<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter “Why am I here, Kurama?” Hiei glared at the redhead as Kurama hung lights along the wall in his mother’s home. His sending had been urgent, if vague, but his behavior was in contrast with the sense of impending danger. His friend smiled. “Can you hand me that hammer, Hiei?” Hiei’s … Continue reading Chapter 17 – Party
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Chapter 16 – Girls’ Night
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter The holidays meant parties and festivals and Ali had been invited to several. She turned most of her classmates down, but she couldn’t reject an invitation from Kurama to spend Christmas Eve with him and the other detectives at his home on the other side of town. Especially once the girls … Continue reading Chapter 16 – Girls’ Night
Chapter 15 – Routine
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter Ali caught Kurama’s leg as he joined the brawl with her and Yusuke and Kuwabara, noting, with mild disappointment, as Hiei left without another word. She sighed inwardly before returning her attention to the battle royale raging around her, putting him out of her mind as she focused on the rush … Continue reading Chapter 15 – Routine
Chapter 14 – Revelations
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter It didn’t surprise Hiei when Botan came to find him midmorning. Koenma had more work for them it seemed, and Hiei was certain Ali would be involved somehow. He was in a good mood so he reserved his snark and simply nodded when the ferry girl told him he was expected … Continue reading Chapter 14 – Revelations
Chapter 13 – Interlude: Hiei
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter A/N: I was compelled to write the beach scene from Hiei’s POV as well. I felt both POVs were important to the story, so rather than cut one or the other, I did a sort of mini-recap on the POV switch to start the next chapter before delving deeper into the … Continue reading Chapter 13 – Interlude: Hiei
Chapter 12 – Interlude: Ali
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter A/N: Another popular trope of anime is the infamous “Beach Episode.” So of course I wrote my own. If you’ve followed the blog for a while, this chapter may seem familiar. I shared an excerpt of this for a prompt a ways back, but hey now you have more context! So … Continue reading Chapter 12 – Interlude: Ali
Chapter 10 – Rescue
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter Ali took the opportunity to rest her eyes while she awaited rescue. She had no doubts they would be able to find her, and there wasn’t much she could do otherwise. Hiei’s voice in her head woke her some time later. We’re close, he told her. Looks to be an old … Continue reading Chapter 10 – Rescue
Chapter 9 – Whisper
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter A/N: Again, in the long, long ago when I read/wrote fic regularly, there was this trope of incorporating song lyrics into your chapters or stories. Most fics had at least one “Song Chappy” and mine is no exception. I was pretty heavily into Evanescence at the time I started writing this. … Continue reading Chapter 9 – Whisper
Chapter 8 – Flight
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter Ali woke up some time later back in her bed at Koenma’s estate. She bolted upright, startled to find herself there. The late afternoon sun cast long shadows along the walls, dust mites dancing in the beams. There was a faint scent of roses in the room, but she found no … Continue reading Chapter 8 – Flight
Chapter 7 – Encounters
<-First Chapter <-Previous Chapter Hiei had no trouble passing through the barrier around Koenma’s estate. He had thought it would be a simple ward to keep demons out, a miniature scale version of the spirit barrier separating the Ningenkai from the Makai. Glaring at the boundary, he supposed it could still be similar in its … Continue reading Chapter 7 – Encounters
Closet Full of Notebooks 