-1Chapter One
Kurama's breath caught in fear as he heard the front door of his home slam. Kuroki had arrived. Kurama heard his mother, Shiori, greet her boyfriend enthusiastically and he stifled a sigh. He dragged himself off of his bed and went to the door.
"Shuichi, Kuroki is here!" she called up the stairs.
"Coming, Mother!" he called back, and hurried down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Hello, Shuichi," he said, smiling over at Kurama.
"Hello, Kuroki-sama. How are you this evening?"
"Just fine, Shuichi. Have you been good?"
"He's always, good, love. Now, Shuichi, would you set the table for dinner, please?"
"Of course, Mother." Kurama gathered the plates and chopsticks and set them out at three places.
Not much was said by Kurama during dinner. He was as quiet as possible, knowing Kuroki hated when he spoke without being spoken to.
Halfway through dinner, the phone rang. Kurama rose to answer it.
"Moshi moshi, Minamino household, Shuichi speaking," he said politely into the phone.
"Shuichi, this is Aunt Megumi. Is your mother home?"
"Of course, Aunt Megumi. One moment, please," Kurama said, then turned to his mother.
"Mother, Aunt Megumi is on the phone," he said, holding the receiver out to her. She rose and took the phone.
"Hello? Of course Megumi, I'll be there as soon as possible. No, don't worry about Shuichi, he'll be fine. I'm sure he can stay with our neighbor. Yes, of course. Okay. I'll see you soon. Goodbye." Shiori hung up the phone and turned to Kurama and Kuroki.
"Shuichi, Kuroki, my father has just had a heart attack and I need to go help Aunt Megumi care for him. Shuichi, I'll ask our neighbors if they'll keep an eye on you, and Kuroki, I'm so sorry, but I'm going to have to cancel our plans for the weekend. I'm not sure when I'll be back."
"Mother, are you sure I shouldn't go with you?"
"Of course, dear. You have school and I don't know when I'll be home. I'll call every day to check up on you."
"Shiori, dear, why don't I just stay here with Shuichi? I could keep a better eye on him than the neighbors can, and you can rest your mind knowing he's safe and sound with me?"
"Oh, you don't have to do that, Kuroki, dear. I don't want to impose on your time," Shiori said.
"It's not an imposition to look after Shuichi. I truly don't mind."
"Well, if you're sureā¦" Shiori said, looking hopeful. "Shuichi, what do you think?"
"That sounds fine to me, Mother," Kurama said, praying she would refuse.
"Wonderful, then that's settled. I'll call as soon as I reach my father's. Kuroki, do you need to run home real quick and get some clothes?"
"No, that's all right. I know you're anxious to get to your father's. I'll retrieve my stuff tomorrow morning."
"Thank you so much. I know this means the world to Shuichi as well as me."
"You're welcome, dear."
After Shiori had left, Kuroki turned to Kurama with a feral grin. Kurama felt his insides curl with fear and apprehension, knowing what was going to come next.
"I saw you hoping your mother was going to say no to me, you little bitch," he snarled at the redhead.
"No, I wasn't," Kurama gasped.
"Don't you dare lie to me!" Kuroki snarled, his hand whipping toward Kurama's face. The fox gasped in pain when the hand connected with his cheek. He stumbled backward a few steps before regaining his footing. A fist then connected with his stomach, doubling him over and making him cough slightly. Fingers knotted in his blood red hair and yanked him upright again.
"You forget your place, Shuichi. Don't you talk back to me again, you got it?" Kuroki snapped at him.
"Yes, sir," Kurama gasped. He cried out as a knee connected with his groin, but the grip on his hair didn't allow him to fall to the ground.
"Now, you know I didn't want to have to hurt you, but you just don't learn that quickly," Kuroki whispered almost lovingly into the fox's ear, before dropping him. Kurama landed on the floor with a muffled groan and wisely stayed down. Kuroki sauntered into the kitchen and retrieved a beer from the refrigerator before sitting down on the sofa and turning on the television. Kurama crept upstairs and back into his room. He managed to shut the door and lock it before crawling up onto his bed and curling up in the fetal position. He slowly fell asleep.
Kurama woke to banging on his bedroom door. "Shuichi, open this damn door right now!" Kuroki bellowed. Kurama started to shake from fear. He knew the lock wouldn't keep the man out for long. From the sound of it, he was also exceedingly drunk. When Kuroki drank, he got mean. Soon, the banging stopped and Kurama shook worse. Either it meant Kuroki was passed out, or he had found an alternate way to enter the fox's room. Kurama wished Hiei wasn't in the Makai for the month and was here to protect him.
Soon, the door to Kurama's room swung open. It seemed that Kuroki had remembered Shiori kept a key to his room in her dresser, just in case.
"Now, now, Shuichi, why would you lock the door and not let me in? That's a bad boy," Kuroki growled sadistically. Kurama whimpered softly and tried to back away from the slowly advancing man.
Kuroki grabbed Kurama by the throat and slammed him backwards into the wall behind his bed.
"You've been a bad boy, Shuichi. It's time you learned your place," Kuroki snarled, dragging him off the bed. He ripped the fox's clothes off quickly, digging his fingers into Kurama's slender neck. The fox tried to get away, to fight, to do something, but Kuroki would not be deterred.
He threw the redhead onto the bed and unbuttoned his own pants. Kurama thrashed violently, trying to dislodge the much larger man, knowing he couldn't hurt him or he would be thrown into Reikai prison and it would upset his mother. Kuroki pulled out his erection and positioned himself. Kurama tried to get away, but the older man had secured his wrists with one of his own large hands. The fox cried out in pain as Kuroki thrust himself into his tight opening.
"God, you're tight," the man gasped as he pounded into the redhead's body. Tears ran from Kurama's emerald eyes as he waited for the large man to finish. Due to the alcohol, it took awhile for him to cum. Kuroki groaned in pleasure as he spurted into Kurama's body. Shame stained the fox's cheeks red. Kuroki stood and staggered out of Kurama's bedroom and back down the stairs to the couch, where he passed out with his dick still hanging out of his pants. Kurama sobbed into his pillow, pain shooting throughout his entire body. There were bruises on his hips and ribs from Kuroki's grip and his bottom felt like it was on fire. He did not sleep the rest of the night for fear that the evil bastard would come back.
The next morning, Kurama snuck out of the house before Kuroki awoke, and hurried to the park where he could decide what to do from there. It was Sunday and Kurama knew he had training at Genkai's later that morning, but he didn't know what to do until then. He supposed he could go early. Genkai wouldn't mind, and he could visit with Yukina for awhile. He just had to get cleaned up first. He went into the first shop he came to and used the bathroom to clean up as much as possible before going to Genkai's temple.
"Kurama, how are you?" Yukina asked when he arrived.
"I'm fine, Yukina. How are you this morning?"
"I am doing well. What brings you here this early?"
"Oh, nothing. I didn't know what to do, so I thought I would come visit for awhile before training," Kurama replied.
"How nice. Breakfast will be ready soon if you haven't already eaten."
"I haven't, thank you." He followed her into the kitchen and helped her finish breakfast. The three of them (Genkai, Yukina, and Kurama) ate in silence. Genkai stood at the end of the meal.
"Kurama, could I speak to you in private for a few minutes?" she asked.
"Of course, Master Genkai." He followed her into the other room and sat where she indicated.
"Kurama, is there anything you want to talk about?" she asked without preamble.
"No, why?" he replied, feigning surprise.
"Don't play dumb with me, Fox. You know I can sense something's wrong. And if I guess right, Yukina could probably smell it."
Kurama blushed with shame and looked down at his hands. "I tried to stop him, but I couldn't without hurting him."
"Kurama, why didn't you tell your mother?"
"It would hurt her so bad if she knew he hit me. And he's never raped me before last night."
"Fox, you have to tell her. It's just going to hurt her worse if she finds out you've kept it from her."
"He scares me, Genkai. I know I shouldn't be scared of him because I could beat him, but I don't know what to do. I can't kill him, and I can't hurt him. I don't want Mother to reject me and choose him. That's what scares me worst of all. What if she doesn't believe me?"
"She'll believe you, Kurama. She loves you and she knows you would never lie about something like that. If it helps, we can call her up here and talk to her here."
"She's with my grandfather right now. He had a heart attack."
"Then you're staying here until she gets back."
"Thank you, but he'll report me as a runaway, or something like that."
"I'll take care of him, don't worry. By the time I'm through with him, he'll wish he'd never been born."
"Thank you, Genkai."
"You're welcome, Fox. Do you have any injuries that need looked at?"
"No, just some bruises."
"Well, then why don't you go take a shower while I go take care of the bum."
"Thank you," Kurama said softly.
"Don't mention it. Now, scat." Genkai didn't let the redhead see it, but she was furious. That bastard had raped a strong young man like Kurama, and the fox was unable to do anything about it because of Reikai's rules. She would be having a chat with Koenma very soon.
