Disclaimer: Nope, don't own YYH


"Hey Hiei," Yusuke greeted the demon at lunch. "How're things going with that Kuragari girl?"

"Yes, Hiei," Kurama put in. "I'm sure that we all are wondering the same thing."

"Hn," Hiei answered, planting himself in a tree. He leaned his head against a thick branch and was concentrating on taking a nap, but something hit his head. He opened his eyes to see was he was hit by.

An apple. He searched for the person who'd thrown it. When he saw the owner, he scowled.

"What do you want, onna!" he demanded, irritated.

"Oh, I was just passing by and happened to seeyou so I thought I come over and make conversation," Kuragari replied cooly. "Last I figured I was aloud to talk to you and your little friends.

" 'Little?' " Kuwabara exclaimed. He stomped over and got in the girl's face. "Look, I don't know what you're thinking, but if you'd look, I am way bigger than you!"

Yusuke cut in beside Kuwabara. "I'll have to agree with the big oaf on this one. Not only are we bigger than you, I think you should know that we could beat you brainless in a heartbeat!"

"You two-" Kurama tried to stop the argument.

Kuragari didn't step down; she was clearly unnerved. "Oh, Yusuke," she sighed with a smile, clicking her tongue, "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting your crazy fantasies, but that would never happen. At least, not in my lifetime."

"Lemme at her!" Yusuke growled, throwing a punch at Kuragari. "I'll show you what a crazy fantasy is when I knock you into the next world!"

"Yusuke, you can't do that! you'd be breaking you dare, remember?" Kuwabara reminded his friend in a low hiss, struggling against Yusuke's weight to keep him from landing an attack.

The spirit detective gave in and whipped around to Kuwabara. "Fine, wise guy," she glared. "But as soon as tomorrow comes around, I'll get you, and then I'll show this kid some real moves!"

Kuragari stuck her tongue out at him. "I look forward to seeing you tomorrow, then," he said. She turned to take her leave, then cocked back her head and added, "Oh, I forgot: a couple of girls already decided that they like some of you guys, if you catch my drift. Just thought you should know." She waved them goodbye and headed back towards her friends.

"Kuragari seems like quite the lady," Kurama chuckled.

"Yeah," Yusuke said, still glaring a hole through her head. "Quite the lady my foot!"

'Aren't I honored?' Hiei thought sarcastically. He picked up the apple and took a bite.


After school had ended, Hiei still hadn't said much to Kuragari since lunch time. He didn't really care though; he was to busy to care about something so trivial anyhow.

Cleary though such opinions didn't sit well with Yusuke.

"Hiei, you got to pick this romance up a notch," Yusuke instructed the fire demon. "If something good doesn't happen by the end of the day, I'll give Kuwabara a secret about your secret. Comprende?"

Hiei didn't really think Yusuke would do that, at least not now anyway, but he didn't feel like taking that chance. "Fine," he muttered, and changed direction towards Kuragari's home.


Hiei couldn't help but gape at what he was seeing in front of him. Maybe he had the wrong house. No, he knew better than that; it reeked of her scent.

'But a mansion?' There was a large gate that read "Taoreru Estae" with a driveway that curved all the way up to the large building. The entire property was surrounded by a wall -not that Hiei couldn't get in- but it was a spectacal.

'Just get in, find out something that'll satisfy an idiot (Yusuke), and leave,' he told himself. He hopped the fence and snuck around the the backside of the house. He looked up and heard music coming from a room on the second story, so he climbed up a tree to get a better look. As luck would have it, he'd just found Kuragari's room.

Rooms in America were much more different than in Japan, the demon noticed. They seemed a lot more... lively. Kuragari's room was no exception. It contained a queen-sized bed, a desk with a laptop and a cell phone (charging), a walk in closet, and loads of posters of American singers and bands. But what caught his attention the most were the trophies.

He couldn't count how many this human girl had. It seemed that she had won something for almost every activity possible: soccer, basketball, dance, tennis, speech, acting, academics, archery, swordsmanship, karate, debate, gymnastics... it just went on.

Hiei didn't know that American girls were so active. Or had these sorts of bedrooms. Was every girl in the U.S. like this one?

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the door open. Kuragari herself had stepped in. She set down her bookbag on her bed and took out a CD from her shelf. She hit play and a beautiful lyrical song blasted through the stereo speakers.

Hiei didn't normally compliment others, but when he saw the girl start dancing to the music, even he had to admit she was talented. She twirled and swayed in perfect rhythm with the words, and it all flowed perfectly. It was enchancing.

'She seems to be a normal human, but...' Something was out of place. Like a missing piece to the puzzle, he felt that that wasn't all that this human girl was. There was something more...

He chose to probe her mind again. Maybe now that she was distracted he could possibly get something more from her. He concentrated. After some time, he got an image. The fire demon didn't know what it meant, but it was sure something.

The image showed Kuragari, but there seemed to be three of her. The first had some facial features of Kuragari, but this one was taller, and more serious looking. She had dark blue eyes that drew you in and seemed to absorb you. She had long white hair and was wearing a pure white kimono. Her features could be fooled for an angel or an ice demon like Yukina, but Hiei knew from past experience that this was a foxdemon. He observed that she had fox ears which confirmed it.

The second figure also resembled Kuragari. About the same height, this one was a Makai demon. She wore her kind's markings on her arms, legs, and face. She wore a black mini skirt with a dark red belly shirt and black combat boots. Her entirepackage was just asking for trouble.

The third Kuragari was much easier to recognize. It was Kuragari alright, but she looked different. Almost... afraid. Now, why would that be? he wondered. He attempted probing again, but that was all he could get out of the girl.

'This could be the reason Koenma sent us here,' Hiei suggested silently. Then another thought struck him. 'And I've got to somehow make this human "fall in love with me"...' The thought disgusted him, and he threw the thought away. He looked back into the room and saw-

-Kuragari was no longer in her room. 'As good an opening as anything.' He jumped off the tree and quietly opened the window, sliding into the girl's room.

Once inside, the demon took a look around. It seemed human-like, and it didn't have any demon energy emmiting from it, as far as he could tell. Nothing unusual. Even when he found katanas and ninja stars he wasn't that surprised. It figured as much. There must have been at least half a dozen trophies containing that category. And the blades appeared sharp. Hiei wouldn't have minded using them himself.

He examined the room a few more minutes and decided to take a look at more of the house. He walked over to the door-

This was different. The door didn't have a handle, nor did it slide. There was an access code needed to open the door. There were various numbers, symbols, and letters to press, but Hiei didn't know what to do. If he left, Yusuke might blurt something out about Yukina. But if he punched in the incorrect code, he might trigger an alarm.


AN: hoo boy, I sure haven't added tothis series in a while, huh? how long's it been? ugh... I can't even remember. Well, I hope to add more chapters soon. I have them written, but I don't know if I have enough time to type them into the computer. We'll have to see. Until next chapter!