Ooooh! Delicious Hiei/Kurama naughtiness in this chapter! Young ones beware! I'm writing it to get my mind off of the fact that someone just stole my leaf collection and if my teacher doesn't have sympathy on me I'm going to fail two classes! (psychotic smile, eye twitches, catches whoever did it ablaze)

Blood and Flowers

Chapter Nine

Show me what it's like to be the last one standing

Teach me wrong from right and I'll show you what I can be

Say it for me, say it to me and I'll leave this life behind me

Say it if it's worth savin me…

Kurama came in a moment later. He wordlessly sat down on the bed, barely looking at Hiei. (By this time the Koorime had hidden his tears under the bed, and made a mental note to get rid of them later.) "I'm sorry." Kurama wasted no time in saying. His eyes were puffy, as Hiei knew his were. Hiei didn't know what to say. Of course he forgave him. He just wanted the fox's arms around him at that point. But he felt like if he instantly forgave Kurama he would seem pathetic, or maybe like he was letting his friend get away with too much. He wasn't sure which.

"So Yukina told me." Hiei tried to sound cold and standoffish and succeeded very well. "I never expected that from you of all people. I should be used to it. But when you said it…it was different. A greater sort of betrayal."

"I'm truly sorry about calling you…Imiko. I'm not sorry for the other things I said, though, because they were all true. I don't want you to leave. I don't want you to go risk your life out there, because I worry about you. But calling you such an awful name…that was heartless and cruel of me. I know I hurt you, Hiei. And I'm sorry."

"It's not often I shed tears, Kurama. You did hurt me." Hiei confessed. "And I can understand your frustration at my refusal to bend on my decision. But also, fox, you have your own brand of stubbornness. You refused to come with me. So what choice do we have except to part at the end of this two weeks?"

Kurama pouted in a very Hiei-like way. "I know…I'm sorry about that, too."

"So I'm not usually the optimistic one, but shouldn't we try to be happy together while we can? Because, I mean…I enjoyed myself today. It was…exhilarating being with you, just spending time together. I liked it a lot." Hiei told the redhead. Even in the dim light of the room Kurama's delighted smile was obvious.

"Oh, me too, Hiei!" And Hiei suddenly found Kurama in his arms. The redhead was laughing happily. "Please forgive me for what I said to you. I just want to be with you now. Can I kiss you again?"

"Of course." Hiei leaned forward and their lips met. This time it wasn't so chaste. Kurama started it, gently exploring Hiei's mouth with his tongue. Hiei sighed contentedly, and leaned into it, trying to taste as much of Kurama as he could. The sweet smell of roses again rose up to meet him. Kurama always smelled like roses. He could be fresh off the battlefield, bloody and soaked with sweat, and Hiei always only smelled roses. He'd have bet his life the vain fox did that intentionally.

The two battled for dominance with their tongues, but it wasn't hard or furious. It was sweet and gentle, and there was nothing but love in it. Kurama took a big risk (Why live life without taking a few risks?) and one of his hands slowly went up Hiei's shirt and dragged up his side. Hiei's breath hitched in his throat and he, maybe without realizing it, leaned forward to encourage his best friend…boyfriend? Kurama's other hand soon started a trail in the entirely opposite direction, slowly trailing down Hiei's thigh. Hiei was starting to like this far too much. It seemed so hot in that room!

Hiei broke the kiss to breathe, "It's too hot…" Kurama struggled to keep control over himself as Hiei took off his shirt, revealing that gorgeous chiseled body. The poor fox was hard pressed not to tackle Hiei and see if his lower half looked just as delicious. He didn't have to. Hiei pushed Kurama over onto the bed and straddled him seductively, leaning down to place another kiss on Kurama's sweet lips. Kurama was already very horny, and Hiei leaning down and pressing their bodies together only made it worse.

"Oh, god, Hiei…"

Hiei started kissing down the redhead's neck, finally to bite him there. Kurama's youkai instincts were screaming at him at little shocks of pleasure shot through him. Youkai's necks are very sensitive due to that's where the marking occurs. Mortals have weddings, youkai have markings. Kurama felt his fangs lengthen in his mouth and whimpered. Clawed hands pulled Hiei's hair as the Koorime started rubbing his hips against Kurama's, but still bruising the soft skin of Kurama's neck.

Hiei grabbed between the fox's legs and the fox cried out, arching his back into the pleasure. He'd wanted Hiei to touch him like this for so long…Hiei's bloodstone eyes met jade green ones, and Kurama saw such lust in the other man's eyes he shuddered. Deft fingers unbuttoned his shirt, and before he knew it Hiei was swirling his tongue around his nipples. Kurama let out a loud moan, unable to keep quiet anymore.

"Hiei, please…"

He heard a loud zipping noise, and blushed as Hiei's hand went in his pants. Suddenly he was being stroked mercilessly by the sexy Koorime, and he shoved his hips up repeatedly, gasping for breath. Ecstasy shot up his spine and clouded his mind.

Hiei was amazed at how he could make the infamous Youko Kurama make these noises. He was also amazed at how those little moans and whimpers made him that hard! He moved to the other nipple and tortured it, too, reveling in the sounds his lover made. Kurama dug his hands into Hiei's hair and pulled it violently, yanking the Koorime's head back. Hiei gasped in shock. He liked that! He pulled away and pinned the fox's arms over his head with one hand, and with the other he drew Kurama's cock out of his pants. He let the fox go only long enough to pin his arms to his sides with both hands, and then took Kurama's manhood into his mouth.

The redhead's reaction was exactly as Hiei had predicted. He struggled wildly, crying out over and over again, the feeling of Hiei's wet, warm mouth surrounding him almost too much to bear. But Hiei wouldn't let him go. Not yet.

"Ohhhhh…Hiei…oh, god!" Kurama bit his lip, trying not to be too loud. He couldn't believe they were doing this! The door was wide open, for god's sake! Yukina or Genkai could walk past any minute! And somehow that just made it more exciting. Hiei's tongue swirled around him. For having never given a blow job before, Hiei seemed to know exactly what to do to please Kurama. His tongue flicked across his tip over and over again. Hiei couldn't deep throat, though, a sure sign as to his relative innocent. He sure was trying, though.

Hiei's teeth dragged down Kurama's length, then up, then down again. Kurama's toes curled behind Hiei's head. (Hiei had made a point of propping Kurama's legs up on his shoulders to make it harder for him to escape.) The pleasure rose, and Kurama begged Hiei not to stop. Hiei didn't. "Unh…I'm gonna…"

Then the fox arched his back as the orgasm hit him. He came in Hiei's mouth, and all thought was temporarily wiped from his mind as little golden dots floated in front of his vision. He collapsed as Hiei let him go. The Koorime had a strange look on his face. He licked his lips.

He was thinking about Kurama's taste. He liked it. He liked pleasuring him. A lot. And as Kurama lay there, shirt open and pants unzipped, eyes half closed as he smiled in the afterglow. Hiei smiled, and Kurama didn't miss it. He held out his arms and Hiei willingly fell into them, nuzzling into the youko's neck. They cuddled there for a while. "Hiei….I love you."

"I think I love you, too, Kurama." Hiei confessed, honestly and openly. Kurama looked up, tears stinging his eyes. He looked so happy to Hiei.

"Really?"

"Yes." Hiei nodded, and snuggled closer to Kurama. The redheaded beauty held him tightly. Kurama discretely fixed himself and zipped his pants back up. Hiei smiled, pretending not to notice. His own neglected erection throbbed between his legs, but he didn't mind as long as the fox was happy. "And I swear to you, here and now, that I will do everything in my power to come back to you. If…if you'll wait for me to return."

"I'd wait for you until the world crumbled, Hiei. I waited for you these past three years. Just be careful…I don't think I could bear it if I lost you." Kurama held on to Hiei tighter, like he was afraid the Koorime would fade to a dream in his arms. Then he seemed to notice that Hiei hadn't been satisfied. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" Before Hiei could reply, the fox had shoved him to the bed and started returning the favor. And then Hiei found out just why Kurama had made the noises he had…

They slept there in each other's arms for the rest of the night. Kurama woke up in the middle of the night. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been this happy. Had he ever? God, just watching Hiei sleep…he was so beautiful! There weren't words to describe what he felt inside when he looked on that sweet little face, so innocent and peaceful in sleep. He wanted to just kiss the soft skin on Hiei's arms shoulders, and run his hands through that silky black hair, and nuzzle noses with the warrior beside him. He wanted forever with him.

I know now, there must be a God…and he's on my side…thank you…I don't know what your name is, but I know you sent him to me a long, long, time ago. And you sent him for a reason. I swear…if you let me keep him…I'll make him so happy…just please, please don't take him away…

Whoo! Turns out my teacher had sympathy after all. Yay! In celebration, here you go! What do you think of the naughtiness? Too much? Too little? What about the fluffiness at the end? R&R as always, people, and thank you again for your support!