This story, I think, is going to be a short one. No demons, cuz my brain is currently fritzing out on account of having to go back to school soon. T.T Did you know the kids in Indiana have to go back on the 16th of August? My God, that's crazy! We Destinies don't go back till the 30th, but then they get off in May and we in June...the school systems are very strange. (shakes head) Alright, since I haven't done some serious "moments" as we call them, I am now starting the chapters in which it's just the pairings. So I guess I'll do me first, then Nissi maybe...without her wonderful guidance I might screw up royally but I'll try.

Disclaimer: I really hate saying this but...I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. Nor do I own The Killers "Mr. Brightside" which appears in this chapter...any of you know that song? I like it...

Chapter Four

Hiei awoke to the sound of the Killers blasting in his ears. As a demon he has heard some pretty bad things, but nothing that compares to this noise that he has had the misfortune to awake to.

"...Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab

While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag

Now their going to bed and my stomach is sick

And its all in my head but she's touching his..."

"ONNA!"

"Open up my eager eyes, cuz I'm Mr. Brightside--what, Hiei?"

Olivia stops in front of his room decked out in an apron and a bandana she is using to tie up her hair. It is clearly her turn to clean the house. She smiles widely, shaking her broom at him. He growls, covering his ears.

"What is that horrible sound?"

Olivia pouts, "How can you say my music is bad? Well, at first I didn't play any cuz I thought it'd wake you up...but after 30 minutes of silence I was like screw it, so..."

"I think you'd like it if you listened."

"Not likely."

"Well, anyways. Everybody's at a movie. They're spending the day on the town so I can clean."

"What time is it?" Hiei demands, rubbing his eyes.

"Noon."

"WHAT?"
"You overslept," Olivia shrugged. "I still have to mop, do touch up painting, and stick up the tree. Only--today's the 19th--six days to Christmas and seven days to my birthday!"

She prances away, leaving Hiei in a confused state. Birthday? He never really thought about it. Of course he supposed that Olivia had a birthday but thought of it as one of those things that he never had to worry about. He never worried about his own. As long as he retains his power, what difference does age make? But the onna grew up thinking she was a ningen (1) so I guess she'd expect a present. Hiei swore under his breath, untangling himself from the sheets.

His ruby eyes are fuzzy and unfocused but he brushes that fact aside and walks out into the hallway, looking for Olivia. The horrid music he woke up to is still blasting. Hiei lets his thoughts wander to what he should get Olivia for her birthday--and Christmas, for that matter. He is surprised when he sees his reflection in the large oak bookshelf. Olivia has polished it so thoroughly it is giving off a glow. (a/n: I am not the neatest person in history but when I have to clean I make sure the job is done right. Nissi is the neat one of the group.) Currently Olivia is cleaning the windows from the inside, having already finished with the outside. Hiei slips to her silently, wrapping his arms around her waist. She shrieks.

"Onna, please," Hiei whaps his hand over her mouth. She relaxes and he releases her. Just as she is ready to tell him off, he interrupts her. "What do you want for your birthday?"

"I--what?"

"Your birthday." Hiei groans inwardly. She's not going to make this easy.

"I dunno."

"...Onna. Don't make this hard on me."

Olivia shrugs, "I really don't know Hiei. Be creative."

"Creative?" Hiei looks as if he'd just swallowed dirt.

Laughing, Olivia pries him off of her and continues with her washing. Scowling, Hiei turns to leave...and tips over the water bucket behind him. Olivia stares at it in dismay. "Uh-oh..."

"Sorry. I'll get it," Hiei moves off for a towel, Olivia staring after him in disbelief.

Soon the floor is clear of water and mopped, shining brightly. Olivia makes faces at the floor, watching her reflection do the same. It amuses her greatly, much to Hiei's surprise. He asks her about it as she drags the Christmas tree out of its box and to its spot in the corner of the main room. She shrugs and tells him it's just something she likes to do. Then she tells him to stand under her as she steps onto the ladder--"Just in case I fall"--to stick the pieces in place. Soon the tree is erected and little fake pine needles litter the floor. Olivia sweeps them up.

"Oh...it's only four o'clock. The others won't be back until nine at least. What to do for five hours?"

"Train," Hiei grabs her hand and drags her outside, ignoring her protests.

The trees are coated with white from the light snow that had started at about two. Olivia stomps through the snow, wishing she had dressed warmer. It doesn't matter though--as soon as she starts training she'll be too warm for even those clothes. Hiei smirks at her shivering. She glares at him, pushing him into the snow and running off into the woods, laughing. Hiei is instantly up; as he catches Olivia he pins her to a tree.

"Ow!"

"For that," Hiei's voice is low and seductive, "I'm upping your training level."

"It was worth it," Olivia holds her ground.

"You're going to train as if you are in Makai. Starting now."

Hiei releases his charge and shoots off, leaving Olivia stunned. For one moment she thought she felt Hiei's hands yanking her shirt, but then the feeling passed. She freaks. "Hiei, what are you doing!"

"Better hide or you'll get caught. I'm giving you two minutes."

Olivia's breathing increases but then comes to a dead stop. One wrong breath in Makai and you could be slaughtered. She took a deep, quiet breath and slipped into the trees. And I need to block him out. He's telepathic, after all. The foliage up top is thick, so that's where Olivia heads. And she waits quietly for Hiei...who is two feet below her. He shoots up, taking her by surprise. As she tries to jump away Hiei grabs her wrist and drags her back.

"Hiei! You're hurting me!"

"And I'll continue to do so until you take this thing off my neck."

"SI--" Olivia is cut off as Hiei graps her throat. "H-hiei."

"Take it off, onna."

His voice is so commanding Olivia takes the necklace off without hesitation. He tosses it off into the distance; Olivia hears it hit the mansion roof. Hiei releases her throat, but not her wrist. "I need to get you mad..." His eyes shine as he kisses her roughly, biting her lips to make them bleed. Olivia's hands ball up in fists and she punches him, sending him flying into the distance.

"Hiei, you bastard!"

She chases him into the distance, sending rocks flying his way. He dodges them. Soon though, she has him--a perfect shot. But then...he disappears. She stops momentarily in the air, confused. Then, Hiei grabs her and licks her cheek--much like Yusuke when he was in Hiei's body. Shocked, Olivia looses her jump and begins falling to the ground. Panicking she tries to materializes her cloud but fails. She hits the ground with a sickening thud. Luckily, only her left wrist is broken. She moans in pain and clutches her wrist. Hiei grabs it and yanks her up.

"HIEI!"

Tears fall from Olivia's eyes but she pushes them back. Hiei yanks her into the air and lets her fall again. This time she materializes her cloud a mere two inches from the ground. Breathing heavily, she flies off into the distance to find Kurama. I think he...I think he's gone mad. Hiei shoots after her but as he realizes she's going towards the roof, he backs off. Not quickly enough though. Olivia grabs the necklace and tosses it around his neck. "SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!" Hiei goes flying into the ground giving Olivia a chance to escape. Needless to say, she takes it.

"Kurama!"

Kurama turns to see Olivia dropping from her cloud, "Olivia, what are you doing? You know not to use your powers in--what happened to your hand?"

"I...I fell."

"And what happened to your lips?"

"Hiei bit me but that's not the point. Kurama I think Hiei's lost it."

"What?"

"H-he told me he was going to train me like I was in Makai. And then...he jumped at me and I got distracted and I fell and I couldn't get my cloud out so I broke my wrist."

"He said he was going to train you like you were in Makai? Why didn't you come get me earlier?"

"I thought he was okay!"

Kurama looks off into the window of the bookstore he was staring at. "Nissi is in here. Go find her and tell her to keep everyone from coming home until I get you guys."

Before Olivia can reply he is gone. Shaking slightly she pushes the door open and enters. Nissi--no surprise--is in the manga selection. Olivia taps her shoulder. She turns around, surprised. "Olivia? What happened to your lip?"

"Nothing. Um, where is everyone?"

"They're around. Why?"

"Kurama says we can't go back until he comes to get us."

"Why?"

"...Let's just say Hiei is suffering a mental break down at the moment."

"Oh my gosh did he hit you?"

Olivia licks her lip free of blood. "It depends."

"Depends on what? Oh, you'd better not tell Malia about this. She'll kill him."

"Not if I do it first," Meagan comes up behind the two, eyes flashing.

Olivia turns, "Eh? N-no. Kurama's dealing with it. Where's Yusuke and Kuwabara?"

"Over there stalking Vanessa and Malia."

Nodding, Olivia turns to that direction, "Let's just shop while we're here, okay?"

The manga selection is quite big in this bookstore so Olivia goes off in search of the latest ones in her favorite series: Fruits Basket, Negima, Prince of Tennis...they are all there. Yusuke comes up and jabs her in the spine. She winces and shrieks.

"Hey, chill."

Olivia turns to see the concerned face of Yusuke. "Oh. Hi."

"Hey. Anyways, what do you think Meagan will want for Christmas?"

A sly grin crosses Olivia's face.

At the Mansion

"Hiei!"

Kurama grabs his friend and shakes him hard. Hiei's ruby eyes are flashing fire, much to Kurama's dismay. Hiei only shoves him away, shooting off into his room and slamming the door. Kurama breaks it down. Hiei sits at the window, resting his head on his hands.

"Kurama..." Hiei stares outside. "Is she hurt bad?"

"Well, her wrist is broken and her lips is bleeding but nothing too major."

"Is she mad?"

"More afraid and concerned, I think."

"Are they coming home tonight?"

"Of course. Do you want me to go get them?"

"...Yes."

Hiei looks away as Kurama exits, leaving him in darkness.

Back At the Store

"YEAH! Let's go back so I can kick Hiei's butt!"

"Uh, you don't have to..."

Olivia rubs the back of her head as her enraged friends race back to the mansion. She follows after them, nearly running to keep up. Her wrist throbs painfully but she pushes it aside and hurries on. The mansion is dark when they reach it but still clean. Vanessa congrajulates her on her cleanliness and then moves on to find Hiei. Olivia shrugs and opens her mouth to respond but a hand covers it and another drags her back outside. Olivia struggles to turn around: it's Hiei.

His eyes are sad as he forces her down the path and deep inside the woods. She whimpers as he accidently brushes her broken wrist. It is another moment before he stops and looks at it.

"Does it hurt?"

"Duh."

"I'm sorry. Sometimes I just snap."

The two are moving again, blood once again freshly flowing from Olivia's lip. It drops onto her left hand. She doesn't bother to wipe it away. They reach the spot which Hiei had taken her before. That with the river she had fallen into. Then he turned and stared at her hand before taking it in his own and licking the blood away.

"Mmm..."

Olivia bursts out laughing, surprising Hiei. She whacks him on the shoulder and he interprets it as an I-forgive-you kind of punch. Olivia sinks to the ground, beckoning Hiei to join her. He does.

"So, what do you mean you just 'snap?'"

Hiei looks off into the trees, "I never had a family. I never had friends. So when I was angry I...I never had anyone to help me. So I just snapped. I always ended up hurting someone. And...I guess this time it was you."

"Was it because I pushed you in the snow?"

"Heh. No, I don't think so."

Hiei pulls Olivia close to him. She shivers as the wind hits her shoulders. Hiei seems unfazed. Olivia twists a strand of hair in her trembling fingers until she reaches over and removes Hiei's headband. He glances at her, "Onna." Laughing silently to herself Olivia jumps up, holding the headband out of Hiei's reach. He raises an eyebrow at her before tackling her just below the waist and dragging her back down to the snow. Her wrist throbs.

"You cheated!"

Hiei kisses her, "You left yourself wide open. I can't believe I got stuck with you as my charge. You don't remember anything."

"And whose fault is that?"

"...Yours, onna."

Olivia shrugs, a grin sliding onto her face. She moves to shake him but then glances at her wrist. She holds it out to Hiei, who takes it once again into his own hand...and resets the bone. Olivia screams bloody murder. Hiei stares at her with an interesting expression on his face. Almost like...he's enjoying her pain. As the pain subsides Olivia twists her hand around--good as new. She glares at Hiei, punching him with her newely fixed wrist.

"Ow..."

She pounces on him, pinning him into the snow. "THAT HURT!"

"Did I say it wouldn't?"

"You didn't say anything!"

Hiei looks up at her. "Well then, you shouldn't complain."

Olivia gets up, "Oh forget it. I can't take anymore of your mouth. I'm going back to the mansion."

She stalks off leaving Hiei in the snow. But soon she feels his hands lifting her up onto his back. She holds on as he shoots off to the mansion. Kurama looks at the two as they enter. Olivia winks at him. He smiles and moves off to study.

"Aha!"

The two turn as Olivia's fellow Destinies come storming down the stairs and in front of Hiei. Olivia motions for her friends to wait a moment as she drags Hiei off into the closet. There she kisses him and warns him to run very fast. She then grins and pushes him out of the closet to her friends. Swearing, Hiei runs off into the distance, the Destinies chasing after him. The others sit and watch T.V.

Fin. (breaths) Ugh, it's so much easier to write romance moments for anyone but yourself. Nissi's is going to be next and it's going to be very...what's the word? Seductive? I don't know anymore; my brain is not recieving enough oxygen. (grumbles) I'm stopping now.

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