Hi guys! I know it's been forever! I'm so sorry too! School has been catching up with me in a bad way. :( It really sucks, but I have no intentions of dropping the story. Ever. So, that was just to let you know I am still alive, and partially well. Headaches are a bitch. Anyways, let's do our reviews!
dani1014: I can't tell you what he's missing. Spoiler alert! I don't do that. Sorry! There's still a lot I haven't decided when it comes to the Kazemaru thing, so you never know, maybe there is more to him. (DUN DUN DUNNNNN) I also have this very elaborate picture of how Hiei destroyed the blender. I may or may not turn it into a oneshot or something. I think it'd be funny. I hope your wrist feels better!
Azura Soul Reaver: Yes, yes he is. :)
buzzk97: I love how protective he is too. He seems like the type to go all out for those he cares about. And I like the wolf idea. I've already decided what her animal is going to be, so you'll have to wait and see, but I think everyone will like it. ;)
Trisanlonelyeyes: Thanks, I was worried. Hiei is so hard to do! I almost always worry that I've made him lose character. :)
SakiHanajima1: Thanks! Her name is Rhys, though. Maybe Google Translate is screwing things up. If so, damn you Google! Anyways, thanks for the review, I'm glad you like it so far!
Now, thanks to the my new favoriters and followers, Scotland-Lassie, Omen freak, ReadsToMuchALot, ROGMethos, and Hershey gurl! Thanks guys!
One last thing to address before we can get started. I got one flame a few days back, and let me tell you, I was busting a gut laughing. All it said was "stinks" and it was from some anonymous person. Honestly, if you're going to flame, at least do me a favor and tell me why you didn't like it. Otherwise, it leads people to believe you couldn't find anything wrong. Anyways, thanks for sharing your opinion. At least I know that someone doesn't like it, because that's the way life works.
Ok, now let us begin!
I woke up on my bed. Ok, what the hell was that? I knew I had fallen asleep in the living room, on the couch. I was snuggled up with Shura, who was so damn cute he made kittens explode, with my head on Kazuma's lap. Shura had probably gone home by then, since my clock said it was 10 o'clock at night. Hiei was sitting on my windowsill, watching me carefully. Well, there went the mystery of how I got in my room. I grinned at him, looking like a slightly sleepy moron.
"You talk in your sleep, onna," Hiei said, matter-of-factly. I flushed, the grin flying off my face.
"Not, again….. what did I say?" I had problems with sleep talking before, and I knew that people had wanted to get me tested because of it.
"Well, you did tell the oaf not to feed me to the unicorn overlord because fire demons gave him indigestion." My eyes shot open. Say what? "It was nice to know that you cared more about the unicorn."
I sighed. "In my defense, you were all hypnotized by the unicorn's legions of waffles. It was an effort to not let you become a sacrifice." His expression clearly said I was insane. "I would've done something sooner, but I was busy fighting the waffles with a water gun full of maple syrup. They turned Botan into a turtle and were about to turn Yukina into a parrot."
"No more sugar before bed."
I pouted. "Ok Mr Boss." How mean was he? Only Kurama could tell me no sugar before bed. He was my daddy, not Hiei. I noticed a gleam of gold. My egg. I cradled it to my chest. It was warm. Hiei came and sat next to me, watching me cuddle my egg. He started to slowly pet my head. I hummed leaning into his hand. He smirked; I huffed. He must've thought I was his kitten or something. Cats hate me, I'd be a terrible kitten.
Hiei scooped me into his arms. "It's late. You still have to sleep in my room, remember?" Then why'd he bring me to my room? I nodded, holding my egg close. "You can bring it, onna." I smiled sleepily and snuggled into his chest. He was warm and safe. He carried me into his room, laying me under his blankets. Hiei crawled in next to me. His arms wrapped around me, pulling my back against his chest. His chin rested on my head. My egg was in front of me. I sighed. This was my idea of perfect.
"Sleep onna," Hiei whispered, stroking my head. My eyes drifted shut and I fell asleep, warm and safe next to my socially awkward penguin.
I woke up to Kurama's voice the next morning. "Rhys, Hiei, time to wake up." I groaned and snuggled into Hiei's pillow. Hiei rolled on top of me, surrounding me in heat. "Come on, guys. Get up."
"Whoa-ho-ho!" Yusuke's voice chirped. "Looks like the short ones were getting busy!"
"Guys! How could you let this happen?" Kazuma's voice demanded. "A boy and a girl shouldn't sleep together unless they're married!" Bullshit, I'd slept with him before. Same with Yusuke and Kurama. I had a problem sleeping by myself when I was little. Now I liked sleeping with Hiei. It kept away the nightmares.
Hiei growled. "All of you get out before I kill you." Good job, Hiei. I was thankful he would keep the morons and Dad out while I slept. Or tried to. "Go back to sleep, onna. You're not the only one who's not ready to get up." I made some incoherent noises, grabbing my egg and pulling it under my body. My eyes were squeezed shut.
I heard a sigh. "Hiei, you have to train." Hot damn, there went a sharp jab to Hiei's weak spot by Kurama. Let's see how he stands against that, shall we?
Hiei growled. I expected him to get up and train, dragging me along with him. Instead, he stayed where he was, keeping pinned under him on the bed. I took a few deep breaths. I had a feeling I wasn't going anywhere any time soon. Well, not if Hiei the tyrant had anything to say about it.
I'll be honest, I was just happy the guy I liked wanted to be close to me. The fact that I was sleeping next to him was just a bonus.
Hiei stroked my hair, warming me with his body. It amazed me how cold I really was. I knew I ran a bit colder than most people, demons and humans alike, but Hiei felt like a full-blown fire next to me. Sure, it was probably just me, but Hiei shouldn't have felt that warm. No one was that warm. And he never was.
I inhaled through my nose. Huh, that's weird, his scent is really strong.
"Rhys, Kurama made waffles!" Yusuke yelled. Now, there are few things that will get me out of a warm bed, especially when I'm lying next to my favorite penguin. One of them was waffles, especially when they turned one of my friends (even though she's that kid that kinda annoys me) into a man-eating turtle. That meant war.
I shot out of bed, knocking Hiei off me. ""YES! I SHALL HAVE MY REVENGE ON THE WAFFLE ARMY FOR TURNING BOTAN INTO A TURTLE!" And with that war-cry, I ran from the room, off to terrorize the legions of waffles.
Yeah, no more sugar before be for me.
The next day, I was lounging in the hammock. I'd been exiled from the house. Kurama was busy taking care of his plants, Yukina was cleaning (for no reason, Kurama kept the place spotless), the boys were training, Keiko and the girls were shopping and Hiei was out taking out some stress. Genkai was kicking the boys' asses in training, and I wasn't allowed to watch. Or participate. So I had to be bored.
Kurama was tending the rosebushes. A purple one had appeared, next to the black one. The black one seemed to be shielding the purple one. I was happy about that for some reason. Wasn't sure why. It seemed like the purple bush was me.
I stared up at the sky, my egg on my chest. It was big, almost ready to hatch. I knew I'd have my Pu any day now. It was a matter of time. I was already going through names. So far, I'd picked Kuromi. It was going to be a girl, and it seemed to fit. Hiei, however, insisted on referring to my Spirit Beast as "It." As the mother, I was not impressed. I loved Stephen King, but I was not going to name my baby after a psychotic clown!
I closed my eyes for a moment, focusing on gathering the shadows into a ball above me. I opened my eyes, and there it was. It took no aura to create them, they just appeared. I stared into it.
The shadows had a calming effect on me. I'd always been a night person, but I really just loved being able to think in the dark. It was safe. Comforting. Kind of like the stone Hiei wears. A…. hiruseki stone. Looking at it calmed me down, just like being in the dark, and I was positive it did the same for him.
Yukina appeared over my face, smiling. "Hey. Mind if I join?"
"No, go ahead." I scooted over, making enough room for her. I noticed the stone hanging around her neck. It was exactly like Hiei's. "Ne, ne, where'd you get that stone?" I asked. With her, I could ask. With Hiei, I was worried he'd get mad.
"Oh, my hiruseki? My mother cried it when I was born. One for me and one for my ni-san. All koorime children get one." I nodded. Explained why Hiei was so protective of his. He was like Hogwarts and Gringots combined. On crack. And it explained why he didn't like talking about how he got it. It was a private thing.
"Sugoi! So, you can cry gems to?" I was full of questions. Brought to mind what curiosity does to cats.
"Yes, mine are white, as most koorime's are. I'm not sure if ni-san cries them, but he should be able to," she said thoughtfully. "He's never cried before, not that I know of, so they could be saltwater like most demons."
"Wow, that's so cool Yuki-chan! I almost can't believe it! People must always be after those gems, ne?"
"Yeah. I was captured because of them once. Hiei rescued me from the man that did it. SO did Yusuke-kun and Kazuma-kun."
I nodded. "They told me about that. I couldn't believe some people would actually do that. So cruel. You see it on TV all the time, but you never expect it to actually happen."
She smiled at me. "The good thing is not all people are like that. If they were, I think the Makai would be a beautiful place in comparison. But that's enough of sad things. Your egg's going to hatch soon, isn't it?"
"Yep!" I squealed. "I'm so excited! I'm going to have a partner in crime!"
"You mean a partner in tormenting Hiei with all of your love!" We both laughed uncontrollably. I did torment Hiei with all of me feels for him.
It was nice to have a female best friend. A change from the suffocating testosterone I normally dealt with.
My egg started to pulse. Yukina and I looked at it, then at each other. Lightening flashed and thunder roared. A pillar of light extended from my egg. Yukina and I shut our eyes against the glare.
When we opened our eyes, my egg was gone.
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN! Cliffhanger! (Dani, please don't kill me!) I wonder, what's going to happen? If any of you have any last requests for the Spirit Beast, let me know, because it's almost finalized. I might not change it unless I hear a really good idea.
Well, that's all for now, folks. Let me know what you thought. Bye guys! I'll try to update this week!
~Luna