Thanks to all my reviewers for their great reviews. You all brought a smile to my day. You all requested it so here's the second chapter. I hope you all enjoy it.

Warnings:

1. This is a YOAI story meaning male + male relationships. Please do not read if you're not comfortable with/into this.
2. There's probably some OCC in this too, so I'm warning just in case.
3. Things get a little more heated from here on out so a Lime warning is in effect. No Lemon though.


Don't Lead Me On
by Yami Yue

Chapter Two: Dreaming of You



Worn hands slid over my skin, touching...teasing. Lips trailed gentle kisses down my neck...across my chest...down to my stomach. The warm tongue teasing...tasting as the lips traveled their chosen path. I opened my eyes and looked into ruby tinted orbs. Hiei grinned at me mischievously. He attacked my neck with his lips. I moaned and murmured something. He silenced me by placing his lips against my own. "Not yet fox." He murmured huskily. "Not yet."

I opened my eyes and struggled to calm my breathing. My heart was racing and my body was still on fire from the treatment I'd received in the dream. I closed my eyes and forced myself to take deep breaths. "That's the third one this week." I thought as I opened my eyes and stared up at the ceiling. I stared out the window half expecting to see Hiei in the tree outside it. He wasn't and I felt a bit disappointed. It had been quite a while since I'd heard even a "Hn." from him. Three months to be exact. I missed him terribly and on more than one occasion I'd thought about going to the Makai and looking for him. I had my mother to look after and school to attend. I couldn't just go on a whim. I looked over at the clock. 4:07 AM. I rolled onto my back and stared up at the ceiling. My eyes roamed around the room settling upon a dark shape I knew to be a picture in a frame. The picture was of me and Hiei. Yusuke had taken it during Hiei's last visit. The fire apparition had given the spirit detective one of his famous death glares afterward. I knew the image by heart. Hiei was dressed in a black tank top and kakhi pants (a nice change from his usual black attire.), sitting causally on the park bench I was leaning against. It was shortly after that he left for the Makai. I'd been waiting for him to return ever since.

A rustle of cloth and the billowing of the curtains alerted me to the presence of the one I most desired to see. I sat up quickly, and turned my head toward the window. I adjusted my position, hoping he didn't notice the effect the dream had on me. "Have a nightmare?" he asked casually as he set his sword and shoes near the window. "Not exactly." I answered. Hiei removed his cloak, setting it with the rest of his possessions. I whimpered inwardly. Having the sexy fire apparition standing half naked before me only made matters worse. As if to spite me the full moon outside highlighted every inch of his small frame making it easy to see him clearly. I swallowed hard as my eyes roamed over his muscular chest. Quickly I averted my eyes hoping I had done so quickly enough. "Inari give me strength." I thought. I closed my eyes and concentrated on getting my body to relax. "Something wrong fox?" Hiei asked as he walked toward me. I opened my eyes. "Not at all." I replied. He studied me with his eyes, but said nothing. He walked over to the other side of the bed and laid down turning his back to me. Sleep was not going to come easy for me.

The next morning I was awakened by the ringing of the telephone. Before I could even sit up to answer it Hiei picked up the receiver. I was in too much of a shock to really listen to what was being said. The conversation didn't last long, a few moments perhaps. Hiei hung up the phone and turned to me. "The detective and the moron want us to meet them for ice cream this afternoon." He informed me. I nodded, deciding I had better get up despite the fact that I felt drained.

It took me quite a while but I managed to convince Hiei to wear "normal" clothes. To top it off I'd even managed to achieve the miracle of miracles and got Hiei to leave his sword at my house. To our surprise Yusuke and Kuwabara were waiting for us when we arrived. For once they were actually on time. Yusuke studied me and his brow crinkled in confusion. "Kurama, you ok man?" Yusuke asked. "You don't look so good." "I'm fine." I replied. "You haven't seemed quite yourself since I came to your house." Hiei stated. "I'd hardly say you were fine." "The shrimp's right you do seem a bit out of it." Kuwabara added. "You see even the dolt can tell something's wrong." Hiei said to me. "I'm fine." I insisted. "I just didn't sleep well last night. That's all." "If you say so." Yusuke said, leading the way into the ice cream shop. Kuwabara followed him. Hiei gave me a look that let me know he wasn't convinced and went inside. "This is turning out to be a long day." I thought to myself as I followed the others. "…and I have a sinking feeling it's about to get even longer."

I didn't pay much attention to the conversation around me as I ate. I was too busy enjoying my strawberry sundae. My eyes were closed as I savored the flavor of the strawberries combined with the vanilla ice cream. I swallowed then licked some strawberry syrup off my lips. "Damn Kurama, you make eating ice cream look like a sin." Yuskue exclaimed. I opened my eyes and blinked in confusion. All three of my friends had their eyes on me. I could feel the heat rise in my cheeks and I knew I was blushing. "Sorry." I said softly. Hiei was the first to recover. "The fox can't help it. It's in his nature." He said. My face turned even redder. "You should see him eat a peach." He added. Hiei gave me a half smile and I couldn't help but think he was cute when he smiled. I blinked then. "I just called Hiei cute." I thought. "Thank Inari I didn't say that out loud." "What is wrong with me? I shouldn't be thinking of Hiei as cute." I chided myself. "He's my best friend for Inari's sake. "Don't be embarrassed Kurama." Yuskue said. "If anyone enjoys ice cream more than you it's Hiei." Said fire apparition was ignoring everyone by this time. His attention was solely focused on his desert. "Next time I'm gettin' what Kurama's havin'" Kuwabara said as Hiei licked some chocolate sauce from his spoon. Several interesting images ran through my mind and I was sure I was staring at my long time friend as he licked some chocolate sauce from his lips. "I wonder if his lips are as soft as they look." I mused as I returned my attention to my own desert. "Get those thoughts out of your head Kurama, He's your best friend remember." I scolded myself. I finished the last of my ice cream, and watched Hiei out of the corner of my eye. He closed his eyes in delight as he put the spoon to his lips, I swear I heard a low moan come from him, but I chalked it up to my over vivid imagination. He withdrew the spoon from his mouth and proceeded to lick it clean. I couldn't avert my eyes, I was transfixed at the sight of that pink tongue licking that spoon clean. I could feel my temperature rising, and my mind was forming those interesting images again. Finally I broke from my daze and stood up. Yusuke looked up at me curiously. "I need some air." I said softly and headed outside. I leaned against a nearby tree, closed my eyes and took some deep breaths, desperately trying to calm my body. I realized then that Yusuke was right, I was in love with Hiei. There was no denying it now. "Why me?" I moaned mentally. Of all the people I could have fallen in love with I ended up falling for the one person I was sure would never return my feelings.