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In nothing more than a flash, we appeared back in my apartment. With force, Hiei had me sit on the couch in my living room area. I made a move to get up, to leave the room and separate myself from him as best as I could.
Hiei was a bit of a primary concern. Having the Jagan eye, he might be able to see right through my little game. And then what? I would fail Master. And that would be unacceptable. Pushing against the armrest, I made it halfway to a standing position before Hiei stormed over to me, placed a hand on my shoulder, and thrust me back down again.

I opened my mouth to speak, but Hiei, as in all things, was quicker.

"Don't say a word, and keep your mouth shut. If you wan't to speak, you'll wait here for Kurama, the Detective, or the Idiot to get here. Personally, I'd rather not waste my time hearing your pathetic tangents about how I attacked you."

"Don't speak to me like that!" I shouted, getting to my feet. There was something of my older self tugging at me from beneath the surface. An agreement, almost, from my weaker mind. "Everyone knows how clearly you expressed your hatred for me! If you weren't attacking me, what on earth were you doing then?"

"Foolish human! Selfish, worthless brat! Don't you know the danger you could have been in, letting him take your mind over like that so easily? Joking about your situation and splashing that cursed water? This isn't some joke, this is your life. Just because I seemed to realize that factor better than anyone else did-"

"Lie, lie, lie!" I spat at him. "Wouldn't you love to scare me off? Wouldn't you love to have me out of the way? You hate when anything isn't done how you'd like it, don't you?"

Hiei allowed me to scream at him, his fists balled at his side.

"Are you forgetting when I asked you to be careful? Before we parted ways in the park?"
"Yes, Hiei. What about that? It certainly made no sense to me."
"All my life I have admired the strong and the resilient, the powerful and the fearless. In more ways than one, even after you attacked me..me, a demon...you've proved yourself to be all of those things. Despite the fact that you're a human....despite my better judgment....I simply can't help but to admire you for those things..."

I gave a loud, unchecked snort at this. It was so hard to keep myself from submerging into a fit of laughter.

"What complete and utter stupidity! If you'd actually think I'd fall for such a lie....If Master found out I'd fallen for such a lie..." I realized my mistake half a fraction after the words had left my lips. Hiei, once more, was quicker. He grabbed my shoulder and slammed me back into the wall. His sword, whose sheath never left his side, was already pointed at my nose.

"Complete and utter stupidity on my part. I should have known you were still...affected. But don't worry, this is a mistake I won't have to make ever again."

"You're not going to hurt me with that thing." I said smiling.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't. You aren't you. Perhaps a little tearing of the flesh will put you in perspective."

"I wouldn't give you the chance."
"And what, pray tell, do you mean by that?" He pushed the dagger a bit forward, the tip of its blade touching my nose.
"This." In a flash, water poured out of the faucet of the kitchen in the next room. The instant it escaped out into the open air, I summoned it. In mere seconds I was able to blast Hiei away from me. Was he really so silly as to forget I could do such things? He would be dead in a few short moments anyway. It wouldn't really matter, would it?

Picking himself off the ground in a startling rebound, he then charged toward me, dodging the beams of water I sent at him. Just when I thought he was about to make contact with me, I ducked and moved across the room.
Turning sharply, Hiei darted after me. I suppose, from a third person objective, this would all seem a bit humorous. Hiei was dodging water, yet chasing after me...I was dodging Hiei. Though, it did leave Hiei doing most of the work. What was it to dodge his attacks? Little more than to chase after someone while doing just that.

"And what do you hope to gain by doing this. Tell me, for I long to understand what your Master's plan is."
"I'm certain it would be fine to tell you, since you don't have long left to live." I panted as I narrowly escaped the blade of his sword. Turning to look back for only a second, I sent a blast of water towards him, yet it fell at his heels. He was much too quick for me....Something I must learn to improve upon. Agility was nearly everything in battle.

"My Master wishes to control all the humans. Enslave them. They will do our bidding and finally demons will rule over them, as it should be."
"Do you forget that you, yourself are a human?"
"Of course I do not. And Master does not, either. I will be greatly rewarded when his plan is achieved. I will live just as a demon would, for I have seen the errors of my race, and I have lent him aid enough to complete the first phase of his plan."

"You've infected the water supply?"

"You catch on almost as quickly as you move."

"Amaya, stop this! If you surrender now, no harm will come to you."

I stopped dead in my tracks.

"Fine then, I surrender." Hiei, still in motion, lunged for me before I could change my mind. As he did so, I ducked. He crashed out the window, large beams of water following right after him. Hiei could jump to extreme heights, and he could move very quickly, but he could not fly. I rushed to the window and leaned my head out, watching him as he fell. He would crash into the ground, and my water would smother him further into the pavement.

"What the hell is going on here?" Yusuke's voice startled me and, jumping, I turned to face him, as well as Kurama and Kuwabara. Shock was upon all their faces as they looked at the mess of the living room.

"Where's Hiei?" Kuwabara asked, looking around the room for any sign of the small demon.

"He-he tried to attack me again! I couldn't let him! He chased me around the room and I ducked and he went out the window!" I pointed frantically to the broken glass behind me, but I ceased when I saw Kurama's eyes widen, anger clear in his expression.

"No." He said quietly. "No, I'm afraid not."

"What...what do you mean?" I continued to try to play my little charade, but he had seen through it.

"I'm sorry Amaya. No one here wants to hurt you, but you leave us no choice."

I laughed at this, for it was altogether quite amusing that they thought they would bring me harm.

"Do your worst," I clenched my fists by my sides. "I doubt you'll put so much as a scratch on me."

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