InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Prophecy ❯ Chapter 19 ( Chapter 19 )

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Title: Forbidden Prophecy Authoress: FluffysGurl3249 Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of that stuff.Author's Sorry for keeping you all waiting so long. Trying to hurry this up as fast as I can. This has a very Final Fantasy X ending to it.

The fire demon stiffened, unsure of what to do with the sobbing maiden in his arms. He wasn't very used to physical contact from any one, let alone a pretty young girl. Albeit, he did give her a ride on his back once. But that wasn't very intimate.
So he did the first thing he could think of.
He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
She was warm, and while he didn't have the extraordinary sense of smell like the demons of animal decent, she did have a very pleasant smell. But the sound of her crying hurt him. And he couldn't believe it. He had spent his whole left devoid of human affection, and slaughtered hundreds with out a second thought. Women had begged and cried for their lives before him, but none of their cries had affected him like this.
"Kagome...?" he said tentatively, as if speaking would make her run away and never come back. Her hold on him only tightened, but the crying seemed to lessen. Unsure of what to do now, he gently managed to get both of them in a sitting position on the ground.
Kagome looked up at him, her face swollen, and her eyes bloodshot from crying. "Please don't leave me," she whispered, "I don't want to be here alone anymore."
He looked into her ruby eyes, and realized that he could get lost in them. Hiei took the moment to look at every tiny detail of her face. Swollen as it was, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. And he had seen a lot. But nothing had ever affected him like this. Drew him into, made him want more. Perhaps it was her innocence, her naivete appearance.
And he knew he couldn't, wouldn't leave her. Ever, if he had anything to say about it. He wanted her more than anything else he had ever wanted before. And Hiei always got what he wanted. One way or another.
But his rational side told him she probably doesn't feel the way. Maybe as a good friend, but nothing intimate.
But she chose me to be here. Not the hanyou, not the demon slayer, nor the monk, Hiei argued with himself. A heavy sigh brought him back into realization as the girl in his arms moved into a fetal position in his lap, her arms still tightly wrapped him. Her head nestled into his chest.
"I never wanted any of this, y'know," He heard her say quietly, "Maybe Souta should've went down the well and got Buyou, and I never would've had to go through the well, I never would've met Inuyasha. Life would still be simple."
Was it wrong that he felt a jealousy tug at him at the mention of the half-breed? He knew she loved him. He could tell by the way she looked at Inuyasha.
And Hiei wanted the girl to look at him like she did the hanyou.
"And you never would've met me," Hiei said just as quietly. Kagome looked up at him and they could see themselves in each others eyes. His gaze traveled slowly down her face, landing inappropriately on her lips. They looked soft, almost perfect. This wasn't the right time, he knew, to even consider kissing her. To consider anything. But his irrational side kicked in, and before he knew it, Hiei found himself leaning in, closing the already small gap between them. A moment passed, and he was momentarily surprised, almost thrilled, when she kissed him back. Her lips were as soft as they appeared. And this was nothing like that chaste kiss they shared before.
Her grip on him tightened even more, and he pulled her closer, never wanting to let go. Hiei had never felt something so perfect as her lips against his.
Maybe she did want him as much as he wanted her.
He softly sucked on her bottom lip, gently nibbling on it, and slipping his tongue in when she let out a tiny gasp. He reveled in the feeling of her tongue, it's velvety smoothness against his. He'd never felt anything like this before. He didn't want it to end.
But the sound of someone clearing their throat caused Kagome to pull away quickly, and Hiei to pull her even closer to him. They both looked over, and found Midoriko looking at them, a strange look on her face. She looked at Hiei, and a sadness over came her features. "You know she has to go soon," She stated softly, regret in her voice. He only stared at her, anger bubbling his chest, like an uncontrollable beast, begging to be released.
"She's not going anywhere. She's staying with me," Hiei all but yelled, sounding like a child refusing to accept his fish had to be flushed, "With me" he repeated. He felt like something was being torn away from him.
Midoriko gave him a small smile. "I'm afraid you don't have a say in the matter. Her fate has been decided." Hiei bristled at this, his anger bursting forth.
"After all of this? After working so hard for the jewel shards? We've all been trying to wish her back, and now you're just taking her?" Hiei shouted, his voicing steady rising. A movement in his arms made him suddenly aware that Kagome was still there, she hadn't gone anywhere. Yet.
Kagome crawled out of his lap, and stood up, instantly missing the warmth and security of his arms. She had to accept her fate, even if it broke her heart to do so. It was obvious she was destined for loneliness and heartbreak, because it seemed like everything good was ripped from her the moment she found it. Hiei stook up after her, watching her every moment.
"I'm sorry Hiei, I truly am. I've never been so sorry in my life. But she has to go. Her time is up. But please, continue searching for the shards. Defeat Naraku," Midoriko said. Kagome stood between them, fighting back the urge to cry. She needed to be strong, especially right now. And suddenly she could feel ehrself fading. Slowly, but surely.
Kagome let out a sob, and rushed over to the fire demon, grabbing him, touching him, holding him one last time. She looked into his eyes, and she could see the hurt they held. She could feel it. Their lips met one more time, and Hiei would never forget the passion, the love, that one simple kiss held. His eyes closed, and he wrapped his arms around her once more, and gasped when he couldn't feel her. They were both fading, but they weren't going to the same place.
He opened his eyes, and let out an angry shout when he found himself in a tree, instead of his Kagome's arms
He'd never felt so empty before in his already miserable life.

One more chapter, I promise. And I apologize for cutting this off so abruptly. But I'd rather finish this with tons of loose ends, then not finish it at all.