Hiei's Human Lover Part 8: Discussion of Hiei's Past

After leaving the living room, I headed upstairs to Hiei's room. His recent behavior has been bugging me and I finally decided to do something about it. I knocked on his door, narrowing as I faintly heard movement from the other side.
"C'mon, Hiei. I know you're in there."
"Hn, leave me."
"Not until you tell me why you've been behaving the way you have when guys look at me or even talk to me. It has to stop or so help me, Hiei, I'll leave and never come back!"
I then heard more movement and saw the door open enough for me to slip inside. Hiei closed and locked the door, leaning against it.
"Was the outburst really necessary?"
"It got you to open the door, didn't it?"
I sat down on the bed and he joined me, not looking at me.
"Hiei, I've been around you long enough to pick up on your attitudes. I noticed every single time a guy would talk to or even look at me, you'd appear annoyed and get very protective of me. Can't you trust me enough to tell me?"
Hiei looked at me and sighed so quietly, it was almost inaudible.
"When I saw you being bothered by that thug in the Human World, Rin, I felt the need to protect you. I don't know where it came from, but it just happened. As soon as I realized you were safe, I felt relieved inside, like I am whenever I know Yukina was safe."
"So you're like this around other guys...because you want to protect me?"
"Yes. The thug incident happened so recently, I still feel the need to watch the behaviors of other guys to make sure you're not caught offguard again."
I smiled and brushed hair out of my face.
"Was that so hard, Hiei? It doesn't hurt to talk about these things, you know."
"Some see this as a weakness ,and I would prefer not to be thought of that way."
"Makes sense, I guess."

Hiei's POV:
I fought back a smile as soon as I saw one on Rin's face. Knowing my behavior was forgiven pleased me, and the fact she wasn't angry with me anymore helped. I realized now that I could trust Rin with anything, even my past.
"Rin, since we're on the subject of trust, there's something I need to tell you. It's about my past."
"It's okay, Hiei. I don't want you to feel pressured to tell me."
"No, I want to."
"If you're sure, then okay."
I took the wrap off from around my Jagan Eye and looked at Rin for her reaction. Her eyes widened as she cautiously reached out a hand to touch it. She pulled back when it opened slightly and I smirked.
"It's my Jagan Eye. It's what enables me to use my Dragon of the Darkness Flame technique."
"Amazing. How'd you get it?"
"Let me tell you of my childhood first. The Ice World has strict rules of their inhabitants mating with men since it's a dominantly female society that breed asexually. The mother I share with Yukina, Hina, mated with a fire demon and that's how I came to be born. Yukina was produced asexually at the time I was conceived, so we're twins. I was thrown over a cliff by a close friend of my mother's and was soon found by a group of bandits. They raised me as their own and provided me with a place to stay. The tear gem my mother had given me drew a lot of attention, and I proceeded to killing off those that attacked me for it, losing it not long after. When I returned one day to the bandits' hideout, they shunned me because they'd heard of how I mercilessly killed those demons."
"Wow. When'd you get the Jagan Eye?"
"I found a surgeon that could give it to me, but the price was me not telling Yukina who I was. I went through with it and ended up using it to find the Ice World. I found out from Rei, my mother's friend and the woman who threw me off the cliff, that my mother had taken her own life as a result of never seeing her son again. My hatred for them disappeared after that."
Rin's eyes widened, and I was surprised to see tears forming. I wiped them away and smirked.
"What's there to be sad about?"
"I couldn't imagine going through something like that. It certainly explains why you act the way you do."
"Just don't pity me over this, Rin."
"Of course, Hiei. It's probably the last thing you want."
I nodded and stood up going to the door, Rin following close behind with her smile back on her face.
"Hn, what's the smile for?"
"Just happy that you could feel okay enough to tell me about this. I could tell it was hard for you to do."
"So far, you and Kurama are the only ones I've ever told, and I'd like to keep it that way."
Rin nodded and I opened the door. She went into the kitchen to fix herself something to eat and was bombarded by Yusuke and Kuwabara about how she was alive since I never let anyone in my room. Kurama smirked as he joined me on the couch.
"I take it the talk went well?"
"Hn, you could say that."
"I noticed Rin's eyes looked a little red. What happened up there?"
"We were on the subject of trust, and I felt like I could trust her with my past."
Kurama's smirk turned into a soft smile and looked at Rin, who was now making food for Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Have you told her of how you felt yet?"
"I told her of why I acted like I did around guys we ran into today."
"Not what I meant, Hiei. It's only a matter of time before she shows interest in someone else. If you plan on doing something, I advise that you act quickly."
Kurama joined the others in the kitchen, leaving me with my thoughts. Even though his words irritated me a bit, I knew he was right. Sooner or later, Rin would start showing interest in someone else, and the last thing I wanted was to lose one of the greatest things to ever happen to me.
That's a wrap for part 8. Part 9 will be in Hiei's POV as the Halloween Party Botan planned begins. Also in part 9, Hiei decides he's waited long enough and finally tells Rin of his feelings for her. Stay tuned to see what happens