Deep Crimson
By: Demon Hiei's Girl
Chapter Two
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Author's note: God, I hate my user-name. Random as that may be... Oh, and I forgot to put "AU induced OOC-ness" in the Warnings, so there that little piece of info is. Just remember, AU is alternate universe, so people, places, and things can react differently. If that bothers you, I apologize, and feel free to use the back button at any time during the fic. For the rest of you who enjoyed the fic, here, have some of my love, because you guys made my life with your reviews. Thank you for every single one. I hope you like this chapter as well.
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Faint clicks of shoes against a wooden floor and quiet murmurs reached his ears as he struggled for consciousness. He could only make out a little bit of the conversation, and it angered him further that he could not open his eyelids. It was if they refused to obey him.
"What were you thinking, bringing a strange man here! What if he's an... an axe murderer or something!"
He felt himself smirk. That wasn't... completely out there. It was true, in a way. He could be an axe murderer. Or maybe he was worse than even that. These two were so unsuspecting. Despite what was said, he doubted either one of them really considered him 'evil' or a 'threat'.
"Well, what else was I supposed to do? I couldn't really take him to a hospital. What would I have said? "Um, excuse me, Nurse? Yeah, I found this guy in a parking lot and he passed out. Is he a hobo? I'm not sure, I didn't ask before he fell over! What do you mean 'does he have insurance?'!" Seriously, Yukina. God."
Who's really stupid enough to take a random guy from a grocery store parking lot back home? 'Besides that stupid kid...' he added mentally.
"Honestly, Hiei, I'm surprised you helped him. I would never have pegged you for the helpful, sympathetic type."
Hiei? Was that his name?
"Uhnnn...!"
"Oh, is he awake?"
The sound of clicking came back, slowly getting louder as the owner of the shoes got closer. A whiff of perfume hit his nose, and the abundance of the smell finally gave him the strength to lift his lids and open his eyes. The sight of a beautiful, turquoise haired woman with clear eyes and soft lips was the first vision that hit him, and it nearly left him breathless.
"Are you okay, sir?"
'What an angelic voice!' "Yeah, I'm fine. Just... startled to wake up to such... marvelous beauty, that's all. I don't think I've ever seen a woman with such... breathtaking features like you before!"
That being said, Hiei made his appearance, pulling his sister away from the potential hobo.
"Calm down there, Romeo." he replied, sounding a touch annoyed.
"Ah, you're that..."
"Idiot who made sure you weren't dead in a parking lot? Yeah, that's me."
"Hiei..." was the response, the word being dragged off as if it was being admired.
"You remember?" Hiei asked, wide eyed.
"Don't you remember mine?" asked the figure, stiff as he could possibly be, on the couch.
"Sorry."
"It's Yusuke. Urameshi Yusuke."
"Yusuke, huh? What an interesting name." Yukina pondered, still sitting on her knees near the couch.
"It's also pretty manly, huh?" Yusuke asked, a grin now on his features, though there were still dark circles under his eyes.
"Yes," Yukina giggled. "It's a very manly name."
"Good, 'cause I'm a pretty manly guy."
"Oh stop it!" Yukina chuckled, a pink hue on her cheeks. Hiei rolled his eyes and took a sip of the beer he was holding in his hand. Yusuke stopped ogling Yukina to spy the liquid being consumed by his "savior" of sorts. Noticing the drool from the pale man on his couch, Hiei offered, "Do you want one?"
"No, no, it's okay! I've inconvenienced you two enough all ready!" Yusuke denied, but Hiei didn't buy it.
"You sure? You look thirsty."
"Fiiiine!" Yusuke exaggerated, and big (phoney) grin in place. "I'm golden, I promise."
"Well, then, I guess you can go home now then." Hiei stated bluntly, eyeing the slightly taller man with narrowed eyes.
"Well, yes and no."
"What's that mean?" Hiei asked, starting to get annoyed.
"I'll leave, but I'm not going home."
"Why?" Yukina asked, worriedly. Hiei turned to give his sister a look. Didn't she want this guy gone?
"Oh," Yusuke muttered embarrassed. "It's a long story."
"Please tell me, are you in trouble?"
One look from those big, blue-ish colored eyes had Yusuke blushing and laughing a bit in defeat. "It's no big deal! Honest! Umm, what was your name again?"
"Yukina." the petite woman smiled. The gesture was returned tenfold.
"Well, en chante, Miss Yukina. What a pretty name for such a beautiful woman. I'll remember that."
Yukina merely giggled in response. Hiei rolled his eyes. Once his eyes made a complete circle in their sockets, the phone rang, and Hiei got up to fetch it since the other two seemed preoccupied.
"Hello?" he answered, trying to get the annoyance out of his voice but failing miserably.
"Hiei?"
"Mmm hm?"
"You interested in coming in to work tomorrow?"
That caught Hiei's attention immediately. "Haru?" He hadn't expected his boss to call.
"The one and only." was the teasing response. "Yeah, Dave's needs some business, sooo..."
"Sure, I'll be there! Awesome, thanks." A chuckle was the final reply before some muttered goodbyes took place. As Hiei hung up, he couldn't help but notice the stares he was receiving. It figured the two of them would stop flirting long enough to notice his private conversations. "What?"
"Dave's is open tomorrow? I hear it's gonna snow." Yukina asked, not ungrateful, just concerned.
"Did it? Well, I won't make you walk tomorrow. I'll drop you off first."
"It's not me I'm worried about!" Yukina insisted. "I can walk, Kay's is only ten minutes away. I just figure the roads will be bad tomorrow."
"Well, I'm not gonna sit around doing nothing if some potential money is being dangled in front of my face!"
Yukina didn't argue, fully aware how tight money had been the past few weeks. "All right, just be safe."
"Right, right." With that, he stomped towards the bedroom. Earlier that very day she had nagged him not to waste the day! Now she didn't want him to work. He loved her, but he swore she could be such a nag. Deep down, he knew she was only being concerned, but he was in a bad mood.
"Ah, Hiei..." Yukina muttered, getting up as she heard the door slam. "...oh."
"I'll take my leave now." Yusuke sighed, standing up. "I don't want to be a burden on you right now."
Yukina braced herself to protest, but knew it wasn't the right time. Now would be a good time to empty the house until her brother calmed down. "All right. Sorry to be such a pain to you, Mr. Urameshi."
"Yusuke." he corrected, taking her hand in his own. "I owe you guys one for saving me back there." With that, he gently kissed the top of her hand, then let go of the lingering limb to take a step back.
"You smell good." he commented, as if that was a recent discovery.
"Oh, it's perfume."
Yusuke smirked and nodded, re-zipping his coat and leaving through the door with a quiet 'thud'. Once he was safely outside, he let his thoughts wander.
'It wasn't the perfume.'
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"Fucking snow." Hiei muttered as he hit another red light. To only dampen his mood, when he picked up the phone at work earlier, it sounded like a whiny teenage girl wanting a pizza at 10 til midnight. 'Damn Dave's... Damn teenage girls... Damn red light... Damn ...Yusuke?'
Hiei blinked, seeing the familiar man walking down the sidewalk despite the harsh, snowy winds beating around in thousands of directions. "That idiot..." he mumbled. Did this guy want to die of pneumonia? Sighing, he turned around and parked at the gas station the sort of stranger had just passed. Getting out of the car, Hiei ran towards him, grabbing his arm.
"Hey, is there a reason you're wandering around in this blizzard? Hey, I'm talking to you. 'Cause if you pass out on me again, I'm not hauling your ass back to..." The rant was cut off as he was shoved violently off the arm into a pile of wet snow. Looking up, prepared to bitch about the man handling, Hiei paused when Yusuke turned his head to glance at his shoved counterpart with a practically red eyed glare. Hiei's rant died in his throat as the man continued walking away without a word. After two minutes of being stunned, he scrambled to his feet and brushed the ice off. "Douche..."
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"Sheesh, and your ad says ten minutes or less." whined a blonde girl who greeted him when he rang the doorbell.
"Sorry. There was a blizzard outside." Hiei said in a very irritated voice. 'And normal people don't want pizza at midnight.'
"Well, I can't argue with that one." the girl said, peeking passed him into the still windy, white night. "I'm your last order for tonight, though, right? Why don't you come in and warm up?"
Hiei visibly twitched. So there was motivation behind the whole midnight-pizza-craving scenario. If he wasn't in such a pissed mood, a good fuck with a blonde bimbo would sound pretty good. Especially said blonde bimbo's big, warm bed. Actually, sleep sounded pretty good right now.
"Um, no." he said bluntly. When the girl turned big, teary emerald eyes at him, he just rolled his own eyes. "Gotta get up for work tomorrow after all."
'It's probably not good for business to shove food into customers hands rudely, but whatever.'
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"Do you have any idea what time it is?" was the barked voice as he creaked the door open. He could have sworn his sister would be in bed by now...
"Why are you even awa--"
The question never finished. "It is one thirty am, stupid! Where have you been?"
"Um... working?"
"This late? Who would want pizza this late?"
"Horny women?"
A defeated sigh was the response. "You didn't sleep with one of them, did you?"
"Hey, I saw that Yusuke guy." Hiei avoided, putting his coat on a hanger and sticking it in the closet.
"Hiei!"
"Look, I didn't, okay?"
Yukina seemed satisfied with that answer, so she decided to allow Hiei to continue. "What about Yusuke?"
"I saw that idiot wandering around in the snow, so I tried to give him a ride. And then that asshole shoved me without so much as a word and stomped off." Hiei ranted, taking a seat on the couch after grabbing a beer from the fridge.
"You probably deserved it, knowing you." Yukina replied bluntly, taking a seat in the armchair across from her brother.
"Hey, I politely asked him if he wanted a ride." Hiei lied. "Why do you stick up for him rather than your own flesh and blood?"
Yukina's cheeks heated at that, and she turned away. "I don't think such a nice guy would shove you without reason."
"Nice guy?"
"Yes, can't you tell? I think he's trustworthy. You probably just tripped."
Hiei just glared. "Whatever you say."
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Author's note: You know, speaking of OOC-ness, I don't know what you all are bitching about. I have yet to make Hiei cry or use the term "Sweet snow". I think that's a bigger sin then I've ever been able to accomplish. XD Seesh, you big babies.
Besides that, this fic is a hard one to write. The plot moves so slow, but you can't rush things. Spirit, promise not to kill me if I get fed up and discontinue it, okay? Well, anyways, see everyone next chapter. (Hopefully.)