Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho in any form.

Warnings: Slight, slight, slight shounen-ai. And a touch of OOCness on Yusuke's part.

Notes: This was my second attempt at fanfiction, after I lost interest in my Fushigi Yugi chapter fic. This was my first try at writing Yu Yu Hakusho, so it is quite short and...odd.

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The Smallest Mistake

Hiei decided, and not for the first time, that he hated humans and their stupid, petty emotions.

Damn that detective.

He lay flat on his back with his arms spread out to the side. Numerous bruises, cuts, and scrapes coated his body. He spat out red tinted saliva to the side, and then sucked in a surprised breath at the pain that movement caused. He knew he had at least one cracked rib.

Damn women.

If it wasn't for them, or for that damn detective, or even that stupid kitsune, he wouldn't even be in this rather painful mess!

He should have known that Fate had something sinister planned for him. Yukina had invited Shizuru, Keiko and Botan over to Genkai's temple for the day. The old woman had been going out and hadn't wanted Yukina to waste the day being alone.

Hiei had only wanted to drop in for a little while. It was too good an opportunity to waste; he could watch over Yukina without the old hag glancing over at him and flashing him knowing looks every time she passed the window.

Damn hag.

Hiei tried moving his legs a bit, since just laying there in the middle of the forest made him feel unprotected.

Gritting his teeth, he decided not to try again any time soon.

Of course the detective had decided to drop by. He was alone and bored, so he had come up with the brilliant idea of visiting the girls at the temple. He also apparently had a death wish, considering he'd started laughing his ass off once he saw Hiei there in the windowsill.

Then they'd all started talking about their stupid human lives. You did this, you did that, he did what, she said that, and on and on and on….

Stupid humans.

Then Botan had brought up the time when she'd accidentally walked in on Yusuke and Keiko kissing in the bathroom at the girl's house. Said girl turned extremely red.

Hiei took a moment to ponder if turning that red was healthy for your skin.

Then Shizuru and Yusuke came up with the idea of retelling all the embarrassing moments in…other people's lives, conveniently forgetting about all the awkward moments in their own for the time being. It was around fifteen minutes later when Yusuke was on the floor roaring with laughter after telling the women about a rather embarrassing incident involving Hiei and Yusuke's microwave.

Hiei's anger and annoyance had peaked, and he allowing a scathing remark to pop out of his mouth. Only now did Hiei wish he'd kept his mouth shut, the look on the detective's face after Hiei had spoken was quite memorable.

"So, detective, do you remember the time I walked in on you and Kurama lip-locking in his bedroom?"

Hiei had felt quite satisfied with himself for about 5 seconds as he allowed his comment to sink in. Keiko now looked rather sickly white…and could the detective really turn that red…?

The satisfied feeling had worn off long ago. Yusuke obviously didn't like being embarrassed.

Damn Yusuke!