An: Wow, I can't believe people liked my last chapter. It's weird and awkward for me. Anyways, I should just let everyone know that Kohana isn't really 12 or 13. She just looks like she is. And, I am sorry if this chapter sucks, I don't think I was able to properly do Hiei's personality. I always sucked at writing him.

On a non-fan fic related note: Last night was awesome! We went trick or treating and the looks my friend and I got! The people so skimped out on the good candy. My brother got better candy then me! Most of the men who opened the doors checked us out too. (Not my brother thank god, now that would have been awkward. But he did get called a girl twice though. That was hilarious.) Normally I don't care if people check me out, but I do have a problem when it is old men. I am talking 60 and up here people. Mighty disturbing. Then at like 11 o'clock we (excluding my brother) walked up to the middle school set of some cherry bombs. We had more, like dragon snappers (Or that is what I think they are called. I have no idea.) but we were so tired.

Anyway, I noticed that this was long. So I hope you like this chapter. (I have no idea. I personally thought no one would even like this story. I was proven wrong)

Thoughts of death
Crowd over my happiness
Like clouds
Over the silver sickle at the moon

- Sterling Allen Brown Poems to read.

Kohana walked down the sidewalk, she had a strange feeling that she was being watched. Shaking the feeling off she inhaled deeply. 'Was this what you were talking about Ryoichi? Is this what it feels like to be free?' She asked herself and watched children play across the street.

'I am glad that I am out of that room. I am glad that I met Yukina and couldn't imagine what my life would be like right now without her. I probably would be… dead. I guess I am also glad that I met the guys also. I think the one I am closet to is Hiei. Something about him is so.. Familiar.' Kohana thought as she looked across the street and saw the store she was looking for.

She was about to cross the street when she felt something hold her back. She whipped around and almost smacked Hiei right across the face. He glared at her out stretched arm. She blinked at him for a few seconds before she registered who it was. She lowered her hand and smiled sheepishly at him.

"Next time make sure a car isn't speeding down the street before you cross the road. If I hadn't held you back, you would probably be dead by now." Kohana nodded her head, laughing mentally at how ironic his sentence was. Wasn't she just seconds ago thinking that she would probably be dead by now if she hadn't met Yukina?

"Right, I will keep that in mind.. Next time." She smiled at him.

"Where were you going anyways?" He asked and she blushed lightly and clutched the bag in her hand tightly.

"The jewelry store." she whispered quietly, but he heard.

"So.. Are you also selling Yukina's tears?" He asked in a bored tone, but really he wanted to know if he could trust her.

"Of course not! I am getting her a necklace made.." she blushed and looked towards the store. ".. from one of my own tears." She whispered and started to walk across the street. Once she was safely across she turned around and looked at him.

"Are you coming? Or are you just going to stand there looking stupid all day?" She grinned as he glared at her, and crossed the street.

"Why are you getting her a necklace made from one of your tears?" He asked and she looked at him worriedly.

"Do you think she will like it? Or was it a stupid idea?" He shook his head.

"She'll like it." Kohana let out a sigh of relief.

"That's good, I was pretty sure she would like it.. But then again I wasn't 100 percentsure. The reason I am getting her one made is because she is like a sister to me. In fact sometimes I actually think she is related to me." Hiei smirked at her response.

"What about your real sister?" Kohana glared at nothing in particular.

"She is not my sister. She can't be. All my family died." Hiei just nodded, he knew all about how her family died, and she knew he knew. In a way, she was relieved that he knew. He had gained her respect because of the simply fact that he never brought it up. She knew that he would always be there incase she just needed to vent. 'It's strange, we are friends but not really. I haven't really ever spoken to him.. Well I have, but he was just a voice in my head. Why do I feel so close to him?' Hiei gave a slight nod of his head, as if saying that he too felt that way about her.

"Were you just reading my thoughts?" Kohana asked pretending to be pissed off. Hiei just looked at her and smirked. Kohana just sighed in defeat and opened the door to the jewelers.

"You coming?" Hiei shook his head.

"I'll just wait out here." He said as she walking into the dimly lit shop. Her eyes grew wide at all the displays of gold. She walked up to the counter and rang the service bell. An old lady walked out of the back room and looked at Kohana.

"Can I help you?" She asked in a velvety voice. Kohana looked at her and smiled.

"Yes, I was wondering if you could make these into pedants for necklaces." She pulled out 2 of her own tear gems. The lady's eyes grew wide.

"Where did you get these? They are gorgeous, in all my years as a jeweler I have never seen something so beautiful. Of course I can make them into pedants." Kohana just smiled awkwardly.

"Thank you, but there is a problem. I don't have any money to pay you. So I was wondering if you could make these into pendants and throw in 2 silver chains, and I could give you 4 gems as payment." The old lady's eyes widened even more.

"Do they look like these?" Kohana nodded her head and pulled out 4 more gems. The lady delicately held them in her hand and started to inspect them.

"You have yourself a deal!" She placed the gems on the counter.

"When do you want the necklaces?" Kohana looked uneasy.

"Can they be done fast?"

"How fast?"

"A couple of hours?" Kohana asked hopefully, and the lady looked doubtful.

"I could try.. Yeah I can finish them in 2 hours." Kohana smiled and shook the lady's hand.

"Well then, I will see you in 2 hours." Kohana said happily over her shoulder as she left the store, and saw Hiei standing there waiting for her.

"We have 2 hours to waste. What do you want to do?" She asked him as they started walking in a random direction.

"Why 2 hours?"

"That's how long it will take to make!" She smiled at him and grabbed his hand.

"Let's get some ice cream!" She said and started to walk towards the ice cream parlor, dragging Hiei behind her.

"Are you planning on sitting here for 2 hours?" Kohana smiled at him and sat down at a table in front of the ice cream parlor.

"Yeah unless I get bored, then we can go on a walk or something." Hiei sat down and glared at the people passing them by.

"I am assuming you have money to pay for ice cream right?" Hiei asked her and she looked at him blankly.

"Oh right… money. I forgot about that. I don't suppose you have any money." Kohana looked at Hiei hopefully. She was shot down by a "are-you-stupid?" look.

"Right, stupid question. You can't do tricks or something for money can you?" She grinned jokingly, and they lapsed into a comfortable silence. Kohana decided to ask the question that has been on her mind since he stopped her from crossing the street.

"So, why were you there to stop me from crossing the street?"

"Hn. You are in danger." Kohana raised her eyebrow and waited for Hiei to continue. He didn't.

"And..!" Hiei smirked at Kohana's impatience.

"A demon named Tanaka is putting a big reward on you to be captured alive." Kohana was silent for a minute, digesting the information she just got.

"For my tears?" He nodded his head and they yet again fell into a comfortable silence.

"So how did you pay for the necklace to be made?" Hiei asked and Kohana looked at him.

"I paid in tear gems… don't worry they were mine." She said and smiled cheekily at him.

"I know it is none of my business, but I have to ask! Are you and Yukina related?" Kohana was sitting on the edge of her seat, slightly afraid of his answer.

"Yes, I am her twin brother." She gawked at him.

"So, you're the brother she is looking for." Hiei never answered because he thought it was a stupid question to begin with.

"So why doesn't-"

"Because I don't want her to know." He said cutting Kohana off.

He looked her square in the eye, openly daring her to try and convince him to tell Yukina. She quickly darted her eyes away, and nodded her head. In a way, she knew why he didn't want Yukina to know that he was her real brother.

'He is really scared isn't he? Scared that when she finds out she will reject him, like so many other people have. He's scared that he wont live up to her expectations.' Kohana thought and studied Hiei's unreadable face. So they sat there, both perfectly content to wait the next half an hour in a comfortable silence.