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To LightmaidenAya08, don't give anything away yet! I know you know what's going to happen so don't give anything away. Although I doubt that anyone would figure out what you mean… Err…yeah. But this isn't the chapter that that will happen in. That will be the next chapter. Anyways, I can't make any guarantees about your new fish. Whimper They're so tasty…

Tears of Blood

Chapter IV

The next morning Hiei woke up to find Yumi still asleep. He sat up gently so he wouldn't disturb her sleeping and looked over at the clock. It was only 8:00 a.m. He sighed and lied back down. Maybe this won't be that bad...he thought to himself as he looked over at Yumi. She didn't hog the covers, she didn't snore, and the fact that he woke up without her clinging to him was... Stop thinking like that! he reprimanded himself. He closed his eyes and wished for sleep to come back to him, that's when he heard it. He caught it only slightly, a little noise just outside in the hall. He tried to listen closer, concentrating all his energy on hearing what was going on out there.

"I can't believe they left us behind!" he heard a little squeaky voice say.

"Shut up. They didn't do it on purpose, we weren't there when they left." This time the voice was deeper, clear, and not squeaky. It sounded like a women's voice, the other sounded like a boy's. Hiei sat up in bed and was about to go to the door, even if it meant waking Yumi up, when he didn't hear the voices anymore. He sighed. Only one day and I'm already going crazy he thought as he let himself fall back onto the bed. This time he really did go back to sleep.

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Kurama didn't wake up so nicely.

He woke at 10:00.

On the floor.

Beside Aya, who was screaming and lashing out in her sleep.

Kurama tried to calm her down, but to no avail. "NO! DON'T HURT ME!" she yelled, hitting Kurama square in the jaw. Kurama was back up in minutes trying to get her to wake up. He was practically on top of her, shaking her.

"Aya! Aya it's just a dream! Please wake up!" Aya suddenly opened her eyes and sat straight up. Kurama was at her side holding her shoulder. "Aya, are you okay?" he asked. That's a stupid question he thought to himself.

Aya looked at him, but she wasn't any calmer. Instead she was scared; he could see it in her eyes. He could feel the sweat coming off of her and see her eyes dilate more so than before.

"Where is he? He's here! He's gonna get me!" she screamed as she started to shake. Kurama didn't know what to do, so he did the only thing he could think of: he pulled her close to him and hugged her. She immediately stopped to shake, but she was still scared. "W-where's Yumi..." she mumbled.

"Yumi is safe. She's in her bedroom, safe." he said still holding her. Aya didn't feel any safer though. She held on to Kurama and decided to contact her sister.

Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, Yumi, YUMI WAKE UP RIGHT NOW!

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In her room, Yumi woke up with a start. She jumped about a mile high when she heard something screaming in her head. She fell on the floor making Hiei fall only inches from her. He wasn't too happy since he landed on his head.

"What in the…Why did you do that for!" Hiei yelled at Yumi. Yumi glared at him.

"I thought I heard my sister..." she mumbled, rubbing her head which was throbbing.

YUMI!

"Oww! Yeah, it's her..." she looked over at Hiei. "Don't think I forgot Jagan boy. No listening in on our conversations." He looked away to hide his smile.

Okay. What do you want now?

Yumi? Yumi! It was awful. He, they, they're back!

Slow down. What?

He hurt me sis. Like he did befor...and Jase was their too, hurting you...

Aya...Listen, it was only a dream. Do you really think I'd let anyone beat me let alone you again? Besides, you saw for yourself that Hiei and Kurama destroyed them.

Y-Ya...but why do we still need protection?

You know how Koenma is-overprotective. Come on, Kurama is there with you isn't he?

Yes...

He's trying to comfort you with all his might right?

Yes...

So, this is your specialty, remember?

...ya

Then…err…Yumi took a moment to think of what would cheer her sis up. She smiled to herself when she thought of it. Then work it girl!

You're right! Thanks Yumi!

You're welcome.

Oh my god. Did I just say 'Work it girl!'? Yumi thought to herself.

"So, she had a bad dream." Hiei said. It wasn't a question but a statement.

"What! Y-YOU LISTENED?" Yumi accused. Hiei smirked.

"Of course not. I wouldn't do anything like that."

Yumi only glared at him. "Hn." she got up and started to pull Hiei along to the door. That's when Hiei decided to have a little fun. He snickered as he worked up the courage to say it.

"Work it girl!" he laughed as Yumi stopped dead. She turned around and glared at Hiei.

"You did listen! You LITTLE brat!" She grabbed the nearest pillow and started to smack him upside the head.

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Aya woke up from her panic attack to find Kurama still holding her.

"It's okay Kurama. I'm fine now." He was reluctant to let her go, but he did. Now they were sitting face to face.

"May I ask what had gotten you so shaken up?" he asked. Aya could see that he was clearly and truley concerned about her.

"I…I had a bad dream...about my ex boyfriend that you and Hiei had killed. See, he used to find ways to beat me and then threaten me so that I wouldn't tell my sister. H-he used to torture me..." she started to cry again. Kurama stiffened as he registered what he had just heard. When he looked over at Aya, she had her head in her hands crying even harder. He pulled her to him once more and hugged her tightly.

"I'm only sorry that I got to kill him once," he said through gritted teeth. Aya hugged him back as tightly as she could.

"Promise you won't tell anyone?" she said her voice muffled by his shoulder.

"Of course," he replied honestly as he tightened his grip on her, afraid that if he let go she would start to cry again. They stayed like that for awhile until Kurama pulled her off gently just so that they could see each other.

"Thanks Kurama," Aya whispered.

"No problem," he said as he wiped away her tears. He had no idea why he cared this much about her, but that didn't matter to him right now.

She smiled.

Suddenly, they were interrupted by Aya's door opening and a feather storm erupting in their room. In the middle of the storm they could barely make out two figures bashing each other over the head with pillows.

"Hiei?"

"Yumi?" Kurama and Aya asked standing up. The feathers stopped flying as they both turned around and hid the pillows behind their backs. They, of course, were covered in white feathers, as was the room, and a trail that led to Yumi's room.

"Yes?" Yumi asked trying to look innocent. Aya and Kurama started to laugh.

"What are you two doing?" Kurama laughed.

"He started it!" "She started it!" Hiei and Yumi both said at the same time, pointing to each other. They glared at each other making Kurama and Aya laugh even harder.

Yumi's eyes widened. "Look at what you did Hiei!" she smacked him upside the head. "You ruined their mood! Come on!" she tried to leave, dragging Hiei behind her.

"What? What mood?" Yumi raised her eyebrows. "Oh, THAT mood..." he smirked as Yumi dragged him through the door. I'll have to ask Kurama about these sort of things... Crap! Stop it! Stop thinking that way! NOBODY WILL EVER LOVE YOU! He shouted at himself with so much force that Yumi couldn't help but hear it.

"That's not necessarily true," she mumbled as she and Hiei walked downstairs to Botan's room. Her cheeks reddened when she realized what she had just said. She quickly glanced to Hiei to make sure he didn't hear her if she happened to say it out loud.

He was staring at her with his mouth slightly dropped.

That look didn't suit him at all nor did it make Yumi feel any better. Crap! He heard me! She thought as she stared back into his eyes.

She could get lost in those eyes.

"What..." Hiei whispered, by now they were in front of Botan's room.

"I-I didn't say anything..." She was blushing furiously. That's when Botan walked out of her room. Evidently she was prepared to take a shower. She had her towel hoisted over her shoulders with various beauty products stuffed into a bag.

"Oh! Hiei, Yumi. Is everyone ready to get dressed?" THANK GOD! Yumi thought thanking Botan in her mind for the sudden interruption.

As if nothing had happened at all she and Hiei turned their gaze to Botan. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. WE haven't even figured out how to take a shower yet. WE can't take a shower in FIVE minutes!" Yumi yelled voicing what had been on her mind and caused her to come down there in the first place. Botan smiled sheepishly.

"Don't fret. You'll figure something out," she said as she made her way past the two. Yumi and Hiei only glared at her. "Tell me when you all figure it out; I have to take a shower while the boys are still asleep." With that she ran down the hall to the bathroom and locked the door. Yumi ran after her but couldn't get to her in time.

"Crap! How are we supposed to take a shower linked to each other like this!" she said turning to Hiei. He just shrugged his shoulders. Yumi sighed. "You are no help. Come on, we'll go talk it over with Kurama and Aya."

Upstairs Yumi and Hiei met with Kurama and Aya who were trying to figure out the same thing: trying to take a shower.

After much consideration, and arguments, Yumi thought of the perfect solution. "I've got an idea!" she said out of the blue, startling evertyone. Ignoring their questions she hurried downstairs again. When she came back up, she and Hiei had Botan with them. Botan's hair was still wet from the shower making Kurama and Aya wonder if Yumi had actually gone in and dragged her out.

"Botan, do you think that you can make it so that we can change quickly?" Botan nodded. "Okay, now everybody. We need to get ready to take a shower, so we need to get into towels or something. Copishe?" Everyone nodded.

"Alright, ready, Set, GO!" Botan yelled enthusiastically as she pushed the button. She seriously seemed to enjoy these unnaturally cruel things. Everyone zoomed to their rooms and was out quick enough with nothing but a towel on.

"Okay, now what?" Aya asked. Yumi answered.

"Now you all follow me to the shower." Everyone looked at her like she was crazy. "We aren't taking showers together you idiots!" She led them all to the bathroom. She stepped into the shower making Hiei's wrist go over the shower bar/curtain. "We take our showers like this," she said lightly, pleased with her solution.

She could see Hiei roll his eyes. "What? If you have a better idea then lets hear it!" she snapped. Hiei glared at her.

"This is fine."

"Good."

"Oh, okay," Aya said smiling. She was kinda afraid at the moment. "We'll let you two take a shower first then" she said as she pushed Kurama and Botan out of the bathroom. Yumi turned to Hiei.

"NO peaking!" she said as she closed the curtain tightly.

She was a little nervous since he said nothing but decided that he was a trustworthy person so, she took off her towel and threw it over the shower onto Hiei's head. "Hold this please," she said to Hiei. She started to take a shower when it occurred to her that she couldn't wash her hair by herself since it was so long. "Crap." Hiei looked at the shower curtain where he saw the silhouette of her form.

"W-what?" Hiei gulped. Now is definitely NOT the time to be thinking like this...

"I said crap. I can't wash with one hand. My hair, it's too long..."

"...maybe I could wash it for you when you're finished," he said. Yumi stopped lathering herself with soap for a minute.

"Come agian?"

"I could run the bathtub water and wash your hair for you, when you're done with taking a shower," he repeated irritation growing in his voice. He shouldn't be this nice; in fact he didn't know why he even went through with a pillow fight. A pillow fight forgoodness sake! He, Hiei, having a pillow fight with some girl and now being nice to her too! What was he thinking!

"Uhhh…I-I guess that could work..." she said. So, when she was finished, Hiei threw her towel over the shower which she used to dry and wrap herself in. She stepped out of the shower and gave Hiei the shampoo and conditioner. He ran the bathtub water and Yumi lied her neck on the edge, letting her hair fall behind her like a wave into the tub. Hiei wetted her hair down and started to wash it. Soon, he was done but they had to use spare washrags in the cabinet to dry her hair. She quickly thanked him afterward.

"Hn, it was nothing. I just didn't want to have to hear your incessant whining," he lied.

"I'm sorry to be a burden your majesty," she mocked. He scowled as he stepped into the shower.

It was surprisingly quick. When he was done and came out, his hair looked like a normal persons'. It wasn't sticking up. Yumi tried to stifled her laughter. He looks so different! She thought.

"Shut up," he told her.

"Sorry." they walked out and let Kurama and Aya go in. Soon enough they were finished as well. Then, they all had Botan get the cuffs off temporarily, and they got dressed.

When they were down stairs, Botan, Kurama, and Aya decided to get lunch ready; it was already noon. Hiei took his usual spot on the windowsill making Yumi stand. Yumi only glared at him making him smirk at his apparent victory. Yumi smiled back when she thought of something wicked to do to him. When his head was turned and he was looking out the window, she jumped up and plopped down on his lap.

"What the...!" he gasped as he tried to regain his lost breath. He looked up at Yumi; Yumi looked back at him meeting his questionable gaze.

"I got tired, and you simply wouldn't move over," she said smiling innocently at him.

"Hn."

Yumi sighed. "What do you find so interesting when you look out this window? All I see is forest."

"Nothing," he replied as he continued to look outside. Yumi didn't bother with him anymore; instead she decided to look out the window herself. She surprised herself when she realized it had a claming effect on her, almost like meditating. Sure she did the same thing at her home, look out of her bedroom window, but that was because there was a fantastic view which helped her to clam down. Here there was nothing but forest.

Her somewhat peaceful thoughts were interrupted by Yuske and Kuwabara rushing down the stairs. They immediately ran to the TV and turned on the playstation. As soon as they had entered the room, Yumi got off of Hiei's lap and transferred her position so that she was sitting across from him instead.

We don't want them to get any wrong ideas... she told Hiei. He just continued to stare out the window, smirking out of the corner of his mouth.

Again, Yumi sighed. This is boring she thought to herself.

"Hey, Yuske!" Yumi yelled. He paused the game and looked over at her.

"You're not going to play this time. We are training to get better so that we will be able to beat you!" he said. Yumi glared at him.

"That's not what I wanted. Give me my notebook and pencils...please?" she added when he didn't make a move towards the book.

"That's better," he replied cheerfully as he got up and threw the notebook and pencil box at her. She caught them with ease, which apparently made him mad. I guess he wanted to hit me with it... she thought to herself. She shrugged it off and began to work on a new sketch. She was drawing Hiei. It wasn't that hard to draw him, seeing as how he hardly ever moved. When she first came to the house she had already drew two pictures of him. She usually drew random things that came to her head, which, oddly enough, at the present time happened to be Hiei.

"Lunch is ready!" they heard Botan yell in the kitchen. Everyone got up and ate brunch.

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At one o'clock, everyone was minding there business whether it was drawing, playing video games, or working on a garden, until Koenma decided to grace them with his presence. He suddenly appeared on the television right when Yuske was about to beat Kuwabara. Yuske and Kuwabara jumped a mile high.

"Geez Koenma! Don't scare us like that!" Yuske complained.

"What do you think you're doing!" Koenma yelled at them. "I didn't let you all live in this house to party all day, ya know!"

"What?" Yuske asked, confused. Koenma sighed.

"You haven't started to train..."

"What, we have to train! That's not fair." Kuwabara whined.

"You idiots! The only reason you're all living in this house is because you're supposed to be protecting those two!" he pointed to Yumi and Aya who, by now, were in the room. That's when Koenma spotted the cuffs. "What may I ask are those?" Yumi spoke up first.

"A house warming gift," she said. "Apparently, houses now and days come with boys attached." Koenma rolled his eyes.

"I missed you're sense of humor Yumi."

"Any time," Yumi smiled.

"Actually sir, it was a game of truth or dare," Botan said.

"That makes it all better. Anyways, I suggest that you all start to train. Yumi and Aya will apparently have to train too."

"Yes sir," Botan said, bowing. Then, Koenma disappeared before Yuske and Kuwabara had a chance to rebel.

"Wait a minute Koenma!" Yumi yelled running to the television. She had not forgotten her vow to get even with him some way, some how. When he didn't reappear on the screen she turned, defeated, to sit down on the couch. "Guess I'll just have to go to his office sometime soon." She smiled wickedly as she made plans.

"That stupid munchkin!" Yuske growled. Kuwabara merely smiled. "What are you grinning about stupid."

"Look on the brightside, we have the advantage," he said pointing to Aya, Kurama, Yumi, and Hiei's cuffs. Yuske laughed.

"I forgot about that! This should be easy..." He grinned. "Come on let's get started. Besides, I think I'll take some more revenge out on Hiei..."

"Hn." Hiei started to make his way down to the training room, dragging Yumi with him.

As soon as everyone was in the room, they began to train. First off was Kuwabara vs. Hiei and Yumi.

"Get ready to get yer butts kicked," he stated taking up his fighting stance. Yumi and Hiei said nothing, they only concentrated on opening their minds to each other. This way, they could fight together instead of against each other. They weren't really sure if it would work, they had been discussing it in each other's minds' when they were walking down the stairs.

At exactly the same moment, they both took the same fighting stance. Kuwabara charged up his energy sword and charged towards Yumi. In one fluid movement, Yumi and Hiei both side stepped and in perfect unison, flipped over him and hit him over the head with the hilt of their swords. He was knocked out instantly. Yuske's jaw dropped and Kurama and Aya applauded. They walked over to their friends stepping on Kuwabara on the way.

"You know. For a human he's pretty tough," Yumi remarked on the way. Hiei merely snickered at her comment. "Seriously. Not many humans can materialize their energy like that. He has a redeeming quality after all."

"Hn. His stupidity completely shadows any redeeming qualities." Yumi just shrugged as they finally reached the other fighters. (A.N. The room's really big...)

Opened your minds to each other. Aya stated in Yumi's head.

Of course. Yumi replied.

"Wow, I guess you guys make a good team!" Yuske said, nervously.

"Don't worry Yuske. You'll be fighting us," Aya said smiling. She and Kurama walked off

"Oh, that's SO much better..." he grumbled as he too took his spot on the training mat.

Aya and Kurama did the same thing as Yumi and Hiei. They both took their fighting stances-Kurama with his whip and Aya with hers. Yuske took his fighting stance as well, preparing to fire his spirit gun if needed.

Yuske didn't go down easy like Kuwabara.

First, he charged towards both Aya and Kurama, making them flip over his head. Then he unleashed a fury of punches and kicks, but Kurama blocked all of them while Aya conjured wind behind his back. Seeing a momentary break in Yuske's defense, Kurama grabbed his arm and pushed him backwards. Yuske back flipped and landed on his feet. At the same time Kurama had thrown rose petals out towards Yuske; Aya combined her wind attack with Kurama's rose petals virtually turning them into daggers. Yuske tried to destroy them all with his spirit shotgun attack, but some broke through his defense cutting him on the arms and legs. That's when Aya and Kurama went in for the finishing touch. Aya took her whip and wrapped it around Yuske neck, pulling him to the ground while Kurama took his and struck down on him, knocking him out.

"Nicely done," Yumi commented.

"Thanks!" Aya smiled. "We kind of took what you and Hiei did to fight, though."

"Your welcome."

"Do we have to fight each other now?" Kurama asked. Yumi and Aya looked at each other.

"I don't feel like it," Aya said.

"Me neither," said Yumi. This surprised Kurama. All they usually seemed to want to do was fight with each other, but he didn't complain. Better to count your blessings.

"So, what do you guys want to do with them?" she questioned pointing to the still knocked out boys. Hiei grinned.

"I think a little revenge is in order..." he said. Yumi and Hiei exchanged mischievous looks; Aya and Kurama laughed.

"Take some pictures for us when you're finished," Aya laughed.

"Let's continue the work on our garden outside," Kurama said leading Aya up the stairs. Yumi looked back at Hiei.

"So, what did you have in mind?"

"It involves shaving cream, bowls of hot water, and..."

"Water balloons, make-up, and hair gel?"

"Perfect." He grinned. "Let's get to work."

Okay. Sorry that there's pretty much nothing in this chapter. Then again… There's pretty much nothing in any of the chapters at all...Sigh….oh well. I kinda know what I'm gonna do for this story now (note the scary dream). And about those voices…well I'll get to that later. Hopefully sooner than what I'm thinking but I seriously doubt that. Just don't forget the mysterious voices. I swear Hiei is not going mad! Hopefully you'll review even though the chapter sucks butt (I suck at fighting scenes. If you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate it!) so, please for my sanity, REVIEW!

OMG! Thanks Izandria for pointing that out to me! Hopefully it sounds better now. I can't believe I put that in! >.