AN: Ok, ok. I admit and I greatly apologize for taking Hiei MAJORLY out of character last chapter. Hopefully, this one will be better. I also don't know when I will update again. Oh, believe me I will but it may not be till the end of the week. Do any of you realize how many ideas are circulating around my head? Before I go on here are some thanks to a couple people:

FortySeventhLight: Hmm... wonder where I got pink lemonade. That's interesting. Couldn't resist mate. Dang it! I am still obsessed with pirates! lol! enjoy

KawaiiYuki: I know, I know. I appreciate your observation because you are totally correct. Tell me what you think in this one, k? Thanks!

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH! I haven't even seen the show!

Lunch?

Mukuro was straightening up her office getting ready to go out to lunch when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in," she called.

Hiei walked in clad in his usual black clothing, saluted his superior and said, "Just so you know, I am taking my lunch break now. I will report back to duty in exactly one hour." He hesitated a moment while looking Mukuro over and continued, "It appears you are going out as well. Would you like me to accompany you?"

As soon as he spoke the last sentence, Hiei mentally kicked himself. What the heck are you doing Hiei Jaganshi? For Pete's sake, she is your superior! You are going to end up under her wrath again!

Meanwhile as soon as Hiei made his request Mukuro death glared him and was about to say 'No' then thought You know, Hiei is the only one you really ever thought anything of. Maybe, just maybe...

"Mukuro-sama?" Hiei said interrupting Mukuro's thoughts.

"Oh... uh... yes. It can't hurt anything. Where do you want to go?"

"You're my superior," Hiei answered with a bit of disgust in his voice. "I was hoping you could tell me."

Mukuro thought a moment and replied, "There is a deli down the road. They have good coffee, ice cream and sandwiches. We will go there."

"Hn. All right."

After they were seated and had ordered their lunch consisting of BLTs, chocolate ice cream, and black coffee, Mukuro leaned her head back against her chair, took a deep breath and asked, "Hiei, why did you want to accompany me today?"

Nice going you jerk. She can see right through you Hiei thought before carefully replying, "I have great respect for you. You are also my superior. What other reason must there be?"

Mukuro eyed him skeptically and said, "That's not all, Hiei. I sense that something else is wrong. You don't have to say if you don't want to."

Don't say much Hiei. Just enough to get her off of your back. "I don't know. I don't get to see my sister Yukina very much or my friends because they are all married. Yusuke finally decided to settle down and marry Keiko, Kurama married Botan who is now expecting and Yukina married Kuwabara."

"The one you said was nothing more than a large baffoon?"

"Yes. I suppose I am just, well, lonely." Hiei clamped his mouth shut as if he said too much. "Why am I even telling you these things? I never open up to anyone. This was a mistake." He turned to leave but Mukuro rose and grabbed his arm.

"No. Don't leave. It's all right to state how you feel every now and then. Truth is, I'm lonely too so why don't you sit down so we can eat and get back to the compound."

They sat down right as the waiter set their lunch down before them. Mukuro continued, "If you want to feel less lonely as I want to, we could become friends outside of business. It's up to you."

A voice inside of Hiei screamed Yes! Yes! Yes! Do it! What? another voice countered. You are acting like a lovesick puppy. Over your boss even! What the heck is the matter with you?

"Hiei? Are you all right?"

Hiei's head jerked up and he swallowed the food that was in his mouth. "Yes, I'm fine. I guess we could be friends outside of business. It doesn't really matter to me." He looked at Mukuro's coffee cup. "Are you going to finish that?"

Mukuro glared at him. "As a matter of fact, yes. I enjoy my coffee."

Sounds like me thought Hiei as he stood. "I am going to pay the tab then I am heading back to the compound. All right with you?"

"As long as you wait for me."

AN: There you go. Probably not what you were expecting or what I was expecting but it is something. What's going to happen next chapter I wonder...