Chapter 17
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The final plunge never did happen. Hiei stopped midway, looking deep in her face. He was confused at how she had a look of a mixture of pain and .. peacefulness. The voice raged in his mind telling to lower the blade, to pierce her heart. Once again, obediently, Hiei was about to lower the kantana, but he felt soft lips on his own. They brushed against his like soft petals. It was soft, but yet very passionate.
The memories became more intense. He saw her and Keiko training hand to hand combat. Each trying to strike each other, each blocking. Another came through pushing the other one aside. The memory of their first kiss. How h had loved the feeling of her gentle lips on him. How every kiss was passionate and set his mind on fire on how intense each one was.
Everything seemed to swirl in his thoughts. He became dizzy, till a voice echoed in his mind. It wasn't the hard, cold voice that commanded him to kill. It was a voice full of warmth, love and care. it spoke inside his mind, "I'm glad you stopped, for I was able to kiss you one last time."
And then he felt the warm full lips leave his mouth and left it tingling with her kiss and taste. He looked at Keiko staring at her now open eyes, calm, serene, and full of love.
"Keiko?" Hiei said weakly, dropping his kantana. The kantana dropped to the wet floor, clattering in the endless silence.
Keiko looked in his eyes and saw the hollowness leave, leaving only crimson eyes that bore love and guilt in them. Tears of sorrow and guilt streamed down his face as he slowly backed away, walking towards the open window.
"Hiei? What happened?" Keiko asked, her voice filled with uncertainty.
"Yeah! AND WHY THE HELL WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL KEIKO?!" Yusuke asked, his face filled with rage, and his hands turning into a fist.
Hiei continued to shake his head and back away. "Hiei!" Keiko called, reaching toward him.
He felt an odd feeling in his mind. Keiko was reading his thoughts! He felt her scan through his memories on what happened before he came to Yusuke's house. He could feel her surprise and then rage. He tried to block her but he felt too weak and had no choice but to give up.
"I can't believe her!" Keiko cried walking near Hiei. "I know why he tried to kill me. But it wasn't really him. How do I explain this?" she murmured wrapping her arms around his waist protectively.
"Then who tried to kill you?" Yusuke asked coldly.
"Hiei never died. Sukura somehow got his body. He wasn't dead. He was barely alive. She nourished the wound that she gave him. She was planning this all along, so she didn't make the wound as deep as it normally would have. After tending to it, she gave him this some kind of poison that will allow the mind to be taken over. In other words, controlled. Sukura somehow reversed the memories of me and her. Making him believe that I betrayed him. His mind was weak, and she was able to make him kill me." Keiko explained.
"Well how did she take control?" Yusuke asked, still glaring at Hiei.
"Like I said again, the poison made his mind under her control. And it only works if the mind is weak. And since Hiei was hurt and lost a lot of blood, it worked." Keiko said.
Yusuke still glared at him and crossed his arms. "I'm telling you the truth! I know Hiei would never hurt me intentionally." Keiko protested.
He said nothing and wiped some blood off his cheek. The glass that had shattered, hit both Keiko and Yusuke when Hiei broke into the house.
"Do you remember anything that happened?" Kurama asked concerned.
Hiei, still looking guilty and ashamed, tried thinking of what had happened.
After a few moments of trying to remember, he started shaking his head and said in a quiet voice, "No. I don't. Everything seems like a blur to me."
"Then how was Keiko able to know what happen?" Botan asked curiously.
"Well, I am a demon, and that's one of my abilities." Keiko said trying not to look at Yusuke. "I'm called Dark Demon."
Yusuke felt guilty at making Keiko feel that she couldn't even look at him when she talked about being a demon. To reassure her, he smiled at Keiko and tried to catch her eye.
Keiko looked up at Hiei and saw that his eyes were closed and he seemed to be deep in thought. Keiko hugged him tighter, but Hiei pulled back, releasing himself from her grip. "Keiko. I'm so sorry. I don't know.. I .. "
"It's not your fault! Sukura was the one who did it, who made you. It's not your fault!" Keiko said vehemently reaching towards him.
"Another question that I'd like to ask. Why does Sukura want to kill you so much?" Kuwabara asked. On the rooftop, Keiko had explained about Sukura and Hiei's past.
"Because she loves Hiei too." Keiko said a matter of factly.
Hiei stood there then finally said, "I don't know if I can ever forgive myself."
Hiei then felt a hot stinging pain on his right cheek. Keiko slapped him. "I don't know how many times I have to say this, it's not your fault! No matter what you do, I'll always love you. My love for you, will be hateshinai."
Hiei felt tears once again, but not tears of sorrow or guilt, but tears of love came out. Nobody had ever said that to him. He took her in a heart stopping kiss, not caring who saw.
Finally breaking away, Kurama said trying not to laugh, "Uhh. I think we should clean up this mess."
Keiko giggled and nodded, regretfully leaving Hiei's embrace to go to the kitchen for a broom. Botan followed, leaving the three boys alone. They started picking up the big shards of glass carefully and Yusuke said fearfully, "My mom is gonna kill me."
Kuwabara and Kurama laughed as they continued their work. The girls came in, sweeping the small shards and placing them in a garbage bag. "Oh yes! I forgot! Koenma wants you to join the team Keiko." Botan said, who was much more warmer to Keiko.
"Oh! Really! Well, it'll be awkward but maybe." Keiko said, busy tying the bag.
The rain still beated down on them, and they tried to cover the smashed window as best as they could. Exhausted, they went into Yusuke's room to lay down.
Yusuke saw both Keiko and Hiei together and felt only one thing. Jealousy. He knew that he had to try to tell her. Maybe there would still be hope.
It was getting later and they were all going to sleep over Yusuke's house again. Hiei and Keiko got the couch, while the rest slept in his room.
Keiko leaned against his chest putting her arms around him, while he wrapped her around him. They talked for a few hours and Keiko left him to get some snacks.
She was in the kitchen rummaging through the fridge when Yusuke appeared. "Oh! Yusuke! You gave me a scare. Don't sneak up on me like that!" Keiko scolded leaning against the fridge.
Yusuke looked at her and wondered how he could have ever left her. "Uhh.. Keiko. There's something I have to tell you."
Author note - Hmmmmm. I wonder if that was a cliffy. Oh well! Hope you like that chapter!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Japanese Translation - Hateshinai - endless
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Author Note - Thanks so much for all the REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WoW!!!!! I can't believe that I got over 120 reviews!!!! You guys are sooooo great!!!!!!! Hope you like this chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer - I don't own YYH, or some of the plots of FY (sob)
The final plunge never did happen. Hiei stopped midway, looking deep in her face. He was confused at how she had a look of a mixture of pain and .. peacefulness. The voice raged in his mind telling to lower the blade, to pierce her heart. Once again, obediently, Hiei was about to lower the kantana, but he felt soft lips on his own. They brushed against his like soft petals. It was soft, but yet very passionate.
The memories became more intense. He saw her and Keiko training hand to hand combat. Each trying to strike each other, each blocking. Another came through pushing the other one aside. The memory of their first kiss. How h had loved the feeling of her gentle lips on him. How every kiss was passionate and set his mind on fire on how intense each one was.
Everything seemed to swirl in his thoughts. He became dizzy, till a voice echoed in his mind. It wasn't the hard, cold voice that commanded him to kill. It was a voice full of warmth, love and care. it spoke inside his mind, "I'm glad you stopped, for I was able to kiss you one last time."
And then he felt the warm full lips leave his mouth and left it tingling with her kiss and taste. He looked at Keiko staring at her now open eyes, calm, serene, and full of love.
"Keiko?" Hiei said weakly, dropping his kantana. The kantana dropped to the wet floor, clattering in the endless silence.
Keiko looked in his eyes and saw the hollowness leave, leaving only crimson eyes that bore love and guilt in them. Tears of sorrow and guilt streamed down his face as he slowly backed away, walking towards the open window.
"Hiei? What happened?" Keiko asked, her voice filled with uncertainty.
"Yeah! AND WHY THE HELL WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL KEIKO?!" Yusuke asked, his face filled with rage, and his hands turning into a fist.
Hiei continued to shake his head and back away. "Hiei!" Keiko called, reaching toward him.
He felt an odd feeling in his mind. Keiko was reading his thoughts! He felt her scan through his memories on what happened before he came to Yusuke's house. He could feel her surprise and then rage. He tried to block her but he felt too weak and had no choice but to give up.
"I can't believe her!" Keiko cried walking near Hiei. "I know why he tried to kill me. But it wasn't really him. How do I explain this?" she murmured wrapping her arms around his waist protectively.
"Then who tried to kill you?" Yusuke asked coldly.
"Hiei never died. Sukura somehow got his body. He wasn't dead. He was barely alive. She nourished the wound that she gave him. She was planning this all along, so she didn't make the wound as deep as it normally would have. After tending to it, she gave him this some kind of poison that will allow the mind to be taken over. In other words, controlled. Sukura somehow reversed the memories of me and her. Making him believe that I betrayed him. His mind was weak, and she was able to make him kill me." Keiko explained.
"Well how did she take control?" Yusuke asked, still glaring at Hiei.
"Like I said again, the poison made his mind under her control. And it only works if the mind is weak. And since Hiei was hurt and lost a lot of blood, it worked." Keiko said.
Yusuke still glared at him and crossed his arms. "I'm telling you the truth! I know Hiei would never hurt me intentionally." Keiko protested.
He said nothing and wiped some blood off his cheek. The glass that had shattered, hit both Keiko and Yusuke when Hiei broke into the house.
"Do you remember anything that happened?" Kurama asked concerned.
Hiei, still looking guilty and ashamed, tried thinking of what had happened.
After a few moments of trying to remember, he started shaking his head and said in a quiet voice, "No. I don't. Everything seems like a blur to me."
"Then how was Keiko able to know what happen?" Botan asked curiously.
"Well, I am a demon, and that's one of my abilities." Keiko said trying not to look at Yusuke. "I'm called Dark Demon."
Yusuke felt guilty at making Keiko feel that she couldn't even look at him when she talked about being a demon. To reassure her, he smiled at Keiko and tried to catch her eye.
Keiko looked up at Hiei and saw that his eyes were closed and he seemed to be deep in thought. Keiko hugged him tighter, but Hiei pulled back, releasing himself from her grip. "Keiko. I'm so sorry. I don't know.. I .. "
"It's not your fault! Sukura was the one who did it, who made you. It's not your fault!" Keiko said vehemently reaching towards him.
"Another question that I'd like to ask. Why does Sukura want to kill you so much?" Kuwabara asked. On the rooftop, Keiko had explained about Sukura and Hiei's past.
"Because she loves Hiei too." Keiko said a matter of factly.
Hiei stood there then finally said, "I don't know if I can ever forgive myself."
Hiei then felt a hot stinging pain on his right cheek. Keiko slapped him. "I don't know how many times I have to say this, it's not your fault! No matter what you do, I'll always love you. My love for you, will be hateshinai."
Hiei felt tears once again, but not tears of sorrow or guilt, but tears of love came out. Nobody had ever said that to him. He took her in a heart stopping kiss, not caring who saw.
Finally breaking away, Kurama said trying not to laugh, "Uhh. I think we should clean up this mess."
Keiko giggled and nodded, regretfully leaving Hiei's embrace to go to the kitchen for a broom. Botan followed, leaving the three boys alone. They started picking up the big shards of glass carefully and Yusuke said fearfully, "My mom is gonna kill me."
Kuwabara and Kurama laughed as they continued their work. The girls came in, sweeping the small shards and placing them in a garbage bag. "Oh yes! I forgot! Koenma wants you to join the team Keiko." Botan said, who was much more warmer to Keiko.
"Oh! Really! Well, it'll be awkward but maybe." Keiko said, busy tying the bag.
The rain still beated down on them, and they tried to cover the smashed window as best as they could. Exhausted, they went into Yusuke's room to lay down.
Yusuke saw both Keiko and Hiei together and felt only one thing. Jealousy. He knew that he had to try to tell her. Maybe there would still be hope.
It was getting later and they were all going to sleep over Yusuke's house again. Hiei and Keiko got the couch, while the rest slept in his room.
Keiko leaned against his chest putting her arms around him, while he wrapped her around him. They talked for a few hours and Keiko left him to get some snacks.
She was in the kitchen rummaging through the fridge when Yusuke appeared. "Oh! Yusuke! You gave me a scare. Don't sneak up on me like that!" Keiko scolded leaning against the fridge.
Yusuke looked at her and wondered how he could have ever left her. "Uhh.. Keiko. There's something I have to tell you."
Author note - Hmmmmm. I wonder if that was a cliffy. Oh well! Hope you like that chapter!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Japanese Translation - Hateshinai - endless
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