InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Not So Young Anymore ❯ Chapter 8, Time of Your Life; Green Day ( Chapter 8 )

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

Disclaimer: InuYasha is not mine. YuYu Hakusho is not mine. The two belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Yoshihiro Togashi. I make no claim to either of the wonderfully entertaining anime’s.

+Youko+

/Kurama to Youko/Hiei/

+Hiei to Kurama/Youko+

Kurama cleared his throat but Kuwabara kept him from talking. “You can see it too?” He mumbled and Kagome stared at him questioningly. “You can see Kurama’s other half.” He clarified.

The miko grinned broadly at him. “You can too? That’s so cool! I have yet to find anyone besides Miroku-sama that could see that kind of thing!” Her eyes were practically glowing in joy.

Kazuma smiled at her and nodded. “Yeah…”

The raven giggled in glee, her hands fisted against her chest before she whirled around to stare happily at the bored looking youkai.

Hiei arched a fine brow at her and watched the priestess with lazy eyes. “What.” He said, Kagome bouncing jubilantly on the balls of her feet.

She squealed and raced to him, arms wrapping around his neck and fisting in his hair. His face cushioned itself in between the sweet-smelling globs of fat and the hybrid had to keep his pleased growl down. “You’ve brought me something so… so…” Tears gathered in Kagome’s eyes. “I’m not alone anymore.” The sentence was barely above a whisper yet echoed loudly around the room.

Kuwabara shifted and cleared his throat to catch the woman’s attention. “Of course your not. If you don’t mind a half demon, a kitsune avatar, a semi-psychic and a psychopathic demon, then you’ll never be alone again.” He chuckled when Kagome leaned away from Hiei and let the poor demon breath.

Kagome gave the carrot-top a broad smile. “Oh, thank you, Kazuma-san! That has made my day!” She squealed again before she brushed Hiei’s bangs off of the white bandana. “And thank you, Hi-chan! I’m so glad I found you.” She leaned down to kiss his forehead.

Her body seemed to turn to stone before her lips touched the cloth. She leaned back. “What did you do to yourself, Hi-chan?”

The hybrid stared emotionlessly at her and watched the miko’s face with weary eyes as her thin fingers pushed under the bandana and pulled it over and off of the Jagan.

The eye blinked curiously at her.

Kagome shifted until she was comfortably seated on his lap, her legs spread beside his thighs. She stared at the eye and raised her finger to trace along the lid. It closed slightly in pleasure and the miko giggled softly. “Hello, there. What are you doing here on Hi-chan’s forehead?”

The eye closed completely and Hiei had to stifle a pleasured groan.

The raven scooted back to sit on his knees and looked him up and down in a calculating manor. “What did you do to yourself, Hi-chan?” She asked him again and let her hand hover over his right arm. Her eyes stared intently at the thick bandages covering the black dragon. “Are you insane?!” She grabbed his shoulders and shook him, though he didn’t move much. “Why do you have a dragon on your arm!?” She tightened her hold on him.

Kurama leaned forward. “Kagome-san. What is wrong?” Youko’s tail was swishing back and forth excitedly.

+Ooo! Does she know about dragons and their finicky nature?+ He purred.

Hiei narrowed his eyes at the redhead. +You will stay silent, fox.+ He hissed mentally before bringing his attention to the miko in his lap. She glared at him in the eye, her own blue orbs flashing azure flames. “Later.” He said and Kagome snorted.

“Yeah right! Like I’m going to let you off that easy, Hi-chan! You tell me why you have a dragon on your arm this instant, mister, or I will ground you!” Kagome poked his chest with narrowed eyes.

The hybrid gave her a halfhearted glare before turning the full brunt of his stare on the other occupants of the room. They continued to snicker and laugh but stopped abruptly when Kagome twisted her head to spear them with a heated look. “Why are you laughing?” She hissed at them. “Do you want me to ground you too? Cause I will!” The miko shook her fist at them threateningly.

Yuusuke couldn’t keep his face straight for very long before bursting out in loud peels of laughter. “That’s rich! Hiei! What the fuck!!” He clutched his stomach and continued his loud guffaws. “Your whipped?!” He leaned forward, his laughter growing louder.

Kagome’s hair rose and her eyes were thin blue slits. She stood up and walked over to the howling male.

Hiei leaned back, his arms thrown lazily across the back of the couch. This could prove entertaining.

The hanyou sat up and rubbed his eyes. “That’s rich…” The raven trailed off before locking his suddenly frightened brown eyes with electric blue. “Hey now… No need to get all pissy…” He raised his hands in a placating manor.

“Apologize. To. Hiei.” She hissed, her hand raising to point towards the bored looking hybrid.

Yuusuke nodded. “Sorry.” He said without taking his eyes off the angry female.

And as if a switch had been thrown, Kagome’s mood changed dramatically. “Thanks!” She giggled and bounced over to Hiei and plopped down on the seat next to him, a large smile spreading across her face.
Later that night, after everyone’s stories were told and Kagome repeated her own (though extremely shortened) story, she had left for her own apartment. Hiei was right on her tail, much to the amusement of Yuusuke and Kuwabara.

The miko, as of now, was lying lazily across her couch in a lazy manor. She looked ready to fall asleep but was fighting it instead to listen a bit to Hiei as he spoke to her. “-and Shippou-nii-chan thought it would be a good idea… How wrong he was.” He finished with a roll of his eyes.

Kagome gave a quiet giggle and tightened her hold on his hand. “I’m glad I found you tonight, Hiei…” She trailed off and closed her eyes as sleep captured her in its comforting hold. “So glad…”

Hiei was silent for a moment. It was broken by his deep voice as he spoke to her sleeping form. “As am I…”

-+-

Hiei leaned heavily against the wall and watched as Kurama sat down the tray of snacks in front of the smiling miko. “How was your night, Kagome-chan?” He asked her with a dazzling smile.

She didn’t seem to notice the look and took one of the finger sandwiches. “It was very good. I slept better than I had in a long time because I had youki around me.” She said before popping the bread and meat in her mouth. After chewing and swallowing, Kagome turned and moved around into a better position on the couch. “How about you, Minamino-san?” She rested her head on her arm, looking curiously at the kitsune.

Kurama touched her arm with the very tips of his fingers. “Please, all me Kurama.” He told her with a quick wink. “And I slept very good, if you must know.” He chuckled softly and curled his fist against his temple.

Kagome giggled. “That’s wonderful to know. Hi-chan didn’t sleep.” She sighed softly. “He didn’t eat either… I know my cooking’s not that good but…” She trailed off and looked at the blank-faced hybrid.

“Well, Hiei usually doesn’t eat much.” He told her with an air of superiority.

The miko frowned slightly. “Not when he was little. He could put away three whole deer if he was lucky enough.” Kagome smiled softly. “I remember this one time-” She paused to giggle. “-when InuYasha and Hi-chan went out to hunt, Shippou-chan told me they fought the whole time, about which hunting style was the best. Hehe, Shippou-chan said Hiei had set InuYasha’s hair on fire-” Kagome gave a suppressed giggle. “It took forever for InuYasha’s hair to grow back.”

Hiei smirked to himself. He remembered that day. Good times… He thought before bringing himself back to the two’s conversation.

“Well, I don’t have those kind of good stories about our Hiei but I do remember when we went to the hot springs for a quick vacation and he helped me prank Yuusuke…” Kurama trailed off and closed his eyes to his memories. “That was a great day.”

Kagome smiled brightly. “Hi-chan loved to prank. He and Shippou-chan could think up some of the funniest things to do to people, ever.” She sighed and rubbed her cheek against her arm. “Kami, I wish I could go back to that time…”

“Yes, well, that’s why we have our memories, is it not?” Kurama smiled warmly at her. Kagome blushed softly and sat up.

“Yup.” She stood and stretched her arms over her head. “Well, I’ve got to get to work, if you don’t mind.” She winked at Kurama, walked over to Hiei and gave him a tight hug and left the room.
Hiei locked eyes with the smirking fox. “Leave her alone.” He hissed.

Kurama stood up fluidly. “Why should I, Hi-chan?” The kitsune arched a red brow at the angered hybrid. “What are you going to do about it?”

Hiei unsheathed his sword and swung it at the smug youkai. “She is mine.” He growled, fangs bared threateningly. He slashed at his ‘best friend’ with hazardous throws of his wrist, his anger getting the better of his movements.

The fox growled, himself, and moved forward, slamming his fist into Hiei’s face. “I think not.” He snarled. With Youko fueling his anger at being denied something, Kurama easily let himself be pulled into his rage. It overtook his body in thick waves and he tackled the hybrid.

Hiei’s body slammed against the wall, his sword clattering to the ground uselessly. He struggled and clawed against the kitsune’s hold, his fire dancing around his hands, singeing the delicate flesh under them.

Kurama growled threateningly at the smaller demon, his hand clutched tightly around Hiei’s throat. He pushed his body closer to the hybrids to hold him against the wall. “I will not have you being a jealous little fucker when I want something. And this Kagome is something I want.”

Hiei snarled and jerked his arms from Kurama’s hold. He buried his claws in the redhead thick hair, his growl’s increasing in ferocity. “You will do well to let me go, fox.”

A gasp had the two looking over at the doorway. Kagome stood there, her eyes wide, a heavy blush on her face. “Oh… Uh… I-I’m sorry if I’ve interrupted anything! Please forgive me!” That said, the flustered miko raced away.

The door clicked closed and Kurama threw Hiei away to race after her. “Kagome!”

The imiko landed softly on the ground and was gone out the balcony window in a black blur. He knew where Kagome would end up, before the fox, and decided it would be best to catch her before she got into the redhead’s clutches.

Kagome flew past him, down the stairs, and raced through the throngs of the Tokyo rush.

He nudged her mental barrier and he nearly growled when it tightened, keeping him out. Shit. He thought and blurred to the top of a random building. He scanned the crowd and instantly picked up her unique head of hair and followed after her.

His eyes narrowed at seeing her enter a fast-food place, slip on an apron and start working. She can do much better than that. He thought and leaned back against the wall of the current building he was situated on. He blocked out as many sounds of the normal Tokyo daily life and focused on the voices inside the fast-food joint.

“-sir? If you want something that has a nice sour taste to it, I’d suggest the lemon or lime sherbet.” Kagome pointed down into the large metal casing and the elderly male that she was serving nodded his head thoughtfully.

“Yes, I think that will do very nicely, young lady.” He said and winked at her.

The rest of the day passed in the same way, Kagome running around back and forth helping this person or that person. He didn’t like her working that hard for such a minimal pay. I know I’m going to run myself through with my sword later… Hiei opened his mental link with Kurama.

+Kurama+ He said and the redhead, who was in his garden, jumped slightly.

/Hiei, you startled me. I didn’t expect you to speak to me after our little… tiff…/ He finished softly, making sure not to wake up his other half.

+I am still unhappy with you at the moment, but since I need to keep an eye on Kagome, I need a… favor… from you…+ At that, Hiei felt Youko come fully awake.

+Ooh, a favor you say?+ He purred.

Hiei, since no one was around to see it, gave a heavy outward sigh and rested his forehead (careful of the Jagan) in his hand. “Fucking great…” He growled before answering the annoying silver fox.
+Yes. A favor.+ He snapped.

Back in his garden, Kurama copied his darker friends motion. /Please, no more fighting. You got us in enough trouble earlier today, Youko. I do not want to get on Hiei’s bad side any more than you have already landed us./ He stabbed his smaller shovel and leaned back, dusting his hands off as he did so. /Please, continue, Hiei. What can I help you with?/

The ruby-eyed demon shifted his weight to the other foot and watched his miko closely. +Contact Koenma and asked if he has a secretarial job open.+ He said before completely cutting off his mental link with the redhead.

Kurama blinked in surprise before a sly smirk spread across his face. +We could use that to our advantage, red.+ The kitsune was practically dancing in joy at the thought of getting on the miko’s good side.

/All’s fair in love and war./ Kurama finished and dug around in his front pocket for his communicator.

Kagome sighed heavily and leaned against her mop. This is not how I wanted to spend my day… She placed her hands on the small of her back and stretched. “Mmmm…” She rubbed her eyes before continuing with her work.

“Higurashi-san.” A deep voice called.

Turning to peer at her manager, Kagome blinked innocently. “Hai, Watashi-san?” She questioned and dumped her mop into its bucket.

“Is this your friend that’s been standing by the door for the last twenty minutes?” The miko blinked and looked out the window. And sure enough, Hiei was leaning against the railing with a bored expression on his handsome, pale face.

Handsome? She thought. When did he become handsome?

“Uh… yes, that’s my friend, Hiei, sir.”

“Please tell him to either come inside so he’s not in the way.” The manager nodded to her before moving away to check up on the other workers.

Kagome strolled over to the door. “I hope you heard that, Hi-chan.” She said and wiggled her finger at him in a ‘no-no’ manor. “Come inside, please.” She closed the door behind him and started back up with her mopping. “Go sit over there. I’ve already got that spot so you won’t be in the way. And after this we’ll get out of here, okay?” The miko smiled softly at him.

Hiei plopped down in one of the hard-backed chairs and watched her finish with her work. He stood up and placed his hand at the small of her back after she clocked out. “Ready to go, Hi-chan?” She giggled at him and hugged him tightly. “I missed you to.” She stepped out to catch a cab when Hiei literally swept her off of her feet and raced into the night, back to her apartment.

The miko giggled and clung to him, her face buried in his neck comfortingly.

It took a few minutes but he landed on the edge of her tiny window all too soon. “Home sweet home.” Kagome commented as he helped her through the opening. “Thanks, Hi-chan.” She kissed his cheek and wandered over to her cabinet.

His eyes narrowed when her tummy growled but she ignored it. “You are hungry.” He stated more than asked.

Kagome turned to look at him, the thick blankets of her futon clutched tightly in her overloaded arms. “Oh, I’ll eat tomorrow. It’s bad to eat after midnight.” She told him and smiled that disarming smile. “Now come on. I’ve missed my bed warmer.” She giggled and finished setting up her bed.

Hiei arched a brow at her. “ ‘Bed warmer’?” He questioned but kicked off his boots and unbuttoned his cloak anyway.

“Yup.” She giggled. “Bed warmer.” She pointed to Hiei. “Plus cold bed.” Kagome pointed to her futon. “Equals warm miko.” She giggled happily and plopped down in the cool sheets.

The imiko chuckled softly and sat down next to her. “Hm. I see your logic.” He laid down before her and let her cuddle up against him.

“This is different.” She mumbled and yawned into his chest. “I remember when you would cuddle up to me…” She yawned again. “Now it’s the other way around…”

Hiei closed his eyes and ran his fingers over her hip. So close, yet so far… He thought before drifting off into a light sleep.

Angry red eyes stared into amused green ones. “Fox.” He hissed and the eyes twinkled brighter. “You. Are. Dead.” Hiei fingered Shuuketsu and glared full on at the amused kitsune.

“Come now, Hiei. You can’t be that mad. All I did was talk to Koenma, was that so bad?”

Hiei’s hand locked around the sword’s hilt as his ruby orbs narrowed dangerously. “Yes. It is very bad. How did you find out?”

Shippou grinned charmingly. “I have sources.” He winked at his brother-like friend and lazily strolled over to him. “See, I’m a nice social guy, unlike you. I can con shit out of people without having to hold a sword to their throat… Unlike some people.” The redhead arched a fine brow at the glinting blade that pressed against his neck threateningly.

“You will speak no more. You have caused me trouble for the last time.” Shippou snickered and pushed Shuuketsu from his neck, Hiei’s lips twitching slightly in return.

“Dude, practice that line more, you’ll never scare your enemies like that.” He looped his arm around the shorter male’s shoulders. “Now, if you had silver hair and pointed ears with a huge fluffy thing over your shoulder…” The kitsune trailed off and winked at the icy gold eyes that had flickered over to look at them momentarily.

“Hiei, how did you get that annoying toddler to agree to letting Shippou and this Sesshoumaru safe passage through the barrier?” The western lord swiveled in his chair to stare full on at the now lounging hybrid.

“Blackmail.” He shrugged his shoulders lazily before stealing Shippou’s liquor and downing it in one gulp. “Found him with a picture of a certain reaper and his hand in a… very… unusual place… for a prince.” Hiei wrinkled his nose before holding his hand out for another wineglass.

Jaken cursed under his breath and handed the male the desired drink.

“Heard that.” Shippou said and stole Hiei’s glass in one fell swoop. “Anyway, when do we get to re-meet her?” His fluffy red tail twitched and swayed behind him.

Hiei closed his eyes and stole a shot glass. “Whenever you feel like it.” He tipped his head back and swallowed it in one go. “She’s at work right now so if you want to surprise her, then now’s a good chance.”

Kagome sighed heavily and jammed her keys into her door lock. “Damnit.” She hissed and opened the door. Dropping her purse and bags near the door, she flicked on the light and screamed bloody murder.

HBWD’s Corner: Please! Forgive this Wolfie! She means no harm! She has just lost her brain and just now found it!! So, please, do not flame and/or eat her face off! Because Wolfie has brought you a new chapter to chew on! (throws chapter at you) I DON'T WANT TO DIE!! WAAAA!!

Translations: Miko – priestess. Youkai – demon. Kitsune – fox. Hanyou – ½ demon. Shippou-nii-chan – big brother Shippou. Youki – demon energy. Kami – god. Imiko – cursed child. Hai – yes.