Hey, long time no see everyone…

I'm not going to apologize for the update being late this time. Because to be truthful… I went on hiatus for awhile. I needed a break. I was working so hard to improve my chapters so everyone would enjoy them, but after the Blkwidow77 announcement… everyone disappeared…. I guess generosity can only go so far….

Well, now that I'm back, I did bring an update. Since I got a few opinions on the lemon chapter, I'm deciding that this chapter IS going to be a lemon. Also, I plan to write two more lemons into the story, and I WILL need your opinions on that in the future. Otherwise…. I won't write any lemons, or limes, or citrus….

But, on a happier note, I hope everyone missed me! It's been well over three months since ya last heard of AnneMarieh! HAHAHAHA!

:smiling and drooling to herself as Kurama walks in:

KURAMA: Hiei may not have killed you, but it's obvious he caused brain damage…

ANNEMARIEH: :looks up: Huh? 0-o? Where'd you come from?

KURAMA: I rest my case…. :gets a sudden glint in his eyes: Look! It's Hiei!

ANNEMARIEH: 00 AAAHHHHHHH! :nearly hits the roof in panic:

KURAMA: :barely controlling his laughter: My, I didn't think it would work that strongly:D

ANNEMARIEH: Rah! You are such an a$$! I was just pretending to be scared! It's part of my, uh… training! I'm not afraid of Hiei! He don't scare me!

:once again, I feel an ominous shadow at my back. I turn around and my hair goes white:

HIEI: I see my attempt at murder has failed. Oh well. If you truly are immortal, then at least I can torture you for quite awhile. I know you feel pain….

ANNEMARIEH: Now now Hiei! Haven't you done enough? You've already tortured me and 'killed' me! What more can you possibly do?

:no sooner have the words left my mouth than I'm already regretting them:

HIEI: :thinking, before a VERY evil smirk sets in: True… but I have 'other' things in mind.

:starts approaching me in that predatory-way:

ANNEMARIEH: Eeek! Kurama! Do something!

:turns around and notices… Kurama's gone. He left five minutes ago:

ANNEMARIEH: Shit! My luck is worse than Akira's! I'll meet up with you guys later! For now, enjoy this yummy chapter!

I yawned and stretched, only to end up snuggling deeper under the covers. I don't think I ever wanted to wake up. The bed was so warm, I was content, and no one was bothering me. But then I noticed…. there was no light seeping in from the window, nor were there any birds chirping. I sat up and looked around. I usually get up the moment the sun rises. Perhaps I had woke up in the middle of the night? That thought seemed reasonable… until I glanced at the small clock on the wall. The positions of the hands told me it was 6:35 p.m.

I had slept all day. I shook my head in disbelief. How could that be? I know I had been exhausted coming back to the temple, but would I really have slept ALL DAY?

A loud rumbling snapped me back to the present. If I had slept all day, that means I hadn't eaten either. 'Might as well get up now and get some food' I thought lazily, yawning and stretching again before throwing off the covers. I stood up and walked to the door, sliding it open and heading down the hallway on my left. While the rest of this temple still remained an enigma to me, at least I knew some landmarks…

As I walk out into the main room, I am greeted by nothingness. No one is there; not Kurama, not Botan, not even sweet little Yukina. How unusual. There is always at least SOMEBODY here. Finding this to be rather odd, I head to the kitchen. 'Yukina is probably making dinner or something' I muse, shrugging off the empty feeling of the temple, 'Perhaps I'll find that old lady Genkai in there, making herself some tea for her arthritis'. I snicker at this thought, and my mood brightens alittle.

But the kitchen is just as bare. I'm puzzled beyond words. Just where the hell did everyone go? There isn't even a note lying around! I don't know what to make of this. Sure, I prefer to be left alone, and that's usually what I got; but this time… I wouldn't mind having someone here to talk to. Hell, I wouldn't even mind if Kurama was here! But there's no one… I'm all alone. Suddenly, I'm no longer hungry….

Sighing, I quickly head back to my room. The others probably went out somewhere and will be back later. They just forgot to tell me where they were going. Or maybe they didn't want to wake me up since I was sleeping so soundly. These thoughts all seem to be logical answers to the situation, and I settle down, somewhat.

I content myself with staring at the large tree by my window, watching the many branches twist and groan in the wind. The light outside is slowly diminishing, and the room grows darker with every passing minute. It's getting late, as several hours have already passed…. And still I haven't heard any signs of anyone coming to the temple. I growl irritably. Just what could be taking them so long! Would they really have left me here all by myself, knowing that bounty hunters are after me?

I don't know… I don't know…

I bury my face into my pillow and fall back on to the bed. Man, I am soooo bored! I wish there was something I could do around here. I think hard. Hmm, I could always go back to sleep. Or talk to myself… My thoughts, however, are brought to a thundering halt as I notice something about my room… suddenly seems off. I strain my ears and listen carefully…. I hear the shallow breathing of a person's lungs.

Someone else… is in here… My sense jump to full alert and the muscles in my body tense painfully, the hairs on the back of my neck standing straight out on end. I'm a little afraid. I can't see who is there with the pillow over my face, and I don't know what to expect when I remove it. I lay still, hoping the person won't do anything to me if they think I'm asleep. But I'm terribly wrong. So so wrong.

I gasp as the pillow is rudely ripped from me and I sit up quickly, my eyes searching frantically for the attacker. My gaze lands on… Hiei. I let out a breath of relief. Thank God! It's only him. But then I notice, he's not wearing his jacket, nor a shirt… and the first belt at his waist has been undone. I raise an eyebrow questioningly. "Hey Hiei. Uh, what are you doing here? Where's everyone gone to?" I ask, trying to look at his face and not his pants. It's taking a lot of will power…

I get no reply. At least, not a verbal one. Hiei draws near, as though my words had invited him closer. He says nothing but stops short beside the bed. I can't help but to cower slightly under the intense heat of his gaze, as his eyes burn deep into me. I know if I look into those crimson orbs, I'll be drawn in. I'll drown gazing into that sea of red. I know it, but it's so hard to look anywhere else…

My gaze meets his…. And I fall deep within. So lost am I within his stare, it takes my mind a moment to realize his face is extremely close to mine, so close our lips are nearly touching. I open my mouth to speak… and his lips come crashing down. I rear back in alarm, and push hard against his chest, but it's like moving a brick wall. He just won't budge. Even more so, the action incited him.

He grabs my hands and pins them above my head, pushing me back down on the bed with the weight of his body. He may be small, but he was NOT as light as a feather. In fact, he was the exact opposite. My mind was spinning out of control. It's so hot… I can't breathe…

With extreme effort, I manage to break free of his brutal kiss and turn my head to the side. "Hiei! What the hell is your problem! Why are you doing this? Let me go you bastard!" I scream, my fear bubbling into burning rage and indignation. Just who the hell does he think he is! How dare he do such a thing! Hiei says nothing to the sudden outburst and gazes down at me passively, ignoring my frantic breathing and the wild pounding of my heart against my rib cage.

I jump as he strokes the side of my cheek with his free hand, his calloused fingers gliding lower until they rest beneath my chin along my jaw. My eyes are full of suspicion, and I shake my head away from his fingers. I wince painfully as his hand grips hard at my chin, forcing my face back towards him as he kisses me harshly yet again. He becomes much bolder, as the tip of his tongue brushes the outside of my lips. I squirm under him, wanting more than anything to get away, or disappear. Why is he doing this? What's wrong with him?

His body presses down on me and I feel his need, rigid and impatient, against my thigh. I gasp and clamp my eyes shut tight, stilling completely. But my gasp come to a terrible price, as it was all Hiei needed to gain entrance into my mouth. His tongue sought out every crease and crevice in my mouth, teasing the tongue that refused to acknowledge or accept his advances. I was almost tempted to bite down, but thought against it. Who knows what he would do then for payback?

It was becoming extremely hard to breathe, and I feared that if he didn't break the kiss soon, I was going to pass out! But maybe, that would have been best… After several minutes of non-compliance, Hiei withdrew, his breathing slightly heavier and deeper than what it had been before. I panted, daring to open my eyes, and glared at him reproachfully. "Why Hiei? Why are you doing this to me?" I whispered bitterly, my voice nearly cracking with suppressed sobs. I knew the dam behind my eyes was about to break…

The Jaganshi said nothing, and I was beginning to realize he wasn't going to talk to me at all. I'd get no explanation from him. I cracked. Heavy sobs wracked my body, as hot tears flowed like rivers down my cheeks. As I shivered and trembled beneath him, Hiei merely looked on, offering no comfort or consolation. After several moments, when my cries had diminished to soft whimpers, he brought his lips to the side of my face. I jerked when I felt the warm contact of his tongue, as he licked the salty liquid away. And as much as I fought to control it, I couldn't help but smile at the gesture.

This is all I want from him. This sincerity, this kindness. I'm not asking for a lot. Hell, it's hardly anything at all. But it's enough for me. And that's all that matters… Suddenly, I don't care if Hiei doesn't talk to me now. I don't care about what he plans to do with me. As long as he's like this…. I just don't care…

I don't even resist as he brings his mouth over mine for another deeply intense kiss. He retraces my mouth before coaxing my tongue into cooperation, and I brush the tip of my tongue lightly against his. It's not so bad. At least he's being gentle. I guess it's okay to go along with it… as long as he's gentle….

Events begin to blur together, as my desire and lust overwhelm the rational part of my mind, and I am consumed by the heat and feel of Hiei's body moving against mine. Somewhere through the waves of pleasure, of battling emotions and sensations, I realize my clothes are gone, and so are his. I wince as he pushes himself into my body, and a wave of pleasure, more intense than the others before, comes crashing down and washes away everything else. The only thing that exists in this world of passion is the hot friction of Hiei's body rocking hard against me, the gliding caress of his tongue, and the aching pressure of much needed release.

"Hiei…ah, Hiei!" I moan repeatedly, gripping fiercely at his neck as he thrust hard into my body, striking viciously against an area that sends me hurtling over the edge into a mind-blowing climax. It takes several minutes before I realize I can't breathe, and that my chest is beginning to burn painfully. I open my eyes and glance down, nearly screaming out in horror.

Hiei's fingers are tainted crimson in my blood, from the deep hole in my chest. I try to drag in a shuddering breath of air, but my ability to breathe has ceased to function altogether. I feel my eyes welling up with tears, and through blurred vision, I can still see the hand coated with my dark blood. The hand that had been so gentle to me… had killed me in the end…

"W-why… Hiei…" I choke, before everything goes dark.

I awake up screaming. I sit up quickly, my breathing harsh and my heartbeat erratic. My hands jump to my chest. Nothing. No wound, no trace of blood. I'm alive. Everything is fine. It was all… just a bad dream. Just a horrible horrible nightmare. It wasn't real… It wasn't real… I breath a shaky sigh of relief, and lay back down, dragging the covers over my head. It's still night, as night crickets chirp serenely outside the window. My eyes land on a familiar branch of the tree… and I see a familiar shape there. Hiei's back.

I barely control the sudden shudder of my body at the sight of his shadow. 'Hiei… you would'nt really kill me, would you?' I think sadly, biting back tears. I don't know why they are there.

'I hope it never happens Hiei…. I hope you never kill me…'

Well, here's the chapter. Lemon may not have been the best, but who cares. I hope you enjoyed it anyways. Please review. Forgive any spelling mistakes. I'll check it later. The end.