Chapter 3: "How Come You're So Nice To Me?"
I woke up and felt something rather heavy on my arm. I groaned and tried to pry whatever it was off. When i touched it it felt soft...almost like hair... I tuned my head to get a look at it. Suprisingly it was a giant mop of red hair. I couldn't help but smile... Jin must have been really worried about me. Though I couldn't recall exactly what had happened to me yesterday. I moved my other arm and shook Jin awake. "Jin? Jin, wake up." The wind master stirred and looked up at me he smiled gently and yawned.
"Hey Tou-kun...how are ya feelin'? Ya nearly gave me a heart attack yesterday..." His voice sounded rather relieved and the light twinkling in his eyes made me blush slightly.He only grinned at me and pulled me into a light hug. I smiled and leaned into the hug gratefully. I couldn't hepl but snuggle closer to him when he began to gently stroke the small of my back in tender circles. I wasn't sure, though, if the motions were to comfort me or him...but they seemed to work on the both of us.
"Jin?" I asked him in a quiet voice...When he finally looked up at me I continued, "What happened to me yesterday? I can't really remember a thing...I only remember going to the Nigenkai and seeing Hiei and Kurama. The rest is all a blur." He sighed and I tilted my head to the side in question. He smiled at me and leaned in and layed his forehead against mine.
"Let's jus' say dat ya scared the crap out o' me, Hiei and Kurama. An' I found out dat Bakken...has a secret crush on ya... And Reisho...tried to kill ya..." At those words his eyes darkened with pain... "He poisoned ya...I thought ya weren't gonna make it fer a while..." He swallowed hard and I couldn't help but notice all the emotion that was flooding his eyes...making them glow a deep sapphire blue. I gazed into those eyes seeing an emotion I never thought I'd see again. But before I could say anything... he turned his head away. Even if he hadn't I wouldn't have been able to say anything? This is perhaps the first time I have ever seen him so distraught. I reached out to him and gentley placed my hand on his shoulder. He quickly got control of himself and turned back to me smiling slightly.
I sighed heavily and layed back down on the uncomfortable thing...that I am assuming is supposed to be a bed. "Ugh. Gods Jin, why couldn't you put me on a bed that's just a little more comfortable. I am going to have some serious back pain later because of this."
My complaining earned me a crooked grin from him and a smiled slightly in return. " 'Ey it was either dat bed or da floor. At least I was nice and gave my sick friend da bed..." His smile softened and he leaned closer to me again...he brushed his nose against mine. I felt my face get hot and he only smirked at my reaction...but he didn't move away for quite sometime.
When he finally did I looked down at my hands and fiddled with the thin blanket that was on me. When I looked up again he was standing and stretching. "Well I have to get somethin' fer us to eat... If Hiei and Kurama stop by while I'm gone...then just tell them where I am and tell them to stay here 'till I get back... I'm worried 'bout Reisho findin' you..."
I nodded my head slowly. I couldn't help but smile at his concern, he smiled shyly at me and leaned down and kissed my forehead... I blushed but before I could say a thing...he had left... I sighed, I wanted to say so many things to him...but...I guess I was just too scared.
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I was laying on the bed thinking about all the things I felt towards Jin...when I heard a knock at the door. I got up, slowly, and went to anwser it. Outside stood Kurama in his youko form. I smiled at him slightly and let him in. He told me to stand still and I felt his energy wash over me. He looked at me and smiled, "So it seems you are making a full recovery. I'm glad. Jin was really worried about you...it almost scared me." He sighed smiling. It looked like he wanted to say something else but he kept his mouth shut. I didn't push the matter though. Knowing Kurama, I would most likely find everything out sooner or later.
I tilted my head to him and he motioned for me to sit down on the bed again. "You need to rest and not stand for a while. You may not be feeling it now...but eventually you will start to get tired. I wouldn't recommend you using your energy anytime soon either. I'm not too sure what it would do to you."
I nodded my head...I could tell he wanted to talk about something...the only way I knew, though, is because he was fidgeting. "What's on your mind, Kurama? You seem uncomfortable about something."
I saw him blush slightly and I new it was something about Hiei. He was completely infatuated with the little fire demon. Why? I never could figure out... "Dammit...I don't care if he is within hearing distance...I want Hiei to be my mate... But I have no idea how to go about asking him if it would be ok... I know I probably shouldn't be asking you...but please...I need to know what to do. I mean if it were anyone else and I were my old self...I wouldn't want anything like this...but...being around Hiei for so long and being a human..." It looked like he couldn't bring himself to say anything else...
I sighed heavily, "I'm not so sure what to tell you Kurama...Hiei is not one of the first people that I would think of if someone was in love and wanted to be with that person forever. But you know that he acts different with you. He shows you that he really does care...you said so yourself about all those little things he does...and he remembers your guys anniversary all the time..." This got Kurama to smile. He seemed to go off into his own little world thinking about all the things that had attracted him to Hiei...aside from all the physical things.
I smiled slightly and grunted as I suddenly felt really dizzy and ached all over...I didn't think my grunt was that loud but it seemed loud enough to break Kurama out of his daydreaming. He quickly looked over me and nodded his head a few times mumbling to himself. He left quickly to go get some herbs he had stashed away in one of his many hide outs. I layed down on the bed letting all the aches and pains fload through in one giant rush. I blinked at a knock at the door...I couldn't believe what I saw...It was Reisho was standing there in the doorway...
There was this evil look in his eyes...this look that he had yet to finish something that had to do with me. "My, my Touya...you are harder to kill that a cockroach I swear. How many times to I have to kill you for you to stay dead? There are so many problems you are causing me. Jin loves you dammit! HE LOVES YOU! I CAN'T FORGIVE YOU FOR THAT! He was supposed to be mine...but then out of nowhere you and your quiet beautiful ways just appear. And he falls for you...but I won't let you have him...I actually started to fall for the both of you...you seemed to be the one I could dominate...but then there was Jin...the only one that could dominate me... But since I want him more than you...I'm going to make sure he can't have you...and you will never let him know how you feel...as long as I still breathe...you will never tell him" The in his eyes look went blank, he used his energy to create a hard sword of earth... He charged toward me...and the last thing I knew he was slicing right through me..unbearable pain spreading through me...and then...everything went black...I was left with nothing but pain...blood...and darkness...
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((A/N: O.o...woah...hope you people don hate me fer this...IM SRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!))