Ch. 3
"HN.just wonderful.just wonderful.," mumbled Hiei, as he flung off his cloak and started squeezing the water out of it.
"Oh come on Hiei, it's not that bad, the rain will stop soon, you know how unpredictable the weather here in the Makai is," said Kurama, as he unbuttoned his school uniform.
Kurama and Hiei had been caught in a sudden rain storm as they were heading back to the gate that would take them back to the Ningenkai. They were still a long way from the gate and decided to seek shelter in a cave they found near by. When Kurama had spotted the cave, Hiei had quickly scooped Kurama up and flitted there before they could get even wetter. Unfortunately, Hiei's cloak and boots had both gotten soaked and Kurama's shirt had been drenched.
"What's wrong kitsune?" asked Hiei, he'd noticed that Kurama was shivering a little.
"Nothing, why do you ask?" asked Kurama, he knew he must be shivering like crazy but hoped Hiei wouldn't notice anyway. He didn't want to seem weak in front of fire demon.
"Don't lie to me fox, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"Fox.what the hell's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"..nngh.can you say anything else?"
"Of course I can!"
"Then what's wrong???"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"ARGGGH! FOX! WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?" yelled Hiei, as he grabbed the kitsune's shoulders. Hiei's scowling face suddenly turned to shock, Kurama felt so cold! Since Hiei was a fire and ice demon, he never got too cold or too hot, unless it was REALLY HOT or REALLY COLD, otherwise, he wouldn't feel a thing.
"..H...H...Hiei? W.W...Why that f...f...face?"
"Dammit fox! You're freezing! Why didn't you say so?"
"W.W.What are y.y...you talking a..a..about?"
"Don't try to hide it, you're shaking like mad and you're stuttering!"
"Am n.n.not!"
"See? You're stuttering!"
"S.s.s.so? Everyone's g.g.got a secret or t.t.two! I stutter whenever i.i.it rains!"
"You're a terrible liar when you're freezing, you know that fox?"
"S.s.shut up! Y.y.you're not h.h.helping you know," said Kurama, as he turned his back away from Hiei. Kurama expected Hiei to just turn around, say "Hn", and curse at the rain as each drop fell. He WAS a fire demon after all, and he hated the water. But to Kurama's surprise, Hiei didn't do any of that, instead, he embraced the kitsune from behind and held him close. The warmth of Hiei's body surged into Kurama as he just sat there in Hiei's arms. Kurama then started to wiggle, trying to get out of the little youkai's embrace. I'm supposed to be mad at him, thought Kurama, I can't let him think that I'll forgive him just like that! But no matter how hard Kurama struggled, he couldn't get out of Hiei's arms, the fire demon was little but his whole body was practically made of all muscle, his powers increasing every time he trained with Mukuro. Finally, after a useless struggle, he just gave up and leaned into Hiei's embrace.
"Hn, it's about time."
"About time for what?" asked Kurama, turning his sleepy emerald eyes up to meet Hiei's red ones.
"It's about time you realized that your struggling is useless, especially since you're cold and tired."
"::Yawn:: You just wait.::yawn::.when I get my strength back.I'll be able to get out of your hug.," said Kurama, his eyes now growing extremely heavy and his words becoming even more entwined with yawns. The fox was so comfortable now that Hiei had shared his warmth, and soon dozed off in Hiei's arms. Hiei didn't mind having the cold fox pressed against him, he was all too happy to help the fox. My body temperature is way over 1200 degrees Fahrenheit, thought Hiei, shouldn't my body heat be too much for the fox to handle? Hiei stared down at the now sleeping kitsune in his arms with a puzzled look. He seems comfortable enough, thought Hiei, but how.? Soon, Hiei decided to sleep as well, but still kept his katana close by and his embrace on the fox firm but not crushing.
Just as dawn broke, Kurama woke up, examining the cave a little more closely. He hadn't noticed the night before, but there were sounds of rippling water coming from further down in the cave. Wiggling in every possible way without waking Hiei, he finally managed to get out of the little youkai's protective grasp. He walked down cautiously, ready to defend himself in case there were any other youkais in the cave. Suddenly, he noticed that there was light coming from a tunnel up ahead that turned to the left. He peeked into the tunnel and gasped. The small tunnel led into room where there was a natural hole in the ceiling, letting the sunlight pour into the room. A small river of water flowed through the room and into a big miniature lake. The water in the lake was crystal clear and reflected the light that shone on it. Rocks nearby had some fresh green moss growing and parts of the walls had ivy and vines tangled together, cascading downwards with little flowers blooming on them. Flowers of all different colors were blooming around the whole room, giving the room a sweet aroma of wild flowers. Kurama just stood there, at the entrance to the tunnel, gaping at the whole scenery. The place looked so calm, so serene, so.pure and holy. He took a step, and then another, and another, and a few more, until he found himself right in the room. He tested the water to see if it was really water because it wasn't a guaranteed thing in the Makai. After making sure it was actual water, he stripped and stepped in. The water was neither too hot nor too cold. The sun light from above had heated the water to a very comfortable temperature, which pleased the kitsune. He bathed in the water and then started to play with it. Unlike Hiei, he liked the water very much, and started to float about in the lake. He felt so refreshed and relaxed that he wasn't aware that Hiei had woken up right after the fox had trotted off to explore the cave. Hiei quietly followed the fox and peeked in just as Kurama had and gasped as well. The cave was beautiful that words couldn't even be used to describe it, his stare then settled onto the lake and his eyes danced as he tried to follow every single ray of light that was reflected perfectly off of it. Then, his eyes settled to Kurama, he watched the kitsune float around on the water, his crimson hair darkened to the color of blood because it was wet. Hiei watched Kurama's chest rise and fall as he breathed steadily and memorized every little line that defined the muscles on Kurama. Suddenly, Kurama's eyes snapped open when he sensed the little youkai's familiar ki. He stopped floating and stood in the water which rose up to his waist.
"You're awake! I was just cleaning myself off," said Kurama.
"Hn, looks like you were playing more than bathing."
"Well, you see, I uh.hey! Why don't you come in and take a bath too? If I remember correctly, you got some of those other youkais' blood on you, you're getting awfully sloppy you know."
"Shut up fox, I don't need your opinion, and I'm NOT taking a bath."
"Oh come on! We're going to the Reikai to see Koenma, don't you want to at least clean up a little?"
"Hn."
"If you don't say yes or no, I'm going to take that as a yes."
"Fine, no!"
"Why not?"
"Stupid fox."
"What are you getting angry for?"
"At your stupidity."
"Oh, so now I'm stupid? Next you'll be telling me I look like Kuwabara!"
"Now that you mention it."
"OH! THAT'S IT! I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU!" exclaimed Kurama as he turned away abruptly, causing water to splash around him. He dove under the water and started to explore the plants down below, not even caring if Hiei will actually go in or not.
::SPLASH::
Hmm, did something fall into the water, thought Kurama, maybe Hiei threw something in. He turned around and swam back to the shallow end where he finally came up for air.
"Hiei? You're going to take a bath?"
"Hn, no, I just decided to walk in and out of the water for no apparent reason at all."
"So you ARE taking a bath!"
"Hn, stupid fox."
"Well, if you knew you were going to end up in here anyway, why did you argue with me?"
"Hn.kitsune, do you remember what I said the day Genkai made us run that obstacle course she made?"
"That it was a complete waste of your time?"
"And?"
"And that it was like having fun compared to what Mukuro made you do?"
"And?" "And that you could finish the course in less than 2 minutes flat?"
"And?"
"And.I don't know! You complained a whole lot that day! How am I supposed to know?"
"Think fox, what'd I say when wanted us to go through that stupid waterfall?"
"That you weren't going to do it, and hey! By the way, you never DID go under it, did you?"
"Hn, that's not the point, think fox!"
"Ok ok.I think you said something about the fact that you're a fire demon.oh! I'm so sorry Hiei! I forgot you hate water!!!"
"Hn.well, I don't HATE water.I just don't like cold water, but I guess this is ok.it's a little warm at least."
"Haha! You admit it! You like it!" exclaimed Kurama as he splashed the little fire youkai.
"HN! What'd you do that for???" asked Hiei.
"Helping you start your bath, you won't get clean if you just stand there!"
"Hn," was all Hiei said when he dove underwater and started to scrub himself clean. Kurama dove under as well and went back to exploring the plants down below. Suddenly, a thought came to Kurama and he quickly went up for air and jumped out of the lake. He glanced back and when he was satisfied that Hiei was still scrubbing, he went over to where Hiei had discarded his clothes. Fumbling through, he was determined to see for himself what kind of underwear Hiei wore. Maybe the bunny lie I told is really true! Thought Kurama.
"What are you doing kitsune?" asked Hiei, making Kurama jump up 3 feet into the air.
"Uh, hehe, well I was just wondering what kind of underwear you wear? Do you really wear bunny boxers? ^o^;;" asked Kurama as he silently prayed for his life. Hiei's eyes burned like fire for a minute but then calmed down.
"Stupid kitsune, you could've just asked."
"Well, ok, what kind of underwear do you wear?"
Kurama's question was rewarded by a blow on the head with a rubber hammer.
"Where did you get that?!?!" asked Kurama, now holding his head, trying to lessen the throbbing pain.
"Stole it from Keiko, I saw her using it on Yuusuke when he said her butt looked big in the jeans she was wearing." ::Kurama falls down::
"Well, why'd you hit me with it then?"
"Because you're being stupid, what kind of underwear do you THINK I wear?"
"Boxers?"
"If you knew, why'd you ask?"
"But what color? Do they have prints on them? Like oh say.bunnies?" Kurama was rewarded with another blow.
"What colors do you think kitsune? What colors do you think I'd wear?"
"Well, definitely black.maybe blue? You wear blue tank tops sometimes."
"Bingo!" said Hiei, doing his best Boton imitation.
"You sure no bunnies? I bet you'd look cute in them," said Kurama and ducked just in time to avoid the blow from Hiei and grabbed Hiei's wrist, pulling him even closer to him.
"Ok, so forget the bunnies, and maybe forget the boxers as well, I think you look beautiful either way, with or without boxers," whispered Kurama into Hiei's ear. Kurama kissed a spot behind Hiei's ear that made him shiver.
"K.K.Kurama! Not here! We still have to get that thing back to Koenma."
"He's already waited a day, what's another hour or two?" asked Kurama as he kissed around Hiei's neck.
"Hn."
Suddenly, a glow came from the corner of the room. A blue/green/silver colored light filled the room, startling both Hiei and Kurama.
"What the hell is that?" asked Hiei, angry that his moment with Kurama had been interrupted.
"I.I.I don't know.but it's coming from my clothes," said Kurama.
"What? Well, what'd you put in your pockets?"
"Nothing! Except the crystal rose bud, that is."
"How'd you fit that damn thing in your pocket?"
"Well, I unraveled all the wrappings around it and believe it or not, the whole thing's only the size of a pen, you know, including the bud and stem."
"Hn."
They crept closer to Kurama's clothes, using their hands to shield their eyes because the light coming from Kurama's clothes became even brighter as they approached. Both demons felt a strong ki coming from the light, something so strong that they couldn't even determine what class the youkai was.that is.if it WAS a youkai. The ki became too overwhelming, even though Hiei and Kurama were both very high classed demons, they couldn't handle all the power they felt and soon blacked out.
"HN.just wonderful.just wonderful.," mumbled Hiei, as he flung off his cloak and started squeezing the water out of it.
"Oh come on Hiei, it's not that bad, the rain will stop soon, you know how unpredictable the weather here in the Makai is," said Kurama, as he unbuttoned his school uniform.
Kurama and Hiei had been caught in a sudden rain storm as they were heading back to the gate that would take them back to the Ningenkai. They were still a long way from the gate and decided to seek shelter in a cave they found near by. When Kurama had spotted the cave, Hiei had quickly scooped Kurama up and flitted there before they could get even wetter. Unfortunately, Hiei's cloak and boots had both gotten soaked and Kurama's shirt had been drenched.
"What's wrong kitsune?" asked Hiei, he'd noticed that Kurama was shivering a little.
"Nothing, why do you ask?" asked Kurama, he knew he must be shivering like crazy but hoped Hiei wouldn't notice anyway. He didn't want to seem weak in front of fire demon.
"Don't lie to me fox, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"Fox.what the hell's wrong?"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"..nngh.can you say anything else?"
"Of course I can!"
"Then what's wrong???"
"Nothing, why do you ask?"
"ARGGGH! FOX! WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?" yelled Hiei, as he grabbed the kitsune's shoulders. Hiei's scowling face suddenly turned to shock, Kurama felt so cold! Since Hiei was a fire and ice demon, he never got too cold or too hot, unless it was REALLY HOT or REALLY COLD, otherwise, he wouldn't feel a thing.
"..H...H...Hiei? W.W...Why that f...f...face?"
"Dammit fox! You're freezing! Why didn't you say so?"
"W.W.What are y.y...you talking a..a..about?"
"Don't try to hide it, you're shaking like mad and you're stuttering!"
"Am n.n.not!"
"See? You're stuttering!"
"S.s.s.so? Everyone's g.g.got a secret or t.t.two! I stutter whenever i.i.it rains!"
"You're a terrible liar when you're freezing, you know that fox?"
"S.s.shut up! Y.y.you're not h.h.helping you know," said Kurama, as he turned his back away from Hiei. Kurama expected Hiei to just turn around, say "Hn", and curse at the rain as each drop fell. He WAS a fire demon after all, and he hated the water. But to Kurama's surprise, Hiei didn't do any of that, instead, he embraced the kitsune from behind and held him close. The warmth of Hiei's body surged into Kurama as he just sat there in Hiei's arms. Kurama then started to wiggle, trying to get out of the little youkai's embrace. I'm supposed to be mad at him, thought Kurama, I can't let him think that I'll forgive him just like that! But no matter how hard Kurama struggled, he couldn't get out of Hiei's arms, the fire demon was little but his whole body was practically made of all muscle, his powers increasing every time he trained with Mukuro. Finally, after a useless struggle, he just gave up and leaned into Hiei's embrace.
"Hn, it's about time."
"About time for what?" asked Kurama, turning his sleepy emerald eyes up to meet Hiei's red ones.
"It's about time you realized that your struggling is useless, especially since you're cold and tired."
"::Yawn:: You just wait.::yawn::.when I get my strength back.I'll be able to get out of your hug.," said Kurama, his eyes now growing extremely heavy and his words becoming even more entwined with yawns. The fox was so comfortable now that Hiei had shared his warmth, and soon dozed off in Hiei's arms. Hiei didn't mind having the cold fox pressed against him, he was all too happy to help the fox. My body temperature is way over 1200 degrees Fahrenheit, thought Hiei, shouldn't my body heat be too much for the fox to handle? Hiei stared down at the now sleeping kitsune in his arms with a puzzled look. He seems comfortable enough, thought Hiei, but how.? Soon, Hiei decided to sleep as well, but still kept his katana close by and his embrace on the fox firm but not crushing.
Just as dawn broke, Kurama woke up, examining the cave a little more closely. He hadn't noticed the night before, but there were sounds of rippling water coming from further down in the cave. Wiggling in every possible way without waking Hiei, he finally managed to get out of the little youkai's protective grasp. He walked down cautiously, ready to defend himself in case there were any other youkais in the cave. Suddenly, he noticed that there was light coming from a tunnel up ahead that turned to the left. He peeked into the tunnel and gasped. The small tunnel led into room where there was a natural hole in the ceiling, letting the sunlight pour into the room. A small river of water flowed through the room and into a big miniature lake. The water in the lake was crystal clear and reflected the light that shone on it. Rocks nearby had some fresh green moss growing and parts of the walls had ivy and vines tangled together, cascading downwards with little flowers blooming on them. Flowers of all different colors were blooming around the whole room, giving the room a sweet aroma of wild flowers. Kurama just stood there, at the entrance to the tunnel, gaping at the whole scenery. The place looked so calm, so serene, so.pure and holy. He took a step, and then another, and another, and a few more, until he found himself right in the room. He tested the water to see if it was really water because it wasn't a guaranteed thing in the Makai. After making sure it was actual water, he stripped and stepped in. The water was neither too hot nor too cold. The sun light from above had heated the water to a very comfortable temperature, which pleased the kitsune. He bathed in the water and then started to play with it. Unlike Hiei, he liked the water very much, and started to float about in the lake. He felt so refreshed and relaxed that he wasn't aware that Hiei had woken up right after the fox had trotted off to explore the cave. Hiei quietly followed the fox and peeked in just as Kurama had and gasped as well. The cave was beautiful that words couldn't even be used to describe it, his stare then settled onto the lake and his eyes danced as he tried to follow every single ray of light that was reflected perfectly off of it. Then, his eyes settled to Kurama, he watched the kitsune float around on the water, his crimson hair darkened to the color of blood because it was wet. Hiei watched Kurama's chest rise and fall as he breathed steadily and memorized every little line that defined the muscles on Kurama. Suddenly, Kurama's eyes snapped open when he sensed the little youkai's familiar ki. He stopped floating and stood in the water which rose up to his waist.
"You're awake! I was just cleaning myself off," said Kurama.
"Hn, looks like you were playing more than bathing."
"Well, you see, I uh.hey! Why don't you come in and take a bath too? If I remember correctly, you got some of those other youkais' blood on you, you're getting awfully sloppy you know."
"Shut up fox, I don't need your opinion, and I'm NOT taking a bath."
"Oh come on! We're going to the Reikai to see Koenma, don't you want to at least clean up a little?"
"Hn."
"If you don't say yes or no, I'm going to take that as a yes."
"Fine, no!"
"Why not?"
"Stupid fox."
"What are you getting angry for?"
"At your stupidity."
"Oh, so now I'm stupid? Next you'll be telling me I look like Kuwabara!"
"Now that you mention it."
"OH! THAT'S IT! I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU!" exclaimed Kurama as he turned away abruptly, causing water to splash around him. He dove under the water and started to explore the plants down below, not even caring if Hiei will actually go in or not.
::SPLASH::
Hmm, did something fall into the water, thought Kurama, maybe Hiei threw something in. He turned around and swam back to the shallow end where he finally came up for air.
"Hiei? You're going to take a bath?"
"Hn, no, I just decided to walk in and out of the water for no apparent reason at all."
"So you ARE taking a bath!"
"Hn, stupid fox."
"Well, if you knew you were going to end up in here anyway, why did you argue with me?"
"Hn.kitsune, do you remember what I said the day Genkai made us run that obstacle course she made?"
"That it was a complete waste of your time?"
"And?"
"And that it was like having fun compared to what Mukuro made you do?"
"And?" "And that you could finish the course in less than 2 minutes flat?"
"And?"
"And.I don't know! You complained a whole lot that day! How am I supposed to know?"
"Think fox, what'd I say when wanted us to go through that stupid waterfall?"
"That you weren't going to do it, and hey! By the way, you never DID go under it, did you?"
"Hn, that's not the point, think fox!"
"Ok ok.I think you said something about the fact that you're a fire demon.oh! I'm so sorry Hiei! I forgot you hate water!!!"
"Hn.well, I don't HATE water.I just don't like cold water, but I guess this is ok.it's a little warm at least."
"Haha! You admit it! You like it!" exclaimed Kurama as he splashed the little fire youkai.
"HN! What'd you do that for???" asked Hiei.
"Helping you start your bath, you won't get clean if you just stand there!"
"Hn," was all Hiei said when he dove underwater and started to scrub himself clean. Kurama dove under as well and went back to exploring the plants down below. Suddenly, a thought came to Kurama and he quickly went up for air and jumped out of the lake. He glanced back and when he was satisfied that Hiei was still scrubbing, he went over to where Hiei had discarded his clothes. Fumbling through, he was determined to see for himself what kind of underwear Hiei wore. Maybe the bunny lie I told is really true! Thought Kurama.
"What are you doing kitsune?" asked Hiei, making Kurama jump up 3 feet into the air.
"Uh, hehe, well I was just wondering what kind of underwear you wear? Do you really wear bunny boxers? ^o^;;" asked Kurama as he silently prayed for his life. Hiei's eyes burned like fire for a minute but then calmed down.
"Stupid kitsune, you could've just asked."
"Well, ok, what kind of underwear do you wear?"
Kurama's question was rewarded by a blow on the head with a rubber hammer.
"Where did you get that?!?!" asked Kurama, now holding his head, trying to lessen the throbbing pain.
"Stole it from Keiko, I saw her using it on Yuusuke when he said her butt looked big in the jeans she was wearing." ::Kurama falls down::
"Well, why'd you hit me with it then?"
"Because you're being stupid, what kind of underwear do you THINK I wear?"
"Boxers?"
"If you knew, why'd you ask?"
"But what color? Do they have prints on them? Like oh say.bunnies?" Kurama was rewarded with another blow.
"What colors do you think kitsune? What colors do you think I'd wear?"
"Well, definitely black.maybe blue? You wear blue tank tops sometimes."
"Bingo!" said Hiei, doing his best Boton imitation.
"You sure no bunnies? I bet you'd look cute in them," said Kurama and ducked just in time to avoid the blow from Hiei and grabbed Hiei's wrist, pulling him even closer to him.
"Ok, so forget the bunnies, and maybe forget the boxers as well, I think you look beautiful either way, with or without boxers," whispered Kurama into Hiei's ear. Kurama kissed a spot behind Hiei's ear that made him shiver.
"K.K.Kurama! Not here! We still have to get that thing back to Koenma."
"He's already waited a day, what's another hour or two?" asked Kurama as he kissed around Hiei's neck.
"Hn."
Suddenly, a glow came from the corner of the room. A blue/green/silver colored light filled the room, startling both Hiei and Kurama.
"What the hell is that?" asked Hiei, angry that his moment with Kurama had been interrupted.
"I.I.I don't know.but it's coming from my clothes," said Kurama.
"What? Well, what'd you put in your pockets?"
"Nothing! Except the crystal rose bud, that is."
"How'd you fit that damn thing in your pocket?"
"Well, I unraveled all the wrappings around it and believe it or not, the whole thing's only the size of a pen, you know, including the bud and stem."
"Hn."
They crept closer to Kurama's clothes, using their hands to shield their eyes because the light coming from Kurama's clothes became even brighter as they approached. Both demons felt a strong ki coming from the light, something so strong that they couldn't even determine what class the youkai was.that is.if it WAS a youkai. The ki became too overwhelming, even though Hiei and Kurama were both very high classed demons, they couldn't handle all the power they felt and soon blacked out.