Chapter 2

Hiei opened his eyes slowly. 'Why is it so hot in here?' He thought as

he looked over to Yusuke; it appeared he was hot too. The other man had

kicked off his blanks and pulled his shirt up under his armpits sometime

during the night. He was snoring loudly as he slept on the sofa. Hiei

got out of the chair he had slept in as he heard Botan walking around

upstairs. 'I've got to get out of here. It's too damn hot.'

That should have been the moment Hiei realized something was wrong with

him. However, he didn't give it much thought as he left Botan's without

a word. He figured leaving without saying a word would be more then

thanks enough.

As Hiei made his way to the park he felt slightly dizzy. Once he got into the middle of the woods, he found a tree to nap in and did just that. He kept telling himself he was fine. But the thought as to why it was so hot even though it was snowing had made him uncomfortable.

(Botan's places)

Botan walked down the steps in a t-shirt and sorts. "My goodness it is

hot in here! What temperature is it?" She asked the air around her.

Looking at the thermometer it was set at 75 degrees, but it said the

room was 125 degrees. "HOLY COW NO WONDER IT'S SO HOT!" At her out

burst Yusuke fell off the sofa.

"Ow, for fuck sake!" He yelled as he moved about the floor. "Botan; why the hell is it so fucking hot in here?" He asked as he got off the

floor, but before she could answer, however, he gasped. "Holy shit"

Yusuke do you have to use su… Isn't that where Hiei was sleeping

last night?" Her voice was kind of shaky as she asked.

"Yeah" Yusuke half whispered. "I am guessing leaving scorch marks like

he was on fire isn't a normal thing for fire demons?" He hastily looked

over at Botan who was shaking her head 'no'.

"So I guess we better go fine him and um... See what's going on?" She nodded her head 'yes' as they both got warm cloths on and went out on to the street it wasn't hard to pin point where Hiei might have been. The raging fire in the park woods was a pretty good clue.

(Back in the park before the fire)

The snow on the tree was melting around Hiei. He moved just a little trying to cool off, but fell out of the tree. As he landed in the snow it began to melt around him. It was melting as if lava was coming up

from the earth. Hiei was so hot and it was making him tired. He moved

to lean against a tree trunk. 'Why is it so hot?' With that he passed

out again.

The tree he was leaning on burst into flames, and within moments the whole area was surrounded by a raging fire. Hiei, all the while, didn't feel a thing. He was lost in his own mind and couldn't find his way out.

(At the park gates)

Yusuke looked for away in while out being seen. As he did, he ran into Kurama and Kuwabara. They both look kind of happy. "Cool fire huh Urameshi?" Kuwabara asked as he beamed at the smaller man.

"It be cooler if Hiei didn't start it." Both Kurama and Kuwabara

burst out a load 'WHAT?' Nodding his head he looked at Botan. 'Is he

still in there?' There wasn't time for his friend might be hurt or

something.

"Yes, The Demon composes say he is still in there." She looked worried.

"Oh Yusuke we have to get in there!"

"What is going on? Did he do this on purpose or was it an accident?"

Kurama asked as he looked tower the fire.

"We don't really know. We know something is wrong, but we don't know

What, I can't do this! I am going in. Guys, cover me." With that Yusuke

Urameshi ran into the fire in such of his demon friend Hiei.