Yume- Lookie! I'm alive!

Hiei- I can fix that. -summons dragon-

Yume- To be honest, I've had this chapter written some time ago. I just never got around to typing it. I'm almost done with the next chapter too, just need to figure out how to end it. Well, enjoy.

What If: A YYH Fic

Chap 5- A Pause for Romance

The bright spring sun found Kurama out in her garden Saturday morning, tending to her flowers. Her hair was tied in a high pony-tail. Dressed in simple light blue overalls and a yellow t-shirt, Kurama removed a plant from the pot and placed it in a freshly dug hold.

Hiei appeared in the tree above her just as she started packing the soil around the new flower.

"What do you think, Hiei?" she asked him, not even sparing his a glace from her work.

Red eyes gazed across the garden. "Hn."

Kurama smiled. "Glad that you approve."

"Why waste your time to do such nonsense? You can just use your youkai."

"For one thing, Mother would wonder about the sudden appearance of a full grown garden," explained the fox. "Besides, it's rewarding to care for the plants as watch as they grow, knowing you helped in creating something so gorgeous."

Gorgeous…. Hiei shook his head when he caught himself staring at Kurama. "Hn."

With a smile, Kurama removed her gloves and gathered up her tools before heading inside. Hiei stood as well, jumping through an open upstairs window. When Kurama reached her room, the fire demon had already made himself comfortable at the window seat.

"It's not nice to barge in a lady's room, Hiei," she joked as she made her way over to the dresser.

"Hn."

Removing the tie that held back her hair, she brushed the red locks to get rid of any stray plants and dirt that may have clung to her. She would have a shower later, when Hiei wasn't here to entertain her. The smooth pale neck revealed from the grooming just begged Hiei to kiss it….

Hiei frantically shook his head. What was he thinking!? Kurama was just a partner, an ally in battle. But if that was true, why continuously seek the red-head's company? With the limitations set upon him by spirit world, he couldn't do much. Being bored and unable to kill humans left him little options. And there was no way he was going to Yusuke or that idiot friend of his. So that left Kurama. Kurama was just something to distract him from boredom.

….But distract how? Maybe how he wanted to run his fingers through her silk hair….WAIT! NOT AGAIN!

Just when Hiei was considering leaving to salvage what little sanity he had left, Kurama had turned to him.

"Would you like some ice cream, Hiei?"

"Hn. I don't eat ningen food."

"It's really good. Besides, a nice day like today calls for from ice cream."

"Hn."

Kurama smiled, taking that to mean "Fine. Just shut up already."

In the kitchen, Kurama gestured with her hand for Hiei to sit at the table as she headed towards the fridge. Hiei chose to lean against the wall near the entryway.

The fox pulled a carton of chocolate ice cream from the freezer and set it on the counter. She then retrieved two bowls and spoons as well as an ice cream scoop. Hiei watched as she scooped the brown substance into each bowl. After returning the almost empty carton to the freezer- mentally making a note on picking up some more at the store later- Kurama brought the bowls to the table.

"Come try some ice cream, Hiei." A spoonful of ice cream lifted to the open mouth. Hiei watched as the spoon was pulled out between a pair of petal soft, delicious lips.

For the third time that day, Hiei shook his head to rid himself of such thoughts. Reluctantly, mostly to try and distract his mind from get any more weird thoughts, Hiei sat at the table across from Kurama and glared at the melting ice cream as if it were at fault.

"Stop melting you ice cream," said Kurama as a pale hand took hold of his spoon. Filled with a glob of partly melted ice cream, she guided it towards Hiei's mouth. Hiei just continued to glare. "Just try one bite and I'll stop bothering you."

Hiei took a moment to consider this. If he were to refuse the stupid ningen food, Kurama would continue to pester him. However, if he did, the fox would stop.

Hiei came to his decision. "Hn." Kurama smiled as the fire apperiton took the spoon from her grasp, fingers brushing her skin. With one last glare at Kurama, Hiei popped the dessert into his mouth.

There was a pause, silver utensil just sitting in Hiei's mouth. Kurama became slightly worried with the lack of reaction. Not that Hiei reacted much to anything either way.

"Hiei," she said softly, "Are you okay?" Maybe the cold ice cream doesn't mix well with fire demons? "Hiei?"

The call seemed to awaken him. He began shoveling the ice cream into his mouth. Kurama could only blink in stunned silence. Guess he likes it.

A bowl was suddenly thrust in her face.

"More sweet snow," demanded Hiei.

Kurama blinked again as her mind tried to process what her friend just said. "Sure." She took the bowl and went to fill it up once more. Guess I'll need to buy a lot more ice cream.

Yume- Anyone else feel that Hiei's kind of a pervert?

Hiei- You wrote me that way! Now die! -attacks with fire-

Yume- Gah! Don't do that! -runs away-

Kurama- Next chapter we're back in the series. Yusuke and Kuwabara are off to save Yukina. I on the other hand, am charged with making sure Hiei doesn't go on a mass murdering spree. And will I ever get to become a guy again!?

Yume- -running by- Once this fic is over!

Ja ne