Author: Well here is the next chapter I hope you all like it!

Hilu: Yes, and since Author has Hiei working another story, he will not be getting in my way with this one.

Author: You two should really try to get along. Well enjoy the chapter guys!

"Kirana's telepathy"

"Hiei's telepathy"

Hiei's thoughts

"Hiei's Jagan"

Kurama's thoughts

Youko's thoughts

'People talking telepathically with Hiei'

'People talking telepathically with Kirana'

(Author's note)

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Chapter 34

---------With Kirana---------

When she woke up she was alone in a dark room. She looked around and noticed that she was completely alone. Quickly she reached her hand up to check on the Jagan. The warding cloth was gone. Then she realized she wasn't chained up. She began trying to contact Hiei. She knew he had come to rescue her, maybe they had defeated Yokoshima, and she was somewhere in Reikai healing.

"Hiei, where are you? What is going on where am I?"

Then she saw Youko. She quickly turned away, and he didn't even speak to her. He just kept walking. Then Botan came in and asked him what he was doing. Kirana was sure she meant what was he doing not talking to her while he had the chance. Then Botan turned to her.

"I mean she is just a dumb mutt, why would you waste your time?" Botan said snottily.

"I was looking for you darling. Why would I care about some mutt? No one would care about that ugly thing," he replied.

Kirana fell to the floor. What was going on? What was wrong with Botan? She tried to put it from her mind. She tried not to think about it. Then they left. She was alone again. All alone in that dark room.

---------With the Reikai Tantei---------

"Onii-sama, do you know where we could find her?" Yukina asked softly.

"No, Onee-chan, I don't. But Yokoshima knows everything about her. And if he has The Book of Life, he will know everything about us too. Youko, what do you think?" Hiei replied softly.

"I don't know. We can only hope that Yokoshima will contact us," Youko answered.

"I'll be back. I need to do some thinking. If you need me yell, and I will come, but I will be back," Hiei said and then walked off into the forest.

"Will he be okay, Youko?" Botan asked her mate.

"I don't know. I know that Kitsunes and fire demons both mate for life. If they are apart for too long they will both die. Yokoshima will know that, therefore he needs Hiei. I am counting on that knowledge getting us to her," Youko said softly.

"Will Hiei be okay by himself?" Yukina asked worriedly.

"He needs to work some things out in his head, and he thinks he has to do it by himself. He is not right about that of course, but I think it would be best to give him some time, he has lost Kirana twice now, and he blames himself for both times. When in actuality, it was a combined effort on his and my part. Kirana never would have been kidnapped if I… if I hadn't… broken my promise," Youko said softly.

"We will find her Youko, and then you can apologize and she will forgive you. You will have to admit what you were thinking, and it may take her a few days, but she will forgive you. And we will find her. We will find her because no one in this group will be okay if we don't. I promise Youko, I will do everything in my power to find her. I will call in a few favors from some of the rulers. We will find her," Yusuke said.

"I know," Youko replied looking off into the forest where Hiei had left.

---------With Hiei---------

"How did I let her get kidnapped again?"

It wasn't your fault. You could never have known that Yokoshima was the mastermind not the water demon. And he is part fox, so he can use illusions. You and the rest of the team will have to be careful.

"I know that. I just don't know how I will get her back when I don't know where she is!"

Yokoshima will need you if he plans on keeping Kirana alive. And he knows her power. He will want her alive. He will contact you. He will have to contact you if he wants Kirana's power, which would have to be the reason he wants her.

"But the book was stolen at the same time Kirana was kidnapped. How could they have known about her?"

I don't know, but I think it has something to do with the Jagan. You know hers isn't natural either.

"But she was only five when Botan found her, and she had the Jagan then. She couldn't have gotten it herself, so…"

It was forced on her. She didn't know about it, and the fact that she was only five at the time and survived. Not to mention she doesn't remember anything before Botan found her. Nothing, she only knows that her parents are dead. That could have very easily have been planted into the Jagan at the time it was given to her. And her having only been five it would have been easy to erase her memories. All the ones they didn't want her to have.

"You think this whole thing was planned?"

It makes sense, but you and Youko screwed it up. Youko was supposed to be dead, and who would have thought that she would mate with you? Now he needs you to be there so that she will stay alive.

"I'm not sure if I should be insulted by the fact that no one could have predicted she would be with me or not. But you're right it does make sense, and who better to train her than Reikai themselves. Then her power would have been strengthened to the point that no one would be able to beat her."

You need to tell Youko what you think. He needs to know that someone is using his sister like that. You and he will have to work together, she will need you both, and you will need his help getting into her mind. Her Jagan is much stronger.

Hiei quickly made his way back to the camp. He had to tell Youko his latest discovery, he just knew it had to be true. He arrived at the camp and dragged Youko away from the others.

"Youko I know why they have taken Kirana," he said quietly.

"What do you mean?" Youko asked confused.

"I know how they knew about her before the book was stolen. They had to know right? I mean the book was stolen at the same time as Kirana, therefore the kidnappers had to know she existed before hand, right?" Hiei prompted.

"But no one knew about her. Not even you guys. I never told anyone and Reikai certainly never told anyone, so how could anyone know about her?" he asked.

"Simple, they knew her before she was sent to Reikai," Hiei answered.

"No that's not possible. Her parent's are dead," Youko said.

"I think her real parents are dead, but she told me something about both sets of parents. What if one of them did not die, but wanted her to be trained by the best? They implanted the Jagan, and then found the first ferry girl they could and sent Kirana over to her with fake information about her parents. He knew that Reikai would train her, because she was so powerful. He knew that Reikai would never be able to kill her because she was totally innocent, and they would want any kind of lead to power they could get," Hiei said.

"Her father is my father. That is certain. Her smell is so much my father. And he would never do that," Youko said.

"I am not accusing your father my friend. I think this man was a friend of the family. I think he killed you father and her mother and then took custody of the child. Then when he couldn't train her implanted the Jagan and gave her to Reikai, planning on taking her back and using her power," Hiei said.

"How do you know this?" the fox demon asked.

"It is the only thing that makes sense. The kidnapper had to have known she existed before, or else he would never have kidnapped her. At the time of the kidnapping she was at almost zero power. She kept it all hidden, only people who knew about her power would have kidnapped her," Hiei said excited that he had figured this all out.

"Well, I guess it is possible," Youko said considering this. "But then why steal the book?"

"I think only one of them knew Kirana, and I think that one was the water demon, and then when the other heard of her power he decided that the plan his friend had wasn't good enough," Hiei said.

"True, it would have to have been the water demon; my father didn't associate with demons of fear, they were below him, and he didn't trust them," Youko answered thoughtfully.

"I think we need to share this theory with the rest of the team. And I know he will call me. He needs me to keep Kirana alive. Fire demons and Kitsunes mate for life, and while I know you are still not sure about this, I love her. I have never loved anyone as much as I love her. I would do anything for her. Anything, Youko, and nothing will ever take her away from me," Hiei said.

"I know, and I only have this to say, if you hurt her in any way, I will kill you," Youko said seriously.

"If I hurt her I will kill myself," Hiei answered his friend.

The two demons quickly rejoined the group and shared their theory. Everyone agreed that the idea was plausible, and Botan decided to talk to Koenma about finding the book. She thought it was a good idea that he know about it, and maybe there would be a trace on the book since it was so valuable. She pulled out the communication mirror, and pushed a few buttons.

"Koenma here," the toddler answered.

"Koenma, are you missing The Book of Life?" Botan asked.

"How did you know that?" Koenma asked.

"Because the boys found it when the found Kirana, unfortunately the demon who took off with Kirana again took the book with him. Hiei has a great theory, and we think he could be right," Botan said.

Then she explained Hiei's theory to Koenma, and he agreed that it could be true. He told the boys to be careful, and told the girls that they would have to be very wary of anyone, since Yokoshima was also a fox demon his skills of illusion would be difficult to see through. They all agreed to be careful and Botan asked if there was a tracing device on the book. Koenma sighed and said there wasn't.

"We never saw a reason to put one on it. When the book is not in my father's hands it is locked in the tightest security in the palace. Not even Youko could get in. The only person who can is Dad, and he certainly wouldn't have let someone in. I just don't know how they got a hold of it," he said.

"Don't worry, we will find the book. Because we will find Kirana. We know that if Yokoshima wants Kirana alive he will have to have Hiei, and we know he will contact him once he realizes this. No one who knows Kirana's power will let her die. We will get her back," Botan said before closing the communication mirror.

The group stayed up for a bit talking, and one by one they fell asleep. They were each worried about facing their fears. They knew at least one of them would have to find his way out, and they knew they would have to count on each other more than ever in this mission. They also knew they could trust their team better than ever before, because they had all admitted their fears to each other. They knew that now more than ever they were a team, and a family.

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Author: Well there you go. The boys fought so much that I tied and gagged them so I could think, so you won't have to deal with them. Well, please review. Ja ne!