Wings of a New Life
Chapter 2
Dear Readers,
Hmmmm.... What do I say to a bunch of people who want to know what I could possibly have done to Hiei, and it may not be what you think it is..... Anyway, I explain what I did to Hiei in this chapter in a sense. So read, enjoy, review!
Sincerely,
FB
Hiei felt so.... Weak and tired. He felt himself start to sob, he wasn't fully awake, yet, he could tell that his hot, warm tears were not becoming tear gems. "Hiei? Are you awake?", he heard Kurama ask, "Hiei, it's okay, you're safe.",
Hiei opened his eyes, looking up at Kurama. "Your safe, Hiei, we're both at my place, now.", Kurama whispered, hugging Hiei tightly.
Hiei wiped his tears from his eyes, studying them with slight curiosity as they stayed liquid. He looked up at Kurama, who only stood and smiled at him. Hiei licked the tears that had rolled down to the corners of his mouth. They were salty, with a small bittersweet to them. Hiei slowly got off of the bed and stood, on wobbling legs, nearly falling, if Kurama hadn't of caught him before Hiei started to fall. "Rebirth, means, rebirth Hiei.", he chuckled, "Koenma said you should be able to walk perfectly within a couple hours.",
"What do I do until then?", Hiei snorted, obviously angered by this discovery.
"Practice.", Kurama said, tightly taking Hiei's hands, "Take it slowly first.",
So, Hiei walked carefully, and utterly slow, but, soon, he was walking about on his own just fine enough, for the moment. Hiei stood in front of the full-length mirror in the bathroom, folding, and unfolding his wings. Kurama stroked one, "They are still made mostly of down.", Kurama said, "Very soft, but not meant to fly with.",
"Can they be hidden?", Hiei asked.
"Oh, yes, but, for that you need to learn how.", Kurama told him, "Now, how about some breakfast, we have eggs, waffles, sausage, bacon, and cereal.",
"How do you people manage to get so much food?", Hiei asked.
"Many people work in mass-producing places called factories, they make everything from the tiniest pin, to the largest plane in some of them.", Kurama explained.
As Kurama got out the pans to make sausage, and a scrambled eggs, while Hiei sat at the table. "I feel so..... Naked without any power to defend myself right now, Kurama, what about that, what do I do if someone attacks me?", Hiei blurted.
"Nothing, that's why you were put under my supervision, Hiei. If anything happens, I can defend you from any physical attacks.", Kurama reminded him, "You'll gain new power anyway, you know that, Koenma told you before all of this happened.",
Hiei nodded, slowly before a steaming plate of food was set before him with a knife, and fork. Hiei looked at Kurama a little bit weary, he'd seen Kurama use these metal objects before. Yet, Kurama had never shown Hiei how to use one before. So, slowly, and a little clumsily, Hiei mimicked Kurama's actions.
When Kurama was finished, he looked up seeing Hiei's struggles with the human utensils, and helped to readjust his movements a bit. "You will eventually have to blend in with normal people here, so, might as well teach you from the start.", Kurama explained.
Oh, Hiei had heard of a few things of the human world, ice- cream, television..... It was the VCR and then the DVD players that had most interested Hiei so far, especially the DVD. In the demon world things were either live coverage, or you had to go to the event risking life, and limb to catch a glimpse of some action. Later, after having Hiei put his cloak on himself, the two left for Genki's Temple. Hiei actually riding the train for the first time, and finding it surprising at how the thing could move so quickly without a single bump along the way. The humans, whom he had never really studied before, always seemed to be in a hurry. Even Kurama, who was usually easy- going took it up a notch in the city. Hiei could feel how the place seemed to pulsate with a sort of beat. As they reached the more so secluded area where the temple was, the two took their time. Kurama even had them stop and watch as a small butterfly hatched from its cocoon.
Yukina greeted the two on the steps up to the sort of courtyard, and being quite perceptive, noticed the small bit of white poking out just slightly from under Hiei's cloak. "Hiei, what do you have under your cloak?", she asked, gently.
Kurama nodded the okay to tell her about what had been done. So, Hiei slowly removed his cloak. Yukina looked at Hiei surprised at first, then, she slowly reached a hand to touch one of the wings. Hiei slowly extended it, having improved on independently controlling each one. Yukina's figures brushed it first, then she put her whole hand and started to pet that wing slowly. "Hiei, they're... They're.... Gorgeous.", She whispered.
Hiei smiled warmly, as she smiled back cheerfully.
End Chapter: Next Chapter, Heaven comes into play.