AN: I'm glad you all like it so far! And thanks for the tip, Disturbedvixen! Eh, I hope I do this chappie right. Eheh. Hm. Yeah. Okay! Y'all should know the summary by now, so if you don't mind, I shall exclude it this time. This chapter will be the last chapter that I had planned out before I started typing the story. I had it all on paper because I wanted to be able to take it to school and work on it. I owe my friend, Katie, a lot of thanks. THANK YOU KATIE!!! ^^ She helped me come up with the title and other stuff. Big thanks! ^-^

DISCLAIMER: I don't own YYH or any other anime for that matter. I do own a manga of YYH though! NO TOUCHIE! ^^

WARNINGS: Shounen-ai. In this chapter, they might get a little OOC, so I'm warning you. Don't flame me please! Blame my odd mind that wanders to different subjects! Heh. Er. On with the story! I hope this one is long enough to capture your interest.
OH! Thoughts! //Kurama's thoughts// /Hiei's thoughts/

Waking to Ruby Eyes

Chapter Three: Tension, knowing, the needle, and Makai

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 hour later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kurama sat on his bed holding Hiei in his arms. He was looking out the window, which was in front of him.(1) He sighed heavily and looked down at Hiei's pale face. //Hiei.// Kurama brushed a stray strand of hair out of Hiei's eyes, even though they were closed. Kurama then looked over at his clock to see what time it was. //3:17am.// "Gosh, I'd better get to sleep! But.," He looked down at Hiei again. "I wouldn't be able to tell when he woke up. And then I couldn't ask him what he was going to say. Then I'll worry.. And not sleep good. And. The list goes on." He sighed, not feeling very tired anymore. He looked over at the still open window and sighed again. Kurama gently laid Hiei beside him and hopped off the bed to close the window. He closed the window, and as he was coming back, he notices that Hiei was sitting up-right, awake. Kurama stopped abruptly and stares at the red glowing eyes starring back at him. "Hiei." No response. "Hiei, finish telling me what's wrong!" Kurama's eyes began to water as he stares into those blood red eyes.

"Hn. Baka no Kitsune.(2)" Hiei closed his eyes and turned around, making his back face Kurama.

"Just tell me, God dammit!" Kurama put his hands on his hips, looking very girly. Hiei sighed, as if not affected by Kurama's sudden, not to mention unusual, cursing. He looked back at Kurama over his shoulder with a blank expression on his face.

"Kurama, if you can't figure out what I was going to say. You have to think harder." Kurama dropped his arms and walked over to the bed. He sat down and wrapped his arms around Hiei's shoulders. Kurama laid his chin on one of Hiei's shoulders and looked up at him from the side.

"Please tell me? I forget these things. I was in a state of shock so I don't remember what you said." Kurama looked totally pitiful in his position and expression. Hiei groaned at this, but replied.

"Fine. I was going to say that I had been injected with-," Hiei paused, eyes darting around, as if looking for something. "Something.. The only thing I know is that it's killing me." Kurama blinked twice, taking it in. Suddenly, he gasped, pushing Hiei away and covering his mouth with both hands. "Oof!" Hiei was launched forward onto the ground and hit with a THUD.

"Oh my God!" Kurama managed to get out, he was just now realizing what Hiei had said. That baka. "Hiei, is there-" He looked around, seeing no one else on the bed. "Hiei?" Kurama crawled over to the edge of the bed and looked down at Hiei. "Hiei? What are you doing?" Hiei glared up at Kurama, supporting himself on his elbows.

"You shoved my and I fell off the bed." Hiei stated then stood up and looked at Kurama. "Were you going to say something?" Hiei asked, raising an eye brow.

"Yes. Is there anything I can do?" Kurama inquired, sitting on his knees. "You know, since I'm very good at making healing potions and other things. Are you sure you don't know what you were injected with?" Kurama's sudden calmness had no effect on Hiei whatsoever.

"Kurama, if I knew what I was injected with, I would've already been healed." Hiei said rather rushed. Kurama blinked the looked down, partially embarrassed.

"Yes, of course. I should have known." He sighed and shook his head. Then an idea came to mind. "Hey!" Kurama said, looking back up at Hiei. "I know! I could find out what you injected with then heal you!"

"How do you suppose you are going to find out what I'm injected with? Hm?" A smart remark indeed, but Kurama didn't care. He already had the answer to that question.

"I'll examine you!" Kurama shouted joyfully. Silence fell after that. Hiei stared at Kurama in disbelief. Examine him? How? Kurama wasn't a doctor! Hiei got a bit nervous, wondering why and how Kurama would. Attempt to examine him.

"Wh-what? How?! I-I-I.. Y-you don't need to do that! Do you.. Is it necessary??" Hiei stuttered, his voice a bit shaky.

"Of course it is! All I need is a needle."

"A NEEDLE?!! What ever FOR?!!?" Now Hiei was growing nervous. Sometimes he didn't like how Kurama was so calm and content.

"So I can test your blood! Well, actually it wont be ME testing it. But.. Yes. Now..," Kurama hopped off the bed and started walking to the washroom, "I think there's one in the cabinet." Hiei whimpered softly, hoping Kurama didn't find it. Oh, he really did hope Kurama didn't find the needle. "Here it is!" Kurama called from the washroom.

"Kuso." Hiei cursed softly. Why him? Kurama walked out of the washroom with a perfectly clean needle.

"Hiei. Why do you look like that? I'm not going to kill you or anything! Geez. Now come here." Hiei whimpered again, but obeyed and silently walked over to him. "Roll up your sleeve." Kurama ordered, motioning for Hiei to do so.

"Do you know how to do this?" Hiei asked cautiously, rolling up his sleeve.

".. What would you do if I said no?" Kurama asked while tying a BIG rubber band(and I mean band, not the little circle things) around Hiei's forearm.

"I tell you what I would think. I would think that you were not very trustworthy and not my friend anymore. And I would panic because you don't know how!! You do know how, don't you?" Kurama laughed in spite of himself and smiled.

"Of course I do! Now, don't talk anymore. I don't want to put your life in danger." Hiei gulped and shut his mouth. Kurama nodded and pulled Hiei into the washroom so he could see better. He carefully eased the needle into Hiei's skin and sucked some blood into the tube then pulled the needle out. "There we are! That wasn't so bad, was it?" Kurama smiled at the Koorime in front of him.

"I suppose not. What now? Are we going to Makai?" Hiei cocked his head and looked up at Kurama.

"Hmmmm.. May. Be.. Yes. Yes we are. Would you mind opening a portal?" Kurama asked quietly.

"Not at all! Just as long as you go first." Hiei winked and began opening the portal to Makai. Kurama smiled and watched him.

"Of course." Kurama didn't mind going first, but he wondered if Hiei would actually follow him. "But," he started, holding up one finger as Hiei finished the portal, "If you don't follow me, you will highly regret it." Kurama implied, putting down his hand and taking a step towards the lingering portal opening. "Keep that in mind,"

"Hai." Hiei watched Kurama enter the portal and stepped in after him.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1): In the second series, there is a scene with Kurama in his bedroom, laying on the bed and you can see that the window is just above his bed. I kind of altered his room a bit to put the story all together, so, don't flame me for changing his room! Please? *pouty face* (2): Thanks to our friendly Disturbedvixen here, I have taken up her advice and corrected my mistake.

AN: How do you like it? I'm glad that this chapter was long. From now on, I'll be having to make stuff up, so it might take a while to update. Oh, and, sorry it took me a while to update THIS time. I was at my grandmothers house and I couldn't reach my word documents from there.