Reasons and Revelations
Here's chapter 8!
Disclaimer: I own nothin' but my potty mouth and perverted mind. Go me!
They had been walking for at least three hours now and Hiei, still having a pounding headache from the guard knocking him out, not to mention the slap he received from James, was getting very cranky.
After Hiei had fallen, and after James had finally stopped laughing…again…he had helped Hiei stand up, saying that they needed to get moving. Apparently that maniac had quite an army, and they would no doubtedly be looking for them.
James had stabbed a few times at a conversation, but received no more than an "Hn" from Hiei. But of course, never being able to stay quiet for very long, he had started whistling a tune.
The small fire demon's nerves were already shot, and the whistling was doing nothing for his headache.
"Will you stop that torturous disgrace of sound making!" He couldn't take it anymore! He was going insane! Not to mention he was getting pretty dizzy from the sudden outburst. It probably also had something to do with his lack of food and water.
Next thing Hiei knew, he had collapsed, but somehow James had managed to catch him before he fell to the ground. "I got ya." He said before taking Hiei up in his arms and standing him back up straight.
"I don't need your help, you…" but he was cut off by the older demon's hand over his mouth.
"Stop being stubborn, and watch your language will ya?" why was he being nice and, is that concern in his voice? Why should he be concerned about me? I'm just a child to him. What does he care?
After some debating with himself, he decided to voice his questions, especially since James had put Hiei's arm around his shoulder and helped him walk, saying that they had to keep moving.
"Why do you care?" there was curiousness in his voice as he looked at the elder man who, Hiei just noticed, was actually pretty young himself.
He couldn't be any more than a little over a hundred years old, maybe even one-hundred and fifty, and that's pretty young in demon years. In human years, he'd have to be around…what…mid or late 30's. Hiei himself was around the Detective's age. The Maikai's time moved much faster than the humans. He didn't know the exact ratio, but it was something like every five or so years in the Maikai was only about one in the human world.
Shit, that means that even though it's been a few days here, it's only been about an hour or so in the human world. That means Detective's party is just getting started, which means I'll still have to go. Dammit.
Hiei was so caught up in his own thoughts that he nearly jumped when James actually answered him. "I care, because I can." He wanted to know more, but was too dizzy, confused, and a bit annoyed to push him any further, so he just nodded to show he heard.
The two of them kept walking in silence for what seemed like days, but in reality was only about 5 hours (in the demon world of course). Somewhere along the lines Hiei had told James to stop helping him, and was walking on his own. He kept glancing up at the man-demon in front of him, thinking about how much the two were alike, even if Hiei didn't want to admit it.
He was snapped out of his reverie…again…as James spoke for the first time in hours. "You want to know the real reason as to why I was laughing before? You know, when you told me who you were." James had kept his attention ahead of him, and not on the younger boy walking behind him. This was his chance to tell him everything, and he did not want to lose his nerve now.
The young demon just stared at the form in front of him and nodded his head, then realized he couldn't see, he added a "whatever" hoping he'd get the hint. He did.
OOOOOOOOOOOO
sigh I can't believe I'm about to tell him all this.
Well, it's about time in my opinion.
Yea well, he needs to know. And I need to tell him so I'm just gonna gradually lead into it.
Best plan today; from either of us.
Yea…
James took a deep breath, steadying himself for what he was about to reveal. He hadn't told anyone about this, not anyone; but he needed to tell his son, and that's what he planned on doing. Just as soon as he calmed his nerves and made his voice steady…
"A few years ago, I met this wonderful woman while I was traveling the Maikai. Tired of their cold and frozen hearts, she had run away from her people, vowing never to return to them."
He stopped to steady himself. Thinking about all of the memories and the thoughts of her being dead made him feel uneasy. He wanted to stop, to sit and rest and just think, but he knew he couldn't. He had to keep walking to get as far away from the castle as he could, and he needed to tell Hiei about his parents.
OOOOOOOOOOOO
Hiei's mind temporarily froze as James started recalling his memories to him. Why is he telling me all this? And what does it have to do with him laughing at me?
He must have a reason. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
I guess…
But then Hiei's heart skipped a beat as what he was told slowly sunk in. Cold and frozen hearts…running away from her people and vowing never to return…that sounds like…Hiei shook his head to rid himself of his thoughts. no…it couldn't be…
Wait…didn't he beat you because of revenge for your mother's death?
Yes but…
Hiei's heart stopped. It couldn't be…there's no fuckin' way in hell!
It would explain a lot…
Shut your fucking mouth!
Geez. Such a temper.
Don't make me kill you. Hiei mentally glared at himself, if that was possible.
You can't kill me, I'm just a voice.
I can try though.
You can, but it won't get you anywhere.
Just shut the fuck up and let me think!
For the first time in a very, very long time, Hiei was truly afraid. He was afraid of who this demon could be…who this fire demon could be. And he was even more afraid of what Zetsumei had told him his father said. How he told him that his father wanted nothing to do with him.
Hiei wanted to run. He wanted to turn and run and never come back. He wanted, yes, he actually wanted to go back to the human world and be with his friends. At least he felt safe there, like no one and nothing could harm him.
What scared him the most though was that, even after everything he was told by Zetsumei, he wanted to be there with who could only be his father. He wanted his father to hug him, be there for him. He never had anyone to care for him, and he wanted his father to more than anything.
And that is why Hiei stayed. But he also wanted to know if he was his father for sure, before he listened to the rest of his story. He asked the one thing that would make his suspicions real.
"Are you a fire demon?"
Yes, I know, it's short. You'll live though. I still have a major writer's block, but I'm trying to pick up the story. I'm not going to update until I get at least 5 reviews. How hard can that be people? Anyways:
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