Pieces of Me

Chapter Three

A/N: ::Sweatdrop:: I'm so sorry this took so damn long! Reeeaally sorry. ^^;; If you actually care why, here are the slightly insane author's reasons. ^^ I had no idea what I wanted to do with this ficlet. ^^ Whether to make it slightly humorous or so stick with the drama romance stuff. ^^ ((I did stick with that..)) But yeah. ^^;; I might write an alternate ending being rather funny. ^^ Yeah. But only if asked to... ^^ It would still be KuramaxHiei though... ^^;; Yeah. Sooo.... I left my notebook, in my locker, three days in a row... I hate school. ^^;; Yes, I'm a freak, and I write shounen ai in my study hall class! ...Yeah, like you really wanted to know that... O.o;; Anyways, on with my fic!

POV: Kurama


//Find me, sleeping in the darkness
The one that will continue to live inside of you//

I sighed, when the obsidian haired demon didn't respond to me, rising from my bed, and slowly walking over to him with difficulty from my exhaustion, my heartbeat echoing inside my mind. In all my life, I don't think I've ever been so nervous about anything before... Anything... I leaned down placing, my head on his shoulder, closing my eyes, as the strands of crimson drifted in front of them. "Hiei... Would you answer me...Please?" I asked quietly, unable to keep the uncertainty from my voice. He has saved me after all... He said, he didn't hate me... That I startled him? How could of my mere comments startled him... He was /Hiei/... "You run away from anyone who cares about you..." I remarked when he didn't answer me yet again.

"You're one to talk." He retorted, through his ebony bangs. I smiled, wrapping my arm around his waist. "Hiei... That's not the point... Do you..love me... or not?" My voice broke midsentance... If I had to go through that thought again... Who knows... what would have happened if Hiei had been there to save me... Or was that even his intention... Did he just stumble upon me, and couldn't live with that on his conscience? I shook my head, slightly, that couldn't have been it...

"Kurama.." He pulled away from my embrace, for one meeting my eyes squarely. "I...Don't know..." Was that... Fear, I saw in his rose colored eyes? Was he scared of me? That couldn't be it... At least I didn't want to admit to that being the case.

"It's a rather simple question, Hiei... Either you love someone or you don't..." I said, trying to sound as monotone as I could.

"..Hn...How would you know if you loved someone?" Was he seriously asking me this? I felt flustered, and threw my hands up. "It's a feeling Hiei... Don't you love Yukina?"

"...Of course I do.." He replied.

"Well...How does that compare to how you feel about me?"

"....She's my sister, Kurama..." Hiei remarked a look of amusement toying with his face, making me smile, at his words.

"Well, or course... I know, but... Love is something, I can't explain to you." I said simply, hoping that he wouldn't prod me further. It wasn't me who didn't know how to feel, it was him! '...Or is it...' With that I leaned down, brushing Hiei's lips lightly with my own. So light, I barely even noticed I was doing so until it was to late. But Hiei didn't push me away... He allowed me to kiss him... "Hiei... You see? You didn't pull away from me..." I said quietly looking directly into his eyes, searching for some answer. "You're a piece of me..." I murmured trapping him an embrace. Even though I wasn't facing him anymore, I could sense, that sly smile, I knew so well, slithering it's way onto his face.

"Kurama, you've always been a piece of me..." He replied, the words forming themselves carefully, onto his lips. And that was good enough for me.... Hiei, was never open with his feelings, as much as we would have liked... But when I kissed him this time... I knew everything would be fine, as long as he was close by my side...

//Today, tomorrow, and forever into the future
Even if everything were to perish
I will find you//


A/N: Whew! It's finally finished! ::Waits for applause:: Come on damnit clap! ^^ Yeah! So I hope you guys liked this... I might write a sequel, when Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko and Boton find out about this... ^^ Just because! ^-^ So anyways, like I've said before, reviews encourage me! I love reviews! ^^ Yeah! And Ims! ^_^ You cooler people who Imed me you rock! ^^ And those who reviewed, you rock too! You all rock! ::Showers random people with sugar:: ^^;; I should really shut up now...