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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T own Yu Yu Hakusho.

AUTHOR: Irugawa Tsubame

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Cute story I guess. I got this big inspiration from Gareth Gate's song ANYONE OF US (STUPID MISTAKE)

PERSONAL RATING: 7/10

GOMEN!...if there are gram-errs & typos. DAIJOBU I'll fix it thou!

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TITLE: A WINTER'S TALE

CHAPTER I: WINTER LOVIN'

*~@~HIEI'S POV~@~*

I watched the snow fall from the dark skies of Japan. It was the same snow I was looking at for about a year. Yep, the kitsune broke down my barriers,
crushed my sturdy walls and enveloped my wooden heart into his arms. I
couldn't resist the irresistible. I smiled at him as he use his cell
phone,( the thing he uses to call people) talking to his friend in school
while walking foolishly with shopping bags in his arms. He seems to be
enjoying this thing called Christmas. He told me that every year people
would gather and enjoy the weeks and days by buying material things for
their loved ones. As a high ranking Makai thief, the kitsune shouldn't be
celebrating such ningen rituals, besides I shouldn't be here. I should be
watching over Yukina and Kuwabara right now. But then again, the kitsune
looked at me with his puppy dog eyes and then, I gave in.

'Baka No Kitsune'

Like I said, I can't resist the irresistible. 'Kitsune, you are temptation
himself'. As I heave a big sigh, I looked around and saw the crowd
expanding. The redhead that I was following vanished in the mist of
ningens. I quickly pushed myself out of the crowd ending up in a dark
alley. I jumped into the roof top of a building. There seemed to be a
parade. Groups of people were singing and dancing and there were gigantic
balloons. The gigantic balloons had the figure of a fat man with a big
mustache and a long curly beard.

The street light was open so I jumped on top of it still trying to find the youko, until I saw something that caught my eyes. It was my redhead. He was
fighting through the crowd. His long red hair blurred my vision and his
familiar scent aroused my hunger.

'Baka no Kitsune. Where have you been?.'

You seem to be a wonder in a distance. Like I said, I can't resist the irresistible. 'Kitsune, you are temptation
himself'. I smiled to myself looking at the rushing youko. 'He must be
looking for me or something.' I followed the running kitsune out of the
crowd. He was heading towards the bus station. 'I wonder where he's
going'.. I was thinking curiously while following the bus he rode. He
didn't look like he was heading home.

The bus stopped in an empty street. And guess who went out? It was the
kitsune. He began running. Picking up pace, I followed his tracks from
roofs to roofs, trees to trees. Just then he stopped. He stopped in front
of a large house. He went in without hesitation.

'What the heck is he doing trying to break into other people's homes?'

The kitsune was suspicious so I followed him. I went into a sakura tree and
luckily found the window beside it open. Strange, the room seemed to be
empty. It was murky and frosty. Footsteps were growing stronger on the
other side of room so I disappeared into the obscurity. A person came in.
It was Kurama. I sighed in relief seeing him.

"Baka no Kitsune"

I appeared in front of him. He was surprised to see me so he hid under the
dim shadows. "Hn. What are you doing here and why did you leave me
surrounded by the swarming ningens?" I could feel him shrug under the
inevitable eclipse. Unexpected things began to happen. He came out of the
gloom and into the shade of the moonlight. Embraced. He encircled me with
his arms and then, he kissed me. I fell into deep coma as he brushed his
lips into mine. Entranced by his presence, I did it again.

Like I said, I can't resist the irresistible. 'Kitsune, you are temptation
himself.'
The eying skies gazed at the calming city. It watched the window lights
fade away slowly. But what eying skies were really looking at was not the
hushed city or the resting people, but two unchanging hearts steadily
beating as one.

*~@~KURAMA'S POV~@~*

The glass illumination opened my heavy eyes. Morning. I woke up with joy
and fulfillment. Yesterday was a tiring day. I stood up and opened the window. Everything was covered in snow. It was as if everything was covered with white sheets of blankets. I stretched my arms and watched the singing
birds. The room was quiet. 'I guess he's still sleeping.' I thought to myself. Last night, he snuck into my room and slept at my bed. Funny how he tried hard to astound me, and yet he succeeded. As I walk towards the door
I heard a loud bark behind me. I turned and found Hunter awake. The blood
hound jumped on me and licked my face. "Down hunter!" I said giggling on
the floor. The beast has awakened. "Stop getting mushy on me alright? Now down boy." Hunter snuck in last night. I guess he's happy because I'm here. The last time I had his company was when he joined a dog contest. I was his
trainer. The door opened and a smiling face greeted us both. "Ohayou." Tsubame said. Irugawa Tsubame has been my high school friend. She called me last night and said she had a plumming problem so I had to go and help her. "Gomenasai Shuiichi-san I had to ruin your business last night" she said as she helped me up. Hunter was barking in agreement. "Daijobu. No harm done.
Besides, you needed help." Tsubame smiled at me shyly. "You must've been
enjoying last night with some one special and I." Suddenly, I felt a pang
of pain in my heart. Some one special? Scenes flooded my mind until it
stopped into one picture. It was a handsome young boy, fiery black hair
highlighted with white. His eyes were crimson and his lips curved into a
smile. "Hiei!"

'I forgot about him! Oh no!'

I sprang out of the room and ran downstairs. "Ano, Minamino-sama, where are you going?" "Gomen Tsubame, I gotta go." "Demo, you haven't eaten breakfast yet. Wait you forgot your things.." She called. I strode out the house and ran as fast as I could to the bus station. I rode the bus and ran home. As
I reach it, I quickly opened the door. "Kaasan!" I was breathing hard. I
went to the kitchen where I saw my mother cooking. "Kaasan, um.. ano.."
"Ohayou, Shuiichi-san. Would you like to eat breakfast? How was your day yesterday? Did you fix Tsubame's plumming problems?" she babbled. She seems
to be in a good mood. It was pleasure seeing her again. She was too busy
with work to even bother staying home but I understand her. "Kasaan?" I
asked. "I fixed Tsubame's plumming problems. Don't worry. I was just wondering if .. um.. Hi.Hiei came here and looked for me." She didn't look
at me as she replied. "You mean your fire haired friend?" she clarified.
"Hai" I mumbled. "Ie.. he didn't." There was silence."Ah.. domo arigatou
kasaan." I approached her and kissed her cheek. I left without another word. She just stood there looking at me as I leave the room. 'Where could
the koorime be?'

*~@~HIEI'S POV~@~*

The glass illumination opened my heavy eyes. Morning. I woke up with joy
and fulfillment. Yesterday was a tiring day. I stood up, yawned and
stretched. The redhead was sleeping lightly beside me. I breathed in the
scent of the aftermath as we did the unthinkable. Last night was the best night ever. I turned to kiss the red head when I noticed something. My head
had gone berserk. I blinked my eyes twice. I wiped my eyes and closed it for a minute or so but nothing changed. It wasn't my kitsune. He's not the
kitsune who broke down my barriers, crushed my sturdy walls and enveloped
my wooden heart. In fact, I think. he's. a she "Nani?!" I stood up and removed the covers from the bed. There, lay a naked body on the bed. It was
a ningen. A female ningen.

'No. this can't be.'

I dropped the covers. My hands were shivering. I couldn't believe it. No.. this must be a joke. I looked around the room hoping I just made a mistake
but. everything was the usual, there was no fault. Last night, I followed
the kitsune, we were together, we kissed and then. Like I said, I can't resist the irresistible. 'Kitsune, you are temptation himself.' And giving
in to temptation was a stupid mistake.'
Hypnotized by the dreading thought, I took my clothes, my katana and went
out of the window. Out of the ningen's world. Out of their lives.

"It can happen to..

Anyone of us, anyone you think of

anyone can fall

Anyone can hurt someone they love

Hearts will break

'Cause I made a stupid mistake"

KURAMA

'Hiei?, where are you?'
(Lost in the crowd at the mall)

HIEI

'Baka No kitsune' (Running fast from tree to tree in the forest of Makai destroying big rocks
thrown at him by a youkai)

KURAMA

'Hiei.. where are you?'
(Asking people if they have seen the person in the picture. -Picture of
Hiei with Yusuke and Kuwabara eating watermelons-)

HIEI
...
(Taking his clothes off with blood all over his body and heading to the
spring to take a bath)

It can happen to..

Anyone of us, say you will forgive me

Anyone can fail

Say you will believe me

I can't take my heart will break

'Cause I made a stupid mistake

A stupid mistake

*~@~*TO BE CONTINUED*~@~*