The next morning Hiei was up and out of the room long before Unmei had woken up. He left the Urameshi apartment without saying anything to anyone. Unmei stirred a little when he untangled himself from her, but a kiss on the forehead sent her back into a land of peaceful dreams.

Just after sunrise Chinmoku snuck back in the house through the bedroom window, knowing that her brother would be asleep in front of the tv. She landed on Yusuke's bed and saw Unmei in her own. She poked her.

"Hey…"

Unmei mumbled something and pulled the covers up over her head.

"Unmei."

She rolled over.

"Wake up." She poked her again.

"…What?"

"You're in my bed."

Unmei rolled back over and poked her head out from under the blanket. "Where's Hiei?"

"He wasn't here when I came in…"

Unmei sat up and scratched her head a little. "Maybe it was a dream," she said quietly.

"What was a dream? I thought you were pissed off at him."

"I was…" She looked around and saw her sweater on the floor. "It wasn't a dream… Where's Yusuke?"

"Probably asleep in the living room… Why? What's going on?"

"Hiei came last night… He wanted to talk…"

"About what?"

"Things… I'm not mad anymore… at him anyway… He was here when I fell asleep, I know he was…"

"You guys slept together?" Chinmoku asked.

Unmei nodded.

"In my bed?"

"We didn't... do anything…"

"Oh…"

Unmei got up and fished through her duffle bag and pulled out an armful of clothes. "I'm gonna go take a shower…"

Chinmoku nodded.

…: Later :…

Unmei pulled her clothes on and raked a comb through her hair before pulling it up out of her face. She grabbed her duffle bag, left the apartment quickly and ran off to the bus stop. She waited for the right bus, and gave the driver her change. She sat in the back and waited for the long ride to come to an end. It took forever to get up into the mountains.

She stared out the window and saw something black flash by on the tops of buildings. The bus stopped at it's last stop before leaving the city and Hiei climbed on with a group, easily avoiding paying the driver. He sat next to her.

"Why are you on the bus?"

"I'm going up to the mountains."

"Why?"

"It's summer. Why not?"

He sighed.

"I don't have to go to school. Let's spend the summer up there." She smiled.

He put an arm around her waist. "Alright."

They rode the bus until it got it's closest to the temple. They got off and started walking.

…: Later :…

Hiei opened the door to the small old house they'd stayed in before she had to move to the city.

"It's been a while since we've been here…"

"It has."

She dropped the duffle bag on the floor. "There's nothing here anymore is there?"

"The furniture's still here."

"We'll have to go back into town tomorrow won't we?"

"Why?"

"To get food."

"Probably."

She looked around the house. Someone had been there since they'd left. She could smell it, and she could see the marks they'd left behind. "Hiei…"

"I know. They left a long time ago. It's safe."

She nodded. "About last night…"

"What about it?"

"Is it going to happen again tonight?"

"It might."

"Will you be gone in the morning?"

"I had to think."

"You told me to stop thinking."
"I did. I had to think about something else. I found you again."

"What were you thinking about?"

He could feel her trying to probe his mind. "Things."

She sighed a little and sat on the couch. He sat on the back. She smiled and pulled him backwards onto the couch with her. His legs hung over the back and his head hung off the seat. He glared a little and she leaned down and kissed him. He sat up and pulled his legs down.

"What?" she asked when his lips turned into a smirk.

He pushed her down on her back and held her in place by her shoulders. Her eyes widened a little, but she smiled. He pushed his lips against hers. She kissed him back and his grip slowly loosened and his hands wandered down. Her arms had freedom again and she wrapped them around his neck. One of her hands wandered up into his hair. She started to untie his head band and he grabbed her hand and looked at her.

"Don't do that."

"Why not?" she asked. The knot was loosened already and the cloth slipped from his forehead and she saw the jagan for the first time. He looked at her face, watching intently for her reaction as he sat up, giving her a little space.

"What? Like I haven't seen someone with three eyes before. I dated a guy with green skin once. You really thought your eye would scare me?" she asked, sitting up.

"It's a jagan."

"I thought it might be."

He raised an eyebrow.

"Why would it bother me? I'm telepathic too. It gives you no advantage over me." She smiled and kissed him again.

"I don't know if I'd go so far as to say I have no advantages over you."

She just smiled and kissed him again. "You never answered my question."

He stood up. "Which one?"

"You know which one." She got up and started following him up the stairs. He pulled her into the bedroom and sat on the bed. She sat on his lap and pushed him back on the bed.

He flipped the situation and got on top of her. He pulled her shirt off, watching her face for any sign of hesitance. He unbuttoned her pants and then pulled his jacket off. She kicked her pants off and sat up. She started unbuckling his belts.

A few minutes later he knocked all of their clothes to the floor. They looked at each other for a long moment. Then he pushed her back again and kissed her.

"There aren't any blankets," she whispered.

"I'll keep you warm."

He kissed her and their bodies started tangling together. He pulled his lips from hers again, just for a moment and said, "I won't be gone when you wake up."

She smiled and their lips came together again.