Title: One's Heart is a Delicate Thing

Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho

Characters: Kazuma Kuwabara/Hiei Jenagashi

Prompt: Trees

Word count: 1,490 words

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Hiei gets all that he hopes for at his teammate's wedding.

Author's Note: I have a horrible habit of starting the one-shots and taking my sweet time completing them. If it seems like I'm taking forever feel free to email me and put a fire under my butt to get them done. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy.

One's Heart is a Delicate Thing

She was the one who stood in-between me and what I wanted most. Is it possible to hate your own sister so much that you wish she would just spontaneously combust?

That was the feeling Hiei was having at the moment as he watched Yukina talk to Kuwabara. They were all at Genkai's celebrating Yusuke and Keiko's wedding. Honestly no one really thought this day would come. It was always thought that Keiko would get fed up with his attitude and his other life. Anyway that's not why we're here today. Poor Hiei was fighting the urge to shove his sister down the temple steps for getting near what he considered belonged to him. He kept under tight wraps the feelings he's been having for the larger man. He never knew when it started except that lately he hated it for people to talk to him or even touch him in what he deemed an intimate way.

Hiei was brought away from his thoughts of murder by a tap on his shoulder. "You do realize that he only considers her a friend," said his other redheaded teammate.

"I don't know what you're talking about fox." In his head, the fire koorime was swearing up a storm at his feelings been exposed.

Kurama let out a small laugh at this. He knew it was time to be blunt with his friend. "It's so obvious how bad you want fuck him or is it you want him to fuck you?" If the redhead was anyone else he would have been rolling on the floor laughing at how fast Hiei's head whipped around into his direction. Being the collected person that he was he just let a smirk appear on his face.

Hiei knew if he tried to deny the fact, Kurama would tease him mercilessly until he either gave in or got pissed enough for it to slip out. If he told the truth the damn fox would continually push him to tell the other of his feelings which the brunette wasn't ready for just yet. So he decided it was just safer to not answer and turned his head in time to see Yukina lift up, wrap her arms around Kuwabara's neck, and kiss him on the cheek.

His heart seemed to stop in his chest as he watched a slight blush appear on the other's cheeks. Hiei knew if he didn't get out of there now he wouldn't be able to stop himself from harming his sister. So without a word he abruptly turned and took off into the woods. Completely ignoring the calls from his long-haired teammate to come back. It wasn't long before Hiei arrived at his tree deep in the woods surrounding Genkai's temple. Never one for showing strong emotions the fire demon took a few deep breaths to calm himself. Not wanting to remember how close he came to harming his only family, he closed his eyes to meditate trying to get his emotions back under lock and key.

In reality he was doing nothing more than pouting like child who had to share their favorite toy. And that was exactly how Kuwabara found half an hour later. He had actually found him with in five minutes of his disappearance, but decided to give him sometime alone. He knew Hiei was upset. Kuwabara would be too if it had been the other way around. His plan just didn't go as he intended it would. Hiei was supposed to stay long enough for him to see the taller man push Yukina away and tell her that he had feelings for someone else. Somewhere along the line he was supposed to declare he affections for the brunette in front of everyone. That went down the drain as soon as the fire demon ran off.

He picked up a rock and tossed it up a few times testing the weight. After looking up at Hiei he threw it at the koorime's head. He thought it was gonna connect until his target moved his head at the last second. Kuwabara didn't really know what kind of reaction he was going to get, but being pressed up against a tree with a katana at his throat was definitely not one of them.

"Sorry about the rock. I only did it to get your attention." Kuwabara swallowed causing his Adam's apple to brush against the blade.

Hiei just sheathed his Katana and turned to walk away. He didn't make it very far before he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist. "What the hell do you think you're doing Kuwabara?"

Laying his head on top of the brunette's he took a deep breath. "I'm stopping you from walking away from me. Possibly away from the best thing that has and ever will happen to the both of us."

Hiei knew it would probably be best for him to extract his body from the safe haven of the taller man's arms while he still had the strength to do it. There was just one problem: his body liked where it was just fine. His mouth decided to go against him as well and blurt out the first thing that popped into his mind. "So you think that you can have both me and my sister at the same time?"

Even though the fire demon couldn't see him, Kuwabara's eyes widen before he busted out laughing. When his grip loosened, Hiei slipped from between the larger man's arms and turned on him. Looking like he was about to unleash his dragon of the darkness flame on the redhead. "What is that you find so amusing idiot?"

After taking a few seconds to calm down and catch his breath Kuwabara stood up and looked at Hiei with a goofy smile on his face. "It's just that you think I like Yukina."

"Well what am I supposed to think I just saw you kissing her."

"That was only to make you jealous, and hopefully come out about your feelings for me." At the look on the brunette's face Kuwabara could do nothing but laugh softly. "Surprised I see. Kurama told about a month ago of your feelings for me and before you get pissed at the fox, the only reason he told was because he knew I feel the same way about you."

'He feels the same way about me?,' the smaller man was thinking to himself. 'He's lying. He's doing this to get back at me for something I've done to him.'

Seeming to know where Hiei's thoughts were going, Kuwabara moved closer to him and lifted his chin. "Use your jagan and look into my mind. You will see that I am telling the truth ."

Wanting to be sure this wasn't some cruel joke, Hiei took the bandana from around his forehead and activated his jagan. Some of the thoughts he saw made his heart skip a beat and a little more difficult to breathe. 'He really does care for me. By the looks of it since the time of the first Dark Tournament.'

Hiei sealed the jagan starting to get too overwhelmed by the feelings that were washing over him. He closed his eyes to calm himself down and when he opened him he looked up into Kuwabara's eyes. What he saw in them made his breathing stall and his heart clench. Eyes full of love and adoration directed straight at him. Before he knew what he was doing he had rose up on his toes and kissed the redhead.

It would be an understatement to say the Kuwabara was shocked by the fire demon's actions. He was down right flabbergasted, but it was only a moment before he had pulled the other flush against his body and was kissing him back. After what seemed like forever they broke apart to fill their oxygen deprived lungs. Kuwabara had half a mind to start jumping up and down in glee, but thought better of it. He didn't want to ruin the moment by pissing Hiei off.

He was brought out of his thoughts by his hand being tugged slightly. He looked up to see Hiei getting ready to drag him back to the shrine. Before Kuwabara could even open his mouth to ask why the fire demon was in a hurry, the other started talking. "As much as I would like to stay out here with you and enjoy some time to ourselves, we need to get back before they come searching for us. For a human Keiko can be kind of intimidating when she is pissed."

Kuwabara could only laugh softly as he agreed because he has experienced the woman's wrath a time or two first hand. That's something he wouldn't wish on his worst enemy. As they made their way back to the wedding festivities, both knew that today would be on of the happiest day of there lives.