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"He has a fever," Yusuke stated, withdrawing his hand from Kurama's forehead. "I couldn't really understand what he said, but I think he was out in the storm all night."
Hiei grunted. "What a fool."
Yusuke shot him a look. "This could be your fault, you know. He was pretty upset when he left last night."
"What I said does not give him the right to make himself sick." Despite his disgusted tone, Hiei lifted the readhead from his place on the floor. Kurama had passed out when he collapsed. His face was flushed, and he was breathing heavily.
"You can put him on my bed," said Yusuke. Hiei began to carry Kurama into Yusuke's room. Yusuke started to follow, but Hiei stopped him.
"Yusuke, I can look after him. You reek of your own semen. That's the last thing he'll want to smell when he wakes."
The young man grinned sheepishly. "Well…I guess I should take a shower, then…extra blankets are on the top shelf in the closet."
"Hn," Hiei replied, and stalked off to care for Kurama.
Yusuke returned from the shower 20 minutes later with his hair down and dripping, hoping Hiei would appreciate the willpower it took for him to not grease it back. "How's Kurama doing?" he asked upon entering the room, but before his sentence was complete, large white vines smashed through the window and tackled him to the ground. Thorns pricked his skin, digging deep into his flesh as they wound around his arms and legs. He was vaguely aware of a muffled roar from above him. The vines then lifted him into the air and pinned him to the bed.
"What the hell is this?" he screamed, attempting to flare his energy.
"Try all you like. You have no power, do you?" The slick voice came from the corner of the room, spreading like an oil spill. Yusuke turned his head to witness Youko Kurama smirking in delight. "I'm glad it's been so cold. These vines can only grow to their full potential in the snow. Remarkable creatures, aren't they? As strong as iron and capable of draining every drop of energy from your body."
"Let me go, Kurama," Yusuke growled.
"I planted them last night," Youko went on, casually striding toward the bed. "I'm quite lucky that you two were so distracted with each other that you didn't notice. He stank of you, dear Yusuke."
Yusuke's eyes widened. "Where's Hiei?"
Youko grinned, his golden eyes flashing. "I assure you, he's very comfortable. Best seat in the house, actually." He pointed upward, and Yusuke's eyes followed the direction of his finger. In the corner of the ceiling was Hiei, violently struggling against the vines that bound him there. They did not simply wind around his wrists and ankles, as Yusuke's did; they had cocooned his body so that the only part free was his head. His mouth was gagged with normal green vines, but his roars of fury were still audible.
"What's wrong?" Youko asked, addressing the struggling fire youkai. "I'm not really going to harm him. I'm just giving you both some education. You, Hiei, must learn some manners. You do not speak of Youko Kurama as a 'human plaything.' You must also learn sensitivity. You know a kitsune's heart is similar to a human's. If it must be broken, let it not also be crushed."
He turned to Yusuke, who simply glared at him. "And you, dear Yusuke, are going to learn a most valuable lesson. You are going to learn pleasure—both how to experience it and how to give it."
He brushed his fingers along Yusuke's bare chest. The young man winced at the touch.
Youko continued, "I can smell your virginity for miles. How touching that your bond did not incline you toward sex." He slid his fingers between Yusuke's towel and his skin, lightly tugging at it until it came free.
The kitsune pressed his body against Yusuke's naked form, loving the beads of sweat that began to drip from the young man's brow. He lowered his mouth to Yusuke's ear, yet whispered loudly enough to be heard by all. "In order to educate you both, I am going to take you, Yusuke. I am going to be the first to feel your insides, to make you writhe in pleasure and gasp in pain. And your other half? He is going to watch as I take what is his as my own."
Yusuke had just enough time to register what this meant before he felt Youko's teeth puncture the flesh between his neck and shoulder. His cry of pain coincided with Hiei's howl of rage. Youko sucked some of the blood from the fresh wounds. "Delicious," he purred. "It's a small wonder why he wanted you so badly."
"Kurama…stop this," Yusuke gasped, straining against his bonds. The thorns cut deeper into his skin. "Don't let Youko control you…stop it…"
The white fox demon chuckled, and kissed down to Yusuke's nipples. "Now, Yusuke, you must give this a fair chance. I have a feeling you're going to enjoy it." He ran his tongue in a circle against Yusuke's left nipple, and then his right. His hands played along the younger man's hips and thighs.
Yusuke had to bite his tongue to keep from moaning. This was, after all, only the second time he had been touched this way. As Youko continued his sexual assault, Yusuke tried to force himself to think about something else, to not show his body's natural reactions. Soon, however, his forming erection gave him away.
Youko grinned in delight when he noticed it. "You see? I knew your body would listen to reason."
"No shit…the parts work when…you press 'Play,' you arrogant…ahhhhhh…" Youko had begun to tease his cock, tracing first his fingers and then his tongue up and down the shaft. Yusuke couldn't help but throw his head back to choke out a moan when the kitsune's lips enveloped the tip of his penis and his hands began to caress Yusuke's balls. Youko dipped his head, taking more of Yusuke into his mouth.
Without warning, Yusuke was tugged to his knees on the floor and his mouth was full of Youko's own erection. "Here's the second part of your lesson," the kitsune purred. "And just to clarify, biting it will not bring me pleasure. I assure you that if you do, Hiei will suffer the consequences. Now, suck it."
He grabbed a fistful of Yusuke's hair and pulled him closer. Tears sprang to the young man's eyes as the large penis was rammed down his throat. Regardless, he sucked Youko's erection until the kitsune grunted in pleasure. "Very good," the white fox said huskily. The vines threw Yusuke back to the bed, his time pinning his knees over his shoulders. The kitsune grinned and ran his hands along Yusuke's sweaty body, finally resting on the now large erection. "This will only hurt for a moment, I assure you," Youko soothed, rubbing the moist tip of his erection against the entrance to Yusuke's anus. The young man squeezed his eyes shut in anticipation.
"GET THE FUCK OFF OF HIM!"
Hiei's voice pierced the heavy air like a blade. Youko averted his eyes to the ceiling. "Oh, Hiei, I had almost forgotten you were up there. Have you been enjoying the show?"
"You SICK—"
"I was wondering when you'd chew through that gag. You're almost as good as a large dog power-chewing through a rawhide."
"GET OFF OF HIM!"
Youko chuckled. "Now, now, you mustn't forget that I'm not the one who must heed your commands. That role is strictly Yusuke's." A clever glimmer rose to his golden eyes. "Let's make this more interesting, shall we? Hiei, if you'd like Yusuke to live after I've torn his virginity away, I want you to command him to make love to me."
Hiei writhed against the iron bonds. "If you touch him again, fox, I swear—"
"What, Hiei? You'll kill me? Killing me won't bring him back when he's dead. Either you command him to make love to me, or I take him away from you forever."
Yusuke's eyes widened in realization. "Kurama," he moaned, his voice scrambling to catch up with his mind. "Kurama…I'll do anything you want…"
The kitsune's ears twitched, and he turned back to the bed. Yusuke gazed up at him in longing, the sight of which nearly made Youko lose control. "Please, Kurama…I can't….don't make me wait anymore…I'm begging you to take me…"
Hiei's jaw dropped. "Are you insane? Fox, don't touch him…"
But his words fell upon deaf ears. There was something about the way he pleaded, the sheen of sweat on his abdomen, the way his lips were sensually parted, that made the young man irresistible to the kitsune. Youko strode to the bed and positioned himself at Yusuke's entrance.
"NO!" Hiei shouted, at the same time that Yusuke whispered, "Wait."
The young man gazed up at the kitsune. "Please, Kurama, please…kiss me first."
Youko smirked. "As you wish." He leaned down, and Yusuke thrust his head up to swiftly capture the fox demon's lips. Their mouths created an awkward tango; neither seemed to want to relinquish dominance.
Hiei stared at them in shock and disgust. He couldn't fathom how Yusuke could do this to him.
Yusuke moaned into the kiss, and Youko entangled their tongues. Eventually, the kitsune pulled away. "Are you ready for me?" he asked in a sultry tone.
"Actually, not quite," Yusuke replied. "Youko, stand back against the wall. And stay there."
Without hesitation, the kitsune did as he was told. He wrinkled his eyebrows in confusion. "What have you done?" he asked. "Why can't I move?"
"Youko, release me and Hiei from your 'remarkable creatures' and kill them immediately. I know you can do it with your energy." The white, thorny vines unraveled themselves and disappeared through the broken windows. Hiei landed on the floor in a bloody mess; the thorns had punctured his entire body as he struggled. It was all Yusuke could do to keep his concentration.
"How is this possible?" the fox demon spat.
"Simple," Yusuke said. "You're my second bond. Now shut up and listen to me—listen very carefully—and don't act until I've finished what I've had to say." He took a breath, sorting out his commands in his mind.
"Youko Kurama, when I'm done speaking, you must release your hold on the human Kurama. He is your master; you are NOT his. You are part of him; that doesn't mean you control him. You must never, EVER show your face again unless he commands you to make an appearance. You will wait in his subconscious for the time that he sets you free, IF he ever chooses to do so. You will never struggle against him again. You will obey the human Kurama as you obey me now. You will never bother him, or us, again. Now, Youko, do as I just commanded. I'm finished speaking."
The kitsune only had time to convey a shocked expression before his ears and tail shrunk into his body. His hair melded from white to red, and his golden eyes found their emerald hue. The now-human Kurama's eyes fluttered, and then he fainted.
Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief, and then ran to Hiei's side. "Are you alright?" he asked, lifting half Hiei's body into his arms. The fire youkai stared at him in disbelief. "How did you know you'd bond to him?"
Yusuke chuckled. "I didn't, really. I just kinda guessed." Hiei shook his head. "You lucky fool." His eyelids drooped over his crimson eyes from all the energy he had lost or exerted in attempting to break free. Yusuke smiled at him and kissed him gently on the lips. "You're going to hate me for this…but I can take care of everything. Go to sleep, Hiei." And the fire demon's world went dark.
