Not So Young Drabbles

Summery: Oh, I'm writing an essay for my literature class. We have to pick a subject we like and write about it.

Warnings: A little sad, but that's all

Rating: K

Words: 610

Kagome: Yes

Setting: Before she leaves for her time

- Careless Whisper -

Kagome blew her hair from her face and continued to scribble down her essay on a crumpled piece of paper. " '-are easily angered, but keep it hidden until they can exact the 'right' type of revenge on you'..." She tapped the pen against her lips before smiling softly. " 'Hiyoukai can hold grudges for a good while, sometimes until death, so I'd advise not to get one angry'."

Hiei walked up next to her and stared at the distracted female. "Kagome?" He whispered and watched as she paused to turn her head to look at him.

"Hmm? Hi-chan? What's wrong?"

They hybrid moved over to her and crawled into her lap. "What are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm writing an essay for my literature class. We have to pick a subject we like and write about it." She said with a 'not-important' shrug.

Hiei peered down at the garbled lines. "What are you writing about?" He turned his head to look up at her.

A tiny blush stained her cheeks. "Well... uhm..." She bit her lip and Hiei narrowed his eyes suddenly.

"Why do you do that?" He pulled her lip out from under her teeth and tugged at the flesh. "Doesn't it hurt when your fangs poke it?"

Kagome smiled, a soft giggle passing her lips. "I don't have fangs, Hi-chan. I'm a human." She ruffled his spikey hair, making him scowl. She adjusted him so she could lean over and continue her writing.

Hiei glowered as she scribbled more lines he couldn't understand. "What are you writing about?" He asked her again and snatched her pen from her hands. "And what is this?"

"Your being very inquisitive today, aren't you, Hi-chan." Kagome sighed softly and moved him around until he could look up at her without craning his neck to much. "I'm writing about fire demons." She said with a playful wink. "And I'm using you as an example." She pinched his cheeks teasingly.

Hiei pushed her hand away and held up her pen. "What is this?" He stared at her, unblinking.

The priestess smiled. "This is my writing device. See?" She grabbed a clean sheet of paper and wrote down Hiei's name. "It's better than a quill and ink, not as messy." She gave it to him and watched as he examined it. "Do you want it?"

The imiko wrinkled his nose. "What use would this have to me? I can't fight with it."

"No, I suppose not. But fighting all the time isn't a good road to go down, Hi-chan." Kagome shook her head.

"But it's fun." He told her with a blase shrug.

Kagome sighed softly. "Killing's not fun..." She murmured and pulled out another pen to continue her writing.

"Why are you doing your... s..s-ae? thing on fire demons?" He tilted his head to the side and peered down at the paper again. "And what's all of those scribbles."

The miko paused mid-sentence, turning surprised eyes onto the curious hiyoukai. "You can't understand this, Hi-chan?" She asked him slowly.

Hiei narrowed his eyes at her suddenly and moved out the ring her legs had made around him. He was out of the hut in a blur of black.

Kagome bit her lip again and felt fat tears bubble up at the corner of her eyes. "Hiei can't read..." She whispered before taking a deep breath and pushing aside her homework to start on a fresh sheet of paper, slowly drawing out the A-B-C's for the little fire demon.

- End -

HBWD's Corner: (sniffles) Hiei don't know how to read! (cries) The poor thing!

Translation: Hiyoukai – fire demon. Imiko – cursed child. Miko – priestess.