Meanwhile Sesshoumaru was traveling ever deeper into the woods, still holding me in his arm with Hiei secretly close behind. He paused for a moment to look around and Hiei ducked behind the nearest tree. Sesshoumaru then continued and Hiei followed slowly, watching as the demon stopped beside a massive tree. It's branches spread across the sky, blocking the sun totally for ten feet in all directions. He stared at it for a while and then set me down leaning against it. He pulled back a hand and slammed his claws into the old tree's bark and pulled his hand away, a large circular chunk of the tree coming with it. Pulling it off he reached deep down inside the tree and pulled out a sword, quickly throwing it to the ground when it was out. He stared at it as he nursed the hand he had held it with. Slowly he looked over at directly where Hiei hid. "You can come out now." Hiei scowled and emerged from the forest into the clearing with us. "Come over here, I have questions." Sesshoumaru commanded and Hiei slowly obeyed. "I can tell you like her. It is fairly obvious. I don't know who you are but you should keep away from my sister."

"You can't tell me what to do." Hiei muttered.

"When it concerns my little sister's safety then I can. She is staying with me so I can make sure she stays safe."

"And you think she'll just go along with that? We already have plans for her."

Sesshoumaru glared at him. "What kind of plans?"

"She has died over and over and each time her power grew. We've been keeping it for her and she has to come and get it back now. We're also going to train her so she can be in a tournament with us."

My eyes flickered open and I stared over at the two. "What kind of tournament?" I whispered, still tired.

Hiei jumped and looked over at me, glaring. "How much have you heard?"

"Just that bit..." I replied slowly.

Hiei breathed a sigh of relief and explained. "You saw the tournament in that show right?" I nodded. "It's the same this time too."

"Why would you fight in another and you do you need my help?" I asked anxiously.

"They have forced us into it. They want revenge for the last time. You have immense spirit power and now that we know you're a demon too it is even better because you're naturally strong. You won't require as much training."

"How... did they force you into it this time?"

Hiei looked away. "They took Urameshi's girlfriend and the moron's sister."

I jumped to my feet. "Are they ok?"

"For now..."

Sesshoumaru looked from him to me. "See? You're already troubling her with your crazy stories." He walked over to the sword lying on the ground. "Pick it up." He said to me.

"Ummm, ok..." I said and reached down, grasping the handle in one hand and the sheathe in the other as I held it in front of me.

"Good."

"Good?" I repeated.

He looked at me and held out his hand, covered in recent burn marks. "I got these from holding that a moment ago."

I stared at his hand and then up at him. "What?" I cried, making my way towards him to see if he was ok but he shrugged me off.

"The sword is very powerful and to make sure it didn't fall into the wrong hands, father had someone put a curse on it so only it's true owner could hold it. It shocks anyone else."

"So, I'm the true owner?"

Sesshoumaru nodded. "Yes, it was made for you so you could always be protected and so father could always be with you."

"Oh..." I said, turning it over in my hands. It looked just like Inuyasha's sword, the Tetsusaiga with the plain brown sheathe and cloth rapped handle. As I slowly unsheathed it the blade began expanding as it was uncovered. It looked strange, the sword out of the sheathe two or threetimes the size of the sheathe itself. As I pulled it all the way out I held in my hand a giant sword that I could barely lift. "It's... a little heavy." I muttered.

Sesshoumaru nodded. "You were supposed to receive it earlier so you could learn to use it properly. It is a very powerful blade for it holds the powers of both the Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga. It is called the Tetsuseiga. Do you know what those powers are?"

I nodded and he stared at me but refrained from questioning as he watched me examining the blade in my hands. It was brand new looking though I knew it to be over five hundred years old. Not a single scratch or mark marred its perfect surface and edge.

Good, she has a sword. Now I have a good reason to train her, Hiei thought as he fingered his own which hung at his side.

I put away the sword and held it in my hands. "I think I should go back now..."

Sesshoumaru looked at me sharply and I stared slowly back. "Or maybe I'll spend one more night here..." I decided.

This time Hiei glared at me and I flinched under his stare. "Relax! I don't even know why you're here but I've been with you guys for a long time. I've hardly been with him! You could go back and tell the others." I flinched again as his glare intensified. "Or maybe you can stay here with us..." I added and he looked away and sat down at the base of a tree. I stared after him and shrugged, turning to Sesshoumaru. "So, how about it?"

Sesshoumaru nodded and took my arm pulling me to the other side of the clearing and sat me down behind some trees so we were out of Hiei's view. "We'll sleep here." He said and sat back against a tree.

I looked at him strangely as I sat by his side. "Okay..."

"Was what they said true?" he muttered. "About you having been in an entire different world, in the future?"

I nodded slowly and looked away, staring around at the woods surrounding us. It was growing dark yet I could still see clearly and I was enjoying testing my new skills.

"That's why I couldn't find you." Sesshoumaru said quietly, staring at me. "You weren't here."

I glanced at him and looked quickly away, pulling my legs to my chest and wrapping my arms around them. I laid my head down and stared straight forward. "I'm sorry..." I whispered, my eyes swirling blue.

Sesshoumaru gently took my face in his hand and made me look at him. "Don't be sad and don't try to hide your emotions. It doesn't work with you." He smiled slightly, indicating my changing eyes. "It's alright. I know it wasn't your fault. You didn't mean to leave for so long, but do you remember how it happened?"

I shook my head. "It's really foggy. I remember the scent of a demon so I know a demon did it. I think I was shoved in the back. I think I fell down something too. There was a strong wind and then I woke up in a very weird place. People were staring at me. They looked really scared. Then..." I paused to think. "A great pain took over my body and I collapsed and went black. I think that was the illness taking over, the first time it killed me." I laid my head on my knees again and stared forward, a tear falling down my cheek.

"Why are you crying now?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly as he wiped it away.

I looked over at him with deep blue eyes. "The way those people looked at me. No one had ever looked at me that way before. It was so horrible. They looked with a mixture of fear and disgust... That must be how Inuyasha felt everyday when he was little."

"That's why you were there." Sesshoumaru replied gently. "You helped him get through it all. Without you he might have given up on life. Your smile helped him get through the day and when you left so did he and I. I think we both set off to find you but it seems he succeeded first. What was that thing you always did to comfort him?" he reached over and gently grabbed my ears. He slowly began to rub them and I melted against his side. He laughed and kept doing it, watching my face as my eyes turned green again.

I sighed. "I never knew it felt this good." I said with a slight laugh. "Sesshoumaru?"

"Hm?"

"If you had seen me in my human form would you have killed me? If I hadn't convinced you earlier would you have done it?" at the end of these words I couldn't stay awake anymore and fell asleep, leaning against him.

He pulled his hands away and stared at my still form. "Yes." He whispered and then leaned against the tree, deep in thought. At his voice my ear twitched and I heard his answer. A single tear slid down my cheek as I fell deeper into sleep. Neither of us knew that Hiei hid just on the other side of the trees, listening in.


I woke up the next morning to find Sesshoumaru gone. "Sesshoumaru?" I called but he didn't answer. I took the sword up in my arms and went around to Hiei. He was sleeping so I tapped him lightly on the shoulder. He blinked a few times and stared up at me. "Have you seen Sesshoumaru?" I asked.

He shook his head and stood. "We should go back before he returns." He suggested.

"But-" I began but he interrupted.

"If he didn't want you to leave he wouldn't have left himself." He explained. "It probably had something to do with what you asked him last night."

I looked up at him, startled. "You were listening?"

He nodded and looked away. "Lets go back now." He started walking and I followed close behind. In an hour or so we were back to the clearing at the base of the cliff. As the others saw us approaching they ran out of the trees and greeted us happily admiring the sword I now held, especially Inuyasha. "Why didn'tfather tell me about this..." he muttered.

Kagome clapped him on the back, laughing. "He probably feared you'd use it to destroy."

Inuyasha glared back at her. "Yeah right." He turned to me. "Can I hold it?"

I looked at him uneasily. "I don't know... It will shock you. Sesshoumaru had burn marks all over his hand..."

Inuyasha shrugged. "Aww, come on, I can take it!" He said as he took it from me. A moment later he threw it down with a yelp.

"I told you!" I yelled as I picked it up and brushed off the dirt. "It was made for me and only I can hold it!"

"But... that hurt!" Inuyasha said, whimpering as Kagome bandaged his hands. She tried to stifle a laugh as Inuyasha glared at her.

Miroku slapped him across the back laughing. "It couldn't have been that bad Inuyasha."

He glared at him. "Then now it's your turn. Let's see you hold it!"

Miroku backed slowly away, "I think I'll pass on that one..."

I smiled as I fixed the sword so it hung at my side. I looked around at everyone. "So... What do we do now?"

Kurama spoke up. "I think you should come with us now. Time to get your power and begin training."

I nodded and walked over to him. "How do we get there?"

Kurama looked around. "Well, I guess we'll have to find that well first."

"Wait, where do you think you're going?" said Inuyasha, standing.

"Well, you heard about the power she has that's built up right?" Inuyasha nodded. "We're going back so she can accept it."

"But how do we know you'll be coming back?" Inuyasha complained.

I laughed and replied. "I don't think they'll be able to keep me if I want to come back." Kurama chuckled too and nodded.

"But you won't know where we are when you come!" Inuyasha added.

"Yes I will." I grinned and tapped my nose. "Well, I guess I'm off. Be careful while I'm gone, ok? I know who's after you..."

Inuyasha nodded, growing serious as I walked away. "Bye..." he whispered as I disappeared from sight. He plopped down on the ground and his face fell. Kagome crouched down beside him. "Oh cheer up Inuyasha. She said she'd be back and I know she wasn't kidding."

Inuyasha nodded and stood again. "All right, then let's go!" he started walking straight forward. The others exchanged glances and then slowly followed knowing that Inuyasha had no idea where he was going.


Meanwhile, Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke and me were all walking slowly back to the well we had entered this world through. In about an hour we made it and all stopped.

"So..." I began, peering down inside. "We just jump through?" I sat down on the edge with my bare feet dangling down inside it and looked down. "Wha-" my body froze and my eyes gained the same golden glow as they did when I had remembered that time spent with Inuyasha so long ago. I slowly fell backwards and felt someone catch me as I almost hit the ground. My eyes were open and staring but I couldn't see what was happening around me. The voices around me slowly drowned out as well.

I felt as if I was still sitting on the well, my feet hanging down inside as I stared into its depths. The sounds of birds singing surrounded me and I felt at peace. Suddenly I heard the padding of footsteps and before I could turn around I felt claws in my back and screamed as I fell forward.

"I'm sorry!" I heard a voice say as a hand shot out and grabbed my wrist. I looked up and saw a face with bright blue eyes staring at me. His black hair fell about his face as he stared at me with sorrow in his eyes. "I didn't mean for you to fall. Hang on and I'll pull you out."

I nodded and felt myself beginning to rise out of the well. When I was halfway out a strong wind sprang up around me and started sucking me back in. "What's happening?" I screamed, looking wildly around and grabbing the boys' wrist tightly. He still held mine but I felt it begin to loosen. "Don't let go!" I yelled, staring up at him.

He grunted. "I'm trying!" I felt myself lower further into the well and he began to fall too. The only thing keeping us from falling were his legs, hooked around the top of the well. The wind grew stronger and whipped his hand from mine. "Come back!" he yelled as I fell screaming down the well. I felt my claws catch something, a vine growing up the sides, but it tore easily away with me. The last thing I saw was the face of the boy as he reached out to me. I reached towards him and then my head hit something. That was the last I remembered.

My ear twitched and I heard voices again, real voices now, not ones from a lost memory. "Why are you hanging around here? That well is cursed!" I heard someone yelling.

"Hey, we're just trying to get home." Yusuke responded.

"Through a well?" I felt someone lift me up. "Are you ok?" It was the boy who had been yelling.

I nodded and my eyes flickered open. I gasped and pushed him away. "It's you!" I screamed.

Kurama helped me to my feet as the boy stared at me. It was the one from my memory! He had the same bright blue eyes though now his hair was pulled back. He definitely had the same scent though, that of a wolf demon. "What are you talking about?" he asked, staring at me.

"What happened?" Kurama added. "You were screaming and telling someone not to let go... You're eyes were open but it seemed you saw nothing."

I nodded, breathing heavily. "I remembered the day I fell!"

The boy stood. "What did you say?"

"It... it was you! You pushed me in the back and then couldn't pull me out again! There was this wind and I couldn't climb out. It started pulling you too so you let me go!" I was in tears now. "You let me fall to save yourself!"

The boy stared at me, his eyes wide and walked slowly over. He took my face gently in his hand and stared, wiping my tears away. "It... it is you!" he said in shock. "I didn't let go! The wind pulled you away from me! I couldn't have let go on purpose, you were holding me too tightly for that!"

"What are you two talking about? Who are you?" Yusuke said, staring at us.

"My name is Kouga." He said quietly and my eyes grew wide. "When I was younger I... I pushed her in the back but then she fell in that well." He pointed to the well beside us. "I grabbed her arm and pulled her almost out but then a strange wind started dragging her back in. We both almost fell but then it's power increased and it pulled her from me. She disappeared and I waited weeks by that well and she never came back. Every now and then I come by to make sure no one else has to go through that." He stared at me. "How did you get back?"

I stood in shock for a second and then recovered. "My... my brother came through and found me."

"And he was able to get back again?" I nodded. "Then why couldn't you?"

I looked down. "I died right after I reached the other side and lost all memories of being here at all."

Kouga stared at me. "Then how are you...?"

"I don't know... Something happened and I got this disease and every time I died from it I would be reborn into a different human family." I said slowly.

"How is that possible?" he asked.

"I'm not really sure." I responded quietly.

"But... you're not leaving again are you?"

"I have to for a while but I'll come back shortly to visit."

"Who is your brother? Is he a wolf demon like you?"

I shook my head and looked at him. "I think you know him..."

His face lit up. "Good! Then I can stay with him until you return so I won't miss you."

"That might not work..." I muttered.

"Why not?"

"...My brother is... Inuyasha."

Kouga fell back a few steps and looked around. "What? Where is he?"

I sighed. "He's not here right now but he's going to be really mad if he finds out you did it..."

"Heh, that mutt face can't beat me." Kouga said confidently.

"You'd be surprised." I muttered. "He's learned some new tricks with his sword."

"Ha! You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

"Awww, don't be so mean towards him..."

Kouga looked into my deep blue eyes and immediately felt bad. "I'm sorry..." he muttered.

"It's ok..." I said quietly then turned back to the well and the others. "I have to go now but I'll see you when I get back, alright?" I said to Kouga, smiling as my eyes swirled green again.

"Uh, ok..." he said, smiling back. That smile is contagious, He thought as he watched us link hands. Yusuke jumped into the well first, followed by Kurama and Hiei. I waved as I was pulled after them and jumped as Kouga fell forward on his face. Sesshoumaru caught my waving hand, having jumped off Kouga's head and was sucked through with us. Kouga pulled himself to his knees, rubbing his head. "What was that?"

I emerged from the well screaming at my brother. "What was that for?"

"I heard you talking. He was the one who caused you to leave. You're lucky that I had to hurry to catch you or he would be dead."

The other three stood staring at us as we fought.

"But, he didn't mean too!"

"How could he not mean to? How can you even be sure?"

"I could tell from his eyes, he wasn't lying." I muttered. Sesshoumaru then grew silent, knowing I was speaking the truth, and looked around. "Where are we?" he asked.

"We're in America!" I said. "This is where I spent the last five hundred years."

"Where are we going?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"To Japan." Kurama said.

"How are we getting there?" I asked.

"With this." Yusuke said holding up a watch.

"That?" I said staring at it.

"Yep. There's this little button that will take us to wherever we want to go. For now it's spirit world." Yusuke explained as he strapped it on his wrist. "All you have to do is make direct contact with the one wearing it and you'll be transported with us."

"So... we're going now?" I asked.

"Sure. There's no one around to see..." Yusuke answered, peering around the surrounding forest.

Kurama laid a hand on Yusuke's shoulder and Hiei reluctantly set one on his wrist near the watch. I slowly placed mine on his arm and Sesshoumaru just stood there glaring at us. "Are... you not coming?" I asked.

"You can't be serious." He muttered.

"Then you can jump back through the well and run home." Yusuke said.

With a growl Sesshoumaru set his hand on mine. "You have to directly touch him." Kurama said. Slowly Sesshoumaru slid his hand half off mine so he was touching Yusuke's arm.

Yusuke grinned. "Ok, here we go!" he pressed the button and we were enveloped in a wave of light. A strong wind sprang up and I felt my feet leave the ground.

"Nobody let go or you could be lost along the way." Kurama shouted above the howl of the wind and I wrapped both of my arms around Yusuke's for fear of falling. I looked down and saw patches of green and blue flying under us. I shut my eyes and refused to open them.

A few moments later my feet suddenly hit ground again and I staggered back. Sesshoumaru caught me before I fell and I looked around, still grasping Yusuke's arm.

"Uh, you can let go now." He said quietly. I quickly released him, blushing and backed slightly away.

Suddenly a huge pair of doors burst open and light poured through. The black outline of a person appeared right in the middle and I shielded my eyes as I peered through my fingers at it. "Welcome to spirit world!" the figure yelled happily as he stepped forward. He was tall, seeming to be about my age and he had short brown hair. The only odd thing was that he held a pacifier in his mouth and the word "Jr" on his forehead.

I blinked a few times and stared. Botan and Kuwabara came out of a smaller side door and walked over to us. The figure in the light came over to us as well and took my hand. "So, you must be Kira." I nodded and blushed greatly as he somehow managed to kiss my hand with his mouth full. "I am the great Koenma, ruler of the spirit world." He released me and turned. "Follow me."

Botan came up and whispered in my ear. "Don't worry. He always gets really cocky in that form."

Koenma turned around and glared at her. "What was that?"

"Oh nothing!" Botan cried, waving her hands in front of her face.

We continued through the doors from which he had emerged and Botan fell in step with Yusuke. She pointed at Sesshoumaru who was walking by my side. "Who's that?"

"It's her eldest brother." Yusuke answered.

"But... what's he doing here?" Botan asked.

"He grabbed Kira's arm as we were entering the well so he was transported with us. After that he refused to leave and we had to bring him with us."

"Why didn't you just force him down the well?" Kuwabara asked.

"I'd like to see you try!" Yusuke said, staring at Sesshoumaru. "He doesn't have much spirit power but he is a very powerful, experienced demon."

Kuwabara stared at him too. "Yeah... I guess."

We followed Koenma into a room lined with file cabinets. He walked over to one and stopped right in front of it. "Ogre!" he called and a blue thing with horns and shoulder length hair ran to his side.

"Yes sir?" it said.

"The key please." Koenma held out his hand as the ogre looked through a massive ring of keys until he found the right one. He removed it and placed it in Koenma's hand, then stepped back to watch.

Koenma held up the key and inserted it into the lock of the file cabinet. He slowly turned it and then tossed it back to the ogre who fumbled to catch it. Koenma sighed. "It's so hard to find good help these days..." he muttered and then slowly slid open the drawer. I stood on my toes to try to see in but I couldn't. The drawer was so deep Koenma leaned the entire top half of his body into it and still could barely reach the bottom. When he came back up he turned to me. "This, I believe is yours."

I stared wide-eyed at the thing he held. It was an enormous ball of neon green light, about the same size as a basketball. "What... is that?" I asked as I watched several sparks fly off.

Yusuke shielded his eyes. "You expect her to handle that? Mine was like a softball and I came very close to dying with it!"

"...What?" I questioned staring from Yusuke to Koenma.

"This isn't even all of it." Koenma added. "We lost a lot during the journey of it from America to here. But Yusuke, she's a lot stronger than you!"

"No I'm not!" I yelled, growing afraid. "I've never done a real fight in my life!"

Koenma held back a laugh. "You don't know that. I also see that you are a demon. Botan filled me in. Demon's have lots of natural strength."

"But I'm not a full demon!" I exclaimed and everyone stared at me. I looked down, my face growing hot. "It's true... My mother wasn't quiet a full demon so neither am I, even though my father was."

Botan looked from me to Sesshoumaru. "Does that mean he's not full either?"

"I am full." Sesshoumaru answered indignantly. "Our mother's were different. That's why she's more of a wolf while Inuyasha and I are not."

Everyone was silent for a while asthey processed this new information. Then Koenma stepped closer to me with the energy ball held out. "We need to take care of this."

"No!" I yelled and ducked behind Sesshoumaru. "I don't want to die again..."

Kurama looked at my eyes, swirling blue, and walked up to Koenma. "We should give her time. She's been through a lot lately and we need to train her some before she does this. For now it's growing late and we should all have a good night's rest." Everyone agreed and we went out of the room while Koenma replaced the ball in the cabinet, muttering the whole time. I glanced back at him and then continued forward, clutching Sesshoumaru's empty sleeve for comfort.

"Yusuke, should we go to your house?" Kurama suggested and he nodded, setting the destination on his watch.

"We'll be back tomorrow maybe!"Yusuke called to Koenma as everyone grabbed onto him. This time we made room for Botan and Kuwabara as well. Yusuke pressed the button and we heard Koenma yell "You better!" as we left. I felt my feet lift off the ground and grabbed tightly to the closest one to me with my eyes shut again. When we hit ground I looked at who I had clung to and my face grew bright red. "I'm sorry..." I muttered.

Hiei stared back at me. "What's your problem?"

"I... I'm scared of heights." I muttered.

Kuwabara burst out laughing but stopped abruptly as Sesshoumaru glared at him, coming to my side. He glared at Hiei too and then spoke. "Are you shrinking?" He asked me.

"What?" I asked, staring at him.

Yusuke laughed, pointing. "Yeah! She's the same height as Hiei now!"

Hiei and I exchanged glances and I realized that I now looked straight into his eyes instead of down. "I don't understand..."

"Aww! That's so cute!" Botan exclaimed and everyone stared at her. "She adjusted her height for the one she was holding onto!"

"But how do I change back...?"

Sesshoumaru leaned over and embraced me. I slowly felt myself change and when he let go I was five foot five inches like usual. I laughed nervously.

Then Yusuke led the way into his house. His mom happily greeted us. "Oh, Yusuke, you've brought a lot of people this time!" She looked around. "So... Keiko's still not back?"

Yusuke looked down. "No."

"Where did you say she was?"

"On vacation."

"Oh..." her eyes fell on me and Sesshoumaru. "I've never seen you two before!"

I nodded and tried to keep from wrinkling my nose. She smelled strongly of alcohol and smoke. "Umm... I'm Kira and this is Sesshoumaru." I suddenly froze, thinking of what might happen when she saw my wolf ears and tail but she was too out of it to notice.

"Are you two together?"

"He's my brother!"

"Oh." She smiled. "Well, welcome to our home! Yusuke dear, I'm going out for a while. You'll be fine won't you?" Before he could respond she was already out the door. Yusuke shrugged and turned to everyone. "You guys can sleep where you usually do." He went to a closet and pulled out a pillow and some blankets." He handed them to me and pointed to the next room. "You and your brother can sleep in there."

I nodded and entered the room. It held a TV and a couch and that was about it. I set the blankets down against the wall and laid the pillow at the head. Sitting down I turned to Sesshoumaru. "Where will you sleep?"

He sat down by the foot of my make shift bed and leaned against the wall. "Right here."

I nodded and rubbed my eyes, suddenly growing very tired. Lying down I was asleep within minutes. Sesshoumaru looked over at me and closed his eyes. Soon he was out too.

My dreams were troubled and many, filled with images of Inuyasha and the others being attacked and injured. After those were done I dreamed of the glowing ball of energy that was supposedly mine. In the dream it went inside of me and I fell to the ground, burning all over and gasping for air.

I woke up with a start in a cold sweat and stared straight ahead. A face was staring down at me and I opened my mouth to scream but a hand clamped over it. I stopped and he removed his hand so I could sit up. It was Hiei. He placed a finger over his lips and grabbed my arm, pulling me after him and through the doors to outside. He leapt nimbly onto the roof and I jumped clumsily after him. He sat down on the edge with his legs hanging down while I moved to the center. He looked over at me and slowly stood to join me. "Why are you staying away from the edge?"

"We're up high..." I whimpered, looking around.

"You need to get over that."

"I can't..."

Hiei shrugged. "What were you dreaming about? I heard your moaning and came inside..."

I blushed and looked down. "My brother and his friends were in trouble. Then I dreamed that the ball had gone inside me. It hurt so bad... even in a dream!"

He nodded. "Yusuke had a hard time with it but then realized that if he died his spirit beast would too. That gave him the strength to go on, knowing others would be in danger if he left."

"But I'm not that strong. I won't be able to take it! Mine... the feeling it gave off made me shiver."

"Yours is very powerful but so are you, you just have to realize it. We're going to help you do that."

I looked at him. "Really?"

He nodded, staring back. "Starting now!" he shoved me with both hands as hard as he could and with a yelp, I went tumbling down the roof. I kept going right off the edge but managed to turn myself around before I hit the ground so I landed on my feet in a crouching position. He jumped down and landed beside me clamping a hand over my mouth before I could yell and wake the others. He led me away with his hand still covering it and finally released me when we were a good deal away.

"What's your problem?" I screamed at him.

"We have to start somewhere. Now I know you have enough skill to land on your feet, even when caught totally off guard. You need to always keep up your defenses, you never know when something might happen." I attempted a slap and he caught my wrist right in front of his face. "Like that. I didn't expect someone of your nature to do that but I was still ready for it."

He released my arm and I stepped back. "I was trying to catch you off guard, prove you wrong." I muttered, my face turning red.

"And it was a nice try. You would've gotten anyone else. That's it. You can go back inside now."

I stared at him for a moment and then said, "You're different than from the show." I walked away leaving him to think that over. I entered the room silently and got back in my make shift bed and fell asleep again. I was visited with the same dreams but I contained them better this time, not letting myself become overcome with them and eventually they vanished, allowing me to sleep peacefully the rest of the night.

Hiei however remained outside wondering if what I had said was a good or a bad thing.