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Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.

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This is so-called 'first' Yu Yu Hakusho fic. Be gentle, please? Oh yes, there will be more than one chapter - so just go on. And read. Oh- bewarned:

1. Shonen-Ai much later in the story. And when it comes - it will be mild.

2. Rated for language, and later scenes.

You have been warned!

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Summary: After a brief encounter with the fox, Hiei is sent to capture Youko Kurama. After he somehow ends up being bound to the kitsune and travels with him, Hiei finds himself unable to lead the fox to his literal doom. When the one who hired him comes after the youko on his own, Hiei finds himself protecting the fox. (HK-mild ShonenAi ltr)

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CAPTURED

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He glared at the man with defiance alight in his eyes, hatred stirred within his iris's.

"No." The word was simple, the statement fierce. The man did nothing so much as flinch, remaining perfectly still.

"You forget your place," he stated, lips curling back, "what be your status, boy? Worker? Government? Commoner?"

The one addressed did not answer. He only stated simply, "I have no status. The damned government shant rule me over."

The man smirked, "The government rules everything, boy."

"Not me, it doesn't. Do you see any mark of status on my hand?" The boy's hand was indeed free of mark. "No one owns me, and they never will!" He leapt forward toward the man, causing him to step back by reflex.

The boy opened his mouth, revealing fangs embedded in the gums. The man noticed two ears on the boy's head, and tail swished from behind his back. His eyes lifted up to look at the boy's face. It was smooth and pale, like the rest of his skin.

It was the eyes that unnerved him, however. The child's eyes were a bright golden color, defining him something pure-breed, something extremely rare these days. There was something else though to. There, in both of it's eyes, brilliant green flecks lay on the golden. Shaking his head in quiet disbelief, he opened his own mouth,

"You're a-" The boy bite the mans hand, then knocked him upside the head with a rock. He looked back at his work. Turning around he exited the alley, entering the town. His tail and ears seemed to magically disappear.

"I'm a Youko." He said, blending into the usual chaos of town life.

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The kitsune melted silently into the night. Not a sound came from his bare feet, which carried him swiftly over the packed dirt road as he ran. He couldn't even hear himself breathing, or his heart beating, thought it was.

The moonless sky was alight with stars, blinking repeatedly in the darkness. That was the fox's only source of light this night. All for the better, less would see him as he slid along with the night.

His soundless footfalls came to a gradual stop in front of a store. It's sturdy wooden door was locked from the inside, but the fox unlocked it effectively, a thief's standard maneuver. Placing slight pressure to the door with a hand, it slid open with not even the smallest sound of a creak or whine on the rusting metal hinges.

He scanned the ground for any booby-traps set up by the store's owner. You'd never know if there was a trap in a place like this. The kitsune's keen eyes and earing senses picked up nothing awake or awaiting him as he glided into the front room. It was dark, the four walls the kept out the weather also effectively kept out the light from the stars above.

Reaching into his fair mane of silver hair, the thief produced a pale red seed. Feeding it a slight bit of his ki, it lit up the room with a faint red light. This illuminated all objects in the room, too. A crude glass counter was against the back wall. There was a small door that would allow staff to move freely in and out from behind the counter.

It wasn't just a counter, however. It was a giant glass container. Inside, visible to the eye, was plain, common gold. Fake gold, as the fox sniffed the air. Indeed it was highly unlikely that the items of value would be in the front room.

Moving past the counter, to the left, there was another door. This one was left foolishly ajar, and the thief slipped into it with ease.

As he entered this back room, something told him he was being watched. Closing his eyes, the robber used all his other senses to pinpoint the other thingsposition. His sense told him clearly where this 'thing' was. Back in the corner, behind the door, katana out. The scent of metal didn't escape the fox's sensitive nose.

When he opened his eyes again, there was a faint hint of amusement within them. Ignoring the fact that he wasn't alone, the kitsune continued to do his work. He took a step forward, not even the floorboards creaked. In the center of the room was a stand, with a glass case on top of that. There wasn't any type of security or locks around the case keeping it attached to the stand.

Using a single finger, the fox lifted the encasing glass, and snatched the item underneath it that had been resting on a piece of cloth.

He felt the other 'thing' in the room with him tense up ever-so-slightly more than it already had.

Now that he had his prize, the fox waltzed out of the room, out of the store, out of the town. He stood by a tree, just two kilometers away from the store in which he had stolen from. With a matter of two minutes, the sensation of cool metal came to contact his neck, sharp side against his skin.

"Give it to me." Came the threatening growl. Glancing down, the thief saw a short, scowling, obviously mad koorime in front of him. The interesting part was, however, that this koorime was male. A male koorime . . . interesting indeed.

"Give you what?" The kitsune asked, pulling off an innocent voice.

"You know damn well what," the smaller demon snarled, "give me that gem."

"Gem?"

"Give me the damn gem you stole from that shop."

"Why should I? I stole it."

"Therefor it isn't yours."

"Ah, now it isn't yours either, is it?"

The koorime faltered slightly. No, it wasn't exactly his- he hadn't formed it . . .

"It's a koorime tear gem, isn't it?"

"None of your damn business!"

"But it is," The fox insisted, "You want me to give you my fairly stolen item. Why?"

"You don't need a reason. Hand it over unless you take pride in your precious head."

"Vicious, aren't we now?"

"Shut the hell up! Hand. It. Over. Now."

The fox now wore a pout. But he did rather like his head, it was that which had gotten him through life wonderfully, so far. It was quite attached to him.

Already scheming a way to get the precious gem back, he opened his hand with the gem in it, and tipped it over. The jewel fell to the ground. The kitsune's 'captors' ruby red eyes followed the gem as it descended down to the ground.

He bent over quickly, and snatched it up. It was his, finally. He turned around to cuss the damned fox out for almost 'breaking' his new priceless item, but found the creature was gone.

There, on the dusty ground lay a rose. It's color was vivid, red, and the petals stood erect without drooping from lack of water.

He picked up the rose too, and stuffed it harshly into his pocket.

Turning away from the tree, he bounded up and launched himself a the forest and plant life in the distance.

Oh, but little did the poor koorime know, but his dealings with the fox were hardly over.

Hardly over indeed!

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How was that for me 'first' attempt at writing the first part of a YYH fanfiction? I already know how the story's going to start and evolve . . . I just don't know the ending.

I suppose in the end it will come out to be a mild shonen-ai . . . can't be sure.

Ah well, I'll find out as soon as I think of it, or whenever this fanfic. ends.

Could you please review, anything is excepted, except flames. Sorry.

Constructive criticism, advice, comments, any of that is welcome.

Time to go now, I suppose you want this posted sometime.

Good bye now! Until I decide to update again!

Ja ne, everyone!

Eveligne

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