A Brother's Love : Ray of Sunshine
A/N : Thanks for reviewing. It's all good in the hood, but please, give me advice or just tell me that you liked it. Or flame it. It doesn't matter to me. Anyway, yeah so Hiei has a nightmare just to give you readers an insight on how much he hates himself when it comes to his sister. Anyway, enjoy this chapter.
I
Hiei asked the woman where the ferry onna was without emotion. At least, that what it sounded like. Hiei had a disgusting feeling in his stomach. He thought that baka onna was dead. That she didn't make it after he passed out. He felt his chest constrict in pain. He put his hand over it, grabbing at his heart.
Genkai looked him over, and then was satisfied to see that his legs were fully healed and that Hiei was ready to get up and move.
"She's in Yukina's room."
Hiei nodded and fissured out of the old woman's sight. He appeared in his sister's room. He saw that Yukina was fighting the urge to cry. The oaf was clenching his fists while Kurama was deadly silent. Yusuke glared at him when he came into view.
"Do you even know what happened to her?"
Hiei felt the pain in his chest come back. For a second, he thought she was dead, but then he observed her more closely. He saw her chest rise with a good, steady inhale. Hiei felt his shoulders ease and his eyes turn back to the detective.
"She was beaten so she would cry. So?"
Hiei never saw the punch coming. It was almost like when he had first fought Yusuke. The detective's fist collided with the side of this face. Hiei was actually knocked down to the floor. He put a hand over his burning cheek, giving Yusuke a death glare.
"She was almost dead, Hiei! The least you could do is act like you care!"
II
Botan woke up to hear Yusuke yelling. She saw Hiei glaring at the detective. Her eyes widened to see that one side of his face was starting to swell. Did Yusuke hit Hiei? Botan pondered, but as she did this, she made noise by shifting under the covers. Instantly, all attention was on her.
"Sorry for yelling, Botan."
Yusuke apologized quietly, giving Hiei one last glance before leaving the room. Kurama followed, bringing Yukina and Kuwabara with him. They closed the door after them, leaving the ferry girl all alone with the half Koorime.
"What did he do to you, onna?"
Hiei's voice was low and even. Control. He was all about control. The onna looked at him, her eyes wide. Then they lowered to her hands that were resting on her lap.
"He tried to get me to cry... by torture."
III
Koenma was sitting on his desk, up to his pacifier in paper work now that Botan was on a two week vacation. That was when his spirit compact rang. At first, the Prince of Hell was startled. He hadn't heard the ringing of the compact in a long time. With an exasperated sigh, he picked up the compact and flipped it open. Yusuke stared back at him.
"Hey, Koenma, um, did Tarukane make it your world yet?"
Koenma almost let his pacifier slip out of his mouth.
"The Tarukane? I don't know, why?"
Yusuke looked furious, but Koenma could tell that his fury was not directed at him.
"He thought Botan was a Koorime. He beat her... it was pretty bad, Koenma. Hiei kind of... unleashed his rage. I'm pretty sure that scum bag didn't make it."
Koenma barely heard the part about Hiei. He felt bile rise in his stomach.
"What about Botan? Is she okay?" Yusuke nodded grimly. Koenma shook with disgust. He couldn't understand how some nigens could be so heartless. Worse than some of the worst demons. "I'll be over as soon as I can. I have to take care of something first."
IV
The Great Lord Enma sat in his chair, judging excellently good souls and nauseatingly bad ones. He just got an old wrinkly man by the name of Tarukane when his son came into the room. Enma stopped in the middle of his judgement when his son floated up to his hear. Tarukane was in shock, it isn't everyday you are in front of an enormous god. Actually, God himself.
Tarukane watched as the toddler talked to the giant. The giants eyes widened and the crime lord swore that he heard his teeth gnashing. The giant's intimidating eyes settled on Tarukane, Hell's fire blazing in them.
"So, you like to torture innocent demons and top ferry girls, do you?"
Tarukane felt himself stuttering, spit flying everywhere.
Koenma left, hearing the ear-drum-splitting screams echoing throughout all of Rekai. The Prince of Hell smiled. It was the simple things in life that just made his day. That would include giving the proper punishment to the lower beings of the universe.
V
Botan explained her torture. She didn't cry this time. It was settling in that she was safe, and that her past experiences remained past. Sure, Botan knew she would have nightmares, but things will get better in time.
Hiei gritted his teeth when he heard in detail just what the ferry onna had to go through. It was worse than what his sister had to go through. The onna was inches from death. She was lucky to be... still existing. Hiei stood and leaned against the wall, never breaking his eye contact with the ferry onna.
"Thank you."
Botan felt her pink eyes widen. Widen is a very dull word. Actually, if her eyes had been any bigger, they would have fallen out of her skull. Her brain was in shards. Hiei... Master of the Dragon of the Darkness Flame... apologizing? In her mind, Botan was twitching helplessly on the ground.
"For what? I didn't do anything."
Hiei was in as much turmoil with himself just as Botan was. It was this feeling, rising up in his stomach. It wasn't painful, well, not exactly. It was a swelling, and it was choking off his air supply. If he didn't say this, than he was going to be tormented by the sensation all day.
"For not crying. You saved my sister."
Botan was not used to this. Hiei's voice was not gentle or compassionate, unlike his words. In fact, it sounded like he didn't care at all. But his eyes told a different story. If Botan had blinked, she would have missed it. But she didn't. She saw his eyes soften at the thought of his sister's safety. She smiled at the half Koorime. He looked away, the usual scowl on his face. Botan felt her smile turn into a grin. She knew better.
VI
Koenma burst though the temple doors, in his teenage from. He saw Kuwabara sleeping on the floor, mouth hanging open letting some saliva pool on the floor. Kurama was sitting in a chair, eyes closed and his head tipped back .The Prince knew that the kitsune was awake. It was Yusuke who first approached him.
"I'm glad you came, Koenma."
Koenma merely nodded, but before he could ask where Botan was, everyone heard a door open.
VII
A silence fell over the pair. Botan got up and walked to the door, Hiei watching her wordlessly. She slid the door open, and her eyes widened when she saw her boss standing in the hall, looking just as surprised as she was. After that it was a blur of brown hair and white pacifiers.
VIII
Hiei watched as the Prince of Hell almost tackled the onna to the ground. The brat's arms wrapped themselves around the ferry onna. He hugged her close to him.
"Botan, I'm so glad you're alright! I'm so sorry you had to go through with that!"
Hiei growled. The moment he did, he tried his best to stop, but it grew louder. He felt his eyes widen. Why did he do that? What did he care if the brat hugged the baka onna? She didn't matter. Hiei shook himself, but then realized he caught the attention of the fox and the detective. Great. Just great.
IX
Kurama felt his ears perk at a low vibration. At least it started low. The fox had to tear his eyes away from the endearing scene of Botan and her friend, Koenma, to gaze at Hiei. His grumble grew louder, and it even got the attention of Yusuke. Kurama felt a smile pull at his lips. Was Hiei...? No... it couldn't be. It was impossible.
Even so, Kurama exchanged a look with Yusuke, having to fight down the urge to grin. A demon becomes protective of those who they care about. For instance, whenever Kuwabara tries to get close to Yukina when Hiei is around, Hiei will let out a low growl, or will take action against Kuwabara (but he just does that anyway because he hates him).
Yusuke smiled back at the fox. Kurama saw Hiei glare at him. So, does that mean that Hiei was being protective of Botan? The perky, nothing gets her down, grim reaper? Kurama felt a chuckle ticking the bottom of his stomach. It was ludicrous. And yet, it was happening.
X
Botan was released by her boss, her face red because of the lack of oxygen. I never knew that Koenma had the strength to actually crush my lungs. Who knew? Botan smiled at everyone. Yukina and Genkai came running into the room, thinking that something bad had happened with all the commotion. All they found was a perky ferry girl and a silent fire demon.
Yukina looked at her close friend, Botan. She looked a lot better. Her face had regained its color and her eyes had their sparkle back. Yukina gave Botan a sweet smile, and she felt a warm wave of relief spread throughout her body as Botan smiled back.
Koenma left about an hour later. Then Yusuke and Kuwabara followed. Kurama made sure that Botan was alright, and after many questions, he was gone as well. Hiei actually was the only one that stayed. It was because Yukina wanted him to stay for dinner. Botan smiled to herself. Hiei could never refuse his angelic sister.
XI
It was around eleven o'clock when Hiei wanted to leave. Yukina had fallen asleep, and Hiei carried her to her room. Botan helped Hiei pull up the covers around his sister. As she looked at his face, she couldn't help but laugh. His eyes were wide and relaxed, and his mouth was in a childish pout. He had never tucked someone in bed before.
"What's so funny, onna?"
Botan gulped and averted the half Koorime's glare. Man, Hiei can be so intense sometimes! Actually, it's more like all the time... Botan realized that Hiei was still staring. She frowned and led him to the temple doors. Once outside, Botan cleared her throat.
"Hiei?"
Hiei looked up at her. His eyes narrowed, but he stayed still.
"Hn."
Botan was losing lots of confidence. She never really talked to Hiei all that much. Sure, he had interested her a lot, but he's not exactly the social type. Heck, he could barely hold a civilized conversation.
"I wanted to thank you. For saving me."
Botan looked away from the Koorime and shifted her gaze to the starry skies. A breeze played with her cerulean hair.
"Hn. It was nothing."
Botan frowned. It still didn't make sense. She took a deep breath, not looking at the demon.
"But, you don't like me. You could have just left me... to die."
Botan felt her heart clench unexpectedly. She didn't like the thought of Hiei... doing something like that. Just abandoning her. The team. It caused her pain. That was when she felt her wrist being grabbed tightly. It made her skin ache.
"Baka onna. No one, especially you, deserves a torture like that."
Botan blinked, light tints appearing on her cheeks. She looked into the Koorime's blood red eyes. And then, in a rush of wind, her wrist was free and she was all alone on the temple steps. She stood for a few minutes, listening to the music of the night. She let a small smile play on her lips. I guess Hiei isn't so bad like he puts on to be.
XII
A/N : Hiei is our little ray of sunshine! . I hope you liked it! Please, please, review! I need them so I know that you want me to continue. Thanks!
-Mia