The Vulnerable Fox

It was late when Kurama entered the master bedroom in Yomi's quarters. The goat had convinced him to attend yet another conference between the leaders of Demon World. He hadn't realised that meant Hiei and Kuwabara would have been there. It was expected of Yusuke as he had taken up the throne since Raizen had died, but Kuwabara and Hiei had little to do with political matters of the Makai. Of course the attendance of his three teammates meant that his usual demeanour had to be put on show, as well as avoiding the telepathic fire demon like the plague.

After a small amount of socialising after the meeting he declared himself exhausted due to the heavy trek to Yomi's territory followed by numerous duties to reacquaint himself with the roles of advisor. Having excused himself he went up the grand staircase to Yomi's chambers, the burning gaze of Hiei lingered upon his back. He settled himself on the futon prepared for him and curled into his being. After what seemed a matter of minutes, another presence entered the room.

Not making any move to acknowledge the new presence Kurama kept himself curled into a ball. "He doesn't love you. He doesn't even like you. You know that don't you Kurama?" Kurama uncurled from his position and sat up with his eyes cast down towards his lap. Hesitantly he nodded. Yomi's sightless eyes narrowed as he felt the shift in the air, which told him what Kurama's answer was.

He slowly made his way across the room and sat on the bed, to the side of Kurama. "I only wish to protect you. You don't deserve it after what you did to me…" His voice rose in time to his anger but when next he spoke it had softened, "but you have my affection. I admit you captivated me, even before you became human, yet…" Slowly Yomi's finger rose to greet Kurama's tear streaked face.

"I…I just want to know what I did. What I've done." Kurama sobbed uncontrollably. "Yomi…should I talk to him? Ask him why he…" A loud smack and thud completed the human's sentence as Yomi's closed fist connected with his cheek, the force knocking him into the wall against which the futon leant. Whimpering and holding his bleeding head, which had collided into a jagged iron shackle on said wall, Kurama forced his eyes to meet the permanently closed ones of the goat demon.

"How dare you?" Yomi whispered angrily. "I give you my protection. I give you a sanctuary from the pain he could cause you. I even keep that bloody human family of yours safe from him…and this is how you repay me?" Kurama shrank back away from him, making himself seem as small as possible.

"I'm sorry. Please…I'm sorry." Kurama cried out as Yomi grabbed his wrist, tightening his grip until he heard a harsh crack as the bones gave way under the pressure. Before Kurama could scream the Makai Lord thrust his mouth over Kurama's in a bruising kiss, effectively muffling any noise the Youko made.

Letting go of the Youko's wrist Yomi stood up. "I do not punish you because I want to. It's because you must learn. They are not your friends Kurama, you can trust no one but me." Pausing he studied the vibrations in the air and concluded that Kurama was rocking himself gently; his broken wrist cradled gently in his other hand, held tenderly to his chest.

Knowing what had to be done, Yomi leant over and unhooked the iron shackle from the wall. He had trouble keeping his face straight as he felt Kurama's heart quicken and smelt the fear radiating. "No…" Kurama whimpered, unable to escape as Yomi was at the side of his bed, the only means of escape. Yomi wrenched the broken wrist away from the heaving chest forcefully, proceeding to yank the arm out of its socket, making Kurama scream in pain. Unclasping the shackle he cursed darkly as the sharp teeth of the chain cut into his flesh. Snapping it just above where the wrist had broken he revelled in the pained whimpers, cries and sobs that was emitted from the broken fox.

Yomi tutted as he looked upon the wreck of the once proud Youko. "You must learn Kurama. I alone can keep you safe. The pain is your teacher. It teaches you that if you stopped deluding yourself, you wouldn't suffer as much." Yomi's hand rested gently on Kurama's forehead before he leant down and kissed the top of his head softly. "I will make sure our guests are settled into their rooms."

Kurama's head shot up, yelping as the razor-sharp spikes dug in tighter to his wrist. "They…he…staying here?" He whimpered as he thought about his old teammates being so close. "Please Yomi…I can't…it was agony being so close…" Yomi's expression softened as delight filled his body. It was amusing that Youko Kurama could become so submissive, something that made the goat's revenge all the sweeter. What he next heard Kurama ask of him delighted him further, "Please…can…I sleep in your room tonight? I'll sleep on the floor…just please…don't leave me on my own."

Yomi tenderly pulled the scared kitsune into his arms, irritating his enslaved wrist. "We shall see." Was the only answer Kurama received before Yomi pulled away to see to his guests, leaving a bloody, agonised kitsune shaking pitifully on his futon.

..::END CHAPTER::..

THANKS TO CLOVER381325 AND ILUVBEYBLADE FOR CHECKING OVER SOME POINTS OF THIS FIC. CLOVER381325 I DID USE SOME OF YOUR POINTS. ILUVBEYBLADE…YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YYH…BUT YOUR TORTURE IDEAS RAWK! And for anyone who likes beyblade, more specifically KAI TORTURE!!!!!! I suggest you read http // www . fanfiction . net / s / 2819200 / 1 /

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clover381325

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happydemonhobo

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sn0zb0z

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Inikus

Thanks for the review! I completely agree! And though it's full of sadism so far (and there will be TONS of fox torture) there will be a /sighs/ happy ending. AND PEOPLE…WATCH OUT FOR MY NEW FIC. THIS TIME ITS HIEI ABUSING KURAMA! I'm just full of abuse! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

kara Meyers

Thanks for the review! I certainly can write more…I think I just did! Lol! Review again!

Yoshi89

Thanks for the review! For the pairing…we shall see!

AnimeQueen48

Thanks for the review! You and Hiei! Tch!

KyoHana

Thanks for the review! Point is you found it eventually! And I know you love Hiei…but when I put it up I hope you read the fic where Hiei abuses Kurama…/prays/

Yoko

Thanks for the review!