And They Never Knew...
Me: Gomen, but the research project has FINALLY come to an end. Please enjoy this long-awaited chapter.
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'How could he have done such a thing, Hiei?' Yukina asked him as they walked towards their rooms in the Reikai palace.
'Hn,' Hiei said softly, 'Ningens, as well as demons, usually have more than one face-one for the world and one for themselves.' At Yukina's questioning look, Hiei continued, 'Creatures of all kinds are driven by their own needs and wants. No matter how noble someone seems on the outside, inside they could just want something from those whose trust they gain. For all we know, Kuwabara could be the next Saikyo.'
'Hiei?' Yukina asked, pausing and looking out the window.
'Hai, Yuki?' Hiei replied, wondering what she wanted.
'You-you won't leave me, right?' she said it as if her life depended on his reply.
'No,' he assured her, 'you don't have anything to worry about Yukina. As long as I'm alive, you'll never be alone.'
'Promise?' she stuck out her pinky, a ningen child's ritual- pinky swearing.
Hiei smiled and linked his pinky with his sister's, 'Promise.'
Yukina smiled and ran to her room, 'Goodnight, Hi-chan!'
'Wait! I almost forgot!' Hiei said, and blurred away. Yukina cocked her head to the side, wondering what was going on.
Hiei returned a few seconds later, a package in his hands, 'I almost forgot to give these to you.' He handed her the package and headed back towards his room, 'Goodnight, Yukina.'
Yukina brought the package into her room and sat on her futon. She placed it on the bed in front of her and pulled the bow holding the paper package together. She gasped as the paper fell away, revealing two beautifully created daggers.
The blade upon each of the daggers was made of the same fine Makai steel Hiei's katana was made of- top of the line, strongest metal in all the three worlds. The grip of each of the two blades were made of gold in the shape of dragons, ruby eyes glittering dangerously on one while black orbs dazzled on the other. From the butt of the right dagger dangled a black tear gem on a chain- a special gift from Hiei, but to Yukina's inexperienced eyes, it looked like a polished piece of onyx.
'Oh Hiei...' Yukina breathed, a tear gem falling from her eyes to clatter softly on the floor.
She placed the daggers reverently into the case she had formerly used to house her others in. She closed and locked the case, then headed off to bed, so enraptured with the daggers that she failed to notice the crumpled piece of parchment within the folds of the paper that had been wrapped around her precious weaponry.
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Hiei, watching from outside her window, frowned slightly before shaking his head and smiling sadly. I guess she's not to know this night...Oh well. Goodnight Imouto-chan...Sleep well.
With that, he flitted back to his room, settling in for another sleepless night.
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That's it, please review!!! Thankies in advance!!
Me: Gomen, but the research project has FINALLY come to an end. Please enjoy this long-awaited chapter.
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'How could he have done such a thing, Hiei?' Yukina asked him as they walked towards their rooms in the Reikai palace.
'Hn,' Hiei said softly, 'Ningens, as well as demons, usually have more than one face-one for the world and one for themselves.' At Yukina's questioning look, Hiei continued, 'Creatures of all kinds are driven by their own needs and wants. No matter how noble someone seems on the outside, inside they could just want something from those whose trust they gain. For all we know, Kuwabara could be the next Saikyo.'
'Hiei?' Yukina asked, pausing and looking out the window.
'Hai, Yuki?' Hiei replied, wondering what she wanted.
'You-you won't leave me, right?' she said it as if her life depended on his reply.
'No,' he assured her, 'you don't have anything to worry about Yukina. As long as I'm alive, you'll never be alone.'
'Promise?' she stuck out her pinky, a ningen child's ritual- pinky swearing.
Hiei smiled and linked his pinky with his sister's, 'Promise.'
Yukina smiled and ran to her room, 'Goodnight, Hi-chan!'
'Wait! I almost forgot!' Hiei said, and blurred away. Yukina cocked her head to the side, wondering what was going on.
Hiei returned a few seconds later, a package in his hands, 'I almost forgot to give these to you.' He handed her the package and headed back towards his room, 'Goodnight, Yukina.'
Yukina brought the package into her room and sat on her futon. She placed it on the bed in front of her and pulled the bow holding the paper package together. She gasped as the paper fell away, revealing two beautifully created daggers.
The blade upon each of the daggers was made of the same fine Makai steel Hiei's katana was made of- top of the line, strongest metal in all the three worlds. The grip of each of the two blades were made of gold in the shape of dragons, ruby eyes glittering dangerously on one while black orbs dazzled on the other. From the butt of the right dagger dangled a black tear gem on a chain- a special gift from Hiei, but to Yukina's inexperienced eyes, it looked like a polished piece of onyx.
'Oh Hiei...' Yukina breathed, a tear gem falling from her eyes to clatter softly on the floor.
She placed the daggers reverently into the case she had formerly used to house her others in. She closed and locked the case, then headed off to bed, so enraptured with the daggers that she failed to notice the crumpled piece of parchment within the folds of the paper that had been wrapped around her precious weaponry.
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Hiei, watching from outside her window, frowned slightly before shaking his head and smiling sadly. I guess she's not to know this night...Oh well. Goodnight Imouto-chan...Sleep well.
With that, he flitted back to his room, settling in for another sleepless night.
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That's it, please review!!! Thankies in advance!!