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With you
Part 19: An early morning visit
By: Sano
Standard YYH disclaimer
Note:
Now that ‘Forgotten’ is finished. I can now concentrate on my other fics. Thank
you to all the people who continue to support me in my writing!!
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Sunlight
streamed through the window on Monday morning and Kurama groaned, putting an
arm over his eyes in protest at the unwanted intruder. He suddenly became aware
of what happened the night before and he sat up straight in bed.
He
looked around the room cautiously, looking for any signs of black or Hiei or
anything that would prove that the fire demon was in his room that night.
A
twinkle on the floor caught his attention and his emerald eyes widened. He
scrambled out of bed and picked up the small black tear gem. It had happened,
it wasn’t a dream.
The
youko caressed the small marble and hugged it to his chest. Hiei’s ki left a
trace on it and it flooded the kitsune with warmth.
He
couldn’t stand the pain anymore. He didn’t know what to do. Hiei’s face filled
with hurt appeared in his mind’s eye. He chocked back a sob.
He
had hurt Hiei.
He
had hurt the only creature he wanted to spend his life with. His black
shadow…the crimson eyes…everything that he had longed for was gone.
It
was already in his hand but he didn’t grasp it tightly and it slithered away
from his hold.
The
redhead was suddenly filled with determination and resolve. He could make it
right again, right? No. He would make everything right again. Everything seemed
so clear now.
He
wanted to be with Hiei forever.
Kurama
now knew why he was constantly hurting Hiei. It was because he wanted to hurt
Hiei enough to the extent that he would leave him, oblivious to the fact that
hurting Hiei was like hurting himself.
He
stood up in the middle of the room. Feeling better than he had in weeks. He had
finally come to a choice.
He
needed to talk to Maya.
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Maya
stood outside the door of Yuusuke’s apartment. She had decided to pay a visit
to a friend, and to bring the special chicken soup that her mother had made.
Before
she could knock, the door opened and Yuusuke’s face popped out from the other
side. His face broke out in a smile as he saw the person standing on his
doorstep. “Maya-chan, ohayo!” He greeted.
The
brown-haired girl smiled at him. “Ohayo, Yuusuke-kun. Are you leaving? Because
if you are I could come back later…” She said. A small frown crossed her pretty
features.
The
raven-haired teen shook his head. “No, not at all. I just figured that someone
was coming.” Actually, he had felt Maya’s reiki. But she didn’t need to know
that. He gestured a hand towards the hallway. “Please come in.” He even gave a
mock bow that caused Maya to giggle.
“I
brought some chicken soup that my mom made.” A groan was heard and Maya turned
to see the source of the sound. “Is anyone here?” She questioned.
“Oh,
Hiei’s here. He seemed to have caught the flu. Yukina’s already in there taking
care of him.”
“Hiei-san
is sick? Then it’s a good thing that I brought some soup.” She walked in the
living room and saw Hiei asleep and lying on the sofa with a blanket draped
over him. Yukina was sitting beside him on a chair and was stroking his hair
tenderly.
Yukina
looked up and saw Maya. “Maya-san. Ohayo.” The ice maiden greeted. Maya nodded
in reply. “Ohayo.” She looked over at Hiei. “How’s Hiei-san doing?”
“Pretty
well. He should be up and about in a day or two.” Yukina answered. The
aqua-haired girl stood up. “I should probably go now. Genkai-shihan must be
waiting for me, would you take care of him while I’m gone? Yuusuke-kun,
Maya-san?” Her crimson gaze looked back and forth between the two humans.
Maya
nodded eagerly. “Leave it to me! I’ll take care of Hiei-san.”
After
Yukina had left, Yuusuke excused himself to go to work and Maya was left alone
with Hiei.
The
brunette was reading a book quietly. She already had a bowl of steaming soup on
a table beside her and was just waiting for Hiei to wake up when she heard a
soft murmur. She looked up from her book and saw that Hiei was talking in his
sleep.
Maya
smiled softly. It was like watching her little brother sleep; she wondered what
Hiei was dreaming of.
“Kurama…”
Hiei uttered softly, it was so faint that the brunette had to strain her ears
to hear him. Kurama…that was the nickname Shuuichi’s friends used for her fiancé.
She cocked her head to the side quizzically.
Hiei
was dreaming of Shuuichi? She leaned closer to hear him better.
A
moment later, Maya felt herself go numb with shock. She let go of the book and
it landed on the floor.
“Kurama…ai
shitteru…zutto…”
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To
be continued…