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This is my first KuramaxHiei fic. Please take that into consideration when reviewing and reading.
Chapter One
'You are the essence, the meaning of desire
The shining star in darkest places, hope draws me near
Yet are untouchable; I reach, I miss
I fear I will never hold you, never tell you of my longing
Never feel your breath on my heart
Never hear your voice in my bones
Echoes of the silence you left still deafen; I hear not
I am blinded by your absence; I see not
Your desertion leaves me mute; I speak not
The lack of you is evil
Your dearth is sin
Three small words:
I miss you
I need you
I hate you
I breathe you
I see you
I speak you
I want you
I need you'
I reread the poem four times before deciding that it was fine the way it was. Literature had never been my best subject, yet I was not a novice with words. Fine was fine. This was hardly incredible; it barely scratched the surface of what I meant to say. The last stanza was my favorite, so simple yet so emotional. Minamino Shuichi I signed the bottom and turned it in.
The moment I returned to my desk, I wished I hadn't just given that poem to my teacher. I realized how personal it was. It is ridiculous to feel that way; the point of the assignment was to speak from the heart. Anything less personal would be a lie. There is no possibility that my teacher could know that the poem is about a man, much less whom. I tried to relax with that notion in my head. I reasoned that my teacher may believe that I was making it up off the top of my head: simply putting words together in a way that sounded pretty. Please let that be the case.
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I avoided the usual gaggle of women attempting to flirt with me by taking the back entrance out of the school. What I wasn't counting on was Yusuke. "What are you doing here?" I asked the distracted-looking demon.
"Here's the thing," he said. "There's these people who want to kill me."
"There are, Yusuke, not is."
"What? Did you hear me?"
"Of course I heard you. You said 'there's these people who want to kill me.' I hardly think that is news."
"But these aren't people-people; these are spirit-people people."
"If you say 'people' one more time, the poor word will lose all meaning."
"Why aren't you taking this seriously?"
"On the contrary, Yusuke, I am taking this very seriously. Why do these 'spirit-people people' want to kill you?"
"Okay, so it's technically illegal that I'm here."
"It always has been."
"No, now it's really illegal. I just moved up to Super S-class. Orders are to 'terminate me on sight.' I'm a danger to the living world and I have to either move back to Tourin or die."
I started walking toward home. "Then go back to Tourin."
Yusuke kept pace with me. "I don't want to."
"Then die."
"Kurama! How could you say that?"
"I don't care what you do, Yusuke. It's your life, not mine."
"I thought we were friends. I came here to invite you back to demon world with me. Now you're acting all squirrelly like you hate me."
"I apologize; I've had a dreadful head-ache all day. Terrible news does nothing to alleviate my pain. I cannot return to demon world, I have familial obligations."
"Yeah, I kinda figured. It's just that… well, you're my only demon friend. You're the only person who could come back with me. Unless we turned Kuwabara into a demon…"
"Do that then."
"Are you kidding? Is that even possible?"
"Yes."
"How do you turn a human into a demon? And don't tell me to use the Shadow Sword 'cause that's not gonna fly."
"If you took him to be your mate in demon world, he would become a demon."
"Mate? Huh?"
"If you took him to demon world and had sex with him, he would become a demon. Is that clear enough?"
"Wh-wh-what? Sex?"
"That is the only way I know of."
"Won't you even consider coming to the Makai with me?"
"Yusuke, how long have you been in love with Kuwabara?"
"Wait! Who said I loved him?"
"Just answer the question."
"No."
"Fine, then I can't help you."
"Okay, fine. I've been in love with him for six months. Big deal. He doesn't love me back which means that your suggestion is stupid."
"If you tell Kuwabara that you love him and ask him to move to the Makai with you, I will consider going with you both."
"What if he says no?"
"Then you go alone." I started walking faster. "You have three days."
"No, I have one. I have today and by noon tomorrow or else they send out the SDF."
"All the more reason to go find Kuwabara and tell him how you feel. What do you have to lose? If he laughs in your face, you return to the Makai and find someone else and you never have to see him again."
"But I lose you too."
"I will visit."
"Fine, asshole. I'll do it." He took off and was gone.
So, there's chapter one. REVIEW!!