Chapter 5: Camera Conversation

"Geez Yusuke, thanks for telling me your camera was at least a'hundred years old." Sukari mumbled, clicking a pic of Hiei on her laptop and drooling over it while waiting for the camera to finish loading. "Hn. So what are you doing, then?" Sukari gasped as she realized Hiei was standing behind her.

Regardless of the fact that it was too late, Sukari hastily closed out of her picture and totally Hiei-dedicated folder. "*ahem*... nothing..." "So, do you enjoy viewing pictures of me without a shirt on?" "Uh, well, see, it's just... oh, you're hot, damnit." Hiei blinked. "Well, I am a fire--" "No, no, um... you're... hm..." *blink blink* "Pleasing to the eye." "...ah."

Sukari grinned. She wasn't about to point it out to him because then he'd probably stop, but he seemed to be acting more friendly towards her. 'S'pose that's what happens after you kiss someone, huh?' She thought.

*Bading!* Suddenly she realized she was still downloading her pictures! "What is--" "N-nothing. Nothing at all, honest!" Suspicious, Hiei reached for the mouse. Which Sukari reached for at the same moment. As soon as their hands touched, they knew... it was love.

Okaaaaay, so that's actually in my little fantasy world, but Sukari blushed and started stammering and Hiei's face tinted a bit too. And of course they both jumped back and pulled their hands away.

"Oh! S-sorry, I didn't mean--" "Hn. *blush*" "...so..." "Nani?" "If I open this download, will you promise not to be mad?" "Hn. What do you think?" "...Okaaaay, will you promise not to kill me?" "...Hn." "*sigh* Good enough."

Sukari hesitantly moved the mouse and clicked on the downloaded folder. The first picture opened... she flinched... It was Yusuke's thumb. 'That baka! He took a great picture of his thumb, sure, but where's Hiei!?'

"Hn. And what is that supposed to be?" "Well, I think it's Yusuke's thumb." "...I see. What was it supposed to be?" "Uh, I uh... dunno. Yusuke asked me to download it for him." 'Great, I've got the I-feel-sick-cause-I'm-lying feeling again.' "Hn. You're a terrible liar." Sukari froze. She turned to look at Hiei, who was purposefully not looking at her.

*sigh*"Gomen, Hiei. The pic is supposed to be... ...well..." "Spit it out already!" 'Geez, keep your pants on." There was a loooong silence. "Or--" "Don't--Even." Sukari giggled, embarassed. "Fine, fine. Anyway... Yusuke apparently was watching us when we- ...well... you know..." Sukari blushed and stared at her hands clasped in her lap, waiting for the outburst that she knew was coming.

"...Hn. I... see." "Y-yeah. And well..." "He took photos, did he?" "Yeah. I think-- Well, I think he was gonna tease you with them, but I told him to give me the camera so I could save the pictures and then delete them off the camera." Hiei blinked. "Why?" "Well, I know you wouldn't want to be teased; or in a more Yusuke-style case, blackmailed; with pictures of someone I'd been forced to kiss." "Hn. Point taken."

There was a short, awkward pause. "So anyway... yeah. I took the camera, and um, I'm gonna get the pictures... but, uh... that's okay with you, right Hiei?" Hiei's head jerked up in surprise. "Nani?" "Is it okay with you if I save the pix?" "Why are you asking me?" "Well, I dunno, really. I'm polite? I mean, they're your pix too..." "Hn. Do what you want with them. It's no concern of mine." Sukari's turn to look up in surprise. "R-really? You mean it?" "Don't push it ningen." Sukari's face suddenly fell. "Hn?" "Oh... it's just... you're still calling me that?" "...Hn." She sighed. And here they were getting along so well...

"So... Suki-chan. Are you... going to open those pictures?" Sukari's eyes widened in shock. "Y-You... I... y-yes. Yes, I am!" She grinned happily, and quickly clicked on the next picture.

Authors note: Well there's a ten minute scene that was stretched out a lot for you! I hope you liked!