I must find courage within myself so that you will know. I can't say what I
feel . . . but I need you to hear my words. I can only pray that you find
my words soon. We will be happy then . . . if you still wish to have me.
^*^*^*^*^ Chapter 3 ^.~ I don't know if anyone is catching on to exactly what that paper has to do with anything. And to tell the truth you don't really have to. It's kinda stupid really but oh well.
Yu Yu Hakusho is NOT mine I tell ya. If it were I'd have a much cooler e- mail address . . . why? I dunno . . .
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It had grown dark and the stars were very bright. It was also a full moon which made it all the more beautiful. I couldn't help but wish I had a special someone to share this with, but all I had right now was Hiei.
It was silent.
I looked up at the sky and I just felt as though nothing was missing. For some reason being right here, right now, made me feel so incredibly complete. I needed nothing more to be happy. What was so different about now then when I usually walked back home at night? Why did this time make me feel so at peace and happy?
"Watch where you're going fox!" Hiei yelled up at me
His voice jerked me to look forward and I saw that I was about to walk into the traffic filled street.
Oh yes . . . I forgot about Hiei for a moment.
"Thank god!" I sighed as I came to a stop
I looked at the passing cars for a moment and saw that they weren't going to stop anytime soon so I turned to glare at Hiei.
"Thank you Hiei." I said to him meaning it gratefully
"Whatever. I didn't want to become known as the demon whose partner, fighting partner, was brought down by a car and ended up road kill." Hiei said to me with a glare
"That's what I was going to say." I said sarcastically
"C'mon we can just run across now." Hiei said quickly as he, lightening fast like he always does, ran across the street.
"Wait for me Hiei!" I yelled running after, not as fast but faster than pretty much any human.
I made it across without being run over but I didn't stop as soon enough as I wanted and I found myself standing a little close to Hiei, touching close.
I quickly took a step back and he started walking again. I followed him until we made it to a certain point and he just stopped.
"What is it Hiei?" I asked stopping next to him
"I don't know the way you know. You really should go ahead." He said giving me a stare
"Oh- right . . ." I said continuing to walk
He followed me, closely but not as closely as I had followed him. Almost as though he were trying to stay as far away from me as he could without making it seem suspicious. Just to see if he was I slowed down a bit, more than I had planned, which he didn't notice until he crashed into me.
"Oh sorry Hiei!" I apologized as I picked up the pace
"Idiot" He replied as he gave me another mean stare
We finally arrived at my house about 5 minutes later. I was about to knock on the door when I noticed something.
"Hiei! For Reikai's sake put on your head band!" I yelled at him quietly
Hiei moved his eyes upward and looked to see that his Jagan was open and fully visible.
"Oh." He said as he quickly covered it up
"Phew . . ."
I lifted my hand to knock, but I hesitated for a second. I felt nervous. What kinds of questions would my mother ask him? And I could just see the glares she'd give us. And the part that made me most nervous was that he and I would have to act all nice and lovey to each other. I was really unprepared.
"What are you waiting for fox?" Hiei snapped at me giving me a look, and that's when something else came to me.
"Oh yes Hiei, don't refer to me as 'fox' around my mother. You best call me Shuichi." I told him moving my hand away from the door and quickly turning to look at him.
"Alright. Go ahead and knock stupid!" He told me with an annoyed tone
"Oh don't be silly Hiei." I started as he gave me an odd look for calling him 'silly' "I don't have to knock I live here!" I said starting to laugh a little. Damn I really was stalling.
"Well then GO IN!" He yelled at me as he walked over and reached for the door handle
"NO!" I yelled as I grabbed his hand to stop him
I stared at my hand on his and I could feel him looking at me. I turned my head and looked up to see he was about ready to draw his sword and chop- OH NO!
I pulled my hand off of his and said to him nervously, "Your sword! Don't bring it in!"
"What do you want me to do with it, throw it in the bushes?" He snapped at me as he took his hand off the door handle and folded his arms.
"Do anything just get rid of it!" I told his putting my hands on my hips
"What's the worst that could happen if I brought it in!?" Hiei asked me, loudly
"Well for one thing-" I started but then quickly glanced over to the door and saw it was open and Shiori was standing there staring at us oddly.
"Oh. Mother. . ." I said looking over to her and dropping my hands to my sides
"I heard yelling and I thought someone might be trying to break in." She said setting the umbrella she had clenched in her hand aside. "Who is this?" She asked pointing to Hiei who had been fiddling with his belt ever since he had noticed her presence. Shiori's face looked curious at first but then a blush came over her face as she realized. "H-Hiei?" She asked him
Hiei looked up from his non-existent belt problem and nodded slightly. He had a rather cute little look on his face. Mouth gone to the size of a mere dot, eyes wide with confusion, eyebrows lifted high . . .
"Well then you two come on in!" She said as she turned and started to walk inside.
I started to follow, as did Hiei. Before he passed through the door he was sure to dump his sword in the bush next to the porch.
After stepping inside from the darkness and into the light Shiori quickly looked at Hiei and had the strangest expression on her face. I knew what she was thinking. Hiei was just the simple look of death and pure evil . . . I knew that right now the only thing going through her mind was 'Dear lord Shuichi has issues.'
"Well, Hiei, won't you please come in and have a seat. I'll go get us some tea." She said as she walked off
She turned to look at him again before walking into the kitchen, Hiei nodded again still with that look on his face. Shiori turned back around and left the room.
Hiei then turned to me and gave me a death glare as he started for the sitting room. I followed trying hard not to start laughing hysterically.
Hiei stood in the entrance to the room for a moment looking at all of the possible sitting places. I moved ahead of him and sat down on the sofa and patted the seat next to me. He sat down on the end of couch as far away from me as he could. I knew that would look a little suspicious, and I saw he was an arms reach away so I reached out and grabbed him around then waste and quickly pulled him next to me and let go right as my mother walked into the room with the tea.
She sat down in the chair across from us and set down the cups on the table in between. Before speaking she looked at us again, sitting closely next to each other, Hiei with that innocent look on his face, and also me being about a foot and a half taller than he was.
"So Hiei . . . you're a couple- . . . of years older Shuichi tells me." She said picking her tea and taking sip nervously
"Uhh . . . a couple?" He asked turning over to me, who was extremely nervous right now because Hiei would be so clueless to every question she would ask.
I nodded quickly as I took a sip of my tea. Hiei caught on to the whole 'drink the tea' thing so he picked up his cup and slowly took a sip of the strange liquid. He looked about ready to spit it out but he forced it down.
"Yes, that's right; I'm a . . . couple . . . years older." He said to her in a believable voice as he turned to me and nodded
"Oh now you two don't act do jumpy. Just act like you normally do around each other." She said in a relaxed, understanding tone which made me happy. But the thought of us acting like we normally do wanted to make me laugh.
To hide the laughing smile that was making its way onto my face I took another drink of my tea, using the cup to hide my mouth until I could control my terrible need to laugh.
After hearing her request Hiei looked over at me again, hiding it well from my mother but not from me a look of pure disgust on his face, wondering exactly what she wanted us to do.
"So where do you live?" She asked looking at Hiei who quickly moved his glance away from me and over to my mother, giving her that look again.
"Around." He answered casually
A look came over my mother's face, a sadden one.
Oh crap . . .
"Oh my! Are you telling me you have no place to stay!?" She asked looking like she might start crying at any given second "Don't you have parents?"
"Not anymore . . ." Hiei said with an angry look on his face which made her start to tear up
"Umm . . . mother . . ." I nervously stammered trying to think of what to do
"I can't just send you out on your own! You'll stay here with us!" She yelled going up to Hiei and hugging him, motherly.
Hiei turned and have me a look that said 'as soon as she stops I'm going to kill you.'
I gulped and quickly thought of what to do . . . but nothing came to mind.
Looks like Hiei was here to stay . . .
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Yugijouoh: Don't worry . . . it seems a little too happy at the moment but that'll change soon. ^^ Anyway I hope you liked this chapter! Please review!
^*^*^*^*^ Chapter 3 ^.~ I don't know if anyone is catching on to exactly what that paper has to do with anything. And to tell the truth you don't really have to. It's kinda stupid really but oh well.
Yu Yu Hakusho is NOT mine I tell ya. If it were I'd have a much cooler e- mail address . . . why? I dunno . . .
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It had grown dark and the stars were very bright. It was also a full moon which made it all the more beautiful. I couldn't help but wish I had a special someone to share this with, but all I had right now was Hiei.
It was silent.
I looked up at the sky and I just felt as though nothing was missing. For some reason being right here, right now, made me feel so incredibly complete. I needed nothing more to be happy. What was so different about now then when I usually walked back home at night? Why did this time make me feel so at peace and happy?
"Watch where you're going fox!" Hiei yelled up at me
His voice jerked me to look forward and I saw that I was about to walk into the traffic filled street.
Oh yes . . . I forgot about Hiei for a moment.
"Thank god!" I sighed as I came to a stop
I looked at the passing cars for a moment and saw that they weren't going to stop anytime soon so I turned to glare at Hiei.
"Thank you Hiei." I said to him meaning it gratefully
"Whatever. I didn't want to become known as the demon whose partner, fighting partner, was brought down by a car and ended up road kill." Hiei said to me with a glare
"That's what I was going to say." I said sarcastically
"C'mon we can just run across now." Hiei said quickly as he, lightening fast like he always does, ran across the street.
"Wait for me Hiei!" I yelled running after, not as fast but faster than pretty much any human.
I made it across without being run over but I didn't stop as soon enough as I wanted and I found myself standing a little close to Hiei, touching close.
I quickly took a step back and he started walking again. I followed him until we made it to a certain point and he just stopped.
"What is it Hiei?" I asked stopping next to him
"I don't know the way you know. You really should go ahead." He said giving me a stare
"Oh- right . . ." I said continuing to walk
He followed me, closely but not as closely as I had followed him. Almost as though he were trying to stay as far away from me as he could without making it seem suspicious. Just to see if he was I slowed down a bit, more than I had planned, which he didn't notice until he crashed into me.
"Oh sorry Hiei!" I apologized as I picked up the pace
"Idiot" He replied as he gave me another mean stare
We finally arrived at my house about 5 minutes later. I was about to knock on the door when I noticed something.
"Hiei! For Reikai's sake put on your head band!" I yelled at him quietly
Hiei moved his eyes upward and looked to see that his Jagan was open and fully visible.
"Oh." He said as he quickly covered it up
"Phew . . ."
I lifted my hand to knock, but I hesitated for a second. I felt nervous. What kinds of questions would my mother ask him? And I could just see the glares she'd give us. And the part that made me most nervous was that he and I would have to act all nice and lovey to each other. I was really unprepared.
"What are you waiting for fox?" Hiei snapped at me giving me a look, and that's when something else came to me.
"Oh yes Hiei, don't refer to me as 'fox' around my mother. You best call me Shuichi." I told him moving my hand away from the door and quickly turning to look at him.
"Alright. Go ahead and knock stupid!" He told me with an annoyed tone
"Oh don't be silly Hiei." I started as he gave me an odd look for calling him 'silly' "I don't have to knock I live here!" I said starting to laugh a little. Damn I really was stalling.
"Well then GO IN!" He yelled at me as he walked over and reached for the door handle
"NO!" I yelled as I grabbed his hand to stop him
I stared at my hand on his and I could feel him looking at me. I turned my head and looked up to see he was about ready to draw his sword and chop- OH NO!
I pulled my hand off of his and said to him nervously, "Your sword! Don't bring it in!"
"What do you want me to do with it, throw it in the bushes?" He snapped at me as he took his hand off the door handle and folded his arms.
"Do anything just get rid of it!" I told his putting my hands on my hips
"What's the worst that could happen if I brought it in!?" Hiei asked me, loudly
"Well for one thing-" I started but then quickly glanced over to the door and saw it was open and Shiori was standing there staring at us oddly.
"Oh. Mother. . ." I said looking over to her and dropping my hands to my sides
"I heard yelling and I thought someone might be trying to break in." She said setting the umbrella she had clenched in her hand aside. "Who is this?" She asked pointing to Hiei who had been fiddling with his belt ever since he had noticed her presence. Shiori's face looked curious at first but then a blush came over her face as she realized. "H-Hiei?" She asked him
Hiei looked up from his non-existent belt problem and nodded slightly. He had a rather cute little look on his face. Mouth gone to the size of a mere dot, eyes wide with confusion, eyebrows lifted high . . .
"Well then you two come on in!" She said as she turned and started to walk inside.
I started to follow, as did Hiei. Before he passed through the door he was sure to dump his sword in the bush next to the porch.
After stepping inside from the darkness and into the light Shiori quickly looked at Hiei and had the strangest expression on her face. I knew what she was thinking. Hiei was just the simple look of death and pure evil . . . I knew that right now the only thing going through her mind was 'Dear lord Shuichi has issues.'
"Well, Hiei, won't you please come in and have a seat. I'll go get us some tea." She said as she walked off
She turned to look at him again before walking into the kitchen, Hiei nodded again still with that look on his face. Shiori turned back around and left the room.
Hiei then turned to me and gave me a death glare as he started for the sitting room. I followed trying hard not to start laughing hysterically.
Hiei stood in the entrance to the room for a moment looking at all of the possible sitting places. I moved ahead of him and sat down on the sofa and patted the seat next to me. He sat down on the end of couch as far away from me as he could. I knew that would look a little suspicious, and I saw he was an arms reach away so I reached out and grabbed him around then waste and quickly pulled him next to me and let go right as my mother walked into the room with the tea.
She sat down in the chair across from us and set down the cups on the table in between. Before speaking she looked at us again, sitting closely next to each other, Hiei with that innocent look on his face, and also me being about a foot and a half taller than he was.
"So Hiei . . . you're a couple- . . . of years older Shuichi tells me." She said picking her tea and taking sip nervously
"Uhh . . . a couple?" He asked turning over to me, who was extremely nervous right now because Hiei would be so clueless to every question she would ask.
I nodded quickly as I took a sip of my tea. Hiei caught on to the whole 'drink the tea' thing so he picked up his cup and slowly took a sip of the strange liquid. He looked about ready to spit it out but he forced it down.
"Yes, that's right; I'm a . . . couple . . . years older." He said to her in a believable voice as he turned to me and nodded
"Oh now you two don't act do jumpy. Just act like you normally do around each other." She said in a relaxed, understanding tone which made me happy. But the thought of us acting like we normally do wanted to make me laugh.
To hide the laughing smile that was making its way onto my face I took another drink of my tea, using the cup to hide my mouth until I could control my terrible need to laugh.
After hearing her request Hiei looked over at me again, hiding it well from my mother but not from me a look of pure disgust on his face, wondering exactly what she wanted us to do.
"So where do you live?" She asked looking at Hiei who quickly moved his glance away from me and over to my mother, giving her that look again.
"Around." He answered casually
A look came over my mother's face, a sadden one.
Oh crap . . .
"Oh my! Are you telling me you have no place to stay!?" She asked looking like she might start crying at any given second "Don't you have parents?"
"Not anymore . . ." Hiei said with an angry look on his face which made her start to tear up
"Umm . . . mother . . ." I nervously stammered trying to think of what to do
"I can't just send you out on your own! You'll stay here with us!" She yelled going up to Hiei and hugging him, motherly.
Hiei turned and have me a look that said 'as soon as she stops I'm going to kill you.'
I gulped and quickly thought of what to do . . . but nothing came to mind.
Looks like Hiei was here to stay . . .
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Yugijouoh: Don't worry . . . it seems a little too happy at the moment but that'll change soon. ^^ Anyway I hope you liked this chapter! Please review!