Friday, January 7, 2005 is now officially the best day of my life! I don't really want to go into to much detail but, first I finished Terry Goodkind's Chainfire, in school my math retake test came back as a 90, highest in the class, I received Super Mario All Stars for the SNES, my mom came home from the hospital after six days, but not only that… I GOT ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE! WOOO! BEST DAY IN THE WORLD! But of course you're not here to know of my great fantabulous day, you are here to read chapter 18, so on you get! I've got some more weird dance poses and weird noises of excitement to make and I'll see you at the end!

Chapter Eighteen: Operation Go: Drop of Blood from Lover

Hiei looked down and saw three inches of steel jutting from the left side of his chest; he tried to voice a complaint but only blood frothed to his open mouth. Kurama smiled as he stepped back. "That was even more satisfying than I originally anticipated." The kitsune's smile widened even more. "Hiei, I am sure you remember what that piece of steel is, do you not?" Hiei was now on his knees spitting ruby red blood as it entered his mouth. "Oh I'm sorry, you can't talk right now can you? So let me remind you. That scalpel was the one I used to cut out the baby's heart, an innocent child." The black dragon fell prostrate (not prostate!) and blood ushered forth from his open mouth as he lay there. "The only reason why the scalpel pierced your back was because it was used to kill an innocent, and nothing beats the power of the innocent." Kurama pulled out a small vile and bent down. Making a drop of blood enter the vile "great the second to last ingredient 'the blood of a lover'" Kurama smiled as he stood up. "Yes Hiei, I love you, that's why you are not dead yet, I can't kill you, which is why I am leaving you now, I don't wish to see you die…" The yoko turned as he walked away from the youkai who was lying on the ground, whose lung was filling with blood and breathing became much more laborious.

!#$&()

A few minutes after the yoko walked away, two familiar faces appeared, and a raspy voice was heard in the forest clearing. "I thought you were smarter than that, Hiei." Genkai and Botan stepped up to the grounded demon, who could still not speak due to the blood in his airway. The usual cheerful grim reaper rushed her words of concern.

"Genkai, there is not much time for him; you must heal him right away!" The old woman looked toward the demon who was now resting on her oar.

"Well of course I'm gonna heal him, if I wasn't I wouldn't have agreed to come here with you." The raspy voiced old woman squatted over Hiei as she held out her hands over his back. The surrounding area filled with a violent blue light as she mended Hiei's torn lung and made the blood recede back into the lung and veins they belonged in. When she was done the light faded from view, and Hiei slowly got to his feet with his head hung low.

"What's the matter Hiei, are you still hurt?" the dragon's fists shook with rage as he rebounded the youkai's question of caring with his usual snide remark.

"I wasn't hurt, just surprised…" Hiei lifted his head, his eyes glistened with the hint of tears. "and what are you doing here? I told you I could handle this myself!" Genkai gave him a small, sad smile.

"Yes Hiei, you seemed to be handling it just fine." The fire apparition looked away, ashamed that he fell for the yoko's trick.

"How did you know I was here?" Botan smiled hollowly as she held up a compass.

"Remember this?"

"Hmph, I guess so." Hiei turned and started to walk away. Both Genkai and Botan watched him as he walked until finally the blue haired youkai spoke up.

"Where are you going Hiei?" Hiei turned back to face the question.

"To stop Kurama…" Both Botan and Genkai looked at each other for a moment.

"Hiei, Koenma sent me to make sure you came back for sentencing after this is over." Hiei scoffed.

"Hmph my life is over after this, what do I care what happens. Kurama was my world, and he has left me for dead, even though he claims he still loves me… it's time he pays for being a hypocrite. He tossed me aside, and I crawled back foolishly just to be stabbed in the back (Literally). Well he is going to pay." Hiei walked away. After a few moments Botan looked toward her partner.

"We should tag along…"

"That was the first good idea you had all day." Respond the old woman as they walked of following Hiei.

!#$&()

Kurama stopped in the middle of another clearing, the demon energy he had been sensing had gotten closer, and he now recognized it. "Come on out… Suzuka." Haughty laughter filled the area as a hooded figure dropped down in front of the expecting fox.

"Well Suzuka how long were you going to plan on following me?" The figure laughed again as they pulled down their hood, revealing her golden wavy hair. Kurama was only slightly taken aback by this discovery.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but Suzuka is no longer alive… I have absorbed his being into me. I am now the one who will make your potion for you…" Kurama smirked.

"I hated that clown anyway, but may I ask who you are?" The wavy haired figure smiled wickedly.

"I once was called Natalie, you can call me that for now, but soon you can call me 'Lord'…"

WOOOO! I AM SO HAPPY! WOO! NEVER FELT BETTER! Well actually, there is only one thing that makes me sad, really sad, but if I don't think about it, ahh who am I kidding, no matter how hard I try this thing keeps seeping into my mind, making me sad whenever I feel happy…. Well I think this chapter came out OK, I just didn't put that much effort in, but eh, who cares, I'm too happy to care… woo…