Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Dimensions ❯ Hiei's Plans ( Chapter 12 )

Here's Chapter Twelve!! Please R&R!!

 

I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho... just Chantelle.

 

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The next day was much like the previous ones. Chantelle got out of bed early and made her way to the washroom, bathed and dressed in the fresh clothes that had been left out for her... pants and a Japanese style shirt, both of which were close fitting. Then she went to the dining hall to pick at her food for a few minutes before returning to her room. Her stomach was aching due to the lack of food, but she didn't really care anymore. She knew if she tried to eat, it would only come back up and she really didn't want to put herself in that position again.

She tried to study once more, with no success, had her usual breakdowns in the privacy of her room, and had a brief visit from Chu who had brought her an apple in the hopes of it staying down. She had a few bites of it, and managed to eat about half of it before her stomach started to protest and she set the half eaten apple aside.

She went about her room, trying anything she could to distract her mind, the memories of what had happened the night before with Jin and Toya only vague memories now. It had felt nice while it was happening, but she was now grateful that they hadn't taken it further than it had gone.

She settled down on her bed once more and opened another book, trying to focus for a few hours to distract her mind, before she sighed in defeat and closed the book. “Why do I bother?” she muttered.

“Having some problems?”

Chantelle let out a screech and nearly jumped out of her skin when she turned and saw Hiei standing in her room, having come in off the balcony. Then she sighed again, holding a hand over her heart. “You have SO got to stop doing that...”

He smirked and shrugged. “I would have come through your door, but I didn't feel like going through that maze they call a palace. This is easier and less obvious.”

She blinked, looking at him. “So... what's up?”

He shrugged. “I just thought I'd come see how you're doing. Judging by what I've seen so far, I'd say you're not doing very well, am I correct?”

She sighed. “Yeah... I'm... trying not to think... about what happened, and about my world, but...” She shook her head. “Nothing's working.” She had yet another image of her family and friends that had been left behind in her world and she looked away from Hiei, feeling the tears ready to fall once more. She didn't want to cry in front of him.

Hiei looked at her for a long moment and could see her start to tremble. He slowly came forward.

A moment later, Chantelle felt a weight on the bed behind her and she felt Hiei's ever warm hands gently snake around her midsection. He pulled her gently right up against him, settling his legs on either side of her as he settled his head on her left shoulder.

Chantelle's heart leaped into her throat in that instant, remembering her encounter with Hiei up at the oil well. When his hands slowly started making their way up and down her front as they had that night, she let in a shuddering breath and a small moan.

“I'm right here,” he said in her ear softly, his lips brushing up against her lobe. She shuddered at the contact, and felt her heart rate start to increase, feeling his hands as they moved up and down the front of her body. She could feel his hot breath against her cheek, and then felt his lips gently brushing against the side of her neck.

“Now, can you remember the last time we were in this position?” he purred gently, and she could feel the smirk on his lips against her skin.

She let out another moan just as he gently moved to the side and layed her down on the bed. He then leaned over her, straddling her as he leaned in close to her once again as her eyes opened slightly, showing her blue green orbs. When she saw his red eyes blazing into her own, she couldn't help but shiver.

He brought his face down and gently brushed her lips with his own, giving her lower lip a slight nibble as he did so, his hands still gently moving up and down the sides of her body. Hiei was immediately rewarded with another moan as she started to breathe more rapidly, her body giving off pheremones from the pleasure he was giving her.

He breathed in her scent. Mingled with the pheremones, had he not trained himself to control his body over the years, he would have truly taken her, plan be damned. But he held off the full scope of his reaction, and just started to send gentle kisses down her jaw line and throat as his hands slowly made their way beneath her shirt.

Chantelle was almost swimming in pleasure now, another moan escaping her lips as his warm hands contacted her skin and moved up her front beneath her shirt, making their way towards her breasts. That, combined with the light kisses he was giving her neck, sent her mind reeling.

Hiei saw her pleasure and smirked, briefly considered continuing his torture for a few moments longer, and then shoved the thought from his mind. Although he wouldn't admit this to anyone, even HE would not deliberately hurt her just for his own pleasure. He knew she was willing now, but in the morning, if they were to go through with this, she would definitely be regretting it... just as Toya had pointed out to her the night before. But he wasn't going to be the one to stop it. SHE was. He simply had to give her a nudge in the right direction.

He activated his third eye... something that felt a little irritating beneath his headband, but taking it off and having her SEE him activate it would defeat the purpose. Not to mention it would more than likely scare the shit out of her.

Chantelle's mind was suddenly filled with a plethora of images... not of her family and friends that she had left behind, but of Kurama. She would have found it a little strange if she had been in the right frame of mind, but at the moment, it simply struck a cord in her.

She remembered Kurama's gentle smile, the way he had held her in his arms when he had saved her from the mouse, the way he had protected her from the falling hail and wind when the tornado struck... the expression on his face when he told her of his demon half, Youko Kurama. Then Toya's words came back to her.

“Do you really want to lose your virginity due to a one night stand, Chantelle?”

Her eyes snapped open in that instant, and although the desire was still there, she fought against it. “H... Hiei! Wait!”

The fire demon paused, and his eyes met her own. She almost shivered at how intense they seemed.

She tried to compose herself. “I'm sorry... I can't do this.”

He continued to look at her, his expression serious before he slowly got off of her.

Chantelle sat up, and started to tremble. Hiei stood off to the side, his long jacket on once more as he looked at her, his arms across his chest. “I don't want you to think that it's you, Hiei... you really are a great guy. It's just that... I mean...” She sighed. “I just can't.” She had to look away from him when she felt the tears starting to build up again.

After a moment, she felt him sit beside her on the bed, and was shocked when she felt his arm go around her as he pulled her against him gently. “I understand. You don't have to explain anything.” His mouth was by her ear now and he lowered his voice. “And you don't have to be afraid to cry around me. I might not be the friendliest person out there, but I'm not going to snort in disgust when someone's experiencing the kind of emotional turmoil that you are.”

She nodded and let herself cry a little as he enfolded her into his arms.

“Ever since I got here... things have just been totally messed up. You guys have been great... I know you've all been trying very hard to make me feel better, but...” She shook her head. “I hate to play favorites but... the one I've wanted to see the most hasn't even looked in on me once...”

He nodded, holding her close. “Listen. You haven't gone outside once since you were given your tour by Botan. Why don't you go for a walk? It's a nice night, and I'm sure you'd love the fresh air and the scenery. It might help to clear your head a little. Might help you to relax.”

She nodded into his shoulder. “Yeah... I guess I have been feeling a little closed in.”

“I know a nice place by the pond in the courtyard. There's a large tree right on the edge of it that you could sit beneath. It's actually one of my favorite spots out here. It's peaceful and the sound of the water is very relaxing.”

Chantelle thought she remembered the place he was talking about from her tour with Botan. She simply nodded again. “Okay. I'll give it a try. Thank you, Hiei.”

He pulled away from her and she could have sworn that just for a second, there had been a smile on his face. But it turned into a smirk before she could be absolutely sure. “No problem. But I've got to go. I'll see you later. Try to get some sleep tonight.”

She nodded as he got to his feet once more and started off. She turned to invite him to come with her, not really wanting to be alone right now, but he was already gone out the balcony window.

She sat there for a long moment and let out a sigh. It was nice and warm out tonight, so she didn't see any reason to put on a robe for warmth. She slowly climbed to her feet and left her room, and then exited the palace, making her way to the pond in the courtyard.

Chantelle looked down at the ground as she walked, but the fresh air did help to clear her mind a little. As she neared the pond and the tree, she looked up, just to be sure she wasn't going to walk into any unforeseen obstacles. But an instant later, she stopped in her tracks, her breath catching in her throat. Her eyes went wide, seeing someone leaning against the tree Hiei had spoken of.

Kurama looked just as surprised as she was, his eyes wide as he looked at her, and he seemed to cringe slightly, like an animal ready to bolt. He seemed frozen, just like her, and for a long moment, they could do nothing but stare at each other.

He seemed to shake off the shock first. “I'm sorry. You probably came out here to be alone. I'll just...” He started to walk away.

Her eyes widened as her own paralysis broke. She raced forward. “Kurama, wait!” She managed to get hold of his right hand. “Please, don't go!”

The second she had caught hold of his hand, he had stopped in his tracks and cringed once more. He was faced away from her, so she couldn't see his expression.

“How can you want to even see me after what I've done to you? My actions were unforgivable.”

She shook her head, an action unseen by the fox yokai. “After what you...? And what exactly do you think it is that you did to me, Kurama? Why do you think I hate you all of a sudden?”

“You KNOW what I did. I killed Bonkotsu... the one person who had the ability to return you to your own world. Now you are trapped here due to my lack of foresight. Had I seen you were with us when we came through...”

“What? You would have let him live? You would have forced him to open another portal for me and sent me through it?” She shook her head again and sighed. “Hiei told me that you're known for analyzing situations from every given angle, Kurama. I'm surprised that you of all people would even CONSIDER doing something that stupid.”

He turned then, his expression a mixture of surprise, disbelief, and maybe just the slightest tinge of anger. “WHAT? Don't you WANT to go home? Back to the family and friends that you left behind?”

“Of course I do! But I CAN'T! And even if Bonkotsu WAS still here, I still wouldn't be able to. Not because he wouldn't have the ability to get me back, but because you couldn't trust him to use that ability to get me back to my own home. Think about it, Kurama! Do you honestly think you could trust someone like HIM? Could you be absolutely sure that the portal would lead to my home? It could lead me to ANYWHERE! The bottom of the ocean, over a lake of lava, the middle of the Amazon... or maybe even to a completely different realm filled with dangers that I couldn't begin to fight against!” As she spoke, his expression changed to one of shock as she spoke. In that instant, the flood gates opened again and she simply flung herself at him, clinging to the front of his shirt. “These last few days you've been so busy convincing yourself that it was your fault, and that I hated you that you never even stopped to consider that it wasn't your fault! You HAD to kill Bonkotsu! It was too dangerous to let a man like him live! And ever since I got here, I've been going out of my mind! I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't focus on anything! The others all tried everything they could to make me feel better, but the one I wanted to see the most was YOU!!” If she had looked up, she would have seen his eyes widen slightly as she clung to him and continued listening to her speak. His arms hung at his sides. “All I wanted was to have you smile at me, to hold me. All I wanted was for you to tell me that everything was going to be okay!” Her grip on the front of his shirt tightened slightly. “Damnit... Kurama! I think I'm in love with you!!”

The words had just come as if of their own accord and she almost choked after she realized she had said them. She started to tremble slightly as he continued to just stand there. She couldn't bring herself to look up at him, afraid of what she might see.

Then, slowly, she felt his arms go around her. Their hold was gentle at first, and then they tightened their hold on her.

She felt a flood of relief go through her as she wrapped her arms around him.

His head settled on her shoulder, his lips right by her ear. “I am so sorry, Chantelle.” He whispered. “You're right. I am a fool for not having seen it myself before now. But from the moment I realized that you had been in the portal with us... I immediately blamed myself for the fact that you were trapped here, thinking that if I had let Bonkotsu live, he could have sent you home with his dimensional ability. I didn't even stop to consider the possible down falls of letting him live and entrusting you to one of his portals. You're right. The risk was far too great to send you through one of them.” He pulled away gently, and he lifted her chin with his index finger, his thumb gently going over her bottom lip as his other hand came up to brush away her tears. She saw a gentle smile on his face as he looked at her. “I promise you that from this moment on, I will be with you and help you in any way that I can. I will offer my encouragement, I will hold you when you need to be held, and I will give you something else, if you still wish it.”

She blinked, looking at him. “What's that?”

He let his smile grow a little. “This.” He closed the distance between them and brushed his lips against her own. Chantelle's knees turned to jelly immediately, but his arms wrapped around her and held her upright as he kept the contact.

Chantelle was in immediate heaven, and felt as if a huge weight had just been lifted off her shoulders. Her feet found purchase once again as she wrapped her arms around the fox yokai in human form and returned his kiss. It felt so nice to have him hold her like this, to have him KISSING her like this. To know that he was going to be there with her now, to help her to adjust to things. But then, these thoughts all came to a screeching halt when...

“It's about bloody time!! Jeez! I thought those two would never get together!!”

Chantelle and Kurama immediately broke the kiss and turned as one, staring in shock at the five figures standing off to the side. Jin had been the first to speak. He had his hands behind his head and goofy grin on his face.

Toya nodded at his side, a smirk on his own face. “I actually didn't think it would work. I thought he'd bolt the second he saw her. I guess he was too lost in his own thoughts to even sense she was approaching.”

Koenma looked down at Hiei. “Although the underhandedness of your scheme didn't sit well with me at first, I must commend you now. He's been doing nothing but brooding for the last week!”

Chu smirked, his arms across his chest. “Well? Are you two just going to stand there and stare at us or are you going to keep going?”

The boy and girl both balked. “YOU MEAN YOU GUYS PLANNED THIS?!”

Four of them shook their heads as Jin indicated Hiei. “He did. The little bugger's been pulling strings these last few days left and right. He never even told us about it until about half an hour ago in Koenma's office. Naturally, we all had to come out and see if it would work.”

Chantelle stared at the fire demon who was smirking, seemingly self satisfied. “Hiei?” she asked incredulously.

His smirk only grew bigger. “Well, your health was going to start deteriorating soon if someone didn't do SOMETHING. And that idiot was doing nothing but brooding and avoiding everyone for the past week. It was obvious to everyone but you and him that the two of you liked each other, so I knew getting you two alone for a few minutes would clear things up.”

Toya scowled slightly. “Though I don't see why you had to manipulate the two of US...” he said, indicating himself and Jin.

He snorted. “Because, the first thing I had to do was to eliminate the other possible options she had. And give her a small taste of physical pleasure in the process. That's why I suggested that the three of us seduce her.”

Chantelle and Kurama's eyes went huge. “YOU SUGGESTED IT?!” The two of them cried as one.

Then Chantelle turned to Kurama, her eyes going wider as she immediately turned beet red. “WAIT A SEC!!!! YOU MEAN YOU KNEW THAT TOYA AND JIN....????”

He nodded. “Yes. In fact, Hiei was the one who told me about it last night.”

The fire demon nodded. “And I was the one who STOPPED them from taking it any further than it went.” He took off his headband and revealed his third eye. “As I keep telling everyone... this eye isn't just for decoration.”

Jin nodded, a scowl on his face. “Yeah... that dirty little bugger gave us each a dose of guilt ta make us stop. Although I can't argue with his logic, because it WOULD have only hurt ya more in the morning...”

Hiei nodded. “And I told you, Kurama, because I wanted you to know how vulnerable she really was.” His gaze fell on Chantelle again, and his smirk returned. “And when I seduced you tonight... I believe you'll recall a flurry of memories invading your mind as I was pleasuring you? I did that knowing you would stop me. Then all it took was suggesting you go on a little stroll and telling you of the peaceful scenery that waited under the tree by the pond.”

The two of them stared in total disbelief, Chantelle redder than a peony, knowing that not only that her interactions with Jin, Toya and Hiei been PLANNED by the fire demon, but also that Kurama actually KNEW about it.

“I don't know whether I want to kill him or kiss him...” she said dumbly.

Kurama nodded in agreement. “I'm leaning towards the former at the moment, although... his plan DID work. If it hadn't, then....”

Jin grinned broadly. “Now, now! Enough with the plan! It worked and that's all that matters, now doesn't it? We all came out here to see a show and I believe you two were in the process of locking lips. Where do you plan to go from there? Come on, now. Don't be shy. We're waiting...”

Now Chantelle's eyebrow started to twitch in shock and disbelief. “I think we need some privacy...”

“I agree.” Kurama said immediately.

“Your room or mine?” she asked.

“Which one is closer?” he countered.

“I don't know, where's your room?”

“On the east end of the palace down the hall from the library.”

She nodded immediately. “That's closer than mine. Let's go.”

He nodded, taking her by the hand and leading her away. Then he stopped in midstride. “Oh.... Hiei.... I caution you not to use your eye to peek in on us any further tonight. If I happen to learn that you did... I don't think I have to tell you what the consequences will be.”

The fire apparation smirked. “Not to worry. My job is done.”

Kurama nodded, his expression dead serious. “Good.” He continued on his way, Chantelle's hand still firmly in his hold.

 

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The next chapter is the one you've all been waiting for!!! LEMON between YOUKO Kurama and Chantelle!!!! Please R&R!!!!!! ^_^