Light in the Shadow
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Disclaimer: I do not own Hiei, Yu Yu Hakusho or other related themes.
Warning: May have some disturbing images, adult language, and some [as in a little bit not like heavy] sexual content [sorta kinda like kissy kissy stuff] in later chapters. =D
Author: ‡ Mercury Mechanics ‡
Authors Note: Hey, thank you guys SO SO SO muchies for the sweet reviews!!!! I'm so happy that you like it!!! glomps reviews I will try to post several chapters this weekend!! Oh and I wanted to tell you all that my story leads into the Dark Tournament. - hehehe.
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Chapter 2 'Kohana the Healer'
Hiei slowly began to rouse from the darkness that held him in its unforgiving arms. He opened his eyes to be greeted with the warm gray hue of a dimmed room. He squeezed his eyes shut in an attempt to smooth his blurry vision and process whose voice it was that sang the soft ballad that whispered about him like a lullaby.
He opened his eyes again and turned his pounding head to see that he resided in a small cottage. He looked to the rocking chair that sat continuously rocking before the warmth of the small fire that crackled in the hearth. He squinted to see the woman from the forest sitting there, singing softly while stitching up what seemed to be his clothing. He watched as she stopped rocking and turned to look at him.
The young girls eyes were the first things he noticed when she turned, they were so blue they seemed to glow in the dim light of the room. He watched as she smiled excitedly and stood while a blush lightly covered her cheeks.
"Oh! You're awake!" she cried with surprise as she set down her sewing and walked quickly to his side.
Hiei snarled and his eyes dimmed. 'Why did this wrench save me?' Hiei thought bitterly. 'I have no doubt she wants something in return.'
The young girl smiled and sat down on the edge of his bed while she placed her hand over his. "How do you feel, Sir?" she asked with a smile. "Better I hope?"
Hiei frowned slightly and moved his hand out from underneath the girl's; this young woman was annoying; why hadn't she just let him die? He wasn't afraid of death! Although the girl was quite bothersome, she wasn't a sore sight to the eyes, in fact she was quite attractive. Her smile and expressions made him feel almost welcomed and cared for. He stared up at the young girl unblinking, he didn't like people like her. They were too kind and overly trusting of the outside world.
The young woman had a head of thick silver hair that was pulled back into a half ponytail with tresses left out to frame her face. Her bright blue eyes shimmered like sapphires and the fair skin of her face was as pale as the light of the moon. She was only about an inch shorter than himself and had a sylphlike build. She wore a gray dress that had a bowl neckline and long wide sleeves. A blue sash was tied around her waist that wound around her torso from her hips to under her rounded breasts. He could tell by the way light seemed to glow about her that she was a light apparition.
"Hnn," Hiei hummed as he looked away from her.
"You're not a big talker now are you?" she asked as she got up to gather a change of bandages. "You've been asleep for nearly two days now, Sir. I had begun to think you'd never wake up." She laughed. "Yet, I was wrong. Your handsome scarlet eyes hold much strength!"
Hiei ignored the girl and looked to the window that was next to his bed. Watching as raindrops slowly streaked down the hazy glass, he sighed. Thunder rumbled softly and the gray rain clouds that blanketed the sky in dark no longer cried their warm tears. Turning his head sharply as he felt the covers that clothed his bare body being pulled down, His hand instinctively shot up and grasped the girl's wrist.
Looking up to her as she cried out in surprise from the sudden movement, his eyes narrowed. Dropping the bandages she held in her free hand she cringed at the force that his hand clasped her wrist and said quickly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do anything to offend you."
As he released the girl's wrist he thought, 'Did she just say 'I'm sorry?' No one has ever said that to me before...' Watching as the girl rubbed her now bruised wrist, her brows knitted together as she tenderly touched the upset flesh. Hiei felt his stomach tighten; he had hurt her.
"I'm sorry, Sir, where are my manners," The girl spoke softly as she looked up at Hiei and smiled gently, "I should have been more careful; I forget in these dark times that demons, and humans alike, do not trust each other." The girl bent over to gather the bandages from the cool stone floor, "My name is Kohana, and I hope you're not upset with me."
Kohana smiled and sat up as she placed the bandages on the nightstand next to the bucket of clean lukewarm water. "What is your name, Sir?" Kohana asked as she dipped a cloth into the antiseptic water.
Hiei didn't answer and looked away.
Kohana nodded her head and said, "That's ok, I understand why you don't trust me yet." She smiled and touched him on the shoulder. "And after this, I have no doubt you will want to sever my head from my body."
Hiei growled and shot a fiery stare back to Kohana as a warning. As his muscles became lax and a tingling sensation ceased his spine, Hiei found that he couldn't move. Sitting at his side Kohana pulled the covers down to his waist and exposed the warm flesh of his toned chest to the cool air.
Dabbing the wounds softly with a warm cloth that was soaked with antiseptic antibacterial, Kohana checked the stitching for infection and coated the wounds that marred his chest with clear lotion to help keep the apertures sanitized. Kohana smiled and said softy,
"I know you may want to beat me for using my powers to keep you bed stricken but as long as you're under my roof, I will attend to all of your needs, Sir, even if I have to undermine your approval to do so."
"I don't need your assistance or your concern you annoying baka," Hiei spoke as he stared at the thatch ceiling.
Kohana laughed as she smiled a broadly and spoke, "You act just as my older brother." She shook her head. "Stubborn boy."
Hiei looked away and hummed in an annoyed tone, "Hmn."
"Are you hungry?" Kohana asked as she leaned over him, a smiled plastered on her face.
"Go away, you fool," Hiei snapped as he attempted to roll onto his side but to no avail.
"You must be at least thirsty?" Kohana asked Hiei curiously.
Sighing as Hiei didn't reply she shook her head and stood from the bed. Removing the dirty bandages and clearing away all the healing herbs along with her quant medical equipment, Kohana rinsed off her hand in a small bowl of water.
"Well, I want you to know, Mr. Hmn, that your clothing is such in terrible shape," she spoke as she dried her hands, "I'm going out to buy black cloth to make you new ones."
Hiei didn't reply, in fact, he didn't even blink or show any sign of even caring. Watching out of the corner of his eye he observed as Kohana walked across the room and gathered her cloak from off the rack on the wall and tied it on. She pulled up the hood and smiled as she said, "I won't take long. Please, be safe while I'm gone."
With those words said, Kohana turned and walked out the wooden door into the gray hued morn. She threw one more caring glance towards Hiei and blew him a kiss before pulling closed to the door. Smiling broadly she thought of the interesting times she and Mr. Hmn would have. Folding her arms over her chest Kohana hoped that he would stay a little while after he was healed.
Sighing sadly as she began to walk, Kohana looked up into the sky. It had been two hundred and forty years since her dear brothers death and the only thing that had kept her company was the cat had belonged to her brother and the shadows the fire let dance about on the cold tile floor.
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Hope you guys like the chapter! Sorry it took so long to get up! School is a pain in the posterior. growlswants to say bad word More chapters on the way!!
‡ MercuryMechanics ‡
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Disclaimer: I do not own Hiei, Yu Yu Hakusho or other related themes.
Warning: May have some disturbing images, adult language, and some [as in a little bit not like heavy] sexual content [sorta kinda like kissy kissy stuff] in later chapters. =D
Author: ‡ Mercury Mechanics ‡
Authors Note: Hey, thank you guys SO SO SO muchies for the sweet reviews!!!! I'm so happy that you like it!!! glomps reviews I will try to post several chapters this weekend!! Oh and I wanted to tell you all that my story leads into the Dark Tournament. - hehehe.
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Chapter 2 'Kohana the Healer'
Hiei slowly began to rouse from the darkness that held him in its unforgiving arms. He opened his eyes to be greeted with the warm gray hue of a dimmed room. He squeezed his eyes shut in an attempt to smooth his blurry vision and process whose voice it was that sang the soft ballad that whispered about him like a lullaby.
He opened his eyes again and turned his pounding head to see that he resided in a small cottage. He looked to the rocking chair that sat continuously rocking before the warmth of the small fire that crackled in the hearth. He squinted to see the woman from the forest sitting there, singing softly while stitching up what seemed to be his clothing. He watched as she stopped rocking and turned to look at him.
The young girls eyes were the first things he noticed when she turned, they were so blue they seemed to glow in the dim light of the room. He watched as she smiled excitedly and stood while a blush lightly covered her cheeks.
"Oh! You're awake!" she cried with surprise as she set down her sewing and walked quickly to his side.
Hiei snarled and his eyes dimmed. 'Why did this wrench save me?' Hiei thought bitterly. 'I have no doubt she wants something in return.'
The young girl smiled and sat down on the edge of his bed while she placed her hand over his. "How do you feel, Sir?" she asked with a smile. "Better I hope?"
Hiei frowned slightly and moved his hand out from underneath the girl's; this young woman was annoying; why hadn't she just let him die? He wasn't afraid of death! Although the girl was quite bothersome, she wasn't a sore sight to the eyes, in fact she was quite attractive. Her smile and expressions made him feel almost welcomed and cared for. He stared up at the young girl unblinking, he didn't like people like her. They were too kind and overly trusting of the outside world.
The young woman had a head of thick silver hair that was pulled back into a half ponytail with tresses left out to frame her face. Her bright blue eyes shimmered like sapphires and the fair skin of her face was as pale as the light of the moon. She was only about an inch shorter than himself and had a sylphlike build. She wore a gray dress that had a bowl neckline and long wide sleeves. A blue sash was tied around her waist that wound around her torso from her hips to under her rounded breasts. He could tell by the way light seemed to glow about her that she was a light apparition.
"Hnn," Hiei hummed as he looked away from her.
"You're not a big talker now are you?" she asked as she got up to gather a change of bandages. "You've been asleep for nearly two days now, Sir. I had begun to think you'd never wake up." She laughed. "Yet, I was wrong. Your handsome scarlet eyes hold much strength!"
Hiei ignored the girl and looked to the window that was next to his bed. Watching as raindrops slowly streaked down the hazy glass, he sighed. Thunder rumbled softly and the gray rain clouds that blanketed the sky in dark no longer cried their warm tears. Turning his head sharply as he felt the covers that clothed his bare body being pulled down, His hand instinctively shot up and grasped the girl's wrist.
Looking up to her as she cried out in surprise from the sudden movement, his eyes narrowed. Dropping the bandages she held in her free hand she cringed at the force that his hand clasped her wrist and said quickly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do anything to offend you."
As he released the girl's wrist he thought, 'Did she just say 'I'm sorry?' No one has ever said that to me before...' Watching as the girl rubbed her now bruised wrist, her brows knitted together as she tenderly touched the upset flesh. Hiei felt his stomach tighten; he had hurt her.
"I'm sorry, Sir, where are my manners," The girl spoke softly as she looked up at Hiei and smiled gently, "I should have been more careful; I forget in these dark times that demons, and humans alike, do not trust each other." The girl bent over to gather the bandages from the cool stone floor, "My name is Kohana, and I hope you're not upset with me."
Kohana smiled and sat up as she placed the bandages on the nightstand next to the bucket of clean lukewarm water. "What is your name, Sir?" Kohana asked as she dipped a cloth into the antiseptic water.
Hiei didn't answer and looked away.
Kohana nodded her head and said, "That's ok, I understand why you don't trust me yet." She smiled and touched him on the shoulder. "And after this, I have no doubt you will want to sever my head from my body."
Hiei growled and shot a fiery stare back to Kohana as a warning. As his muscles became lax and a tingling sensation ceased his spine, Hiei found that he couldn't move. Sitting at his side Kohana pulled the covers down to his waist and exposed the warm flesh of his toned chest to the cool air.
Dabbing the wounds softly with a warm cloth that was soaked with antiseptic antibacterial, Kohana checked the stitching for infection and coated the wounds that marred his chest with clear lotion to help keep the apertures sanitized. Kohana smiled and said softy,
"I know you may want to beat me for using my powers to keep you bed stricken but as long as you're under my roof, I will attend to all of your needs, Sir, even if I have to undermine your approval to do so."
"I don't need your assistance or your concern you annoying baka," Hiei spoke as he stared at the thatch ceiling.
Kohana laughed as she smiled a broadly and spoke, "You act just as my older brother." She shook her head. "Stubborn boy."
Hiei looked away and hummed in an annoyed tone, "Hmn."
"Are you hungry?" Kohana asked as she leaned over him, a smiled plastered on her face.
"Go away, you fool," Hiei snapped as he attempted to roll onto his side but to no avail.
"You must be at least thirsty?" Kohana asked Hiei curiously.
Sighing as Hiei didn't reply she shook her head and stood from the bed. Removing the dirty bandages and clearing away all the healing herbs along with her quant medical equipment, Kohana rinsed off her hand in a small bowl of water.
"Well, I want you to know, Mr. Hmn, that your clothing is such in terrible shape," she spoke as she dried her hands, "I'm going out to buy black cloth to make you new ones."
Hiei didn't reply, in fact, he didn't even blink or show any sign of even caring. Watching out of the corner of his eye he observed as Kohana walked across the room and gathered her cloak from off the rack on the wall and tied it on. She pulled up the hood and smiled as she said, "I won't take long. Please, be safe while I'm gone."
With those words said, Kohana turned and walked out the wooden door into the gray hued morn. She threw one more caring glance towards Hiei and blew him a kiss before pulling closed to the door. Smiling broadly she thought of the interesting times she and Mr. Hmn would have. Folding her arms over her chest Kohana hoped that he would stay a little while after he was healed.
Sighing sadly as she began to walk, Kohana looked up into the sky. It had been two hundred and forty years since her dear brothers death and the only thing that had kept her company was the cat had belonged to her brother and the shadows the fire let dance about on the cold tile floor.
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Hope you guys like the chapter! Sorry it took so long to get up! School is a pain in the posterior. growlswants to say bad word More chapters on the way!!
‡ MercuryMechanics ‡