Kyla: Well... sorry it's taken so long for Chapter 10... School's been stupid and finals are coming up, so yea... Stupid school...
Hiei: -rolls eyes- So what else is new? School is useless and an utter and complete waste of time. Why do you bother going?
Kurama: Hiei, school is important... For humans anyway. We demons don't need to be educated for so many years.
Kyla: -sweatdrops- Don't rub it in... You go to school though, do you not, Kura?
Kura: Yes, I do, but I was born into a human body, and it's odd to see a teenager not in school.
Hiei: Really? -scoffs- I always see a lot of teens out of school during the day. Take Yusuke, for example.
Kyla: .' That's cause those kids are smart...
Kura: No, they aren't. Skipping school only ends up hurting you in the end. The only reason it works for Yusuke is because he's the hero and main character of his own anime. Everything's adjusted to fit him.
Kyla: Geez, didn't know I would get an annoying lecture when I brought school up... Sorry...
Hiei: You're in a foul mood right now, aren't you?
Kyla: -rolls eyes- No, I'm ecstatic... practically hopping up and down with glimmering joy... DUH! Of course I'm in a bad mood! -glares-
Kura: Alright, calm down... Shall I do the disclaimer?
Kyla: Yepp! Thanks, Kura... Yay! I just realized this is Chapter 10! Woo-hoo, go me!
Hiei: How come I can't do the disclaimer? -whines-
Kyla: -anime vein pulses angrily on forehead- -bonks Hiei on the head- Do NOT start...
Hiei: Itai... That hurt, Onna.
Kyla: You mean, I hurt the big, strong, unbeatable Hiei! -mock gasp-
Hiei: -glares- Leave me alone... It still hurts... -pouts-
Kyla: Oh, I'm so sorry, Hiei... You want me to kiss it and make it better?
Hiei: No.
Kyla: Alrightie. Then quit your whining already... Jeesh, I never knew you could be so whiny...
Kura: While those two get into yet another argument... Here's the disclaimer: Kyla only wishes she could own Yu Yu Hakusho, but alas, she has to stick to tormenting-- I mean, uh writing-- and coming up with fanfictions... She greatly appreciates reviews and is hoping for some for Christmas. That is all. Please now enjoy Chapter 10.
Kyla: -head appears from dust cloud where her and Hiei are fighting- Thanks, Kura! You're the best!
Kura: You're welcome.
Hiei: -head appears beside Kyla's- Hey! Kurama's mine! Don't flirt with my fox! -pulls Kyla back into the cloud to fight more-
Kyla: Eep! -starts flailing around feet and fists- -stands as the dust settles-
Kura and Kyla: Uh... O.o -sees Hiei unconscious on the ground-
Kura: I think you actually managed to defeat Hiei...
Kyla: Wow... Un-be-liev-able... 3.3

A New Dimension, A New Adventure
:Chapter Ten:
Slave to Love
by
Kyla

Well, it was about midnight, and guess what? I couldn't sleep. I was too busy thinking about.. Hiei... I absently drew sketches of the Yu Yu guys as my mind wandered, but I wasn't the only one who was up... I heard a knock on my door close to midnight, surprising me, but I invited whoever it was in. Turns out it was Kurama, the oh-so curious fox. He seated himself beside me on the bed and asked, "Alright, I want to know why you're so distant lately." Okay, so.. it was more of a command than a request, but you get the point...
I shrugged and answered lazily, "I don't know what you mean. I just.. haven't felt good the past few days." Hey, it was the truth.. partly... I had indeed felt bad about Hiei and Amanda, but the yoko didn't need to know that. No way he could figure out why I was so out of it the past week.

"You've felt bad about," Kurama looked upwards thoughtfully while he paused then continued, "Hiei and Amanda?" His expectant gaze fell to meet my eyes, which I averted and tried to desperately come up with a lie to tell the redhead, but he said, "Don't bother lying to me."

"How'd you figure it out?" I questioned in a quiet tone, a small smile tugging at the corners of my mouth. How'd he always know? How could he always find out? He had no Jagan to help him read minds...

"It is obvious you like him, and I can only imagine how it must feel to see him with someone else," Kurama stated, shifting into a more comfortable position with one foot tucked under him, and his other leg dangling off the side of the water bed, hands loosely gripping the ankle of his tucked-under foot.
A royal flush crossed my cheeks as I stared intently at the bedsheets. "Were my feelings that obvious?" I murmured, feeling like an idiot. If Kurama had noticed, then... that meant Hiei should've.. noticed... Oh no... Not good.

"They were obvious to me, but..." Kurama gave a sly grin, "I'm a snoopy little fox," he winked, earning some chuckles from me. I couldn't help but laugh. "But, I don't think anyone else noticed from your actions," he finished. I was a little relieved by that and released a tiny breath I didn't realize I'd been holding.

"I-It just... I don't know... hurts," I muttered after a short silence and hugged my knees to my chest, setting my chin atop my knees. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kurama shift a little and move from in front of me to the place beside me again. "I don't know why, but... it does," I admitted, staring blankly at the blanket.

"It's alright," Kurama whispered and set a comforting arm around my shoulders. His warmth gace me some comfort, and I was beginning to feel a lot better, but a couple minutes later, Kurama frowned and said, "For some reason, Hiei and Amanda are returning," his brow furrowed slightly in thought. At my inquiring look, he grinned and tapped his nose with one of his fingers, "I can smell them," he remarked as he got off the bed just as Hiei appeared by the bed, nearly scaring the puu out of me, I might add.

"Ah!" I gasped and jumped slightly in surprise, then I turned a glare on the small fire demon and snapped, "Don't DO that! You about scared the puu outta me, jerk!" The two were then stuck in a glaring match, neither looking away from one another.

"Hn," Hiei grunted and swiftly turned his head away. "That ningen onna, Amanda, fell and twisted her ankle. I brought her back here," he explained briefly and crossed his arms over his chest moodily, "Too bad... I was actually kind of looking forward to seeing how ningens camped," he muttered in slight disappointment.

"Well, Hiei, youo could just ask Danielle or myself. I'm sure one of us could take you camping," Kurama said reasonably with a small smile. He'd never known Hiei to want to do anything humans did... He glanced at me as if to say, "agree with me here", but I wasn't so sure...

"I doubt I'd make a good camping buddy... I've never been camping before in my life," I answered apologetically with a tiny grin, and Kurama looked annoyed with the way I was talking.

Hiei shrugged, "Oh well," he mumbled then began to walk out of the room, stopping at the door to say, "Dani, bring Amanda and me some sweet snow." Then, with a final scowl, he vanished from the room, back to the living room where Amanda probably sat, foot propped up or something of the like.

I heaved a sigh and reluctantly threw the covers off my body, slowly standing, but Kurama said, "No, that's alright. I can do it. You just try to get some rest." He began to walk out of the room, too.

"No, that's okay, I can handle it," I smiled brightly and reassured him. He asked if I was sure, and I nodded cheerily, "You just go to bed and get some sleep, okay? For me?" I requested when his face dawned that thoughtful look. He soughed in irritation but gave in, and bidding me good night, he headed to his room while I walked into the kitchen, where I dipped out two bowls of ice cream.

"Here you go!" I chirped and handed one bowl to each Hiei and Amanda. Hiei only nodded his head at me, but Amanda actually said thank you, which I was thankful for. Hiei never thanked anybody, never apologized... It was so annoying! "How's your ankle, Amanda?"

"Oh, it's fine. Just a little sore," she assured me with a wide smile. I commented that was good and asked her if she needed anything, meanwhile Hiei ate his strawberry sweet snow. "No," she answered sincerely and thanked me again.

I was on the verge of returning to my room when Hiei spoke, "Onna, I need more sweet snow," he stated bluntly, shoving his bowl towards me. My left brow twitched in annoyance as I reluctantly turned back around to face Hiei, sensing the smirk on his face, and sure enough, that smug grin was firmly in place. I grumbled something about lazy fire demons and snatched the empty bowl from his hands, stomping off to the kitchen to dip out 6 more scoops of sweet snow; then, I returned the sweet to him. He nodded as a sign that he didn't have anything else for me to get him.

I quickly returned to my room before he could change his mind again and pulled out my sketchbook to draw some before sleep caught up with me, and I slowly drifted off into the dream realm, restlessly wishing for a good dream.

The next day was a Saturday, and I stirred awake at about 11:00 in the morning to the sound of Yusuke and Kuwabara fighting in the other end of the house! Gr... Why couldn't they be quiet! I stormed out of my room and to the living room just as Yusuke and Kuwabara tumbled in from the other side, wrestling and fighting over who was stronger.

I growled and stomped over to them, bonking each boy on the head, hard. They let out exclamations of pain and glared at me, asking what in the world I hit them for. "Because you two bakas woke me up!" I yelled angrily, my hair sticking up every which way because I had just woken up. I gave them a sleepy glare and bonked them on their heads yet again. Then, I stormed off, back to my room, and slammed the door shut. I slammed it so hard that it shook the whole house, and Kurama came in from outside, where he'd been gardening, to investigate.

"Jeez, PMSin' much?" Yusuke grumbled and sat up rubbing a sore spot on his head. He and Kuwabara glared at my closed door, which I was behind. I was sitting on my bed seething and glaring icy daggers at the wall.

Hiei had been perched on the recliner, watching TV out of boredom, and he smirked for some reason, though I'm not sure why... Maybe it was because he thought it was funny how I hit Yusuke and Kuwabara twice in less than a minute. I only got that ill once a month, so.. yeah... I think the guys all tried to avoid me as much as possible that day. All did except for... Hiei. He kept calling me into the living room to do his bidding... He had me get him sweet snow, fluff his pillow he'd lay on to be "comfortable" in the pathetic ningen dwelling, and I even had to change the channels on the television for him! Talk about lazy... I didn't know that fire demo could be so lazy!

"Go to the store and get more sweet snow. Amanda will be here in a few minutes. She wanted me to watch some movie with her, and I want sweet snow to eat while I watch it with her," Hiei said monotone, a small smirk playing across his lips. He sat on the sofa with that I'm-superior -to-you-so-bow-down-before-me look on his face.

I rolled my eyes and nodded, picking up my keys and grabbing my purse on the way out the door. Kurama was outside on the back porch reading since it was so nice out. Yusuke and Kuwabara pretty much stayed glued to the video games... "Where are you going?" Kurama asked me as I walked by him.

"Just going to the store. Be back in a little while," I said, smiling at him over my shoulder. My feet made small tapping noises as I descended the stairs, and I called a "be back later" to Kurama, who said okay and be careful. After promising to be careful, I was off to the store...

I suppose I really wasn't paying too much attention though... Because on my way back, I just got to thinking about everything that'd happened over the past few days. I really hated having to be at Hiei's beck-and-call all the time... And seeing him with Amanda practically everyday, well.. it didn't help the situation...

"Danielle!" Kiten yelled in my head, snapping me out of my train of thought just in time to see the whole world moving in seemingly slow motion. A bright red car was racing right towards me! And I had realized too late... I tried to desperately turn the wheel in an attempt to get out of the way, but as I stomped onto the brakes and turned the car sideways, the red mustang crashed into the side of my car, and... everything went black... No more noise, no more light... Nothing. Everything went dark as my car landed on the driver's side in the ditch.

The mustang sped on off, not bothering about the wrecked car in the ditch... Only an old man on a walk saw the whole thing, and he yanked out a cell phone and dialed 911, saying there had been a wreck...

-Normal POV-

Kiten tried to desperately wake Danielle up as blood oozed from a wound on the side of the brunette's head, and shattered glass cut and punctured all her exposed skin. "Danielle!" Kiten exclaimed from deep within the recesses of the teen's mind, wishing for some response, but... Danielle's voice was gone... Nothing could be heard. Kiten wished that she could take control of the body and get Danielle help and fast! But she couldn't, and she continually cursed at her inability to help her host and friend.

She exhausted every last part of her energy to keep Danielle in the realm of the living, but she had used up all of her energy by the time the ambulance arrived, and she had to reluctantly allow the human medics to take care of Danielle as Kiten drifted off to replenish her energy...

((...To Be Continued...))

Kyla: Oh, a cliffhanger! Look out and hold on tight for the next chapter! Lest you fall into the unknown...!
Hiei: She's being overly dramatic again...
Kurama: Yes, indeed...
Kyla: Hey! Leave me alone! I wanted to write a cliffhanger! That so bad? -glares-
Hiei and Kurama: -shakes head in exasperation-
Kyla: Good. Review please everyone!
Hiei: Just hurry and end this chapter if you're going to...

Kyla: I know this might not be the best chapter, but it's mostly full of stuff that I just wrote off the top of my head... Well, thanks for reading anyways! Ttyl, everyone!
Kurama: Sayonara, minna-san.
Hiei: Hn.