Chapter Two:
Hiei's Heart
The door of the humble abode in the Enchanted Gardens slowly opened. The red head strolled inside and greeted his comrade.
"Hello, Kaichi," he said addressing the girl by her nickname. She hadn't heard him come in, but she realized whom it was by what he called her.
"Hello, Kitsu," she replied.
"I was thinking, maybe you should introduce yourself to Yusuke-gumi. They ought to know who might occasionally save them," he said as he gently stroked her shoulder.
"I didn't think that they had to know this early, but if it's the best, then okay," she said reluctantly. She started to walk toward the door when Kurama gave her an indicating cough.
"What is it?" she said as she turned around to face him.
"We are meeting two humans and a fire demon in Ningenkai," he said.
"Your point?" she asked.
"Humans are adverse to not being clothed," he said. Kodachi looked down at herself and walked back to her room. She took a long red cloth out of her closet and crudely wrapped it around herself. Kurama still didn't think it was decent enough, but he knew he couldn't get her to wear much more.
"Let's go," she said.
"Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, I have someone I would like you to meet," Kurama said. He gestured to a shadow, and a beautiful girl with white hair came out. Yusuke and Kuwabara's mouths dropped, as they looked the girl up and down, though Hiei merely stood.
"This is Kodachi," he said.
"Nice to meet you," she said.
"Well, introduce yourselves," said Kurama.
"I-I-I'm Y-Y-Yusuke," he said, barely getting the words out understandably.
"Kuwabara," the oafish redhead said then jumped behind her. He started feeling her chest and he gradually went lower. Kodachi punched Kuwabara in the face, and he stumbled back, holding his cheek.
"Don't ever touch me again, you baka no hentai," she said. Yusuke stared at Kuwabara and said, "Yeah, you oaf."
"Well I've been tricked once by the rose boy, I had to make sure!" he yelled back.
"Of course she's a girl, can't you see the obvious bust line?" Yusuke fell to the ground instantly.
"You see a little too much for your own good," she muttered. She turned to look at Hiei. He looked familiar. She had the weirdest feeling she had seen him before.
"I'm Hiei," he said. Her eyes widened in horror. The name rang a bell as vividly in her head as the flashbacks that appeared in her mind as he said the words. She jumped away as fast as she could.
"What happened?" Kurama said, looking to Hiei for an explanation.
"She remembers," he said.
The door to Kodachi's bedroom opened slightly as Kurama walked in. He didn't bother shutting the door behind him. Kodachi was sitting upright in her bed. She didn't look up for she knew who it was.
"Someone wants to talk to you," he said, and before Kodachi could object, Hiei was inside her room. She stared at him and pulled the covers over herself.
"Why did you bring him here, Kurama?" she said, but she found that the kitsune was nowhere to be found.
"Well, I did come for something, but it seems you don't want to hear it," Hiei said coldly.
"No, I'm sorry for being so cold to you. Sit on my bed so that we can talk," she said. Hiei hesitated for a moment then stumbled to say, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I've forgotten everything," she said softly as she reached out to lift his lowered head. He opened the covers slightly and nearly touched her inner hip. There was a burn mark there that hadn't completely healed. She winced slightly even though only his aura touched the burn.
"That pain, I caused it because I couldn't stand someone getting close, and," he said, but Kodachi put her finger on his mouth to silence him.
"It's okay. I got closer than you wanted, that was my fault. You had every right to do that," she said. Hiei stared at her eyes for a moment and did something he had never done and something no one besides Kodachi could have expected. A tear streamed down his cheek. He leaned toward Kodachi and whispered, "Aishite iru," and pulled her into a kiss. When he released her, she replied, "I like you," with a sorrowful look on her face. Hiei looked away and stared at the floor. Kodachi turned him toward herself and hugged him tightly. I hate to do this, Hiei, but I can't love you the way you love me. She let go, and Hiei started for the door.
"Hiei, I'm sorry," she said slowly. Hiei turned slightly then continued out the door.
"What happened?" said Kurama who had been standing outside the door. Hiei didn't stop for even a moment. Kurama hadn't meant to pry into his business, but he could have at least said something. As Hiei brushed by Kurama, a drop of water fell on Kurama's hand. Hiei, you're crying.
Hiei's Heart
The door of the humble abode in the Enchanted Gardens slowly opened. The red head strolled inside and greeted his comrade.
"Hello, Kaichi," he said addressing the girl by her nickname. She hadn't heard him come in, but she realized whom it was by what he called her.
"Hello, Kitsu," she replied.
"I was thinking, maybe you should introduce yourself to Yusuke-gumi. They ought to know who might occasionally save them," he said as he gently stroked her shoulder.
"I didn't think that they had to know this early, but if it's the best, then okay," she said reluctantly. She started to walk toward the door when Kurama gave her an indicating cough.
"What is it?" she said as she turned around to face him.
"We are meeting two humans and a fire demon in Ningenkai," he said.
"Your point?" she asked.
"Humans are adverse to not being clothed," he said. Kodachi looked down at herself and walked back to her room. She took a long red cloth out of her closet and crudely wrapped it around herself. Kurama still didn't think it was decent enough, but he knew he couldn't get her to wear much more.
"Let's go," she said.
"Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, I have someone I would like you to meet," Kurama said. He gestured to a shadow, and a beautiful girl with white hair came out. Yusuke and Kuwabara's mouths dropped, as they looked the girl up and down, though Hiei merely stood.
"This is Kodachi," he said.
"Nice to meet you," she said.
"Well, introduce yourselves," said Kurama.
"I-I-I'm Y-Y-Yusuke," he said, barely getting the words out understandably.
"Kuwabara," the oafish redhead said then jumped behind her. He started feeling her chest and he gradually went lower. Kodachi punched Kuwabara in the face, and he stumbled back, holding his cheek.
"Don't ever touch me again, you baka no hentai," she said. Yusuke stared at Kuwabara and said, "Yeah, you oaf."
"Well I've been tricked once by the rose boy, I had to make sure!" he yelled back.
"Of course she's a girl, can't you see the obvious bust line?" Yusuke fell to the ground instantly.
"You see a little too much for your own good," she muttered. She turned to look at Hiei. He looked familiar. She had the weirdest feeling she had seen him before.
"I'm Hiei," he said. Her eyes widened in horror. The name rang a bell as vividly in her head as the flashbacks that appeared in her mind as he said the words. She jumped away as fast as she could.
"What happened?" Kurama said, looking to Hiei for an explanation.
"She remembers," he said.
The door to Kodachi's bedroom opened slightly as Kurama walked in. He didn't bother shutting the door behind him. Kodachi was sitting upright in her bed. She didn't look up for she knew who it was.
"Someone wants to talk to you," he said, and before Kodachi could object, Hiei was inside her room. She stared at him and pulled the covers over herself.
"Why did you bring him here, Kurama?" she said, but she found that the kitsune was nowhere to be found.
"Well, I did come for something, but it seems you don't want to hear it," Hiei said coldly.
"No, I'm sorry for being so cold to you. Sit on my bed so that we can talk," she said. Hiei hesitated for a moment then stumbled to say, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I've forgotten everything," she said softly as she reached out to lift his lowered head. He opened the covers slightly and nearly touched her inner hip. There was a burn mark there that hadn't completely healed. She winced slightly even though only his aura touched the burn.
"That pain, I caused it because I couldn't stand someone getting close, and," he said, but Kodachi put her finger on his mouth to silence him.
"It's okay. I got closer than you wanted, that was my fault. You had every right to do that," she said. Hiei stared at her eyes for a moment and did something he had never done and something no one besides Kodachi could have expected. A tear streamed down his cheek. He leaned toward Kodachi and whispered, "Aishite iru," and pulled her into a kiss. When he released her, she replied, "I like you," with a sorrowful look on her face. Hiei looked away and stared at the floor. Kodachi turned him toward herself and hugged him tightly. I hate to do this, Hiei, but I can't love you the way you love me. She let go, and Hiei started for the door.
"Hiei, I'm sorry," she said slowly. Hiei turned slightly then continued out the door.
"What happened?" said Kurama who had been standing outside the door. Hiei didn't stop for even a moment. Kurama hadn't meant to pry into his business, but he could have at least said something. As Hiei brushed by Kurama, a drop of water fell on Kurama's hand. Hiei, you're crying.