Katanas on Ice, Hearts on Fire YYH Hiei Training with Hiei
You spend the entire day in your room, and you wake up the next morning, refreshed and ready for anything. Well almost. After last night…the only person you couldn't face right now, would be, well Hiei. Still confused you grab a cloak, and dress in your usual, black jeans, black tank top, and black boots. You grab a katana on the way out down to breakfast. Toast and oatmeal. You skip on the oatmeal, and take your toast outside. There was a light breeze, the air was clean and fresh. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Perfect day. You munch on your toast as you wonder absentmindedly where the training ground was. No one had bothered to tell you. You shrug. No matter, I'll find it myself. You needed to do something to keep your mind off what had happened last night. Training was the usual way. You walk over to a map. It seemed that there was a big open field, not too far to your left. If that's not the training ground, too bad, it is now.
You find the field, but it's crowded. You prefer to train in solitude, or with a very close friend, without people watching your every move. You remember a small clearing on the map, so you decide to head there. As you near it, you hear the sounds of someone else training. You climb quietly up a tree.
Dang it! Not close enough!
Rather than climb down and climb another tree, you simply jump to the next one. The branch shakes a little, but holds. There is no other sign of your movement.
Dang it! Still not close enough
You make another jump. This time there's a big noise.
What kind of tree is this? Oh great, it's a gourd tree. Of course it made a huge noise… Lost in your thoughts, you didn't notice when the person stops training. But you notice when it starts up again. You peek out from behind the leaves and see….
"Hiei?"
He was training furiously, slashing like there was no tomorrow. One of the blows hits the tree you were perched on. If you had ever doubted the strength of one blow from him, that doubt dissolved as a severe shaking racked the tree. So severe, you fell out, flat on your back.
Good thing I wasn't too high up… You think absentmindedly.
You open you eyes to see an upside down Hiei staring at you.
"Hn. I thought someone was spying on me. Didn't think it was you though."
"Who else would?" You say, without thinking. Oh, crap…that came out wrong…
He looks at you, amused, but recovers quickly.
"Hn. What are you doing out here, anyway?"
"I was looking for the training ground."
"Well, you passed it on your way here."
"I know. I passed it because I don't like training in front of lots of people. I saw this place, and figured it would be a good spot to train. I didn't know someone else was here. I'll go." You get up and turn to leave.
"Stop."
You obey- though you don't know why.
" I could use a sparring partner."
You turn around, surprised. Was this an invite? If it wasn't, It was the closest thing you would every get to one. You nod. He picks up his your katana. You hadn't even realized it fell off. He doesn't say a word, but tosses it to you.
Takes off cloak
You unsheathe it and get ready to go. He rushes toward you, and you nimbly dodge. Your turn, a strike toward the side, but he blocks it easily, and retaliates. You block it just as easily, and lash out catching him on the side. He doesn't even seem to notice. He charges toward you again. This time, you duck away, and stick your foot out. He trips. You hold your katana to his neck.
"I win."
"Hn. Let me up."
You oblige.
"That was cheating."
"No more than using illusions is."
"Hn."
You look down at his side. It was bleeding really bad.
"That's pretty bad. I didn't mean to cut you that deep. Here, let me help."
You reach into your pocket and pull out some bandages.
"I always carry a few around"
"I know."
"Really? How?"
"I read your mind while you were sleeping the other night."
"Interesting. I guess I'll have to change the lock again." Please let him not have done that last night… "This will be easier if you sit down."
He sat, supporting himself with one arm.
You blush lightly as you say the next part. "And take your shirt off."
He doesn't say anything, but takes it off.
You carefully wrap it, and then tie it off. As you stand up, your katana falls.
You curse quietly, and go to pick it up. But Hiei beat you to it.
"You should really tie this better…"
"Any ideas?"
"One."
He reaches over and wraps the cord around your waist. He pulls it closer to him, bringing you with it. You start blushing, but he's so focused on the task, he doesn't notice. When he finishes tying it, he looks at you.
"That should hold it in place."
"Uh, thanks."
"Hn."
He was still standing right in front of you- cord in hand.
Hiei's head
She was blushing, he could tell. Barely visible, but still there. He wonders if she noticed his slight color change while she was wrapping his wound. The moment she touched it, it felt better instantly. Though he would never admit it to himself, he had enjoyed fighting with her, almost as much as he enjoyed wrapping her katana cord around her waist. She was very surprised; he could feel that too. Why was he still standing here?
Back to you
Why is he still standing there? The thought escaped your barrier, with out you even knowing it, until it was too late. Oh, dear. Hope he didn't pick that up.
He closes his eyes for some reason. Though you wonder why, and really want to ask, you don't. Suddenly his eyes open and he pulls the cord he's still holding so you are in his arms. You stare in disbelief. He leans in. You close your eyes.
DING, DING, DING!
The bell. The lunch bell. You weren't even hungry, but the noise broke the spell-like trance you were in. Hiei lets go of your waist. You sigh and dash off toward the building, Hiei right behind you.