Chapter 3: Hiei needs to control his emotions, part II

'Hiei, why did you say that about me? You could have gotten killed if she had found out, you know,' Phire told Hiei, who was healing his wounds that Timber gave him.

'But Phire, I forgot that Timber learned telepathy!' Hiei growled, and then winced in pain. Phire held his hand, easing and appeasing his pain. Blood rushed to his face and he looked down. She was looking at his hand and trying to get the pain out.

'This should feel better,' Phire said, "massaging" his hand. Hiei had red roses blossom onto his face as the pain went away instantly.

'Thanks, Phire,' Hiei thanked Phire, still looking down. She tilted her head and then thought for about a minute in silence.

'Hiei, you seem… bewildered,' Phire said, almost in a trance. Hiei was startled; she was the first person to notice that he was puzzled.

'Well Phire, how did… you know?' Hiei asked, even more baffled. She looked at him as she gently lifted him by the chin with one hand.

'It isn't difficult, Hiei,' Phire answered, gazing into his eyes without any emotion whatsoever; on the other hand, he was engrossed into looking into the bloody red that Timber smacked him upside the head and he took about 5 minutes to notice that.

'Ouch! What was that for?' Hiei growled, but then looked down. 'Sorry Timber, I was'-

'You were what?' Timber growled, grabbing Hiei's shoulder. Phire looked at the two.

'Timber, I was showing Hiei how to find out someone's personality by looking at their eyes,' Phire said quickly before Timber was about to hit Hiei harder. Little did Hiei know it, she literally was, and Timber was forced to believe it, as Phire had learned Hiei's character by looking into his eyes.

'Oh, I see… very strange, though, Phire, very strange,' Timber said, leaving. 'Well, you teach Hiei that while I go and eat some food,' she said, leaving. It was around 5 p.m., and the dance was starting at 7:30 p.m. and would end around 1:00 a.m., or even later.

'Phire, nice cover,' Hiei said, wiping the sweat off of his forehead.

'Hiei, I was telling the truth; I was seriously trying to teach you that,' Phire said in a serious tone. Hiei raised both of his eyebrows.

'Wow, your just… amazing, but still, pathetic,' Hiei said, leaning against a tree. Phire raised an eyebrow at him.

'How am I pathetic? You're the one who let me throw you onto the façade of a hill,' Phire stated, walking towards him. He looked to the side.

'So Phire, what's your real story?' Hiei asked, after a few moments of awkward silence. She looked to the ground, and was quiet. Her eyes were gleaming with blood. After a while, though, she started talking.

'Well Hiei,' she started, and continued, 'if you really want to know, I'm actually not supposed to be here. Maybe I am, but I wasn't expecting to land here.' Hiei was perplexed by Phire's vague explanation.

'Could you be more specific?' Hiei asked, and started to ponder over what type of life she must've had. She sighed and looked up into the air, eyes closed.

'A life of crap, yet a rich aristocrat would desire,' she said, sighing. Hiei went over to her.

'Puhlease,' Hiei said. 'I'm the forbidden child, and'-

'I've been tortured, in both ways,' Phire interrupted, clenching her fist. Hiei knew exactly what she meant and gasped.

'Phire, I didn't realized that you… who did it to you?' Hiei asked, next to her this time, looking at her.

'Kiyuna Bradi, ruler of half of the underworld, brother of the actual ruler,' Phire answered, sighing again. Hiei raised both of his eyebrows.

'And I thought I went through crap… if the world hates me, the whole UNIVERSE must hate her,' he said telepathically to himself.

'You're right, Hiei, the universe does hate me,' Phire said, reading his mind. Hiei turned around.

'Hey, let's go to the dance, its 7:25 p.m.,' Hiei said after a while. Phire agreed and they both went back to the auditorium. After that, they all had fun, they all danced, got high and drunk off of soda, and bam, went crazy. Later, Kurama had taken Phire back stage. He wanted to show her his rose whip in rose form.

'Hey Phire, check this out,' Kurama said, giving her the rose. Phire didn't see what it was and took it, and when the thorns went into her fingers and spread poison, she fell forward and landed in Kurama's chest.

'I don't feel so good,' Phire had said before fainting. Her face was pale and her pulse was high. Kurama started to worry and carried her. He told Timber and the others to come and help him, as he didn't understand what was wrong.

'What did you do to her?' Yusuke asked, staring at Phire. Keiko smacked him upside the head.

'Yusuke,' Keiko growled. Yusuke then left the room with her. Kuwabara had done the same thing so he and Botan left. Hiei and Timber stayed, though.

'Well Kurama, what did you do?' Timber asked, and Hiei just observed her. He checked her pulse and was thrown off by her getting pale.

'Don't pale people usually have low pulse, Kurama?' Hiei asked, confused. Kurama nodded.

'I think I know the problem,' Kurama said after 30 seconds of thinking. 'I had given her the rose whip in rose form, and then thorns went into her skin and poison… that's it! Her weakness is poison!' Kurama yelled.

'Poison? But poison is easy to avoid… unless that is her only weakness,' Hiei had thought to himself. Timber punched Kurama, and started screaming at him for poisoning Phire.

'Hey! I didn't know she was vulnerable to poison!' Kurama complained, dodging Timber's attacks. Hiei sighed, and then noticed Phire waking up, panting. She looked at Hiei, and then grabbed his shoulder, and her claws went into his skin. He gritted his teeth, but then held in the pain.

'This poison must really take an effect on her, I can feel her pain right now,' Hiei thought to himself. 'Kurama! Get over here and take care of her!' Hiei yelled to Kurama, going over to Kurama and Timber. Kurama jumped and landed near Phire, and Hiei grabbed Timber's arm and calmed her down.

'Phire, how are you feeling?' Kurama asked, feeling her forehead. She just looked at him and didn't say anything. She fell asleep and her skin started to go back to normal. Kurama had secretly injected a temporary immune system for poison into her when he had felt her forehead. She was feeling much better, but she needed her rest. The dance was going to start in half an hour, but Kurama wanted to take care of her and had her in his arms.

'Kurama, Timber and I are going to go. What about you?' Hiei asked Kurama, holding Timber's hand, about to go. Kurama shook his head.

'You guys go, I'm taking care of Phire,' Kurama said, smiling. She was sound asleep and he didn't want to disturb her. Hiei chuckled a little.

'Have it your way,' Hiei smirked, leaving with Timber. Kurama waited patiently, and didn't really care if he had missed the dance or not; he had Phire, what should he care? What he doesn't realize is that does she really like him?

Preview line of chapter 4:

'Watch out! Watch out! A werewolf of doom!