For You
Abby Ebon
Harry stretched out, amused at the old memories. He was nude and beside his demon lover, both he and Kurama were happiest at these times.
Hiei, 'The Forbidden Child' of the Koorime watched him with amused crimson eyes that stared down at him.
A hint of a blush raced across Harry's face. Harry's own emerald eyes studied Hiei in a way that made the amusement vanish and worry replace it.
"What's wrong?" Hiei asked his voice soft in the night.
"How did you know Hiei?" Harry asked, and Hiei grunted softly, holding Harry to him- his fingers absentmindedly running through Harry's black locks, as he remembered the worst and best days of his life.
"When Kurama disappeared, I knew I had to find him – or rather, you. So I ...contacted... Koenma…"
O.o.O.o.O.o.O
"Koenma…" Hiei growled into the Child Gods ear. Koenma, who had been sleeping on his desk (and drooling on the paperwork) jumped, and glanced fearfully at the Demon Lord who had gotten by security, just to speak to him.
"Y-y-yes Hiei?" Koenma found him self squeaking, for without Yuusuke and Kurama present- the fire-demon was unpredictable.
Very unpredictable, dangerous and deadly as much as the fire he controlled was.
"Where is Kurama…?" The short, spiky haired demon hissed - he looked ready tear down the building (indestructible or not) so really- Koenma couldn't be blamed for panicking and placing all the blame on someone else.
"Yuusuke would know…" Koenma began – he didn't get to finish, for Hiei was gone as soon as Yuusuke's name passed his lips.
Hiei was quick to enter Yuusuke's ancestral territory, the three Demon Lords had long ago granted free passage between themselves- and their subjects, though reluctant, had little choice but to accept such orders.
Over the years Yuusuke had expanded the tower- enough for his human family, and demonic ones – and a few friends- such as Hiei's own sister and the Baka. Though Hiei did not approve of the relationship, he had little choice but to accept it - for his sister had chosen the Baka.
Hiei wasn't stopped as he entered- and he hadn't expected to be, Yuusuke – who appeared in his demonic form with tattoo's and marking and wild long hair, sprawled on his 'throne'.
He was addressed by a bandaged demon- when Hiei appeared the demon squeaked and waddled quickly from the room- evidently it felt his ire, or power. Yuusuke grinned, catching sight of him, and sat up, clearly thrilled to see him.
Hiei restrained himself from throttling the half-demon for answers.
"Where is Kurama?" Even if Koenma had lied- Yuusuke would know, he had developed a surprising ability over the years.
Once he encountered a person and felt their energy – demonic or human, Yuusuke would be able to find them- no matter which of the three worlds they were in.
Hiei was ashamed to have not thought to go to Yuusuke first.
Yuusuke had opened his mouth to greet him, fangs barely hidden – for Yuusuke forgot them, but at Hiei's tone- he frowned and Hiei felt Yuusuke's energy brush him in its search for Kurama.
It took longer then Hiei had thought would be necessary. Finally, Yuusuke opened his eyes; they were distant, and worried.
"He was summoned to the Human World. It…it feels wrong Hiei." Even his tone was worried, Hiei snarled in frustration.
Even though Yuusuke was wary, he'd never thought of Hiei or Kurama as threats- only friends, not even his demonic nature would change that.
"Where in the Human World, Yuusuke…." Hiei demanded, Yuusuke blinked at him- Hiei knew Yuusuke wasn't dull, but searching for so long must have drained him more then Hiei thought possible.
" Europe. Around England- the Summons was for a Demon Lord, Hiei, a binding to a human– Kurama, but it went wrong…He may have lost his body to it. We got to hurry." Yuusuke was more then worried now- he was alarmed.
A Demon Lord cold live for ages- and Yuusuke who had thought he'd live mortal years- had learned he'd live for centuries or thousands of years, he- like Hiei, did not want to loose Kurama.
Hiei frowned when Yuusuke lurched to his feet- took a step, and then started to fall, Hiei caught him - and slowly put him back on the throne.
He was not weak – his human energy was great, but it was spent in searching three worlds for Kurama- Hiei would not see Yuusuke injured because of his own stubbornness. As such he felt it was his duty to put the other Demon Lord to sleep, one of the three had to remain here.
Though Yuusuke was a Demon Lord- he was still part human, his body had yet to change completely into a demons.
As a result it was using up his spirit energy to make the change from part human to a powerful full demon- obviously the process took time, and Yuusuke didn't help matters by spending energy so recklessly.
"Hiei….wha' have y' done?" Jin had appeared at the entrance to Yuusuke's throne room, the red haired and pointed eared demon was clearly not pleased.
The single horn was glowing slightly- a sure sign of his fury. Narrowed blue eyes stared down at him – Hiei noted the Wind Master's anger had gotten the better of him - for a wind had picked up in the chamber.
"Jin, I have done nothing. He is unharmed, tell Touya to come out." Hiei asked, sensing the other, Touya was silver haired - with four green strands that formed his fringe.
He was also an Ice Master and was quick to show himself. Yuusuke had long ago befriended the two, and made them welcome in his home- the result was they acted in his defense.
Even against Hiei and Kurama – Hiei thought it most annoying.
"What has happened?" Touya asked, knowing that Yuusuke would not exhaust himself for nothing, Hiei glanced at him.
"Kurama is missing. Take care of Yuusuke – I haven't time to explain it to you, so get your answers from him – when he wakes up." Hiei said and moved too quickly for them to stop – the two glanced at each other.
"This does not bid will…" Touya murmured, behind them Yuusuke opened his eyes- and seeing Hiei gone, sighed.
"Do you want us to go after him?" Touya asked him, Yuusuke shook his head. "No, but - Jin, make sure he finds the portal to Human World we hold." Jin nodded, and gathering the wind about his legs and arms, flew up- and spotted Hiei some distance away, and shot off after him. His laughter gained him Hiei's glare.
"What do you want?" Hiei asked as he ran.
"Follow me – Yuusuke has a hold to Human World near here – it goes to where you need it to." Jin assured, and having stopped, Hiei nodded, and grinning Jin led Hiei to the portal.
Jin saw him off- then went back to Yuusuke.
Hiei had been searching Europe for little over a week. Kurama's spirit energy was weak- but there, and that reassured him.
He knew by now that Kurama had had to abandon his red-haired form to survive the summoning- which would take his own physical energy, feed on it, and use it to bind him.
He knew this mostly because of the carnage found where Kurama had been summoned at- he smelt the blood, week old as it was.
Most of it was likely the ones who had summoned Kurama, and there had assuredly been more them a few of them – as Hiei had known.
You did not summon a Demon Lord with only one person- that was to invite a failing, it mattered not how powerful the person was.
Hiei was left with only tracing the kitsune's week-old demonic energy (all that was left of Yoko Kurama and Shuichi) he found himself inside the home of a man-boy, miles away from the point of summoning.
Hiei judged that from the look of things (the dust and uneaten food) he had been 'asleep' for a week. That, and the fact that he reeked of Kurama's power, led Hiei to know that Kurama had chosen another host.
Hiei decided to wait for the black haired boy with a lightning bolt scar to awaken before he decided how much of the Kurama he knew had survived.
Meanwhile, Hiei decided, I must get in contact with Yuusuke. He will want to know what has occurred. Hiei forced himself not to be rash- finding Kurama's host was more then what he had hoped to find. His mate was not dead – not utterly, and that was all that really mattered.
Yuusuke vowed revenge upon the plotter (saying something about the actual people who summoned Kurama being lackeys) of the summoner, something Hiei hadn't considered –that the culprit hadn't died with his fellows.
If that was the case – neither Demon Lord would rest until the plotter was killed.
Yuusuke had already alerted those in his Clan who lived in the Human World, or could pass for human to search for the culprit.
They did so willingly – you did not summon a Demon Lord lightly - and not expect to suffer the consequences.
Apparently the things needed for such a summoning were rare- so that was one lead. Another was that one of Yuusuke's Clan knew of a 'Magical World' within the Human World.
This 'Magical World' held humans with magical powers (apparently called 'Wizards' and 'Witches') whom hid most of the other magical creatures – even there the things for a summoning were hard to come by, but not imposable to get.
Much to Hiei's shock- this had not been the first such occurrence. A Demon Lords had come across such people- in fact there had been, five hundred years past, another Demon Lord summoned by such 'magical' people.
They had been given to pride and sure of their absolute power over demons for human magic hurt lesser demons – the humans had likely reasoned it would do the same to a Demon Lord- it hadn't – though the Demon Lord had played along.
Twenty years after the summoning - the Demon Lord had taken his revenge- ruthlessly, so much so that the 'Magical World' had all but disappeared. It was a credit to them that they had learned to 'fear' normal humans- who most likely had demonic roots.
In five hundred years, they had obviously forgotten such lessons.
Yuusuke's Clan was using all their collective resources- and yet there was no answer.
It was their hope that when the boy awoke he could contact Kurama- and Kurama could tell them where- exactly, to find the…soon-to-be-very-dead human.
Hiei jerked awake, and found him self face-to-face with a green eyed boy – Kurama.