Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fluff and Circumstance ❯ When You Say You Love Me ( Chapter 3 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Author's Note: Did I ever put a disclaimer on here? I hope I did...if not, I'm sooo sorry! Anyway, here it is: I'm just a poor junior high student who has no cash and doesn't own a thing, so don't sue me!!!

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When You Say You Love Me

I've been watching for from afar,

And the way you make your way around the bar.

You laugh like you're really entertained,

And you smile like it's your favorite game.

Now you're moving closer to me,

And our eyes are connected emotionally.

I'm not looking for a one-night stand,

Or a place for a broken heart to mend.

I know everybody here wants to hold you.

I know what it's like `cause I feel the same.

When you look in my eyes

There's a part of me that's still afraid.

When Hiei woke up the next morning, the first thing he noticed was that he wasn't sleeping on a hard surface for once. No, he was lying on something warm and soft. This confused him, and also disturbed him enough to wake him up fully. He opened his eyes and rolled over.

The next thing he noticed confused him even more.

He was lying on Kurama's bed, and Kurama was on an air mattress on the floor, sound asleep. What in the world...? Hiei wondered. Then memories washed over him, and he smiled slightly.

The night before, when he had kissed Kurama, he had definitely been the most surprised person in the room, as well as the most tense. He was sure Kurama was going to push him away and throw him out in disgust. But that hadn't happened. Quite the contrary, actually. Kurama had actually kissed him back! He seemed to have been waiting and—dare he hope it?—hoping for something like this to happen. That fact was shocking enough, but when Kurama had hauled him upstairs and told him he was going to spend the night, no arguments, (and he did not mean what you perverts out there are probably thinking) Hiei had about had a heart attack. “It's too cold for you to go out again,” he had said firmly. “Now, bed.” And then he'd shoved the shell-shocked Hiei into his bed and set up an air mattress for himself.

No doubt about it now—that fox was weird...

When you say you love me

Do you mean it?

Baby, when you hold me

Do you feel it?

Should I believe the magic in your eyes?

I would wait until the end of time

To hear you say you love me like you mean it.

Baby, when you hold me, make me feel it.

All I wanna do it make you mine.

I've been hurt way too many times.

Hiei was still watching Kurama when he rolled over, looking up at Hiei. He smiled sleepily. “Morning,” he said softly. “Sleep well?”

“Mm-hmm.” Hiei rubbed his eyes. “I'm sorry I took over your bed...”

“It's fine. You were exhausted. You obviously needed the sleep. You passed out as soon as you hit the bed...didn't even pull the blankets up.”

“What time is it?”

Kurama looked at his watch. “Almost eight. You hungry?”

Hiei nodded, confused. Why was Kurama being so casual??? Why wasn't he mentioning their kiss last night? Was Hiei blowing the whole thing out of proportion or...

His thoughts were abruptly cut off there, because Kurama settled the matter by getting up, walking over, and kissing him full on the lips. “You looked confused,” he explained gently. “I wanted to clear your head.”

“Well...you did clear up some questions,” Hiei said weakly. Kurama smiled and kissed him again, and then again, and then once more.

“Mind clear now?” he asked, smiling.

“Very,” Hiei said, slightly breathless. “It wasn't a dream, then?”

Kurama laughed. “Am I really that good at kissing?”

“Yes.” Hiei nodded fervently, and Kurama laughed again. “Can we get breakfast now?”

“In a minute,” Kurama whispered. And then he sat down on the bed, pulled Hiei to him, and kissed him again.

They say if you wanna make God laugh,

Then all you gotta do is tell him your plans.

I know that the timing's not right.

Didn't know that I would meet you tonight.

It's not that I don't really like the attention.

I feel like the only man in the room.

Are you really sincere?

Is this just something that you do?

“Kurama?”

“Yes?”

“Why were you crying two nights ago?”

Kurama looked up sharply. “What do you mean?”

“You know, in your room, late, two nights ago. You came in your room, tried to do your homework, pushed it away, laid down on your bed, and…cried.”

“Oh...that...” Kurama said, looking uncomfortable and sad again. “It was nothing.”

“Your human form is a bad liar, fox.”

“Fox?”

“Well, isn't that what you are? Now tell me why you were crying.”

“It was...nothing. Just an accident.”

“An accident? What kind? Was anyone hurt?”

Kurama nodded slowly. “It was a car accident.”

“What, the detective died again?”

That forced a laugh from Kurama. “No. Yusuke is very much alive. It was my mother and stepfather.”

Hiei's face turned serious. He knew how much Kurama loved Shiori and her new husband. “Were they hurt?”

Kurama nodded. “My stepfather was...was killed.”

Hiei dumped his plate on the floor by accident. “What?!”

“And mother...” Kurama sighed, suddenly looking older than he should have. “She was badly injured. They don't know if she'll be all right or not. The scale tipped in her direction when she woke up last night, but...” He looked up at Hiei helplessly. “Hiei, she could die.” He leaned back and rubbed his temple. “I was at the hospital last night, and the night before.”

He looks so sad, Hiei thought. “Fox...” he said softly, reaching across the table and taking one of Kurama's hands. “It'll be okay.”

Kurama looked him in the eye. “How can you be sure?”

“Because,” Hiei said firmly. “I just got you, and I won't see you hurt as long as I'm breathing. Now get over here and kiss me, and then we'll go see your mother. We can figure out on the way how to explain me to her.” The fox obliged, sure that things would be perfect after today.

When you say you love me

Do you mean it?

Baby, when you hold me

Do you feel it?

Should I believe the magic in your eyes?

I would wait until the end of time

To hear you say you love me like you mean it.

Baby, when you hold me, make me feel it.

All I wanna do it make you mine.

I've been hurt way too many times.

But his thoughts were proved wrong just a couple of weeks later.

It was really Hiei's fault, as he sheepishly admitted later. See, the thing with Hiei was that he didn't show his feelings well in public at all. While they were at Kurama's house, he was always tender and loving, always around to talk, or to do whatever Kurama wanted to do. But around their friends, he was very elusive, and kept away from Kurama except when it was strictly necessary.

And Hiei, not being the best with feelings and all that, didn't see how much that hurt the kitsune. And Hiei also didn't know that it made Kurama think twice about their relationship, and that his elusiveness could very well end his near-perfect world.

Hiei didn't know all of that, and so, as he admitted later, that made the whole fight his fault.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. We need to go back to the start of the whole fiasco.

Again and again and again,

I've been hurt my friend till the end.

You know I've been high, I've been low.

I've got no place left to go.

Again and again and again,

When will this search ever end?

“Hiei?”

“Hm?” Hiei looked up from his sword across the room at Kurama, on his bed.

“You know I love you, right?”

“...”

“And...and you love me, right?”

“......”

“Hiei?” Kurama asked uneasily.

“Fox...you know you're right.”

“Then why won't you say it, or even stop insulting me around people?”

“I...I don't want people to know, is all. Even Yusuke and Kuwabara.”

“So you're embarrassed, is that it?” Kurama was surprised by the bitterness in his own voice.

“It's...it's not that, Fox...”

“Don't insult me, Jaganshi. I'm not as stupid as you seem to think.” Kurama's words were out of his control now. He was angry.

Hiei sat silently, stunned by his lover's anger.

“I think you should go, Hiei.” Kurama's voice was suddenly colder than Yoko's had ever been.

“But...”

“Just...just go, okay? And...and it would be best if you didn't come back.”

“But Fox...”

“Don't call me that anymore! And get out!”

And Hiei went. He ran faster than he ever had in his life, and was out the window before Kurama could blink, lest the kitsune see the tear gems falling to the ground.

When you say you love me

Do you mean it?

Baby, when you hold me

Do you feel it?

Should I believe the magic in your eyes?

I would wait until the end of time

To hear you say you love me like you mean it.

Baby, when you hold me, make me feel it.

All I wanna do it make you mine.

I've been hurt way too many times.

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Kender: Oh, how sad...

Kurama: WHAT JUST HAPPENED? I AM NOT THAT MEAN IN REAL LIFE!

Hiei: Does that mean I can't kiss the fox anymore?

Kender: That's right, Hiei!

Hiei: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! dies of a broken heart

Kender: Whoa...he really likes you, Kurama...

Kurama: Wait...WHY CAN'T I KISS HIM ANYMORE?

Kender: Because you just broke up.

Kurama: SO?

Kender: Well, since you just broke up, it would hardly do for you to kiss until I write the get-back-together scene.patient

Kurama: IT'S A STORY! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REAL LIFE!

Kender: To the readers, it's all part of the story. We have to set the scene and keep it set. So no kissing!

Kurama: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! falls dead next to Hiei

Kender: sigh So dramatic...well, since Hiei and Kurama, my star muses, are both dead, don't be surprised if it takes a little while for the next chapter to come out! Until then...R&R, people!

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Reviewer's Comments:

flyingshadow370: Thanks for the great review! I feel more loved now. And all is finally explained in this chapter! Yay...

flyingshadow370: Two reviews from you! Now I feel REALLY loved...

fire and napalm: Hey, sorry again about not putting your comment up last chapter. MediaMiner finally started working for me, so I got to actually read the review. Thanks for the compliment! And as for what happened to Kurama, well, if you don't know yet, I suggest you read above. LOL.