The Assurance

Kurama watched as Yusuke got out of bed and stretched. Muscles moved under his tanned skin and reminded the kitsune what they had been doing the day before. He shook that thought from his head. It was clear that the king was not comfortable with what they had done, and really the redhead himself was too sore to even be thinking about sex.

"Are you going to be alright?" Yusuke asked without meeting Kurama's eye.

"Of course. I have had worse done to me than this. Remember the vetch from the Dark Tournament? I did that to myself." Kurama sighed when that didn't get a response. "Yusuke, look at me."

Brown eyes darted up and were ensnared by honest green. "Everything is fine. We are fine. Yes your first time having sex with me could have been gentler, but there is no reason to dwell on what could have been. Look at it this way: most couples struggle to get over the obstacle of their first sexual encounter. We flew by it. It can only get better from here. Trust me."

"I guess you're right."

"I am. Now, what are your plans for the day?"

"That depends. Am I going to have the overwhelming urge to kill everything I see again today?"

Kurama smiled. "No, you shouldn't. You might need some small amount of physical release, but these things come in waves. The crest of your first wave was yesterday."

"So it's just going to build again?"

"Yes."

"For how long?"

"The rest of the month at the most. I should be better prepared for the next crest now that I know when to expect it."

"How can you be so nonchalant about this whole thing? I could have really hurt you."

"I used to sleep with Hiei, Yusuke. I am used to a little pain with my pleasure."

"Alright, alright. Don't make me think about that." Yusuke stretched and yawned. "So breakfast in bed?"

He was rewarded with a brilliant smile. "Please and thank you."

Yusuke leaned over and kissed Kurama soundly on the lips. "Next time will be better," he whispered.

Kurama just smiled at him as he left the room, then settled back against the pillows. "Of that I have no doubt, Yusuke," he murmured to himself.


A few notes:

1. Kurama's such a trooper. He's always taking one for the team.

2. We are rapidly approaching 50 chapters of this story. That was originally going to be my end point, but I think there could be more to flesh out in this story. It probably won't get to 100 chapters, but maybe like 75. Would you guys stick with it for that long?

3. On an unrelated note: I have a week a two days before I'm done with school for the semester! YES!