CHAPTER 4: NOT A HAIR
"So, what do you think?" Keiko asked him after sipping the hot chocolate in. They were sitting in one corner of the shop, the glass battlement permitted them to look outside.
Hiei shrugged his shoulder, commenting none to the girl inquisitiveness.
"Why are you not talking?" the brown headed girl commented with a pout.
"Making me sit here with you is already an accomplishment Yukimura. Don't push your luck." He answered, averting his gaze from the comely face of his companion to the walking people outside.
"Okay then." She answered timidly. Looking intently at the mug in her hand, she sighs.
The fire demon felt his confreres' uneasiness; he glanced at her. The young lady spends her time looking around, boring her gaze from one spot to another. She caught him, giving her an intent look. The latter smiles sheepishly.
"Why do you care?" he asked her off guard. He enjoyed himself looking at the serene face changing in utterance to another. The girl who usually exceed confidence with her smart remark were speechless.
"What do you mean?" she managed to reply. She took her chocolate drink in her hands then glance at it as whereas it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
"Do I really need to explain myself Yukimura?" He added. Keiko straightened, heaving a sharp breath she furtive glance at Hiei's face with an answer.
"Keiko for you, not Yukimura sire." She started jestingly, pointing out what she wanted to be called.
"Do I really need too? After all we're friends right?" she stated. Answering the latters question with another one.
This time, the still man was speechless. Friends? Never in his life he consider to befriend a ningenkai, and a girl for that matter.
Perceiving that the man won't answer, Keiko changes the subject.
"Are you done? I believe we need to go back now, they might notice I'm missing. Yusuke would probably hate me for going out unprotected at this hour."
Hiei gives her a looked. He doesn't know if he needs to get upset or lank. Does this girl really think he would forsake her at the middle of danger?"
"Don't give me that killer look," she added giggling, "I don't mean to witticism you. It's just that Yusuke would never think that I am with you right now."
He felt a huge sweatdrop falls behind his head, nevertheless he stands up readily.
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The dark headed man leads the way, Keiko followed closely behind him. The alleys where dark, quiet and moist. Soft raindrops falls rhythmically
When two huge man black their way, Keiko step a little closer behind Hiei's remote.
Suddenly, there were more than a dozen of them surrounding the two. If Keiko's not mistaken, they were gangsters.
One of them moves forward. His hair was deep red, in spike. His face was tolerable to look at but cannot be consider good-looking. His nose was too large and upturned, and his teeth were unevenly small.
"Hey kid," the man started addressing to Hiei. "Why don't you run along and leave this beautiful babe with us?" Then shifting his look toward Keiko, giving her an admiring glance from head to toe.
Keiko felt her whole body shivered with abhorrence.
She instinctually wrapped her arms at Hiei's right upper limb. She pressed her body unwarily at his side.
Hiei stiffen a little bur soften after awhile. The warm soft body crowding at his side was comforting.
He snapped at the large man, "Get out of our way!"
The redheaded punk laugh, his fellow mates howl with chuckle too. "Want to die little one?"
Hiei snickered a mock, "You just speak the word out of my mouth you hideous ogre."
"Please mister, leave us alone. I'm begging you!" Keiko interfered.
Hiei stole a glance on her. Now
he's aware of Keiko's intention on why she's holding him; not for protection
but to insulate the life of their assaulter. He couldn't decipher the girl's
good scheme, yet he somehow likes her in that way.
"Sweet lovely girl you are little miss. Trying to save this boy's
life?" The red-hair man asked.
Keiko shooked her head in complete confusion, "You don't understand mister..."
The mafioso stride closer to them, his hand reaching on Keiko's face.
"Dare to lay your dirty finger on this girl, you and your chum'll meet the worms six feet below the ground." Hiei warned coldly.
Boisterous laughter filled the air, then the so-called leader inches his callused hand on Keiko's face.
Hiei's eyes darkened, then added in whisper, "not a hair..."
"Hiei, please don't!" Keiko pleadingly asked.
"Get out of my way silly boy" the assaulter, said.
"This imbecile is more stupid than Kazuma." Hiei stimulated.
Like a wind, he disappears on Keiko's grasp.
After a couple of second, she saw the men lying benumbed on the ground. Appearing like a ghost in front of her, Hiei grunt in displeasure.
"Don't worry, they're not dead." He cordially informed her. Looking at the sprawling redhead, he commented. " I no longer wonder why Yusuke needs to brawl every moron male species whenever his with you."
Taking a hint, Keiko bowed down in apology, "Gomen Nasai! I never meant to put anyone in trouble."
The man shrugged then started on his way.
"Matte!" Keiko called back. She runned alongside with him in her usual cheery mood.
Disclaimer: I don't own any character here.
Authors Note: finally, i managed to update
this. I'm in the verge of giving this story up, and deleting it but somehow,
fate seems not to agree with me and so here I am writing the rest of the
story. Hope you enjoy it! Please review!
