Author's Note: This takes place after the show ends, but Hiei decided to wander around for a while before settling down. I kinda made Kurama a bit of a bad guy, but you have to understand that in this fic, Fox demons and Dragon demons have a deep distrust, sometimes even hatred, for each other. The Dragon Demons are my own creation. They have 3 forms: human (like Hiei normally is), half-demon (self-explanatory. They look like they are half dragon, half human), and dragon (again, self-explanatory, they turn into dragons). Also, unlike most demons, the body of a dragon demon doesn't disappear once the demon is dead. The body remains behind like a human's would, oftentimes being cremated. Dragon demons are fairly solitary, but will join dragon clans on occasion. Dragons also exist in Spirit World. They live in Old Forest, which used to be a forest on Earth, but the dragons moved it into Spirit World when humans almost wiped them out. Dragon Demons in human form stand at about Yusuke's height, in half-demon form they are slightly taller than Kuwabara, and in dragon form Kuwabara is the length of their leg (they are about a foot higher than him at the shoulder). Their tails have 4 spikes centered around a small center spike (the real end of the tail). The four outer spikes can be moved like the claw on a crane game at an arcade, and the center spike can inject poison or antidote for poison. This is rarely used, however, because both substances are created at a very slow rate.

Also: I added an event to Hiei's past: he studied for about a year or two with an old master that lived in Old Forest. The old master taught him quite a bit about sword fighting. While he was there he met Shoyra the dragon demon. No, they didn't do anything while Hiei was there, but he learned a lot about dragon demons and he was happy there. Let's just say that Shoyra was very close to Hiei's heart, although he'll kill you if you try to get him to admit it! :)

~*~Disclaimer: If I owned Yu Yu Hakusho, Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, Koenma, Botan, Kurama, Spirit World, or anything else related to YYH, I wouldn't be writing Fanfiction. I don't own YYH, although I wouldn't mind owning Hiei :) I make no money off of this, it's simply a way of keeping me from trying to jump into the tv to get to all the cute guys. (Namely Hiei, but Kurama's cool too.)

~ok, I think I covered everything. Enjoy!~

~*~*~ElvenDragonSorceress~*~*~

Chapter 1- Old Memories in Old Forest

For a while, peace had finally settled onto Spirit World and Earth. The team of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama had parted company. Hiei had taken to exploring Spirit World and catching up with old friends and doing some training. Kurama did the same, but headed in the opposite direction. Yusuke and Kuwabara returned to Earth, where Yusuke finally began going out with Keiko. Kuwabara went back to his old gang. Everyone was at peace.

Hiei's journey brought him back to an old forest. He hadn't been there in years, and wanted to see how his friends were doing. Normally Hiei would have shot through the forest to the catacomb caves that lay in the center, but old memories forced him to walk so he could dwell on them for a time. Hiei noticed the curious eyes watching him from the canopy above him. He knew that they were young dragons, most of them under their first or second years, and the newest members of the Clan. Hiei smiled as he heard them hurry ahead, as it brought back pleasant memories of summers long past.

***flashback***

"Hiei, you're so slow! Hurry up! I could only be in half-demon form and I'd still manage to beat you!" Shoyra laughed as she flew overhead. Hiei ran faster to keep up. Shoyra was a dragon demon, and was currently in her dragon form. "I'm merely jogging. I don't know what you're talking about, slow dragon!" He'd laughed back. He'd only meant to stay in the forest long enough to learn a few new sword fighting techniques from an old master that lived there. Hiei had met Shoyra there, and fallen in love, although he'd never admit it. Shoyra's playful charms had been too much for even his cold, demon heart. They would race through the forest almost daily, trading wins back and forth. In all of his troubled life, here he had been happy.

***End of flashback***

Hiei approached the catacomb caves warily. He knew Shoyra wouldn't move from the caves, but he knew that the Clan's newest leader, Jhald, had no love of demons and only tolerated Shoyra because she helped protect the clan. Hiei had to make sure that he was ready in case Jhald decided to attack him. The caves were quiet, indicating that most of the clan was off on a hunt. Hiei had learned quickly on his last visit that you didn't enter without calling out a greeting to the Clan. The last time he'd just walked in he'd been flamed at by three of the nesting mothers. Being a fire apparition, the flames didn't hurt him, but it was enough of a warning that he never again forgot to call out a greeting. "Hiei calls his greetings to the Clan of the catacomb caves." Hiei called out as loud as he could. The few dragons that remained inside rumbled low growls of return greetings. Many people mistakenly took the greeting growls as angry or warning growls, but Hiei knew the difference. Before he could take a step further to the caves, he saw a thin figure come up into the cave's entrance. She was tall, a few inches taller than Kurama, with long black hair that was tied back. She wore a bandana like Hiei, but she did not have a Jagan like Hiei. With her bandana she hid her Dijan, a jewel that acted like a Jagan but much more powerful. In her human form it was nothing more than a star-like mark. In her first, or half-demon, form the Dijan glowed. In her second, or dragon, form the Dijan became a bright jewel. "Shoyra." Hiei said. "Hello, Hiei. It has been far too long." Shoyra smiled before running to him. She hugged him, and being so much taller than him, she always ended up picking him up off the ground. Hiei never really minded it, provided it was Shoyra who picked him up. "It has been far too long." Hiei replied.