"Nice tattoo Kira" Yusuke sniggered at the mark on her neck.
"Shut it."
Yusuke just laughed harder before making himself more comfortable from his place underneath a tree. Guess what these two are doing?
Skipping lessons. How typical.
Kira twitched slightly as she traced the mark on her neck. It doesn't looks like it's fading. Hell, she could have sworn it's more vivid than it was yesterday.
Shrugging, Kira relaxed and leaned against the trunk of the tree she was sitting on. Directly below her was Yusuke, stretched out at the bottom of the tree.
Kira's brows furrowed when she caught the scent of cigarette smoke. Creating a small ball of ice, she chucked it at the teenager below, effectively putting out the cigarette as well.
"Hey!"
"It's bad for your health. Besides, it stinks."
"Tch!"
From the tree they were at, they could faintly hear the bell ring from inside Sarayashiki Junior High. Kira looked down the same time Yusuke looked up. Both of them grinned, they had been sitting there for at least half of the lessons for today.
"Yusuke Urameshi!"
Kira laughed before putting her hands behind her head. "Keiko will probably be here in ten seconds." She lazily scanned for the girl from her perch. "Oh wait, I saw her already. Make that five."
"What's new?"
Kira watched amusedly from her perch as Keiko glared angrily at Yusuke before starting her lecture.
"You'll never pass if you keep skipping classes Yusuke! Can't you just-…" Keiko paused and gritted her teeth when Yusuke's hands reached out. "Yusuke you pervert!" Keiko screamed and raised her hand.
Kira flinched at the harsh sound of Keiko's slap. She shuddered inwardly before starting to laugh. It just seems comical to her that the great spirit detective who had defeated countless demons was currently at the mercy of his girlfriend.
Keiko sighed before rolling her eyes. "Why do I even bother?"
Grinning, Kira leapt down from the tree she was previously sitting at and landed beside Keiko. "Because you love him?"
"Don't remind me"
Kira laughed at her answer before walking with her back towards the school, leaving an indignant Yusuke behind, grumbling about Keiko's last comment.
Keiko glanced at the smaller girl beside her before slightly shaking her head. "I haven't even started on you."
Kira just shrugged. Academics just don't hold her interest. Not to mention some unpleasant students in this school. Kira sighed as she watched Valerie walked up to her.
"For once, can you go bother someone else?" Gesturing for Keiko to go ahead, Kira watched as Yusuke joined up with Keiko and both of them walked ahead before she turned her attention back to the girl in front of her.
Valerie's tawny eyes narrowed at the shorter girl. "I know what you did yesterday Kira Lorien. I know what you are."
Kira's eyes flashed slightly with panic before she quickly assume a bored look. "Oh?"
"You're not normal. You're a mutant. A freak of nature."
Kira raised an eyebrow at her. "Who's going to believe you?"
"I'll find proof and evidence. Just you wait; I'll get to the bottom of this. After Hiei found out what you are, he wouldn't stick around you anymore."
Kira coughed as she tried to cover up her laughter. Sobering herself, she walked off indifferently. "Cool, send me a postcard when you got to the bottom of this. "
"What's so amusing?" Yusuke asked as Kira sat down at the table he and Keiko were sitting at.
"Nothing, Valerie promoted me from a freak to a mutant." She grinned slightly as she stole a chip from Keiko's lunch.
Yusuke snorted before grabbing a chip from Keiko's lunch as well. Despite how popular Valerie was to guys at Sarayashiki Junior High, Yusuke simply termed her as a stuck up brat who thinks she's better than anyone else.
"Man, who pissed that chick off?" Kuwabara grumbled as he sat down next to Kira with his lunch.
"Who?" Kira muttered vaguely as she surveyed his tray before tweaking off some of his food.
"Valerie"
Kira grinned before holding one hand up slightly. "Guilty"
Sighing, she brushed her hands before glancing around. "Have anyone seen Hiei?"
"Nope…Ow! Keiko! It was an accident!" Yusuke grumbled.
"Shorty? No. Who wants to see him anyway?"
"Weird. I didn't see him since last night."
"Aww…what's the matter? Miss your koishii?" Yusuke teased the slightly red girl.
"Oh shut up."
Yusuke and Kuwabara snickered at the slightly blushing girl before shutting up when they saw the table got covered with crystal blue ice.
"Whoa, relax…" Yusuke hurriedly said while prodding curiously at the ice covering the table.
"Sorry" Kira muttered before getting rid of the ice. Her powers seemed to be getting even more out of control. Maybe she should have Koenma done what she asked him to do sooner….
"I want it out of me!"
"But, it's dangerous to remove it! After being in you for so long, there's a chance your body might already make it part of you. Removing it might be fatal to you!"
"…I don't want the power Koenma. I'm not some save-the-day superhero. You have Yusuke for that. This jewel is the cause of the death of my family. Why would I want it in me?"
"…Are you willing to risk it? Putting you life in danger in the process of removing it?"
"I don't know." The petite girl paced distractedly in front of the ruler's desk. "Having the jewel is almost like risking the people who are close to me."
Stopping her pacing, she sat down and rubbed her temples. "I don't want to risk Yusuke and the others Koenma." She choked slightly as a tear escaped. "They are the closest I have to a family…I don't want some power-hungry demon to come after them"
The young lord looked sympathetically at the girl in front of him before sighing. "Kira, Why don't you think this over? I'll give you a week to think carefully about it. Talk to the others if possible about it as well."
"Fine…" Kira muttered before composing herself.
"Oh, and keep check of your emotions. They are the ones triggering the jewel."
"Will do. Thanks toddler."
"Kira? Hello!" Yusuke waved his hands, trying to get her attention.
"What?"
"Break's over. You coming to class?"
"Nah…I think I'll head home. I'm not really feeling well…"
"I'll say" Yusuke looked at the girl skeptically. "You okay? You look like a ghost"
"Gee thanks. I'm fine. See you guys tomorrow"
"Bye" Yusuke, Kuwabara and Keiko said simultaneously as they watched Kira walk off.
Kira sighed as she walked off. Stupid damn jewel.
"Hello Hiei" She muttered calmly as she walked past a tree.
"Hn. How did you know I was there?"
"I didn't. It was just a guess." Kira muttered vaguely before continuing her way home. She stopped a second later to scrutinize the fire apparition in the tree.
Hiei twitched slightly. "What onna?"
Kira leapt up to the branch beside him before tugging at the collar of her shirt slightly. She pointed at the vivid red mark on her neck and cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Explain"
Hiei's eyes widened slightly at the mark. He was positive he didn't bit down that hard. Tracing the mark on Kira's neck, he felt his own energy slightly emanating from it. He must have accidentally transferred his energy when he bit her. The mark will be on Kira forever.
Trying to suppress the blush from creeping up, Hiei quickly took his hands away. How was he supposed to explain to her?
"Ask the fox"
Kira gave an annoyed glare at the leaving black figure. What's with him? He said before the mark won't stay right?
Right?…
"Kurama."
"Hm?" The red head muttered vaguely without looking up from his textbook.
"Kurama! Put that damn book down and look at me!"
"Kira. I-" Kurama finally placed his book down and looked at the girl in his room beside his table. The bright emerald eyes blink a few times at the place Kira was pointing at.
"Um, nice mark?"
Kira gritted her teeth and threw her hands up in frustration. She stayed silent for a few minutes, leaning against the wall while Kurama scrutinized the mark.
"So, it's permanent?" Kira finally spoke up.
"Yes. Didn't Hiei tell you? He transferred his energy into the wound." Kurama didn't really seem surprised by it. "So, technically. You're his mate now."
"I see…" Kira muttered and sat down on the floor of Kurama's room.
"Are you upset by it?" Kurama spoke up softly.
"No. I mean yes. I mean…Never mind" Kira massaged her temples. "It's just, maybe this is just going too fast…"
"Too fast?"
"What I mean is that, I'm only sixteen for god sakes!" Kira stood up and started pacing. "And in demon terms, I'm practically married!"
Kurama watched amusedly as the girl made permanent footprints on his floor as she ranted. He slightly understood why she's freaking out this way. After all, she IS only sixteen.
Kira gave Kurama a sheepish grin before stopping her pacing. Sighing, she sat down on his bed and propped her chin up with one hand.
"Don't get me wrong foxboy. I like Hiei. I really do. It's just I'm worried about the future."
"What's there to worry about?"
"Demons. Both of us have goodness know how many demons after us. Hiei is because he is considered a traitor amongst demons. For me, it's because of the darn jewel in me."
Kira then slumped down on his bed. "Not to mention his cold and infuriating personality." She muttered under her breath.
Kurama gave Kira a reassuring smile before standing up and giving her a brotherly hug. "Don't worry, you have Hiei don't you?"
"True" Kira mused as she relaxed slightly in Kurama's embrace.
"And you still have your friends Kira. You're not alone. You have us…"
Two metal swords clanged loudly against each other as their owners swung them at each other. The loud sound reverberated through the forest, causing a few birds to titter and fly away from the source.
"Give up" Hiei's katana came down dangerously close to the girl's throat.
"No way!" Kira gritted her teeth and pushed back with her own katana. Jumping back a few feet to recover, Kira smirked before her eyes turned a slight silver.
"Holy sh-!" Hiei swore in his mind before hurriedly jumping out of the way of her glaciers. He recovered and looked up only to find long, thin pieces of jagged ice flying at him.
Risking a glance over to the ice wolf and getting slightly cut in the process, Hiei realized that she is using the power of the jewel. The telltale signs are the wild look in those silver pupils and the white light pulsing from the top of her arm.
Flitting over to Kira, he whacked her on top of the head with the blunt end of his katana.
"Ow! What was that for!"
"This is training baka onna! Not killing! You were losing control of your powers!"
Kira only grunted in annoyance before glaring at the jewel in her arm. Sighing, she plonked herself down on the ground and closed her eyes.
Hiei lifted one eyebrow before sitting beside her. "Training is not over yet"
"It can continue next time. I'm not in the mood to train" Kira muttered and opened her eyes again, glancing at the fire apparition out of the corner of her eyes.
"Hn"
"He's so hard to get to…I can't believe we are mates" Kira thought with a sweat drop as she looked at him. She quickly looked away when he turned his gaze at her. Amusing herself with her tail, she started waving it about.
Hiei narrowed his eyes at the black, blue-tipped appendage waving about. Twitching, he pinned the tail down in the middle with one hand.
"Why did you do that for!" Kira muttered before giving Hiei and annoyed glare. She then tried futilely to tug her tail out of Hiei's hold.
"Hn. Stop waving it. It's annoying"
Kira smirked before starting to wave the tip of her tail, which wasn't restricted. Her smirk turned into a scowl when Hiei used his other hand and neatly grabbed it.
Heaving a sigh, she tugged again at her tail. "Damn, just let go. I promise I won't wave it."
Hiei let go of her tail without replying. He uttered a low growl when Kira grabbed her tail and start waving it about slightly a few seconds later.
"Onna!"
"What! I'm not waving it! I'm um…swishing it about!"
Hiei grabbed her tail and pulled the protesting demoness towards him. He sat on her tail and gave her a cocky smirk when she tried to get it back.
"Damn Hiei, move your fat ass!"
"Hey, did you two happen to see Kurama? Keiko will kill me if I fail the test tomorrow. I need the foxboy's help."
Yusuke grumbled as he stomped into the clearing. Out of all days, Kurama had to choose today to be not at home.
"No idea" Kira muttered before managing to get her tail out from under Hiei. "Hah!" She grinned triumphantly as she brushed the dust of her tail.
"…What were you two lovebirds doing anyway?" Yusuke's features formed into a mischievous look.
"Nothing!"
"Hn"
"Right. Denial. Bye lovebirds."
"I'm tired of waiting!" A figure dressed in a dark cloak growled as he stomped about his lair. Turning to look at image of a girl in a crystal orb, the figure snarled when he saw a guy close the girl.
"I will have you soon enough, my pet…" He strode to the orb and stroke it slightly, his eyes narrowed when he looked closer at the girl's neck.
"No! He marked her!" The figure roared in fury and smashed the orb in anger. "Fire apparitions only have one mate in their entire life. Damn him!"
Sitting down, a sadistic smirk slowly crept over his face. "Until he dies…"
"The fire apparition will have to die!"
A/N: As usual, I'm sorry lol. I had to rewrite this chapter. The previous copy of this chapter just didn't turned out right so I rewrite the whole damn chapter, hence the slow update. Sorry. I'm not really going to reply to the reviews cause I can't think of any response. I do want to address a few of them though…
Kurayamihikari: I can't make Hiei kill her; He isn't allowed to kill humans. Too bad Valerie is one…oh well; guess you just have to bear with her…
UechiFighter: You either got the wrong villain or the wrong fic …
Rae: I just realized my previous chapter got a whole load of mistakes that wasn't done by me T.T…the fic just somehow got messed up when I post it. In my saved copy of the chapters, most of the things are fine. But when I upload them, they got slightly screwed. If you don't mind, help me check if there are mistakes in the future chapters please? Thanks!
Thanks to all the reviewers! I really appreciate you guys supporting my fic! I'll try to update whenever I can. Promise.
-Lene