Authoress' Notes: Jin's love's DEBUT! YEAH! Wow, it's pretty early. I only posted the fourteenth chapter yesterday, but I
wanted to do the fifteenth because I was in the mood. Which may or may not be a good thing. Nobody knows except for me.
My sister is having one of her crazy sleepovers again. It's gonna be scary. The boys are gonna stay until 5:30 in the
morning again. I KNOW it.
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Fifteen(WOO! OH YEAH!)
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"Hagiri!" He heard his name shouted.
Kicking off his shoes, his sister threw her arms around him. "Hagiri, are you okay?"
He smiled. "Of course I am. Do you really think I'd leave you like that?"
She put her hands on her hips. "Why not? You've done it before."
A tinge of red on his cheeks, he pulled Touya into their apartment, the familiar apartment that they would once again
live in. Hagiri's sisters and brother had returned form America, and greeted him with open arms. Hagiri's sister saw
Touya and hugged him too, because she had missed him as well. He was a part of their family as well. She asked him if
he was okay, and he shrugged with an "I'll survive."
Sitting down on the comfort-offering couch, Touya curled up and closed his eyes, in half-awake mode. He really needed
a comfortable, cushiony, and soft place to rest, though he wished it would be in his love's arms. As his wish came true,
Hagiri shook off his coat and sat on the couch, pulling the warmth-needing Touya into a comfortable embrace, holding him
close so that he could never slip away once again. The ice prince's head lay on Hagiri's stomach and chest, the two of
them cuddling in nothing but the warm sunlight.
Once the three children had left for school, Touya tilted his head up to stare into a pair of violet eyes, his icey blue
ones lazilly catching the gleam from the sunlight. He wanted to drown in those eyes that he had missed so much, the only
things he could think about as he lay there in his prison. He lifted his hands to touch the soft skin he had been longing
for so. Hagiri once again saw the discolored bruises on his wrists and gently held his hands.
"Are you sure you're fine?" The ex-assassin asked.
Touya nodded. "I'm fine now..." he whispered.
And he was content.
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Jin leaned back on the roof, his bare back feeling the coolness of the cement underneath him.
Footsteps came from behind him and he smiled, recognising who it was. "Hey, long time no see, ne?"
"You gonna hang out in the Ningenkai for a while longer?" The one next to him asked.
He turned his head and smiled once again to his love. "Yeah, better make sure Touya doesn't get in more trouble, y'know?"
The figure next to him nodded.
"You gonna stay here with me?" Jin asked, staring back at the sky.
"I doubt it, I can't stand humans," The voice said, with a small chuckle.
"I know that, I'll have to see you later, then," Jin said, and the presence walked away.
"Yeah, I'll see you," His love said, and walked away with the sound of sandal hitting cement.
"You bet," Jin grinned, closing his eyes.
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The fire demon let his love sleep in late today, letting him rest. There wasn't any school or work, it was Christmas
break, but the fox normally got up early to make breakfast or something. So, with his fox under so much stress and need
of a wonderfully overdone sleep, Hiei took it upon himself to prepare dinner for that morning.
If he knew how to cook, that is.
Tossing on Kurama's apron, he read the instructions on the back of the box of instant pancakes. He dumped the batter into
the pan on the oven, that he was heating up because he had no clue what to do, and watched as he failed miserably. He
shrugged and tossed the finished pancakes onto a plate, and grabbed his own. He carried the plate and a tall glass of milk
into the bedroom, where Kurama lay sprawled out on the bed, his crimson tresses laying gracefully, but still messed up,
on the pillows.
The fox awoke to the smell of the pancakes by his side. He opened his eyes halfway and saw Hiei attacking his own pancakes
with maple syrup. Smiling small-like, he propped himself onto his elbows and wrapped his arms around Hiei.
"I love you, Hiei," he said.
Hiei mumbled something muffled through the pancakes in his over-stuffed mouth and Kurama laughed quietly, taking his own
plate of Pancakes. He stared at it's misshapen form for a second and burst into laughter. Hiei glared at him, but knew
that he should never cook again. Kurama showed it to Hiei.
"It kinda looks like a bunny head, doesn't it?"
Hiei peered over at it, swallowed, and smiled. "You know, it kind of does."
Kurama felt renewed that morning. He felt as though the world was just lifted off of his shoulders, as though 'Tousan's
death had been a good thing. Not feeling tired or dirty in any way, he put a peice of pancake into his mouth and swallowed
without difficulty, showing nothing on his face.
"Are they good?"
"What?"
"Are the food things good? Honestly."
"Pancakes, Hiei, pancakes," and that's all that Kurama would offer as his answer.
"Whatever," he snorted and finished off his plate.
He then hopped into bed with Kurama and wrapped his arms around him. "It's fine now, fox."
The two shared a shower together, shared a mirror, shared everything else they could, and spent the whole day in their
apartment. Alone, and together, enjoying the other's company. That whole week they never left eachother's side, and they
wouldn't leave the apartment. Yusuke randomly dropped in to check on them, and to bring Rei along to see "Unca Hiei and
Unce Kwama". But they didn't leave.
Hiei turned the TV on one day. He was shocked by who he saw on the screen.
"Kurama, it's..."
"What, Hiei?" He called from the kitchen, washing dishes.
"Shiori is on the TV," He said, and Kurama ran over.
Drying his hands on his pants, a very un-Kurama like manner, he sat down by Hiei to listen to what she had to say.
"Minamino-sama," the reporter asked. "What do you think of your husband's death?"
She looked down at the ground. "What do you think I think? My husband was a wonderful man. He was very busy, and even
through the long nights of waiting for his return, I still loved him."
"How does your son, Shuiichi feel?"
"I wouldn't know, I haven't seen him in a few months."
"Where did he go?"
"He moved out."
"What about your step-son, who's name is also Shuiichi?"
Shiori shook her head and turned away from the camera, walking away.
Hiei put his hand on Kurama's shoulder, and tugged him over to himself. Kurama leaned his head on Hiei's shoulder,
holding his hand. Hiei turned off the television at that, not wanting Kurama to see the rest of the interview so as
not to hurt him more.
" 'He moved out'," Kurama scoffed. "Yeah right."
"Don't get angry," Hiei said, offering advice. "At least she didn't tell the truth, right? Shiori is a good woman."
"How can I not get angry? She pushed me away."
"She's your mother, at leats partly. You wanted to sacrifise yourself for her well being, before, remember?"
"How could I forget?"
"Then there you go."
Kurama closed his eyes.
Just when things were improving.
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Hieica: Whoa. It's, like, 2:00 in the morning. My mom is yelling at me to go to bed, so here's your chapter. Haha! You
don't know who is in love with Jin, and I do! *points and laughs at you unfortunate people*
Swissy: You know the drill. Review, or I'll use that drill and explore your skull.
wanted to do the fifteenth because I was in the mood. Which may or may not be a good thing. Nobody knows except for me.
My sister is having one of her crazy sleepovers again. It's gonna be scary. The boys are gonna stay until 5:30 in the
morning again. I KNOW it.
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Fifteen(WOO! OH YEAH!)
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"Hagiri!" He heard his name shouted.
Kicking off his shoes, his sister threw her arms around him. "Hagiri, are you okay?"
He smiled. "Of course I am. Do you really think I'd leave you like that?"
She put her hands on her hips. "Why not? You've done it before."
A tinge of red on his cheeks, he pulled Touya into their apartment, the familiar apartment that they would once again
live in. Hagiri's sisters and brother had returned form America, and greeted him with open arms. Hagiri's sister saw
Touya and hugged him too, because she had missed him as well. He was a part of their family as well. She asked him if
he was okay, and he shrugged with an "I'll survive."
Sitting down on the comfort-offering couch, Touya curled up and closed his eyes, in half-awake mode. He really needed
a comfortable, cushiony, and soft place to rest, though he wished it would be in his love's arms. As his wish came true,
Hagiri shook off his coat and sat on the couch, pulling the warmth-needing Touya into a comfortable embrace, holding him
close so that he could never slip away once again. The ice prince's head lay on Hagiri's stomach and chest, the two of
them cuddling in nothing but the warm sunlight.
Once the three children had left for school, Touya tilted his head up to stare into a pair of violet eyes, his icey blue
ones lazilly catching the gleam from the sunlight. He wanted to drown in those eyes that he had missed so much, the only
things he could think about as he lay there in his prison. He lifted his hands to touch the soft skin he had been longing
for so. Hagiri once again saw the discolored bruises on his wrists and gently held his hands.
"Are you sure you're fine?" The ex-assassin asked.
Touya nodded. "I'm fine now..." he whispered.
And he was content.
___________________________________________________________
Jin leaned back on the roof, his bare back feeling the coolness of the cement underneath him.
Footsteps came from behind him and he smiled, recognising who it was. "Hey, long time no see, ne?"
"You gonna hang out in the Ningenkai for a while longer?" The one next to him asked.
He turned his head and smiled once again to his love. "Yeah, better make sure Touya doesn't get in more trouble, y'know?"
The figure next to him nodded.
"You gonna stay here with me?" Jin asked, staring back at the sky.
"I doubt it, I can't stand humans," The voice said, with a small chuckle.
"I know that, I'll have to see you later, then," Jin said, and the presence walked away.
"Yeah, I'll see you," His love said, and walked away with the sound of sandal hitting cement.
"You bet," Jin grinned, closing his eyes.
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The fire demon let his love sleep in late today, letting him rest. There wasn't any school or work, it was Christmas
break, but the fox normally got up early to make breakfast or something. So, with his fox under so much stress and need
of a wonderfully overdone sleep, Hiei took it upon himself to prepare dinner for that morning.
If he knew how to cook, that is.
Tossing on Kurama's apron, he read the instructions on the back of the box of instant pancakes. He dumped the batter into
the pan on the oven, that he was heating up because he had no clue what to do, and watched as he failed miserably. He
shrugged and tossed the finished pancakes onto a plate, and grabbed his own. He carried the plate and a tall glass of milk
into the bedroom, where Kurama lay sprawled out on the bed, his crimson tresses laying gracefully, but still messed up,
on the pillows.
The fox awoke to the smell of the pancakes by his side. He opened his eyes halfway and saw Hiei attacking his own pancakes
with maple syrup. Smiling small-like, he propped himself onto his elbows and wrapped his arms around Hiei.
"I love you, Hiei," he said.
Hiei mumbled something muffled through the pancakes in his over-stuffed mouth and Kurama laughed quietly, taking his own
plate of Pancakes. He stared at it's misshapen form for a second and burst into laughter. Hiei glared at him, but knew
that he should never cook again. Kurama showed it to Hiei.
"It kinda looks like a bunny head, doesn't it?"
Hiei peered over at it, swallowed, and smiled. "You know, it kind of does."
Kurama felt renewed that morning. He felt as though the world was just lifted off of his shoulders, as though 'Tousan's
death had been a good thing. Not feeling tired or dirty in any way, he put a peice of pancake into his mouth and swallowed
without difficulty, showing nothing on his face.
"Are they good?"
"What?"
"Are the food things good? Honestly."
"Pancakes, Hiei, pancakes," and that's all that Kurama would offer as his answer.
"Whatever," he snorted and finished off his plate.
He then hopped into bed with Kurama and wrapped his arms around him. "It's fine now, fox."
The two shared a shower together, shared a mirror, shared everything else they could, and spent the whole day in their
apartment. Alone, and together, enjoying the other's company. That whole week they never left eachother's side, and they
wouldn't leave the apartment. Yusuke randomly dropped in to check on them, and to bring Rei along to see "Unca Hiei and
Unce Kwama". But they didn't leave.
Hiei turned the TV on one day. He was shocked by who he saw on the screen.
"Kurama, it's..."
"What, Hiei?" He called from the kitchen, washing dishes.
"Shiori is on the TV," He said, and Kurama ran over.
Drying his hands on his pants, a very un-Kurama like manner, he sat down by Hiei to listen to what she had to say.
"Minamino-sama," the reporter asked. "What do you think of your husband's death?"
She looked down at the ground. "What do you think I think? My husband was a wonderful man. He was very busy, and even
through the long nights of waiting for his return, I still loved him."
"How does your son, Shuiichi feel?"
"I wouldn't know, I haven't seen him in a few months."
"Where did he go?"
"He moved out."
"What about your step-son, who's name is also Shuiichi?"
Shiori shook her head and turned away from the camera, walking away.
Hiei put his hand on Kurama's shoulder, and tugged him over to himself. Kurama leaned his head on Hiei's shoulder,
holding his hand. Hiei turned off the television at that, not wanting Kurama to see the rest of the interview so as
not to hurt him more.
" 'He moved out'," Kurama scoffed. "Yeah right."
"Don't get angry," Hiei said, offering advice. "At least she didn't tell the truth, right? Shiori is a good woman."
"How can I not get angry? She pushed me away."
"She's your mother, at leats partly. You wanted to sacrifise yourself for her well being, before, remember?"
"How could I forget?"
"Then there you go."
Kurama closed his eyes.
Just when things were improving.
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Hieica: Whoa. It's, like, 2:00 in the morning. My mom is yelling at me to go to bed, so here's your chapter. Haha! You
don't know who is in love with Jin, and I do! *points and laughs at you unfortunate people*
Swissy: You know the drill. Review, or I'll use that drill and explore your skull.