Addicted To You

"We're going to do what?"

"The person who owns this wallet is in our class. I'm sure he's been freaking out over losing this."

Hiei didn't say anything, but he felt compelled to follow her. Sure enough, Yin was in his music class. She walked right up to the kid to whose face matched the wallet picture and handed it to him with a smile. The kid lit up like he'd been fed voltage. Hiei was sure it wasn't just the wallet that made him so excited. He guessed that this was the only time Yin had ever spoken directly to this kid and it was giving him a hard on. Hiei snorted in disgust. Sure she was pretty and popular but…

"T-thank you! I was looking everywhere for this!" The boy clung to his wallet and gawked at Yin with starry eyes, "Can I call you sometime?"

Hiei winced at the sad display of male desperation being displayed in front of him and made his way to the chair at the far corner of the class with his flute. Other students were slowly filing inside and filling the empty seats as the teacher read something from behind his desk. Yin rejected the boy's offer and patted him on the head sympathetically. The boy's friends laughed and poked fun at his expense. Yin spotted Hiei in the corner setting up his music notes and made her way over. "Well he seemed happy to have it back." She commented, sitting in the empty chair beside him. "We did a good thing."

Hiei snorted and picked up his flute, wiping it down. "Sure he did. He was more excited that you were the one giving it back to him. I doubt he even noticed whether his money was stolen or not."

Yin glanced back at the boy who was staring at her now even as his friends spoke to him. She wrinkled her nose. "I think you're right. That's so sad too. I have no interest in guys like that."

"What's the matter, you don't like the desperate-drooling type? Common, he's a stallion." Hiei gestured towards the transfixed teen across the room holding a trumpet. Yin laughed out loud and poked Hiei in the ribs. "Be nice! He probably heard you."

Hiei cracked a smile, "No seriously, he's perfect for you." He continued, feeling somewhat empowered by her laughter. "He's got everything you don't: Buck teeth, pillow hair..."

"Stop! He's looking at you."

"…Face fur…"

"Hiei!" Yin was all out laughing now and slapping Hiei on the shoulder.

"You compliment each other well. You should ask him out." Hiei smirked while Yin wiped away tears. Her whole face lit up when she laughed and Hiei noticed her smile was contagious. Talking to a girl was not something Hiei did very often and he was surprised he could make someone like Yin Fu laugh to the point of tears.

Hiei reached for a tissue from the box on top of the grand piano. Sitting at the piano was a slightly pale Kurama holding the box out to him. Hiei was about to ask him what was wrong when the teacher's voice belted out his name. Startled, Hiei pulled out half a dozen tissues at once. "Yes?"

The teacher stood up and marked something on his clip board. He was just taking attendance. Hiei handed the tissue to Yin, who took it with a puzzled look on her face. Of course she had already gotten over her laughing fit. She mouthed 'thank you' and made her way back over to the other side of the room. Hiei glanced at Kurama who was staring down at the piano keys vacantly.

"Alright class. Today we are going to try 'Ode to rain' again. Only this time…."

Kurama listened to the teacher ramble and all he could picture in his mind was Yin's laughter and Hiei's smile. What was happening? Why was he so upset? He should be happy that his friends were getting along so well…Kurama missed his cue for the second time and apologized to the teacher before letting his fingers splay across the keys naturally. He didn't really like this song, he realized as his hands performed on their own. He wondered what would happen if he were to smack his head down on the keys just once during the song. You know, just to see the look on everyone's faces. They would probably think he was ill. That something was wrong with him. Maybe there was something wrong with him.

Either way, music class seemed to stretch on for hours and Kurama wondered if infatuation was getting the best of him.