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When Fire and Ice Collide

Ch. 10 Truth or Dare

Yuki and Hiei sat next to each other as Kitzuu walked in and sat by Kurama, smiling as he shifted some. She took his hand in hers and squeezed it, "Calm down pup."

Yuki tried her best not to smile as Hiei smirked. "Pup?" he asked in an amused tone.

"Hiei…" Kurama warned.

"HN!" Hiei crossed his arms and then looked over to Yusuke and Keiko as they sat down with Yukina and Kuwabara. Genkai and Botan walked up and looked at them all and then shrugged, sitting down. Koenma (teen) sat next to Botan and she blushed.

"Shall we begin?" Yuki asked and looked at everyone.

"Yes…" Keiko nodded and then looked around, "Who would like to go first?"

"I will." Yusuke said boldly.

"Ok." Keiko smiled and they all looked at Yusuke.

"Kurama…truth or dare?" Yusuke crossed his arms and smirked.

"Truth." Kurama said and smiled.

Yusuke shrugged, "Ok. Are you gay?"

"No." Kurama said without hesitation and then glared at Yusuke for that stupid question.

"Ok. Kurama, your turn." Yukina smiled.

"Hmmm…Yuki." she snapped her head up and looked at him, "Truth or dare?"

"…Dare." she said cautiously.

"Ohhhh! A dangerous girl!" Botan cheered, "She's goin' for the kill!"

"Easy Botan…" Koenma said and patted her hand.

"Yes, Koenma sir…" Botan blushed more.

"Whatcha gonna dare her?" Kuwabara smirked.

Yuki looked at Hiei a little scared and he just shrugged, "You brought this on yourself." Hiei smirked.

"Thanks for the moral support." she said dryly and then looked at Kurama, expectantly.

"Hn."

"Yuki…" Kurama smiled and she blinked at him. "I dare you to kiss Hiei."

"Wow! It's Spin the Bottle Mixed with Truth or Dare." Keiko smiled.

"…" Yuki gulped and looked over to Hiei who just blinked at her. "I brought this on us both, I guess…"

"Hn…" he said shakily and then leaned towards her as she leaned towards him and they locked into a passionate kiss. They were lost, to put it mildly. Talk about a whirlwind of passion, these two were just oblivious that they had an audience.

"AHEM!" they both parted quickly and looked over to Kitzuu. "It's your turn Yuki." she smirked.

"Oh…yes…" she was stumbling for words and just could not find them for the world. "Um…Yusuke…"

"DARE!" Yusuke cheered.

Yuki thought for a moment and smiled widely.

"I don't like that look…" Yusuke said and gulped.

"I DARE you to run around the temple in your boxers and shirt, screaming, 'I'm a pansy.'" she giggled as everyone's eyes went wide.

Hiei was drinking some soda and spit it out as he heard it. "HN!?"

"Sorry…I should dare him something else…" Yuki started.

"Yea! You should!" Yusuke seconded.

"Too bad!" Botan cheered.

Keiko's eyes fluttered as she leaned towards Yusuke, "A dare is a dare…punk." she laughed.

"KEIKO?! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?!" Yusuke yelled.

"You didn't tell me when you went on that one…mission…" Keiko pointed out.

"The Saint Beasts?! But you--"

"Not that one, Yusuke." Keiko shook her head.

"You were at the dark tournament!" Yusuke whined.

"THE OTHER ONE!" Keiko yelled.

"You mean that one where Yusuke had to pose for playgirl and then he had to go to jail because he was too young and met this one guy named Bubba--" Botan rambled.

"BOTAN!!! YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER BRING THAT UP!" Yusuke yelled.

"Well sorry! But I didn't promise anything!" Botan yelled back.

"So the cat's outta the bag…" Kurama chuckled.

"I'll send you there!" Yusuke pointed his finger at the fox demon.

"I don't think you would have the slightest chance at doing that." Kurama crossed his arms.

"YUSUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!" Botan cried and they all looked at her, "You have to do your dare!"

"That's right." Yuki smiled and edged away from Yusuke as he approached her. Hiei held Yuki in one arm to his side and growled. "Um…" she would have said something but chose not to.

"HIEI! LEMME AT HER!" Yusuke prepared his spirit gun.

Hiei stood up and looked up to Yusuke, "I dare you."

"You can't Hiei!" Keiko cried and they all looked at her, "He's been dared and we can't go on until he goes!"

"Fine!" Yusuke crossed his arms, "I suggest we all quit playing because I'm not going to do that!"

"COWARD!" Yuki cried and stood up behind Hiei, almost hidden by him. "WOULD YOU JUST PLAY! LIFE IS NOT A GAME BUT THIS IS! DON'T CONFUSE IT!" she gasped and her hands covered her mouth.

Hiei's lips twitched, "It seems I am rubbing off on her…"

"I'm sorry…"

"No…don't be, Yuki." Yukina spoke up, "You have a point."

"YEA!" Kuwabara cheered, "URAMESHI! QUIT BEING A PUNK AND DO YOUR DARE! YOU WANTED ONE! YOU CAN'T CHICKEN OUT NOW!"

"SHUT UP!" Yusuke yelled.

"Yusuke Urameshi…" Koema said and lifted a brow, "If you do not do it, I will take your life away again."

"WHAT?!" Yusuke cried.

"Well…" Botan taunted.

"FINE!" Yusuke took off his shoes, socks, pants, and over shirt and started to walk out the door.

"WAIT!" Keiko cried and he turned, hoping she'd spare him. She walked up and mussed his hair, "THERE! PERFECT!"

"Thanks a lot." he said sarcastically and started running around the temple, "I'M A PANSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M A PANSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

All of a sudden the alley cats came out of nowhere and started attacking him. The gang laughed as Hiei and Kurama shook their heads and smirked.

"Looks like they didn't want him taking their jobs!" Botan giggled.

Yuki and Yukina looked at each other and then busted out laughing. Hiei looked over to the two and smiled inside, 'Yukina has not laughed like that since she was young…'

"Hiei…perhaps you should go and save Yusuke before he's Whiskas (I do not own Whiskas…but my cat does! Lol) for the neighborhood cats." Kurama pointed as there was a huge cloud of dust and you can see Yusuke's arms and feet sticking out as cats went in circles around him.

"I suppose…but I will leave him be for a few more moments." Hiei crossed his arms, "He deserves it."

"Why?" Yuki came over and looked at him oddly.

"Because he tried to attack you." Hiei said coolly and was surprised when Yuki smiled.

"Thank you." she said and then continued, "But I'd like to continue the game…"

"Very well-" Hiei cut his sentence short as he ran into the dust and grabbed Yusuke and dragged him out quickly. He turned his true demon form and turned to the cats and growled.

The cats ran away, frightened for their lives. "Hn." he muttered and looked at Yusuke as he changed back to his human form. A cat was hanging on Yusuke's ear by it's teeth.

Yuki smiled and reached up and put her fingers in the middle of the teeth and pressed down on the jaw. The cat's teeth dislodged and she set the cat down and watched it run off. "There."

"Hn." Hiei walked after Yuki and she walked after the cat-attacked-pansy-screaming-half naked-Yusuke.

"Well that was amusing." Kurama shook his head.

"SEE! I TOLD YOU HE WAS GAY!" Yusuke whined.

Botan pulled out her oar and hit Yusuke over the head. "MORON!" she yelled.

"Yes, Yusuke…he's with Kitzuu." Keiko said.

"I bet it's a phony!" Yusuke muttered.

Keiko walked up with his clothes, "Yusuke, will you please get dressed? We have company-"

*snicker*

*cackles*

*laughs*

*smirks*

Everything you can think of was going around the room as her face turned crimson. "I…I didn't mean--"

"That's quite amusing. Yusuke, you and Keiko are finally an item?" Kuwabara leaned up to Yusuke's ear and whispered, "So how far have you gone?"

*thud*

*whack*

*bang*

"SPIRIT GUN!!!!" Yusuke blasted Kuwabara around the world, literally. "WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, YOU IDIOT!"

In the corner of the scene you can see Kuwabara in pain and mangled as Yukina is trying to heal him. "You shouldn't have teased him so much." Yukina said quietly, "What did you say to make him so mad?"

Hiei paled and then squeezed the heck out of something without realizing it until he heard a yipe. Looking over, he saw that he had Yuki's hand but she wasn't shooing it away and then she looked over to him.

"What's wrong?"

"Hn." he let go and crossed his arms, closing his eyes.

"It's Yusuke's turn to pick someone." Yuki said, changing the subject, aware that Hiei didn't want to answer her.

Yusuke was busy battling Keiko over his shirt. "GIMME THAT!"

"NO! YOU GOTTA PUT ON YOUR OTHER SHIRT FIRST!" Keiko screamed back.

"NOT UH!"

"YEA HUH!"

"NOT UH! NOW KEIKO! GIMME MY SHIRT!" Yusuke reached over and lost his balance falling on her. "Well…this is unexpected…" he said as his hand drifted up her skirt.

"YUSUKE! YOU JERK!" she slapped him across the face and sent him into the opposite wall.

"And I thought…well, let's just say there are worse ones out there." Yuki bowed her head and Hiei looked over as her lips formed a frown, hidden to others by how her hair fell.

"Yusuke seems to be knocked out. Who will go now?" Botan asked.

Hiei didn't make any movement but kept looking out of the corner of his eye to Yuki. She looked up and looked around, seeming to not be bothered by anything anymore. "I don't mind."

"Since Yuki went last, she should go again. She is conscious." Kitzuu pointed out.

"Thank you." Yuki nodded and looked to Genkai, "Genkai?"

"Yes, brat?" Genkai asked and looked up.

"Truth or dare?"

"Truth." Genkai said.

"Do you really think that Yusuke is strong since Keiko just knocked him out?" Yuki asked.

"Yes because Keiko is using, as you young idiots today call, 'girl power' and adrenaline." Genkai smirked.

"You're turn Genkai." Kurama said.

"Hmmm…Kitzuu." Genkai looked to the cat demoness.

"Yes…I will take a dare." Kitzuu said, hoping that Genkai wouldn't make her do anything that she'd hate.

"Go take Kurama to your…hideaway." Genkai nodded and nudged her chin towards a nearby mountain.

"How do you know about that?" Kitzuu asked.

"I just do." Genkai shrugged and pointed to it.

Kitzuu sighed, "Alright…I will go as soon as I get to Yukina."

"Hmmm…truth." Yukina said.

"Do you really not know who your brother is?" Kitzuu asked.

"No." Yukina said without hesitation.

"Alright." Kitzuu smiled, "Don't worry. He may turn up unexpectedly." Kitzuu bowed, got up and dragged Kurama to the mountain.

"Hmm…I wonder what that had to do with anything." Yukina thought.

"Who knows?" Yuki shrugged and passed a glance at Hiei. "Your turn Yukina."

Yukina turned to Hiei, "Hiei?"

"Truth." he said and looked over to her and then away.

Yukina said finally, "I have heard you and Kurama talk some over the years…" she paused as she got a shocked look from him, "Do you really know who my brother is?"

Hiei hesitated and then nodded, "Yes. I will not lie to you."

"Then…who?" Yukina asked.

Sensing Hiei's stress, Yuki butted in, "Not uh, Yukina…your turn is up." she smiled innocently and Hiei was relieved and Yukina nodded.

"Forgive me. I will wait till my next turn." Yukina bowed.

"Why would the shrimp know?!" Kuwabara asked, blinking.

Yuki sent a little message in her eyes to Genkai and she nodded. Genkai got up and hit Kuwabara on the head, knocking him out. "Oh shit…my bad. I didn't realize that he was there."

Kuwabara: X.X

"Yukina…" Botan started, "Perhaps you should take care of Kuwabara in the other room."

"Yes. I believe you are right, Botan." Yukina said and Keiko helped her move the oaf into the other room where they sat there and talked.

"My, my, my…" Genkai faked a yawn, "It seems that an old lady like me needs more rest than I used to. I'll turn in." Genkai nodded to everyone and left.

Botan, sensing that her and Koenma were company, nudged him in the side. "Ah…yes, me and Botan have some things to attend to. Even though it was very nice to see you all again, we must leave." Koenma stood and helped Botan up.

She blushed and Yuki smiled. "And what 'things' would that be?" she asked.

Botan blushed even more. "Uh…"

"I need to do my paperwork." Koenma said, a bit bristled.

"Uh huh…marriage paperwork…" Yuki muttered.

"YUKI!" Botan screeched and then looked at the glow to Koenma's cheeks, making note that even he could get embarrassed. "I am very sorry about her rudeness, Lord Koenma…" she stopped as he looked down at her.

"You don't need to apologize to me for anyone's rudeness, Botan." he said and grabbed her shoulder, nodding to the others and they both disappeared.

"Well that was strange…" Hiei said quietly.

"No. It's called matchmaking." she rolled her eyes heavenward. "I see they do this a lot…" she said in a matter-of-fact way.

"Hn…" he paused and then sighed, "Stupid Idiots."

"Yea, yea, yea…" she sighed and started to lean back to lay down when his hand stopped her by resting on her shoulder. "Hiei?" she asked and looked at him strangely.

"I need to show you something…and give it you at the same time." he said and stood up, extending his hand to her.

"Do you really need to?" she asked, grasping his hand as he pulled her up. She came up so fast she couldn't stop herself from crashing into his chest.

He looked down at her with a slight flicker in his red eyes, "No, but I want to." he said and pulled away, walking out of the temple. She followed closely but not too close for this was Hiei. He didn't like to be close to anyone at all.

"Hiei?" she asked and he tilted his head up so she knew he was listening. "Where are we going?" she asked.

"To the pond." he simply said and walked a bit more until he was standing right there by the glistening water as the moon shimmered off of it.

"Wow…it's beautiful." Yuki approached and looked out at the water.

Hiei looked over to her now glowing eyes. The ones that held the misty periwinkle as it glistened with it's usual ice blue color. They were so alive and full of curiosity. He sighed and looked to a tree.

"Hiei?" he heard her voice and turned to face her. "What did you want to show me?"

He looked away again and then dug into his coat, pulled out a long silver box with a ribbon on it and handed it to her.

She gasped and undid the ribbon slowly enough to make him become impatient. 'I wonder if she wants it…will she be upset?'

She looked at the gift and was speechless. In the box were her tear gems in a necklace with a lock. They were strung together on a silver chain and she smiled up at him as her fingers drifted unconsciously against the jewels.

"If it had been gold, it would not have blended with them." she said quietly and he nodded. "Thank you, Hiei."

His questions were answered. She loved the gift and she wasn't upset. She was so happy and he was satisfied that he made her smile for something so small. "The gems belong to you. No one should take them away." he said silently.

"Hiei…" she paused and looked from the gems to his gaze, "You…this is why you collected the gems. From the very beginning?" she asked.

"I wasn't sure what I was to do with them in the beginning." he admitted, "But I would not have sold them." he bit out angrily, recalling how Yukina was kidnapped for that very purpose.

"I know." she said and caught his attention again, "I knew when I saw you that you were not interested in money."

"I am a thief."

"You WERE a thief." she pointed out. "You don't steal anymore…" she paused, "Or perhaps I am wrong?"

"No. I do not steal anymore."

She sighed, "You were a thief since the day you were thrown off the cliff." she looked down, avoiding his gaze.

"I was?" he asked. It was clear he didn't understand.

"Yes. You stole my curiosity." she said absentmindedly.

"I did not mean to." he said, cursing himself for being so selfish.

"It's alright." she said and looked up to him, her eyes glistening with tears threatening to fall. "Hiei--" she started and he looked at her strangely, "When I first saw you here in Ningenkai…you stole everything." she said.

"What do you mean?" he asked, bewildered.

"My dreams, my hopes--"

"He stole your dreams." he emphasized 'he.'

"No. He tried to." she said and then he really started to look at the emotions showing in her eyes, "Since I saw you here, I dreamt of what life must have been like for you. I can't remember when I had a decent dream that didn't involve you." she said truthfully.

"You shouldn't have wasted those moments on me." he said.

"I know you keep telling me that but I don't see things your way. I want to know you. I want to be your friend…at least…" she ended in a whisper.

"You are my friend." he said finally after a few moments of silence.

"Friends are a crutch for the weak to you though--" she said and choked back a sob.

He held out his hand and tipped her chin up, studying her eyes. "That was before I met you and I don't want to lose you to some demon who wants to kill you."

"Hiei…" she placed a hand on his wrist and smiled, "You'll never lose me. I'm always here."

"But for how long?" he asked.

"As long and as much as you want." she whispered and was aware that he started to lean in on her.

He, however, didn't realize it. It was the first time that someone had ever told him that he could have something or someone for as long or as much as he wanted. He smirked at the thought.

When he realized he was leaning too close to her, it was too late. He descended on her and kissed playfully along her lips. She almost laughed at Hiei being playful. It just wasn't him, not the serious Hiei that she knew. But she didn't care, she liked him any way he was.

He pulled away and then tried to step back but his legs were just not working. It was then that he learned that her arms had slid around his waist. "Hiei?" she asked.

His eyes, usually stoic and not telling anything about him, now showed so many emotions, she thought she would become dizzy just looking at them. "Yuki…" he said and licked his lips. "Did you mean that you would only be my friend until I didn't want it?"

"…" she didn't know how to respond, "Hiei, I'd cross any amount of distance for you if you wanted me to."

"I wouldn't ask that from you." he said, trying to regain his composure.

"I know." she said and then leaned against him, her face barely resting on his shoulder as he took in her scent. She smelt of Mirth and roses. They blended in and teased his nose. He then smelt his scent on hers, tainted. He couldn't believe he could do such a thing. She was her own scent and he had tainted it with his own. He pulled back but she held tight. "Hiei…" she said and looked at him.

"I'm sorry. I cannot be around you."

"Why not?" she asked, confused. Did he really hate her that much?

Sensing the danger around him, he tried to pull away more. Knowing that she was in danger really pissed him off and he wanted to be caught on guard, not wrapped in her arms, no matter how good it felt.

"I will taint whatever good you are…" he said stoically and looked down at her questioning eyes.

"Hiei…" she smiled, "You already rubbed off on me. I can't believe some of the things I say now."

"I must leave now." Hiei tried to pull back, but he couldn't imagine the tears she'd cry if he succeeded. So he pretended to pull back so she thought her arms were the things that stopped him. Of course, if she was not so naïve, she would have realized that no matter how hard you hang on to someone, you can't hold their heart unless they want you to.

"Hiei, please." she begged and clung to him. He closed his eyes and let her rest her bowed head against his chest.

"Yuki--" he paused. He was almost ready to cling back to her and tell her how much he loved her. How much he wanted to have only her. How long he would wait for her. How long and how far he'd go to protect her and make her happy. But those words didn't come out. "Please…don't worry about me." he said and pulled away, pushing her aside and glaring at the forest.

A demon who was watching them walked out and looked down at Hiei. The demon was a giant. More like a huge lizard. A dragon no less but when Yuki saw it, she screamed. The dragon looked at her and flashed his teeth.

Hiei panicked as the dragon stepped towards Yuki. Hiei went for his sword and then paused for a moment as something slid over his coat. He reached up and his eyes widened. She had slipped the necklace around his neck while she held him, somehow…

She watched in horror as the dragon came back at her and raised it's paw. She let out a blood-curdling screech and snapped Hiei's attention back to her. He raced as fast as he could and skidded to a halt in front of her as the paw, claws and all came crashing down towards him…

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