A/N – Remember that sequel I promised you, aaaaall that long time ago? Well this is the first chapter. Sorry it took so long to get up! This is the THIRD PLOT I've done! I kept being so fussy about everything I just kept changing the plot! In all I had four plots but then I just came back to this one… but now I can't change my mind because I have posted it! Hah! Anyway… I hope it doesn't stick too much to what they say about the sequel always being horrible. '-.- The first chapter is really pretty short, but it establishes the problem and it felt like the right place to end the first chapter… and I really need to stop yammering now. Don't own YYH, but I do own a computer, you may blame dell for all the horrible things I do ..

Chapter 1

"Damn it! Just leave it where the hell it is Kurama!" Hiei yelled angrily, trying to pull away from the fox.

"But it's so fun!" Kurama objected, brushing Hiei's hair out of place again and laughing as it snapped back persistently.

"God! What did I do to deserve this?" Hiei asked as he crossed his arms over his chest, giving up on the resistance and sitting back as Kurama continued flicking his hair and laughing in delight like a young child as it snapped back up. It had been around two or three weeks since Hiei had returned to Ningenkai and given Kurama a chance at being his lover. Kurama had been very understanding of Hiei's want to move very, very slowly, he did not seem to have a problem with simply talking like they normally did. There were however, times when he did things he would never have dared to do before, flicking Hiei's hair for example, hugging Hiei was he was off guard enough being another. Hiei sighed in exasperation.

"For such a mature person…" he started.

"Hey!" Kurama cut off his anticipated comment. "Even I need a break from being the mature one. Don't forget, I have to be mature enough to make up for Yusuke and Kuwabara and that is no easy task. Even you sometimes add to my work as being the mature one," Kurama complained.

"When the hell have I been immature?!" Hiei asked indignantly.

"Ok, maybe not immature… but you do have a temper I have to make up for. Why do I have to be the calm, sensible one? Oh well! At least your hair is the perfect form of enjoyment, it has you, it's fun and it's cute, but that goes along with it being you doesn't it."

"You know, just because I agreed to give you a chance, doesn't mean I can't take it back… or take your head off. Which ever one suits my mood better." Kurama's hand stopped and withdrew immediately. Hiei started and looked up. He hadn't been expecting Kurama to stop just because of that.

"I'm sorry," Kurama apologized, suddenly very serious. "I won't do it if it really annoys you." Hiei blinked in confusion up at the earnest green eyes.

"…It didn't bother me that much, you can do it if you really want," Hiei said reluctantly as the eyes caused guilt to flood even his cold conscience.

"Yay!" Kurama snapped from his sad mode as suddenly as he had gone into it and returned to playing with Hiei's hair. Hiei's eye twitched in annoyance.

"You little…! I can't believe I… damn! You really don't care if it annoys me, do you?!" Hiei asked angrily.

"I would stop if it really annoyed you, but you just admitted it didn't sooo… yay!" Hiei growled but endured it. 'Where the hell did Kurama get such persuading eyes! Even I can't say no to them and believe me I'm experienced at saying no! He really should go into politics,' Hiei thought as he waited for Kurama's temporary insanity to wear off. He never would have guessed it from the way Kurama was always so perfectly in control but Kurama had his own spasms of insanity, like a way to keep him from going completely insane with the way he acted perfectly calm all the time. Hiei wondered how Kurama had dealt with this before he had had Hiei to annoy. Hiei wondered if anyone else even knew about this.

"By the way, did I ever tell you that you are extremely cute when you are confused? I think the only way you could be cutter is if you were happy. Will you heed my request?" Kurama asked him hopefully.

"I'll put it on my to do list," Hiei replied flatly. Kurama made a soft sad sound.

"Awww… you stole my phrase!" Kurama said, looking at him sadly, then laughing and grinning happily. "I guess I will simply have to start stealing your phrase then, won't I? Hn, what do you think?" Kurama asked, nicely imitating Hiei's cold tone.

"No," Hiei said flatly. Kurama grinned at him again.

"Would you look at that," Kurama said, finally removing his hand from Hiei's hair and letting it snap back for the last time, "my mother is home." Hiei's senses picked up on Shiori as well now.

"Saved! Thank you!" Hiei said fervently as he reached up to make sure Kurama had not succeeded in actually messing his hair up.

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Kurama asked as he stood up. "I could introduce you to my mother. I'm positive she would like you."

"No, I have to go now," Hiei said quickly before jumping out of the window. Kurama smiled after him, hoping he had not gone too far with the hair. At least Hiei had allowed him to continue. That brought Kurama hope that the koorime might be beginning to return Kurama's feelings… or at least regain some of the feelings he's lost in his life. He had not expected Hiei to agree to meeting his mother, but he had faith that when he finally did she would quickly grow fond of him as Kurama had. All in all, Kurama was in a very optimistic mood.

'I still don't know why I come back here!' Hiei thought darkly as he sat in Kurama's room, waiting for the fox to return from school.

"Stupid fox with his stupid eyes and stupid politics…" Hiei grumbled nonsense to himself as he felt Kurama's energy slowly make its way up to Kurama's house. 'Can you walk any slower?!' Hiei thought impatiently as he sensed Kurama slowly slide through the front door and creep to his room.

"Hello Hiei," Kurama said wearily when he finally reached the room.

"Hn." Hiei looked the fox over critically. "What's up with you?" he asked.

"Nothing," Kurama sighed, "I'm just tired. We have a lot of tests coming up in school and I have to study quite a bit if I want to ace them," Kurama said, sitting down at his desk and setting his bag heavily on the floor.

"I can leave you to your work then," Hiei said turning away. He was surprised when Kurama did not stop him from leaving. Before when Hiei had offered to let Kurama study in peace Kurama had stopped him. He had requested the demon to stay and talk, saying he could study later but chances were that Hiei would not return again that day. However, Kurama was almost as obsessed with keeping his grades up as he was with protecting his mother. He felt that the most he could to for the woman he lied to every day was to make her son the son he felt she deserved.

Hiei watched Kurama through his jagan the next day. The fox disguised his weariness from the rest of his peers with ease.

"Prepared for the tests this Friday Shuichi-kun?" Kaitou nagged the fox like always. Kurama sighed.

"Yes Kaitou-kun. I'm studying my brains out, just for you to feel good when you beat me," Kurama replied sarcastically. Hiei stopped watching there. He really did not care about the rest of their incompetent conversation. 'Friday, alright, I'll return after Friday.' Why exactly he wanted to return was a mystery to him. Hiei was beginning to consider starting a group that killed all green eyed babies at birth so that no other demons would be put in this situation.

Hiei returned to Kurama's room that Saturday, giving the fox time to rest. Quietly he slipped through the window. Kurama set his book on the bed next to him when he heard Hiei enter.

"Hello Hiei," he said tonelessly.

"Hello Kurama," Hiei replied in confusion. 'Kurama sounds cold. Did I do something?' he wondered. There was silence between them, a silence that made even Hiei feel awkward and he usually didn't care.

"Do you need something?" Kurama asked after awhile.

"… No…" Hiei replied. "I just… I thought you said you wanted me to visit," Hiei said, his confusion deepening. Hiei as silent for a little while before he asked,"Kurama, did something happen?"

"No," Kurama replied simply. Hiei looked at the fox's empty green eyes. 'He is shutting me out…' Hiei thought simply.

"You were right Hiei," Kurama said softly after a long silence.

"Right about what?" Hiei asked.

"There is nothing, to love about you."

A/N – Hah! Bet you weren't expecting that were you?! Big step backward for our couple. Next chapter coming as soon as I finish it and get it edited. Oh and by the way… please no killing me for that!