An: First off I want to say sorry if this Author's note doesn't make sense. I have a wicked cold and feel like I am about to drop dead at any moment. Also I am on my mom's computer and I can't really see the screen that well. I need glasses so bad, but I am to lazy to go get my prescription filled. Lets see what am I missing? Oh yeah! I wont tell you what the pairings are. But since I love you all so much I will hint at some things that are coming up in the next chapters.

Kohana meets Yoko.

Dont get attached to Suki. If you hate her now, you will end up hating her more.

(I guess I am not really hinting. Oh well.)

So yeah, those things aren't happening for awhile though. So I hope everyone likes this chapter.

It was a page he had
Found in the handbook
Of heartbreak.

-Wallace Stevens 'Madame la Fleurie' Collected poems

A week went by fairly fast for Kohana now that she stopped acting so apathetic towards everyone. She even was nice to Kurama, but only after he apologized and bribed her with the assurance of going to the library.

-Flash back-

"Kohana, I just want to say that I am sorry. I didn't mean for you to feel that I am only being nice to you because of Suki." He said and Kohana looked at him blankly.

"I am sure you not." She said and went back to reading her book.

"I am not. I wont even tell her about the conversation we had if you don't want me to." Kohana placed her book down and looked at him suspiciously.

"Why would you do that? Why do you care if I hate you?" Kurama looked at her in shock.

"You hate me?" Kohana shrugged her shoulders.

"Well, I don't know why I don't want you to hate me. I just don't." Kohana looked at him.

"Your weird. Everyone says how smart you are but around me you act like.. Well.. Like your stupid to be blunt." Kurama blushed slightly.

"Well, I act this way so you can understand things better. You are only a child." Kohana looked at him oddly.

"Right. Ok then." She said and went back to reading.

"How about I take you to the library some day soon. You seem to enjoy reading a lot. Your sister doesn't really like reading unless she has to." Kohana shrugged her shoulders.

"What ever floats your boat." Kurama rolled his eyes.

"You have been spending time with Yusuke haven't you?" She nodded her head and he sighed.

-End of flashback-

Unfortunately for everyone Kohana started to act differently when Suki got home. She pretty much ignored Suki and didn't talk if she was in the same room as her.

Kohana walked into the living room and was glad to see that Suki was no where to be found. The only person in the room was Kurama.

"Where is she?" Kohana asked and Kurama sighed.

"Suki is going to be out for the rest of the day. You know, you should really stop referring to Suki as her or she. It isn't polite. Also she is your sister." Kohana rolled her eyes.

"Your lucky I am even acknowledging her at all. Count your blessings." Kurama sighed again, he seemed to be sighing a lot more since Kohana started to live with them.

"I don't see why you hate her so much. She really tries to get you to like her." Kohana snorted as Yukina walked into the room.

"There you are Kohana! I was wondering if you would like to go shopping or something with me today." Kohana nodded her head.

"Sure, why not? I assume that Hiei is coming?" Yukina nodded her head.

"When do you want to leave?" Kohana asked as she looked at the clock and saw that is was 12 O'clock. Yukina also looked at the clock and noticed that there was only 4 hours till Kohana's surprise party.

"As soon as possible." Kohana laughed and stood up.

"Well, I am ready to go now." Kohana said and Yukina nodded.

"Alright now we just have to find Hiei." As she said this Hiei walked into the room.

"Let's go." He said and Kohana waved to Kurama as she and Yukina exited the living room.

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-30 minutes later-

"So what do you want to do Yukina?" Kohana asked as they walked down the street.

"Well it's your 19th birthday, so you decided." Yukina said and Kohana looked at her then to Hiei.

"Well, there is this movie I want to see.."

"Ok! What is it?" Kohana looked down at her feet.

"I don't know what it is called but it is a scary movie. We don't have to see it if you don't want to Yukina." Yukina smiled.

"It's ok, if you want to see this movie then we will go see it." Yukina said as she started to lead them to the movie theatre.

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-After movie-

"That was so funny!" Kohana said as she left the movie theatre laughing.

"Did you see the look on her face as she died? It was priceless." She said and Hiei smirked at her excitement, while Yukina laughed nervously.

"So what do you want to do now?" Yukina asked Kohana.

"I don't know, how about we go down to the park or something." Kohana said as she shrugged her shoulders.

They walked in a comfortable silence, each one of them content and slightly wishing this moment of peace could last forever. Kohana and Hiei knew that this peace wouldn't last, for Tanaka would eventually attack and could possibly win. No one knew how strong he was, or what he looked like. They both silently agreed a while ago not to tell Yukina about the threat. They both knew that if she knew about the threat Yukina would get sick over worrying so much.

As they walked, Kohana looked around the street watching the children playing. 'Will I ever find someone I could have children with? Will I ever even be able to have children without the fear of them being killed?' Hiei looked over at Kohana and she smiled at him sadly.

"Why don't we get ice cream?" Yukina asked and Kohana's eyes brightened.

"Ok!" Kohana, Yukina and Hiei walked to the ice cream parlour closet to them.

"What kind of ice cream would you guys like?" Yukina asked as Kohana and Hiei sat down.

"Surprise me." Kohana and Hiei said at the same time. Yukina smiled and nodded her head and went to get them their ice cream. Hiei study Kohana as she sadly watched 2 kids throw ice cream at each other.

"Why do you always watch children?" Hiei asked quietly. Kohana looked at him.

"Well, it is interesting to see how they act. I never had a normal childhood so it is interesting to me, to see how I should have acted.. Or something." Hiei nodded, and they lapsed into another silence.

"I guess I also like to wonder what my children would be like, if I ever had any. I don't think I will ever have children though. They would just be used as tool to get my to cry or something like that." Kohana said and Hiei just nodded again. Part of him wanted to comfort her as unbelievable as that sounds. He knew that he could never comfort her in the way she needed it. She was in to deep, she was beyond being comforted.

"Your right." The fell into another one of the their silences. The kind of silence that says everything that was left unsaid. Yukina walked back amazingly holding 2 ice cream cones and a cup of ice cream.

"I thought that vanilla ice cream suited the day." Yukina said as she handed Kohana a cone and placed the cup of ice cream in front of Hiei. They all sat in silence enjoying their ice cream.

"We should head back to the house." Yukina said and Kohana and Hiei nodded their heads in agreement.

"So do you think they will catch that murderer?" Kohana asked causing Yukina and Hiei to look at her.

"What murderer?" Yukina asked.

"The one in the movie." Kohana replied and Yukina and Hiei started to laugh.

"What? What is so funny?" Yukina laughed harder. After about 5 minutes of laughing, Yukina stopped because Kohana was glaring at her.

"Well the movie isn't real. It is just actors acting." Kohana looked at her blankly.

"So your telling me that, the movie we just saw, wasn't real?" Yukina nodded her head and Kohana sighed.

"Well, then what was the point?" Yukina looked at her strangely.

"For entertainment." Kohana rolled her eyes as Hiei tried not to laugh at her.

"It was more entertaining when I thought it was real." Yukina laughed and patter her friend on the back.

"Sometimes I worry about you." Kohana grinned and went back to happily eating her ice cream.

An: I got the idea of Kohana not knowing that movies are fake from my little brother. For the longest time he couldn't get it that they were fake. It drove me insane. So I thought I would add that into the story.

Whoot! Double digits!