14th chapter and this one you'll see how Hiei and Hiko act when they're all alone…don't worry, it's not R rated.

Disclaimer: I don't own…aw, screw it. Read the others if you don't remember. :D

By the way, if you want to know how Auzrieal and Inuyasha came to meet, I wrote a one chapter story on it. I might write more if someone wants me too…anyway, it's called "How They Met".


Normal prov.

The night ended shortly after Hiko left. Kai looked on the verge of going after her, but Kurama asked her if she wanted to go get coffee.

"I don't like coffee, but a slice of pie sounds good right about now." She said with a grin. Kurama chuckled and they were about to leave when Kai remembered what she had wanted to do.

"Hiei, stand still." She ordered. Hiei looked at her like she was insane. "Why?"

"Because you've gotten taller since the last time I've seen you." She said, pulling a measuring tape out of nowhere. Hiei smiled and looked at her outfit. It was a pair of jeans with no pockets and a snug green shirt.

"And where on Earth did you hide that one?" he said. Kai blushed and stretched it to Hiei's height. She let loose a low whistle.

"So how tall am I?" Hiei asked, half interested. "With or without the hair?" Kai playfully tugged on her hair, something no one else could live and do.

"Without." Hiei said with a mock glare. Kai looked at the measure again. "5 feet and 6 inches." Leeoyasha's voice came out from the background.

"Awww, our little dickens isn't so little anymore." She said in a baby voice while wiping away an invisible tear. Hiei jumped at her like he was going to attack and Leeoyasha teleportated out of there saying something about going to visit her parents. Hiei smirked.

Kai looked at her watch. It was nearing midnight. "Strange, I could've sworn it was only 8 or somewhere near there." She mumbled, but despite her attempts to shake it off, Kai couldn't rid herself of an odd feeling like something was wrong.

"Auzrieal, what time did your babysitter get off?" Kai called to Auzrieal, who was still holding on to Inuyasha. ": 30." Came the muffled reply.

"You do realize that means that your kids have been left alone in your house for about 30 minutes, right?" Auzrieal's head went up fast. "Oh shit. Come Inuyasha, let's go see if there is a home to go home to." Then the two left.

Kuwabara and Yusuke also left, saying their curfew was midnight. "Not that my mom will notice." Yusuke mumbled, but he went along with Kuwabara anyway. Kai looked at Hiei, the only one left.

"What will you do?" she asked, hating herself for not already being at the café with Kurama. He was waiting patiently for her at the door.

"I'm thinking about just going home." He said indifferently, but there was a gleam in his eyes that made Kai suspicious. Before she could probe deeper however, Kurama gave her the sign to come on with a smile. Kai shrugged and left.

Hiei took off to a path he knew well enough to run with his eyes closed.


Hiei and Maruhi's prov.

Hiei entered Maruhi's room through an open window to find her about to go out the door to the hall. "Where are you going?" he asked, making Maruhi jump.

"To the bathroom. Why, you wanna come hold my hand?" she asked sarcastically. Hiei laughed and shook his head. When she came back, Maruhi found Hiei sprawled out on her bed, looking at the glow in the dark stars plastered to her ceiling. He noticed her presence and quickly got up.

Since Maruhi was home in her own space, illusion wasn't up. Hiei looked at the human form for a moment before noticing something else that caught his eye.

He walked up to her desk and picked up a plushie of himself that was sitting on some CD cases. He held it up. "And this came from…?" he asked.

Maruhi looked at him and laughed. "Kai got it for me last year as a birthday gift. It's my voodoo doll." She said in mock darkness. Hiei looked at her seriously, but his eyes showed amusement.

"So that explains all my weird pains in odd places lately." He said slowly, making Maruhi laugh again. He stepped towards her and liked how he had to look down to see her face. It was rare that someone was shorter than him.

Maruhi also noticed that she had to look up more than usual. "Did you grow or did I shrink?" she asked. This time it was Hiei's turn to laugh. "I rarely laugh this much with anyone else, not even Kurama." Hiei thought. Meanwhile he answered "I got taller; Kai measured me before she left.

Maruhi tipped her head to one side and stared at him in a wary way. "How tall are you now?" she asked slowly.

"5 foot 6." He said with a cocky grin. Maruhi flung herself onto her bed, facing away from Hiei and muttered loud enough for him to hear "Evil bastard." Hiei chuckled. Maruhi was only 4 feet 11 and one half inches tall. It always annoyed her how everyone else towered over her.

Hiei laid next to her, propping one elbow up to place his face in. "What are you gonna do about it, shorty." He teased. Maruhi whirled herself around and glared at him, pouting very full lips. Hiei couldn't stop himself; he leaned in and kissed her.

For a few moments, everything melted back into past bliss. It was shattered all too soon when Maruhi shoved him away hard enough to send him toppling off the bed.

"You lost your right to do that with me! Go to Murkuro; you chose her!" she screamed at him, equally furious with herself as she was with him.

Hiei was taken aback and felt a sharp pang of guilt. Maruhi's now glowing yellow eyes that only came out in demon form now had not falling tears glimmering in them. Maruhi had only cried 3 times in her life that Hiei knew off.

"Go before I throw you out physically!" she ordered, fangs growing threateningly.

To keep that and tears at bay, Hiei jumped out the window onto his favorite tree. "Old favorite." He reminded himself. He had a new one at Murkuro's.

At the same time, Maruhi laid back down between her covers, shivering. It was cold, and being a fire demon, Maruhi wasn't supposed to get cold. But instead of worrying about her abnormal temperature, Maruhi had more important things to think about. Like condemning anything between her and Hiei to eternal Hell.

She pulled her extra pillow close and hugged it, wishing it would rain so she could sleep. "Damned fire demon." She mumbled, closing her eyes.

And it's been awhile since I could look at myself straight

And it's been awhile since I said I'm sorry

And it's been awhile since I'd seen the way the candle lights your face

And it's been awhile but I can still remember just the way you taste.


Kai and Kurama's prov.

Kai and Kurama sat together in a small café, enjoying two slice of apple pie. Sooner or later, however Kurama had to ask something.

"Hiei doesn't act like himself around Hiko?" it wasn't really a question, but his tone made it be.

Kai laughed. "Well, yea neither does Hiko. Surely you didn't honestly think that's how the ruler of the worse demons in all of Makai acted?"

Kurama's eyes widened. "Actually I had never really thought about it. But now that you mention it, it does make sense."

Kai eyed him, wondering just how much Hiei had told him about his and Maruhi's relationship. She decided to ask him, though she naturally replaced Maruhi with Hiko in her question.

"Actually, absolutely nothing." Kurama answered, taking a bite of pie.

Now Kai's eyes widened. "Are you serious?" at Kurama's nod, Kai blurted "But aren't you two best friends!"

Kurama busted out laughing. "He was right about you though. You are slightly blunt." Kai blushed brightly at Kurama's teasing. Maruhi always teased her about the same personality flaw.

"Yes, I would call Hiei my best friend, but I don't know why he never told me." Kurama shrugged. "To be honest, I was angrier with him about not telling me he knew you." Now it was Kurama's turn to blush.

Kai tilted her head. "So you don't know anything about their relationship?" Kurama shook his head. "I got the impression they were once lovers." Kurama said thoughtfully, hoping Kai would tell him more.

Kai considered her answer carefully. Maruhi would be angry with her if she said too much, but Kai couldn't help herself for trusting Kurama. She slowly nodded.

"How long were they together?" he asked. Kai told herself it was a harmless question.

"At least half a decade did he live with us, but I think they were together before that even." She answered.

Kurama felt a little guilty for asking Kai these questions, being that by the way she answered she didn't want to say to much. He wasn't going to go to Koenma with the answers or anything, he was just curious.

"Do you know how they met?" he asked a little wary. Kai tilted her head and looked at him. "Why do you want to know all of this? They're not together if that's what you want to know."

Kurama shrugged. "Just curious I guess. Are you sure they're not together; they act like it." Kai shook her head.

"No if they were together, they would've been like Auzrieal and Inuyasha. Besides, I'm Hiko's best friend and would probably have been told before even Hiei himself knew."

Kurama laughed. "As for how they met, it was through the Makai thieves. After he met you and left, that's where he went. He was put into a new section where they are assigned partners and Hiko was his."

When Kurama didn't respond, Kai teased him. "No more interrogation?"

Kurama smiled. "No, just one more question, a pretty dumb one I know, but still. Hiko isn't her real name is it?"

Kai laughed at Kurama's expression, one of embarrassment. "No, but trust me, if I told you her real name, you wouldn't believe me." Kurama looked at her questioningly, but that was the last of it in their conversation for the night, which unfortunately only ended with a small smile, and Kurama asking Kai out for a real first date.

Kai couldn't speak, but managed to nod. The date was set for the next night…


There you go. The question is, will Kai and Kurama get to go out on their date and will it be as wonderful as expectations promise? And are we ever going to find out about what is plaguing Maruhi? Will the YYH gang ever make their arrest? Tune in next time to see the answers to these agonizing questions. (And I'm not writing another chapter until I get more reviews! Or else I will attack you with a metal Spork! Mwahaha)