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Author's note-I'm so sorry this is so late, I had it done before the holidays, but I lost the disk and had to rewrite the chapter. I tried really hard to keep everyone in character, but I don't think I did a really good job in this chapter. I think Kurama and Hiei are a bit OOC so be warned. If they are I'm sorry it's harder then it looks. Hope it's not too terrible. As always flames are more than welcome. Please review, it makes me update faster. There is very slight yaoi-ness in this chapter so if you don't like it don't read it, but it is very minimal and will come back later in the story. And if you are totally against Yaoi then you probably shouldn't be reading fanfiction since the majority of it is Yaoi. People shouldn't be so closed minded. Thanks to all that reviewed, responses are at the end of chapter. Well read on and hopefully enjoy.

"Blah, blah"- talking 'Blah'- means a characters thoughts

Chapter 3

"Hey Hiei what's wrong with your back? You keep wincing. Man, do you fight everybody you run into?"

"No baka I didn't hurt my back in a fight!"

"So what's wrong with you?"

"I don't know baka. It I knew I would fix it."

"Hiei did the salve that I made up for you not work?"

"No it didn't. My back has been acting up for the past few weeks and I don't know why."

"It sure is strange, but right now we should concentrate on the mission. You know its getting pretty late maybe we should stop and set up camp. We can start again early in the morning." Ordered Yusuke.

They were standing in a clearing deep in the Makai forest. The large trees of the demon world were looming over their heads. The canopy of branches obstructed their view of the purple sky. The moon was slowly rising into the darkening sky. A soft breeze rustled the leaves and sent a shiver down Kuwabara's spine.

"Guys are you sure this is a safe place to stop? I'm getting a really bad vibe from this place."

"Baka. It's the forest itself. You're in Makai now. The entire world is dangerous. Just get used to it." Hiei commented dryly.

"Are you sure, shrimp? You're probably just saying that."

"Kuwabara you are the only one complaining about it. This is how the Makai feels all the time. So SHUT UP!" yelled Yusuke.

Kurama smiled to himself while listening to his bickering friends. 'Those three are always fighting, when will they learn to be serious?' leaving them to their argument Kurama walked along the edge of the clearing gathering up firewood from the numerous fallen branches strung about. Placing the wood in a neat pile Kurama looked over to where Hiei was. He was still in a verbal quarrel with Kuwabara while Yusuke was watching helplessly. Yusuke looked exasperated with the two of them.

"Hiei when you are done acting like a child would you please light a fire for us?" asked Kurama.

Hiei glared daggers at Kurama. How dare he call him childish? However, Hiei stopped exchanging insults with Kuwabara and easily lit the fire with his yoki. Being a fire youkai made lighting a fire very easy. After he accomplished his task he jumped up onto one of the stronger branches of a nearby tree. Sitting on the branch he watched as the others prepared their dinner. For some reason he didn't feel hungry. After the others had finished eating they laid down to get some sleep. Hiei got off of his branch and flitted from tree to tree. He stopped when he heard the familiar sound of rushing waters coming from a flowing river. A few meters away was a small waterfall polling into a medium sized pond. It was a rather charming spot. Hiei jumped down to the pond and sat on a large rock nestled in between the pond and the soft soil.

Kurama had his arms folded back behind his head. His emerald green eyes stared at the bright mint green moon above him. In a few days it would be full and it may very well be the beginning of the end. That is if they don't rescue this girl before then. His thoughts wondered to a certain fowl tempered fire youkai. Hiei had become very important to Kurama over the last several years. Everything about him intrigued Kurama. Kurama had lived for centuries, the famous thief of the Makai. Known for his cunning, fierceness in battle, and sexual prowess. Youko Kurama is a kitsune. It is thought throughout Makai that all youko's have a very strong sexual appetite. Youko Kurama was no different. Through out all his life he experimented with many different kinds of youkai's, both male and female. Kurama learned long ago that he preferred females to males, but he was unusually attracted to Hiei. Hiei was his friend, his best friend. For a while Kurama considered him a brother, but now Kurama wanted so much more.

Kurama thought about the conversation that he had with Hiei earlier in the day. He had asked if Hiei and the girl they were about to rescue were lovers. Hiei said that they weren't which gave Kurama some hope. However, Hiei never did answer his other question. He had asked if he had wanted to be her lover. Which put some doubt into Kurama's mind. 'What if he wanted to be her lover? If he did then I'll have no chance once he sees her again. Unless I seduce him now. Hiei's the loyal type. I know how he feels about mating. He thinks that you should not mate unless you want them forever. He probably thinks that because of his parents, he wouldn't want a one-night stand to result in a child that he would never know. This may be my only chance to be with him.' He sat up and looked over to the tree Hiei was sitting in before and was a little surprised to find that he was gone. Kurama exerted some of his yoki and sensed that Hiei had not gone to far away from camp. Kurama got up and ran to where he had sensed Hiei.
Hiei was standing nude under a small waterfall letting the cascading water run down his back. Kurama did not fail to notice that Hiei was hunched slightly as if he was in pain. 'What the hell is wrong with his back' Kurama asked himself. Kurama stood silently by a large momiji tree watching the jaganshi under the waterfall. Kurama let out a small sigh as Hiei stepped out from under the water and waded over to the large rock that his clothes were laying on. He stepped out of the water and shook himself off like a dog would. Kurama stepped out from behind the momiji and walked towards Hiei just as he was putting on his pants.

"What are you doing here, fox?" Hiei asked without looking up.

"I noticed that you had left so I came looking for you." Kurama stated calmly.

"Hn."

"Hiei I need to talk to you about something. Something that I've been thinking about for a while now."

Before Hiei could answer Kurama grabbed him by the shoulders and pressed their lips together. Hiei couldn't believe what was happening. Kurama was actually kissing him! Hiei was really confused by Kurama's actions. He was sure that no one had brought any alcohol with them. Which meant Kurama had to be stone cold sober. 'What the hell is he thinking?' Hiei thought frantically. Kurama then became bolder running his hands over Hiei's damp skin. Hiei finally regained control of his senses and pushed Kurama away.

"What the FUCK!" exclaimed Hiei.

"Are you asking or inviting?" asked Kurama, his smile faltering.

Hiei gave Kurama a disbelieving look. He stepped back over to the boulder and grabbed his katana, tying it securely to his waist. He then grabbed his black tank top and put it back on. He then threw his cloak over his shoulders. He then straightened up and looked at Kurama.

"Are you going to explain what the hell you were doing?"

"I want you, pure and simple."

Hiei stared open mouthed at his friend. What did he mean by 'I want you'? Hiei didn't understand. 'Well maybe he hit his head or something' Hiei thought. 'Or maybe I didn't hear him right.'

"Nani?"

"Over the last few years I have grown very fond of you. You are my best friend. After Kuronue died I never thought that I would become that close to anyone ever again, then you came along. I do not want this to ruin our friendship. You do not see me in that way and it is perfectly fine. But you can not blame me for trying."

Hiei looked dumbfounded. He didn't know what to say about Kurama's confession. Why would anyone have those kinds of feelings for him? Who in their right mind would love a forbidden child? He didn't deserve that kind of attention from anybody.
Kurama could not stand the silence any longer. He had to know how much his confession bothered Hiei. Kurama had not expected for his confession to bother Hiei so much. He had expected Hiei to just call him a stupid fox and never talk about it again.

"Hiei are you Ok? Does it bother you that much? Should I have not told you?"

"No, it's not that. We can just forget it. But why would you have those kinds of feelings for me? My own parents didn't even care for me. So why do you? No one that I have ever cared for reciprocated the feeling. And with just cause, who could possibly love a forbidden child?"

"Hiei, I care for you as a friend first and foremost; Yukina cares for you and so do the others. Would you answer a question if I asked?"

"I guess."

"I know that you care for everyone even if you won't admit it. You care for us as friends and allies. But have you ever loved anyone? Besides the way that you love Yukina."

Hiei looked away from Kurama's piercing ivy eyes. He shifted uncomfortably and stared at his feet. Hiei didn't want to tell Kurama about Snowden and the way he felt about her. She had never seemed interested in him in that way. How could he explain his relationship with Snowden to Kurama, especially now. You don't tell the person that you just shot down how you feel about someone else.

"I don't know. I haven't had much experience with it."

"How about this girl we are going to save? Did you love her? No, do you love her is a better question."

"I can't answer that, fox."

"Well in any case it is nice to know that you are a heterosexual."

"Nani?"

"A heterosexual, that just means that you like girls."

"You like girls too. You're friends with Yukina and Botan and-"

"No, not like that. Sometimes I forget how naïve you can be. Yes I like girls, but heterosexual means that you like to have sex just with girls."

"Oh."

"Hiei, have you ever had sex?"

Hiei blushed vividly and averted his gaze. Kurama nodded to his friend and walked into the trees back towards camp. Hiei stayed where he was. He was trying to digest everything that had happened today. In a span of a few hours he had found out that his old friend and partner was still alive, being held against her will and about to be killed or worse. Then Kurama admits that he has feelings for him. It was turning out to be a great fucking day.

Reviewer Responses:

Anime Child of Darkness- Thanks for reading and I'm glad you like it so far. Keep reading and reviewing.

Bakufun-13- Really? You think I'm talented? I feel so special. I'm glad you think I'm doing a good job at keeping Hiei in character as well as having him in love. Your review brightened up my day. Thanks. Sorry if they weren't in character this time. Ya can't win them all.

Hellfire, Hiei's Mate- I'm glad you like it. Thanks for reading.

Crazy Nixie- Well I hope you stopped causing mayhem and pain long enough to read this chapter. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I like your name it's cool.

KuramaandHiei4ever- So you liked the whole angel thing. Good I was hoping people would. I just couldn't go along with that angels are so good and great thing. I don't believe in them, but my little sister does and she asked me to put angels' in. So I decided to make them interesting. It's a good thing you like original characters 'cause there are going to be more. In case you didn't notice the angels have a kinda Wiccan spin to them.

Emily- Yeah I loved writing that part. It was fun to write about Hiei attacking Kuwabara. I always wanted to see that in the series, but so far no dice. So it really was cool? COOL.

Crazy-Lil-Nae-Nae- Well I updated. Oh, thanks for answering my questions. Sorry for the stupid one I forgot that they had already gotten together. Bad memory. Thanks for reading it.

Author's note- Yea! Everybody that reviewed said it was good (does happy dance and falls down) I hate being clumsy. Well anyway I hope this chapter was okay. I beg your forgiveness for being so late. I'll get the next chapter out within the next two weeks sometime before my birthday, I promise. The next chapter is entirely in Snowden's POV. I did have a question for all of you. Do you think the rating needs to go up? I don't want to get in trouble. So I need to know if you guys think the rating is okay as PG-13 or should it go to R? Must find out. So put what you think in your review. Which means if you take the time out of busy day to read my fic you can take an extra minute to review. It doesn't take much, I'll settle for just two words ("Is good." Or "Is bad.') Is good enough. I'm not asking for a lot. Well until next time. Blessed be.