1st chapter! Yay! Thanks for the reviews. I'm glad you express interest!
I'm listening to Story of the Year's 'Until the Day I Die.' Awesome lyrics.
But yeah. Um, the story continues!
Don't own Yu Yu Hakusho ~*~ Embracing the Ice Knife: Dangling Thread
"Hiei, come on, how long are you going to hide up there?" Kurama looked up at the tree. Hiei had been hiding up there for several days, why, Kurama knew perfectly well. Hiei had recently heard that Kuwabara had learned that Hiei was Yukina's brother. When Hiei had learned that, he had almost killed Kuwabara, threatening to silence him forever. Luckily Kurama had been able to pull Hiei off of him before Kuwabara was damaged beyond repair. Hiei hadn't been himself for a few days, his bloodrage for Kuwabara had left him exhausted, but he was also shy of seeing Yukina, who had been to the hospital to see Kuwabara. Hiei had made sure he wouldn't tell his secret though, he had paid special attention to almost clawing open Kuwabara's throat.
Hiei turned over on his branch, watching the fox trying to coax him down, like a stuck child. "I'm not coming down. Forget about it. I'm not sorry about what I did and I'm not going to leave until you stop pestering me." In fact, Hiei was rather comfortable. The tree was warm against his skin, the bark was smooth. Letting one arm dangle down, he lay on his back, feeling the sun making patterns with the shadows on his face. He heard Kurama sigh. "You're as stubborn as a human teenager, you know that?" Hiei kept his eyes closed. "At an age that contained the word, 'teen,' a demon was little more than a child. So I have no idea what you are talking about." Kurama sighed again. "Hiei, I'm not here to lecture you, but please, could you at least come down? I know where you can go if you want to keep hiding. There's a cave, near the border. Quite close to the temple, but no one knows it's there. Want me to take you there? It's safe, no one can find you." Hiei opened his eyes, turned on his side, and let himself roll off the branch. Twisting, he landed on his feet, surprising Kurama. "Fine. Only because I want to. Not because you told me to." Kurama nodded. Leading Hiei, he told him about Kuwabara's condition.
"It's serious, Hiei. If I hadn't pulled you off, he'd be dead now. I realize you're only trying to protect your secret, but could you have gone easier, like a string of insults and threats like you normally do?" Hiei shook his head. "No. It wouldn't have worked that way. He is the one person that I would never have wanted to know. Ever. He's going to tell, I can feel it. No matter what I do, I can feel my secret slowly being brought to the surface, and everything that is my world is going to be destroyed." Kurama turned, watching Hiei. He had never sounded more sure, which was frightening. Hiei wasn't normally one for speaking of his future. He tried to joke off his worry. "You have the gift of foresight, Hiei? Can you see what is to come?" Hiei turned, making a disgusted noise. "No. All I know is that something is saying broken peace, secrets revealed, death. I hear it every time I listen to what the wind says." Hiei fell silent. He was finished talking, Kurama could see. They were almost to the cave on the edge of the border between the three realms. He turned, heading towards a giant tree. Circling around to its back, he found a hole in the roots, and crawled in. Underneath, it was warm, hollow, and circular. There were a few blankets thrown in the corner, and it smelled of earth. Hiei leaned against the edge, his hand on his katana. Kurama went over to straighten up the blankets, explaining why he knew of this place. "I found it a few years ago, before I met you. I was having trouble keeping a hold of myself, and ran away for a few days. I found this cave, and made it mine. I put wards up, no one but people who know me can get in. It's safe, and when I need to, I come here to put myself back in order. Stay here. It's a place you can stay without feeling burdened by people, so take care of it." Hiei nodded. Kurama's faint scent lingered here, he had been here often. Kurama started to crawl out. Turning, he promised he'd be back when he got the chance. Hiei nodded. It had been impossible to sleep the last few nights, Being in the human world, his secret hanging like a spider in the air. He knew it was a false reality, but here he felt a bit safer. Sitting with is back to the wall, katana in the crook of his arm, he closed his eyes.
~*~ Whatcha think? I wanted to bring Kurama into the mix, and so I gave him the role of safeguarding Hiei. I'm not sorry about what Hiei did to Kuwabara, I thought it was funny! The fact that Hiei feels a bad omen is a big part of the story. If you want to find out why, review! Again, 2 are needed.
Don't own Yu Yu Hakusho ~*~ Embracing the Ice Knife: Dangling Thread
"Hiei, come on, how long are you going to hide up there?" Kurama looked up at the tree. Hiei had been hiding up there for several days, why, Kurama knew perfectly well. Hiei had recently heard that Kuwabara had learned that Hiei was Yukina's brother. When Hiei had learned that, he had almost killed Kuwabara, threatening to silence him forever. Luckily Kurama had been able to pull Hiei off of him before Kuwabara was damaged beyond repair. Hiei hadn't been himself for a few days, his bloodrage for Kuwabara had left him exhausted, but he was also shy of seeing Yukina, who had been to the hospital to see Kuwabara. Hiei had made sure he wouldn't tell his secret though, he had paid special attention to almost clawing open Kuwabara's throat.
Hiei turned over on his branch, watching the fox trying to coax him down, like a stuck child. "I'm not coming down. Forget about it. I'm not sorry about what I did and I'm not going to leave until you stop pestering me." In fact, Hiei was rather comfortable. The tree was warm against his skin, the bark was smooth. Letting one arm dangle down, he lay on his back, feeling the sun making patterns with the shadows on his face. He heard Kurama sigh. "You're as stubborn as a human teenager, you know that?" Hiei kept his eyes closed. "At an age that contained the word, 'teen,' a demon was little more than a child. So I have no idea what you are talking about." Kurama sighed again. "Hiei, I'm not here to lecture you, but please, could you at least come down? I know where you can go if you want to keep hiding. There's a cave, near the border. Quite close to the temple, but no one knows it's there. Want me to take you there? It's safe, no one can find you." Hiei opened his eyes, turned on his side, and let himself roll off the branch. Twisting, he landed on his feet, surprising Kurama. "Fine. Only because I want to. Not because you told me to." Kurama nodded. Leading Hiei, he told him about Kuwabara's condition.
"It's serious, Hiei. If I hadn't pulled you off, he'd be dead now. I realize you're only trying to protect your secret, but could you have gone easier, like a string of insults and threats like you normally do?" Hiei shook his head. "No. It wouldn't have worked that way. He is the one person that I would never have wanted to know. Ever. He's going to tell, I can feel it. No matter what I do, I can feel my secret slowly being brought to the surface, and everything that is my world is going to be destroyed." Kurama turned, watching Hiei. He had never sounded more sure, which was frightening. Hiei wasn't normally one for speaking of his future. He tried to joke off his worry. "You have the gift of foresight, Hiei? Can you see what is to come?" Hiei turned, making a disgusted noise. "No. All I know is that something is saying broken peace, secrets revealed, death. I hear it every time I listen to what the wind says." Hiei fell silent. He was finished talking, Kurama could see. They were almost to the cave on the edge of the border between the three realms. He turned, heading towards a giant tree. Circling around to its back, he found a hole in the roots, and crawled in. Underneath, it was warm, hollow, and circular. There were a few blankets thrown in the corner, and it smelled of earth. Hiei leaned against the edge, his hand on his katana. Kurama went over to straighten up the blankets, explaining why he knew of this place. "I found it a few years ago, before I met you. I was having trouble keeping a hold of myself, and ran away for a few days. I found this cave, and made it mine. I put wards up, no one but people who know me can get in. It's safe, and when I need to, I come here to put myself back in order. Stay here. It's a place you can stay without feeling burdened by people, so take care of it." Hiei nodded. Kurama's faint scent lingered here, he had been here often. Kurama started to crawl out. Turning, he promised he'd be back when he got the chance. Hiei nodded. It had been impossible to sleep the last few nights, Being in the human world, his secret hanging like a spider in the air. He knew it was a false reality, but here he felt a bit safer. Sitting with is back to the wall, katana in the crook of his arm, he closed his eyes.
~*~ Whatcha think? I wanted to bring Kurama into the mix, and so I gave him the role of safeguarding Hiei. I'm not sorry about what Hiei did to Kuwabara, I thought it was funny! The fact that Hiei feels a bad omen is a big part of the story. If you want to find out why, review! Again, 2 are needed.
