Chapter Four
A
Weird Meeting the King of Death and Caring for an Injured Demon
The
next morning (which just happened to be Thursday) passed quickly and
before they knew it Andrea and Kurama were sitting at a table with
the King of Death. Kurama was wearing the clothes that matched those
he wore for the first match of the Dark Tournament. Andrea wore a
black halter top, a black mini skirt, and black ankle boots. Her hair
was pulled up into a high ponytail and held there with a black hair
tie.
The meal went quickly since all of the food was eaten in
a matter of minutes. Kurama stared at Andrea in shock, mouth agape.
Not even Kuwabara ate that much. The King of Death acted as if it
Andrea's large appetite among girls was normal. Placing an envelope
on the table he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"That was
weird," said Andrea as she picked up the envelope since it had her
name on it. The piece of paper inside the envelope said:
Your
training begins after the party tomorrow. Hiei will be there to take
you to Mukuro's palace to train. Go home now.
Andrea and Kurama entered the house and went upstairs to Kurama's bedroom where Kurama immediately opened the window to let Hiei in.
The first thing that Andrea noticed about Hiei was a large and spreading stain on his shirt, the dots merging together to form a long stretch of red on the shirt. His stance, normally steady and ready for action, was somewhat tilted, as he was putting all of weight on his right side as he leaned weakly against Kurama's bedpost. His ruby-red eyes were glassy with pain as he looked almost dazedly around the room.
A
piece of paper with strange markings seemed to be wrapped around his
neck, the ends tied tightly together. After a split-second of
thought, Andrea pulled it free and even as she did so, Hiei sagged
with relief. Kurama caught him and placed the smaller demon on the
bed so that he could sit on its edge while Andrea took the katana and
placed it on the windowsill.
"How did you know to do that?"
asked Kurama in shock, eyes glinting with amazement for Andrea and
worry for Hiei, now holding onto his stomach with both
hands.
"Because of a fanfic I read once," the girl said
with a laugh. "That fanfic had a ward in it that was used as a pain
amplifier on injuries. The wound may be serious but I doubted that it
was the cause of all the pain." Andrea then turned her attention to
Hiei and asked, "Would you like me to heal your wound, Hiei?"
Hiei
nodded and Andrea sat herself next to him on the bed. She gently
raised the bottom hem of his shirt to expose the wound and then
pulled it off him. It was smaller then she had expected, but it was
also quite deep. It was a miracle that none of his organs had been
damaged.
Then
since she sat on the side opposite the wound she pulled him closer to
her so that he was leaning against her. Then she reached around his
back and placed her left hand over the wound on his side. Hiei had
known that this would happen, because he had read her mind. He
offered no resistance. Kurama watched but the only movement he saw
was Andrea closing her eyes.
All it took was a moment and the
wound, though deep, was healed. She looked up at Kurama. Kurama
didn't notice. He was too busy staring at the now sleeping fire
apparition.
"I'll probably need to keep an eye on him till
he wakes. I've never healed a demon before. I have no idea whether
or not he might have some reaction to the healing. It's never
happened before, but I don't like taking unnecessary
risks."
Kurama merely nodded at her words. His focus was
still on Hiei. A moment later he spoke. "He looks so innocent when
he sleeps that it's hard to believe he is what he is."
Andrea
looked at Hiei for a moment before replying, seeing for the first
time how peaceful he looked in his sleep. "Vegeta was the same way
when he slept... I think I'll move him to my room. I wouldn't
want to get in your way." She didn't wait for an answer. She just
picked Hiei up and went to her room.
Andrea placed Hiei
gently on the bed went to grab a washcloth from the bathroom Using
some water to dampen it she cleaned up the still sticky blood off of
Hiei. Throwing the dirty rag in a small trashcan, she made her way
over to her computer.
She
had a lot of people to e-mail and talk to since she was no longer at
home to keep track of everything. It would be quite a while until she
got off, but no matter how busy she was she would make sure to keep
an eye on Hiei
too.
Several
hours later, Hiei was still asleep, the only change was that he now
lay on his stomach and had stuck his hands beneath the pillow. Andrea
sat near him on the bed and looked out her bedroom window at the rain
that had started to fall. It was dark outside now, near to eight at
night, and Andrea was contemplating what reaction Hiei would have if
awoke to her sleeping next to him. A semi-loud yawn broke the silence
and Andrea covered her mouth to stifle it. A pair of red eyes opened
sleepily, blinking several times while Andrea looked on in
amusement..
"How long have I been sleeping?" asked Hiei as
he looked around the room.
"Several hours. I didn't keep
track of the time. You can stay here the rest of the night if you
want to. It would certainly beat going out in the rain."
"Hn."
Hiei closed his eyes and was within moments once again
asleep. Andrea walked over to her dresser and pulled out a set of
purple silk pajama and a pair of underwear before walking to her
bathroom. It was a bit early to get ready for bed, but she had a
feeling that tomorrow would be a long day and that she would need all
the sleep she could get tonight.
She showered quickly and
dried herself off before putting on the pajamas. Just as she left the
bathroom she paused for a moment and wondered whether or not the
prophecy was going to come true. She certainly hoped that it would.
Then before she could think anymore she entered her bedroom and pushed Hiei over on the bed and climbed up next to him. Tucking the blanket around both of them, Andrea fell asleep, wondering what was going to happen tomorrow.
