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Silver Rose Assassinator

"You two are to remain here for the day," said the guard as he shoved the two roughly into the cell, "You're judgment will take place at dawn. Try to keep your hands to yourselves." The guard laughed at his joke and stalked off, leaving the prisoners alone. Kurama slumped against the wall, placed his arms around his knees and put his head down. He couldn't look at Hiei, afraid that he would see hatred there, and his life shattered before his eyes. Tears pricked the corner of his emerald eyes, but he did not care. He knew that Hiei hated him now, what was the use of living in this world anymore?

Hiei sat with his back against the opposite wall, his legs were crossed and he his arms hung limply at his sides. He couldn't believe that Kurama was really Suuichi, an assassin that was sent after him in order to kill him. Was what they shared noting more than a lie? His ruby eyes looked at his lover, and he tried to hate him, to despise him, but he couldn't. His heart hurt with the thought that he should hate him, and never touch him again. His mind wandered to the memories of the last few days and how they had pledged their love to each other, how they had made love so passionately together. No, Kurama did not lie when he told Hiei that he loved him. His eyes stung with tears and he hung his head, his eyes catching the tear gem around his neck. He picked it up and his father's voice came to him suddenly.

My son, there will come a time in your life when you must decide whether the one that you love is worth all the trouble that you go through. However, if you love that person enough, and they love you just as much as you love them, then you two will be able to get through anything. Only if your love is strong.

Hiei lifted his head, tears dripping from his eyes, and he smiled. I do love him, and I won't let this get in my way. He crawled over to Kurama and placed his arms around the red head, and began to stroke his head lovingly. Kurama tried to pull away from him, but Hiei wouldn't let him go.

"You hate me, don't you?" Kurama asked through his arms, "You wish that I was dead."

"Kurama, if I wanted you dead, I would've killed you myself," Hiei said, "And I don't want you dead, and I don't hate you." Kurama looked up at him, tears coursing down his cheeks.

"You're lying," he choked out, "Tell me the truth Hiei, I want the truth."

"You want the truth? Then here it is: Kurama I love you. I think I was born loving you and just because you're an assassin doesn't change anything. You're still you, and I fell in love with Kurama, not the assassin." Hiei wiped away Kurama's tears and smiled at him. Kurama smiled back at him and flung himself into his arms, crying with joy.

"Oh gods, Hiei, I love you so much!" Kurama said through his tears, "And I am sorry I lied to you."

"Shh, it's okay baby. I am here and I won't let you go." Hiei kissed Kurama's hair and stroked his back and Kurama held onto him with all his strength.

***

"Well Yomi? Did they pass the first test?" asked Ryuujin as he looked at his son and his lover from the surveillance room. Yomi smiled at his old friend, and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Yes, they did," Yomi replied and turned back to the T.V, "I thought the president of Makai Industries would hate our Silver Rose and then they would both have to die. It would have been a sad sight to see them die because of their foolishness."

Ryuujin sighed and crossed his arms over his chest. He had been summoned from the mountains by Yomi late last night and he feared the worst for the two lovers. He looked at Yomi coolly as he told him of what he saw and what he gathered. Ryuujin had remained silent until Yomi had completed his statement, and demanded to know what would happen to them, if they would die by Yomi's foolish laws of banning love. He told him that they would be tested to see how much they truly cared for one another.

'If they pass the tests, then they will live in eternal bliss with one another,' Yomi had said, 'Suuichi's employer will die and any records of his life will be obliterated. The only thing is, Suuichi can no longer be Suuichi Kurama Silver Rose, he would only be Suuichi Kurama. His assassin's title would be stripped from him and he would no longer have access to the guild. He would never be able to be in contact with you, and you would have to disown him.' Ryuujin had merely sighed and smiled at the council member.

'As long as my son is happy,' he had replied, 'Then I do not mind these conditions.' Ryuujin looked up at the ceiling and prayed to everything that was holy that the two would survive the ordeals ahead.

***

The clanging of the cell door made the two lovers start to alert wakefulness. They were both lying on their sides, and Hiei placed his arm protectively in front of Kurama as he sat up. The guards looked at them harshly, and ordered them to get off their asses. Dawn had come, and the ordeal was to begin. Hiei and Kurama stood up and their hands instantly found each other, defiant of the laws of the guild. They walked out of the cell, and the guards pulled them apart savagely.

"I thought we were to be judged!" Kurama shouted as they began to pull him down the hall, dragging a fighting Hiei down the other end.

"You are to be judged, but only separately. Your mate will be judged in one room while you are judged in another," said an assassin. They began to pull the lovers down the halls, towards their awaited fate.

"Kurama!" cried Hiei as he stretched his hand towards him, "Let me go damnit! You bastards! Let me go!" Hiei tore violently at the hands that grasped him, kicking and hitting with all his strength. He managed to break free of his restrainers, only to be shot in the neck with a tranquilizer dart. Hiei fell to the ground with a groan and the guards picked him up, dashing quickly down the corridor. Kurama watched the scene in silence, knowing that it would make everything harder if he struggled against his captors. He knew that the dart was only in affect for a few minutes, it would give the guards enough time to bring Hiei down to the council chambers.

"Hiei," he whispered, and then shouted out in agony, "HIEI!"

The guards pulled him down the hallway and towards his judgment, wondering if the two lovers would be able to love together peacefully.

***

"Damnit! Let me go you cock eyed bastards!" Hiei shouted angrily as he pulled at his restraints that bound him to the floor, "Come and fight me! You spineless cowards! You call yourselves assassins, but you're nothing more than pig shit! Look at you, hiding behind masks mother fuckers! Give me my Kurama!"

"Silence!" said Yomi, bringing his fist down on the wooden table. The sound boomed throughout the chamber, like the giant peeling of a bell, and vibrated back into the ears of the hall. Hiei shut his mouth, but glared at the council members with hatred, his blood red eyes burning with the fires of war. He stood defiantly before the council, head up, back straight, jaw set, and the silence was broken by the occasional rattle of the chains that held him.

"You stand before the Council of the Assassinator's Guild, Hiei Black-Dragon," Yomi said sternly, stating Hiei's full name, "And here is where you are to be given your ordeal. Should you be victorious, you and Suuichi Kurama Silver Rose shall be set free. However, should you fail," Here Yomi's voice turned grave, "You two will be killed before the council when the lady moon's rays illuminate this room." Hiei's face twitched in anger, but he nodded his head in agreement.

"Then listen to the ordeal that you are to receive."

Another council member, old and feeble, rose slowly to his feet, grasping the table's edge for support. The breath in is lunges wheezed a little, and he clutched a wrinkled hand to his chest. Hiei looked at the old man and saw steel blue eyes glitter at him through the eye holes of the mask.

"Hiei Black-Dragon," he rasped coldly, causing Hiei to shudder. The old man's voice sounded like a saw against the surface of a blackboard, and the sound made Hiei cringe slightly.

"Your ordeal is to find your lover in the Labyrinth of the Guild. In there, you will encounter many dangers and perilous questions. However, should your heart be pure, and the love that you hold for our dear Suuichi is true, then you will be able to make it through the Labyrinth. When you reach the center of the maze, however, Kurama will be there as well, but you cannot go to him ad hold him in your arms. To do so, would mean immediate death for the two of you. That is your ordeal and may Truth be on your side."

Hiei stared wide eyed at the old man, and opened his mouth to speak. He never got a chance to say what he wanted though because the room suddenly vanished, and his chains fell to the ground, releasing him. Hiei looked up and faced the entrance to the Labyrinth.

"Straight into the dragons mouth, huh?" he muttered to himself. He clasped the gem around his neck, set his thoughts on Kurama and ran into the maze.