Author: Konichiwa! Hope you all have not given up on me… I am sorry that it takes so long for me to update anymore… This part is just so…

Hilu: Sad?

Author: Yeah…

Hilu: Then finish writing this part and get to the other stuff.

Author: I know. Well enjoy!

"Kirana's telepathy"

"Hiei's telepathy"

Hiei's thoughts

"Hiei's Jagan"

Kurama's thoughts

Youko's thoughts

(Author's note)

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Chapter 27

Kurama did not know what to do when Botan came back and was crying again because Kirana had not let her in to see her. It was beginning to wear on the normally happy ferry girl. It broke both Shuichi's and Youko's hearts to know their mate was crying.

Botan decided to have Yusuke go with her the next day. She was hoping that sinceKirana felt abandoned she would be more likely to let Yusuke come in because he also felt abandoned by his family. She decided she would ask him if he wanted to come. She was tired of crying alone.

"Yusuke, can I talk to you for a minute?" Botan asked.

"Sure Botan," he said and followed her out of the shrine.

Botan led him away from everyone else. She truly hoped he would go with her the next day. She knew that Kirana needed to have her family back, and in the few short days she had been in Ningenkai she had grown close to the demon.

"Yusuke, will you go with me tomorrow to see Kirana? I think she might let you in. You and her have some things in common," Botan said trying not to cry again.

"Did she not let you in again today?" Yusuke asked worried about both the women.

"No, she didn't. She is scared that I will reject her," Botan said beginning to cry softly.

Yusuke wrapped his arms around Botan. He hated seeing her cry. She was too happy to cry. She was like a sister to him and he tried not to cry with her. He knew he would go with her the next day, and he truly hoped that this time the demoness would let them in.

The next day Botan and Yusuke left without saying anything to anyone. Yusuke had told Kieko the night before that he would be going with Botan, and so he knew she would not worry, but Botan didn't want Youko to know that Yusuke had gone with her. So early in the morning they left for Reikai.

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She isn't sleeping well. Those nightmares are still plaguing her. She sometimes won't even let me touch her. What am I going to do?

"Well we can't stop the nightmares, but we can stay with her. We have to make sure that soon she will let Botan in. Botan is worried. You are too. We have to make sure that she lets Botan in."

But what if she isn't ready?

"She is."

How do you know?

"I just do."

How?

"Hn."

How do you know she is ready?

"I just know. Like you just know that you love her and can't live without her."

That's cheating.

"What is?"

Using that kind of knowledge, the knowledgethat only the heart knows, against me. You know as well as I do that the heart knows things the mind can't know. So how do you know she is ready to let Botan in?

"Because she has to be. I don't think she can take much more of this depression. She needs to know that someone besides you will love her."

I know.

"Hiei?"

"Yes Koibito?"

"Are you okay? You have been staring at that wall for a while now."

"I'm fine Koi, I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"About you."

"What about me?"

"How worried I am about you. How much I love you. How beautiful you are. You know the usual things I think about you."

"Aishiteru, Hiei."

"Aishiteru, Koi."

Suddenly a knock on the door broke the silence of the room. Hiei couldn't sense anything because of the barrier his mate had erected. No one had come in the room since they had been there, and she never left. He himself had gone several times to get food, but she had yet to leave the room or let anyone but him in.

"Who is it?"

"It's Botan. I brought Yusuke. Kirana, we are worried about you, Honey. Please let us in? I miss you and so does Yusuke," Botan said trying not to cry.

"Kirana? Please let us in. We just want to know that you are ok. We just want to see for ourselves that you are ok. We miss you. You are like the little sister I always wanted, and I need to know that you are ok. Please Onee-chan… please let us in," Yusuke's voice trembled on the last sentence.

Kirana began to cry, but she walked over to the door. Dropping the shield as she opened it Yusuke ran in and pulled the tiny demoness into a huge hug. Botan followed them in and shut the door. Kirana cried into Yusuke's chest, and Botan hugged Hiei. (A/N: Duh she was crying too… I didn't think I would need to write that into the story, but this is just in case anyone doubts it.)

Yusuke finally set Kirana back on the ground and Botan ran over to her and pulled her into another huge hug. They both knew she was upset, and scared. They also knew that they had never been happier to have been let into a room in their lives.

After a few minutes of tears and hugs they all sat down and began to talk. Kirana finally had at least part of her family back.

"Kirana, you are still scared. Why?" Yusuke asked after a few hours of talking.

"I… I don't know. I'm tired of being scared. And I am tired of hurting," she began to cry softly again.

Hiei gently pulled her into his arms. He knew why it hurt so bad. He knew that if Yukina had done what Youko had done he would be in much the same state. He gently rocked her back and forth making sure that she could still pull free if she wanted to. Also making sure that she could still see her friends.

"Kirana, I think I know why it still hurts. It's because he is family. Family is not supposed to do stuff like that. My mom was drunk all the time, and I felt so abandoned, if I am honest I still do a little. We are lucky however. We both have at least three people who love us so much. We have each other and Botan and you have Hiei and I have Kieko. I hope that no matter what you decide to do about Youko, you would remember that you have us," Yusuke said quietly.

Kirana nodded. She knew what Yusuke had meant, and she knew she would take it to heart. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do about her brother, but she did know she didn't want to think about him. She wanted to be with her family.

"I'm trying not to be scared. I know that you won't say… it. I really am trying," she said as a single tear rolled down her cheek and a jewel fell to the bed.

"We know, Onee-chan, we know," Yusuke said gently hugging the girl in Hiei's arms.

After a while Botan realized they had been gone all day. She began to panic. Yusuke just laughed, and said that he was pretty sure that Kieko had told everyone they had gone to see Kirana, and now they probably all figured that they were talking to her.

"Yusuke… will you and Botan come back tomorrow?" Kirana asked as the two were telling her goodbye.

"You bet we will. What do you think if we bring Kieko with us too? She was really worried and wanted to see you too. But it is entirely up to you. She will not care if you just want it to be the two of us for a while. At least they will all know you are ok. What do you think?" Yusuke asked.

"Just you… for now… I'm not sure about anyone else, but promise you will come back tomorrow?" Kirana asked a little desperate.

"You can count on it," Yusuke said grinning.

Then the two left Reikai. They headed back to Ningenkai where the rest of the Reikai Tantei were wondering what was going on with the two who had gone to see the heartbroken little demoness in Reikai.

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Author: Yay… that was happier than it has been in a while.

Hilu: Have you checked your grade on that test you took in psychology?

Author: No, I haven't. Well people please review. Ja ne!