Rainy Days
By Tione
Disclaimer: I laugh.
A/N: Wah! Thank you so much for all of the reviews! Hopefully I'm not making you wait to long for this chapter.
Everyone seemed to think that I wouldn't update all summer! I was just saying that I might not be able to update often but God knows I get up early enough in the morning to write part of a chapter.
Oh, and please tell me if this starts to become one of those stories that starts out good and goes downhill from there.
(A rare chapter in Hiei's point of view!)
Hiei's POV:
When I was going downstairs with Kurama, all I was thinking was "Sweet snow! Yay!" It was a bit uncharacteristic of me, I know, but if faced with the lovable substance, anyone would succumb.
"So, Suuichi, whose this little bugger?" a human asked me. Ugh. Disgusting human. Big and fat with a loud, obnoxious voice and balding head… Resembled Tarukane a bit, now that I think about it…
I glared at him. Beads of sweat started running down his forehead and he shrank back. Serves him right! I'm not a bugger!
"This is my friend Hiei," Kurama told them pleasantly. The fake grin on his face was so… fake, for lack of better word.
Hmm… I wonder how these humans would react seeing him mercilessly slaughter and torture demons…
"Nice to meet you, Hiei," the stupid humans intoned dully.
Many mouths opened and all of them looked like gaping fish about to be fed until Kurama put his hand up to silence them and stood up.
"You s-see, I can't marry A-Akira because my heart already belongs to someone else," he stammered. Damn fox, why does he have to be so polite all the time? "I love Hiei."
You know, it would be so much easier to just kill them all and flee into the Maikai to live life as the thief he once was. I think I might have to look into that…
"Prove it," said this small mousy man at the head of the table. Wasn't this one Kurama's StairFather or something?
I diverted my gaze to Kurama. He looked really confused. I wonder wh-
Then he leaned down and kissed me.
I was like a stone. I couldn't move I was so shocked. Since when had that been part of the deal? Huh, fox?
Come on Hiei, this needs to be convincing! Kiss me back! I heard Kurama say. But not out loud. His mouth was a little occupied at the moment.
It was in my head.
And it didn't sound like he was talking to me either. It sounded like he was talking to himself, but saying something that aimed at me. Any semblance of sense in that?
But it spurred me into action. I can't let Kurama marry that thing!
I started moving my mouth against his, albeit awkwardly. I'm a fire demon. I've never been kissed before. Except for that once, but…
My world flipped around a couple of times. Kurama's mouth was hot and sweet against mine and-
What's he doing with his tongue?
Oh.
I must admit, I'm enjoying this thoroughly. Kurama pulled back because of the disturbing lack of air, giving me just enough time to gasp in a breath, and dove right back in.
I have to fight back a moan when he starts doing *something* with his hands. A moan would be highly undigni-
"Seems you two are at it again! Can't you ever give it a rest? Jeez!"
Yusuke.
Damn.
No one heard the doorbell because Kurama and I were a little, uh busy. The stupid humans were all sitting there looking like fish again; though this time they didn't look like they were waiting to be fed. I don't think they heard the doorbell.
"No wonder no one answered the door!" Yusuke grinned cheerfully.
No matter how embarrassing it is having Yusuke here, at least his claim about us being "at it again" will convince Stepfather.
There it was again. The fox's voice inside my head. Wh-
"Hello Yusuke! What brings you here?" Kurama said brightly.
"Don't ya remember? You agreed to come to a movie with us tonight! It was last week, I think…"
Relief flooded through Kurama's face quicker than you could say, "super-calla-fragilicious-expialidocious!"
"Ah yes, I remember now Yusuke. Give me a minute, will you?" he turned to the occupants of the table and told them, "What my friend, Yusuke, says is true. I'm afraid I must leave you now. I've already promised and I never break promises." He shrugged apologetically, turned, and followed Yusuke out the door.
Not wanting to be stuck in a room with idiots, I stupidly followed them.
A glance back into the room told me that the humans still looked like fish.
"You know, if you stay like that too long, it might become permanent," I commented dryly.
We all piled into Yusuke's "kar", Yusuke in the drivers seat, Kurama next to him, and me? In the back.
For no apparent reason, I'm going to this "movie" with them. Hey, it's better then sitting around in a tree doing nothing. Well, at least I think it is.
"What the hell is a movie anyway?" I said suddenly.
Yusuke and Kurama just smiled tolerantly at me. I shot them one of my deadliest glares, guaranteed to wilt flowers, stop army tanks in their tracks, and make grown men cry.
It apparently doesn't work on red-headed femine-looking dudes and abrasive loud mouths because said loud mouth pretended to faint until the "kar" swerved sharply and sent me to the floor. Another round of giggles erupted from Kurama's mouth.
"You should buckle up," he said wisely and the effect was completely lost because of the huge grin on his face.
"Shut up," I muttered, reluctantly buckling in. That *hurt*!
Silence reigned for a complete five seconds before Yusuke's big mouth opened.
"You have a thing for making out where people can find you, don't you?" he said in his best innocent voice.
"We weren't making out!" I snapped at him.
"Well, your lips were crushed against each others and I hope you realized where Kurama's hands were… Yup, I'd say you were making out! So, when are you going to announce that you're officially a couple?"
"There is nothing between Kurama and I. I was merely doing him a favor to help him out of a tough spot, as I'm sure he would have done for me. Our relationship is strictly business," I replied as coldly.
Still skeptical, he turned to Kurama for conformation. I couldn't see because Kurama was in front (I being directly behind him) and no longer turned around, but he must have nodded for Yusuke dropped the subject.
Had I been able to see Kurama's face, the myriad of emotions would have scared me. Pain, love, regret, acceptance, understanding…
Though these emotions only stayed there for a brief moment before they flickered away, like a light bulb burning out.
He plastered a smile to his face, resumed his cheery and serene façade, and turned back in his seat. No one saw the tear streak on his face or the small drop of water on his shirt, for it was dark.
"By the way, Hiei, why were you wearing my mother's bra?"
"Err…"
Well, how was that? I don't know if I really like this chapter. It's a little short and not as funny as the other ones. It's more sarcastic, but maybe that's because it's in Hiei's POV. Hopefully I'll be able to write more soon, but no promises. Ja!