Lee: Hi again fans. Dang it's been forever since I updated but don't get mad. I had serious writers block.

Hiei: Nice excuse Onna.

Lee: Hey it happens. So here's the next installment. Hiei…

Hiei: ((Sigh)) Lee does not own any of the YYH gang or Kira. All other OCs are her own.

Lee: Thank you Hiei. Extra sweetsnow for you. Now on to the story.

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Kayli thought her eyes were going to pop out of her head. She couldn't stop staring at everything around her. She loved forests back home but there weren't any in New York. Whenever her family had gone on vacation, they always went somewhere with large forests. Kayli would spend hours just exploring the depths of them, with their wide range of trees and animals.

This forest though, was absolutely amazing. The colors were brighter, but darker at the same time. They shone with a more realistic type of energy. This forest felt alive as the ones at home had never felt. She felt as if, every time she touched a tree or stepped on the carpet of leaves and grass, she was being carried rather than walking. She felt at home here, completely at ease.

After walking through the forest for what seemed like an eternity, Hiei and Kayli emerged on a small plain about 20 feet across. Short grass waved about on it as it did in Kayli's dream world, but this plain was tan and brown instead of black shot through with red and gold. This plain was like the forest, brighter and bolder, but the feeling was caution instead of safety.

At the edge of the plain was a large boulder and beyond that was empty space. The plain led to a cliff edge looking out of miles of forest. The cliff itself stood what must have been three miles off the ground. Kayli stepped over to the edge and looked down. The drop from this high was staggering. The wind roared in her ears for a moment. Then she looked out over the forest and all at once, nothing else mattered to Kayli. The view was absolutely…

"…Amazing", Kayli whispered, mismatched eyes sparkling at the sight before her. She felt Hiei come up behind her and take a seat on the large boulder. Kayli watched a flock of geese fly overhead, nearly level with them above the forest. She felt that if she stepped down, she would land on that soft green carpet of treetops below her.

Finally, Kayli tore her eyes away from the view and turned to Hiei. With a sigh, she dropped onto the rock. She pulled her legs to her chest and curled her arms around them, head resting on her knees. They sat there in silence for a while, both absorbed in their own thoughts. It was Kayli who broke the silence.

"I remember last night…" she said and left the sentence hanging there.

"I know. What else can you remember?" Hiei asked after a moment.

"I remember a time before I was Kayli. I remember two other dragons that I assume were my real parents. I remember them having to send me away. I remember being half dragon but never full dragon though I was taught." Kayli replied, thinking. Hiei almost sighed with relief, but then she began again and he had to look away, ashamed. "I remember there was a fire demon, a forbidden child like myself who promised me he'd never let me go…I remember him leaving the day my parents died, leaving me standing on my own, watching him go."

Kayli's eyes held no tears as she looked over at Hiei. Hiei's face was away from her. He couldn't look at her. He had abandoned her when she had needed him most. Worse than that, he had promised her he wouldn't leave her on her own. Hiei started when arms wrapped around him and a head buried itself in his shoulder. "I forgive you." She whispered into his shoulder.

A minute later, Kayli was at the edge again, looking over. "I wish I could change into a full dragon. I can't fly that in half demon form. I'd fall." She called over her shoulder to him. From his perch on the boulder, Hiei looked over. Not really being serious, he called back, "Maybe if you jump, it will just happen." He realized afterward how much he sounded like the detective. He put his head down again.

He looked up suddenly a moment later when he heard Kayli say, "Well then…" She stood perched on the very edge, waving to him. He lunged for her just as she jumped backward with a flip.

The fall wasn't that long, but to Kayli, it seemed to take forever. She flipped through thoughts in her mind. This might actually work. If it's going to I wish it wouldn't take so long. It hit her about then that it wasn't going to work and that she was going to hit that ground. Her thoughts hit a jumpstart as she began to panic. One last thought hit her hard before something life changing happened. I can't lose him again!

Hiei sat heartbroken on the rock. He had let her do it. He had given her the idea! He had lost her again. Wrapped in his thoughts, he barely heard the raptors screech that split the air. He only looked up when he felt something land lightly behind him. A young black dragon stood, wings lined in reddish gold. The dragon's eyes mismatched in silver and amethyst, caught Hiei's eyes.

Kayli's change back was slow and she moved as if she were stiff. When she finally was human again, she came to sit beside him. He grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her roughly for a moment. "Don't ever do something like that again!" he growled at her. She stared at him for a moment blankly. Then she hugged him hard, once more burying her face in his shoulder. "It's good to know you care." She whispered. He pushed her back, staring straight into her eyes. "Of course I care kitten. Of course I care." He said and pulled her back to him.

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Lee: AWWWWWW! so cute!

Hiei: whatever...

Lee: don't be jealous. Kayli is me. ((Grin))

Hiei: Fine. Tell them.

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