^-^ Chapter 6 already! Wow! . Well, actually...oh never mind, here's the
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I don't own YYH.
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"Careful now..." I said slowly, as Hiei pulled one of the hard candies out of my hair.
"I am being careful," he mumbled in an annoyed tone, yanking another piece off my head as hard as he could.
"OUCH! Hiei!" I cried, grabbing my head, almost as if to shield it from him. "What did you do that for!?"
"No reason..." he grunted, reaching back over to me. I backed away cautiously.
"Are you going to be careful?" I asked, speaking to him as though he were a small child who didn't quite yet understand the concept of 'right and wrong.'
He rolled his eyes. "YES!"
"All...alright then," I said, slowly scooting back closer to him on the bed. He sat up on his knees and reached over to the last piece of hard candy left in my hair, slowly and gently he placed his hands on my head...I nearly shivered, but I stopped myself, knowing that if I had I would probably lose half my hair.
"Done," Hiei said, throwing the candy over across the room somewhere.
"Ah, thank you," I told him cheerfully, giving a smile to match, looking directly at him. It was then that I noticed the fear in his eyes...something was wrong. "Hiei, is there something troubling you?" I asked, reaching out to tilt his chin up.
"No," he answered quickly, turning his head away. I didn't fully believe him, not at all. But when Hiei seemed to be troubled it was usually best to stay out of it. He seemed to do fine on his own, or so it would appear. I then began to think about why I never butted in on his problems. If he could truly handle them then why did they keep coming back? Maybe all Hiei needed was a little help, but nothing forced....Besides, I had a feeling I knew what was bothering him.
"The next match ups have already come out for us, Hiei. I haven't looked yet, but there's a listing over there on the table," I said to him, pointing over at the listing.
Kuwabara was in Yusuke's room at the moment. He was perfectly fine after Yusuke had given him the antidote, but he was quite drained, and had fallen asleep. Yusuke said not to move him, because it would save him the trouble of having to carry Kuwabara and because he could also watch TV around his 'sleeping carcass.' So, Hiei and I were in Kuwabara and my room, removing the candy from my hair.
"So, who do you think you'll be fighting against?" Hiei asked casually, looking over at me with an expression he was probably using to mask his concern.
"I don't know," I answered firmly, glancing back over at the paper.
"Do you think...that we'll have to fight...against...?"
"I don't know," I said again, this time more upset. We both sat there for a while, looking at each other. It was almost as though that we, just with our facial expressions, were passing all the questions we wanted answered by that paper. We showed our concerns, our fears, and yet, we still had only one option, to look. Hiei leaped off the bed and hurried over to the table, grabbing the paper, and quickly scanning it in search of our names. I watched his eyes search the paper until they ceased all their movement...and became wide, angry... "Hiei?" I said in question, slowly making my way over to him. "Is it bad?"
"There are only 16 people left in the tournament, Kurama," he said, looking cold and distant. "Yusuke's in the clear....but you and I...."
My heart shattered.
How could the odds become so good, so quickly? There must have been fewer combatants than I thought!
I simply stared at Hiei, as he did to me. I didn't know what to do. Should I have said something funny? Would it have been best to just carry on? Whatever was right I had already made my decision...and reached out to hug Hiei.
It shouldn't have hurt this much! I didn't want to! I didn't want to *try* and inflict pain on someone so precious to me... I...I didn't want to hurt the one I loved...
"I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU!" I cried, holding him tighter against me as tears started to stream from my eyes. Never before had I felt so betrayed! I didn't get angry often...but never had I been such so intensely!
"Kurama calm down--!!"
"NO!" I screamed at him, holding him closer instead of pushing him away. "I'M TIRED OF BEING CALM! I'VE TAKEN ALL OF THIS LONG ENOUGH, HIEI! I DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THIS FIGHT FROM THE START! I HATED THE IDEA FROM THE VERY MOMENT I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE I MIGHT HAVE TO HURT YOU!" Tears started to pour out of me faster, Hiei's shoulder taking each one. I hugged his unresponsive body even tighter, hoping to close the distance this tournament was trying to put between us. "I don't want to..."
"IT'S NOT LIKE I WANT TO!!" Hiei yelled, sounding mad himself. It was then that I felt his arms move their way up around me...Hiei hugged me just as tightly. He could resist the urge to cry, but he seemed just as eager to close that distance. "Our orders for this were to win each fight...but how can I win when it's you I have to beat...?" Hiei whispered in my ear, softly, as he put all his weight onto me, pushing me over onto my bed. I failed at holding back more tears, especially when I felt one from Hiei graze the side of my neck in jewel form. "I thought we were too close to fight..."
"So did I, Hiei..." I uttered, pulling Hiei on top of me.
"You said we couldn't be closer, Kurama. So maybe we're just lousy best friends..."
"We aren't Hiei!" I yelled. "No stupid lottery can change how close we are!"
"Sure it can! Just look at us now! We're...we're already doubting each other. If we weren't, then we wouldn't be so upset..." Hiei said, propping himself up over me, looking down at me softly.
"No..." I whispered, placing my hands behind his neck. "I think...at least for me...it's just bottled up emotion."
"Wh...what?"
"I'm angry at whoever it was that set us up to fight each other...and I'm guessing you are too. I'll never doubt you," I told Hiei, gently reaching my head to his until our lips met in a tender, meaningful kiss. He seemed a little shocked and resisted at first but, in the end, he kissed back...
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I don't own YYH.
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"Careful now..." I said slowly, as Hiei pulled one of the hard candies out of my hair.
"I am being careful," he mumbled in an annoyed tone, yanking another piece off my head as hard as he could.
"OUCH! Hiei!" I cried, grabbing my head, almost as if to shield it from him. "What did you do that for!?"
"No reason..." he grunted, reaching back over to me. I backed away cautiously.
"Are you going to be careful?" I asked, speaking to him as though he were a small child who didn't quite yet understand the concept of 'right and wrong.'
He rolled his eyes. "YES!"
"All...alright then," I said, slowly scooting back closer to him on the bed. He sat up on his knees and reached over to the last piece of hard candy left in my hair, slowly and gently he placed his hands on my head...I nearly shivered, but I stopped myself, knowing that if I had I would probably lose half my hair.
"Done," Hiei said, throwing the candy over across the room somewhere.
"Ah, thank you," I told him cheerfully, giving a smile to match, looking directly at him. It was then that I noticed the fear in his eyes...something was wrong. "Hiei, is there something troubling you?" I asked, reaching out to tilt his chin up.
"No," he answered quickly, turning his head away. I didn't fully believe him, not at all. But when Hiei seemed to be troubled it was usually best to stay out of it. He seemed to do fine on his own, or so it would appear. I then began to think about why I never butted in on his problems. If he could truly handle them then why did they keep coming back? Maybe all Hiei needed was a little help, but nothing forced....Besides, I had a feeling I knew what was bothering him.
"The next match ups have already come out for us, Hiei. I haven't looked yet, but there's a listing over there on the table," I said to him, pointing over at the listing.
Kuwabara was in Yusuke's room at the moment. He was perfectly fine after Yusuke had given him the antidote, but he was quite drained, and had fallen asleep. Yusuke said not to move him, because it would save him the trouble of having to carry Kuwabara and because he could also watch TV around his 'sleeping carcass.' So, Hiei and I were in Kuwabara and my room, removing the candy from my hair.
"So, who do you think you'll be fighting against?" Hiei asked casually, looking over at me with an expression he was probably using to mask his concern.
"I don't know," I answered firmly, glancing back over at the paper.
"Do you think...that we'll have to fight...against...?"
"I don't know," I said again, this time more upset. We both sat there for a while, looking at each other. It was almost as though that we, just with our facial expressions, were passing all the questions we wanted answered by that paper. We showed our concerns, our fears, and yet, we still had only one option, to look. Hiei leaped off the bed and hurried over to the table, grabbing the paper, and quickly scanning it in search of our names. I watched his eyes search the paper until they ceased all their movement...and became wide, angry... "Hiei?" I said in question, slowly making my way over to him. "Is it bad?"
"There are only 16 people left in the tournament, Kurama," he said, looking cold and distant. "Yusuke's in the clear....but you and I...."
My heart shattered.
How could the odds become so good, so quickly? There must have been fewer combatants than I thought!
I simply stared at Hiei, as he did to me. I didn't know what to do. Should I have said something funny? Would it have been best to just carry on? Whatever was right I had already made my decision...and reached out to hug Hiei.
It shouldn't have hurt this much! I didn't want to! I didn't want to *try* and inflict pain on someone so precious to me... I...I didn't want to hurt the one I loved...
"I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU!" I cried, holding him tighter against me as tears started to stream from my eyes. Never before had I felt so betrayed! I didn't get angry often...but never had I been such so intensely!
"Kurama calm down--!!"
"NO!" I screamed at him, holding him closer instead of pushing him away. "I'M TIRED OF BEING CALM! I'VE TAKEN ALL OF THIS LONG ENOUGH, HIEI! I DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THIS FIGHT FROM THE START! I HATED THE IDEA FROM THE VERY MOMENT I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE I MIGHT HAVE TO HURT YOU!" Tears started to pour out of me faster, Hiei's shoulder taking each one. I hugged his unresponsive body even tighter, hoping to close the distance this tournament was trying to put between us. "I don't want to..."
"IT'S NOT LIKE I WANT TO!!" Hiei yelled, sounding mad himself. It was then that I felt his arms move their way up around me...Hiei hugged me just as tightly. He could resist the urge to cry, but he seemed just as eager to close that distance. "Our orders for this were to win each fight...but how can I win when it's you I have to beat...?" Hiei whispered in my ear, softly, as he put all his weight onto me, pushing me over onto my bed. I failed at holding back more tears, especially when I felt one from Hiei graze the side of my neck in jewel form. "I thought we were too close to fight..."
"So did I, Hiei..." I uttered, pulling Hiei on top of me.
"You said we couldn't be closer, Kurama. So maybe we're just lousy best friends..."
"We aren't Hiei!" I yelled. "No stupid lottery can change how close we are!"
"Sure it can! Just look at us now! We're...we're already doubting each other. If we weren't, then we wouldn't be so upset..." Hiei said, propping himself up over me, looking down at me softly.
"No..." I whispered, placing my hands behind his neck. "I think...at least for me...it's just bottled up emotion."
"Wh...what?"
"I'm angry at whoever it was that set us up to fight each other...and I'm guessing you are too. I'll never doubt you," I told Hiei, gently reaching my head to his until our lips met in a tender, meaningful kiss. He seemed a little shocked and resisted at first but, in the end, he kissed back...
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............................PR!