Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 7
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By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.24.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 306 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.24.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 306 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 7
"We're almost there," Botan said. They had been traveling for most of the morning, and were almost to the destination that Botan had been told about by Genkai.
"Where exactly are you taking us Botan?" Shiroi asked. Hiei had stopped leading them a few hours ago when Botan said she knew where to go.
"You'll see." Botan answered.
"Does this place look at all familiar to you?" Yuseke asked Hiei.
"I don't normally come in this far," Hiei answered. "But the place isn't completely foreign to me, I have come this way few times."
"But do you know what's ahead?"
"Not really," the demon answered.
"That's comforting," Kuwabara muttered.
"Do you really think we'd be taken to some place dangerous during a gathering?" Kurama asked. "I really don't think the rulers would want to risk any of their spirit detectives."
"Kurama's got a point," Yuseke said, "We'll just see when we get there."
After another twenty minutes of walking, they arrived in a large meadow.
"Here we are!" Botan said as she jumped onto a large boulder. "This was our destination. I know it seems like a plain ordinary meadow, and it is, but we are here for a purpose."
"Cut to the chase Botan!" Yuseke yelled.
Botan pouted, "Fine." Then she muttered, "Stick in the mud." She sighed and got to the point. "The point of coming here is that if any of you have anything you want to say to someone here in this group, this is the place to get it off your chest. The way the forest has grown does not allow sound to travel very far, so if it's private, you can go into the forest that surrounds the meadow.
"If you don't have anything to say though," Botan continued, "You can either relax and enjoy the two hours we are going to spend here, or you can train with a partner or group, but don't wander off too far, I do want everyone back here in two hours. Am I clear?"
She got yeses from everyone, and said, "Good, now go on." She hopped off the boulder and went to a shady tree and pulled out a book.
"I wonder who thought up this idea?" Yuseke asked Kurama and Kuwabara with a smirk.
"I heard that," Hiei muttered.
"Go on Hiei," Yuseke said teasingly, "You may need the whole two hours."
Hiei growled and Yuseke and chased him around for a few minutes while Kurama and Kuwabara laughed at them.
"You're wasting time Hiei," Kurama said as he grabbed the demon by the back of the collar as Hiei was chasing Yuseke. "Go on."
Hiei gulped and looked around for Shiroi. He found her sitting under a nearby tree with a sparrow in her finger. Kurama gave him a helpful shove in the woman's direction. Hiei wanted to turn around and glare at him, but he knew if he did, he wouldn't be able to go any farther.
When he reached Shiroi, the sparrow she held flew away and she looked up at him. "Something wrong Hiei?" He looked a little pale.
"Uh, Shiroi," he stuttered slightly, "Can I talk to you, in there?" He pointed to the forest.
Shiroi looked in the direction he had pointed, and then back at him, "All right." She followed him in.
***
The guys watched them go in.
"I really hope he doesn't chicken out," Yuseke said.
"So he's finally going to tell her?" Botan asked as she approached.
"We hope," Kurama answered.
***
Hiei didn't take her very far in, but far enough where he knew no one could see or hear them.
"What is it Hiei?" Shiroi asked.
Hiei leaned against a tree, thankful for its support to keep him standing. "Um," he started, feeling a little dumb, "Do you remember last night, in the cave, when I was trying to tell you something, and then you told me to wait until I could say it?"
Shiroi nodded, "That was only a few hours ago, kind of."
"Yeah well," Hiei muttered, "I think now is the best time to tell you." (If I could only get it out of my mouth!)
"You're buzzing again," Shiroi said, and giggled when he blushed and clapped his hand on his head. "Are you sure you're all right, you look a little feverish."
"I'm just fine," Hiei, replied, "This just isn't easy to say." (Actually it is, I'm just too nervous to say it.)
"You're leaking again," Shiroi warned him, and Hiei nearly banged his head against the tree he was leaning again. "Do you want me to just read your mind and make it easier on you? This seems to be really stressing you out."
Hiei shook his head vigorously, "No, no I can say it, once I can get it in my mouth."
Shiroi smiled, "Like I said last night, take your time, I can wait." She jumped into a tree and pulled out her flute, "Maybe this'll calm you down." She began to play; it was a little something she had learned on her own that seemed to relax pretty much anyone in a stressful situation.
Hiei sat down at the base of the tree he had been leaning against and listened to her play. When she had lived in the temple, he had sat on the roof to listen while she practiced, hearing every mess up and completion she did. Now hearing her play was like going back five years, except she didn't mess up.
(How can I tell her this? What'll she say? Forget about what she says, what'll she do? This probably going to be the stupidest thing I've ever done.)
"Hiei," Shiroi said, "I can still hear, sort of."
"Sorry," Hiei muttered. (I am an idiot!)
"I heard that clearly," Shiroi said, "I don't know if I can answer that one."
"I am an idiot!" Hiei yelled and fell backwards onto the ground.
Shiroi giggled, "You're being very strange Hiei." She put her flute away and slid off the branch and landed next to Hiei. "So, figured out how to say what you want to say to me yet?"
"No," Hiei answered dumbly. "Now you see why I'm an idiot."
"No I don't," Shiroi replied. "I see a stressed out demon stretched out in front of me, that's all I see."
"Why can't I spit this out?" Hiei shouted as he sat up.
Shiroi didn't seem fazed by his sudden outburst. "Can you at least answer me this?" Hiei looked at her, "How long have you been wanting to tell me this?"
Hiei gulped, "Five years, longer probably."
"Why have you waited so long?" Shiroi asked, "If you said you've waited longer than five years, I was around when you first wanted to tell me this."
"Because you were still afraid of me," Hiei answered. "How was I supposed to tell you something when you would run away?"
Shiroi blushed, "I guess that's true." The blush faded from her face, "I'm sorry you've had to wait so long."
"When I tell you this, you won't be sorry anymore. If anything, you'll be either surprised or shocked."
"Just tell me Hiei!" Shiroi shouted.
Hiei jumped and stared at her. That was the first time her had ever heard her yell. "I uh," he stuttered. "Uh, well I, um..." He felt so stupid that all he could do was stutter with Shiroi sitting there, waiting for him to answer. "Dammit, why did Botan put a time limit on this?"
"Because we need to start heading back," Shiroi answered. She checked her watch, "Don't worry, you still have an hour and forty-five minutes."
"Only?" Hiei asked. "That's not very long for my situation."
"Why don't you just let me read your mind?" Shiroi asked again. "This really seems to be hard on you."
Hiei shook his head, "No, I just need a few more minutes." He felt like screaming his frustration, but in doing that he would probably frighten Shiroi off.
"Sometimes it's easier to think it than to say it," Shiroi suggested.
(I know,) Hiei thought. (Wait, did she just ask me to tell her though telepathy?) He looked up at her, and she nodded. (Great now what, I could have done that five minutes ago, but now being asked to do it, this just isn't my day.)
He sighed, and then shook his head, and then Shiroi sighed. "I'm about ready to read your mind without permission," she muttered.
Hiei gulped, he didn't want her to do that. (Okay, here it goes.) He cleared his throat and looked at her again. "Shiroi, I-," He stalled again. (Dammit!) He hated this, not being able to tell her. Now he wanted to, but his mouth and voice just wouldn't work for him, and it was making him so frustrated.
"You really have to tell me now," Shiroi said. "If you're still not ready, then wait until you are, I can wait."
Hiei shook his head, "I do want to tell you, but I just can't seem to."
"I can see that," Shiroi said with a smile.
"Am I the only one frustrated?" Hiei asked.
"Probably," Shiroi answered. She put her hand on his shoulder and used her healing ability to calm him. "Try now."
Hiei exhaled, "Okay." He closed his eyes, determined to say it this time. He opened his eyes again, this time not feeling anything, and said, "I love you."
***
Author's Note: Yay! He finally said it. What's Shiroi going to say about it? Read the next chapter and find out. Oh you're all going to hate me.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 7
"We're almost there," Botan said. They had been traveling for most of the morning, and were almost to the destination that Botan had been told about by Genkai.
"Where exactly are you taking us Botan?" Shiroi asked. Hiei had stopped leading them a few hours ago when Botan said she knew where to go.
"You'll see." Botan answered.
"Does this place look at all familiar to you?" Yuseke asked Hiei.
"I don't normally come in this far," Hiei answered. "But the place isn't completely foreign to me, I have come this way few times."
"But do you know what's ahead?"
"Not really," the demon answered.
"That's comforting," Kuwabara muttered.
"Do you really think we'd be taken to some place dangerous during a gathering?" Kurama asked. "I really don't think the rulers would want to risk any of their spirit detectives."
"Kurama's got a point," Yuseke said, "We'll just see when we get there."
After another twenty minutes of walking, they arrived in a large meadow.
"Here we are!" Botan said as she jumped onto a large boulder. "This was our destination. I know it seems like a plain ordinary meadow, and it is, but we are here for a purpose."
"Cut to the chase Botan!" Yuseke yelled.
Botan pouted, "Fine." Then she muttered, "Stick in the mud." She sighed and got to the point. "The point of coming here is that if any of you have anything you want to say to someone here in this group, this is the place to get it off your chest. The way the forest has grown does not allow sound to travel very far, so if it's private, you can go into the forest that surrounds the meadow.
"If you don't have anything to say though," Botan continued, "You can either relax and enjoy the two hours we are going to spend here, or you can train with a partner or group, but don't wander off too far, I do want everyone back here in two hours. Am I clear?"
She got yeses from everyone, and said, "Good, now go on." She hopped off the boulder and went to a shady tree and pulled out a book.
"I wonder who thought up this idea?" Yuseke asked Kurama and Kuwabara with a smirk.
"I heard that," Hiei muttered.
"Go on Hiei," Yuseke said teasingly, "You may need the whole two hours."
Hiei growled and Yuseke and chased him around for a few minutes while Kurama and Kuwabara laughed at them.
"You're wasting time Hiei," Kurama said as he grabbed the demon by the back of the collar as Hiei was chasing Yuseke. "Go on."
Hiei gulped and looked around for Shiroi. He found her sitting under a nearby tree with a sparrow in her finger. Kurama gave him a helpful shove in the woman's direction. Hiei wanted to turn around and glare at him, but he knew if he did, he wouldn't be able to go any farther.
When he reached Shiroi, the sparrow she held flew away and she looked up at him. "Something wrong Hiei?" He looked a little pale.
"Uh, Shiroi," he stuttered slightly, "Can I talk to you, in there?" He pointed to the forest.
Shiroi looked in the direction he had pointed, and then back at him, "All right." She followed him in.
***
The guys watched them go in.
"I really hope he doesn't chicken out," Yuseke said.
"So he's finally going to tell her?" Botan asked as she approached.
"We hope," Kurama answered.
***
Hiei didn't take her very far in, but far enough where he knew no one could see or hear them.
"What is it Hiei?" Shiroi asked.
Hiei leaned against a tree, thankful for its support to keep him standing. "Um," he started, feeling a little dumb, "Do you remember last night, in the cave, when I was trying to tell you something, and then you told me to wait until I could say it?"
Shiroi nodded, "That was only a few hours ago, kind of."
"Yeah well," Hiei muttered, "I think now is the best time to tell you." (If I could only get it out of my mouth!)
"You're buzzing again," Shiroi said, and giggled when he blushed and clapped his hand on his head. "Are you sure you're all right, you look a little feverish."
"I'm just fine," Hiei, replied, "This just isn't easy to say." (Actually it is, I'm just too nervous to say it.)
"You're leaking again," Shiroi warned him, and Hiei nearly banged his head against the tree he was leaning again. "Do you want me to just read your mind and make it easier on you? This seems to be really stressing you out."
Hiei shook his head vigorously, "No, no I can say it, once I can get it in my mouth."
Shiroi smiled, "Like I said last night, take your time, I can wait." She jumped into a tree and pulled out her flute, "Maybe this'll calm you down." She began to play; it was a little something she had learned on her own that seemed to relax pretty much anyone in a stressful situation.
Hiei sat down at the base of the tree he had been leaning against and listened to her play. When she had lived in the temple, he had sat on the roof to listen while she practiced, hearing every mess up and completion she did. Now hearing her play was like going back five years, except she didn't mess up.
(How can I tell her this? What'll she say? Forget about what she says, what'll she do? This probably going to be the stupidest thing I've ever done.)
"Hiei," Shiroi said, "I can still hear, sort of."
"Sorry," Hiei muttered. (I am an idiot!)
"I heard that clearly," Shiroi said, "I don't know if I can answer that one."
"I am an idiot!" Hiei yelled and fell backwards onto the ground.
Shiroi giggled, "You're being very strange Hiei." She put her flute away and slid off the branch and landed next to Hiei. "So, figured out how to say what you want to say to me yet?"
"No," Hiei answered dumbly. "Now you see why I'm an idiot."
"No I don't," Shiroi replied. "I see a stressed out demon stretched out in front of me, that's all I see."
"Why can't I spit this out?" Hiei shouted as he sat up.
Shiroi didn't seem fazed by his sudden outburst. "Can you at least answer me this?" Hiei looked at her, "How long have you been wanting to tell me this?"
Hiei gulped, "Five years, longer probably."
"Why have you waited so long?" Shiroi asked, "If you said you've waited longer than five years, I was around when you first wanted to tell me this."
"Because you were still afraid of me," Hiei answered. "How was I supposed to tell you something when you would run away?"
Shiroi blushed, "I guess that's true." The blush faded from her face, "I'm sorry you've had to wait so long."
"When I tell you this, you won't be sorry anymore. If anything, you'll be either surprised or shocked."
"Just tell me Hiei!" Shiroi shouted.
Hiei jumped and stared at her. That was the first time her had ever heard her yell. "I uh," he stuttered. "Uh, well I, um..." He felt so stupid that all he could do was stutter with Shiroi sitting there, waiting for him to answer. "Dammit, why did Botan put a time limit on this?"
"Because we need to start heading back," Shiroi answered. She checked her watch, "Don't worry, you still have an hour and forty-five minutes."
"Only?" Hiei asked. "That's not very long for my situation."
"Why don't you just let me read your mind?" Shiroi asked again. "This really seems to be hard on you."
Hiei shook his head, "No, I just need a few more minutes." He felt like screaming his frustration, but in doing that he would probably frighten Shiroi off.
"Sometimes it's easier to think it than to say it," Shiroi suggested.
(I know,) Hiei thought. (Wait, did she just ask me to tell her though telepathy?) He looked up at her, and she nodded. (Great now what, I could have done that five minutes ago, but now being asked to do it, this just isn't my day.)
He sighed, and then shook his head, and then Shiroi sighed. "I'm about ready to read your mind without permission," she muttered.
Hiei gulped, he didn't want her to do that. (Okay, here it goes.) He cleared his throat and looked at her again. "Shiroi, I-," He stalled again. (Dammit!) He hated this, not being able to tell her. Now he wanted to, but his mouth and voice just wouldn't work for him, and it was making him so frustrated.
"You really have to tell me now," Shiroi said. "If you're still not ready, then wait until you are, I can wait."
Hiei shook his head, "I do want to tell you, but I just can't seem to."
"I can see that," Shiroi said with a smile.
"Am I the only one frustrated?" Hiei asked.
"Probably," Shiroi answered. She put her hand on his shoulder and used her healing ability to calm him. "Try now."
Hiei exhaled, "Okay." He closed his eyes, determined to say it this time. He opened his eyes again, this time not feeling anything, and said, "I love you."
***
Author's Note: Yay! He finally said it. What's Shiroi going to say about it? Read the next chapter and find out. Oh you're all going to hate me.