Hiei stared wistfully out at the world. This might bethe last time he would see it, and he wanted to make sure it would always be there.

"Goodbye, Aiko. But we can never be." He strode into the dark tunnel, and the blackness began surrounding him.

"Hiei…" Aiko's hankerchief remained wet, and she felt her eyes starting to hurt from all the tears that had flowed out.

"I…don't understand." She clutched his katana to her chest, his last parting gift.

"I don't understand why it matters what you are, and what I am. I was scared at first, scared that you were something different than me, but it doesn't matter…I didn't mean to shove you away like that. All I want is for you to come back…" She sat on her carpet, leaning herself on the wall, sobs still escaping her lips and dirt from her hands smudging her face.

"Why is fate so cruel to us?"

"Yusuke!" Keiko's voice rang out, filled with sadness and pain that she had experienced when he was away.

"Yusuke…is it really you?" She looked up into his brown eyes, and she knew it was him.

"I'm so glad you're back…"

"Yukina, I brought you a yellow yapper!" Kuwabara thrust it out, and Yukina watched as it wiggled its ears in delight.

"Thank you so much. How was your time in Makai?"

"Kurama…"

"Shhh" Kurama's fingers gingerly put Rain's crystal necklace back where it belonged, and the coldness sent a chill down her spine.

"I can't believe I would forget you. The memories took so long to awaken." Kurama ran his hands through Rain's silver hair, letting it flow like rainwater.

"I almost gave up, almost." For the second time in his life, Kurama saw tears escape Rain's eyes, and he embraced her, trying to suck all the pain away.

"Almost, such a strange word. Aiko has almost broken Hiei's heart, Yusuke has almost shattered Keiko's, Kuwabara has almost gotten Yukina, and I…almost lost you. I know storing the memories when I had to leave in the necklace was to take away the pain, but it seems that it has finally caught up to us."

"Switching places has taught us so much, taught us that all our lives have its complications, and nothing is ever easy."

….The End…

A/ N: Yah, very sudden and uncalled for. But this story is just…not what I want. There are too many characters, the plot is too complicated, and I just don't know where I'm going with it. I'm sorry to have to end it, but I will start a new story ASAP. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to email you all for reviewing and staying with me for all these chapters, and I'm truly sorry for cutting it off. Next time, I promise my story will be even better, so please stay with me. XD I'm kind of moody right now, which explains both the sucky and depressing ending. But...w/e.(smile) All of you light up my heart!