Authoress' note- Yes I know it has been forever and a day since I have updated and I am SOOOO sorry… damn school and work and… boys ' anyways ON WITH THE FIC!

-Chapter 8-

"What other choice do I have? I can't just let my sister run wild now can I? and she goes back and they find out she murdered those boys… she'll be killed" Kuroune sighed at the fox's explanation and nodded.

Rosa stopped and dance once she found herself becoming dizzy, she sat down at a chair and brushed her hair from her face.

'I assure you Hiei, next time we meet… I will beat you… you'll see I'll be the best thieve ever!' and with that thought in mind, Rosa sighed as she slammed her head into the table… and she was out

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A figure zoomed through the trees as the sound of distant guards echoed through the night, Youko ran gracefully through the forest.

Something slammed into the ground before him, but once a stifled yawn emitted the air he knew who it was.

"Rosa must you be such a pain?" he asked rather annoyed at the fact that his sister now blocked him way home.

"Well excuse me! I'm sorry if these raids are a bore… those guards need to enroll in track or something… their slower than dirt," Rosa stated as she got a groan of annoyance from her brother.

"Whatever, come on let's go and don't be so careless next time," Youko stated as he lead the way to camp, Rosa raised a brow.

"Me careless! I most certainly was not! I can't help it if I hum ok! Its not like they were even a mere threat besides if it weren't for your bickering I could have just slain them all and made it that much simpler," Rosa stated getting a glare from her brother.

"Well excuse me if I didn't see shedding blood as being a necessity."Youko growled.

"Well you would if you had them gawking at YOUR ass!" Rosa stated, making her brother stop in his tracks.

"THEY WHAT!"

"Oh just forget it," The fire kit groaned as she passed her brother into their territory.

'and to think you've become such a cold hearted terror," Youko thought as he watched his sister disappear inside of the lair.

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Kuroune glared over at the kitsune which now polished her sword in his presence, ever since she had come around things have only become more hectic and chaotic.

Sure it made sense that Youko had to help his sister… but instead of persuading her to go back to the clan, he allowed her to become one of his partners ONE OF HIS PARTNERS DAMNIT!

This… this CHILD was working with Youko-Kurama

Granted yes she was good… ok she had become very good in the last year or so and Yes she was a fast learner and quite a talented thief BUT STILL she was a GIRL and not only a girl but a GIRL KITSUNE!

Kuroune huffed at the these ideas and found the young kitsune glancing up at him, a cold smirk now replacing her previous apathetic expression.

It was like she could read his mind or something…

Youko entered the room and glanced between the two, even in silence they still found a way to torment each other.

"Rosa what is this?" Youko asked as he waved what seemed to be a love letter in his hands, Rosa smirked.

"I don't know you tell me," she stated mildly amused from her brother's over protectiveness

"It's a lover letter damnit… and it's from the Tye kid… I don't like him" Youko stated as he found suddenly that the letter had been snatched from his hand.

"Well I don't care if you do or not- he likes me so there get over it," Rosa stated getting a glare from her older brother.

"He doesn't even know about… well about your heritage how do we know we can trust this guy?" Youko asked rather annoyed by his sister's act.

"Well he doesn't have to know, and trust me… we I mean I can trust him… geeze Youko he's not that bad of a guy," Youko groaned in protest but only got a glare from his sister in return.

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Rosa walked brisk fully through the woods, she was going to go see Tye… she felt a grin find itself upon her features, but then noticed a figure near the stream.

'We're not supposed to meet there…' Rosa thought as she made her way to the bank – but suddenly stopped in her tracks when she realized who it was.

Hiei turned slowly when he heard the footsteps of the intruder coming closer, as he turned he felt himself blink in shock at the figure before him.

"Its you" he stated dumbly as he turned back around and grabbed his shirt tugging it on.

Rosa growled in annoyance.

"You know I do have a name butt head" she stated getting a glare from the fire demon.

"Well when I begin to care I'll let you know," Hiei stated and with that he grabbed a hold of his katana.

Rosa raised a brow.

"So eager to fight?" she asked in amusement, but before she knew what was happening she was thrown behind the fire demon.

"No stupid there is something else out there… not that I don't want to fight you," Hiei said, now only hearing the light chuckling of the demon behind him.

"What are you protecting me or something- you know I can very well take care of myself," Rosa smiled as she finished her analysis and steppe from behind the fire demon.

Hiei rolled his eyes but still kept his guard – Rosa sighed at this.

"It's probably just Tye –chill out" Hiei raised a brow and began to loosen his composure.

"And who the hell is Tye?" Hiei asked making Rosa snort

"My boyfriend,"

"Oh" Hiei blinked as he sheathed his sword, he turned to the kitsune.

"You mean someone is actually willing to be around you… on their own free will," Rosa crossed her arms and glared at the slightly taller demon and turned her back.

"I don't see anyone hanging off of your arm Mr. Big-Shot" Rosa pointed out, only getting a shrug from the fire demon.

"That's because it's a waste," Rosa sighed at his answer and turned to look at him again, he had obviously just come from a raid, his shirt was blood stained and he had several cuts and bruises on his arms and face.

"I see you're stilling raiding by yourself," Rosa stated Hiei just stared at her.

"Hn, a lot more than you can say," Rosa let out a pompous "hah" as she pulled out a rather full bag of gold.

"I told you I would be the best," Hiei stared at the sack and then looked back up at the demon… she had grown taller and slimmer looking a lot more like her brother than before. Her hair was let down and was now down to her lower back with her blood red ears tangled somewhere in its depths – her attire had changed as well now wearing a pair of black pants and dark green tang top Rosa no longer wore the traditional robes of the kitsunes.

"What?" Rosa asked a bit peeved by his analysis of her appearance – Hiei looked away.

"Nothing" he stated plainly as a small blush crept upon his features, Rosa raised a brow as she looked at the fire demon before her, he hadn't changed much except for the added touch of a bandana to his forehead… he had gotten a bit taller but that was the only difference in his appearance.

Sighing tiredly- Rosa pointed to his katana.

"You still know how to use that thing," she asked lazily, getting a growl from the fire demon.

"What do you take me was a fool?" he asked stupidly, Rosa chuckled lightly and shook her head.

"No… just wondering since its obvious you haven't been wining an battles lately," Hiei suddenly found himself lunging at the vixen before him and before he knew what was happening he was in an all out brawl with the kitsune.

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Hiei leaned against the tree in exhaustion Rosa now sat down upon the cold earth breathing heavily.

"That was… pretty good fire jerk" Rosa stated as she now laid flat upon the ground.

"Hn sure" Hiei said plainly as Rosa now sat back up.

"Oh come on don't be such a sore demon, just because I was a fair fight doesn't mean you suck!" Rosa stated as she threw her hands up in the air In order to get the demon's attention, Hiei shrugged his shoulders.

"Whatever," Rosa groaned in annoyance as she stood up.

"Well… I better go – Tye is waiting" Hiei watched as the girl pulled at her now raggedy outfit.

"You're going like that?" he asked rather amused at the girl's now confused look.

"Yes, and why the hell now?" she asked frazzled by the question, Hiei shrugged.

"No reason," and with that Rosa growled and walked past the demon, only to feel a hand quickly grab her arm.

"What is that?" Hiei asked rubbing his thumb on a tattoo of some sort which was visible on Rosa's lower back, she shivered at this and pulled away from his touch.

"its nothing… just a mark is all," Rosa turned away from his gaze.

"Just a mark huh?"

"Yes just a mark!" and with that Rosa turned around and scurried into the forest.

"Later fire breathe," is the last thing that Hiei heard as silence took over the forest once the young kitsune left Hiei once again.

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Asaake- YAHHH I updated!

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