A single rose among the flames

~Hiei’s view~

When I wake up I am annoyed. Those worthless human kids are laughing and screaming. I get up still mad at them. A thought comes to mind. I should go see Yukina. I then leave the now full park behind. Soon I am standing in a tree looking at my sister. She is feeding birds and talking to them. She looks so sweet. I feel sad that I have been lying to her. I still don’t feel that she needs to know though. For someone that pure and gentle it would harm her to know. I am everything she is not. The same is true that she is everything I am not. Light and dark is what we are.
I jump down from the tree. I have come here seeking advice. The person I usually turn to is out. For my situation concerns him. She looks at me. I see her begin to smile. Her smile is light and carefree. She looks very happy. I walk towards her. The birds all scatter.
“ Hiei have you come to tell me you found my brother?” She asks hopeful.
“ No.” I say flatly.
“ oh.” she says becoming sad.
“ I wish to ask you a question.” I ask her. I feel funny coming here to ask my sister a question when I can’t even tell her the truth.
“ What can I help you with?’ She asks in her nice happy voice. I look at her. She has not changed much since I last saw her.
‘Yukina, what is love?” I asked her.
“ Love is a feeling you get when you want to be with someone. It is when all your thoughts are about them. When you cannot handle being to far from them. “ As She explained.
I listened to her every word.
“ How do you tell them? What if they don’t return your love?” I asked her. I could not believe I was opening myself so much. This was so not me. Then again I had to do something She was one of the only people that I cared about. But still I found myself hating asking these questions. Soon I had gone silent and was scowling.
“ Hiei, If you love someone you should just tell them. I am sure that if you love them they will love you. Plus if you don’t someone else might take them away from you before you get a chance. “
I looked at her.” goodbye Yukina.” I said then took off. I had no destination at the time. I just wanted to run. Flying through the trees made it easier to think. What would it be like to lose him? Then I stopped. I would not lose him. I am after all a great demon. I will simply go tell the fox how I feel. If he denies me or laughs I’ll kill him. No I don’t think I could really kill him. But one good threaten and my disgrace would never be known.
Soon I am at the tree. Looking in his house for him. His desk. Doing more homework. I then jump on the window sill. Tapping on the window. He looks up. Then he is wearing a huge smile. He runs over and opens the door.
“ Hiei, You have come back for a visit? Would you like me to go get you anything?” He asks me.
“ Sit down and shut up.” I say. I want to waste no time telling him. Sooner it is out sooner I will go back to the demon world. There I will be far enough away that I wont have to see him. Not in person at least.
He goes and sits on his bed. His eyes hold questions. But he stays silent like I demanded.
“ What I am going to tell you better not be told to anyone. Unless of course you are into painful deaths? Kurama I have realized that there is someone here in this pathetic human world I love. No I am not talking about Yukina. I love you fox. “ I stood there watching his movements. His face lit up.
“ Hiei, I love you also. “ He says.
Those words that came from his mouth could they be true? I could not stay here so I quickly leave. I am shocked to hear him say that. I go and lay down in my tree near his window.