Fly By Night

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A/N: This is yet another filler chapter. This one isn't very good, but I'm hoping the next one will be better. By the way, reviews always help. I can't improve if you don't tell me what I'm doing wrong. Pretty important author's note at the bottom...so read it. Thanks!

Thanks go out to blazingsunstar, demonchild668(), (), ("()" is popular, huh? lol) and many many thanks to CelestialStar6.

Chapter 6

They waited until she went around the corner to follow, making sure that she wasn't aware of their presence. Their ploy had worked, although Kurama was still a little distressed by her outright rejection.

"Aw, cheer up Kurama!" Yusuke grinned and whacked him on the back. "So there's one girl who doesn't fall for you at first sight. Big deal! Remember... you've still got all those fangirls..."

"Very funny, Yusuke. Now come on, we don't want to fall behind."

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Kagome was headed towards the park, still in a rage. The sight of the park in the fall was truly a sight to behold, and it never failed to calm her.

There's one in every era. I suppose Shuichi would be the equivalent of Kouga. They're both too thick-headed to take 'no' for an answer..

It wasn't long after she sat in the lush grass at the foot of a particularly large tree that she felt the eyes on her. She didn't bother turning.

"What do you want?"

"You have great powersss.... More than that of a normal human… I sshall eat you and claim your powersss for my own..."

"A snake demon... How quaint. No matter, I came prepared." She smirked, grateful for this opportunity to take out her frustration.

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Kurama and the other arrived just in time to see a snake demon sneak up behind Kagome. She did nothing, and Kurama was about to jump to her rescue when he heard her speak.

"A snake demon... How quaint. No matter, I came prepared."

"Is she insane?!" Yusuke hissed. "She'll be killed! There's no way she could fight off that demon by herself! It's huge!"

"We must be patient, Yusuke. Let us see what she does. Should anything go wrong, we can always jump in."

"Look, guys! She's moving! Do you think she saw me?"

They all turned to where he was pointing to see Kagome stand up, slowly and deliberately. Her hand disappeared inside her trench coat.

"Quiet, Kuwabara. We do not want her to know we're here."

Kagome drew out a long sword from inside her jacket, holding it out in front of her. Without warning, she swung it around, separating the creature's neck from the rest of its body. She resheathed her sword before turning.

"Too late. Even if I couldn't sense your presence, your friend could be heard coming a mile away." She glared at them. "Why are you following me?"

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Hiei's POV

I watched the human girl dispose of the demon, once again seeming to have no difficulty in doing so.

Who is this girl...that she can kill demons so mercilessly? It was a low-level demon, but still... She is no mere human... Her movements are more like those of a...demon...

He had seen his other group members sneak into the clearing a while ago, but he hadn't been aware that she had seen.

'Fox.'

'Hiei? Did you see her? She killed it...'

'Yes, I know. That girl is no mere human.'

'What should we do...?'

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Normal POV

Kagome continued to glare at them, waiting for an answer. "Well?"

"Oh...Kagome! We weren't exactly following you...we just-" Yusuke's reply was rather rudely cut off by Kagome.

"Do not mock me, fool. I'm not an idiot, so don't treat me like one."

Kurama was about to cut in when Botan appeared, hovering a few feet above the ground on her oar.

"Hello everyone! I didn't expect to see all of you here! Anyway, Koenma has requested Kagome's presence." The ever-impossibly cheerful girl smiled, apparently oblivious to Kagome's black mood.

"What, more? What is it with you people? You're like ants - forever multiplying and impossible to get rid of." She crossed her arms over her chest and scowled. Botan's bright smile never faltered.

"Doesn't matter, in you go! Bye guys!" With that she opened a portal behind Kagome and shoved her backwards into it, leaving the confused Spirit Detectives behind.

"Fuck!"

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Hiei's POV

'Botan...how dare she?! She dragged the woman away before I got my answers from the wench!' I comforted myself somewhat by visualizing the horrible, gruesome death of...Lady Death... 'How ironic.' I almost snorted.

"Hiei? Are you alright?"

'Shit! The fox must have noticed my agitation...'

"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll see her again soon. We can go after her as soon as Botan opens another portal." He smiled at me in that friendly, infuriating way of his.

"I'm not worried, fox. I want answers." I scowled at him for good measure.

"Oh...of course! Sorry Hiei!"

"Hn." My eyes narrowed to tiny slits. 'Stupid fox. Worried...hn! I just want my damn answers!'

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A/N: Okay, listen up. This is fairly important...I think... -.-' Anyway, I was thinking about somehow getting Kagome's soul back so she can be CHEERFUL again. I think she would be better able to counter Hiei's cynicism. Right? So...review and let me know what you think. At any rate, it would be a few chapters later. But you need to REVIEW!!! K?