Mates and Mayhem

By Silver Shuriken

 

Disclaimers:  Yu Yu Hakusho is the property of Yoshihiro Togashi, Shonen Jump Weekly, Fuji TV and Studio Pierrot

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Kurama was sitting forlornly on the steps of Genkai's temple with a far away look in his emerald eyes.  Every now and then the redhead would smile and chuckle to himself, much to the astonishment of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Botan, Yukina and Keiko.  Hiei as usual juts hned at the fox's antics.

"Gods above!  Kurama has lost it."  Keiko whispered.  A bit frightened at the very idea.

"Ha, ha, ha. I never thought I'd see this day!  Bwa, ha, ha, ha!  ITTAI!"  Kuwabara massaged his offended head.

"BAKA!"  Yusuke shushed impatiently, frowning heavily at the weird acting fox.

"Maybe he just needed a break?  I hope so."  Botan whispered.

Yukina just stared at the redhead with wide astonished ruby eyes.

Hiei eyed the rest of the gang from his perch on a tree.  As usual, the whole gang was making a fuss over the kitsune.  Hiei waited for anyone to make a move, but no one dared to intrude into the youko's own world.  The fire youkai approached the redhead.

"Oi!"  Hiei glared at the fox, when the redhead didn't budge, the youkai moved nearer to the kitsune, almost touching nose to nose. 

"Crazy fox, wake up!"

Kurama merely grinned wordlessly at Hiei.  The fire demon grabbed a red lock and pulled.

"H-I-E-I!!"  Kurama hissed angrily, pulling back the red locks.

"What did you do that for?"  The redhead asked severely.

"Hn.  That's for acting real crazy."

The redhead frowned.

"Who's crazy?"

"YOU ARE."  The gang chirped.

"Em, am I really?  That's funny, I thought I didn't do anything."  Kurama mumbled absently to himself.

The gang sweatdropped.

"Kurama, what's really bugging you?"  Yusuke asked.

"Yeah red, what's up?"  Kuwabara called teasingly.

Kurama glared at him.  He didn't like being called "red" it made him sound "girlish."

"It's nothing really.  It's just Yomi announcing to the whole makai that I needed a volunteer to create a child."

"A WHAT?" Yusuke and Kuwabara sputtered.

Hiei glared darkly at the kitsune.

'You heard it right the first time."  Kurama sighed.

"It's true then?" Botan asked, giggling with Keiko and Yukina.

"Well. I just made a joke about how hard it is getting someone to help you grow a seed or something like that...."  The redhead trailed off at the confused faces.  "Oh, never mind.  It's a long story."

"So, you thought this amusing?"

"Yep!  Why on ningenkai would I do that?  I've no intention of giving my mom a heart attack."

"So... no one believed Yomi?"  Yusuke asked.

"Hmm?"  Kurama looked stumped.

"And no one, ahem, volunteered, yet?"  Kuwabara snickered.

"Ack!  Wait a minute!  You think the youkais who heard it believed Yomi?"

The gang stared at one another amusedly, except for Hiei who kept muttering "baka kitsune" over and over.

"There's only one way to find out!"  Yusuke and Kuwabara glanced at each other, snickering.  Keiko bumped Yusuke on the head.

"ITTAI!"

"BAKA!  HENTAI!"  Keiko said disapprovingly.

The boys decided to go to the makai and investigate just how deeply the misinformation got into youkai skulls.

The four reikai tantei walked slowly toward Yomi's territory.

"Ahm guys, is there a sandstorm coming?  I thought I just saw a thick cloud of dust coming this way."  Kuwabara announced, blinking blearily.

"Aaaah!  Run for your lives!"  Yusuke shouted, grabbing Kuwabara's neck.

"Ackk!  Yusuke let me go you idiot!'

Hiei scooped the dazed redhead in his arms.

"Hiei, I can run you know."  Kurama wriggled uneasily.

"Hn, baka.  It's too late."  The fire demon said as he quickly leaped off with Kurama just as the great ball of dust settled on the very spot where they stood.  Hiei settled Kurama down next to Yusuke and Kuwabara.  The redhead was sputtering thank you, for the very first time in his centuries of living as a youko, embarrassed at being unprepared for action and for acting like a damsel in distress in front of the gang, especially with Hiei.

"Hn."  The fire demon smile secretly at the blushing Kurama.

"What the...."  Kuwabara trailed off as Yusuke cracked his fists.  Hiei and Kurama looked up and gaped at the spectacle that beheld them.

The ball of dust wasn't really a ball of dust, but a group of male and female youkais of various sizes and all very beautiful, panting for their breaths.

'Ku-Kurama!"  One of them called and waved to the cringing redhead.

"Hey, you!  He's mine!"  Another female youkai hissed and elbowed the first one.

"He who comes to him first, wins him."  One male youkai with a very determined look in his eyes said, gazing possessively at Kurama.  The redheaded bishounen swallowed, hard.

The youkais all moved in for the kill.  It was then that Yusuke intervened.

"What do you want with him?"

"Babies, he wanted to have babies and we're just volunteers."  One youkai said, gazing lasciviously at the kitsune.

Yusuke glanced at a very pale redhead.  Kurama was really in for it this time!  Despite himself, Yusuke chuckled and turned back to the impatient youkais.

"We hate to turn down your "kindness" but Kurama's not really planning on making babies."

"Oi, if you want to join, you don't have to use trickery!"  A female youkai shouted angrily.

"Yeah, you just want to keep him for yourself!"

"NANI?"  Yusuke sputtered while Kuwabara guffawed.  The youkais advanced again.  Kuwabara had to pull Yusuke from the stampede that followed, sputtering indignant curses.

"HOLD IT!"

The youkais halted at the commanding voice and gazed doubtfully at an irate little fire demon.

"If you son of #!@?$*& think that I would allow you to get near Kurama, think again!"

"Little youkai, move your butt now or you'll regret it!"

"Move your butts out here and I'll toast them!"  The fire demon said, grinning evilly.  Hiei started to loosen the bandage on his right arm. 

"Who wants to be barbecued first?  Any volunteers?"

The demons looked at one another in consternation.

"You think you can scare me?"  The male youkai with determined eyes advanced haughtily.  Before he could move any further, Hiei had summoned the kokuryuha and scorched the youkai.

"Hn."  Hiei said, smiling and fighting the inevitable drowsiness that came after using the fighting technique.

"Any more volunteers?"  Hiei challenged.

"We-we're leaving."  One trembling youkai quivered.

"Good.  And before you go, witness this."  Hiei grabbed the astonished redhead on the waist  and kissed him hard on the lips.

"Mine.  Kurama is my property.  Understood?"  Hiei glared at each youkai severely.

"H-hai!"  The youkais cried in unison before going about screaming and dispersing.

"Hn."  The fire demon smiled contentedly before dropping to his feet.

"Hiei!"  Kurama quickly checked the youkai and sighed.  Hiei was just sleeping.  The redhead kissed the youkai's brow softly.  Just like Hiei to reveal things at the spur of the moment.  He never let on about his feelings for the redhead, but Kurama was blissfully happy.  Now if only Hiei would wake up so they could resume with the kissing.

"You have a one track mind, fox."  Hiei murmured suddenly.

The redhead jerked and stared down at Hiei.

"Hiei?  Thought you were asleep."

"Hn."  The fire demon smiled seductively, ruby eyes twinkling as his vision followed the path where the kitsune's hand had settled snugly on his lower abdomen.

"Go-gomen."  Kurama began, starting to snatch his hand back when Hiei covered his hand, pushing it more firmly against him.  They both groaned.  Kurama laughed very softly.

"Hentai!"  The kitsune said, blushing furiously.

"Only for you, my redhead."   The fire demon said, pulling down red locks to kiss those soft, alluring lips.

~OWARI~