Okay, so I was a liiitle lazy getting this up...okay, I was really lazy getting this up. But it's up now, and that's what matters! I got some good reviews, and I'm happy.
Diclaimer:If I owned YYH, Keiko would chew huge amounts of bubble gum and periodicly stick it in Yusuke's hair. But she doesn't do that, now does she?
PLAYLIST
This is a lie by The Cure
Tonight by Lostprophets
Life less frightening by Rise Against
Top of the world by The All-American Rejects
Color blind by Say Anything
Say anything else by Cartel
Yusuke flicked a stone into the pond and watched the koi fish scatter, "So, you ran away, huh?"
"I couldn't bear to stay with him anymore." Hiei began to shred pieces of grass.
"Pfft," Yusuke snorted, "Homophobic, Hiei?" Hiei gritted his teeth at Yusuke's taunt.
"No."
"Then why'd you run away?"
"That fox was coming on to me, what the hell was I supposed to do?!" Hiei yelled at his friend.
"Tell him you're not a faggot." Yusuke answered simply, tossing another stone into the koi pond. Hiei bristled.
"A faggot?" He said softly, "is that what Kurama is now?" Yusuke laid on his back and closed his eyes.
"Yep." They sat there for a while more, until Yusuke got up and stretched, "Well, I'm going home. See ya, Hiei!" Hiei gave no reply.
As time went by, the sun only shone brighter. It was probably noon, but Hiei didn't care. He looked at his distorted reflection in the pond with distaste.
'A faggot…' Hiei thought, 'I almost let him…does this mean…I'm gay? What the hell is going on? Stupid fox, getting me into this.' He crushed a rock between his fingers. He thought back to the night before, when Kurama had pulled the icicles from his hair, and how he'd trusted him to do so. "Let me help you." He said, "You can't do everything on your own." He said.
"I don't need him," Hiei whispered to his reflection, "I don't need anyone."
"Suuichi? Are you awake, Darling?" Kurama heard his mother call for him. "It's almost time for school."
"I'm not going." He answered, "I feel ill." It was true, the events of the night before made him sick with heartbreak.
"If you're sure…" She paused, "Is there anything I can bring you?"
"No." Kurama laid his head on his pillow, "I just need some sleep is all." Shiori walked away into the kitchen as her son fell into a light sleep.
Kurama awoke with a start. He'd had a nightmare, but he couldn't recall what had frightened him. He took some deep breaths and thought about nice things. Roses-roses were nice.
Love. Love was nice, too.
Hiei. Hiei wasn't nice. Hiei was ruthless. Hiei was cold. Hiei was loyal. Hiei was strong. Kurama shook his head to clear his mind. He placed a hand to his forehead and closed his eyes slowly. Hiei's face flashed across his mind.
'Hiei,' Kurama thought, 'Do you hate me now? Did I ruin everything? Did I betray your trust? … Did I scare you away?'
"Really?"
"That's what Hiei said." Yusuke smirked. Kuwabara's eyes widened to the size of his fists.
"So Kurama is really-"
"A faggot? Yeah." Kuwabara grimaced slightly.
"I'll…see you later, Urameshi." Yusuke waved a hand in dismissal, and Kuwabara jogged off down the street.
'Kurama.' He thought, as he walked down the street. 'You idiot…falling for Hiei of all people. What the hell were you thinking?' He looked up at the house in front of him. He knocked on the door. Shiori opened it a few moments later. All she said was "Suuichi is in his room." And left him to his business. Kuwabara barged into Kurama's bedroom with no hesitation (or warning, for that matter).
"Is what Urameshi said true?!" Kurama slowly sat up on his bed to look at his random visitor.
"Please, quiet down, Kuwabara. You might scare my mother."
"Not until I hear exactly what's going on!" The half demon sighed and beckoned Kuwabara with a small hand motion.
"Close the door. I'll tell you." He did as told and faced Kurama.
"What do you know?"
"Basically that you came on to Hiei and he brutally rejected you withy no explanation."
"All true…except for the part about no explanations." Kurama closed his eyes, letting the dreaded memories return to his mind, "Right before he left, Hiei told me…that he couldn't love a man…"
"Uh, that means he's not gay."
"That's what I don't understand."
"What don't you get? Sorry, buddy, but Hiei. Is. Not. Gay. Simple as that." Kuwabara said to the not-listening Kurama.
"He almost…"The fox demon trailed off. Kuwabara, who was now very confused, twisted his face into one of examination. Clearly, Kurama was no longer paying any attention to his friend. Even Kuwabara could figure out that much.
"He almost gave in…" Kurama mumbled to himself, "Almost…" Kuwabara turned, and without another word, left the vicinity with a new destination in mind.
He kept walking until he spotted Hiei's smallish figure leaning on a picket fence.
"Hiei." He called out. He merely met him with a dark look.
"Are you here to harass me about last night?" Kuwabara shook his head.
"No. I just wanted to know what you're gonna do." Hiei glared at the orange haired man.
"Obviously, I can't stay here,"
"So, you're leaving?"
"Yes, I'm leaving, you idiot. There's no reason for me to stay here." Dumbly, Kuwabara squinted at Hiei, as if that would make things more clear. "Kurama is no longer on friendly terms with us…by us, I mean Yusuke and myself; I don't know where you stand in all of this."
"Wait. You're not gonna be Kurama's friend anymore?" Hiei gritted his teeth.
"No. I'm not going to be his friend anymore."
You're going to ruin that friendship just because Kurama's gay? What the hell's wrong with you?"
"It has nothing to do with his sexual preference, but it has everything to do with his choice of interest," The fire demon stood straight and looked Kuwabara in the eye, "Me, Kuwabara. Why, out of all the other men in the three worlds, did he have to want me?" The taller man had no answer for him, "…why did you want to know this? Why do you care so much?"
"I care because you and Kurama are my friends. I just came back from seeing him..and…he's really out of it. I'm worried about him, Hiei. Maybe…maybe…you should go talk to him."
"Moron! Why would I go talk to someone I'm putting effort into avoiding?"
"You ran away from him! I think you should apologize!" Hiei only shook his head in disbelief. Kuwabara just didn't understand.
"I ran from him because I couldn't stay in that room. I might have done something rash."
"I don't get it." Hiei sighed.
"No one does…think of it this way: What would you do if Yusuke just randomly kissed you?" Kuwabara looked disgusted.
"I'd probably beat the shit out of him!" The dark haired one nodded.
"Precisely. I left before I did something unreasonable; like beating him shitless, or killing him." Kuwabara grinned.
"Oh, I get it now!"
"Good, because I wasn't going to explain it again."
"I…still don't get why you're leaving though." Hiei looked at him with darkly shadowed eyes.
"If I leave, Kurama will eventually forget about me; if he can't forget, he can't heal."
"What will the rest of us do? What will Yusuke and I do? We'll be loosing a friend…" Kuwabara's eyes were sad.
"You two will be fine."
"You won't stay? …Kurama will be heartbroken..."
"I'm only doing this for his sake, Kazuma." Hiei whispered, staring at the distant lights of Kurama's house.
The clock tower sounded 6 o' clock. Kuwabara turned from Hiei and began trotting off towards his home, "I have to get home. I'm late for dinner. See you, Hiei." Hiei leaned back on the fence. He watched as the sun slowly sank behind the cherry blossoms. The periwinkle sky only seemed to mock his mood.
'Kurama. Stupid fox. Can't you see what you've done? Look what you've caused for yourself. Did you really think everyone would accept this? Did you truly believe that I wouldn't reject you? You must have at least suspected that. Why did you have to do this to yourself, Kurama? To me?'
And with the wind howling at his back, Hiei disappeared into the night.
:Sighs: I finally got off my lazy ass and typed it. I hope you guys liked the chapter. Go ahead, click the pretty periwinle button and tell me what you thought. Thanks for reading.
-Tekii no aru tenshi