Separated Petals
Kurama put a hand over his eyes as the rising sun gave out its morning glow. Kurama yawned and walked to the window, opening it to feel the cool breeze blowing against his face. Kurama looked behind him and spotted Hiei who was sleeping peacefully.
Walking silently up to where he slept, Kurama smiled as he put a finger on Hiei's cheek, stroking it softly. Kurama leaned down until he could feel Hiei's slow pacing breathes on his mouth, then waiting for a while, capturing Hiei's lips with his own.
Hiei stirred. Kurama quickly pulled away, eying Hiei when he opened his red eyes adjusting to the room. Hiei blinked a couple of times before he rose out of bed.
"Damn, my head…." Hiei trailed off, putting a hand on his head, massaging his forehead.
Kurama laughed softly, not being able to keep his laugher inside of him at such a sight. The thought of Hiei complaining over a little headache amused him.
Being as short as he was, Hiei looked up, very confused. Hiei tilted his head and his eyes widened as he got a closer look at the unfamiliar boy in front of him. Turning quickly to his right he spotted his katana. Reaching for it he made a quick exit out the window.
Kurama reached out his hand in front of him, closing it into a tough fist as he dropped it to his side.
Kurama stare out the opened window, 'I knew he was going to run, but why was I so surprised when he did?' Kurama questioned in his mind as he sulked into a chair.
'Who was that?' Hiei thought, closing his eyes, searching for answers as he sat on a tree branch.
He opened his eyes suddenly; the redness in his eyes became dull. His mind shut off, a few words echoing in his mind…"Do you have to leave?"
Hiei shook his head, his headache coming back with full force. 'I got to visit Yukina' Hiei concluded, as stood and seemed to vanish.
As he ran, he came across a Ningenkai park, suddenly appearing on a bench. A couple walked by him as he scowled, warning them to stay away. The couple didn't notice him; instead the woman seemed to be crying.
"I'm sorry, but…" the man held on the woman's shoulder as he struggled to continue, "I have to leave to go to Africa. My mom is leaving our world and I must see her one last time."
The woman looked up, her eyes red from crying as she responded, "Don't forget me and… promise you will return." The man simply nodded and turned to leave. Hiei's eyes turn to a dull red as he remembered…something.
"I'll come back." Hiei remembered himself saying, but to who?
He kept these questions in mind as he continued to his journey to Yukina's. In no time at all he was at the front door of her house.
Hiei looked around, the birds chirped as they flew around. Flowers grew for miles, different kinds like rose bushes and daffodils. Once again images flashed through his head.
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"Here's a rose for you, Hiei," a smooth voice said as he offered a rose to him, "to remember me by…once you're gone." Hiei extended his hand as he reached to grab it, feeling its soft petals against his fingers.
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Hiei unconsciously walked over to the roses and reached out to touch them until a soft voice was heard, "Hiei?" A quickly look behind him verified the voice belonged to Yukina.
She was dressed in a blue kimono with white 4 doves on the front that seemed to be holding a vine of cherry blossoms in its' beck.
She walked towards Hiei, holding seeds as birds approached her and perched on her hands.
Yukina smiled warmly as she gestured Hiei to come into the house with her.
Hiei shook his head as he responded, "This won't take long."
Yukina countered it though, "At least come in for some tea." Hiei gave out a small smile as she turned her back and walked in. Hiei sat down while Yukina went to get the tea.
When she returned, she sat down as well. "So Hiei," Yukina started, "you seem a little worried?"
Hiei looked up as he said, "I woke up with a red haired boy beside me. He…he didn't look familiar, but at the same time, he did. It's strange, I feel…as though I'm forgetting something…"
Yukina asked, though confused why Hiei would forget Kurama, "So you don't know this man?" Hiei shook his head.
Yukina thought hard before asking, "Let me ask you something, do you know anyone by the name of Kurama?" Hiei tilted his head; the name triggered a sense in his mind. " …I could never forget…Kurama." Hiei shut his eyes tightly, his head lowering.
'Who was that…?' he questioned in his head. His head pounded as each letter found its way into Hiei's mind. K…U…R…A…M…A. From the outside, Yukina could hear Hiei whisper something, "Get out of my head…. I don't …remember…" Hiei trailed off.
Yukina approached Hiei silently, "Hiei, please… are you okay?"
Hiei took one last look at Yukina before fleeting on the door. Yukina looked down, tears forming in her eyes. They hit the ground, but they weren't liquid for they had turned into tear gems.
"Please be okay onii-san," Yukina whispered as she stood at the doorway, the wind carrying her message to be lost forever in the wind's swift movement.
Hiei ran as far away as possible. His feet lead him to a forest, a little sunshine coming from an opening in the trees. Hiei took out his katana from its sheath and slashed down the tree, scattering crows as it made contact with the floor. Hiei knelt down, stabbing his sword into the ground, breathing heavily.
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Kurama was walking around the park, not caring where he was going, as long as it made him forget his troubles. He looked up, couples hand locked together. Kurama couldn't help but feel jealous, the couples meet and were to never be parted. "Unlike me and … ' Kurama didn't continue.
'Hiei. Why is that word so hard to say? Weren't we suppose to be together…?' Kurama's features saddened. He turned away, deciding he should head home until he spotted a rose bush out of the corner of his eyes. Kurama smirked; he knew what he was going to do.
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