Chapter 8
"I can't believe it! This makes the fourth time in less than a week!" Kira flinched as Keiko's voice came hurtling toward her from somewhere inside the arcade. Yusuke turned and faced her, resting on one of the large machines, when she came into view.
"Yeah, tell me about it," he retorted, glancing at Kira. "She's beat me twelve times already this morning!"
"Don't try to change the subject, you--you…" she screamed at him before deciding to slap him hard across the face.
"OW! What was that for?!" Kira gaped as she watched the spot Yusuke was now rubbing quickly turn a bright hue of red.
"You know exactly what that was for! How can you keep standing me up like this?! Whatever happened to 'Ooh, Keiko! I love you sooo much! I'd do anything for you!?'" It was Yusuke's turn to gape at her impression of him. Keiko looked almost as if she was about to cry, while still giving him the death glare.
"Erm…maybe I should leave…" Kira started, knowing that this was something they needed to take care of on their own. She reached the door and glanced back to see Yusuke with his hands on Keiko's shoulders while tears fell from her eyes, dropping to the floor. In a way, she felt bad about leaving them when she was sure they both needed comforting.
Kira stepped outside the arcade and began to walk down the long street once more. She looked around at all the smiling people walking by her, none of them seeming to be in much of a hurry. She guessed that it was because of the day being Saturday…She giggled to herself when she thought about what had happened just that morning.
As she walked, the foreboding feeling she had felt in her stomach just the day before while she was in the forest came back to her. She stopped and glanced around, vigilantly, the smell of burnt clothing returning to her nose once again.
'Why do I feel as if someone is watching me?' Almost as if in reply, the wind around Kira picked up and she felt herself being tugged about by it. 'It's freezing!' As soon as this thought occurred, the air suddenly became hot and, though the wind around her was fierce, she felt herself sweating. Her eyes shut tightly as she tried her best to keep herself in place where she was.
Kira never noticed the man coming around the corner. He had noticed her predicament and ran over to her
"Are you okay?!" His voice was no more than a whisper to Kira as the whirling wind around her started to make her dizzy. "Are you…okay…"
She felt herself slip into darkness once more as the wind subsided. After a few moments, everything was black again…
Hiei turned the corner quickly. He had to find her. Even his lightning speed movements were not fast enough for him as he ran toward the spot where he had sensed her.
He turned another corner and was hit by a blast of heat. He stopped, looking around for the source of the extreme heat that he knew could come from only one thing. Then he found what he was looking for: a flaming woman with glowing blue eyes.
'No! Not yet!' Hiei watched in agony as the human beside the Pyro fell to the ground, mangled by the scorching heat of its blade. The emotionless being then turned to its next victim…Hiei. Hiei's hands unconsciously formed fists at his sides and he felt himself growling deep in his throat. He didn't understand why he was feeling this way. He could only guess it was instinct that was driving him.
The eyes of the Pyro were intense. Hiei felt as if they were burning him from the inside out…
Okay, so this chapter isn't actually finished yet…I just thought I'd post, since I finally got my computer back and I've been getting some feedback, soo…..If you guys have any suggestions for the rest of this chapter, PLEEEAAASE tell me! I can't figure out an ending…to this chapter, anyway. After I finish this chapter, I think everything else will come easier. Much thanks, Olivia J.