Hourglass (Yu Yu Hakusho Fanfiction)

Blurb:

Once, she was a fox spirit, wounded and returned to her true form; he was a young fire demon who happened to pass by and lend her a hand.

Later, she worked hard to grow stronger for his sake and her own, hoping to stand on her own. He simply followed his own principles and never interfered.

Perhaps they were never meant to cross paths.

Perhaps they should never have crossed paths.

And yet, the sands in the hourglass slowly fell, piling up as time passed.

"Just like what happened between him and her."

She, a fox spirit. He, a wielder of the Evil Eye.

At last, fate twisted them together.

What bound them was the only gift he treasured: the Ice Tear Stone, formed from the tears his mother shed.

She said, "From now on, you're my favorite person."

He thought, if it was her, he supposed it would be all right.

The sand kept falling without pause. In the fleeting shadows of time, the boy and girl walked side by side. Suddenly, the girl moved her hand and gently tugged at the boy's. The boy merely snorted, then clasped her hand in return. They walked along life's road, keeping each other company.

"Aww, it's warmer with two people, Lord Hiei."

"...Hmph, stupid fox."

And so, from parallel to intersecting to overlapping, only the hourglass, whose sand never stopped falling for even a moment, bore witness to it all.

Hey, let's stay together forever, okay?

Let's watch the sand fall together like this, and then stay together, always, always...