There hanging upside down from the window sill like a sleeping vampire was Raven. Her face was red from all the blood rushing to her head, it blended well with her long red hair that was draped down away from her scalp. 'What a fool' Hiei smirked. For a moment he almost forgot all the anger and jealousy that had been coursing through him since they had left the island, almost.

"Why did you leave? And where is he? I'll kill him, I won't let him have you Raven I won't let anyone else have you, even if you won't have me." He stated very matter a fact.

"Won't have you? I spent the better part of the past week or so trying to get you, trying to be with you" Still hanging she brought a hand to her collar and moved it so his mark could be seen. "Now who's forgotten?" She tried to seem comforting but she sounded more concerned than anything. He stared into her green eyes and though his face was still scowling inside he was smiling. 'She loves me. She hasn't given up on me. Then why?'

"Where is he? Why did you leave me?" those two questions had yet to be answered.

"Where's who?" She didn't need the answer; it hit her after the question had left her lips. "Jin? They told you I went home with him? I thought they'd . . . then again discretion was never really one of their strong suits" She rambled a bit before reaching her answer. "He's headed back to the demon world… I think . . . he's kinda hard to understand" She shrugged. After that she got bored of hanging and moved so she was sitting on the window sill her legs kicking in the air.

"Hn. Then why'd you leave with him? Too good for the boat?" Hiei sneered at the mere thought of Jin with his hands on her. The next time he saw the demon he WOULD chop of the ninja's hands if not kill him on the spot.

"You're thinking about killing aren't you" Raven snickered she knew Hiei's subtle expressions all too well. He looked up at her with a smirk on his face. He couldn't stop smiling he was happy an emotion he didn't trust so he returned to one he did, resentment. "He kissed you again?" He glared at her, disapproval in his eyes. But he was fooling himself 'it doesn't matter. I can't . . . I can't be without her. Damnit This was my worst fear I'm weak, I'm weak for her.' He growled out loud at the thought.

"No. No we didn't kiss. I just needed a way to get back here fast and since my powers are still rusty I asked him for-"

"Hn. Relying on others."

"Hiei I… if you want you can go date another girl" She bit her lip as hypocritical as it was she didn't want to see Hiei with another woman. "It's only fair." Her face went red with shame.

"Fair or not I can do what I want." Hiei sneered, he watched as she tried to hide the sadness in her face behind a weak smile. "I don't feel like it. I'd rather hold this over your head for years."

"Years?" 'He plans on staying with me for years?' Hiei caught the rekindled happiness in her voice and figured out what she had gotten from his statement.

"Fool I will hold this against you till the day I die." He paused, "Forever". His voice was cold but the sentiment was warm. "Why did you leave? In spite? I had told you since you showed up to leave then you go home when it was finally safe" He could see the snarky girl doing such a thing.

"No, but that was a bonus. I left be-"She straightened up in surprise, pulling a vibrating phone out of her pocket. "Hello. . . Eli calm down I can't understand you. . . why are you running? . . . I need to be running? From Hiei?" She pulled the phone from her ear. "Do I need to be running from you?" Raven had a puzzled look on her face. 'Does he really think I'd hurt her?'

"Even if you did need to run it would been too late, so it wouldn't matter. I'd easily hunt you down. Since I've been here I could've killed you several dozen times" Hiei scoffed, they underestimate me.

"Shoulda would coulda means nothing to me. Love you too idiot." She rolled her eyes as they repeated the first conversation they had ever had, many years ago. She looked back at the phone and reluctantly brought it to her ear. "Eli . . .he's what? I. . . Eli I can't-"Raven scrunched her nose trying to understand her friend's incoherent rambling. Hiei whisked up to the tree near the window then over to the window itself, snatching the phone from Raven's hand. "hie-"

"You're too late. I've got her" He stated cryptically before dropping the phone into the bushes below.

"Hiei what the hell! A) do you want Eli to have an aneurism? He already doesn't like you-"

"Hn. Somehow I'll live knowing your weak-minded friends don't like me" He sneered.

"And B) now I probably need a new phone you know they're not meant-" Raven began to lament over her poor phone. Hiei stepped down from the window sill and took a fistful of Raven's red hair watching her face twist with pain.

"Fool I'll ask you one more time. Why did you leave me with those people? Why did you leave without me?" His fist clenched harder and she winced.

"Because I promised" She smiled.

"What? Who did you promise and wh-t"

"I promised you" She quickly responded sighing when Hiei's hand let go of her hair. She took that hand, stepping inside the room she pulled Hiei to her, kissing him with all the passion she had inside her. Raven's free hand traveled from his neck to his chest, letting it rest there she could feel the irregular heart beat of the demon. Hiei's arm wrapped possessively around her waist, pulling her close. So close that when Raven broke the kiss her face could only move a couple inches from his. "I promised I'd be here. You said you'd come back and I . . . I promised I'd be here. And here we are idiot. Dumb luck I'm sure" She chuckled.

"Hn" Was Hiei's only response. Raven smiled, kissing him again. Hiei took a few steps and then gave Raven a push. She yelped as she fell, her eyes clenched shut as she hit the floor. Hiei pounced. He kissed her harshly biting her lip hard as he always did, relishing her taste and the heat her body emitted as they were sandwiched close together. Raven pulled off Hiei's cloak, reaching her hands under his shirt she traced her fingers across his back, grinning between kisses at the small shudder he gave under her touch. Soon Hiei's cloak was met with a pile of their clothes. Lust and love swept over the both of them. Raven laughed as she watched Hiei yawn, his eyes closing quickly after they had embraced one another.

"You deserve some sleep" She pulled her covers from the bed and draped it on top of Hiei. She slowly tried to get up but she noticed the vice like grip Hiei had around her. She pulled at hr restraints and finally got free but she also succeeded in waking Hiei up. His eyes fluttered open.

"Where are you going?" He sat up yawning as he stretched his arms.

"To take a shower I feel kinda icky . . . sweaty. Go back to bed." She grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom. Turning on the water she couldn't help but smile. 'This is it for me. This is what I've wanted. To be happy' She was lost in thought when she felt a cold harsh gust of air. "Hiei!" She yelped out her eyes bolted open with fear her hands braced against a wall to keep from stumbling to her knees.

"Hn. It's me you jittery fool." His arm found it's place around her waist again. "Who were you expecting?" He hadn't anticipated scaring her, shock maybe but when he heard her scream his name he could tell she was afraid, it was a cry for help. 'Is there something going on I don't know about?' When she didn't say anything he bit her ear smirking when he felt her tense then relax against him.

"I just . . ." She shook her head, "never mind". She bit her lip before turning her face to kiss him, their lips slick from the falling water.

"Speak your mind fool" He pulled away.

"You'll think I'm stupid" She shook her head again. 'It was a stupid thought . . . right?'

"Hn. That never stopped you before" He rolled his eyes. Raven let out a sigh before speaking.

"I thought something bad was bound to happen. That I didn't deserve to be happy, not for one day. So I thought that something would have to mess it up, something horrible was coming at any moment. Some people aren't meant to be happy you know?" She looked at him with somewhat broken eyes. He moved some of the hair that was drooping over his face so he could look back at her; he scoffed.

"That is stupid" To this Raven gave an uneasy smile, she opened her mouth to speak, but Hiei wasn't done. "As long as I have an arm to draw my sword I won't let anything happen to you fool. You're mine I won't let anyone hurt what's mine." This was something Hiei would've usually told her telepathically but he found himself speaking his mind to her, not through it.

" I might not be able to promise to protect you. Don't get me wrong I'll try. But I can promise that even when you alienate yourself from everyone else, which will eventually happen, you'll still have me." She kissed him as the water continued to pour over them. They had been so focused on each other that they didn't hear the door open or Raven's friends call out her name. They noticed this all far too late.

"Raven?" Eli called as he pulled the shower curtain open.

"Oh my god." Were the words on everyone's lips, except for Hiei who was clenching his teeth so tight that he might have cracked a few, his face was as red as his eyes. All Hiei could force past his voice box was a short angry.

"Hn. I'm leaving" And with that he flittered out of sight. 'Fool be glad I love you or else there'd be a pool of blood in your bathroom'

"I'll keep the window open idiot" She called out as she wrapped herself in her towel. 'Thanks for not murdering them. I love you too'

A/N I actually stole the shower thing from another story of mine and changed it up but I like it. So I guess this is the end since I have nowhere to go from here, I wish I did cause I really do like this story. But thank you for reading and thanks Rachaeltje for all of the supportive comments.