Chapter 2

'She's gonna kill me.'

Columbia ran as fast as she could to get home. For Columbia it was an obsticle course, she ran on top of cars even when they were moving. When she finally made it to the front of her house, she paniced.

On her way up to the door, she stopped. There was a slight movement in the shadows, so she decided to check it out. She slowly moved towards the shadow.

"Got to come out eventually. I won't hurt you, I'm just a defenseless little girl."

Nothing happened. Columbia smacked her hands on her legs in defeat.

"I give up. Try to be nice and ya get shut out."

As she got up to leave two crimson eyes flashed and she decided that waws the last straw.

"Just come out already."

Nothing again.

"Geez, I'm being nice buddy. Come out or I'll drag your ass out."

The shadow sweat dropped. Columbia threw down her bag and sat in front of the shadow and waited.

'Come out, ya can't stay in there forever.'

The shadow sweatdropped again.

Before Columbia could say or do anything more, her mother came running outside.

"Columbia, there you are, where were you?"

"A friend's house."

"Which friend?"

"Shuichi."

"You're gonna have to give me more than that."

"Shuichi Minamino."

Her mother's face dropped. Then her mother's hand lashed out, grabbed Columbia's wirst, and drug her inside.

"Mom, what's going on? You've never flipped out about me being with a friend before."

"You weren't supposed to..."

"I wasn't supposed to what mom?"

Her mother just shook her head and walked off.

'Weird, just like Shuichi's mom.'

Columbia just shrugged and went upstairs into her room. She layed down on her bed and after staring at the ceiling for a while, she drifted asleep.

Outside, Columbia's little shadow friend "blurred" off.

The next day at school Columbia sat in Geometry zoning off.

"Columbia, Columbia, wake up."

"Not now."

"Kura...I mean Shuichi wants to meet you after school again."

With that Columbia sat up and looked at Botan, who was walking back to her seat. Columbia then looked over at Shuichi, Yusuke, and their group who were looking at her.

'Weird.'

'You'd think that.'

'Whoa, why do you sound familiar?'

'Behind you.'

Columbia turned around to face Hiei, he was new at the school and an odd one like herself.

She just sat there, but soon she noticed his eyes, they were the same crimson colour as the "shadows".

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Your eyes look like the ones I saw last night."

"You're smarter than I thought."

"You mean that was you?"

"Hn."

"Why didn't you just come out?"

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Should I be?"

Then the bell rang signaling the end of class.

As Hiei got up and left, Columbia sat there for a second, then got up and left.

On her way out, a havd reached out and pulled her to the side. She was now face to face with Shuichi.

"We need to talk now."

"Okay, but I didn't do anything."

"I know, I just want to talk."

"Yeah."

And off they went. In the library, they sat there in silence.

'Why am I here, I could be writing or something productive.'

"Why are you so familiar."

"Come again."

"You, why are you so familiar to me?"

Columbia sat there more lost than when Shuichi pulled her over. She looked back at Shuichi, who had a strange look on his face.

"I gotta go."

"No, Columbia wait."

She stopped and turned around.

"Tomorrow's Saturday, have Hiei bring you to my house, he knows where it is. Tell him he can stay this time instead of hiding in the shadows."

Shuichi just nodded and Columbia left.

'How does she know Hiei and how does he know where she lives?'


End of Chapter 2, see I wrote that one day 'cause for me Spring Break is over and back to "Hell" School. Trust me being a Sophmore isn't as fun as any of the other grades.

If anyone got confused, well, the whole group goes to the same high school, due to Koenma, that bastard. I thought it would be good to just leave Kurama lost in a way.

Oh, I forgot to do a disclaimer, so this will be the only time I do one:

I do no own Yu Yu Hakusho, I wish I did, but I don't. I do own Columbia and Andros though, so HA!

Did anyone notice the name Andros, well I was watching Power Rangers in Space and Andros is just so HOT! Eew, that didn't sound right, since the Andros in my story is my brother, okay I'm just giving myself a headache now. And yes, I know, I'm 16 and I still watch Power Rangers, so sue me. HUZZAH!

As I say, if I get reviews, I update the story.

I'm out.

Lonny