A/N: I had some nice reveiws from chapter one, and a question from Kami Beverly, who wanted to know why Kurama was wearing sunglasses.
Answer: Kurama is wearing sunglasses, because I desrcibed him like I had seen him from the picture that inspired me to write this story! Anyways, I wants lots of reviews for this chapter. Today I'm quite hyper. Can you tell? If you read my bio, your know why this is hyper for me. Also, sorry I haven't updated since hell froze over...
Genre-Romance/Humor/Angst
Chapter Two-Dancing in The Rain
The next few seconds were full of bad vibes coming from Hiei and Kuwabara; Yusuke could tell that his orange haired friend instantly disliked him from the way he glared scathingly at him. Kurama could tell Hiei didn't like Kuwabara, most likely because of the way he had blushed and started flirting with his sister.
Kuwabara was the one to, ah...greet him first. It went downhill from there.
"Hey, I'm Kazuma Kuwabara," he said, and grinned at Yukina who giggled. Hiei glared at him, and cleared his throat. Kuwabara turned to look down at Hiei, and suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, when I saw you come into class, I knew you were short, but I didn't know you were this short!"
Insert poised glare here.
The teen shook his head as Hiei narrowed his almond eyes. "I knew you were stupid when I first walked into class, but I didn't know you were this stupid," he spat cooly, venom laced with his answer. Kurama shot a glance at Yusuke who was looking as if he was going to crack-up, which made Kurama wonder what was amusing, but then again, Yusuke had always been weird like that.
Kuwabaras' eye twitched, and he suddenly yelled, "HEY! DO KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO? I AM KAZUMA KUWBARA, AND"
Hieis' expression didn't change, but the venom in his voice was slightly heavier as the boy cut Kuwabara off, only to say, "I don't give a fucking shit who you are. Apparently, you do not know who I am, so you better listen, and listen good."
His voice was no longer laced with the poison, but contained the venom that would kill a rattler. Hiei pulled Kuwabara down angrily, and glared with such a feirce determination, that if looks could kill, Kuwabara would be ash.
"I want you to stay away from my sister. If she tells me you even talked to her, your stupid ass will be mine to kick. You got that"
Kuwabara nodded, and Hiei released him pushing the dumbfounded teen away from him at the same time. Kurama knew Kuwabara like he knew the back of his hand, so he jumped in between the two before anything else happened.
"Uh...yeah...what time is it?" he asked quickly. Yusuke checked his watch, and said it was nearly 5:00. Kurama quickly made up an excuse to have him home before six, and then offered to walk Yukina and Hiei home. Hiei just 'hn'ed him, and Yukina beamed gratefully at him, and they all started walking home, Kurama trying to get Hiei away from Kuwabara lest he kill him.
Yukina spoke a few seconds later, breaking the tense silence that had built up between Hiei and Kurama. "So...is Kazuma always like that?" Kurama smiled at her, and replied, "No, only when hes around a beautiful woman like yourself, does he feel the need to show off. I'm sorry for his actions."
This answer caused Yukina to laugh, and Hiei to smirk at Kurama in what he assumed was a way to say he was okay. Yukina then asked another question, and Kurama was slightly taken aback, for the question had been as follows: Which one of the girls had been his girlfriend?
Kurama then blushed, and replied quietly, "Neither of them. I don't quite perfer Botan, who had the blue hair, or Keiko. Besides, Keiko is Yusukes girlfriend, and Botan has her eyes pinned on someone else. His names Koenma Junior-Junior being his last name..." he talked for awhile about the girls, and about which girls he would most likely go out with, and the ones he thought were snobby. Looks didn't matter much to Kurama, but he did want someone who was attractive.
Tapping his pen against his notebook, he remebered the look that Hiei had given him as he smiled at the short teen-it was a glare, a harmful but harmless at the same time glare. It held anger, and confusion, and some other kind of emotion that he couldn't identify.
He had no reason to be angry with him...but, Hiei seemed okay. The over protection of his sister though...
He didn't dwell on it much longer. The fact that Hiei had given him the look, was what confused him. Tap tap tap...his pen kept on hitting his notebook. He needed to finish this damned homework before the night was over.
Tap tap tap taptaptap...his pen stopped hitting the paper, but the tapping went on. Looking up, he turned to his window, and saw little drops of water splatered across the window, throwing the droplets into a diamond-like shimmer from his desk light.
So it was raining. Sighing, he got up out of his desk chair stretching his legs and back. Stopping at the window, he opened it, and was met with a cool breeze that brought little drops of rain with it. He smiled against the water, and gracefully stepped out onto the tree outside his window.
It was slippery, and the lights along the street threw the shadows into sharp contrast. Kurama was lucky he didn't fall as he jumped down off of the tree branch, landing gracefully next to his mothers favorite rosebush.
The floor of his bedroom could get a little wet. He'd clean it up. The dew on the grass was as shimmery as the water on the window, if anything, maybe more. He grinned in excitement; it had been a while since he had done this.
Kurama rose from the ground and walked around to the backyard, where the moons light from the sky shone on the ground, creating a look that made the ground seem as if crsytals were growing slowly but surely out of it.
Stepping into the middle of the yard, he waited until the rain hit his face, then slowly began to twirl around in big circles around the yard, the sky turning into a cyclone of dark blue and black; the leaves turned into forest green swirls, and in the corner of his vision, the fence that seperated his yard from his neighbors turned to motlen silver.
Kuramas red hair spun around behind him, slipping out from his pony tail he had it in earlier, turning into a blood red veil that hung from his head and reached his shoulders. The rain was now coming down in larger amounts, and he slowed down to a stop, standing in the middle of the yard once more, the world around him still moving, but he knew his feet were planted on the ground firmly.
The world slowed down after awhile, and the rain came down sharper, but he didn't care. It was such a difference from his warm room, that the coldness of the night was welcomed. He jumped slightly when he heard a voice speak.
"What are you doing?" Kurama turned around, panting a little from the spinning, but smiled in greeting of Hieis cold stare. He stuttered for words. "Uh...I was..."
Hiei shook his head, leaning against the fence, saying ," I know what your doing, but why are you out here"
Smiling once again, he shrugged, and Hiei narrowed his eyes defiantly. Jumping the fence, he made his way to Kuramas side.
"I was...dancing in the rain. What else?" His voice was full of amusement. Kurama looked down into Hieis eyes, and saw Hiei was giving him a weird look. "What?" he asked defensively, and when Hiei shook his head, he nudged him and asked again in a 'don't laugh' kind of voice, "What?"
This time Hiei smirked and replied, "I've never heard of anyone dancing in the rain before." Kurama was silent, and then giggled. Hiei just smirked wider, and walked over to stand under the tree to get out of the rain, Kurama following him.
It was damp, but dry enough for him to sit down on his knees so he was eye level with Hiei. A rumble broke the silence that had been between them, and Kurama finally asked, "So, why were you out here?" Hieis' form seemed to stiffen, but maybe it was just the darkness and the coldness numbing his mind.
"I was out here to..." he paused, and sat down next to him, so he was slightly shorter than Kurama, but he continued. "I was out here to get away from my father. He's drunk...again." Kuramas heart sped up when he heard this, but also from the fact of how close he was sitting next to him.
"Wheres Yukina?" he asked, and watched how Hieis form stiffened once again then relaxed, as if to remind himself that he could trust Kurama.
"She was lucky tonight-Yukina is staying with her friend Shiro Asakura. Don't know her, but apparently, Yukinas' going to spend the night. I trust her to be safe"
Kurama nodded gently, and urged him to continue. "My father...he becomes very violent when hes drunk. So, to protect myself, and Yukina, I either send Yukina to her friends house, or up to her room where she locks her door. The house will be a mess when I get back tonight, so for now I just want to stay here. I hate him,"
Hieis explanation caused Kurama to shift slightly, and when he heard the confession of his feelings about his father, he was unsure of what to do. "Well...wheres your mother?" Hiei sighed, and turned to face Kurama, their faces inches apart. "Shes' dead. Died in a fight with my father. Yukina was to young to understand, and she still thinks that mom died from an accident of falling down the stairs. But I know better-he pushed her down them on purpose, to get rid of her. I don't know why he did it, but I know it wasn't an accident, because I was there."
Kurama shifted closer, and said quietly, "You were there?" Hiei nodded, and was about to say something when the backdoor of Hieis' house slammed open against the wall, catching Hieis attention and a silouette was formed against the darkness of the night.
"Hiei! Get your ass in here right now!" The short teen beside him stiffened distinctly, and Kurama touched his arm gently. Hiei once again turned to look at him, and Kurama offered a smile. Looking into Hieis' deep red orbs, he said quietly in his ear, "If you need me, I'll be here, okay?"
Hiei nodded as his father yelled for him again, this time slurring over his words. Then he was alone, left with nothing but the darkness, the rain, and the moment of excitement leaving him emptier than ever.
The next day at school was as interesting as the day before. Kuwabara had apparently forgotten about what Hiei had said, and when he went over to talk to Yukina, Hiei shot him a death-glare, causing Kuwabara to yelp and run behind Yusuke. Yukina laughed and Kuwabara blushed and came out of hiding.
The rest of the walk to school was full of Yukina, Keiko, and Botan squealing, talking, and doing things girls ususally do around guys they know. Koenma caught up with them halfway to the building. Botans' face flushed a bright red when he called her name, and she slowed down to wait for him.
They walked in the back of the group for a while and all the while they were talking, Botans face was turning redder and redder, until at one point, Botan squealed in a high-pitched voice. Afterwards, Koenma came to talk with Yusuke and the guys, and Botan hurried past him and talked to the girls about what happened.
Kurama didn't catch anything that was said, and Hiei just shrugged. "I don't care to know what happened." Kurama smiled, and looked Hiei over.
Today, he was wearing a similar outfit from yestserday, only today the pants were silver and the shirt was a short sleeved black shirt with cut off gloves that covered the rest of his arms. The only piece of skin showing from his arms was the part where the skin didn't touch the shirt or the gloves(Okay, his shirt looks like Kais' outfit from Beyblade: G Revloution, okay! I don't know what those thingys hanging off them are called, so, just bare with me, okay?).
Hieis shirt for today said, "Living life right is like living a nightmare." Kuramas' smile widened, and he cocked an eyebrow in Hieis' direction. Kuramas outfit consisted of baggy blue jeans that showed his boxers slightly(A/N: WOOHOO!) and a tight dark red shirt with his usual hippy sunglasses in place.
Hiei smirked when he saw Kurama looking him over. 'This Kurama...' He let his thoughts trail off.
"I hate this fucking school!" shouted Yusuke during lunch. Kurama looked up from his plate of watery spaghetti. "Why?" he asked, and Yusuke turned to give him an angry look. "I just hate it here! This food absolutely sucks ass, and-" He was cut off by a tapping on his shoulder.
"What!" he yelled, turning around to see his principal. "Mr. Urameshi, I would be very appreciative if you would please keep quiet." Yusuke glared at the older man, and spun around to face Kuwabara. Hiei stared at his food, and Yukina sat down next to Botan, who had been talking to Koenma.
After a few minutes, Hiei got up, and turned to leave the lunch room. "Hiei-chan, where are you going?" asked Yukina. "I'm cutting school for the rest of the day. Anyone else who wants to come can join me."
They stayed seated for a few seconds before Yusuke jumped up, pulling Keiko along, and Koenma followed. Kurama shrugged, and Kuwbara looked over at Yukina. "I'll cut if you will," he said, and Yukina nodded, and they all left the school.
Walking away with nobody else felt weird, so Kurama ran to catch up with Hiei who smirked at him, sending shivers down his spin, but not from the cool weather. Yusuke, Botan, Koenma and Keiko caught up a few seconds later, and they all waited for Kuwabara and Yukina.
When they finally came, Hiei narrowed his eyes threateningly at Kuwabara, but he either didn't care, or didn't see him, just pulled Yukina along past him. Kurama grabbed Hieis's shoulders just as he started after the orange haired teen. "Let him go, Hiei." he said quietly, and the shorter teen just glared angrily after Kuwabara.
"I told him to stay away from her...I told him..." Everybody else was getting slowly farther away from them, and Kurama pulled Hiei against him, so Hieis' back was against his front. Leaning down, he felt Hiei slowly relax, and when his ear was inches away from his mouth, he whispered, "Don't worry, Hiei. Kuwabara would never do anything against Yukinas' will. Just let it go, hon, let it go."
Hieis' form shivered unexpectantly as the words were whispered in hot puffs in his ear. But Kurama didn't let go after he was done talking, instead he started to blow slowly in his ear, earning a low moan from him.
And then Yusuke was idiotic enough to ruin the moment.
"Hey you two, hurry up, we're going down to Wendy's!" They broke apart after that, and suddenly it never even happened.
That night it rained again. Kurama was home alone, as his mother was working late that night. As he was heating up some pizza, he heard someone yell from outside. Confusion marring his face, he looked outside the window, and saw an older man dragging out a young woman by the arm. The girl seemed to be struggling, and the older man suddenly turned around and hit the younger girl.
Kuramas' eyebrows furrowed down in confusion as he walked out the door of his kitchen and hurried out the front door towards the screams and pleas of the girl. Getting closer, he saw the girl was really Yukina, and the man who was dragging her was probably her father.
"Father, please, I didn't mean to, I'll-I'll clean it up, please-" The man didn't let her finish and slapped her hard across the face. Kurama gasped, and ran towards them. 'Where's Hiei at?' he thought, and then saw the door was open. If he had any chance of saving Yukina, he needed to get Hiei.
Changing direction, he ran towards the door, and walked inside. The house was a mess, and there was dents all over the place. "Hiei...?" he shouted quietly, and a bang on a door from his left made him run over to it.
He swung the door open, and Hiei fell out onto the floor, his arms and legs tied together, gagged. His eyes were filled of anger, hate, and fear. Kurama quickly untied him and took the piece of cloth from his mouth. As soon as his body was untied, he sped off into the night, Kurama following him.
Kurama stopped though, as he watched Hiei tackle his father, and yell something to Yukina. A second later, Yukina was hugging him and crying. Picking her up bridal style, he ran towards his house and opened the door. His pizza was done, but he payed no attention to it as he made his way to the bathroom to clean up her cuts and have her dryed.
"What happened?" he asked, putting iodine on her cut cheeks and handing her a towel to dry her ruffled wet hair. Yukina explained how her father had gotten drunk again and she had screamed when he tried to attack her. Hiei had come to her rescue, but not for long.
"H-he tied Hiei up and told me not to move. But I had to; he was going to kill me, Kurama! I can only thank kami that you heard me and rescued me and-Hiei!"
She jumped off the sinks' counter, and ran outside, Kurama following her. As Yukina neared her sidewalk, she cried out. Kurama paused next to her, panting, and looked down.
There, lying on the cold, wet sidewalk was Hiei, his head bleeding profusely from a gash on his head. There were many minor cuts, but all the same, it wasn't any good to stand out here in the rain.
"Oh, Hiei..." whimpered Yukina, and Kurama scooped him up as a flash of lightening arced across the sky. "We need to get him inside. Come on Yukina. You two can stay at my house tonight."
She nodded, and they all made there way back to Kuramas' house, the red head holding Hiei tightly against his chest, trying to warm the little teen.
WitchBlade:Well, interesting twist, no?
