Ride like the Wind
Chapter 50
Mukuro woke up with a stinging pain in her chest. She groaned and tried to sit up but found there was something holding her down. She put a hand on her chest to find there was someone's hand there holding her down. She opened her eyes and looked to her left to see that it was Yomi who was pulling the shards of the plate out of her chest. "Yomi..."
"Apparently that Yusuke fellow said..." Yomi was interrupted.
"I know what happened to me. It's that your hand is on my breast. I understand if you need it there to know where your other hand is but you're squeezing it and it hurts. You mind not squeezing it?"
"Ehh..." Yomi took out the last shard. "I'm done here. And you threw up blood also?"
She nodded.
"Ulcer?"
"Apparently."
"Either that or you have stomach cancer. Or maybe you are pregnant and your body can't handle it."
"Yomi. This has been going on for a few years. Stop assuming it's pregnancy."
"Well I have to admit that some of the things you've done haven't been very wise..." He shook his head. "But when you put it that way it's illogical to think so. Get some rest. I'll try and find some medicine for you." He kissed her on her forehead.
"Don't do that," She rolled over.
He sighed and walked out. He stopped in the doorway. "You know what they do to people who eavesdrop in England?"
Hiei growled. "Screw you. I wasn't listening. I just wanted to see if she was alright. Her health's screwed up and that glass could've killed her."
"I see." He started to walk away.
"You knew her when she was a kid. Did this happen that often?"
"No. She was prone to sickness but not this bad. She started throwing up blood when she was raped or so Koenma tells me. I guess I'm right in not assuming she's not pregnant. I'm not sure she can get pregnant. I'm not sure she can take it let alone giving birth to the child. I think she may be nearing her death. If it won't be sickness that would kill her it would be her diabetes. She doesn't take care of herself. Let's ope for the best." He walked out.
Hiei sat at her bedside. Come to think of it Mukuro seemed healthier when she first met him. Or maybe it was because they didn't know each other well enough back then. But death? No, couldn't be, could it?
Actually he remembered the last time they made love it seemed like she was having a hard time breathing. He asked her if something was wrong but she didn't answer.
Something's wrong... Hiei thought as he laid down next to her, his arm around her waist. Normally she would have woken up to see what was going on but these days she was sleeping deeper. "Just keep sleeping."
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Mukuro was waiting for the kettle to whistle when Hiei came and hugged her from behind. Long silence.
"It's all my fault, isn't it?" Hiei finally asked.
"How I'm slowly going mad? Yes."
"No. Your health."
"Not at all. It's stress. Nothing more."
"Exactly."
"No. I just let everything get to me. I feel sick."
"What're you doing up then?"
"I'm tough. I can handle a little pain."
"It hurts?"
"A little."
Hiei sighed. "I'll go get that medicine from Yomi. That would help..."
"I'm not taking it."
"Why not?" He turned Mukuro so she could face him.
"Because..." The kettle's whistle drowned her voice out.
"Maybe I should be glad that that kettle went off..." More silence. "So what're you gonna do about your ulcers then? If you let everything get to you then there's no way the source of stress could be taken away. Maybe..."
Mukuro slammed a cup down. "I assume you think I'm pregnant too even though I've already told you that I'm not. Why is it that you keep thinking I am?"
"Wishful thinking?"
"What so you can use it as a reason not to see Shuichi again?" She tightened her grip on the stove even though it left a burn in her hands. She didn't care. She didn't want to fall.
"I think you should-" Hiei was about to grab her shoulder but she slapped his hand.
"Don't touch me! I feel..." She fainted but Hiei caught her before she hit the ground.
"Is this how you treat the man who broke your shackles?" Hiei mumbled as he took her to bed.
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Hiei ran into the bar a few hours later with a bottle of medicine in his hand. He saw Yusuke sitting next to an unconscious Mukuro.
"There she is! I've been looking for her. I guess she took off when I got the medicine from Yomi." Hiei glanced at Mukuro. "She really shouldn't be drinking right now."
"Yeah well they say people shouldn't be drinking at all," Yusuke replied.
"No. She threw up blood again."
"Stress again?"
"Yeah."
Hiei sighed and rested Mukuro's head on his lap. "I think I know the source of Mukuro's stress."
"Really now?" Yusuke replied irritably.
"Yeah. It's me."
"Duh! You just figured that out? You're a huge trouble maker... I'm surprised Kurama didn't throw up blood! We keep telling you but you don't get it!"
"Guess I'm too dumb to realize..."
"You don't care. Just go. I'm sick of you."
Hiei sighed and dragged Mukuro out with him.
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MUkuro started the morning off by falling off her bed, crashing into three walls, tripping over nothing four times, tripping over two chairs and cursing herself out for putting the damn things there in the fist place
What a way to start the day... This whole month's been screwed up. Maybe it's because Hiei hasn't been having sex with me... How's that work? She shook off the thought. Speaking of which where's the storm anyway? Oh, I hope he's not here or he won't let me work.
She looked around. Looks like the coast is clear. I'll... She froze when she saw Hiei. Crap...
"Eh... You've gotten up early..." she mumbled.
Hiei held up a dead chicken that was bleeding at the throat, tears forming in his eyes.
"Yeah, that's a chicken, love."
He nodded.
"You want me to have it?"
Nod, nod.
"Sure..." She took it and put it on the table. "Quit looking at me like that. Look if it was something I said, I'm sorry."
Sadness aura.
"Was it really that bad?"
Shakes head.
"What's wrong, love?"
No reply.
"Okay, now you're starting to make me feel bad."
More sadness aura.
She hugged him. "Okay, tell Mukuro what's wrong."
Even more sadness aura. A few moments passed.
"Okay I have to go to work now..." She tried to walk to the door but Hiei grabbed her by the sleeve of her shirt. "What?"
Puppy dog eyes.
"Why don't you say anything?"
Depression aura.
"I'm going to work if you don't say anything."
Blank look. He held up a piece of paper that said, "I can't speak. I lost my voice. But I still order you to stay home!"
She narrowed her eyes and picked up a heavy book. She dropped it on his foot, causing him to whimper in pain. "What was that just now?"
He held up another paper that said, "you didn't hear that just now."
"Does this have anything to do with yesterday? You gotta admit you can be a real asshole sometimes..."
"Okay. You win this one. But you're still not working. What if you throw up and find out you're a woman?"
"It's happened before and they didn't find out. No, I'm still going to work."
"NO YOU ARENT ):("
"Watch me!" She walked out.
Hiei stared at the door and sighed. But it's just that...
End chapter 50
Yeah. This bumped into my Hitler picture viewing session. Yeah. I got bored. The next one's filler. Ugh...
Extra 45 Because it's a cool number
"Ha ha! Our styles are better than yours!" Yusuke laughed at Shura.
"Better to wear tight pants than to barely wear them," he growled.
"Let's listen to rap!"
"Sure."
He turned to radio on. "Yeah (bleep) I (bleeped) the (bleeping) bitch! (Bleep, bleep, bleep!)"
"This sucks." Shura walked out.
"What a nerd. Hating rap." Yusuke turned it up.
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