InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Tales of the Night ❯ Night MDCCCLV: Dubious Reunion ( Chapter 31 )
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By: Kurai Mori 
Much like they had learned once before, passing years could change so much.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai / Angst | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 05.23.2010 | Updated On: 06.03.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 761 | Status: Work In Progress
Much like they had learned once before, passing years could change so much.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai / Angst | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 05.23.2010 | Updated On: 06.03.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 761 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: Night MDCCCLV: Dubious Reunion
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of Sengoku Otogizoushi - InuYasha or Yuu Yuu Hakusho. InuYasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, Shogakukan, Viz Media, ShoPro Entertainment, and Shounen; while Yuu Yuu Hakusho belongs to Togashi Yoshihiro, Shueisha, Viz Media, and Shounen. No profit or money of any kind is made from this fan-created crossover.
Warning(s): Humor; Snark; Very light angst; Fluff
After having waited for about two of those three years for Hiei to return, and after having lived some strange half-hearted life, the opportunity to return to her old life presented itself when the well came back to life again. At eighteen, in love with a missing youkai and no hope of going to university or finding a job that would thrill her, she took the chance. The era of the warring states had been her second home for so many months and she had missed her old friends there. The last time she had been there, she ended up leaving with no farewells to them. She had never stopped thinking about any of them there even though she had tried.
That, too, had been about three years ago. Returning to the past had not been as glamorous as she had imagined it would be. Life and time did not stop for anyone; she was reminded of that painful fact soon after returning. Sango and Miroku had married, and they had welcomed their third child just days before she had arrived. Shippou spent most of his time away with other kitsune his age, learning to use his youki and advancing fast through their ranking system. Inuyasha also spent much of his time away, mourning and lost, she knew. Also possibly because Sesshoumaru stopped by often to check on Rin, who was being groomed to be a miko to replace Kaede.
There was very little for her to do aside from work in Kaede's garden or the rice fields. On other days, she would help Sango raise her children. It was a dull life, but she had chosen to return and at least give them a proper goodbye if she decided to leave again. It was the closure she needed to move on, but she ended up feeling stuck more than ever.
And she had a nagging feeling that Kaede knew how she felt, if the way the old miko had been eyeing her for months was anything to go by.
"Here you go." Kaede thrust a basket full of herbs and small tools to harvest more at her. "Rin be off with Kohaku. You will be fine on your own. These herbs the village needs be near the Goshinboku," she said with her trembling voice, a knowing glint in her eye. "Take as long as you need, child. Everyone shall understand."
Kagome clutched the basket to her chest as she did not know what to say or make of such a statement. Her friends wanted her to leave? Perhaps her moping had been a little too obvious.
"All right," Kagome spoke at great length. "And if I happen to take too long?"
"I shall let them know." Kaede smiled before shooing her out of her home. "Go. You have already been too long."
Kaede watched the young woman head off toward Goshinboku and the well, but this time it was after fully closing the door on that part of her life. Had everyone stayed the same, including Kagome, she was sure that the young woman would have stayed in the past and been quite happy with Inuyasha. Yet something else was calling her back home and kept her from living the happy and full life she may have had.
It had been a good three years since Hiei had last stepped foot in Tokyo. He had had no reason to given that two of his comrades resided in Kyoto. Kurama had relocated to Tokyo a few months ago, bringing Yukina along with him to better acquaint her with human society. It was a new development Kuwabara believed innocent, which was the only reason he had been happy to let her go.
Yuusuke, Kurama, and he knew better though.
Unlike what Yuusuke thought, Kurama and Yukina were not lovers. Close friends, yes, but Kurama was not stupid enough to date the sister of one of his closest friends. He enjoyed living too much--he knew that being friends would not stop Hiei from killing him. Instead, she had become enamored with some human boy barely older than fifteen. The age did not go unnoticed and it left a bad taste in Hiei's mouth. Even more so when Kurama had revealed that that boy had lived at a shrine--one Hiei should be more than familiar with--but that he now lived in an apartment with his sister, working part-time at the little store she owned.
He was not happy nor amused by this turn of events. And he was disbelieving that it was the same brother and sister he had known all too well in the past.
The only reason he was heading to that store was to prove Kurama wrong, that he had the wrong people (because, after all, he had watched her leave years ago), and to see just who the human was to try and court his little sister. If they were another Kuwabara, blood would spill.
It was mid-evening by the time he made it to the store. The bell jingled, catching the attention of the young boy who he did know and who had been sweeping the floor. He had grown since the last time Hiei had seen him, though he could not recall his name. It had been unimportant information at the time. Yet, given the look on his face, the boy had not forgotten him.
Hiei ignored the glare and took in the sight of the shop. He had smelled the herbs as he had walked in, but had not expected it to be because the store was filled with salves and remedies and incense he had a feeling his sister had created by hand. Whatever she had learned in the past over the past few years, she was putting to good use. Just like he had taught her.
He was, oddly enough, proud.
"Hiei, right?" The boy put aside his broom and crossed his arms. "What're you doing here?"
He looked over at him again, though he noticed something that had escaped his quick perusal before. It left no doubt about who he was and who his sister was. Around his neck was the tear-gem from his sister that he had given to Kagome through Kurama.
It all smacked of a set-up.
He inclined his head toward the gem, having to hear the answer to believe it. "Who gave you that?"
The boy grabbed it. "My sister gave it to me before she left. It was hers since it was a gift. Yukina-chan recognized it."
Hiei clenched his hands and glared. That boy was far too cheeky for his tastes. "You have no right to wear it."
"Your sister and mine say differently." He smirked and leaned against the counter. Oh, he was lucky he was human...
"Souta-kun?" Kagome's unmistakable voice drifted from the backroom before she appeared, her arms full of new stock. He could not see her face, but from what he could see, she had not changed at all. "I heard the door. Did we have a customer?"
The smirk never left the boy's face as he took her burdens from her. "Still do. But I think you better handle him."
The scent of a set-up grew stronger. When Hiei left the store, he would kill Kurama since he was the only one he could.
Yet it was odd that she had not noticed him. She was slacking off again in that department, and after he had spent--though he would call it wasted at this point--so many nights trying to teach her to sense him. However, the look on her face when she did see him more than made up for it. He had been sure that one of the first things she would have done in the past would be to marry her half-breed, yet the emotions in her too expressive eyes revealed otherwise. She would not be able to look at him with so much care and love if she belonged to someone else. That was not who Kagome was.
Her still-delicate hands covered her mouth as her eyes filled with tears. "...Hiei?"
He looked away, but took a step forward. "I'm surprised you came back after leaving."
She smiled and looked away as well. "I came back only a few months ago. It...wasn't the same. And I had a few loose ends to tie up." She shuffled forward and looked at him. "When did you come back?"
"Two years ago. I had things to do and people to kill."
"I can understand that." She paused and looked away again. The uncertainty rolled off her in waves; she was still too easy to read. "How long are you here for?"
He glanced in the direction her brother had gone to stock the shelves, hidden from their view. "Your brother is dating my sister."
"Ah." She wiped her eyes and glanced in the same direction he had. "Then I suppose I'll... I will see you tomorrow night?"
Given the crash that could be heard, Hiei guessed that that was when they had a date planned. He smirked with no sense of remorse.
Souta's long-suffering groan filled the silence between them. If they wanted to bring him and Kagome back together, they were going to have to suffer the consequences. No one dated his sister without them; just because he was Kagome's little brother did not mean he would be immune. It just meant he had to be creative, and he was creative.
Word count: 1698
Edited: 3 June 2010
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of Sengoku Otogizoushi - InuYasha or Yuu Yuu Hakusho. InuYasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, Shogakukan, Viz Media, ShoPro Entertainment, and Shounen; while Yuu Yuu Hakusho belongs to Togashi Yoshihiro, Shueisha, Viz Media, and Shounen. No profit or money of any kind is made from this fan-created crossover.
Warning(s): Humor; Snark; Very light angst; Fluff
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When Kagome had been fifteen, she had been pulled into a journey in the past. It had been full of villains and friends, complete with objects of power and destruction and sordid love affairs. Then, after a while, she had been left to fend for herself in her own time as she had completed her quest. For three years, she had tried her hardest to make it work. She went off to higher education and graduated from high school, and she even tried to love again. Though perhaps, she had tried a little too hard for she did fall madly, irrevocably in love. Yet, for reasons on both their parts, they had to go there separate ways.After having waited for about two of those three years for Hiei to return, and after having lived some strange half-hearted life, the opportunity to return to her old life presented itself when the well came back to life again. At eighteen, in love with a missing youkai and no hope of going to university or finding a job that would thrill her, she took the chance. The era of the warring states had been her second home for so many months and she had missed her old friends there. The last time she had been there, she ended up leaving with no farewells to them. She had never stopped thinking about any of them there even though she had tried.
That, too, had been about three years ago. Returning to the past had not been as glamorous as she had imagined it would be. Life and time did not stop for anyone; she was reminded of that painful fact soon after returning. Sango and Miroku had married, and they had welcomed their third child just days before she had arrived. Shippou spent most of his time away with other kitsune his age, learning to use his youki and advancing fast through their ranking system. Inuyasha also spent much of his time away, mourning and lost, she knew. Also possibly because Sesshoumaru stopped by often to check on Rin, who was being groomed to be a miko to replace Kaede.
There was very little for her to do aside from work in Kaede's garden or the rice fields. On other days, she would help Sango raise her children. It was a dull life, but she had chosen to return and at least give them a proper goodbye if she decided to leave again. It was the closure she needed to move on, but she ended up feeling stuck more than ever.
And she had a nagging feeling that Kaede knew how she felt, if the way the old miko had been eyeing her for months was anything to go by.
"Here you go." Kaede thrust a basket full of herbs and small tools to harvest more at her. "Rin be off with Kohaku. You will be fine on your own. These herbs the village needs be near the Goshinboku," she said with her trembling voice, a knowing glint in her eye. "Take as long as you need, child. Everyone shall understand."
Kagome clutched the basket to her chest as she did not know what to say or make of such a statement. Her friends wanted her to leave? Perhaps her moping had been a little too obvious.
"All right," Kagome spoke at great length. "And if I happen to take too long?"
"I shall let them know." Kaede smiled before shooing her out of her home. "Go. You have already been too long."
Kaede watched the young woman head off toward Goshinboku and the well, but this time it was after fully closing the door on that part of her life. Had everyone stayed the same, including Kagome, she was sure that the young woman would have stayed in the past and been quite happy with Inuyasha. Yet something else was calling her back home and kept her from living the happy and full life she may have had.
It had been a good three years since Hiei had last stepped foot in Tokyo. He had had no reason to given that two of his comrades resided in Kyoto. Kurama had relocated to Tokyo a few months ago, bringing Yukina along with him to better acquaint her with human society. It was a new development Kuwabara believed innocent, which was the only reason he had been happy to let her go.
Yuusuke, Kurama, and he knew better though.
Unlike what Yuusuke thought, Kurama and Yukina were not lovers. Close friends, yes, but Kurama was not stupid enough to date the sister of one of his closest friends. He enjoyed living too much--he knew that being friends would not stop Hiei from killing him. Instead, she had become enamored with some human boy barely older than fifteen. The age did not go unnoticed and it left a bad taste in Hiei's mouth. Even more so when Kurama had revealed that that boy had lived at a shrine--one Hiei should be more than familiar with--but that he now lived in an apartment with his sister, working part-time at the little store she owned.
He was not happy nor amused by this turn of events. And he was disbelieving that it was the same brother and sister he had known all too well in the past.
The only reason he was heading to that store was to prove Kurama wrong, that he had the wrong people (because, after all, he had watched her leave years ago), and to see just who the human was to try and court his little sister. If they were another Kuwabara, blood would spill.
It was mid-evening by the time he made it to the store. The bell jingled, catching the attention of the young boy who he did know and who had been sweeping the floor. He had grown since the last time Hiei had seen him, though he could not recall his name. It had been unimportant information at the time. Yet, given the look on his face, the boy had not forgotten him.
Hiei ignored the glare and took in the sight of the shop. He had smelled the herbs as he had walked in, but had not expected it to be because the store was filled with salves and remedies and incense he had a feeling his sister had created by hand. Whatever she had learned in the past over the past few years, she was putting to good use. Just like he had taught her.
He was, oddly enough, proud.
"Hiei, right?" The boy put aside his broom and crossed his arms. "What're you doing here?"
He looked over at him again, though he noticed something that had escaped his quick perusal before. It left no doubt about who he was and who his sister was. Around his neck was the tear-gem from his sister that he had given to Kagome through Kurama.
It all smacked of a set-up.
He inclined his head toward the gem, having to hear the answer to believe it. "Who gave you that?"
The boy grabbed it. "My sister gave it to me before she left. It was hers since it was a gift. Yukina-chan recognized it."
Hiei clenched his hands and glared. That boy was far too cheeky for his tastes. "You have no right to wear it."
"Your sister and mine say differently." He smirked and leaned against the counter. Oh, he was lucky he was human...
"Souta-kun?" Kagome's unmistakable voice drifted from the backroom before she appeared, her arms full of new stock. He could not see her face, but from what he could see, she had not changed at all. "I heard the door. Did we have a customer?"
The smirk never left the boy's face as he took her burdens from her. "Still do. But I think you better handle him."
The scent of a set-up grew stronger. When Hiei left the store, he would kill Kurama since he was the only one he could.
Yet it was odd that she had not noticed him. She was slacking off again in that department, and after he had spent--though he would call it wasted at this point--so many nights trying to teach her to sense him. However, the look on her face when she did see him more than made up for it. He had been sure that one of the first things she would have done in the past would be to marry her half-breed, yet the emotions in her too expressive eyes revealed otherwise. She would not be able to look at him with so much care and love if she belonged to someone else. That was not who Kagome was.
Her still-delicate hands covered her mouth as her eyes filled with tears. "...Hiei?"
He looked away, but took a step forward. "I'm surprised you came back after leaving."
She smiled and looked away as well. "I came back only a few months ago. It...wasn't the same. And I had a few loose ends to tie up." She shuffled forward and looked at him. "When did you come back?"
"Two years ago. I had things to do and people to kill."
"I can understand that." She paused and looked away again. The uncertainty rolled off her in waves; she was still too easy to read. "How long are you here for?"
He glanced in the direction her brother had gone to stock the shelves, hidden from their view. "Your brother is dating my sister."
"Ah." She wiped her eyes and glanced in the same direction he had. "Then I suppose I'll... I will see you tomorrow night?"
Given the crash that could be heard, Hiei guessed that that was when they had a date planned. He smirked with no sense of remorse.
Souta's long-suffering groan filled the silence between them. If they wanted to bring him and Kagome back together, they were going to have to suffer the consequences. No one dated his sister without them; just because he was Kagome's little brother did not mean he would be immune. It just meant he had to be creative, and he was creative.
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A version of this chapter was posted to the livejournal community 30_Nights for their bonus theme #031. Finally together.Word count: 1698
Edited: 3 June 2010