Okay, sorry. I'm a little late. I've been really busy, but I'll try and upload the next chapter really really soon! Please don't be angry! D:

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YAY! Chapter 4!

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Hiei's crimson eyes caught mine. He looked away immediately after that. I had heard that he wasn't the kind of person to be sociable. By the way he looked and the way he was acting, I believed that. It was fine with me if he didn't want to look at me. I didn't want to look at him either.

"Yomi, Rein." Mukuro greeted us.

"Mukuro, Hiei." my father responded.

"Hn." was all that came out of Hiei's mouth.

I didn't say anything. I'm sure that I disappointed my father for not doing that, but what was I supposed to say? I wondered if I should leave, but that would definitely have been rude, so instead of leaving, I sat on the couch opposite Mukuro and Hiei.

Mukuro and my father started to talk about some treaty that they were considering. I wasn't paying attention and then I remembered what father had said to me previously about my mother. Guilt covered me like a blanket. I tried my best to pay attention.

"...And I will agree to your terms." My father was saying.

"Then we have a deal." Mukuro replied.

Well, that sucked. I only caught the end of the conversation. Figures.

"You really are a stupid one, aren't you?" My head snapped up. Hiei was staring at me, his eyes menacing.

"What do you mean?" I asked. Mukuro and my father had stopped talking.

"You can't even pay attention for five minutes, can you? How does your father put up with you?"

"What? I can pay attention!"

"Oh really?"

"Yes! Really"

He crossed his arms. "What was this treaty about?"

I started to say something, but nothing came out. I didn't know.

He wore a smug expression. "You don't know, do you? You've proven my statement that you don't pay attention." His words were vicious, full of hate.

"Mukuro, I think you should leave..." My father said. It was more of a demand than a suggestion.

Mukuro nodded. I got the feeling that he was wearing a smug expression too. After all, in this argument, his side had won. He got up to leave with Hiei. As they walked by me, Hiei smirked. "You're a disappointment, but I'm sure you know that."

They left.

I couldn't believe it. I lost. I really was a disappointment to my father. It was no wonder that he wanted another child. Maybe he'd get rid of me. Maybe that was the point of Shura's existence: to replace me, the faulty child, the mistake. Shura would know to pay attention. He would have beaten Hiei in that argument, and father would have been proud of him. But no, it was me. How could I have been so stupid?

I continued to beat myself to an emotional pulp. Then I realized that my father wasn't yelling at me. Why wasn't he yelling at me? I looked up at where he was sitting. His expression shocked me. He was calm.

"Why aren't you yelling at me, father? Are you not disappointed? I lost!"

He got up and walked in my direction. I flinched when he got close, fearing the worst. He put his hands on my shoulders.

"Will you remember to pay attention next time?"

I nodded, afraid.

"Then, lesson learned. Go to your room. I'll see you later this evening. Do not leave your room to eat. I'll bring food to you. Understood?"

I nodded. "But father-"

"Your room. Go."

I turned and left for my room. The moment I entered the hall, I broke into a run. When I got into my room I immediately went over to my bed and lay down on it. I wanted to cry, but I wouldn't. If I cried, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to stop, I felt so bad.

After some time, I'd calmed myself down. I never realized how much energy it took to keep oneself from crying, let alone actually crying. It took a lot out of me. I decided that I would go to sleep. There was really nothing for me to do until supper. I wasn't sure if I would feel up to eating, but knowing my father, he'd make me if I didn't. He'd shove it down my throat with his own fist if he had to, I'm sure.

When I thought about the events that had occurred, I realized that my father had, in a sense punished me by sending me to my room. Strangely enough, I felt better thinking that. I didn't want to feel like I'd gotten away with doing something so wrong.

I pulled the covers over my shoulders and curled up into a ball. I then closed my eyes, and tried to forget my negative thoughts and relax. If I was still asleep when my father came in to bring me dinner, and whatever else he planned, he'd wake me up.

Of that, I was sure.

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What does Yomi have in store for Rein? Find out in Chapter 5!

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