Because of Small Things
Chapter 36
I said goodbye to the rest of the people who came to the party and stated to Keiko, "Tell Yukina I loved the bracelet, ok?" She nodded and I gave her a hug before shutting the door behind them. I yawned and looked over to see Yusuke grinning at me. I walked up to him and smiled. "Sorry for my assumption…" Yusuke shrugged and I wrapped my arms around his waist.
"I'm glad you had fun though, Etsuko," he mumbled, which was followed by a large yawn, "but for now, I'm heading to bed." I nodded. "I'm so glad Botan and Keiko stayed to help clean up." I grinned and watched him head upstairs as I felt a nudge against my ankle. I leaned down and smiled.
"Hello Kelso," I stated and leaned down to pick up my pretty furry kitty. I smiled at him and began heading upstairs toward my bedroom. The boys, who included just Yusuke's and Kuwabara's sneaky demise, had managed to revise this bedroom to my second bedroom. It was fully furnished with my bed dressed in a very soft blue hued comforter set and a dresser full of clothes for me. I shut the door behind me and tossed Kelso on my bed softly before changing from my outfit and into some pajamas. I pulled my hair from my braid and wrapped it up into a ponytail before twisting it into a bun. I yawned and sat on the edge of my bed, petting Kelso as I stared out my window.
Kelso meowed and I smiled down at him before lying down and staring up at the ceiling. I yawned and turned onto my side, my eyes drooping before Kelso sauntered up next to my face and meowed, sliding against my face. I groaned and stared at Kelso with a slightly narrowed look and he just meowed at me, with a small smile almost. I glared at him before sitting up and staring at my window. I walked up to it and opened the window, sitting out on the windowsill and staring up at the stars that I've missed so much. Where I lived the lights were on too much so I couldn't see all the stars I wanted to.
I took a deep breath in of the clean, brisk night's air and smiled. I got up and stood on the roof, walking around the house very quietly. I came to a certain window and opened it, peaking inside. Surprisingly, I saw Hiei sitting on his bed, polishing another one of his swords. I blinked and sat on his windowsill, staring at him. "What are you doing up?" I asked.
"I rarely sleep," he stated simply. I nodded. Even though we do what we do, it's still awkward between the two of us. I'm pretty sure we're both new to this type of emotion so we both don't know what to expect, especially the compulsions we get to see each other, like I usually get. It was silent for a while before I pushed off the windowsill and walked toward him, sitting beside him and crossing my legs, staring down at the floor as he continued to polish the sword he usually used, I noticed. I stared at it and couldn't help but notice it was a very beautiful sword. The hilt was a little worn but that was stating a fact everybody knew. The blade was very beautiful and had a very nice, sharp point and the hilt was made of soft leather that was wound tight around the hilt, tying perfectly at the end.
"Can I see it?" I asked, pleading him with my eyes. Hiei looked over at me and narrowed his eyes. Our eyes stayed connected and the entire time, I looked as innocent as possible. I didn't think he'd let me but he shocked me by sliding his sword over, watching me closely. I smiled at him and gripped the hilt, holding it up and staring at my reflection in the blade. I felt Hiei's eyes on me and I smiled. "It's a beautiful sword." He didn't say anything as I stood and held it out, glancing at him as his body tensed. I could tell he wouldn't hesitate to kill me if I rushed off with his sword.
I turned to him and pointed it toward him threateningly, in a playful way of course. He narrowed his eyes as the ghost of a smirk appeared on his face and he stood, walking toward me. I wasn't as good as Hiei with a sword but I could use one, which was more than a lot of people could say. When he was within arm's reach, I pushed against his chest very gently, smirking myself. He stepped sideways and I side stepped as well, eyeing him. But in a quick flash, his chest was pushed against mine and his hand was gripping my wrist that was holding his sword. My back was pushed against the wall and I was staring up into his beautiful eyes, my lips parted slightly.
"Never threaten someone with their own sword," Hiei whispered and I smirked, maneuvering swiftly and ducking under both of our arms and shoving him against the wall, moving the blade to the back of his neck, leaning up against him. I knew he let me do this because he was smirking slightly. I leaned up and licked the back of his neck before kissing it and stepping back quickly, pointing his sword toward him. Hiei turned around and had his eyes narrowed at me but I could see the smirk twitching at the corner of his lips. He vanished and I narrowed my eyes and went to step back but his arms wrapped around mine, bringing my elbows to my waist and causing me to lower the sword. He ran his hand down my arm and grabbed the hilt over my hand, twisting it so it was lying against my neck. I smirked and tilted my head up, watching his face.
He turned his head to me and our eyes connected, once more. He stepped back a bit and I stepped to the side so we were more comfortable staring at each other. I felt a slight sting on my neck and winced slightly, reaching up and placing my fingers to my neck. I winced as the oils touched an open wound. I looked up at Hiei, glaring and he chuckled. "It's just a scratch," he whispered. I narrowed my eyes.
"I'm bleeding so it's not just a scratch," I hissed before dropping the sword so it fell to the ground and I turned, shoving him back and picking up his sword, pointing it at his neck, smirking. "I'm not weak anymore, Hiei." He smirked and stood there. I smirked and swung the sword up before swinging it down, in a sort of slow way and he caught the blade before it slid across his neck and he pushed it away, bringing me forward and pushing his lips against mine. I breathed in sharply and he guided his hand down the blade to the hilt where he placed his hand over mine again and wrapping his other arm around my lower back. I melted against him and the sword fell from my fingertips. It clanged hard against the ground and Hiei glanced at it briefly before staring back into my eyes. I pulled back and stared harder into his eyes, wanting to see some weird emotion flash over his eyes. I know my eyes held an emotion I've never felt before and I wanted to see if he had the same effect as me.
He pulled me back into him and pressed his lips against mine. I shrugged my thoughts aside as he turned us so we were falling onto his bed. He was lying on top of me as our lips stayed locked, his hot tongue racing along my bottom lip like a hot flame. I breathed in heavily through my nose and ran my hands up his back to his shoulder blades where I gripped. He pulled back and stared into my eyes. I stared into his as well and we stayed like that for a while as a breeze from his open window flew in, enveloping us. It felt good on my revealed skin and I smiled. The night's breeze was always perfect over here, while it was freezing cold where I lived.
"What are you thinking?" he asked, narrowing his eyes. I smiled.
"About the mission tomorrow," I lied. He smirked and looked over at the window that was open. I knew he knew I was lying but I didn't care. I wasn't going to tell him what I was thinking. I'm glad he didn't know what I was thinking. I had too many thoughts to deal with and I didn't want him getting stuck in there. It'd be annoying if he was in there constantly and couldn't get out. I smiled while my body shook with laughter at that thought, which made Hiei looked at me in confusion. He was already stuck in my head, figuratively speaking. I was always thinking of him.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," I whispered and he glared at me. "Do you really think I'd tell you what I'm thinking, Hiei? I like you guessing." Hiei glared a bit more before rolling off of me and lying beside me, sighing. I leaned up on my arm, turning onto my side and staring at him. "You really want to know what I'm thinking, huh?" He didn't look at me or say anything. "I'm thinking how weird this emotion is, being with you," I whispered and he looked over at me. "I've never felt something as odd as this before. All I want is this right here." He stared at me and that was all he did, which put me on edge. I narrowed my eyes at him and mumbled, "You wanted to know…"
"It's not that," he stated, sitting up and perching his arms on his knees. I looked at him but he didn't say anything as he sat there. He turned his head to me and smirked. "You're the only baka onna I'm decent towards, you know that?" I smiled and nodded. "That's a privilege…"
"I know, Hiei," I stated, leaning up and wrapping my arm around his shoulders and kissing his cheek. He smirked over at me and I looked out the window. I had to get some sleep before this month long mission. I pulled myself from him and sat on the edge of his bed, breathing in deeply. I'd have to go a month before I could see him, like this again. I looked over at him and he was staring at me. "I'm going to miss kissing you," I whispered and he smirked. I turned fully toward him and pushed his shoulder so he was facing me and leaned down, pressing my lips against his. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me hard so I was now straddling his lap, my legs locked around his back. Our lips moved against each other and my hands weaved their way through his hair, tangling them together.
His hands gripped at my back and I grew daring, pushing my tongue against his mouth. He semi-growled against the kiss as my tongue pushed its way into his mouth and our tongues lit fireworks in the back of my eyes. They were like two fires dancing together and butterflies took flight in the pit of stomach as a strange feeling tingled in my lower region. I ground harder against him and his hands gripped at my back. It felt like this desire was building so high I couldn't contain it as I pulled at his hair gently. His nails dug into my back and I drew in a sharp breath as I broke the kiss, trying to pull away but he wouldn't let go as he made a trail down my neck to my collar bone where he nibbled lightly at. I shuddered and pulled his head back, staring into his eyes. I knew where this was going to lead if I didn't stop it.
"Hiei," I whispered and he stared at me, blinking. "I need to go rest, ok?" His jaw tightened but his hands released my back. I knew there would be marks since I felt his nails dig hard into my skin. I fought against my better judgment and slid from his arms, smiling at him. He didn't say anything as I walked toward his door. I looked back at him and smiled. I loved being with that fire yokai and if I had no control once so ever, I would've given him something I wasn't ready to give just yet at that specific moment. I wouldn't have regretted it but I would've wished I waited. I wanted to know that yokai inside and out before I gave him something as precious as that; maybe not inside and out but at least more about him than I knew already.
I walked to my bedroom and shut my door behind me, sighing as my stomach tickled. I bit my lower lip and walked to my bed, peeling the covers back and easing in, careful not to wake up Kelso, who was sleeping on the pillow I wasn't using. I stared at my window and sighed, my eyes closing and sleep instantly taking me.