Icefire2 - Where will they go? They go... Well, you'll have to read to find out! silly

Baka Hanyou Rahvin - Very good guess. But to find out for sure, you'll have to read this chapter.

Chapt. 3

A Home Full of Lies

It was a long car ride to the home of Yusuke and Keiko Urameshi. Shuuto slept most of the way, but I could not. I stared out the window, watching as we sped by telephone poles and street signs. I wished for nothing more than to see Mitsukai again. Even if I had to live on the streets to see him, I would. It was a silent trip, but I did not mind. I was happy.

I rolled down the window and let the summer air beat against my face. It reminded me of our first flight, with Mitsukai carrying us away from our pain. I smiled into the wind as my hair whipped around my ears. All I could hear was the wind; that was all I wanted to hear. I never wanted it to end, but it did.

"Well, it's not much, but it's home," Yusuke says at long last, parking the car. We stopped in front of a two-story brick house. It was littered with rose gardens and vines crawling up the side of the house. It was the second most beautiful sight I had ever seen, and I had not seen many.

"It's wonderful," I smile, unbuckling my seat belt. "Shuuto, wake up!" I yell, opening the door, sliding out, and shutting it. I race up to the door. It was painted green. Beneath my feet was a welcome mat. I stood there, staring at the door. It was the door that led to a new life, a new chance to start over.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Go on in," Keiko smiles down at me.

I nervously touch the handle. Was this all for real? Or was I going to wake up and see that it was all just a dream? I turn the handle slowly, afraid of what might happen. I push the door and it swings open easily. I look upon a foyer. It was bathed in golden light from outside and the light on the ceiling. A large rug lay in the middle. Before the step up, several pairs of shoes stood without feet to fill them. I had no shoes to leave.

"Can I go in…even if I don't have shoes to leave?" I ask nervously, staring at the empty shoes.

"Of course," she says kindly, gently nudging me forward. I step into the little cove of shoes. Gingerly, I step up into the foyer. Keiko comes in around me, kicking off her shoes in the cove.

"Kurama, we're home!" she calls as she exits the room.

Yusuke steps in behind me next, also kicking off his shoes before he enters.

"Is 'Mitsukai' still here?" Yusuke snickers, leaving through another doorway.

"Wow," Shuuto gasps, grabbing my hand. I nod and follow after Yusuke, Shuuto still clinging to my hand. We step into a large living room. On a sea green couch, a red haired man lay. I think he was sleeping. On the far wall, there was a window. And on the windowsill, a man sat. His hair stood up like a flame and it had deep blue streaks in it. He wore a black coat, despite the fact that it was summer. He stared out the window, ignoring our presence.

Yusuke re-entered the room and shook the redhead gently. Red, as I dubbed him for now, stirs and sits up. He looks at me. His long red hair was kinda frizzy. He wore a white T-shirt and khaki pants. Red smiles at me.

"Well, hello there," he smiles, he voice like velvet. "You must be Nanashi and Shuuto."

We nod. The man at the window turns, the moment was almost in slow motion. A white starburst plays in his hair and a white bandana is carefully placed on his forehead. Red eyes of ice-encased blood stare at me.

"Mitsukai," Shuuto whispers with uncertainty. The man turns to face him. Shuuto smiles and releases my hand. He runs up to the supposed Mitsukai and leaps into his startled being. "I knew it, I knew it all along." Shuuto buries his face into the black coat and hugs the man tightly.

I was still uncertain. Those eyes captivated me so. Mitsukai was the only one I knew with eyes like that.

"It seems Hiei has a fan," Red jokes.

Hiei? So it was not Mitsukai. I slowly back away from the room. Again the man's blood eyes look at me. They pierce my soul, freezing me to my spot. I was afraid. Did these people lie to us only to kidnap us here? Where was Mitsukai? He promised.

'I knew I shouldn't have trusted them. They're all liars. I can't trust anyone.'

"Shuuto, that isn't him. Get away," I growl, fearing for my friend's safety. He looks back at me.

"Yes, he is. This is Mitsukai," he defends, gripping tighter. "His eyes tell me so."

"His name is Hiei, he's lying to you."

"I never said anything," Hiei finally speaks. "How can I lie to you when I said nothing to persuade your mind?"

I try to break free of my fear, but it held strong. I couldn't look away from his eyes. Snarling, I race towards him. Backwards was not an option, but I could go forward.

Note - No, the Urameshi household is not in the Reikai. They're in the Ningenkai. How else could they drive there?