I'm so fricken' embarassed. xP;;

For two things. One, because I updated so late, and two, because I forgot my password.

I had to call some friends who knew my password in China, and I could never catch them because of the time difference. When I finally caught them, it was way too late, and I was sleepy. But, I finally got my password, plus had a nice chat with my friends, so there is a plus to the minus side. xD;;

Anyway, here it is. The plots going to be pretty stable after a few more chapters, and there will be a LOT more action, promise. :3

Realization
Shai turned from trying to help my social life, to accidently trying to kill me in only seconds after the scream.

"Stay here." She said harshly, her eyes dartings towards the forest, where the scream came from.

When I tried to argue with her, she merely pushed me back, and ran into the forest.

I wobbled, trying to regain my balance. Hoping I was far away from the stairs, I took a glance behind me.

A lump of what would have become a scream caught in my throat.

Here I was, almost about to fall, right on the edge of the stairs of doom I had to climb up. The tumble down the stairs, itself, would kill me. If not, I would probably kill myself by biting my tongue so bad, I would bleed to death.

Turning my head back, I closed my eyes and gulped.

XOXOXO

"You're kidding me, right? This is how she's going to die!"

"You must think she is rather weak and clumsy. I thought you admired her."

"I do! But she is weak and clumsy! She'll never survive if she falls!"

"Calm down. This will not be how she goes."

"Good. 'Cause if she was going to die like this, you would see a lot more deaths like hers happening every day."

XOXOXO

I gasped with relief, as I felt somebody's hands steady me from falling, one grabbing my elbow.

"Oh my gosh, thank you so much." I said, breathlessly, holding onto the person's hand as I got back onto my own feet.

Turning around, I prepared to thank the person much more formal and better, than I just did a second ago.

My eyes widened, and I was glad that our jaws cannot drop all the way down to our feet.

It was the red haired dude. As pale as last time I saw him. But he talked more than he talked to me before, combined.

"You should watch yourself, Miss." He said softly, his eyes gazing straight into mine, "You might really hurt yourself one day."

"Been there, done that." I said to him, but gave him a huge smile just as a thanks.

He nodded once more, and then was about to move on and past me, when he suddenly stopped, right next to me. "May I ask what you're doing here?"

"Oh, my friend, Shai, brought me here as a surprise." I said, careful not to do any sudden moves, or else I woud go falling down the stairs again.

He looked at me for a moment longer, silence in the air. "Then you must be… Jo."

How did he- I mean, I never even told him my name.

"Oh wow, are you pyscic like that old ha- I mean Genkai is?" I said enthusiastically, bringing my hands together.

A small smile slipped onto his face. "No… Shai told me about you."

Before I could say anything, the smile dropped off his face. "Did you hear a scream around here?"

I nodded, and then pointed towards the direction where Shai left.

XOXOXO

I was amazed at the scene before me.

Yukina was on the dirt ground, sobbing, her hands covering her face. An orange haired dude stood in front of her, trying to get her to stop crying.

A raven dude stood in front of, what seemed like a grave, his hands curled into a fist, and a 'I'm-going-to-kill-whoever-did-this' look in his eye. Shai stood besides him, a hand on his shouldar, trying to calm him down, obviously.

"What happened here?"

I looked at the red haired dude, surprised. His voice had gotten cold and steely, his green eyes flashing with anger. And were they changing into a golden color?

No, that was impossible.

Nothing's impossible!

Just like my conscience to say that.

"We don't know." The orange dude said, looking up, "Yukina found it like this a few minutes ago."

"I can't believe someone would be such an asshole to vandalize a grave!" The raven haired dude hissed, one hand uncurling from a fist, and placed gently on top of the grave stone.

I averted my eyes from Yukina to the grave.

And my eyes widened.

Pieces of paper, no, photos, littered the ground close to it. Some of the photos were blown onto trees by the wind, some half buried in loose dirt.

The grave was simple. A simple gravestone. Like the ones in the cemetary. Fresh flowers adorned its base. Not to mention photos were plastered all over the front of the grave.

But that wasn't what surprised, no, scared me.

It was the big 'lump' I had bumped into, and kicked the night, or two, before.

It was also the place where I had gotten those pictures…

My eyes widened some more.

These people! They were from the picture! Genkai, Yukina, the three boys that were strangers to me.

This was where Red's body rested. These were his friends.

I felt my stomach lurch.

Oh crap, not again.

Hey! Is that one of those gems I saw around Red's neck…?

XOXOXO

"I'm really, really sorry about your shoes." I apologized, for like the millionth time, holding a wet cloth to my forehead.

The red haired dude, Suiichi he was called, shook his head, and gave me a small smile. "It's quite alright. No real harm done." He said, reassuring me.

A small snicker came from the sofa in front of me. The raven haired dude was there, Yusuke, I think his name was. "Yeah, although it was all over your shoes, and bottom of your uniform. No real harm was done." He said, I knew he was teasing, but still, it got me fricken embarassed.

"Yusuke! You asshole! Don't insult my friend!" Shai scolded, slapping him on the back of his head.

I saw her eyes shift towards Suiichi for a moment, and they softened.

Could it be…

Shai, the girl whom declared all boys had cooties at even her age…

Had a crush?

On, probably, the most eligble bachelor in my school?

This was unbelieveable.

A sly smirk crossed my face.

She would never hear the end of this from me.

"Are you sure you're alright, Jo-chan?" Yukina said to me, entering the room with a basin full of warm, steamy water, in her hands.

I nodded, wincing a little at how horrible my American name sounded with the Japanese word on the end.

"Let me get that for you, Yukina-chan." Another voice said, a pair of large hands gently removing the basin from Yukina's petite ones.

This was Kazuma. Shai said everyone called him Kuwabara, his last name. But Yusuke was called by Yusuke, and Suiichi was called Suiichi, and those were all their first names, so why shouldn't I called Kazuma, Kazuma?

I felt the sofa shift a little, and I looked beside me.

"So, how do you like your new friends?" Shai said to me, not even bothering to lower her voice.

I blushed, embarassed.

"I'vr had better." I smirked, and ducked as a pillow came flying towards me, from Yusuke's direction.

XOXOXO

Suiichi, or better yet known as Kurama, stared out at the night sky, standing all alone on the porch of the temple.

The door behind him slid open, and out came Shai, two cups of tea, spiked with a bit of beer, in her hands.

"Really strong tea?" She offered, pulling him down, and forcing him to sit, while she herself took a seat besides him.

"Hiei wouldn't want you to mourn so long for him." Shai whispered, taking a sip out of the cup in her hand.

Kurama sighed, and nodded. "I know but… His soul still hasn't turned up. He could be anywhere…" He answered back, setting the cup down.

Shai paused, the cup halfway to her mouth. "That only means he has a chance of becoming alive again. I mean, his body was never found, he could force his way back into it…"

Silence was met with Shai's remark, but was then broken again by Shai.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to talk about that. I know you're still sensitive about i-"

Kurama shook his head, silencing her when he placed his hand over her mouth. "It's alright. I just… Don't want to hear about it right now…"

He let his hand drop, and Shai bit her lip, her face flushed.

"Yusuke and Kazuma seemed to have lightened up a bit." Kurama said, trying to get into more 'happy' conversation.

"Yeah, well, Jo has that effect on people." Shai replied, a smile slipping onto her face.

A chuckle escaped Kurama's mouth. "Especially since you threatened to kill them if they wouldn't meet her."

Shai laughed, setting her cup down, "Well, they needed some cheering up. I mean, look at Yukina, she seems a bit happier now. I mean, she hasn't laughed in like, a while."

Kurama nodded sadly, "It's just a pity that Hiei had to… Go, just as Yukina and him made everthing right between them…"

Another silence, and Shai scooted closer to Kurama. Placing her hand over his, she smiled, tilting her head up to the sky.

You could tell that the red head was a bit nervous, but he calmed down after a bit. "It'll be alright. I have a feeling someone knows where Hiei is. And when we find that someone, everything'll go back to normal." Shai stated firmly, squeezing Kurama's hand.

Too bad she didn't know that someone was right under her nose.

XOXOXO

"It really begins now.. . Doesn't it?"

"Hai. Now, everyone's trust in her will be tested."

XOXOXO

Hei Huo