Hey Minna! Whatz up? Hope you like this next chappie!

'Of course they will. I wrote it, after all.'

Shut it Kitzuko! You didn't write it, you merely inspired me to write it.

'Hn.'

You shouldn't spend so much time with Hiei ya know. You're starting to pick up his language.

Or lack there of.

'You're just jealous.'

Of course I am!

Hiei is MINE!

'He is not.'

That's cuz you keep taking him away! /sobs/

'Okay...'

'Since she's gonna be at it for a while, I'll thank the reviewers for her.'

'IYfanatic would like to thank:'

Skitzoflame - thanks for saying you like the story!

sapphiredragonchild - size doesn't matter! As long as you review, I'm happy!

LaDyPnAi - good for you! I have a Sesshy plushie too!

darkdreamer - thanks!

Amaya Tenka - Ta da! I did!

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Last Time:

'So... She has the power to travel back 500 years, can 'purify' half of Makai without trying, and she had an obviously important jewel in her body. Hn. This puzzle is getting more and more interesting.' Hiei thought, smirking slightly.

This Time:

After Genkai's threat, Kagome's mind was full of jumbled thoughts. She was so out of it, in fact, that she didn't notice Hiei sneaking around her lowered barriers and into her mind.

'If she seals the well, I won't be able to visit all my friends. It'll be years befor I can completely control my powers.' Kagome thought desperately. Hiei didn't make a sound, merely listened, trying to find out more about the 'strange onna.'

'My little Shippo. Who will take care of him and give him chocolate?' She wondered, flashing a picture of a small, auburn-haired kit with big blue-green eyes. 'Why does she care what happens to a youkai kit?' Hiei wondered as he watched silently.

'Who will keep Sango company? Not Miroku, that's for sure. Without me there he'll probably spend all his time unconscious for groping her.' Kagome thought, this time showing a girl in an ancient taijiya uniform with her long, black hair in a high ponytail. She looked to be about a year older than Kagome.

Next to the taijiya girl, who Hiei thought was probably Sango, stood a young man in black and purple monk robes. He was carrying a staff in his left hand, while his right was wrapped in prayer beads. 'That must be Miroku. Hn. That's a new one. A groping monk.' Hiei thought with a smirk.

'And who will help Kaede-sama take care of the village? She's too old to do it all by herself.' Kagome pictured the old woman in her mind's eye. Hiei saw an old onna with gray hair and a black eye patch covering her right eye. She was wearing a white haori and red hakamas- a miko's usual clothing.

The picture suddenly changed. Now, instead of an old woman, there was a youkai wearing a baggy red haori and hakama. He had silver-white hair, dog ears atop his head, and golden eyes. 'Inuyasha.' The breathy way Kagome said his name didn't sit well with Hiei.

It made him feel strange. He felt angry and slightly... jealous? He had never felt jealous before. Ever. Angry, yes. Jealous, no. 'So why now? Why do I care if she likes the half-breed?' Hiei wondered.

'I have to go back. No matter what I have to do to get there. I can't leave everyone without saying goodbye. And if I'm not there Kikyo will try to drag Inuyasha to hell again.' Kagome thought with determination.

'Stupid Kikyo. She's a dead Clay Pot, but she's still causing trouble. The only thing that could be good about sealing the well would be that she wouldn't be able to keep taking pieces of my soul. Although she would probably work around it eventually.'

'So Kagome likes a half-breed. And she has to prevent the hanyou from being taken to hell by a 'Clay Pot' that steals pieces of her soul,' Hiei thought. 'Hn. Interesting. Very interesting. I'll definitely enjoy cracking this puzzle.'

Kagome sighed and forcefully made herself relax and let go of her anger. Hiei quickly retreated from her mind. It wouldn't be a good idea to be in her head when she calmed down and her barriers were back full force.

"Ok. Bind my powers. Just don't seal the well, grandma." Kagome said quietly. "I knew you'd come around sooner or later." Genkai said. "Hiei, come here." She ordered. He raised an eyebrow at her command. Genkai sighed. "Please." He "hn'ed" and pushed off from the wall and joined them.

"Both of you, give me your hands." When Kagome and Hiei complied, she started chanting beneath her breath. After a few minutes, Kagome glowed a light yellow color; seconds after that, Hiei was glowing yellow too. The yellow was fallowed by blue, ice-blue, then green, then silver, then pink, red, and finally, they glowed purple for a little while.

The people in the closet were going 'ooh!' and 'aah!' at every color change, as if it were a fireworks display. When the purple glow faded, Kagome was left looking as if she were ready to drop from fatigue.

"Grandma? I feel... funny." Kagome had barely finished her sentence when she was heading to the floor in a dead faint. Hiei quickly reached out and grabbed her. He cradled her body to his with a hand under her knees and the other around her shoulders.

Genkai and Kurama watched his protectiveness with twin knowing looks. After making sure that Kagome wouldn't fall, Hiei looked at Genkai, silently asking where to leave Kagome's sleeping body. In answer to his unasked question Genkai said, "Hiei, place her on the bed and don't leave her side until she wakes."

Yusuke couldn't keep quiet about the 'old hag's' strange command. "What?! Ya old hag! Hiei can't stay with Kagome alone!" "Yusuke! Be more respectful!" Keiko reproached him, then she calmly slapped the back of his head. Yusuke didn't say anything else after that.

Genkai sighed. "Dimwit. Hiei has to stay here in order for the bond to take full effect," she explained. "Now, it's late and Kagome won't be waking up any time soon. I suggest that you all stay here. Botan and Keiko, you can stay in Yukina's room. As for the rest of you," she said, looking at Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama. "You can sleep in the living room."

They all agreed to the arrangements and went out the door to their designated sleeping areas. Yusuke held back and turned to look at Hiei, who was sitting in a chair on one side of the bed, next to his cousin's sleeping body. "You better not try anything funny Hiei." He warned, then stepped into the hallway and closed the door.

'Anything funny?' Hiei wondered. When he finally realized what the detective had meant, Hiei snorted loudly. 'With a ningen? That's a good one.' He looked down at Kagome's peacefully sleeping face. 'Although, she's not bad looking. For a ningen, that is,' he quickly added.

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Okay, that's it.

I have to go brood now.

/crouches in dark corner and wallows in self-pity/

'That's not gonna get you Hiei.'

Shut up Kitzuko. I don't wanna talk to you right now.

'IYfanatic's still depressed about not having Hiei.'

'I know that if you review it'll make her feel better and she'll update faster.'

'It's a win-win situation!'