Author: Konichiwa!

Hilu: Yes, hello people!

Author: Hilu did you take some of my ice cream?

Hilu: Yeah, I did!

Author: Well I will save you all from Hilu on ice cream and start the chapter. Enjoy!

Singing

"Kirana's telepathy"

"Hiei's telepathy"

Hiei's thoughts

"Hiei's Jagan"

(Author's note)

---------Time and/or location change---------

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Chapter 24

Kirana sat up quickly, then realized she was naked and pulled the covers back up, blushing and looking at her brother. Hiei sat up just as quickly, but he had remembered the no clothes on part. Gently he put his arm around Kirana's waist. He was hoping Youko would not lose his temper.

"Well I see you are about as obedient as what you are?" Youko said not only angry, but a little embarrassed. (Although he was hiding the embarrassment well!)

"What do you mean?" Kirana asked.

"I mean I forbade this… it is just like a mutt to be too stupid to follow orders," Youko said angrily.

Pain filled Kirana's eyes. Before even Hiei could stop her she was dressed and on her way back to Reikai, where no one could hurt her. She made it to Reikai in record time, and raced to her room shutting and locking the door behind her. Then as an extra precaution she locked the door with magic. Once this was done she threw herself on the bed and began sobbing.

---------Back at Genkai's---------

"You are a fool fox! If I lose her because of what you said you will have lost the friendship we built! I hope you realize she trusted you beyond all others! And now no one knows where she is!" Hiei yelled.

"She would have run to Reikai. I will send Botan," Youko said calmly.

"NO! I will get her myself! Somehow you will just screw it all up again!" Hiei said and then was gone.

Youko turned around and saw Botan standing in the doorway. He looked at her and she looked confused. He could see it in her eyes. He knew she didn't know what had been said, and he also knew if there was a way to keep it from her he would. Kirana was the only person to ever test his patience. She was the only person who ever made him lose control, besides his mate, but in a very different way.

"Botan, I messed up," then gold eyes turned green and silver hair turned red.

"Kurama? What happened?" Botan asked gently.

"I… I tried to stop him. I tried to tell him what it would do to her. He didn't listen. Kirana makes him so mad sometimes. She tests his patience. He had forbidden it. Which was stupid in the first place, but every time I tried to fix it he wouldn't let me. Botan… he called her a mutt," Kurama said eyes filling with tears.

Botan's eyes got huge, "He didn't. He wouldn't. He couldn't. Please Kurama tell me he didn't. I don't know what will happen. She trusted you both so much. She may never trust anyone again."

"He did. Hiei is going after her. I don't know if Youko will ever be ok. He feels awful. He was just so mad, and when he gets that mad he won't listen to me no matter how hard I try. I knew this would not be good. But I also knew that if we had just left Kirana would come and talk to us. I tried to tell Youko that, but he just couldn't… Botan, what am I going to do? I can't lose my little sister," Kurama said tears beginning to make a slow path down his cheeks.

Botan walked over and gently wiped the tears off his face, "I don't know, Honey. I just don't know."

---------Meanwhile back in Reikai---------

"Kirana! Let me in!" Hiei yelled through the door.

"NO!"

"Kirana, Koi, please… I need you. Please don't turn me away. I can't live without you. Please don't leave me."

"I can't… I just can't. What if… like HIM!"

"No, Kirana. No I would never… never!"

"HE said that too. He promised… said that word would never leave his mouth EVER! BUT HE LIED!"

"Kirana, Koi. Please my love. I love you. I can't go on without you please don't leave me. Please don't abandon me. I will stay here with you for as long as you want, just please don't leave me."

"I love you too Hiei and that is why I can't let you in. My heart can't break any smaller. It hurts so badly. I can't let it hurt anymore. I can't."

"Please Koi. I am begging you. I would rather die than hurt you. Please. I can't live without you. I can make it feel a little better, and even if it is just a little, isn't it worth it. Please Kirana. Please…"

Hiei placed his hand flat against the door, and fell to his knees. He wouldn't cry. He couldn't; not here. Not until he was alone. She was turning him away. She didn't want to see him. He could feel his heart tearing. He had never hurt this bad before in his entire life. He truly loved her and she was sending him away. And the worst part was she was sending him away because of his best friend and her brother. He didn't know what part hurt more, no he knew. Never seeing her again was like being cast forever into the darkest and smallest of cells in all of the three worlds, without ever having the chance to leave, and knowing that you would never leave. Without a window to the skies or to the land. Completely alone without anything to look forward to.

Kirana could hear the hitch in Hiei's breathing. She knew that he could help, but she didn't want him to turn on her too. She knew she had to make a decision. She knew it was possible he would say it too. Then she thought again. Hiei wasn't pure either. He would never say anything like that. Never, because to call her that would be to call himself that.

Suddenly the door opened. Hiei ran through and it shut again behind him. Hiei didn't waste any time. He pulled Kirana into his arms and tried not to cry. His attempt was unsuccessful. As soon as she was in his arms they both began to cry. Hiei sat down on the bed and settled Kirana into his lap. They sat that way for what seemed like years, crying and holding each other. Finally Hiei realized how exhausted he was and knew that Kirana probably was too. He laid back onto the pillows and pulled Kirana closer to him. Then they fell asleep.

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Author: Poor Kirana!

Hilu: That was sad…

Author: I know.

Hilu: Then why would you write that.

Author: I didn't you did!

Hilu: Ohhhh… I forgot.

Author: Well I hope the readers will forgive me! I have to go, now so take care. Ja ne!