Thought I'd put the author's note here cuz putting it at the end would totally ruin the whole mood thing. Yeah, I KNOW deamon's hearts don't beat, at least in the human sense, but Aaya is a human, so the idea is that her heart is beating inside mhmm –nods-
Hiei sat against a tree at the edge of the clearing. He held Aaya's body close as he cried into the rain. He remembered her last words to him, the last thing she ever did.
It's hard to see the beauty
When all of life is hard
It's hard to find the glass half-full
When the one you love is gone
"Hiei" Aaya coughed as they sat in the sun at the edge of the clearing, "it's going to be alright."
"How Aaya, how is it going to be alright if you die, you can't leave me alone again."
"I won't" she whispered in his ear, "I'll always be with you because" She kissed him gently, kissed him for the first time, and the last "I love you." Aaya released her last breath over his heart and her body went limp. The first drop of rain fell on the corner of her eye and slowly rolled down her cheek. The world was crying for her loss, and so was Hiei.
It's hard to stand the pain
When it's relentlessly attacking
It's hard to stop from falling
When no one's there to catch you
"Hiei?" Kurama entered the clearing from the opposite side. "So this is where you two went, Koenma's going crazy."
"She's gone Kurama, she's gone." Hiei sobbed and held Aaya's body tighter.
"Hiei, it's alright Hiei." Kurama bent down and took the small fire deamon into his arms as he reached the two.
"How. She's dead Kurama, gone." Hiei buried his face farther down into Kurama's chest, accepting the comfort his friend offered.
"She's not gone Hiei. Dead doesn't mean gone. As long as we remember her, she will live inside of us, you especially. She'll always be with you, always, in your heart." He gently placed his hand over Hiei's heart and smiled. A phantom heartbeat, she did indeed live inside him.
It's hard to stop the tears
When all of care is done
It's hard to love oneself
When no one loves you back