"You'll be staying in the room next to mine," Kurama explained. "Just to be safe..."

"Understood," she answered. She wasn't really looking his way... her eye's were focused on Hiei who was sitting on the nearby window sill. She began to wonder if she really WAS delusional. Maybe he was right… maybe she was really alone… She felt her eye's begin to water so she aloud her bangs to fall over her eye's and tried to restrain her emotions, she hated them so much. Of course hate was considered an emotion as well, so she didn't really have a choice in the matter. Kurama had left to get dinner ready, Hiei stayed by the window and Hitomi decided to try and learn a little about the world she was getting into. So, of course, she decided to watch some TV.

About an hour later, Yusuke came bursting into the room. He seemed quite proud for some reason. "Ok Kurama, things should be ok for tonight."

Kurama raised an eyebrow. "You mean Kuwabara? So where is he?"

"Detective," Hiei yawned. "The best way to get rid of that fool is to kill him. I personally wouldn't mind doing the honours." Kurama couldn't help but chuckle. Hitomi, not knowing Yusuke and Kuwabara, decided to listen to their conversation to learn a bit about them.

Ignoring Hiei's suggestion, Yusuke's tone changed to a suspenseful story telling kind of tone and went on…

"Ok, so we were eating at this restaurant and we both, like the idiots we are, forgot our wallets back at the old hag's place," Yusuke began, and then quickly continued. "I decided we should pull off a dine and dash considering it was our only option, unless we wanted kitchen duty for the rest of the night. I, being skilled at this sort of thing, got away Scott free. Kuwabara on the other hand went and tripped on some lady's purse and got caught by two of the workers there. And that's why I'm here and he's there." Yusuke finished bursting out in laughter.

Hiei rolled his eyes in pity and went back to looking out the window. Kurama smile in amusement and congratulated Yusuke on a job well done. Hitomi made a note to herself saying never to interact with some idiot named Kuwabara. She didn't really mind Yusuke though, he seemed pretty normal. That was her first impression…

"So this is the girl eh?" Yusuke asked, walking up to where Hitomi was sitting. "Wow Hiei, you got a hot daughter, I'm impressed!" That wasn't smart on Yusuke's part. In an instant there was both a Katana and a pair of Sais at Yusuke's neck. (Hiei was holding the Katana and Hitomi the Sais. By the way, as an example, Sais is what that Electra girl person used in that movie. You can also get images on Google.) Yusuke went a little pale but quickly went back to his cocky self and had a huge grin on his face. "Hiei, I didn't know you were so defensive about her."

Hitomi put down her weapons at this remark. She looked at Hiei, hoping to hear an explanation for his actions. He sheathed his Katana, turned away and answered, "I did that in my own defence Yusuke, not hers. (Yusuke mad it sound like he was shocked to see that she was good looking, he took that as an insult. Sorry, I just wanted to make that clear just in case.) Hitomi couldn't help but frown at this. She was really hoping that he had finally accepted her maybe not as a daughter but… as a fellow demon. She got up, her hair shielding her face from view, and walked past both Yusuke and Kurama straight into her room. Kurama stared at the door of her room. He couldn't help but feel a little bad for her, even though he knew he hated it when people did.

Flashback of when they were walking to the hotel

"Don't let Hiei hurt you with his words and actions," Kurama explained. "He doesn't really mean it, he's jus-."

"In denial?" Hitomi finished for him. She sighed not believed a word Kurama had said.

Kurama, not realizing it, gave a somewhat sad look to her. She sent him a cold glare. "Don't give me that look!" she said in a tone she had never shown before. Kurama was put into shock from the sudden change. "Don't feel bad for me… I…," she explained. "I hate being pitied. It makes me feel weak, like I haven't shown that I'm strong. Like I'm..."

She couldn't continue. She began to choke on whatever it was she was trying to say and tears began to form in her eyes. She bit her lower lip to try and control her emotions that were spilling out. Kurama had a hard time understanding what she had meant but considering it made her upset decided to try and avoid it… Although it hurt to see her like this, he was also glad he did. She could feel that something that Hiei probably couldn't. It may not have looked like it, but that was an advantage for her future. She wouldn't end up the way Hiei's going to if he continues to deny certain emotions…

End of the Flashback

"Now why'd you have to go and say something like that Hiei?" Yusuke yelled at the three-eyed demon.

"You shouldn't have brought me into your little flirting routine Detective," Hiei responded.

Yusuke frowned. "At least I complemented her instead of making her feel like crap," Yusuke argued back.

"If you want to prevent me from hurting her then just don't talk to me or about me," Hiei said walking into his own room.

"What went up his ass this morning?" Yusuke asked no one in particular before heading towards Hitomi's door. He gave it a knock and waited for permission to enter. There was no response. Kurama was about to make a suggestion but Yusuke gave him a sign telling him it was ok. Yusuke leaned against her door and decided to stand there like an idiot, waiting for her to come out. NOT! He actually had a plan in mind when doing this. About two minutes later Hitomi let him in. She felt bad considering he was trying so hard to try and cheer her up yet she was rejecting him. Yusuke gave Kurama a wink and went in, leaving Kurama standing alone with a sweatdrop plastered to his head.

Yusuke and Hitomi actually managed to get into a good conversation. They mostly talked about his relationship with Keiko, considering he decided to tell her about his girl. Meanwhile Kurama had finished with the dishes and decided to work on figuring out where Hitomi came from. So he went to his room and got to thinking.

That night, Kuwabara finally came home from kitchen duty, Yukina was with him. He had ran into her on the way and offered for her to stay with them. Just as they walked in, Hitomi was walking out of the kitchen from getting a glass of water. She froze in place as soon as she saw them. It was too late though, they spotted her.

"Who are you?" Kuwabara asked. Yukina gave one of her sweet smile which caught Hiromi off guard and made her feel nervous for some reason. There was something about her that made her hesitate in her choice of words. She knew that Kurama didn't want them to meet for some reason, but decided to ignore it. Curiosity killed the cat she though to herself. But hey, cats have nine lives, right?

"Hitomi," she answered. "Hiei's daughter..."

Kuwabara and Yukina looked like they had just seen a little kid die right before their eyes. Hitomi began to regret telling them, she had just lost one of her feline lives cause of her careless choice.

"W-WHAT!" Kuwabara shouted in disbelief. "That little twerp actually made it that far with a GIRL? He actually got a girl to LIKE him? He actually had-," he stopped when he remembered that Yukina was with him.

Hitomi was about to grab one of her Sais but Yukina's image suddenly popped into mind and restrained her from doing so. She looked at the girl in though only to meet eye to eye with her. She was giving her one of the nicest smiles she had ever seen. She couldn't help but blush and look away in embarrassment. "How nice to meet you Hiei's daughter," Yukina sweetly said to her.

"Wow and a cute one at that," Kuwabara commented afterwards. He shuddered soon after. "You must get all your looks from your mother…"

Hitomi twitched. How dare he insult her father like that! She couldn't do anything that would make the girl next to him sad though. She didn't want to…

"Can you please stop insulting my father…" was all she said in his defence. And it worked! He actually apologized! After proper introductions, Hitomi let Yukina stay in her room, considering there were no rooms left and she didn't want Yukina to stay with any of the boy's room's. And that was that. Hitomi and Yukina chatted for along time learning about eachother and their relation with Hiei. Hitomi began to laugh at the realization that Yukina was her aunt. Yukina seemed happy to know that Hiei had gotten into a relationship with a girl and had a kid. Her view on it was completely different from everyone else's. Hitomi was glad to meet someone who saw it in that way, it made her feel more welcomed. Eventually the two of them passed out, Yukina on the bed and Hitomi against the wall.

Kurama, hearing the whole incident between Kuwabara and Hitomi, he decided it could've been worse and decided to ignore it. It wasn't that big a deal anyways. Yukina might be a problem but other than that it was fine. He went back to working on Hitomi's case. He wondered why she knew who her father was yet she didn't seem to have a mother. She never mentioned one after all. Kurama placed a hand on his head and continue going through different idea's and clues. He decided to go through the thing Hiei had done that day before meeting her for starters. It was logical to do so. The only thing he could think of that was strange was his sudden change in attitude for certain things. Like his reaction to Kuwabara flirting with his sister and he seemed more to himself then usual. He would even ignore Kurama himself at times when he spoke, which was rare considering the topics. Enemies, demons, Youko…

Just as Kurama got an idea into mind, there was a sudden shout from the room next door causing Kurama to loose his thoughts. Of course, it turned out to be Kuwabara arguing with Yusuke about the whole dine and dash thing. After two minutes Hiei walked in on the two telling them to shut up, there for causing him to start another argument, him being involved in it this time. Kurama slammed his head on the desk. He couldn't concentrate with all the shouting coming from the other boy's. Hitomi finally woke up from her position against the wall from all the shouting. "At this hour?" she thought to herself. She noticed Yukina was still asleep and decided to prevent her from being woken. She got up and went to the arguing room to settle things. She knew that Kuwabara liked Yukina, and Hiei was her brother, Yusuke probably though she was ok so there would be no problem in getting them to shut up for her sleep's sake. After telling the boy's the ice demon was still in slumber, they all stopped. Hiei gave an "Hmph" as usual and left. That was how it ended. Kurama let out a long sigh of relief, he could finally think properly.

He heard his door open so he turned quickly to see Hitomi glancing in. She gave him a small smile and whispered a good night, then left. Kurama put a hand to his head. He couldn't concentrate again for some reason. When ever he tried to he only thought about the look she had just given him. He let out a frustrated groan and decided to go to bed and try again tomorrow…

The next morning was pretty normal. Arguing between Dumb and Dumber, Kurama doing all the cooking and cleaning, Hiei threatening Hitomi… What surprised Kurama the most was that Hiei didn't even hesitate with his choice of words even though Yukina was there. Was he still sick? The machine Hiei had gone into flashed inside of Kurama's mind. Another headache was starting from all the clutter in his mind.

Suddenly they all heard a cry coming from outside the building. Botan came into the room on her oar from the nearest open window shouting words that no one could understand.

"Calm down Botan!" Yusuke shouted at the sad excuse of a grim reaper. "What wrong?"

"It's Keiko!" she shouted back. "She's been kidnapped!"

Everyone gasped (expect for Hiei and Hitomi) while Yusuke's expression was filled with fear and anger. "What do you mean kidnapped?" he yelled at the poor messenger.

"What do you mean what do I mean?" she yelled back. "We got to go save her!"

Yusuke's hands began to shake as they clenched into fists. Hitomi remember him talking about the girl named Keiko. She was the most important person to him, his girlfriend. "Where did the kidnappers take her?" Hitomi asked suddenly. All eyes turned to her, Botan looking confused and Yusuke glad. She actually wanted to help…

"Um…," Botan hesitated. "... They took her to a warehouse in the forest near the Kaname shrine."

"What!" Hitomi yelled standing up quickly, causing her chair to fall over. "We got to get to her fast then!" Hitomi looked at Yusuke. "Their definitely using her to get to Yusuke but they won't hesitate to kill her before even facing him!"

Fear crossed Yusuke's heart. He couldn't react to what was said. Kurama on the other hand was focused on something else… How did she know the kidnappers?

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That's it for this chapter! I hope you liked it. At first I was planning on getting Kurama to solve the case, but I though "Hey, why end the story so soon?" So I started a little conflict for them. Please review and I'll bring the next chapter soon. If you have any sugestions for up coming chapters, feel free to share them.