Hey, just a note for all of you who are reading this, if you want this fic to continue, I'm sort of running short on ideas. I have the rest of Tuesday, and Friday is already completely worked out, but something has to happen Wednesday and Thursday. So if you have any ideas, just put them in a review or e-mail me. ^_^ Thanks!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the characters associated with it. I do own Bronwyn, Hyacinth, and Kant, since they are the product of thinking done in my mind. Thank-you for taking the time to read my story.
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"I'm going to kill them when I find the door." Bronwyn growled, holding up her hands in front of her, trying to grope onto something.
"There won't be anything left after I'm done with them." Hiei sneered, also trying to find the wall.
Bronwyn raised her hand up farther and finally ran her hand against something unfamiliar.
"Get your hand off my face." Hiei growled, reaching out and grabbing her wrist.
"Sorry. I can't see anything." She whispered, shaking her hand, trying to get him to let go.
For the next few moments, there was this big silence, even though inside, Bronwyn was still feeling ticked about Hiei's comment earlier.
How could he say that he did "nothing important?" I think I'm pretty important...Wait a minute, why do I even care what he thinks? This is pointless....but how could he say that?!?! I just want to yell at him....
Bronwyn could ignore this thought no longer.
"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?!?!?!"
"What are you talking about, human?" She heard Hiei's voice from across the room.
"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT WASN'T IMPORTANT?"
"Why does it bother you?"
"I....I don't know, it just does!"
Silence echoed throughout the room.
"There was no reason to tell Botan what happened."
More silence.
"Hmph." Bronwyn muttered.
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"Where is that damn door?" Hiei muttered. They had been in the basement for almost an hour now, and both of them weren't even close to the door.
"This is pointless." Bronwyn sighed, settling down against the wall. She heard Hiei sit down near her.
She suddenly felt herself yawning. She hadn't noticed how tired she was until then. Leaning her head back against the concrete wall, she closed her eyes and felt herself drifting off into sleep.
Hiei, meanwhile, was now listening to Bronwyn's light snoring, and also thinking about what she had said. I didn't think that it wasn't important, I just didn't want Botan or any of those humans to know about it. I just think....
His thought was suddenly interrupted when he felt something heavy fall onto his shoulder. He moved his hand over to it and he felt Bronwyn's hair. She must of fell over. I should move her...
But something inside was telling him that he shouldn't disturb her. I guess I could tolerate her for a while....He was starting to feel drowsy himself....
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"What's going on? I can't hear anything!!"
"Maybe they are...you know....doing something...."
"Yusuke, grow up!!"
The whole gang had their ears pushed up to the basement door, listening for any sounds in the locked room, but nothing could be heard.
"This is boring. I'll be over at the pool." Yusuke said, getting up.
Botan glanced from the door for a moment and caught sight of Hyacinth, who was staring at the front gates with a worried look on her face.
"Something wrong?" Botan asked.
"Do you hear that?" Hyacinth whispered, a wavering tone in her voice.
Botan listened for a moment, and could faintly hear what sounded like screams and whoops of laughter. They seemed louder with each passing second.
"Yes, what is it?"
Hyacinth didn't answer her, but instead sighed. "It's my stepbrother." (Author: Yes, Hyacinth has a step-brother. Her mother was divorced.)
The road leading up to the gate suddenly flooded with the headlights of cars. Hyacinth winced and then stood up. The cars roared through the gates, which she had left open, and skidded to a screeching halt right near the pool area.
About five guys hopped out of the two cars, all laughing loudly. One slithered up to Hyacinth and smiled goofily. "Hey, how's it going?" He slurred.
She just stared at him seriously for a moment. "Kant, have you been drinking?" She asked.
"Hey, chill out, I just had some beers, no big deal." He laughed, and held up a big can of gasoline. "Me and the guys thought we'd stop by and liven this party up."
"Please Kant, no. I don't want you here. You aren't supposed to be here." Hyacinth pleaded, looking very upset.
"Nonsense, this will be fun." Kant walked over to the pool area and started to yell. "Everybody out!!! RIGHT NOW!!"
People slowly started to make their way out, staring at Kant strangely. When the area was clear, he opened up the gasoline can and began to pour it straight into the water.
"Kant, what are you doing?!?" Hyacinth screamed crazily.
He looked back at her and grinned. "I think that a bonfire is in order."
Dropping the tank, he pulled a box of matches out of his pocket and struck a match. Then, taking one final look at everyone behind him, threw the match into the water.
The entire pool immediately ignited, flames shooting up crazily everywhere. The night suddenly started to fill with screams and heavy footsteps running towards the front gate.
Hyacinth, who was crying, turned to Botan wildly. "It's going to spread to the apartment buildings. Go and tell everyone to get out now."
Botan nodded nervously and started to run towards the first complex right behind the pool area.
Hyacinth glanced around hurriedly to see if anyone was still in the area, and then started to run after the crowd.
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"Everybody just needs to stay calm." A firefighter ordered the crowd of frenzied people standing nervously behind the yellow caution tape set up around the pool area. The fire had spread to the apartment complex behind it, but luckily, Botan had been able to direct everyone out before it had.
"We are going to extinguish the fire eventually." The firefighter then turned to Hyacinth, who was still looking very frazzled. "Now Miss, are you sure that no one is still in the vicinity?"
"Yes, I am."
"Good."
The firefighter turned his head and started to shout orders at other firefighters who were preparing hoses.
Botan was standing near Hyacinth and laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I'm really sorry that this happened." She whispered. Hyacinth just looked ahead and then swallowed hard. "It's fine. My stupid stepbrother just can't stop his drinking habit."
Botan nodded and then removed her hand. Then suddenly and without warning, she remembered...
"Oh my gosh, BRONWYN AND HIEI ARE STILL IN THERE!!" She screamed crazily, causing half of the crowd to turn and look at her.
Hyacinth stared at her nervously. "I thought you let them out!!"
"No, we have to get back in there, they're going to die!!"
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The smoke sifting through the cracks underneath the door was what caused Bronwyn to wake. Opening her eyes slowly, her first thought was....
What the heck am I doing leaning on Hiei's shoulder?
She quickly leapt away. Glancing around, she could immediately tell that something was wrong. The air was so heavy, and she was having some problems breathing. Choking, she crawled back to where she thought Hiei was and felt around for him, finally landing her hand on his knee.
"Hiei, wake up." She whispered, shaking him.
"What do you want?" He muttered.
"Do you smell that?"
Hiei opened his eyes and glanced around. The air did seem strange. Standing up, he glanced around, and noticed that there seemed to be some light coming from a section of the wall. "It smells like smoke."
"Well, where is it coming from?" Bronwyn cried, starting to feel nervous. She remembered hearing music and voices before, but now, there was just this spooky silence. Something's not right.
"We need to get out of here." She whispered, walking forward cautiously. "The door must be where the light's coming from."
She hadn't noticed until she reached the door and felt the handle how unbearably hot it was getting. Wiping the sweat off her forehead, she groped around for the doorknob, but when her hand finally brushed against the metal, she pulled it back in alarm. "Okay, now I'm scared. The doorknob is burning hot."
Moving her foot back, she suddenly felt it brush against something sharp. What was that? She got down on her hands and knees once more and slid her hand against the floor until she landed on something cool. She recognized it immediately.
"My knife!" She said in joy, holding it up. As she used her free hand to get up, she ran against something else. Lifting it up, she realized that it was a sword.
"I think this is yours." She said. She suddenly had an idea. "We can use my knife to break the lock!"
Making her way back over to the door, she let the knife wander around the door until it slid into a crack. Moving it down, she slammed it against the lock hard, putting all her might into it. "I..think...I...got...it." She grabbed onto the doorknob once again, and trying to ignore the burning sensation, twisted it quickly.
Pushing the door open, she nearly gasped. "Oh...my..god..." She whispered, looking out into an inferno of flames. Hiei made his way to the door, and also was a little rattled by the sight.
"Just keep walking." He ordered, pushing Bronwyn forward. She meekly obeyed, too scared to think straight. A wooden beam that had been firmly set above the basement collapsed behind them.
"We're going to die, we're going to die...."
"Would you stop? We just have to find a way out." Hiei sneered, annoyed at her attitude, even though he was a little nervous about the situation. Flames seemed to be everywhere.
Bronwyn moved forward slowly, even though she could feel the flames licking at her arms and legs. "Now what?" She whispered, looking behind her. But to her surprise, there was no one there.
"Hiei?"
No answer.
Well, this is just great. He probably just got out of here himself, leaving me here to burn. Typical. Well, I don't need him!
Feeling a wave of confidence wash over her, she began to walk boldly forward. But with each step, she felt a little weaker. There was no way out in sight, no relief from the fire. The smoke was getting so thick that she was starting to gasp for breath.
Coughing violently, she felt her knees start to tremble.
"It's...so....hot..."
Not being able to stand it anymore, she collapsed onto the ground. Everything was starting to mesh together, and dance around in front of her eyes playfully.
So....I'm going to die here, laying on the ground. It's really not that bad, since when I'm dead, I won't have to worry about killing anyone, and I'll finally get to join my sister....I've missed her....
Bronwyn suddenly felt herself being lifted up off the ground. What's going on? Am I dead? Is this what it feels like to die?
Opening her eyes, she saw Hiei's face.
What?
She suddenly realized what was happening.
He's carrying me.
Bronwyn was very confused by this. "What are you doing?" She whispered, "I thought that you had saved yourself."
Even though her vision was blurry, she could see his smirk clearly.
"You should of just left me there."
"Why would I do that?"
"I...I...didn't think you cared."
Hiei just looked ahead.
Suddenly, voices were heard in the distance. "Are you alive?" "Are you okay?"
Bronwyn couldn't stay awake any longer. Grabbing onto Hiei's shirt to keep from falling over, she closed her eyes and drifted off...
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"Bronwyn, can you hear me? Bronwyn!"
As Bronwyn opened her eyes slowly, she could see Botan's worried face right in front of her.
"Thank goodness you're okay." Botan sighed.
"Where...where am I?"
"You're laying in the ambulance right outside the apartment complex. They had to treat you for smoke inhalation."
Bronwyn sat up straight. "How did we get out?"
Botan shrugged. "Hiei just sort of walked through the flames. He was carrying you. The firefighters grabbed you from him immediately and then brought you over here."
"Where is Hiei?"
"He was treated also. He's probably in that other ambulance over there." She pointed to another white van parked a couple of yards away. She then turned back to Bronwyn and staring at her for a moment, broke down in tears.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! If I hadn't of locked you in that basement in the first place, none of this would of happened!" She cried, burying her face in her hands.
"It's okay." Bronwyn said, not really sure what else to say in this situation. When Botan looked up, Bronwyn extended her hand out. "Will you help me down?"
Botan, though looking confused, helped her down to the ground. "You still might be a little wobbly, though." She sniffed ,wiping away her tears.
"Will you help me, then?"
"Where do you want to go anyway?"
Bronwyn grew silent for a moment before answering. "I have to see if Hiei is okay. He...he...he saved me."
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After thirty minutes of small, shaky footsteps, Bronwyn had finally reached the other ambulance. Hiei was sitting inside, even though he didn't seem too happy about it.
"I don't need treatment." He growled.
"Are...are you okay?" Bronwyn asked shakily, grabbing onto the side ambulance door to keep from falling over.
"I'm fine."
Silence.
Bronwyn began to feel this little nagging sensation inside her telling her to do something that she hadn't done before...
No, that's just weird. I won't. He saved my life, but I don't need to do that...
Even though she tried to fight it, the feeling was too strong...
She hugged him.
Hiei stiffened up right away, confused by what she was doing, but it didn't matter to Bronwyn.
When she let go, she started to feel her face getting hot once more and motioned for Botan to come over.
"I need to go." She whispered, grabbing onto Botan's shoulder.
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"What was that?"
"Did it feel good?"
"Did he hug you back?"
"GET AWAY FROM ME!!!"
Gosh, you try to be friendly to someone, and this is what it gets you....
"GUYS, IT WAS NOTHING!!!"
Everybody backed off at this point.
The gang, minus Hiei, was walking slowly down the abandoned street, talking quietly about the party and everything that had happened, but now the main subject of focus was the hug Bronwyn had given Hiei.
"Why would you want to hug that shrimp anyway?" Kuwabara said, making a face.
Bronwyn glared at him. "Don't call him that. He saved my life."
"Why are you defending him? I thought you didn't even like him." Yusuke said curiously.
Bronwyn didn't say anything, but instead looked down at the ground.
"I thought I didn't..."
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"You are testing my patience, Bronwyn. I know that I gave you until Friday, but I am an anxious demon."
"Will you just stop bugging me, Zink? I'm still planning on doing it."
"Oh? And what about that hug you gave him?"
Bronwyn's eyes perked up. "How do you know about that?"
Zink paused a moment before answering. "I have my ways."
Even though Bronwyn was curious, she didn't give it a second thought. "He saved my life, Zink. I couldn't control myself."
"How do I know that you won't back out of this, even with my threat?"
There was silence for a moment.
"You don't."
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Once again, I NEED IDEAS FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!!
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