Reviews!!! Thankee everyone. *gets thunkd in the head by muse* "WTF? You
only haf two!" :P I know.. but.. ^^ me still happy^^ anywayz.. ur choice of
Hiei or Kurama plushie!!! Or both^^ anywayz.. on with the fic. and..
OBVIOUSLY.. HIEI AND KURAMA DUN F**** MAKE OUT DURING THE ANIME. so I dun
own it-__-
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"Kasaan....... give me five days..... I'll be back then......"
"Five days......" he whispered to himself, "it's all I have......"
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It was a hard thing, looking for that elusive fire demon. Hiei always managed to scout out the best training spots, secluded areas, far from the prying eyes of civilization. Kurama had only attempted that feat a couple times before, an activity which extended for four days once.
Kurama had already tried so many places. Genkai had no knowledge, Yukina's place turned up fruitless, and even the stretch of woods on the skirts of town were empty. The youko sighed in frustration, running his fingers through his hair the umpteenth time, clutched his bag more tightly to his shoulder, and scanned the horizon from his viewpoint, atop the high temple.
"Think like Hiei," he muttered to himself. "Think Hiei. Think Hiei. Think Hiei."
Kurama envisioned himself, as the short-tempered youkai, and the mere thought brought a playful smile to his lips. He rested against the roof railing, letting the wind play with his hair, and sighed once again, deep in thought. There were just too many places the youaki could be, especially one with such speed as him. Kurama had thought he himself was familiar with most of Hiei's hang outs, but, apparently not. He scrunched his eyes, as if the pressure would introduce some newfound idea into his mind, and racked his mind for the perfect solution.
Suddenly, his eyes could be seen, lighting up with realization, and his whole form alighted anew, as Kurama grasped the situation. He cast one last look over his back, towards the horizon, where the sun was already setting, and tensed.
One of his five days was almost gone. His time of freedom, before he had to return. It was crucial to find Hiei, and time was running short.
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He cursed himself mentally for not thinking of it sooner, but then again, it wasn't his fault. He remembered now, that Hiei had only shown this place to him once before, and the Kurama had to oblige to his rules-under the Jagan eye, Hiei had fixed it so that Kurama could only remember the entrance to the place when the situation was desperate.
Well, it was, certainly desperate in Kurama's terms, but he doubted the youkai would agree. At this thought, Kurama cringed inwardly with foreboding, not knowing how Hiei would react.
Reaching the entrance of the cave, Kurama made his way in. To his right, there was a mass of solid stone, but he knew better. Steeling himself, he walked right up to the wall, and slowly walked through it, shivering at the strange sensation.
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"Only those I have touched with my own hands have the ability to enter," Kurama remembered Hiei telling him once, "otherwise, you'll find yourself in a nasty fix."
At this, Hiei had grinned wickedly, not caring to elaborate further. Knowing him full well, Kurama did not bother to inquire further, knowing the answer would be definitely gruesome.
~*~
The sight was breathtaking. An endless stretch of meadow, soft grass, a slight breeze as far as the eye could see. Kurama knew there was more, another span of woods after the clearing, and a wonderful training area complete with the waterfall. This was the beauty, only found in Makai. Kurama always marveled at how Hiei managed to find such a stunning place, practical too, bordering on both Ningenkai and Makai.
A soft swish sounded behind him, and Kurama turned around to see non other than Hiei standing there. He was only clothed in his light blue tank top, with the usual black slacks, letting a generous amount of rippling muscle show. The youko reminded himself not to drool too conspicuously, but couldn't keep his eyes lack of emotion. The other's breathing was slightly labored, and his chest heaved slightly. A slight sheen of sweat could be seen,
Hiei looked utterly surprised. He rested his hand on the hilt of his katana, nonchalantly, looked up at Kurama, with a slightly concerned frown. "What are you doing here, fox?"
Kurama knew that Hiei was well aware of what type of circumstances would allow him to enter, and it was understandable that the fire demon be confused. Kurama could almost see Hiei racking his mind for an explanation, but was against it. Just then, he noticed the uncovered Jagan eye, which startled him slightly, but he reasoned, that, with no one around, the fire demon had no need to hide anything of sorts.
"Hiei......" He began. "Will you come with me tomorrow?"
"Hn. Where, fox?"
"I wanted to take you to some places. We can stay overnight in a hotel, and, it'll be fun," he finished lamely.
Silence.
"Fox," Hiei said, in a low voice, "are you saying, you got into my guarded training place, because of THAT reason??!!!"
"Somewhat," he replied. His voice came out hushed, and despairing, something, which did not fail to notice. "It's..... it's slightly more than that."
Crimson eyes narrowed in response to the tone of voice. He took a step closer to Kurama, as if deciding to comfort him, but restrained at the last moment. "Kurama, what's wrong?"
The red-haired half-youko's eyes widened at that. It was the first time, for many a years, he had heard Hiei address him by his real name, and not baka, or fox, or kitsune.
"Nevermind that. Will you, come, please?"
"I said again, where?"
"Well, I was thinking of the amusement park, and the zoo maybe. There are some really nice restaurants around, and maybe some other places too."
Hiei raised his eyebrows, then wrinkled his face a bit in disgust. "You mean, ningens, right? Large crowds of obnoxious ningens, and that's fun?"
Kurama sighed. He was beginning to think this was hopeless, and he was about ready to admit defeat. "It's Ok, you really don't have to, I was just thinking that......."
Hiei cut him off. "Baka kitsune, I didn't say no yet. I'll come, as long as you don't bother me much anymore. Besides, I can tell it's something more, but you can tell me later."
This behavior was so unaccustomed of the fire demon, that Kurama did not respond readily, slightly shocked by the consideration. "Really?"
"Hn. Let's go, before I change my mind."
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After a few minutes, Kurama and his companion slipped out of the cave, and into the night. Kurama had questioned the fact of them leaving at such an untimely hour, but, at Hiei pointed out, if they were not to take ningen transportation (which he grudgingly refused to go on), it would take a good couple hours.
The darkness of the night was sullen, reminding the red-head, that one day had been spent. And he had four more days to accomplish his task.
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Okeee.. that was slo.. . gahh.. plz review~^^
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"Kasaan....... give me five days..... I'll be back then......"
"Five days......" he whispered to himself, "it's all I have......"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was a hard thing, looking for that elusive fire demon. Hiei always managed to scout out the best training spots, secluded areas, far from the prying eyes of civilization. Kurama had only attempted that feat a couple times before, an activity which extended for four days once.
Kurama had already tried so many places. Genkai had no knowledge, Yukina's place turned up fruitless, and even the stretch of woods on the skirts of town were empty. The youko sighed in frustration, running his fingers through his hair the umpteenth time, clutched his bag more tightly to his shoulder, and scanned the horizon from his viewpoint, atop the high temple.
"Think like Hiei," he muttered to himself. "Think Hiei. Think Hiei. Think Hiei."
Kurama envisioned himself, as the short-tempered youkai, and the mere thought brought a playful smile to his lips. He rested against the roof railing, letting the wind play with his hair, and sighed once again, deep in thought. There were just too many places the youaki could be, especially one with such speed as him. Kurama had thought he himself was familiar with most of Hiei's hang outs, but, apparently not. He scrunched his eyes, as if the pressure would introduce some newfound idea into his mind, and racked his mind for the perfect solution.
Suddenly, his eyes could be seen, lighting up with realization, and his whole form alighted anew, as Kurama grasped the situation. He cast one last look over his back, towards the horizon, where the sun was already setting, and tensed.
One of his five days was almost gone. His time of freedom, before he had to return. It was crucial to find Hiei, and time was running short.
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He cursed himself mentally for not thinking of it sooner, but then again, it wasn't his fault. He remembered now, that Hiei had only shown this place to him once before, and the Kurama had to oblige to his rules-under the Jagan eye, Hiei had fixed it so that Kurama could only remember the entrance to the place when the situation was desperate.
Well, it was, certainly desperate in Kurama's terms, but he doubted the youkai would agree. At this thought, Kurama cringed inwardly with foreboding, not knowing how Hiei would react.
Reaching the entrance of the cave, Kurama made his way in. To his right, there was a mass of solid stone, but he knew better. Steeling himself, he walked right up to the wall, and slowly walked through it, shivering at the strange sensation.
~*~
"Only those I have touched with my own hands have the ability to enter," Kurama remembered Hiei telling him once, "otherwise, you'll find yourself in a nasty fix."
At this, Hiei had grinned wickedly, not caring to elaborate further. Knowing him full well, Kurama did not bother to inquire further, knowing the answer would be definitely gruesome.
~*~
The sight was breathtaking. An endless stretch of meadow, soft grass, a slight breeze as far as the eye could see. Kurama knew there was more, another span of woods after the clearing, and a wonderful training area complete with the waterfall. This was the beauty, only found in Makai. Kurama always marveled at how Hiei managed to find such a stunning place, practical too, bordering on both Ningenkai and Makai.
A soft swish sounded behind him, and Kurama turned around to see non other than Hiei standing there. He was only clothed in his light blue tank top, with the usual black slacks, letting a generous amount of rippling muscle show. The youko reminded himself not to drool too conspicuously, but couldn't keep his eyes lack of emotion. The other's breathing was slightly labored, and his chest heaved slightly. A slight sheen of sweat could be seen,
Hiei looked utterly surprised. He rested his hand on the hilt of his katana, nonchalantly, looked up at Kurama, with a slightly concerned frown. "What are you doing here, fox?"
Kurama knew that Hiei was well aware of what type of circumstances would allow him to enter, and it was understandable that the fire demon be confused. Kurama could almost see Hiei racking his mind for an explanation, but was against it. Just then, he noticed the uncovered Jagan eye, which startled him slightly, but he reasoned, that, with no one around, the fire demon had no need to hide anything of sorts.
"Hiei......" He began. "Will you come with me tomorrow?"
"Hn. Where, fox?"
"I wanted to take you to some places. We can stay overnight in a hotel, and, it'll be fun," he finished lamely.
Silence.
"Fox," Hiei said, in a low voice, "are you saying, you got into my guarded training place, because of THAT reason??!!!"
"Somewhat," he replied. His voice came out hushed, and despairing, something, which did not fail to notice. "It's..... it's slightly more than that."
Crimson eyes narrowed in response to the tone of voice. He took a step closer to Kurama, as if deciding to comfort him, but restrained at the last moment. "Kurama, what's wrong?"
The red-haired half-youko's eyes widened at that. It was the first time, for many a years, he had heard Hiei address him by his real name, and not baka, or fox, or kitsune.
"Nevermind that. Will you, come, please?"
"I said again, where?"
"Well, I was thinking of the amusement park, and the zoo maybe. There are some really nice restaurants around, and maybe some other places too."
Hiei raised his eyebrows, then wrinkled his face a bit in disgust. "You mean, ningens, right? Large crowds of obnoxious ningens, and that's fun?"
Kurama sighed. He was beginning to think this was hopeless, and he was about ready to admit defeat. "It's Ok, you really don't have to, I was just thinking that......."
Hiei cut him off. "Baka kitsune, I didn't say no yet. I'll come, as long as you don't bother me much anymore. Besides, I can tell it's something more, but you can tell me later."
This behavior was so unaccustomed of the fire demon, that Kurama did not respond readily, slightly shocked by the consideration. "Really?"
"Hn. Let's go, before I change my mind."
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After a few minutes, Kurama and his companion slipped out of the cave, and into the night. Kurama had questioned the fact of them leaving at such an untimely hour, but, at Hiei pointed out, if they were not to take ningen transportation (which he grudgingly refused to go on), it would take a good couple hours.
The darkness of the night was sullen, reminding the red-head, that one day had been spent. And he had four more days to accomplish his task.
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Okeee.. that was slo.. . gahh.. plz review~^^