Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fighting Back ❯ Stuck in the Closet! ( Chapter 10 )

Tori the Hanyou: *AHEM!* I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! I KNOW THAT YUGI, JOEY AND TRISTAN WERE ONLY ROBOTS, BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THEM JERKS! IF ANYONE OBJECTS TO THIS, PLZ RESPOND IN A REVIEW! THAT IS ALL!

Sheesh…*in a hoarse voice* Mom was right…yelling like that hurts…I wonder how she does it…

DISCLAIMER: No

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Fighting Back

Chapter 10: Stuck in the Closet!

Tori landed on top of something, or someone, and the door closed behind her, and she heard a lock click. Victorious cries were heard outside as the bedroom light came on.

She then realized she WAS on top of someone, and jumped off quickly. In the dim light emanating from under the door, Tori barely made out the face. "Hiei? They got you, too?" she asked.

"What does it look like?" he asked irritably.

"Oh, God, I am SO gonna kill Kagome for this…"

"Not before I kill that pathetic spirit detective," responded Hiei. They sat in silence for a while.

"So, how do we get outta this?" asked Tori.

"Honestly, I have no idea," came the response.

"You wanna know how to get out?" asked Kagome from the other side of the door. Tori glared, but Kagome didn't wait for a response. "You guys HAVE to kiss!" she said, giggling wildly. Tori's jaw dropped.

"KAGOMEEEEEEEEE!" she yelled, pounding the door. "LET ME OUT! RIGHT NOOOW!"

"Oh, shut it, she's not going to," said Hiei in a bored manner.

"Well, I'm not going along with this!" snapped Tori.

"Then I guess we're stuck here," said Hiei.

"Guess so!" said Tori, sitting down in the corner nearest the door, while Hiei was in the back corner. They didn't speak to each other for a long time.

Every few minutes, they'd hear the channel change on the TV, but still neither of them spoke. Tori fumed, thinking of every possible way to murder Kagome once she got out of there. Hiei was thinking the same thing, except it was for Yusuke. Tori soon caught her eyes straying over to the corner, where the demon sat glaring at the floor. She looked away to the wall opposite her. How dare Kagome do this! This was wrong! She'd been locked in a closet before, but that was with Yugi, and right now she didn't want to go through something like that again.

Her mind began to wander as she listened to the TV, occasionally glancing at Hiei. After the little episode the night before, she'd actually begun to slightly fear the guy. After all, he HAD spoken to her in that poisonous voice, with those electrifying crimson eyes staring deep into hers. She shuddered at the memory. He WAS a demon, but he shouldn't be so controlling of her…should he?

`Duh! It's demon nature to do that!' snapped the ligress. Tori glared inwardly at the big cat.

`And how would YOU know?' asked Tori.

`Believe me, Hun; I've seen demons like this. It means he LIKES you! It's kind of how demons show their leadership and power over their female,' explained the ligress.

`What the hell??' asked Tori. `I'm not HIS female! I never will be!'

`That's what you think…' said the ligress. Tori inwardly rolled her eyes. Hiei? Like her? Yeah, that would ever happen. Hiei didn't seem like the kind of person who could actually like someone.

The ligress then retreated into her mind. Tori sighed. This was VERY strange…

She stood up, and grabbed a blanket from the small shelf on the top of the closet, rolling over against the door. She sensed Hiei do the same, grabbing a blanket and leaning against the back wall. Neither fell asleep.

Kagome noticed the quiet come from the closet.

"What's going on in there?" she asked the others.

"Obviously, they're not doing anything," said Kurama.

"How do you know?" asked Botan.

"Hiei's not one to follow orders to get out of something. Yet, I'm getting a feeling that he's not thinking too badly of this situation. What I mean is, he can simply blast down that door anytime he wants, yet why hasn't he done it?" asked Kurama. Everyone pondered this for a second.

"So, you're saying he really does like what we've done?" asked Yusuke.

"Well, I'm not saying he likes it, but I'm thinking he's going to use it to his advantage," explained Kurama.

"Okay, so what do we do?"

"It might take a while, but I think Hiei will come through eventually."

"Alrighty then, so how long will that take?"

"Not sure, but I think we should leave them in there overnight," said Kurama.

"WHAT?? Tori's gonna die in there if we don't let her out!" cried Kagome. Kurama raised an eyebrow at her. "Hello! Animal instincts!" reminded Kagome. Yusuke snickered.

"Well…I think Tori'll be all right in there, once she and Hiei have settled things, I think she'll be comfortable to have him with her," he said, stifling a laugh.

"What's so funny?" snapped Botan.

"Hiei…with a girl…you gotta admit this is new," explained Yusuke.

"Yes, but I still don't see the humor in it," said Botan.

"Never mind about it. They'll see things eventually," said Kurama as he switched the channel yet again.

Kagome felt Kurama's hand move around her waist, and she smiled, scooting into his embrace. It felt much better now that she could stay in the present without worrying about Inuyasha. Kurama rested his head on top of Kagome's.

Yusuke took a glance at them, not even bothering with his usual childish cracks, he simply turned to look out the window. He missed Keiko, and he was positive Kuwabara missed Yukina right about now. He decided, the first thing he was doing once he got home was taking Keiko out somewhere, screw any missions Koenma wanted to send him on. He and Keiko needed some time together.

Tori couldn't make out the murmurings of the conversation outside, but she was positive it was about her and the certain dark figure in the corner. She gave a small sigh, feeling her eyelids droop from the hum of voices mixed with the TV. They finally shut, and Tori slipped into a rough slumber.

Hiei listened, too, and had just as much luck of knowing what was being said than the girl in the other corner. He heard her slight huff, and sensed her energy growing lower as she began to fall asleep. He turned his eyes back to the floor. His demon blood was beginning to bubble again. His instincts were telling him to go to the girl, yet his pride was refusing him to follow what some measly humans had told him to do.

He began to have a hard time controlling himself. She was just lying there; she wasn't even awake. His demonic instincts were thinking opportune moment, while he was trying all he could to prevent himself from suddenly grabbing her and telling her how he felt with his lips instead of his voice. He felt his body moving towards her, and he couldn't stop, until he heard her give a muffled whimper, which made him freeze. She was slightly shaking, and her head was turning from side to side.

"How…do I…get out…? Let me out!" she said quietly. Hiei realized she was having a nightmare…again. His demonic lust was suddenly replaced by need to simply comfort her. He now moved closer, not objecting at all this time. He turned her face to look at his with one hand. Her expression winced as she lashed out at nothing, barely missing Hiei. He put his arms around her, and he blushed as she responded by unconsciously snuggling into him.

"It's…ok…I'm here," he whispered, and Tori relaxed.

Tori's nightmare consisted of her being trapped in a box that continuously grew smaller. Naturally, she wanted out of there. She asked how could she get out, but no one answered. She then tried to get out by kicking at the wall, but nothing happened. She started to slightly panic, until she felt something warm wrap around her. Tori immediately went to the source of the comfort, feeling it respond by tightening its arms snugly. She tried to look up to see the face, but it was dark, she couldn't tell. She then felt it drag her against the back wall of the box, and she blanked out.

Hiei sat against the back wall of the closet, draping both blankets around him and his captive. He pulled her closer to him, and they both fell into silent sleep.

Yusuke's ear was against the door.

"Yusuke, I'm sure things are fine in there," reassured Botan.

"I don't hear anything. Maybe they're asleep," he said in answer. He put his hand on the lock, about to turn it.

"Wait! It may be a trick," said Botan hurriedly.

"Oh, yeah. Trust Hiei to pull something like that," responded Yusuke. "So, what do we do?"

"I wanna check on `em," said Kuwabara.

"Didn't you hear Botan? Hiei or Tori…or both…are being quiet so we'll think they're asleep, and then they'll jump out and pulverize us when we open the door to check, you moron!" snapped Yusuke.

"So? I can take them!" said Kuwabara roughly.

"Uhh, are we talking about the same person here? This is HIEI! You could never catch, let alone fight him to begin with!"

"Well, you got any better suggestions?"

"Yeah, get your stupid butt away from the door and leave them alone!"

"Boys, quit it. I swear, you two act like such children sometimes…" said Botan. She gave a fake smile. "Do I need to be someone's babysitter?" she said sweetly.

"Shut up."

*Hours later…

Tori awoke to complete darkness and silence. Her ligress's night vision kicked in after a while, and she could see a faint glow from under the door, no doubt it was the light coming in from the windows, Domino was always brightly lit at night. She then tried to move, and felt the warmth shift around her. She was under a blanket, leaning against something hard, which she soon realized was gently moving up and down. She turned and looked up, right into Hiei's sleeping face.

She immediately became concerned. Her ligress had been right. `Man, I'll never hear the end of it,' she thought. She was about to pull herself free, when her eyes were drawn to the demon's face. He looked so cute when he was asleep. Moving might wake him up, and she definitely didn't want that. She rested her head back on his shoulder, lying awake. She gave one more useless attempt at freedom, but that stirred the youkai from his slumber.

Hiei's eyes opened, and his demon senses sharply took in his surroundings as he looked at the source of his awakening. Tori was staring at him with a frozen look. He raised an eyebrow at her, before remembering what he had done. His pride and demon instincts went at it again, trying to decide whether he should let go of her and cover it up or not. His instincts won.

"Uhh…sleep well?" he asked warily to start things off. Tori snapped out of it, and realized this wasn't a big mistake, since he wasn't letting go of her. She blushed; yeah, her ligress was definitely right.

"I dunno…I couldn't tell," she responded, looking away.

"Something wrong?" he asked, knowing what the answer would be.

"Well, I didn't exactly expect someone who acts so cold to me all the time to suddenly spring up and wrap their arms around me while I was sleeping," she answered. He still wasn't letting go.

"You were having a nightmare," he said simply.

"And…why would you care?"

`Don't lie, you moron,' thought Hiei to himself. "Well…I'm…not sure…"

"Not sure?" asked Tori matter-of-factly.

"Well…I…can't say, really," he answered.

"I'm sure you're physically capable of saying why, you just don't want to," said Tori, getting slightly angry. She tried to pull away, yet he still wouldn't release her. "Could you let me go?"

"No."

"Okay, why not this time?"

"The same reason I tried to comfort you when you were having a nightmare," he said smoothly. Now was the time to take the offensive, verbally. "Why do you ask so many questions about a simple show of affection?"

"Well…"

"And," he cut her off, "Why are you getting mad? Is it that you don't feel the same for me?" he asked in a hushed voice. This would be fun. He loved playing with emotions. He slightly hung his head, giving a downcast look towards the floor.

Tori mentally jumped, thinking she'd hurt his feelings.

"No, no. It's not that…it's just…I didn't expect this kind of affection so suddenly…" She stopped when she saw Hiei raise his head, a devious glint in his eye.

"Oh? So you DO feel the same for me?" he asked devilishly, his trademark smirk appearing on his face. Tori glared, suddenly angry with him for him tricking her, but it quickly subsided. She looked down shyly.

"Y-yeah, I suppose…"

"You suppose?ieHieiHiei" asked Hiei, turning her face up to his again.

"Umm…"

"Well?" Hiei was pressuring her, his gaze boring into hers. Tori couldn't look away. The truth was slowly being dragged out of her. She couldn't lie to the eyes that penetrated her own.

"Yes," she finally said, defeated. Hiei's gaze softened, from smirk to gentle smile.

"That's all I needed to hear," he said quietly, closing his mouth over hers. Tori didn't object; this felt right. She yielded to him, kissing back.

Low and behold, a certain teenage priestess just so happened to open the door to check on them. Before the couple could notice her, she had shut it quickly, a look of shock and amazement on her face. Kurama got up and came over when he saw her jump.

"Well?"

"I don't believe it…it worked," she said, positively dumbstruck.

"You mean…they're…" Kurama started. Kagome nodded, a small smile on her face. "Well, we promised them if they worked things out they could leave," Kurama continued. Kagome gave him a slight pleading look.

"Aww, but they're so peaceful in there. You wanna disturb them now?"

"We did promise…"

"No, we didn't, actually," said Kagome, a sly smile forming.

"Kagome…"

"Why not just a little longer? An hour? Half an hour?" asked Kagome. Kurama gave in.

"Fine, a half an hour more. But then we let them out!" he said sharply. Kagome nodded. The sun had begun to rise over the slumbering city. Kagome couldn't believe how early she, Kurama, Hiei and Tori were up. It was like 5:30am! Over in the next room, Yusuke and Kuwabara's snores could be heard. Botan was asleep on her bed. Kagome yawned, realizing how tired she was still. Kurama took her over to the couch, and both sat down. It wasn't long before Kagome had dozed off, encircled by Kurama's arms.

Tori's head lay resting on Hiei's shoulder. She was happy to have found someone else. Hiei wasn't as creepy as Yugi, though he was a little more controlling. She didn't mind. She snuggled up to him, feeling his arms snake their way around her. She didn't know how long it would be until they were let out, but one thing was for sure, she didn't care anymore.

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Tori the Hanyou: Wow, lots of couple-fluff there! There was even a teensie-weensy bit of Yusuke/Keiko and Kuwabara/Yukina fluff in the middle, they miss them! Well! I'm sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but my brother just turned on College Basketball, so I gotta sign off.

Here are some review answers:

UltaAnimeFangurl2004: Yeah, they were robots, but I'm not telling who sent them! You'll have to wait! Hmm, you want the guys to be jerks? OKAY! I'll MAKE em jerks! WOOPEE THIS IS GONNA B FUUUNN!!!!!

MIDnight Ice Wolf: You changed ur name? Interesting…anywho, ur welcome for the corrections! And Kari, don't b so mean!

Hunters of the Dusk: Yeah, I don't hav a crush on him; I think he's snobby, lol!

Yune the Ice Demon: Okay! Here's more! Lol!

BloodRoseOTDemon: Well, haven't seen u in a while! Thanks for reviewing again! Next chappie's soon!

Lifeless-Kanna: Okay, then! ^-^ Cuz, as u can tell from my story, I do NOT think that! Lol!

Cya guys!

~*Tori the Hanyou*~