Nemesis

Nemesis
By cillaxox


Disclaimer: I do not Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the characters used within this story.

I hate you. Every fiber of my being lives to curse the day you were born. Try as I might I cannot find one redeeming quality about you and your pathetic life. I find you so repulsive that I dare not look at you for fear of going blind. I would rather gargle with broken glass and fire ants than listen to your voice. I would much prefer the company of bloodthirsty mosquitoes than sit anywhere near your disgusting body. I hate the way you look ugly, but innocent. I hate the way you talk loud and obnoxious. I hate the way you act stubborn and foolhardy. I hate the way you laugh without a care in the world. I hate the way you smile full of joy and compassion. I hate the way you eat, the way you dress, even the way you style your hair...but strangely enough I find myself growing more and more intrigued by you and for that I hate myself even more.

At night more often then not my thoughts turn to you. It's funny that the one person who causes me more aggravation than anybody else is the one who provides me with the sweetest dreams. In the past I never knew what a dream was, but since I have come to know you I have had them every night and though it pains me to admit it they are pleasant dreams. Me having pleasant dreams, it would be laughable if it was not so pitiable.

I often find myself trying to determine what it is that makes you so appealing, especially to someone such as myself. I ponder that question for hours and the only conclusion I can come to is: I underestimated you, just like everyone else. People look at you and see nothing special, nothing to worry about, nothing they should concern themselves with, but they always find out too late the hard way, just like I did. There is more to you than the imbecilic persona you portray so well. You are brave, kind, resilient, genuine and unassuming all of which are qualities that most people do not possess much less know the meaning of them. You have all of these traits and more, yet you do not realize it nor do you care. All you care about is the well being of your friends. You go out of your way to help others something I would never dare to do, but it comes so naturally to you that I cannot imagine you not doing it.

I am beginning to ramble though, something I learned from you no doubt. I suppose what I am trying to say is when I first met you things were black and white, but now I’m seeing more gray. Instead of despising you I think about being with you, loving you, and heaven forbid growing old with you. You must have tricked me somehow maybe it was hypnosis or maybe I’m just becoming weak like everyone else in this world. The desire to find some one and couple with them is a disease and I believe I have fallen victim to it, why else would I have these thoughts and feelings? I shouldn’t make excuses, I should just except the fact that I have grown accustomed to you despite the fact I despise you more than anything. I have feelings for you and instead of keeping them inside, as is my usual way, I wish to act upon them that is why I’m writing you this letter. This letter is the first step I must take in coming to terms with you and how you make me feel. Feelings, can you even imagine me using such a word? It must be a side affect from being around you so long, but I am not afraid to say it at least not anymore.

So in conclusion you repulse me, but I crave you. You annoy me, but you fascinate me. You bore me, but you entertain me. You are useless, but I need you. I hate you, but I love you.


Hiei


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A voice called out, “Hey what you got there squirt?”

Hiei was perched atop a short four-foot brick wall staring at a slightly crumpled piece of paper. Once he recognized the voice of Kuwabara he quickly crumpled the sheet of paper and threw it over his shoulder. “Nothing you need to concern yourself with moron,” he snarled as he hopped off the wall.

“Are you writing a letter to your girlfriend? Oh, I forgot you’re too ugly to have girlfriend,” Kuwabara burst into a fit of howling laughter congratulating himself about his joke.

“You have a lot of nerve calling some one ugly,” Hiei mutterrd in a terse voice. He started to walk away, but the taller figure quickly caught up with him and the two of them fell into step. “Why are you following me?” the demon asked sounding annoyed.

“Shut up runt! I’m not following you and besides you don’t own the sidewalk so I can walk wherever I want.” As if to make his point the human boy crossed his arms over his chest in a defiant manner and continued walking with Hiei.

The two walked in silence for a few blocks, each trying their best to ignore the other. It didn’t take long for them to start arguing again and it lasted about fifteen minutes.

A deep frown was carved into Hiei's delicate features as he barked, “I don’t know why I even bother talking to an idiot like you, you’re not even capable of a normal conversation!”

Kuwabara pointed an accusing finger at the small form in front of him, “Like I enjoy wasting my breath talking to a shrimp like you.”

Rolling his eyes in annoyance Hiei said, “If I’m not mistaken you are the one who decided to walk with me. I don’t recall begging you to follow me like a lost puppy."

Kuwabara’s face turned a fiery shade of red as he yelled, “That’s it I’m out of here!” However, he didn’t move and neither did Hiei, the two of them stand on the sidewalk eyeing everything except one another.

After a few moments of silence the carrot-top asked, “So do you wanna come over to my place? We can settle which one of us is the best, as if I don’t already know I’m awesome and you suck.”

The fire demon turned his head and looked over his shoulder staring off into the distance before telling the boy, “Some other time. I have better things to do today than coddle a stupid human.” He then quickly disappeared from sight leaving Kuwabara alone on the sidewalk. The young man waited around a few seconds then headed toward his home, unaware that a pair of red eyes were watching him leave. As Hiei watched the boy walk away he murmured to himself, “Someday…”


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cillaxox: I know it’s not much, but I like to think of it as short and to the point. I originally wrote this story just to see if I could do it, it turned out better than I expected so I decided to post and see what people think of it. So as usual please read & review. Thanks!

P.S.- I wish to thank MistressofDragons for motivating me (& helping me) to change the formatting at the end of my story. Hopefully the changes will make this fic an easier and more enjoyable read.