A/N: Okay, so this is the first chapter of my KuronuexKurama HieixKurama fic. Obviously Kurama's with Hiei and then Kuronue comes back... This is also my first time writing Kuronue, so I hope I get him right.

"No… I know what's going to happen! I don't want to see it again! Please, please don't make me see it again!" Kurama knew he was dreaming, but that didn't make anything better. It was as if he was watching a movie, a movie he already knew the ending to. He watched, scared and frozen, unable to stop this scene from playing out.

Two demons ran through a palace, one with long, silver flowing hair dressed in white, the other with long, raven hair and bat wings dressed in black. Suddenly, a pendent flew through the air, heading back the way they came. The bat-like one's eyes widened, and he turned, starting to run back for it.

"Don't, Kuronue!" the silver-haired demon shouted, turning as he watched the other run back.

"I need it!" was the reply, and the bat demon kept running. He bent to pick it up and turned to go. That was when it happened. Pieces of bamboo fell from the air, stabbing the ban through the leg, making it unable for him to run. Then more pieces came down, stabbing through his body.

"Kuronue!" the fox demon cried, unsure of what to do. The decision was made for him.

"Forget about me and run, Kurama!" the other screamed, and, after a moment's hesitation, the fox demon turned and ran, leaving his friend behind.

"No… no… Kuronue…. Stop, Kuronue, don't do it! KURONUE!"

Kurama woke with a start, bolting up in bed, drenched in sweat. Hiei sat on the edge of his bed, watching him with worry. It was the third time Kurama had had the dream this week. Kurama had told Hiei not to wake him up when he dreamed about that, that he needed to, but Hiei still found it hard not to shake Kurama, to release him from his nightmares.

"Are you okay?" Hiei asked softly, putting his hand on Kurama's shoulder. Kurama was one of the few people he would do this for, one of the few people he cared enough to do this for.

The fox demon nodded, smiling a faint smile. "I'm used to it," he said quietly, looking down at his hands which were clenched into fists and resting on his lap. "I'm used to it all by now… the screams, the blood… I know that palace hall by heart."Kurama gave a small sigh, closing his eyes. "It never gets any easier though. Maybe the dreams will stop after tomorrow. That's the anniversary of his death, you know."

Hiei didn't know, and he wished Kurama had shared this information with him sooner. "It better get better after that," Hiei growled, his eyes narrowing. "There are times when I hate that damn man… hate him for making you suffer like this."

Kurama glanced over at Hiei, who had a furious look in his eyes. "It's not his fault," Kurama told him quietly. "You can't blame Kuronue. He didn't plan to die. It just… happened."

"Maybe if he forgot that stupid pendent…."

"I told you, that pendent meant a lot to him. He couldn't just leave it. Anyway, it's no use talking about it now. It's over. I want to forget about it for now so I can move on with my life."

Hiei nodded silently, not saying what came to his mind. Kurama would never forget about Kuronue, maybe the nightmares would stop, but he would never really forget. The fox demon would put flowers on the edge of a lake in Makai again tomorrow… the place where he'd first met Kuronue. Hiei knew Kurama and Kuronue used to be lovers, but he wasn't at all jealous. How could you be jealous of a dead guy? Besides, even though Hiei knew Kurama would always have a special place in his heart for Kuronue, it was Hiei who he spent the nights with, Hiei who was there by his side. He was with Hiei now, not Kuronue.

Kurama had told Hiei about Kuronue and what his relationship had been like with him about a week before they had got together. Hiei was instantly outraged by what happened, and infuriated at that man for breaking Kurama's heart. Over time Hiei had learned Kurama didn't hold any grudges against his old friend, and he wouldn't be happy if anyone spoke badly of Kuronue. It was killing him, however, to watch his lover suffer like this. But there was nothing to do besides whisper soothing words and hold him tightly, hoping his could somehow squeeze the pain away.

"It's a good thing I don't live with my mother anymore," Kurama said, a small smile on his face. "I'd scare her to death with all the screaming."

You scare me, Hiei thought, but didn't say anything as he put his arm around Kurama and pulled him close. The fox demon held tightly to Hiei, as if afraid to let go, afraid that if he did, Hiei would vanish like Kuronue did. Hiei pressed closer to him in return, wishing he could shield Kurama from everything.

The two stayed that way for a long time, until, at last, they both drifted to sleep again.

Outside on the dark streets, the moon shone brightly, pooling across the ground. In the middle of the moonlight, a man walked silently, quiet as a mouse. But this was no mouse, this was a bat.

A/N: Like it? Hate it? Should I write more? Review please! ^.^