The Problem

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of the other junk I may make use of here.

Warnings: Umm, I dunno. Yaoi, I guess. It does start out with Hiei and Kurama in bed together (just being asleep...nothing naughty, though you can assume naughty things happened the night before. I do! XD)

Author's Note: This story came about after hitting myself in the head with a DVD case (Yu Yu Hakusho 'Terrible Truths', to be exact) in pursuit of a bug. Long story short, I got a nasty bump in the middle of my forehead. That and I've been watching FLCL too much

"What's that?"

Kurama squeezed his eyes shut against the sunlight pouring through the window and buried his face against the warm body in his arms. A finger poked him in the forehead, causing a dull pain to flare to life. Snuggling down further, he muttered a muffled "Nani?" while trying to fall back to sleep.

Hiei grumbled incoherently at the fox and poked him a second time. This time he was rewarded with a pair of emerald eyes blinking blearily at him. He almost smiled at the petulant expression on his lover's face. "What is it, Hiei? That hurt." Kurama put a hand to the spot that was receiving such abuse. "You've got something there..." An answer that was obvious enough when the redhead's hand came in contact with the bump that stood out from the middle of his forehead.

'A pimple?' Kurama thought, still half asleep. 'It's awfully big...' He'd never had a pimple in his life. It was something that tiny narcissistic part of his mind was quite proud of. Letting go of the fire demon he had been clinging to, the kitsune made his way to the bathroom. One glance in the mirror made him choke back a scream. There, smack in the middle of his forehead and protruding from his bangs, was a rounded lump. Not a normal teenage blemish. The thing was huge. Tears welled up in his eyes as he turned to look at Hiei, who was standing in the doorway.

Smirking, the shorter demon joined the other where he stood in front of the mirror. Hiei had no idea at all what was going on, but some part of him found this incredibly humorous. It looked for all the world like Kurama was growing a horn. The tears in the fox's eyes made him tone down the almost- smile that threatened to engulf his face. "What is it?" He asked again. The distraught look he was favored with almost made him laugh. Just something about that...thing...poking out from Kurama's hair when he was looking so upset was funny.

A small noise pulled him out of his self-pity. The redhead looked down. Hiei had a hand to his mouth and was unsuccessfully trying to smother his laughter. The dark demon burst into full out guffaws at the glare directed at him. "Quit laughing, Hiei!" It came out just this side of sounding whiny. The kitsune huffed and turned back to the mirror to examine the new facial appendage more closely. The lump didn't look like some sort of infection or something. But it hurt a bit when he touched it, like a fresh bruise. The lack of laughter finally seeped into his consciousness just before he was grabbed by the wrist and brought down to meet a pair of intense red eyes.

His amusement finally faded, the rusty, rarely used emotion fleeing in the face of this unusual situation. Something about this whole thing reeked. And as much as he hated to admit it, it looked like they might have to ask Koenma's opinion. Once Hiei had Kurama on eye level with him, he gave the blemish a closer inspection. It seemed like nothing to be worried about...wait. Cat-like eyes narrowed to barely there slits. There, just visible right in the middle of the offending protrusion, was a tiny red mark. Almost like a bug bite. As the Jaganashi looked on it gave twitch. "Stop moving."

"But, I didn't." Kurama had been holding stock still during the 'examination'. Never mind that he really needed to go to the bathroom by now. He was finally released and allowed some privacy as the fire demon returned to the bedroom with a typical 'Hn'. After finishing his business, he went back to the bedroom to find Hiei seated on the bed. The little half- koorime's eyes were closed in deep thought. Unbidden to Kurama's mind came the comparison between the expression on his koi's face and the usual expression Koenma wore whenever they arrived for mission briefings. He hid his amusement as he sat next to the deep in thought youkai.

Hiei made no move as he felt Kurama sit next to him. He was turning over various plans of action, trying to find one that didn't involve seeking help from anyone. Especially Koenma. Though after a moment the answer became obvious; Yukina. Her healing powers should be able to take care of whatever was causing that thing. "Yukina." His head snapped up and the fox repeated himself, "Yukina. She might be able to do something about this." Hiei nodded. It never ceased to amaze him how Kurama seemed to read his mind. "Get some clothes on, we're going to Genkai's."
A/N: You know...this also reminds me of the episode of Teen Titans where Starfire goes through the 'change'. Check out this quick little craptacular sketch I did. Though you can't really see the thingie on his forehead. Oh well, who cares. Next chapter: The Consultation.

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