A/N: Okay, I think you all know where this is going. Just try not to flame, mmkay:innocent smile: Please review!

12. Yukina's Confession and Hiei's Decision

"Get out already! Visiting hours are over!" Kurama's nurse shouted at Yukina, Hiei, Yusuke and Keiko, shooing them out of the room.

"This seems really unnecessary, keeping me here—" Kurama interrupted, but the nurse ignored him.

After being shoved out of the room by Kurama's nurse, the four of them walked away from the hospital room. Yusuke and Keiko went their separate ways, leaving Yukina and Hiei outside in the parking lot. Hiei was waiting for Yukina to leave so he could go home alone. He didn't want her to know he lived in a tree….

Yukina glanced nervously at Hiei, who was staring at her. She saw his eyes and almost melted; even with the slightly-pissed-off and impatient look, Hiei looked alarmingly attractive to her. Yukina's palms pressed against each other, trying to stop shaking. She knew that opportunity was calling; she had to tell Hiei tonight that she loved him. She might not get another chance….

Taking a deep and steadying breath, she stammered, "Uh… H-Hiei… um… we uh… we have to talk."

Hiei didn't respond. He only stared.

Yukina took another deep breath, trying to calm the butterflies in her stomach that were flying around like a swarm of angry bees. Her palms were sweating like a fat, bald man playing soccer and were starting to shake uncontrollably. "This is… this is r-really hard for me t-to say…" she started. Her heart was thumping madly, faster and faster as they were a drum cadence. I've never felt this way before… she thought. I know that Hiei is The One…. He is the one that I am meant to love…

"What?" asked Hiei impatiently. He was starting to get frustrated. Yukina is acting strange... I wonder what's wrong with her... She didn't find out about… about us being siblings… did she…? He himself was starting to feel a bit nervous now also…

"I-it's… it's really important…" Yukina stuttered, trying to stall for time. She didn't—she couldn't—tell him…. Yukina bit her lip. What if he doesn't like me? she thought. What if he doesn't want to love me? I don't think I could possibly bear him telling me that! Tears formed in her eyes. "I… I…" Yukina fumbled for the right words, but they wouldn't come. Her throat closed up, and the tears leaked out from the corners of her eyes, turning into beautiful tear gems.

Hiei was confused. "Hn?" he grunted, letting a small amount of concern enter his low-toned voice. "Why are you crying?"

"Oh, Hiei!" she shouted, flinging her arms around him and lying her head on his shoulder. "Hiei…"

Hiei hoped nobody was watching as he put his arm across her back. What's her problem? he wondered. "Yukina…"

Yukina looked up into Hiei's eyes and felt the butterflies in her stomach float away. She no longer felt afraid. All of her fear had just… melted away. She had this feeling…. A feeling that he wouldn't reject her… and she knew it was okay….

"Hiei, I… I love you."

Hiei blinked a few times before speaking. "What?"

"I love you, Hiei!" Yukina cried, wrapping her arms around Hiei's neck. "I've wanted to say this for the longest time, but I love you, Hiei! I love you more than words could ever describe!"

Hiei froze. Yukina, his sister, was in love with him! And not the kind of brotherly/sisterly love that some siblings shared, it was true love! Fairy tale love! I want to kiss you and hug you and make babies with you love! Hiei bit his lip.

Well, that's the consequences for not telling her you're her brother! a little voice in the back of his head said.

Hiei knew that was true. When he was told not to tell Yukina he was her brother, that same voice in the back of his mind had said that that was a bad idea. The voice wasn't sure what might happen, but something would surely happen that could land him in a heap of trouble if he didn't tell. Now that something had happened, and Hiei wasn't sure how to deal with it.

Just… calm down… Hiei told himself. Try to explain to her… She needs to know the truth. Better late than never… right? Isn't that what the humans say…?

"Uh, Yukina… we…"

"Do you wanna go to a movie on Tuesday?" Yukina interrupted giddily. "We can go see that cute teen flick about the girl who falls in love with that boy, but he's not interested and, oh, what's that movie called…"

She's not going to listen. Hiei wracked his brain, trying to think of a solution for this that wouldn't hurt Yukina's feelings. Nothing came to him, so he answered, "Sure." What harm could one movie be? he thought. It's not like that's going to lead to anything…. I can put off telling her the truth for a while yet…

You coward, said the nasty voice in the back of his head.

"Ooh, I'm so happy!" Yukina squealed, hugging Hiei again. "I'll see you Tuesday! If not, sooner! Bye!" Yukina let go of Hiei's neck and skipped away, her face glowing. She was going on a movie date with Hiei in two days! She was so excited, she could hardly wait!

Hiei shook his head. What have I gotten myself into…?

NEXT TIME: THE MYSTERIOUS NEW GIRL'S NAME AND THE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CHICKEN!

Reviewer Responses!

Mario Power Tennis RULES: Yeah, the Kurama car-crash thing was just a random, totally unnecessary plot twist for the heck of it. It hardly comes up later; it's like magic-heal! O.o Aaaanyway… Ha ha, so what did you think of "Yukina's Confession", eh:le wink: Thanks for the review!

Anna Minamino: Well, the Keiko and Yusuke er… "goodness" (sorry, not a fan of that pairing…) comes up in just the next chapter! So stay tuned for that. :smirk: So you think you know who the stalker is? We shall see. Thanks for the review!

blue kitsune251: If I have time, I shall have to check out your stories. ;) I'm glad you like mine, and thanks for the review!

heartluv: Oh, no problem about not reviewing every chapter. I hope to get a job soon (I applied for two :crosses fingers: One's a writing job for the newspaper, the other is a job at the library) too, so I can kinda see where you're coming from. ;) Lol, I think it would be awesome to have stalkers. That means people care enough about me to bother stalking me! Aww, yay, that would make me feel loved! I mean, people do care, just… not to the creepy obsession "I LURVE YOU, CK!" kinda way… Okay. I'm rambling. I shall shut up and leave you to your reviewing. u.u Thank you!

evilchik: Glad ya like the double stalker action! sub-plot. XD If you could call it a sub-plot. I believe I am chalking this up to more than it is… Oh well. Chalking is fun… :plays with chalk and giggles: It's just so amusing… Sooo anyway… back to your review… Hah, I bet you'll love "pink-haired girl" in the next chapter:) And possibly even more so later! Thanks for the review!

Sami Kurama's Stalker: Mmm, markers… I remember we had to do an art project for school all done in Sharpies… wow. That was a fun day. Especially the day we forgot to open the windows… XD Eh, thanks for the review:)

Princess Random: Well, I update quickly, so you'll get around to knowing who it is eventually. ;) Drama and romance are my forte, if I am to give myself a forte… XP I lurve it. Yeah, bad drama and romance is frowny-full… : ( hee hee. And yes, trying is what matters! I'm trying here (this was my second YYH fanfic ever – I've written many more), soo yeah… Where was I? I got sidetracked by a Mr. Clean commercial… Stupid baldy… :grumbles: Anyway, thanks for the review!

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