"Hiei…ummm, how do I say this? Uhhh….," A very frightened and frustrated Koenma sat at his desk, his face in his hands. He needed to convince Hiei to stay with Botan for the next few weeks, but didn't know how. A very annoyed Hiei was standing in front of his desk, glaring at him. The rekai prince was getting very nervous.

"Can you maybe, uhh, watch Botan for awhile? I'm really worried about her…" He squeaked out, as Hiei had just upped the intensity of his glare and had emitted a low growl.

"You might not know this, but I have better things to do than chase around stupid ferry girls. It's not my fault that Botan got herself into trouble. I did my part." Hiei snapped back at him. He wanted to leave and never come back. He hated the rekai prince and especially when he asked for 'favors' like this.

I have a life that I don't to waste following around stupid ferry onna's.

Koenma looked up at Hiei and then looked down hastily. His crafty mind thought of something then.'

"What if I cut off some years of your probation time? Say oh, 1000 years?" He was desperate to get someone on the job and no one else had the time. He didn't care if Hiei went free early, as long as Botan was safe. Hiei stopped glaring for a moment, in surprise.

He thought about it. 1000 years was a lot. He would only have a bout 200 more years, and then he would be free. This had an upside. He looked at Koenma again, this time not glaring.

I am inclined to accept your conditions. If either goes back on their word, the deal is off. Understood?" His jaw set as he stared into the eyes of the rekai prince. He nodded and looked down, intimidated. Hiei smirked and watched as the prince pulled put a folder.

"You know where she is. Go to her and make sure she doesn't get into any trouble." He said, not looking up. Hiei nodded and turned to leave. This would be fairly simple, right?

Botan sat up, blinking hard. She looked around her room and sighed. She had hoped that she would wake up and have it all be a dream. But alas, luck was not on her side. Her hair was a mess, and she probably looked like the living dead. She tried not to care, but she did. She looked around the room, looking for a brush or something. What she found was a sleeping fire demon sitting in the chair in the corner. She blinked hard again, but he was still there.

Why is Hiei here?

She shrugged and found a brush on the table to her right. She grabbed it and tried to pull it through her hair, but to no avail. She stifled a screech as she yanked on her head, trying to loosen the brush out of her hair.

Hiei jumped up when she gasped, after pulling out quite a few hairs from her head. He stared at her, obviously wondering why she had gasped. She stared back, not wanting him to think that she was weak. She was embarrassed, but it had hurt! He frowned and sat down again, looking confused.

She was dieing to ask him why he was there, but she didn't want to piss him off anymore. She put the brush down, and looked around her again. There was a bouquet of flowers on the table next to her, with a card signed "Kurama". She smiled at this and leaned over to sniff them, and accidentally fell out bed.

In an instant, Hiei was at her side, staring at her with a smirk on his face. She glared up at him, and got up, brushing herself off.

How humiliating! Now he just thinks I'm a weak ningen girl. Not that he probably didn't think that already.

Hiei didn't move to help her up, but just smirked as she got up and got back into bed. He was beginning to enjoy this job. He could laugh at the onna all the time now.

What a weak girl. Who falls out of bed when their awake?

Botan blushed at her stupidity.

I can't believe I fell out of bed when I was a wake!

She tried to keep her mouth shut, but it had a mind of its own.

"What are you doing here?" She blurted. He just stared ahead, not looking at her. She frowned and asked him again. No response. Not even a 'hn'. She was about to stand and march over to him when he turned his head and looked her in the eye.

It was like she was struck by lightning. Her world slowed, but her mind was racing. She looked back into his eyes. They seemed deep and mysterious, unlike the normal hardness. His face seemed to soften for a moment, but then he looked away, and she had to blink.

Wow, was all she could think. It was like she was treading water. She suddenly felt like she was dreaming. She tried to shake herself out of it. It cleared her head a little.

What was that? I've never felt that way before, especially when looking at Hiei.

While she was trying to clear her thoughts, Hiei was gaping at her. He was confused also, but for different reasons.

What was that? She just went all dopey when I looked at her. It was like she had never seen me before.

His thoughts were racing, trying to figure out her reaction. When he tried to forget about it, he couldn't.

This is stupid. What do I care about what goes on inside that baka ferry onna's head?

He looked back at her, and she was staring hard at his face. Their eyes connected again, and he felt it too. Like the world had slowed, and he was moving lightning fast. He looked away, frustrated with himself. She looked away, embarrassed again,

Neither of them did anything for another moment that seemed to last forever. Then Hiei walked away and out of the room. Botan watched him go, trying to figure things out. She couldn't understand what had happened. She would have to ask Kurama. Maybe he would know something about it.

Everywhere she looked now, she could see a mysterious pair of red eyes. She closed them, and saw them, etched on the inside of her eyelids.

I am going crazy. Besides, I have more pressing things to worry about. Like remembering that night. I still have no idea what happened.

Once on another subject, se could see clearly. Her mind switched tracks, and she think straight.

Hiei blurred out of the hospital. His mind was racing. Once out the door, he went straight to the trees. He ran for along time until he was bored. He stopped and sat, cross legged, in the tree. He closed his eyes, and tried very hard not to think. When he closed his eyes, he could see large pink one staring right back at him.

He growled and opened them again.

Why I am I thinking about that damn girl? I'm just supposed to watch he. Make sure she doesn't hurt herself. Its not my fault she's doing something weird with her eyes.

He closed his eyes, and just shut out all emotions and disturbing thoughts. Most of which included Botan. He took a deep breath, and relaxed, drifting into sleep.