Since I got three reviews in under 24 hours of posting last chapter... VICTORY CHAPTER!
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Cold as Fire
by Grace Musica
Chapter Six
Tensi's Back!
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Tensi grinned, rain dripping off her still-short dark red hair. "I've missed you, Hiei."
"But-but-but you died," Hiei insisted. "I watched you!"
Tensi reached over and touched Hiei's cheek. "I know. But I've been given a second chance."
Hiei turned his head away. "Demons don't get second chances. Not even half-bloods."
She turned his face towards hers. "Some of us do. I had to beg for over two hundred seventy-five years every day for mine, and even still, the only way I managed to come back was by pulling some connection strings... And you got yours by helping out Yusuke."
"You know about that?"
"Of course. I've been working for the past six years as a Spirit Detective, since I was twelve... Well, in this life."
Hiei looked at her, confused. Tensi smiled at him. "I've been reborn, a bit like Kurama. I've another lifetime to live out now. We've time now."
Hiei put his hand over Tensi's, then pulled her into his arms. "It's not enough time. It'll never be enough time."
"Hiei..."
He covered her mouth with his, and no words were said between the two for a long time.
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"So, you've been living among the lowly humans?" Hiei asked mockingly as Tensi was looking for the key to her front door.
"Yes, and it's been absolutly horrible," Tensi replied in a similar tone. "They're not as bad as you would think, Hiei."
Hiei grinned a bit to himself. "I know."
"My parents here are very kind... Well, my mother and step-father. My father lived on the other side of the island up until he moved to America about four, five years ago. They divorced when I was about five, and I call my step-father Dad... And I have a little half-brother, Kori." She looked over at him and smiled. "Mom and Dad let me name him."
"Apparently. The youngest was always your favorite."
Ignoring the last comment, she finally found her key and started unlocking the door. "In this life, I've taken the name Tetsewon Sakura. I took my mother's new last name when she remarried." She pulled her key out of the keyhole and kissed him quickly. "Behave, please..."
"When don't I?"
"Do I have to answer that?"
"Get inside."
Tensi rolled her eyes and opened the door. "Mom! Dad! I'm home!" She kicked off her shoes, put on her house slippers, and threw a pair at Hiei. Tensi wandered from the room, calling for her parents as Hiei removed his own shoes and followed after her silently.
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All talk ceased as Hiei entered the living room. Mr. and Mrs. Tetsewon were sitting on the couch, little Kori, with his brilliant blue eyes and strait black hair, in his mother's lap and Tensi standing in front of the three explaining. She looked over her shoulder and grinned a bit.
Until Kori decided to launch himself from his mother's lap and charge at Hiei. Producing a small plastic sword from--somewhere, Hiei didn't notice where--he attacked his elder with zeal, while Hiei just stared down at him. Finally, after about half a minute of this, Kori decided that Hiei was all right, and stepped back. The little dark-haired boy looked at him skeptically. Then-- "Are you Sakura's boyfriend?"
"Kori! Behave!" Mrs. Tetsewon cried, clapping her hands.
"Does she have a thing for you?" Kori continued, ignoring his mother.
"Kori!"
Mr. Tetsewon chuckled at his wife and son and went back to reading his newspaper. "Not getting involved, not getting involved, not getting involved..."
Tensi just groaned and buried her head in her hands.
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"I'm sorry about Kori," Tensi appologized. The two were walking side by side down the street after lunch at the Tetsewon's, which had been much to Tensi's embarrasment.
"It's alright. He's little, he doesn't know any better."
Tensi grinned a little and reached for his hand. Hiei noticed this and put both of his hands in his pockets, teasing her. Tensi just raised her eyebrow, moved closer, and put her hand in his pocket. Their eyes met, and their lips followed suit in a gentle kiss, which quickly turned heated.
But, of course, just as it was getting good...
"Hiei! First you yell at me for setting you up with a girl, and the next thing I know, you're saying hello to another's tonsils!"
They jumped apart, startled, Tensi looking away from the voice in embarrasment. Hiei turned to Yusuke, who was flanked (in a sense) by Kurama and Kuwabara. "Who I kiss is no concern of yours, Urameshi," he replied coldly. He grabbed Tensi under her elbow and tugged a bit. "Now, if you would KINDLY excuse us--"
"Oh, come on! At least show us her face, Shorty!" Kuwabara called out.
"Yes, any girl who can tame you is very special indeed," Kurama noted, looking at the figure who had her back to him. She was as short as Hiei, with her hair cut up to around her ears, her stance reminding him of someone... He saw her head turn a little to the side and nod to Hiei, who didn't look too pleased at the moment.
Tensi did an abrupt about face. Kurama just stared at her, blinking. She flashed him a smile, then bowed at Yusuke and Kuwabara. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." Yusuke held up his hands and looked down at the girl. "You know about us?"
"Of course, Urameshi Yusuke. And Kuwabara Kazuma. I'm a Spirit Detective too."
Yusuke and Kuwabara exchanged bewildered looks. "I was told their was only one Spirit Detectve here on Earth."
"Koenma either was not told or forgot that I was a Spirit Detective. It was one of the terms of my return."
"Return?"
"Yes, return. I died a long time ago. My name is Onizuka Tensi, cousin to Koenma, Prince of Hell."
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Cold as Fire
by Grace Musica
Chapter Six
Tensi's Back!
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Tensi grinned, rain dripping off her still-short dark red hair. "I've missed you, Hiei."
"But-but-but you died," Hiei insisted. "I watched you!"
Tensi reached over and touched Hiei's cheek. "I know. But I've been given a second chance."
Hiei turned his head away. "Demons don't get second chances. Not even half-bloods."
She turned his face towards hers. "Some of us do. I had to beg for over two hundred seventy-five years every day for mine, and even still, the only way I managed to come back was by pulling some connection strings... And you got yours by helping out Yusuke."
"You know about that?"
"Of course. I've been working for the past six years as a Spirit Detective, since I was twelve... Well, in this life."
Hiei looked at her, confused. Tensi smiled at him. "I've been reborn, a bit like Kurama. I've another lifetime to live out now. We've time now."
Hiei put his hand over Tensi's, then pulled her into his arms. "It's not enough time. It'll never be enough time."
"Hiei..."
He covered her mouth with his, and no words were said between the two for a long time.
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"So, you've been living among the lowly humans?" Hiei asked mockingly as Tensi was looking for the key to her front door.
"Yes, and it's been absolutly horrible," Tensi replied in a similar tone. "They're not as bad as you would think, Hiei."
Hiei grinned a bit to himself. "I know."
"My parents here are very kind... Well, my mother and step-father. My father lived on the other side of the island up until he moved to America about four, five years ago. They divorced when I was about five, and I call my step-father Dad... And I have a little half-brother, Kori." She looked over at him and smiled. "Mom and Dad let me name him."
"Apparently. The youngest was always your favorite."
Ignoring the last comment, she finally found her key and started unlocking the door. "In this life, I've taken the name Tetsewon Sakura. I took my mother's new last name when she remarried." She pulled her key out of the keyhole and kissed him quickly. "Behave, please..."
"When don't I?"
"Do I have to answer that?"
"Get inside."
Tensi rolled her eyes and opened the door. "Mom! Dad! I'm home!" She kicked off her shoes, put on her house slippers, and threw a pair at Hiei. Tensi wandered from the room, calling for her parents as Hiei removed his own shoes and followed after her silently.
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All talk ceased as Hiei entered the living room. Mr. and Mrs. Tetsewon were sitting on the couch, little Kori, with his brilliant blue eyes and strait black hair, in his mother's lap and Tensi standing in front of the three explaining. She looked over her shoulder and grinned a bit.
Until Kori decided to launch himself from his mother's lap and charge at Hiei. Producing a small plastic sword from--somewhere, Hiei didn't notice where--he attacked his elder with zeal, while Hiei just stared down at him. Finally, after about half a minute of this, Kori decided that Hiei was all right, and stepped back. The little dark-haired boy looked at him skeptically. Then-- "Are you Sakura's boyfriend?"
"Kori! Behave!" Mrs. Tetsewon cried, clapping her hands.
"Does she have a thing for you?" Kori continued, ignoring his mother.
"Kori!"
Mr. Tetsewon chuckled at his wife and son and went back to reading his newspaper. "Not getting involved, not getting involved, not getting involved..."
Tensi just groaned and buried her head in her hands.
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"I'm sorry about Kori," Tensi appologized. The two were walking side by side down the street after lunch at the Tetsewon's, which had been much to Tensi's embarrasment.
"It's alright. He's little, he doesn't know any better."
Tensi grinned a little and reached for his hand. Hiei noticed this and put both of his hands in his pockets, teasing her. Tensi just raised her eyebrow, moved closer, and put her hand in his pocket. Their eyes met, and their lips followed suit in a gentle kiss, which quickly turned heated.
But, of course, just as it was getting good...
"Hiei! First you yell at me for setting you up with a girl, and the next thing I know, you're saying hello to another's tonsils!"
They jumped apart, startled, Tensi looking away from the voice in embarrasment. Hiei turned to Yusuke, who was flanked (in a sense) by Kurama and Kuwabara. "Who I kiss is no concern of yours, Urameshi," he replied coldly. He grabbed Tensi under her elbow and tugged a bit. "Now, if you would KINDLY excuse us--"
"Oh, come on! At least show us her face, Shorty!" Kuwabara called out.
"Yes, any girl who can tame you is very special indeed," Kurama noted, looking at the figure who had her back to him. She was as short as Hiei, with her hair cut up to around her ears, her stance reminding him of someone... He saw her head turn a little to the side and nod to Hiei, who didn't look too pleased at the moment.
Tensi did an abrupt about face. Kurama just stared at her, blinking. She flashed him a smile, then bowed at Yusuke and Kuwabara. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." Yusuke held up his hands and looked down at the girl. "You know about us?"
"Of course, Urameshi Yusuke. And Kuwabara Kazuma. I'm a Spirit Detective too."
Yusuke and Kuwabara exchanged bewildered looks. "I was told their was only one Spirit Detectve here on Earth."
"Koenma either was not told or forgot that I was a Spirit Detective. It was one of the terms of my return."
"Return?"
"Yes, return. I died a long time ago. My name is Onizuka Tensi, cousin to Koenma, Prince of Hell."
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