I decided to make this a series of drabbles so I some place to dump all my incompleted thoughts that aren't long enough to be oneshots. I hope you enjoy them.

Disclaimer : I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.

Another World

In Remembrance

Normal POV

"I don't love you." That was all he said and crushed her heart. Her eyes widened and filled with liquid as the realization hit her. She swallowed, forcing the tears to die away, and slowly smiled, unable to stop a few drops from running down her cheek.

"Y-You're right! What was I thinking…? I-I mean you…" She didn't finish her sentence, though she didn't cry either. She stared into his cold eyes, a bit hopefully, but his aloof demeanor never faltered.

He watched as her eloquent eyes cracked and her heart broke before him. He saw her once listless orbs dull in an instant and her smile seemed empty, devoid of everything it was once so full of.

She laughed, a bare one, and gave another dead beam.

"I guess I'll quit bugging you now…" She said the wetness on her cheeks now as dry as her expression and flew off on her oar. He watched as she became a dot in the bleak Makai sky and went on his way, as if she was never there.

… One hundred years later…

"Where is she?" Koenma stared at him awkwardly.

"Whoa, what are you doing here?"

"Where is she?" He asked more angrily this time. One hundred years since she's been gone and she drove him mad with her feelings. It wasn't until now did he understand that ache in his soul.

"Who are you talking-"

"Botan! Where is Botan?" He shouted, shaking the tiny god as he held him by the collar.

"B-botan…?" He grabbed Hiei's hands to try and stop him from wringing his neck but couldnn't break from his iron grip. "Hiei, Botan hasn't been here for over two decades."

"Wha-?" He dropped the toddler in shock, causing him to fell on his butt. "What are you talking about?" Koenma sighed.

"Well, after everyone, except you died, she fell into depression. She couldn't ferry, let alone live without them. Then one day, she asked if she could be reborn as a human and I said yes." He explained simply and softly.

"So she's gone." The fire demon dropped to the floor, his eyes wide and mouth vaguely agape. Overcome some of the blows, he stood up and left the young god puzzling on the floor.

Instead of returning to the demon world, he went to Ningenkai, back to where Genkai's temple used to be. He laid on the grass on some of Genkai's much owned land and began to think. The koorime wasn't sure how to act.

It did seem a lot like her; to go into deep melancholy after all her, and his, friends died. After all, they were all human and had limited lives. All except his twin sister of course, though she decided to give it up all for him. He cursed that baka ningen to this day.

But at least she was happy. He shut his eyes and felt the nice breeze available only in the human world. Kuwabara was safe as a spirit, for now. Thinking of the oaf got him pondering of the infamous spirit detective and what became of him.

A human's death, he remembered. Yusuke had dead happy with his wife after some children and grandchildren. They were probably living their lives out now and thinning out what was left of Yusuke's demon blood. Yusuke was buried next to his wife somewhere near their hometown.

Kurama died as Shuuichi Minamino, his human form. Hiei didn't remember much about how he died. After he left for Makai and stayed there, he pretty much lost contact with all of them.

He shouldn't have come back, he realized. Just being in this world made him remember everything and everyone.

Why did he even come here? Even if he found Botan, what would that accomplish? And what were the chances that she still loved him after a hundred years?

She probably wouldn't even recognize him let alone love him. Perhaps finding her wasn't the best idea after all, but in spite of that… He wanted to see her.

'Onna… Where are you now?' He opened his eyes and was greeted by the wide blue sky. Another breeze blew by and something landed on his head.

Not startled at all, he calmly removed the object and observed it; it was a straw hat. A sun-hat to be exact, with a fake pink flora in the front, tied together with a ribbon of a similar hue.

"Ah! You caught it!" A feminine voice exclaimed and footsteps approached him. He gazed toward the approaching figure and stopped breathing.

The young girl smiled at him, her amethyst eyes glistened in the sunlight and her cerulean colored tresses flew in the wind. She tried to hold back her loose hair from blowing in her face, but could only hold a few back, while some escaped and tickled his cheek.

"I'm sorry; it's so windy today! Thank goodness you got my hat, that one's my favorite, I'd be very upset if I lost it." She beamed again and knelled down so she was at eye level with him.

He hesitated and his gaze wandered from the hat to her outstretched hand to her joyous expression. He put her sun-hat in her hand without a word.

She smiled again and he couldn't help but wonder if by some chance she remembered him. And if she would show him that she did.

"It's a nice day." She grinned and sat on the grass beside him, careful not to dirty her white sundress. "Yep, nice and warm." She nodded and folded her knees toward her chest, resting her arms on them.

Hiei didn't say anything this time and only watched her until she giggled spontaneously.

"You keep staring at me." She stated after finishing her chuckle. "Is there something on my face?"

"No." He quickly responded, shifting his gaze. "You just look like someone I kno-knew."

"I see." She seemed sad all of a sudden, but smiled despite it. "You know, they say everyone knows everyone in someway. Be it different lives or different worlds…" She uncurled her legs and leaned toward him on one hand. "Maybe we had met then."

"… Hn." Her smile quickly fell as she seemed surprised with his reply. He raised a brow at her sudden silence. She only beamed, a small bit of mirth twinkling in her eyes, and stood up.

"You know, I hope you find whoever you're looking for." Placing the hat firmly on her head, she began to walk away. He turned and gaped at her fleeting back.

It was odd how he didn't realize how short she was, as if she had the body of a ten year old human. Nor did he notice the way she moved; with grace that could only be a ferry girl's. She walked like she was moving in air.

Suddenly she lifted her hand and waved it behind her.

"Perhaps in another world, Hiei." She threw her voice to the wind, knowing it would reach him. "Perhaps in another world…"

Yeah some of these stories might be sad. But I hope you liked it.