The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Twenty-five

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Chapter Twenty-five: Pride of Two

It was a wonderful feeling. She was cozy and warm. Suddenly someone's voice was yelling.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING SLEEPING WITH MY SISTER LIKE THAT?"

She realized that it was Yusuke. Slowly sitting up she could tell they were right outside of the room. What had happened? She couldn't quite remember. Oh yeah…Hiei agreed to be my substitute brother.

"She's still sleeping. I suggest you lower you voice," said Hiei.

Yusuke instantly lowered his voice. "Oh, oops. What were you doing?" Yusuke asked again.

"Hn, I was simply substituting for you."

The conversation confused Luci. What were they talking about? Hiei hadn't done anything wrong.

"Oh, by sleeping with my sister?" Yusuke asked.

What? Luci thought. He was sleeping with me? Whoa…sweet.

"No, it's more like she rolled onto me."

Yusuke peered at him closely and suspiciously. "Ok, whatever. I have my eye on you."

Suddenly the door opened. Yusuke walked in. "Hey, good morning, sis."

Luci pretended that she was still sleeping and yawned. "Hey, isn't it kind of early for this?"

Yusuke realized that his sister was right. After all, it was about six in the morning. "Oh, well, sorry. You can go back to sleep." He waved and left the room, softly shutting the door behind him.

Luci instantly got up and locked the door. She looked around in the room. To her right, there was a bathroom. She gasped as she entered the bathroom. Inside, it was pure beauty. Everything was made of smooth, white marble; things were so elaborately constructed. It was everything that Luci could ask for. So…I guess that does make me a princess.

She splashed lukewarm water onto her face, bringing color to her checks. Opening one of the drawers, she found a brush. It wasn't one of the cheap plastic brushes that she owned. Instead, it was made of silky, fine ivory. I gotta look extra good for Hiei. I really need to get his attention. She began to hum; boy, was she in a good mood. Suddenly she dropped the brush, and stared into her reflection. Something troubled her. Something troubled her greatly.

Flashback:

"I'll have an answer for you by tomorrow night," Hiei said.

"Tomorrow night it is."

End.

Remembering Mukuro's words, Luci wondered what Hiei was going to do. He wouldn't actually give her to Mukuro, would she? Either way, I won't let myself be treated like a doll, like the small matter. I'll show Mukuro that…I don't know…what if Hiei does hand me over to Mukuro? No, he won't, or at least Yusuke won't let him. I should be safe here…tomorrow night is tonight though. I know that Mukuro hates my guts. Well, I hate hers too. If Hiei won't kick her butt, I'm sure Yusuke will do it for me. And if neither of them do, I'll just have to handle this myself.

She shook her head. No, she mustn't let others rule her. I don't need anyone to help me. I can handle this myself. And with that, Luci devised a plan, a plan to escape.

Hiei had decided that it was wise to tell Yusuke what had happened earlier, but he had decided not to tell Yusuke about Mukuro, nor did he say that Luci had kissed him. Unlike he expected, Yusuke did not burst yelling in accusations. Instead, he had calmly said, "We need to keep her in the castle. She'll be safe on my land." Then he told Hiei, "Just as curiosity, which would you have done? Killed her or erased her memory?"

Hiei had not thought about that. He didn't want too. Both would be extremely painful. He glared at Yusuke.

Yusuke laughed. "I'm just a little curious, that's all. I mean, I would rather you erase her memory. It wouldn't do her any harm." And there's a strong chance that she'll remember things afterward.

"Very funny," Hiei said before walking off. "I'm warning you. Mukuro will do all it takes to take out your sister."

"Why? I don't see why she has such a grudge for my sister. It's not like they even know each other."

"I don't know." That was true. There were many things that Hiei suspected, and he could easily find out with his Jagan, but he didn't want to. He was too afraid.

Alice nervously shifted around. Today Shuichi was to pick her up and take her to the park for tutoring in physics. Her friends had gone wild when they found out that she was going out with Shuichi Minamino. The Minamino. Ok, she thought, maybe it was a little fib, but that's ok. I'm sure he's going to ask me out in no time. Ok, I got to stop being so… full of myself, but it's true! I'm pretty sure we're fit for each other. Ah…the park is such a romantic place; I'll call it our first date. She laughed at the thought.

Her doorbell rang. Her first thought was to sprint to the door, but then she decided she would take it the cool way. She snuck out the back door.

Kurama waited outside her door. What was her name again? He couldn't quite remember. Gosh, why'd I have to be so careless? Now I have myself in deeper trouble. I just have to give her some pointers on physics, not too hard is it? He waited for Alice to come to the door. Well, I'm in luck. I guess that means she's not at home. He turned to leave, but he found a smiling Alice staring at him from behind.

"Where do you think you're going, huh? Come on!" Smiling, she ran over to Shuichi's car.

They drove to the park and talked. Alice was extremely curious to what Kurama spent his time doing.

"So…Shuichi, what do you usually do on your afternoons?"

"Well, not much, really."

Alice didn't want to push him or anything, but she didn't like being lied to. "You know, you don't have to lie to me."

Kurama didn't know what to say. What does she want? Gosh, this is embarrassing…I don't even know her name!

She continued. "If there's anything that I say or ask that makes you uncomfortable, you just have to tell me. I won't mind, not at all. Got it?"

He nodded.

Then they sat in silence and Kurama continued driving. He was the one to break the silence this time. "It's a lovely day, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it sure is, a perfect day for the park. I haven't been here in a long time." Kurama seemed to be nervous or something. "Um… Shuichi? Is something wrong?"

"I'm really sorry," he said.

Alice braced herself. Maybe he didn't like her. Maybe he was just trying to be nice.

Kurama continued. "I'm sorry, it's embarrassing. But I don't know your name. You were in such a hurry the other day. Well, I was—so—"

Alice saw what that was all about. Well, that's a nice start. Don't worry, Alice, just gotta be patient. I'll do fine. She laughed. "Well, you know, the more important people tend to forget little figures like myself."

"Oh, no, I didn't mean it that—"

"Hey, chill. I was kidding. I'm Alice."

His voice was mysteriously comforting. "That's a nice name."

She blushed. Don't I just love complements?

Kurama parked the car. They found a nice bench in the sun by a big oak tree and prepared to work.

"Ok, so if an object is in motion, it will keep its motion unless a force is applied. That means that…Alice? Is something wrong?"

She broke out of her brief trance. Wow, he has lovely, B-E-A-utiful eyes. How gorgy! They're even green! Emerald-colored. We're fit for each other for sure…

"Oh, nothing. I just—zone out on physics. Sorry."

Kurama continued to teach her. There was something strange about the girl, he decided. Yes, she was just like every normal girl, but there was something that set her apart from the others. But there was one thing he knew, he couldn't let her get into his way.

For the next week, Kurama tutored Alice every day after school. Daniel Paste would spy on them with an envious glare. He had known Alice for about four years now; she belonged to him. But why was she with this Shuichi that she had just met? He had never seen them together before. I don't know how in the world he knows her. I don't even know why he's here! He doesn't even go to this school!

Daniel Paste was one year older than Alice was; Paste was a video-game addict. He had dark, black hair, with brown-rimmed glasses. At about five foot six, he was the boy scouts leader, with numerous awards. She belongs to me…oh…her hair…her…well…I don't want to go any further. He laughed at the thought. He had loved her since he first laid eyes on her, and he wasn't going to let her go that easily.

During the week that Alice spent with Kurama, they became closer and closer. They had many good laughs together. Alice had grown very fond of him, and all her friends thought that she was "Shuichi's" girlfriend. They sure looked like a couple, always together every day after school. When people asked Kurama about her, he was confused.

"So, dude, Shuichi, is she like your girlfriend?"

"Who?"

"You know, that girl you spend your afternoons with."

Kurama laughed. "Oh, her. We're just friends, nothing more."

One week later:

It was Valentine's Day. Alice curiously walked to her locker, finding a note taped onto it. She opened it, and it read:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

All my base,

Are belong to you.

Alice raised an eyebrow at the strange poem. It was sweet, she had to say.

Meet me out by the big oak in the park tonight at 7:00. Until then. –You very secret admirer.

She gasped. Was it really asking her to got to the big oak? THE big oak? The one in the PARK? The place where she always hung out with Shuichi? Oh my gosh, this is going to be our first date-ish thingy! How romantic…

Luci had barely sneaked out of her window when someone said, "Where do you think you're going?"

It was Hiei. How was he so fast? Oh, yeah, she remembered. He's got some super speed ability.

Umm…no where really. "Does it really matter?" she replied. "It's really none of your business anyways; I don't see why you would care about me." Luci smiled at her phrase.

Taken aback, Hiei replied, "It's not a matter of me caring or not. Do you not see that you might die tonight? Yet, you said it so emotionally… I'm sure you didn't mean any of those words."

Luci raised her voice. "Hey, I'm in a GOOD mood right now, and you really don't want to be messing things up. It's not good for you or me."

"Hn."

"Oh, don't even go there. I'm tired of you 'hnning" every single time I prove you wrong or something like that. It gets annoying after a while."

Me hnning? Hiei thought. How foolish is she? Doesn't she think her VOICE ever gets annoying?

"Fine then," he said coldly. "Don't come running to me when you're snatched and slaughtered." And with that, he disappeared.

Prideful, Luci held her head up high, thinking, why do I need him anyways? It's not like he's going to be anyone useful. Hmph, by the way, who said I'm even going to go RUNNING FOR HIS HELP? I can survive by myself!

A figure closely watched Luci from behind a tree. He sniggered at the foolish girl, knowing that both she and Hiei had made a giant mistake.

A/N: To the poem, "Roses are red, Violets are Blue, All my base, are belong to you," it is indeed a very strange poem. I'm not exactly sure if this is exactly correct, but basically there was this Japanese game that had really bad English translations, and in this one scene, the guy goes: "Haha." (subtile reads hahaha). "All your base are belong to us." Yeah, so then lots of people made fun of it. You can watch the thing if you search for it on Google. But that's just a Video gamer thing. Important to the story, so I thought you guys should know. If you get it, it's pretty funny. But yeah.

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