Left in the Shadows
Chapter 7: A Night in the Rain
Me: Please be nice, Hiei? Say the disclaimer please?
Hiei: HN (Still mad)
Me: …fine. Be an ass, volcano head. You're just like in the story.
Hiei: HN
Kuwabara: Oh! I'll do it! Since the shrimp is too scared…
Hiei: HN
Me: CAN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN "HN"?
Hiei: Shut up, baka onna. I do not have a "self-doubt complex"
Me: Fine. Stay in denial, volcano-head.
Hiei: Stop calling me "volcano head" onna.
Kuwabara: Okay then, I'll start the disclaimer. Danielle does not own YYH…
Hiei: Thank God.
Danielle::whacks him:
Hiei: Hn, what the hell was that for, onna?
Danielle: STOP BEING AN ASS!
Kuwabara: (in a very loud voice)…She only owns her own Oc's and storyline!
Danielle: thanks, Kuwabara!
Yusuke: now while Hiei and Danielle are being mad at each other, please continue reading Left in the Shadows.
(I have so much fun with these "disclaimers"…)
(Oh yeah… this chapter might be revised because I was soooo nervous putting in the bit at the end...I might take it out...or change it…or something… . 6)
Chapter 7: A Night in the Rain
Freezing rain pelted Amanda's body as she ran through the forest. 'How the hell was I supposed to know it was a secret? I probably wasn't gonna get a decent answer otherwise.' She thought as she slowed down to a walk, her shoes sinking slightly into the mud. 'I thought it was a good opportunity…Tch. How could I have ever liked that arrogant jerk who…'
She finally stopped, her whole body soaked. She was soaked to the bone and she had no idea where she was. Looking around, she realized that the temple was nowhere in sight. 'Great, I'm lost. If only I had taken more time to explore the area…' she looked around once more, stepping out of the clearing she was in, only to find a small cave. By walking over to inspect it, she found that it was deep enough to crawl in and stay relatively dry. By now, it was completely dark outside so she had no time to make her way back to the temple. One final tear gem fell from her eyes as the stepped in. 'Rrgg…I shouldn't be acting this way. I'm being childish…like a little kid who's sensitive to their parent's scolding. Mom was wrong. She said that I could become friends with Hiei, but he wants nothing to do with me…' She pulled out her mother's will that she kept in her pocket and gazed at it, wondering when her mother had written it. Did she know that her time was coming soon? With these thoughts filling her mind, she sat down and wrapped her hands around her knees in an attempt to stay warm. Within a couple of minutes she dozed off into an uneasy sleep.
Hiei was about a mile from the cave and several miles from the temple when he was finally able to pinpoint exactly where Amanda was. He was slightly impressed at the distance she was able to travel in such a short amount of time. She would be a fine sparring partner indeed.
He stopped in the clearing Amanda had been in before. She was here. Maybe a few yards away at most. He was relieved to find that his search was over because being a fire demon, he wasn't all too fond of the rain. Looking past the trees, he caught sight of the cave. When he walked in, he saw her huddled in the very back, resting her knees, which were drawn to her chest. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that she was completely soaked from head to toe. 'Stupid onna. She's gonna get sick, falling asleep wet.' He thought, despite himself.
Hearing footsteps, Amanda snapped awake from her light doze and looked up. Seeing who it was, she curled up tighter, not wanting to see him and wishing that she was back at the temple with Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Whatever you have to say, I don't wanna hear it." She snapped.
"I came to say sorry." He replied in a tone more gentler than he intended. "Then I'm supposed to take you back." He added in a slightly harder tone.
"I'm fine right here." She said, turning her head away. Thought she tried to suppress it, she was visibly shivering from being soaked, and the fact that it was winter didn't help one bit either.
Hiei rolled his eyes. "Any fool can see you're shivering." He stated.
"Just leave me alone, I'm fine." She shifted away from Hiei as he sat down next to her. He gave an exasperated sigh and took off his cloak, revealing his black tanktop underneath.
"No use trying to pretend." He said, draping it over her shoulders. "Besides, the weather's just going to get worse."
"Th-thanks." Amanda replied, surprised by his sudden change of heart.
"Hn. Just don't take it for granted." The fire apparition mumbled, turning his face away from her. She merely smiled and pulled his cloak closer around her. Silence enveloped them both as the rain pounded the ground outside.
Amanda stole a glance at Hiei, who took that precise moment to look over at her. Their eyes met which caused her to quickly look away, a slight blush staining her cheeks slightly red. She felt the blush increase, as she could feel Hiei still staring at her. He was noticing that although she had his cloak, she was still shivering. He hesitantly moved closer to her, little by little, and reached out until he wrapped his arm around her, under the cloak. Amanda's heart began beating a mile a minute as he drew her closer. This was the second time he had shown a different side of him to her.
"I don't want you to freeze to death before your powers fully awaken. We will start training when the rain ceases." He said, obviously trying to rationalize it. But Amanda's body was still uncomfortable and tense against his. "Relax, would you?" he spoke after a while.
"I just didn't know you were capable of showing affection." She retorted, still cautious. What confused her now was that Hiei could be sweet one minute and a…heartless bastard the next.
"Hn." He sounded. "This isn't a 'show of affection,' onna. You just need to warm up."
"If that's what you think…" she murmured, finally giving in and snuggling closer to him. This time it was the jaganshi's turn to blush, although it was very slight. After a few minutes, he looked down and saw that she was fast asleep. A small smile graced his features and with his free arm, he brushed a few of her ebony locks from her face, his fingers lingering by her cheek.
But as soon as he realized what he was doing, he quickly pulled his hand away. 'What the hell am I doing?' he asked himself. 'Why is she making me act this way? Feel this way? I don't have…feelings for her…' once again, he was wrestling with himself. 'Besides,' he thought, trying to rationalize it, 'She's the child of the woman who…' He closed his eyes, remembering the day he was thrown off the Koorime glacier. Although he was only an infant at the time, he could still remember everything. What is this! What have you done Hina! That thing will bring nothing but destruction for us all! We must get rid of that despicable male child! He still remembered those words today.
Hiei shook his head to clear his thoughts. "Rrrg… she's bringing back memories I thought I had sealed away forever… no…it's not her…being around the spirit detectives are making me soft." He murmured with a wry smile.
He felt something fall into his lap, causing him to look down. What he saw were her tear gems, slowly falling from her eyes as she gave almost inaudible whimpers. 'She's crying…but why?' he thought. 'Hn. It's because of her mother. Of Rui.' He answered himself, hearing her whisper her mother's name. 'Humans and their baka emotions.' But his gaze softened slightly.
The rain had begun to ease up a bit and tiny patches of the night sky were visible through the blanket of clouds. But the fire youkai was not fooled. The worst was yet to come. Sighing, Hiei let his thoughts go and leaned his head on the rock wall behind him, letting sleep claim him at last. (End chapter 7)
I was kinda nervous about this chapter. Was Hiei too OOC?
Hiei: Hn. I'll say.
Oh shut up. Anyway, please review and I'll work on the next chapter as soon as I can. And please, if it's not too much to ask for, can I please have a minimum of three reviews for each chapter, starting with this chapter? I'm really working hard and I want it to be appreciated. Any way, please post up requests for YYH answering machines so I can work on that! I need a minimum of 5 requests for that one! (Oh yeah, have you noticed that I've become a lot more talkative since chapter 3? Lol just asking. I think I might be talking too much…)
Hiei: you think?
SHUT UP!