Author's note: I apologize if the recent episodes have gotten more and more dramatic. It was necessary for Hiei and Kurama's confrontation. I prepared a little surprise for you in this chapter to make up :) Do enjoy.
Important: For those who've read this chapter, I've rewritten the last part to add more depth to Hiei's anger and making Kurama realize the consquences of his death. Sometimes, love can lead us to very stupid things without really thinking what it would mean for everyone involved. Although we mean well, we can't expect the results of our actions to go according to plan. All that is left is to face the truth and salvage what we can. Do read it again and let me know if it's better :)
Disclaimer: Na-ah.
Mad Yu Yu Hakusho Men
Episode12: Why Can't We Get a Better Shoot Caterer?
It was a sunny midafternoon and Kurama was teaching Hiei how to hunt.
"Keep your head low," he whispered. They were hunched down at the back of a shrub at the forest, a little far from Kurama's den.
"Kurama, I am a hundred times quicker than that deer. We can have our dinner in an instant," Hiei said impatiently.
"Shhh!" Kurama scolded. He looked at the deer – luckily it doesn't seem to have noticed them. "Now where is the pride in using your powers against a defenseless deer? Let's do a proper hunt."
They had begun to patiently stalk the deer, moving closer inch by inch as the deer continued to munch slowly on the grass. Hiei watched Kurama with interest – the tall youko was stretch out on the ground, head low, ears twitching to detect the slightest hint of movement, tail swishing carefully but excitedly. It was almost amusing, but it was… incredibly erotic as well.
They were only a couple of feet away from the deer now.
Suddenly, a ball of black launched itself on top of the kitsune's spread out body. The deer immediately ran away with the disturbance.
Hiei held Kurama's hands against the ground, then used the weight of the rest of his body to pin the kitsune lower body down.
"That good enough, fox?" he said evilly.
Kurama chuckled. "Great, Hiei. Now if you could only use it to catch us dinner!"
"I've decided I wanted something else to eat."
"You," Kurama said, suddenly breathing huskily, "press my buttons perfectly."
Hiei turned Kurama around from underneath him such that the fox was on his back, facing him. The bounty hunter wiggled down until he was facing a big lump on Kurama's groin.
"I see you've prepared a feast," he said, nuzzling Kurama's cock that was straining to free itself from underneath the cloth.
"Ah, Hiei, you know how impolite it is to eat ahead of your guest," Kurama said, grabbing the bounty hunter by the shoulders and pushing it clockwise, guiding Hiei to turn around such that his back side was facing the youko. With a small flick of his finger the youko undid Hiei's belts and his pants fell down.
Hiei's pulsating cock dropped down and a teasing drop of white milk dropped on Kurama's cheek. Kurama let out a pink tongue and teasingly licked the tip.
"Uhn," Hiei grunted, fighting hard to maintain his composure. He untied Kurama's sash with one hand and grabbed the cock from underneath the cloth of his pants with another. He pumped it slowly, wishing to get back at Kurama for that lick.
"Let's dig in?" Hiei heard Kurama's strained reply. Hiei let out a smirk and opening his mouth, pushed down to swallow Kurama's cock in one smooth motion. Underneath him, he felt Kurama's hot mouth move up his length. He felt a vibration inside Kurama's hot mouth and he realized the thief's moaning caused the humming. He kind of liked it.
He sucked at Kurama's cock, making his tongue flit back and forth on the slit at the top. He sucked hungrily, feeling the rigid flesh slide back and forth inside his mouth.
He was sucking like a baby when the splash caught him by surprise. Kurama's release. Usually he took his cue from Kurama's moans, which were stifled now. But he swallowed hungrily, licking every last drop until the cock went limp and slipped from his mouth.
Suddenly, he felt his lover's mouth slip away from his cock, too.
"Fox, don't stop-" he protested.
"Sorry dragon, but you'll like this better I promise. Stand up."
Hiei stood up with a grunt, a little frustrated at the huge hard on he was left with. He noticed Kurama's butt starting to rise and noted that a huge watermelon had grown on the ground underneath Kurama's body.
"Enter me, dragon. I'm ready," Kurama breathed huskily.
Hiei looked at the erotic splendor laid out before him: Youko Kurama breathing heavily, golden eyes focused on him, silver hair sprayed out on the green grass, his legs spread out invitingly.
Licking his lips, Hiei lifted Kurama's legs on his shoulders and squatted, pushing his own cock inside Kurama's waiting hole.
"Ahh, love," Kurama moaned, squeezing his butt cheeks to make Hiei's entrance tighter and more pleasurable.
"Fox, you're so good," Hiei moaned, closing his eyes as he pushed down. He grabbed Kurama's legs for leverage and dug his fingernails into the muscled flesh. Hiei began to pump up and down inside the thief slowly.
"Hiei, you know how I like it. Fuck me harder," Kurama breathed huskily as he rocked back and forth, moving up to meet Hiei's thrusts.
"Hold on-" Hiei said, spreading his legs even further for better balance for what he was about to do. With a deep breath, Hiei pulled out almost fully from Kurama and slammed back in as hard as he could.
"Uhhm," he heard Kurama moan, his eyes closed and his face aflush.
"You like it this way, fox? You like my cock inside you?"
Kurama nodded hurriedly and let out a whimper.
"Say it."
Kurama inhaled deeply. "Fuck me, Hiei, please, I need you."
Hiei pulled out and plunged in hard again.
"Yes, love, please, I need your cock inside me again and again!"
Hiei rocked back and forth, pulling out and plunging into Kurama. Very few demons could take his strength, he was sure any other demon would be ripped apart by this brutal attack. But Kurama liked it. Begged for it.
He was near now, feeling the rush traveling from his spine to the tip of his penis. With a quiet moan he came, spilling inside Kurama. At that exact moment the watermelon from underneath the fox split open.
The fox dropped on the red mash of the fruit and as a result Hiei slipped out of the fox. He wasn't finished ejaculating, however, and his seed continued to dribble down, mixing with the red of the watermelon fruit. He collapsed beside Kurama, breathing and panting heavily.
Hiei spotted Kurama slowly reaching down, his hand coming back up with a swipe of the semen-dipped watermelon pulp. Kurama, looking at Hiei with a golden stare, brought the fruit slowly to his mouth, putting the finger in and sliding it out bit by bit for Hiei's measure.
"Fuck, Kurama, we just finished," Hiei grunted. But with the erotic display he felt his cock beginning to harden again.
Kurama giggled, then proceeded to put his arm around Hiei and hold him possessively. There was no way anyone can break them up. The fox and the dragon. Spirit partners. He hated feeling like a teenager and so girly, but he loved it that the spark between them hasn't failed in their years together. At times he was worried that Hiei would miss his bounty hunting, but he had taught Hiei thievery and they had small adventures here and there, careful to conceal their identities. They lived a very satisfied life.
Kurama was finishing jacking himself off. He was inside his bath tub in his condominium, alone, feeling defeated with the cold slick tiles around him as he jacked off to the feel of the grass underneath and Hiei's cock inside him.
He gave a soft moan as he came. A tear slipped from his eye.
Hiei, what happened to us?
Yusuke eyed Hiei and his new boyfriend making out while they were on the set of the shoot for the art director and Britney's new music video. He wanted to puke, but he couldn't see a trashcan anywhere near so he decided against it.
A couple of weeks ago, he and the team met with the Britney herself to introduce her new singing partner and explain to her the plan. Funny enough, they had thought they would have a hard time convincing Hiei. But the Art Director just shrugged and agreed, claiming he couldn't care less. At the meeting, Britney looked at the black-haired small guy curiously, not exactly knowing what to do with him.
Then Hiei began to sing.
That was when Britney took off her sunglasses to look at Hiei. The guy was singing nonchalantly, scowling and looking like he'd prefer to be anywhere else but there. But the voice was hypnotizing. It was a low baritone and probably not the best in the world, but Hiei had a certain accent when singing, you can't help but concentrate on him. It was like the voice was coming from another world.
Hiei's nonchalance was also working as part of his charm. After the song Britney just hugged him and muttered something about how such a great voice could come from such a surly fellow.
They then conceptualized the music video, working with Britney's producer and lead choreographer. Hiei had scoffed at the word dancing, however, so the MTV plan was to have Hiei play a stalker that was obsessed with the booty-shaking pop star.
Yusuke heard Kurama approach him (a couple of weeks ago Shuichi insisted on being called by that name. It took a while to getting used to it but it rolled off easily on the tongue now) and put his arms around the ad executive.
"They'll melt if you keep on staring," Kurama said teasingly. He offered Yusuke a sandwich he got from the food table.
"Kurama, really, you look ten times better than that guy," Yusuke complained. He was referring to Hiei's new boyfriend. A tall guy with medium built, long gray hair and boyish looks. He was part of Britney's dance crew.
Yusuke unwrapped the sandwich and took a bite out of it. "Yuck, set food doesn't really improve, huh?"
"Not even for Britney," Shuichi sighed, sitting next to Yusuke. "Anyway, thanks, but I told you to stop it already. Hiei and I are over."
"Like hell you're over. You're a good model but a terrible actor."
"Yuske, what part of him making out with that dancer doesn't prove to you that we're done?"
"Lemme think. Hmm, not a lot. Except that sometimes, I catch you stealing glances. Or since Yukina's wedding, you've lost quite a bit of weight. And, you've started to wear wristbands like Hiei's little boytoy."
Kurama looked at the orange dancer's wristbands he sported that day and took it off disgustingly.
"Hey, boss. I'm your friend. Remember how open you were when you told me you were a demon? Why can't you be open like that now?"
"I regret telling you about my demonhood. And I had about a dozen bottle of beer that night."
Yusuke sighed. "Suit yourself," he said, biting off another end of his sandwich, eyeing the couple again. They were all having a break in between some tiring shoots and he decided to savor it in peace.
"Besides, there's nothing to tell."
Yusuke continued munching on his sandwich.
"I mean, we really are over."
Yusuke rolled his eyes. He stood up. "I've had enough of boy troubles! I'm going outside for a smoke."
Kurama sat on the chair that Yusuke vacated then heaved a soft sigh. He didn't know how long he can stand this. Hiei had openly flirted with the boy since their confrontation a couple of weeks ago.
Suddenly, with a burst of courage, he realized that this was enough. He stood up and marched to where the couple was standing, the soft-eyed dancer whispering into Hiei's ear and Hiei giving a small smirk. Hiei spotted him nearing and looked at him as he approached.
"Hiei, I need to talk to you," Kurama said curtly.
Hiei nodded, gave the dancer a reassuring smile, then motioned for Kurama to follow him inside his dressing room.
Hiei sat down on his couch the moment Kurama closed the door behind him. "What?" he asked the redhead.
"I want you to stop what you're doing. That poor boy doesn't deserve to be used as a tool."
"He felt good," Hiei said darkly. "When I fucked him, he was more than a tool to me."
Kurama's breath seemed to hitch in his throat. He looked down as he bit his lips and a sharp pain gripped his chest.
"What have I done to deserve this, Hiei?" he whispered.
"Nothing. But you asked for this, right? You're helping me mourn, right? You asked me to break you as long I wanted. I'm just keeping my end of the deal."
Kurama inhaled deeply, as if forcing his body to keep calm.
"I don't understand why you're so angry," he said. He kept his head low so that Hiei won't be able to see his eyes.
"I am angry," Hiei began with a low voice, matching Kurama's. "Because I have a right to be. I am angry because Kurama died so stupidly. I would have gone back. I had a plan. He didn't have to die."
Kurama wanted to scream to Hiei that he was here. He was right here. Did it matter what form he was in?
"I am angry because you've desecrated his memory. Using his charm, sleeping with whomever you want, fucking people because you can. Using Kurama's powers because you can. What did he die for then? This sorry form of a prostitute?"
Kurama breathed in heavily. After a tense silence he spoke.
"Like I said, Hiei, I am Kurama. I'm also Shuichi. And sorry to break it to you but we were both 'prostitutes', as you put it. I had been sleeping with more demons than I can count before I met you."
"That's the point," Hiei said quietly. "Before you met me."
Kurama closed his eyes. Hiei was so angry because he was jealous. He was mad that Kurama had slept with many humans, including a demon, Jin. He was mad that Kurama had slept with them even after they had forged their souls. In Hiei's eyes, Kurama had cheated. And the fact that Kurama was unaware of it, having lost his memories, was probably making Hiei more frustrated.
Because he shouldn't have come here in the first place. He should have just waited in Makai. How long were a few more decades in a thousand year old life anyway? Hiei was probably also mad at him for not trusting Hiei enough to believe that he'll come back to look for him, whatever happened.
Suddenly Kurama had a realization. Hiei himself has said he had a plan. Hiei was going back to Makai. He was going to find a way. Being stuck in this world was frustrating for him, especially that he didn't have any powers. It wasn't just a simple egotistical power-trip, but Hiei was a dragon-bearer. His dragon was like a part of him, and losing it must be driving him insane.
"You're mad because now you have to choose," Kurama whispered as if talking to himself. "You're mad because I've become human, and now you're conflicted about going back to Makai and getting your dragon back, because you know I can't come back with you. You're mad because everything's changed."
It was true. Things can't be undone. He had died. He didn't really think about it when he decided to, intent on finding Hiei and not thinking about the consequences. But now, the heaviness of the situation hit Kurama. There's no coming back to his old form. The form that Hiei had loved. There's no going back to the previous life they shared in Makai.
Youko Kurama is gone. Though not exactly in vain as Hiei would argue, but the fact is that with the change in form, Kurama had destroyed Hiei's plans of whatever life they had together in the future.
A knock on the door suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
Without being told it was okay, the door opened and Britney Spears' head popped in.
"Oh, goodie, you're both here. We're about to shoot the umbrella sequence in five minutes. Hiei, we have to practice."
Britney then came in, oblivious to the tension between the two, and dragged Hiei by the hand towards the door. "Bye, Kurama!" she called out. Hiei didn't even look at him as he was on his way out.
Left alone yet again, in his frustration, Kurama looked at his reflection in the mirror of Hiei's dressing room. He looked at his small frame. His flame of red hair. His green eyes. Somewhere deep inside him, he yearned for his height and silver hair. His fox ears. His tail. It wasn't vanity, but he loved being a fox. Probably the same way Hiei had loved being a dragon-bearer.
And now it's gone. They were left with nothing but the superficial world they've unknowingly entered into.
Disgusted with himself, Kurama punched the glass of Hiei's dressing room, shattering his reflection to pieces.
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