TheHeartsPath: I'm so sorry it took me so long to write chapter 6! Writer's block on top of the fact that my dad is getting ready to deploy makes writing a bit difficult. Again my apologies. Here's chapter 6 for your reading pleasure! Hope you like the chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its' characters. They are owned by Yoshihiro Togashi. I own only Ayla, her family, and any other characters that do not show up in the series.

"Talking" Thoughts ~Telepathy or mind-reading~

Chapter 6: Stalker?

Kurama's POV

After Ayla left to go to her next class I turned to Yusuke and Kuwabara. "So what is it that you need to talk to me about?" I asked.

"The toddler wants to see all of us for something. Not sure what though." Yusuke answered.

I frowned slightly, "You know Yusuke, you really should stop calling Koenma that."

"Ah, whatever Kurama." Yusuke replied with his own frown.

I sighed and shook my head. I should know by now that trying to get Yusuke to stop calling Koenma a toddler is hopeless.

"Hey guys?" Kuwabara asked.

"What is it Kuwabara?" I asked looking at him.

"Did either of you notice Ayla's energy? It was totally different from anything I've felt before." Kuwabara said.

"Yeah I noticed it too. It felt kinda like mine or Kurama's energy but different at the same time." Yusuke answered.

"Yes her energy is different. I have been wanting to talk to Koenma about it since last night." I stated.

"Last night?" Yusuke asked looking confused.

I nodded, "Yes. She and her family came over to my house last night and had dinner. While everyone else was busy doing something she and I talked. She had noticed that my energy was different from normal humans and wanted to talk to me about it." Well that and about my attraction to her sister. But they don't need to know that part.

"What did you tell her when she asked you about it?" Kuwabara asked.

"I didn't have to say anything. We actually ended up talking about her abilities for a few moments though. She's a telepath and an empath. Which is a very rare combination. I believe she may also have the powers of a psychic considering who she said her grandmother is." I said.

"So who's her grandmother Kurama?" Yusuke asked.

"According to Ayla her grandmother is Genkai." I stated calmly.

"WHAT?" both Yusuke and Kuwabara shouted. Both with looks of disbelief on their faces.

"When she told me I was shocked as well." I said.

"I didn't know that Genkai had a granddaughter." Kuwabara said still slightly in shock.

"None of us knew Kuwabara." Yusuke said glancing at Kuwabara. Looking back at me Yusuke asked, "Anything else happen last night that you'd like to tell us?"

"Well after Ayla and I spoke about her abilities and she told me Genkai was her grandmother, she did something that surprised me greatly." I stated.

"Enough with the mystery Kurama. Just tell us what happened already." Yusuke said, annoyance clear in his voice.

"She sensed Hiei in the tree outside my room, when I hadn't even sensed him yet." I said bluntly.

"Are you serious? The three of us have trouble sensing the shrimp and she sensed him before you did Kurama?" Kuwabara asked rather loudly, his eyes wide with shock.

"Wait a minute. What happened after she sensed him?" Yusuke asked.

"Hiei came inside and they met. It was quite interesting to say the least." I replied, smiling as I thought back to how the two had interacted with each other.

~You better not tell them everything that happened when the onna and I met Kurama. Or I will kill you.~

~Don't worry Hiei. I won't go into detail.~

"Hiei didn't try to kill her did he?" Kuwabara asked worriedly.

Shaking my head I answered, "No, nothing of the sort. He actually talked to her quite a bit. The same holds true for Ayla."

"You sure we're talking about the same Hiei here? Cause the Hiei I know rarely talks to anyone, unless it's to threaten or insult someone." Yusuke said with an eyebrow raised.

Smiling again I said, "The two of you will just have to see for yourselves some time."

"Right...by the way, where is the shrimp anyway? Koenma wanted all four of us to come for whatever it is he wants this time." Kuwabara said.

"I'm not sure. We'll have to fill him in on what Koenma wants later I suppose." I replied. Actually I do know where he is. Seeing as he has been in this tree we are near this entire time.

I had sensed him when I first arrived to give Kokoda his lunch. He'd been so distracted watching Ayla that he hadn't been masking his energy completely. It would seem that he's even more interested in Ayla than I thought.

"Let's go and see what the damn toddler wants us to do this time." Yusuke grumbled.

We left the school grounds, went to a nearby alley and had Koenma open a portal for us to his office in the Reikai.

Hiei's POV

I had told Kurama this morning what I had learned from Ayla about her empathic powers last night. He had found it interesting that empaths needed to be in contact with emotions at all times. Though he was just as shocked as I had been to find out that if an empath doesn't stay in contact with emotions they will die.

After telling him that information I left through the window. I had decided that I'd follow Ayla to whatever school it was that she was attending. I sat in the tree at Kurama's waiting for her to leave.

When she came outside I blinked a few times to make sure I wasn't imagining what she was wearing. The uniform she was wearing was exactly like the one Kurama had worn in the past. I remembered the fox telling me that the students that went to his school had to wear particular uniforms. Boys wearing the one like he wore, while girls wore a different one. Like the one that her sister was wearing. Obviously Ayla didn't care for the girls' uniform if she was wearing the boys' one.

Shaking my head I decided that nothing else she did would surprise me. At least now I know she goes to the same school where the fox used to go.

After she and her siblings had gotten to the school I found a tree to sit in. I used the Jagan to see what was going on inside and found Ayla in some office with a man who she referred to as 'principal.' I was impressed with the way she told him she wasn't breaking the rules with what she was wearing. The way the man talked to her like she was going to only cause trouble made me want to run him through with my sword. From the way Ayla acted she expected the man to react as he did. She left the office and I could tell that even though she'd been expecting that reaction it still annoyed her.

I followed her energy until she stopped and went to find a tree closer to where she was. Luckily the tree had a branch that was level with the window of the room she entered and the leaves were thick enough that no one could see me.

The way she was smiling at the other people in the room told me she was nervous. But when she looked at the teacher her nervousness changed to amusement. She turned back to the class and told them about herself, though what she told them were things that were probably normally told by other students.

From our talk last night I already knew she loved history. I was amused with how she spoke about her uniform and how they shouldn't expect to see her in the one for girls. One could tell from watching her that she was looking the students over, to see what their reactions were to what she said. She found the males reactions normal as far as I could tell. But the other females reactions worried her, judging by the way she slightly tensed up at seeing the looks in their eyes.

Turning back to the teacher, she asked him in a polite manner where she should sit. He seemed startled that she was being polite by the way he blinked at her. Even from where I was sitting I could see the sparkle of amusement in her eyes, showing that she was trying to not laugh. As she headed toward her seat I could tell she was exasperated with the teacher already.

I decided to see if I could hear any thoughts of hers' that were on the surface. Seeing as how I couldn't hear her deeper thoughts due to her shields. ~Well, it's now official. The war known as school has commenced.~ She was smirking as she thought that and I couldn't help but smirk as well. Looks like I was right. She doesn't bother to shield her surface thoughts. I wonder why she doesn't shield them as well. Shrugging I decided to ask her about that at a later time.

The first of her classes seemed to go fine, but by the time the second one was done she appeared to be depressed. I listened to her surface thoughts again, ~I swear math hates me. That's all there is to it.~ Hearing that I knew she didn't just appear depressed by math, she was depressed. I frowned, I didn't like the fact that something had made her that upset. Why does her being upset bother me so much?

That class ended and she smiled when the next one began. Seeing her smile made me smile as well. Good, she's not thinking about the math anymore. She looks even more beautiful when she smiles. My eyes widened in shock. Where the hell did that come from? I shouldn't be thinking such things about a human female!

I growled, wondering what the hell was wrong with me. I'd never thought things like this before. At least, not until I met Ayla. Dammit, what is it about her that is making me think these things? Hell I was talking more than I normally do last night too. This is getting ridiculous.

I'd gotten lost enough in my thoughts that I hadn't realized that Ayla was no longer in the room that I'd been watching her in. Now where the hell did that onna go? I located her energy on the move in the building. From the direction she was going I discerned that she was heading to the entrance of the school. Why is she heading outside? As she came out I noticed that her siblings along with Kurama's human brother were with her.

They walked to the tree that I was in, sat down and started eating. Obviously they were unaware of my presence. They were talking about how their day was going. After Kurama's brother mentioned that he forgot his lunch the onna started sharing her lunch with him.

I almost started growling, but stopped myself from doing so. For some reason her sharing food with another male bothered me greatly. What the hell is wrong with me? She is just sharing her food with that human male, nothing more and I'm getting annoyed.

I noticed her smirk about something and wondered what she found amusing. She held her hand out toward her sister after her brother said he got detention, whatever the hell that was. Her sister handed over one thousand yen, so I figured they had made a bet about something and Ayla had won it. I smirked when she said something about 'don't bet against a certainty' to her sister. Her brother wasn't too pleased about them betting on him, but the girls and Kurama's brother certainly found his reaction amusing.

Unfortunately I hadn't sensed Kurama approach so when he spoke it took me by surprise. I can't believe I didn't sense him. This onna distracted me so much I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings. Hn, that's unacceptable. I got annoyed and glared at Ayla for distracting me, not that she saw me glaring at her.

Kurama started talking to the onna's sister and sat down next to her. Her sister blushed and I sensed Ayla start a telepathic conversation with someone. Focusing I realized she was communicating with her brother. I decided to see if I could eavesdrop and hear what they were talking about.

~Don't comment on it right now Sinclair. Wait until we're at home and you can talk to her alone.~ I figured she was telling her brother not to comment on their sister blushing for some odd reason.

Watching them I saw her brother glance at her. ~You already knew didn't you?~ Hearing him think that question told me he was used to this way of communication with Ayla. There was no trace of panic or nervousness in his thought.

~Duh, of course I knew. I'm an empath remember?~ The corner of my mouth twitched in amusement at her slightly sarcastic response.

Shaking his head her brother asked, ~Does he feel the same way about her?~ I saw her glance at her sister and Kurama, giving her brother a nod that was barely noticeable.

Both were embarrassed after the onna's brother said what he did about being rude and ignoring people. Kurama apologized, then greeted him and Ayla, asking them about their day. After her brother replied Ayla joked about what he meant. Becoming irritated her brother said something about his sisters betting on him and their sense of humor and headed back inside the building. The fox's brother yelled and ran after him also going inside.

Kurama asked the girls about the bet and they talked about it for a few minutes. When the onna had sarcastically replied to her sister saying that she had cheated, the corner of my mouth twitched with amusement. Listing facts about their brother's past history with getting detention on first days was a smart way of showing her sister how stupid it was saying that she had cheated. Her sister admitted that Ayla hadn't cheated, but she still didn't like the fact that she had bet that he would get detention. The onna had let her sister know that she did have faith in their brother to not get detention, but that she wasn't going to go against a certainty when it came to a bet on him with first days.

After her sister growled Kurama couldn't keep his amusement hidden any longer and chuckled. I had also found their conversation amusing but kept myself from doing more than smirk. I didn't want anyone to know that I was there.

~Hello Hiei.~

My eyes widened, I knew who that was. Damn, Kurama knows I'm here. A moment later her sister headed back inside, leaving Ayla and Kurama alone. I ended up having a quick telepathic conversation with the fox.

~What exactly are you doing here Hiei? I would have thought that you would be someplace where there weren't quite so many humans.~ Kurama asked.

~It's none of your business where I go or why I go there Kurama.~ I replied.

~Of course not. I was merely wondering why you were following Ayla around.~

I glared at the fox, though I doubt he actually saw it. ~Who said I was following the onna?~

~I did, because that is exactly what you are doing.~

~Hn.~

~Hiei, you do realize that by following her like this you are being a stalker?~

I rolled my eyes. ~I am not stalking her. I'm observing a possible threat.~

~So you do admit to following her then.~

Damn, he got me there. I stayed silent.

~You are stalking her Hiei.~

~How many times do I have to tell you that I am not stalking the onna!~

~Whatever you say...stalker.~

I mentally growled at Kurama and closed my mind off from him. Damn that fox and his ability to turn your own words against you.

I sensed Yusuke and the fool right before the detective yelled the fox's human name. As they came closer I noticed that Ayla was looking at them with a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She seemed to be taking in what they looked like so she would recognize them later on if she needed to.

Her eyes widened a fraction when she noticed that their energy was different. I found her thoughts about the number of people she's met with different energy a bit strange. Are there not that many psychics or others with abilities in America?

When Yusuke had referred to her as a man, she growled and said that she was a girl, calling him a dumbass as well. His reaction was rather amusing. Surprisingly, the fool was the one asking the smart questions instead of the detective for once. Ayla was amused, as was I, when she annoyed Yusuke with her sarcastic reply about why she speaks Japanese so well. She seemed a little confused when both Yusuke and Kurama called the oaf by his last name.

I stiffened when the oaf mentioned Yukina. I was ready to take either Kurama's or Yusuke's head off with my sword if one of them slipped about her being my sister. The look on Ayla's face plainly said she was wondering who Yukina was. When Kurama told her that she was a friend, I placed my hand on the hilt of my katana, but I removed it after he changed the subject to something else.

The two idiots found her dislike of school amusing. Though she clarified that it wasn't school itself that she hated, but the assumptions that people make, as well as the uniform for girls and math. When that fool Kuwabara asked Kurama if he could take on another person to tutor in math, a hopeful look appeared on Ayla's face.

I contacted Kurama telepathically, ~You better help her with math fox.~

~And why is that Hiei?~

~It's simple Kurama, if you don't help her I'll make you regret it.~

~Worried about her grades are you?~ There was a hint of amused teasing in the fox's mental voice.

~Hn, don't be ridiculous. The fact that she has trouble understanding math bothers her. She doesn't need to be getting depressed over something like that.~

~It bothers her that much?~ The amused teasing was gone as if it had never existed now.

~Immensely. Now are you going to help her or not?~

~Of course.~

After the fox said that he'd help her out, she was so happy that she had one of the biggest grins appear on her face. Grinning like that lit up her face. She really does look beautiful like that. I blinked and mentally slapped myself for thinking like that again.

When Kurama told her to come at the same time that the fool does she mentioned that she'd have to let her siblings know that she couldn't help them out at that time. This of course raised questions from the detective and the fox, to which she explained about their deal and her being what she called a 'history nerd.' She had obviously gotten distracted thinking about finding a place where she could take more history classes when the bell rang. Saying she was going to be late, she said her goodbyes and ran into the building.

Deciding to stay where I was for the time being, I waited to find out what Yusuke and the oaf wanted to talk to Kurama about. I scowled when I heard that the infant wanted to see the four of us for something yet again. Considering the fool's strong sixth sense I wasn't surprised that he had felt the difference in Ayla's energy. Not that I'd ever admit that out loud to anyone. I had known that Yusuke would sense it as well, since he is one of the strongest demons in the three worlds.

Kurama told them how he and Ayla had talked about his energy being different, leaving out the part of his interest in her sister and her threatening him. If he mentioned that those two idiots would do nothing but ask him a million questions about it.

He also told them what her abilities were and that she might have the powers of a psychic because of her grandmother. The detective and the fool were both just as shocked as the fox and I had been when we found out that her grandmother was Genkai.

After Yusuke asked about anything else happening last night, I hoped that Kurama wouldn't mention about mine and the onna's meeting. Needless to say he told them. The fool couldn't seem to get over the fact that Ayla had sensed me before Kurama had. Yusuke was curious about what had happened next. From the way Kurama was smiling he had obviously found the memory of our meeting amusing.

~You better not tell them everything that happened when the onna and I met Kurama. Or I will kill you.~

~Don't worry Hiei. I won't go into detail.~

I rolled my eyes at the fool's question about me trying to kill her. The detective obviously didn't believe the fox about how much I talked to Ayla. Hell I still couldn't believe how much I had spoken to her. When Kurama said that they would have to see for themselves sometime, I prayed that time would never come.

I wanted to punch the oaf when he asked where I was, calling me 'shrimp' but restrained myself. Thankfully Kurama didn't tell them that I was there. Yusuke grumbled something about the 'damn toddler' and they left. I used my Jagan to watch them go to an alley and walk through a portal to the Reikai. After they were gone I located Ayla's energy and went to see what she was doing now.

Finding her in another room, I sat in a tree, and I saw her smiling. Apparently she found what they were doing enjoyable. That class ended and I followed her to a giant room that I vaguely remembered Kurama calling a 'gym.' She had changed into a t-shirt and shorts before coming into the gym.

Seeing her in those clothes I couldn't help but notice that she had a very nice figure. Curves in the right places and long legs. With a body like that why does she wear clothes that hide it? I blushed realizing what I was thinking about Ayla. Stop thinking those kind of thoughts! She's only a human female!

While everyone was warming up I realized that she was a bit more muscular than the other girls, not too much, just enough to show that she worked out. The other females probably only exercise when they are here or when they go shopping. I shook my head at that. Humans can be so lazy that it amazes me how they even manage to survive.

After the warm-ups the teacher announced that they'd be playing dodge ball, whatever the hell that was. Ayla had smiled when she heard what they would be doing. She must enjoy this dodge ball. I noticed her smile falter as she glanced at the other girls. Looking at the other girls to see why her smile had faltered, I saw the look in their eyes directed at Ayla. They obviously had it in for her.

I decided to again see what Ayla was thinking. ~Why are they looking at me like that?~ I could tell she was worried as she thought that, but then her eyes widened in realization. ~Oh hell. I'm the new kid so that means that I'm automatically a target. How the hell did I manage to forget that? And the fact that I haven't been wearing the 'right' uniform has made the bullseye on my back that much bigger.~ She shook her head and smirked. ~Well they're gonna find out that actually hitting me with the ball is easier said than done.~ I raised an eyebrow at that last thought wondering what exactly she meant by it.

My question was answered a few minutes later when they separated into teams and started playing. She was dodging all the balls that were thrown at her, while her team got rid of the people on the other side. This kept going until she was the only one left that hadn't been hit on either team. I could tell that the girls were frustrated from not being able to hit her at all.

As soon as the teacher left the gym, every single one of those girls picked up a ball and started trying to hit her. Even the ones with which she was teamed with were trying to hit her. What they were doing seriously pissed me off. I wanted to go in there and slice all of those bitches into pieces, although I would have ended up in Reikai prison if I did that.

Ayla was still dodging every one of the balls being thrown at her when I noticed something about the way she was moving. She was moving as if she was dancing and fighting at the same time. It was...mesmerizing. She's moving faster and more gracefully than a normal human and I don't think she realizes that. I watched this go on for about ten minutes and then the teacher came back in and blew a whistle.

The girls all stopped when they heard the whistle. Ayla stopped moving as well, although she didn't relax her guard. Obviously not trusting the fact that the teacher was there to keep the girls from trying to hit her again. The girls were lined up by the teacher, who told Ayla to go ahead and leave. I tried to listen to her surface thoughts, but she was so confused that they weren't making any sense.

Again I followed her energy to another room and sat in a nearby tree. She entered the room a few moments later and instantly looked like she was going to be sick. From her thoughts I discovered that her senses of both smell and sight were heightened. I also agreed with her thought of telling Genkai about what was going on with her senses. Could it be that she has another ability that is awakening? And if that is what's going on, what could this new ability be?

She sat down and waited for the class to start. I could tell that she was having some trouble dealing with the art supplies' scents being intensified. The scents were obviously making her nauseous, judging by the way she was taking small breaths with her mouth instead of breathing through her nose. She was also squinting her eyes so that the colors wouldn't make her eyes hurt.

By the time the class ended she was holding her head with her eyes shut tight. ~I feel like I just got hit in the head with a sledgehammer. Bet this headache is because my senses decided to go into freak out mode.~ I raised an eyebrow at the sledgehammer part of her thought, but she was right as to what had caused her headache.

Kurama had told me that when his powers had reawakened enough for him to use them for the first time since he had become human he had headaches. It was because for years his senses were that of a mere human's then his demon senses came back and his human body had to adjust to his new heightened senses. It will take her some time to become used to her newly heightened senses. Which means she's gonna be having headaches for awhile.

I remembered that this was the time that Kurama was always leaving this place when he used to come here. So I went and waited in a tree that wasn't so close to the building. Ayla and her siblings came out of the school fifteen minutes later and were about to leave the school grounds when the fox's human brother came up to them. He asked about them walking home together, the onna's brother giving a verbal affirmation, while she and her sister merely nodded.

Ayla mentioned that she would be going over to his house at four-thirty, which started them all talking about their homework. The word 'homework' reminded me about how both the detective and the fool would complain about it and the fox seeming to enjoy it.

Ayla blushed slightly when her sister stated that Ayla was good enough at history to teach it. I frowned when she said what she did about 'not being that good.' Does she really think that or is she just being modest? By the time their conversation ended it was decided that all of them would be going over to Kurama's house to help each other out with homework.

I followed them back to their homes and went to sit in the tree outside of Ayla's room. On the way I had decided that I was going to talk to her again and find out if she had any other abilities this time. That is if I could actually remember to ask about that. I'd realized that I seemed to have a bit of trouble remembering to ask her about that when I spoke to her last night. I will make sure that doesn't happen again. This time I will get answers.