Chapter 5

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AN: sorry, this is a short chapter. the next will be longer

On Sunday, I stayed in my room most of the day. I had a lot to think about. There was the fact that I had kissed Hiei last night and cried all over him. What an embarrassment. There is nothing I can do about it now though. What is done is done. But, I should say that the kiss was something I had never done before. I mean, I had never kissed anyone before, or have been kissed myself, not that men/demons didn't try. Well, I have kissed before. The kiss of death. I mean, I am a vampire, am I not? But it is not the same thing.
Saturday night ended very abruptly when Hiei and I stepped out of the bathroom. When everyone saw my tear stained face they looked at Hiei accusingly. I didn't say anything to anyone and went up to my room where I could be alone. I could hear everyone downstairs talking, or should I say yelling at Hiei. Somehow the thought came into their minds that Hiei went to far. After more yelling, the girls came up to my room and knocked on my door.

"Go away. I don't want to talk, and no, Hiei didn't try anything," I said.

"Well, if you ever want to talk, you can call Keiko. She will be easiest to get in touch with while you live in the Ningenkai," said Botan as she slid a

small piece of paper under my door with a phone number on it.

When I didn't respond there were some whispers outside my door and then a shuffling of feet as they walked away. I lay on my bed and stared up at the midnight purple ceiling. I loved this room. My bedding and curtains were all black, the bed spreads being satin. My carpet was the same color dark purple as my ceiling, and the walls were a grayish black color, if there is such a thing, I think the better words to describe it would be coal black, or no, ash black, never mind. Let's just say that it was a very, very dark grey but not black color. I sighed. There was a light knock on my door.

"May I come in?"

"Leave me alone, Kurama."

"Ok, I am spending the night here in the downstairs bedroom if you need to talk," he said and then walked away.

No POV

After Kurama had stopped by Kage's room, he went to find Hiei. The fire youkai had disappeared after Kage went upstairs. Kurama was curious as to what happened between the two because it didn't seem like Kage was upset, but rather dazed.

Kurama had been attracted to Kage from the first time he saw her, but he knew that Hiei wanted the girl. Kurama decided to see what was going to happen between the two and if things didn't work out, or didn't advance, he would then make his move.

Hiei was sitting outside in the cool night air in a large tree. There was a light breeze and the leaves rustled. Hiei's mind was filled with thoughts of Kage. She was one of the most beautiful creatures he had ever seen. He thought about how her long black hair, so black that it had a blue tint to it, hung down to her back and the way the wind swept it around her. He thought about her eyes, a mysterious deep blue. He shook his head when he thought about her lips and how it brushed over his. The thought made him shudder, not that he didn't enjoy it, but he didn't want to love. It made people weak. He had seen many fall because of that weakness.
Hiei's thoughts were interrupted when he saw Kurama heading towards him.

What do you want?

To talk to you. What happened in the bathroom?

Nothing

You lie Hiei. I saw her face, her tears. You can't tell me that a girl like

Kage, strong, willing, and cold, cries over nothing.

That is for her to tell Kurama. Not me.

Kurama stood below the tree, looking up at Hiei. To him, it looked like Hiei was a bit distressed about something, though, what, he couldn't tell. Hiei jumped out of the tree and landed in front of Kurama.

"Hiei, please, tell me."

"Why are you so interested?"

"I care about my friends," said Kurama, only telling part of his reason, the other being that he wanted to know if something was going on between the two.

Kurama knew that Botan had been trying to find a girl for Hiei. It was more than obvious by the way she threw girls at Hiei. About a month or so ago, Botan had decided that Hiei needed a girl, someone to love, someone to help him out of his shell. Ever since then, she had been looking for girls that she wanted Hiei to fall in love with. When Kage came and Botan found out that she was going to be on the team, she took this as a sign of fate. Though, if it was fate, the two, Hiei and Kage, would get together on their own accord. Botan just wanted to rush things.

"You care too much, Fox," said Hiei coldly.

"And you care too little." Hiei rounded with lightning speed and pointed his katana at Kurama's neck.

"It is my choice what I want to feel. Emotions make you weak. Caring makes you weak. I don't give a damn about that vampire. She is nothing to me," Hiei said angrily.

Kurama shook his head and Hiei sheathed his katana. Hiei sped away to his room and Kurama smiled. This was the opening he wanted. Now, the only question to be answered was if Kage would like him. Kurama knew that Hiei really did like Kage, and if Kurama didn't like her himself, he would have talked a lot more to Hiei about what he had said, but that wasn't so. Kurama quietly walked back to the house and to his own room.

Back to Kage's POV

It was late Sunday night when Botan appeared in my room. She told me that Koenma wanted to see me and she took me to him. As usual, the baby's office was in disarray with ogres going to and fro. When I entered the room, Koenma looked up from his work.

"Glad you could come. There is one more thing that I have to add to your list of things to do or whatever. You are to go to school and pass. Don't look at me like that. Botan, take her back to Hiei's house. Kurama already knows about this, talk to him." Before I could even object, I was swept away to my room.

"Koenma is an arrogant bastard!" I yelled pacing the room. "I cant go to school! I am not a people person, a social butterfly."

"Kage…calm down. It is just school, it can't be that bad. School starts in a week, it will give you time to sort things out. Why don't you rest, you seem tired," said Botan.

"Leave me alone Botan. I know you are only trying to figure out what happened between me and Hiei last night. Forget it. It was nothing. Now, just go!" I said falling back on my bed.

After Botan left, looking a bit disgruntled, I drifted off into a listless sleep. Everything that had happened over the past couple of days had really taken a toll on me. So I slept the night away.

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