Hunter X Hunter Fan Fiction ❯ Revived ❯ Ch. 6 ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: Everything besides the plot of this story belongs to Togashi. Not mine!

 

darksaphire: since your review applied to this fic too….I just answered it here…I should probably reread that fic…I did…and its rather confusing…I guess its time to start thinking about how to fix it instead of writing new chapters…anyways, I liked the Inuyasha fic you asked me to read…it was good!

 

Ch. 6 of Revived:

 

Last time: After hearing “Hey Hiei!” Kuroro had wondered if he'd heard right, or if they were referring to a different `Hiei'…He wanted to turn around and see, but wondered if his sudden spin would catch their attention. He decided to wait until he called the waiter to pay the bill, then quickly stand up and turn around.

 

It felt a while before the waiter finally came, but Kuroro took the chance to rise and turn to catch a glimpse of “Hiei” out of his peripheral vision. A spiky haired, red-eyed demon who was slumping in his chair abruptly came into the view, and his thoughts were confirmed.

 

Meanwhile, the tantei were getting ready to leave. Each separated into their own ways, and Hiei landed himself in a nearby tree for some sleep, of which Kuroro had no intention of giving him. Deciding that Hiei was in a vulnerable position while asleep, Kuroro thought it would be amusing to surprise him, obviously not expecting any fatal consequences from Hiei's katana.

 

Kuroro took a huge leap and settled on the tree branch right in front of Hiei. Hiei, who was still half asleep, found incredulous for a second how a human could possibly have taken a single jump and managed to secure himself on such a high branch. Then, letting his normal instincts take over, Hiei whipped out his katana and slashed it at Kuroro's face. Kuroro slid back on the branch to avoid the slash.

 

“That was a nice welcome Hiei,” Kuroro stated, referring to Hiei's sudden attack.

 

“Hn….what the hell?” Hiei cut off his usual reply with a look of surprise—the guy crouching on awkwardly on the tree branch matched the picture that Koenma had showed them…the big black eyes…the locks of black hair…Kuroro Lucifer. Hiei met Kuroro's steady gaze with the same remote, aloof glance.

 

“So you're in the human world again…I wonder…if…you remember this?” Kuroro smirked as he held out his half of the worn childish `contract' they had both signed years ago that had forced Hiei to tell Kuroro about the incidents he'd seen after he'd left the City of the Shooting Star for Makai.

 

“How the hell do you keep things for so long?” Hiei muttered, annoyed that Kuroro actually remembered and had bothered to keep the contract to such a promise; after all, Kuroro almost always disposed of the old things that no longer interested him. Worse, this was one promise that Hiei didn't feel like keeping—whatever scenes he'd seen in Makai were secrets better off kept unexposed, and he felt that Kuroro was certainly not the type of person one could tell deep secrets to, especially secrets that could be used for blackmail in later situations.

 

“Are you saying that you don't? You always wore black, so I guess you still haven't changed your color preferences.”

 

“Color preferences aren't things like that contract, they're--”

 

“Nah, I think they are things, since they certainly don't fit under the category of `people' or `places'.” Kuroro smirked again at Hiei's obvious infuriation. Hiei glared, but Kuroro retained his composed stature, after all, there'd been plenty of times when people had thrown him death glares, glares that if were converted to a nen attack, would probably destroy him in one second flat.

 

“Shut the hell up!” Hiei snapped upon realizing that he had taken stance of the losing side of the argument. Then, to make sure it was the end of their argument and that he'd had the last word, he pulled out his katana yet again to slice off the branch that Kuroro was resting on, hoping to gain the satisfacation of seeing Kuroro collapse on the ground.

 

Seeing a blade flash in his face, Kuroro moved further away from the trunk of the tree, resting almost on the edge of the branch and sagging the branch dangerously close to a snapping position.

 

Then, he realized that Hiei wasn't aiming for his face, but rather the branch. He leapt off the branch and dived toward another sturdier branch on the tree, knowing that it would annoy Hiei further if he stayed in the tree. Hiei glared at the branch he'd just cut as it tumbled like a boulder down a mountain toward the ground without the main target attached to it.

 

“GET OFF MY TREE--” Hiei yelled while brandishing his sword in Kuroro's face.

 

“Oh really? Your tree? Since when has public park property become yours—” Kuroro's sarcastic remark was cut short by a familiar voice from the restaurant.

 

“It's not a good idea to get on Hiei's bad side, that is, if you value your life,” Kurama stood on the ground next to the tree, and considering that he had only seen the back of Kuroro, he didn't recognize that this was the leader of infamous Genei Ryodan he was talking to. Moreover, even if Kuroro had turned around, there was still a chance his change of appearance from his hair being slicked up (as was shown in Koenma's pictures) and his outlook with his hair falling into his eyes would prove a good enough transformation.

 

“What if you don't value it?” Kuroro remarked. He turned around, and barely managed to smooth the signs of surprise on his face at seeing Kurama. He was the guy in the restaurant…

 

“If you don't value your life, then I'll take it from you.” Hiei muttered, although more than half of his statement was just a joke. To make sure Kuroro thought of it as a real threat, however, he leapt at him, katana in hand, causing Kuroro to miss his footing on the branch while he ducked. Hiei, thinking that Kuroro had actually fallen, quit his attack, but upon seeing that Kuroro had neatly landed on his feet, resumed his hunt.

 

“HIEI—” Kurama began then instantly stopped when he saw Kuroro's eyes—they were the eyes from that picture. Considering that Kuroro was the enemy, Kurama felt no need to stop Hiei and left him alone to resume the attack.

 

Kuroro couldn't help but marvel at Hiei's exceptional sword skill. Perhaps…it would be good if I asked him to join the Ryodan. Still, he is as hostile as he was before…which means it'll take a long time of convincing before I succeed. That's alright…I have the patience…and plenty of time.

 

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