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after I posted chapter one, so I hope this will be up and on ff.net before
long. Onward to Chapter Two!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to YYH nor do I claim to. I don't want to be flamed for my writings!
DO NOT STEAL THE LYRICS TO THE SONGS CONTAINED IN THIS STORY! THEY ARE MINE! If you wish to use my songs, email me and tell me what they will be used for. I want to receive credit for my hard work in writing these songs.
I won't be using songs for the next few chapters, but they have not disappeared from the story entirely. If you would like me to send you the full lyrics of these songs, email me and tell me where I can send them. I will be happy to let anyone use these as long as I get credit and am told what they will be used for!
Please enjoy!
This story contains Yaoi, don't like, then don't read. I will not pay any attention to flamers who say they did not have a warning.
~Lyrics~
"Blah" Speaking
'Blah' Thoughts
*~*~~*~* Scene Change
**** Flashback or Dream
/Blah/, \Blah\ - Mental speaking
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Tears of Fire Chapter Two: I Feel You
I feel you near me
In my battle of pain - I Feel You - A song written by me
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Hiei nearly knocked over the table he was sitting at in his haste to follow Kurama, in case the fox needed help. On his way to the door he grabbed Kuwabara and Yusuke's shirts and dragged them behind him. He paused in the doorway, but only for a second as he sought out Kurama. He spotted the red haired fox and ran after him, telling Yusuke and Kuwabara to follow.
Kurama was running down the street, followed by Ryuko. Ryuko had a demonic grin on his face as he grew closer and closer to 'his' beauty. Kurama stumbled once, but once was enough to give Ryuko the advantage he needed. He grabbed Kurama by the shoulders and pushed him into a dark alley. Before the were even to the back of the alley, a stone wall began to grow and materialize where it could block the scene from view.
Hiei and the others, not being too far behind, were able to jump the wall and enter the alley, just as it finished growing. Ryuko didn't notice his visitors because, at the moment, he was terrifying Kurama.
Ryuko pressed Kurama against the back wall, smirking to himself as he looked into Kurama's eyes. Fear showed the brightest among the emotions glittering inside. He leaned down to Kurama's ear and whispered to him.
"Are you still not going to give me your soul? I could give you so much as my life partner..."
Kurama yelped again as Ryuko bit his ear. "Get away from me! I told you before, I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY SOUL! I DON'T WANT YOU!"
Ryuko put up an energy barrier to keep the intruders out the very second he noticed them. He grabbed Kurama's shoulders again, turned their position around and threw Kurama down on his back. He then sat down on Kurama's legs and held his hands above his head. With one hand holding Kurama's hands down, the other reached up and pulled the band out of Kurama's hair. His crimson locks spilled over the dark pavement, creating a sickening contrast. After that, Ryuko looked up to the faces of Kurama's friends.
"Why, hello there. Come to watch and enjoy as I steal his little soul?"
Hiei growled. "You get away from him."
Ryuko barked out a laugh. "Oh, possessive are we?" He turned his sights back to Kurama. "Is he the reason why you wouldn't join me?" He narrowed his eyes and brought his face closer to Kurama's.
Kurama couldn't speak. His throat was tight with fear and all he could do was shake his head. He closed his eyes tightly as Ryuko came closer.
"Your lying. It's as plain as day. No matter, you'll be mine anyway. Your going to see that you be mine and only mine." He reached down into his pocket with his free hand, and pulled out a small clear vial that was filled with a greenish liquid. "You see this Kurama?" He waved the bottle in Kurama's face. "This is a weakening potion. I'm going to give it to you, and you will not be able to fight me anymore. I'll lay my claim and you won't be able to fight against it." He looked at Hiei. "You can't save him. You can only watch as I take him for my own."
Hiei growled again, but didn't speak to Ryuko. Instead he spoke to Kurama. "I swear I'll kill him. Don't you even think about giving up!" His words eased Kurama enough so that he could speak.
"You..are...a...monster!"
Ryuko laughed. "No, technically I'm a shapeshifter and potion master. I can also create things with existing material. Such as that wall that blocks the street from seeing into our little party."
Kurama attempted to push Ryuko off of him. Ryuko tightened his grip and grabbed Kurama's chin. Bright green eyes stared back at him. "Before we start my claiming party, why don't we have a bit of fun?" He set the small vial back into his pocket before pulling out a knife. The blade was a sick purple and the handle seemed to be made of wood. "This blade here is poisoned. It will help the potion work faster if I use it. What do you say Kurama? This and the potion? Or just the potion to make it easier on you?"
Kurama shook his head wildly. "Get away from me! Get off! I don't want to be yours! I AM NOT A TOY!" He managed to push Ryuko off and scrambled up from the ground. He backed away from the now slowly advancing Ryuko. He was only able to back so far until he hit the barrier. Ryuko smirked before having the barrier hold Kurama's arms, legs, and throat against the purplish clear wall.
Ryuko stood before Kurama before smiling evilly. He brought the blade to Kurama's chest and tore Kurama's red shirt with it. Yusuke who had been transfixed in horror, along with Kuwabara, whispered to Hiei. "We have to do something! Kurama can't fight him alone!"
Hiei cautiously stepped forward and moved over to the barrier wall. Ryuko was too busy drawing lines on Kurama's bare chest to notice the movement. Hiei placed his hands against the barrier where Kurama's head was. He could feel the warmth of Kurama's hair, and he could smell the fear coming from the young man. /Close your eyes, fox./
\Oh, God, Hiei. Please, you gotta stop him! I'm not able to feel my chest anymore and I'm growing weaker...\
/Close your eyes, damnit! I'm going to send you some of my energy to keep you awake long enough for us to do something./
\Ok.\
/Are your eyes closed?/
\Yes.\
Kurama soon felt the cool tingle of fresh energy flow through his body. Ryuko drew a particularly long and deep line, expecting to get at least a gasp of pain from the fox, but growled when he saw the kitsune's closed eyes. "Weak. It doesn't matter though. You'll be mine soon, and then you'll be anything but weak.
/Don't listen to him, Kurama. I want you to concentrate on what I'm doing and saying. We're going to create a hole in the barrier large enough for you to come through. We're going to do that by binding our energies and that should create a ripple when finished that should break the wall where you're touching it./
\Binding!? Isn't that dangerous!?\
/Yes, but not when it's done properly. Now mask your ki so he doesn't feel the uprise./
Hiei felt Kurama's ki go down slightly before the mental go ahead. Hiei closed his eyes as well and pressed his hands harder against the barrier. He felt the gentle presence of Kurama's energy and mind in front of him and his Jagan could see the silver color of Youko's energy. Hiei mentally brought the two pieces of Kurama's mind closer to him and soon began mentally braiding a small cord around his, Kurama's and the Youko's energies. When he was finished, the braided cord tugged the three together to create a puzzle type picture before shaking and melting into all three.
As Hiei had said, a ripple moved away from Hiei and Kurama from where they touched the barriers and the wall broke. Kurama fell limply onto Hiei and Ryuko glared and glowered as he tried to figure out what went wrong. He looked at Hiei, who smirked, and growled.
"You! What did you do!?"
Hiei's smirk widened. "Just a simple binding. You see, I bound he and I together before you could bind him to your ugly soul."
Ryuko shook with fury before he disappeared from view, his words and the wall shattering the only reminder of his presence. "I WILL COME BACK TO KILL YOU! THEN I CAN GET WHAT I WANT!"
Hiei laughed before looking at Kurama. His smile faded and he pulled the fox closer to him. "I'm sorry, but it was the only way." Hiei picked Kurama up bridal style and motioned to Yusuke and Kuwabara to go back to the club. Keiko and Yukina were probably furious about the two leaving them there. He then walked down the street with the intentions of taking Kurama back to Genkai before the poison affected Kurama's body.
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"YOU DID WHAT!?" Koenma's voice rang through the ears of all who were present in Genkai's house. He was screaming at Hiei, who had just told him what happened the night before.
"I told you what I did. How hard is that to understand?" Hiei's voice was bored. He was sitting in front of Koenma, who had come to check on Kurama, arms crossed and glaring.
Koenma sighed and he placed his head on the table. "Oh, Hiei. Do you have any idea what happens when you bind two people?"
"Yes. Both become stronger, and are able to communicate through the mind."
"Is that all you know about it?" Koenma was looking up at him again.
"That's all there is, isn't it?" Hiei uncrossed his arms.
"No." Koenma looked as if he was ready to giggle his brains out. "Along with those things, if one of the two dies, the other soon follows. If one of the two is ill the other feels the effects. You will not be able to take a mate, because the binding ritual is considered as choosing a life partner and it will not allow either side to take another lover. You'll be able to feel the other's emotions and you will not be able to go for too long without being by the other's side, or else you will become quite ill."
Hiei's red eyes looked to be the size of dinner plates. "WHAT!?"
Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yukina and Genkai were laughing. Koenma was smiling at Hiei who now looked ready to kill. "WHY WASN'T I TOLD THIS!?"
"You didn't ask, and I am sure if you had asked Kurama, he would have told you."
"HE KNEW ABOUT THAT!?"
"Please, Hiei. Not so loud. I have a killer headache and I doubt your screaming will help any." Kurama paused in the doorway, holding the wall for support. "Now, what did I know?"
Hiei got up at growled at Kurama. "You knew about the binding. You knew what would happen when I bound us, but you didn't say anything." His words were calm. The calm before the storm as they say.
"Of course I knew. I didn't really think it was that hard of a choice for me. I mean, it was either being bonded to you or some sick man." Kurama glared now. "Oh, lets see, shall we? Being bound to my best friend or some sicko who wants to rape me and see my blood?" Kurama raised his voice. "WHY WOULDN'T I CHOOSE YOU OVER HIM!? WOULD YOU HAVE RATHERED BEING WITH HIM?"
"That's not what I meant Kurama and you know it. This is going to keep me from working the Makai for long periods of time."
"Damnit, Hiei. Can't you think of someone besides yourself for once? I was going to be used if he got the chance to bind me. He would have used the bond to his advantage and hurt me with it." Anger seeped through his words. "If you hate it that much, I can break the binding."
Koenma stood up defiantly. "If you break it, Kurama, it will kill you. You wouldn't be able to survive the tear between you and the Youko and both of you would die."
Kurama turned around and started moving along the wall as he left. Before leaving entirely he paused and said, "A small price to pay for a loved one's happiness."
*~*~~*~*
Kurama tossed and turned in the bed as he dreamed. Visions of the night before ran through his mind along with what would have happened to Kurama if Hiei hadn't saved him.
****Ryuko moved closer to Kurama. He was smiling maliciously and was holding the same purple bladed knife as before. He brought it to Kurama's face and gently ran it across his cheeks.
"Did my little fox miss me? I've been away so long and I felt the misery. Are you sure you didn't miss me?"
Kurama weakly looked up at Ryuko and spat. "It's your fault if you felt any misery. I don't want you and I don't need you."
Ryuko laughed and ran a rough hand along the red lines now on Kurama's face. "If you don't need me, break the binding. You'll pay either way." He brought the knife back down and began tearing Kurama's shirt. Kurama began to struggle screaming, "No, don't touch me!" And "Help me someone! Please!" ****
Kurama sat bolt upright and right into someone's arms. By instinct, he knew it was Hiei and began to cry as he held onto Hiei for dear life. Hiei awkwardly placed his arms around Kurama and quietly whispered into his ears.
"I'm sorry about earlier, Kurama. I wasn't ready to accept the fact that I was to be with someone for the rest of our lives.
Kurama's response was to cry harder as he nodded into Hiei's chest. Hiei moved himself so he was sitting next to Kurama and then pulled Kurama up by him as he laid down on the bed. Kurama cried silently into Hiei's chest and slowly fell back to sleep. Hiei looked down at Kurama and muttered to himself, "This is going to be one heck of a life."
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End Chapter Two. I hope you liked it! Now there will be a lot more to the story so don't plan on it ending soon. And no, Hiei and Kurama are not in love, yet.
Please review and don't flame.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to YYH nor do I claim to. I don't want to be flamed for my writings!
DO NOT STEAL THE LYRICS TO THE SONGS CONTAINED IN THIS STORY! THEY ARE MINE! If you wish to use my songs, email me and tell me what they will be used for. I want to receive credit for my hard work in writing these songs.
I won't be using songs for the next few chapters, but they have not disappeared from the story entirely. If you would like me to send you the full lyrics of these songs, email me and tell me where I can send them. I will be happy to let anyone use these as long as I get credit and am told what they will be used for!
Please enjoy!
This story contains Yaoi, don't like, then don't read. I will not pay any attention to flamers who say they did not have a warning.
~Lyrics~
"Blah" Speaking
'Blah' Thoughts
*~*~~*~* Scene Change
**** Flashback or Dream
/Blah/, \Blah\ - Mental speaking
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
Tears of Fire Chapter Two: I Feel You
I feel you near me
In my battle of pain - I Feel You - A song written by me
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
Hiei nearly knocked over the table he was sitting at in his haste to follow Kurama, in case the fox needed help. On his way to the door he grabbed Kuwabara and Yusuke's shirts and dragged them behind him. He paused in the doorway, but only for a second as he sought out Kurama. He spotted the red haired fox and ran after him, telling Yusuke and Kuwabara to follow.
Kurama was running down the street, followed by Ryuko. Ryuko had a demonic grin on his face as he grew closer and closer to 'his' beauty. Kurama stumbled once, but once was enough to give Ryuko the advantage he needed. He grabbed Kurama by the shoulders and pushed him into a dark alley. Before the were even to the back of the alley, a stone wall began to grow and materialize where it could block the scene from view.
Hiei and the others, not being too far behind, were able to jump the wall and enter the alley, just as it finished growing. Ryuko didn't notice his visitors because, at the moment, he was terrifying Kurama.
Ryuko pressed Kurama against the back wall, smirking to himself as he looked into Kurama's eyes. Fear showed the brightest among the emotions glittering inside. He leaned down to Kurama's ear and whispered to him.
"Are you still not going to give me your soul? I could give you so much as my life partner..."
Kurama yelped again as Ryuko bit his ear. "Get away from me! I told you before, I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY SOUL! I DON'T WANT YOU!"
Ryuko put up an energy barrier to keep the intruders out the very second he noticed them. He grabbed Kurama's shoulders again, turned their position around and threw Kurama down on his back. He then sat down on Kurama's legs and held his hands above his head. With one hand holding Kurama's hands down, the other reached up and pulled the band out of Kurama's hair. His crimson locks spilled over the dark pavement, creating a sickening contrast. After that, Ryuko looked up to the faces of Kurama's friends.
"Why, hello there. Come to watch and enjoy as I steal his little soul?"
Hiei growled. "You get away from him."
Ryuko barked out a laugh. "Oh, possessive are we?" He turned his sights back to Kurama. "Is he the reason why you wouldn't join me?" He narrowed his eyes and brought his face closer to Kurama's.
Kurama couldn't speak. His throat was tight with fear and all he could do was shake his head. He closed his eyes tightly as Ryuko came closer.
"Your lying. It's as plain as day. No matter, you'll be mine anyway. Your going to see that you be mine and only mine." He reached down into his pocket with his free hand, and pulled out a small clear vial that was filled with a greenish liquid. "You see this Kurama?" He waved the bottle in Kurama's face. "This is a weakening potion. I'm going to give it to you, and you will not be able to fight me anymore. I'll lay my claim and you won't be able to fight against it." He looked at Hiei. "You can't save him. You can only watch as I take him for my own."
Hiei growled again, but didn't speak to Ryuko. Instead he spoke to Kurama. "I swear I'll kill him. Don't you even think about giving up!" His words eased Kurama enough so that he could speak.
"You..are...a...monster!"
Ryuko laughed. "No, technically I'm a shapeshifter and potion master. I can also create things with existing material. Such as that wall that blocks the street from seeing into our little party."
Kurama attempted to push Ryuko off of him. Ryuko tightened his grip and grabbed Kurama's chin. Bright green eyes stared back at him. "Before we start my claiming party, why don't we have a bit of fun?" He set the small vial back into his pocket before pulling out a knife. The blade was a sick purple and the handle seemed to be made of wood. "This blade here is poisoned. It will help the potion work faster if I use it. What do you say Kurama? This and the potion? Or just the potion to make it easier on you?"
Kurama shook his head wildly. "Get away from me! Get off! I don't want to be yours! I AM NOT A TOY!" He managed to push Ryuko off and scrambled up from the ground. He backed away from the now slowly advancing Ryuko. He was only able to back so far until he hit the barrier. Ryuko smirked before having the barrier hold Kurama's arms, legs, and throat against the purplish clear wall.
Ryuko stood before Kurama before smiling evilly. He brought the blade to Kurama's chest and tore Kurama's red shirt with it. Yusuke who had been transfixed in horror, along with Kuwabara, whispered to Hiei. "We have to do something! Kurama can't fight him alone!"
Hiei cautiously stepped forward and moved over to the barrier wall. Ryuko was too busy drawing lines on Kurama's bare chest to notice the movement. Hiei placed his hands against the barrier where Kurama's head was. He could feel the warmth of Kurama's hair, and he could smell the fear coming from the young man. /Close your eyes, fox./
\Oh, God, Hiei. Please, you gotta stop him! I'm not able to feel my chest anymore and I'm growing weaker...\
/Close your eyes, damnit! I'm going to send you some of my energy to keep you awake long enough for us to do something./
\Ok.\
/Are your eyes closed?/
\Yes.\
Kurama soon felt the cool tingle of fresh energy flow through his body. Ryuko drew a particularly long and deep line, expecting to get at least a gasp of pain from the fox, but growled when he saw the kitsune's closed eyes. "Weak. It doesn't matter though. You'll be mine soon, and then you'll be anything but weak.
/Don't listen to him, Kurama. I want you to concentrate on what I'm doing and saying. We're going to create a hole in the barrier large enough for you to come through. We're going to do that by binding our energies and that should create a ripple when finished that should break the wall where you're touching it./
\Binding!? Isn't that dangerous!?\
/Yes, but not when it's done properly. Now mask your ki so he doesn't feel the uprise./
Hiei felt Kurama's ki go down slightly before the mental go ahead. Hiei closed his eyes as well and pressed his hands harder against the barrier. He felt the gentle presence of Kurama's energy and mind in front of him and his Jagan could see the silver color of Youko's energy. Hiei mentally brought the two pieces of Kurama's mind closer to him and soon began mentally braiding a small cord around his, Kurama's and the Youko's energies. When he was finished, the braided cord tugged the three together to create a puzzle type picture before shaking and melting into all three.
As Hiei had said, a ripple moved away from Hiei and Kurama from where they touched the barriers and the wall broke. Kurama fell limply onto Hiei and Ryuko glared and glowered as he tried to figure out what went wrong. He looked at Hiei, who smirked, and growled.
"You! What did you do!?"
Hiei's smirk widened. "Just a simple binding. You see, I bound he and I together before you could bind him to your ugly soul."
Ryuko shook with fury before he disappeared from view, his words and the wall shattering the only reminder of his presence. "I WILL COME BACK TO KILL YOU! THEN I CAN GET WHAT I WANT!"
Hiei laughed before looking at Kurama. His smile faded and he pulled the fox closer to him. "I'm sorry, but it was the only way." Hiei picked Kurama up bridal style and motioned to Yusuke and Kuwabara to go back to the club. Keiko and Yukina were probably furious about the two leaving them there. He then walked down the street with the intentions of taking Kurama back to Genkai before the poison affected Kurama's body.
*~*~~*~*
"YOU DID WHAT!?" Koenma's voice rang through the ears of all who were present in Genkai's house. He was screaming at Hiei, who had just told him what happened the night before.
"I told you what I did. How hard is that to understand?" Hiei's voice was bored. He was sitting in front of Koenma, who had come to check on Kurama, arms crossed and glaring.
Koenma sighed and he placed his head on the table. "Oh, Hiei. Do you have any idea what happens when you bind two people?"
"Yes. Both become stronger, and are able to communicate through the mind."
"Is that all you know about it?" Koenma was looking up at him again.
"That's all there is, isn't it?" Hiei uncrossed his arms.
"No." Koenma looked as if he was ready to giggle his brains out. "Along with those things, if one of the two dies, the other soon follows. If one of the two is ill the other feels the effects. You will not be able to take a mate, because the binding ritual is considered as choosing a life partner and it will not allow either side to take another lover. You'll be able to feel the other's emotions and you will not be able to go for too long without being by the other's side, or else you will become quite ill."
Hiei's red eyes looked to be the size of dinner plates. "WHAT!?"
Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yukina and Genkai were laughing. Koenma was smiling at Hiei who now looked ready to kill. "WHY WASN'T I TOLD THIS!?"
"You didn't ask, and I am sure if you had asked Kurama, he would have told you."
"HE KNEW ABOUT THAT!?"
"Please, Hiei. Not so loud. I have a killer headache and I doubt your screaming will help any." Kurama paused in the doorway, holding the wall for support. "Now, what did I know?"
Hiei got up at growled at Kurama. "You knew about the binding. You knew what would happen when I bound us, but you didn't say anything." His words were calm. The calm before the storm as they say.
"Of course I knew. I didn't really think it was that hard of a choice for me. I mean, it was either being bonded to you or some sick man." Kurama glared now. "Oh, lets see, shall we? Being bound to my best friend or some sicko who wants to rape me and see my blood?" Kurama raised his voice. "WHY WOULDN'T I CHOOSE YOU OVER HIM!? WOULD YOU HAVE RATHERED BEING WITH HIM?"
"That's not what I meant Kurama and you know it. This is going to keep me from working the Makai for long periods of time."
"Damnit, Hiei. Can't you think of someone besides yourself for once? I was going to be used if he got the chance to bind me. He would have used the bond to his advantage and hurt me with it." Anger seeped through his words. "If you hate it that much, I can break the binding."
Koenma stood up defiantly. "If you break it, Kurama, it will kill you. You wouldn't be able to survive the tear between you and the Youko and both of you would die."
Kurama turned around and started moving along the wall as he left. Before leaving entirely he paused and said, "A small price to pay for a loved one's happiness."
*~*~~*~*
Kurama tossed and turned in the bed as he dreamed. Visions of the night before ran through his mind along with what would have happened to Kurama if Hiei hadn't saved him.
****Ryuko moved closer to Kurama. He was smiling maliciously and was holding the same purple bladed knife as before. He brought it to Kurama's face and gently ran it across his cheeks.
"Did my little fox miss me? I've been away so long and I felt the misery. Are you sure you didn't miss me?"
Kurama weakly looked up at Ryuko and spat. "It's your fault if you felt any misery. I don't want you and I don't need you."
Ryuko laughed and ran a rough hand along the red lines now on Kurama's face. "If you don't need me, break the binding. You'll pay either way." He brought the knife back down and began tearing Kurama's shirt. Kurama began to struggle screaming, "No, don't touch me!" And "Help me someone! Please!" ****
Kurama sat bolt upright and right into someone's arms. By instinct, he knew it was Hiei and began to cry as he held onto Hiei for dear life. Hiei awkwardly placed his arms around Kurama and quietly whispered into his ears.
"I'm sorry about earlier, Kurama. I wasn't ready to accept the fact that I was to be with someone for the rest of our lives.
Kurama's response was to cry harder as he nodded into Hiei's chest. Hiei moved himself so he was sitting next to Kurama and then pulled Kurama up by him as he laid down on the bed. Kurama cried silently into Hiei's chest and slowly fell back to sleep. Hiei looked down at Kurama and muttered to himself, "This is going to be one heck of a life."
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End Chapter Two. I hope you liked it! Now there will be a lot more to the story so don't plan on it ending soon. And no, Hiei and Kurama are not in love, yet.
Please review and don't flame.
