House of Secrets
Ch. 2: Fistfights and Scars
Aspira kicked off the blanket Kumara had found her as the sun began to come up. She ran her fingers threw her long black hair to find knots, She riffled threw her bad and pulled out her hairbrush. Aspira put her hair in a ponytail and changed clothes. Today she wore black sweat paints and a black tank top. She folded up the blanket and sat it on the pillow she had used, and began to stretch.
Hiei happened to be on his way to the stairs when he heard a grunt come from Aspira's room. 'Is She up?' he wondered as he walked towards her room. The door was cracked slightly Hiei looked in.
Aspira was in the middle of the room with her back to the door as she did a series of punches and kicks. 'Baka ona, you can't get better if you just fight air,' thought Hiei as he watched her. Suddenly, Aspira did a spinning kick and landed facing the door. 'Her eye's are closed,' noted Hiei as she continued air fighting, 'How strong is she?' Hiei slipped threw the door and blocked Aspira's latest punch with his for arm.
Aspira's eye flew open as she felt her fist contact with cloth and muscle. 'Hiei?' she thought, 'how much did he see?' But she didn't have time to think about that, because Hiei threw a punch towards her face. She quickly grabbed his fist and pulled him closer to her, and then she brought her knee up to meet his pelvic bone.
Hiei quickly changed his position so that her knee hit his katana. He tuned and kicked her in the stomach, but she jumped out of the way and tried to kick him in the jaw at the same time. They then threw and blocked punches... until their palms where against, with their fingers inter laced, each other's as they tried to push the person away. Hiei's eyes traveled to her waist where her tank has risen up. There on the left side of her belly button was a horizontal scar.
Aspira followed his eyes, to her stomach. Then suddenly brought her hands down and pulled her shirt down, so that he couldn't see it. 'Shit,' she thought as she turned her back towards him.
"How'd you get it?" Hiei asked as he awoke his Jagan (spelling?).
"An freak accident when I was a kid," answered Aspira as she turned back to his face. 'That will do,' she thought as she popped her neck.
"Tell me the truth," said Hiei as he glared at her. Aspira closed her eyes for a second, 'their was a girl in a garden....she was playing with a cat....she heard shouts from the house....' Hiei ran to Aspira as she fainted and caught her in his arms. Hiei carried her to his room and laid her on his bed.
'Kurama, we need to talk,' said Hiei telepathically as he looked at Aspira's as she turned onto her side.
'What is it?' asked Kurama.
'Aspira, she's hiding something from us,' replied Hiei.
'Can we talk later, I just got in the shower?' asked Kurama.
'Hn,' replied Hiei as he sat on the edge of his bed. He pushed a strand of hair that had fallen in Aspira's face.
Aspira awoke as she heard a door creak. She sat up and looked around, it was dark and she was in a bed, a really soft, nice smelling bed. She heard a footstep and turned her face to see a pair of red eyes.
"Hiei, why am I in your room?" Aspira asked as she took a closer look at her surroundings. There where tons of swords all over the walls and the floor was bare.
"You passed out," said Hiei, "do you remember why?" She nodded silently. "So are you going to tell me?" he asked as he sat next to her on the bed.
"No," Aspira said, "What time is it?"
"Hn, 10:30," he replied.
"Have I really been out the whole time?" Aspira asked as she pulled out her ponytail so that her hair fell down on and past her shoulders.
"Yes," Hiei said, "What was the cat's name?"
"Sione," replied Aspira sleepily.
"Hn," was his only response.
She gasped and put her right hand to her mouth, not trusting it to speak. 'How did he know about Sione?'
"I read your mind as you passed out," replied Hiei to her unspoken question.
"What? How? Huh?" was all Aspira could spit out.
"I have a gift," explained Hiei, 'the truth would freak her out even more' "I can read people's minds." She just nodded as a single tear rolled down her left check. "Aspira?"
She just looked at him 'How much do you know?'
'I only saw you in the garden with the cat, then I herd the shouts.' Another two more tears ran down her face as he looked at her. Aspira just collapsed and cried in to his bare shoulder.
"It was all my fault," she mumbled as she burrowed her face in to Hiei warmth.
"What was your fault?" asked Hiei as her pushed her off him. 'Do girls do this often?'
"My parent's, I lost them that day." Hiei just stared at her, so she was all alone too. He pulled her in to a hug and stroked her hair as she cried. After her tears had stopped she looked up at him, 'I can't, shouldn't tell him'
'Tell me what?' asked Hiei as he looked down at her.
'I don't want to put you or any one else in danger...again' Hiei looked at her, and sighed, 'I can't believe it, am I falling....' "Hiei?" asked Aspira breaking his thoughts. "Yes?"
"Which one's your favorite?" she said as she looked at the sword covered walls.
"The one with the gold dragon on the blade," He said as he pointed to one on the wall. It was completely black except for the painting of a gold dragon.
"Your room reminds me of my dad. He collected swords, studied them actually."
"Hn," he looked down at her, she was smiling at the sword as though it took her to happier times. Aspira sat up and was getting up when Hiei grabbed her arm and pulled her in to a passionate lip lock. He let go of her arm as their lips parted. She put her fingers to her lips, 'wow.' Hiei smirked as he read her mind. He brushed the hair off her face and leaned in as his hand rested at the base of her neck. She leaned in hoping that this one would be slower so that it could last longer. Aspira's hand rested on his chest as his left arm wrapped it's self around her waist. They parted for a breath, 'Hiei.' 'Aspira.' They kissed again; Aspira's arms found their way up to his shoulders then his short spiky hair. Hiei's right hand slowly traveled down her side and to her stomach. His fingers found their way under her shirt and up to the scar. Aspira winced as she pulled away from him. 'Aspira?' Hiei asked as she got up and ran out the room.
Aspira kicked off the blanket Kumara had found her as the sun began to come up. She ran her fingers threw her long black hair to find knots, She riffled threw her bad and pulled out her hairbrush. Aspira put her hair in a ponytail and changed clothes. Today she wore black sweat paints and a black tank top. She folded up the blanket and sat it on the pillow she had used, and began to stretch.
Hiei happened to be on his way to the stairs when he heard a grunt come from Aspira's room. 'Is She up?' he wondered as he walked towards her room. The door was cracked slightly Hiei looked in.
Aspira was in the middle of the room with her back to the door as she did a series of punches and kicks. 'Baka ona, you can't get better if you just fight air,' thought Hiei as he watched her. Suddenly, Aspira did a spinning kick and landed facing the door. 'Her eye's are closed,' noted Hiei as she continued air fighting, 'How strong is she?' Hiei slipped threw the door and blocked Aspira's latest punch with his for arm.
Aspira's eye flew open as she felt her fist contact with cloth and muscle. 'Hiei?' she thought, 'how much did he see?' But she didn't have time to think about that, because Hiei threw a punch towards her face. She quickly grabbed his fist and pulled him closer to her, and then she brought her knee up to meet his pelvic bone.
Hiei quickly changed his position so that her knee hit his katana. He tuned and kicked her in the stomach, but she jumped out of the way and tried to kick him in the jaw at the same time. They then threw and blocked punches... until their palms where against, with their fingers inter laced, each other's as they tried to push the person away. Hiei's eyes traveled to her waist where her tank has risen up. There on the left side of her belly button was a horizontal scar.
Aspira followed his eyes, to her stomach. Then suddenly brought her hands down and pulled her shirt down, so that he couldn't see it. 'Shit,' she thought as she turned her back towards him.
"How'd you get it?" Hiei asked as he awoke his Jagan (spelling?).
"An freak accident when I was a kid," answered Aspira as she turned back to his face. 'That will do,' she thought as she popped her neck.
"Tell me the truth," said Hiei as he glared at her. Aspira closed her eyes for a second, 'their was a girl in a garden....she was playing with a cat....she heard shouts from the house....' Hiei ran to Aspira as she fainted and caught her in his arms. Hiei carried her to his room and laid her on his bed.
'Kurama, we need to talk,' said Hiei telepathically as he looked at Aspira's as she turned onto her side.
'What is it?' asked Kurama.
'Aspira, she's hiding something from us,' replied Hiei.
'Can we talk later, I just got in the shower?' asked Kurama.
'Hn,' replied Hiei as he sat on the edge of his bed. He pushed a strand of hair that had fallen in Aspira's face.
Aspira awoke as she heard a door creak. She sat up and looked around, it was dark and she was in a bed, a really soft, nice smelling bed. She heard a footstep and turned her face to see a pair of red eyes.
"Hiei, why am I in your room?" Aspira asked as she took a closer look at her surroundings. There where tons of swords all over the walls and the floor was bare.
"You passed out," said Hiei, "do you remember why?" She nodded silently. "So are you going to tell me?" he asked as he sat next to her on the bed.
"No," Aspira said, "What time is it?"
"Hn, 10:30," he replied.
"Have I really been out the whole time?" Aspira asked as she pulled out her ponytail so that her hair fell down on and past her shoulders.
"Yes," Hiei said, "What was the cat's name?"
"Sione," replied Aspira sleepily.
"Hn," was his only response.
She gasped and put her right hand to her mouth, not trusting it to speak. 'How did he know about Sione?'
"I read your mind as you passed out," replied Hiei to her unspoken question.
"What? How? Huh?" was all Aspira could spit out.
"I have a gift," explained Hiei, 'the truth would freak her out even more' "I can read people's minds." She just nodded as a single tear rolled down her left check. "Aspira?"
She just looked at him 'How much do you know?'
'I only saw you in the garden with the cat, then I herd the shouts.' Another two more tears ran down her face as he looked at her. Aspira just collapsed and cried in to his bare shoulder.
"It was all my fault," she mumbled as she burrowed her face in to Hiei warmth.
"What was your fault?" asked Hiei as her pushed her off him. 'Do girls do this often?'
"My parent's, I lost them that day." Hiei just stared at her, so she was all alone too. He pulled her in to a hug and stroked her hair as she cried. After her tears had stopped she looked up at him, 'I can't, shouldn't tell him'
'Tell me what?' asked Hiei as he looked down at her.
'I don't want to put you or any one else in danger...again' Hiei looked at her, and sighed, 'I can't believe it, am I falling....' "Hiei?" asked Aspira breaking his thoughts. "Yes?"
"Which one's your favorite?" she said as she looked at the sword covered walls.
"The one with the gold dragon on the blade," He said as he pointed to one on the wall. It was completely black except for the painting of a gold dragon.
"Your room reminds me of my dad. He collected swords, studied them actually."
"Hn," he looked down at her, she was smiling at the sword as though it took her to happier times. Aspira sat up and was getting up when Hiei grabbed her arm and pulled her in to a passionate lip lock. He let go of her arm as their lips parted. She put her fingers to her lips, 'wow.' Hiei smirked as he read her mind. He brushed the hair off her face and leaned in as his hand rested at the base of her neck. She leaned in hoping that this one would be slower so that it could last longer. Aspira's hand rested on his chest as his left arm wrapped it's self around her waist. They parted for a breath, 'Hiei.' 'Aspira.' They kissed again; Aspira's arms found their way up to his shoulders then his short spiky hair. Hiei's right hand slowly traveled down her side and to her stomach. His fingers found their way under her shirt and up to the scar. Aspira winced as she pulled away from him. 'Aspira?' Hiei asked as she got up and ran out the room.