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"I'm tired. What do you say we watch a movie or something?" suggested Kurama. Hiei sighed. His friend always tried to drag him into human leisure activities. But, he was tired, and not in the mood to do anything else. Besides, it wasn't like he had to pay attention. "Fine," he replied.

Hiei was the first one into the dark living room. This was strange. He felt others present. Before he could sort out who it was, the lights came on. "SURPRISE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" yelled nine voices in unison, one of them with a heavy Irish accent.

Hiei jumped back, a shocked look on his face. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Touya, Jin, Shizuru, Botan, Keiko, and Yukina had just jumped out of their hiding places. Kurama came up behind Hiei and put a blue sparkly party hat on his head. "I love surprise parties!" he exclaimed as he snapped the elastic under Hiei's chin.

Hiei's shocked expression quickly became one of annoyance and loathing. "Kurama, when this is over I swear I will kill you," he hissed. "Hey Hiei! Smile and say 'cheese'!" Hiei looked to the source of the voice and Yusuke snapped a picture. "I'll cherish it forever!" he said gleefully, for he had at last gotten a picture of the never-smiling killing-machine in a party hat.

Hiei fumed. He clenched his fists and bared his teeth, seriously considering unleashing his Dragon of the Darkness Flame. Then he spotted Yukina.

He froze. What should he do? I should tell her...No! I can't! I want her, I need her, to be happy. But wouldn't she be happy to have finally found her brother? No, no, I am nothing to her. But how can I be nothing? I am her brother! But I am also a criminal. She would not be happy to find out who I am...she already knows everything I've done. Besides, why would she ever care about me? She has her precious oaf, her maniac friends. I mean nothing. I am irrelevant. But why would she be here if she didn't care? Probably because everyone else is here and she didn't want to be rude. Probably just to be with her fool of a boyfriend. Probably just to have a good time. Yes, that's right. I don't mean a thing to her.

And Hiei's mind won over his heart yet again.