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Yu Yu Fic
Normal? ; age 14, day 1
"YOU'RE a spirit detective?" Hiei asked with cruel sarcasm. "Must not be a very good one."
"Oh yeah shorty?!" Yusuke shouted, shaking a fist at the small demon.
"You couldn't even detect a demon standing in front of you." He sneered. What an idiot.
"Hey, I was off duty!" the dark haired human crossed his arms. "Other wise you'd be long gone."
"You can't touch me, human."
"You wanna bet? Come on! I'll fight you right now!" Yusuke growled.
"Hn." Hiei's red eyes moved to Kurama. The boy was sitting on the window seat, staring through the glass. He usually stopped conflicts before they grew into fights. "Later." he stated before walking over to his only friend. "What's wrong fox."
Kurama jumped, startled from his thoughts. Fox...could Hiei know? No, he remembered the day he got the nickname. The fire demon saw the stuffed animal when he was looking for an insult. How ironic life was...
"Kurama," Hiei pressed.
"Oh, sorry Hiei. It's nothing, I'm fine." He felt like he should tell Hiei, but he just couldn't find the words...
"You're not. What happened when that demon attacked you?"
Green eyes looked away. He couldn't look at him, not now.
"So are you going to explain what's going on or not?" Yusuke asked.
"Oh right, well Sir Koenma came an asked us ta do him a favor cause he couldn't find you." Jin said. "There were these demons tryin to get through ta the human world. I...uh.. took a bit long fightin the first fight an those four got through." Jin grinned sheepishly.
"Someone hired them to come here to get someone." Touya said, eyes closed.
"Yeah? Who'd they come to get?" Asked Yusuke.
Touya's eyes opened and they landed on Kurama. The boy felt his gaze and closed his own eyes.
Yusuke looked over at Kurama. "Kurama? Wha?"
Jin sighed. "The demons were lookin for a powerful demon thief. He'd come to hide in da human world after a hunter almost killed him."
Hiei's eyes, which were fixated on the floor, widened. He remembered the bandits telling stories of this demon now. His name was...
"Youko Kurama," Kurama whispered. The room was so quiet everyone heard.
"So, you're some kinda demon killer thief thing?" Kuwabara exclaimed.
Kurama's closed eyes winced but he nodded "A fox demon. I was nearly killed and hid myself in my human mother's womb, joining with her unborn child." Pushing back tears, he opened his eyes to see his friends' reactions. The one he feared and was anxious for most was Hiei's.
The short fire demon stared at what he thought was his friend. At the moment he wasn't sure what Kurama was. He had been a demon like him all these years and hadn't told him? He thought Kurama had told him everything, but maybe... Maybe this fox demon Youko was making a fool out of him. What if everything had been all a trick to earn his trust? If it was, then he had fallen for it. Hiei took a step away from the window seat.
Kurama's eyes instantly filled with despair "Please Hiei!" He pleaded "I didn't even know until today when I was attacked! Please, please don't be mad at me Hiei, please!" He brushed a tear away with his palm before it could travel down his cheek. He realized suddenly that Hiei's friendship meant more to him then he had ever thought possible.
Hiei continued to stare at him, unsure of what to do and say. The room was dead silent for what seemed like forever. "You were wrong," he finally whispered.
"What?" Confusion was etched on Kurama's face.
"The rose seems to have a few thorns. But I'll still take it." He said.
The four other boys glanced at each other as Kurama remembered the first time he had met the dark haired demon. Before he fully knew what he was doing, Kurama launched himself at Hiei, capturing him in a hug.
Hiei's whole body stiffened. This was only the third time arms had been wrapped around him in a friendly gesture. All of these occasions, it had been Kurama doing it. "Baka kitsune," He whispered into the boy's red hair.
"So do you think they really are gay?" Kuwabara asked Yusuke. He simply hit him with the back of his fist. The caused Kuwabara to fall backward on the floor, unconscious.
Kurama pulled back, the slightest blush on his cheeks. "Sorry about that Hiei."
"Hn."
"We should get some sleep and return to the Makai in the morning." Touya said.
Hiei's head whipped around to look at him. The Makai... He hadn't seen it in ten years. But in "we" did Touya mean himself, Jin, Yusuke, and maybe the baka Kuwabara? Hiei was a demon in the human world, he wasn't supposed to be there. Would they make him go back? What about Kurama?
"I betcha Koenma's gotta bone to pick with you Urameshi!" Jin said.
"Yeah, what else is new?" said Yusuke, putting his hands behind his head. "This means I gotta break off that thing with Keiko. That otta earn me a slap."
Kurama watched his demon friend. He knew him well enough to know he wanted to he wanted to go back to the Makai. That would leave him here. His one friend that had always seemed to be there was now not going to be. He never realized how much he took Hiei for granted. It didn't matter that He wasn't mad at him, he was going to lose him anyway. What did he get instead? An entire other life full of monstrous memories. What a deal. Kurama hugged his legs and returned to looking out the window.
Jin let out a long yawn "Well, I'm ready for some sleep!" With that he flopped down and was out in seconds.
Yusuke shook his head "You're not normal Jin."
"What do you consider normal?" asked Touya.
The human rubbed his chin "Not sure. Not me, that's for sure!"
Touya silently snorted and closed his eyes. "I don't believe there is such a thing."
"Yeah, ya got a point. I can't think of anyone that's mormal. Keiko maybe, but she knows me so that's out the window. Well, night." He laid back and was soon asleep.
After a few moments, Kurama silently stood and laid down on his bed. After he was sure he was asleep, Hiei turned to Touya.
"Who is 'we'?"
The ice master sat, leaning against the wall. One arm lay across his lap, the other rested near Jin's head "You want to come?"
Hiei didn't answer, but looked away.
"I expect Koenma will want to see you anyway." Touya continued. "What of your friend?" He nodded to the sleeping Kurama.
Hiei stared at the red head. Kurama was his only friend he had ever had. The only being he trusted. But he didn't belong in the human world, did he? Truthfully he wasn't sure wear he belonged.
As he watched Kurama, an upset frown appeared on his friends face. A frown appeared on his own and he walked to the bedside. "Why are you frowning fox?" Kurama began to toss and turn. "Fox?" He shook him awake.
Kurama sat straight up. His breathing was quick and he was covered in sweat. Glancing around the room, he saw Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Jin were still sound asleep. His eyes caught on Touya, had his eye just been open? Oh well, they were closed now. He began to realize he was trembling. He felt Hiei beside him and glanced at his friend.
The fire demon stared at Kurama. What in hells had he been dreaming? He had never seen Kurama like this.
The red head hugged his legs and buried his face in his knees as he cried. He had just relived one of the many violent battles that he had taken part in in his past life. How could he have been like that? Ever? Was that the real him?
His friend was crying. His one and only friend Kurama was crying. Shedding more tears then he himself had ever shed. He hated seeing him so sad and scared. He wanted to see him smile like he always does. Kurama didn't deserve to cry. He wanted to make him feel better. Is that how the fox felt when he saw Hiei cry? What had Kurama done to try to make him stop crying? The first time he gave him a rose. Hiei couldn't do that at the moment. The second time...
Kurama's eyes snapped open as Hiei gave him an awkward hug. He looked over at his friend. Hiei, his Hiei, was actually giving him a hug. He managed a weak smile of thanks before he hugged Hiei back, crying into his chest.
The small demon blinked. Were you supposed to hug back when you're hugged? He'd ask later. "Why are you crying kitsune?" he asked softly.
It took a moment, but Kurama looked up at him. Green eyes shined with tears. "Stuff I've said about not doing things because it wasn't right. You were right, it is all nonsense. I used to kill for fun! I was a thief! I never had the right to say those things to you."
Hiei stared at him as he went back to crying. he knew he should say something. He never knew all these human ideals really meant so much to Kurama. And now he suddenly finds out that the way he used to live went against all of that. Hells, he technically stole his own body! "Views can change when you learn new ways to live, Kurama." He attempted to comfort him. Kurama didn't answer, so he glanced around the room. Red eyes suddenly locked with Ice blue ones.
Jin had taken Touya's hand in his sleep. the ice master gently stroked it with his thumb. This Hiei and Kurama reminded him a lot of himself and Jin. It was evident that the two's relationship ran deeper then friendship, wither the demon and human knew it yet or not. And Hiei seemed to understand less about this love concept then even Touya himself. He locked eyes with the fire demon. Perhaps fire and ice weren't as different as everyone thought. Of course not, that would be 'normal'. Touya let the smallest of smirks onto his face. At both his thoughts and the seen in front of him. It would be interesting to see this play out.
Hiei held his staring contest with Touya and puzzled by his smirk. It took a minute to realize the crying had stopped. He looked down at his friend and saw he was fast asleep. Remembering the last time he had tried to pull away from Kurama while he was sleeping, he just leaned back and closed his eyes. He admitted only to the silence of his mind that he didn't want to move.
Hiei was sound asleep before Kuwabara regained consciousness. The human groaned "Jeez Urameshi, You didn't have ta hit me so hard!" He complained loudly.
"Shut up before you wake them up, you idiotic Yeti." Spoke words of ice.
Kuwabara blinked, looking at Touya. "Well ya don't have ta start name calling!" It was then that he notices Touya's hand holding Jin's. He groaned again. "I'm goin to bed." He mumbled before doing so.
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Hey everyone! Here's my 5th chapter! Sorry it took so long, my phone line was messed up so I had no internet. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Sorry I can have my usual list, but I'm on my computer is being annoying. I hope you like this chapter, and I also have a bizarre J/T fic up if you want to check it out. Thanks so much for reading! Please keep those reviews coming and I'll get the next chapter up ASAP!
~Kioko Yasu
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Yu Yu Fic
Normal? ; age 14, day 1
"YOU'RE a spirit detective?" Hiei asked with cruel sarcasm. "Must not be a very good one."
"Oh yeah shorty?!" Yusuke shouted, shaking a fist at the small demon.
"You couldn't even detect a demon standing in front of you." He sneered. What an idiot.
"Hey, I was off duty!" the dark haired human crossed his arms. "Other wise you'd be long gone."
"You can't touch me, human."
"You wanna bet? Come on! I'll fight you right now!" Yusuke growled.
"Hn." Hiei's red eyes moved to Kurama. The boy was sitting on the window seat, staring through the glass. He usually stopped conflicts before they grew into fights. "Later." he stated before walking over to his only friend. "What's wrong fox."
Kurama jumped, startled from his thoughts. Fox...could Hiei know? No, he remembered the day he got the nickname. The fire demon saw the stuffed animal when he was looking for an insult. How ironic life was...
"Kurama," Hiei pressed.
"Oh, sorry Hiei. It's nothing, I'm fine." He felt like he should tell Hiei, but he just couldn't find the words...
"You're not. What happened when that demon attacked you?"
Green eyes looked away. He couldn't look at him, not now.
"So are you going to explain what's going on or not?" Yusuke asked.
"Oh right, well Sir Koenma came an asked us ta do him a favor cause he couldn't find you." Jin said. "There were these demons tryin to get through ta the human world. I...uh.. took a bit long fightin the first fight an those four got through." Jin grinned sheepishly.
"Someone hired them to come here to get someone." Touya said, eyes closed.
"Yeah? Who'd they come to get?" Asked Yusuke.
Touya's eyes opened and they landed on Kurama. The boy felt his gaze and closed his own eyes.
Yusuke looked over at Kurama. "Kurama? Wha?"
Jin sighed. "The demons were lookin for a powerful demon thief. He'd come to hide in da human world after a hunter almost killed him."
Hiei's eyes, which were fixated on the floor, widened. He remembered the bandits telling stories of this demon now. His name was...
"Youko Kurama," Kurama whispered. The room was so quiet everyone heard.
"So, you're some kinda demon killer thief thing?" Kuwabara exclaimed.
Kurama's closed eyes winced but he nodded "A fox demon. I was nearly killed and hid myself in my human mother's womb, joining with her unborn child." Pushing back tears, he opened his eyes to see his friends' reactions. The one he feared and was anxious for most was Hiei's.
The short fire demon stared at what he thought was his friend. At the moment he wasn't sure what Kurama was. He had been a demon like him all these years and hadn't told him? He thought Kurama had told him everything, but maybe... Maybe this fox demon Youko was making a fool out of him. What if everything had been all a trick to earn his trust? If it was, then he had fallen for it. Hiei took a step away from the window seat.
Kurama's eyes instantly filled with despair "Please Hiei!" He pleaded "I didn't even know until today when I was attacked! Please, please don't be mad at me Hiei, please!" He brushed a tear away with his palm before it could travel down his cheek. He realized suddenly that Hiei's friendship meant more to him then he had ever thought possible.
Hiei continued to stare at him, unsure of what to do and say. The room was dead silent for what seemed like forever. "You were wrong," he finally whispered.
"What?" Confusion was etched on Kurama's face.
"The rose seems to have a few thorns. But I'll still take it." He said.
The four other boys glanced at each other as Kurama remembered the first time he had met the dark haired demon. Before he fully knew what he was doing, Kurama launched himself at Hiei, capturing him in a hug.
Hiei's whole body stiffened. This was only the third time arms had been wrapped around him in a friendly gesture. All of these occasions, it had been Kurama doing it. "Baka kitsune," He whispered into the boy's red hair.
"So do you think they really are gay?" Kuwabara asked Yusuke. He simply hit him with the back of his fist. The caused Kuwabara to fall backward on the floor, unconscious.
Kurama pulled back, the slightest blush on his cheeks. "Sorry about that Hiei."
"Hn."
"We should get some sleep and return to the Makai in the morning." Touya said.
Hiei's head whipped around to look at him. The Makai... He hadn't seen it in ten years. But in "we" did Touya mean himself, Jin, Yusuke, and maybe the baka Kuwabara? Hiei was a demon in the human world, he wasn't supposed to be there. Would they make him go back? What about Kurama?
"I betcha Koenma's gotta bone to pick with you Urameshi!" Jin said.
"Yeah, what else is new?" said Yusuke, putting his hands behind his head. "This means I gotta break off that thing with Keiko. That otta earn me a slap."
Kurama watched his demon friend. He knew him well enough to know he wanted to he wanted to go back to the Makai. That would leave him here. His one friend that had always seemed to be there was now not going to be. He never realized how much he took Hiei for granted. It didn't matter that He wasn't mad at him, he was going to lose him anyway. What did he get instead? An entire other life full of monstrous memories. What a deal. Kurama hugged his legs and returned to looking out the window.
Jin let out a long yawn "Well, I'm ready for some sleep!" With that he flopped down and was out in seconds.
Yusuke shook his head "You're not normal Jin."
"What do you consider normal?" asked Touya.
The human rubbed his chin "Not sure. Not me, that's for sure!"
Touya silently snorted and closed his eyes. "I don't believe there is such a thing."
"Yeah, ya got a point. I can't think of anyone that's mormal. Keiko maybe, but she knows me so that's out the window. Well, night." He laid back and was soon asleep.
After a few moments, Kurama silently stood and laid down on his bed. After he was sure he was asleep, Hiei turned to Touya.
"Who is 'we'?"
The ice master sat, leaning against the wall. One arm lay across his lap, the other rested near Jin's head "You want to come?"
Hiei didn't answer, but looked away.
"I expect Koenma will want to see you anyway." Touya continued. "What of your friend?" He nodded to the sleeping Kurama.
Hiei stared at the red head. Kurama was his only friend he had ever had. The only being he trusted. But he didn't belong in the human world, did he? Truthfully he wasn't sure wear he belonged.
As he watched Kurama, an upset frown appeared on his friends face. A frown appeared on his own and he walked to the bedside. "Why are you frowning fox?" Kurama began to toss and turn. "Fox?" He shook him awake.
Kurama sat straight up. His breathing was quick and he was covered in sweat. Glancing around the room, he saw Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Jin were still sound asleep. His eyes caught on Touya, had his eye just been open? Oh well, they were closed now. He began to realize he was trembling. He felt Hiei beside him and glanced at his friend.
The fire demon stared at Kurama. What in hells had he been dreaming? He had never seen Kurama like this.
The red head hugged his legs and buried his face in his knees as he cried. He had just relived one of the many violent battles that he had taken part in in his past life. How could he have been like that? Ever? Was that the real him?
His friend was crying. His one and only friend Kurama was crying. Shedding more tears then he himself had ever shed. He hated seeing him so sad and scared. He wanted to see him smile like he always does. Kurama didn't deserve to cry. He wanted to make him feel better. Is that how the fox felt when he saw Hiei cry? What had Kurama done to try to make him stop crying? The first time he gave him a rose. Hiei couldn't do that at the moment. The second time...
Kurama's eyes snapped open as Hiei gave him an awkward hug. He looked over at his friend. Hiei, his Hiei, was actually giving him a hug. He managed a weak smile of thanks before he hugged Hiei back, crying into his chest.
The small demon blinked. Were you supposed to hug back when you're hugged? He'd ask later. "Why are you crying kitsune?" he asked softly.
It took a moment, but Kurama looked up at him. Green eyes shined with tears. "Stuff I've said about not doing things because it wasn't right. You were right, it is all nonsense. I used to kill for fun! I was a thief! I never had the right to say those things to you."
Hiei stared at him as he went back to crying. he knew he should say something. He never knew all these human ideals really meant so much to Kurama. And now he suddenly finds out that the way he used to live went against all of that. Hells, he technically stole his own body! "Views can change when you learn new ways to live, Kurama." He attempted to comfort him. Kurama didn't answer, so he glanced around the room. Red eyes suddenly locked with Ice blue ones.
Jin had taken Touya's hand in his sleep. the ice master gently stroked it with his thumb. This Hiei and Kurama reminded him a lot of himself and Jin. It was evident that the two's relationship ran deeper then friendship, wither the demon and human knew it yet or not. And Hiei seemed to understand less about this love concept then even Touya himself. He locked eyes with the fire demon. Perhaps fire and ice weren't as different as everyone thought. Of course not, that would be 'normal'. Touya let the smallest of smirks onto his face. At both his thoughts and the seen in front of him. It would be interesting to see this play out.
Hiei held his staring contest with Touya and puzzled by his smirk. It took a minute to realize the crying had stopped. He looked down at his friend and saw he was fast asleep. Remembering the last time he had tried to pull away from Kurama while he was sleeping, he just leaned back and closed his eyes. He admitted only to the silence of his mind that he didn't want to move.
Hiei was sound asleep before Kuwabara regained consciousness. The human groaned "Jeez Urameshi, You didn't have ta hit me so hard!" He complained loudly.
"Shut up before you wake them up, you idiotic Yeti." Spoke words of ice.
Kuwabara blinked, looking at Touya. "Well ya don't have ta start name calling!" It was then that he notices Touya's hand holding Jin's. He groaned again. "I'm goin to bed." He mumbled before doing so.
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Hey everyone! Here's my 5th chapter! Sorry it took so long, my phone line was messed up so I had no internet. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Sorry I can have my usual list, but I'm on my computer is being annoying. I hope you like this chapter, and I also have a bizarre J/T fic up if you want to check it out. Thanks so much for reading! Please keep those reviews coming and I'll get the next chapter up ASAP!
~Kioko Yasu