Disclaimer: (slc) Ok. Right now I'm listening to the RoTK soundtrack and
LOVING IT!!! Hem hem. Sorry. Anyway, I'm sorry the last two chapters were
so poorly written. I wrote them at like 7:00 in the morning. ^_^
Oh well,
Enjoy!
Chapter 10:
Day four: The Sound of Music
~*~
The wind felt strange this morning.
Hiei could feel it.
It's direction was different.
Even the scent was pointed toward the north.
Hiei had gotten up early, not being able to sleep very well, and walked down to Mira's forest that they had gone biking in a few days ago.
It was . . . serene.
Really serene.
But,
They was something odd about what he was feeling.
The silence.
Normally, he loved the silence.
But some part of him wanted something more.
Not noise,
Just some kind of sound.
. . .
Anything . . .
* * *
"Hiei? Hiei, are you out here?" Mira called from across the arid land on the outskirt of the forest.
'Where could he be?' she thought over the sound of her headphones.
She had made a mix for herself of songs she loved. She was listening to the first one while she was looking for Hiei.
*Catch me as I fall, Say you're here and it's all over now.*
'Whisper' by Evanescence.
'Good song,' she thought. 'Where in the devil is Hiei?'
She suddenly spotted him sitting on a boulder-type cliff of a rock staring into the sky.
"You gonna jump?" Mira laughed from behind him. He sniffed in a laugh himself before taking a deep breath.
*Speaking to the atmosphere, No one's here and I fall into myself.*
Mira walked over and slowly sat down next to Hiei being careful not to trip off the steep, stone edge. Hiei just continued to stare until he heard the soft muffles of weird noises coming from Mira's ear things.
At first he was startled. "What is that?!"
"What, these?" she said pointing to the headphones. "They're for my CD player . . . you want to listen?"
He was a little scared, yes, scared, but he reached over and pulled her hair back to take off the ear phones and put them on himself.
As soon as he lowered the ear muffs to his head,
. . .
Hiei had heard music before. Suzaku's flute whistle, occasional music from the spirit world, but nothing like this.
*I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away. If I will it all away?*
This . . . this was what he needed. Music. Not just this weird band but music to comfort him when he was alone.
Which,
Now that he thought about it,
Was a lot of the time . . .
"Hiei? Do you like it? It's Evanescence. It's just a random mix I made."
Hiei didn't answer. He just stared at the CD player and held the headphones to listen to the lyrics.
*Don't turn away. (Don't give in to the pain.)*
Despite Hiei's lack of reply, she still talked. "I only listen to music when I'm alone."
*Don't try to hide. (Though they're screaming your name.)*
Hiei stopped for a moment to listen to Mira even though he was pretending to still be listening to the CD player.
She continued. "You seem to like it a lot. I'm sure h- I mean fire demons, don't really get to here a lot of music do they?"
"No. We don't."
Mira swallowed. "You know why I'm alone. I don't have a choice. What's your story?"
Hiei thought for a moment. His eyes widened.
He had forgotten all about Yusuke and the gang.
He turned to face Mira.
"Actually, I do have friends. Back home at least."
Mira gave him a puzzled look. "Then why are you always in solitude and to yourself most of the time? No offense, but if I had true friends, I'd never leave them just to be by myself."
Hiei thought.
'She's right.' He looked into her eyes. 'She's hasn't had true friends in so long. I've had friends all along but always shunned them or something of the sort. I guess I never really thought about it.'
"What are they like? Are they demons too?" Mira asked.
Hiei closed his eyes and smiled. "One of them is. A fox spirit actually. Another one is a spirit detective and his freaky friend who can sense ghosts."
"Interesting."
"Yeah. I guess they are."
"You're lucky to have good friends. I wish I did."
"Then what am I doing here?!" They both laughed. Hiei spoke. "But yeah. I am lucky."
* * *
Later that night, Mira had gone to bed and Hiei stayed up to here her CD player a bit more.
It was . . .
Hypnotizing.
He had listened to most of the songs on the CD and he was on the last one at this point.
Most of them were about love and leaving love.
It made him a little depressed but he was fine.
As he listened to the lyrics of the last song, he thought about everyone in his life.
*Lay down,
Your sweet and weary head.
The night is falling,
You have come to journey's end.
Sleep now,
And dream of the ones who came before.
They are calling,
From across a distant shore.*
First he thought of Yukina and Rui. He thought of how the only two loves he had in his life were oblivious.
Yukina didn't even know who he was.
And Rui threw him off a cliff and into a river without consent of who he really was.
It made him think of why he was even wasting his time trying to find a way to tell Yukina. She'd probably do something like Rui did.
*Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see,
All of your fears will pass away,
Safe in my arms. You're only sleeping . . .
What can you see . . .
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea,
A pale moon rises.
The ships have come to carry you home.*
He then thought of Kurama and all his friends.
They weren't even looking for him!
If they were, they would have gotten there by now.
They abandoned him.
It made him wonder what having a best friend was for.
Just so they can fool you at the last second?
Some life he was having so far.
*And all will turn,
To silver glass.
A light on the water,
All Souls pass.*
The whole world.
The whole world is messed up.
Why should Hiei waste any time doing stuff for people that didn't even care about him?
What proof do they have that they do care?
None! No proof at all!
*Hope fades,
Into the world of night.
Through shadows falling,
Out of memory and time.
Don't say,
We have come now to the end.
White shores are calling,
You and I will meet again.
And you'll be here in my arms,
Just sleeping.*
But then,
Then he thought of Mira.
. . .
She didn't have any friends.
She didn't have any one to love.
Even if they didn't love her, she would still love them with all her heart.
Hiei re-thought all he had thought before about every one he knew.
Mira was right.
He was lucky to have friends like these.
Not many people do.
'I guess, I've been kind of taking them for granted. Mira showed me that.' He thought.
. . .
"Thanks," He whispered softly as the song drifted off and he drifted off into slumber.
~*~
~Kitsune Ria
AN: Wow. That was really boring. I hope you guys don't hate me now because that was a really boring chapter. ^_^' ::gets hit with rocks, arrows, katanas, wakizashis, guns, etc.:: I'M SORRY!!! Aaaaaaaaaaahh!!
Oh well,
Enjoy!
Chapter 10:
Day four: The Sound of Music
~*~
The wind felt strange this morning.
Hiei could feel it.
It's direction was different.
Even the scent was pointed toward the north.
Hiei had gotten up early, not being able to sleep very well, and walked down to Mira's forest that they had gone biking in a few days ago.
It was . . . serene.
Really serene.
But,
They was something odd about what he was feeling.
The silence.
Normally, he loved the silence.
But some part of him wanted something more.
Not noise,
Just some kind of sound.
. . .
Anything . . .
* * *
"Hiei? Hiei, are you out here?" Mira called from across the arid land on the outskirt of the forest.
'Where could he be?' she thought over the sound of her headphones.
She had made a mix for herself of songs she loved. She was listening to the first one while she was looking for Hiei.
*Catch me as I fall, Say you're here and it's all over now.*
'Whisper' by Evanescence.
'Good song,' she thought. 'Where in the devil is Hiei?'
She suddenly spotted him sitting on a boulder-type cliff of a rock staring into the sky.
"You gonna jump?" Mira laughed from behind him. He sniffed in a laugh himself before taking a deep breath.
*Speaking to the atmosphere, No one's here and I fall into myself.*
Mira walked over and slowly sat down next to Hiei being careful not to trip off the steep, stone edge. Hiei just continued to stare until he heard the soft muffles of weird noises coming from Mira's ear things.
At first he was startled. "What is that?!"
"What, these?" she said pointing to the headphones. "They're for my CD player . . . you want to listen?"
He was a little scared, yes, scared, but he reached over and pulled her hair back to take off the ear phones and put them on himself.
As soon as he lowered the ear muffs to his head,
. . .
Hiei had heard music before. Suzaku's flute whistle, occasional music from the spirit world, but nothing like this.
*I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away. If I will it all away?*
This . . . this was what he needed. Music. Not just this weird band but music to comfort him when he was alone.
Which,
Now that he thought about it,
Was a lot of the time . . .
"Hiei? Do you like it? It's Evanescence. It's just a random mix I made."
Hiei didn't answer. He just stared at the CD player and held the headphones to listen to the lyrics.
*Don't turn away. (Don't give in to the pain.)*
Despite Hiei's lack of reply, she still talked. "I only listen to music when I'm alone."
*Don't try to hide. (Though they're screaming your name.)*
Hiei stopped for a moment to listen to Mira even though he was pretending to still be listening to the CD player.
She continued. "You seem to like it a lot. I'm sure h- I mean fire demons, don't really get to here a lot of music do they?"
"No. We don't."
Mira swallowed. "You know why I'm alone. I don't have a choice. What's your story?"
Hiei thought for a moment. His eyes widened.
He had forgotten all about Yusuke and the gang.
He turned to face Mira.
"Actually, I do have friends. Back home at least."
Mira gave him a puzzled look. "Then why are you always in solitude and to yourself most of the time? No offense, but if I had true friends, I'd never leave them just to be by myself."
Hiei thought.
'She's right.' He looked into her eyes. 'She's hasn't had true friends in so long. I've had friends all along but always shunned them or something of the sort. I guess I never really thought about it.'
"What are they like? Are they demons too?" Mira asked.
Hiei closed his eyes and smiled. "One of them is. A fox spirit actually. Another one is a spirit detective and his freaky friend who can sense ghosts."
"Interesting."
"Yeah. I guess they are."
"You're lucky to have good friends. I wish I did."
"Then what am I doing here?!" They both laughed. Hiei spoke. "But yeah. I am lucky."
* * *
Later that night, Mira had gone to bed and Hiei stayed up to here her CD player a bit more.
It was . . .
Hypnotizing.
He had listened to most of the songs on the CD and he was on the last one at this point.
Most of them were about love and leaving love.
It made him a little depressed but he was fine.
As he listened to the lyrics of the last song, he thought about everyone in his life.
*Lay down,
Your sweet and weary head.
The night is falling,
You have come to journey's end.
Sleep now,
And dream of the ones who came before.
They are calling,
From across a distant shore.*
First he thought of Yukina and Rui. He thought of how the only two loves he had in his life were oblivious.
Yukina didn't even know who he was.
And Rui threw him off a cliff and into a river without consent of who he really was.
It made him think of why he was even wasting his time trying to find a way to tell Yukina. She'd probably do something like Rui did.
*Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see,
All of your fears will pass away,
Safe in my arms. You're only sleeping . . .
What can you see . . .
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea,
A pale moon rises.
The ships have come to carry you home.*
He then thought of Kurama and all his friends.
They weren't even looking for him!
If they were, they would have gotten there by now.
They abandoned him.
It made him wonder what having a best friend was for.
Just so they can fool you at the last second?
Some life he was having so far.
*And all will turn,
To silver glass.
A light on the water,
All Souls pass.*
The whole world.
The whole world is messed up.
Why should Hiei waste any time doing stuff for people that didn't even care about him?
What proof do they have that they do care?
None! No proof at all!
*Hope fades,
Into the world of night.
Through shadows falling,
Out of memory and time.
Don't say,
We have come now to the end.
White shores are calling,
You and I will meet again.
And you'll be here in my arms,
Just sleeping.*
But then,
Then he thought of Mira.
. . .
She didn't have any friends.
She didn't have any one to love.
Even if they didn't love her, she would still love them with all her heart.
Hiei re-thought all he had thought before about every one he knew.
Mira was right.
He was lucky to have friends like these.
Not many people do.
'I guess, I've been kind of taking them for granted. Mira showed me that.' He thought.
. . .
"Thanks," He whispered softly as the song drifted off and he drifted off into slumber.
~*~
~Kitsune Ria
AN: Wow. That was really boring. I hope you guys don't hate me now because that was a really boring chapter. ^_^' ::gets hit with rocks, arrows, katanas, wakizashis, guns, etc.:: I'M SORRY!!! Aaaaaaaaaaahh!!