InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ I Think I Love You ❯ 5 ( Chapter 5 )

I Think I Love You Chapter Five: The Talk   Kurama stared down at the forest floor, waiting for the small fire demon. A familiar blob of black lay high up in a wisteria tree near the lake, and he headed towards it with determined steps. “Hiei!” he yelled. “Hn. What, fox?” “Get your ass down her, now!” Sure, Kurama didn’t usually act like this, but he was pissed, damn it! Hiei blinked in surprise. Kurama never talked like that. Not even to him. “What’s wrong, fox?” he asked, curious as to what he could have done to merit the kitsune’s anger. “Get. Down. Here. Now!” he hissed. Hiei noticed the gold swirling within the emerald orbs and new to jump down and join him under the tree. Kurama sighed, smiling slightly. “Thank you. All of that screaming was hurting my throat.” Hiei rolled his eyes as he sat down next to the kitsune. “So…Hiei? Were you alive in the Feudal Era?” Hiei blinked. Now that came out of nowhere. “Yes.” “Do you remember something about the Jewel of Four Souls?” “Yes. I helped to get the shards of it back. Why the hell are you asking me all of these questions? Spit it out fox, it’s not like you to beat around the bush.” Kurama sighed. “Fine. Hiei, why did you play with Kagome’s heart like that?” Hiei almost fell over. Keyword being almost. “What?” “Why, Hiei? Do you know what you did to her? How you tore her up inside? And now she has a constant reminder of how you treated her…” “I…” he paused. Why had he done it? He couldn’t really remember anymore. Yes he could. He just didn’t want to admit it. He looked over at the redheaded human he had come to trust and respect as a great ally and a good friend. “Kurama….” I can trust him. He’s told me so a million times. “500 years ago…when we all defeated Naraku…I’m guessing you know the story since you’re asking me?” “Yes, Kagome told me everything last night.” Hiei paled only slightly. If she’d told him everything, then he knew about their little…physical relationship. Damn. “After we defeated Naraku…I knew for a fact that I loved Kagome…or what I think is love. Whenever I was around her…I felt scared and weak. But at the same time I felt like I could slaughter all three of the Demon Lords in a single blow. I was confused. So, I did what I always do.” “You ignored it…” Kurama whispered. Hiei nodded. “But why did you say you just used her for a cheap fuck? I mean…if you thought you loved her…” “I didn’t know what love is. Only by what the others keep telling me what love is do I have the slightest idea of what it is. And whenever I think about her…when she was happy…sad…angry…excited…I can never help but think how beautiful she was and how sorry I was that I broke her heart like that. But I know that things can never go back to the way that they were. I’ve made my bed and now I have to lie in it. And it’s not like she’d take me back. What reason would she have to?” Kurama shook his head. Hiei always acted so tough, when inside he was sad and worried. “Hiei…there are two reasons why she would come back to you.” “Oh really? And what are they, pre tell?” “One…I know for a fact that she still loves you, Hiei. And…well…there’s another reason…it’ll shock you, I know. I mean, it threw me on my ass…” “What is it, fox?”   Kurama paused, as if about to tell him…then shook his head, a small smile on his face. “No. You go to her. She’ll tell you.” “She’ll kill me, you mean,” Hiei muttered. He wasn’t usually afraid of anything, but the thought of facing Kagome after all this time…Well, he’d willingly trade places with someone else for that moment in time. “Oh, I don’t think she’ll kill you Hiei. But I do know that she’s not really all that happy with you. Just…go to her. Please?” With that, the fox demon left, leaving Hiei alone with these new thoughts. I knew she loved me. And I was afraid. I’m willing to admit it now. I was scared back then. I guess 500 years can be good for you. Hiei sighed, reaching into his pocket, and pulled something out. He hesitantly opened his fist, revealing a jeweled butterfly hair clip. The butterfly was an ornate Lace Wing Butterfly. Each jewel the exact color and place of the beautiful insect. He’d bought it for Kagome from a peddler…well…he’d stolen it…but she’d never know that. He’d meant to give it to her that night. But he never got around to it. I think you can guess why. His fist clenched around the clip, and he steeled his resolve. He was going to do it. He was going to go see Kagome for the true first time in 500 years. Hopefully she wouldn’t kill him.