralyzed, and helpless as she felt her soul being sucked from her body slowly.
'No!' Shi screamed in her mind, resisting, but it seemed to do nothing to stop it, but she didn't give in so easily.
The armor man placed his staff forward, talking more rapidly in a strange unknown language. The firey aura got redder as he seemed to became more angry.
'Where is Seventeen?' Shi wondered dreadfully as she floated above her own body, and then a huge light filled her vision, but she continued resisting until finally she opened her eyes and she was just looking up at the snow covered forest trees.
Shi tried to sit up, but fell back into the snow, falling into a deep sleep.
"Honey, you fell. Honey?" Seventeen shook her, and she groggily looked up at him.
"I..."
"Where you attacked?" Seventeen asked, picking Shi up, and giving the pizza to her.
"Uh..." Shi then told him everything as he flew her home.
"That's terrible, but the good thing is, we have something to use as an excuse to tell the family." Seventeen said, landing on the Shinomuto's porch.
Shi rang the doorbell, holding the pizza.
Atsuko Urameshi opened the door, and looked at them.
"Hi Shi, oh, you're in trouble. And they want to talk with both of you." Atsuko told them, leading them into the front room.
"Hi everyone, I brought pizza." Shi put it in the kitchen fridge, and returned to the front room.
"Oh, Seventeen." Shi gave back the fur coat she borrowed.
"You can keep it." Seventeen said, and she hugged him. "Thanks."
Shi walked over and sat on the floor in front of the long coffee table, facing her mother and uncle.
"Um, I can explain..." Shi started, looking honestly sorry.
"Shi, how can you explain? Your grandmother said you were going on a date then to go play 'Naughty' at his house?" Mikiko sighed deeply, closing her eyes.
"'Naughty' is a video board game." Shi smiled weakly, lying. "But the reason we were late was because we got attacked."
"Yeah. See the video game?" Seventeen pulled out a PS2 game called 'Naughty', which he made himself with a beaver on the case.
"Oh..." Mikiko sighed in relief, but Erik turned to Shi.
"You got attacked?" Erik asked, and Mikiko geastured for Shi to sit next to her.
Shi sat down against her mother's side, and Mikiko placed an arm around her daughter.
"A gang attacked us, and chased us home basicly..." Shi lied, hoping to convince them, and she must've because Mikiko looked worried like she was about to cry and Erik looked shocked and very upset like he wanted to go beat those guys up.
"They were also throwing stones at us, but we didn't get hit." Shi continued.
"Wait a second, isn't Seventeen one of the strong guys who win tournaments easily? Wouldn't he beat them up?" Erik asked, looking to Seventeen.
"There was fifty-thousand of them! And I rather'd take care of Shi, which I did." Seventeen told Erik, who pretty much bought that idea.
"I'm going to bed..." Shi told them.
"Do you want me to help you? Are you sure you're okay?" Mikiko asked worried.
"I'm okay, just very tired." Shi stood up, kissed her mother, then her uncle, and then Seventeen before going upstairs into her room.
Seventeen left after saying sorry to Shi's parents.