6.
Bret was this rich and talented boy in your homeroom class who had this huge crush on you since the fourth grade and would always try to ask you out in any possible way that he could think of. No matter what he tried though you were never impressed and always refused him. He had also tried to trick you into kissing him, but each time he tried, your cat demon instincts would kick in and you would be saved. Bret was never able to defeat you or gain your attention at anything. You would always turn out to be better at him and any bets he made that said, if he won then you would have to go out with him, would prove futile.
You quickly pushed Bret away and created one of your Shadow Blades in each hand. It had taken a few minutes before Bret was able to gain his footing completely, and you had taken this opportunity to see Hiei in complete shock over what he'd just seen. You use your telepathy to snap him out of it and he draws his sword from his sheath.
By this time Bret has gotten into a martial artist's fighting stance and is prepared to take on you both. Bret did not realize, of coarse, that the weapons you were wielding were made out of your demon powers, or that you had red streaks, red eyes (because you were pissed at him for kissing you), or that you had cat ears, that are flat against your head like all cats when they're mad, and a tail.
"Why the hell are you here Bret?! And what in all the seven hells gives you the idea that you could kiss me like that?! I've told you over a million times before that I don't like you. I thought it was cute that you had that little crush on me in 4th grade, but now you've gone too far. Prepare too become a bloody stain on my blades," You yell at him as you start to growl. You had licked one of your blades after saying that last part.
"You may have told me that a million times before, but I've told you every time that I won't take no for an answer. I won't give up no matter what you do. Not until I have you as my own and you admit to yourself that you love me!" Bret had shouted back at you. He then continued, "And besides, I do believe that I would be a much better choice than that shrimp over there. Why do you give him the pleasure of your sweet and tender lips on his cheek and not on mine? What is he better at than I am? I know it isn't his height."
You were starting to get annoyment added to your current pile of emotions that you were feeling at the moment and you could tell that Hiei was too. The remark he made about Hiei's height didn't help much either because it hit a nerve in both of you, considering you were the same height as him.
"Well let's see. What is Hiei better at than you? Hm. Well first off, he's a better fighter than you with or without a sword. Second of all, he has a better sense of style than you. Three is that I can trust him to keep a secret better than you. And lastly, he's a hell of a better kisser than you. Am I leaving anything out?" You reply cockily with a smirk on your face. Your eyes had become pink after saying that last thing. You could see that Hiei had also turned a little pink for a second or two. Bret had completely ignored what you said as he noticed something.
Bret had finally noticed your hair had red streaks and your eyes were no longer brown and changed from red to pink. He then said, "My angel dove. It looks like you died your hair. Not only that but your wearing those new mood contacts. You look 10 times cuter then you did before with them like that." Your eyes then turned back to crimson red when he called you his angel dove. You had always hated pet names that people gave you unless they were from your mom and dad. In fact, you loved it when they gave you pet names.
Hiei saw how tense you were getting as he continued and thought about going over to comfort you and calm you down before Bret pushed you over the edge. Before he could stop himself, however, Hiei found himself sheathing his katana and walking over to you cautiously. (Remember in the info portion that I told you that you could be dangerous when mad and Hiei has already been beaten by you once when neither of you used your full strength, and you were in a good mood. He had the bandages to prove it too. He also removed the wet ones since the wound has completely healed by now)
Bret saw Hiei walking over to you (you didn't notice that he moved since you were too enraged at Bret at the moment) and was starting to get mad as he saw Hiei wrap his arms around your waist. You felt the pair of arms wrap around you and turned to find Hiei. Then, without realizing it, you relaxed in his embrace and made your weapons disappear. You felt soothing in his warm embrace and began to purr(remember, you are a cat. Uh, tiger). Your eyes turned to an indigo color (relaxed/tranquil) and you leaned closer into Hiei's chest.
You were close to being lost in LaLaLand when Bret snapped you back into reality. He shouted, "How dare you lay your filthy and unworthy hands on my beloved princess! You are not her prince nor will you ever be her prince. Release her immediately and I might spare your life."
"You must have not heard me before Bret. I already told you that Hiei is a much better fighter than your are, with or without his sword. Oh, and you want to know something? You are starting to get on my last nerve with your angel dove and beloved princess crap! That's another quality that Hiei has and you don't. I've told you many times before that I hate that stupid pet name stuff unless it comes from my parents. Even though I told you that, though, you always open up your big mouth and spew some new idiotic pet name that you came up with. I haven't once had to tell Hiei that and we get along just fine because he treats me like a regular person and not like a prized possession that costs a million dollars because of how rare it is or whatever," You say to him irritably, still in Hiei's arms. Hiei notices that you aren't trying to get out of his hold on you and that you were about to drift off before the idiot in front of you opened his mouth.
You then create a large shadow shuriken and throw it at Bret. It hits him in his right shoulder and causes him to fall over the railing and to the ground. You make the shuriken disappear and leave Bret to fall to his demise. Unfortunately, Bret was able to grab a sturdy tree branch with his left hand. Thus saving his life and giving him the chance to escape, using his demon powers that no one but him knows about so far, and think of another way to get you to like him.
You and Hiei are just standing there with you in Hiei's arms until you hear a knock at the door to the hallway. Hiei lets go of you and returns to his position on the wall as you say, "Come on in you guys." You knew that it had been the YYH gang that you thought had come to check on why there was all the yelling.
The door then opened with Kurama in the doorway. He came in and was followed by everyone else. "Is everything ok Lea-chan? We heard shouting and we got worried that something had happened to you and Hiei-san," Yukina asked as she walked closer to the balcony you and Hiei were still on.
"Sorry you guys. It's nothing really. I just had a bad encounter with a guy named Bret that's had a crush on me since the 4th grade. I got a little mad at him and we started yelling at each other. Though I think that he was yelling to try and reason with me to get me to like him. Though I should warn you guys, if you ever call me by a pet name like he does, well lets just say that you'll deeply regret it. Also, I'm glad that you liked my singing earlier," You explained to them. Your eyes were now amber once again and you were scratching the back of your head as you explained the shouting to them.
"Who the heck is Bret? He must have done something really bad if he was able to get you angry. I mean you haven't ever gotten angry at anyone during the time you've been here, with the exception of that demon you killed this morning. What did he do that made you yell at him?" Yusuke asked. His curiosity kept piling up and you could tell that he wanted answers no matter what.
"Bret is this snobby rich kid that was in my homeroom class last year. All the girls at school think that he's a, and I quote, 'dream boat god and a perfect man that no one would ever be perfect enough for.' Though they say that, just about every one of them have asked him out at least five times by now. Bret has refused each and every one of them every time. He has his sights set completely on me even though I always turn him down just like every other guy that's asked me out. The only difference is that he always uses his money to try and win me over. Everyone at school sees us as the most popular kids at school and a perfect match for each other. As for what he did, first off he called me his angel dove and his beloved princess. He's lucky I was too enraged to concentrate and missed his heart with my shuriken. Second off, he was starting to annoy me. And last of all, he made his appearance in a way that I wish I could have stopped. You two have perverted minds, I'm sure you could figure out what he did, just make sure you don't go too far or else I may have to punish you. Or you could ask Hiei and he might tell you. Oh and I'm going to cook dinner tonight since I wasn't able to do so last night," With that you grab your ear buddy headphones, that fell out of your ears when Bret slammed you into the wall, and walked into a shadow.
Gang's point of view "So, what the heck did he do to make an appearance shrimp? It had to have been awful to get her that mad and make her wish to forget it," Kuwabaka asked stupidly. Hiei had glared at him for calling him shrimp and started walking away without a word.
Before he left the room as well he said, "What he did was he kissed her if you must know. Now I want everyone to get out of my room." With that he left the room.
Everyone filed out of Hiei's room so that he wouldn't get mad and headed back to the living room. On the way there they talked about your encounter with Bret, wondering what else had happened.
Normal point of view You had shadowed from yours and Hiei's room down to the kitchen to grab something to eat. You grabbed an apple and a bottle of Lipton green tea and shadowed out of there. When you shadowed out of the kitchen you landed by the lake that you had been at this morning.
You sat down on a large flat rock by the lake and ate the apple. Your eyes were gray as you replayed the entire day's events in your head. You were glad that the gang and Bret didn't notice your ears and tail, because your ears were still flat against your head while still talking to them. You were also mad at the demon that took your voice and Bret because of what they did.
You finish your apple and take a drink of the tea. You look over to the spot where you had destroyed the demon and saw that it was empty, aside from the bloodstains in the grass. You figured that Koenma had an ogre clean it up or something. You then walk over to the bloodstains and pray. The demon had been evil and you had definitely hated her guts but you couldn't help but pray for her peace. It was a bad habit you picked up from the numerous monks and priests that you had seen. You go back to the rock by the lake and sit back down, looking at the beautiful waterfall. You sit there for about five minutes and master how to make your ears and tail disappear at will.
Suddenly, you felt someone coming closer to your position. Further observation proved it to be Hiei heading towards you. You suddenly thought of an idea that might help you forget about the events that has happened recently.
You make a water clone of yourself and jump into the water, leaving the clone to sit on the rock. You hide your energy and turn into your newly acquired mermaid form. You use your telepathy to see what Hiei's thinking without him knowing and hide as you hear him coming closer.
Hiei's thoughts- 'What the hell is wrong with me? It happened again, I see Lea and I do something before I'm able to contemplate it. First it was the kiss, then I go over and comfort her to calm her down. But why did she react like she did each of those times? When I kissed her, she kissed me back. When I went to comfort her, she completely relaxed on the spot. Could I possibly be in love with her? Could she feel the same way for me? No. Love is for weak humans. I do not love and no one could love me. No one can love the Forbidden Child. I need to get some answers from her though. I will get some answers from her. I don't care if she refuses to give them to me. I didn't use my powers anywhere near their maximum output in that match yesterday. She won't be able to defeat me again.'
At that moment you broke off the connection so that you could think to yourself. 'Is he for real? What if I am in love with him? Hiei seems to be confused by these emotions because he hasn't ever felt this way. I've never felt this way either until now. I mean I've seen it all the time with my friends, family and on my favorite shows. I think I am in love with Hiei. That's it I have to face Hiei with this. He's most likely going to ask about stuff that deals with it so I'll answer them instead of having my clone answer them,' You thought. With that decided you made your clone disappear and you hopped out of the water. You turned back into your original form with dry clothes. You sat on the rock and stopped hiding your energy, pretending to have been there the whole time and just thinking like you were currently doing.
A minute passed and Hiei had arrived, landing right behind you and looking at the waterfall as well. He then said, "I need you to answer some questions for me, now."
