Hopelessly Romantic Ficlets: "Hiei"
Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho
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“Do you only love me because I’m an ice maiden?” you asked the retreating form in front of you. He stopped, his back visibly tense through his black cloak. He turned to look at you. Those fiery red orbs bored into your very soul. You shivered.
“If you ask that, then you must believe it,” he responded simply, and turned to leave again.
Your breath hitched in your throat with fear. He was really going to leave!
“Hiei!” You ran forward and reached out to grab him by the arm, but tripped over a rock that had been hidden in the snow. You fell, unable to catch yourself before you hit the ground.
You sat up slowly, feeling the impact of the ground like a bad taste in your mouth. When you looked up, you caught Hiei’s gaze. He had knelt in front of you, his usually expressionless face slightly twisted in worry. Without a word, he took you under your arms and lifted you to your feet. But instead of letting you go, he pulled you into an embrace.
You had thought that the only interest he had in you was because you were an ice maiden, like his sister. The fact that you had guessed that Yukina was his sister had taken him off guard. Your investigative skills were your strong point. Physically, you were very weak.
But instead of killing you as he once would have done, you had somehow fallen in love with the fire apparition.
“If I truly only loved you because you are the same race as my sister, I would be a fool,” Hiei said into your ear. He went to look at his face, but he held you tighter so that you were forced to bury your face in his neck. He was warm to the touch while your skin was cold.
All you did was smile, knowing he could feel it with your lips pressed against his skin.