I HATE MYSELF! OH, I HATE MYSELF SO MUCH! Oh oh... Oh, my dear Damian... If you guys don't say something about Damian, no update. EVER! (bursts into tears)

Kairai clung to Hiei desperately, sobbing. "I love you..." she whispered again.
He gave her a small half-smile. "I know. You don't have to cry..."
"But I... I remember... mother..."
"I'm sorry..." He leaned down and kissed her. He just went on instinct, moving his lips gently against hers.
Kairai kissed back, hugging him close. This was strange. She had always thought Hiei wouldn't like her. He seemed so stand-offish. But did he really love her? She pulled away to breathe and before he could kiss her again, she put her hand up to stop him. "You can't just kiss me whenever." she teased, raising an eyebrow.
Hiei frowned slightly. "I thought you love me..."
"But what about Damian? And Kozue?"
"That can wait." he said impatiently, trying to dodge her hand.
She fixed him with a glare. "When this is over, you can kiss me all you want."
Hiei sighed and stood, holding out a hand to her. She took it and he pulled her up carefully. "Kurama is taking... Damian... to Reikai."
Kairai's eyes widened. "Ah! No... That can't happen! He's the only one who knows where my sister is!" she cried, nibbling her thumbnail nervously. She stared at the ground as she began to pace. "Oh, what'll I do...?"
Hiei crossed his arms. "Calm down. I could catch him, probably."
She turned back to him. "Really?"
"Easily."
She laughed and hugged him. "Hiei, my koi, you are the best!"
He found himself blushing. "Hn. Do you want to come? If you get into anymore trouble, Kurama and Koenma will have my head for it..."
She pulled away slightly to look at him. "Won't I slow you down?"
Hiei grinned and picked her up bride-style. "You weigh hardly anything, being so small."
"Well, you're not a giant either..."
"But I'm still taller than you."
Kairai laughed quietly. "Yeah..."
Hiei smirked. "Hold on."
Kairai linked her arms around his neck. "That's no problem."
He blushed faintly, and then they were off.

End Chapter Thirty One

Kurama felt Hiei's presence coming and stopped with a groan. "What now!"
Hiei was already there and, to Kurama's surprise/amusement, Kairai was in his arms. Hiei set her down carefully and looked to the fox. "Damian knows where Kairai's sister is."
Damian tried to stand, pushing away from Kurama weakly. "Kairai..." he murmured.
Her eyes widened. "Oh... D-Damian..." She ran to him and caught him in her arms, embracing him. "Damian...!"
He held her, kissing her hair and neck blindly. "You remember me..." His voice was heavy, laden with tears that clung to the corners of his eyes.
Kairai sobbed. "Damian, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have... But you remember now!"
Hiei gave them a suspicious look and Kurama gestured for them to leave. Hiei glared at Damian briefly, then followed the fox, walking into a clearing in the forest. Kurama smiled to his friend. "So you talked to her?"
Hiei nodded.
The fox looked at the surrounding plant-life and his eyes fell upon a rose bush. He smirked. "Hiei."
The emiko glanced at Kurama. "Hn?"
Kurama carefully selected a lush red rose and picked it, pressing it to his face before handing it to Hiei. "Give that to her, when she's done speaking to Damian."
Hiei took the rose, looking at it awkwardly. "Alright."

Damian smiled as he finally pulled away from Kairai. "I'm so glad you remember..."
Kairai took his hand, smiling back at him. "Yes. The party..."
He squeezed her hand lightly. "I've tried to forget... But I can't make myself. We were in love." he whispered.
She laid her head carefully on his chest as she sank to the ground, pulling him along. "Yes. Yes, we were in love..." She closed her eyes, just holding him.
He kissed the top of her head. "But... You love him now... Don't you?"
She looked up at him. "Hiei?"
He nodded.
She sighed and played with the hem of her shirt nervously. "Yes..."
"Then you'll be happy with him?"
She hugged him. "I think so... But... I feel love for both of you. I've been living two lives all this time. I just couldn't give you up..."
Damian sighed frustratedly. "It doesn't work that way. You can't love two men. You can only love either one or the other."
Kairai gave a little whine. "It can't end like that!"
He pulled away from her, holding her by her shoulders away from him. "Choose."
She stared at him, wide-eyed. "I can't!" she squeaked.
"You have to be grown-up about this, love, we're not playing a game. There is no compromise. You either love me or you love him."
"But that's not fair! I didn't remember you when I fell for him!"
"Kairai..."
"No! I won't! I won't choose, and you can't force me to! Even if I did, that would take time and... a-and..." she trailed off, eyes welling with tears.
Damian let go of her and stood shakily. "I'm so weak... I could barely finish the process. Putting your memories back has exhausted me... Go to Kozue. She's just twenty miles from the south-eastern border of Mukuro's territory. You have to stop her. She's mutating humans."
Kairai's eyes widened. "Y-You mean..."
"Changing them to demons." he said shortly. "You have to hurry. Take Girly Man and your lover with you. I want you to stay out of trouble." He paused and looked down at his hands. "I... I've been Kozue's pawn all this time..." He looked down at Kairai. "With me she can manipulate her own sister's memories and thoughts..."
She gave him a sympathetic glance. "Oh... Damian..."
He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers and, unbeknownst to her, slipped his hand to her waist, finding her dagger in its hilt. He pulled out of the kiss and straightened, taking her dagger with him in his hand. He gave her a sad smile as a tear spilled down his cheek. "I love you." he said quietly. He took the dagger and carefully slipped it between his ribs into his heart.
Kairai screamed as he fell beside her dead, blood seeping through his shirt.
Hiei was there in a fraction of a second, holding her. "Kairai..." he whispered. He looked at Damian's body, lying there limp and peaceful.
She grabbed Hiei's shirt, pressing herself to him. "Hiei, he's dead! He's DEAD!" she sobbed.
Kurama was there a moment later, and he gave a little cry. "My God..." he said quietly.
Kairai screamed and sobbed fitfully, unable to calm. "NO!"
Hiei picked her up and walked away, kissing her cheeks softly as her tears fell...

End Chapter Thirty Two

SEE! I HATE IT! It's like when I write, I'm not myself! Oh, that evil Muse inside of me is a murderer now, too! I hate it, I hate it! And if you guys say nothing about Damian, I swear, you'll never know the ending! (sob sob)