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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hiei
flitted into the opened window of Kurama's ningen house and found the
redhead crumpled on the bed, shivering.
The fire demon frowned. Kurama's
ki felt strange. Concerned,
he went closer to the fox, placing a comforting hand on one shoulder. Kurama stirred, rubbing his eyes with his hands as if wiping
off sleep. But Hiei could
tell, the kitsune had been crying. "Kurama,
what's going on?" asked the firedemon in alarmed.
Kurama looked so...so sad, no, devastated was the right word. "H-Hiei..."
Kurama mumbled, a hand ghosting out to tentatively touch the little
youkaii's face. "You're
here?!" "Hn.
Baka kitsune!" Hiei snorted but smoothened what he just said
by taking Kurama's hand in his and putting it to his lips. "H-Hiei"
Kurama whispered shakily, before clutching the firedemon against his
chest. "I-I thought you
left me...for good. Oh, Hiei!"
Kurama sobbed. Suddenly he
let go of Hiei and buried his face on the futon. "Kurama,
who told you" Hiei asked softly then sighed. He gently pulled Kurama in a light embrace and buried his
nose on the kitsune's rose-scented tresses.
"Who told you, kitsune?" "M-Mukuro.
Sh-she said I was a fool, believing that you-you would sacrifice
your f-freedom for me...oh, Hiei." Kurama sobbed once again and
attempted to pull away from the fire youkai. "Oh,
no you don't." Hiei said as he embraced Kurama more firmly. "H-Hiei
let me go onegai," whispered Kurama softly. Hiei
remained silent and merely tightened his hold on the fox, his fox.
The one he swore he would always protect, but leave?
Hiei frowned. The
issue about leaving the fox for the makai he had always avoided inside his
mind and heart, believing time itself will give him the answer to his
confusion. "You
stay put, Kurama. I'm not
letting you move away from me," warned Hiei
as he easily overpowered the kitsune and pressed him against the
futon. He eyed the startled
emerald orbs and stared lower to Kurama's soft inviting mouth.
The fire demon couldn't resist any longer as he groaned and pressed
his lips against Kurama's in a hard possessive kiss. "H-Hiei,'
Kurama whispered against the fire youkai's insisting mouth, but otherwise
remained unresponsive and completely lax underneath the fire demon. Failing
to garner any response from Kurama, Hiei stopped the kiss abruptly and lay
next to the kitsune, eyes staring at the ceiling.
They were silent. Each
one of them busy with their own thoughts. "Is-is
it true?" Kurama
hesitantly broke the silence. He
hated asking the question, but he had to know. "What
do you think, fox?" Hiei
asked back. That
triggered something inside Kurama. All
these time, he had known Hiei, he had been hopelessly in love with the
fire youkai. Moreover, he had
been clear and determined on what he wanted and who he wanted and he
wanted Hiei. He knew that his
love shone brightly for all the ningenkai, makai and reikai to see and he
didn't care, no he hadn't cared. All
he cared about was Hiei this and Hiei that.
After all this time, he doesn't know if Hiei loved him back.
He felt that he was the only one in love and Hiei wasn't.
Kurama became angry. "Since
you are so open, why don't you tell me," the fox answered
sarcastically as he jumped from the futon in quick, angry movements. He felt hot all over and he had the most annoying headache. Hiei
merely transferred his limpid stare from the ceiling to Kurama's flushed
face. "Hiei...d-don't
be like this. Tell me how you
really feel. Make me
understand," Kurama pleaded. But
Hiei bowed his head and refused to speak.
He knew he loved Kurama, always love the redhead no matter what.
But he couldn't-no they couldn't go on with this type of affair.
Always hiding from everyone, especially from Kurama's ningen
family. And what about his job, his post as heir to Mukuro.
Soon he would be replacing Mukuro as ruler of her territory, and
Kurama...where would the kitsune be at that time?
Still in ningenkai or with Yomi?
Hiei thought bitterly as jealousy started welling up in his heart.
No there was no definite answer.
Kurama will have to accept that. "I
don't know..." Hiei answered raggedly, his mind in complete turmoil. Kurama
closed his eyes and stifled another sob that threatened to overflow and
control his rational mind. "T-that's
it then...." The fox turned his back to Hiei and took a very deep
breath. "I-I
better go..." Hiei said. He
needed to put a big space between him and Kurama right now. He couldn't think clearly. Kurama
tightly closed his eyes to prevent tears from falling.
He was a youko, for Inari's sake not some demon weakling.
He will survive this on his own--no he still has his friends,
family. He will definitely
survive this. Hiei
returned to his post in the makai. He
ached inside. He knew he had
hurt the fox, hurt him so much the fox may never want to see him again.
But he was hurting too and he didn't know how to stop the pain.
Gods what was he thinking? Getting
involved with the fox--with anyone for that matter...no--he shouldn't have
gotten involved with anyone period. ********************************** "Hiei." "What
is it, Mukuro?" "Come
here..." Hiei
muttered and cursed silently. He
did not want to be bothered right now.
The little youkai followed tha makai lord's call from inside her
room. It was dark saved for
the one source of light from a single candle... "Where
have you been, Hiei?" Mukuro asked the fire demon softly, beckoning
the youkai to come closer still. "Hn.
Nowhere," answered the youkai as he stopped in front of Mukuro
bed. "Good."
The makai lord swiftly grabbed the fire demon and pressed him
against her naked body covered with a blanket.
"Make it to me, fire demon, show me how good you really
are." She smiled, showing the good side of her face.
She knew Hiei was attracted to the other part of her body that did
not bear the scars of her dark past.
She laughed softly as the fire demon complied and pressed her
against the bed, swiftly taking off his own clothes. This
is it. The final break up. I
will forget you, Kurama. Hiei's
last thoughts as he gave in to his desires. ********************************** **********************************
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