What's Love?
By Frozen_fire
Chapter 2
Light
"Please go ahead and kill me."
I was confused. "Huh?"
She nodded. "If that's what you want. I wouldn't mind."
"Why?" I was curious. If she gave me a good answer, I might do as she asks.
"I was born due to an unwanted pregnancy. My mother hated me because I reminded her of the bastard who abused her. When I was three, she abandoned me. A rich family took me in and made me their slave. Soon, they grew tired of me and sold me to a group of thieves who taught me how to fight and steal. I would always get a beating because I was always caught in the act and never got any money. After a few years, I left them. But I ended up like my mother, abused. I killed every creature that stood in my path. I was full of hate. But now, I regret it. I wish I was never born!"
I was surprised. I never thought another person had experienced such damned fate like he did. I felt sorry.
"Look for another person to grant you death. I'm not doing it."
"But why?! I can't stand it anymore! Kill me, please!"
"I-I can't."
"Why?!"
"We're too much alike."
"Huh? What do you mean?" she asked. I told her my story.
"Now you know why I can't kill you. It just feels like if I kill you, I wouldn't be helping either of us. It would be better if we would just live our lives normally, forget about our past. Then maybe we'll be able to live our lives to the fullest." Huh? Did I just say that? Hn. Strange. I never thought of doing it.
"You're right." she smiled. "Thank you for enlightening me, uh-?"
"Hiei. You?"
"Hikari."
"Nice name." She blushed. I raised an eyebrow. "Did I say something wrong?'
"N-No. It's just that it's the first time someone told me that. Arigato." she replied. Then she looked at my arm. "You have a wound. It's a little deep." A wound? I looked at my arm. She's right. I didn't notice it, though. She touched my arm. Her hand began to glow. I watched as my wound closed. Her hand felt warm against my skin.
"There. It's healed."
"Why did you do that?"
"It's my way of saying thanks."
"Hn. Forget it."
I was about to climb back when she tugged on my pants. "What?"
"You're a traveler, right?"
"Hn. Sort of. Why'd you ask?"
"Can I come with you?"
Come with me? What for? "If you think you'll die if you come with me, you're wrong."
"No, that's not my reason. I just want to come with you because I think it'll be better than traveling alone." she said. But then her expression changed. "D-Demo, I'm not forcing you. I just thought that if I-."
"Hn. Fine. Besides, it would be easier if there were two of us." What the? Did I just say that again?!
Her face lighted up. "Really? I can come?" I nodded then sighed. What is happening to me?
~*~
After a few skirmishes, Hikari and I camped near a river. I know that it sounds dangerous, since a lot of youkai live near, but we needed to get food. Speaking of youkai, we fought a huge one lately. Seems like I underestimated Hikari. She was an A-class youkai, too. She easily took care of that ugly oaf. She even stole the katana the youkai was holding.
"I'm hungry." she said as she placed her hand on her stomach. I am, too.
"I can catch some fish for us to eat." I said as I pointed at the river. "You can start the fire."
"Okay."
I headed for the river. I took off my coat and went into the water. The river was clear so it was easy catching fish. I looked at Hikari. She doesn't seem to have any problem with starting the fire since it was already there when I came back.
"You wanna help me gut the fish?" I asked. Of course she disagreed. She sounded disgusted. Women... you can never understand them.
After gutting the fish, I placed them on sticks and placed them by the fire. A few minutes and it's cooked. Finally, dinner, I'm starving. I got a fish and started eating it. Hikari eyed the fish.
"What's your problem now?" I asked.
"I-It's staring at me!"
I sighed. "Just eat." She took a bite. Then another. And another. "Not bad." she said. I licked the stick clean and got another. Nothing like a good dinner. She, too, started on her second fish.
"One more fish left." I said to myself. As I reached out to get it, I felt something tug it. I tugged harder and Hikari tumbled on me. "Owww..." she mumbled.
I opened my eyes. I saw her face above mine. I felt hot again. "Get off of me!"
She scrambled to her feet. "Gomenasai!" I looked at my hand. The fish was mine. Wait...
"Were you the one who was tugging at the fish?"
"Uh, yes."
I sighed. "Here. You can have it. I 'm not hungry anyway." She looked at me with those eyes again. "Will you stop looking at me like that! Here, just take the fish!"
~*~
Frozen_fire: Oooohhh! Hehehe... I told you I stink with these romance stuff!
By Frozen_fire
Chapter 2
Light
"Please go ahead and kill me."
I was confused. "Huh?"
She nodded. "If that's what you want. I wouldn't mind."
"Why?" I was curious. If she gave me a good answer, I might do as she asks.
"I was born due to an unwanted pregnancy. My mother hated me because I reminded her of the bastard who abused her. When I was three, she abandoned me. A rich family took me in and made me their slave. Soon, they grew tired of me and sold me to a group of thieves who taught me how to fight and steal. I would always get a beating because I was always caught in the act and never got any money. After a few years, I left them. But I ended up like my mother, abused. I killed every creature that stood in my path. I was full of hate. But now, I regret it. I wish I was never born!"
I was surprised. I never thought another person had experienced such damned fate like he did. I felt sorry.
"Look for another person to grant you death. I'm not doing it."
"But why?! I can't stand it anymore! Kill me, please!"
"I-I can't."
"Why?!"
"We're too much alike."
"Huh? What do you mean?" she asked. I told her my story.
"Now you know why I can't kill you. It just feels like if I kill you, I wouldn't be helping either of us. It would be better if we would just live our lives normally, forget about our past. Then maybe we'll be able to live our lives to the fullest." Huh? Did I just say that? Hn. Strange. I never thought of doing it.
"You're right." she smiled. "Thank you for enlightening me, uh-?"
"Hiei. You?"
"Hikari."
"Nice name." She blushed. I raised an eyebrow. "Did I say something wrong?'
"N-No. It's just that it's the first time someone told me that. Arigato." she replied. Then she looked at my arm. "You have a wound. It's a little deep." A wound? I looked at my arm. She's right. I didn't notice it, though. She touched my arm. Her hand began to glow. I watched as my wound closed. Her hand felt warm against my skin.
"There. It's healed."
"Why did you do that?"
"It's my way of saying thanks."
"Hn. Forget it."
I was about to climb back when she tugged on my pants. "What?"
"You're a traveler, right?"
"Hn. Sort of. Why'd you ask?"
"Can I come with you?"
Come with me? What for? "If you think you'll die if you come with me, you're wrong."
"No, that's not my reason. I just want to come with you because I think it'll be better than traveling alone." she said. But then her expression changed. "D-Demo, I'm not forcing you. I just thought that if I-."
"Hn. Fine. Besides, it would be easier if there were two of us." What the? Did I just say that again?!
Her face lighted up. "Really? I can come?" I nodded then sighed. What is happening to me?
~*~
After a few skirmishes, Hikari and I camped near a river. I know that it sounds dangerous, since a lot of youkai live near, but we needed to get food. Speaking of youkai, we fought a huge one lately. Seems like I underestimated Hikari. She was an A-class youkai, too. She easily took care of that ugly oaf. She even stole the katana the youkai was holding.
"I'm hungry." she said as she placed her hand on her stomach. I am, too.
"I can catch some fish for us to eat." I said as I pointed at the river. "You can start the fire."
"Okay."
I headed for the river. I took off my coat and went into the water. The river was clear so it was easy catching fish. I looked at Hikari. She doesn't seem to have any problem with starting the fire since it was already there when I came back.
"You wanna help me gut the fish?" I asked. Of course she disagreed. She sounded disgusted. Women... you can never understand them.
After gutting the fish, I placed them on sticks and placed them by the fire. A few minutes and it's cooked. Finally, dinner, I'm starving. I got a fish and started eating it. Hikari eyed the fish.
"What's your problem now?" I asked.
"I-It's staring at me!"
I sighed. "Just eat." She took a bite. Then another. And another. "Not bad." she said. I licked the stick clean and got another. Nothing like a good dinner. She, too, started on her second fish.
"One more fish left." I said to myself. As I reached out to get it, I felt something tug it. I tugged harder and Hikari tumbled on me. "Owww..." she mumbled.
I opened my eyes. I saw her face above mine. I felt hot again. "Get off of me!"
She scrambled to her feet. "Gomenasai!" I looked at my hand. The fish was mine. Wait...
"Were you the one who was tugging at the fish?"
"Uh, yes."
I sighed. "Here. You can have it. I 'm not hungry anyway." She looked at me with those eyes again. "Will you stop looking at me like that! Here, just take the fish!"
~*~
Frozen_fire: Oooohhh! Hehehe... I told you I stink with these romance stuff!