Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Thinking Of You ❯ Happy New Year ( Chapter 30 )

Thinking Of You

"Nothing can come between us,

When it gets dark I tow your heart away.

Standing by a parking meter,

When I caught a glimpse of Rita,

Filing in a ticket in her little white book…"

The Beatles cd was blaring. Everything was going swimmingly. Everyone was at the apartment. Everybody. Yusuke was sitting with Keiko on the couch, chatting amongst themselves and occasionally feeling the baby kick. Kuwabara was in a corner no doubt molesting my sister. Shizuru was talking with the guy she had brought along and the neighbors were fighting over something or other. The only people currently not seen were Alexi and Mitski. I know they're here somewhere.

"Hey shorty," Alexi said from behind me. I jumped slightly, a bit surprised. Then again, I've been nervous all night.

"Hn," I mutter. She slips her arm about my shoulder. I hate when she does it.

"So… what's your hidden agenda? You have been avoiding your boyfriend all night," I shift under her gaze. She squeezes my shoulder. "What's up? I even got ditz girl to distract him for you."

"you just called your girlfriend a ditz," I pointed out. Alexi shrugs.

"She is a ditz," she replies.

"Where did they go?" I ask. She smiles at me.

"So you are up to something…" she winks at me. I roll my eyes in response. "They went to the store to get some Cheese-its. Mitski's agreed to sell me her soul for a box of Cheese-its."

"That's sad," I tell her.

"I know," she replies a bit grimly. "But then again I know she's joking."

"You sure? Here come the Cheese-its," I tell her as you come over. You hand her a box of Cheese-its and she heads over to her girl. I shake my head.

"How are you? You've been avoiding me all night, it's almost midnight," you said. I looked at the clock. It was 11:45. I gulped. "Hiei?"

"I'm not avoiding you," I tell you and then head over to Yusuke on the couch. I hear you make an indignant sound, I chuckle at you.

"Yusuke," I say to him. He looks at me strangely. I sit beside him inconspicuously.

"Eh?" he replies, I lean over to whisper in his ear. He flinches away.

"Hiei, I'm totally not going for you anymore," Yusuke whispers a bit frantically. I roll my eyes.

"Can you turn on the channel on the TV that counts down to the new year?" I ask him. He raises his eye brows at me. I wink at him. He scoots away. "Just turn it on baka."

He shrugs and turns off the music. He turns on the TV and the group assembles before it. You sneak up and snag my arm. I smile to myself, this will be perfect.

"Well y'all, let's vow to have a good new year in which none of us get killed, maimed, or seriously injured," Yusuke proposed. Most of the assembled peoples rolled their eyes. Keiko smacked him upside the head.

"Let's all become better friends and closer over the year," Alexi added. Everyone nodded. Five minutes.

"Let us all remember those who have gone on before us, and may we appreciate all that they did," Mitski said. It was rather touching.

"To new life," Keiko said.

"To true love," you said. You gave me a kiss on the cheek. I blushed slightly.

"To new friends," pitched in Roger.

"To old," Kuwabara said, he pulled my sister close.

"To those who could not attend due to other appointments," Yukina added. One minute. I watched as the seconds started counting down, my pulse quickening with each passing one. They all looked at me, the one who hadn't said anything. I gulped. Twenty. I fished in my jeans pocket, searching for what I needed.

"Hiei?" you ask a bit concerned. Ten. I took a deep breath. Nine. I firmly grasped my object in my pocket. Eight. I looked into your eyes. Seven. I took your left hand in my right. Six. My left fidgeted with my object. Five. You smiled at me. Four. I took another deep breath. Three. I lowered myself to the ground. Two. I knelt before you. One. You were confused, and I could feel the tension.

"Happy New Year!" was heard on the television.

"Will you marry me?" I asked. You gasped, as did everyone else in the room. They all watched. Tears filled your eyes.

"Of course I will Hiei. Yes, I'll marry you."

Notes: He he he. I bet you saw that one coming. Oh well. Happy New Year!!! This is dedicated to everyone who reads my fic, and is especially dedicated to my friend Kari who celebrated New Years with me on the internet playing pool. Hope your New Years was a blast!