Well, I lied...

Yusuke: When?

When I told you guys I'd have it up after school! (cries)

Kuwabara: There there, caint princess, let this knight be your man in armor!

LIKE HELL!

Ivy: Hello!

Umn, Ivy? What are you doing here!?

Ivy: I dunno, just stopping through! I was on my way to my Fruits Basket Manga, so I thought I'd drop in and say hi!

Hiei: More ningens to kill! (evil laugh)

&Ivy: T.T SUUUUUREE.....

Anyways, you can't kill Ivy! She's a vampire!

Ive: Yayness! It's uber cool bieng a vampire!

Hey Ive,

Ive: yea?

Do people who speak Latin live in Latania?

Ivy: hmmmm..... well.....

Kurama: TO BE CONTINUED!

All: oO

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Yusuke shivered, and Kuwabara sneezed loudly as they entered the strangely cold town. Kurama sighed, his warm breath pouring like smoke from his mouth. Hiei was an emotionless stone, hardly blinking. He knew where the wolf girl was being held captive, and frankly, he hated the thought of even coming to the town in this kind of weather, for he loathed the cold. A left, right, another turn, some twists and in and out of a few alleys, and the group was in front of a large, ice-covered castle.

"Freaky..." muttered the already frozen Yusuke.

"Hn, this is where the wolf girl is." Was Hiei's reply.

The group nodded and started to walk towards the castle, with hopes of saving their friend and capturing the demon behind it all.

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With a shudder Achiko woke from a frozen sleep, dreaming of her warm clearing where snow never fell, and there was always a warm breeze. Her eyes squinted with her returned, although seemingly worse, fever, and she was dizzy every time she moved. Her breathing was heavy, and despite the fact that she was rubbing her hands on her arms, she was still frozen. She sneezed, and heard guards laughing outside the door- although not very well because of her dazed state. She heard conflict outside her door, and knew something interesting must be happening. She heard metal clashing and sneezed twice before opening her eyes again, and squinting to see a cut in the heavy metal door in the shape of an X. She was slowly fading into nothingness, slowly being eaten by the darkness. Achiko realized that she had never really blacked out before, and she wouldn't let herself then! She waited until the door was on the floor, the metal in shreds. With a relieved sigh, she saw her friends that had taken care of her before. She smiled at them, trying to un-squint her eyes and look like she was fine, but her heavy panting and light blush revealed the returned fever. The four boys quickly rushed over to Achiko, revealing bruised bodies with some cuts, and they worriedly hacked at the icy cage that held her captive. Once it was basically reduced to an icy dust, the four circled around Achiko until finally Hiei picked her up. He nearly gasped once he felt how cold she was, but his eyes widened instead. Taking that as his cue, Kurama quickly felt her forehead, finding it to be extremely hot, and Achiko obviously very feverish.

"Great," started Yusuke, "We have one feverish demon and our bad guy just ran for it."

"Let's take care of this problem first," said Kurama, "Koenma wants to see her, and I'm sure he won't appreciate her being dead..."

Everyone nodded.

"Then let's get out of this frozen hell-hole." Muttered Hiei and he walked out of the ice room. Everyone walked out after him, and Achiko who had been listening to everything understood that that bastard had gotten away. She sighed and Hiei looked down at her. She smiled, her fangs sharp and clean, her eyes glinting with pain, sorrow and strangely enough...joy... He blinked, but when he opened his eyes again, Achiko was asleep, her freezing form limp in his arms. He shifted her weight, and her head rolled comfortably onto his shoulder. The other three watched him in high interest.

"Is it just me or is Hiei being nice...?" asked Kuwabara.

"It seems so," muttered Kurama. Yusuke just laughed.

Hiei nearly glared at them, but he supposed he'd much rather get out of this damn town. The truth of it- well, Hiei himself didn't know, but he had searched her mind and her eyes a few times, and what he saw confused him more. It intrigued him so that he wanted more. He needed to see what was behind her smiling, badass mask. At least she was being humble and not overly reacting to being helped, like some of the girls he had known-which wasn't many. He sighed and quickened his pace, so as not to be caught up in the other guys' conversation. A few minutes later, they were out of the castle, and searching for signs of the ice demon. All that was there was a trail of blood, that- once followed, led to a body. The old lady who had told Achiko's story was there, dead. Obviously she had known the whereabouts of the ice demon, and he disposed of her. Hiei simply walked away while the other made a small grave for her.

While they were finding rocks, Achiko came to a few times, always to find herself in a tree, with Hiei watching her, making sure she wouldn't fall. After the second time she woke up, she sneezed for a bit until Hiei wrapped his cloak around her. She shook her head, "This one is fine," she told him, "she knows that you hate the cold as much as this one hates being sick!" she smiled softly at him, but he still wouldn't take it back, She sighed, "Fine then, if you won't take it back, I'll share it with you." She tried to get out from under the cloak to wrap in around Hiei and herself. Hiei looked at her like she were crazy, but she grinned at the look. Finally, he did as she asked, then he put his hand to her head and realized just how sick she actually was- that was a lot sicker than she let on.

"Hn, go back to sleep," he told her, watching as the other three boys piled up the last of the stones. Before he could say anything else to her, she was fast asleep, her head leaning against his chest. Hiei smirked, picked her up, and then hopped from the tree in front of Kuwabara.

"Hiei," he started, "Why are ya being so nice?" Kuwabara took a step back after he saw the look on Hiei's face.

"I told you not to ask," muttered Kurama as he passed the carrot top.

As soon as the five entered the forest, Kurama opened a portal. It was blue and sparkly, giving teasing hints at what was on the other side. Kuwabara, Kurama and Yusuke hopped in, while Hiei stepped in, Achiko in tow.

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I dunno if it's short or long, but I promise I'm working on the next one, my duckies! Mwahahaha!

Ive: I guess they DO come from Latania!

YAY! I WAS RIGHT!

Kurama: Actually- (has Ivys hand slapped over his mouth)

Ive: (whisper) let her have her fun! Look how happy we've made her! (points to Sakura)

(ish doing a jig and then drags Hiei into the Tango)

Kurama: She's not happy, just certifiably insane!

Ive:.... good come back....welll... Its no matter! Because IM certifiably insane as well!!!

GANG: oO

THATS RIGHT! IVE AND ME ARE INSANE BUDDIES! PART OF AN INSANE POSSIE! MAYBE I SHOULD TURN OFF CAPS LOCK! there.

All: oO

Anyways, be back soon, I'm visiting my grandparents but I'll try to type while I'm there- I might have to go back to quizilla and type some of those instead! lol

All: Bye!

Ive&me: CIAO! JA NE! ADIOS! BUH BYE! LOVE Y'ALL! TA TA FOR NOW!!! SEE- (get ducktaped by Hiei) MRFPH!!!!

Gang: GOOD BYE ALREADY! (leaves)

Ive&Me: MRFGH GOOSHY HUSH! ((Geese, Mood Much?!))

MRGH! ((Bye!!!))