And once again the sad disclaimer….

DISCAIMER: Hi unfortunately I don't own any of the guys (Damn it! I want my Hiei and my Kurama! crys again) Oh well some how I'll either get over it (sure, yeah right. Me get over it not possible even in dreamland), or I'll find a way to clone them or bring them to life (he he he I REALLY hope so but for now… a girl can dream right?).

"SPEAKING" and 'THINKING/TELEPATHY'

Got it? Good now read my loyal readers, READ! (Yes I'm crazy get over it!)

Everyone gasped when they saw whip marks covering your hands, neck, and face and asked in unison, "What happened to your body Lena?"

"Uh, not sure but these look an awful lot like the marks from when I was being whipped in my mind," you reply surprised.

The nodded still not quite understanding how they could be on your physical body when it was just in your mind. You then motioned for the others to leave you and Hiei alone as you walked towards him.

As soon as they left you spoke, "Hiei, I just want to thank you for saving me. Here, I want you to have this."

You pull out a tear-pearl and placed it in his hand yours covering it. When you pulled your hand away the tear-pearl was in the shape of a small delicate-looking key.

At Hiei's questioning look you explain, "It's the key to my heart. You're the only person who's actually won my love. I want you to have it because I know that you'll never hurt me no matter what. This key is not only the proof of my love for you, but also the proof of the trust and faith I have in you. I love you Hiei."

You stand up and start back towards your bed. Halfway there you feel Hiei wrap his arms around you and hug you tightly. You turn around and are surprised when Hiei kisses you gently.

"I meant it when I said I loved you more than life," Hiei said softly.

You smile and reply, "I know, because if you didn't love me at all then I wouldn't be alive right now. Your love saved my life."

Hiei responded by hugging you again then picked you up and laid you down onto your bed sitting down next to you. You shifted slightly so that your head was resting on his chest and yawned soon followed by Hiei.

"I guess the saying that yawns are contagious is true," you say softly giggling.

Hiei smiled as you yawned again and fell asleep. Soon after Hiei fell asleep with his head against the wall.

The next morning you wake up and find Hiei's across your chest protectively. You notice that he was still asleep so you carefully slip out from under his arm and walk softly across the room so as not to wake him. You open one of your bags, quickly grab out some clothes and walk into your bathroom shutting and locking the door before going into the shower.

(30 Minutes Later)

You finally step out of the shower and get dressed quickly after wrapping your wounds. You put your hair into two braids and walked out. You smile when you see Hiei still asleep with an innocently peaceful look on his face. After putting your stuff up you grab a couple of athemes and hide them in your boots before exiting your room. You ended up following your nose to the cafeteria and grab an apple and some green tea. You find a table in a corner and face your back towards the wall since you got extremely nervous if there was a lot of open space behind you. You end up spacing out thinking about what had happened to you in the past 15 hours. Twenty minutes later you stood up and were heading back up to your room when you saw Hiei coming towards you.

"Hey, I missed my teddy bear when I woke up. Why is that," Hiei asked jokingly as he hugged you.

You smirk replying, "Your teddy had to shower and eat. I was planning to go back up and wake you after I had eaten and that's where I was heading anyway."

Hiei smiled and kissed you gently then pulled away slightly tugging at one of your pigtail braids. You shake your head slightly and nod to Kurama as he, Yusuke, Boton, and Kuwabara entered the cafeteria. They grabbed their food and walked over to where you and Hiei had sat down at. Kurama sat next to you, Kuwabara next to him, Boton next to him and Yusuke between Hiei and Boton. Boton immediately started chattering between bites.

You look at Hiei and ask telepathically, 'does she always talk this much?'

'Most of the time at least, but you'll get used to it.'

'I really hope so, 'cause I'm just about ready to duct tape her mouth shut.'

Hiei smirked at the thought of Boton having her mouth duct taped shut then asked, 'you wanna leave? We can ya know.'

You nod with a desperate look on your face and stand up just as Kuwabara asked, "So, are we gonna move into the apartment today?"

"I don't know, I mean Lena is still recovering and she's still probably really weak. We don't want to lo-"

"Whoa, whoa, WHOA! Hey! Stop right there Kurama. I'm fine, I could take on Benji's group and beat everyone of them up right now, so don't even go down the pathetic weak shit. Got it? Good I'll meet you down on the bottom floor in two hours then, see ya," You say angrily stalking off.

You left Hiei and the others looking stunned at your words. You made it up to your room without further incident other than you putting a few dozen holes in the walls. As soon as you got in your room your temper burst.

"Why do they have to think I'm so fucking weak and pathetic! I hate it when people do that! Can't they just accept the fact that not everyone is a weak little insect? ARGH!", you rant as you start throwing what little things you have back into your bags.

When you were done you still had an hour to burn so you end up using your fists and add at least a hundred holes in the walls. Afterwards you finally just sat on the windowsill and watched figures walk in and out of the building. You finally get up and grabbing your things you exit your room.

"Oof! Fuck! Oh oops, sorry Kurama… You heading down now too," you ask as you pick yourself off the floor.

"Lena! Are you all right? I'm so sorry I didn't mean to knock you over," Kurama apologized than added, "and yes I'm heading down too. Here let me take a couple of your bags."

You frown and pull away from him, "Stop apologizing you sound extremely stupid, and no I'll take my own bags thank-you very much."

"Lena give me two of your bags now."

"No! I can handle my own things! Hey! Back off you ketsunoana! Those are mine! Don't make me hurt you please," you say warningly as you begin to growl angrily as you snatch your bags away from him.

Kurama backed off as soon as your growling began. You began transforming into your demon form as your growling continued. Your eyes by now were a blood red. Suddenly you are shoved to the side by Kuwabara who was currently running away from Hiei.

"Get back here Kuwabaka! I'll kill you for that comment", Hiei shouts failing to notice you standing next to him in your demon form, VERY pissed off.

"Uh, Hiei I think its you who should be worried", Kuwabara said scaredly looking at you.

"What are you talking about its you who should be worried about me tearing you limb from limb! What could I possibly be worried about", Hiei shouted.

You were currently getting ready to attack Hiei right then and there. Hiei looked over at you and his eyes went big as he looked at your angry posture.

You smirk evilly and say, "What you should be worried about is me Hiei. Now unless you want to feel my fists, claws, teeth and all I'd recommend you both run now."

Hiei and Kuwabara took one look at your claws and bared fangs and ran to their rooms not wanting to take you on right then especially when they were unarmed. You snort and picking up your bags you walk towards a staircase with Kurama following close behind. Kurama was silent the whole way down for fear of angering you at the moment. When you got down to the bottom floor you flopped down onto a nearby and concentrated on calming down. Your ears and tail slowly disappear as you relax.

"O.k. Kurama, I know you want to lecture me so go ahead," you say, your eyes still closed.

At your words Kurama jumped into the lecture he had been holding in.

(10 minutes later)

Everyone had arrived by the end of the lecture Kurama was giving you so graciously. You were snapped out of your own little world when Kurama concluded his lecture with a, "Well, I hope you learned your lesson missy."

You smirk and reply sarcastically, "Oh YES Kurama, I most certainly learned my lesson Wait what was I supposed to learn, I can't remember." At your words everyone burst out laughing and you added innocently, "I'm serious! What was I supposed to learn?"

"I'm not sure but Boton's got the portal to Makai ready," Hiei said as Kurama smacked his forehead in frustration.

You smirk and grab your stuffage and walk through the portal followed by the others. You come out of the portal in an alleyway surprising a few small demons.

"Ugh! Boton! Couldn't you have picked a better location to dump us off at? And why couldn't it have been near the apartment? Boton! Are you listening to me" Yusuke shouted after Boton as she walked out of the alleyway near the road.

"Taxi! Yoo-hoo! Taxi! Damnit! Get two of your lazy asses over here and give us a damn ride," Boton shouted angrily surprising all of you.

Two taxis quickly pulled over in front of her. You got stuck with Hiei, Kurama, and Boton while Yusuke and Kuwabara went in the other one cause no one wanted to be stuck in a cab with them. 3 minutes after getting into the cab you regretted it. Boton started chattering the whole time making you wish you had gone with Kuwabara and Yusuke instead. A quarter of the way there you ended up making good of you silent promise. You duct taped her hands to the seat and her mouth shut. Boton just stared at you in horror at what you did to her. Kurama looked over at Boton when he noticed the noise had stopped and burst out laughing at the sight of what you did. The rest of the way there was perfectly quiet except for the occasional chuckle, giggle, or whimper. When Yusuke and Kuwabara opened the cab's door you thought they would die laughing when they saw Boton. You quickly get out of the cab after paying the guy and grab your stuff. You notice they unduct-taped Boton and she was coming towards you with a rather nasty glare in her eyes.

"YOU ARE SO FUCKING DEAD LENA! NOW GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU," Boton shouted as her oar appeared in her right hand and she charged.

"Shit! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH," you scream as you take off into the apartment are towards the apartment where you were staying in.

Boton finally cornered you behind a set of stairs near the apartment. You were hiding with your stuff praying you wouldn't be found.

"Ah ha! There you are Lena, no time for your punishment," Boton said angrily slapping her oar against her hand.

Your eyes widened in remembrance.

/Flashback/

You were hiding behind a staircase under some stuff, praying that your owner wouldn't find you.

"There you are Lena, you brat. It's time for your punishment," your owner says meanly.

He grabs you by your arm and drags you out from under the staircase. You see him holding a bat while slapping it against the floor. You could tell he was very angry at you again.

"HOW DARE YOU BREAK THAT LAMP YOU PATHETIC, NO-GOOD, WHINY LITTLE BITCH! YOU ARE ALWAYS MESSING THINGS UP! BREAKING ITEMS, SPILLIONG SOMETHING, OR BURNING IT! I DON'T KNOW WHY I EVEN BOUGHT YOU! YOU DANT EVER DO ANYTHING RIGHT," he screams hitting you harder and harder with each word. You began crying and whimpering.

/end flashback/

You feel your arm being yanked as you're pulled out from behind the stairs. Looking up you see her angry face as she raised the oar. You pull yourself into the fetal position and start whimpering as you wait for her to strike you. Boton looks at you weirdly and…….

Ooooooo a cliffy! Is Boton gonna hit Lena with the oar still? Is Lena gonna pick up the courage and fight back before she is hit? Just you wait! Oh and please review. Happy ones will earn a happy dance; flame will be laughed at and burned.

Luv yall!

TBD (theblesseddemon, DUH!)