Ochita: I do not own anything. Gomen, it is short, very muchly so.

Hiei: Baka onna.

Ochita: I don't think you realize how dangerous it is to insult the author of this story, of which revolves around you Jaganshi-san, very muchly so.

Hiei: Damn you.

Ochita: Been there, done that.

Hiei: 0.o;

Adversary

"Warn us of what?" Kurama asked having come in on the telepathic conversation.

Kokuryuu turned to him and smiled brightly, it's a long story and I've been traveling for about a day, may I sit?

Motioning to the couch, Kurama kept his eyes trained on the strange smiling dragon. The girl sat down on the couch and to the fox's irritation her reptilian friends did the same, a coral snake now sitting on her lap. Hiei's eyes flashed as he strode forward and made sure the girl wasn't going anywhere by holding his sword to the girl's neck, he didn't trust her. But why would he? This girl had almost burnt his arm off countless times.

Heh, Jaganshi-san please don't do that.

She had a slightly annoyed smile on her face and Hiei saw her eyes flash for a second. He stared at her and hissed, "I don't trust you."

To his surprise the girl shut her eyes and put two fingers to the dull edge of his sword and pushed it away slightly. She looked like she was trying to hold her temper in check. He blinked his eyes after she took her hand away because the tip of his sword was glowing orange slightly and started to crawl up the katana. It was a little too late before the fire demon realized that his sword was melting.

I never said you should.

Kurama was now staring at the hardened blotch of metal on his mothers wooden floors that were starting to ignite. He almost ran for the sink to get some water but Kokuryuu merely waved her hand and the flames stopped. "Why are you here?" Hiei growled.

I came because you are in danger of your life. Koenma doesn't know, he only sent me up here because I started bitching about my living conditions. I only did that because I came to find you and warn you that there is a demon coming from the deepest part of Makai. He wants to control me and if he kills you he gets that tattoo on your arm and I'm as good as his.

"Is there any particular reason this demon has taken interest in you?" Kurama asked.

"Well, Kurama, take a guess. He has power if he controls her." Hiei snorted.

"I don't think that's necessarily true. I've noticed something about the way Kokuryuu emerges from your arm. Number 1-it isn't exactly her, and, Number 2-your spirit energy seems to have a certain frequency in which…well I think it sends you into a rage right?" He asked turning to the dragon.

Heh, rage isn't the word I'd use. But you're wrong about the dragon not being me. It is me but I've matched my energy to his or else his body would combust and I wouldn't have anywhere to go, then the power in his arm would go to the one that defeats him. That's really the only information I retain and follow when I go into my craze.

"A craze?" Kurama asked.

Well, yes of course. I seem to black out for a while then wake smelling and looking like charcoal. You think it hurts to have your arm a little burnt. Try waking up with that all over your body. It's not fun and I'm not really happy about you calling me up so if you don't mind, put my physical comfort into consideration before you do that.

"I don't care, you've warned us, now leave!" Hiei snapped.

The dragon of the darkness flame got up and turned her head to face Kurama, muttering in her mind,

Why couldn't I've been put on your arm?

Kurama: o.o;

"Leave." Hiei growled.

Alright, but, just for the record, the fire demon Kage-shi is powerful. I, in my true form and he in his, the outcome of such a battle isn't predictable.

"Are you trying to say that not even a dragon such as yourself could defeat him?" Kurama asked.

I dunno. The dragon shrugged.

Kurama sat down on the couch and thought for a moment. The name of this demon sounded almost familiar. There was a bad omen in this whole situation. The name 'Hiei' was another take on fire or if literally translated 'flying shadow'. The name Kage-shi meat 'shadow death'. Kokuryuu began walking for the door smiling brightly as if the news she'd brought held no negativity. Her posture and gait, content, almost happy.

"Where are you going?" Kurama asked her, not turning around

I think I'll hit the ice cream shop, then the candy store, then I'll go to the park and lounge around or something. I dunno what I'll do later…whatever the hell I want I guess. Maybe I could go play a prank somewhere, that's always fun.

The dragon now had a silly grin on her face, her hand to her chin as if thinking up some plot to wreak havoc on some poor unsuspecting civilian.

Again: o.o;

"You're not going to do anything destructive." Kurama commanded.

Make me.

Kokuryuu smirked. Kurama glowered at her. This was fantastic, an S class demon with a prankster's sense of humor. She stuck her tongue out at him and turned around to bounce out the door but as she opened it Hiei slammed it back shut before she could exit.

"I will kill you if you so much as try to destroy something." He snapped at her.

Oh, ho, I'd like to see that.

The dragon grinned maliciously. Hiei was getting frustrated and steam was practically blowing out his ears. He was slightly confused. The dumb dragon acted like a stupid little boy with a bad attitude. It didn't matter, he'd put her in her place, dragon or not, he'd get to her. He glared at the small girl and growled.

"Don't fuck with me. I'm not in the mood."

Oh, and here I was, ready to give you a discount 'cuz you're cute.

She smirked at him. Hiei stopped to process that for a moment, managing to choke the comment down by the time the dragon had gotten out the door, realizing the statement was a distraction to let her pass, not because she'd meant anything by it. That was it, he'd kill her, or injure her fatally, that would solve all his problems…save the fact that he would no longer have his strongest attack. He'd never thought the dragon could be a being with reason…even though she was being extremely unreasonable at the moment. He began to walk out the door after her but Kurama stopped him momentarily.

"Here's some money, take her to the ice cream shop and where ever else she wishes to go, keep her distracted and occupied."

"I AM NOT A BABYSITTER !"

"Well if you don't take care of her then Koenma will throw you back in prison. This is your decision Hiei."

Just then a loud shriek came from down the hall, distinctively a female voice shouting, "Snake! Snake!"

Hiei swiped the money from Kurama's hand and stomped off to stop the trouble making dragon. Keeping her in check would be hard, but he just had to distract her, that wouldn't be too hard…right?

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