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Chapter 6: NO MORE!
Naoko was now sitting across the living room, from Kurama, doing her homework on the floor. It had been three days since the incident, but no one had asked Naoko any question. For the first time in her life she was able to do her homework at a steady pace. She didn't have to pace herself anymore. SHe could actually take her time, and she was happy.
"Oniisan when is Shiori going to come back?" She asked.
Kurama smiled. " In a week."
Shiori had left the day Naoko and the boys had went to the mall. Something about an urgent meeting or something.
Naoko had grown accustomed and was talking more. She had even begun calling Kurama oniisan , brother. Kurama really loved it everytime she talked, he felt as if she trusted him. She really did act like a little girl, he would find her sometimes making small mistakes only a child would do. It was adorable. She was also learning like a child. Sometimes she wouldn't notice her skirts would fly up when she was walking or when she sat down that they would ride up, but nothing looked exotic or hoeish on her, they actually looked right. Everything she wore made her look small. Like the long shirts she would wear, they looked oversized on her, but cute. The collar of it would hang off her shoulders, and the sleeves would cover her small hands up, it would end a bit abover her knees, and her socks would be almost up to her knee, which just looked cute on her. She looked as if she was going to the gym or dance class or something. She loved to play too. He would find her sometimes putting a piece of ice in her mouth and then blowing on the window causing it to fog up, then she would make little happy faces on it with her fingers. BUt most of all he noticed was her gaze... all towards someone special.
He looked down at Naoko from the couch. She was looking up at the window sill. Hiei hadn't come home. Which was definitely odd.
" Don't worry about him." Kurama said.
Naoko sighed. "Okay." With that she lunged her neck back, and she touched her feet with the top of her head.
Kurama chuckled. She was so innocent.
"OOH...flexible!" SHe yelled out happily.
"How about you finish your homework...then go do something else?" Kurama suggested.
He didn't want her to be bored.
"I'm already done." Naoko said, closing her books up and shoving them into her bookbag.
She ran with her book bag to her room, her dress swaying behind her. Then set her book bag down. She looked out the window, the dagger had flow in and hit her palm that night, like it had wings or something. She ran by the windows and shut them. SHe didn't want anything flying in through them, again. She didn't know exactly who threw the dagger in, but she didn't want to re cap it neither. All she knew was it was someone with dark hair, and looked an awful lot like a girl, plus she had rcrimson eyes. Which frightened her alot, because Hiei also had them too. But she knew it wasn't Hiei, it couldn't possibly have been him. But she didn't tell them anything about what she remembered, she didn't want them to worry or cause any trouble for them.
She looked at her bandaged arm. It was starting to get dark out and Hiei still wasn't home to rebandage her arm.
She smiled and ran out of her room.
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Hiei was training in the deep of the woods, trying to keep his mind off of certain things. He slashed his Katana through one of the tree barks, causing it to rip down on the the dirt floor.
He was sweaty from all the training, and felt succesful, during his training not once did his mind drift off towards her. Not once...
He had to get over this. He didn't want to have his feelings or whatever they were to interfere with anything.
After the dagger problem, Kurama had noticed the poison was from a plat found deep in the Makai, he had no other choice but to inform Koenma. BUt as you can see Binky breath , of course, gave them orders. Hiei and Kurama orders were they were to protect her from anything and anyone, only. Koenma had not liked the sound of what had happened and just needed them to protect her. That was all.
Hiei made his way over to a river. It was a pretty warm river. It was May after all...what did he expect, it was hot outside also. He pulled off his shirt, revealing strong tanned abs, and a nice chest. He bent over the river and dipped his hands in, scooping some water up, which he soaked himself with.
It was so refreshing.
Hiei's head shot up, as he heard movements coming from the woods. He stood up, grabbing his Katana. He stopped once he saw who it was.
Naoko was hiding behind a tree in the woods.
Hiei felt his cheeks burn and he looked at the ground, away from her. He grabbed his shirt and slid it on, Naoko still behind the tree.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, still not looking at her.
"You didn't come home." Naoko said, sadness aparent in her voice.
"Hn." Hiei responded.
" I was worried." Naoko quietly said, more to herself, than to him.
Hiei gripped his Katana. Why did she have such an affect on him! His cheeks were burning now, and he could feel her staring at him.
Naoko slid from behind the tree and past Hiei, into the river. He could see the water part, as she dipped her fingers in the water. Her fingertips gentle... He watched her footsteps as she came close to him.
"Naoko-" Hiei began, but didn't finish.
Naoko had placed her wet fingertips on his left arm, a bit above his elbow.
"You cut yourself..." Naoko replied, as she wipped the blood away.
To him it had felt like she soothed him, into a deep lull.
She then walked away and dipped her hand into the water, again. This time she sat down, dipping her feet in as well. He hadn't noticed she wasn't wearing any shoes until now. The ends off her dress soaked in the water too. Still Hiei couldn't bring himself to face her.
"Why are you here?" Naoko asked.
" Training." Hiei said, as he too, took a seat on the floor of the woods.
"It's nice here." Naoko said, looking up into the trees.
"Yes." Hiei said.
He found himself, sometimes, wanting to say more than a couple of words to her...but just couldn't bring himself to do so.
She turned over, facing Hiei and brought her knees up to her chin, as she hugged them.
"We're alike Hiei." Naoko said, smiling.
Hiei looked up at her, the first time since she came to the woods.
"We both have a bandaged arm." Naoko said.
Hiei looked at his arm and hers. " Yes." He said.
Naoko's eyes filled with curiousity.
" What's under your bandage Hiei?" Naoko asked.
"...A dragon." Hiei said, not daring to look at her.
He began to unbandage his arm, which shocked Naoko... he even shocked himself. He didn't know why he was doing this, but he was. Naoko eyes widened in curiousity, ever since she met Hiei he wore that bandage... and never had she seen him take it off.
Indeed he did have a dragon on his arm, like a black tattoo. It twirled around his whole arm, as if cursing him.
Naoko found herself crawling over to him, soon she found herself touching his arm. The first time in his life Hiei hadn't been angry at someone for touching him... he wasn't violent, he just let her do as she wished.
He looked into her curious purple eyes. He felt himself daze a bit.
"Ha..." Naoko gasped out a little, as she felt Hiei's hand over hers.
Hiei felt his heart begin to race. He had to stop this, she was driving him and his emotions nuts. 'This can't be happening. I have my orders.' he thought to himself, before looking up into her eyes.
"Hiei?" Naoko asked, a little confused.
He looked down at the floor, but didn't take his hand off of hers. "Naoko..." Hiei began, but was stopped.
"What is that?" Naoko asked, fear in her eyes.
Hiei turned around to be faced with a demon. 'How did I not notice it?' With that he took his katana out.
"Naoko run." Hiei calmly said to her.
Naoko stood up and ran behind the bushes.
' My emotions interfere. They are no good! I didn't even sense this demon coming. We just can't be..' Hiei thought and with that swung at the demon, sliceing through his arm.
The green bull demon might be ugly and clumsy looking, but it was swift and fast.
"I do not wish to fight you. I've only come for the girl." The demon said, not even paying any attention to his wounded arm.
Hiei felt himself fill with anger. "To get to her you'll have to go through me!"
Hiei again swung at the demon, cutting his stomache.
Naoko watched from the bushes. Hiei was really fighting as if he was going to kill the demon. Naoko felt her heart pound, as if it was going to come out of her mouth.
"No... not this again." Naoko whispered out.
She began to see the blood, and her heart pounded harder, it reminded her so much of what she didn't need to remeber. She couldn't hold it in... she didn't want Hiei to make the same mistake.
He watched as he again sliced though the demon.
"HIEI! STOP IT!" She yelled out, but he couldn't hear her.
'Please. NO more blood.' Naoko pleaded.
She didn't want to see anyone get hurt. She felt her cheeks moisten. She quickly wipped them, she had begun to cry without herself even noticing. She closed her eyes and before she knew it, she was remembering everything that had happened to her, at her home. She covered her face and began to cry.
'This is foolish.' with that she began to wip her face , and looked over at Hiei.
He and the bull demon had blood splattered all over themselves. Naoko watched, as with one swift moved Hiei slaughtered the demon and for one split second Naoko thought Hiei was Gushinou. Hiei slid his katana back into it's rightful place and made his way over to the bushes, toward Naoko.
She let out a sceam and began to cry uncontrollably.
"NO! NO MORE! Not again." Naoko cried out, as the memories began to slide into her mind.
To her, Hiei was just like Gushinou now. Just cruel, violent, and untrusting.
He looked at her shocked. She was now crying to herself out loud. He neared her and reached his arm out, to touch her. But as soon as she did, she whimpered and crawled away.
"Naoko..wh-" Hiei began, backig away a bit.
"STAY AWAY! YOU KILLED HIM!" With that Naoko stood up and began to run, barefoot.
Hiei stood there shocked.'What have I done...' He then realized exactly what he had done.
' I AM SUCH A FOOL!' He yelled at himself.
He threw his katana and it hit the tree with a loud thud.
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Kurama was a wreck, he couldn't find Naoko. She asked to leave the house, but he refused to let her go.
' SHe must have left herself.' Kurama said.
Suddenly he heard footsteps nearing, he ran to the door and opened it. He was met with an embrace. Naoko hugged him shaking uncontrollably with fear.
"NAOKO! What happened?" Kurama asked, scared now.
"HIEI!" Naoko said looking up to Kurama her face heavily tear stained.
Kurama's eyes widened with fear, thinking something must have happened to Hiei.
Kurama gripped her tighter. He didn't want to see her like that.
"NO MORE! NO HIEI!" At those words Kurama knew that Naoko must have seen Hiei do something that scared her.
"What happened?" Kurama asked.
"HIEI KILLED HIM!" Naoko said, still crying uncontrollably.
Kurama looked into her eyes. ' KAMI! What did he do to her!'
She looked as if fear had stricken her whole body. He carried her inside, closing the door behind them.
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Naoko's head lay in his lap, she was sleeping now. After all the crying, her cleaned her up a bit and but some clean clothes on her. SHe still cried afterwards so he hugged and caressed her, until she stopped shaking.
He rubbed her head, she looked peaceful, at last.
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Alright, I know this chapter was a whole lot shorter than the other, and not so good...but i'm working on it. I'm not much in a writing mood, but i sure don't want to fall behind on typing. So yea. Maybe i'll get more into the mood, during this 4 DAY WEEKEND! YOO HOO! LOL
OH AND FORGIVE ALL MY SPELLING ERRORS IF ANY!