INPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE'NT RE-READ THE LAST CHAPTER, YOU SHOULD. I REPOSTED IT!

Also, I don't own Girl Next Door or Wounded.

After the first meeting with Koenma, Amaya started to train at Genkai's, where she showed that she was great with a sword. The whole gang, including the girls, had gotten a lot closer, despite only knowing each other a month.

Yep, now Amaya was sixteen. She had her own apartment, a floor below Hiei's (she's good friends with the owner, he is more important later), a Jeep, and she, more importantly, was no longer putting her mortal parents in danger.

The way she figured it, since she no longer lived with them, the hunter wouldn't go there to find her. They may not have been her real parents, and her mother might not have approved of her clothes, plus a lot of other little things, but she wouldn't have their deaths on her conscious

"Onna, snap out of it." Hiei growled at her. They, meaning everyone, were going out tonight to celebrate her birthday, because they had been too busy to do it last week, on her birthday. He had come up to her apartment to get her, where he caught her spacing out.

"Wait, I forgot something. Hold on a bit, will you?" she said, running to her bathroom with a pair of scissors. He looked after her, wondering what the heck she needed scissors, then, realizing that Yusuke was at the door, opened it.

"Hiya, Hiei! Where's Amaya?"

"Bathroom." Yusuke looked down the hall, where he could tell the door was open.

"… What the heck's she doing?" Hiei shrugged

"Yay! I knew there was another reason I couldn't wait to be sixteen." They looked at her, quickly noticing that her normally waist length hair was only up to her shoulders, likely cut uneven on purpose. "Let's go." She said, grabbing her bag and walking out. They were going to a local place. Dancing, good food, and very few adults. She, of course had no idea that Botan had something planned.

She jumped into her Jeep, Hiei following her as they headed out. When they got there, the others were there waiting. Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Botan were all there, which gave her a thought 'I have friends. Real friends.' With that she smiled and they walked in.

After awhile, Botan looked around and smiled as an announcement was said by the man on the small stage, where they usually had live bands or something of the sort.

"If Amaya Haruno is present, would you please come back stage? Thank you." He said. Amaya looked confused, but left nonetheless. After she left, Botan smiled and Hiei shot her a confuse look.

"Do you remember earlier, when we heard her sing?" Botan left the question in the air as Hiei remembered.

Flashback

"Hi Hiei, is Amaya here?" Botan asked, not in the least bit surprised that he was here. He just 'hn'ed and led her down to one of the bedrooms, where they heard singing, but not a familiar song, but she sung it well

Small town homecoming queen
She's the star in this scene
There's no way to deny she's lovely
Perfect skin perfect hair
Perfumed hearts everywhere
Tell myself that inside she's ugly
Maybe I'm just jealous
I can't help but hate her
Secretly I wonder if my boyfriend wants to date her

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sittin in the stands
She gets the top bunk I'm sleepin on the floor

She's Miss America, and I'm just the girl next door

Senior class president, she must be heaves sent

She was never the last one standing
A backseat debutant
Everything that you want
Never to harsh or too demanding
Maybe I'll admit it
I'm a little bitter
Everybody loves her but I just wanna hit her

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sittin in the stands
She gets the top bunk I'm sleepin on the floor
She's Miss America and I'm just the girl next door
Oh an I'm just the girl next door

I don't know why I'm feelin sorry for myself
I spend all my time wishin that I was someone else

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sittin in the stands
I get A little bit she gets a little more
She's Miss America and... She's Miss America
I'm just the girl next door...

"Just tell her when we're leaving; I've got something to take care of." Botan said to Hiei then disappeared. Hiei just shrugged.

End Flashback

"What do you mean someone signed me up to sing?" Amaya asked, surprised and nervous.

"The woman said you had a good voice and requested it." The man said. "Pick out some familiar music."

Amaya sighed anxiously, and then picked out a song. "Miss, it's time to go out." Said a man. She nodded, and then walked on stage. The music started as she started singing.

Lost and broken,
Hopeless and lonely.
Smiling on the outside,
and hurt beneath my skin.


Some of her nervousness had started to wear down, and she began to relax.


My eyes are fading,
My soul is bleeding.
I'll try to make it seem okay,
But my faith is wearing thin.

So help me heal these wounds,
They've been open for way too long.
Help me fill this hole,
Even though this is not your fault,

She closed her eyes and sang, imaging she was in her room, singing her heart out and letting the music take over.

That I'm open,
And I'm bleeding,
All over your brand new rug.
And I need someone to help me sew them up.

I only wanted a magazine,
I only wanted a movie screen,
I only wanted the life I'd read about and dreamed.
And now my mind is an open book,
And now my heart is an open wound,
And now my life is an open soul for all to see.

But help me heal these wounds,
They've been open for way too long.
Help me fill this hole,
Even though this is not your fault,

That I'm open and I'm bleeding,
All over your brand new rug.
And I need someone to help me,
So you come along,
I push you away,
Then kick and scream for you to stay.
Cuz I need someone to help me,
Oh I need someone to help me,
To help me heal these wounds,
They've been open for way too long.
Help me fill this hole,
Even though this is not your fault,

That I'm open,
And I'm bleeding,
All over your brand new rug.
And I need someone to help me sew them,
I need someone to help me fill them,
I need someone to help me close them up.

The song ended and she sighed as she walked off stage, hearing applause after her, she smiled and returned to her friends, who congratulated her. 'I've had the best birthday ever', she thought happily, having fun the rest of the night.

She had no idea of the horror at her parents' house; she had no idea of how her life was going to be changed, for the second time in her life.

I know it's short, but the next chapter is really sad, so let her have a happy night, for today, OK? PLEASE REVIEW