AN: Ok ok people I know everyone is like... why are we focusing on that Holly chick? Get back to the Main Chars! And you are right and I fully support this statement! I just needed to write the last few pieces to make sure Holly's character was understood and her little friendship with Keiko was agreed upon. Now we can get back to the fun stuff! Hiei Kurama goodness!... ~waves hands~ and the other two are there too. Thank you guys for bearing through that part with me and still sticking around. I may in the future switch the last chap with this chap and see if that works better for the audience enjoyment.

Enough of my jabbering. Disclaimer: Don't own it.


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Kuwabara, Yuusuke and Hiei were sitting around Genkai's table with tea in front of them that had yet to be touched for the past hour. None had said a word in that time either.

"Man, I hate waiting!" Yuusuke slammed his fist on the table hard enough to shake the earthenware but not enough to break the wood surface. "Keiko is still in the clutches of that creature!"

"I'm not leaving without Kurama..." Hiei deadpanned. This caused both Yuusuke and Kuwabara to exchange a look. "Holly's powers are strong. We leave without Kurama and we may as well hand her our minds as free gifts."

Yuusuke opened his mouth to protest when he realized the excuse was just a cover for Hiei to hide a deeper feeling. He then decided against the idea of disputing the claim and leaving the demon in peace for now and closed his mouth.

Kuwabara had other ideas, "Listen, Shrimp, we can't just sit here and do nothing!"

This only earned him the strongest deathglare to ever manifest itself on Hiei's face, which is saying something. "So go and die for all I care," with that Hiei left in a displacement of air.

Yuusuke bashed Kuwabara over the head as soon as Hiei was gone. "Look he's having a hard enough time with not being able to do anything! For once leave him alone, you big dumb oaf!"

"What else am I supposed to do?"

"I don't know, Kuwabara," Yuusuke groaned. "But you had best be prepared for this fight... have you even thought about us fighting a woman?"

Kuwabara nodded, "A bunch actually. But... there's something off about the whole thing... I can't place what it is but back at the arcade it wasn't like we were fighting a woman..."

"Whatever that means," Yuusuke rolled his eyes. "Just stay out of Hiei's way for now, got it?"

"Yeah I got it!"


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Hiei wasn't sure where he was going just that he didn't want to be in the same room as the blubbering idiot. When he ended up in front of Kurama's door he jumped in shock.

Well, maybe he should check on the fox and find out if there was any progress. He slowly opened the door and peeped in. At first all he saw was the fox laying rather peacefully on a cot, looking for all the world like he was asleep without a care. Hiei's breath caught at how angelic Kurama looked. It just wasn't right for any demon to look that beautiful... yet there he was.

The cot was lying lengthwise under the window of the room with one of the longer sides against the wall the other three sides open to the room. Yukina was sitting at the head of the cot next to Genki while Botan was sitting with her back to the door, opposite the window.

"Come on in, Hiei," Yukina smiled. The smile was thin, which seemed so out of place on his sister's face. "He had awakened a short while ago and we finally got him to sleep again."

"But we don't know what else we can do for him," Botan finished when Yukina seemed to run out of words.

"I see," Hiei said slipping his emotionless mask over his features.

Genkai stood just then, "The girls and I need a break. Watch him for us?"

Hiei barely had time to nod before the girls were gone. He could certainly use the time with Kurama.

Walking over to the side of the cot he sat on the ground next to the sleeping fox. "Why you, Kurama? Why not me?"

"It's better this way, you know," Kurama murmured as he groggily opened his eyes. Seeing the brief flash of surprise in the fire demons eyes, Kurama smiled weakly. "Forget I was such a light sleeper?"

"Hn," was all the comment Hiei made. "I fail to see how this is better then the otherway around."

Kurama looked up and regarded Hiei for a silent moment. "I know a weak spot in Holly's powers..."

"And...?" Hiei asked when Kurama did not elaborate.

Kurama's weak smile broke into a full smirk, "I want three things before I tell you. First you have to promise me you won't kill Her. Second I want you close enough that I can touch you while I'm asleep tonight and Third... I'm coming with you to fight her."

"No, maybe, no. In that order, Fox," Hiei growled. "You have to be insane to think I can allow any of that!"

"Please Hiei! There's a logical reason to all of it!" Kurama pleaded. "You can't kill her because it's not her fault! She's a friend, Hiei."

"I'm waiting for you to explain the rest."

"The second is because... well I- I just don't feel right without someone around, right now. Genkai said that I subconsciously need the reassurance of power around me since mine is tapped. And... and I just am more comfortable asking you to stay with me rather then Yuusuke," Kurama blushed slightly.

Hiei could feel his own cheeks attempt to blush but he quickly squashed the feeling before it got out of hand. "Third?" He tested his voice and found it passable, not betraying how much his heart was pounding at the thought of being allowed to hold a sleeping Kurama.

"I am the weak spot," he answered simply.

Hiei's eyes widened, "I see. I think I need to hear this in detail... much detail. I propose a compromise. I'll sit here at the head of the bed all night and IF I think this plan of yours is workable I will promise to let you come but I cannot promise not to kill her."

Kurama hesitated a moment before nodding, "That's the best I'm going to get, I suppose. Alright it's a deal." Slowly Kurama got up to allow Hiei access to the spot on the bed he had asked for. Once Hiei sat down with his back against the wall and his legs out in front of him.

Kurama then lay back down with his back to Hiei and the wall, placing his head on Hiei's thigh. "This ok?" He sounded innocent but Hiei had a feeling he knew better.

Stupid fox tricks... 'and here I was thinking I'd avoid trying to get too close to him this way.' "It's fine," he ground through clenched teeth.


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AN: Oh! Poor Hiei! Sorry if it was a little Ooc... I'm not sure if it was or not, but I have a tendency to want to snuggle Hiei-chan myself and so ummmm... yeah.

Please R&R! Flames not overly welcome but constructive criticism is! (Thank You to everyone who has already done this for me).