Chapter 10:
Three Words: "Oops, I Tripped"
Sukari stared at the wooden door of the wardrobe. Not that she could see it; it was almost pitch black. She turned to where she could just slightly see Hiei's eyes boring into her. "D...did he say... what I thought he said?" "...What do you think he said?" "That we were going to be stuck in here for an hour...?" "...Yeah. I think that's what he said." "...Oh."
Sukari sighed and started to stretch out her legs; her foot touched Hiei's knee, and she jerked it back as if she had been electrocuted. "Oh! S-sorry!" "...Hn. S'alright." "Okay. Thanks." Sukari started to stretch her legs out again. "H-hey; what do you think you're doing?" "Um, you said it was alright...?" Hiei fidgeted. True, he had said that. A convenient misunderstanding...? "Hn. Do what you want." Sukari smiled and practically put her legs in Hiei's lap. He stiffened, but then inhaled deeply, trying to relax. He wasn't succeeding.
"...So..." Sukari mumbled, half to herself, half to her blushing leg-rest. "...What?" "Well, we're going to be in here for an hour." "...If you're suggesting anything, you can just forget it. I only resigned to this so I wouldn't have to kiss you in front of everyone." Sukari sighed. "Figured as much..." "Hn. What was that?" "Nothing..." She frowned and crossed her arms.
'Geez, Yusuke could have at least put a pillow in here or something.' Sukari suddenly blinked. She turned to Hiei, who wasn't looking at her... but he had a hand resting on her leg. "Uh... Hiei..." "What?" "What're you..." "Hn. I'm attempting to get comfortable." "...Oh. Okay." "Hn. ...You don't mind?" "N-no, not at all. You just surprised me." "It surprises you that I want to be comfortable?" Sukari sighed exasperatedly. "Never mind."
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"So you're really gonna lock them in there for an hour?" "Yup." Yusuke replied, happily plugging some wires in to the living room TV. "But why? You said they just needed a little push." "Well, an hour is a little push, Keiko." Yusuke said. Nothing could spoil his good mood now; he was having too much fun. "Um, by the way... what're you doing?" "You'll see. There."
Yusuke stepped back, apparently happy with his work. He pushed the power button on the TV, and suddenly; the inside of the wardrobe came into view. "What the!?" "Yup. It's wired. We get to watch the whole thing." Keiko grinned. "I'll get the gang." She started to run off; stopped. "Oh... and Yusuke?" Yusuke turned. "Yeah?" "...You kiss well." Then she ran off.
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"Hey, Hiei?" Sukari mumbled, stretching. "Hn." "How long do you think it's been?" "...Dunno. Fifteen minutes?" "Hm..." Sukari yawned widely, covering her mouth. "Hn. You tired?" "Yeah. I didn't get much sleep last night; too excited about being here, I guess." "Hn. ...gomen, Suki-chan." It having been a while since Hiei had called her by name, Sukari looked up in slight surprise. "For what?" "...Hn. You stayed up late because I got back late." "That's not true. I usually go to bed around that time." "...Oh."
Regardless of bedtimes, Sukari was still tired; she yawned again, stretching her arms. She then frowned and stretched her legs a bit, still on Hiei's lap. "...What's wrong with you?" "Hm? Oh, my leg's asleep. I think it's taking a hint from my brain, heh heh; I'm really tired." Hiei nodded. He seemed to be calculating something for a moment.
"...Would... would you like to..." Sukari blinked. "Er, Hiei?" "...what?" "...Can I lay my head in your lap?" Hiei stared at her, dumbfounded. He couldn't believe she'd taken the words right out of his mouth! It did save him the embarrassment, however. He nodded slowly. "Okay. But... but only because my legs are falling asleep too." Sukari nodded. "Understood, Capi`tan." Hiei tilted his head. "Eh?" "Nothing."
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"Awwww!!" Yusuke grinned as Botan and Keiko squealed yet again. "See? See!? What did I tell you? I told you, didn't I?" "Yes, Yusuke, you told us." Kurama reassured him. Yusuke leaned back into the couch, pleased with himself. "Hm. Told you. Just a little push."
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Hiei sat cross-legged, facing the right. Sukari was laying sideways, her head in Hiei's lap. She was breathing lightly; she had fallen asleep soon after settling down. Hiei was bored out of is mind, but somehow, he found it... relaxing, having her so at ease with him. He sighed and stretched his arms, careful not to wake Sukari. "Hm... Hiei... *mumble mumble* Hiei froze. She was talking in her sleep? He looked down at her, arching an eyebrow.
30 Minutes Into Wardrobe Sentence
"Hm... that was refreshing." Sukari mumbled, getting up and crawling back to her corner. "Oh... thanks for lending me your lap." "Hn." Sukari smiled. "Anyway... I have a question." Hiei looked up. "Well, we were playing spin the bottle... do you seriously think they would put us in here just for the sake of putting us in here...?"
Hiei stared at her. She had a good point. Maybe... just maybe, if they kissed and then managed to get Yusuke's attention, then he'd let them out. Besides. What did they have to lose?
"...Maybe you're right." Sukari nodded. 'Thank you God, for giving me a second opportunity to kiss the love of my life...' "...Suki-chan? Still with me?" Sukari nodded. "Yup!"
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"Oh my God. Yusuke, you were right!" Keiko said in shock, turning to Yusuke. "Keiko, hate to break it to you, but I'm always right." Keiko sighed. "Don't push it." "They're really gonna kiss?" Botan asked, leaning forward; she was obviously interested. "Well 'Shhh' and we can find out." Yusuke said, turning up the volume.
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Sukari grinned and closed her eyes; she sat up on her ankles to give herself some more room. Hiei breathed deeply. He had done this before, no big... He half walked-half crawled over to Sukari, closed his eyes, ...and quickly pressed his lips into hers. Sukari, caught up in it all again, suddenly forgot she was sitting, rather unbalanced, on her ankles...
"Whuh--Whoa!" "Wh-what--" Sukari suddenly lost her balance, and fell completely over. *crash!* She landed on her back, both legs stretched out and her hands in the air. Hiei landed awkwardly on top of her, one a leg on either side of her, knees bent. He had his hands on the wall behind her head; thus his face was still very close to hers.
Regardless of how long it took to lay out the scene, this only took a matter of seconds; And it only took Hiei and Sukari a moment to blush deep crimson and start stammering. "Suki-chan, I uh-" "-Oops, s-sorry... I... I tripped." Hiei stared at her, (not that he wasn't already) and blinked. "Tripped?" "Uh, yeah." "Totally lost your balance is more like it."
"Oh, shut up!" She cried, swinging her hand playfully to hit him. Hiei reached out quickly and caught it. Sukari's eyes suddenly grew wide as she noticed that Hiei was holding her hand. Her heart suddenly started to pound. "Uh... Hiei..." "...Hn. Gomen." "No, it's alright." Sukari said, shaking her head.
"...Um, Suki-chan?" "Yeah?" "Don't be alarmed... but I'm about to slip." He wasn't lying; Hiei's face was about an inch from Sukari's. 'Our next kiss might not be intentional.' Sukari giggled. Suddenly, Hiei's hand slid and he fell hard on top of Sukari, practically knocking the wind out of her. "Oof!" "...Are you alright?" "Y-yeah. Fine. Thanks for warning me." Hiei picked himself up and brushed a bit of dust off of his shoulder. "Hn. You're welcome, I suppose." He mumbled. Sukari nodded. "Now all we have to do is find Yusuke and ask him if we can leave..."