"Ok, Lea. Now that your finished singing you can play truth or dare with us since you didn't stay for the whole game last time," Botan said with an evil look in her eye that scared even you. You sweat dropped and laughed nervously.
You sigh in defeat as the others take their seats. Your hands are tied behind your back and the ropes are glowing a faint orange. You notice this and figure out that they're special ropes that restrain you from using your reiki. Botan is decided to go first and she asks you.
"Um. How about," was all that you said before you turned into a pile of sand and dirt.
"She escaped from us again. How the hell does she do that? We even put those reiki restricting ropes on her. She's going to have to show me how she does that," Yusuke said. You were watching from a shadowed corner on the ceiling and heard Yusuke's comments. You had gotten away because you heard them discussing their plan where Hiei couldn't hear it. You had created the clone after you bowed. You shadowed in the clone's shadow and went to warn Hiei. He escaped and you stayed in the ceiling to watch.
After you watched the little scene you went back into the shadow and met up with Hiei when you saw them head towards his room. You saw that Hiei wasn't in his room but you found a small box and a note on the bed. You grabbed your black trench jacket, your swords, so the others wouldn't use them as bait, and picked up the note to read. It read,
Lea,
I thought about some things and I decided that I want you to have this.
-your secret admirer
P.S. Run before the others get to the room.
You put the note in your jacket pocket along with the small indigo box. You then head to the balcony and jump into the forest. You run a ways towards Hiei's position so that they can't track you. You then stop when you're a good distance away and get the note and the box from your pocket. You read the note one more time and return it to your pocket before you open the box, which is like the ones that hold rings and earrings. Inside you find a ring with a gold band and a round black gem with red and blue veins running through it. It was the most beautiful thing that you had ever seen. You take out the ring and place it on you left ring finger. It was a perfect fit. You knew that finger was supposed to be where you put your wedding band and engagement ring, but you couldn't help but want to put it there anyways. You put the empty box back in your coat pocket and continue heading for Hiei.You found him in a clearing watching the stars and sitting up against a tree trunk. You walk up beside him and sit down against a nearby tree on his right. You look up to the stars and say, "They're beautiful aren't they? They twinkle in the sky and seem to lead somewhere, like fireflies. Don't you think so Hiei?"
Hiei nods and sees the ring on your hand. You notice him looking at it and say, "I found it on the bed in our room with a note, saying that it was for me. Do you know anything about who the person who left it there? I know it wasn't Bret. He doesn't have the same handwriting and he would have never thought of leaving this there with no name on a note and not calling me a pet name."
Hiei simply replies no and looks back to the sky. You already knew that it was, in fact, Hiei who left the ring there even though he denied it. Though you knew this you wanted to give him a little more time to truly accept his feelings. You two sat there in silence and watched the stars. You could faintly hear the others calling out for you and Hiei but you didn't care since if Hiei couldn't hear it then they were a ways away. Suddenly you felt something powerful coming in fast. It was coming from your right and heading straight for you and Hiei. When it got only a few feet outside the clearing you grabbed Hiei and threw him to the ground with you. It left you holding him down and Hiei under you and looking very angry.
He was about to yell at you when you told him to shush and the thing you felt came crashing through the trees and into the clearing. It stopped in front of you and Hiei and came out of the shadows. The beast was a tiger that was twice the size of a regular ningen tiger. It was black and had red stripes along its body.
You and Hiei got up from the ground and sat with your legs Indian style. The tiger saw you and Hiei sitting up, and knelt down on its front paws, as if bowing in respect. You were completely confused and your eyes clearly showed this by turning orange. The tiger saw your eyes turn orange and surprisingly say, "My Lady, I am Sabera. I have come from the shadows to serve and help you in anyway possible. Why do you look so confused my Lady?"
The sudden talking from the tiger surprised you even more. You could see that Hiei was surprised as well and relaxed slightly from the attack stance he had gotten into. You then asked, "Um, Sabera, why do you call me by My Lady? You can just call me Lea like my friends do if you want. Oh and I'm sorry but I'm not used to seeing tigers come up and talk to me. Especially ones that are twice as big as the normal human tiger."
"No, it's ok, Lady Lea. You do not have to apologize. It is my fault for coming so suddenly and barging in on you and your mate here," Sabera said. She nodded to you and Hiei as she said the last part.
"What? Oh, Uh, Hiei's not my mate Sabera. We're just close friends right now. Please don't get the wrong idea," You quickly retorted. When you had said that you and Hiei were only friends, you had a slight pain in your heart. You knew that Hiei might have had the same pain in his heart when you said that. You then said quickly in Sabera's head, Please Sabera, me and Hiei aren't mates. I do have feelings for him and I know that he does for me but I want to give him more time to accept his feelings since he's not used to feeling this way. Please keep this a secret though. I haven't told any of my friends that I feel this way. I want to keep it a secret until the right moment ok? Sabera gave a nod to show that she understood and apologized for accusing you and Hiei of being mates.
You accepted the apology and asked, "Hey Sabera, do you have a smaller, more compact form that you can turn into? I mean, in your current state we can't fit you into the house or even my room without you being noticed. If you have a small cub size form or smaller then it would make it easier."
"Yes, I have a form that makes me about the size of a human rabbit or human house cat. I also have a human form so I can walk among humans without being noticed as easily," Sabera replied. With that she shrank down to the form of a small black house cat. You picked her up and headed back to the house with Hiei. When you walked into the living room you and Hiei were attack by the YYH gang. Sabera fell out of your arms and began to hiss as she saw you and Hiei being strapped to a wooden chair with orange glowing ropes.
Sabera ran to you and began to scratch and bite at the ropes binding you and Hiei. Luckily, she was out of sight from the gang as they all took their seats in the circle of chairs. You and Hiei waited patiently for Sabera to cut the ropes. The gang saw that you weren't trying to struggle and that your eyes had turned a deep black that was fixed with a glare. Kuwabara saw your expression and was immediately scared along with Yusuke. After about another minute had passed of the silence and Sabera clawing at the ropes, the ropes finally broke around yours and Hiei's wrists.
You then grabbed Sabera and escaped with Hiei up the stairs. You ran to Hiei's room and locked the door. You made two clones to look like you and Hiei and then grabbed Hiei and shadowed to your closed room. You got there safely and let go of Hiei. You went to your bed and set Sabera on it while also having a seat on it. Hiei walked over beside you and sat to your left with Sabera in the middle. You all then tense up as you hear the others coming down the hall. You hear them banging on Hiei's door and forcing it open. You relax when you hear them heading back down the stairs with two objects that you suspect were the clones of Hiei and you.
You relax completely when the sound becomes nothing more than faint footsteps on the living room floor. You lean back and lay down on your bed. Sabera crawls over and lays down on your stomach as she starts to yawn. You scratch behind her ears and she purrs while starting to fall asleep. Once she was in a deep slumber you picked her up and laid her on one of your square, black, embroidered pillows. You get up and take off your trench coat. You put it in your closet with your blades and turn back towards Hiei.
"Well, I guess we'll have to sleep in here tonight. That way the others won't find us and make us play that stupid game," You explained to break the silence. Hiei hn'ed and sat over in a chair by the balcony. You looked in your dresser and found your black pair of pajamas. You went into your bathroom and changed into them. When you came out, Hiei looked towards you and noted the black pajamas. (yes they're decent. It's a pair of black, silk pants and a black, silk t-shirt)You walked over to your bed, not paying any mind to Hiei, and settled in for the night.
You looked towards Hiei and said, "I'm going to sleep some. I'm only going to take up one side of the bed so if you want to rest too, then the other side is open for you. We should probably get some sleep since Koenma's going to make us train more tomorrow. You better not hold back on our next match either." With that you pet Sabera one last time before falling asleep on the side closest to the wall.
Hiei's Point of View Lea had just fallen asleep with Sabera and you were sitting in a chair on the balcony. After a while of watching the stars you started feeling sleepy as well and headed for the bed. Unfortunately, when Kurama made that dare, he had told you that you could only wear your boxers when you went to sleep. You took off your shirt and pants and climbed into the empty side of the bed. As soon as your head hit that pillow you were off to dream land.
Normal point of view You wake up to the sound of a soft grunt. You figure it was Hiei on the other side of the bed when you realize that it was really close. Your eyes shoot open and you find yourself only a few centimeters from Hiei's face. You try to move away but find that you and Hiei have each other's arms around your waists. You then notice that Hiei isn't wearing his shirt and that he was wearing nothing but his black boxers.
You blush like mad and your eyes turn to a bright and vivid pink. You let go of Hiei and try to pry yourself off of him. Every time you try, all that happens is that Hiei holds you tighter and pulls you closer to him. You then settle for turning around and feel his hard chest against your back. You hear him grumble something in his sleep and see that his aura was full of worry and fear. You find that very disturbing since Hiei would never seem scared or worried. You decide to take a look at his dream and see what was bothering him.
Hiei's dream (no one's point of view, meaning that you're watching this happen from the sidelines) Hiei is chained to a wall and you are chained on the wall across from him. There are four men in navy blue cloaks with hoods so that you can't see their faces. The one closest to Hiei asks, "Tell us where the key is."
"I don't have any idea what your talking about," Hiei replies and spits at the hooded figure. He then makes a motion to the three in front of you and they start to hit you with whips and other objects with no blade. You wince in pain but do your best to keep from screaming. Your attempt fails and you end up screaming in immense pain. "Stop it! Leave her alone! She has nothing to do with this," Hiei shouted. You passed out from the pain and the lack of food and the hooded figure that spoke earlier says, "Oh but your wrong my boy. She has everything to do with this. It is in the prophecy. 'The one that wields the third eye, and the one that rules the shadows, shall know the whereabouts of the keys to ssentearg. Only when the shadows join with the black fire, can the gate be opened and controlled to grant any wish that the user wants.' That is what it says. It also says, 'If one would wish to open the gate, they will perish a terrible death without the greatest power of the three worlds put into the keys.' So you see, we need those keys from you and the girl."
He then motioned for the other three to continue their torture and be fiercer on it. They complied happily and began to hit you even harder than before. One went to a table and picked up a dagger. They walked back over to you and began to give you small cuts all over your body. You screamed in agony and everything faded into black. end dream
You broke the contact and Hiei sat bolt up right and was wide-awake. He was covered in sweat and finally let go of you when he sat up. You sit up as well and see that Hiei was breathing heavily.
"Hiei, are you alright? You look like you just saw someone kill Yukina or something. Did you have a nightmare?" you asked worriedly. You had seen what he dreamt about but you didn't want to make him in a bad mood where he wouldn't talk to you about it freely. Nonetheless, you took the nightmare very seriously. Later you would write down that prophecy and see if you or Kurama can come up with anything. You were sure that Youko might have at least heard a rumor about the gate to ssentearg.
Hiei looked at you strangely when you said that he looked like someone killed Yukina, and you realize that you slipped and revealed that you knew they were brother and sister, even if only half.
"How long have you known?" Hiei asked and turned to face you, forgetting that he was in nothing but his boxers.
You looked away and knew that if you didn't say the truth then he'd be able to tell, and if you told him the truth then he would be confused and you would have to explain to him about the YYH series. You finally decided to just tell him the truth and said, "This is going to sound weird and confusing since I've only been here for about two days, but, I've known for a couple of years."