Chapter Eight: A Short Reprieve
Kuwabara and Hiei returned back to the house, leaving Bohen to watch after Rain for a while longer, before he returned home for lunch. Shera was busy making lunch, while Lin getting the clothes ready to wash.
Lin picked up a large basket of clothes and washing equipment. However, she stopped from going out the door when Kuwabara caught up to her.
"Can I help you?" She asked warmly.
Kuwabara smiled and tried to act cool. "I was wondering if you wanted me to go with you?" He asked her. He then observed that she was wearing a blue dress and a white sleeveless blouse.
Lin smiled. "Why Kuwabara, I didn't know you felt that way about me?" She remarked with a small smile.
The tall Spirit Detective shook his head abruptly in embarrassment. "You misunderstood me," he replied. "I just think that is such dangerous times, that you might need to someone to protect you." He replied proudly.
The girl smirked slightly as she looked at him. "My, how chivalrous of you." She remarked.
"Oh, it's nothing," He began. "Just doing my duty as a Spirit Fighter." He added with a goofy smile as he placed his hands behind his head.
"Well then, let's go." She replied.
"Here, let me get that." Kuwabara offered, holding out his hands, gesturing for the large basket.
Lin smiled affectionately and handed it to him. "Thank you." She murmured softly as she handed it to him.
The Rekai Tantai blushed slightly at the smile as he held up the basket in his arms.
The two of them headed off out of the house and down towards the nearby river.
***
Hiei walked into the kitchen, to get a glass of water. But as he started to look around, he quickly sensed the presence of another life-force.
He turned around and looked over his shoulder to see the familiar face of Shera. She was standing there, looking at him with her usual sweet smile. Now that he thought about it, he realized that she was actually about the same height as him.
"Can I get you anything, Hiei?" She offered kindly.
The small demon casually pushed back the folds of his cloak and tried to give her what he thought was a sincere expression. "I was just looking for something to drink." He replied.
The girl smiled again and nodded. "Well, we're going to have lunch soon, but I can get you something to drink if you want." She offered.
Hiei actually felt himself smiling for real as he looked at her. Maybe it was just that he hadn't been in a situation like this, where he was speaking with someone so kind and unassuming. Shera wasn't concerned with what he was or what he had done, all she saw was the 'person' in front of her. "Thank you." Came Hiei's reply.
Hiei was now sitting in the dining room, when Shera returned and handed him the glass of water. He took a sip from it and set the cup down.
She pulled out another chair and sat down across from him. The two of them remained there, quietly enjoying the silence.
***
Kuwabara set the basket down, along the side of the river bank and sat down on rock. He took a deep breath and looked around.
Despite the coloring of the sky, the rest of their surroundings weren't so bad. The small river was clear and blue and there was some grass in the area, along with a clustering of trees on the side of the river that he was sitting on.
Lin had pulled off her shoes and had hiked up her dress and tied it in a knot on one side so that it wouldn't trip her up, this also made her long legs visible. She went about washing the clothes in the river while Kuwabara sat off to her side.
"Tell me about it?" She asked.
"About what?" Kuwabara asked in confusion, having been unexpectedly pulled out of his mental reverie.
"You're world," She replied. "I want to know what it's like." She added.
The young man ran a hand through his hair and thought about it for a moment. "Well, it's nothing like this place." He replied.
"I can imagine." She replied. "The people of you're world must be very lucky to have you and your friends to fight the demons." She continued.
"I don't know about the world," He began, bashfully. "But I'd like to think that I'm at least helping to keep where I live safe." He added.
"It sounds like a nice place." Lin replied, sounding almost forlorn as she spoke.
Kuwabara noticed this and stood up. "Don't worry Lin." He began.
The young woman straightened out and looked him in the eyes.
"I promise you, that somehow, we will defeat Darkon." He reassured her.
"Oh. Kuwabara." She murmured. She started to say something, but Kuwabara suddenly stood up at attention.
"What is it, what's wrong?" She asked anxiously.
"I can sense something." He uttered as he darted his vision around.
"How very observant of you to notice!" A loud voice announced.
Kuwabara looked upwards, just in time to see as flash of grey vanish from atop a tree.
Lin yelped as he turned around and jumped towards her, lifting her out of the water and across the river. All of this occurred in a single fluid movement.
"What's going ahhhhhhh!!!" She exclaimed as they turned around to see a massive tree fall down across the spot were they had been, sending up a cloud of dust and dirt.
She blushed slightly as he held her against him.
"Are you alright?" He asked her.
".Yes, I'm fine." She replied with some hesitance.
The two of them looked forward to see a figure standing across the river from them. He was covered in a gray cloak and a Japanese straw hat. "You certainly are very confident in yourself." The stranger remarked. He then stepped forward. "But you don't stand a chance." He added.
***
Something caught Hiei's attention. He stood up abruptly and looked towards Shera, who suddenly became silent. At that moment, he dived across the table- sending his chair onto its back- and took the two of them straight onto the ground. The demon and girl hit the ground roughly, just as several sharp icicles suddenly went shooting through the window and wall, embedding themselves in the wall on the other end.
"What's going on?" Shera asked nervously as she remained immobile under the wait of the small demon on top of her.
"Quiet," He blurted out. "Stay here while I go and see what's going on." He instructed her. He then removed himself from atop her and grabbed his sword from the table, where he had left it.
Hiei stepped outside of the house, just in time to see a strange person standing before him, just a few meters away.
The stranger was rapped up in a gray cloak and part of his face was obscured by the Japanese style straw hat he was wearing.
"Sorry for that little display a moment ago, I just wanted to make sure I had your attention." He explained as he took a step forward. "But now, that you're here, I feel that we should get down to business." He added.
***
~End of Chapter Eight~
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Kuwabara and Hiei returned back to the house, leaving Bohen to watch after Rain for a while longer, before he returned home for lunch. Shera was busy making lunch, while Lin getting the clothes ready to wash.
Lin picked up a large basket of clothes and washing equipment. However, she stopped from going out the door when Kuwabara caught up to her.
"Can I help you?" She asked warmly.
Kuwabara smiled and tried to act cool. "I was wondering if you wanted me to go with you?" He asked her. He then observed that she was wearing a blue dress and a white sleeveless blouse.
Lin smiled. "Why Kuwabara, I didn't know you felt that way about me?" She remarked with a small smile.
The tall Spirit Detective shook his head abruptly in embarrassment. "You misunderstood me," he replied. "I just think that is such dangerous times, that you might need to someone to protect you." He replied proudly.
The girl smirked slightly as she looked at him. "My, how chivalrous of you." She remarked.
"Oh, it's nothing," He began. "Just doing my duty as a Spirit Fighter." He added with a goofy smile as he placed his hands behind his head.
"Well then, let's go." She replied.
"Here, let me get that." Kuwabara offered, holding out his hands, gesturing for the large basket.
Lin smiled affectionately and handed it to him. "Thank you." She murmured softly as she handed it to him.
The Rekai Tantai blushed slightly at the smile as he held up the basket in his arms.
The two of them headed off out of the house and down towards the nearby river.
***
Hiei walked into the kitchen, to get a glass of water. But as he started to look around, he quickly sensed the presence of another life-force.
He turned around and looked over his shoulder to see the familiar face of Shera. She was standing there, looking at him with her usual sweet smile. Now that he thought about it, he realized that she was actually about the same height as him.
"Can I get you anything, Hiei?" She offered kindly.
The small demon casually pushed back the folds of his cloak and tried to give her what he thought was a sincere expression. "I was just looking for something to drink." He replied.
The girl smiled again and nodded. "Well, we're going to have lunch soon, but I can get you something to drink if you want." She offered.
Hiei actually felt himself smiling for real as he looked at her. Maybe it was just that he hadn't been in a situation like this, where he was speaking with someone so kind and unassuming. Shera wasn't concerned with what he was or what he had done, all she saw was the 'person' in front of her. "Thank you." Came Hiei's reply.
Hiei was now sitting in the dining room, when Shera returned and handed him the glass of water. He took a sip from it and set the cup down.
She pulled out another chair and sat down across from him. The two of them remained there, quietly enjoying the silence.
***
Kuwabara set the basket down, along the side of the river bank and sat down on rock. He took a deep breath and looked around.
Despite the coloring of the sky, the rest of their surroundings weren't so bad. The small river was clear and blue and there was some grass in the area, along with a clustering of trees on the side of the river that he was sitting on.
Lin had pulled off her shoes and had hiked up her dress and tied it in a knot on one side so that it wouldn't trip her up, this also made her long legs visible. She went about washing the clothes in the river while Kuwabara sat off to her side.
"Tell me about it?" She asked.
"About what?" Kuwabara asked in confusion, having been unexpectedly pulled out of his mental reverie.
"You're world," She replied. "I want to know what it's like." She added.
The young man ran a hand through his hair and thought about it for a moment. "Well, it's nothing like this place." He replied.
"I can imagine." She replied. "The people of you're world must be very lucky to have you and your friends to fight the demons." She continued.
"I don't know about the world," He began, bashfully. "But I'd like to think that I'm at least helping to keep where I live safe." He added.
"It sounds like a nice place." Lin replied, sounding almost forlorn as she spoke.
Kuwabara noticed this and stood up. "Don't worry Lin." He began.
The young woman straightened out and looked him in the eyes.
"I promise you, that somehow, we will defeat Darkon." He reassured her.
"Oh. Kuwabara." She murmured. She started to say something, but Kuwabara suddenly stood up at attention.
"What is it, what's wrong?" She asked anxiously.
"I can sense something." He uttered as he darted his vision around.
"How very observant of you to notice!" A loud voice announced.
Kuwabara looked upwards, just in time to see as flash of grey vanish from atop a tree.
Lin yelped as he turned around and jumped towards her, lifting her out of the water and across the river. All of this occurred in a single fluid movement.
"What's going ahhhhhhh!!!" She exclaimed as they turned around to see a massive tree fall down across the spot were they had been, sending up a cloud of dust and dirt.
She blushed slightly as he held her against him.
"Are you alright?" He asked her.
".Yes, I'm fine." She replied with some hesitance.
The two of them looked forward to see a figure standing across the river from them. He was covered in a gray cloak and a Japanese straw hat. "You certainly are very confident in yourself." The stranger remarked. He then stepped forward. "But you don't stand a chance." He added.
***
Something caught Hiei's attention. He stood up abruptly and looked towards Shera, who suddenly became silent. At that moment, he dived across the table- sending his chair onto its back- and took the two of them straight onto the ground. The demon and girl hit the ground roughly, just as several sharp icicles suddenly went shooting through the window and wall, embedding themselves in the wall on the other end.
"What's going on?" Shera asked nervously as she remained immobile under the wait of the small demon on top of her.
"Quiet," He blurted out. "Stay here while I go and see what's going on." He instructed her. He then removed himself from atop her and grabbed his sword from the table, where he had left it.
Hiei stepped outside of the house, just in time to see a strange person standing before him, just a few meters away.
The stranger was rapped up in a gray cloak and part of his face was obscured by the Japanese style straw hat he was wearing.
"Sorry for that little display a moment ago, I just wanted to make sure I had your attention." He explained as he took a step forward. "But now, that you're here, I feel that we should get down to business." He added.
***
~End of Chapter Eight~
So, what did you all think of it. Did you like it, please send me a review and let me know what you thought about it.
Thanks,
-Bojack727