Sweet Dreams Are Made of These:
Summary: They thought the war was over, but they were wrong. Alongside our favorite fire apparition, Kiya will try to overcome depression, new responsibilities and a new foe who wants Kiya for...a sick science experiment? HieiKiya
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I just need to clear up a tiny little issue. I am aware of how much cursing there is in my story, but hey, that's the way I like it. That's why I rated this story M. That means that there is naughtiness in here: language, adult situations and some good 'ol violence. I like my characters to resemble no good dirty sailors when they speak, so, I apologize if that's not your cup of tea.
Also, I'm going to be flying through this portion of my story. This is the last of it, I'm ending my wonderful work of art. I am sitting on MANY other ideas, but can only handle one story at a time (poorly) so this one's going to move quickly from now on.
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Previous:
Yusuke, not knowing what the hell was going on, followed Kuwabara anyways, almost forgetting to close Kiya's front door behind him. "Damnit Kuwabara, what's going on?"
"I'll let Koenma tell you!" Kuwabara yelled over his shoulder.
"Finally some fucking action!" Yusuke whooped as he caught up with his friend. First; find Kurama… then get to Reikai as soon as possible. Kiya had to be warned.
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Chapter 6: Scaly:
As Kiya trudged her way through the dark Rekai forest, her mind focused on the dimly throbbing sense of Hiei's youkai-ki coming from not to far ahead. He was still alive, thank Kami.
As soon as Kiya's mind began to go over what could have happened to her almighty dragon, she suddenly received a very painful shock to the forehead. She immediately stopped walking and rose her hand to her tender temple. The Water Elemental knew exactly who had sent her that mental shock.
It was Hiei. She knew him enough to realize the reasons for sending the painful present were clear. Do not come any closer.
Now, Hiei should have known Kiya well enough to realize just how stubborn she was. Even though she knew that it would piss Hiei off, she continued walking towards where she knew Hiei was.
It wasn't long before Kiya was stepping out from behind two particularly large trees and her eyes fell upon a particularly dark figure lying face down on the ground not 4 feet in front of her.
It was Hiei; no longer a dragon, but still covered in scales. Upon closer inspection, Kiya realized something…and almost gasped.
Hiei was beautiful. (Kami help her if Hiei heard her think that) The way the moonlight reflected off of Hiei's scales, tracing the contours of his incredibly powerful yet compact body with her gaze made involuntary shudders trace down Kiya's spine. Black hair pooled around Hiei's face, damp with still moist sweat and plastered to his shining back.
Breathe, Kiya. Come on girl, pull yourself together, Hiei needs help…
…ohmigod. Ohmigod, Kiya slowly approached Hiei attempted to re-regulate her now erratic breathing.
Why does he have to be so goddamned hot?
Kiya lowered to her knees at Hiei's side and opened the white lotion bottle in her hand. Pouring some of the lotion into her hand, Kiya silently gazed at the thick cream.
This should help…Hiei's almost back to normal now.
I'm going to miss the dragon, but oh well.
Then, almost hesitantly, Kiya touched her right hand and the green lotion within it to Hiei's bare scaly back. She reveled at the almost serpentine feel of his skin and did not notice the way the scales dislodged themselves from Hiei's skin and fell off his body to the ground as Kiya's hand ran over them….
…until one lodged itself into her own skin. Straight into the palm of her right hand.
And it hurt like a mother.
"Kuso," Kiya was abruptly jolted from her dazed state and into reality when she quickly retracted her hand and gazed at it with narrowed eyes.
Indeed the coal black scale had cut into her skin…but upon closer inspection, Kiya realized that the scale had quite literally become her skin, her own pale flesh pulling a folding around the edges of the tear shaped scale. Around the edges of the impression, blood was beginning to pool.
And it was the smell of her blood that ripped Hiei from his comatose state.
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T FIND IT?" A very angry baby screamed to his companion, a poor, shuddering blue ogre.
"I-I don-t k-know where it IS!" The poor ogre yelped in his defense, shielding his face from the toddler's wrath with his arms.
"You had better find it because I need it IN TWO HOURS!"
"W-What if I c-can't find it?"
Silence. Ooh, wrong thing to ask.
Koenma slowly turned around from his back turned position on top of his desk to glare menacingly at the increasingly smaller ogre.
"What?"
"I-I have searched the whole palace, sir. I c-can't find the e-e-elixir…"
"Well, perhaps if you'd stop being a babbling IDIOT, you'd be able to find it. Now GO FIND IT!"
George was frightened beyond response. He had been in this situation before, Koenma blindingly mad at him, heavy objects flying at George's face and usually many broken facial bones.
So, George hastily left the large office in search of the immortality elixir that was needed for Kiya's initiation that afternoon. The same damn elixir that seemed to have moved from its normal resting place and hid, just for the purpose of having George beat to a bloody heap.
It was all a conspiracy, he swore it.
As George sulked off down the hallway, the adrenaline from his previous fear wearing off, Koenma remained atop his desk, pacing impatiently. Kiya needed to be turned tonight! His list of spirits needing to guided to their resting places was growing, and poor Ayame, his second ferry girl in command, was about to drop with the exhaustion.
…Come to think of it…Where was Kiya?
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The red haired teen gazed at the contents of his palm.
A black tear gem. The tear that Hiei had shed when Kiya had died not a month ago and had crystallized, just like all koorime tears.
Kurama had kept it. For Kiya. Kami save him if Hiei found out that Kurama had kept his gem and attached it to a silver chain, to create a necklace for Kiya that resembled the one Hiei possessed from his mother.
Kiya was a younger sister to the kitsune, one he would do anything for to ensure her happiness. The phase that he had gone through in which Youko had desired to young girl had passed, for his alternate side had realized that she was Hiei's…completely.
He felt it was necessary for Kiya's happiness for her to have this piece of Hiei that was so rarely seen by anyone.
The incredible honor that was implemented by the rarity of Hiei's tears was bestowed upon Kiya- reserved for her alone.
Hiei was the closest person to Kurama, more of a yin to his yang than a brother would be. No, Kurama regarded Hiei as much more than a brother. And to see Hiei so happy, so emotionally confused as he was now that he had Kiya brought often smiles to Kurama's face.
Yes. Tonight when Kiya was given the Elixir of Immortality, Kurama would give the gem to her. To link her to Hiei forever.
Kurama only wished the best for his two companions.
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Kiya couldn't help but gasp as Hiei's back suddenly tensed, his shoulder blades jutting inward as he immediately pushed himself off the forest floor to a crouching position.
Blue eyes wandered where they should not…
…Let's just say that scales do little to hide one's…ahem…decency.
Hiei said nothing upon awakening, instead inhaled sharply, then turned his head quickly to the side and grabbed Kiya's wrist with lightning speed.
Crimson eyes widened slightly, again faltering his increasingly diminishing stoic façade, once Hiei saw what it was that had made his intended bleed. What had unleashed the scent that had immediately awoken him from his unconsciousness.
His scale. One of his black scales had somehow imbedded itself into Kiya's skin.
And Hiei knew why. It was the dragon's parting 'gift'. It had marked Kiya by implanting one of its scales into her palm, always to remind her just who she belonged to.
Hiei almost smirked. She was slowly becoming fully his. Feral and animalistic pride pumped through Hiei's veins at the possessiveness of it all.
Kiya's thoughts had taken a much different route than Hiei's. Shiny…shiny hot man…so shiny…so hot.
She hoped on her life that damn Jagan was 'turned off'.
However, all thoughts ceased when Hiei's crimson orbs rose from the palm of Kiya's hand to lock with her own. Inhaling sharply, Kiya could not help but notice the intensity glinting within their depths, the complete and utter control and…possessiveness.
Without knowing it, Hiei began to instinctively allow his fingers to lightly brush the skin of Kiya's palm surrounding the scale. Kiya, however, was very aware of Hiei's actions and, slight as they were, they caused her to close her eyes and let out a small sigh of content.
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If Kiya had any idea of how enticing she looked at the moment and what was exactly going through her kajihenge's mind, she would have flushed even more…which would look incredibly appealing on her normally pale skin.
Kiya…
Go…Away… Her blue eyes were still closed in content as her intended's fingers brushed her palm.
Kiya…
I will kill you…
Godamnit Kiya! The Lotion! Kiya's eyes shot open.
Shit… If Kiya didn't get that lotion applied, Hiei would have those weird scales forever…and some of them were already missing. That would look a tad bit odd, ne?
"Hiei…" Her voice was barely loud enough to hear.
"Hai."
"We need to put this lotion…" all thoughts were lost as Hiei's crimson eyes rose to Kiyas, staring at her from beneath dark lashes. A smirk appeared slowly and Kiya suddenly felt the intense need for an inhaler…an oxygen machine…something.
Without warning, Hiei leaned away from Kiya, leaning on his arms that were placed on the ground behind him. His eyes trailed a path from Kiya's to the lotion at her side, then to her eyes again.
Oh, so he wanted to play like that, did he? Kiya smirked to herself. He was going to regret this.
Playing along, Kiya opened the lotion bottle and in the darkness, in the middle of the Reikai forest, she leaned forward over Hiei's outstretched legs to place her hand on Hiei's chest.
That's when all reserve went out the damn window. Kiya's plan to just play along shattered. And it was all thanks to the way Hiei's eyes clouded the moment her hand made contact with his scaly skin. She could even feel the abrupt increase in Hiei's body temperature in reaction to her touch.
Ah, this was going to be interesting.
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How did she do it?
After years of being so stoic, so closed and reserved and…cold…this girl had the unimaginable power to tear him from his shell and allow him the things he had denied himself for so long.
Emotions other than hatred. Love.
However, as soon as his feisty little Water Elemental's hand landed on his person, everything he had previously felt before was quickly replaced with desire.
Oh Kami how he wanted this girl.
And he would have her…in the very near future if she wasn't careful.
How did she do it?
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It was as if her hands moved of their own accord, running the lotion into Hiei's skin in small circles, his scales falling from him as the liquid substance passed over them.
Liquid heat rolled in her stomach and traveled through her veins. She could feel the heat rushing to her face, but she didn't particularly care at the moment. All she cared about was the way Hiei's chest rose and fell in ragged breaths beneath her hand, while their eyes stayed locked.
Her hand flowed slowly over to Hiei's right shoulder and Kiya realized that she no longer had any lotion in her palm. Reluctantly, she refilled her palm, then scooted closer to Hiei to the point of having their legs touching and leaned over him to resume her task at Hiei's shoulder.
Her hand slowly traveled up Hiei's neck and Kiya heard Hiei intake a sharp breath and saw his eyes sharpen, his lips parted slightly as he stared at Kiya.
Her own lips parted slightly in response. Her breathing became irregular as her hand traveled past Hiei's neck, the scales all falling from the extended body part, then flowed past his clenched jaw to his jugular. All the scales on Hiei's face fell, revealing his beautiful face. Her eyes roamed his long hidden features as her hand once again began to descend and reached his muscular abdominal…
…that's when she heard it. Or rather…felt it.
It was a steady vibration beneath her hand, obviously sprouting from the pit of Hiei's chest. Startled, Kiya glanced at her hand and removed it from Hiei's skin. Hiei's hand darted from the ground to hold Kiya's wrist firmly and Kiya looked up into Hiei's eyes.
Swirling purples and crimsons were mingling in his irises and his pupils were dilated. Returning to herself, Kiya finally realized what that rumbling was.
It was growling. Hiei's growling. Kiya noticed that Hiei's gaze had dropped from her eyes to the hand that now rested dangerously low on his stomach. Before Kiya had a chance to utter 'oops' and snatch her hand away, the poor, unsuspecting girl found herself suddenly pinned to the ground, looking up into glinting crimson eyes.
"Now..Hi-" Her words were silenced by hungry lips crashing down upon her own. Through the contact with Hiei's lips, she could still feel the vibration of his growl traveling through his body, since she could not feel it directly from his body- for he was kneeling over her.
Neither Hiei nor Kiya at the moment noticed that all of Hiei's remaining scales disappeared as soon as Hiei's lips met Kiya's.
As all Hiei's kisses had done before, Kiya suddenly found herself melting, her stomach flaring with heat. Closing her eyes and grasping Hiei's shoulders, she managed to pull him down so that they were pressed against each other.
Ah, how Hiei adored his feisty little Elemental.
And how Kiya adored making Hiei squirm. Using her 'talents' to try to get a new reaction from Hiei, Kiya suddenly parted her lips to nibble sharply on Hiei's lower lip.
Oh, she got a reaction alright.
Hiei suddenly withdrew his face from Kiya's and placed his hands on both sides of her face.
His breathing was labored and he drawled in a husky tone, "Not so fast…If you are not careful, you will push me too far."
Kiya tried to gulp, but it's kind of hard to do so when you have someone lying on top of you, so instead she smiled sheepishly.
"There will be time for…that…later." And with a slight smirk, Hiei lowered his face to place a gentle kiss to Kiya's clavicle. His lips traveled up her neck.
Oh, how he waited for this…being in that dragon form damn near killed him.
Too bad Kiya was painfully aware of something Hiei was not.
"Hiei…" Oh damn her mouth for opening, now this moment would end!
Hiei did not respond, but he did move his lips from her neck to the hollow beneath her ear and placed a haste kiss on her pale skin. Kiya, against her will, let out a small moan and shifted against Hiei.
That's when she felt just how much Hiei was holding back for her right at the moment.
"H-Hiei, you have no clothes on…" We're in the middle of a god damned forest…
Oh why, why couldn't they be in a room?
Oops, naughty Kiya.
Hiei seemed to pause for a moment, finally realizing that he was, in fact, unclothed.
"Hn," With a chaste nip to Kiya's earlobe, Hiei was gone, leaving a very disheveled and slightly short of breath Elemental in his wake.
It took Kiya a moment to register that Hiei was no longer there, pressing her against the ground, and she was still lying there, flushed in the face.
Exhaling deeply, Kiya slowly rose to her feet.
"Wow," What else could a love-stricken teen say at a moment like this? In Kiya's case, nothing, for her lips were too bruised from Hiei's kissing to form a more descriptive word.
Kiya…
Wow…just…wow…he is so fricken hot…
HENTAI!
God damnit, can't you leave me alone?
Elixir of Immortality.
Oh…crap. Kiya took off in a haste flight towards the palace. She was lucky she didn't fly into any of the trees, considering how dizzy she was.
Dumbass…
Yeah, shut up. You liked it too.
…That has nothing to do with anything.
Kiya ran a hand through her flowing hair. She was completely flustered and disoriented…and all Hiei did was kiss her!
She was in trouble. If he could get this sort of a reation from her by merely pressing his lips to her person, imagine what would happen if…
Whoa now…
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The entire Reikai Tantei was seated in the room in various places, Yusuke and Kuwabara on the couch, Kurama leaning against the wall and Hiei standing next to Kiya at the head of Koenma's desk. Koenma, in his teenage form, stood atop the desk, holding a blue vial in his hands.
"Now Kiya, this is a very big step…are you sure you're ready for this?"
"I won't be if you keep on asking. Let's just get this over with, I've gone through hell all week for this." Kiya would have turned to glare at Hiei, who was responsible for the hell she went through, but she feared a blush would appear due to the memories of the…events that took place earlier that day.
"Alright." Koenma held the bottle out to her. "Drink up."
Kiya took the vial cautiously. A brow raised. "That's it? No incantations or smoke…anything?"
"Just drink it before I change my mind."
"Alright," Kiya shrugged, unscrewing the cap. She brought the bottle to her lips, but paused before taking a drink. "If this tastes bad, I'll-"
"Okay, I changed my mind."
"No you didn't." And with that, Kiya downed the heavy substance.
Her blue eyes widened. "That tastes good!" Kiya tilted her head back and shook the bottle over her opened mouth, trying to coax more of the sweet tasting liquid out of its depths. Once determining that there was none left, Kiya dropped her hand to her side in annoyance.
"Crap, there's no more…" She inspected her body. "What, no passing out?"
"Nope. You will find tonight a tad…odd, but other than that, everything will remain normal."
"Lovely. Does that mean I can go back to my apartment now?"
Koenma sighed. "Yes."
"Yeah! Party at Kiya's!"
"Actually, Kiya, you all have school tomorrow. I suggest you get some sleep."
Kiya was about to protest when a dark voice entered her mind.
"I doubt you will be doing any sleeping tonight."
Wide eyes, Kiya turned to gape at Hiei, who just turned to smirk darkly at her.
He had waited much too long for this, and now that he was back to his normal form, this girl would not sleep. It was time for her to become his.
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"Yukada-sama…the Water subject had been apprehended."
Mr. Yukada turned from the holding tank which he had been previously facing to glare at the intruding youkai.
"You should know better than to enter my office without my consent." And with that, the intruder suddenly began to steam, a sizzling erupting in the large room as the poor youkai clawed fruitlessly at his face. In moments he was dead, and fell to the floor in a burnt heap.
Mr. Yukada turned back to the holding tank to gaze at its contents. An empty eyed, red-haired teen gazed back at him. Behind this holding tank were three others, two filled with both a silver haired man and a green haired woman. The fourth was empty.
But soon to be filled. Now that the Water familiar had been found, he would soon have the final part of his collection.
A yellow fanged grin appeared as Mr. Yukada ran a hand down the contours of the Fire Tank.
"Yes…soon it will be all mine."
"Yukada-san." A voice from the doorway of his office interrupted the youkai lord's moment of apprehension. Only one person would have the courage to refer to him in such a casual way- and that was the person who was going to aid him in obtaining his power.
"Markusho-san." Mr. Yukada turned to gaze at the youkai entering his studies. Ah yes, he would make for a fine partner indeed.
Especially considering he knew much about the only remaining Elemental…the one person who was the most likely to ruin his careful planning.
That damned Water Elemental would not get in his way. Markusho would make sure of that.
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There is NO excuse for me taking so long to update. NONE! I hate me right now. I am so sorry, guys. Anyways, I'm sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes that are in this one, but I had to breeze through it if I wanted to get it posted.
There will be no lemon, but a very juicy lime, okay?
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-Kendra a.k.a. Toxic Mist
-Don't knock on death's door…ring his doorbell and run…he hates that!