hello!I'm back! and guys and gals, i've decided to categorise this ficcie between b and c...in other words, this fic will be pre- HxK. so..mild shounen ai...very mild, almost insignificant..to those who vote for YxK, i'm terribly sorry! besides, the most votes are on HxK. I'm very very sorry! i know that i stated that the votes can be casted till chapter 4 but..i couldn't wait..gomen ne!

Review Responses
Jessica: Here ya go, third chapter, freshly typed!

Soxp: um...yeah, u can...it goes as u like it! And by the way, the chapters are not long cos I tend to go off track if i make it so. I'll try to make it longer though, i promise! besides, i have a short attention span.. -.-

Bunny Hiei: cliffies annoy me too..but time is an important factor here..anyways, third chapter!

kikira-san: yeah, we are slaves..and we love every minute of it..sad..

emma: hehe, you'll find out very soon...i gave hints anyhow..try to figure it out!

Tenshi No Koori: it will be B..kinda...

TH: will be something akin to it..pre-HxK if you will.

LoversPastForgotten: wow, you're even more excited than me..and that's something...yep it'll be sorta HxK..

Bakura's Chibi Angel: i'm really sorry but..it won't be so...i hope you'll still read it though. you will, won't you?

sephiroth999souleater: well, it'll be pre-HxK as mentioned in above. i have updated asap! to side track this, you have such a cool penname!

crazykitsune17: thanks for the advice..i'll take note next time.and eh..sorry but the pairings will be pre-HxK.

jmg: it will be kinda c..

shiorifoxiesmom: thanks..and yeah, i think Hiei and Kurama is cute together..

Words of A Broken Core
by silveryoukoshinomori

Chapter 3: Injured, Cornered Fox

Kurama's POV

"There's this upper A-class demon in Ningenkai. How it got here is still a mystery…"

Ningenkai. Why am I still here?

"…eats humans…"

Human. Why am I still Shuiichi? I should be long gone from this place where I had thought I belonged. How wrong I was.

"…uses brute force…"

It had hit her with such force…

"Kurama!"

I jumped, startled out of my thoughts. Damn, why are they all staring at me? Had I imagined the mockery in their eyes?

At that thought, the youko in me snarled, wanting to be freed, to tear them to pieces.

- No, they're our friends!-

A hand fell on my shoulder.

Hiei's POV

He turned around and snarled. At me.

I blinked, staring into emerald eyes that now seem so turbulent, darkened with anger, guilt, pain and…sorrow…?

He gave off the exact aura of an injured, cornered fox.

The next moment, he was himself again. Composed, masked with that usual smile he had, except for the slight clenching of the fist.

"Ah, Hiei, I see you've gotten slightly taller.

"Hn."

Trying to change the topic, kitsune?

"Let's go."

My curiosity (I refuse to call it concern) piqued, I resolved to find out what happened.

yeah i know, short but kinda to the point, no? now, if you all want me to go on, hehe...u know what to do! just clicky on the lil' purple button! and just so you know, i have finished chapter 4! (grins)

so, whatcha waiting for?

PS: um..if anyone knows where to get a complete profile of Roy Mustang of Full Metal Alchemist, please tell me! i need it for a presentation!