HIDDEN BEHIND THE EYES
By Starflower Sakura
DISCLAIMER: Nope, Yu Yu Hakusho doesn't belong to me!
To readers/reviewers: Many people have been asking for the second chapter of this so here it is! It might not be good, though. I suppose this the whole Kurama being blind thing haven't been done often, if at all, ne? sweatdrops Yes, I know I keep on starting new fics and not continuing them, but how can you blame me when another idea hits me like a ton of bricks! smiles Well, better not keep you waiting. Enjoy!
Hidden Behind the Eyes
Chapter 2 – Off to the Fair
"Well, Yuki. We're here," Hiei mumbled, staring at some of the flowers that are displayed outside.
Yukina looked up at the store and smiled.
"It's quite cute, ne Onii-chan? Like something from a storybook!" Yukina exclaimed, clasping her hands together.
"What's so good about it?" Hiei asked, staring at the store now instead of the flowers.
"It's so quaint! The sweet smelling flowers on the outside, the wonderfully painted window signs. Everything looks just so peaceful around here."
Hiei huffed and was startled when the boy from yesterday was standing in front of him at the door. He noticed his lips were still in that bright smile like yesterday and his hair with its bright fiery tresses were tied back in a high ponytail. Hiei scoffed. He had no idea what there was to be so happy about.
"Hello, is there somebody there?"
"Oh! You must be the boy that Hiei bought the flowers from!" Yukina exclaimed, smiling giddily.
"Hiei? Ah! If I may assume, you are his sister whose birthday was yesterday, am I correct?" Kurama asked good-naturedly as Hiei wondered if his smile could get any wider.
"Yes! It was also Hiei-niichan's birthday yesterday also! We're twins!"
"Really? Well then, happy belated birthday to both of you," Kurama said.
Yukina turned on Hiei who was glaring steadily at Kurama who didn't notice it at all.
"Onii-chan, have you forgotten what you're suppose to do?" Yukina asked, frowning slightly.
Hiei snapped out of the slight trance that he was in and grimaced lightly. Apologize. That's what he had to do. All he had to do was apologize and to him it was possibly the hardest thing to do right next to begging. He never apologizes! He can barely mumble an apology to his own sister without choking so how was he supposed to apologize to someone he barely knew. Kurama was standing there, an adorably cute expression was on his face, but Hiei took no notice of it. He was too busy thinking of how to start.
"Onii-chan!" Yukina exclaimed, her frown deepening slightly.
"I'm trying Yuki-chan. I... err... I'm..."
"Don't worry about it. I forgive you."
Hiei sighed a breath of relief and was about to turn to go, that was until Yukina popped up in front of him and started a whole new nightmare for him all over again.
"Ne, Onii-chan! Since you didn't really apologize, how about you take him to the fair today? It's still early!"
"Wha-What?!"
Kurama, who didn't hear Yukina's suggestion at first, was quite confused about what was going on. He had already forgiven him, so what else was there? He could hear whispering between the two twins, but couldn't quite figure out what they were talking about. Surely it couldn't be about him. He heard a small, but triumphant giggle from Yukina as Hiei walked slowly and unsurely towards him.
"Um... you know there's a fair today, right?" Hiei asked, keeping a constant glare on a nearby tree.
"Yes, I'm going there with my friend, Yuusuke, later on today."
"Great! I mean," Hiei continued after seeing the disapproving frown on Yukina's face, "would you like to accompany me to the fair now? If you're not busy..." Hiei forced out, gritting his teeth through the whole thing.
"Well..."
"You should go, Shuu-chan," Kurama's mother, who was watching this exchange from the window and catching bits and pieces of the conversation.
"Mother!"
"I'll be sure to tell Yuusuke to find you there when he comes."
Kurama expressed a very indecisive expression on his face, as Yukina and Hiei waited for his response.
Say no, damn it! Hiei thought angrily.
Please say yes, Yukina thought, her hands clasped in anticipation.
Finally, Kurama's face broke into a sweet smile and nodded a yes. Yukina jumped up happily, while Hiei let out a low growl. Shiori smiled as she handed Kurama a pair of sunglasses.
"Have fun, dear. I'm sure Yuusuke will find you later on."
Hiei sighed as Yukina grinned cheerfully. It's just way too early in the day for him to take to so much torture. He really, really must learn how to say no to his sister when it comes to situations like these.
"Shall we go now?" Yukina asked, her eyes sparkling beautifully with the excitement of going to a fair.
Using a slight huff as his response, he saw Kurama nod. Turning to Yukina, his eyes pleaded for mercy, but she took no heed of it and happily skipped ahead leaving those two behind.
Can this day get any worse?
Hiei was definitely ready to jump off the highest ride in the fair at the moment. He believed that it was much better than what he had been going through. Once they reached the fair, Yukina urged him to buy food like cotton candy, caramel apples, and other sorts of deliciously sweet things for them. It mostly went to Kurama for right when Hiei finished buying all these things, Yukina said she didn't feel like eating them anymore and that Kurama should have it.
"Why did I have to buy so much food for him again?" Hiei asked for the umpteenth time.
"I told you! I didn't feel like eating them and you did invite him to the fair so of course you should treat him."
Hiei twitched. First his right eye, then his left, then back to his right. Up to the point of the twentieth twitch on the right eye, you can most definitely say that Hiei was annoyed. Whether it's with the twitching or the part about him inviting Kurama, he's not sure. It could be both.
"Oh!! It's the Ferris wheel!" Yukina exclaimed with childish delight. "Hiei-niichan! I want to go on the Ferris wheel, but I want a compartment all to myself so you have to go with Kurama-san!"
"What?!"
Kurama wasn't paying much attention to what they were saying for he was too busy trying to juggle all the things he's gotten like the stuffed animal Hiei won for... well... it was suppose to be for Yukina, but Yukina made him give it to Kurama.
"Oi! Kurama!! There you are! Sheesh, I've been looking all over for you!"
Kurama turned to where the voice came from and greeted, "Why, hello Yuusuke-kun."
"Here. Let me help you hold some of those things. You'll probably drop them all sooner or later."
Yuusuke took most of the food that Kurama was carrying and began chomping down on them contentedly. Kurama was left with the giant stuffed animal and a few other things of no importance.
"Yuusuke-kun. Are you eating my food?"
Yuusuke stopped eating and laughed sheepishly, "Sort of." Turning he spotted Yukina and Hiei who were looking at them. "What are you staring at?!"
Kurama, knowing exactly who Yuusuke was yelling at, intervened before some misunderstandings got in the way.
"These were the kind people that took me to the fair, Yuusuke-kun. The young lady is Jaganshi Yukina-san and her twin brother, Jaganshi Hiei-san."
Yuusuke smiled gratefully at Yukina, but wasn't exactly sure about how to act when he looked at Hiei. Hiei didn't exactly seem like the kind of person who would take anyone to the fair on his own free will. Yuusuke shrugged. You can never tell someone's personality by their looks alone.
"Are you finished, Kurama? Or do you wish for me to accompany you to other parts of the fair?"
Kurama shook his head, "We've probably covered all of the fair by now, and even if we haven't I'm quite tired, so I wish to retire for today."
"Okay, then you and I and maybe a few of our other friends could come back another day. You are welcomed to come along with us next time too," Yuusuke said to Hiei and Yukina.
"Oh, that'll be wonderful! Wouldn't it, Hiei?"
Hiei moaned as he knew that what will come out of his mouth and what he really wants wouldn't be the same. Still, he mumbled the one word that would offer them another chance of being together.
"Yes."
To be continued...
I have received plenty of nice reviews on this story and so I decided to continue! Thank goodness I found my inspiration for this story again, ne? I know there's someone I need to thank, but to the death of me, I can't remember who. Well... not that I knew the person personally, but they did email me, but it was so long ago and suggested this fair idea. If you're reading this, please remind me because I have really short memory and I'll thank you in the next chapter!
- Starflower Sakura