Another poem of mine. Hiei writes back to Kurama, telling him, in his own way, that he cares... Mild yaoi implications.
Kitsune
You were the best of the best
Out of the others, none could compare
Unless you wished to be
Another could not have forced you out of there
Right by your side, there was your best friend
Ever honorable, he still stole with you
You two were inseparable, side by side
Only this was to end, unbeknownst to you two
Kuronue and you, the most skillful bandits
One day decided to take the ultimate test
Thinking of naught but the great reward
He and you went to prove who was the best
Easily, you two surpassed the guards
Spirits high, you grabbed the treasure of gold
Powerful, giddy, you and the bat
Impossible though it seemed, fled like thieves of old
Right as you were almost out
Ill fortune struck you and your friend
The pendent that was precious to him
Broke and fell off his neck, led him to his end
Again and again, you cried his name
Not heeding you, though, he ran to his fate
Despite your warning, the other treasure seeker
Ignored you, chose not to run towards the gate
The instant his hand closed around the necklace
Traps sprang, and bamboo speared through him
Horrified, you could only watch on
Ears drooping in sorrow, the lights dim
For your best friend was dying in front of you
And his blood flowed from the wounds that you could not heal
But despite how much you wished this was a dream
Like it or not, this was terribly real
Energy fading, eyes slowly closing
Dying, the bat cried out to you
The last words that he spoke before darkness closed in
Happened to be ones to tell you what to do
Instead of begging for you to help him
Ever selfless, he told you to flee
For if you had tried to help him that day
Then you, too, would've died, and you wouldn't have met me
Overwhelmed with sorrow and grief
Mind crushed with this terrible loss
Every part of your soul hurting, beaten
You couldn't show the fear who was boss
One day, many years later, you slipped up
Unfortunately, your day had come
A bounty hunter shot you to death
Resting in death, your mind was numb
Exactly how, I do not now
Just luckily for me, you somehow prevailed
Unconsciousness, though to a much deeper level
Soul form you assumed, and you hoped you hadn't failed
The spirit of you journeyed to the human world
Possessed a body of an unborn child
Later, you became one of the smartest of your kind
Although the pathetic humans, you simply reviled
In nine years, though, you grew to care for them
Not letting harm befall the ones you knew
Knowing, watching, you protected them
Understanding, now, the race you used to rue
Right as you thought your life was in control
A simple girl fell in love with the human you
Mimicking a human, never truly being one
A new guise, but you were still the same, nothing new
Murdering a demon to protect your new friend
You came upon a black-clad assassin, a red-eyed thief
Knowing what danger he could cause, and trying to prevent it
Overwhelmed, you formed a sword out of a leaf
In combat, you bested this swordsman fair and square
But you realized that he had made an error
It was not you that he needed to die
Truly, he had caused you misplaced terror
On that day, you dragged the dying thief home
Made sure he was safe, saved his life
You, although he did not know it
Kindly cared, didn't want more unnecessary strife
Instead, you bandaged the wounded thief's chest
Took him in, made him your friend
Sure, he did not want it, he was uneasy
Unsure, his resolve would not bend
Now, though, that shy assassin's feelings have changed
Even though it was late, he is willing to tell you
Mixed though they were, his emotions agreed
You are his friend, and that is quite true
Later, he became your partner in crime
Outgoing, true, he is not
Very introspective, he is, yet still he'd like to tell you
Ever have I searched, yet I know that you were the one I sought