Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hiei One Half ❯ Chapter 7

Candy: Part 1
By Beautiful Dreamer
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Very Important Note:
When Shuuichi/Kurama talks its /Bold Italics/
Yoko Kurama is in *Italics*
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Chocolate. Was the only thought going through boy-form Hiei as he ransacked Genkai's kitchen. Silently, Yukina slid open the kitchen door and was surprised to see the cooking area in disarray.

"What are you looking for Hiei?" Yukina asked as she watched the small Jaganshi searching through the cabinets.

"Chocolate." Hiei said over the sounds of silverware dropping to the floor.

"You ate it all yesterday." Yukina politely informed the demon boy. Hiei instantly ceased to look any farther for the chocolate treat. From the small distance that separated them the young ice maiden could see the disappointment in his eyes, even though his face remained indifferent. Putting on a smile, Yukina cheerfuly said, "I'm going to meet Kazuma at something called a movie theater. Why don't you come with me into the city? We can get some chocolate for you."

"Hn." Yukina took it as a yes as he gathered his black cloak and hid his sword underneath. After saying good bye to Genkai, they both started to walk towards the overcrowded city. The road was muddy and puddles were scattered on the pavement. Along the way, a beat up rusty car pulled up beside them with two men in the front and one in the back.

"Hey, baby. Why don't you drop the munchkin and ride with us?" A man in his twenties called out to Yukina.

"I'm sorry but I would like to walk." Yukina said being kind as usual.

"There's no reason to be afraid of us." The guy in the back seat opened his door and stepped out. Hiei stepped swiftly in front of his sister his hand moving for his katana.

"That's real cute kid. Who do you think you are? Her knight in shinning armor?" The older guy and his friends chuckled at Hiei's protectiveness but the laughs didn't last long, when Hiei's blade was at the human's throat.

"I advise you, if you don't want your throat slit, that you leave immediately." The sound of Hiei's deep threatening voice and the sharp object in his hand, frighten the crap out of the man from the car. The sound of man saying, "Go, go, go!" was directed to the driver as he put the car in drive. The car's wheels spun in a cold puddle, making some of the cold water rise up and splash on Hiei. The car sped off , leaving Hiei transformed into a girl. Hiei growled quietly and continued walking.

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Evening started to fall quickly in Japan and quiet anxiety arose in Kurama's house.
"I don't know how much longer I can stand that snoring. When is it going to end?" Kazuyu Hatanaka asked his wife

"I told you, dear. When Shuuichi gets extremely upset , he'll start to snore. Not until he has solved his problem will his snoring end."

"Couldn't you just demand him to tell you what's wrong?"

"It would be rude to pry. He'll come to us when he's comfortable enough to tell us his problem. However, he'll probably solve it on his own." Shiori told him as she put their clothes away in a dresser.

"I need at least two hours of undisturbed sleep." Kazuyu looked worn out from lack of sleep.

"I could ask Shuuichi to take little Shuichi out for ice cream or something along those lines."

"That's a great idea, hon." He said as he planted a kiss on her cheek.

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"What's the shrimp doing here!" Kuwabara began to shriek out. Hiei gave the oaf a cold glare.

"I hope you don't mind Kazuma. I told Hiei that we can get some candy before going to the movies." Yukina intervened before a fight broke out.

"It's no problem at all, Yukina." Kuwabara let out an oafish laugh to cover up his annoyance. "I know the perfect candy shop. It's just around this block." Kuwabara said as he burst into a dash down the street, thinking, ˜the sooner we get the candy, the sooner I could be alone with Yukina.'

"Kazuma is really excitable." Yukina commented but Hiei withheld any remarks on the subject, fearing it might hurt Yukina's feelings.

The store was an uniquely designed like a gingerbread house. On the other side of the street, Yusuke and Keiko were walking along and spotted the trio walking into the candy store and decided to follow them. Inside the shop the walls were painted with a dull yellow. There were two floors that held a series of towering plexiglass tubes acting like pillars.

"Hey, Kuwabara." Yusuke greeted. A small conversation took place that went unnoticed by the gender changing demon. Hiei was too busy surveying the array of candies behind the plexi-glass containers.

A small grin came to Hiei's lips as she tired to decide what to choose. "Hiei." A short eleven year old boy came running up to Hiei with a small bag of candy clutched in his hand.

"Shuichi." Hiei said to acknowledge the little brother of Kurama and went back to eyeing the various candies.

"This one is good, it has a lot of caramel. Also, that one there is good, too ." Shuichi pointed to arrangements of sugary treats and Hiei listened with interest to the younger boys opinion. On the second level of the candy shop, Kurama was talking to Maya. Maya tried to pretend that their encounter was a coincidence but Kurama knew the girl was stalking him like most of his admirers. A quiet haze fell on Kurama as he became distracted from Maya's ranting when he spotted Hiei.

/˜What is Hiei doing here?/ Shuuichi-Kurama thought.

*˜The real question Shuuichi is ˜Why is your brother acting so chummy with Hiei?* Yoko-Kurama suddenly replied

/Shuichi is a people person and would talk to anybody. They're not chummy./

*Don't be naive. Hiei usually ignores humans but she looks very fascinated in what the boy is saying.*

Down on the bottom floor, the two of them walked to the cashier to pay for the over load of candy, they picked out. "The words I'll pay for your candy." drifted into Kurama's ears.

*The little brat is trying to make a move on Hiei by offering to pay.*

/That's not a nice way to talk about my brother./

*You won't be saying that once the brat has stolen what's ours… That is pathetic … he doesn't even have enough money to buy Hiei candy.*

/I should go down and pay./

*No, let him squirm. Let Hiei see how worthless the brat is… Now, who is that and why is he paying for the candy?*

/I think his name is Miroshi and he's a new student in school. He gained popularity quickly. Some of the girls that thought they couldn't get a chance with me, went to him but he didn't seem interested in them./

*His interest lays with our little fire demon.*

/Hiei isn't some sort of possession, you know?/

*That is exactly what our cursed companion is*

/Sometimes, I can't believe we're the same person./

*Do you want to lose Hiei?/

/No./

*Than you better go down there and take claim on what rightfully belongs to you.*

/…/

*If you're not going to do anything than I will.*

"Shuuichi. Are you feeling well?" Maya asked fearfully. Kurama snapped out of his discussion with his other self.

"Yes, I'm feeling fine." Kurama lied straight into her eyes. "I would like to walk home with you, just to make sure you are okay." Unable to decline the offer, Kurama nodded his head in approval.

On the lower level, Miroshi paid for Hiei's bag of candy and the cashier handed it to him. While the clear plastic bag momentarily sat in his hand he slipped an orange sphere, that looked like candy, through the container. With a warm and friendly smile he passed the bag to Hiei. Little Shuichi frowned at the blonde haired boy, who could afford the sweets. At that moment, the stage was set for a game wherein Kurama, little Shuichi and Miroshi carefully try to worm their way into Hiei's heart. While Maya tries to win Kurama's affection.