CHAPTER 4

As Raven headed back to her room she thought about Hiei. What was wrong with him? she thought. Why did he have to be so rude? He could have just said 'please' instead of getting angry. I wasn't even aware I was staring! He must like to make people feel stupid! I wonder if-

"Friend!"" a voice behind her shouted.

Raven didn't even turn. She knew who it was just by the way they had spoken. "What, Starfire?" the pale girl asked looking over her shoulder.

"I see you have brought our new friend his clothes that I fixed with the machine of sewing," the alien girl said walking beside her.

How did she know? "Yeah," Raven said looking at Star.

"Was he happy to recieve them?" the red head wanted to know.

"Thrilled," Raven said in a sarcastic voice.

The sarcasm went right over Starfire's head. "Glorius!" she exclaimed.

Raven stared at her bubbly friend a moment then adviced. "Best if you avoid him, though."

Starfire gave her a curious looked. "What do you mean?" she asked.

Raven stopped at her bedroom door and opened it. "It's just best if you do," she said before disappearing into her dark room.

Once inside she flopped onto her bed and stared at the ceiling. So much for a first impression, she thought, opening her book on the Jagan eye. And I never even got to ask him how he got it.

Hiei stared out the big window in Terra's room, his full attention on the ocean and sky. His mind went through random worries, fears, memories, and happy times, like usual when he was alone, but mostly he wondered how he'd even gotten into that strange world. For some reason he couldn't exactly remember.

How did I get here? he asked himself. What is this place anyway? Who is that strange girl with the dark powers? And why am I even wondering about her anyway?

Just then the demon heard voices in the hall. Curious about who they might belong to, he looked over is shoulder and stared at the closed door as he listened.

"I'm telling you, Robin, the guy's probably a monster disguised as a human just to gain our trust!" a slightly annoying male voice was saying. "Once he get's that he'll show his true form and eat us!"

"You've been watching too much TV, Beastboy," another male voice said. "Why would he do that anyway? He was fighting that dragon when he came through the portal as was already seriously injured by the time we got to him! Do you think he did that on purpose? I don't."

"Think what you will," that annoying voice said again. "But when he grows an extra set of arms and tries to eat you don't say I didn't tell you so!"

"Beastboy..."

The voices died away and Hiei looked back out the window. He knew they'd been talking about him and he also knew that whoever had that annoying voice was most definately never going to get on the demon's good side. If he ever met the fool he'd probably send the joker through a few walls just to make a point.

Just the thought caused him to let out a uncharacteristic laugh. He had to wonder what the person looked like. With a name like Beastboy it could be anything!
Hiei looked down at the floor where his sword was waiting for him. Whoever these people were they didn't seem like a threat. If they had been they would have stolen his weapon.

The demon walked over to the bed, picked up is sword, and headed to the door. It was time for him to meet the rest of the people who saved his life, even if one of them didn't trust him. He put his hand on the door and slid it open. He looked up and down the empty hall for a moment before he stepped out... and found himself knocked on the floor.

Hiei felt a heavy body lying on his and, thinking it was some kind of threat, gave it a mighty heave with his hands and feet. The body let out a wail and flew across the hall right into the wall.

As the demon stood up, ready to pummel the threat, he saw it was a dark skinned something or other covered in metal of blue and silver. The thing slid off the wall and onto the floor. "Ow!" it moaned.

Huh? Hiei walked over to the thing and stared down at it, not exactly sure what it was suppost to be.

When the thing opened it's eye it stared at the demon a moment then gasped. "You're awake!" then it clammered to its feet and stood nearly two feet taller than him. The thing gave him a once over as he stared at it, searchingly. "Looks like Raven did a good job patching you up," it commented. "By the way, I'm Cyborg. What's your name?"

Hiei snorted in answer. "If you want to live you won't ask that."

Cyborg stared at him in confusion. "Uh.. okay...," he said taking a step back at the demon's fierce gaze. "So um..."

"FRIEND!" a high pitched voice suddenly squealed.

Hiei looked over his shoulder. He saw that weird red haired hallucination that looked like Kurama's sister running toward him at speeds that nearly matched his own when he was running. Before he could move out of its way he was being crushed in a big bear hig.

"Oh friend, I am happy to see you are well!" the hallucination said in a happy and (to Hiei) ditzy voice. "I see you are wearing your clothes that I fixed with the machine of sewing! I am happy to have done something for my new friend!"

"LET GO OF ME!" he shouted, breaking her grasp. She was strong but he was stronger and besides he was never really a touchy feelly kind of person.

The demon edged away from the hugger and gave her a once over. The hugger had red hair that was indeed simliar in color to his friend Kurama's and green eyes too. If he knew that Kurama had any brothers or sister he might have thought this person was his twin. He noticed she was dressed in a purple outfit that looked skimpy and inappropriate. She reminded him of a hooker. She smiled way too happily too, as if she had just won the Dark Tournament or something. Hiei instantly disliked her. She seemed too much like Botan. (Not that he hated Botan)

"What's you name?" he demanded of the ditze.

The girl didn't seem to notice his tone. "My name is Starfire, friend!" she replied, floating close to him again. "I come from the planet of Tameran. And who are you? Where did you come from? What's your favorite color? Will you be my friend?"

Hiei answered simply and quickly just to get away from her. "Hiei. The Makai. None of your business, wench. And no, I don't."

Starfire stared at him a moment, not sure she heard him right. "No?" she asked.

"No," he said turning from her. "I can't stand stupid people and don't like making friends with them." Then he walked away.

"Man, what is wrong with him?" Cyborg asked as he and the alien girl watched the demon walk away.

Starfire recovered from Hiei's rudeness pretty quickly and suggested. "Maybe his wound of the head is bothering him, yes?"

"Yeah...," Cyborg mused, getting the feeling that that wasn't the case but not wanting to tell Star. "Maybe..."

Hiei hadn't gotten much farther down the hall when someone suddenly clamped their hand on his shoulder. "Hey, dude-"

The demon reacted defensively. He turned around swiftly and grabbed the person by the arm. In a flash he twisted the person around and shoved his face into the wall as he used the arm he'd grabbed to pin the person there.

"Dude!" the person shouted into the wall. "You're hurting my arm!"

Hiei stared at the back of the person's head. Green hair, green skinned pointy ears... Huh? Did my alter ego get out of my body...! (Pshyco, Jagan Eye, Green Hiei)

"Who are you?" Hiei demanded, stuffing the person farther into the wall.

"I'm Beastboy!" the green thing shouted, wiggling in Hiei's grasp. "Let me go!"

So it wasn't his alter ego. Hiei loosened his grip on the green skinned person. Beastboy turned around and moved his arm around to get the kinks out of it. He glared at the demon. "Dude, what's your deal?" he demanded.

"Nothing," the demon replied. "You snuck up on me!"

"I didn't sneak up on you!" Beastboy protested. "I walked up to you and said "Hey, dude." and you grabbed my arm. You're the paranoid one!"

The demon was about to answer that but decided against it. It would be pointless. He knew this guy didn't trust him anyway. He turned away from the green one and continued down the hall.

"Hey!" Beastboy called after him.

Hiei ignored the green idiot and headed into another room. When he stepped inside he was met with a huge livingroom/ kitchen area with a giant window that viewed the ocean.

Hmmm... he thought. These people must really like windows...

"Hey there," a voice to his right said. "You're finally up. That's good. I've been meaning to ask you something."

Hiei turned his head. He found himself staring right at Robin.

A/N

I AM NOT PURPOSELY BEING MEAN TO THEM! HONEST! I REALLY DO LIKE STARFIRE, BEASTBOY, AND CYBORG!

First impressions aren't always right. Anyway. I really do think green Hiei and Beastboy look similar. They both have green skin and pointy ears.. um... yeah, you can probably understand why Hiei would be a little confused. Welp hope you liked the chapter. I'm trying my best to keep them in character but it sure is HARD!