Ok.. finally I feel like updating.. even though I would like reviews.. that really gets me going actually.. so.... um yeah.. here...
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Hiei walked slowly down the hall to the leader's chamber. After all he was in no hurry to see the leader, in fact he had second thoughts about leaving Ashira alone. There were, after all, many youkai thieves that could take advantage of Ashira in such a state. She had come a long way from the small girl in the tunic from six years ago. Her hair still long and her eyes still pure, but she had certainly grown a lot. She was only a bit shorter than himself actually, which in his terms was okay, since he wasn't the tallest youkai around anyway.
Hiei didn't bother to knock as he entered the large chamber of the thief leader. The leader had looked over to see who it was from his seat at the desk, but upon seeing the fire youkai, quickly excused the disrespectful intrusion. "What is it Hiei?" he asked gruffly, looking back to counting money and riffling through an assortment of papers.
"Ashori is dead." Hiei said simply.
This caught the leader's attention, "Dead? When did this happen?" he asked, looking up at Hiei.
"Ashira told me. She came here alone; luckily I found her out in the forest when I did." He toyed with the pouch he held in his hands. "Ashira says the payment's here for this month." He threw the pouch to the desk, scattering its contents of gold across the rough wood evenly. "I'm leaving," he stated and walked out the door.
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Meanwhile....
Ashira sighed from under the comfort of the coverlet. Memories of her father were already beginning to bear heavily on her thoughts. She quickly wiped away a lone tear that escaped her closed eye with a swift movement of her hand. She opened her eyes when she felt something small roll down to softly hit her chest. She fumbled her hands around in the darkness for a moment before pushing back the coverlet with the shed tear gem of Hiei in between her forefinger and thumb. She watched it as it caught the firelight of the room and reflected the room perfectly on its surface. 'I wonder if this belongs to Hiei?' she thought, 'It is his room...'
Just then, Hiei opened the door softly, trying not to wake her. He was bit surprised to see her sitting up and awake but it didn't show much on his face. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine I guess..." she quickly had hidden her little discovery. For some strange reason she found that she didn't really want Hiei to know about it. She usually didn't tend to keep anything from him.... He was like a therapist that she could almost always talk to whenever she needed, but this time was different. What it was, she did not know.
In the meantime, Hiei had stepped over to her and put the back of his hand against her forehead, "You're still too hot.... But you are getting cooler." He said slowly after a moment of thinking. He sat down on the bed and smiled a bit at her, "Ashira... no matter what, I'll always be here for you. Come to me if you need anything... and I mean anything... murder and stealing aren't against my morals." He added the last bit as an after thought, since she was still weaker than him and most probably would always be.
"Thanks Hiei... you don't know how much that means to me." She reached over and hugged him tightly. He blushed a bit; being shocked by her action, but soon wrapped his arms around her small body and hugged her back.
"Ashira..." Hiei smiled a bit and chanced a small kiss on her forehead. "I think I do know." He slowly let her go and stood, "You can stay here as long as you like...." He started to head for the door, "Oh and Ashira?"
"Hmm?" she asked, slightly smiling at him.
"If anyone comes in here that's not me, scream."
"Mmm, okay." She nodded faintly and lay back down inside the comfort of the covers. Closing her eyes, she could hardly feel the slight heat of the blush she had gained, as she drifted off into sleep and into dreamland.
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Me: I'm tired now...
Hiei: I finally got to do SOMETHING....
Me: Meaning?
Hiei: I got to give you a kiss...
Me: Oh... well, you'll get better ones in the next story
Hiei: Will I? ::smirks::
Me: Not if you keep undressing me with your eyes. ::glares::
Hiei: Isn't this story coming to a close soon?
Me: Yeah... probably... like... fewer than five chapters left...
Hiei: Then the good one, right?
Me: Yes... the one where you get to try to win me over.
Hiei: It will be easy.
Me: Oh really.... ::crosses arms across chest::
Hiei: Who can resist me?
Me: Kurama's fan girls.
Hiei: That doesn't count.
Me: Well while Hiei tries to heal his wounded ego, Please review, I want to get started on the next story and reviews motivate me to write. More reviews equal more motivation!!!
Hiei: You can't resist me.
Me: Nope I can't. So come on. ::grabs him from the back of his cloak::
Hiei: Oo
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Hiei walked slowly down the hall to the leader's chamber. After all he was in no hurry to see the leader, in fact he had second thoughts about leaving Ashira alone. There were, after all, many youkai thieves that could take advantage of Ashira in such a state. She had come a long way from the small girl in the tunic from six years ago. Her hair still long and her eyes still pure, but she had certainly grown a lot. She was only a bit shorter than himself actually, which in his terms was okay, since he wasn't the tallest youkai around anyway.
Hiei didn't bother to knock as he entered the large chamber of the thief leader. The leader had looked over to see who it was from his seat at the desk, but upon seeing the fire youkai, quickly excused the disrespectful intrusion. "What is it Hiei?" he asked gruffly, looking back to counting money and riffling through an assortment of papers.
"Ashori is dead." Hiei said simply.
This caught the leader's attention, "Dead? When did this happen?" he asked, looking up at Hiei.
"Ashira told me. She came here alone; luckily I found her out in the forest when I did." He toyed with the pouch he held in his hands. "Ashira says the payment's here for this month." He threw the pouch to the desk, scattering its contents of gold across the rough wood evenly. "I'm leaving," he stated and walked out the door.
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Meanwhile....
Ashira sighed from under the comfort of the coverlet. Memories of her father were already beginning to bear heavily on her thoughts. She quickly wiped away a lone tear that escaped her closed eye with a swift movement of her hand. She opened her eyes when she felt something small roll down to softly hit her chest. She fumbled her hands around in the darkness for a moment before pushing back the coverlet with the shed tear gem of Hiei in between her forefinger and thumb. She watched it as it caught the firelight of the room and reflected the room perfectly on its surface. 'I wonder if this belongs to Hiei?' she thought, 'It is his room...'
Just then, Hiei opened the door softly, trying not to wake her. He was bit surprised to see her sitting up and awake but it didn't show much on his face. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine I guess..." she quickly had hidden her little discovery. For some strange reason she found that she didn't really want Hiei to know about it. She usually didn't tend to keep anything from him.... He was like a therapist that she could almost always talk to whenever she needed, but this time was different. What it was, she did not know.
In the meantime, Hiei had stepped over to her and put the back of his hand against her forehead, "You're still too hot.... But you are getting cooler." He said slowly after a moment of thinking. He sat down on the bed and smiled a bit at her, "Ashira... no matter what, I'll always be here for you. Come to me if you need anything... and I mean anything... murder and stealing aren't against my morals." He added the last bit as an after thought, since she was still weaker than him and most probably would always be.
"Thanks Hiei... you don't know how much that means to me." She reached over and hugged him tightly. He blushed a bit; being shocked by her action, but soon wrapped his arms around her small body and hugged her back.
"Ashira..." Hiei smiled a bit and chanced a small kiss on her forehead. "I think I do know." He slowly let her go and stood, "You can stay here as long as you like...." He started to head for the door, "Oh and Ashira?"
"Hmm?" she asked, slightly smiling at him.
"If anyone comes in here that's not me, scream."
"Mmm, okay." She nodded faintly and lay back down inside the comfort of the covers. Closing her eyes, she could hardly feel the slight heat of the blush she had gained, as she drifted off into sleep and into dreamland.
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Me: I'm tired now...
Hiei: I finally got to do SOMETHING....
Me: Meaning?
Hiei: I got to give you a kiss...
Me: Oh... well, you'll get better ones in the next story
Hiei: Will I? ::smirks::
Me: Not if you keep undressing me with your eyes. ::glares::
Hiei: Isn't this story coming to a close soon?
Me: Yeah... probably... like... fewer than five chapters left...
Hiei: Then the good one, right?
Me: Yes... the one where you get to try to win me over.
Hiei: It will be easy.
Me: Oh really.... ::crosses arms across chest::
Hiei: Who can resist me?
Me: Kurama's fan girls.
Hiei: That doesn't count.
Me: Well while Hiei tries to heal his wounded ego, Please review, I want to get started on the next story and reviews motivate me to write. More reviews equal more motivation!!!
Hiei: You can't resist me.
Me: Nope I can't. So come on. ::grabs him from the back of his cloak::
Hiei: Oo