Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Black Sunrise ❯ Steam ( Chapter 16 )

Disclaimer- Still don't own it. Though if I did there'd be a lot more shounen-ai goin' on up in here. xD

 

Well, well, I updated twice already. Sorry for such slow updates guys, I'm going to try to finish this one. I really can't keep letting myself off with not finishing my stories. I'll try to think of ideas for it outside of school and my other role-plays and things. Don't worry, we'll get somewhere with it. Sorry if it seems like it's dragging, I'm doing my best.

 

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A short while after Yusuke and Hiei had their little talk the still sore teenager took a shower. Hiei's showers were usually very hot and caused steam on the mirrors within minutes, his body better adjusted to hot temperatures. Despite the wounds on his wrists and the bruises over the rest of his body though the hot water felt great on his skin. It stung at the open injuries and pounded on his bruises, making him wince slightly when he first stepped in. Though over all it felt so much more relaxing than lying in bed with the ideals of getting bed sores looming over his head.

 

The steaming water soon covered the bathroom in heat and humidity, making it hard to see even the mirror which was just across from the shower. Hiei ran his hands through his hair, his muscles protesting at being held up there while his nails scratched against his scalp and washed the shampoo away. His hair actually fell down against his back when it was wet, showing how long it was, though by the time it dried it was up in it's normal state again.

 

He kept his eyes closed as his thoughts drifted from one place to another. When all the suds were out of his hair he just stood there for a few moments, head slightly down, letting the water pound against his shoulders and the back of his neck. Slowly the tenseness in his shoulders eased away. They had seemed slouched already when he sat in bed but they weren't, not really. The scalding water massaged and eased at the sore spots along his back from his father's abuse.

 

It was nice to have things cleared up with Yusuke but now he was wondering who had written that note. It was possible that Yoma had snuck in and planted it but why would he want to turn Hiei against Yusuke? That didn't make much sense at all, out of everyone why Yusuke? His brow furrowed slightly at the thought he couldn't quite catch. It was like a missing puzzle piece. Besides if Yoma had snuck into the house why didn't Hiei or Kurama notice it? Hiei was a pretty light sleeper when he wasn't completely drained from abusive rape.

 

Silently he straightened up, his neck and spine cracking at he did so. He ran a hand over his back, fingers gently brushing from his mid back down to the scoop of his lower back. He could feel the bruises there and along his sides from his father, simply brushing over them made him want to wince. His gently ran his fingertips down his hips over the bruises there as well. Carefully he explored the damaged part of his body that seemed to have all blended to one huge ache when he was lying in bed. His soft fingers carefully ran over his ribs and his hips then back to the curve of his lower back up to his mid back. He reached over his shoulder to feel along them and carefully ran his fingers over his neck. He could feel gentle hitches in his skin where his father had bit him, some scabbed over where blood had been drawn.

 

Hiei hadn't even realized how his heart beat seemed to increase or that his breathing was shaking. It didn't feel like his body any more. It felt like a broken shell, something teachers in school show you from a car accident or something. You never think those things will happen to you but…the proof was at his fingertips. Tears formed in his eyes as he suddenly felt so disgusted and shattered. They ran coolly down his cheeks only because the shower water so much hotter.

 

Every bruise, cut, and hickey was on him, not only on him but in him. Under his skin like some kind of poison. His flesh felt foreign and dirty and gross, it didn't feel like it belonged to him anymore. Every inch of him felt covered with Yoma's markings and scent. Every part of him felt possessed and owned, claimed by someone so foul and evil that Hiei suddenly felt so cold. His arms wrapped around his own torso as he hugged the body that felt so completely surreal. Tears dripped through the steam to the floor and he closed his eyes so he wouldn't have to watch them fall. His cheeks became heated with flush and he felt dizzy and strange.

 

Reaching back a hand for the wall he carefully eased his naked form to the floor only to sit there and let the water pour on him. Soft gasps of air and gentle sobs left his throat despite his valiant attempts to stop them. What part of him was still him at all? What part of him hadn't Yoma taken? Nothing…there was nothing there anymore. Nothing of him. He felt disgusted with himself and completely violated, his body shook just slightly as he sat on the bottom of the shower, back against the warm wall.

 

Yusuke had gone into his room to find a change of clothes when he heard that Hiei was in the shower. He'd changed quickly in case the other got done fast, in a fresh pair of jeans with a dark loose T-shirt. He was just pulling on his socks when he heard something from the bathroom. His deep brown eyes looked over to the door, a bit of steam coming out from the very small gap between the bottom of the door and the floor. He was used to seeing that, Hiei always took showers so hot he had no clue how the guy didn't get burned.

 

Though that sound was a bit strange and didn't sound like a sound Hiei would normally make. He frowned slightly as he headed towards the bathroom, wondering if there was someone else in there. He knew there was a small window in there but there was no way anyone - especially Yoma - could fit through that. When he found that the door was locked he seemed even more agitated, “Hiei?”

 

No response.

 

With a bit of anger and now worried frustration creeping up his throat Yusuke looked around the room. Spotting a clothes hanger on the ground near his closet he walked over and quickly picked it up. Bending the curved end he jammed it into the small lock on the door and wiggled it around for a few moments before something clicked. Without even removing the hanger he twisted the knob and pushed the door open. A burst of heat and steam hit his face upon pushing the door in. The room was nearly completely white and it was hard to make anything out except for the shower across the room. It was one of those small square ones with no bath that you close a sliding glass door in. Most of the steam was in the shower.

 

First though he walked over to the small window above the toilet and flipped the latch to put that open. Immediately steam began to exit the bathroom through the door and the window and that was when Yusuke went over to the bathroom. Sliding open the door another explosion of heat hit him despite the fact the steam had leaked over the top of the shower box. Closing his eyes for a second then reopening them he managed to make out Hiei, sitting in the corner across from the door.

 

“Hiei?” Yusuke asked, talking loud enough to be heard over the shower. Hiei looked up through the steam but Yusuke couldn't easily make out his face. Was he hurt? Why was he sitting that way? He seemed so lost. Even though the water was too scalding for Yusuke to not be hurt he went over to the smaller male and knelt down beside him, gently placing a hand on his shoulder, “Hiei what's wrong? It's me Yusuke…”

 

The huddled form seemed to wince at the touch before looking away. Yusuke drew his hand back and just looked at Hiei in slight lost awe. The water burned at his back and soaked his clothes. Quickly he stood up and turned it off before leaving the shower to grab a towel. Coming back only moments later to wrap it around Hiei's shoulders and gently pull the other towards him.

 

Hiei hadn't stopped crying. The cool tears still traced down his slightly reddened cheeks as he felt the cool towel around his shoulders. He closed his eyes tightly as he leaned into Yusuke, not willing to put up a fight at the moment. The brown eyed teenager gently wrapped an arm around Hiei's shoulders and rubbed his upper arm with one hand as the other turned to cry lightly into him - hiding himself from the world.

 

“It's alright Hiei, you'll be alright…” he said calmly to his friend. Hiei's tears soaked into Yusuke's already wet jeans as he turned himself to wrap his stiff arms around Yusuke's waist and cry quietly into his chest. Yusuke closed his eyes and continued to hold the other close as the steam evaporated out of the room, leaving just the two of them.

 

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This is one of those chapters where I kind of killed Hiei's character but I tried to be gentle about it. Like giving reasons for his crying and all that. And don't get any stupid ideas because he's naked, okay? This is suppose to be a sensual and kind chapter, Yusuke isn't going to do anything like that. Sorry if that kinda ruined the mood I tried to set for you but I thought you should know.