The last scene of this chapter in the park has been transcribed by me from the actually episode, adding in the parts concerning Lorin. That means I sat there with my remote and paper and pen and wrote out that whole scene. Enjoy.

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Note: single quotes(' ') or italics are thinking, usually telepathy. Double quotes( " ") are speech

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the YYH universe. Just my character Lorin.

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Lorin looked at herself in the mirror. She had worn a medium blue short sleeve shirt, and black stretch pants. She had her pendent around her neck and had swept her hair back in combs. She wasn't sure how fancy tonight was supposed to be, but she was dressing for Hiei, not the others. She went downstairs, taking them two at a time. She grabbed a light jacket from the closet and said good-bye to her family. She hadn't gone more than two steps down the front walk, when Hiei lightly leapt from a nearby tree and landed next to her. Lorin grinned.

"Hey, Hiei." she said. He gave her outfit a once over and gave her a grin. Lorin relaxed, not realizing she was tense.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked. "We don't have to." Hiei shook his head.

"This Jyanne needs to be taught her place." he said. They continued to walk, turning the corner at the end of her block. She noticed with surprise that Hiei was dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt and a red and white football jacket.

"You look good," she said, sliding a hand into his pocket and intertwining her fingers with his, "Just promise me no blood tonight and bruises only if you must."

"Hn." Hiei said, but she knew he'd would do as she asked. They walked in silence the rest of the way. The others were waiting for a table when Lorin and Hiei walked in. Jyanne turned as they came in.

"So this is your boyfriend, Lorin." she said, sniffing. "I don't believe you told me his name." The rest of the group was silent, waiting for the mystery man to speak.

"Jyanne, this is Hiei." Lorin said. Jyanne held out her hand.

"Well, nice to meet you, Hiei." she said. Hiei didn't move. He stared at her, ignoring the hand. When she finally dropped it, Hiei gave her a once over and smirked. Lorin struggled not to laugh. It was clear to everyone that Hiei had just rejected Jyanne.

What a Twit. he thought to her. Lorin heard a familiar giggle and looked around. What she saw made her grin. Keylo, Geena, and Mika were sitting at another table watching the fun. A server approached the group and lead them to a table. Everyone sat down at the same time, except for Hiei. He helped Lorin sit down, which was a good thing since she was feeling a little dizzy, from the nerves. Once she was seated, he sat. The other guys looked at each other and shrugged. This new guy was showing them up. The meal progressed. Hiei continued to show up the other guys, getting Lorin more to drink or handing her some bread almost before she asked. He was being surprisingly sweet for Hiei. He would flash her small smirks, that she was coming to realize were the closest thing to a true smile she would probably ever see. He didn't say much, but that was Hiei. He answered questions with as few words as possible. After the dishes had been cleared away, Jyanne's boyfriend, Jim, had finally had enough.

"Look, You. You've been sitting there all night acting like your better than the rest of us. I don't like it."

Hiei blinked."I am better than you." he stated. " I am stronger, faster, and more intelligent."

All the other guys turned purple. "That's it. I challenge you to arm wrestle. Right here, right now." Jim snarled. Hiei blinked again.

"I have just insulted you, your strength, and your brain, and you wish to settle this with an…'arm wrestle'?" Hiei's voice was dripping with distain. Jim turned a darker shade of purple, but didn't back down.

"Yeah," he said. "No one can beat me at arm wrestling." Lorin felt Hiei mentally roll his eyes at stupid humans, but he put his arm on the table. Jim gripped Hiei's hand. He was a football player and looked it.

Jyanne smirked. "I'll bet you $10 that Jim wins." she said to Lorin.

"Alright. I'll see that. In fact I'll see anyone's bet." She grinned. There was a flurry of activity as people got out their money. Soon, all bets had been placed. Jim strained against Hiei, who didn't move a muscle. He strained for a few more minutes, not moving Hiei's hand an inch.

"I tire of this game," Hiei sneered and as fast as lightning, banged Jim's hand to the table. Everyone, but Lorin, stared in shocked silence at Hiei. Lorin was busy snatching money from each person's limp fingers.

Suddenly all the guys were shouting at once. They all wanted to try to beat Hiei and boasted that they could. Hiei was about to refuse, when he saw the satisfaction all over Lorin's face. This was the first time she had felt superior to these people. Even though she had seen and done things that these numbskulls could never imagine, had strength that made demons tremble, she had always felt inferior to them.

Hiei decide to accept the other challenges to make Lorin happy. All the matches ended the same way. Hiei would watch them strain uselessly against him, then would get tired with it and slam their hands to the table. Everyone had continued to bet against Hiei, certain that one of the jocks here could beat him. Lorin made out like a bandit, both in the bets and in the respect she earned through him. Hiei stood, tossing some bills on the table for his and Lorin's dinner. He looked over the people sitting in stunned silence and smirked.

"Come on, Lorin, let's go. I've grown bored with this place." The two of them walked out, Lorin pausing to nodded to her friends who were laughing uncontrollably at their table.

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Once they were outside, Lorin leaned over and kissed Hiei on the cheek. "Thank you," she said, softly. He arched an eyebrow in question, but said nothing.

"Oh, come on, you know what I'm talking about." She protested. He continued to walk, clearly waiting. She walked in silence for a moment, before giving in.

"Fine, thank you for coming and showing up that Baka, Jyanne. I didn't think it would go like that, but I can't think of a better way to have done it. You were so cool, Hiei. I refused to let myself hope that you would even come and you did and you were being so sweet and…" she broke off as Hiei stopped and put a finger on her lips.

He smirked. "If you want to thank me, do so…properly." He pulled her back from the path of the others walking on the sidewalk and kissed her soundly.

"Yeah," she whispered when she could breathe again, " Like that…" He grinned a cocky smirk that every guy in history smirked when they'd just made their woman speechless. Suddenly, he winced in pain and jerked his head to look east.

"Hiei?" she asked, worried. He said nothing for a long moment.

"Kuso! What fool…" he trailed off, then looked back at her. "Go home. I will find you soon." Before she could ask what was going on, he blurred and was gone.

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Hiei raced through the city toward the park, which seemed to be the origin of a horrible sound that pierced to the very core of him. He had to make it stop as soon as possible. He leapt off cars, boxes, and even the heads of people. He thought several of them were shoved into the pavement from the force he used, but he didn't care. The only thing was that cursed sound. Obviously it didn't affect Ningen or Lorin would have heard it. He landed lightly on a tree branch when he realized that the sound had stopped. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. He held his pounding head in one hand.

"What repulsive creature makes my eardrums bleed?" he snarled. He glanced up and realized that Botan, Kurama, and Kuwabara.

"Thanks, Hiei. I thought you'd come if we called." Botan said, cheerfully. Hiei stood quickly, furious. He had left Lorin for this?

"I didn't know it was you. I only came to find the source of that vile noise. And kill it!" he snarled. Kurama thrust a piece of paper in his hands.

"Here, you'd better read this." He said, calmly. If it had come from anyone else, Hiei would have burned it instantly. Instead he read it and almost broke down laughing.

"Hn. So the Detective's been ensnared. Must have been too cocky to realize his own weakness. Just tell the kidnappers I turned it down. I'm finished babysitting." He turned away and began to walk off. If he hurried, he could still beat Lorin to her house and the evening wouldn't be ruined.

"You must be curious," Kurama's voice cut through his thoughts. He stopped. "Someone strong enough to overcome Yusuke must surely provide a challenge." Hiei considered Kurama's words. Possibly. It was true that Yusuke was strong, but he was also stupid. He rushed into things, so it could just have been idiocy that had gotten him caught.

"Nice try. But I no longer care." He said, beginning to walk again.

"But how can you even think of walking off, Hiei? If you don't come, Yusuke could be killed." Botan protested.

"Not my responsibility." He said, facing them once more, "You should have learned by now that this is a kill or be killed world. If you're too weak to help yourself, you deserve to fail."

::Except Lorin, she never deserves to fail.::

"Who are you?"

::I'm you.::

"Lorin is not weak!"

::No, but you'd not let anything happen to her and you know it.::

"Shut up."

"Then what if stopping these people now protected you own interests? Kurama continued to reason, "The culprits are most likely human and we both know what powerful humans like to hunt. If they are allowed to kill Yusuke, perhaps you will be next." He paused, "Or Lorin." That got to Hiei, though he refused to show it. He could and would make sure nothing happened to her.

"Fighting Humans. That nearly peaks my interest. But not quite."

I wonder, Hiei," Botan interjected, "How have you liked being stuck on probation? Bolted down to one city."

"What do you think?" he sneered.

"Well, if you help bring Yusuke back alive, I'll have Koenma cut your sentence to time served. You'll be free." She offered.

"Uh, are you sure you want to do that?" Kuwabara asked. Hiei restrained from killing him right then. If he was free, he could reforge his network here in Ningenkai.

"There's no other choice." Botan reminded Kuwabara, "We're almost out of time. Make your call, Hiei."

"Fighting humans to win my freedom." He smirked, "Sounds like a deal."

"Then come on!" Botan insisted, "This is one house party we don't want to be late too." The others began to move off.

"Wait." Hiei said, not moving. The turned back to face him. Hiei blurred and appeared a second later with a silver object in his hand.

"Hey! That's my cell phone." Kurama cried indignantly. Hiei nodded as he flipped it open and hit a phone number.

"What is he doing?" Kuwabara asked Kurama, who smiled knowingly.

"You'll see." He said. They went silent as Hiei began to talk.

"No, Hiei…..I borrowed it from him. I won't see you tonight." He smirked. "They begged for my help….Yes, I am." He listened for a moment, then hung up. He handed Kurama his cell and arched an eyebrow, daring him to say something. Kurama, wisely, just put the phone away. They left the park to find Yusuke.

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