Roses Are Black

By MysticHakai24





It was Saturday, and Koenma's birthday. Hiei sat in the tree close to his lover's bedroom window, trying to hide his youki at the same time. He didn't wasnt to go to that brat's birthday party. It wasn't his style.

He could see Kurama changing into casual clothing, much different from his usual Chinese tunics. But he looked lovely just the same. Kurama was wearing a pair of navy, baggy jeans and a white shirt covered by a red sweater. He looked out of the window, as if he could see where Hiei was, despite the hidden youki. Then hel left the room.

Kurama soon appeared at the door, outside his house and looked up in the tree. "Hiei, why- Hiei, get down here. I look like I'm talking to a tree."

Hiei grunted, and ignored. Maybe if he was really, really quiet, didn't make a sound and didn't move...

"No, Hiei, it won't work. I know you're up there. Now come down," Kurama said gently to the tree. A couple passing by looked at him strangely and Kurama gave a sheepish smile, scratching his ruby hair. He turned back to the half-koorime. "Come on, Hiei!" he said urgently.

Hiei sighed and jumped out of the tree, landing on his feet quietly, and looked up, not liking the fact that Kurama was a good foot taller than him. "Hn."

"Aren't you coming to Koenma's parrty? You know, for his birthday?" Kurama asked.

Hiei shrugged. "Dunno. Don't wanna." He stared away, not wanting to see the sadness which was just placed on his lover's face.

Kurama sighed wearily, "Hiei, koi, let's go. Just this once? The gang will be there. Yuusuke, Botan, Koenma of course, Yukina, Kuwabara-"

"And he better not touch Yukina!" Hiei exclaimed a little too protectively. No one can harm Yukina...or Kurama for that matter. You deal with them, you deal with Hiei.

"Err...yes," Kurama said. "But everybody is expecting the both of us. Think how sad and guilty Yukina would be if you didn't attend the party..." Kurama smiled. That got Hiei.

"Oh...alright. But only for Yukina," Hiei growled, he really didn't like his soft spot for his sister. It was a huge weakness. But on the other hand. Having a lover was a weakness, too, ne?

Kurama pouted cutely. "How about me? You're not going to do it for me?" he asked in a humorous manner.

Hiei glared, then soften just a bit. "Okay, you too. You and Yukina. That's all." Hiei thought, 'Only for you and Yukina. Especially you, Kurama...'

* * *

Shizuru gave Kuwabara a hard kick in the ribs. The carrot-headed teenager yawned and scratched his elvis-like hair. "What is it, Oneesan?"

Shizuru removed her cigarette. "The party for Koenma-sama, remember, idiot?" She put the cigarette back in her mouth, removed it, and blew in her brother's face.

Kuwabara coughed. He hated that smell. "Okay, okay. I got it." He climbed out of bed and just sat there, waiting for Shizuru to get out so he could change out of his pajamas.

Shizuru nodded, glad that she was finally able to wake her brother up and walked half-way out of the door. Then she called softly, "Yukina will be waiting at the party!" Then the door shut with a soft, 'click.'

"Yukina-san!" Kuwabara exclaimed and he quickened his pace changing so he could finally meet his love...

* * *

Yukina opened the door, greeting Yuusuke as he with Atsuko and Keiko walked inside the temple. Genkai sat on a sofa nearby, smoking, though not as much as Shizuru, who was sitting next to Kuwabara on a couch not too far away.

Hiei was leaning against the window and Kurama sat in a chair near him, quirking a smile. "You finally arrived, Yuusuke," he said softly.

Yuusuke grinnned sheepishly. "Are we the last ones here?" he asked, staring around the room, wondering who was missing.

"Where's the birthday boy?" Atsuko asked, over-excited. She was in a very hyper and energetic move this morning, though no one knew why.

Genkai removed her pipe. "He's not here yet." She took a small puff. "He and Botan will be arriving shortly with George, I believe. We will have enough time to hide and all the jazz that you do for these parties." She returned the pipe back between her lips.

Kurama nodded, and Yuusuke noticed, Hiei was staring at the youko, a bit possessively. It was happening quite a lot now. If you touched Kurama, you could hear Hiei growling from wherever he was, most likely in a tall tree's branch.

Could it be that they had finally confessed their feelings? Everyone knew about it. Just they were the oblivious ones. Maybe love does that to you. Yuusuke glanced at Keiko who was chatting with Yukina happily.

Or maybe not.

His pondering had to stop because at that very moment, there was a soft tap from somewhere in the room, and everyone heard it. Finally, Genkai ponted where it came from.

Botan was here with Koenma and George. And they weren't hiding yet.