The Morning
Yusuke opened his eyes and then blinked in confusion. He was in his bed, cuddled up beside Kurama, but he couldn't remember getting there.
The redhead shifted, and the blanket fell lower, revealing a deep purple bruise on Kurama's pale arm. Yusuke had a sudden flashback of himself gripping strong arms tightly and grabbing silver hair. He frowned. "Kurama?"
Green eyes blinked open. "Ngh," was the elegant reply.
"Kurama, what happened yesterday? Why are you bruised?"
"You got over zealous." Kurama shrugged and winced at the motion.
"Did we spar?"
Kurama smiled. "In a way. What is the last thing you remember?"
Yusuke frowned harder. "I was throwing Hokushin's guys around, and then you showed up?"
"Yes. Anything else?"
"Then we went into the woods around the fortress?"
Kurama nodded. "We did. Then we had sex."
"WHAT?" As soon as Yusuke thought about it though, the memories came rushing back. "Shit, Kurama. Did I hurt you?"
"Only a little. Youko's form is more adept at the kind of vigor you were showing. It is a mark of how strong you are that the bruises transferred over to this form as well."
"I'm so sorry," Yusuke murmured.
"Don't be," Kurama replied. "It was necessary."
"But…I promised to never hurt you."
To Yusuke's extreme surprise, Kurama laughed. "Yusuke, dear, this is not the same thing at all. It's not like you chased me through the woods and then pinned me against a tree and took me." He stopped and looked confused. "Well, that is what you did, but after I prompted you to. Rest assured that I do not fault you for what happened. Actually, I blame myself for not paying more attention to your energy levels before I left yesterday."
Yusuke thought about that. He had to admit that the kitsune had a point. He would have never wanted their first time to have been like that. Realizing that he was probably not a virgin anymore was a little much for that morning, so Yusuke focused on something else.
"Speaking of, what the hell did you think you were doing going to Gandara with Hiei and not telling me?"
"I suppose I thought I was doing just that," Kurama responded mildly.
"Yeah, well. Don't do it again."
"The breaking and entering part? Or the part where I didn't tell you?"
Yusuke snorted. "Hell if I care about you breaking into Yomi's place. You've got history there I don't even want to think about. I just…didn't like not knowing where you were."
"Or that I went with Hiei?"
"I never claimed to be rational."
