Kyla: Let's thank reviewers for the last chapter!

Cradle 2 the Grave: Thanks! Yeah, lol, I love taunting Hiei! It's sooo much fun! (Hiei: No, it isn't... And you'd better stop teasing me, or else you'll lose your head...) Hahaha, yeah right, Hiei... Lol.
dark-chocolate-hearts-777: Rofl, good reasoning! I thought about that a little, but I didn't really notice till I read your review... --' Anyways, I'm so glad you thought my last chapter was funny! I try to put humor here and there, but it's not my strong point... Although, my friend, Chilli, and I are thinking about writing some funny one-shots together... Anways, thanks again!
TigerChickTigriss: Heh, I'll update as much as possible! I know what ya mean. I like stories like this, too! .

Kurama: You're getting a lot of reviews on this story, aren't you?
Kyla: Yep! Heheheh!
Hiei: Must you reviewers encourage her! I've been trying to stop her from writing, and you all go and tell her to write more!
Kyla: Kura, calm Hiei down some... He's getting on my nerves...
Kura: Now, Hiei, just calm down. Once this story is done, maybe she'll write another HieiKurama fic just for us... -huggles Hiei-
Kyla: Maybe! .
Hiei: -grumbles- Fine...
Kyla: Okay! Hiei would you like to do the disclaimer?
Hiei: Why're you asking me?
Kyla: You were mad just last chapter for not asking you to do the disclaimer!
Hiei: That wasn't me... It was my evil twin.
Kyla: You don't have an evil twin... You have a nice twin sister named Yukina!
Hiei: Gr... don't you DARE tell Yukina...
Kyla: Alright.. alright.. -sighs- Kura, will YOU do the disclaimer?
Hiei: How come I can't do the disclaimer?
Kyla: -anime vein pulses on forehead- I asked you a minute ago! And, you said you didn't want too!
Hiei: I did not!
Kyla: Did so!
Hiei: Did not!
Kura: While they are arguing.. again.. here's the disclaimer... Nenene owns only her characters, her plot, and her own unique mind... Please, enjoy Chapter 5.

(Author's notes)
"speaking"
"telepathy"
thoughts

A New Dimension, A New Adventure
:Chapter Five:
Never Get Between Hiei and His Sweet Snow...
by
Kyla

Kurama had seemed to just notice that Hiei had his katana back. "Hiei, why, might I ask, do you have your sword? I told you that you couldn't have it back until you and Dani can get along," the yoko sighed and plucked the sword away from the small demon. "Give it back! I found in behind the couch, so I figured I'd take back what's mine," Hiei snarled and tried to grab his sword from the redhead, but Kurama merely held it over his head, and said sternly, "No, you won't get this back until you and Dani can get along." Hiei growled and reluctantly sat back down while Kurama went to hide the katana where only he could get to it. I laughed at Hiei along with Yusuke and Kuwabara, but he glared at me mostly.

Kurama returned to his seat and ignored the death glares that Hiei sent his way. "Oh, Kura, I need to talk to you about something.. about school," I stated suddenly. I remembered what I was going to ask Kurama to do for me. "SCHOOL!" Yusuke and Kuwabara yelped, looking around frantically. I leaned away from the two teenagers and nodded. "Uh, I just remembered... Kuwabara, there's that thing on TV coming on," Yusuke turned to Kuwabara and said hurriedly.

For a moment, Kuwabara looked confused, then realization hit him. "O-Oh, yeah! We don't wanna miss that, do we, Urameshi?" he cuckled nervously. "Nope, heh heh," Yusuke gave a fake laugh, and the two hopped up and ran off to my little brother's room, leaving a trail of smoke behind them as they slammed the door shut. Kurama and I exchanged curious looks, hoping the other knew what was going on, then Hiei spoke, "I've had enough of that pathetic excuse for learning you ningens call school... If you need me, I'll be outside training," then the small demon disappeared in a blur of black.

"Man, those guys really hate school... Oh well, least my plan to get them to leave worked," I sighed. Kurama waited patiently for me to speak, but I drug him into my parents room and shut the door, to be extra sure that the others weren't gonna eavesdrop. "What is it you want to talk to me about?" the redhead asked sitting on the bed. I sat down next to him with a sigh.

"Okay, well.. I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but.. I want to help Hiei win our bet," I murmured. Kurama gave me a look of surprise and asked why, so I explained, "I have this friend.. Her name's Amanda, and she asked me today at lunch if she'd stand a chance with Hiei... And, well, she's my friend, Kura, so I told her I'd talk to him, but I can't... Could you try to talk Hiei into asking Amanda to be his girlfriend? Please? For me?" I asked.

I fidgetted and avoided the kitsune's gaze, "You want me to help you to help Hiei win the bet?" Kurama asked with a brow furrowed in thought. He took my silence for a yes. "But.. I thought you liked Hiei," he added quietly. "WHAT! What makes you say that?" I panicked, and my eyes widened as they met Kurama's emerald eyes. He slapped a hand over his mouth and thought subconsiously, Oops... He gave a nervous chuckle, "Well, I, uh... Just the way you act when you're around him," he stammered, trying to pass it as the truth, but my face, which had flushed a brilliant red at Kurama's accusation, turned a deeper shade of crimson when I realized how he must've found out.

I narrowed my eyes through my blush and gave him a hurt glare. "I thought I made it plainly clear that I didn't want any of you to read my mind," I grumbled as anger started bubbling up inside me. My anger soon turned to hurt, though, hurt of Kurama not respecting me enough to not read my mind. "I'm sorry," he sighed and turned his head to the side to stare guiltily at the wall. Gr... he's so kawaii, too! He's making me feel sooo guilty! Rrrhh... I sighed irritably. "It's alright... Just promise you won't tell Hiei," I pleaded.

Kurama nodded, smiling wryly. "So.. you DO like him?" he asked mischieviously. My face flushed to a deep crimson to match Hiei's eyes; he smirked at my nod. He wasn't going to tell me that Hiei already knew. "Will you talk to Hiei? .. Please?" I mumbled miserably, giving Kurama the puppy-dog face. "Why would you want to intentionally lose the bet AND let another girl have Hiei?" he inquired, unable to quite grasp the reason. I shifted uncomfortably.

"One: I want to make my friend, Amanda, happy; Two: He'd never like me anyway; and Three: winning the bet'll make Hiei happy," I reasoned with a shrug. "I still don't quite understand," he murmured, causing me to heave a heavy sigh, "but," I perked up at the 'but', "if that's what you want, I can do that," he gave in and sighed, shaking his head slightly.

A smile cracked my face. "Thanks, Kura; you're the greatest," I said happily. He chuckled a you're welcome when I hugged him. (A friendly or brotherly hug, everyone. In this fic, I want Kura to be like Danielle's older brother. Someone she can look up to... Okay, so she has to look up to just about everyone, but.. yeah, ya know what I mean...) "I'll introduce you and the others to Amanda tomorrow," I added as we both stood up.

"I guess I should go get dinner started," I sighed as Kurama and I stood up and walked into the kitchen. "I'll make dinner," Kurama offered. "Really? That'd be great; thanks," I gave a grateful smile. "You're cooking's a heck of a lot better than mine," I added cheerfully. We laughed, then I noticed Hiei sitting at the table.

"I'm out of sweet snow, Onna," Hiei informed me bluntly. "Sorry, but what do you want me to do about it?" I snapped, already knowing the answer that was coming. "Go get more," he answered monotone. I rolled my eyes, "Alright, I'll be back in a few minutes," I said as I grabbed my car keys and purse. A few minutes later, I drug myself into my house and put up the 5 cartons of sweet snow. Kurama greeted me casually as I set my purse down. I returned the greeting as Hiei walked into the kitchen.

The fire demons' brows raised at the sight of me, then he made to remove a carton of sweet snow from the freezer. I stepped in front of the fridge. "Not until after dinner," I stated sternly. He glared at me, growling in warning. "I mean it; no sweet snow until after dinner," I repeated, returning the small demon's glare. He continued to scowl then grabbed my arms and yanked me from in front of the freezer. He shoved me into the corner of the counter, where I hit my lower back, hard. I involuntarily winced but pretended to be okay.

"Are you alright?" Kurama asked in worry. He had heard the several little pops, from when I hit the counter, and had rushed over to stand beside me. "Oh yeah.. I'm fine. Don't worry about me," I lied. The pain began to die down some, and I gave Kurama a smile to convince him I was fine. Meanwhile, Hiei hn'ed and grabbed a carton of sweet snow and a spoon then left the room apologizing. Kurama stormed after Hiei and stopped him about 3 feet from the door, which stood shut except for the couple of inches where I could hear their voices. I snuck over to the door and listened curiously.

"Why didn't you apologize?" Kurama snapped, anger creeping into his tone. "Why should I care? It was her own fault, and she isn't hurt. It's pointless to apologize," Hiei answered simply and shrugged, sticking a spoonful of sweet snow into his mouth. "Hiei, you hurt her," Kurama spoke quietly, trying to keep his cool and trying not to draw mine or the other two boys' attention. Sometimes, he's just too stubborn, thick-headed, and prideful for his own good, Kurama thought to himself. Hiei grumbled under his breath, "Hn," then shrugged and walked off. Kurama sighed and headed back into the kitchen. I hopped away from the door and pretended like I didn't know what was going on outside.

That night, I couldn't sleep, and at about midnight, I had to try to sneak some tyenol out of the kitchen. My lower back was killing me; well, not litereally killing me, but.. it was hurting real bad. I figured I had gotten a bruise from hitting the counter earlier. I quickly snuck an extra-strength tyenol pill into my hadn when I got in the kitchen then ran over to pour a glass of water. I tried to be as quiet as possible, but.. Hiei still heard me. "What're you doing?" his icy voice snapped from the kitchen doorway.

I momentarily froze then smiled at him over my shoulder and throught the darkness, I could see his red eyes, seeming to glow. "Just getting a glass of water," I whispered, just loud enough for him to hear. He gave me a suspicious glare and flipped on the light. I hurriedly turned my head back around, shoved the tyenol into my mouth and began to sip my water as Hiei walked over to me.

"Why'd you just put your empty hand up to your mouth before you drank some water?" he inquired coldly. His arms crossed over his chest, and he waited impatiently for an answer. I turned fully around to face him and swallowed the pill along with some water, then I answered the small demon. "I was.. getting a hair out of my mouth! Ugh, I hate it when that happens," I grinned at my lie. Hiei seemed to buy it, but as I spoke Kurama walked into the room yawning.

"What are you two doing up so late?" the redhead said as he stifled another yawn. "Oh, nothing... I was just getting a glass of water," I stated, jiggling my cup that was half full of water. I finished off my drink then set the glass on the counter. "Well.. sorry I woke you guys.. G'night," I waved as I passed them, and they gave me blank stares then returned my good night. I walked right by them, trying my best not to wince, as I made it into my bedroom. Before I shut the door, I involuntarily flinched at the sting of my lower back, and I think Kurama may have noticed.

"Hm," Kurama narrowed his eyes then turned to gaze at Hiei, "We should also return to bed; after all, we have school tomorrow," the yoko smiled pleasantly. Hiei disappeared from the kitchen with only a glare at his emerald-eyed friend. Kurama, however, didn't go back to his room; instead, he quietly slipped into my room, where I sat on the bed, wincing from any movement. "What's wrong?" he asked, catching me by total surprise. My head shot up, and I saw Kurama walking towards me. He sat down beside me while I quickly pasted a smile on my face and stopped wincing.

"Nothing's wrong," I said simply, but he apparently didn't believe me. He gave me a doubtful, I-know-you're-lying look. He reached behind me and touched my lower back where a big bruise was. "Ow," I recoiled and shoved his hand away. "Aha, " he sighed gravely. He gave me a knowing stare and ordered sternly, "Let me see it." The bedsprings creaked as I shifted uncomfortably. "See what?" I asked giggling nervously. That tyenol isn't doing much good.. I grumbled to myself.

"The bruise," Kurama said patiently, but his voice was very stern. "Uh, what bruise?" I asked, trying to hint at him to just drop the subject, but he didn't seem to want to. His eys narrowed in slight impatience. "You know what bruise I'm talking about. The one you must've gotten from when Hiei pushed you into the counter this evening," he said calmly and clearly.

"Oh, that," I sighed, "it's fine. It's hardly noticeable. You just touched the center of it, that's why it hurt so bad," I explained casually. "Let. Me. See. It," he ordered and gave me a hard stare. I fidgetted, and that cause my back to hurt and made me hiss in pain and clutch my eyes tightly shut. "Oh alright," I huffed and pulled my shirt halfway up. Then, I laid down on my stomach and pulled my PJ bottoms down an inch or so, but I refused to pull them any lower.

Kurama leaned over to inspect the bruise, and he gave a soft gasp at how big the bruise was. It was about 6 inches in diameter and about 4 or 5 inches up my spine. It was a dark purple colour with black and blue mixed into it, and in some places, the skin was slightly uneven; it looked like something was poking akwardly from under the skin. He gingerly touched the uneven places of skin, and I whimpered and squeezed the pillow that was under my head. The redhead shook his head and tut'ed as he sat back and rubbed his forehead.

Hiei walked in at that point. I was about to sit back up to hide my bruise from the fire demon, but Kurama told me to stay there. Hiei asked what was going on in his monotone voice, then Kurama snapped at the small demon, "Come here. I want you to see this." Hiei shrugged and stood next to Kurama, who pointed to the bruise. The small demon's eyes widened, and his breath hitched. He looked to Kurama, silently demanding an explanation. "This is from when you pushed dani so roughly into that counter," Kurama explained quietly.

Hiei's red eyes widened further, then he growled and rolled me over to pin me on my back to the bed. I moaned in pain as my bruise gave a painful throb at meeting the bed. He held me down by my shoulders and glared down at me. "You told me you were fine," he snarled and tightened his grip on my shoulders and pushing me harder against the bed. I turned my head away from him and whimpered involuntarily again. "Hiei, you're hurting her more," Kurama said worriedly, standing halfway from his seat. The fire demon growled again then hopped off the bed.

"I-I'm sorry," I muttered and sat up, letting my shirt fall down, covering my midriff. Kurama sighed, "I can mix up a potion that should help with the bruising, but.. you've got about 4 vertebrae that have been shifted into akward positions. They will need to be reset," he told me, "and I don't want you going to school until you're back's fully healed."

"But, I'll fall behind!" I whined despereately, "Do you know how hard it is to catch up when you've been out for even a day?" I complained, trying to hide the fact I was exhausted. I didn't want the other two to know I hadn't gotten any sleep so far that night, and it was already 1 a.m. "I can help you catch up... I'll be behind, too, because I'll need to stay home, as well, to take care of you," Kurama said softly and gave me a small smile to relax me. I huffed and crossed my arms over my chest, "Fine... See you in a few hours. I need some sleep," I said, releuctantly yawning. "Alright," Kurama said as he and Hiei nodded.

The two demons left the room, only to stop and talk in the living room. After a tense silence, Hiei spoke. "I'll stay home with her and take care of her," he stated out of the blue. Kurama was surprised to hear Hiei say that. "What? That doesn't sound like you at all... Why?" Kurama asked, glancing curiously at his small friend, who lay on his side with his head propped up on his left fist, eyes closed lazily. "Well, it is my fault she's injured, and as much as I hate to admit it, I have to repay her, and that means I have to take care of her until she's healed," Hiei grumbled.

"How profound. Hiei cares about her," the redhead teased. Hiei sent the yoko a death glare and grunted. "Alright, you will stay here with Dani... You do know you'll have to reset those vertebrae," Kurama added and received a nod from Hiei. "Okay, I'm going to mix that potion up and get some sleep. You should get some rest as well," Kurama said as he stood up. "Hn," was Hiei's response, and Kurama decided to take that as a yes. The redhead went off to his room and shut the door. "Stupid Onna," Hiei mumbled modily before he let himself drift off into a light sleep.

((-to be continued...-))

Kyla: So, what'cha'll think? Good? Bad? I may need some suggestions later on. I have things planned, but the problem is getting there first, lol.
Kura: In other words, if you have story ideas, she wishes for you to share them with her.
Kyla: Exactly! Thanks, Kura.
Kura: No problem.
Hiei: -grunts- Hey, Onna, don't you have volleyball practice in about two hours?
Kyla: Ugh... Yes. I wish I didn't have to go... The Coach's pushing us WAY too hard... Volleyball's just no fun anymore... -sighs- Oh well.
Hiei: Why don't you just quit?
Kura: I'm sure it isn't that bad...
Kyla: Not that bad! You gotta be kidding me! We have to run sprints and suicides for the smallest little mistakes! We're only kids for freaking crying out loud!
Kura: Uh... I'll just let you cool off... See you next chapter! -disappears-
Kyla: I don't want to quit, but lately, I've seriously been thinking about it... Anyway, see you all in Chapter 6!
Hiei: Hn. Since Kurama isn't here... I suppose I'll say it..
Kyla: Thanks, Hiei! Bye everyone!
Hiei: Sayonara, minna-san...