Another short chapter. I'm sorry! I've had such a writer's block and teacher's are swarming me with homework Well, please enjoy.

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Every Rose Has It's Thorns

Chapter Two : How Well Do You Know Me?

Hiei's POV

"You seem off today, Onii-san. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine Yukina-chan." I gave her one of my real smiles, she was the only one could see those. I had been living with her since Genki died and Mukuro kicked me out. Why you ask? Because she fell in love. With me. She knew it would never work out because I was her heir, and plus, I didn't feel the same way. It was fine though, now I could be around the only person I did love. The only person who I would open my kindness and warmth to. "Would you like me to sweep here, too?" She smiled with such tenderness, it didn't even feel like brisk fall.

"Hai. That was be helpful, thank you."

BAM! RUSTLE, RUSLE! THUMP! "OWW! BAKA TREE!" More rustling was heard and we sweat dropped. I knew that annoying voice anywhere.

"Botan-chan?" Yukina dropped her broom and went to the source of the noise. I followed her and saw the baka onna on the ground, covered with leaves, dirt, twigs, and small cuts. She showed her simple-minded smile.

"Heh. Hey guys." She struggled to stand up right and brushed herself off with the stupid smile still plastered on her face. I rolled my eyes. Even when she hurt she was a happy-go-luckily baka ferry onna. Or at least she appeared that way... "Koenma-sama gave me the day off and thought I would spend it here!" She smiled to my sister who returned the geasture.

"That's great news! But where's Keiko-chan?"

"She wasn't home. Probably out with Yusuke." She shrugged and fixed her sloppy kimono.

"I see. Will come in!" Yukina happily took her hand and lead her inside. I sighed and began to rake the excess leaves the onna left on the ground. Why did she have to be so freakin' clumsy? Ditsy onna, she was just like the rest of them, which was why I never bother. Even though this ditsy onna was like them, she was different somehow. No one else seemed to notice but me. I could never put my finger on it, even after I tried to read her pathic mind. After finishing I decided to re-enter the temple. Yukina was healing the onna's minor scratches inside.

"Thank you Yukina, but you didn't have to! It's kinda what I get for being clumsy.." She said with pink tints on her cheeks.

"Nonsense Botan-chan! It's no trouble at all."

"Hn. Yukina, the baka onna's right, you shouldn't waste your energy." I snorted. Botan glared daggers at me. Yukina pouted.

"Onii-san, that wasn't very nice." She scolded me.

"Hn." The baka onna grinned triumphantly at me. I scowled at her, she just ignored me and sheepishly yawned.

"Botan-chan if your tired you can sleep in the guest room." Yukina smiled sweetly and the ferry onna accepted her offer. She trotted off and without notice, dropped her mirror communicator on the rug silently. Moronic onna. Yukina went to pick it up, but I got there first.

"I'll do it." She smile thankfully and went to start dinner. I followed the onna down the hallway. I thought she would have been in the room by now, but instead she was standing there, staring outside through the window. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It wasn't the overly-cheerful ferry girl, instead it was a morose deity, all hope drained from her lonely silhouette. She looked as if she had just finished crying from woe, her orbs a dull, rueful lavender. Her face clear of all happiness that she so often had on. It was replaced with such melancholy, it was truely worth the title 'Grim Reaper'. I had never seen her true face, until now. My suspicions were cleared. I backed away slowly, ruffling my clothes a bit. She hastily turned to me, eyes widened with surprise, not even bothering to replace her mask.

"You saw... didn't you?"

Well hope you liked it! coughREVIEWcough. I'll try to update soon. See ya!