A/N: So this is the sixth chapter and I've decided that I may want to do a sequel type thing with this story, it would basically be the same thing as this one only it'd be from Kurama's P.O.V. So please tell me what you think about the idea, any suggestions, comments, questions. I'll mention it again at the bottom Authors Note.
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or any other thing that I may accidentally use and not even know I'm using it.
Chapter 6: Second Visit Changes
Hiei's P.O.V
Must you always get what you want fox?
I returned to her the next day and sat inside at the small table, she was displeased to know that it'd been nearly a week since I'd eaten. The urge to eat just never struck me anymore, it's become more of a chore than anything now.
She still felt compelled to fix something. She returned after being gone for only a small amount of time, she put a bowl of what looked to be the ningen food you had called 'soup' in front of me.
"Thanks." I said before beginning to eat it.
I could feel her watching me with those sad crimson eyes that mirrored mine.
After eating only a little bit of it I finally looked up into the eyes. I felt horrible for just taking the food, I put the spoon aside and slid back, still watching her, to see what she'd do.
Her actions never fail to surprise me, we're twins and yet she always does the opposite of what I would have thought.
Her sad eyes only deepened. "Do you not like it?" She asked. "I can fix you something else, just tell me, anything and I'll make it." Her eyes closed and she looked away, finally an action I had figured!
"I just want you to get better." I knew what she meant, not starve and to even survive.
"Stop." I told her. "It's fine, I just don't feel like eating." She starred blankly, if I had let her go on her emotions would have gotten the better of her and I could not stand to see her cry.
"Let's go talk." That is what I came here for, but only to please you.
She nodded lightly and we left from the temple building out to the tree that we had been sitting under the day before.
We were quiet for only a moment before she started, "are you thinking about Kurama?" She asked.
"Of course."
"What of today?" She asked.
I shrugged, "just him, wondering where we'd be right now if I hadn't let him go." By the smile that suddenly graced her features I knew she wasn't going to argue with me about my accusation.
"You know where I think you'd be?" I looked over at her in question, waiting. "I think you and him, along with everyone else, would be out on a mission doing what you enjoyed." I grinned for an instant, she did have a point, I could see that.
But I didn't want to shoot it down by asking who had said that we enjoyed doing what we had? I know you had liked it Kurama, but you also know that I didn't exactly favor it over my freedom.
I nodded, "Hai, I see that. The kitsune enjoyed the work." I told her.
She didn't comment, "what did you two talk about Hiei?" I looked confused. "Yusuke told me that you used to go to him to talk, what of?" Damn the detective and his stupid involvement!
"That's a secret." I stated. I had promised never to reveal what we'd spoken of and I would take it with me to the grave.
As much as I did enjoy our old talks and as much as I did miss them, I wondered what it would be like if we had one again now. Would it… could it be the same?
With me on the defense, thinking that like so many other nights you would just fade away into black, could it really be the same?
"But a variety of things, the team, missions, dreams, pasts, everything."
She smiled, "I'm sure you miss that."
"Hn, I'll never have that trust with any other being." Kurama you were the only one who ever saw me with my defenses completely down and I swear you will always be that only one.
"So then, how are you going to heal from this?" It was a good question but one to which I had no answer that I was completely confident about.
"These talks should help." I stated with a light sigh, I'm not sure I believe your confidence in this method of healing but I've tried to never deny you of anything and I'm not going to start doing so now.
"Would you like me to talk about him then?" She asked so innocently, and I instantly wanted to tell her no! And then I wanted to leave and not have to come back here until I was ready; not when you asked me to.
But I told her yes for your sake and let out a sigh. Am I really doing this to make me happy, Kurama? Or am I doing it for you alone, because I know I probably owe you this and so much more?
Yukina was quiet for a moment, probably looking for something to talk about. She was always so immaculate, almost as much as you were.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched her and wondered if she was really my sister, or if I had made some kind of mistake, there was no way of being who was so pure and so opposite to me could be my own flesh and blood.
It just never felt completely right in my mind.
"What did you like best about him, Hiei?" She finally asked. I had to think about it for a while to pick just one thing, I don't think there was anything about you that I didn't like, fox.
"I've… always envied his personality." She looked at me confused and I didn't blame her. You knew her just as well as I did, I always told you everything I knew at some point, but I don't think she ever got to know you like everyone else did.
"Kurama always somehow knew exactly what I was thinking and saying. And he's always been good at speaking his mind and manipulating his enemies with his words."
I closed my eyes and grinned, "I sometimes wish I had that, instead I have to rely on strength alone." I inwardly grimaced, that was crossing into the lines that I would only tell you.
I opened my eyes and found her watching me. I felt uncomfortable, I've never known exactly what to say, what was your thing, and now is when your beautiful voice would cut through the silence as you elaborate on what I'd said.
I don't know how you always managed to say exactly what was on my mind without me having to telepathically tell you, but you did.
"I would think your strength would be enough, you sure make it seem like that." I nodded, I had no comment on that really, I loved the way you threw daggers with words.
"Strength isn't always everything." She shrugged at my comment I wasn't sure I believed, I listened to it again in my head, I never would have thought I would be the one to say that!
"Neither are looks but you sure send that promise of death with one wrong glance." She had that part right but honestly I don't know what it is that makes people see that, it can't be all my eyes because she has the same eyes as me and all I see in them is innocence.
I nodded though despite my thoughts, "I always liked how Kurama was the only one who could see behind them." I stated, "if he didn't I would have gone insane from not being heard."
She watched me and I knew exactly what she was going to ask: "then what about right now when…" She trailed off and I shrugged. I wouldn't tell her that I'd tried to end it all because of what I'd done and because of being locked with my own thoughts.
I hate you for leaving me with them.
"It's been… different, but I manage." I can't believe I'd lie to her! "Well… you know you could tell me anything you wanted." When I looked at her I saw the doubt in her features; she didn't believe that I'd do it, which is good I'd hate to let her get her hopes up.
"I can't do that, I won't put my despair on another person again." Her look never changed, her hands fiddled with the material of her kimono. "You did that with Kurama."
I nodded at her statement, she understood that it was all a trust thing that only we'd developed over the years.
I wish you were here Kurama, so I could look over into your emerald eyes in a plead for you to take over the conversation, a look that only you would understand.
Suddenly my body went rigid and my eyes widened only a fraction as they moved over to the entrance stairs of the temple, I felt him; my eyes narrowed when I did.
Yukina felt it also and her eyes followed to where mine were locked, hers were softer now and not as serious as a moment ago.
We both sensed him, the idiot, Kuwabara nearly halfway up the stairs and his pace slower than normal. Yukina sighed heavily, "he's so sad, I can see it in his actions." I looked at her, he would pay if I found out he was making my sister unhappy.
"He asked me if I would marry him." I had to catch myself from chocking on the air I had suddenly took in.
"And?" I tried to ask as monotone as possible. If Kuwabara had found a way to heal so quickly from your… passing… and move on enough to find the confidence to ask my sister to marry him, then that was more than enough to show how I was being left in a past time.
"What did you say?" I tried not to show the force and firmness in my voice.
"I told him 'not right now.'" I silently breathed a sigh of relief. "I want to approval of my older brother."
My eyes shot over to her, why would she want that fox? I thought I'd persuaded her to believe he was dead. I suppose that just shows her strong stubbornness… wow I wonder where she gets that.
"You know him being dead might pose a problem."
"Something just tells me that he's not dead, Hiei. I know it probably doesn't make much sense but it just doesn't feel right to believe that." She was right it didn't make much sense.
But then when I think about it, it's king of the same thing as my situation right now; everyone says it, but it's just too hard to believe that you've really left.
"Do you want to know what I think?" After the last speech I gave her about her brother I wouldn't be surprised if she said no. I averted my eyes but I saw her nod with a grand smile.
"I think you should stop believe in that fairy tale, because if you do life will pass by leaving you with so many regrets." Great now not only am I a failure and a horrible friend I can add 'hypocrite' to my list.
"But seeing as I don't think you'll take that advice, I think you should accept his proposal."
She looked at me, confused. I knew exactly what you would tell me, I should tell her now, and as much as the back of my mind told me I shouldn't, I knew it was the right thing to do.
"Your brother would want you to be happy. And you love him, he does make you happy, there's no doubt he would give you his approval." We locked eyes for a long moment, her mouth was slightly open in surprise, then she looked over just as Kuwabara reached the top of the stairs.
"You really think…" I nodded as her voice trailed off. She only smiled then stood up, leaving the shade of the tree to go to the fool.
I watched as she spoke to him, after her few words he smiled and wrapped his arms around her, lifting her off the ground for a moment. I couldn't help grinning Kurama.
I felt good about what I'd done.
I flitted away from the temple before the fool could spot me and get some kind of wrong idea about it. They were finally happy and moving on with their lives, I was happy for them.
But for some reason I felt un-content about living in this one constant time.
A/N: So the second visit went well. When I was writing this I had a story idea that I would really like to see done. I was thinking, 'you know I want to see what Hiei would do if Kuwabara really did make Yukina unhappy.' I'd love to read his actions and if Hiei told Kurama what was happening and the kitsune tried to dissuade him from doing anything. If anyone wants the idea please take it, but I want to read it!!!!!!!! (That's the only payment I want for it)
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