Chapter 4

Your Laughter, My Tears

A week later Hiei was walking home after taking Yukina home. He was listening to his CD player of his music practicing the lyrics in his head. Hiei made his way up to the house. Hiei stopped his player and stuffed it in his backpack. Hiei took a look at the sky. 'I guess it's going to rain soon.'

"Stupid boy! Why are you late?!" Hiei ignored his new stepmother. He walked up the stairs and into his room. Her face turned red as she marched up the stairs and slammed his door open.

"What the fuck!" Hiei said standing from his bed. "Don't go around breaking my stuff!"

"You stupid bastard! YOU should know NOT to ignore me!" She screams.

"Shut the hell up I'm on the phone!"

"Hiei?" The person on the phone replied.

"Hold on Kurama." Hiei said into the phone. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM!" She sneered and picked up a CD on the table. "Don't touch anything in my room you bitch!"

"Hiei are you ok?" Another voice said on the phone.

"It's ok Yukina I'm fine." Since Hiei was distracted she threw the CD at him. Hiei looked up. "THROW SOMETHING AT ME AGAIN AND YOU WILL REGRET IT!" He glared at her. Hiei set the phone on his bed. He shoved Alexis (Stepmother) out of his room. "GET OUT!" He slammed the door shut and walked over to his bed. "Ok sorry about that."

"What's wrong?" Yukina asked worried.

"Nothing." Hiei grumbled.

"Well Hiei I'm almost to Yukina's house. Then I'll pick you up ok?"

"Thanks Kurama. I really don't want to walk in the rain."

"It's no problem. Now where did we leave off?" Hiei was about to talk when his door slammed open again. This time Alexis had a vase in her hands. Hiei still recovering from the sound of the slamming door didn't see the vase as it was thrown at him.

"SHIT!" Hiei yelled as it broke and cut his cheek. "BITCH!"

"I'd watch what you say or I'll tell your father." She sneered.

"He'll be too drunk to notice if I killed you right now!" Hiei yelled once again pushing her out of the room. "GO do something useful like clean!" Hiei screamed smirking. "Once again I'm sorry about that."

"Are you sure you're ok?" Kurama and Yukina asked in union.

"Yes Yes Yes." Just then the door slammed downstairs. Hiei heard crying as Alexis explained that Hiei attacked her. Hiei rolled his eyes.

"BOY!"

"Shit." Hiei whispered.

"What is it Hiei?" Hiei ran to the window. Just his luck as it started to rain.

"Did you pick up Hina and Yukina yet Kurama?"

"I'm at their house as we speak."

"Ok Kurama change of plans pick me up you know where." Hiei whispered as he heard some one come up the stairs. Then he hung up, grabbed his backpack, and jumped out the window.

"Hiei? HIEI!" Kurama shouted in a panic.

"Kurama? What's going on?"

"Hurry and get in we got to hurry and pick up Hiei."

"Ok bye."

"Hurry." They both hung up. Hina and Yukina entered the car.

It was getting dark and the rain was pouring harder. Hiei made his way through the streets. His heavy, soggy, cold clothes sticking to him and the cold wind was not something that would keep you warm. And knowing Hiei's father he was probably tracking his ki so Hiei had to keep low which means no energy to warm himself up. Hiei shivered and his teeth chattered as another cold breeze ran through the cold rain.

"Shit. Shit. Shit." Hiei kept repeating when a breeze drifted by.

"BOY I KNOW YOU ARE AROUND HERE!" A man shouted. Hiei gasped and hid. He was so close to the spot where Kurama was going to pick him up. Hiei used the shadows to his advantage. Jumping from one shadow to another until he reached his destination. Hiei sighed when he saw Kurama's van. Hina opened the said door and saw Hiei soaked to the bone.

"Oh dear hurry get in before you catch a cold." Hiei nodded and got in the car. Hiei started to shiver worse. Hina took off her jacked and wrapped it around the shivering boy. Then she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. Hiei first stiffened but soon relaxed in the warm embrace. Slowly Hiei's shivering subsided.

"Was that your step-mother you were yelling at?" Kurama asked.

"She ain't a mother. She's a toy for when my dad gets bored." Hiei grumbled.

"Did they marry?" There was a pause.

"Yes." Hiei whispered. Hina looked down at Hiei. 'He has another step-mother?' Hina thought sadly. She held Hiei closer when his shivering started to return though he was obviously trying to suppress it. Then she noticed something on his cheek. Under closer inspection she noticed it was blood. Blood was seeping from his cut on his cheek and mixed with the water slowly dripping down his face and down his neck. She took a piece of her shirt and placed it over Hiei's cheek.

"Tell me if it hurts." She whispered gently. Yukina looked worried at Hiei. Hiei only looked shocked then he looked away.

What do you think? PLEZ R&R THANX!

For Arano-Honou's Question:Hina didn't name Hiei she just took Yukina. She knew she couldn't support 2 children at the time and she thought her son would survive better than her daughter. Then Sanku changed his last name so Hina wouldn't find Hiei.

For Animefreak54's Question:Sanku wasn't abusive to her but his drinking problem was what she was afraid of. So when Hina left Sanku took out his anger on his son.

For Yusuke brat's Question:No it won't be a Yukina/Hiei fic and though I like Yaio in some stories I don't think I'll be writing any.

For koriaena's Question:No I guess they are not Spirit detectives. And yes they do live in the Ningenkai. And they met mostly through school and all liked music so they started a band.

Any more questions ask. I just won't answer spoilers to the story ok