Inside a little boutique, Keiko was examining some skirts and dresses. Karei refused the long outfits that prevented her from showing a lot of skin. Instead, she picked all the tight shirts and the short skirts and shorts. She occasionally picked out some jeans and sweaters, but she mostly liked mini skirts.

"Karei, it's winter time. It's freezing. Are you seriously going to go around wearing these outfits?" Keiko bit her bottom lip as Karei walked out of the dressing room in a plaid mini skirt and a black top with rhinestones planted in the shape of a rose. Karei shrugged and walked back into the changing room.

"Fine, I'll look at better clothes. But they'd BETTER not be baggy," Karei shouted at Keiko from the dressing room.

A couple of hours later, they came out of the mall carrying eight bags...each. Karei was wearing a long, black sweater that tied in the front. She wasn't wearing a shirt under and her cleavage and stomach was showing. The sweater covered everything else. Her jeans were tight and fit her perfectly. The black high heels also made her a little taller, but only about Hiei's height.

"I feel amazing," Karei grinned and looked at Keiko. Keiko smiled at her and bit her lips again. "What?"

"Well, I think you should wear a shirt. You really don't want to be confused for a prostitute or something," Keiko sighed, almost feeling ashamed. But, Karei was her new friend and she was new to Ningenkai. Walking around like that would give people the wrong impression about her.

"What ever. Anyone touches me, I'll kill them," Karei laughed and Keiko giggled. Keiko liked her, but she dressed like a slut. At least she wouldn't take Yusuke away from her. It looked like she was already set for Kurama.

"I guess. I have a question, though." Karei cocked her head. "Why do you dress like that?"

Karei almost seemed resistant to answer that question. "I don't know, actually. I guess it's what I'm mostly comfortable in. I hate being covered up. It makes me feel-" Karei hesitated.

"Feel what?"

"Captive."

"Oh, I see," Keiko smiled and began to walk up the steps to Genkai's temple. Karei followed, stepping a little more carefully because of her tall heals.

When they got to the temple, Genkai was cooking dinner, which smelled absolutely delicious. Karei licked her lips when she realized it was meat. She loved every kind of meat and she was extremely excited to try human food.

Keiko and Karei dropped the bags by the front door. Keiko shouted to the kitchen, "Genkai, what smells so delicious?"

"Steak," Kurama replied as he stepped out of Hiei's room, holding a bag of dirty laundry. His eyes swept up and down Karei and he smiled. "You look gorgeous."

"Well, I certainly do like your human form. You look amazing with red hair," she giggled and blushed. Keiko looked at her and found herself giggling along with her.

"Thanks," Kurama beamed and walked out of the main entrance and into the hallway, which led to a bunch of bedrooms, the eat in kitchen, a bathroom, and stairs to a storage room. At the end of the hallway was a door leading to the outside yard and the training space. Genkai had to move it because they needed more rooms to sleep in.

The front entrance was big and filled with candles and had a couch and giant flat screen TV pushed to one side. Yusuke had complained and said it wasn't a house without a TV. Hiei's room was separated from everyone else's bedrooms because he arrived last and it was either that bedroom or he could sleep outside.

"Oh la la, you and Kurama are perfect for each other," Keiko beamed at Karei. Karei bunched her mouth all the way to the right side and shrugged.

"I don't know. I guess," she sighed.

"Oh good, you're here," Genkai walked into the main hall, carrying a lighter and moving toward the candle. Karei nodded and bowed deeply. Genkai lit the candle and returned the bow.

"Thank you so much for letting me stay," Karei muttered.

"No problem," she began to turn away to go back to the kitchen, but then she turned back. "Actually, there is a problem. There are no more free bedrooms."

"Oh, she can sleep in my room," Keiko offered.

"No good. She'll need a bed," Genkai thought for a moment.

"I'll sleep on the couch," Karei shrugged.

"No," Genkai looked over at the couch. It was only a love seat and even though Karei was short, it was shorter than her. "We'll discuss this at dinner. Speaking of which, wash your hands on the outside pump, it'll almost be ready."

At the table, Genkai served the steak and poured tea into everyone's cups. Karei dumped two sugar cubes into the tea and stirred it. Tea splashed onto her plate and her shirt. She dabbed it off with a napkin, blushing madly. Keiko and Yukina giggled as Kurama helped her wipe off the tea from her sweater.

Kurama glanced down at Karei as he dabbed her shirt, trying to avoid touching her chest. As soon as he accidently did, he put the napkin down and sat back down in his seat

"Maybe I should go and wash this," Karei stood up and removed her sweater. Thankfully, she listened to Keiko and put on one of her new shirts. Although that was good, the tea had soaked through. She narrowed her eyes, turned from the group and pulled her shirt off. She walked out of the room with her almost bare back to them.

"Well, that was interesting," Yusuke laughed, joined by Kuwabara, Keiko, and Yukina. Hiei and Genkai glanced at each other and shrugged. They didn't find anything about that funny, especially since Kurama was blushing beet red.

"Keiko, get her another shirt. We need to figure out room arraignments," Genkai said and shoved a piece of steak into her mouth.

Keiko and Karei came back a couple of minutes later. Karei was wearing the black shirt with the rhinestones shaped as a rose. She sat in her seat and sighed, blowing a piece of hair away from her eyes.

"My tail hurts," she moaned.

"Then take it out," Kurama laughed.

"But...Fine," she removed it and smiled, sighing happily.

"Now, seating arrangements. Since she'll be staying a long time with us, she should have her own bed. Not the couch or a sleeping bag. She's a guest, after all," Genkai became suddenly quiet, deep in thought.

"Hiei has an extra bed in his room," Yukina suggested and Hiei glared at his sister. Yukina looked at him and realized what she said.

"Wait, you want me to stay in his room?" Karei looked over and Genkai crossed her arms.

"That's a good idea, thank you Yukina," Genkai smiled at the little Koorime. Yukina smiled back at her.

"NO!" both Karei and Hiei shouted and the entire table fell absolutely silent. Even Kabu, who was eating a piece of the steak, stopped eating and looked at them.

"Why not?" Genkai asked.

"Because she's a whore," Hiei snapped and Karei put her hands on her mouth.

"Well you're going to rape me, you stupid perv!" She shouted and ran out of the room, tears running down her cheeks. Hiei smirked, feeling content he made her cry.

"Hiei!" Kurama snapped and Hiei stopped smiling and glared at Kurama. "That was so rude!" Kurama looked back at Genkai and said, "she can stay in my room".

"There's no room. I honestly think she'll need to stay in Hiei's room," Genkai sighed, knowing that it was a bad idea. There was no other choice, though. This house was just too crowded. Kurama put his fork down, pushed his chair out and walked out of the room. Hiei watched him carefully. He turned to look back at the table and glared at Hiei, until his disappeared behind the wall.

"Good job," Kuwabara frowned at Hiei and slurped his tea.

"Hn."

That night, everyone was gathered around the TV. Some were on the couch and some were sitting on the floor. Yusuke checked his watch and his jaw dropped. "Hey, it's one thirty and you guys have school tomorrow!" Kuwabara looked up and back down at Yukina, who was sleeping soundlessly on his shoulder.

"That explains why Yukina fell asleep when before the second movie began," he moved her head softly and picked her up. She still slept as he carried her back to her room.

"Yea, I'm going to go to sleep, too," Keiko sat up from Yusuke's lap and got off the couch. Everyone followed, except Genkai, Hiei and Karei.

"You two better behave yourselves. Remember, there's no reason to fight," she said, shutting off the TV.

"Except he's an asshole," Karei glared at Hiei, who glared right back. Genkai shrugged, threw the remote on the couch and left the room. Hiei and Karei were still glaring at each other when they realized Genkai had left.

"After you," Hiei growled.

"Ladies first,' Karei giggled and he shoved her, hard. "OW! You asshole!"

"Is that all you can say, baka?" Hiei moved toward their bedroom door.

"No, you stupid girl. You're a short shrimp who has no life except to ruin others!" Karei shouted and found herself pinned against the wall.

"First of all, I have a dick," Hiei pressed his entire body against hers, breathing heavily on her cheek. "Second, you're shorter than me and third, I'm only ruining your life. Everything was fine before you came and you weren't the rage of the house."

"Oh, so I stole your place?"

"I never said I was." Karei's nose flared and she bit his neck. He moaned and kicked her stomach. Karei pushed him as hard as she could off of her and jumped on him, pinning him on the floor. She spread her legs over his and put her mouth right up to his ear.

"Don't touch me," she whispered and bit his ear. Hiei lay there, his arms helplessly held over his head and watched her bite his ear.

"Hn. You're the one touching me," he snapped. Karei let go, stood up and walked to the room. Hiei sat up, put a hand on his bleeding ear and smirked.

In the morning, everyone was running around, getting ready for school. Karei's eyes flew open and she sat up. Hiei was already up and his eyes immediately fell onto her. She looked at him and flipped him off. He responded with the same exact gesture.

Outside, Yusuke pushed passed Karei like she didn't even exist. He grabbed his coat and ran out of the temple. In the kitchen, Kuwabara was scarfing down a cereal bar and Keiko was busy fixing her makeup. Karei grabbed a running Kuwabara and made him stop in his tracks.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"School! We're going to be late! And we can't afford to be late. Oh-no! Keiko wait up!" Kuwabara pulled his arm from Karei and ran after Keiko, out the temple. Finally, the temple was silent. Genkai and Yukina were sleeping soundlessly in their rooms and Kurama was doing Yoga outside. Hiei and Karei were basically alone.

Karei sprawled herself over the small couch and switched on the TV. It was some show about a fat man and woman and they were arguing about...Actually, she wasn't sure because she spaced out. It was the worst thing she's ever seen, and it had only been two minutes.

Hiei pushed her feet over and her eyes snapped open. He sat on one side of the couch and she playfully kicked him. Hiei didn't like this one bit and glared at her. Karei immediately brought her knees up to her chest and lay there, her eyes glued to the TV.

"Hn. This show sucks," Hiei grabbed the remote and turned on wrestling. Karei stared at the TV in awe as the two men fought and threw each other out of the ring. Then, she started to laugh hysterically.

"What?" Hiei snapped.

"Wow, this is the stupidest thing I've ever seen!" Karei grabbed her stomach, still laughing hysterically.

"Why?"

"They're humans. It's all fake! Either that or they'll kill each other! Don't tell me you like this stuff!"

"Shut up."

Karei sat up and stopped laughing. "Excuse me?" she glared at the fire demon. He always talked down to her like she was trash and she absolutely hated it.

"I said shut up you slut." Before he knew it, Karei was on top of him, punching his cheek as hard as she could, which was extremely hard. Hiei blocked one of her fists and snickered, "Whore".

"I'm not a slut!" she whined and sunk her fangs into his neck. Hiei groaned and tried to pull her off, but that just made the pain worse. So, he decided to fight back.

Kurama walked in on Karei on top of Hiei, biting his neck. At first, he got the wrong impression and he gasped. Then, he realized that she wasn't nibbling him or giving him a hickey, she was actually biting him. And he was strangling her!

"Hey!" Kurama shouted and tore the snarling Karei off Hiei. Both of them were bleeding, especially Karei, though. Hiei had punched her cheek, her eye, the side of her head and scratched his fingernails down her back. Karei had bit Hiei and punched him in the mouth a few times.

"Look at you two," Kurama clicked his teeth with his tongue in disappointment. Karei moaned and curled in Kurama's arms. He cradled the little kitsune and glared at Hiei. "Hn," was Hiei's only reaction.

"I'm going to bring her to my room. You stay away from each other or you could kill each other," Kurama looked down at Karei and over to Hiei. Neither of them responded, but instead they glared at each other. Something sparked in their eyes, something Kurama couldn't recognize. It was probably loathing. What else would it have been?

Kurama kissed Karei's swollen cheek and she shivered and fainted in his arms. With one last glance at Hiei, Kurama took Karei back to his room to clean her up.