Hello everyone I'm back and I have had time now to update this story as well as my other awesome story. (Well I think so at least.) Anyway I hope I can write these next few chapters write because the way I want it, if I don't word it perfectly, then it will be REALLY confusing for all of you WONDERFUL reviewers and readers to understand.

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Now onto the chapter!

Chapter 23 disclaimer: I DO NOT own YYH at all not one bit! I only wish I did or could and if I could I would own HIEI!

Normal P.O.V

Ash walked along the edge of the temple, she didn't want to go far but she still needed her space for a while. "Ash?" Came Hiei's voice from behind.

She had not expected him but now she wasn't as jumpy. "Hey." She said back trying to put on the most convincing smile she could. "Why are you here?" She didn't mean to sound ungrateful or mean to him but it just sounded like that.

"I-I… I'm sorry about you losing your family." He looked away it had been his first apology ever. (If I made him say it before just forget it. It NEVER happened we're talking about now.)

Ash couldn't help but smile at her dark friend. "I never knew you cared." She said still keeping the smile.

"I always have, but you shouldn't be so upset over it." That was Hiei for you he could try all he wanted to be kind to someone but in the end he changed the subject, although Ash had caught him.

"Why?" She sat down on one of the temple's low walls and waited for Hiei to answer.

"They were just humans anyway and they never really did anything to help you anyway."

"Maybe your right but they're the only family I really have fond memories of and I really didn't want to lose that." She could feel tears welding in her eyes but try as she might she just couldn't hold them back.

A warm hand touched her under her eye and wiped away her tear. "Don't cry, you're a fire demon, and a strong one at that." Ash looked up at him and smiled up but this time it was s true smile.

"Why do you care so much about me Hiei?"

He was silent for a moment but finally decided he had said it before what difference would it make if he said it again.

"It's because I really like you." Ash closed her eyes and the smile slowly fell to a hard to keep smirk.

"I've never been loved in my life, or not that I can remember. I'm sorry this is just all new to me."

To her surprise he appeared right beside her and got really close to her. "I'm a forbidden child, I've never been loved in my life and I was never meant to love. Kurama says differently, that I can love as much as anyone else. Now, I'm willing to give it a try if you are?" His words were comforting to her.

She looked up at him and smiled while nodding.

He looked back at her. "Never be sad, I want you to be happy."

"I love you Hiei." She admitted

"I love you to Ash."

A/N: AWWW so sweet, ok I know I made Hiei out of character and talk to much so sue me, anyway I have to really hurry up now because I'm going to OLIVE GARDEN YAY! Oh yeah we have a special event happening in a few days but I'll let you know more later.