Hiei's Human Lover Part 15: Sharing a Room and Yukina's Declaration of Love

I walked back into the mansion with Rin after a training session with our swords. Our foreheads and necks had sweat dripping from them and our breathing was very heavy. I smirked as I looked at the multiple cuts on her arms and upper torso.
"I'm impressed, Rin. You got fewer cuts this time. Perhaps with more work, you'll get away without a single injury."
"Glad you think so, Hiei."
"Hurry up and come back down here when you freshen up. There's something I need to talk to you about."
She then nodded and ran upstairs, Yukina following her so her wounds could be healed. I sat on the couch beside Kuwabara and Yusuke, who were busy playing a videogame. Yusuke smirked as he looked at me.
"You ain't gonna freshen up, Shorty? Rin's not the only one in need of a shower."
"Hn."
"C'mon, Urameshi. Let's finish the game, huh? I'm in the middle of beating you."
Yusuke narrowed his eyes at the TV screen and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. He could randomly change subjects in an instant. I decided to grab a bottle of water and noticed Kurama in the kitchen using his phone.
"Thank you for telling me. Let her know I wish her well...She received it? Good...You, too, and thanks for calling."
I raised an eyebrow and he looked at me.
"My stepbrother. He was letting me know Mother caught the flu. Apparently, it's been going around. Didn't you and Rin go out to train together?"
"She's freshening up and Yukina went with her to heal some cuts she received."
"How many did she get this time?"
"Hn, not as many as before. She seems to be getting better."
Yukina came down and smiled at me.
"Hiei, Rin's waiting for you in her room. When you're finished, there's something I wanted to talk to you about."
I nodded and hurried upstairs to see Rin sitting on her bed looking up at the ceiling. She smiled when she saw me come in.
"You said you wanted to talk about something?"
"Yes."
"Nothing bad, right?"
I smirked as I heard the worry in her voice.
"No, nothing bad, but it is serious."
"Oh, okay. Shoot."
I sat beside her and gently took her hand, lacing our fingers together.
"How long have we...been together, Rin?"
She blushed slightly and looked at our joined hands.
"Over a year now. Why?"
"Exactly, and I think the time has come for a new phase in our relationship."
"Oh, yeah? What's that?"
"Since my room is slightly bigger than yours, why don't we...share it?"
Rin smiled and took my other hand.
"Really? You want to share a room?"
"Hn, don't see why not. Seems natural since we've been together for a while."
"That's true. When did you want to do it?"
"Yukina wants to talk with me, so you can use this time to pack your clothes and other belongings."
After Rin took off for her room, I showered and put on fresh clothes. I found that Yukina, thankfully, was now by herself since Yusuke and Kuwabara were outside having a sparring session. She saw me and smiled.
"Good, you made it."
"Hn. So, what's your big story?"
She blushed and looked down at her lap.
"I wanted some big brother advice. You see, I've come to realize something ever since I started living with Genkai. When you, Kurama, and Yusuke were in Demon World, Kazuma became a frequent visitor. Over time, my fondness for him began to grow. Hiei, I'm in love with Kazuma. How should I tell him?"
I felt my brotherly instincts kick in at hearing her confession. I wanted to tell her it wasn't a good idea, that he wouldn't keep her safe. I then thought back to Tarukane as well as the Dark Tournament years ago. Kuwabara was willing to do whatever it took to make her happy, and she didn't seem to mind the attention she got from him. I sighed inaudibly and looked at Yukina.
"How you choose to tell him is up to you, Yukina. I can't be the one to make it for you. Just tell him in a way you feel most comfortable with. No matter how you tell him, he'll be pleased to know you share his feelings."
"Kazuma...loves me, too?"
"Hn, you didn't know? He apparently loved you ever since he first saw you."
As soon as Kuwabara and Yusuke walked in, I touched Yukina's shoulder and went upstairs to check on Rin's progress. She didn't have many things to pack, so she already finished.
"Finished, I see. Let's get this over with."
"Aw, poor Hiei doesn't have his own room anymore."
Rin stuck her tongue out at me and I smirked at her playful we got to my room, I went to putting her bathroom items in the bathroom's linen closet while she put her clothes in the new dresser I got for her. When I was finished, I saw she was hanging up coats and other clothes in the walk-in closet. I stood behind her and wrapped my arms around her, resting my head on her shoulder.
"Good thing there wasn't much to take care of, eh Hiei?"
"Indeed. Now there's more time to have privacy. I think we did enough for one day."
"I agree. What do you say we...get out of the house for a while? Maybe visit Human World for a while?"
"Hn, not a bad idea. Gives us a chance to let my sister talk to Kuwabara."
"What about him?"
"She discovered recently that she was in love with him, and she plans on telling him today."
She placed her hands on mine and sighed.
"Love is a strange thing. It can happen at any given time, and many don't even realize it when it happens to them."
"I realized it almost from the moment we met, Rin."
She turned to face me and smiled.
"Hiei, you mean that?"
"I knew when I first met you, you'd become a part of my life somehow. Now that I know how important you are to me, I don't plan on giving you up...ever."
A small blush appeared on her face as she rested her head on my shoulder.
"Hiei, that's so sweet. I'm glad you feel okay enough to tell me this."
"Hn. Just don't go spreading it around."
"Deal."
That's a wrap for part 15. Part 16 will begin in Yukina's POV as she tells Kuwabara of her feelings for him. Also in part 16, Kurama receives the shock of his life when his stepbrother calls again with news of their mother, Shiori, being a hit-and-run victim. Stay tuned to see everyone's reaction to this piece of news