Author's Note: Well, for one thing this is a short chapter. Sorry guys, but after the last one I think it's okay to be short, ha! Now, I really don't have much to say besides REVIEW and so forth. Enjoy!
To All My Reviewers: . First, would you want to kill Jin? And second... how would you like to be found in THAT sort of compromising position with Hiei? (Read on to find out!)
Just 2 Dream of You: XD I certainly would skinny dip with them. As long as I was a badass like Ko and could whoop some ass demon-style, lol. D Hiei does need lovin'! Why do you keep doing stupid shit, Kotone?! -smacks Ko- Well, this chapter is fun in a way, though nothing like the last one. =3 Hope this tickles your fancy. (I really wanted to use that saying... .)
Nevermorea: Well hello there darling! =3 No worries on not reviewing the last few chapters since you just started reading. I'll let it slide this time. Lol, just kidding! Hiei just strikes me as the possessive type in general. "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine..." sort of situation. . All writing needs humor I believe, unless you WANT oodles of angst. Which is nice, sometimes, but I really need something to make me laugh at some point and the last chapter did it. XD Oh honey, the fighting comes later and there's a LOT of it. That's when I'll start detailing the battles more in depth and all the angst of THIS particular story becomes apparent. I hope you like this chappie!
ShadowAmaris: And again, your review made me realize I needed to update. . Good job! -hands cookie- "Hiei fluff cake..." I'm so using that from now on. I LOVE how you worded that. Lol! You're about to find out just how much she remembers and what her attitude is for her skinny-dipping episode. XD Poor Jin... -ahem- I won't give away too much. Don't you dare bow to me! I just think a writer should know the characters and do everything they can to make them believable. All of them need to be in character or I will stop reading a story. . I'm just picky though... -.- Hiei really does bother me though with how reserved he is. If this was a Jin love story, then it would be easy. He's so emotional over everything and just so damn happy! But no. Hiei is 'Mr. I'm-Going-To-Pretend-To-Hate-Everyone-When-I-Really-Don't-And-HN-To-You Pants'. -.- OMG I LOVE YOU! XD You would go skinny-dipping with the Yu Yu Gang too! -huggles- And Yeah, the demon tolerance for alcohol strikes me as beyond our standards, thus why they could handle their booze like that. By the way, I've tried the 'shots challenge' and pussed out halfway through. I'm good with handling my liquor, but DAMN that was WAYYY too much in one sitting. Think of Tsukaiwakamaru as a cupcake... The cake part is the buckets of fun, the demon-badassness is the icing, and the crazy is the delicious sprinkles. XD I would SO eat one of those cupcakes... . Alright, I've rambled enough... ENJOY THE CHAPPIE DARLING!
Song for Chapter:
Wicked Game - H.I.M., Razorblade Romance
Chapter Eleven: Confusion
Kotone awoke with a groan the next morning, light irritating her eyes. When they finally adjusted she realized it must be around noon, though she was not quite sure. She noticed she was the only one in the room, meaning Hiei had left at some point.
She pulls herself from her bed, remembering pieces of last night and laughing to herself. She did not feel the usual headache of a hangover, instead just a dull throb in her limbs. She snorts, heading to the bathroom and stopping to investigate herself in the mirror.
Kotone nearly gasps at seeing an unfamiliar shirt on, realizing it was Hiei's. He must have helped her change last night, though she barely remembered getting back to the suite. The conversations were a blur, as always, but the actions were mostly still there.
Making sure the door was closed to the bathroom, she pulls the shirt up to reach her nose, taking a tentative whiff. It was intoxicating, his scent, and reminded her of burning ash and the cold now recognizable as some version of the ice cream, or close enough. She shudders, cutting her loses and quickly removing the shirt and shorts to take a swift shower.
~:.:{What A Wicked Game To Play, To Make Me Feel This Way}:.:~
Kurama was the only one in the room when Kotone finally had dressed and forced herself out of her room. He graced her with a pleasant greeting, handing a steaming mug of tea off to the woman.
"How are you feeling?" She quirks a brow at his question, so he elaborates. "Hiei brought you in last night. Apparently you were inebriated."
"Oh, I'm fine," she says dismissively, waving her hand. "I merely had some time with Tsukaiwakamaru last night to bond with my brother's friends. Chu suggested we drink, which was expected, so the two of us coerced everyone else to join in. It was more fun than I've had in a while."
"Do you mind me asking why you were naked when he brought you in last night?" He blushes profusely as her eyes grow considerably.
"Shit! JIN!" She finishes the mug off and slams it on the counter, nearly breaking it and taking off down the hall to her brother's suite. "OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR!"
A chipper looking Windmaster opened up, only to be knocked to the ground by an irate Kotone. She slams her fist into the top of his head, growling under her breath. Shishi and Touya were there, Chu presumably off restocking after finishing off his week supply last night.
"You let me go streaking... again?!" she hisses, choking him. "I should kill you!"
"Lass!" He pries her hands off him, breathing heavily and laughing at the same time. "Ya would not take no for an answer! Right, Tou?"
The ice apparition nods, earning a glare as well from the little demoness. "You were adamant Kotone. Sorry, but you brought it up and got Chu excited for something different. Then Jin decided he would join and Shishi and I tried to keep the three of you in check. It's harder to do than you think when we were both drunk as well."
"Who saw me naked?"
Sweat drops appear on the backs of everyone's head, nervous laughter coming from Jin. She smacks him again, seeing the blush scatter Touya and Shishiwakamaru's faces. Her own cheeks heat up, crossing her arms protectively over her chest.
"Did anyone make a pass at me?" Her eyes narrow. "I need to know if I need to kill any of you."
"Shishi made a- OOMPH!" The imp promptly delivers another smack to Jin, eyebrow twitching.
"Shut up, fool. I was drunk. I did not do anything dishonorable besides allowing it to happen," Shishi explains to her immediately, earning a nod for the respectable answer.
"Shit. Hiei." Her eyes grow again, turning and bolting out of the door.
"WHERE ARE YA GOIN' LASS?!"
"BUSY!" She waves behind her head, telling the Windmaster to stay behind.
"Well that was awkward." Touya sighs heavily.
~:.:{What A Wicked Thing To Do, To Let Me Dream of You}:.:~
"You! Get down here!" Kotone had successfully found the fire apparition, sitting calmly up in a tree near the clearing they sparred in. He had been taking a light, restless nap, unable to sleep much last night with the ravenous thoughts running through his head. "Now Hiei!"
Hiei jumps down in front of her, arms crossed and smirking. "Hn."
"Why the fuck did I wake up in your shirt?" She narrows her orbs at him, eyelids feeling heavy and wanting more sleep but too alert to do anything about it.
His smirk intensifies. "You were nude, wench. You should be grateful I helped you dress at all."
Kotone's face flushes in embarrassment. "Why was I not left with Jin then? How in the hell did you wind up with me?"
His eyebrow twitches at her ungratefulness. "You were swimming, making enough noise to draw every demon in Makai out and to you. I heard it and took you back before I was charged with killing you."
"I-I..." She was seething, both brows twitching and giving him a wicked gaze. "You little bastard!" Kotone leaps at him, aiming a fist to his face.
Hiei dodges, seeing how off she was from the drinks last night. He decided to toy with her for a few minutes, his exhaustion nearly gone. The woman kicks behind her, ankle grabbed and slinging her further away. She landed on her feet, launching in after catching her bearings.
"Come here you!" She snatches at his throat, managing a scratch to his neck. The fire demon growls, ducking low and pushing a point on her torso that nearly made the woman crumble to the ground. She snarls, nails digging into his arm.
That was enough. Hiei takes her small body in his hands, slamming her back against the tree much like the other day with the ice cream incident, face just as close and noses nearly touching.
He was about to say something vile, hate-filled, but thought better of it. His sneer slithers back across his lips, chuckling darkly. "You aren't half-bad without your clothes on."
She blushes again, growling an animalistic one and shaking angrily. He licked his lips, enjoying seeing her face so flushed, body quivering beneath his and the demoness in her coming out. In a few days they would be back to the arena, but for now he had different thoughts raging in his head.
His lips push against hers, forcefully and quite sure of himself. Kotone was staring in shock at those red eyes as his mouth moved against hers, a rumble in his chest warning her to do something or stop this now. She did not know what to do, finally caving and tangling her clawed hands in his hair, pulling harshly and mashing her mouth against his.
Hiei lets the rumble come up his throat, growling wildly and enjoying every minute of this. He uses one hand to grab her thigh, hooking her leg around him to allow more room to push closer to her, his entire body flush with hers, feeling each curve contort against him.
His teeth tug on her lower lip, forcing a gasp and darting his tongue in her waiting mouth. She mewls, the hand not in his hair digging into his back between his shoulder blades, nails creating little half-moons where rivulets of blood threatened to slide out. Hiei could barely contain himself, smelling the aroma of want drifting off her.
His tongue reached into every crevice of her mouth, exploring and memorizing in case this did not happen again. 'Oh, this will happen again... I'll make sure of it.' The fire demon slams his body against hers again, causing the bark to tear at her back and her arousal growing.
She takes control, pushing his tongue out of her mouth and moving into his with her own, tugging his hair harshly and forcing him to open more for her. She ravages his wet cavern, slowly beginning to pull away when she realizes she needed to breathe. She takes his bottom lip in her canines, pulling on it roughly one last time before leaning back and breathing.
Hiei's eyes were wild, dangerous and aroused. They did not move further away from the other, the body heat mingling together pleasantly, but a throat is heard clearing somewhere a few yards away. He did not want to do it, but leaps back and glares at the intruder, finding Yuji standing there with a frown marring his features.
"Kotone, I was looking for you. I did not expect... this." The way his mouth formed the words were ugly, Kotone's face flushing and trying to regain her composure in front of her teammate.
"Is there something you needed, baka?" Hiei hissed, wanting desperately to return to their position. No, he could not fuck the woman if he wanted to, mainly because he had done his research on wind demons since Jin's disclosure on their courting customs. It was rare to engage in a random act of sex without the general prospect of mating the other fresh. If he wanted to court Kotone, which seemed the best option, he would need to beat not only Jin but Kotone as well now, otherwise it would not happen.
'Easy enough.' He smirks, visibly calming and cocking a brow at the lightning demon, a proud smirk on his face.
"Yes Yuji? What is it then?" She was irritated, her body trying to stop quivering from the feeling of hands on her, lips morphed with hers into a perfect sync. She had kissed a man before, like this too, but never had she felt so alive under his hands.
"Daiki requests your help in training for the day. Haji is feeling a bit under the weather so he needs someone else to knock some sense into him. He's tired of me," he forces a chuckle, eyes never leaving Hiei. "Afterwards we planned on seeing if we can scout around for more information."
"Yes, alright. Daiki, got it." Kotone briskly walks past her friend, her lips bruised and still feeling winded. Once she is far enough away, Yuji finally speaks again.
"I would suggest you forget this happened," he calmly states, venom dripping from his words. "If anyone has a claim on Kotone, it is I."
"Oh?" Again the fire demon raises a cocky brow. "I remember Jin mentioning you failed."
"That was a very long time ago," Yuji hisses, his resolve broken. "When this tournament is over, I will be the one she beds. We have been by each others side for decades. You don't stand a chance."
Hiei closes his eyes confidently, walking past the demon with a deep, very short chuckle. "We will see, baka."
Yuji did not grace him with another answer, watching him walk away confidently.
Oh, things are finally HEATING UP! It's what all of you have wanted, and now we see it at long last. From here, the relationships only get more rocky and shit really begins to hit the fan with all the drama I weave in. XD Tell me what you think!
To All My Reviewers: . First, would you want to kill Jin? And second... how would you like to be found in THAT sort of compromising position with Hiei?
Next in 'Praying for Closure':
It had been decades now, possibly longer, since such an event had happened. The TouMa Tournament was coming to a quick close and it would not be long before the winner would be announced. Of course, to get there, many fights have to occur no? Oh, but what would a good tournament be without competitors facing off in the arena that the crowd would go wild for. This match is one that has so many, many meanings behind it. Pride. Honor. Tradition. Love. Rivalry... They were ready for it. They wanted it. They would have it.