Love for Hiei Part 3
Seeing my mother's tear gem again brought back the memory of the day I lost it. Demons all over wanted it, and I eventually lost it at the hands of one that was attacking me for it. I narrowed my eyes at Mai, now greatly interested in how it came to be in her possession.
"Where did you find this?"
She put the tear gem around my neck and placed one of my hands on her forehead. Soon, the image came to my mind. I saw Mai had just left her old home when she came across a small creek. She knelt beside it to take a drink and cool herself off, then spotted something shiny in the water. She picked the tear gem up and examined it, then looked around for anyone that may have lost it. After seeing no one come to her calls, she put it in her pocket with a smile on her face. I left her mind and held the gem that was, once again, around my neck.
"I see. This happened not too long before Ryoh found you?"
I got a nod and hurried past her to the kitchen to get some food. Kurama looked behind me to see Mai wasn't present.
"Hiei, where's Mai?"
"She'll be down in a minute."
Kuwabara noticed the tear gem around my neck and smirked.
"Cool necklace, Hiei. Where'd you get it?"
"Hn. Like I'd tell you."
Kurama shook his head and examined it.
"Isn't this the tear gem your mother gave you? I thought you lost it."
"Apparently before Ryoh found her, Mai found it in a creek near a forest where her old home was. She gave it to me as soon as she presented it to me."
"Brother, I think I know why."
I looked at Yukina as she showed me her own tear gem.
"She saw my tear gem after I told her about you. She must've seen how yours looked the same as mine, and that may have been the clue she needed to see that you were the owner of the other tear gem."
I took in what she said and was about to say something else when Mai entered the room. Kurama handed her a plate of food and she smiled at him as he complimented her on how well she did in the kitchen. She sat down on the windowsill and ate as she watched the sun begin to set.
Mai's POV:
As I ate my fajita, I began to process all that happened today. I found freedom and helped someone escape harm, found a new place to live, and made new friends. I even gave Hiei his long-thought lost tear gem, which I could tell shocked him greatly. I sighed heavily as I leaned my head against the wall, unaware I had company.
"Apparently, we both have a good choice on where to enjoy peace."
I jumped as Hiei sat across from me on the windowsill. I put my fajita down and smiled at the tear gem around Hiei's neck. He saw where my gaze was and put in under his shirt.
"Hn."
We looked out the window in silence as we ate our food. After he was done, I took his plate for him. I felt it was the least I could do since I was staying here now. He looked like he was about to say something, but I put up my hand. He seemed to get the hint, so he sat back down and looked out to the sunset. Kurama took my plates and smiled.
"I see Hiei allowed you to sit on the windowsill."
I raised an eyebrow at this and he chuckled.
"The windowsill is his place to have time to himself. Besides his own room, he feels at ease on the windowsill as he looks out to the scenery. I must admit the fact that he didn't kick you off surprises me a little, but I think he's beginning to get used to you being here. I tihnk it's mostly because of how you helped Yukina escape from Ryoh's domain."
I nodded in agreement and helped Kurama scoop out some vanilla ice-cream. He gave me an extra bowl, which I assumed was for Hiei.
"I made it myself. He doesn't usually eat anything but my cooking. He may not admit it, but he thinks it's better than what you can just buy from a store."
I took an extra spoon and held out the bowl to Hiei, who looked at me with his eyebrows raised.
"Now what, Mai?"
I smiled as I held the bowl closer to his face, and he smirked as he took it. I was about to sit down on the living room couch when he adjusted himself so that there was some extra room.
"Sit."
I sat down and dug into the ice-cream. I had to admit, Kurama did a great job. I never really tried ice-cream before, and this was the best I ever had. Hiei smirked at my facial expression and shook his head.
"That's exactly how I reacted when Kurama made me try his ice-cream. His food tastes a lot better than what I've had in the past."
I agreed with him there, and we finished our dessert in silence. I was about to go to the couch to sit down when Hiei put a hand on my shoulder. I raised an eyebrow at him and he smirked.
"Thank you again for helping my sister and finding my mother's tear gem. I think that settles it, then."
I raised my eyebrow again, and he shook his head.
"Don't tell anyone this, but I feel as if I can already trust you. What you did today proved you can be trusted."
I nodded, making a mental note to not tell anyone of our private conversations.
That's a wrap for part 3. After seeing Mai's thoughts on how she got her hands on Hiei's tear gem, he now feels he can trust her based on her actions that day. After 1 week of living with Team Urameshi, Mai finally says her first sentence since arriving. Who does she speak to? That and Mai's first meeting with Koenma will be featured on part 4. Stay tuned