Roses
(AN: chapter 2!! Yay!! Just to think...this was a----
Stupid idea that you thought up in the middle of the night?
Actually...that's exactly it
You just HAD to pick me for your favorite character on that idiotic show, didn't you?
Hey, what can I say? ...I don't know what to say...You're cool!
Um...thanks... So, I'm here to face ridicule on my own?
Nope, in this chapter, you get to have a friend to share the humiliation with. Heh, you can probably already figure out who it is, though...
You're not even going to try and hide who it is? It's completely obvious
Oh, come on! People would figure out who it was whether I made it blatantly obvious or not, Hiei
Heh, who would read this and enjoy it, anyway?
Otaku Sailor V!! Bunni-Chan? Did you change your name again? Hi!! Now you know what I do with my time while I'm trying to think of things to do with my other fics, no? And, yes, Beth, Hiei's been bumped up from bishie to muse
Otaku...Sailor...V? what kind of a name is that?
Hey! She's cool leave her alone!
Okay, whatever. Let the humiliation begin, let's get it over with.)
'Hiei...' another unidentified voice in the youkai's head rang. Was it Nanashi?
'Hiei...turn around...' This voice was a lot more cheerful than Nanashi's, but for some reason he couldn't place it, so it had to be her. He had traced Nanashi's aura for a about a week now and had wandered into a glacial area. Just blizzards and dying trees for miles. She was taunting him and he was not one to be taunted.
"Nanashi—!"he started to say but stopped himself when he turned around. "Kurama? Ningenkai got boring, no?"
His red-haired friend gave him a friendly smile. "I told you I'd visit...Besides, Yusuke's fun to pick on, but his punches are really starting to hurt, ha, ha!" Kurama blinked worriedly. "Hiei, your face is showing emotion like you're in a battle or something. What's the matter?"
"Heh," he said with a small smirk. "Long story."
Winds picked up on a glacier, spreading blizzards through the rest of the icy plains. A giant falcon landed in the snow and a woman jumped off. Her seal appeared over the bird and it flew into the circle. "Good, you need rest," she said as the seal disappeared.
She heard something under her feet and looked down at the snow. She let out a small laugh as the rest of the snow melted and the ground was left dry around her feet. "Is this how ice youkai let intruders know they're on their territory, now?" she asked aloud.
"Actually," a new voice said, coming up. "That's how we alienate fire youkai."
"That's not alienation, that's laughable."
Nanashi turned to see a pale ice youkai a few inches shorter than her. "And you might be...?"
The young demon bowed. "Shouka, pleasure to meet you."
Nanashi gave her a mocking bow. "Nanashi."
"I hope you have a name."
"One has to defeat me for my real name."
"Hm, I don't think I'm developed enough to fight a Class A yet...I can tell you're expecting a battle with someone. Need some help? An informant? Some form of alliance?"
"Heh," Nanashi scoffed. "You can come along, but if you interfere with the battle...nothing personal, but I'd have to kill you."
"Understood. Who are you going to fight?"
The fire youkai took out Hiei's tear gem. "Hiei. I suppose, in this case, one we can both call brother...?"
Shouka laughed. "I suppose. You don't mind if I interfere BEFORE the battle, do you, Nanashi-San?"
"I don't mind, just remember, he's a Class A, too. And he has a Class A with him."
"Nani?"
"He has a companion. The only thing I can tell from him is that he's a kitsune. Or at least a reincarnation."
"Ah...interesting..." the ice youkai said in thought.
"Someone took your tear gem?!" Kurama nearly shouted.
Hiei sighed. "That's what ran through my mind when she disappeared."
"And you're not out of your mind in rage?"
"This is all just a test. She's just leading me around. Very irritating, yes, but worried, no."
"A complete stranger has your most prized possession and you're not angry?" Kurama asked with a small grin.
"Heh. It is A prized possession, but this is my MOST prized," he concluded, raising his right arm. "If you haven't noticed in all of our friendship, I value fighting value much more than sentimental value."
"Hah, hah, true, true."
"Besides, I can feel it. And as long as I feel that's in one piece, I have nothing to worry about."
Kurama nodded. "Ano...you said she was a fire youkai, right?" he asked.
Hiei nodded. "Why ask?"
"Because there's an ice youkai standing right behind you."
He turned around with a quirked eyebrow. Sure enough, there was an ice youkai. "This is ice youkai territory, Kurama," he said, turning back to his friend. "That's not much of a surprise...I thought you knew something about fire youkai that I didn't."
"Well, if anything, you should know more about that than I do..."
Suddenly, the ice apparition walked up and smiled. "You're the one that's chasing Nanashi-San?"
Hiei half-turned his head. She really WASN'T giving out her name... "And you are..."
"Shouka, at your service," she said with a smile.
"Does she have anything to say?" Kurama asked.
"Usually cowards have something to say when they send lackeys..."
"No, no...I'm just here to inform myself before the battle. Besides, you don't expect you to have a companion when she's just a loner, do you?"
"Are you sure you don't have a death wish?"
"Hey, hey! I'm about to go...but...do you have anything to say before I go? It could finish this chasing around before it gets too annoying."
Hiei turned the rest of the way around. "Actually, yes I do," he said as flames encircled his sword.
"Okay, okay, I'm gone!" Shouka said, waving her arms and darting back into the dying forest.
"Underlings..." he muttered, darting into the woods, Kurama close behind.
Nanashi looked up in surprise. Too close. Much too close. She quickly summoned a seal and teleported through it, leaving it open.
Hiei growled as he saw Nanashi, then let the feelings of anger fade as she escaped. Wait, she left the portal open. He sprinted ahead of Shouka and rushed over to the portal, but once he stood in the middle of it, the seal turned black instead of its original red and the ground stayed solid.
Shouka rushed as fast as she could towards where she had last seen Nanashi. Unfortunately, Hiei was standing in that exact spot. She noticed a black circle on the dry ground. She left a portal open? Maybe if it wasn't working for Hiei, hopefully it would work for her. And if it didn't...hey, maybe the afterlife wouldn't be too bad...
She tried her luck and leapt next to Hiei, but still in the circle, fortunately, the black of the seal turned red where she had landed and let her through.
"Let me get this straight," Kurama said, walking up as the seal faded from the ground. "She can summon beasts...including Black Dragon, she can transfer Black Dragon, she has a natural Jagan Eye...and now she can teleport? Hiei, my friend, you've got your work cut out for you."
Hiei gave Kurama a very flat look. "She's headed west."
(AN: That's it...?
Kurama? What are you doing in my closing author's note? You're not one of my muses...
Honestly...I have no clue. Oh well. What's going to happen in the next chapter?
Hey, I don't even give my official muses TOO many spoilers.
That's depressing...I think I'm going to cry...
Don't cry...unspoiledrini would kill me if I made you cry.
Alright. But just for the sake of saving lives.
Okay...do you know how hard it is to get into your character?
I...hope it wouldn't be too hard...
Right...sorry, Minna-San, I would have updated yesterday, but I went prom dress and manga shopping. And they were both really successful Gomen ne...)
(AN: chapter 2!! Yay!! Just to think...this was a----
Stupid idea that you thought up in the middle of the night?
Actually...that's exactly it
You just HAD to pick me for your favorite character on that idiotic show, didn't you?
Hey, what can I say? ...I don't know what to say...You're cool!
Um...thanks... So, I'm here to face ridicule on my own?
Nope, in this chapter, you get to have a friend to share the humiliation with. Heh, you can probably already figure out who it is, though...
You're not even going to try and hide who it is? It's completely obvious
Oh, come on! People would figure out who it was whether I made it blatantly obvious or not, Hiei
Heh, who would read this and enjoy it, anyway?
Otaku Sailor V!! Bunni-Chan? Did you change your name again? Hi!! Now you know what I do with my time while I'm trying to think of things to do with my other fics, no? And, yes, Beth, Hiei's been bumped up from bishie to muse
Otaku...Sailor...V? what kind of a name is that?
Hey! She's cool leave her alone!
Okay, whatever. Let the humiliation begin, let's get it over with.)
'Hiei...' another unidentified voice in the youkai's head rang. Was it Nanashi?
'Hiei...turn around...' This voice was a lot more cheerful than Nanashi's, but for some reason he couldn't place it, so it had to be her. He had traced Nanashi's aura for a about a week now and had wandered into a glacial area. Just blizzards and dying trees for miles. She was taunting him and he was not one to be taunted.
"Nanashi—!"he started to say but stopped himself when he turned around. "Kurama? Ningenkai got boring, no?"
His red-haired friend gave him a friendly smile. "I told you I'd visit...Besides, Yusuke's fun to pick on, but his punches are really starting to hurt, ha, ha!" Kurama blinked worriedly. "Hiei, your face is showing emotion like you're in a battle or something. What's the matter?"
"Heh," he said with a small smirk. "Long story."
Winds picked up on a glacier, spreading blizzards through the rest of the icy plains. A giant falcon landed in the snow and a woman jumped off. Her seal appeared over the bird and it flew into the circle. "Good, you need rest," she said as the seal disappeared.
She heard something under her feet and looked down at the snow. She let out a small laugh as the rest of the snow melted and the ground was left dry around her feet. "Is this how ice youkai let intruders know they're on their territory, now?" she asked aloud.
"Actually," a new voice said, coming up. "That's how we alienate fire youkai."
"That's not alienation, that's laughable."
Nanashi turned to see a pale ice youkai a few inches shorter than her. "And you might be...?"
The young demon bowed. "Shouka, pleasure to meet you."
Nanashi gave her a mocking bow. "Nanashi."
"I hope you have a name."
"One has to defeat me for my real name."
"Hm, I don't think I'm developed enough to fight a Class A yet...I can tell you're expecting a battle with someone. Need some help? An informant? Some form of alliance?"
"Heh," Nanashi scoffed. "You can come along, but if you interfere with the battle...nothing personal, but I'd have to kill you."
"Understood. Who are you going to fight?"
The fire youkai took out Hiei's tear gem. "Hiei. I suppose, in this case, one we can both call brother...?"
Shouka laughed. "I suppose. You don't mind if I interfere BEFORE the battle, do you, Nanashi-San?"
"I don't mind, just remember, he's a Class A, too. And he has a Class A with him."
"Nani?"
"He has a companion. The only thing I can tell from him is that he's a kitsune. Or at least a reincarnation."
"Ah...interesting..." the ice youkai said in thought.
"Someone took your tear gem?!" Kurama nearly shouted.
Hiei sighed. "That's what ran through my mind when she disappeared."
"And you're not out of your mind in rage?"
"This is all just a test. She's just leading me around. Very irritating, yes, but worried, no."
"A complete stranger has your most prized possession and you're not angry?" Kurama asked with a small grin.
"Heh. It is A prized possession, but this is my MOST prized," he concluded, raising his right arm. "If you haven't noticed in all of our friendship, I value fighting value much more than sentimental value."
"Hah, hah, true, true."
"Besides, I can feel it. And as long as I feel that's in one piece, I have nothing to worry about."
Kurama nodded. "Ano...you said she was a fire youkai, right?" he asked.
Hiei nodded. "Why ask?"
"Because there's an ice youkai standing right behind you."
He turned around with a quirked eyebrow. Sure enough, there was an ice youkai. "This is ice youkai territory, Kurama," he said, turning back to his friend. "That's not much of a surprise...I thought you knew something about fire youkai that I didn't."
"Well, if anything, you should know more about that than I do..."
Suddenly, the ice apparition walked up and smiled. "You're the one that's chasing Nanashi-San?"
Hiei half-turned his head. She really WASN'T giving out her name... "And you are..."
"Shouka, at your service," she said with a smile.
"Does she have anything to say?" Kurama asked.
"Usually cowards have something to say when they send lackeys..."
"No, no...I'm just here to inform myself before the battle. Besides, you don't expect you to have a companion when she's just a loner, do you?"
"Are you sure you don't have a death wish?"
"Hey, hey! I'm about to go...but...do you have anything to say before I go? It could finish this chasing around before it gets too annoying."
Hiei turned the rest of the way around. "Actually, yes I do," he said as flames encircled his sword.
"Okay, okay, I'm gone!" Shouka said, waving her arms and darting back into the dying forest.
"Underlings..." he muttered, darting into the woods, Kurama close behind.
Nanashi looked up in surprise. Too close. Much too close. She quickly summoned a seal and teleported through it, leaving it open.
Hiei growled as he saw Nanashi, then let the feelings of anger fade as she escaped. Wait, she left the portal open. He sprinted ahead of Shouka and rushed over to the portal, but once he stood in the middle of it, the seal turned black instead of its original red and the ground stayed solid.
Shouka rushed as fast as she could towards where she had last seen Nanashi. Unfortunately, Hiei was standing in that exact spot. She noticed a black circle on the dry ground. She left a portal open? Maybe if it wasn't working for Hiei, hopefully it would work for her. And if it didn't...hey, maybe the afterlife wouldn't be too bad...
She tried her luck and leapt next to Hiei, but still in the circle, fortunately, the black of the seal turned red where she had landed and let her through.
"Let me get this straight," Kurama said, walking up as the seal faded from the ground. "She can summon beasts...including Black Dragon, she can transfer Black Dragon, she has a natural Jagan Eye...and now she can teleport? Hiei, my friend, you've got your work cut out for you."
Hiei gave Kurama a very flat look. "She's headed west."
(AN: That's it...?
Kurama? What are you doing in my closing author's note? You're not one of my muses...
Honestly...I have no clue. Oh well. What's going to happen in the next chapter?
Hey, I don't even give my official muses TOO many spoilers.
That's depressing...I think I'm going to cry...
Don't cry...unspoiledrini would kill me if I made you cry.
Alright. But just for the sake of saving lives.
Okay...do you know how hard it is to get into your character?
I...hope it wouldn't be too hard...
Right...sorry, Minna-San, I would have updated yesterday, but I went prom dress and manga shopping. And they were both really successful Gomen ne...)