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Kurama walked into his room that evening. He had a date with the prince he thought as a small smile ran across his lips. All was going according to plan. He sighed and fell across the bag of chicken feathers and straw they called a bed. "Kuronue?" Kurama said softly to the dark corners of his room.

"Yeah," the bat replied not bothering to step out of his hiding place.

"I need something to wear to the ball."

The bat chuckled. "I'll have something waiting for you in the morning."

"Thank you," Kurama whispered and a small bat flew from his bared window. He slept peacefully and dreamed about dancing with his dark prince.

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"Fox!" Mukuro screamed at him a bit earlier than usual.

"I'm starting to get used to this one. Can I change my wake up call to the sounds of the rainforest?" Kurama asked sleepily turning over to avoid the light the demon woman brought with her.

"I'm getting sick of your smart mouth," the Mukuro growled. Kurama was being increasingly fresh with her only because Hiei was starting to ignore his comments so he had to use them on someone. "Where did this outfit come from?" She pointed at his bed accusingly.

Kurama sat up groggily and looked where she was pointing. A small smirk caressed his lips. Kuronue always came through. "A little bat brought it," the fox smiled. Mukuro growled not believing a word of what he said. "Alright, I made it. Like Cinderella. I had some mice and birds and other woodland creatures help me out. Please evil step mother! Don't rip up my dress! We worked so hard on it! I just want to meet the prince and maybe I'll be good enough for him so I live in a castle and have all my dreams come true!" Mukuro growled again but left the room this time, no longer caring where the elegant evening wear came from. The fox could keep his secrets. Kurama snickered as the woman left. This was quickly becoming all too easy. He got out of bed, stretched and got ready for the day's activities.

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After a long day of greeting princes and dukes from kingdoms around the world and then sharing the evening meal with them, Hiei finally settled in his apartment for some down time before the ball. He had his nose in another book Yukina recommended. So far it wasn't as good as the last one but she promised him a big fight at the end in which the woman went crazy and ripped the head off her lover and ate his heart. He just had to get through all the background nonsense first. After a few hours of learning the past of the couple in question and their friends and families, the prince's door burst open.

"Hey shrimp," Kuwabara erupted through the entrance. "What are you wearing tonight? Your father wanted everyone to wear green but it clashes with my skin tone so your sister and I are wearing blue." Hiei simply glared at the fool in response to his rant. He walked into the prince's bedroom to see what he had laid out. "Black. Of course. I thought you might pick something with a little color for Yukina's sake," the duke complained.

"Kuwabara!" Great now both his fathers were here to pester him. "There you are! Running off to see what everyone else is wearing? Hey shorty," the king addressed his son walking into the bedroom with to join his husband. "What?" Yusuke suddenly exclaimed. "Hiei's wearing black? What complete and total surprise," Yusuke feigned ignorance. "You didn't need to come all the way in here to figure that out!"

"I thought maybe he'd add a bit of color to his outfit to support his sister," the duke huffed.

"Oh yeah! Like your son would ever do that," Yusuke snorted back.

"All the sudden he's my son?" The argument continued with no end in sight. Hiei growled at his bickering fathers and was about to yell at them to shut the hell up before there was a knock at the door.

"What?" Hiei roared, slamming his book on the table.

Kurama walked in brazenly like he owned the place. "Your majesty," he bowed slightly to the prince. "Sorry to intrude but it's time to get you dressed." The fox turned toward the bickering couple in the bedroom. "Your highnesses, should you not be getting dress yourselves?"

The two looked at each other and mumbled something about time flying while the argued. They muttered their goodbyes leaving the two alone. A smile curled on Kurama's lips and he heard a grunt from the small prince. His equivalent of a thank you or an I owe you one. "Now, what will his little majesty be wearing tonight?" Kurama wondered into the prince's bedroom followed by Hiei. "Aw, black accented with black. Perfect choice your highness."

"Are you making fun of me too?" Hiei groaned. He was done with this ball before it had the chance to start.

"Of course not," Kurama smiled slyly.

"You already knew what I was wearing! You helped me pick it out!" Hiei growled at the taller man.

"You might have changed your mind between now and then." Kurama began undoing the many buttons down the front of the prince's doublet.

"I can do that myself,"Hiei growled batting the fox's hands away but Kurama stayed fast to what he was doing.

"I know you can," Kurama smiled, his golden eyes flicked to the prince's red ones. Hiei's face snapped away from the fox's gaze, turning to hide the slight blush growing on his face.

"I have a silver and black outfit in there somewhere." Hiei gestured towards his closet. "Find it."

Kurama smiled and went to search through Hiei's extensive wardrobe to find what he wanted. Hiei removed his own clothes and disappeared into the bathroom. He splashed some cold water on his face. What was this feeling? Why did he do that when his fox looked at him? There it was again: his fox. Hiei sighed to himself. It meant he felt comfortable with the fox. He was glad he'd rescued him from his arguing father. He was glad when the fox came to check on him after a long day of catering to fellow nobles. He enjoyed their daily sparring sessions. He was growing rather fond of Kurama's never ending antics. He was honestly beginning to feel like he'd rather be in the company of the fox than anyone else he knew.

"Little prince!" Kurama called knocking on the door. "Is this the one you asked for?"Kurama opened the door not really caring if the royal was indisposed or not.

"Don't you ever wait for someone to let you in?" Hiei growled.

"I'm not a vampire. I'm a fox," Kurama smiled holding up the newly found black and silver evening wear.

Hiei nodded then grumbled, "You're worse than my fathers sometimes."

"Only sometimes?" The fox tied and buttoned and strapped until his prince was looking the part and all ready to intimidate any male who laid eyes on his sister. "You need shoes," Kurama mused then went back to the closet. "Oh! How about these cute ones with the heels?" Hiei rolled his eyes and pushed his servant out of the way to find his own shoes.

Hiei emerged carrying his plain black boots that he wore often. He then eyed his tall man servant. He was wearing his usual plain, white garb. There was nothing too special about it. It wasn't what the other servants wore, he refused to wear that uniform but there wasn't too much special about it. "Are you wearing that?" Hiei asked after giving the fox a once over.

"Would you be terribly embarrassed if I did?" Kurama asked innocently. Hiei gave him a look that basically said if he didn't change, he wasn't going to the ball. "Don't be such a sour puss. I have something to wear."

"Good. Then go get ready. I'm perfectly capable of lacing my own shoes and I'll call Mukuro if I need anything. Be back here by eight."

Kurama smiled down at the prince. "Yes your majesty." And with that the fox disappeared and Hiei was left to pick out which jewels he would pair with his evening wear. He should have asked Kurama what he was wearing. Hiei shook his head. No, the servant should conform to what he was wearing. He pulled out one of his many white gold and onyx necklaces. He used to have so many more before the fox came along. He never did get his jewels back and he never asked the fox for them. It never crossed his mind. Hiei shrugged and tried to get the fox out of his mind. There were, slowly gathering a few floors below him, hundreds of eligible males looking to earn the hand of his perfect sister. So many lives to threaten in one night. Maybe his fox would help him out. Yes, his fox. He was tired of fighting it. He sat on his bed and laced up his boots and wondered what Kurama would wear that night. He hadn't asked for anything to wear so it was a complete mystery. He would find out soon enough. The fox was due back in a few minutes. Hiei stood and took a look at himself in the mirror. He was glad he went with the silver accents. A little fragmentation of the black monotony did him some good. The prince went back to reading his book in his plush chair by the fire place. Finally, the climax was beginning to build. The main woman was beginning to lose her mind and her lover was in the process of cheating on her. She just caught them in the act! A smirk spread across Hiei's features as his reading sped up and then there was a knock on the door. "What?" Hiei halfheartedly answered.

He heard the door open then close and footsteps approach him. "Are you ready to go, my liege?" Hiei looked up and his eyes widened at the sight.

I don't know what to say about that mostly because I know what happens next and you guys don't but whatever :P Review pweaze! Love you all! Until next time!

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Ps-and let me know if there are any mistakes in here. I'm uploading this at like 3am and I proofread while I was half asleep XD