Epilogue
***Disclaimer*** oh come on, I don't own anything, and you all know it.***
EPILOGUE: That Day
Ningenkai--
Mid-morning sunlight played through the branches of the trees that surrounded the clearing; two figures lay in slumber on the ground in the center, wrapped in each other's arms.
Hiei and Kurama lay together in the warm sunlight, on top of Hiei's discarded cloak. Kurama's arms were wrapped loosely around Hiei's waist, and Hiei's head rested atop Kurama's chest. The two slept peacefully, until the loud and steady heartbeat under Hiei's ear woke him.
Slowly Hiei opened his eyes and glanced around his surroundings, the memories of the previous day and night surfacing in his mind. He remembered being caught watching Kurama, the brief conversation, and...
:: Flashback to previous day::
They stared at each other for a few moments, then Kurama took advantage of their still close proximity, pulled Hiei into a loose embrace, bent down, and kissed him gently. And this time, Hiei didn't run away.
This is better than anything I could have ever imagined, Hiei thought.
Kurama's gentle kiss was rapidly becoming less gentle. Tilting his head a bit more, Kurama pressed against the little Jaganshi's lips with his tongue. Once Hiei realized what Kurama was doing, he opened his mouth willingly to let his Fox explore.
Delicately, with patience and passion, Kurama coached his Fire demon in the art of kissing. They kissed each other breathless, and only then did they break free from each other's delightful prison.
The only sound was their heavy breathing as they stared at one another, both turning over this new development in their relationship. But silence never lasts.
At the same time, "Hiei-"
"Kurama-"
And they talked. They talked for hours. They talked about everything. They talked about the past and the present. They talked about their lives, and exchanged news of their separate Worlds. They talked about That day, and this day, and the days that would come. Hiei explained his panic of the love he felt for Kurama, and the love Kurama felt for him.
"Nothing good has ever come from love for me or from me. It killed my mother, and I don't want it to kill you! If you get too close to me you'll be destroyed, just like everyone else."
"Sshh. You know perfectly well that I'm more than capable of taking care of myself. And besides, it's worth it. *You're* worth it." And he pulled Hiei into a warm embrace.
They stayed that way until almost dawn. They talked mostly, but sometimes they kissed, other times they just held each other; neither daring to sleep for fear they would wake and it would all end up a dream.
But finally Hiei'd removed his scarf and cloak, and spread them on the ground for a make-shift 'bed.' And then, wrapped in one another's arms, they settled down to sleep together. [Note: To all you Hentai's out there, you know who you are, they are actually *sleeping*]
:: End Flashback::
He closed his eyes again and listened to the steady and comforting beating of Kurama's heart for a few moments, and then, with an arm on either side of the Kitsune's chest, tried to push himself off of his Fox. But when he tried to move, the arms around his waist tightened their grip ever so slightly, and he paused.
He peered at Kurama suspiciously. Is he faking again?
Experimentally, he tried to push up off Kurama again. This time the arms around him tightened even more, and he could not get away without waking the Fox.
While he was debating with himself on either getting up and waking his Fox anyway, or just going back to sleep, Kurama woke. [Note: yes, Kurama had really been sleeping.]
Sleepy green eyes opened, their gaze focused on the ruby orbs above them. They looked at each other in silence for a moment, and then, "Good morning," Kurama whispered.
Hiei made no vocal reply; rather he leaned forward and brushed his lips lightly over Kurama's right cheek.
Kurama released Hiei, who made no move to get up, and stretched under him; reaching out his arms and legs to their fullest extent, and then relaxed back onto the cloak with a contented sigh. He gave no indication on whether he wanted Hiei to get up or stay.
Hiei decided to stay.
Scooting up a bit, he rested his head in the crook where Kurama's neck and shoulder joined, pressing his face into the soft hair and skin, and bringing his arms up between their bodies to Kurama's chest, so that he could feel the heartbeat there.
Lazily, Kurama brought a hand up and began stroking the back of Hiei's neck, trailing down his back, fingers playing with the soft black material of Hiei's shirt, and then returning to the neck to start the journey all over again.
Slightly muffled, "Kurama?"
He continued to pet Hiei. "Hmm?"
Hiei turned his head so that his mouth was free to talk. "What are we going to do now?"
"Anything we want to do, itooshi." Kurama said matter-a-factly.
"Oh."
"Why?"
"...Because now I know what Mukuro meant when she told me to sort out my affairs."
They both stopped talking, Kurama stopped petting, and it seemed like even the wind was holding its breath.
Finally, and with a hint of dread, "Are you going to go back?"
"I don't know...It really hurt when she threw me out of the fortress."
Kurama moved to stare at him for one open-mouthed moment, and burst into laughter. "Hiei! Ha-ha! I can't believe you'd hold a grudge against that! It can't have hurt *that* bad!"
"Well it did! And I do." A brief moment of silence, and, "I suppose I'll have to go back-"
Solemnly, "Oh."
"-Eventually."
Kurama sat up, bringing Hiei with him, so that Hiei ended up on Kurama's lap with a leg on either side of Kurama. One of his hands dropped down to rest in the small of Hiei's back, while he brought the other up to angle Hiei's chin upwards, making the Fire demon look him in the eye. He stared at him, hardly daring to hope. "What does that mean?" He asked seriously.
"What do you want it to mean?" Hiei countered, equally serious.
"Will you stay?"
"Actually I wanted *you* to come with *me*."
"Nani?"
"I'll stay until after you graduate," Hiei elaborated, "and then I want you to come back to Makai with me. Back *home*. There are plenty of places we could go where Mukuro wouldn't find us. For all she'd know I could still me 'sorting out my affairs' with you. You could tell Shiori that you're on one last summer vacation."
"How long have you been planning this?"
"Only since I kissed you yesterday morning."
Silence.
"Well?"
Kurama pulled Hiei close, arms closed tightly around his precious Jaganshi. He turned his head and kissed Hiei's neck softly-
"Should I take that as a 'yes'?"
"Hai."
He pushed Kurama back enough so that he could kiss him deeply. Then Kurama pulled Hiei back down to the cloak, and rolled them over, kissing all the way.
The view pans upward and out of sight, to allow the new lovers privacy, but I'm sure you all can use your imaginations. ^_~
The (real) End
***Disclaimer*** oh come on, I don't own anything, and you all know it.***
EPILOGUE: That Day
Ningenkai--
Mid-morning sunlight played through the branches of the trees that surrounded the clearing; two figures lay in slumber on the ground in the center, wrapped in each other's arms.
Hiei and Kurama lay together in the warm sunlight, on top of Hiei's discarded cloak. Kurama's arms were wrapped loosely around Hiei's waist, and Hiei's head rested atop Kurama's chest. The two slept peacefully, until the loud and steady heartbeat under Hiei's ear woke him.
Slowly Hiei opened his eyes and glanced around his surroundings, the memories of the previous day and night surfacing in his mind. He remembered being caught watching Kurama, the brief conversation, and...
:: Flashback to previous day::
They stared at each other for a few moments, then Kurama took advantage of their still close proximity, pulled Hiei into a loose embrace, bent down, and kissed him gently. And this time, Hiei didn't run away.
This is better than anything I could have ever imagined, Hiei thought.
Kurama's gentle kiss was rapidly becoming less gentle. Tilting his head a bit more, Kurama pressed against the little Jaganshi's lips with his tongue. Once Hiei realized what Kurama was doing, he opened his mouth willingly to let his Fox explore.
Delicately, with patience and passion, Kurama coached his Fire demon in the art of kissing. They kissed each other breathless, and only then did they break free from each other's delightful prison.
The only sound was their heavy breathing as they stared at one another, both turning over this new development in their relationship. But silence never lasts.
At the same time, "Hiei-"
"Kurama-"
And they talked. They talked for hours. They talked about everything. They talked about the past and the present. They talked about their lives, and exchanged news of their separate Worlds. They talked about That day, and this day, and the days that would come. Hiei explained his panic of the love he felt for Kurama, and the love Kurama felt for him.
"Nothing good has ever come from love for me or from me. It killed my mother, and I don't want it to kill you! If you get too close to me you'll be destroyed, just like everyone else."
"Sshh. You know perfectly well that I'm more than capable of taking care of myself. And besides, it's worth it. *You're* worth it." And he pulled Hiei into a warm embrace.
They stayed that way until almost dawn. They talked mostly, but sometimes they kissed, other times they just held each other; neither daring to sleep for fear they would wake and it would all end up a dream.
But finally Hiei'd removed his scarf and cloak, and spread them on the ground for a make-shift 'bed.' And then, wrapped in one another's arms, they settled down to sleep together. [Note: To all you Hentai's out there, you know who you are, they are actually *sleeping*]
:: End Flashback::
He closed his eyes again and listened to the steady and comforting beating of Kurama's heart for a few moments, and then, with an arm on either side of the Kitsune's chest, tried to push himself off of his Fox. But when he tried to move, the arms around his waist tightened their grip ever so slightly, and he paused.
He peered at Kurama suspiciously. Is he faking again?
Experimentally, he tried to push up off Kurama again. This time the arms around him tightened even more, and he could not get away without waking the Fox.
While he was debating with himself on either getting up and waking his Fox anyway, or just going back to sleep, Kurama woke. [Note: yes, Kurama had really been sleeping.]
Sleepy green eyes opened, their gaze focused on the ruby orbs above them. They looked at each other in silence for a moment, and then, "Good morning," Kurama whispered.
Hiei made no vocal reply; rather he leaned forward and brushed his lips lightly over Kurama's right cheek.
Kurama released Hiei, who made no move to get up, and stretched under him; reaching out his arms and legs to their fullest extent, and then relaxed back onto the cloak with a contented sigh. He gave no indication on whether he wanted Hiei to get up or stay.
Hiei decided to stay.
Scooting up a bit, he rested his head in the crook where Kurama's neck and shoulder joined, pressing his face into the soft hair and skin, and bringing his arms up between their bodies to Kurama's chest, so that he could feel the heartbeat there.
Lazily, Kurama brought a hand up and began stroking the back of Hiei's neck, trailing down his back, fingers playing with the soft black material of Hiei's shirt, and then returning to the neck to start the journey all over again.
Slightly muffled, "Kurama?"
He continued to pet Hiei. "Hmm?"
Hiei turned his head so that his mouth was free to talk. "What are we going to do now?"
"Anything we want to do, itooshi." Kurama said matter-a-factly.
"Oh."
"Why?"
"...Because now I know what Mukuro meant when she told me to sort out my affairs."
They both stopped talking, Kurama stopped petting, and it seemed like even the wind was holding its breath.
Finally, and with a hint of dread, "Are you going to go back?"
"I don't know...It really hurt when she threw me out of the fortress."
Kurama moved to stare at him for one open-mouthed moment, and burst into laughter. "Hiei! Ha-ha! I can't believe you'd hold a grudge against that! It can't have hurt *that* bad!"
"Well it did! And I do." A brief moment of silence, and, "I suppose I'll have to go back-"
Solemnly, "Oh."
"-Eventually."
Kurama sat up, bringing Hiei with him, so that Hiei ended up on Kurama's lap with a leg on either side of Kurama. One of his hands dropped down to rest in the small of Hiei's back, while he brought the other up to angle Hiei's chin upwards, making the Fire demon look him in the eye. He stared at him, hardly daring to hope. "What does that mean?" He asked seriously.
"What do you want it to mean?" Hiei countered, equally serious.
"Will you stay?"
"Actually I wanted *you* to come with *me*."
"Nani?"
"I'll stay until after you graduate," Hiei elaborated, "and then I want you to come back to Makai with me. Back *home*. There are plenty of places we could go where Mukuro wouldn't find us. For all she'd know I could still me 'sorting out my affairs' with you. You could tell Shiori that you're on one last summer vacation."
"How long have you been planning this?"
"Only since I kissed you yesterday morning."
Silence.
"Well?"
Kurama pulled Hiei close, arms closed tightly around his precious Jaganshi. He turned his head and kissed Hiei's neck softly-
"Should I take that as a 'yes'?"
"Hai."
He pushed Kurama back enough so that he could kiss him deeply. Then Kurama pulled Hiei back down to the cloak, and rolled them over, kissing all the way.
The view pans upward and out of sight, to allow the new lovers privacy, but I'm sure you all can use your imaginations. ^_~
The (real) End