InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Kisses: Mistletoe or No ❯ Something Special ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

DISCLAIMER:
"I'll have a blue Christmas without you, ("InuYasha" and "Yu Yu Hakusho"),
I'll be so blue just thinking about you,
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me. (Hiei)
And when those blue snowflakes start falling,
That's when those blue memories start calling,
You'll be doing all right, (Takahashi-san and Togashi-san),
With your Christmas of white, (and all of the rights to your characters and series),
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas." (Because they're not mine. *sigh*)
-words and music to "Blue Christmas" by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson
-hauntingly timeless vocals by the amazing Elvis
-dreams of Hiei/Kagome goodness by the ever-wistful madmiko


(thoughts to self)


(It just had to start raining, didn't it? As if it isn't bad enough racing through the Makai at night, on Christmas Eve, in search of a kidnapped little boy. I just hope he's all right.) Kagome gripped Shippou's shoulders tighter as he ran nimbly across the frozen ground that was rapidly turning to slush with the falling rain.

"Hiei says they're just over this hill," Kurama told them, as he ran alongside Shippou. "There's a lot of them."

"Good, because I'm in the mood to do some major ass-whooping," Yusuke growled. "I laid out big bucks for those dinner reservations for me and Keiko tonight, and that damn toddler took my place and is having a fine meal at my expense, -- with my girl, -- while I'm freezing my ass off running through the Makai."

"You weren't the only one with big plans tonight, you know, Yusuke," Shippou told him, glancing over his shoulder at Kagome.

She ducked her head so he couldn't see the blush spread over her cheeks. He still had a real talent for teasing and embarrassing her. (Darn it, Shippou. Please don't make a big deal out of it. It took me so long to get the nerve up to ask Hiei to have dinner with me, and he probably doesn't even know that this is a special night for couples. At least he didn't hear him.)

"Well, detective," came a familiar voice from right behind her, "how shall we handle this?"

(Crap! I wish he wouldn't do that, -- always appearing out of nowhere!) But all thoughts of Hiei, and her embarrassment, and her ruined plans, just scattered in the wind as they stopped to study the sight down below them. There, gathered in a large, swamp-ridden field, were about 20 - 25 of the disgusting creatures. Bog goblins. Shippou had told them there were rumors in the Makai that they were trafficking in young ningen slaves. And in their midst were not one, but two small figures, huddled together for warmth and crying in fear of the creatures surrounding them.

Just then, one of the goblins snatched up one of the children and slapped him sharply across the face, snarling for him to shut up.

"Don't you DARE touch him, you dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking bastard!" And a glowing pink arrow whistled through the air and lodged itself in the creature's throat, causing him to crumple into a pile of ashes.

"Heh! Does that answer your question?" Yusuke grinned at Hiei before powering up the Rei Gun and taking out three of the goblins with one shot.

Two more arrows hit their targets, and then the group of Reikai Tantei took off down the hill. Most of the remaining goblins rushed at them, but two of them grabbed up the children and started running in the opposite direction.

"Shippou! The kids!"

"Don't worry, Kagome. They can't get away from me," the kitsune assured her.

Making sure she was securely on his back, he skirted the edge of the fighting and went after them. As he drew closer, one of the goblins panicked and dropped the child he had been carrying, so he could escape faster. It was a young frog youkai. Kagome hopped off of Shippou's back to make sure the little boy wasn't hurt, while Shippou continued to chase the other goblin. He managed to force the goblin to double back towards Kagome, and she moved the small male behind her and then drew her bow and notched an arrow. There was no way she could shoot, though, without risking hitting the boy the goblin was carrying.

"Put him down!" she demanded.

Seeing the angry ningen female in front of him with one of those deadly arrows pointed his way, and knowing the kitsune was right on his heels, the goblin stopped. Beyond Kagome, he could see that his comrades were rapidly losing their little battle. How was he going to get away?

"If you want the brat, go get him," he snarled, as he hurled the child into a nearby swamp.

"No!" Kagome yelled, watching the little boy immediately sink out of sight. "Shippou, guard this one!" And dropping her bow and arrow, she ran and dived straight into the murky waters. She surfaced once, catching just a glimpse out of the corner of her eye of what looked like Hiei and Shippou arguing, before diving down again, and that time when she came up, she had the little boy in her arms. Making her way to land, Kurama stepped out into the swamp to help her out.

As soon as she was on solid ground, she quickly lay the boy on his side and patted and rubbed his back gently while he coughed and sputtered up water. Shrugging out of her heavy, sodden jacket, she picked him up and rocked him to soothe his frightened crying. Shippou sat down next to her with the little frog boy, and she reached out to pull him into her lap, too, cooing to them softly. When both boys had calmed, she checked them for injuries.

"You worried our teammates for a minute there," Shippou told her, "but I knew you'd get him, and I told them you were a strong swimmer."

Kurama smiled, "We didn't realize we had two Yusukes on the team."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" the toushin yelled.

Healing up some nasty-looking claw marks from both boys' arms and backs, Kagome muttered, "Well, I wish I had his Rei Gun because I'd shoot it straight up that goblin's a--, uh, butt, for doing that. And look at all these wounds! Da --, er, dang goblins."

"Well, he got his. When I convinced Hiei you would be all right, he went after that last one," Shippou pointed to a body not too far away. Then he helped her stand up as she held onto both boys, -- one wrapped around each hip.

She shivered in the cold as water continued to trickle down her back from her hair. "How are we going to find out where this little fellow lives?" she looked down at the little youkai, who had already fallen asleep on her shoulder.

"We'll have to see if Koenma can find out. And you need to dry out and warm up, too, -- your headlights are on high beam," Yusuke commented with a slightly perverted grin, as he stared at her chest through her now see-through white shirt.

Giving him a dirty look, even as the color rose in her cheeks, she turned away from them. Glaring at the toushin, Hiei took off his cloak and wrapped it around her and the two little boys. Blushing even more, Kagome quietly thanked him. He stared at her intently for a moment, then turned back to the others. "I thought you were in a hurry to return to the Ningenkai, detective."

"Right!" And he quickly contacted Botan. Soon, a portal appeared, and Botan came through to tell them where the frog youkai belonged. She opened a second portal to take them directly there. Before walking through it, Kagome went over to the body of the goblin and gave it a swift kick. The four males with her all looked at each other and winced. "Oh, man. that's harsh," Yusuke whistled. "Imagine being purified by a kick to the balls. He'll be glad he was already dead."

It didn't take them long to locate the little youkai's family. When Kagome went to hand him over to his mother, he woke and hugged her neck, saying, “Pretty ningen.”

Laughing softly, she told him, "You're safe now," and nuzzled his cheek a bit. "Just don't wander away too far from home, okay?" He nodded at her as his parents thanked them for his safe return.

Then they had Botan take them back into the Ningenkai, where they quickly made their way to the little boy's house. When they got there, Kagome hugged him and warned him to be more careful, too, before handing him over to Hiei. He had to erase the boy's memories and then would make sure his parents found him. “I like you,” the child told her, looking over Hiei’s shoulder and waving.

As they waited for Hiei to return, Shippou laughed and reached out to remove some green slime from Kagome's hair. "This sure wasn't how you planned to spend Christmas Eve, was it? It's a shame, too. That was quite a slinky little dress you had laying out. You were hoping to dazzle a certain hiyoukai, huh?"

"Shippou," she groaned. Her face was scarlet as Yusuke and Kurama both looked at her curiously. "All right. Hai, I was hoping to get his attention, and maybe finally get him to look at me as more than just a teammate."

"Onna," came a voice from right behind her, causing her to gasp, "if you were any more dazzling, I'd be blind." Turning her around to face him, Hiei took both of her hands in his. "Kagome, I want you to bear my children," he told her, as he pulled her to him and covered her lips with his.

(No way! That's Miroku's line!) "Hiei, you can't just say something like that, ..." Shippou started to lecture him.

"Hai," Kagome said, as soon as their lips parted.

"What?!!?" (It never worked like that for Miroku.) "Wait just a minute here. Don't you think you should try courting her first?" Shippou asked.

Still holding her close and nuzzling in her hair, Hiei raised a brow at him. "Hn. I’ve already had two little males no more four-years-old steal my thunder with their open appreciation for her. Ningen males like the detective there might have difficulties recognizing and acting on their feelings, and kitsune like you and Kurama might like to play around because you’re afraid there might be something better that you haven’t seen yet, but I know something special when I see it." Pulling away just a bit so he could look at her, he told her, "You've had my attention from the moment we met, -- I've just been waiting for you to give me a sign. It was a relief when you asked me to have dinner with you tonight. But I really do not want to wait any longer. Seeing you jump into that swamp without any hesitation, and the way you cared for both of those boys tonight, -- the ningen and the youkai, -- just confirmed my thoughts and feelings about you. You are the one for me." He picked her up to go.

Kagome giggled. "I agonized over asking you out for the longest time, and then when I did, I spent all week looking for the perfect dress. I could have saved myself a lot of anxiety if I’d just jumped in a swamp months ago."

The corners of Hiei's mouth twitched.

"So, I guess this means you want me to stay over at Kurama's tonight," Shippou grinned slyly.

"Stay where you want. I'm taking her to her new home. And I'll expect you all to handle any of Koenma's little emergencies for a while," Hiei told him bluntly. And they disappeared in a blur of black.

Yusuke was still sputtering, "Hey! What did he mean about ningen like me having trouble recognizing our feelings?"

Kurama and Shippou just stared at him.




Much later that night, Hiei looked at the woman sleeping in his arms. He had known what he wanted, but he had been waiting for her to decide about her own feelings. He had considered making his intentions known sooner, but he knew she was worth waiting for, and he didn’t want her to have any doubts. When she had jumped into that swamp, he had suddenly realized that her heart didn’t hesitate, and that her invitation to dinner was all the indication he needed. And seeing her with those boys just sealed the deal, -- he couldn’t have stayed his hand any longer if he tried. An onna who loves and cares so freely is a treasure to be cherished. That’s why when he erased the little ningen boy’s memories of being kidnapped and taken into the Makai, he had left him the image of her face and the faint memory of the warmth of her arms. That way, when he grew up, he’d be able to recognize something special when he saw it, too.

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Okay, so that wasn’t just a drabble. I’m hopeless. ^_^ But I’ll keep trying, -- eventually I’ll get it right. And one-shots aren’t a bad thing, either. (Especially when they’re Hiei/Kag. ^_~) Let the fluff and stuff continue!