A Christmas Koi

-Chapter One-

-Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas-

(a.n- Hey everyone! This is my FIRST Yu Yu Hakusho fanfiction, so please go easy on me^_^. Urm, this is set in an alternate universe, so that explains why everything isn't the same as it is on the show. If I have anything wrong… sorry, I am new to the show, sorta. But I do love it- it's the best anime show I've seen^_^ so… yeah, please read and review.)

~Written in Hiei's POV~

            I was sitting in the window seat, staring out between the wooden panes. Soft, fluffy snowflakes were falling from the sky. I was glad that I was inside; I hated the cold. It was Christmas morning- early in the morning. It was still dark out, and the snow did look peaceful against the soft glow of the streetlights.

            I never understood the real meaning of Christmas. It was just another stupid holiday when all these little kids with their five page Christmas lists get almost everything they wanted and cry about the two things that they didn't get. Just a stupid publicity stunt for all these toy stores; that's all Christmas really was.

            So I considered it another day, absolutely nothing special about it. I looked across the street and saw the people who lived there and their kids opening up the presents underneath the tree. Who gets up this early?! Well, I do, but I'm the exception… as with so many other things.

            Lights were turning on throughout the whole neighborhood. I turned away from the window and looked around my house. There wasn't anything Christmas-y in it at all.

            I spent the whole day basically just sitting around and doing nothing. Some people would consider this depressing, but I just called it my life.

            Around mid-afternoon, about 2:00, I heard the doorbell ring. I wondered who would be not busy enough on Christmas to come over my house. Oh God- watch it be one of those lame Christmas carolers that I just want to shoot. I was going to not answer the door, but another ring of the doorbell sparked my curiosity again.

            Sighing, I opened the door and looked up at the person who was at my door. I had to look up at everyone; it was annoying.

            I blinked when it registered in my mind who this was. His red hair was sprinkled with snow and his green eyes where sparkling with a smile.

            "Merry Christmas!" Kurama said, putting a little, wrapped, circular box gently in my hands as he invited himself into my house.

            I closed the door to keep the cold out and asked, "Why are you here?"

            Kurama never answered me, and just looked around the house and commented on the lack of Christmas things in it.

            I flopped down on the couch and retorted with, "I think Christmas is just a waste of money."

            "Hiei…" Kurama looked at me disbelievingly, "it's not JUST about material things, Christmas is a time where people are nice to one another and people are happy and all that good stuff."

            "Well, if you aren't the little happy Christmas spirit! Now, shut up before I feel the need to throw up." I replied coldly, not wanting to hear all this happy love crap.

            Kurama glared at me and replied with, "Fine, but you ARE coming with me to buy stuff."

            "What kind of stuff?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me again.

            "We're going to make your house look like a Christmas wonderland!"

            Why did I ask? It would've been better if I hadn't have said anything. Ah well, I suppose he would've taken me with him all the same.

            "Must we go?"

            "Oh, come on Hiei, your house will look so much more Christmas-y and pretty."

            "That's what I'm afraid of," I said, and after getting a glare from Kurama, I added, "fine, I'll go, but I'm not paying for any of it!"

            Kurama's green eyes twinkled and he said, "that's great! I can pay for it all! Let's go!"

            After allowing me to throw on a coat, he practically dragged me out the door and we were on our way. Geez, talk about Christmas spirit.

I never knew the meaning of Christmas,

'Till you looked into my eyes.

I was lost in the dark,

'Till you opened my heart,

Like an angel shining bright…

Next Chapter: I Wished on a Star

(a.n con.- Yay! That's the first chapter finished! Boo-yah. Sorry if that sucked a lot. It might be a bit boring now… I don't know, I hope it gets more interesting. Also sorry about how short that was, I'll try to make them longer in the future. Please review, flames are okay too… I personally don't care – although I DO prefer happy reviews – so please leave me a message^_^ The next chapter will be up sometime soon, hopefully. Bwah, I also hope everyone likes the lyrics at the end. They're from Nsync's "I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas". Great song, and it fits in with the story. Now please review^_^)