This is a run-off of Angel of Mine, but may be read as a one-shot.
For those of you who haven't read AoM, I honestly think you should. It got a lot of reviews. But, like most series-books, I'll have explanations.
Summary: Kurama reflects on the past with Hiei after not thinking much about him for ten years. He wonders why when he uncovers a terrible new fact about Hiei, a fact that may change his life-for better, or for worse. Will he forgive Hiei for what had happened?
Kurama sighed, wiping sweat from his brow. He was out in the front garden, taking care of his darling plants and loving every moment of it. He sighed, looking up at the sky as the sun beat hard onto him.
He picked up a bottle of water from the side of the garden and took a drink from it. He smiled content for now. He replaced it and continued gardening.
His radio-which he had outside for such occasions, was outside and playing the random tunes he had no control over. He smiled as one of the more likable songs ended and sighed, sitting back to examine his beautiful creation.
Suddenly he frowned as a song filtered through the speakers.
When I first saw you, I already knew
There was something
Inside of you…
Hiei…
It was only but a name that filtered through his mind, but that was enough to send his mind back to the nights that were felt with warmth and content love.
He swallowed hard, trying to swallow the growing sense of dread and sadness and ignore the song. He went back to his precious garden.
Something I thought I would never find,
Angel of mine.
He quickly reached over and turned off the radio as more images floated through his head- how he and Hiei had met, when they had met again to join Yusuke's team. Hah, Yusuke-that was another person he hadn't spoken to in years.
He frowned, picking up his cell phone. He looked through the numbers until he found Yusuke's.
"Hello?" A familiar yet hardened voice, a sign of the fact that eight years had gone by since he spoke to the Spirit Detective, answered.
"Yusuke?"
"Kurama?" Yusuke sounded excited, more like his teenage self again. "Wow, I didn't expect it to be you! How are you? How long's it been? At lease eight years!"
"Yeah. Something like that. I've been well. And yourself?"
"Well, I've been okay. Keiko and I got married about a year after you and I lost touch…but we got a divorce about two years ago." He said quietly.
"Really? That's surprising. You two fit so well." Kurama said, brushing a couple of locks of hair that had fallen from his pony tail behind his ear.
"Yeah, I know." He sounded truly sad. But then, just as happy and giddy as ever, "So, where have you been? Where are you living now?"
"In a small little city about an hour from the old one." Kurama smiled. "You?"
"Eh. In my mom's apartment. Again." Kurama could hear the grin in his voice. "Ya'know, we should get together sometime! If not for old time's sake, right?"
"Yeah. I'd like that."
"What are you doing tomorrow?" Yusuke asked, excited already.
"Nothing of the moment. I can make it. Would you like me to come out there?" He offered. There was a sudden silence from the other line. It lasted about a minute before Kurama said, "Um, Yusuke, are you-"
"Yeah. I'm here. I'm just thinking." Yusuke sighed heavily. "Kurama, Hiei's still living around here." Yusuke finally said. "My newest mission from Koenma is to keep and eye on him, but it's hard. I want him out of here. But I don't dare ask him to leave myself."
"So you want me to…" Kurama said miserably.
"If you don't mind… I know it's been a while since you've done the whole, 'Spirit Detective Helper' thing…but…I could really use it…And you're all I have left..." He said quietly, the reminder of Kewabara's death still in the air.
"Alright. I'll do it." Kurama said in a sigh after a minute or to of thinking.
"Thanks, Kurama. I'll give you anything-money, materials, anything." Yusuke said suddenly.
"I think I just want to do this. I miss working with you." Kurama smiled.
"No, I insist. I have to pay you SOMETHING…" Yusuke sighed. "Well, think on it and you can tell me when we meet."
Kurama nodded. "Alright. I'll see you tomorrow, Yusuke." Kurama sighed, hanging up the cell.
What had he gotten himself into?
