((Within a dark, scary graveyard a figure slowly rises from a grave)) I have returned! Dear me, I haven't updated since July! You all must hate me…((blushes)) Well my parents took my computer away from me so I haven't had access to any of my files, but today I did and I edited a few of the chapters to this fic. My grammar was horrendous! It's taken me hours to fix my stupid mistakes! Gr. Well, here's another chapter!
Chapter 9
Hiei sighed. God, he was so confused. He had been up all night thinking. Yesterday when Natalie and the others were fighting Rokumo, he wanted to help her. Protect her. Save her.
The thought of seeing her hurt, hurt him. And he had no bloody idea why. He sighed again. 'I must be getting soft…' he thought silently. 'Being a spirit detective and helping those fools really has changed me. Ugh. I blame Kurama. He's the reason I feel like this…He's the one who wanted me to kiss her, and some how, along the way, I now care about her. A lot. If only I didn't save her…'
Hiei ran his hands through his ebony locks and swiftly jumped down from his spot on top of a tall building. He landed gracefully, and without a sound on the hard pavement. 'Oh I shouldn't even think that…I'm GLAD I saved her. And I'm glad I met her…I guess. She's kind of like me…and it's normal to like people who are like you, right?
'And I sort of feel bad for her. That bastard Suzaku…controlling Rokumo and making him attack her, messing around with her feelings.' He stopped. 'Her feelings. She said she loved him……does she really? Is she really in love with that bat? Eh I shouldn't even be fucking thinking about this…'
"I need to go talk to Kurama…" He whispered to him self. "Maybe that fox cam give me an idea to help got that damn girl outa my head…"
-Kurama's house-
Kurama signed and gently rubbed his temples. God, it had been a long day. The former fox wanted nothing more then to snuggle up in his nice cozy bed with his beloved stuffed fix Benvolio1, and get some sleep. But of course, just to spite him, God made Genkai force him to take Natalie back to his house, and try to talk to her.
So, taking a deep breath, he sat down beside the young demon and put his arm around her. She growled menacingly, and glared at him, so he quickly pulled his arm back and skooched over a bit. 'Oh my God she looks like she wants to bite my head off…'
"Ahem…so, Natalie, are you feeling any better? I know you must be feeling pretty upset right now…I just want to let you know I'm here for you, and I'll lend an ear if you want to talk."
Natalie rolled her eyes. "There's no need to pretend now, Kurama. I know you really don't give a flying fuck about how I feel, so just quit it."
Kurama shook his head. "You know what? There is no need for you to be such a bitch. You need to learn to open up your eyes and realize that there are people who care about you! Do you think I would be letting you stay here if I didn't care about you?"
"The only reason your letting me stay here is because Genkai and Yusuke threatened you with flaming Sullivan marshmallows!" 2 Natalie retorted bitterly.
Kurama sweat dropped and scratched the back of his head. "Oro…"
"….All my life…no one ever really care about me…so I'm sorry I'm so mean, okay? I don't mean to be, really…I've just never known anything good in my life, and I'm not used to such nice treatment from you guys…" Her voice was low, and filled with sadness.
Kurama smiled sympathetically and placed his arm on her shoulder. "It's okay…I understand. Now tell me, what do you think we should do about Rokumo? We can't let Suzaku go through with his plan, and the only way we can stop him is if we kill him, for good this time. Back when I was first acquainted with Yusuke and the others, we fought with Suzaku and his saint beasts, and we thought Yusuke had killed him." Kurama chuckled slightly. "Yusuke had such a hard time with him….imagine if they fought now!"
"Is Yusuke any good?" Natalie questioned.
"Yes," Kurama answered. "He can be incredibly strong when he wants to be. So can Kuwabara, believe it or not."
Natalie laughed.
"I'm serious. Hiei is pretty strong too; he actually managed to master the Dragon of the Darkness Flame technique." Natalie's eyes widened slightly. 'That's incredible…'
"He really cares about you, you know."
Natalie laughed again. "Psh, yeah right. He hates me."
It was Kurama's turn to laugh. "Hiei hates everyone. I've know him for a long time now, so I know him pretty well. And let me tell you, he does care about you. Haven't you noticed the way he looks at you? He's never looked at anyone like that."
The blonde haired demon blushed furiously, and roughly clonked the fox in the head when he started laughing at her. "Hn. Baka. I'm going to bed…' And with that said, she flitted up the stairs and out of sight.
Kurama smiled and did a little happy dance, happy to finally be alone. He laid back on his big comfy, dark green couch and was oh so close to drifting off to dream land…..
"Kurama, I need to speak with you."
"Dammit…Okay Hiei, how may I help you?"
Hiei sat down on the other end of the couch by Kurama's feet and mumbled something.
"What was that? I didn't hear you…."
"I said I need your help."
"With…"
"….Natalie."
Kurama laughed, and got another clonk on the head, but this time from a pissed off fire demon. "I'm fucking serious. I..I don't know what's wrong with me…I can't stop thinking about her…"
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were in love with her."
Hiei choked (Oh air?) and started to blush. "I don't think so. I don't do love…just like I don't do happiness, perkiness or gayness."
Kurama laughed and slapped the shorter man on the back. "Don't worry Hiei. I'll help you tell her how you feel!"
"But I don't feel anything for her!"
"Sure you do! And starting tomorrow, I'm going to help you two along on your wonderful search for never-ending love! But right after I take a nap!"
And with that said, he fell dead asleep. Hiei rolled his eyes. "Hn pansy. It's only 3 O'clock. REAL MEN CAN STAY UP LATE!"
TBC
1 Lol I stoke this. Katelyn's foxes name is Benvolio! Hope you don't mind kit!
2 Ah. This isn't mine either. Katelyn said this to me. It's kinda an inside joke.
Sorry this chapter sucked guys. But I have a pretty good idea of what I want to happen next, so another chapter is on the way.
