~Rei
IMPORTANT: I never said that this was a Hiei and Kurama or Hiei and anyone fic! I only said it was a HIEI fic. No mention of other names. So please don't say that I had false advertising or something, because I didn't. Thank you ^_^
"This is a story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
Well she looked so sad
In photographs
I absolutely love her when she smiles."
~ Story of a Girl
Chapter 3: Girls
"Where's Miyuki?" Yusuke asked, getting ready for a fight.
"Hold on," Kurama said, placing a restraining hand on Yusuke's shoulder. "I think that girl is Miyuki."
Hiei didn't just think. He knew. The link was still there and he was suddenly flooded with emotions, memories, and information. It was too much, too quickly. He looked with shock into those ever-sad blue eyes. "Miyuki?"
"Hai." Was the soft reply.
Kurama grabbed the quilt off the back of the couch and promptly wrapped it about Miyuki's bare shoulders. Yukina tended to the unconscious Kuwabara who lay on the floor.
"Miyuki, you're all right?" Ko-Enma asked.
She shifted her gaze reluctantly from Hiei to the young prince and nodded. "I'm fine," she said with a soft smile. "Thanks to Hiei."
"He nearly killed you!" Yusuke protested. "Why are you thanking him?"
Miyuki shook her head. "When the link stretched a bunch of reiki was stalled, when he touched me, it was unblocked. Sort of like breaking a dam."
Hiei shook his head like a dog trying to get rid of a smell. "At least you're back to normal. You don't need me around anymore."
Miyuki's face fell slightly. "Hai. If you wish to go now, Hiei, you can… There is nothing holding you here."
Hiei stood and walked away from the still sitting Miyuki. "Your right, there is nothing." With that he walked out the front door.
"Now that you're back to your normal form, Miyuki, everything is all right." Ko-Enma said.
"Hai, Ko-Enma. But if you don't mind, I still want to stay in the Ningenkai for a while."
"Nani? Naze?" Ko-Enma seemed shocked.
"As you know, I don't have any real home in any of the three worlds. The Ningenkai seems safe enough, and I can guard better from this world than from any of the others." She paused a moment and a slight blush crept across her cheeks as she smiled shyly, "Besides, I've never explored this world before."
"Whatever you want, Miyuki." Ko-Enma shrugged.
"Hey, Miyuki." Keiko said. "Uhm, do you want to borrow some of my clothes and we can go shopping for some of your own?"
Miyuki blushed even more, looking around at the boys in the room, pulling the blanket tighter about her shoulders and nodded. "Arigato, Keiko-chan."
***
"Wow, those pajamas are really cute!"
Miyuki nodded awkwardly as she stepped back into Keiko's bedroom wearing her blue pajama pants and shirt. They were slightly baggy on her, but she didn't mind, she kind of liked them that way. She sat down on the empty futon and was immediately pounced upon by the three other girls.
"Your hair is so soft."
"And long!"
"It would look good up and out of your face, you know."
It had been Boton's idea to have a girl's night to better get to know Miyuki since she would be staying around for a while. After shopping for cloths for Miyuki, they had gone to a movie and then came back to Keiko's.
Miyuki hadn't minded the shopping (though she wished that she could have paid for the items herself) and the movie had been quite enjoyable, but all the while she couldn't help but have the feeling that they were being followed every step of the way.
What was worse, since she had 'grown up' the link between herself and Hiei had been cut off. She had no clue where he was, and couldn't help but feel that he had been confused and sad when he had left. Miyuki sighed as she wondered what he was thinking of.
"What are you thinking of, Miyuki?" Yukina asked, startling Miyuki.
"I bet it's a boy. Was it that cute guy who we met in the theater?" Boton said teasingly.
"That was awfully nice of him to buy us those tickets." Keiko said. "What did he say? 'For pretty girls, I'd be willing to pay for anything.'"
Miyuki blushed and shook her head. "No, no, no. It was nice of him, but…"
"Someone else?" Boton asked.
"Did you see a cute boy and not tell us?" Keiko asked, nudging Miyuki and giggling.
"No…" Miyuki muttered, her cheeks turning more and more crimson.
***
"Hey, they're talking about something."
"What is it?"
"Guys I think."
"Shut up, so I can hear them."
"…"
***
"Ooh, what do you think about Yusuke?" Boton asked, wiggling a teasing finger at Keiko. "Planning on stealing him away?"
"Hey!" Keiko protested. She threw a pillow at Boton, who ducked and stuck out her tongue. "Well maybe its Kurama! Or Kuwabara!"
The pillow fight began to get more and more rowdy as Yukina chucked one of her own into the fray. "Maybe she likes Ko-Enma!" She shouted.
***
"They're talking about us!"
"Sh, not so loud or they'll hear."
"Maybe we want them to."
"Not until they say something else."
"…"
***
"Mm, I just love it when Yusuke lets his hair down. He looks so cute!" Keiko giggled, hugging her pillow tightly to her chest.
"Yeah, but Kurama." Boton sighed, "There's just something about him. He's always so calm and so nice!"
Yukina blushed and smiled shyly, "Kazuma is so strong, but it's so cute when he shows his softer side."
"So who is it?" Boton asked. "They're all spoken for, well, sort of. But who do you like anyway?"
Miyuki looked down at her hands, "They're all nice, but…"
"Oh my God…" Boton gasped.
"You don't think…?"
"Do you like Hiei?!"
Miyuki's eyes widened and she blushed furiously as the other girls giggled and laughed. "You like Hiei!"
***
"This is getting good."
"You hear what she said? She likes it when I show my softer side."
"Indeed, very flattering."
"They didn't say anything about me…"
"Let's see what she says about Hiei."
"…Hn."
***
"Common, tell us." Keiko urged.
"We won't tease." Boton promised.
Miyuki looked at her hands once more. She finally gave a small nod and the three other girls burst into gales of laughter. When they finally stopped Miyuki felt like she wanted to cry. "What's wrong with Hiei-kun?"
"Nothing is wrong," Boton said. "Its just funny because Hiei doesn't seem the type to fall in love."
Miyuki sighed miserably. Boton realized too late what her words meant. Keiko put a hand on Miyuki's shoulder reassuringly. "Tell us how you feel."
"I don't know," Miyuki said softly. "When I think of him I get this feeling, like I want to laugh out loud and hug him so tight." She squeezed her pillow as if it were him, her eyes un-focusing as if she was looking at something far off. "I can see his face, when he pushed me. At that moment I just thought he was mean, but now I think he was just afraid and unsure, he doesn't seem to get that many hugs. But then he looked like he was really sorry, like he didn't mean to."
She stopped talking and looked up, only to find the other girls watching her with serious faces. She suddenly became flustered and hit her head lightly, "I don't know, it's probably just the residue of the link, that's all. Right, that's all!"
"You really do like him," Boton said, a bit surprised. She had figured that Miyuki had been joking or something.
"Ah – Never mind!" Miyuki said hastily shaking her head. "Forget what I said, ok? Its nothing."
"Hey, we better get to sleep if we want to get up to show Miyuki the sun rise." Yukina said, breaking through the awkward silence. Miyuki gave her a grateful look and promptly squirmed beneath the blankets. "I'll get the lights."
"Good-night everyone." Keiko said as the light blacked out. Three goodnights followed and then all was silent in the little room.
***
"Wow," Yusuke said, sitting back and leaning against the wall of the house. He glanced over at the others and grinned. "At least now we know what they like about us."
"We know what they like about you guys. They didn't say anything about me." Ko-Enma pointed out miserably.
"You hear that Shorty?" Kuwabara said, looking at the short Fire Demon that sat with his arms crossed and head bowed. "She's got it bad for you."
"They only just met and it seems she's fallen hard." Kurama observed. He looked over at his friend and nudged him slightly. "How do you like her?"
Hiei opened his crimson eyes and glared at the others. "Its just as you said, we only just met. I think she's foolish."
"You mean you don't like her?!" Yusuke asked. Hiei stood up and began to walk away. "Hey! Answer me! You're at least going to follow the girls with us, right?"
But Hiei didn't answer. He swiftly leapt into a nearby tree and disappeared with the rustling of leaves.
To Be Continued…
AN: "The Story of a Girl" lyrics are just so fitting for Miyuki, I think. She's got this sort of shy personality that can come off as sad more often than not, or at least that's what I'm trying to portray. Stay tuned for the fourth chapter, Boys.
