I was found by bandits after I was thrown off that cliff. They only kept me because our mother's necklace was valuable, at first. I also felt a void, but purged my feelings in spilling the blood of others instead. I'd wear her tear openly, hoping other people's greed would entice them to try and fight me. It worked nearly every time.

As I grew up, even the bandits that took me in thought I was getting too murderous. They abandoned me as well and I found myself alone. Eventually I lost my mother's necklace and the idea of going back to the ice world to kill them all grew on me. I got the jagan eye for that purpose first. I always knew I had a sister, and was curious as to what she was doing, and if she was alright.

When I returned I found the ice maidens all dead inside and didn't bother killing them. Rui told me your name after she took me to our mother's grave. After that I left with the intention of finding you so I could watch over you from a distance. I figured out you went to human world easily enough but I couldn't find you.

There I met Kurama. Even in his human form I knew exactly who he was. I only became allies with him because I knew he'd kill me easily in a fight, especially in my condition back then. After I stole the artifacts of darkness, Yusuke was tasked in defeating me. Even after all of that, I still couldn't find you.

Koenma cohearsed Kurama and me to work with Yusuke and that idiot Kuwabara. I nearly killed them all myself but for the first time in my life someone actually they trusted me with something important.

"Hiei!" Yusuke said, "You're a lot faster than any of us! We'll hold the ceiling up while you go and flip the switch."

"Are you crazy?" Kuwabara asked, "We can't trust that guy. Just look, he doesn't care at all about us!"

"Your ugly friend has a good point detective," I replied.

"Who's ugly!" he shouted, "Come here you mouse!"

I explained, "Are you sure you want to trust me? I already vowed my revenge on you. Maybe I'll handle that now."

Yusuke said, "Yeah but I don't think quick deaths are your style. I'll let out all of the spirit power I have left to buy us some time while you run to the switch. Just don't trip. I trust you. Now go!"

If I was to turn my back on them at that moment, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself. It was the first time in my life where someone else relied on me.

Not long after that mission, Koenma acted strange and made me deliver a tape to Yusuke for some reason. I knew something wasn't right so I watched the tape with him from a distance. It was you. I got to the compound as fast as I could and saw that talasman cards covered your cell. That's why I couldn't find you for so long. I was sure you didn't know who I was and I was fine with keeping it that way.

"See," Yukina said, "not so different. How did you find your necklace? You said you lost it."

"Mukuro had it," he replied, "don't tell me Kuwabara is your first friend."

She thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's complicated. I knew you were different because you're the first guy to ever look at me without saying I was beautiful or look at me like an object. Urameshi was a close second. Kazuma was already in love with me before we even met. I'm not sure how that's even possible."

Hiei said, "Koenma had pictures of you."

"Oh," she replied awkwardly, "that makes sense then. I'm sorry you had to go through all of that Hiei but don't you see now? We don't have to be alone anymore." She took off her necklace and said, "Here, you can have it."

"Keep it," he said, "it's yours after all. I already have mine." He pulled his necklace out from under his jacket. Yukina adjusted it for him on his collar (the picture on the cover) and smiled at him.

She said, "I can tell that there was another reason you got the jagan."

"What are you talking about now?" he asked.

She explained, "Since you were abandoned so many times, you had no identity. I can tell. You got the jagan to try and find yourself."

How can she act so innocent and naive when she knows so much? Hiei thought to himself. "What's your point?" he asked hastily.

Yukina answered, "That's another reason why I wanted to find you so bad. If you truly did survive I was sure you'd have identity issues being born a male fire demon from ice maidens. I know I would. Did I help?" She looked up at him.

Hiei looked into Yukina's sparkling eyes, knowing she spoke the truth, then looked away and said, "Nonsense, I had no such feelings." He opened the door and walked outside on the porch.

"That's it?" she asked, "You're going to leave?"

"I came here to get you to take off those cards," he replied.

"Wait," Yukina pleaded.

Hiei stopped in his tracks and asked, "What do you want now?"

"A new birthday," she replied, "remember? Winter and November are so terrible, why not have a new birthday for today? May 18th."

"Do whatever you want," he replied as he thought, Not a bad date, May 18th. He started walking away again.

Yukina stopped him, walking around, and hugged him tight. "I love you, Hiei," she whispered as she hugged him.

He froze in place and didn't move. Did she just-Hiei thought, unable to move. He couldn't complete the thought let alone take in what was happening in front of his very eyes. His sister's head rested on his right shoulder as her arms were folded around his back. "Yukina," he whispered.

She replied, "I want a brother, Hiei. Can't you see that?"

Hiei started breathing normally again and regained his senses. He slowly looked down and wrapped his arms around the bow of the back of her kimono. "No one's ever hugged me before," he confessed. He came close once, when his fight with Mukuro in the demon world tournament ended, but that was the only time he could think of.

"This is my first hug too," Yukina replied, "not a bad feeling, right?"

"Hn."

She released him and looked into his crimson eyes. "Are you going back to demon world?" she asked.

"Of course," he answered, "this isn't goodbye. I'm always watching over you, making sure you're safe."

"I understand," she replied jokingly, "and if I ever need to summon you I can just put a talasman card on!"

Hiei jumped down from the porch and started walking back to the forest, "Nonsense," he said, "whenever I get an invitation I'll stop by." He disappeared.

It's okay, Hiei, Yukina thought as she looked into the forest, you don't have to return the 'I love you' yet. It should come with time. We are brother and sister afterall.

The end