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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “So you want to
know where Hiei is?” asked Mukuro. All of them nodded. Mukuro turned to
Kurama. “Why did you slap him?” she asked. “Kurama
didn’t mean to!” protested Kuwabara. “Shut up! I am talking to
Kurama,” she retorted with a powerful tone in her voice that Kuwabara
shut up immediately. “Tell you what.
Hiei came back, burning 3/4ths of my guards into ashes and nearly set up
my palace on fire. What did I do to deserve such a disaster in my palace
by a certain over sensitive, over emotional too in love koorime who had
just been slapped by a person he loved, with no appropriate reason at
all?” asked Mukuro. Assuming that all of them knew about the
relationship between Hiei and Kurama. “Hiei loves
Kurama?” asked Kuwabara. Yuusuke shut his mouth once again.
Unfortunately, only Koenma knew. But he didn’t actually knew, he just
assumed. Kurama flushed and sighed at the remark. He felt so bad. “Gomen, I
wasn’t myself then,” said Kurama. “Then which self were you? The
youko self?” asked Mukuro again. Kurama shook his head. Mukuro sighed
and stood up. “Koenma-sama, I
would like to have you for a dinner guest. I have some business to talk to
you since you are here,” Mukuro changed the topic abruptly. Suddenly a
youkai opened the door. “Lead them to the dining hall,” said Mukuro. They all knew
they couldn’t do anything. Want to fight Mukuro? Fat
chance. She won’t even reveal where Hiei is. :… Then I’ll have to
find him myself …: said Kurama bitterly in his mind. They all followed
the youkai out to the dining table. “No, not you Kurama. Your problem
isn’t settled yet,” said Mukuro. Kurama stopped at his steps, glad
that Mukuro still wanted to help him. When the room was
vacated and only Mukuro and Kurama left in it, she went back to her seat. “I’m sorry. I
didn’t knew that Yuusuke and Kuwabara didn’t know about you two,”
apologised Mukuro. Kurama shook his head. “Daijobu,” he uttered. “If I didn’t
know you better, I’d kill you for Hiei. But I know that you wouldn’t
hit Hiei for nothing. Sometimes that fat ass needs to be beat out of his
senses. Always thinking that he’s the best,” Mukuro started babbling. She peeped at
Kurama from the corner of her eyes. He still had his head hanging limply.
Obviously sad, very sad. “Kurama,” she
called. Kurama looked up at Mukuro, sad emeralds eyes filled with tears
just waiting to roll down those smooth cheeks. :…
Damn, if you weren’t his, I’d make you mine …: snorted Mukuro
silently at the beautiful kitsune. “Come… I’ll take you to him. Then
you can explain all to him,” said Mukuro. “Doumo arigatou,” thanked
Kurama, suddenly his expressions were a bit cheerful and full of hope. Mukuro walked to
the door. She turned back and saw Kurama still standing there. “Follow
me, what are you waiting for?” she asked. Kurama
nodded and followed the Makai lord, a smile secretly appeared on his sad
face. Mukuro brought
him around a dark place. He didn’t knew where he is, just followed
Mukuro. Usually, they bring torches around in these dark places. But she
seems to know her way around. :… Hey, it’s her palace, what do you
expect! …: Kurama reminded himself mentally. They stopped
abruptly near a door. “This is the door to Hiei’s room. The biggest
room after mine,” she told Kurama. Kurama looked at Mukuro. “Doumo
arigatou,” said Kurama. Mukuro gave him a small smile. “Don’t
hurt him more than he is already, ok? I have a dinner to attend,”
reminded Mukuro. Kurama nodded. Mukuro had already disappeared in the
darkness. :… It’s now or never …: said Kurama and knocked. Hiei startled.
Who dares to interrupt his peaceful night? :… This youki, it’s Kurama
…: One part of him wanted to just open the door, hug him and apologise
but the other half of him protested. :… Why the hell should you let him
in? besides he was the one who slapped you …: it reasoned. Hiei frowned at
the second thought. :… Shi ne …: he told it to. He walked to the
door and leaned on it. “What?” he asked from inside. “Hiei, it’s me,” said Kurama. “I know it’s you. I
asked what do you want?” said Hiei, egoistically. “Hiei please, let me
in,” said Kurama. “Why
should I let you in? To let you hit me again?” argued Hiei. “No Hiei,
please,” pleaded Kurama. Hiei snorted. He sighed. :… What does this
damn fox have over me, that makes me open this door? …: Hiei opened the
door. He came eye to
eye with a sad pair of watery emerald eyes.
:… Kurama crying? Haha… stupid kitsune …: he laughed
mentally. His face, a total perfect mask of blankness. Hiei left the door
and went to sit on his big huge bed, facing his back on Kurama with his
arms crossed on his chest. Kurama looked at
the dark room. Only a candle was lit, he closed the door behind him. Mukuro came to
the dining table. Raizen, Yomi, Koenma, Yuusuke and Kuwabara were already
seated. Leaving two other seats empty. “Welcome
to my dinner party. I am glad that you all could make it,” she said and
sat down on her own place. “Who are we still waiting for?” Asked
Raizen. “Em? No one,” said Mukuro. “Then why are
they two empty seats?” he asked again. “Ah, It’s for Kurama and Hiei,”
she said, sipping the greenish fluorescent Makai liquid in the glass.
“Where are they?” asked Yomi. He can’t see but he knew they’re not
here. He can’t feel their youki nearby. “Oh, they’re here. Just not
coming in yet. I don’t know if they’re joining us. So, we don’t have
to wait for them,” said Mukuro, starting on her meal. “Why?” asked
Raizen. “Did you injure Hiei so bad until Kurama had to tend him?”
asked Yomi. “No I didn’t! They had a… umm, nothing. Kurama
just missed Hiei, so he wanted to spend time with him,” she said. “Ah, it looks
like we’re the only ones who didn’t know about Hiei and Kurama,”
whispered Kuwabara irritatingly at Yuusuke. “What do you aspect?
They’re the Makai lords,” said Yuusuke, he himself busy with his food.
Kuwabara shrugged. “Sometimes, I
envy them,” noted Yomi, as he sipped his drink. “Me too. All the
time,” said Mukuro. “Hey, they’re made for each other. So don’t
even think of breaking them of,” Raizen told them sternly. “We
aren’t” said Yomi and Mukuro simultaneously. “All of them
like Hiei and Kurama,” said Yuusuke. “Kurama I could understand, but
that irritating fire ass?” remarked Kuwabara. Kuwabara, that’s not a
perfectly good thing to say,” said Yomi. “Ah? You can hear me?”
asked Kuwabara shockingly. “Well, I do have 6 ears,” Yomi smiled. “Gomen,”
Kuwabara uttered and started on his meal. “Hiei?”
Kurama called. The koorime didn’t respond. Kurama walked over to the
huge bed and asked. “Can I sit here?” There was no answer, Kurama
risked it as a ‘yes’. He made himself comfortable behind Hiei. Suddenly Hiei
felt a pair of strong firm arms wrap around his chest, pulling him into a
warm embrace. Hiei didn’t resist him, but just stoned himself. A hand
went up to Hiei’s face on the spot where Kurama had slapped him just
now. “Does it still hurt?” asked Kurama. Hiei
was silent. Kurama bit his lower lip. :… Hiei…
don’t be like this please. Shout at me, hit me, do anything, just
don’t keep quiet like this …: Kurama pleaded silently. A tear rolled
of his pale cheek, dropped like a pearl on Hiei’s shoulder. He
turned and met a pair of hazy emerald eyes. Already wet with tears. “Why bother Kurama?” was the question and answer. Kurama
didn’t understand. “Why do you still bother to come to me? You had
practically humiliated me in front of a ningen who did the same,
humiliating me in front of you,” said Hiei. Kurama tried to kiss Hiei on
his cheek. “No,” Hiei protested. Kurama felt hurt a bit. “Don’t kiss
me. Don’t even come near me. I stink remember? I don’t want a nice
smelling kitsune smell,” said Hiei. Kurama looked at the bed sheet. He
knew the hurt Hiei felt by his voice. Hiei felt like crying himself. But
he was strong, he won’t cry. A forbidden child wouldn’t cry. If he
cry, he’ll be weak. “I’m sorry
Hiei, I… I… love you,” said Kurama. “Kh, I do to Kurama. Believe
me, but I can’t believe that you actually slapped me because of a stupid
ningen,” Hiei retorted. Kurama wrapped
his strong arms around Hiei again, not letting go. “Kitsune, let
go of me,” he demanded. “No Hiei, I won’t. I won’t ever. I love you too much to do so. Hiei, forgive me please for the
things I’ve done to you. Hit me, curse me but just don’t hate me. And
I don’t care if she said that you stink, I love your smell. If you have
one,” said Kurama burying his head on Hiei’s neck, tears wetting
Hiei’s shoulder. Hiei closed his
eyes. He too love this kitsune, too much to hit him, to curse at him. He
wriggled out of Kurama’s embrace and look at the crying kitsune. “Kh,
stupid kitsune,” he uttered. Kurama smiled. “Hiei,”
he said. Hiei leaned forward and kissed the tears off Kurama’s cheek,
licking it, tracing his jaw. Kurama moved his head so that he could kiss
this precious youkai, his precious youkai. “I am still yours what ever
happens. Always be yours,” said Kurama softly. “And I am yours,”
said Hiei. Suddenly he broke
their kiss. “Matte,” he said, bringing Kurama to the window.
“There,” Hiei pointed outside at the Makai moon. “Well Hiei, it’s
the Makai moon,” gasped Kurama. Hiei nodded once. The Makai moon only
shows up once in a decade. 10 years once and they saw it. “Hiei,
let it witness our love tonight,” uttered Kurama, still admiring the
sheer brightness. Suddenly Kurama
felt that his shirt was pulled off. “Hiei,” Kurama gasped.
“Shhh,” Hiei had enough of words. Kurama smiled. Who need words when
you have the most beautiful youkai trying to make love to you? Kurama and Hiei
showed up in the dining hall. Mukuro was happily eating and chatting away
with Koenma, Yuusuke, Kuwabara and the other two Makai lords, Raizen and
Yomi. “Yomi… I’m
sorry about your burnt officers. Hiei was having a bad mood and…,”
Mukuro paused and turned her head. “Ano, Hiei, Kurama, come and have
dinner with us,” she offered. Kurama smiled. “Doumo arigatou,” he
thanked. A youkai lead them to their seat. “Came so far to see Hiei,
Kurama?” asked Yomi. “Hai, Yomi-sama,” said Kurama, looking at
Mukuro’s nodding head. After dinner,
Mukuro had managed to give back Hiei’s two weeks ‘holiday’ and
shooed him off to Ningenkai with his beloved Kurama. As they were walking
together out in the Ningenkai, Kuwabara spoke. “Kurama,”
Kuwabara called. “Nani?” asked Kurama. “Why didn’t you tell us
about you and Hiei?” he whispered eagerly. “Em, I thought. You guys
would be… you know. Me and Hiei, I… We…,” Kurama couldn’t find
the right words. “I told him not to tell you,” said Hiei. Kuwabara
snorted. “Hiei, sometimes
you’re being unreasonable,” said Kuwabara. “We want to keep it a
secret. Botan or Keiko could go shrieking if they even have a clue about
it. So it’s best you all don’t know. Do I sound reasonable enough?”
asked Hiei. Kuwabara slapped Kurama gently on his back. Hiei snarled,
baring his fangs. “Don’t hit him like that,” he told Kuwabara. “Gomen,
Hiei,” Kuwabara apologised. “You did a good
job hiding it, Hiei. But not Kurama. He’s probably worried about you
every second of his life away from you,” said Yuusuke, stuffing his hand
in his pocket. Kurama blushed. “Gomen Hiei,” he uttered. “Enough
apologising for the day Kurama,” said Hiei. Kurama
nodded. “No wonder you
don’t have a girlfriend,” thought Kuwabara loudly. Yuusuke
hit him on the back. “Enough Kazuma,” he scolded him. “Okay, okay.
But make sure you guys don’t strip each other in front of me,”
reminded Kuwabara. “KAZUMA! Enough!” We take a short
break while Yuusuke’s having fun… ^_^ Hiei snorted.
Kurama smiled. “But can you keep it a secret from the girls?”
requested Kurama. “Yeah sure, we’ll try,” said Kuwabara swinging
unsteadily. Yuusuke grinned. “Ok, Kuwabara, enough talking! Bye
Kurama, Hiei,” and with that, Yuusuke dragged Kuwabara home. “Ok Hiei,
let’s go home,” said Kurama. “Home? I don’t have a home here in
Ningenkai,” he snorted. “Yes you have,” said Kurama, hugging Hiei.
:… Yeah, my home is here. Between Kurama’s arms …: Hiei made a
mental note. Kurama carried
Hiei and walked the way home. “Oi, kitsune. What are you doing?” asked
Hiei. “Carrying you home, what else?” said Kurama. “Let me go!
Kitsune no Baka! Let me go!!!” Passers by could faintly hear a
struggling youkai protesting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Owari ~ ^_^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wahaha!
Another fic from a YYH otaku! Critics and corrections and death threats
please! Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu for reading! Special
thanks to Siew Lee for her inspiration!* Bulma Briefs bulma_v_briefs@hotmail.com |