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Summary: Yusuke and Keiko broke up, Kurama comes into the picture, Hiei also comes in to put some color to the plot, hm.. who else? Oh, also Yomi! What you think? Will this end YuuKu or HieKu? Hm... maybe YuuHie, or YoKu? :) Readers beware, you're in for a scare!
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BTW, this is such a short part, you'll hate me after. Oh, one slight spoiler: It's not the continuation of Chap 1. It's like foresight or something. And Hiei's OC coz he needs to be OC for this chapter to work… =)
In this game,
there are words I cannot say,
unless you say it first.
I must hold the tip of my tongue
and find a way around words,
tell you about pain, for instance
…I could tell you,
it's when you shut your eyes
because it's the only thing that you can do,
the only thing you have strength for.
And then you dream of mangled bodies
falling from the sky and crashing into you.
If I could mean pain,
I could also take your hand
press your fingers into all the holes you made,
say, this or here, then tell
the tale behind each hollow.
…when all I really need to say is your name.
~"Taboo", um…?
Chapter 2. Taboo
Hiei entered through the window, removed his cloak, and actually put down his katana beside it. Slowly, he approached the bed, years of training, plus the carpet allowed him to not make a sound. He looked down at the peaceful face, at those almost-lidded eyes and slightly parted lips. A thought flitted by, followed by a strong urge to – No, I can't give in, much less think about it. Instead, he opted to just reach out to lightly caress the pale, smooth cheek. At the light touch, the verdant eyes flew open and a smile slowly crept up from those pink lips, "Hiei…"
Hand quickly withdrawn, the koorime answered, "Hn. Would you be smiling if it were an enemy? Yomi, for instance."
"You're in a sour mood," observed Kurama, as he lethargically strecthed, still lying down.
That urge again. "Why are you still awake?"
Suppressing a laugh, but the teasing tone still leaked through, the redhead replied, "I was asleep. Lightly. And you? Still wandering at this time of night. Perhaps you were thinking of someone? Mukuro, maybe?"
"She was not the one I was thinking of."
"Someone else then. I wonder…" The smile only grew wider.
Impatience showing, Hiei snapped, "What kept you half-awake?"
"You're in a talkative mood."
"Humor me then."
A small gruff sigh. "Thoughts keep going around my head. I can't seem to find the odds and ends of things."
"Can't you do that tomorrow? You should rest now. Your human body has such weak resistance to illnesses."
The half-youko pointed out, "You're still here."
"It doesn't matter."
Suddenly, it struck Kurama, "If you had a little bit of humanity in you, I'd say you were worried about me."
Really annoyed now, "Do I strike everyone as that unfeeling?"
All that garnered was silence. Oddly, Hiei's deep baritone sounded quite softly, "You should know better."
The koorime headed over to the windowsill to pick his katana up and pretend to inspect it. This was his own version of sulking. He sat on the sill, one foot dangling inside, and then drew his sword halfway. The metal reflected the moon's bright rays, and it illuminated the dark room a bit. Kurama took this as a sign that something was definitely troubling Hiei, but couldn't let it out. It was a strong enough… feeling, to let him enter his room at this ungodly hour. He sat up on his bed. Sleep had to be foregone. He uttered two simple, yet the most inviting words, "Tell me."
The invite echoed around the room, and was soon joined by the sound of a sword being sheathed. Yet, Hiei still didn't look at Kurama; he looked out to the half-lit street. Time stretched. Finally, Hiei opened his mouth to speak, "Let's say… In my spending time in Ningenkai, I've been humanized. Just a little bit, not really visible…"
Kurama seemed bemused, if not a little worried. He was wondering where this was heading.
The shorter of the two continued, oblivious, "…but that doesn't mean I understand these feelings. They're new to me…
"…so I want you to enlighten me."
Ah, that. Kurama smiled gently, "About what?"
"This feeling of attachment… to the point of missing that particular someone."
The redhead wanted to laugh at Hiei's description, "You mean love."
Hiei glowered as if to say, Don't make me say the L word. Don't even associate it with me. The half-youko explained, "So you love that person. That's it, that's the feeling. You feel that you can't go through a day without seeing your beloved, you worry all the time, as if you just want to give that person all the good things in life, make them smile… but you just don't know HOW. And… you just want to be with the one you love all the time. That's all there is, there's nothing more there."
"It's a little complicated."
"How so? You are not sure if the other will accept you or feel the same way?"
With a voice that never wavered, the fire demon answered, "He has another. Something like that."
He? How many 'he's' does he know? "Okay… Your turn to enlighten me."
This time, Hiei faced his friend, "Say someone else I know is courting him. Should I even bother telling him what I feel?"
Kurama thought for a while, "Well… That depends. On whether he likes the person courting him back. And you know that he feels that way."
"So you're saying that I should find out first."
"Yes. I guess it's the best measure to take."
Hiei swung down from his perch and approached the redhead carefully. Under that intense stare, Kurama couldn't help but blush, "Hiei?"
The koorime reached forward to take Kurama's face in both hands. Searchingly, the hot orbs wandered all over his friend's features. Time stretched. And stretched. Finally, Hiei spoke, "Then I should ask… Kurama, do you like Yuusuke?"
*to be continued*
PREVIEW: CHAP 3: White ---
. "Hiei, do I look too approachable?"
"What does it matter if you are too approachable or not? That's what I'm here for. I'm the screech to your soothing melody, the bump in your smooth road."
"EH?! So you mean you and Hiei are not together?!"
"Whoever or whatever gave you that idea?"
-end of preview-
Told you it was too short! =P Don't worry, the next chapter is reallllyyyy long, and I mean really!
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