Hello everyone! Okay well from this chapter it will be as long as I can make it and will… okay to be honest I have NO idea what it's going to be so let's just get on with it shall we?

Okay here are the people who got the poem right in Deceased Love:

KaraKurama
HieiFan666

Wow two people… okay well oh well at least I got people to read and like it that's a good thing!

Chapter 9: School days

The next morning Ash awoke to nothing in particular and found that it had to be at least dawn by how low the sun was.

She got dressed in what clothes she had decided to bring which consisted of long very loose black jeans and a tight black shirt with the words 'you're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!' On it and her tennis shoes.

The large stone hallway was quiet the only sound was that of her shoes hitting the stone as she tried to find her way around the place. 'Hm… I'm hungry.' Ash thought sniffing the air to see if she could find any source of food.

Then she stopped suddenly thoughts and ideas filling her mind at a rapid pace as the base of a plan took form. 'It's Tuesday meaning I have school soon I can always go get something from people there!' She thought now looking for the way she had come before to get to the entranceway.

'I'm sure I'll be allowed to leave for educational purposes.' She thought realizing she didn't have her backpack or anything with her. She simply shrugged that out of her mind. When she reached the large entryway.

With no thought to it she opened the large door and walked out into the cool morning breeze. 'It's going to be a windy day.' She thought closing the door behind her and starting off towards her school and hopefully something to eat.

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The school wasn't filled with many students yet seeing as it was still early in the morning but still as she reached the school grounds reality set in on the fire demon that Kurama went to her same school.

If he went to school today… which he most likely would… she would have to look out for him. If he found her there would be no doubt he would try and persuade her to come back for whatever reason.

And right now she didn't want to think about them… or the time she spent with them… or Hiei.

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"Ash!" A girl called from beside her drawing her out of her thoughts. Looking over a girl with short brunette hair and joyful deep green eyes called to her. "Hey Ame." Ash said as Ame stopped in front of where she sat.

"Hey Ash what's up?"

"Nothing really." Ame gave her a serious look, "you don't expect me to believe that do you?" Ame had been Ash's school friend for a while now but she knew nothing of her being a demon. But like most if not all the school she knew about Hiei.

"Nani?" The girl sighed sitting on the low ledge next to Ash.

"You missed school, that's not like you at all." She started to explain. "Is it Hiei?" She questioned going into the subject rather blindly.

"No… yes." As much as she didn't want to think about it she needed to confide what she thought. But preferably not to Ame, more to someone who would know what to tell her.

"Want to tell me what happened?" Ash thought about it then decided not tp tell her much if anything to avoid confusion. "No."

"Well you need to tell someone!"

"I will… hey do you have any food?" Ash asked changing the subject to the paining need in her stomach. "What is your love not feeding you now?" Ame questioned slight anger in her voice as she pulled a zip lock sandwich from her backpack and gave it to Ash.

Ash's face went into slight confusion, "nani?"

"Oh come on everyone knows you two live together." She said surly. "Oh, no it's not that."

"It's nothing really." Ash looked out across the school entry way were students and their friends just sat talking. Ash's ears could easily pick up their conversation with her sensitive ears but she blocked it out as much as possible.

"I find that hard to believe but it's your privacy." Ame said getting up and walking away.

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The day moved on very slowly for Ash as she desperately tried to keep alert and look out for Kurama. She had seen him a few times and had successfully been able to avoid him.

As she walked down the hall towards her next class a and suddenly rested on her shoulder making her jump and turn. The owner of the hand was no other then Ryu himself.

"Ryu," she said, "you left without my consult, why?" He questioned although there was no anger in his voice. "I needed to go to school." She said looking at him trying to keep a blank look on her face.

"Well you shouldn't have, it's not safe… especially when your friend goes to this school also." He said but the sense of him keeping a watch for any suspicious eyes was evident.

"He's not my friend… and I felt like making that decision for myself." She stated but not really able to comprehend that she had just said those words.

Kurama had been the first person to introduce her to everyone and get her involved in all of this… and she had just claimed that he wasn't her friend… it wasn't right.

He smirked, "good, we need to go I have something to share with you." He said walking towards the exit of the hallway as the hall's began to have fewer and fewer people in it.

"Why?" She asked but followed him anyways. "You'll find out later." He stated.

A/N: I'm really sorry I have to end it there but I am having some family problems right now that I don't want to go into but I can't get anything out of my head. So if I don't update for a while then it's because of that.

I'm sorry about it.