Hiei woke with a start covered in a cold sweat and tangled in the bed
sheets. He look at the clock, it was almost five am. He hadn't dreamt in
a long time. He got up and put his cloak and katana back on and walked
across the hall to Reioko's room silently. She was still asleep. 'Soon
then we thought.'
"BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE-" SMACK!
"What the hell was that!" Hiei yelled holding his head.
Reioko rolled over and then sat up rubbing her eyes. "Good morning to you too. And it's called an alarm if you didn't already know."
Hiei massaged his head. "Is it loud enough for you?" He said sarcastically.
"Yeah it loud enough I was awake anyway. Would you mind exiting so I can get dressed now?" Reioko said impatiently. Hiei looked at her then walked out of the room Reioko shutting the door behind him. 'Mental list of what I know about the "child of the dark"' Reioko thought while getting dressed in her riding clothes. 'He's a demon or what ever the hell those things are, doesn't like to talk, and dresses Goth. Oh joy and rapture.' She pulled her shirt over her head and then pulled her hair out from beneath it. "You can come back in now."
"Do you want anything for breakfast?" She asked him as she pulled her long black hair in to a ponytail.
"No." Was all he said. "Ok then let's get going. We have a half a hour drive." She said walking out the door to her blue VW bug. Hiei took one look at the car and laughed. "A half an hour in that thing?" He said pointing toward the car. "That's pathetic!"
Reioko looked mad. "And how long does it take you hot shot?!"
"Ten minutes at the most from here." He smirked.
"Ten minutes?! How the hell do you get there that fast?!" Reioko said surprised.
"I always like to run fast." He replied with that evil little smirk dancing on his lips.
Reioko's eyes widened "RUN?!"
Hiei still smirked. Reioko took a deep breath and said, "What was I like?"
The smirk left his face abruptly. Hiei looked at her and blinked a few times.
"You weren't like other demons or apparitions. You didn't have a need or pleasure in killing anything. You rarely killed unless you had to or, unless someone got you really pissed off and that's pretty hard to do." Hiei said looking a little pale.
Reioko's knuckles were white from her gripping the steering wheel so tight and she was staring straight ahead with no emotion on her face. She turned to him after a long silence. "When we get there I'll show you around. If I make up anything just go with the flow." *~*~* "Morning! Who's your friend?" Diana said slyly in her thick British accent. Reioko gave her an annoyed look. "Good morning to you too Diana. This is my friend Hiei from Germany. Hiei this is my Employer, instructor and friend Diana."
"Pleased to meet you!" Diana said holding out her hand.
Hiei looked at it and wondered why she was giving him her hand. "I guess they don't shake hands in you part of Germany, eh?" Diana said giving him a weird look.
"Uhhh. Yeah Hiei's from a very remote village. You've probably never heard of it." Reioko said quickly.
"Really try me! I lived in Europe for years and I've been to places in Germany most people don't even know exist." Diana challenged.
Reioko gave Hiei a nervous look. "Volksburg?" She said uncertainly.
Diana thought for a moment and then said "Guess you got me there. Never heard of it." Diana said chuckling.
A look of relief passed Reioko's face. "Guess not we're going to see Firefly now. Bye!" she said quickly grabbing Hiei by the arm and dragging him along. Once out of earshot she let go of his arm. "That was close. I've never lied to her before. Didn't feel right.."
"Why did she give me her hand?" Hiei asked.
Reioko turned to look at him. "It's a greeting, you shake it like this." She grabbed his hand and shook it lightly. Reioko went to take her hand back but he didn't let it go. She looked up at him and their eyes met. Her crystal blue eyes and his bloody red ones. It only lasted a second or two but it seemed like forever. When it ended there was an uncomfortable silence. "This is the way to Firefly's stall." Reioko said taking a left. Hiei followed behind her. When they got near the stall the mare stuck her head out of her stall and gave a full-blown whinny. "Damned animal!" Hiei said covering his ears.
Reioko walked up and patted her forehead. "Hi there girlie miss me? I have a friend for you to meet his name is Hiei. And no more of that it hurts his ears." Reioko said into the horse's ear.
Hiei walked up and patted the gray horse's neck. "She's a cross with a Swedish warm blood and a Hoverian. Perfect hunter and equitation." Reioko said admiringly gazing at the mare.
Firefly nudged Hiei looking for treats, in the process drooling on him. "Thanks a lot." He muttered to the horse wiping the slime off his shoulder. Reioko suddenly looked devastated. "I think giving her to me was a substitute for mom and dad never being home." She said as tears welled up in her eyes. "It's not fair they weren't even home for Christmas last year!" She said fiercely. Hiei looked at the beautiful mare not knowing what to say. What was this "Christmas" anyway? He was zoning out on possibilities when Reioko suddenly stopped crying. "Hiei why is my hand glowing blue?"
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Reioko rolled over and then sat up rubbing her eyes. "Good morning to you too. And it's called an alarm if you didn't already know."
Hiei massaged his head. "Is it loud enough for you?" He said sarcastically.
"Yeah it loud enough I was awake anyway. Would you mind exiting so I can get dressed now?" Reioko said impatiently. Hiei looked at her then walked out of the room Reioko shutting the door behind him. 'Mental list of what I know about the "child of the dark"' Reioko thought while getting dressed in her riding clothes. 'He's a demon or what ever the hell those things are, doesn't like to talk, and dresses Goth. Oh joy and rapture.' She pulled her shirt over her head and then pulled her hair out from beneath it. "You can come back in now."
"Do you want anything for breakfast?" She asked him as she pulled her long black hair in to a ponytail.
"No." Was all he said. "Ok then let's get going. We have a half a hour drive." She said walking out the door to her blue VW bug. Hiei took one look at the car and laughed. "A half an hour in that thing?" He said pointing toward the car. "That's pathetic!"
Reioko looked mad. "And how long does it take you hot shot?!"
"Ten minutes at the most from here." He smirked.
"Ten minutes?! How the hell do you get there that fast?!" Reioko said surprised.
"I always like to run fast." He replied with that evil little smirk dancing on his lips.
Reioko's eyes widened "RUN?!"
Hiei still smirked. Reioko took a deep breath and said, "What was I like?"
The smirk left his face abruptly. Hiei looked at her and blinked a few times.
"You weren't like other demons or apparitions. You didn't have a need or pleasure in killing anything. You rarely killed unless you had to or, unless someone got you really pissed off and that's pretty hard to do." Hiei said looking a little pale.
Reioko's knuckles were white from her gripping the steering wheel so tight and she was staring straight ahead with no emotion on her face. She turned to him after a long silence. "When we get there I'll show you around. If I make up anything just go with the flow." *~*~* "Morning! Who's your friend?" Diana said slyly in her thick British accent. Reioko gave her an annoyed look. "Good morning to you too Diana. This is my friend Hiei from Germany. Hiei this is my Employer, instructor and friend Diana."
"Pleased to meet you!" Diana said holding out her hand.
Hiei looked at it and wondered why she was giving him her hand. "I guess they don't shake hands in you part of Germany, eh?" Diana said giving him a weird look.
"Uhhh. Yeah Hiei's from a very remote village. You've probably never heard of it." Reioko said quickly.
"Really try me! I lived in Europe for years and I've been to places in Germany most people don't even know exist." Diana challenged.
Reioko gave Hiei a nervous look. "Volksburg?" She said uncertainly.
Diana thought for a moment and then said "Guess you got me there. Never heard of it." Diana said chuckling.
A look of relief passed Reioko's face. "Guess not we're going to see Firefly now. Bye!" she said quickly grabbing Hiei by the arm and dragging him along. Once out of earshot she let go of his arm. "That was close. I've never lied to her before. Didn't feel right.."
"Why did she give me her hand?" Hiei asked.
Reioko turned to look at him. "It's a greeting, you shake it like this." She grabbed his hand and shook it lightly. Reioko went to take her hand back but he didn't let it go. She looked up at him and their eyes met. Her crystal blue eyes and his bloody red ones. It only lasted a second or two but it seemed like forever. When it ended there was an uncomfortable silence. "This is the way to Firefly's stall." Reioko said taking a left. Hiei followed behind her. When they got near the stall the mare stuck her head out of her stall and gave a full-blown whinny. "Damned animal!" Hiei said covering his ears.
Reioko walked up and patted her forehead. "Hi there girlie miss me? I have a friend for you to meet his name is Hiei. And no more of that it hurts his ears." Reioko said into the horse's ear.
Hiei walked up and patted the gray horse's neck. "She's a cross with a Swedish warm blood and a Hoverian. Perfect hunter and equitation." Reioko said admiringly gazing at the mare.
Firefly nudged Hiei looking for treats, in the process drooling on him. "Thanks a lot." He muttered to the horse wiping the slime off his shoulder. Reioko suddenly looked devastated. "I think giving her to me was a substitute for mom and dad never being home." She said as tears welled up in her eyes. "It's not fair they weren't even home for Christmas last year!" She said fiercely. Hiei looked at the beautiful mare not knowing what to say. What was this "Christmas" anyway? He was zoning out on possibilities when Reioko suddenly stopped crying. "Hiei why is my hand glowing blue?"
Wanna know what happens? I hope so hehehehe. Well if I get enough reviews then I will post the next chapter. Hehehe wait isn't blackmail illegal? Oh well I guess I can't do that then. REVIEW IT ANYWAY!!!!!!!