He Stole My Heart Like He Stole My Life
By Rikku Minouke
Disclaimer: no way do I own YYH.
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I had my begs packed and I was about to leave my apartment with my kitty. "Are you excited kitty? We're going home. I'm excited to be welcomed into a family…. My family."
"Meow," the cat just stared at her, the two communicated through secret meanings.
"I know he wasn't the father I needed or wanted, but now he is," I told my cat. I grabbed my suitcase and my cat and my way to the taxi outside. With my cat in a carrying case and my suitcase next to me in the car I looked at my old apartment building. "Good bye…."
I hadn't realized the two sided meaning until after I said that. But that thought was shook away. It's not that way anymore. No more yelling, no more hitting, no more disapproval, it's going to be different this time.
The taxi pulled away and I rested against the seat and looked out the window. For a moment I thought I saw Hiei in the crowd of people. Just for a moment and then I was gone from there. And for the rest of the trip all I could think about was how much I loved him.
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I had no idea where we were headed. Kurama stopped at some street and told me to stay there while he and Yukina went inside. Rolling my eyes I leaned against the wall and looked about me.
Then I saw her for a fleeting moment. My head spun just at the sight of her and we seemed to look into the depths of each other. It seemed like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't speak, and all I could do was think how I needed her and how beautiful she was. Time seemed to stand still as I thought about my feelings. But there wasn't that much time for when I blinked, she was gone…
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I had just arrived in Shikoku when another car came behind me, another taxi. Why was there another taxi? Hmmm… whatever. Grabbing my bag and cat carrier I scooted out of the car.
"Botan," I whirled around and saw Kurama and Hiei getting out of the taxi. My eye's widened and I dropped my suitcase and set down my cat. What the heck were they doing here?
"…" I couldn't think of anything to say as Hiei walked closer. Kurama seem to sit back in the taxi. "Hiei…"
"What do you think you're doing?" Hiei growled as he neared me. A few steps away and I stood there staring at him until he was in arms length away. Then I jumped him. He made a grunting noise but pulled me closer to deepen the kiss. It seemed like his hands were everywhere while my hands dug into his hair and made sure he didn't pull back.
"Hiei," I nibbled his bottom lip and pulled back to look in his dazed eyes. "Why are you here?"
"Hmmm?" Hiei blinked and then seemed to regain him self. "Lady, I don't know what's going on, but I want to know why you're at your fathers house if he disowned you. Now."
"Well it's kind of a long story." I took my hands from around his neck and stepped away from him. "Hiei I'm going to be part of a family. My family. You don't understand do you?"
"No," Hiei said. "What's wrong with what you had?"
"You've never been alone have?" I asked. "You've always had your sister and Kurama and…Hiei just…this is good for me. I don't want to be alone anymore."
"You aren't," Hiei whispered.
"What do you mean?" I asked. "I've always been alone; this is my time to have a family."
"Do you really think that he wants you to be with him?" he asked me. "Do you honestly think he will willingly let you come back without a price?"
"He wouldn't…" I started but he cut me off.
"Do you believe that he loves you?" Hiei asked louder. "That just because you went missing that everything will be alright?"
"Hiei…"
"Do you think he won't yell at you like fathers like him do?" his tone escalating. "Do you seriously believe in your heart that you'll be happier with him?"
"…I don't know." I looked at the ground. "I guess the thought of knowing I wouldn't be alone anymore just clouded everything else and made me believe it would be like that. It makes sense though… now. He's never the kind to do something for the soul fact it felt right. He always had to have something in his bank account raise for his actions."
"Botan," Hiei whispered barely making it audible.
"All my life it's been about him and then when I pushed it too far I was left for dead and … and it hurt." my eyes started to tear. Next thing I knew Hiei was hugging me tight to him and I cried into him shirt. Tears from all those times I was yelled at for just being born; tears for having to but up with my father; tears for being alone with no one but myself; tears for finally realizing my own father would never love me.
"I don't have another shirt woman," Hiei told me and I pulled back to see the dark spot on his shirt from my tears.
"I'm sorry," I told him but he snorted and hugged me again.
"Botan, you don't have to be alone anymore," he whispered softly, sweetly into my ear. "Be with me."
"What?" I pushed back enough to look in his eyes. "Hiei what are you talking about?"
"I realized today when we pulled up that no matter what happened I wouldn't let you go back to that piece of shit bastard…"
"Not terribly romantic," I muttered beneath my breath.
"Well, because… because I love you," Hiei smiled slightly and I had to blink a few times. One, he was smiling, or at least I think that's a smile, and two, did he just say what I only thought he'd say in my dreams?
"You what?"
"You have the worst hearing in the world lady," Hiei smirked. "I said I love you. I love you so much it scares me. It's like I can't go a second without thinking about you and what you're doing and hoping you're thinking about me."
"Always," I told him and smiled. "I'm always thinking about you because I love you too."
"Does that mean you'll come back to Australia with me?" Hiei asked.
I looked up at the mansion in front of me and back to Hiei. "Did you have to ask?" I picked up my cat and Hiei picked up my suit case and we headed for his taxi.
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On the boat back to Australia Yukina and I spent a lot of time talking. Hiei and Kurama didn't move away from us for more then a minute. It was great and also we had stopped to talk to Ayame and she had informed me that she had bought a house in Australia while I was on my way to Shikoku and would be making her way down next week. She great and I can't wait to see her house…I mean our house. I've told that it's big enough to fit everyone in side nice and neatly cozy.
"Oh Botan," Yukina snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Yes Yukina?" I waited patiently while and protectively had his arm around my waist.
"I wanted to thank you for having Ayame pay for my surgery," she told me and I went still in Hiei's arms.
"You were the friend who had Ayame pay?" Kurama asked and Hiei looked at me too.
"Well… I wanted to help," I told them. "You're welcome Yukina, I'm glad you're feeling better."
"Do you know how much I love you?" Hiei whispered in my ear and I turned in his arms to kiss him.
"Not as much as I love you."
