Chapter 4
'Kitsune'
by lieiavalon2044
Enjoy. (The longest beginning note ever!) Ah, if something Youko says or thinks seems a little hentai like, it's just because he's a kitsune and they don't know better.
Liei heard Youko's words drift through her exhausted mind. Everything was groggy and confusing, dragging through her mind like it was a bog.
'Earth to Liei... Earth to Liei... I have an important message for you... GET UP NOW!!!!! I know you can hear me! Don't pretend you can't! I know you felt him kissing your neck! What the-SHIMATA!!! Liei! He's a-'
'Hey, you seem to know what's going on, so why exactly is there something fuzzy rubbing against my legs?'
'Open your eyes and you'll see.' the voice concluded arrogantly. Liei mumbled and opened her eyes. She blinked, the dim image before her gradually forming into... some guy with whitish-silvery-blue hair with fox ears and his yellow eyes focused down her. Her eyes bugged and she gaped at him.
Youko's eyes widened ever so slightly in surprise when Liei's eyes cracked open slowly. She was now gaping at him in something that was a mix between shock, awe, and confusion.
"Uh, last time I checked I was at Minamino's house. Not some guy with fox ears, yellow eyes and... You have a tail...." she barely finished, her eyes fixed with fascination on his fluffy silver tail that was laying over her shins. Youko followed her gaze and smiled at her amazement with his tail.
Youko shifted his weight on top of her so as not to harm her fragile human body too badly. Liei snapped out of her daze abruptly and glared angrily at Youko. She pushed gently on his chest, unintentionally in the middle of the "V" in his robes, in an effort to get him off. Youko just growled in annoyance, his vulpine eyes narrowing into threatening slits and his ears pressing back to his silver hair.
Liei shivered at the anger in Youko's glare and slid her hands off of Youko's chest nervously. She lay back quickly, obeying his unspoken commands, and because she didn't want this kitsune any angrier than he already was. She shivered in fear, her scent pouring off her in waves, slightly startling Youko's sensitive nose, but then he reasoned that pretty much every female human in her position would be frightened. But he did have to credit her for not doing the screaming her kind seemed to enjoy so much in these situations.
'I told you we shouldn't have followed him.' the little voice in Liei's head muttered.
'YEAH RIGHT! You're the one who said we should follow him because he wouldn't.... wait a sec...' Liei's train of thought gradually melted down to one small trickle of nagging questions. Then she looked up at Youko. She stared directly into his still gleaming golden eyes and held his furious gaze which very much surprised him.
"Are... Are you Shuuichi?" she asked so quietly he was astonished he could hear it. Youko's guarded face remained the same while the mix of surprise and guilt raced through his golden youkai eyes.
He cast his gaze away from her towards the closed and covered window. He couldn't bear to gaze into Liei's eyes any longer. He'd finally seen the intensity of his own piercing gaze, all within the eyes of a young mortal. It could have been hatred he saw, though she still smelled strongly of nervousness and fear, not anger.
'She hates me because I am a youkai kitsune... If I reveal to her that I am Kurama, but in his truest form... Then she'll break his heart when she avoids him, gaze and touch...' he thought sadly, still staring at the window. He lifted himself off her and stood, preparing to leave the room so he could flood it with his sleep inducing plants. Then he could return her to her home and parents.
Liei watched the tall youkai standing in the doorway, looking away from her. She smiled quietly and slid off the bed, thankful that her clothes and body weren't too terribly harmed. Just a bruise or too, but nothing serious. She didn't think he'd done what she thought he was going to, but by his position earlier he'd probably been debating whether or not to and that truly terrified her.
She placed a hand on his shoulder and he whirled in surprise, catching her wrist in his clawed hand. She let out a gasp of surprise and his eyes widened in disbelief. He dropped her immediately and she stared at her slashed open wrist and forearm. Youko licked her blood of his claws carefully before he regarded the girl in astonishment, noting she seemed transfixed by her wound.
"How did you do that?" his calm voice asked from high above her head.
She glanced up, looking at the wall behind him not wanting to meet those vicious, liquid golden eyes of his. Youko frowned, though Liei didn't see it, and pulled her chin up, forcing her to gaze at him fully. His claws pricked her skin and she grimaced when one broke through the first soft layer of it.
"N... Nani?"
"You, a mere mortal, caught me off guard and I didn't hear you approach. That is entirely impossible." he stated, his voice saying that if she didn't answer he would have every reason in the world to kill her.
"I just walked up behind you. I didn't mean to sca-, I mean, surprise you. I just wanted to ask why you looked so distant earlier." Liei managed, mostly concentrated on his long claws.
Youko gazed down at his claws, having finally noticed her blood running in small streams over his claws and hand. He loosened his grip and she pulled away, her hand brushing over the blood on her neck. He sniffed, sorting out her scent easily and found that it carried less fear than before, despite the fact that his claws had been deep in her flesh. He sniffed again, sorting out the finer scents. She smelled of cherry trees, blood, fear, and not a lingering trace of lying.
Liei took her hand from her cheek, finding her finger tips coated in red. Then Youko's pulled it to the side and he leant in close, too close in Liei's opinion. Her eyes widened when she felt his warm tongue flick over her blood soaked neck. He licked again, as if tasting for something different. He ran his free hand over her wounded forearm, sending his ki in so she would swiftly heal.
'Liei... He's LICKING you. Don't you find this all a bit, well, disturbing because he IS a demon who could kill you! He's already demonstrated tha-'
'Oh shuddup already you lil creepy voice! It actually feels good... Especially if you were as tense as I was earlier... His claws did not scare nearly me as much as his eyes... They looked so cold and heartless... Like he would kill me for fun...'
Youko dragged his tongue slowly over her neck one final time, sending shivers of mixed feelings up Liei's back. Then he stood before turning and sitting on the edge of bed, still not having turned back toward her. Liei brushed her hand over the warm streak of saliva that lingered on her cool skin.
"You taste good. Not sour like most humans, or youkai." he stated calmly, blood clinging to his lips. He flicked his tongue out and wiped it off, his eyes closing as if it was truly a pleasurable thing.
Liei stared at him before letting out a nervous sigh. She sat next to him, the blood having slowed to a gradual, but tempting, stream on her pale neck. Youko desperately held back his strong demonic instinct to pin her down and lap up the spilled blood before slicing open her vein to drink more when he saw the crimson flowing down her neck.
"Whoever you are mister youkai, you already know that I fear you, (Youko smirked at the sound of this like he'd accomplished something new) but I think that you're acting differently to me than you do with others. Oh, and as for the thing about my taste, I'm not sure if I should take that as a threat or a compliment." Liei said quietly, her hands starting to pet his tail absently.
Youko closed his eyes, letting the simple sensations she was giving his tail ripple through him. It felt wonderful to him, to have his tail being petted by gentle hands that slid through the thick fur without snaring. When they stopped and he leant his head on her shoulder, causing a small 'eep' to slip through her lips.
He purred loudly when her hands began to pet his tail once more, her hands then moving up to his ears swiftly. She rubbed the fuzzy tips playfully as if he were an adorable kitten, but he didn't care what she thought; it all felt too good. He smiled softly and decided to answer her question.
"Liei..."
"Yeah?"
"I am Kurama, but his truest form. Whatever happens here tonight however, he will not know. In other words, whatever he remembers, I do not because I did not experience it and vice versa, as you mortals say." he admitted under his breath, hoping she didn't hear. The skillful rubs and caresses stopped and he opened his eyes, prepared for the shock and anger that would be clear in her eyes.
Liei looked at Youko, who seemed nervous about opening his eyes to her. She looked, felt and smelled ultimately confused. Youko realized his mistake quickly and said, " Kurama is Shuuichi, just his name not known by many except the Reikai Tantei. Oh, and those people are Hiei, Botan, Yusuke and Kuwabara. Now you also, because I told you my true name and you've seen my true form, which also means I'll have to tell you everything."
Liei looked towards the ceiling, considering this. She smiled and lay back on the bed, making Youko sit up.
"So ... in other words..." she said. "I'm dating a demonic fox that could kill me and has half a billion names. Sounds like a fair deal to me, except for the name department."
Youko smiled at the girl. He was already growing fond of her sense of humor, not to mention her figure which he found very addicting. He lay next to her, his fingers soon tangling themselves in her silky hair. It seemed very well cared for and almost felt like his own long tresses.
"Yes. Ah, my name is Youko. Does that make it better or worse in the name department?" he questioned cockily, not expecting her to do anything short of whacking him upside his head. Then he would react by...
'Ah forget it... Just wait until she replies...' he thought, watching his fingers slide through her hair. Then soft giggling drifted into his perked ears. He glanced towards her face and saw that she was laughing quietly.
"Rei hates foxes you know. When she finds out I'm dating one..." she trailed off into a small giggling fit but she abruptly stopped. Her eyes widened in disbelief and mock horror. Youko watched, confused at this transition between emotions.
'Confusing mortals and their useless emotions... I'll need to ask her more about them, now that I know she's accepted me, even if I am a youkai.'
"I JUST GIGGLED!" Liei half yelled, remembering at the last second about Youko's extremely sensitive ears. He pretended (rather well) to growl aggressively as he ran his claws over her neck roughly.
"That hurt my ears." he stated, still acting angry. Liei gulped, telling her muscles rather rapidly not to stiffen. Youko half grinned, but this time Liei saw it. She slid away from him on the bed to rest her head on a pillow, realizing he was teasing her.
"So sleepy..." she mumbled, tugging a spare blanket out of the bedside dresser, because Youko was on top of the actual quilt. He regained his expressionless look as he moved up next to her. He wrapped his arms around her, bringing her closer until her back touched his chest. She wriggled out of his grasp and turned, grinning mischievously.
"Not yet Youko. I'll just share the bed with you tonight. I'll let you closer to me tomorrow, but this is the first night I've known you. Oh, and keep your tail to yourself. It tickles when it brushes over my legs, ok?" she said jokingly, as if daring him to. He accepted the challenge, brushing his tail over her legs several times, barely hearing her choking on held back fits of laughter. A smile brushed his usually murderous face, a strange feeling running through every nerve in his body.
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Rei lounged on the couch, listening to an old CD she had bought ages ago. She flopped onto the squishy pillows, every cell in her being bored to the brink of turning on their little TV's to watch a documentary on germs on the Discovery Channel. Then someone knocked on the door, which made Rei jump nearly into the ceiling fan. She stood next to the couch, breathing heavily, hitting her chest trying to start her heart beating again. She spied the time on a nearby digital clock. 11:45?!
'Whoever is at the door...' she vowed, 'If they are a prankster, they are officially dead as soon as I open the stupid door...'
She stormed to the door and yanked it open, to see Hiei standing there with Kuwabara and Yusuke. She glanced over at Hiei now being utterly confused. He coughed and pointed to the two boys. Upon closer examination, Rei noticed an immense amount of large rose thorns embedded in, ahem, various parts of their bodies. Rei looked away quickly, waving past her to show they could come in as long as they pulled out those thorns.
Hiei quickly made himself at home, plopping down in a recliner with a satisfied sigh. He opened his eyes to spy Rei closing the door and walking back to the couch before she too plopped down to relax.
"My back still hurts." he stated dully. Rei smiled and turned her gaze back to him, her hand grabbing the edge of a pillow just in case she needed to throw something at Hiei.
"Aww... Does Hiei-chan hurt? Does he need a nap-nap? You never should have challenged me to a martial arts match, Hiei. Just 'cause men get more highlights in history than women doesn't mean a girl can't kick a guy's butt." she said smugly, changing from her imitation baby voice in the beginning to a smug more mature tone as she finished.
Hiei winced, knowing inside that if he'd used his full demonic power, or just his full physical strength against her that she would have been seriously injured. His jagan started glowing red when she turned away. He wanted to peer into her hidden thoughts. Just for a while, to find out her true feelings about him losing the fight.
'Too bad he lost...' her thought drifted through his head. 'I wish he'd been more of a challenge... He was probably holding back, thinking that because I was a girl that I wouldn't be able to hurt him. What does he think he is? A youkai or something?!'
The last thought shrieked through his head at an incredible volume, making his jagan send pain shooting through his entire body. He let out a sudden gasp for air before he looked up at her. She was gazing at him with concern, but he waved her off to say he was fine.
'Too close! Too close! What'll she do if she finds out what I really am? Kami, I can't lose my first girlfriend that quickly!'
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Yusuke plucked the final thorn from his back and tossed it into the enormous pile. He then looked around the bedroom. It was all in various shades of blue and white, ranging from incredibly white to deep sapphire.
'Probably Liei's room... Hey? What's that lil-'
"GET THIS RABID FURBALL OFF OF ME!!!" Yusuke screamed as he dashed into the living room, a small fuzz ball on his shirt growling ferociously. Rei leapt up and tore it off, holding it by its short fuzzy tail. Hiei stared at it, never having seen something like it before. Then he noticed features that made him recognize it as a small fox.
The creature was small, brown and very fuzzy. Its paws were black and the very tip of its tail was pure white, which gave it a strange quality. It made it look like it had had the tip of its tail dunked into a bucket of white paint. The little thing was growling viciously at Rei, its teeth white as the tip of its tail and incredibly sharp. Rei was unfazed by this and laughed evilly, holding it up higher.
"I found you! Thank you Yusuke! I've been trying to catch this little devil ever since Liei brought it home for a pet. It acts like such an angel to her but does it for me? NO! So shuddup you rabid fur ball!" Rei shouted as she threw the little fox into a window halfway across the room.
The fox stood on the windowsill, seemingly unhurt. It glared at Rei angrily before it slipped out of a minuscule opening between the open window and the bottom. Rei smirked broadly as it vanished but frowned when Kuwabara entered the room carrying a katana with a red ribbon around its hilt.
"Hey Hiei, is this your sword?"
"Tell me when my sword suddenly went into the fashion of a ribbon around the hilt, moron."
Hiei stared at the unfamiliar katana. He heard Rei's feet brush across the carpet and then saw Kuwabara's head come into hard contact with the ground. Rei brushed off her fist with a flick of her hand and picked up the now unsheathed katana. Its blade was long and the cutting edge was trimmed in a fine line of crimson. Yusuke and Hiei eyed it with suspicion as she sheathed it expertly. Then the alarm clock went off, sounding 12:15 a.m. Rei sighed and she set the katana down on the couch.
(Ok, and WHY does the alarm clock go off at 12:15? What kinda weirdos are these people?!)
"I guess that Liei ended up staying with Minamino in the bed tonight. You guys should leave now. Besides, you were already up late at 11:45, and anyway your parents'll kill you if you come in this late." she stated calmly.
Hiei and Yusuke nodded dumbly as they both turned to leave. Yusuke remembered Kuwabara at the last second and turned to pick the heavy unconscious moron up. He trudged out the door, dragging Kuwabara behind him. Rei paused before she closed the door, knowing she shouldn't but she could not possibly resist such an evil opportunity.
Rei peered out her door, spying them in an argument as to whether they should go down the stairs or use the elevator.
"Yusuke!" Rei called out to get his attention. "The elevator is broken so you have to take the stairs!"
Rei snickered as she watched Hiei smirk at Yusuke before he turned to the stairs. She smiled as she imagined Kuwabara's face after Yusuke finished dragging him downstairs. Rei closed the door, wondering what that red glow under Hiei's headband was caused by.
She wandered into the kitchen to make herself some nice scalding hot chocolate to calm her nerves. She poured in the marshmallows and looked down at the 3/4 empty mug in surprise. She tutted under her breath and pulled a gigantic bag of marshmallows out of a cabinet.
"They never give you enough marshmallows..." she said, pouring the entire contents of the bag into the mug. Then she reached for the chocolate syrup, milk, chocolate powder and the boiling water.
"Hmm..." she said as she looked at the mug. " I might wanna get a spoon for this..."
to be continued
I spent who knows how long on the computer typing this. Oh well.. At least my friends won't bug me to update after they read all five pages of this... That makes my story about 19 pages long so far! This is the longest I've ever written a story! This isn't a cliffhanger ending either! HAH!
'Kitsune'
by lieiavalon2044
Enjoy. (The longest beginning note ever!) Ah, if something Youko says or thinks seems a little hentai like, it's just because he's a kitsune and they don't know better.
Liei heard Youko's words drift through her exhausted mind. Everything was groggy and confusing, dragging through her mind like it was a bog.
'Earth to Liei... Earth to Liei... I have an important message for you... GET UP NOW!!!!! I know you can hear me! Don't pretend you can't! I know you felt him kissing your neck! What the-SHIMATA!!! Liei! He's a-'
'Hey, you seem to know what's going on, so why exactly is there something fuzzy rubbing against my legs?'
'Open your eyes and you'll see.' the voice concluded arrogantly. Liei mumbled and opened her eyes. She blinked, the dim image before her gradually forming into... some guy with whitish-silvery-blue hair with fox ears and his yellow eyes focused down her. Her eyes bugged and she gaped at him.
Youko's eyes widened ever so slightly in surprise when Liei's eyes cracked open slowly. She was now gaping at him in something that was a mix between shock, awe, and confusion.
"Uh, last time I checked I was at Minamino's house. Not some guy with fox ears, yellow eyes and... You have a tail...." she barely finished, her eyes fixed with fascination on his fluffy silver tail that was laying over her shins. Youko followed her gaze and smiled at her amazement with his tail.
Youko shifted his weight on top of her so as not to harm her fragile human body too badly. Liei snapped out of her daze abruptly and glared angrily at Youko. She pushed gently on his chest, unintentionally in the middle of the "V" in his robes, in an effort to get him off. Youko just growled in annoyance, his vulpine eyes narrowing into threatening slits and his ears pressing back to his silver hair.
Liei shivered at the anger in Youko's glare and slid her hands off of Youko's chest nervously. She lay back quickly, obeying his unspoken commands, and because she didn't want this kitsune any angrier than he already was. She shivered in fear, her scent pouring off her in waves, slightly startling Youko's sensitive nose, but then he reasoned that pretty much every female human in her position would be frightened. But he did have to credit her for not doing the screaming her kind seemed to enjoy so much in these situations.
'I told you we shouldn't have followed him.' the little voice in Liei's head muttered.
'YEAH RIGHT! You're the one who said we should follow him because he wouldn't.... wait a sec...' Liei's train of thought gradually melted down to one small trickle of nagging questions. Then she looked up at Youko. She stared directly into his still gleaming golden eyes and held his furious gaze which very much surprised him.
"Are... Are you Shuuichi?" she asked so quietly he was astonished he could hear it. Youko's guarded face remained the same while the mix of surprise and guilt raced through his golden youkai eyes.
He cast his gaze away from her towards the closed and covered window. He couldn't bear to gaze into Liei's eyes any longer. He'd finally seen the intensity of his own piercing gaze, all within the eyes of a young mortal. It could have been hatred he saw, though she still smelled strongly of nervousness and fear, not anger.
'She hates me because I am a youkai kitsune... If I reveal to her that I am Kurama, but in his truest form... Then she'll break his heart when she avoids him, gaze and touch...' he thought sadly, still staring at the window. He lifted himself off her and stood, preparing to leave the room so he could flood it with his sleep inducing plants. Then he could return her to her home and parents.
Liei watched the tall youkai standing in the doorway, looking away from her. She smiled quietly and slid off the bed, thankful that her clothes and body weren't too terribly harmed. Just a bruise or too, but nothing serious. She didn't think he'd done what she thought he was going to, but by his position earlier he'd probably been debating whether or not to and that truly terrified her.
She placed a hand on his shoulder and he whirled in surprise, catching her wrist in his clawed hand. She let out a gasp of surprise and his eyes widened in disbelief. He dropped her immediately and she stared at her slashed open wrist and forearm. Youko licked her blood of his claws carefully before he regarded the girl in astonishment, noting she seemed transfixed by her wound.
"How did you do that?" his calm voice asked from high above her head.
She glanced up, looking at the wall behind him not wanting to meet those vicious, liquid golden eyes of his. Youko frowned, though Liei didn't see it, and pulled her chin up, forcing her to gaze at him fully. His claws pricked her skin and she grimaced when one broke through the first soft layer of it.
"N... Nani?"
"You, a mere mortal, caught me off guard and I didn't hear you approach. That is entirely impossible." he stated, his voice saying that if she didn't answer he would have every reason in the world to kill her.
"I just walked up behind you. I didn't mean to sca-, I mean, surprise you. I just wanted to ask why you looked so distant earlier." Liei managed, mostly concentrated on his long claws.
Youko gazed down at his claws, having finally noticed her blood running in small streams over his claws and hand. He loosened his grip and she pulled away, her hand brushing over the blood on her neck. He sniffed, sorting out her scent easily and found that it carried less fear than before, despite the fact that his claws had been deep in her flesh. He sniffed again, sorting out the finer scents. She smelled of cherry trees, blood, fear, and not a lingering trace of lying.
Liei took her hand from her cheek, finding her finger tips coated in red. Then Youko's pulled it to the side and he leant in close, too close in Liei's opinion. Her eyes widened when she felt his warm tongue flick over her blood soaked neck. He licked again, as if tasting for something different. He ran his free hand over her wounded forearm, sending his ki in so she would swiftly heal.
'Liei... He's LICKING you. Don't you find this all a bit, well, disturbing because he IS a demon who could kill you! He's already demonstrated tha-'
'Oh shuddup already you lil creepy voice! It actually feels good... Especially if you were as tense as I was earlier... His claws did not scare nearly me as much as his eyes... They looked so cold and heartless... Like he would kill me for fun...'
Youko dragged his tongue slowly over her neck one final time, sending shivers of mixed feelings up Liei's back. Then he stood before turning and sitting on the edge of bed, still not having turned back toward her. Liei brushed her hand over the warm streak of saliva that lingered on her cool skin.
"You taste good. Not sour like most humans, or youkai." he stated calmly, blood clinging to his lips. He flicked his tongue out and wiped it off, his eyes closing as if it was truly a pleasurable thing.
Liei stared at him before letting out a nervous sigh. She sat next to him, the blood having slowed to a gradual, but tempting, stream on her pale neck. Youko desperately held back his strong demonic instinct to pin her down and lap up the spilled blood before slicing open her vein to drink more when he saw the crimson flowing down her neck.
"Whoever you are mister youkai, you already know that I fear you, (Youko smirked at the sound of this like he'd accomplished something new) but I think that you're acting differently to me than you do with others. Oh, and as for the thing about my taste, I'm not sure if I should take that as a threat or a compliment." Liei said quietly, her hands starting to pet his tail absently.
Youko closed his eyes, letting the simple sensations she was giving his tail ripple through him. It felt wonderful to him, to have his tail being petted by gentle hands that slid through the thick fur without snaring. When they stopped and he leant his head on her shoulder, causing a small 'eep' to slip through her lips.
He purred loudly when her hands began to pet his tail once more, her hands then moving up to his ears swiftly. She rubbed the fuzzy tips playfully as if he were an adorable kitten, but he didn't care what she thought; it all felt too good. He smiled softly and decided to answer her question.
"Liei..."
"Yeah?"
"I am Kurama, but his truest form. Whatever happens here tonight however, he will not know. In other words, whatever he remembers, I do not because I did not experience it and vice versa, as you mortals say." he admitted under his breath, hoping she didn't hear. The skillful rubs and caresses stopped and he opened his eyes, prepared for the shock and anger that would be clear in her eyes.
Liei looked at Youko, who seemed nervous about opening his eyes to her. She looked, felt and smelled ultimately confused. Youko realized his mistake quickly and said, " Kurama is Shuuichi, just his name not known by many except the Reikai Tantei. Oh, and those people are Hiei, Botan, Yusuke and Kuwabara. Now you also, because I told you my true name and you've seen my true form, which also means I'll have to tell you everything."
Liei looked towards the ceiling, considering this. She smiled and lay back on the bed, making Youko sit up.
"So ... in other words..." she said. "I'm dating a demonic fox that could kill me and has half a billion names. Sounds like a fair deal to me, except for the name department."
Youko smiled at the girl. He was already growing fond of her sense of humor, not to mention her figure which he found very addicting. He lay next to her, his fingers soon tangling themselves in her silky hair. It seemed very well cared for and almost felt like his own long tresses.
"Yes. Ah, my name is Youko. Does that make it better or worse in the name department?" he questioned cockily, not expecting her to do anything short of whacking him upside his head. Then he would react by...
'Ah forget it... Just wait until she replies...' he thought, watching his fingers slide through her hair. Then soft giggling drifted into his perked ears. He glanced towards her face and saw that she was laughing quietly.
"Rei hates foxes you know. When she finds out I'm dating one..." she trailed off into a small giggling fit but she abruptly stopped. Her eyes widened in disbelief and mock horror. Youko watched, confused at this transition between emotions.
'Confusing mortals and their useless emotions... I'll need to ask her more about them, now that I know she's accepted me, even if I am a youkai.'
"I JUST GIGGLED!" Liei half yelled, remembering at the last second about Youko's extremely sensitive ears. He pretended (rather well) to growl aggressively as he ran his claws over her neck roughly.
"That hurt my ears." he stated, still acting angry. Liei gulped, telling her muscles rather rapidly not to stiffen. Youko half grinned, but this time Liei saw it. She slid away from him on the bed to rest her head on a pillow, realizing he was teasing her.
"So sleepy..." she mumbled, tugging a spare blanket out of the bedside dresser, because Youko was on top of the actual quilt. He regained his expressionless look as he moved up next to her. He wrapped his arms around her, bringing her closer until her back touched his chest. She wriggled out of his grasp and turned, grinning mischievously.
"Not yet Youko. I'll just share the bed with you tonight. I'll let you closer to me tomorrow, but this is the first night I've known you. Oh, and keep your tail to yourself. It tickles when it brushes over my legs, ok?" she said jokingly, as if daring him to. He accepted the challenge, brushing his tail over her legs several times, barely hearing her choking on held back fits of laughter. A smile brushed his usually murderous face, a strange feeling running through every nerve in his body.
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Rei lounged on the couch, listening to an old CD she had bought ages ago. She flopped onto the squishy pillows, every cell in her being bored to the brink of turning on their little TV's to watch a documentary on germs on the Discovery Channel. Then someone knocked on the door, which made Rei jump nearly into the ceiling fan. She stood next to the couch, breathing heavily, hitting her chest trying to start her heart beating again. She spied the time on a nearby digital clock. 11:45?!
'Whoever is at the door...' she vowed, 'If they are a prankster, they are officially dead as soon as I open the stupid door...'
She stormed to the door and yanked it open, to see Hiei standing there with Kuwabara and Yusuke. She glanced over at Hiei now being utterly confused. He coughed and pointed to the two boys. Upon closer examination, Rei noticed an immense amount of large rose thorns embedded in, ahem, various parts of their bodies. Rei looked away quickly, waving past her to show they could come in as long as they pulled out those thorns.
Hiei quickly made himself at home, plopping down in a recliner with a satisfied sigh. He opened his eyes to spy Rei closing the door and walking back to the couch before she too plopped down to relax.
"My back still hurts." he stated dully. Rei smiled and turned her gaze back to him, her hand grabbing the edge of a pillow just in case she needed to throw something at Hiei.
"Aww... Does Hiei-chan hurt? Does he need a nap-nap? You never should have challenged me to a martial arts match, Hiei. Just 'cause men get more highlights in history than women doesn't mean a girl can't kick a guy's butt." she said smugly, changing from her imitation baby voice in the beginning to a smug more mature tone as she finished.
Hiei winced, knowing inside that if he'd used his full demonic power, or just his full physical strength against her that she would have been seriously injured. His jagan started glowing red when she turned away. He wanted to peer into her hidden thoughts. Just for a while, to find out her true feelings about him losing the fight.
'Too bad he lost...' her thought drifted through his head. 'I wish he'd been more of a challenge... He was probably holding back, thinking that because I was a girl that I wouldn't be able to hurt him. What does he think he is? A youkai or something?!'
The last thought shrieked through his head at an incredible volume, making his jagan send pain shooting through his entire body. He let out a sudden gasp for air before he looked up at her. She was gazing at him with concern, but he waved her off to say he was fine.
'Too close! Too close! What'll she do if she finds out what I really am? Kami, I can't lose my first girlfriend that quickly!'
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Yusuke plucked the final thorn from his back and tossed it into the enormous pile. He then looked around the bedroom. It was all in various shades of blue and white, ranging from incredibly white to deep sapphire.
'Probably Liei's room... Hey? What's that lil-'
"GET THIS RABID FURBALL OFF OF ME!!!" Yusuke screamed as he dashed into the living room, a small fuzz ball on his shirt growling ferociously. Rei leapt up and tore it off, holding it by its short fuzzy tail. Hiei stared at it, never having seen something like it before. Then he noticed features that made him recognize it as a small fox.
The creature was small, brown and very fuzzy. Its paws were black and the very tip of its tail was pure white, which gave it a strange quality. It made it look like it had had the tip of its tail dunked into a bucket of white paint. The little thing was growling viciously at Rei, its teeth white as the tip of its tail and incredibly sharp. Rei was unfazed by this and laughed evilly, holding it up higher.
"I found you! Thank you Yusuke! I've been trying to catch this little devil ever since Liei brought it home for a pet. It acts like such an angel to her but does it for me? NO! So shuddup you rabid fur ball!" Rei shouted as she threw the little fox into a window halfway across the room.
The fox stood on the windowsill, seemingly unhurt. It glared at Rei angrily before it slipped out of a minuscule opening between the open window and the bottom. Rei smirked broadly as it vanished but frowned when Kuwabara entered the room carrying a katana with a red ribbon around its hilt.
"Hey Hiei, is this your sword?"
"Tell me when my sword suddenly went into the fashion of a ribbon around the hilt, moron."
Hiei stared at the unfamiliar katana. He heard Rei's feet brush across the carpet and then saw Kuwabara's head come into hard contact with the ground. Rei brushed off her fist with a flick of her hand and picked up the now unsheathed katana. Its blade was long and the cutting edge was trimmed in a fine line of crimson. Yusuke and Hiei eyed it with suspicion as she sheathed it expertly. Then the alarm clock went off, sounding 12:15 a.m. Rei sighed and she set the katana down on the couch.
(Ok, and WHY does the alarm clock go off at 12:15? What kinda weirdos are these people?!)
"I guess that Liei ended up staying with Minamino in the bed tonight. You guys should leave now. Besides, you were already up late at 11:45, and anyway your parents'll kill you if you come in this late." she stated calmly.
Hiei and Yusuke nodded dumbly as they both turned to leave. Yusuke remembered Kuwabara at the last second and turned to pick the heavy unconscious moron up. He trudged out the door, dragging Kuwabara behind him. Rei paused before she closed the door, knowing she shouldn't but she could not possibly resist such an evil opportunity.
Rei peered out her door, spying them in an argument as to whether they should go down the stairs or use the elevator.
"Yusuke!" Rei called out to get his attention. "The elevator is broken so you have to take the stairs!"
Rei snickered as she watched Hiei smirk at Yusuke before he turned to the stairs. She smiled as she imagined Kuwabara's face after Yusuke finished dragging him downstairs. Rei closed the door, wondering what that red glow under Hiei's headband was caused by.
She wandered into the kitchen to make herself some nice scalding hot chocolate to calm her nerves. She poured in the marshmallows and looked down at the 3/4 empty mug in surprise. She tutted under her breath and pulled a gigantic bag of marshmallows out of a cabinet.
"They never give you enough marshmallows..." she said, pouring the entire contents of the bag into the mug. Then she reached for the chocolate syrup, milk, chocolate powder and the boiling water.
"Hmm..." she said as she looked at the mug. " I might wanna get a spoon for this..."
to be continued
I spent who knows how long on the computer typing this. Oh well.. At least my friends won't bug me to update after they read all five pages of this... That makes my story about 19 pages long so far! This is the longest I've ever written a story! This isn't a cliffhanger ending either! HAH!