Fire Is Like Ice

(sequel to Metronomes Are Like Heartbeats)

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Fire Is Like Ice: Chapter one- Hiei's Turn

"Kurama."

The youko jumped two feet in the air, spinning around to face the voice that had nearly made him jump out of his skin, then looked relieved to find that it was only Hiei, who had entered through the sill and was sitting on it.

"God, Hiei, don't do that." Kurama took a deep breath to further calm himself then smiled and asked, "What's up?"

"I wanted to ask you something." Hiei answered quietly.

Kurama smirked. "Will you be asking me this 'something'?"

The fire youkai rolled his eyes and muttered something along the lines of 'baka kitsune' but answered anyway. "As a matter of fact I am going to ask you the question. But only if you will answer." He raised his eyebrows as if to say, "So will you be answering, because if you don't you're wasting my time."

Kurama smiled again and chuckled. "Of course I'll answer. I'm not Kuwabara, Hiei."

Hiei frowned at Kuwabara's name, immediatly picturing a Kuwabara chibi chasing after him with a tiny Rei-ken shouting 'shrimp shrimp shrimp' over and over again.

The disgusted youkai shook his head to dismiss the image of the evil little Kuwabara chibi and went on to ask his question.

"Kurama......what does fire remind you of?"

Kurama stared for a moment then frowned. "What?"

Hiei frowned too. "What does fire remind you of?" he asked a little more sternly.

The youko cocked his head to the side as he contemplated Hiei's question. I don't get it. Is this a trick question or is he serious?Kurama you idiot! This is Hiei we're taliking about! He's always serious!

"Well Hiei, to be honest, fire reminds me of winter."

Hiei almost fell off of the sill. "WINTER?!?!? Fire reminds you of winter?!"

Kurama nodded.

"HOW?!"

The red-head smiled softly. "Well, when I was younger, after 'kaasan and I would come back home from grocerey shopping or going to the park, she would make hot coaco for us and then she would light the fireplace. We would curl up together on the sofa and just star into the flames. During those times where we would just sit there enjoying each others company, I would often wonder, 'why do I let myself get attatched to this ningen? Why don't I just leave?' But, deep down........I knew that I could never leave her. And after I would confirm that, I would snuggle up closer to her, then look out the window, thinking that 'kassan and I were lucky to have each other."

Kurama looked over at Hiei who was frowning.

"You lied Kurama."

The youko frowned. "Excuse me?"

Hiei sighed, child-like features softening slightly. "You said fire reminds you of winter. But.....judging on what you just said, it seems to remind you of your mother."

He smiled, making him look a lot younger. "Am I right, Kurama?"

Kurama laughed softly. "I guess so."

"Guessing doesn't lead to answers, only assumptions."

The red-head smirked. "Well someone's being very insightful today."

"Hn. You're only saying that to bug me."

"No I'm serious! So come on Mr. Insightful. Tell me what fire reminds you of!"

Hiei sighed yet again. "Ice."

Kurama frowned. "And you made fun of me for saying winter......."

"...........It's different. Fire reminds me of ice because.........they can both burn and freeze. Fire can be hot enough to feel like it's freezing you..........and ice can be so cold that it burns your body. Fire and Ice........they're just like-"

"-Like you and Yukina. You lied too. You said Fire reminds you of Ice, but it actually reminds you of your sister."

Hiei looked down sadly. "I wasn't going to say Yukina and me. ..........I was going to say they're just like my mother and father."

The youko nearly gasped in shock. He definitly wasn't expecting that.

"Hiei I'm sorry, I- "

"You don't need to be. I'm the one who said it."

Kurama smiled confortingly, internally wondering why they were talking about such a sensitive subject. "May I ask why?"

"My mother was ice, beautiful and pure, my father was fire, horrific and destructive." Hiei paused for a while then continued, "I loved my mother for the few moments I knew her. Still do actually. But my father..........."

Kurama winced at the bitter tone Hiei had started speaking in.

To be continued.

A/N: Okay you have to review so I can continue. This is my first Chapter by chapter fic so it probably isn't that good fell free to stop reading if it sucks. My life is dedicated to making Hiei miserable so if you decide to read my future fics, be prepared for extreme sap and angst. Okay that's all for now. Please send a review so I can keep writing cuz I really want to finish this. Plus, I don't write new fics if I have ones that aren't complete. So if you want me to write something new, review! Thankies and God Bless!

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