I think it's high time we all had a Japanese lesson, and I have come prepared! –pulls out briefcase and papers- Here we go! This is a mental conversation I think Jin would have with Touya (kind of like a song playing in the background while the story is going on). . .I hope you enjoy it! : )

JIN: watashi wa to ieba, anata wo omoi kono machi de atarashii kaze ni fukarete sukoshi no fuan mo, dakishime nagara kanaetai ashita dake wo, mitsumete ikiru (Speaking of myself, I still remember you. A new wind blows in this town now. I felt slightly anxious, so I hugged you a long time. I want to grant your every wish and stay with you, even if for only a day.)

TOUYA: shounen no kokoro no mama, otonani natta hito futari deatta ano hi ni wo modorenai kedo hitomi wo tojireba, hohoemu kao ga (While still having the heart of a boy, he became a man. Even though we can't return to that day we met, if I close my eyes I can still see your smiling face. Could it be that you're still singing that favorite song?)

JIN: tokiori jibun ga, kirai ni naru no wa karu hazumi na kotoba de dare ka wo kizutsuke sono kuse yowakute, chippoke dakara nigeyouto suru watashi wo shikatte kudasai (As time passed, I began to hate myself. As someone was hurt, by those light words of refuse that habit of weakness, for any small reason. Please scold me for trying to run away.

TOUYA: futari de utatta melody, kuchi zusande mireba namida hitotsuji nagarete, aitakunatta (The melody that the two of us were singing, you can hear me humming it still. I cried for an hour, when I couldn't see you anymore.)

JIN: degiri aeta kisetsu, azaya ka sugiru memory mayoi nayabu mirai mo, anata wo wasurenai (The season when we met, those vivid passing memories. I may be lost and confused about the future, but I will not forget you.)

TOUYA: anata wo wasurenai (I will not forget you.)

Well, now that that's done, here is chapter 7. ENJOY! : )

I do not own jin and touya nor yu yu hakusho (anata wo wasurenai!)

The island had not changed at all since the last time Jin had seen it. The trees were still the silent guardians they always had been and the ocean had remained as blue as a cloudless summer morning. It was perfect, and Jin could not help himself from remembering how much Touya had loved it…how much he had wanted it to be their home. But he was not the only one whose memory had been awakened. Hiei too had loved this place (though he would never admit it), fore it held a great amount of importance for him. It was in this very place that he had been able to master the dreaded dragon of the darkness flame, aid in the destruction of Team Toguro, and reach the level of an "A" class demon.

The fire demon sniffed the air. "I can smell him, he's close by."

"That's one mighty fine nose you're havin' there Hiei. Makes me wishin' mine was bein' like that. Then maybe I could be bein' the hero for once!"

The youkai did not dignify the statement with a response. Instead, he turned in the direction of the forest and began what he was sure would be a long and mentally exhausting hike.

!#$&()

Six hours. Six hours of walking and the demon pair had nothing to show for it, save for the blisters beginning to surface on the bottoms of their tired feet. "Hiei, can you still be smellin' 'im? 'Cause if ya can't then I think we're wastin' our time walkin' around like we are."

"Hn. Of course I can. I just don't understand why he isn't moving."

"What do ya mean?"

"Don't you know anything? If we can sense him, then he can sense us as well. He knows we're looking for him and he's not trying to escape."

"Well maybe he's bein' hurt and can't be movin'."

"Then I would smell his blood. He wants us to find him."

"If that's bein' the case then I think we can be restin' for a little while. I don't know about you, but if we end up meetin' Sazuka I'm not gonna be able ta fight him if I can't be keepin' my eyes open."

"We only have a few hours left and you want to sleep! I thought you were a shinobi!"

"I was only sayin' it 'cause we were near the hotel is all."

"Hotel…what hotel?"

"The one we were all stayin' at durin' the dark tournament! I remember it's bein' around here 'cause a that tree next ta ya that's havin' the big hole in the middle. I used ta pretend it was Risho flappin' his gums at me, and practice hittin' it ta be getting' my strength up. Lot a good that was doin' me!"

"How close is it?"

"It's bein' right behind that line of trees there. Oh please Hiei, can't we be restin' just a little while? If you're sayin' yes, I promise I won't be sayin' another word to ya the rest a the way."

The fire demon spoke no words for a moment. As a demonic guard, he had trained himself to go many nights without sleep, and he was ready to do the same now. But he knew the red haired idiot had a point. He couldn't fight Sazuka at full strength as he was now, and if by chance he lost, he would never see Kurama again. Not to mention the fact that the idea of traveling the rest of the way in complete silence was something the dragon could not pass up. . .

!#$&()

The hotel was deserted now, and had been for many years. With the changing seasons the wallpaper had begun to crack and the rooms left dim from dust and lack of cleaning. But the feelings were the same inside, and the significance of this place made itself known to any who happened to wander inside. The same held true for the two youkai who now rested within its walls. Hiei had started a fire for them, using a lesser form of his fist of the mortal flame, and Jin had made the place a little more livable by tidying up the rooms they were to sleep in.

After about an hour, night fell and the only light the remained was the orange flame produced by the fire. True to his word, Jin had not spoken to the dragon since his rather reluctant agreement to sleep, but now there was a burning inside of him….one that would not be so easily set aside.

The fire youkai had chosen to explore the rest of the hotel, and had not yet returned though it had been more than half an hour. But the wind demon did not worry. He could sense the half breed as though he were still in the room, and Jin knew exactly where he had gone. After a few moments, Jin found the youkai where he thought he'd be….in room 402….the room he had shared with Kurama during the dark tournament so many years before.

"Hiei? Hiei why are ya bein' in here? What's bein' the matter?"

The fire demon did not bother mentioning that the wind youkai had broken his promise to remain silent. Truth be told, he couldn't have cared less. This place, this island, this room held so many memories for him…and try as he might, he could not escape the feelings of overwhelming sorrow that were welling up inside of him. "This is where he told me."

"Who?"

"Kurama. This is where he told me for the first time how he felt about me. I was in that bed by the corner. He thought I was sleeping. He whispered how thankful he was that I had survived, and that if Bui had killed me he would have destroyed the entire makai to avenge me. He said that he loved me, and that he could not live his life without me there beside him. I felt the same way. I don't know if he knew I was awake, but he told me everything that night…and I told HIM everything a year later."

"Why are ya tellin' me all this now?"

"I don't know. This place just makes me remember all the things Kurama and I have been through, and that I may never see him again."

"We're not bein' so different Hiei, I'm getting' the same feelin' from this place. Touya was never tellin' me he loved me here, but I know he was feelin' it just the same. I just can't believe it's comin' down ta this, and that I might not be able ta see him smilin' anymore. You're lucky that you and Kurama were knowin' that ya cared for each other….me and Touya never had that. In fact, I don't think I was ever really tellin' 'im how I was feelin'. So in a way, I envy you."

The demonic pair looked into each other's eyes and both could see the pain that lurked behind the other's. After a few seconds, Hiei broke the connection, but the feelings of sadness still remained within him. "We'll be getting' Kurama back Hiei, and Touya for that matter. I promise ya that."

The fire youkai didn't respond, only walked towards the door. But before he left he turned and spoke the only words he could think to say. "Thank you Jin." And then he was gone, his lessening shadow the only thing remaining on the decaying walls."

"No Hiei, thank you" the wind master whispered. "Thank you…"

OK! OK! STOP YELLING! And wipe that scowl off your face…it's scaring me. I know that nothing happened in this chapter, but I PROMISE there'll be much more in the next one. The battle with Sazuka's coming and we're nearing the end of this installment (that means a butt load of plot twists are coming your way). I hope everybody's thanksgiving went well (no food poisoning or anything), and I hope to hear from all of you soon. See ya at chapter 8! : )