So, is Hiei crazy? Well we all know that he is, but does he really see the blue cardinal? I mean, Genki sees it, but we all know that she is crazy too...

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She merely point to the bird on my shoulder.

"I know what your thinking, and I really don't care. I can see it because I've dealt with them before. The blue cardinal on your shoulder does not mean your crazy, its actually a demon parasite."

Hiei merely nodded. Yes, that makes sense… but it doesn't. "It if where a demon, then why does it look a like bird from this world?"

"It takes the shape of an animal in this world, but gives it a different color, to make the person think that they have, to put it lightly, lost their minds. No one else is able to see it but the host. It picks a person who had a... well not to seem mean, but a killing back ground. It either makes everything very bright or every dark, then the subject would kill. The demon would feed off of the energy and feeling, thus making it a parasite." (and I came up with that all by myself)

"The thing is Hiei," Genki started "that it was you who was doing the hurting and causing the physical pain, it was you who, even if in the slightest bit, wanted to hurt Kurama."

Hiei sighed. He was not sure if this was good news or bad news. At least Kurama was alive, not well, but alive. "Fine. So what now?" He asked.

Genki took a step closer to Hiei. "You have to leave, go back to the Maki."

Hiei was a little drawn back. Usually Genki had a cure or an idea, or something on something to get rid of or heal or help or… "For how long?" He asked.

Genki looked at him square in the eye. "Forever." She meant it.

Hiei didn't say another word, he didn't ask another question. He knew what would happen if he stayed. He would eventually loose control again and kill everyone. Hiei looked over at Kurama, his was sleeping peacefully. What would happen to him?

Who cares! Hiei has to go back to the way he was. He can finally leave! He can become a thief again, by himself again… alone… He shook his head. No… not alone.

You only need me. I only need you.

Back to the Maki it is. With his demon blue cardinal parasite. It better than killing everyone… right?

We're the only ones that exist. You know that. No one else. No one else!

Yeah… it is. No one else matters, its Hiei. All Hiei, his life, his pain, and he is the only one who has to deal with it. Time to go.

He took one more quick glance at Kurama… "Bye friend." He said as he left the same way he came.

I'll be your friend.

Hiei thought as he ran to the Maki: This hurts, why does it hurt? I don't want to leave...

NO! That's bad, see whats happened to me! That world messed with my mind, messed with my being, what I am, its changed me. Time to go back to what I was, what I am.

But it hurts… so much.

Its all in my head. Want to blame something? Blame that bird that's flying… next to me! You know, why don't I just kill it? Yeah, come here you damn thing!

Hiei pulled out his sword and tired to slash the bird in two, but it dodged his sword.
"You fucking bird! I'll kill you!"

After several swings and many more misses he sliced the bird in two. Fighting and flying at the same time, when the bird was cut, it fell and fell hard. But was it dead?

I only need you.

Hiei followed the sliced bird down to the ground. When it finally landed with a hard thud Hiei went over to inspect it. The blue cardinal was not moving, flying, its eyes closed, its wings spread across the ground, it was not breathing. It was dead.

Hiei sighed and sat down on the ground.

I could have been your friend.

"You damn bird, I don't need you to be my friend, I have friends! Hear that you animal! I HAVE FRIENDS!" Hiei buried the bird, he guessed even though it messed with his mind, it's the least he could do. The bird was there for him… kind of.

He ran back to the hospital to find everyone still around Kuramas bed, the only difference is, Kurama is awake.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the Maki?" Asked Genki coming off as mean.

"Genki, there is no reason to be hostile towards Hiei," said Kurama.

"Yes there is," said Hiei. "But I killed it Genki, I don't have to leave."

"What the hell are you two talking about?" Asked Yusuke, who was just as confused as the rest of the group.

"Hiei, it can't be killed. I'll just come back as something else. And if you kill that, it'll just come back again. And it might not choose you next time. It is a parasite, it needs you to live. It needs someone."

"Well, whatever it is, is not here now. And Hiei seems fine and sure that he killed the, parasite, was it? I'm sure everything will be fine, I will be, as long as Hiei doesn't try to kill me for the next couple of weeks." Said Kurama.

Everyone laughed.

I KNOW I KNOW! its a cliffhanger, but its the end! THE END! DONE, KA-PUT! Bye bye bye story lie!

So what did you all think, tell me what you liked what you didn't like, what should happen if I decide to write a sequel? Should I? #2? BOOM BABY! IT comes back... but who it choose for its host? Hummmm

-Josh

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