A Yu Yu Hakusho Story #3

Samana walks through the park and sits on a nearby bench.1

"Hello, Hiei."2

"How did you know where I was?" Hiei asked with a mild annoyance in his voice.3

"You like sitting in trees, and there are a lot of trees in the park. And it helps that I could sense your ki."4

"..."5

Hiei moved from the tree to the park bench next to Samana.6

"I'm sorry, Hiei..."7

*Hiei thinks "What the Hell is she talking about, she has nothing to be sorry for..."8

"I should not have intruded on your battle with Reiko..."9

"..."10

"Please...forgive me...."11

"I will not---"12

"Hiei, I'm sorry---"13

"Let me finish, you have nothing to be sorry for, so there is no need to forgive you."14

"Hiei-san..."15

"If anything I should be apologizing to you."16

"Hn?"17

"I had been mean to you when you had tried to help me, and if you had not interfered like I asked, I would be dead right now..."18

"Hiei...."19

Samana and Hiei stared at each other in some sort of trance...There was an extremely odd silence between them...Then Samana looked at the ground and broke the silence.20

*Samana's memory replays in her mind "Hiei..don't die...I love you..."21

"I was afraid.."22

"Hn?"23

"I thought....I thought you were going to die..."24

"Why did that scare you?"25

"To tell you the truth, I'm not exactly sure why..."26

*Samana's memory replays in her head once again "...I love you..."27

"Why did you come looking for me?"28

"I wanted to be sure you were ok, how are you ribs?"29

"It's nothing..."30

"May I see?"31

"Hn?" Hiei started to blush.32

"Hiei, I do believe you are blushing..."33

"..." Hiei blushes more.34

*Samana lifts Hiei's shirt a little to reveal a large white bandage surrounding his ribs.35

"Hiei-san...Is this what Reiko did to you?"36

*Hiei nodded. Then Samana lets go of Hiei's shirt and lets it fall back into place.37

Samana looked at Hiei with large, watery eyes...38

"What's wrong?"39

"After Reiko hit you in the stomach, breaking your ribs, I lost control..."40

"Lost control, what do you mean?"41

"My powers are telekinetic, and they are basically controlled with my feelings..."42

"Yeah, I heard you mumbling that stuff when you were talking to Reiko."43

"And when she hit you, I got so upset that my powers got the better of me, almost as if I was another person...I couldn't control them, I-I-I'm just so scared..."44

*Samana leans onto Hiei's shoulder and begins to cry softly.45

"Hiei...I'm sorry, you shouldn't have to see me like this..."46

"Umm..." Hiei began to blush more.47

*Hiei looks into Samana's watery eyes, her blue eyes looked like clear, blue crystals.48

"Hiei-san....."49

"What is it?' Hiei's voice becoming softer now.50

"I must tell you something..."51

*Samana's memory comes to her once again "...I love you..."52

"What is it?"53

Samana's eyes grew wider, but in shock this time...54

"What is it?"55

"There is a strong ki approaching...neither of us are in fighting condition...we must make a run for it..."56

"Right..."57

*Samana thinks "Did he just agree to run away from a battle?"58

"I'm faster than you, so climb on my back and we'll make a run for Urameshi's house..."59

*Samana thinks "I should have worn jeans today, damnit, why did I choose to wear this damn skirt..."60

"Okay, but what about your ribs?"61

"I'll be fine, we have to get out of here though." Hiei's voice returned slowly to its cold tone.62

Samana gets onto Hiei's back, then Hiei begins jumping from tree to tree to get to Yusuke's house. Samana bounces lightly upon his back.63

*Hiei thinks "I am enjoying this way more than I should be..."*chuckles slightly under his breath64

~~~~~~~~~65

Yusuke's door bangs open with Hiei still holding Samana on his back. Everyone stares at Hiei and Samana with awkward gazes. Kurama looks shocked to see the two like that. Yusuke and Kuwabara look like they are about to bust a gut. Keiko and Boton look like surprised to see them together at all (considering they fight sometimes). And Yukina stares bewildered at the two of them in such a position.66

"Hiei...what have you been up to..." Yusuke says with a devilish grin.67

Hiei  and Samana exchange looks of embarrassment, and Samana quickly gets off Hiei's back and stands beside him.68

"..." both Hiei and Samana turned red, just now realizing how bad it must have looked for them to show up in a position such as the one they were in.69

"Well, you see, umm..."70

"We have located Toshio!" Hiei said, braking Samana's attempt to explain their position.71

"WHAT!? Where is he!?"72

"I sensed his ki approaching us in the park..."73

"Us? *devilish smile* And what exactly were you doing in the park?"74

"YUSUKE! QUESTIONS LATER, TOSHIO NOW!" Boton yelled to catch Yusuke's attention.75

"Right."76

~~~~~~~77

Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Samana stand near the park bench where Toshio's ki was detected.78

*walking sounds79

"You there, girl!" said a boy with brown eyes and blue hair. He looked as though he was no older than Yusuke, but his power seemed to be nothing compared to Yusuke's.80

*Samana thinks "Yusuke seems stronger now, did he do some training..I wonder..."81

"Me?"82

"Yes, you...Is your name Samana?!"83

"Yes, what of it?"84

"You killed my youngest sister, Reiko, did you not?"85

*Samana thinks "This must be Toshio."86

"Yes---"87

Samana was interrupted when Toshio shot a telekinetic wave of red light that hit her hard in the stomach, causing her to fly into the park bench breaking it and landing hard on the ground.88

"WHAT THE HELL! YOU BASTARD!" Hiei shouted at Toshio.89

"Back off, or you're next."  Toshio snapped cockily at Hiei.90

*Samana recalls her memory again "...I love you..."91

Hiei looked over his shoulder at Samana.92

Hiei turned around looking at Toshio with fire in his eyes.93

*Hiei thinks "Damn him! He will pay, I owe that much to her after she protected me from Reiko...Toshio will die!"94

Hiei charged at Toshio at his top speed and could not be seen by Yusuke and the others. In a flash, Hiei stood behind Toshio with his sword drawn. Toshio looked shocked for one brief moment. Hiei had gone so fast that Toshio had no time to put up his telekinetic shield.95

"What the Hell...." Toshio said hen fell to the ground, his blood spreading across the grass. Yusuke and the others stood astonished to Hiei's reaction, but decided not to question it.96

~~~~~~~~~97

Samana steadily awakes to see Hiei's face next to her bedside.98

"Hiei?"99

"Umm..." Hiei began to blush.100

"Hiei...thank you..."101

*Hiei nodded102

*Samana smiled103

"I want to tell you something," Samana said104

"What is it?"105

*Samana thinks "You wanted to tell him you loved him..."106

"I wanted to tell you---"107

Yusuke opens the door to the bedroom.108

"I brought some food for you guys..."109

*Hiei gives Yusuke a quick glare110

"What, bad timing?"111

"Yes..." Hiei stood up and took his leave through the window.112

"What was that all about?"113

"Nothing..." *Sigh114

"It didn't seem like nothing."115

"Nevermind, Yusuke."116

* Samana thinks "You did it again, you missed your chance to tell him you loved him, and now you're shutting Yusuke out of your life."117

*Samana stands up and walks out the bedroom door past Yusuke118