A/N:...Am I supposed to add a disclaimer if this is on FANFICTION. Logically, I don't think it's necessary but this is the one and only time I will do it. I do NOT own Yu Yu Hakusho, however I do own the rights to the lunch box that I bought at AWA, this past weekend. Literally it was either that or the t-shirt. Quick decision really. I can walk around with a lunch box EVERYDAY as opposed to a shirt, because that would lead to me have to wash it often and it beginnning to wear thin.
Oh, before I continue, for anyone who actually reads this, I have drawn two things for Yu Yu Hakusho, it's on my deviantart account. Type in Azriellia and it should come up. Check them out, let me know what you think. Should I draw more or should I just let it rest, if you do check it out and you like them, I will happily oblige to doing commissions.
Mk I've typed enough chatter. Let's get this show on the road.
Chapter 2: Talking sucks.
Warmth.
The was the first thing Hiei thought when he woke up the next morning wrapped in a thick blanket and strong arms.
Pain.
Second thing his body registered, the dull ache in his backside confused the hell out of him. Did Yuusuke kick his ass or something. Hiei scoffed at himself, as if the half breed could ever hope in kicking his ass. Maybe the Oaf...hell maybe even Kurama's, but definitely not his.
Scratch that, Kurama would have to be seriously injured if Yuusuke stood a chance at beating him. Hiei, himself hardly stood a chance against the Fox.
That wasn't a compliment either, it's just really hard to beat a man who thinks 15 steps ahead of the ten different plans he's made to kill you with. And most people knew it.
But back to the matter at hand ( no need to feverishly deny the beating he took from the Fox.). The hand that belong to the arm draped around him. That arm belonged to that of none other than the Oaf. Kazuma Kuwabara.
The third thing Hiei felt was confusion. What the hell was he doing in bed with Kuwa- no, the Oaf? Naked at that.
And then it all clicked. Like a simple math problem with a complex answer.
Hiei+ Kuw-The Oaf+ naked+bed=
Oh Bob Saget, NO!
But not even Hiei could deny what had happened.
SEX.
With the Oaf.
Ew...
As Hiei struggled to understand how the hell this happened, another revelation hit him. This one more shocking than the last.
Arms+Around him+Pain= Hiei bottomed.
...
A choked cry escaped the fire demon, flinging himself off the bed, which thankfully was a traditional Japanese bed- he stared at the now awake Carrot Top. Was Mukuro playing a joke on him?
Since when did Kuwabara have the body of a god?
Since when did he start referring to the Oaf as Kuwabara?
Grey eyes stared at him in confusion. Scratching the top of his head, Kuw-The Oaf!- took in the situation before him. Coming to the same conclusion as Hiei, however- much to Hiei's shock- taking it all in with a smile...a motherfucking smile.
Which in the right light didn't look all that bad.
"I think I'm going throw up." Hiei whispered.
Kuwabara had an empty trashcan waiting as the small demon puked up his internal organs.
Silence ranged for a total of five minutes, if you ignored Hiei's puking that is. Before finally the fire demon was only heaving heavily over the small bin.
Finally Kuwabara spoke, against Hiei's hope that he wouldn't.
"Hiei, I think we should talk."
Silence.
...
Still Silence.
"Fine, I'll go first," Kuwabara sighed. Standing awkwardly over the fire demon, Kuwabara dared not touch him, lest he become burnt to a crisp. Kuwabara wasn't stupid, touching a shocked Hiei was reckless, and if there was anything he learned in his years of high school, it was to not be reckless.
"Look Hiei,*growl* I know that you didn't want this to happen. In fact you were drunk. It's just a one night stand. If you want...I guess we can say last night never even happened." Kuwabara chuckled, awkwardly scratching his head. Hoping he was doing the right thing by letting Hiei take the easy way out. He knew the fire demon didn't like anything that would make him do something he would regret and Kuwabara was 50%(100%) sure that Hiei regretted this.
It was a long minute before Hiei finally stopped heaving. Lifting his head to stare at the Oaf, Hiei sighed, unconsciously running his hand over his forehead, much to his horror his headband that kept the Jagan veiled was gone. Not much of a problem, but Hiei didn't like for humans to see that he had three eyes.
That and the fact that if they had had sex while Hiei's Jagan had been able to see would mean that Hiei would be able to, if he so chose, see what had transpired the night before. But then again Hiei wasn't about to do anything like that. He would rather stick with his foggy memory than a visual record of the Oaf screwing him.
Which on a weird note had to have been good, because his body ached pleasantly, not intensely but just a little to remind him that he received.
Just as well, Hiei wasn't much of the giving person anyway. Except for Yukina, he would give her anything...well except himself of course but that was different.
This inner monologue was beginning to get a little off track. And kind of disturbing.
"...Do you remember what happened the night before?" Hiei couldn't help but ask. Kuwabara raised an eyebrow at him ( did he take care of his eyebrows, they were bushy before. Hn.), before nodding slowly. Almost afraid that Hiei would kill him if he told the truth, but would kill him if he lied. Well...at least the kid knew something.
"Then where is my headband," Hiei asked.
Kuwabara, surprised by the nonhostile question, began looking around for the white cloth.
"Oh shit, where is the little bugger. I swore I put it up at the beginning of...you know. Hmm..." Kuwabara began muttering to himself as he paced the room.
Maybe it was the side effects of drinking hard Makaian liquor, but since when did Hiei's mind decide to not let the rest of Hiei- all three eyes!- know that Kuwabara was standing there stark naked, hands on finely toned hips and good Bob Saget, he should turn his back on Hiei more often. Damn those buns of steel! Humans weren't supposed to look like that! What the fuck was wrong with the Oaf.
Kuwabara either really didn't care or didn't notice he was naked. With a cry of joy Hiei bent over to collect the white cloth that blended in perfectly with the equally white sheet. Turning back towards the kneeling Jaganshi, he raised him arms with a cry of victory.
...
The Oaf, Hiei decided, was obviously not human.
What the fuck was that?
"Oh Fuck." Hiei whispered as he got an eyeful of Kuwabara.
Kuwabara couldn't help but feel disappointed at the lack of response Hiei was giving him. He found his white head band in white sheets for crying out loud, he had to use his sixth sense to find it(demon aura). How the Pipsqueak kept it that clean was beyond him.
It was then that Kuwabara decided to look down.
It was also around that time that Kuwabara noticed the lack of clothes he and his fellow one night stander were wearing. Meaning none.
But more important than the lack of clothes was the very much there morning wood in Hiei's direct line of vision.
Fearing for his privates, Kuwabara immediately dove for the blanket, pulling it tightly around his waist. He didn't even realize the trance that he snapped the Jaganshi out of.
Both were silent for quite a bit of time before finally Kuwabara chuckled, very, very loudly, reminding the Jaganshi of what Makaian liquor could do.
"Shut up!" Hiei growled quietly. He was up and around the room gathering his clothes in his arms, he quickly put them on, before for finally grabbing the headband from Kuwabara's hand. Tying it tightly around his head.
If Kuwabara wasn't so distracted with protecting his jewels he would have noticed that the flush to the fire demon's skin was not due to anger.
"I'm assuming we're still at Genkai's, correct?" Hiei growled.
A nod.
"So that means that you need to take a purifying shower, I'll be damned if anyone takes notice of the fact that we both reek of each other." Hiei snorted, if anything, they could hide this... or deny it until their deaths.
"Well...what are you going to do, if you smell like me."
With a frown, Hiei stared down at the Psychic. Debating on whether he should grace him with a response.
"If I were to lie, then I would tell you I would find a river to wash the fluids off of my body, if you haven't noticed, I reek of your bodily fluids. But honestly, I'm going to go roll around in mud and then kill something quite possibly roll around in it's blood as well."
Hiei ignored the stricken look that Kuwabara gave him. He was by the window in a flash. Opening the screen he glanced at the Carrot Top once more.
"Hey Idiot." Hiei spoke, Kuwabara turned a questioning gaze in his direction, he still looked sad, but Hiei couldn't be bothered to figure out why. Sex didn't lead to caring.
"Remember to wash the sheets, I'll be damned if Genkai notices fluids on her linen just because you forgot."
Kuwabara sighed, but nodded and with that Hiei was gone, flitting through the trees to find a bear, for one he was hungry and two, he really did need to get Kuwabara's scent off of him.
It took three days for Hiei to finally be rid of Kuwabara's scent. Because, damn it all, it was in his hair...no not THAT. Sweat, it sucked to be short sometimes. The only way he was able to fully remove it from his hair was to- much to Hiei's annoyance- wash it with human objects.
But to get those human objects without stealing them was to visit a human. A human that took care of their hair. Yuusuke and Kurama were out of the question, they would smell the Oaf on him and know, besides, Hiei was pretty sure that unlike Kurama, Yuusuke, didn't take care of his hair, it just happened to look like that. And Genkai was a no, she was old and far too wise for a human. Then there was Yukina, who actually used the human objects, but to get to her, he would have to go through Genkai, it was a risk that Hiei wasn't taking. So that left one other person.
Yukimura, Keiko.
To say that she was surprised to see him in her bedroom was an understatement. But she said nothing when the Jaganshi had asked ( only because Hiei was trying to understand humans and their customs; Kurama's idea.) to use her human hair washing liquid.
Turns out the thing was called conditioner. And it was minty.
Oh joy...
Anyways, now he was finally rid of the scent and for that Hiei would only mildly glare at the girl to never speak of this day again.
Keiko, for all he knew of her, probably wasn't fully human either. She met his glare with one of her own and dared to roll her eyes at him.
"Don't worry Hiei, I won't tell anyone that your hair is flat when it's been washed. Though, really it's three colors naturally, you demons I swear. Oh, will you be staying for dinner. I'm making an american style dinner."
So Hiei had stayed and ate with Keiko - who was a pretty good cook. And though he would never tell anyone that he stayed with the woman in her apartment for the time span of 3 weeks, he would seriously never admit that he enjoyed it. Maybe this was why the Detective loved her.
That and the fact that she could punch harder than any demon female Hiei had seen in a long while.
It was exactly two weeks since Kuwabara and Hiei had done well...that. Two weeks of forcing himself to forget the sounds that the smaller demon made. Which were ridiculously hard considering what was in his pocket at the moment. Maybe, if he ever saw the Pipsqueak again, then he could ask him about it, but right now he had to be there for Yukina.
Who at the moment was throwing up in one of Genkai's many bathrooms.
Kuwabara could faintly here Kurama in the next room over, preparing as he liked to call it. For what Kuwabara didn't know. All he did know was that he had to hold Yukina's long hair back as she continued to vomit.
"Is she gonna be alright," Yuusuke asked walking into the bathroom with a cup in his hand. Kuwabara shrugged as Yukina heaved.
"I didn't know it would happen this soon," Yukina wailed between heaves. What that meant, Kuwabara and Yuusuke didn't know.
Yuusuke in an act of never before seen gentleness, pried the blue haired woman away from the toilet bowl ( Western toilets). "Drink this" he muttered, taking a hold of her chin and pushing the cup to her lips. Yukina didn't argue, only doing as she was told as she tried to gulp down the strange tasting drink.
"Good, Kurama said that should calm your sickness for awhile, but when you're ready, he's in the next room. We're going to take a look at what's wrong. Is that ok?" he asked gracing her with a kind smile. Anybody that had knew Yuusuke in the past would never have thought the boy could be so gentle. Hell, Kuwabara was struck by it and he had known Yuusuke since they were 11.
Yukina nodded shakily trying to stand. Yuusuke helped her up first, a hand around her waist he smiled at her.
"I used to do this all the time with my mom, granted she was usually hung over. But ya couldn't have had THAT much to drink on your birthday." Yukina giggled softly holding on to her calming stomach, Yuusuke slowly walked her towards the room Kurama was in, leaving a left out Kuwabara behind. For some reason it hurt to see Urameshi so close to Yukina.
'But you broke up with her' his mind told him as he followed behind the two.
As always Kurama was prepared. Yukina was laying down in the more modern Japanese beds the covers draped over her. Kurama was surprisingly under dressed, a short sleeved shirt and pants. He was pulling on gloves and Yuusuke had taken to staring out the window.
"Kuwabara" Kurama said with a small smile, "I think you should follow Yuusuke's example."
That irked him, but he knew better than to question Kurama, so with a sigh Kuwabara found himself standing behind Yuusuke, Thankfully he towered over his best friend.
"Yukina, this is going to feel a bit warm, I apologize if this is too personal, I just want to-
"It quite alright Kurama, I knew this day would come," Yukina said softly.
Kuwabara didn't dare look at her, what did she know? As much as the question egged him, Kuwabara kept his eyes focused outside.
"Hiei's not here." Yuusuke said after a few seconds of silence, the fact that the young man was silent, was shocking in itself. But Kuwabara sighed, why were they talking about Hiei?
"Yea so what,"
In a whisper that was so quiet Kuwabara was surprised he heard it.
"Because Yukina is pregnant."
At least that what he think he heard.
"What makes you say that," Kuwabara whispered back surprised that he didn't freak out, the thought of sweet Yukina having intercourse was...actually it was kind of hot. But wait a minute, who would she have gotten with if she was pregnant.
"She's a Koorime,"
"Yea so..."
"Ah C'mon Kuwabara, you know what happens to a Koorime?" Yuusuke said giving the Carrot Top a look that clearly said- no, you don't know.
To be honest, Kuwabara didn't really know that much about a Koorime only that they were ice demons that cried expensive tears. And many of them had blue hair.
"Oh come on Urameshi, I wasn't briefed on the whole Koorime spiel. She's an ice demon that cries jewels. I'm sorry if that's all I know." Kuwabara muttered.
"Didn't bother getting to know your girlfriends life did you," Yuusuke scoffed, this time he did not bother to keep his voice down.
"Ex girlfriend ta ya Urameshi! And what's the big deal, Yukina's an ice demon, why do I have to know the type of ice demon she is? I don't ask what type of Fox demon is Kurama, hell I don't ask what field of Mazoku you lie in. I try not to pry in the lives of demons." Kuwabara glared down at Urameshi, what the hell was the demon thinking? So what if Kuwabara like to let things be and it wasn't like he hadn't tried in getting to know Yukina. She just wouldn't let him get to know her.
She denied him a lot of things.
"All I know is that ever since the two of you broke up, you've been acting like a real idiot, Kuwabara. Surprising, considering your ugly mug shouldn't be allowed to get stupider than it already is." Yuusuke growled shoving the taller man away.
Kuwabara, never one to take being called stupid, couldn't help the words that came to him.
"At least I didn't drop out of 7th grade." Kuwabara yelled shoving the shorter man back. Somewhere in the back of his mind was screaming at him, not to get into a fight with the half demon, but since when did Kuwabara ever listen to that part. Technically he had thought that part of him had died when he was younger, apparently not.
"Fuck you, whose the one whose King of Makai? All you have is some years in school. Doesn't make you better than me." Yuusuke growled, even more stubborn than Kuwabara.
"Yeah right, Urameshi, at least I work for what I got,"
There was a pregnant pause while Yuusuke recovered from the shock of Kuwabara's words.
"What the hell does that mean?" Yuusuke said, eyes focus to the ground and jaw clenched, Kuwabara knew that pose, that was the pose of a man hat was ready to kill. Too bad for Urameshi, Kuawbara wasn't going to be the one to die today.
"You heard me, everything been given to you. All that power you got on you was never yours ta begin with, Urameshi! You're just some snot nose punk who inherited a good bit of shit from his daddy and expects me to roll along with it. You know what Urameshi, you can go fuck yourself, preferably with the stick that's already shoved up ya ass! The only thing you ever worked for was the power Genkai gave ya! You're pathetic if you think that I'm stupid, at least I have enough pride as a man to take whats handed to me, no you go complaining and the BAM! You get what ever the hell you want. Like I said before Urameshi, you can go fuck yourself."
In all honesty, Kuwabara hadn't expected to tear into Urameshi like that, much less yell it with Yukina in the room. Maybe he was just a little mad at himself for not being able to talk to Hiei about his feelings. Of fuck, that had to be it!
It was with the realization that Kuwabara decided to face down the glowing red punch that Yuusuke was throwing his way. ...One that could probably kill him, what with Urameshi being a top demon and all.
...
...
"Damn it all! Kurama let me go,"
Kuwabara opened his eyes -when did he close them?- genuinely surprised at the sight before.
Kurama stood just inches in front of him, clutching Urameshi to his deceptively strong body. Hundreds of Vines intertwined the two forcing Yuusuke's fist to fly somewhere that wasn't Kuwabara's face. The blast of energy that was released threw Kuwabara back- the man nearly toppling out of the window behind him.
Kurama's pained cry was the first thing to snap him out of the dizzying daze of feelings Yuusuke's power. And that wasn't even all of it!
Kurama's vines were torn to shreds; hanging limply from the ceiling after taking most of the blast Yuusuke had released. The gigantic hole in the wall a mere foot away from Kuwabara looked out to the warm blue sky.
What was worse was than the shredded vines or the the new window, but Kurama. The fox had taken quite a blow. Surprisingly, he hadn't been forced back by Yuusuke's energy, but he had taken a beating. Cuts marred his skin and his simple black shirt was non existent, blood gushed from his head mixing with his hair so effortlessly it was scary. And yet, with trembling legs, he still stood, clutching Yuusuke to him, whispering unheard words to the still fuming half breed.
Fuck...and that blast was actually meant for him. Damn it Urameshi, always screwing up!
Just as he was going to open his mouth to direct something scathing at the man. Yukina's soft cry echoed through the torn room.
"Kazuma just leave!"
Yukina was crying, her jewels clinking to the floor rapidly. The look in her eyes telling him, he was the one to blame. There would have been a time where Kuwabara would have taken the blame, but not this time.
"You've done enough harm, Kazuma, just...just go before Yuusuke gets angry."
Before Yuusuke-
"You know what Yukina! I'm so fucking tired of your bullshit!"
A quiet that knocked even Yuusuke out of his anger settled over the room.
"Kazuma what are you talk- Yukina started only to be interrupted by a cold glare.
"It's Kuwabara to you. I've had enough of the bullshit you demons put me through. I'm done with all of yer! You think you're all so damn good, well get fucked, because Kuwabara is out of here...Oh and Urameshi, tell your daddy to teach you how to throw a punch next time. You blew a hole through the wall, dumbass." Kuwabara spat, ignoring the pained wheezes that Kurama made or the soft clinks of jewelry against ground. He was...tired of it all.
So, with barely constrained effort, Kuwabara forced himself far away from Genkai's residence before the tears finally came.
Fuck this, he was done with demons and their stupid ways.
From this moment on, Kuwabara was going to be the man he always wanted to be, before those damn demons interrupted.
Hiei had come into Genkai's residence with the feeling that something was off. Since when was he asked to come to a meeting of sorts? Did he do something wrong? (Did he care?) Why the hell did he get the feeling that something wrong had taken place here? Nothing seems off, and all the familiar auras was here as well. What was strange was that Koenma was here.
Flitting into the courtyard, to say Hiei was shocked to see a gigantic hole in the wall of one of the rooms nearest to the yard would be an understatement. So maybe something had happened here.
"Oi, Hiei, it took ya long enough to get here,"
Shizuru Kuwabara, stared at the Jaganshi from her place on the porch step, smoking a cigarette that clearly said it wasn't her first.
There was something strange about the way Shizuru looked at him, but even the Jaganshi couldn't figure it out. It just seemed cooler than usual.
"What happened to the wall?" Hiei question.
Shizuru took a long drag before stubbing out the cigarette, with a shrug she blew the smoke out, before standing. "Beats the hell out of me, why don't you ask Yuusuke or something,"
Which actually translated into Yuusuke threw a hissy fit and punch a wrecking ball through the wall.
But the real question that was on both of their minds was why?
"Anyways, why don't we go inside to see what the hell this meeting is about." Shizuru offered, glancing at Hiei, she began her slow pace towards the others. That single glance told Hiei that something was wrong.
Not bothering to use his speed, Hiei quickly fell into step with the tall woman.
Today must have been Surprise the Hell out of Hiei day, because the Jaganshi surely did not expect to see Kurama sitting there, wearing a cast on his arm and bandages wrapped around his head.
"Hello Hiei, have you had a nice time in the Ningenkai so far?" Kurama asked as if he weren't bandaged and everything was normal.
No, everything was not normal, since when did Yuusuke and Yukina sit away from Genkai and Botan. Since when did Koenma have free time to visit? And why the hell was everyone staring at him?
"Hiei..." Yuusuke was the first to speak, big brown eyes focused on him. Glancing at the ex detective, Hiei inclined his head, waiting for him to continue.
"Why do you smell like Keiko and mint?" The Toushin inquired suspiciously.
That was oddly relieving for the Jaganshi to hear.
"Why did you punch a wall?" Hiei countered, never one for questioning, the fire demon took a seat next to Shizuru. Who had surprisingly enough, ignored everyone except Hiei. For some reason that was worse than being questioned.
A tense silence settled over the room before finally Genkai broke it with a long suffering sigh. Old eyes took in everyone in the room pausing briefly on Hiei. Alright, now when the hag starts looking at him, then Hiei knew something was up.
"Alright everybody, listen up because I'm only going to say this once. Due to some very stupid circumstances it is necessary to mention that Kazuma Kuwaabara is no longer with us."
A/N: Not what oyu were expecting huh?
Tis fine, if it makes you feel better, I decided to post this chapter now because I;m going to be doing a few test and I need the time. So today I posted it. I know it seems like this was really sudden but it has a point. A point that needs to be made.
Also I know somethings didn't happen like what I mention in the up next section. Sorry about that, sometimes I guess at it, so I will forgo doing one this time because I am going to draw up the plan for c3 after my test, don't worry though, everything is all according to this very loose, room for adjustments plan that I made in my head, also I am thinking this to be about what 20 chapters and we are already at 2 so it's not that far away from the end. Anywho, I hope you enjoy, considering this I a whopping 4,000+ words.
Anywho, Read and Enjoy Cause I'm about to make some pancakes and then I'm going to hit the sack. Tschusses Duces.
