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Swords an Roses Chapter 12 Fate of the Flower
Sky Fire sat on his bed for the fifth time that week and cried. Touya had gone through with his plans to win Jin over. Sky Fire had been helpless because of Touya's crippling blackmail. In one month Sky Fire had gone from overjoyed from being with Jin to being devastated by Touya. He felt as though it had been a year instead of a month since Touya had come back. Hiei had been somewhat supportive but it had just not been enough to keep Sky Fire from becoming depressed.
He and Jin were still a couple officially but it would only be a matter of time before Jin ended it. Touya was winning their little game and there was nothing that Sky Fire could do about it. Everyone was happy except for him. Yusuke was happy with Kayko (ok, I cant spell her name, I admit it!), Kuwabara was happy with Yukina who had finally realized just what Kuwabara was saying, Hiei was very happy with Kurama, and Jin seemed happy with Touya.
"Maybe Jin is just interested in Touya as a friend?" He tried to cheer himself up but a mental picture of Touya's smug smile destroyed the pathetic attempt. He heard some talking outside of the door and quickly dried his eyes. He had just finished hiding all signs of his crying when Jin came in. He had a serious look on his face that looked unnatural on the cheerful demon.
"Sky" Jin started. "I don't want you to be upset but."
"I understand" Sky Fire mumbled before Jin could continue.
"I love you but I have found someone else."
"I know, Touya." Sky Fire wanted this conversation to be over as soon as possible. He did not want to break down in tears in front of Jin. He had cried, truly cried, in front of only two people, Hiei and his master. (by master I don't mean slave master but his teacher. They are supposed to call them master. Watch Kenshin if you don't believe me!)
"I know that this isn't easy for you. It isn't easy for me either. I just want you to know that no matter who I am with I still love you and I will always be your friend. I promised you that years and years ago."
"What did I do wrong?" Sky Fire's voice held a slight warning of tears.
"It wasn't anything that you did." Sky Fire glared at Jin as thought to say that he didn't believe him. Knowing that he was never going to get away with a lie, Jin told the truth. "Touya told me about how you stayed with Hiei after you told me that you had broken up with him. You have not been acting nearly as loving towards me as usual and I am starting to wonder if you love me as much as you did before."
"I understand." The warning was stronger than before. Jin wanted to hold him and tell him that everything would be alright but he knew that that would help no one. It would just make the separation worse. Instead, he stood up and left the room.
As soon as Jin lift Sky Fire teleported away from there. He went straight to Hiei. He was with Kurama again but Sky Fire no longer cared about ruining their romantic moment. "Hiei" he cried out as tears streamed down his face.
The two other demons looked around to see a miserable Sky Fire looking back. They rushed to his side to provide comfort.
"Sky, what happened?" Hiei demanded angrily. "Who did this?"
Through his sobs Sky Fire managed to say only one word. "Jin" his voice cracked.
Hiei held him close trying to help as much as he could. This was one of the few situations where he could not hide behind his emotionless mask. If Sky Fire, Kurama, or Yukina were ever in any danger he knew that he could not pretend that he was not bothered by it. He did not even what to think about what would happen if one of them nearly died.
Kurama went off to find Jin to learn just what had happened. Sky Fire had tried to protest but Hiei had silenced him. When Kurama was gone Sky Fire's resolve collapsed. He needed more comfort than Hiei was giving at the time. Sky Fire slipped his hand behind Hiei's head and kissed him long and hard. When they broke apart Hiei had started to push Sky Fire away.
"Sky Fire, I understand that you are upset about losing Jin but I will not hurt Kurama for you. I love him." Hiei was firm about his decision. Sky Fire, sensing more rejection, started to cry again. "How many tears do you even have?" Hiei wondered aloud. "No, no more crying, alright. Come on, what would Master say?" ( They trained under the same person)
"He would tell me that tears don't help anything so stop whining about it." Sky Fire had not been cheered up but at least he had been shut up.
Kurama came back grim faced. He took Hiei aside and explained everything that Jin had told him. Hiei listened without saying a word. When Kurama finished Hiei looked back towards Sky Fire.
"We have to get him out of that house." Hiei explained in a soft manor. "Things will only get worse if he sees Jin and Touya together all of the time. Do you think that he could stay with Genki?"
"She wouldn't understand what he is going through. I'm sure that he could stay with me. I don't think that my mother would mind much if I told her that he is a friend who is down on his luck and has just suffered a bad break up. I wont tell her that he was in love with another man and she will never think about that possibility."
"That works. Now, how should we tell Sky all of this?"
"Simple, tell him that he is welcome to stay with me for a short time until he feels better."
The two of them walked back to where Sky Fire was and told him exactly what they had planed on telling him. He agreed enthusiastically and followed Kurama home. The introduction to Kurama's mother went well and it was not long until Sky Fire was sitting on a cot in Kurama's room.
"Kurama, I'm sorry that I'm causing so much trouble."
"You aren't causing any at all. Don't worry about it. What matters the most right now is that you are happy."
Sky Fire walked the short distance over to Kurama's bed and hugged him tightly. Kurama hugged back thinking that it was just some sort of comfort thing and not the go ahead for Sky Fire to do more. Sky Fire have him a soft kiss followed by a stronger one.
Ok, take a wild guess as to why the story ended right there? Dramatics! That's why! Dramatics and the fact that I really DON'T want to write a lemon fic. Long story short, Kurama didn't push him away. You can speculate as to why. Maybe Youko Kurama was more in control, maybe Sky Fire's kisses were amazing, maybe Sky Fire was using some sort of telepathy thing. Who knows? Certainly not me. Anyway, here comes trouble! Oh, did I mention, you should review this, you really should. Or else you will never get to read anymore of it!
Swords an Roses Chapter 12 Fate of the Flower
Sky Fire sat on his bed for the fifth time that week and cried. Touya had gone through with his plans to win Jin over. Sky Fire had been helpless because of Touya's crippling blackmail. In one month Sky Fire had gone from overjoyed from being with Jin to being devastated by Touya. He felt as though it had been a year instead of a month since Touya had come back. Hiei had been somewhat supportive but it had just not been enough to keep Sky Fire from becoming depressed.
He and Jin were still a couple officially but it would only be a matter of time before Jin ended it. Touya was winning their little game and there was nothing that Sky Fire could do about it. Everyone was happy except for him. Yusuke was happy with Kayko (ok, I cant spell her name, I admit it!), Kuwabara was happy with Yukina who had finally realized just what Kuwabara was saying, Hiei was very happy with Kurama, and Jin seemed happy with Touya.
"Maybe Jin is just interested in Touya as a friend?" He tried to cheer himself up but a mental picture of Touya's smug smile destroyed the pathetic attempt. He heard some talking outside of the door and quickly dried his eyes. He had just finished hiding all signs of his crying when Jin came in. He had a serious look on his face that looked unnatural on the cheerful demon.
"Sky" Jin started. "I don't want you to be upset but."
"I understand" Sky Fire mumbled before Jin could continue.
"I love you but I have found someone else."
"I know, Touya." Sky Fire wanted this conversation to be over as soon as possible. He did not want to break down in tears in front of Jin. He had cried, truly cried, in front of only two people, Hiei and his master. (by master I don't mean slave master but his teacher. They are supposed to call them master. Watch Kenshin if you don't believe me!)
"I know that this isn't easy for you. It isn't easy for me either. I just want you to know that no matter who I am with I still love you and I will always be your friend. I promised you that years and years ago."
"What did I do wrong?" Sky Fire's voice held a slight warning of tears.
"It wasn't anything that you did." Sky Fire glared at Jin as thought to say that he didn't believe him. Knowing that he was never going to get away with a lie, Jin told the truth. "Touya told me about how you stayed with Hiei after you told me that you had broken up with him. You have not been acting nearly as loving towards me as usual and I am starting to wonder if you love me as much as you did before."
"I understand." The warning was stronger than before. Jin wanted to hold him and tell him that everything would be alright but he knew that that would help no one. It would just make the separation worse. Instead, he stood up and left the room.
As soon as Jin lift Sky Fire teleported away from there. He went straight to Hiei. He was with Kurama again but Sky Fire no longer cared about ruining their romantic moment. "Hiei" he cried out as tears streamed down his face.
The two other demons looked around to see a miserable Sky Fire looking back. They rushed to his side to provide comfort.
"Sky, what happened?" Hiei demanded angrily. "Who did this?"
Through his sobs Sky Fire managed to say only one word. "Jin" his voice cracked.
Hiei held him close trying to help as much as he could. This was one of the few situations where he could not hide behind his emotionless mask. If Sky Fire, Kurama, or Yukina were ever in any danger he knew that he could not pretend that he was not bothered by it. He did not even what to think about what would happen if one of them nearly died.
Kurama went off to find Jin to learn just what had happened. Sky Fire had tried to protest but Hiei had silenced him. When Kurama was gone Sky Fire's resolve collapsed. He needed more comfort than Hiei was giving at the time. Sky Fire slipped his hand behind Hiei's head and kissed him long and hard. When they broke apart Hiei had started to push Sky Fire away.
"Sky Fire, I understand that you are upset about losing Jin but I will not hurt Kurama for you. I love him." Hiei was firm about his decision. Sky Fire, sensing more rejection, started to cry again. "How many tears do you even have?" Hiei wondered aloud. "No, no more crying, alright. Come on, what would Master say?" ( They trained under the same person)
"He would tell me that tears don't help anything so stop whining about it." Sky Fire had not been cheered up but at least he had been shut up.
Kurama came back grim faced. He took Hiei aside and explained everything that Jin had told him. Hiei listened without saying a word. When Kurama finished Hiei looked back towards Sky Fire.
"We have to get him out of that house." Hiei explained in a soft manor. "Things will only get worse if he sees Jin and Touya together all of the time. Do you think that he could stay with Genki?"
"She wouldn't understand what he is going through. I'm sure that he could stay with me. I don't think that my mother would mind much if I told her that he is a friend who is down on his luck and has just suffered a bad break up. I wont tell her that he was in love with another man and she will never think about that possibility."
"That works. Now, how should we tell Sky all of this?"
"Simple, tell him that he is welcome to stay with me for a short time until he feels better."
The two of them walked back to where Sky Fire was and told him exactly what they had planed on telling him. He agreed enthusiastically and followed Kurama home. The introduction to Kurama's mother went well and it was not long until Sky Fire was sitting on a cot in Kurama's room.
"Kurama, I'm sorry that I'm causing so much trouble."
"You aren't causing any at all. Don't worry about it. What matters the most right now is that you are happy."
Sky Fire walked the short distance over to Kurama's bed and hugged him tightly. Kurama hugged back thinking that it was just some sort of comfort thing and not the go ahead for Sky Fire to do more. Sky Fire have him a soft kiss followed by a stronger one.
Ok, take a wild guess as to why the story ended right there? Dramatics! That's why! Dramatics and the fact that I really DON'T want to write a lemon fic. Long story short, Kurama didn't push him away. You can speculate as to why. Maybe Youko Kurama was more in control, maybe Sky Fire's kisses were amazing, maybe Sky Fire was using some sort of telepathy thing. Who knows? Certainly not me. Anyway, here comes trouble! Oh, did I mention, you should review this, you really should. Or else you will never get to read anymore of it!