Everyone stood in the infirmary, consumed in sadness for their friends. Hina was inside a room examining the unconscious Hiei and Botan. Her brow was moist with sweat as she switched over to looking at Hiei. His skin was pale and his body cold. Instead of getting a fever like Botan, his body temperature drops which is very dangerous for a fire youkai. He has cuts on his body and she set to work on cleaning and wrapping them. He twisted in pain and his eyes shot open. Grabbing her wrist, he pulled her close to him. Crimson orbs met cerulean ones.

"Hi...Hina?" he whispered, horsely.

"Hey Hiei." she laced her fingers in his. "How are you feeling?"

"Like crap." he responded, smirking. "So, do the others know about you?"

"Kind of. I didn't tell them everything cause there wasn't time. I wanted you to be awake when I told them."

"What didn't you tell them?" he grunted as she tightly tied a cloth around a wound on his head.

"Sorry. I think you can guess what I didn't tell them."

"Ah yes."

She stroked his cheek and smiled.

"This might hurt a little."

"It's alright Hina-chan."

She let go of his hand and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Looking at his side, she saw the needle embedded in the skin. Luckily, it didn't pierce any major organs. She took out a pair of tweezers and slowly pulled it out. Hiei hissed in pain and blacked out once more. She withdrew it quickly and applied pressure to the wound. Wrapping a cloth around Hiei's bare stomach, she made sure that it would stop bleeding. Hina walked over to the sink, set the needle in a glass dish, and washed her hands. Gazing at the needle, she could tell it was from the Bodanam plant. She steeped outside the room and the gang rushed over to her.

"How are they?" asked Kayko, holding Taihen close.

"They're sleeping. Unfortunetly, I have some bad news."

They all hushed, silently urging her to continue.

"The poison is indeed in both their systems. Normally, I would have injected a serum to kill it...but there isn't one. I've done reserch on this palnt. I'll have to go back over my notes. There must be something I missed. I promise to all of you, I will save them. I won't let my friends die."

She went back into the room and grabbed her bag. The gang watched through the window as she went over to Hiei's bed, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and sat in the chair next to him. She pulled out a book and delved into her reserch. One by one, they filed out of the waiting room. Kurama stayed behind and went into the room. He stood before Hina.

"I want to help." he said, meeting Hina's eyes.

She smiled at him and stood up.

"I promise to you that everything will be alright."

She handed him a book.

"Lets get started."