Sorry the update took so long. I almost deleted the story, but when I went back and reread all of my reviews, I decided to finish the story. This chapter is dedicated to all of my wonderful reviewers and to all of my friends. Thank you everyone for all the help and support you gave me. I owe it all to you. Now, the moment you have all been waiting for…………the disclaimer! XD!
Disclaimer: Yes I do own YYH! That's why I'm writing fanfics about it! I own Kurama and Hiei and everyone else! But you can have Kuwabara if you want. (Voice dripping with sarcasm the whole time.) Joking, joking. I don't own YYH (duh.)
On with the story!
A few months had past since Hiei had first shown Kurama how to meditate and fight. Kurama had, to the astonishment of Hiei, grown very skilled in the short time Hiei trained with him. Hiei new the kid was good, but he never would have guessed he was this good. Kurama could now meditate for hours on end, and he new every almost every fighting move Hiei new. They would fight every day, Kurama getting better and better. If he wasn't so young, he might be more than a match for me, Hiei thought then mentally smirked, like that would ever happen.
Even more surprisingly, Kurama seemed to be the next Einstein (sp? Is that how you spell that smart guys name?) He had accelerated very quickly in his studies moving so fast, he sometimes would teach his tutor.
He could read any book you placed in front of him, and Hiei swears he caught him reading the dictionary for fun once. As Kurama's strength grew, so did his love of plants. He spent much of his time in the green house. The plants seemed to love Kurama as much as he loved them. They always seemed brighter and healthier when Kurama was around them. As time went on, the scars and bruises on Kurama started to fad.
Today was the day Hiei decided to train Kurama with a sword. He wasn't sure just what weapon Kurama would work with best, but a sword would work just fine for know. Hiei stood in the court yard waiting for Kurama. As Kurama approached, Hiei handed him a katana. Kurama seemed a little surprised but took it without a word. "I think it is time to teach you to fight with a weapon. Since we do not know what weapon you specialize in, we will start with the sword," Hiei told Kurama.
"But Hiei! I don't want to hurt you! What if I cut off your arm or something!" Kurama cried.
"I am not like a human Kurama! I am a demon, and don't you forget it. I am not so pathetic that a beginner like you could scratch me, let alone cut off my arm. Now raise your sword. It's time for your lesson." The rest of the afternoon was spent teaching Kurama the basics of sword fighting; only stopping once for a chocolate milk brake that Carrie insisted Kurama needed. "Hiei! He will dehydrate of he doesn't take a brake!" By the time they were finished, Kurama was dripping with sweat and panting.
Hiei, "You're much better then I thought you would be. It's hard to believe you never even held a sword before. We will practice again tomorrow. And don't hold back this time, you're not going to hurt me. Yes, I new you were holding back. Now get in side and get cleaned up."
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A few weeks later.
Hiei and Kurama were in the back sparring like there routine. Kurama sent an upper thrust at Hiei who parried it easily then reposted. Kurama also dodged it, but not with as much grace. He stumbled a little and Hiei, seeing an opening, attacked again. Kurama used his momentum to twist to the side so that the blade slashed the air harmlessly. But Kurama lost his footing and slipped, his katana was sent sailing through the air before landing in some near by rose bushes. Kurama turned and raced for his weapon. Hiei, seeing that he had the upper hand, calmly stalked after Kurama. It's not like he can do any thing. Even if he could find his weapon, it's probably tangled in the thorns, Hiei thought to himself before smirking.
Hiei came up behind Kurama who still didn't seem to have found his sword, and poked him. "Face it kid, I beat you," Hiei said. Kurama turned and faced Hiei. He could see the look of determination in the child's face. Kurama, without turning, reached behind himself blindly. He grabbed a rose from the bush and pointed it threatenly at the fire demon. Hiei looked at the rose and smirked. "And what do you plan to do with that?" Hiei asked smoothly.
Kurama didn't seem to have heard him. He cried, "ROSE WHIP!" and then, right before Hiei's eyes, the rose transformed into a mighty whip covered in thorns each the size of one of Hiei's fingers or longer. Before Hiei could react, Kurama swung the whip at Hiei. The rose seemed to move just like Kurama wanted it to. It flew at Hiei and ripped off the sleeve of Hiei's shirt, but didn't scratch Hiei at all. Hiei realized it was a warning. "I think I won this one Hiei," Kurama stated. He started to sway and Hiei caught him before he could hit the ground. Kurama had past out before he even fell in Hiei's arms.
Hiei looked down at the unconscious child in his arms. "I think it is time to call Yusuke."
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Hiei sat in Kurama's room reading a novel while waiting for Kurama to wake up, or for Yusuke to arrive. He was interrupted when Carrie came in, "Hiei, Yusuke and Kuwabara have arrived."
Hiei growled, "I told the detective not to bring that idiot."
"Well he is here, should I let them in?"
"You can let in Yusuke, but send the dogs after the other idiot."
Kuwabara pushed in the room followed by a snickering Yusuke. Kuwabara yelled, "hey you little shrimp! I heard that! And after I came all this way to help."
"Your help was not wanted nor needed."
"You little-"
Yusuke interrupted, "hey Hiei, who's the kid sleeping on the bed?"
"This is Kurama. He will be living with me from now on."
"WHAT! YOU HAVE A KID! WHO'S THE MOTHER! YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU HAD A KID! DID THE MOTHER LEAVE YOU! WAS SHE HOT!"
Hiei's eye twitched as he glared daggers at Yusuke, "no he is not mine. He is an orphan that rescued me after I crashed my car."
"Oh," Yusuke and Kuwabara both said at the same time.
Hiei sighed then looked at the two in front of him. "He is also a demon. He can manipulate plants. I asked you, Yusuke, to come so you could help me train Kurama how to control his ki. Today, while sparring, he turned a rose into a whip. But he used too much Ki and was left exhausted. He passed out soon after. That was when I called you, Yusuke." Kuwabara glared at Hiei, but said nothing.
"Oh I see. So we have a new demon that hasn't learned how to control his power. Why did you ask me for help, why didn't you just teach him?" Yusuke asked.
"I would have, but I am not that good of a teacher when it comes to ki. I can teach him to fight, but when it comes to ki, I wouldn't know were to start."
"So you think Uramashi here could teach him?" Kuwabara asked.
"I thought maybe Genki's teachings were still fresh in his mind, and he could teach Kurama the same way Genki taught him," Hiei said.
"Hiei?" All three turned when they heard a small voice call for Hiei. "Hiei, what happened? What's going on? Who are these two people?"
"This is Yusuke and his friend Kuwabara. They are….friends, I guess." Yusuke and Kuwabara shot Hiei a look at the 'I guess' part before nodding at Kurama.
"Hiei has asked us," Hiei cleared his throat at that, "er, Hiei asked me, to teach you how to control your ki."
"And I thought I could help!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Hn"
"Shut up Hiei," Kuwabara bellowed at Hiei.
Kurama cocked his head to the side in a way that would make most fan girls shriek with delight, "Ki? What is ki?"
Hiei spoke up to answer Kurama's question, "Ki is the energy that runs through everybody's body. Demons, and a few humans, learn to control there ki so that they can do stuff like what you did today with that rose. Everyone's ki is different. I can make and control fire with mine. Yusuke, a human that learned to control his ki, can shoot balls of energy out of his finger. Kuwabara, also human (and a pathetic excuse for a human at that) can make a sword out of his energy. And you, Kurama, can use your ki to control plants and turn them into weapons."
"We are here to teach you to control your ki. Right now, you are dangerous to your self and others because you can't control it. Today, you used your ki to turn that rose into a whip, but you used far more ki then was necessary, so you past out. If you had used any more, you could have killed yourself. You are very lucky to still be here," Yusuke said.
"Right, so when should we start teaching Kurama?" Kuwabara asked.
"It's really up to how Kurama feels. He may still be tired, and we don't want to wear him out," Hiei glanced at Kurama.
"I feel much better now. I think I could put up with one more lesson for today," Kurama said a little braver than he felt.
"Then we start now!" Yusuke yelled excitedly.
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"Ok Kurama, take it slow. Try to make this seed grow into a flower. Don't use too much ki, but you want to use enough that the seed will turn into a flower," Yusuke told Kurama. Kurama had been working with Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei for a couple weeks now. Kurama, to the pleasure of Yusuke and co. seemed to pick up fast. He still struggled, but was eager for progress. The boy reached with his ki toward the plant, which blossomed into a beautiful orchid. "Good, now try turning it back into a seed." They were still experimenting, but they had figured out much of what Kurama could do. He could turn seeds to plants and vice versa and could turn plants into weapons. He could draw energy from plants and many other things. Kurama once again reached out and the orchid curled itself back into a seed. Kurama sighed and wiped a bit of sweat from his brow, then smiled up at his friends.
"I did it."
Kuwabara clapped Kurama on the back, "You sure did kiddo, and you know what? This time was much better than the last."
Hiei spoke up from behind Kurama, "Yes, this one was definitely much smoother than last. You are improving at an incredible rate. It would take most demons months to do what you are doing in weeks."
Hiei ruffled Kurama's hair playfully. Kurama quickly bowed his head before Hiei could see his blush, but Hiei's sharp eyes caught it anyway. Hiei half smiled. He was happy that he could make the kid so happy. God knows he deserves it.
"Whoa! What the hell! Are you smiling Hiei? You must be sick. Kuwabara, check his temperature," Yusuke joked.
Kuwabara stuck one of his hands on Hiei's forehead, and one on his own. "Hmmm…..the shrimp feels fine."
Hiei glared at the two, "unless you want me to set your pants on fire, I would keep my hands and jokes to myself if I were you," Hiei said in a cold voice.
Yusuke and Kuwabara gulped, "now Hiei, let's not do anything we would regret."
"The only regret I have is that I didn't do this a long time ago," Hiei said with a smirk before both Yusuke's and Kuwabara's pants caught on fire. Hiei laughed while he watched the two run in circles screaming. Kurama threw a pitcher of water used to water his plants on them.
The fire went out leaving them to pant and check the damage done to there pants. Yusuke grimaced seeing that his pants were ruined. "Well I think we have over stayed our welcome."
"You think?" Hiei asked.
"Ok, ok. We get it. We are leaving. See you tomorrow Hiei, Kurama," With a wave, Yusuke turned and left.
"Bye," Kuwabara waved before following Yusuke.
Hiei and Kurama watched the two leave, then sat in silence before Hiei spoke up, "Think god that's over." Kurama giggled.
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Kurama lay in his bed thinking about how his life had changed so quickly. Not to long ago, he had lived in an abandoned building with rats for roommates. He worried everyday about his next meal and weather or not he could come up with the money needed to pay Scar. He also worried weather or not Scar would go too far in his beatings and accidentally kill him. Now he lived in a beautiful mansion with Hiei and his two servants Touyo and Carrie. If he was hungry, he would just ask Carrie to make him something. And Scar, he had no idea. But he was gone for good.
Kurama sighed happily. Yes life was good. Then, Kurama felt a hand grip his throat and another cover his mouth. A familiar voice whispered, "I'm back you little shit head."
Kurama's eyes widened in fear. No, not him! How did he find me? How did Scar find me?
Cliffy! Ha ha ha, I am so evil. Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I hope you can forgive me. There are only a few chapters left. I don't know how many, but probably just one or two. Oh! And I have also been working on a new story idea. It's a kingdom hearts fic. I haven't posted it yet, but I hope to soon. So be on the look out for it. And as always, review!