Surviving Love
Sequel to . . .And They Lived Happily Ever After
By: Obsidian Sphinx
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho...that's pretty much it...sorry, but this disclaimer just isn't that creative...^_^,
Author's Note: Ok, this is the sequel to, ...And They Lived Happily Ever After. I don't necessarily think this is as good as the last story, but I wasn't so sure if the last story was that good. It all depends on the reader really. So I'm counting on you guys to send me reviews! I don't mind if they are flames and I certainly don't mind if they are happy- go-lucky, encouraging reviews either! So there you have it, I hope you enjoy this.
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A soft breeze escaped past the closed curtains of Kurama's window, bringing small rays of sunshine with it. The little doses of golden light illuminated the dark room and created a glimmering web of morning around two slumbering figures. The breeze gently whirled around them and hummed a hallow, breathy tune, almost as though it were urging them to wake up. For it's efforts, it was greeted with the opening of two, radiant emerald eyes and a soft, small smile.
Kurama yawned and tried to stretch, but his tired muscles crumbled back, forcing him to snuggle deeper still into his pillow. He let out a satisfied, sleepy moan as his skin brushed the soft material that was his sheets. He noticed then, black strands protruding from underneath the covers and smiled once more. He proceeded to wrap his arms around the fire- koorime and nuzzle his neck. Hiei shifted beneath him and let out a growl, which was his usual morning greeting.
"Morning," whispered Kurama's husky voice.
"Don't remind me," answered Hiei, still refusing to open his eyes. Kurama chuckled. He pushed some of the crimson red hair out of his face and made a move to stand, however a hand on his wrist prevented the action.
"Hiei, I need to get ready for work."
Hiei turned to face him with a smile. "Whether or not you go to work doesn't effect me in any way, shape or form. So I guess if you want me to let you go, I'll need convincing." He grinned slyly, and Kurama did the same. He then slipped back onto the mattress and touched his lips to the fire-koorime's. The feather light touch turned into a passionate kiss that left both of them panting.
"Can I go now?" Kurama asked after catching his breath.
Hiei released his captured wrist with a satisfied smile. "I suppose," he replied. Kurama blinked and sighed an almost hopeless sigh. Hiei lifted an eyebrow. "What's wrong fox?"
Suddenly he enveloped the koorime in a tight embrace and pressed his lips against his partner's. "I don't want to go to work now," said the red-head. Hiei chuckled. Just as he was about to respond, a pounding came at the door, and then, muffled yells. The two demons groaned simultaneously.
"Coming!" Kurama called. Reluctantly, he pulled himself out of bed and crossed his arms. The kitsune grabbed a hair holder and put it in, as he believed his hair still required a fair amount of tending to before it could be considered presentable.
He walked out of the bedroom and was greeted with more pounding and yelling. Clad in a pair of sweat pants and a white t-shirt, he opened his apartment door and was nearly knocked to the floor by Botan and Keiko.
"Kurama! Big trouble! Koenma . . . and then lots of pain and a big explosion, huge evil and-"
"Hold it!" Kurama yelled, cutting off the gibberish that was pouring from Botan's mouth.
"What Botan means to say is that Koenma has something very important to tell you. It's a mission," Keiko said and brushed her hair behind her ear. Her eyes glanced towards the slightly opened bedroom door. "Hiei needs to come as well. From what I understand, you'll need all the help you can get," she added pointedly. Botan nodded enthusiastically throughout Keiko's entire translation. Suddenly, Hiei appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
"Good morning, Hiei," Keiko and Botan greeted almost in unison. He yawned.
"Morning," he said back. "So what's this I hear about a mission?" At that Botan's panicked expression returned.
"Go to the Reikai and meet with Koenma before it's too late," she said. They nodded and in fifteen minutes they were dressed and ready
"We're off," Kurama said. Hiei gave a small wave and a wink and the two left, leaving Keiko and Botan standing alone in Kurama's apartment. They were both silent for a moment, doing nothing more than listening to the clock ticking away the seconds.
"Hmm. . . well, I hope they're going to be okay," said Keiko.
Botan nodded. "Yeah, so umm. . . . you wanna go shopping?"
"Okay!"
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Kurama and Hiei had met both Yusuke and Kuwabara in Koenma's office.
"G'morning guys," Yusuke greeted with a yawn.
"Yeah, somethin' like that," answered Hiei.
"I know what you mean," Kuwabara said.
"I think we're all tired as hell," agreed Kurama. The conversation ensued between the four friends, and so they didn't notice when Koenma entered the room.
Hey, you guys!" he yelled, desperately grabbing at their attention. They all looked up. "Well, thank you for your attention. I'm so glad to see that you're concerned about the fate of the world!" Koenma said sarcastically.
"Whatever, what do you want?" Yusuke asked as he rolled his eyes
"Ever the charming one, aren't you Yusuke?" Kurama said with a humorous twinkle in his eye. Yusuke grinned.
"Hey! We've got problems here!" Koenma once again tried to stress the seriousness of the situation.
"What's up?" Kuwabara asked and stepped forward a little. Koenma clapped his hands.
"George!" he called. The blue demon ran in, nervous as always.
"Yes, Koenma-sama?"
"Put in the tape."
"Yes sir, Koenma-sama!" The blue oni took a title less tape and put it in the VCR. They all turned to look at the fuzzy screen and all they could hear was static at first. However, after a moment the screen showed a picture of a shadowed demon with glowing sapphire eyes. It moved through the dark as though the dark as though it were one with it. The demon jumped up on the wall that guarded the Reikai palace. It perched on it and seemed to take the form of the great stone gargoyles that line the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. It was at that point that they noticed the neatly folded wings on the demon's back. Suddenly, it jumped from the wall and seemed to disappear, but about a half a second later it reappeared in front of the palace's six guards. The six guards made gasps of surprise, but recovered from the shock and tried to attack. The poor creatures had no idea the kind of youkai they were dealing with, for the sapphire eyes glowed even brighter, almost to where the light was blinding. When it stopped, all that was left of the guards were mangled, strewn about pieces.
Hiei gasped. That technique. . . no, it couldn't be. . . .could it? Kurama nudged him and raise an inquisitive eyebrow. Hiei merely glanced over at him and then back at the screen. Kurama shrugged and also turned his eyes back to the TV.
They watched as the shadowed figure slipped past the huge doors into the dark palace. The oni, or those that were around, began yelling and running away in fear. This didn't at all seem to bother the intruder, as it made its way through the many passages and hallways, slaying anything that tried to stop it. The figure came to what looked like a simple brick wall. However, slim fingers pushed on various bricks that formed and 'x' and the entire was slid back and open. Out of the dark glimmered a strange silver streak. This creature seemed to hesitate a moment and it's wings fluttered in what could be described as a nervous gesture. Nevertheless, it slowly reached for the object and pulled it into the slightly lighter part of the chamber. The object was a silver bow and arrow of what seemed the finest craftsmanship. On the actual bow was a shimmering green line of laurel leaves, obviously symbolizing victory. The question was for who.
Koenma paused the tape.
"Whoa, what is that thing?" Yusuke asked.
"Well, we don't know what that demon is, only that it's eyes are an eery blue and it's winged. As for the weapon, well that is called the Laurel Archery."
Kurama blinked and furrowed his eyebrows. "The Laurel Archery. That sounds familiar," he said.
Koenma narrowed his eyes at the red-head. "Well it should! You're half the reason we had to lock it up!"
Suddenly a light of realization flashed in his emerald eyes. "Oh, that's right! I remember now!" Kurama exclaimed. Koenma glared and Kurama smirked. The other three looked at them, curiosity etched on their faces.
"Umm. . . . . . why? What did Kurama do?" asked Kuwabara obviously tired of wondering.
"About 350 years ago, the Laurel Archery was considered nothing more than a myth and few knew if it. The myth spoke of a silver archery set that, when possessed by a being, had the power to alter reality as they saw fit. Imagine the power!" Kurama explained. At the last thing he said, everyone saw a flash of gold in his eyes. Kurama shook his head and frowned. Sometimes his youko side just kind of came out. "Uhh. . . . . so anyway," he continued, "I had reason to believe that it was more than a mere tale. So, I went after it and managed to obtain it-"
"Yeah, and then he proceeded to reek havoc in the Makai! In the Reikai, we could barely keep up with the paperwork!!" Koenma yelled, interrupting Kurama's explanation.
'You were a naughty fox' the kitsune heard Hiei's voice in his mind. He glanced over at the smirking koorime.
'Hmm, koi, only you would now how naughty I still am' he replied mentally.
Their mental conversation ended as Yusuke interrupted. "So what did you did, how did you get it away from Kurama?"
Koenma sighed. "We didn't. One day it just showed up at the palace doors."
At this, everyone looked over at the easily smiling kitsune.
"I got bored, I suppose. Youko live for freedom and thrill and challenge. So what is the fun of living in a reality where no one could challenge me?" However, if I wasn't going to use it, then no one else was going to either. So I wrapped it up and personally delivered it to the Reikai," he explained.
"Man, Kurama, you had all that power at your fingertips and you gave it up. Lucky for, I guess," Kuwabara said, staring in disbelief at the fox. Kurama shrugged.
"Wait. You delivered it yourself?" Koenma inserted himself back into the conversation. The human-youko nodded. Koenma frowned. "That might explain why at about the same time we discovered the Laurel Archery, we also discovered one of our safes had been completely ransacked." All eyes fell on Kurama again.
"No idea what you're talking about, Koenma," he replied
"Okay, okay, so enough of this you guys. What's the mission? You need us to get this thing back, right?" Yusuke's loud voice filled the room.
The Reikai prince nodded enthusiastically. "Yes Yusuke, and I'm afraid if you fail, the three worlds are doomed."
The green-clad young man sighed. "So what else is new?"
Koenma leaned forward with a scowl. "This is serious!"
"Isn't it always?" Yusuke retorted. A yawn escaped him.
"So what do you know about it?" Kuwabara asked.
"Hmm. . . . well all we know is that the demon went back to the Makai and it's somewhere near the shadow caverns."
"You know, I've never been to that part of the Makai, but I hear it's quite treturous," offered the kitsune. He looked aver at Hiei, who had become strangely quiet. "Hiei, have you been to the caverns?" At this the fire-koorime stiffened. He felt everyone's eyes upon him and went somewhat pale.
"I . . . . . yes, I have," he replied in a whisper.
"Are you okay, Hiei?" Yusuke asked and got right up in his face, deep brown eyes showing curiosity and concern. The normally fierce ruby eyes seemed to faze in and out. Yusuke waved his hand in his friends face. "Heeeeelllllllloooooo! Hiei? Yohoo! Hiei! Earth to Hiei, can you hear us Hiei?" Suddenly a hand landed gently on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Why don't you guys leave Hiei and I alone for a minute I'll see if I can't help him," Kurama said softly.
"Yeah, but what about--"
"Don't worry. Just give me a few minutes."
Yusuke sighed. "Fine. C'mon guys." The three other men filed out of the room leaving the two demons alone. Kurama eyed his friend and lover with concern. Hiei's eyes seemed empty and fragile, as though any disturbance would shatter them. Kurama hesitated before brushing his hand against the koorime's smooth cheek. Hiei's ruby eyes flashed, but he made no further moves or emotions that could even slightly be considered as evidence that he was even aware of the fox's presence. Kurama sucked in his breath and wrapped his arms around the passive figure. He then lifted Hiei's chin and stile a butterfly kiss. He then felt a pair of arms wrap around him and gently embrace his waist.
"Hiei, are you okay? You scared me, you know."
"I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm alright now."
Kurama blinked and pulled away, his emerald eyes carefully studying Hiei's own. "You sure?" he asked, not really believing the other demon.
"Yes, Kurama, I'm okay, honestly I am. . . . . it's just. . . nothing. . . .forget it." The fox opened his mouth to retort, but before his tongue could form words, let alone voice them, Yusuke exploded into the room looking panic-stricken.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we've got problems! There are demons loose in the Ningenkai! They're killing people left and right!" he yelled. Hiei and Kurama both became alarmed.
"It's the effects of the Laurel Archery. Yusuke, you take Kuwabara and go take core of the Ningenkai, Hiei and I will go destroy the source of this chaos."
"Are you sure you don't need us to help? I mean, what if you get into trouble?"
"No need to worry, Yusuke, Hiei and I will be just fine. Go protect the girls and the kids." Yusuke nodded and disappeared.
They watched after the closed door and their only companion was silence. Kurama tossed a side-glance at Hiei. The fire-koorime had his hands clenched at his sides and a steely look in his eyes. His mind seemed to be wandering. There was almost a slight look of confusion about him. It was about the demon they'd seen. Suddenly Kurama felt a certain amount of anger within him. That demon was someone from Hiei's past, someone who had caused him great pain.
"Kurama, let's go." The fox snapped back from his thoughts at the sound of his lover's voice.
"What?"
"I said, let's go," repeated Hiei. Kurama blinked as Hiei walked past him and opened the door.
"Wait up, Hiei!" he called.
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End Chapter One
To Be Continued
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho...that's pretty much it...sorry, but this disclaimer just isn't that creative...^_^,
Author's Note: Ok, this is the sequel to, ...And They Lived Happily Ever After. I don't necessarily think this is as good as the last story, but I wasn't so sure if the last story was that good. It all depends on the reader really. So I'm counting on you guys to send me reviews! I don't mind if they are flames and I certainly don't mind if they are happy- go-lucky, encouraging reviews either! So there you have it, I hope you enjoy this.
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A soft breeze escaped past the closed curtains of Kurama's window, bringing small rays of sunshine with it. The little doses of golden light illuminated the dark room and created a glimmering web of morning around two slumbering figures. The breeze gently whirled around them and hummed a hallow, breathy tune, almost as though it were urging them to wake up. For it's efforts, it was greeted with the opening of two, radiant emerald eyes and a soft, small smile.
Kurama yawned and tried to stretch, but his tired muscles crumbled back, forcing him to snuggle deeper still into his pillow. He let out a satisfied, sleepy moan as his skin brushed the soft material that was his sheets. He noticed then, black strands protruding from underneath the covers and smiled once more. He proceeded to wrap his arms around the fire- koorime and nuzzle his neck. Hiei shifted beneath him and let out a growl, which was his usual morning greeting.
"Morning," whispered Kurama's husky voice.
"Don't remind me," answered Hiei, still refusing to open his eyes. Kurama chuckled. He pushed some of the crimson red hair out of his face and made a move to stand, however a hand on his wrist prevented the action.
"Hiei, I need to get ready for work."
Hiei turned to face him with a smile. "Whether or not you go to work doesn't effect me in any way, shape or form. So I guess if you want me to let you go, I'll need convincing." He grinned slyly, and Kurama did the same. He then slipped back onto the mattress and touched his lips to the fire-koorime's. The feather light touch turned into a passionate kiss that left both of them panting.
"Can I go now?" Kurama asked after catching his breath.
Hiei released his captured wrist with a satisfied smile. "I suppose," he replied. Kurama blinked and sighed an almost hopeless sigh. Hiei lifted an eyebrow. "What's wrong fox?"
Suddenly he enveloped the koorime in a tight embrace and pressed his lips against his partner's. "I don't want to go to work now," said the red-head. Hiei chuckled. Just as he was about to respond, a pounding came at the door, and then, muffled yells. The two demons groaned simultaneously.
"Coming!" Kurama called. Reluctantly, he pulled himself out of bed and crossed his arms. The kitsune grabbed a hair holder and put it in, as he believed his hair still required a fair amount of tending to before it could be considered presentable.
He walked out of the bedroom and was greeted with more pounding and yelling. Clad in a pair of sweat pants and a white t-shirt, he opened his apartment door and was nearly knocked to the floor by Botan and Keiko.
"Kurama! Big trouble! Koenma . . . and then lots of pain and a big explosion, huge evil and-"
"Hold it!" Kurama yelled, cutting off the gibberish that was pouring from Botan's mouth.
"What Botan means to say is that Koenma has something very important to tell you. It's a mission," Keiko said and brushed her hair behind her ear. Her eyes glanced towards the slightly opened bedroom door. "Hiei needs to come as well. From what I understand, you'll need all the help you can get," she added pointedly. Botan nodded enthusiastically throughout Keiko's entire translation. Suddenly, Hiei appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
"Good morning, Hiei," Keiko and Botan greeted almost in unison. He yawned.
"Morning," he said back. "So what's this I hear about a mission?" At that Botan's panicked expression returned.
"Go to the Reikai and meet with Koenma before it's too late," she said. They nodded and in fifteen minutes they were dressed and ready
"We're off," Kurama said. Hiei gave a small wave and a wink and the two left, leaving Keiko and Botan standing alone in Kurama's apartment. They were both silent for a moment, doing nothing more than listening to the clock ticking away the seconds.
"Hmm. . . well, I hope they're going to be okay," said Keiko.
Botan nodded. "Yeah, so umm. . . . you wanna go shopping?"
"Okay!"
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Kurama and Hiei had met both Yusuke and Kuwabara in Koenma's office.
"G'morning guys," Yusuke greeted with a yawn.
"Yeah, somethin' like that," answered Hiei.
"I know what you mean," Kuwabara said.
"I think we're all tired as hell," agreed Kurama. The conversation ensued between the four friends, and so they didn't notice when Koenma entered the room.
Hey, you guys!" he yelled, desperately grabbing at their attention. They all looked up. "Well, thank you for your attention. I'm so glad to see that you're concerned about the fate of the world!" Koenma said sarcastically.
"Whatever, what do you want?" Yusuke asked as he rolled his eyes
"Ever the charming one, aren't you Yusuke?" Kurama said with a humorous twinkle in his eye. Yusuke grinned.
"Hey! We've got problems here!" Koenma once again tried to stress the seriousness of the situation.
"What's up?" Kuwabara asked and stepped forward a little. Koenma clapped his hands.
"George!" he called. The blue demon ran in, nervous as always.
"Yes, Koenma-sama?"
"Put in the tape."
"Yes sir, Koenma-sama!" The blue oni took a title less tape and put it in the VCR. They all turned to look at the fuzzy screen and all they could hear was static at first. However, after a moment the screen showed a picture of a shadowed demon with glowing sapphire eyes. It moved through the dark as though the dark as though it were one with it. The demon jumped up on the wall that guarded the Reikai palace. It perched on it and seemed to take the form of the great stone gargoyles that line the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. It was at that point that they noticed the neatly folded wings on the demon's back. Suddenly, it jumped from the wall and seemed to disappear, but about a half a second later it reappeared in front of the palace's six guards. The six guards made gasps of surprise, but recovered from the shock and tried to attack. The poor creatures had no idea the kind of youkai they were dealing with, for the sapphire eyes glowed even brighter, almost to where the light was blinding. When it stopped, all that was left of the guards were mangled, strewn about pieces.
Hiei gasped. That technique. . . no, it couldn't be. . . .could it? Kurama nudged him and raise an inquisitive eyebrow. Hiei merely glanced over at him and then back at the screen. Kurama shrugged and also turned his eyes back to the TV.
They watched as the shadowed figure slipped past the huge doors into the dark palace. The oni, or those that were around, began yelling and running away in fear. This didn't at all seem to bother the intruder, as it made its way through the many passages and hallways, slaying anything that tried to stop it. The figure came to what looked like a simple brick wall. However, slim fingers pushed on various bricks that formed and 'x' and the entire was slid back and open. Out of the dark glimmered a strange silver streak. This creature seemed to hesitate a moment and it's wings fluttered in what could be described as a nervous gesture. Nevertheless, it slowly reached for the object and pulled it into the slightly lighter part of the chamber. The object was a silver bow and arrow of what seemed the finest craftsmanship. On the actual bow was a shimmering green line of laurel leaves, obviously symbolizing victory. The question was for who.
Koenma paused the tape.
"Whoa, what is that thing?" Yusuke asked.
"Well, we don't know what that demon is, only that it's eyes are an eery blue and it's winged. As for the weapon, well that is called the Laurel Archery."
Kurama blinked and furrowed his eyebrows. "The Laurel Archery. That sounds familiar," he said.
Koenma narrowed his eyes at the red-head. "Well it should! You're half the reason we had to lock it up!"
Suddenly a light of realization flashed in his emerald eyes. "Oh, that's right! I remember now!" Kurama exclaimed. Koenma glared and Kurama smirked. The other three looked at them, curiosity etched on their faces.
"Umm. . . . . . why? What did Kurama do?" asked Kuwabara obviously tired of wondering.
"About 350 years ago, the Laurel Archery was considered nothing more than a myth and few knew if it. The myth spoke of a silver archery set that, when possessed by a being, had the power to alter reality as they saw fit. Imagine the power!" Kurama explained. At the last thing he said, everyone saw a flash of gold in his eyes. Kurama shook his head and frowned. Sometimes his youko side just kind of came out. "Uhh. . . . . so anyway," he continued, "I had reason to believe that it was more than a mere tale. So, I went after it and managed to obtain it-"
"Yeah, and then he proceeded to reek havoc in the Makai! In the Reikai, we could barely keep up with the paperwork!!" Koenma yelled, interrupting Kurama's explanation.
'You were a naughty fox' the kitsune heard Hiei's voice in his mind. He glanced over at the smirking koorime.
'Hmm, koi, only you would now how naughty I still am' he replied mentally.
Their mental conversation ended as Yusuke interrupted. "So what did you did, how did you get it away from Kurama?"
Koenma sighed. "We didn't. One day it just showed up at the palace doors."
At this, everyone looked over at the easily smiling kitsune.
"I got bored, I suppose. Youko live for freedom and thrill and challenge. So what is the fun of living in a reality where no one could challenge me?" However, if I wasn't going to use it, then no one else was going to either. So I wrapped it up and personally delivered it to the Reikai," he explained.
"Man, Kurama, you had all that power at your fingertips and you gave it up. Lucky for, I guess," Kuwabara said, staring in disbelief at the fox. Kurama shrugged.
"Wait. You delivered it yourself?" Koenma inserted himself back into the conversation. The human-youko nodded. Koenma frowned. "That might explain why at about the same time we discovered the Laurel Archery, we also discovered one of our safes had been completely ransacked." All eyes fell on Kurama again.
"No idea what you're talking about, Koenma," he replied
"Okay, okay, so enough of this you guys. What's the mission? You need us to get this thing back, right?" Yusuke's loud voice filled the room.
The Reikai prince nodded enthusiastically. "Yes Yusuke, and I'm afraid if you fail, the three worlds are doomed."
The green-clad young man sighed. "So what else is new?"
Koenma leaned forward with a scowl. "This is serious!"
"Isn't it always?" Yusuke retorted. A yawn escaped him.
"So what do you know about it?" Kuwabara asked.
"Hmm. . . . well all we know is that the demon went back to the Makai and it's somewhere near the shadow caverns."
"You know, I've never been to that part of the Makai, but I hear it's quite treturous," offered the kitsune. He looked aver at Hiei, who had become strangely quiet. "Hiei, have you been to the caverns?" At this the fire-koorime stiffened. He felt everyone's eyes upon him and went somewhat pale.
"I . . . . . yes, I have," he replied in a whisper.
"Are you okay, Hiei?" Yusuke asked and got right up in his face, deep brown eyes showing curiosity and concern. The normally fierce ruby eyes seemed to faze in and out. Yusuke waved his hand in his friends face. "Heeeeelllllllloooooo! Hiei? Yohoo! Hiei! Earth to Hiei, can you hear us Hiei?" Suddenly a hand landed gently on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Why don't you guys leave Hiei and I alone for a minute I'll see if I can't help him," Kurama said softly.
"Yeah, but what about--"
"Don't worry. Just give me a few minutes."
Yusuke sighed. "Fine. C'mon guys." The three other men filed out of the room leaving the two demons alone. Kurama eyed his friend and lover with concern. Hiei's eyes seemed empty and fragile, as though any disturbance would shatter them. Kurama hesitated before brushing his hand against the koorime's smooth cheek. Hiei's ruby eyes flashed, but he made no further moves or emotions that could even slightly be considered as evidence that he was even aware of the fox's presence. Kurama sucked in his breath and wrapped his arms around the passive figure. He then lifted Hiei's chin and stile a butterfly kiss. He then felt a pair of arms wrap around him and gently embrace his waist.
"Hiei, are you okay? You scared me, you know."
"I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm alright now."
Kurama blinked and pulled away, his emerald eyes carefully studying Hiei's own. "You sure?" he asked, not really believing the other demon.
"Yes, Kurama, I'm okay, honestly I am. . . . . it's just. . . nothing. . . .forget it." The fox opened his mouth to retort, but before his tongue could form words, let alone voice them, Yusuke exploded into the room looking panic-stricken.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we've got problems! There are demons loose in the Ningenkai! They're killing people left and right!" he yelled. Hiei and Kurama both became alarmed.
"It's the effects of the Laurel Archery. Yusuke, you take Kuwabara and go take core of the Ningenkai, Hiei and I will go destroy the source of this chaos."
"Are you sure you don't need us to help? I mean, what if you get into trouble?"
"No need to worry, Yusuke, Hiei and I will be just fine. Go protect the girls and the kids." Yusuke nodded and disappeared.
They watched after the closed door and their only companion was silence. Kurama tossed a side-glance at Hiei. The fire-koorime had his hands clenched at his sides and a steely look in his eyes. His mind seemed to be wandering. There was almost a slight look of confusion about him. It was about the demon they'd seen. Suddenly Kurama felt a certain amount of anger within him. That demon was someone from Hiei's past, someone who had caused him great pain.
"Kurama, let's go." The fox snapped back from his thoughts at the sound of his lover's voice.
"What?"
"I said, let's go," repeated Hiei. Kurama blinked as Hiei walked past him and opened the door.
"Wait up, Hiei!" he called.
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End Chapter One
To Be Continued