Rain. That was all that could be seen. Thick sheets of rain falling down from a cloud haven to the cement of the Human world. No one was out in this rain in fear of getting sick, wet, depressed even.

The demon stood on the treebranch, looking over the vast landscape of human archetecture, lit up but dead. It was probably only 5:00 pm in this city of Japan, but it seemed like late evening due to the gloomy darkness.

Only moments ago had Mukuro so forcefully asked the demon to retrieve a gemstone from this world, though she failed to mention where or why. It was the 'Moon's Tear', so she called it, he had to find. However, Mukuro said it was nearby.

He jumped from the tree he stood to another across the empty street to another and another, getting farther and farther from the cluster of buildings. Perhaps he jumped slower, not so cautious of being seen, for no one was in this weather. And, to the demon's dismay, a wave of loneliness passed him by. Utter loneliness amongst the rain, a raindrop alone itself, until they hit the ground and become one flowing ripple of evaporating hopelessness.

Suddenly, something caught Hiei's eye. He stopped at the top of a tree and looked down to the sidewalk. A red umbrella, seen from above, trudged forward, against the wind and rain. Then, the umbrella flew away, carlessly ripped from the hands of a human and back behind them, falling to the ground with the rain and rolling away with the wind.

Red eyes narrowed onto the owner of the umbrella. A girl. A Human girl, probably only fourteen. Dirty blonde whipped around behind her, her long black skirt tangling, trying to escape the body wich it held. She did not chase after her umbrella but only stood her grounds, hands still hovering over her chest where they would be if the red umbrella was still in hand. She only stood, staring strait ahead.

Then she turned and ran. She quickly swiped her umbrella and went back the way she came. Then she stopped. She giggled, wich surprised the demon boy. She twirled around and leaped over a puddle. The rain slowed slightly, as if having pity for the wet girl (or the sun enjoyed her smile and wished to see more of it), and she started spinning with her head towards the sky.

"It's you again." Hiei whispered to himself. Of course he had recognized the girl the moment he saw her long hair mixing over black material. He knew this girl more than he would admit, having watched her many times. She was out only when it rained, and she must have been in a good mood for she rarely giggled at herself. She always seemed gloomy and dark, just like the rain she could only be seen in. He guessed the rain was happy today for so was she.

While everyone was inside their homes, drinking hot tea, sitting by the fire, relaxing in the warmth of their homes, waiting for the rain to pass and the sun to greet them again. While everyone lazed around inside, in fear of getting wet, their is a girl dancing in the abalone tears that clean the Human world of it's filth, bathing away the sorrows that only rain could cleanse.

Hiei felt anger rise, not knowing why he had stopped to watch the girl and why he could possibly be enjoying it. He quickly came to the conclusion, needing an emediate answer, that she calmed his nerves with her graceful sways in the chill of the ice. He grew more frustrated just thinking about why he thought about her, so he jumped away, leaving the girl in his tracks.

He quickly removed the white cloth from his forehead to reveal a third eye; his Jagan Eye. He looked around the city for a demon energy that could be the Moon's Tear wich he so loathed to seek.


After searching for Mukuro's curse-ed stone all night and only getting an hour of sleep, Hiei jumped to the ground and started walking. He thought, his temper returning, "Where am I going to find that damn stone? That wretched woman could have at least told me where it was. Did she really not know?" He passed the school wich Kurama attended, uninterested in having anything to do with him today, nor Yusuke and Kuwabara for that matter."Maybe I should forget it. Although Mukuro made a big deal of it. I'll have to figure out what it does before handing it over, if I can even get my hands on it. Damn stone, wasting my time... Not that I have anything better to do with my time. Is it even my time anymore?" Hiei glared at the ground intently.

A sudden bloodlust came about the demon and he knew he must eat before searching again.


Walking again, Hiei felt a familiar energy looming around. As he turned the corner he spotted a woman with dirty blonde hair, graying at the roots, wearing a blue kimono and holding a basket full of vegetables and some fruit. Hiei knew her from somewhere but simply couldn't remember. Being annoyed at what he was supposed to be doing and that he recognized this energy, he followed the woman from far behind, maybe, with a faint hope that she had the Tear, not bothering to see if any demon energy lingered around her.

Two miles passed before she stopped at a large, old looking house. Perhaps it was once a temple...? Following her onto the land, he then recognized another energy coming from within the house. He stopped by the gate and watched the woman walk across the stone path and into the house. Once no one could be seen to see him in return, Hiei headed toward the door. He stopped in front of it, looking around aimlessly. Wind chimes hung above him and the scent of dried flowers wafted the area. It was almost a creepy place, especially in the dull light of the covered sun.

The door opened and a man in white came out. He was obviously a doctor, though Hiei found himself regreting knowing this information, knowing a Human's profession at sight. The man walked strait ahead and turned at the gate, not noticing the pair of red eyes that glared at him from the rooftop.

Hiei came down silently and walked to the other side of the house where the known energy came from, avoiding the windows. Once he got to the window he wanted, he got close and peered inside, being sure no one could see him. He listened. Voices rung from inside the room. The woman with graying hair shreeked "That idiot of a doctor did nothing! I wasted money on that damn appointment. I should have known nothing would come of it." She stood by the bed within the room, placing a glass on the side-table and picking up a used bowl that was beside it. "Just a waste of my money...Get some rest now. I will be in the next room so NO sneeking out!" And she left with a deathly-annoyed-glare engraved on her face.

Hiei looked at the bed to see what he had come to see. The girl sat on the bed in the dark room, blankets pulled to her waist and a small bottle in hand. She poored out a pill from the bottle and put it in her mouth then took the glass and gulped it down. Her eyes where red and her cheeks gliscened with tears. She put down the glass and scooted down into bed with the covers to her chest. She lay still, her eyes fixed on the ceiling and her hands fixed on a tissue wich she twisted around roughly, shreading it in her grasp.

Over the silence of her room Hiei could hear yelling from the next. He listened carefully, not having to try too hard, considering the voices where shrill.

"That damn doctor didn't help at all. What am I supposed to do with my daughter sick in bed? Nothing! Why can't anyone figure out whats wrong with the girl so that I can go on with my life?" Said the woman without any worry or sympathy in her voice.

"Calm down." Said a man. His voice leaked a little concern, but it seemed that worry was for the woman before him, not the girl in the other room. "Everything will end up okay. It's probably just a bad case of the flu and she'll be better in no time."

"If it was just a flu then doctors would know it by now and send some medicine. None can even figure out whats wrong with her. How am I supposed to make it go away if I don't even know what 'it' is!"

"Please, Madisonu. Calm down. The doctors will figure out whats wrong with her soon and she'll be out of bed in no time. You are not wasting your money or your time. Now, why don't you get started on dinner? I have work to do."

And the voices faded. Hiei then knew why he knew 'Madisonu'. She's the one who came to the park to take the girl away when she had been crying their for hours. He assumed she was her mother. Although she showed no sighn of having sorrow for the girl's condition (wich he assumed was something bad since they didn't know what it was).

Tears streamed down the girls face, though she kept quiet. Hiei then left without a second thought. Why would he care if some human girl got really sick or hurt or even died? Why should he waste sympathy for this girl?...Wait...Thats what her mother said.

His stomach churned and his heart found a sudden speed.

He stopped at the gate of the rickety house and growled angrily. He knew why he felt sorry for this girl. It was because she was sick and her mother didn't show a hint of caring. It was because she would run away into the rain, cry in the park and then be dragged away by that same woman who doesn't care. It was because she was so pure but darkness clouded her from hope. Hiei felt sorry for this girl because she reminded him of his own damn life.

"Do I want to help this girl?" He thought aloud. "My girl?"


The End

Usius: Yes, there it is, re-vised and shiny new. I hope you like it, for all it's worth. I'm actually taking a writing class right now that is supposed to be helping me 'improve my formal writing, readying me for college, etc.'. But I've found that this class is just ruining writing for me, making it not fun but a serious, needs-to-be-perfect action. It's stupid.