Yes, I know this is, so far, the shortest chapter. It's still quite a shocker, though. Hehehe... You'll have to read and find out! ^_^ Hope you enjoy Chapter 4!

Although I posted this in the first one, I feel as if I need to repeat myself, just to be safe.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of it's characters. I do not own Leiko, either. This character belongs to a good friend of mine, whom this story is about.

Enjoy!

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--A few days later

After her sobbing spell, and once her back had finished healing, they tied her back up to the main mast, none of the pirates saying a word. Surprisingly, she did not object. The only thing, apart from her limp body, that kept the men at bay was her death glare. She neither ate nor drank what they offered her, causing them to give up after a while.

Her skin had already begun to tighten from the lack of nutrition and water. Her mouth and throat were bone-dry, and her insides growled hollowly, eating away at whatever she had left. Her eyes had heavily darkened circles underneath them. Mixed up with her death glare, they gave her an extremely scary complex. The only one that dared go near her was Kurama, who found all of this amusing.

"Princess Leiko, are you trying to get back at me by trying to starve yourself?" He gave a mocking laugh, causing Leiko's eyes to narrow ever so slightly. "You will eat, and you will suffer."

"Why should I suffer…?" She said quietly, her voice straining due to the severe dehydration issue she was currently facing. She looked up into his emerald green eyes. "Why should I suffer…when you're the one who's done nothing but torment me right from the beginning...? What is it that I have done that is so bad that has caused you to hate me? I've done nothing wrong…" Her voice cracked loudly, causing her to fall deathly silent, having forced her throat too much for one day.

Kurama's eyes narrowed sharply, his expression dark. Leiko looked up at him with hollow eyes, no longer feeling much of anything. Taking two strides forward, Kurama closed the space between him and the emotionless Leiko. Grabbing her throat, he straightened it slightly, glaring coldly into her chocolate brown eyes.

"You want to know what you did? Do you really want to know?" No response except for her vacant glare. "Your father stole my father's land, that's what you did! My father was the kindest of all kings, and those who were greedy ended up stabbing him in the back!" He tightened his hold around her neck. "Your father kicked my father off of his throne! Exiled him from ever returning to his own land! He was forced to take me and my mother to a small island away from everyone, living in complete shame!"

Some life seemed to come back into Leiko's eyes at this. Blinking, she stared at him. "Then that would make you…"

"Yes, that would make me a prince." He snarled, letting go of her throat and stalking away. Walking up the stairs, he slammed the door shut to his quarters, sending a small quake through the whole ship.

An uneasy silence settled over the ship. It was so intense that it seemed even the waves were silenced momentarily. After a few moments, the crew of pirate men went back to work in either fixing, or adjusting the ship; along with eating and singing merrily.

Leiko hung her head again, not seeing the point in holding it up any more. She sighed. "You fat bastard… Were you really that greedy that you kicked somebody off of his own land to get what you wanted?" She looked up at the endless blue sky. "No wonder I always hated you… You always put on such a fake act…" Anger swelled up from somewhere in her body suddenly. It fueled her whole body, causing her to want to scream. "YOU FAT BASTARD! I HOPE YOU GET TOO FAT AND DIE!" She suddenly yelled, startling the men and causing Kurama to look out of one of his windows at her. She gave him a slight glare before looking out further at sea, her mind lost in la-la land.

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And that's the end of Chapter 4. Yes, yes, I know it's too short! That's why you get to read chapter 5 next! Anyway, hope you enjoyed that little...filling, update. Please R&R!