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Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 3: Back Pains
Nikai woke in the middle of the night, her back searing in pain. She fought the almost unbearable urge to scream, not wanting to wake Hiei. No position she got in eased the pain in the slightest. She whimpered uncontrollably. 'Damn scar!' resonated in her mind weakly. She let the rain pour down on her back. 'This is going to be one long night.'
Hiei was soon woken and opened an eye. He heard Nikai whimpering and writhing on the ground. He opened the other eye and watched her for a moment. 'What's wrong with her?' He heard her gasp in agony and he finally edged over to her. She barely looked up and kept rocking back and forth. Hiei didn't realize where the pain was coming from and put a hand on her back to steady her. Nikai screamed loudly for a few seconds before clapping her hands over her mouth. Hiei hurriedly took his hand away.
Nikai looked up at him, "Don't try to help." She gasped as she took away her hands. "It'll be over in a little while." She clutched at her back again and tried not to cry out. Hiei put a hand over her mouth and another behind her head. She looked up, surprised.
"Let it out." She didn't need to be told twice. The muffled sound came from her mouth for almost ten more minutes. When it was over, she pulled Hiei's hands from her mouth slowly, liking the feel of them there.
"Thanks." she said quietly.
"Hn, what was that?"
"Um...back pains?" she said lamely, knowing he wasn't going to accept that answer in a million years.
"What I just saw was more than just back pains, now tell me."
She took a breath before answering, "It was my scar."
"Your scar?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
She nodded. "I've had a scar on my back since..." She paused thinking about what she was about to say. "Well, a while, and it hurts like that every so often and then always a week later I...." She trailed off.
"You...?"
"Can't tell you." Came her soft reply. 'You would think I was so weak.' She thought as she turned her head back towards the ground.
Hiei pulled her chin back up so their eyes were locked. "Tell me." 'What is this feeling? Kami, she has beautiful eyes.'
'His eyes, they're like rubies.' She gulped and whispered, "No. Will you help me next week, when we're on the mission though?" He nodded and reluctantly took his hand from her face. The rain still hadn't let up.
"Show me your scar." he commanded a little more forcefully than he meant to. She turned around, taking off her cloak and pulling her shirt up to the upper part of her back. In the very center, just below the bandages she wore around her chest, was the glowing outline of a sloppily made circle. Hiei lightly traced it with his finger, it was burning hot and made his whole hand sting. "You realize it's glowing right?"
Nikai shivered under his touch and nodded. "Yeah, it does that." He took his hand away as she pulled her shirt back down and turned towards him.
"How did you get it?" he asked.
"I don't remember." She said in a rush. Hiei narrowed his eyes, not believing her for a second, but he didn't want her to feel uncomfortable. She would tell him when she was ready, at least he guessed.
'I need to stop thinking like this.' He noticed she was shivering through her drenched cloak, so he slipped off his own and handed it out to her.
"Oh, what a gentleman." Nikai snickered, glancing at the cloak in his hand. Then she looked up and her breath caught in her throat. Hiei wasn't wearing a shirt and his perfectly formed chest glistened in the rain. Nikai's eyes widened as they traveled across every hard muscle.
He cocked an eyebrow. "What? Do you want the cloak or not?"
"N-no keep it." She stuttered. He shrugged and slipped it back on. Nikai was able to breath again. She sighed and leaned against the tree, her eyes closed. Without another word, her breath became slower and she fell asleep, still shivering. Hiei shook his head and put his cloak over her. She smiled in her sleep and clutched it closer. Hiei noticed that the rain was starting to let up. He leaned against the tree and watched as the rain stopped and the clouds disappeared. He looked over at Nikai as her breath came out as faint puffs of mist.
'Is is really that cold?' he wondered. Reluctantly, yet enjoying it at the same time, he moved closer to add his body heat to hers. Nikai smiled again and cuddled up against his chest. He hadn't really expected that and his eyes widened slightly. Finally, he hesitantly rested his chin on the top of her head and closed his eyes, instantly falling asleep.
I liked this chapter. imagines Hiei without a shirt...in the rain
Hiei: Why did you have to write that in?!
TT: Because Nikai has to like you.
Hiei: She seems like an idiot.
Nikai: walks in What was that? raises a fist
Hiei: I called you an idiot.
Nikai: pounces on Hiei and starts beating the hell out of him
TT: Ok, let's leave her to it.
Please Review!
Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 3: Back Pains
Nikai woke in the middle of the night, her back searing in pain. She fought the almost unbearable urge to scream, not wanting to wake Hiei. No position she got in eased the pain in the slightest. She whimpered uncontrollably. 'Damn scar!' resonated in her mind weakly. She let the rain pour down on her back. 'This is going to be one long night.'
Hiei was soon woken and opened an eye. He heard Nikai whimpering and writhing on the ground. He opened the other eye and watched her for a moment. 'What's wrong with her?' He heard her gasp in agony and he finally edged over to her. She barely looked up and kept rocking back and forth. Hiei didn't realize where the pain was coming from and put a hand on her back to steady her. Nikai screamed loudly for a few seconds before clapping her hands over her mouth. Hiei hurriedly took his hand away.
Nikai looked up at him, "Don't try to help." She gasped as she took away her hands. "It'll be over in a little while." She clutched at her back again and tried not to cry out. Hiei put a hand over her mouth and another behind her head. She looked up, surprised.
"Let it out." She didn't need to be told twice. The muffled sound came from her mouth for almost ten more minutes. When it was over, she pulled Hiei's hands from her mouth slowly, liking the feel of them there.
"Thanks." she said quietly.
"Hn, what was that?"
"Um...back pains?" she said lamely, knowing he wasn't going to accept that answer in a million years.
"What I just saw was more than just back pains, now tell me."
She took a breath before answering, "It was my scar."
"Your scar?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
She nodded. "I've had a scar on my back since..." She paused thinking about what she was about to say. "Well, a while, and it hurts like that every so often and then always a week later I...." She trailed off.
"You...?"
"Can't tell you." Came her soft reply. 'You would think I was so weak.' She thought as she turned her head back towards the ground.
Hiei pulled her chin back up so their eyes were locked. "Tell me." 'What is this feeling? Kami, she has beautiful eyes.'
'His eyes, they're like rubies.' She gulped and whispered, "No. Will you help me next week, when we're on the mission though?" He nodded and reluctantly took his hand from her face. The rain still hadn't let up.
"Show me your scar." he commanded a little more forcefully than he meant to. She turned around, taking off her cloak and pulling her shirt up to the upper part of her back. In the very center, just below the bandages she wore around her chest, was the glowing outline of a sloppily made circle. Hiei lightly traced it with his finger, it was burning hot and made his whole hand sting. "You realize it's glowing right?"
Nikai shivered under his touch and nodded. "Yeah, it does that." He took his hand away as she pulled her shirt back down and turned towards him.
"How did you get it?" he asked.
"I don't remember." She said in a rush. Hiei narrowed his eyes, not believing her for a second, but he didn't want her to feel uncomfortable. She would tell him when she was ready, at least he guessed.
'I need to stop thinking like this.' He noticed she was shivering through her drenched cloak, so he slipped off his own and handed it out to her.
"Oh, what a gentleman." Nikai snickered, glancing at the cloak in his hand. Then she looked up and her breath caught in her throat. Hiei wasn't wearing a shirt and his perfectly formed chest glistened in the rain. Nikai's eyes widened as they traveled across every hard muscle.
He cocked an eyebrow. "What? Do you want the cloak or not?"
"N-no keep it." She stuttered. He shrugged and slipped it back on. Nikai was able to breath again. She sighed and leaned against the tree, her eyes closed. Without another word, her breath became slower and she fell asleep, still shivering. Hiei shook his head and put his cloak over her. She smiled in her sleep and clutched it closer. Hiei noticed that the rain was starting to let up. He leaned against the tree and watched as the rain stopped and the clouds disappeared. He looked over at Nikai as her breath came out as faint puffs of mist.
'Is is really that cold?' he wondered. Reluctantly, yet enjoying it at the same time, he moved closer to add his body heat to hers. Nikai smiled again and cuddled up against his chest. He hadn't really expected that and his eyes widened slightly. Finally, he hesitantly rested his chin on the top of her head and closed his eyes, instantly falling asleep.
I liked this chapter. imagines Hiei without a shirt...in the rain
Hiei: Why did you have to write that in?!
TT: Because Nikai has to like you.
Hiei: She seems like an idiot.
Nikai: walks in What was that? raises a fist
Hiei: I called you an idiot.
Nikai: pounces on Hiei and starts beating the hell out of him
TT: Ok, let's leave her to it.
Please Review!
