disclaimer: look in chapter 1!!

important!!! in this fan fiction no one except Hiei knows about Yoko's past! and also Hiei is 5 foot 3 and Serenity is 5 foot 1 1/2!

i felt sorry for Hiei so i made him taller

SugarHigh01: thanks Rebecca for the only Review!! lol well anyways

on to the next chapter!!

Ch. 5 shock kicks in

Kurama sat there, still dazed over what had just happened.

'does that mean.....she likes me?'

wow you really are dense fox....

' shut up Hiei there is no time! we got to snap Serenity out of her trance!

Hiei sighed fine I'll snap her out of it

behind Hiei's bandana his Jagan began to glow as he tried to enter into the mind of Serenity like he did Kurama, but he wasnt ready for the horrible images that came into his mind... they where her memories.

images of her beatings, images of her countless tortures. some so bad that Hiei wanted to turn his head away, but then it all stopped and went to flashbacks, which surprisingly Hiei could watch.

# Flash back 1#

Serenity was cornered in a dark room with no lights. her night vision caused her eyes to glow slightly giving her a evil tent, but the tears running down her face proved that she was just a scared girl. she flinched when the door opened to her room and light flooded in, blinding her for a few seconds as her eyes adjusted and a young man walked in holding a dagger in his hand.

"no please don't hurt me anymore..." she whimpered out.

"you have to learn to do as your told." he snapped coldly.

"no please stop i won't do it again just please don't..."

"you should have done that to begin with.." he hissed slowly advancing towards her with the dagger out in front of him. "or learn the hard way.."

her blood covered the floor and the dagger dripping in her blood.

her screams filled the night air.

# End flash back 1#

# Flash back 2#

she was chained to a wall in what looks like a torture chamber. her wrists and ankles bleeding slightly from the tightness of her chains. she had a huge gash on her forehead, blood running down into her eyes and face. she seemed to be unconscious. a young man walked over to Serenity, seeing that she was asleep, his eyes softened for a few seconds before turning harder than rock as he punched her in the stomach. her eyes flew open instantly and she chocked causing blood to come form her mouth. he lifted up her chin and made her stare into his cold black eyes.

"just remember this is for your own good my love.."

Serenity's face grew hard as she spat blood on him

"i am not your love.... i despise you.."

he smacked her hard across her face

"that is no way to speak to your master..." the man pulled out the same dagger that he used last time " it seems my lessons haven't taught you anything... oh well i guess you need more.." he lifted the knife to her throat and gently pushed down cause blood to run down her neck. he pulled the dagger away and started slashing her arms..

her screams echoed all around the room but were heard by no one except her torturer..

# End Flash back 2#

Hiei's eyes had a look of pure horror in them.

" no wonder she is so afraid after Yusuke snapped at her.."

everyone in the room looked over at Hiei.

" she was beaten and tortured." gasps were heard "her wounds are just beginning to go away, then the spirit detective reminds her of it all and goes into a state of shock."

'who the hell did this to her hybrid! i will kill him!'

'first we should worry about getting her out of her shock first Yoko'

I'll try again besides his face was always hidden by shadows

this time Hiei was able to reach her.

# inside Serenity's mind#

" why won't he leave me alone! he's made it sure that i will never forget him"

a tear rolled down her face

" you're pathetic"

her head shot up and saw Hiei standing before her

"your Hiei right?"

he signed "yes"

"why am i pathetic? you have no idea what i have been through!" yelled Serenity closing her eyes.

"actually i do. you where beaten and tortured."

her eyes snapped open "how did you know?"

"i tried to enter your mind a few minuets ago but all i found was images and flashbacks." he took a step towards her

"how did a girl like you end up like that?"

a faint smile appeared on her face. "a boy that supposedly loved me sold me to a bunch of guys hoping to buy me back so he could do whatever he wanted with me know that my brother was gone. my brother didn't approve of him so he was forbidden to come near me. but when my brother disappeared.... There was no one there to protect me.."

" if you ask me i think you don't need anyone to protect you. your barriers where very strong. even Kurama is having trouble controlling your plants that are shielding you from everyone. and every person in this world carries scares on there hearts, if there was someone who did not they would be a shallow soul." he turned around and began walking away from her and out of her mind.

Serenity smiled " so he isn't as cold as everyone tells me. he actually tried to help.

#exiting Serenity's mind#

"did you get her Hiei?"

"look for yourself" he muttered.

Everyone looked over at Serenity to find that she was normal.

Serenity blushed at all the stares that she got around the room. "sorry about that guys.."

"that's ok why didn't you tell us that you where beaten?" asked Yusuke

"its not something i like to brag about.." she whispered.