TAH DA! Chapter 4! SKWEE! *Cough* Here ya go...
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Hiei could be very cute at times...but now certainly wasn't the right time. I knew I had to wake him up and get him off of me, but I was tempted to let him just sleep there in my lap for a little while longer. He had such a content, peaceful look on his face, like he hadn't a care in the world.... The more I thought about that, the more I began to believe it. Hiei didn't really...care now did he? I laughed about softly to myself, moving my hand up and down Hiei's back gently. "What...?" I said aloud, realizing that my hand had been caressing Hiei for quite a long time now. I tended to do that when my mind was full. Nonetheless, we had things to do. Our fights were to begin in only a few minutes!
I quickly looked over to the clock. We had only five minutes to get down there and be ready!
I shook Hiei, perhaps a little too vigorously, to get him to wake up. His first response was to simply make a cute noise and hug me tighter...How sweet. But I couldn't be swayed by that now! So I shook him harder. This earned me an annoyed growl of protest and Hiei's claws digging into my back. I couldn't let this persuaded me either! My final attempt to wake Hiei was to yank out a single hair from his head and flick him on the forehead, right on the eye. His eyes finally opened, turning up to me. Loathing filled them...but I just pointed at the clock and saw as his expression became normal.
"Why did you let me sleep so long, fox!?"
"You didn't sleep long! It was only for a few minutes!"
"STILL!"
I looked at him apologetically, he grunted, accepting it I assumed.
By that time, the both of us were on our feet, frantically running to get ready. I was quickly changing my clothes, not caring that Hiei was right there or that I didn't have the time to do it properly. Hiei had run off back to his room, probably to fetch his sword and put on some shoes. When we were both finished, we met up in the hallway outside both our rooms, circled each other, looking for mistakes or mismatched clothing. After we both gave an 'OK', we started to run to where the battles would be held.
"We've still got it, Hiei!" I said sarcastically as he ran into the stadium.
"Hn." He smirked at me, laughing a little to himself as we found Yusuke, who had just finished his fight.
"What took you two so long!?" Yusuke asked, brushing some dirt off his shirt.
"Hiei fell--..." Hiei glared at me. "...Felt... that we should...check our rooms for bugs." I looked at Hiei and shrugged. There wasn't much I else I could say that wouldn't embarrass us both.
"Oh good! Did you find anything?" Yusuke asked, looking as though he bought it completely.
Hiei looked up at me and raised an eyebrow, a look on his face that seemed to say, 'how in the hell did you do that?'
"No... Luckily there was nothing. S-so, how did your fight go?" I asked, deciding to quickly change the subject.
"It was a piece of cake! My opponent was nothing!" Yusuke said confidently. Hiei soon became bored with this, so he went off on his own to get a better view of the fight currently taking place.
"Well, I'll go join Hiei to watch Kuwabara's fight. We'll all meet up later, right?" I asked, starting to walk over to Hiei.
"Yeah! See ya!"
After I waved goodbye to Yusuke I picked up the pace until I was standing right next to Hiei. He could always find the spot with the best view of the fight. Perhaps that was a good thing...I wasn't exactly sure.
"Who's he up against?"
"You mean who *was* he up against..."
"WHAT!? You mean the fight is already over!?" I asked, shocked. "What happened!?"
"The girl he was fighting..." he trailed off, staring up at the girl in amazement. "She already won."
"How?" I asked. I didn't understand how the fight could have been fought and won in the time it took me to walk over here.
"That girl used some strange attack. I don't know what it was but—it defeated Kuwabara in a matter of seconds."
"Where is he!? Is he okay!?" I asked, alarmed.
"He's over there," Hiei answered, pointing over to Kuwabara, who was sprawled out right outside the ring. I was pleased to see that Yusuke was already tending to him. But then I noticed something even more frightening.
"He isn't breathing!" I said, running away from Hiei and over to my other friends. "Yusuke what's wrong with him!?"
"I can't get Kuwabara to do anything! He won't move, he won't breathe...!"
"Yusuke, your fight is already over so take Kuwabara into our room. Look in my bag; I think there may be something that can help him. But do it quickly!"
"Right!" Yusuke said as he lifted Kuwabara onto his back and started to move as fast as he could back up to where we were staying. I prayed Yusuke would be able to get him breathing again...
Sadly, I rejoined Hiei, not bothering to shield my concern.
"He's a fighter, Kurama...it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"I know that Hiei, but it certainly doesn't mean I haven't the right to worry about him."
"Hn..."
"Heh..."
We both turned to look at each other, I worried, but still a little amused at Hiei's expression.
"Can't you at least pretend to let me win?" he asked sarcastically. A rather strange thing for him to say...but I could tell that in his own way he was trying to make me feel better.
"I like winning," I said, giving him a mocking smirk.
"I've figured that out by now..." Hiei muttered, folding his arms, pretending to be angry with me. I had to give in at that. So I laughed. "So you think you're better than me now?" he snapped, glaring at me, but still with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Are you saying that I laugh at those weaker than myself?" I asked, trying to suppress my laughing smile.
"What are you implying!?" he asked harshly, threateningly taking a step toward me. I couldn't help but laugh harder. And for brief moment during...I was sure I saw Hiei smile at it. It warmed my heart to see, even if it was for only a second. To know that even someone as cold as Hiei could enjoy making someone else happy. I stopped laughing to give Hiei an apologetic smile.
"Sorry for making you do that..."
"Hn! You can't make me do anything!" In other words... 'You have nothing to be sorry for.'
"Thank you, Hiei," I said, not expecting anything more said until after our fights. It seemed like a spot Hiei would use to end conversation... Besides, we had some thinking and observing to do. If we planned to advance in this fight we would have to keep an eye on everything going on. I would have to suggest that Hiei and I have a training session later on to prepare, after we analyzed the competition... We would certainly need more training if we were going to win. Hiei would probably not admit to that entirely, though... He could be very predictable at times...
"...You're welcome, fox."
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... YES! Well, I know I said there would be fights in this chapter...and there were. You just...didn't see them. Okay, I'll have ACTUAL fights next chapter where you can see what's going on. LOL PR!
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Hiei could be very cute at times...but now certainly wasn't the right time. I knew I had to wake him up and get him off of me, but I was tempted to let him just sleep there in my lap for a little while longer. He had such a content, peaceful look on his face, like he hadn't a care in the world.... The more I thought about that, the more I began to believe it. Hiei didn't really...care now did he? I laughed about softly to myself, moving my hand up and down Hiei's back gently. "What...?" I said aloud, realizing that my hand had been caressing Hiei for quite a long time now. I tended to do that when my mind was full. Nonetheless, we had things to do. Our fights were to begin in only a few minutes!
I quickly looked over to the clock. We had only five minutes to get down there and be ready!
I shook Hiei, perhaps a little too vigorously, to get him to wake up. His first response was to simply make a cute noise and hug me tighter...How sweet. But I couldn't be swayed by that now! So I shook him harder. This earned me an annoyed growl of protest and Hiei's claws digging into my back. I couldn't let this persuaded me either! My final attempt to wake Hiei was to yank out a single hair from his head and flick him on the forehead, right on the eye. His eyes finally opened, turning up to me. Loathing filled them...but I just pointed at the clock and saw as his expression became normal.
"Why did you let me sleep so long, fox!?"
"You didn't sleep long! It was only for a few minutes!"
"STILL!"
I looked at him apologetically, he grunted, accepting it I assumed.
By that time, the both of us were on our feet, frantically running to get ready. I was quickly changing my clothes, not caring that Hiei was right there or that I didn't have the time to do it properly. Hiei had run off back to his room, probably to fetch his sword and put on some shoes. When we were both finished, we met up in the hallway outside both our rooms, circled each other, looking for mistakes or mismatched clothing. After we both gave an 'OK', we started to run to where the battles would be held.
"We've still got it, Hiei!" I said sarcastically as he ran into the stadium.
"Hn." He smirked at me, laughing a little to himself as we found Yusuke, who had just finished his fight.
"What took you two so long!?" Yusuke asked, brushing some dirt off his shirt.
"Hiei fell--..." Hiei glared at me. "...Felt... that we should...check our rooms for bugs." I looked at Hiei and shrugged. There wasn't much I else I could say that wouldn't embarrass us both.
"Oh good! Did you find anything?" Yusuke asked, looking as though he bought it completely.
Hiei looked up at me and raised an eyebrow, a look on his face that seemed to say, 'how in the hell did you do that?'
"No... Luckily there was nothing. S-so, how did your fight go?" I asked, deciding to quickly change the subject.
"It was a piece of cake! My opponent was nothing!" Yusuke said confidently. Hiei soon became bored with this, so he went off on his own to get a better view of the fight currently taking place.
"Well, I'll go join Hiei to watch Kuwabara's fight. We'll all meet up later, right?" I asked, starting to walk over to Hiei.
"Yeah! See ya!"
After I waved goodbye to Yusuke I picked up the pace until I was standing right next to Hiei. He could always find the spot with the best view of the fight. Perhaps that was a good thing...I wasn't exactly sure.
"Who's he up against?"
"You mean who *was* he up against..."
"WHAT!? You mean the fight is already over!?" I asked, shocked. "What happened!?"
"The girl he was fighting..." he trailed off, staring up at the girl in amazement. "She already won."
"How?" I asked. I didn't understand how the fight could have been fought and won in the time it took me to walk over here.
"That girl used some strange attack. I don't know what it was but—it defeated Kuwabara in a matter of seconds."
"Where is he!? Is he okay!?" I asked, alarmed.
"He's over there," Hiei answered, pointing over to Kuwabara, who was sprawled out right outside the ring. I was pleased to see that Yusuke was already tending to him. But then I noticed something even more frightening.
"He isn't breathing!" I said, running away from Hiei and over to my other friends. "Yusuke what's wrong with him!?"
"I can't get Kuwabara to do anything! He won't move, he won't breathe...!"
"Yusuke, your fight is already over so take Kuwabara into our room. Look in my bag; I think there may be something that can help him. But do it quickly!"
"Right!" Yusuke said as he lifted Kuwabara onto his back and started to move as fast as he could back up to where we were staying. I prayed Yusuke would be able to get him breathing again...
Sadly, I rejoined Hiei, not bothering to shield my concern.
"He's a fighter, Kurama...it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"I know that Hiei, but it certainly doesn't mean I haven't the right to worry about him."
"Hn..."
"Heh..."
We both turned to look at each other, I worried, but still a little amused at Hiei's expression.
"Can't you at least pretend to let me win?" he asked sarcastically. A rather strange thing for him to say...but I could tell that in his own way he was trying to make me feel better.
"I like winning," I said, giving him a mocking smirk.
"I've figured that out by now..." Hiei muttered, folding his arms, pretending to be angry with me. I had to give in at that. So I laughed. "So you think you're better than me now?" he snapped, glaring at me, but still with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Are you saying that I laugh at those weaker than myself?" I asked, trying to suppress my laughing smile.
"What are you implying!?" he asked harshly, threateningly taking a step toward me. I couldn't help but laugh harder. And for brief moment during...I was sure I saw Hiei smile at it. It warmed my heart to see, even if it was for only a second. To know that even someone as cold as Hiei could enjoy making someone else happy. I stopped laughing to give Hiei an apologetic smile.
"Sorry for making you do that..."
"Hn! You can't make me do anything!" In other words... 'You have nothing to be sorry for.'
"Thank you, Hiei," I said, not expecting anything more said until after our fights. It seemed like a spot Hiei would use to end conversation... Besides, we had some thinking and observing to do. If we planned to advance in this fight we would have to keep an eye on everything going on. I would have to suggest that Hiei and I have a training session later on to prepare, after we analyzed the competition... We would certainly need more training if we were going to win. Hiei would probably not admit to that entirely, though... He could be very predictable at times...
"...You're welcome, fox."
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... YES! Well, I know I said there would be fights in this chapter...and there were. You just...didn't see them. Okay, I'll have ACTUAL fights next chapter where you can see what's going on. LOL PR!