-Delicate Petals-
-Here is chapter 23! Woo!-
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What a wonderful evening. I got out of bed and stumbled to the door, tripping over a.. shoe? I shook my head and stood up, walking out into the living room.
"Kuronue?" He came out of the kitchen with a bag of popcorn. I raised an eyebrow at him. "What is the matter with you?"
"I sort of miss home.. the lair, y'know?" He sat down and I sat down next to him. I nodded.
"I felt that when I was here. But then I almost forgot what it felt like being home.." We stayed quiet, just reminiscing about our times Makai. "I can remember when you slipped in the mud and got us arrested." He blushed and threw popcorn at me.
"And I remember when you tripped that alarm by falling flat on your face."
"You tripped me." I defended my pride.
"Did not."
"Oh, but I remember that time that you smacked right into the sliding glass doors on that one guy's mansion." He grinned.
"He must've washed them pretty damn good." He paused. "How about that one time you fell through the floor and woke everyone up?"
"Yeah, my foot got caught in a hole in the floor and I tripped." I looked around innocently. He laughed. "We had a lot of those times.. How about that one time that you caught yourself on fire?" I asked, laughing at the memory. He stared at me.
"You pushed me into it."
"You tripped over your own feet." I smirked. We had to clean the scorch marks off the cave wall for at least two days. By the time I realized that he was watching TV again, I was dead tired. "What are you watching?" I yawned.
"History channel."
"Doesn't it put you to sleep?"
"At night." I chuckled and got up, stretching. "'Night."
"'Night. I'll see you in the morning." I walked back to my room for a good night's sleep.
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Damn. Work. I hate it so much.
"Kitsune?" I looked up from buttoning my uniform shirt and raised a brow. "I'm coming with you to work." I nodded. That was simply Hiei's way of saying that he was coming with me whether I liked it or not. Of course, Daisuke and the others of the staff haven't met him yet. I heaved a sigh and ran the brush through my hair, just making sure I didn't have knots and morning hair. God, I hate it when my hair gets frizzy. It gets bad because it's in my face and I continually sneeze. It usually doesn't but sometimes it just hates me in the morning.
"Ready to go?" He nodded. I turned all the lights off and slipped my shoes on as I grabbed my coat and keys. Hiei locked the door behind him and followed me out. I felt like walking. I was early, anyway. "We're walking today."
"Hn." Hiei's way of saying 'that's fine with me.' I smirked. He was so much fun to be around. I settled my coat around my shoulders and looked up at the cloudless azure sky.
"What is it about these days when there isn't a cloud in the sky and you're walking down the sidewalk without a care in the world?" Hiei looked at me like I went nuts.
"Shut up before I hurt you." I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Why do you feel like going with me? You'd have the house to yourself." He didn't look at me but kicked a pebble into the road.
"I don't feel like being there, that's all." He shrugged. "Guess I'm used to being pestered that if I'm alone, I feel empty."
"Hiei, you need a girlfriend."
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"Can we get you a toy playmate? You're seriously getting on my nerves." I glared at Hiei, who glared back at me. It was just past lunch and the koorime wasn't in a good mood, not that he ever was. Time was going by so slow that I almost thought that one MINUTE was an entire HOUR. Just imagine what an hour felt like.
"Hn." He glared at me and I could tell that if I said the wrong thing once more, he would slit my throat.
"I don't know why you insist on being the center of annoyance!"
"I am being the center of annoyance? You're one to talk." He growled. I growled right back. Of all people, it was a wonder why he put up with me or why I put up with him.
"Sounds like I walked in at a bad time." We looked over to see Botan standing at the entrance of the store.
"Haven't had a customer in an hour thanks to SOMEONE." Hiei snorted. "Maybe if you'd stop terrorizing people once in a while.."
"Maybe if you'd get off my case once in a while.."
"Well, it's not wonder you're not getting customers. Stop the fighting. I just came to say hello and you're already making enough commotion to give me a headache."
"Sorry." We both said, crossing our arms and looking opposite ways. She sighed and shook her head.
"Why in the heavens do I put up with you two? Kuronue is home from his shift if you want to go home, Hiei." In fact, I think she was hinting to him to leave. He nodded and scowled at me. I had a puzzled look on my face.
"What is it?" I asked when she kept glancing around. She caught sight of the manager, Daisuke.
"I'll be right back." She went over to talk to him. I could see him smile and nod. I wanted to know what she said to him but she grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the mall..
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I stared. Why had she brought me here? To my favorite cliff?
"Botan..?" She sat down and I did the same. I stared at her in concern. She bit her lip and stared out at the ocean, though I knew she wasn't really seeing it.
"Kurama.." I held my breath. Her voice was so soft, almost wistful. She then looked directly into my eyes. She smiled a soft, beautiful smile. My heart was pounding in my chest. "I.. went to the doctor's for a usual check-up and I asked him a question. He happily did what I asked. I had been a little suspicious since.. last week." If I was supposed to say something, I didn't know. I had no voice. What was it that she was trying to tell me? "I am a bit surprised that you didn't sense something." I was dumbfounded. I continued to stare, confused and feeling slightly sick. "I.." Here was where she began to falter. "I-I'm pregnant, Kurama." My heart nearly stopped. I paled just a bit and my mouth hung open. I swallowed, even though my mouth ran dry as though I'd stuffed cotton in it. My mind was completely blank and, for a moment, I felt completely stupid and empty. Then, suddenly, a surge of different emotions tackled me all at once. I grinned and lunged at her, hugging her to my chest. Tears ran down my face and I had no idea why.
"I-" She kissed me, cutting me off from saying anything else. I smiled. Bliss. So this is what it's like to feel complete happiness..
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End of ch. 23! Woo! What a shocker! O.O;
.; I hope to get the desired reaction.. Please review and tell me how I did!
-Here is chapter 23! Woo!-
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What a wonderful evening. I got out of bed and stumbled to the door, tripping over a.. shoe? I shook my head and stood up, walking out into the living room.
"Kuronue?" He came out of the kitchen with a bag of popcorn. I raised an eyebrow at him. "What is the matter with you?"
"I sort of miss home.. the lair, y'know?" He sat down and I sat down next to him. I nodded.
"I felt that when I was here. But then I almost forgot what it felt like being home.." We stayed quiet, just reminiscing about our times Makai. "I can remember when you slipped in the mud and got us arrested." He blushed and threw popcorn at me.
"And I remember when you tripped that alarm by falling flat on your face."
"You tripped me." I defended my pride.
"Did not."
"Oh, but I remember that time that you smacked right into the sliding glass doors on that one guy's mansion." He grinned.
"He must've washed them pretty damn good." He paused. "How about that one time you fell through the floor and woke everyone up?"
"Yeah, my foot got caught in a hole in the floor and I tripped." I looked around innocently. He laughed. "We had a lot of those times.. How about that one time that you caught yourself on fire?" I asked, laughing at the memory. He stared at me.
"You pushed me into it."
"You tripped over your own feet." I smirked. We had to clean the scorch marks off the cave wall for at least two days. By the time I realized that he was watching TV again, I was dead tired. "What are you watching?" I yawned.
"History channel."
"Doesn't it put you to sleep?"
"At night." I chuckled and got up, stretching. "'Night."
"'Night. I'll see you in the morning." I walked back to my room for a good night's sleep.
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Damn. Work. I hate it so much.
"Kitsune?" I looked up from buttoning my uniform shirt and raised a brow. "I'm coming with you to work." I nodded. That was simply Hiei's way of saying that he was coming with me whether I liked it or not. Of course, Daisuke and the others of the staff haven't met him yet. I heaved a sigh and ran the brush through my hair, just making sure I didn't have knots and morning hair. God, I hate it when my hair gets frizzy. It gets bad because it's in my face and I continually sneeze. It usually doesn't but sometimes it just hates me in the morning.
"Ready to go?" He nodded. I turned all the lights off and slipped my shoes on as I grabbed my coat and keys. Hiei locked the door behind him and followed me out. I felt like walking. I was early, anyway. "We're walking today."
"Hn." Hiei's way of saying 'that's fine with me.' I smirked. He was so much fun to be around. I settled my coat around my shoulders and looked up at the cloudless azure sky.
"What is it about these days when there isn't a cloud in the sky and you're walking down the sidewalk without a care in the world?" Hiei looked at me like I went nuts.
"Shut up before I hurt you." I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Why do you feel like going with me? You'd have the house to yourself." He didn't look at me but kicked a pebble into the road.
"I don't feel like being there, that's all." He shrugged. "Guess I'm used to being pestered that if I'm alone, I feel empty."
"Hiei, you need a girlfriend."
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"Can we get you a toy playmate? You're seriously getting on my nerves." I glared at Hiei, who glared back at me. It was just past lunch and the koorime wasn't in a good mood, not that he ever was. Time was going by so slow that I almost thought that one MINUTE was an entire HOUR. Just imagine what an hour felt like.
"Hn." He glared at me and I could tell that if I said the wrong thing once more, he would slit my throat.
"I don't know why you insist on being the center of annoyance!"
"I am being the center of annoyance? You're one to talk." He growled. I growled right back. Of all people, it was a wonder why he put up with me or why I put up with him.
"Sounds like I walked in at a bad time." We looked over to see Botan standing at the entrance of the store.
"Haven't had a customer in an hour thanks to SOMEONE." Hiei snorted. "Maybe if you'd stop terrorizing people once in a while.."
"Maybe if you'd get off my case once in a while.."
"Well, it's not wonder you're not getting customers. Stop the fighting. I just came to say hello and you're already making enough commotion to give me a headache."
"Sorry." We both said, crossing our arms and looking opposite ways. She sighed and shook her head.
"Why in the heavens do I put up with you two? Kuronue is home from his shift if you want to go home, Hiei." In fact, I think she was hinting to him to leave. He nodded and scowled at me. I had a puzzled look on my face.
"What is it?" I asked when she kept glancing around. She caught sight of the manager, Daisuke.
"I'll be right back." She went over to talk to him. I could see him smile and nod. I wanted to know what she said to him but she grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the mall..
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I stared. Why had she brought me here? To my favorite cliff?
"Botan..?" She sat down and I did the same. I stared at her in concern. She bit her lip and stared out at the ocean, though I knew she wasn't really seeing it.
"Kurama.." I held my breath. Her voice was so soft, almost wistful. She then looked directly into my eyes. She smiled a soft, beautiful smile. My heart was pounding in my chest. "I.. went to the doctor's for a usual check-up and I asked him a question. He happily did what I asked. I had been a little suspicious since.. last week." If I was supposed to say something, I didn't know. I had no voice. What was it that she was trying to tell me? "I am a bit surprised that you didn't sense something." I was dumbfounded. I continued to stare, confused and feeling slightly sick. "I.." Here was where she began to falter. "I-I'm pregnant, Kurama." My heart nearly stopped. I paled just a bit and my mouth hung open. I swallowed, even though my mouth ran dry as though I'd stuffed cotton in it. My mind was completely blank and, for a moment, I felt completely stupid and empty. Then, suddenly, a surge of different emotions tackled me all at once. I grinned and lunged at her, hugging her to my chest. Tears ran down my face and I had no idea why.
"I-" She kissed me, cutting me off from saying anything else. I smiled. Bliss. So this is what it's like to feel complete happiness..
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End of ch. 23! Woo! What a shocker! O.O;
.; I hope to get the desired reaction.. Please review and tell me how I did!