Life's Lessons Part 1
Hello all! I thought I would update at least one more time since I kept everyone waiting on an update for my other stories. I'm just going to warn you now that I'm going to be gone for a week on vacation. So don't be alarmed when I don't update.
Enjoy the second set of drabbles!
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30) Never buy a house without a fireplace.
Such words have never been truer, especially when your spouse was part fire demon.
They were so helpful when you wanted to keep warm, but even more useful so that Hiei could burn most anything without burning down the house that Kurama had just bought.
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32) Once in your life own a convertible.
Kurama had just bought a convertible; for what reason? He didn't know. There was just a sudden overwhelming urge to buy the new, stylish car.
So here he was, driving back home in his new car. He was just happy that the streets were relatively empty; he didn't need his fan club seeing him in this.
He had stopped at a stop sign when he saw her. The most beautiful stranger he had ever seen, crossing the street right in-front of him. She didn't even look his way as she passed him; she just kept on walking as if she was the only one around for miles. Kurama just stared at her as she kept walking down the street, until she suddenly disappeared.
Kurama blinked once, twice, three times. Then he drove down the street that the girl had disappeared down. As he got closer, he heard yells and the sound of bodies hitting various objects. The beautiful girl was in some sort of danger!
Kurama hoped out of his car and ran into the alleyway where all of the noises were coming from. His eyes widened at what he saw. The girl he was about to rescue was absolutely fine, but the guys who had just attempted to kidnap her were in a giant pile of bodies, bruises, and blood.
"Are you...ah, okay?"
She turned to him, her eyes giving away that she was still on edge. She walked towards him and stopped when she was just out of his reach.
"I'm fine."
Kurama breathed a sigh of relief. So she wasn't hurt, good.
"Do you want a ride home? I don't want to let you go home alone after what I just witnessed."
The girl seemed to contemplate the pros and cons of going with him.
"Sure, just don't try anything."
"Of course not! By the way, my name is Kurama. What's yours?"
"Hiei."
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35) Plant a tree on your birthday.
"What's this Hiei?"
"It's a Makai tree seed that I noticed wasn't in your collection. I asked Murkuro if she could give me any, and here you are. Happy birthday."
"Thanks Hiei! I love you!"
"... Love you too."
If it was even possible, Kurama's smile got even brighter at her words.
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39) Take lots of snapshots.
Yuusuke was doing something that he had been doing too often these days; looking at old photos of him and his deceased wife, Hiei.
Kuwabara called it unhealthy.
Kurama called it obsessive.
If Hiei were here, she would have called it stupid.
'It's nothing you can control, so get the hell over it,' she'd say. Gosh, how he missed her.
The gang told him to let go, but nothing could replace the void in his heart.
The photos he had were great, taken by Boton soon after he and Hiei had started dating, because Boton had gone on a snapshot craze. She even got one of their first kiss! About a million were taken at their wedding, and bunches more of them just hanging out together. These pictures were all he had left of Hiei, and he couldn't and wouldn't ever let go of them until he and Hiei were united once more.
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41) Don't postpone joy.
Yuusuke was a mix of depression and self-pity. He had tried so hard, but to no avail, he would never win now.
He had lost Hiei, and to Kurama. Yuusuke Urameshi wasn't scared of many things, but he was scared of rejection from her. So he had never tried, never asked her to be his girlfriend.
Kurama wasn't scared though, he got to know her really well and asked her out. Yuusuke decided to wait until their relationship started to fall apart.
But it never did.
And now he was holding an invitation to their wedding. He had been scared, never took the risk, and now it would cost him the rest of his life to watch the girl he truly loved, in the arms on another man.
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50) Put the cap back on the toothpaste.
"Why do I have to clean the bathroom?"
"You're the one who left the cap off of the toothpaste," Hiei told Yuusuke calmly.
"But, you're the one who fell on the toothpaste!"
"And you are the one that pushed me."
Well, shit.
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52) Avoid overexposure to the sun.
"I told you to put on sun-block and that making the plants cover you up wasn't going to be enough, but did you listen; no. And now your body looks as bright red as your hair."
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58) Always accept an outstretched hand.
Damn! Hiei had beaten him, again, in swordsmanship, and in-front of Yukina too! That little brat, she always had to make him look bad in the presence of his beloved. Always calling him names and pushing him around, but he could never really fight her; she was a girl after all and he was a true gentleman.
No matter how much he wanted to punch her lights out sometimes.
But this time, Hiei managed to surprise Kuwabara by holding out her hand to offer to pull him up from the ground she had beaten him onto.
Kuwabara would be damned if he didn't take this small opportunity while it lasted. Plus, it wouldn't be very gentlemanly if he didn't take her hand, especially with Yukina watching.
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60) Admit your mistakes.
"Hiei..."
"Yuusuke," a sigh was heard from the other side of the bathroom door," I don't know what to do with you now. I honestly don't know what to do."
"Well, I just have to say that I didn't keep it hidden from you, and that I am so, so sorry. And you know that I don't say that often. Will you please forgive me? You don't have to right now, but... I just want to know if you will be able to one day."
"..."
"Hiei?"
"... You... I think you can earn my forgiveness, but don't think that it will be easy."
"It never crossed my mind that you would make it easy, and I would be glad to make amends for my mistakes against you."
"Well, that's a start, just... don't ever do it again."
"I wouldn't dream of it."
And for the first time in the hour that Hiei had locked herself in the bathroom, she stood up and opened the door and punched Yuusuke in the face.
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64) Take a photography course.
Hiei despised the day that Boton had sat in on a college photography class, (invisible to the human eye, of course) bought a camera, and decided to try out her new 'skills' on her and Yuusuke. They had just gotten together, and Boton was butting in every second she could to 'snap' pictures. Hiei called it 'ruining the moment'.
But one day Boton had pushed it a bit too far for Hiei. The next time she saw Boton and that camera, she was going to kill them both, especially the camera because it had captured proof that her and Yuusuke had kissed.
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Explanation time!
30) I think it was a good precaution to make on Kurama's part. Besides, fireplaces can help set the mood, if you know what I mean.
32) An alternate universe drabble in which a normal Kurama meets a normal Hiei in an odd situation. Kurama has a knight-in-shinning-armor complex when it comes to Hiei, it seems.
35) A homely touch for their home in the human world, a Makai tree! Hiei knows the best gifts for Kurama.
39) I usually don't write sad stories, but I told myself to be creative and try to broaden my horizon. I think I did okay, but I felt bad that I was doing that to Yuusuke while I was writing it.
41)Again, I had to push myself to write different genres. I felt bad for torturing Yuusuke twice in a row, but it was the only thing I could think of for this subject.
50) It was a bit random, but I enjoyed writing it.
52) Looks like Kurama got a nice sunburn! Looks like Hiei knows what she's talking about from time to time.
58) No, pairing in this one. But I felt as if I was neglecting Kuwabara a bit.
60) I wonder what Yuusuke did to get Hiei so upset. I have no idea, but I have some theories. At least Hiei (kind-of) forgave him.
64) This one was an explanation of how Boton got some of the pictures from number 39.
Hope you enjoyed them!
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