Kira pushed open the door to her home, kicked her shoes off, then proceed to torture the TV with her incessant switching of channels. Surprisingly, she had spent the whole day at school and not skip halfway. Her gaze strayed from the TV to the second surprise of the day. The figure sitting at the window seat.
"Wow, you stayed here the whole day?"
"Hn"
"I thought we progressed from one word answers" She gave him an annoyed look then muttered. "I don't even know if that's counted as a word anyway." She started up the stairs to her room. "Train?"
"I'll wait for you there"
" 'Kay…" She watched as he went off to the clearing they always train at. Then sighed, went upstairs, grabbed her katana and followed after him.
As Kira ran to the clearing, she thought back on what the others were teasing her about during lunch.
'Damn I don't even know my own feelings about Hiei. I bet he doesn't like me a single bit anyway. He probably thinks I'm just a weakling. I'm not sure it can be termed as I like him …Do I?… Gah! Stupid emotions!'
Kira shook her head to get rid of the thoughts swirling in her head. Upon reaching the clearing, she quickly jumps out of the way of the katana flying towards her.
"Damn it Hiei! You could have killed me ya know!" She screamed at him as he removed his katana which is embedded in a tree.
"I could, but I didn't" He turned and gave her an infuriating smirk. His smirk quickly disappeared as Kira started charging at him.
As she blocked his katana from swiping her head off, Kira quickly jumped back to catch her breath. 'Damn I need to train more. I'm having trouble keeping up.'
"Damn right you have to train more"
"Don't read my mind asshole!" She yelled at him then started throwing icicles at him. "Damn stand still will ya?"
'She improved' Hiei thought as he narrowly dodged one of her icicles. Then he glanced at the girl as she came after him with her katana again. He had heard her short mental discussion she had in her mind as she made her way here. He's not sure of how he feel for her either. He certainly don't think she's a weakling. About whether he likes her or not, he got no idea himself. Absorbed in his thinking, he failed to realize Kira has gotten the upperhand and found himself staring up at her.
"Ha! I win!" Kira gloated happily as she straddled him with her katana inches away from his neck. "What's that on having to train more huh! ……Hiei? Wipe that smirk of your fac-… oof" Kira sighed as she found that the position has changed and he was now on top of her. "Damn, and I thought I finally beat you"
"Hn, nice try" Hiei smirked at her as he pinned her down. He felt her wriggle underneath as she try to get out of his grip. "Give it up onna"
"Fine. I give up. Now get off" Kira muttered. 'This is so unfair' She thought miserably. ' I'll never beat him'. She snapped out of her thoughts as she realized Hiei is still on top of her. "Hey! I said get off!"
"No"
Kira blinked, did he just say no? Surely, he doesn't want anyone to see him in this position with her. She grunted as she starts to wriggle out again then sighed and stopped as she realized he is just too strong for her. Then she glared at the fire apparition on top of her. "Why?"
"Huh?"
"Why no"
"Oh … Cause I said so"
Kira scowled at the reply then closed her eyes.
"What the hell are you doing onna? Sleeping here?"
"Apparently someone won't get off me so what do you want me to do?" She glared at him briefly then closed her eyes again. "And I have a name, its Kira, use it"
"Hn"
She opened one eye as she watched him get off her and lie down next to her. She then settled back and stared up at the sky. Stars are just beginning to come out and they remind her of the starburst Hiei has in his hair. She mentally smacked herself. 'Stop thinking of him damn it!'
Kira yawned and stretch herself, her fingertips accidentally brushing against Hiei's face. "Oops" She gave a short laugh. "Sorry"
Hiei didn't reply, instead he just put one hand to where her fingers had touched. He felt his face growing slightly hot and blushed deeper when he realized what he was doing, thanking god that its rather late and Kira probably can't see his face clearly.
"I'm going back, coming?" Kira asked as she stood up.
"Hn" He replied standing up himself. Then walked slowly after her as she strolled back towards her house.
Reaching home, she headed straight to the kitchen and yanked the door of the freezer open. Pulling out a tub of ice cream, she scooped some into a bowl, settled herself down on the table and pushed the rest towards Hiei. She slowly ate her treat as she watched him devoured his like a mad man.
"You're gonna get brain freeze you know that?" She sweatdropped as he don't even bother to reply and instead continued eating.
"Hey kid" Akio greeted as he joined them in the kitchen. He took a carton of milk and started drinking straight out of it. He paused then glanced at the calendar hanging on the door of the fridge. "Kira … tomorrow is July 21 …" He looked at Hiei briefly then look pointedly at Kira.
"… I know, don't worry…" Kira answered quietly. "Oh yeah" She continued "What did Koenma keep you back for anyway?"
"For me to know and for you to never find out"
Kira just glare at her brother. "Fine. Don't tell me then." She watched as her brother left the open milk carton on the counter and went up to his room. "And people wonder why I don't eat my cereal with milk" She muttered, staring at distaste at the carton still dripping milk from the opening.
She glanced at Hiei as he finished his ice cream and dumped the tub into the dustbin. Then keep on staring as he walked back to the table and sat across her.
"What the hell are you staring at onna"
"… Yusuke and the others are getting suspicious you know. They think that there is, quote something going on unquote, when you spend your nights here."
"Hn. Just let them think what they want."
Kira shrugged. After leaving her bowl in the sink, she went into the living room and stretched out on the sofa. She watched as Hiei came out of the kitchen as well and headed for the window seat.
"Hiei"
"Hn?"
"…You can't stay tonight. Not till next week."
Hiei narrowed his eyes as her. Every two weeks or so, she would refuse to allow him to stay at her house. She would also look terribly tired for a week. After a week though, she would return to her usual crazy self and allow Hiei to stay again. He respected her enough not to pry but he's getting suspicious after the last time this happened and when he stayed over after a week, he can smell a faint scent of blood. Kira's blood.
Kira flinched as Hiei's gaze remained on her. She knew he's getting suspicious. But she can't possibly tell him what happened during the one week she refuses to let him stay.
"…Fine."
"Sorry"
Kira sighed then watched as he opened the window and let himself out. She cringed when she heard the window slammed back close. Trudging upstairs, she threw herself on her bed and fell into a restless sleep.
"Kira. Kira! Wake up!"
"Hm?" Kira sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked at her brother standing beside her bed.
"Its 7 already, hurry up, school starts at 8." Akio paused, then continue quietly. "He might be coming back early…"
"Oh shit!" Kira swore then hurriedly grabbed some clothes and headed into the bathroom. Then she poked her head out. "Akio? Go first… Just in case he DID come back early."
Nodding, Akio went out of his room and a few seconds later, Kira heard the door closed as he went out.
After getting ready, Kira grabbed her backpack, rushed downstairs and was about to go out of the door when the door suddenly opened and threw her back. 'Damn.'
"How's my favourite goddaughter?"
Kira glared at the man before her. Raiko. He was her father's best friend. After her mother died, he had visited regularly and was kind and sympathetic towards Kira and her family over the loss of their mother. After her father died and left Kira and Akio under Raiko as their godfather, things changed. He was no longer the kind man Kira once knew, but a tyrant who abused them for his own sadistic pleasure.
Raiko stride forward and grabbed her up by the front of her shirt. "I asked you a question and you answer me get it?" He growled at her then threw her down forcefully, causing her to skid several meters on the floor and slam into a wall.
Kira refused to answer him and got up slowly, scowling at the bruise on her arm when she had used it cushion herself against the wall. She kept her head down and refused to look at him then walked calmly to the door. Hoping he would just let her go.
When pigs fly maybe. Kira cursed under her breath as his hand grasped her arm and jerk her back. He threw her back in the corner and Kira muttered a vulgarity as she was introduced to the wall again.
"Guess what?" Her godfather's eyes twinkled maliciously as he advanced towards her. "I found a new toy when I was away."
Kira's eyes widened as he produced a metal whip with small spikes covering it. She tried to made herself as small as possible as it comes flying at her. Crossing her arms over herself, she winced as the whip cut into her skin, leaving a jagged gash across along her right forearm. She scrambled up. Its not going to help if she just sit there and let him hit her.
Running to the door, she yelped when she crashed onto the floor inches from door. Turning around, she saw that the whip has looped around her left ankle, Kira quickly grabbed a dagger she keeps in her backpack and cut the whip. She hurriedly stood up and ran out of the house, gulping when she saw part of the whip cut through the door she just closed. She ran to her school, ignoring the pain in her ankle caused by the small link of the whip that was still wrapped around it.
Reaching school, she was relieved that it was still early and only a few students were around. She went to the nearest bathroom and locked herself in a cubicle, sighing in relief then sat down on the floor, leaning against the door of the cubicle.
She glanced at the 'anklet' around her ankle, then hissed in pain and she started to remove it with her fingers. After a few agonizing minutes, she finally removed the six-inch link from her ankle and threw the link covered and still dripping with her blood down the toilet.
"Thank god I keep so much junk in my backpack." She muttered and dug through her backpack for a roll of bandages. After using her wrapping up her ankle, she turned her attention to the wound on her arm.
"Gross" She muttered and winced as she pulled the tattered skin around the wound off. Washing the blood off with her water bottle, she proceeds to wrap it up as well. She scowled as she returned to her ankle. Luckily, she usually rolled her jeans up slightly so the whip didn't cut any part of her jeans. Rolling down her jeans to cover the wound, she did the same to the other leg to avoid suspicion. She then shrugged on a jacket to hide the wound and other bruises on her arm.
Coming out of the cubicle, she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. 'Damn, people must think I'm crazy, wearing a jacket when it's the middle of summer.' She walked out of the bathroom and walked slowly up to class.
Halfway up she stopped. "Damn, who cares about school, I'm ditching, its too freakin hot wearing this jacket." Saying that under her breath, she turned around and sprinted out of school as fast as she can, limping slightly as she went.
Kira sighed in relief as she shrugged off her jacket when she reached the arcade. Stuffing it into her backpack, she headed for the small café in the corner of the arcade. She bought a can of soda, and feeling hungry because she missed breakfast, she bought cinnamon roll as well. She settled down at a table and started slowly eating.
"Hey! You ditched too?"
Kira cursed under breath when she heard Yusuke voice. She quickly hid her right arm under her backpack which was on her lap. She then looked up as the four boys seated themselves around her with Yusuke on her left and Hiei on her right.
'What the hell?' Kira thought. She then looked at Kurama quizzically. "It's normal for Urameshi and the idiot to ditch but you?…"
"No no!" Kurama hurriedly explain. "My school already broke up for vacation, one week earlier then your school."
"Oh, I thought you skipped and hell froze over." Kira muttered. "And you?" She asked turning to her right.
"I dragged him along" Kurama gave her a wry grin.
"Oh…" She started picking her food as the detective and the idiot started an argument.
"You don't believe I could beat you? Fine! We settle this right now!"
"You can't beat me at anything let alone a game" Yusuke gave a cocky grin at his tall friend. "But if you want to prove it, you're on."
The rest just sweatdropped as the two of them ran off in the direction of the arcade.
"I better make sure they don't kill the video game machine." Kurama muttered as he stood up and followed the two of them.
The last two of them sat in silence as Kira broke pieces of her roll off and ate slowly while Hiei stare at her eating.
"What the hell are you staring at!" Kira hissed as he kept on staring.
"When on earth are you left-handed onna?"
"None of your business" Kira muttered and hope that he won't probe any further. He just gave a 'hn' and look away.
Kira mentally sighed in relief and reached out for her soda as she continued eating. "What's wrong with your right arm?"
Kira coughed as she choked on her soda. Damn, she forgotten about hiding it when she used her right arm to pick up her soda while her left hand was holding a fork. "Erm…I fell of the stairs" Kira mentally smacked herself, that has gotta be the lamest excuse ever.
"Right." Came the sarcastic reply.
"Look it's none of your business okay!" Kira yelled at him then stormed out.
'Fine, be that way.' Hiei thought angrily. 'But I will find it out sooner or later.'
-Lene