Chapter Five:

Secrecy, So We Thought

Hiei leapt up into the tree, and patted the branch, signaling her to sit down. She jumped up and sat. Kuroko noticed that Hiei's eyes were moving around, as if watching something. She followed his gaze to the eagles in a tree a few yards away. Hiei saw this. "Do you want to get closer? To the eagles, I mean."

"Yeah."

"Okay, then. But you have to be absolutely silent." Kuroko nodded, and followed Hiei. They sat down on the branch above the nest and watched. Kuroko smiled. One of the eagles took off, presumably, the father, and spotted the two of them. It screeched, and dived. They moved to another tree, and went back to the pool.

"You've gone soft," Kuroko teased.

"What in fucking hell makes you say that?"

"The eagle thing, and that you uttered," she said as she made quote marks with her fingers,"those three words."

Hiei growled. "I haven't gone soft, and I don't want anyone else to think that either."

"So, you're suggesting we keep this a secret?"

"Hn."

"How?"

"By keeping our mouths shut and watching our actions and words when we're around other people."

"I don't really like the idea, but okay."

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"Someone should go look for them," Botan said.

"Yeah, but who? I got a feeling that it wouldn't take much to have a katana at your throat," Yusuke sighed, leaning back in his chair.

"Kurama?" Yusuke nodded. "Kurama, could you go get those two for us?"

"Of course," Kurama replied. With that he left.

***

Hiei and Kuroko were sitting on a large rock beside the pool. Hiei looked at her. "I still can't believe you called me soft. You're lucky you're not Kuwabara or else I'd've cut out your vocal chords--"

"Hiei?"

"What?"

"Shut up." She leaned forward and allowed the space between their lips to close. Hiei's eyes widened, but then returned back to normal as he put his hands on her waist. This continued for a few moments. He ran his tongue along her lips, begging for entrance. She opened her mouth slightly, which resulted in a tongue war.

***

Kurama walked along the path towards Hiei's usual spot, but on the way he saw something. It was two figures sitting beside a pool. He stepped into the clearing and realized who it was. "Hiei? Kuroko?"

The couple jumped slightly and broke the kiss. "KURAMA!?!?" an enraged Hiei, bellowed. Kuroko turned a thousand shades of red. "H-Hello, Kurama."

"Hello," Kurama stuttered. He, too, was red, not from embarrassment, but from trying to contain his laugh. Hiei and Kuroko...Who'd've thought? Hiei found someone! Hiei found someone! Kurama inwardly sang. "I take it you two made up. Then let's head back."

They nodded and followed. Kuroko was watching her feet, while Hiei was thinking of ways to kill the kitsune. The trio arrived at the Urameshi house and tramped up the stairs to Yusuke's room. Kurama, as soon as he sat down, said, "I've got a good one (Yusuke and Kuwabara had been talking about things that would never happen, at least, when someone else was there.). Hiei and Kuroko kissing."

Yusuke's soda sprayed out of his mouth when he said this. "Kurama, I have no clue how you came up with that, but that would definitely not happen."

He hadn't noticed that Kuroko and Hiei were both blushing deeply, but someone did. "Why are the shrimps blushing?!" Kuwabara asked in his nasally voice.

Everyone's attention turned to the two. "Why're you blushing?" Yusuke asked.

"I know why." Now everyone was looking at Kurama. Hiei had his hand on his katana's hilt.

"Kitsune, if you tell them, I'll kill you personally," Hiei snapped. Koenma popped in at that moment.

"Gah!!" Kuroko and Yusuke exclaimed. "Don't do that!"

"Very well," Koenma said. "Hiei, I'm afraid that if you do kill Kurama, that you will not be relieved of all charges." Hiei took his hand off of his katana. "And, Kurama, tell us what you know."

Hiei's eyes narrowed, while Kuroko's went as wide they could go. Kurama stated, "I saw them kissing in the forest when I went looking for them."

"NANI?!?!" everyone exclaimed, except for Hiei, Kuroko, and Kurama.

"You heard me."

"The shrimp? Has a girlfriend?" Kuwabara asked.

". . ." Yusuke gaped.

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Okay, that was a short chapter. A lot of you said to do a chapter where they go on their first date. I like the idea, so I'm going to have it in the next chapter. Thanks to all the reviewers! R&R please!!

~^^Kuroko^^~