A/N: hey hey hey peoples. How ya'll doin' well there will be a brief
intermission cause some people have to get ready for curtain call. ::glares
at the Yu Yu gang::
Kurama: ::all dressed and ready:: I'm not the one to be blamed for this. :;eyes Yusuke::
Yusuke: Give me break! I'm not use to being in a penguin suit! :;fighting with bowtie:: You coulda got clip-on or something.
Konoko: that takes away from the art of it! :: doing a Shakespeare pose with a human skull::
Yusuke: -.-' right. anyway! I'm good.
Keiko: I don't agree w/ being the bad person in this.
Konoko: Yeah well somebody had to play psycho Nini! And I thought hey who would be the most upset if Kurama and Yusuke got together.oh Keiko! Besides, it gives Yusuke a reason to be a butt-munch to you. And just think you aren't the worse person in this. Karasu is the worst person!
Kurama: ::shudder and such:: don't even mention his name around me.
Yusuke: or me! That guy is a psychopath!
Karasu: What was that Uremeshi? :: meddlin' Kurama's hair::
Kurama: eep!
Konoko: ::glare and knocks da hell outta raven with a diamond cut bat:: Karasu what I done told you about touching red?!
Hiei: I coulda just as easily burned him.
Konoko: yeah well we actually need him to play the duke so you can't kill him yet.
Kurama: How in Inari's name did you get him to agree?
Konoko: uh..uh. ." I kinda made a promise to him..
Kurama: ::suspicious:: what kind of promise?
Konoko: you read the script right?
Kurama: ::narrows eyes:: yes.
Konoko: well..um.um!
Hakana: ::pops ups with a clipboard and O.L. uniform. (Office lady):: Konoko! Sorry I'm late. We have reviews. Three the last time I looked. Should I say the disclaimer and thanks now?
Konoko: sure go ri-
Kurama: hold on imouto-chan! She was just about to tell me what she promised Karasu!
Konoko: o.o'
Hakana: you mean you didn't know. There's a rape scene involving Satine and the duke.
Kurama: O.O!!!!! WHAT?! ::goes youko and summons the death tree my friend Topazia lovingly calls fluffy::
Konoko: 'kana could you handle the rest of this while I run for my life?
Hakana: sure I'll handle it.
Konoko: Arigato! Now if you'll excuse me. ::runs from the evil death tree screaming::
Hakana: because of technical difficulties I will do the announcing. Now first, a thank you to all you lovely reviewers. To tell the truth we weren't expecting any. Disclaimer: I won't be doing any more after this one. So like we don't own yu yu Hakusho otherwise Kuwabara would have been drawn as a bishie. She doesn't own Moulin Rouge otherwise she would've changed the ending. Now places! And 'On With the Show!'
Kitsune Rouge
Act II: The Red Room Mix Up!
After the show, Yomi made his way to Kurama's dressing room. He found Botan helping with Kurama's clothes. She was helping tie the sash on Kurama's new tunic which was pure velvet green with blood red petals falling over the pans from a blooming rose on the chest. Underneath were his traditional black pants with black shoes on his feet. His hair was in a high ponytail that was held up by one braid wrapped around hit. Half his bangs were in his face and the other was brushed into his ponytail. His side locks were thinned and curled slightly at the end.
"Is everything ready, fox?"
"Hai, Yomi-sama. How do I look, Botan?" Kurama said turning around.
The fox stretched out his arms giving her a full view of his attire. Botan clapped and giggled.
"You look great!" she exclaimed.
"How can he resist from gobbling you up! Everything's going perfectly!"
Kurama had gone down stairs secretly and led Yusuke up to his room. It was a mini tower shaped into a giant rose. He dragged the detective in and told him to make himself comfortable. He went behind curtain and changed into a black silk shirt with black silk high-cut underwear. He brushed out his hair which was now wavy from the way it was held. It flared and bounced as he walked out smiling seductively at Yusuke. Outside the rose tower Hiei, Yukina, Shizuru, and Kuwabara climbed up and sat on roof eavesdropping on the detective and courtesan.
"This is a perfect place for a poetry reading don't you think?"
Yusuke was speechless once again. That seemed to be happening a lot today. He looked the fox over with wide eyes. He nodded. Kurama walked over to the small table and picked up a bottle of champagne with his back turned.
"Would you like some champagne or something to eat?"
"Um, not really. I rather get this over with."
Kurama scowled and slammed the champagne back in the ice. He quickly plastered a smile on his face. So you're one of those types, Karasu. Fine by me! He thought. He strutted to the bed past Yusuke and sat down offering the detective a place next to him.
"Oh. Very well. Why don't you come down here and let's get it over and done with."
Yusuke shifted on his feet but didn't advance on the tempting fox.
"I think I'd rather do it standing..."
Kurama stared and shrugged.
"Oh I see!" he said about to get up.
"You don't have to get up."
"Huh?" Kurama sweat dropped.
"It's sometimes kinda long and I really want you to be comfortable."
Kurama eyes widened and stared a Yusuke, his sweat drop getting larger.
"See it's kinda modern what I do and well if you're open you'll like it."
Kurama just sat there looking at him. It was his turn to be confused. He laughed a little nervously.
"I'm sure I will."
"Right....um....let's see." Yusuke stood there a while thinking. I never was good at this crap. Oh well better think fast. "Um the sky is-"
He turned to see Kurama lying on the bed making very suggestive noises. Yusuke blushed at a loss for words. Whoa he's really trying to seduce me. Well he doesn't have to try he's doing a good job already. Alright stop thinking about that and get it over with!
"I think there might be some um...shaking." he started but once again he failed to think of a poem for the red head. Kurama was squirming in a way that practically said I'm free game. I'm ready to be ravished. Yusuke turned his back again trying to compose himself. Kurama noted the delay and stood up.
"Is everything alright?"
"Um, yeah. It just takes awhile for inspiration to come."
Kurama smiled and walked to the younger boy and put both his hands on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Oh yes yes yes. Let daddy help." Kurama hand traveled down slowly and grabbed the boy hard making him gasp. "Does that inspire you?"
Yusuke stood with wide eyes and in only a few seconds flat Kurama had thrown him on the bed.
"Let's make love!"
"What?!"
Kurama climbed on top of him and straddled him. He laid on him so the detective couldn't move.
"You want to don't you." Kurama said unbuttoning Yusuke's shirt. "Tell the truth."
"I..I ...I" Yusuke stuttered.
Kurama was practically ripping his shirt off.
"Now just admit it! Can't you feel the poetry happening right now. Come on loosen' up. Free the tiger!"
Yusuke was getting a hard on right there. Kurama had worked his way down to the younger boy's pants. Outside, Kuwabara was being held upside down. He was spying through the open balcony at the two. Kurama had unzipped Yusuke's pants and met a surprise that made his eyes widen. He looked at Yusuke in disbelief.
"Big boy! You're well endowed for teenager!"
"He's got a huge talent!" chirped Kuwabara.
"Stop being a pervert, baka!" said Hiei.
Kurama laid over him and kissed him. "I need your poetry now!"
Yusuke managed to push Kurama off and onto the floor. "Alright alright!"
He stood up gasping and fixing his clothes.
"It's, uh, a little bit funny..this feeling inside..I'm not one of those who can easily hide.....is this what you wanted?"
"Oh, poetry, yes...yes this is what I want, naughty words!" Kurama said sitting up.
"Um..if I were a sculptor..then again no... um or a man that makes potions at a traveling show. I don't have much money but boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live.."
"Yes yes give me more."
"I know it's not much but...."
Kurama was rolling around on the floor completely ecstatic. (a/n: try to imagine Kurama rollin' on the floor like a psycho path and you'll laugh)
"Don't stop! Give me more."
"Um but it's the best I can do."
Kurama rolled wrapping himself up in the bear skinned rug. Yusuke sweat dropped and walked to the balcony. Kurama then heard something even more amazing that made him freeze. Yusuke's voice.
"My gift is my song."
Kurama sat up and stared in disbelief. Yusuke and turned and looked at the flabbergasted fox. He sang more softly now.
"And this one's for you......"
Kurama stood up and watched him advance on him.
"You can tell everybody, this is your song. It maybe quite simple but now that it's done."
Yusuke reached out touched the red heads cheek making the fox blush.
"I hope you don't mind. I hope you mind, that I put down in words...How wonderful life is...now you're in the world."
Kurama eyes were lit with surprise and complete enchantment. Yusuke smiled at his bewilderment.
"Sat on a roof. And I kicked off the moss. Well some of these verses they've..got me quite crossed. But the sun's been kind, while I wrote this song. It's for people like you that keep it turned on."
Kurama blushed brighter averting his face. Yusuke held his chin making him look at him.
"Excuse me forgetting, but these things I do. You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue. But see well the thing is what I really mean. Yours are the sweetest eyes I ever seen!"
Yusuke grabbed Kurama and twirled him around dancing with him. They leaped on an arch of stars on to the roof next to them. Dancing in stardust, they twirled and frolicked over the roof top.
"And you can tell everybody. This is your song! It may be quite simple but now that it's done. I hope you don't mind, hope you don't mind that I put down in words! How wonderful life is.....Now you're in the world!"
Yusuke held that note until he dipped Kurama and was an inch from his nose. Kurama was completely under the spell of the detective. He's so sweet to me.am I.am I..in love with him? Kurama thought.
"I can't believe it.I'm.I'm in love.I'm in love with a young talented handsome duke."
Yusuke chuckled. "Duke?'
"Not that the title matters."
"I'm not a duke."
"Your not?" Kurama asked still in a daze.
"No, I'm a de- writer."
That cleared Kurama's head.
"A writer?!"
"Yeah."
"NO!"
"Hiei said-"
"Oh no, you aren't another one of Hiei's oh so talented, penniless, tragically impoverished protégés, are you?"
Yusuke shrugged. "well you might say that."
"Oh NO! Where is Hiei! I'm going to murder that little bastard!"
"Hiei you're in some deep shit!" Kuwabara yelled up to Hiei.
Kurama nearly lost it. He was under to much pressure at one time. He gasped when a thought struck him.
"If you're here then where's Karasu?" Kurama said opening the door. When he saw Karasu and Yomi standing there he slammed it shut. "Karasu! Hide!"
Before Yusuke could get anywhere the door opened. Yomi came in with Karasu. Kurama made Yusuke duck behind him. Kurama stood straight in a successful attempt to hide the crouching Yusuke. Yomi stared at him.
"Are you decent for Karasu?"
Kurama swiftly nodded and lightly nudged Yusuke to move with him. They inched towards the table.
"Where were you, red?"
"I was waiting." Kurama rasped out making it to the table. Yusuke crawled underneath and his behind the cloth.
"Anyway allow me to introduce the Desert Rose also known as Kurama."
Kurama finally got a good look at Karasu. He was tall, pale, and kind of scary looking. His hair was long and flat nearly touching the floor with a strange shine to it. He wore a mask that was steel and his eyes were piercing lavender. Kurama felt slightly intimidated by the youkai. The youkai neared the fox with a strange grace Kurama had seen many times that of a hunter stalking prey. Kurama kept a game face but inside he shrank back.
"Karasu-sama. So nice of you to take time out of your busy schedule to visit."
Karasu's eyes raked over the red-head with lustful interest. He took Kurama's hand and lifted it. He removed his mask and kissed Kurama's delicate hand. With that one contact, Kurama felt full extent of his costumer's powers.
"The pleasure I'm afraid will be entirely mine."
Kurama arched an eyebrow. Okay I'm nervous now. Why couldn't the other guy be Karasu, hey speaking of the other guy. Kurama took a peek behind him to see Yusuke's hand from under the table cloth. Kurama stepped on it making Yusuke pull it under grimacing in pain. Yomi nodded at the both of them but Karasu barely noticed.
"I'll leave you two to get better acquainted, ta-ta!" Yomi did all but run out the room.
Karasu's eyes stayed on an all but squirming Kurama.
"A kiss on the hand maybe quite continental." He quoted.
Kurama gave a nervous chuckle. "But flowers are a fox's best friend."
"Well after your performance I'm sure you're in need of refreshment."
Kurama plopped down giving his best smile. This guy's a psycho, Kurama thought. He was pulled away from his thoughts when Karasu reached for the wine bottle exactly where Yusuke was. Kurama panicked.
"Don't!"
Karasu stared. Think quickly, Kurama.
"Don't you just.....love the view?"
Karasu just stared at him strangely making Kurama sweat drop. "charming," was all the raven haired man said before reaching for the bottle again. Kurama had to stall.
"Um....Woo! I feel like dancing!" Kurama began to twirl and trill. He spun in circles looking as if he had gone mad. Yusuke rose up and looked at Kurama with huge sweat drop. Karasu blinked confused.
"I think I'll have glass of champagne now," Karasu said getting the bottle. Unfortunately Yusuke was still staring.
"No! It's a little bit funny!"
"What is?" Karasu asked arching an eyebrow.
"This feeling...inside! I'm not one of those who can easily hide!"
Point for Kurama! Good distraction! Kurama cheered himself. But leave to Yusuke to make a sound. The detective ducked down beneath the table. Kurama tackled Karasu's feet drawing his attention back to the fox.
"I don't have much money! But boy if I did.I'd um buy a big house where we both could live!"
Kurama looked at Yusuke and shooed him out from around Karasu's legs. Kurama then looked back up at the raven haired investor. He put on his best seductive singing voice.
"I hope you don't mind...I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words." Kurama rose up and gazed into Karasu's eyes so that he would receive the full effect of Kurama's spell.
"How wonderful life is now you're in the world."
Karasu's eyes got a sparkle to them when Kurama's sweet alto voice hit his ears. Yusuke headed towards the door as Kurama wooed the raven with his charms.
"That was beautiful." Karasu whispered in a daze.
"It's from our show. Spectacular Spectacular. Suddenly with you here I finally understand the true meaning of those words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world."
Yusuke made it to the door and opened it. Unfortunately on the other side was Karasu's body guard. Yusuke cursed and quickly slammed the door. Kurama saw this and freaked, pushing away from Karasu.
"NO NO NO!" Kurama screamed pounding his fist on the bed. He quickly thought of a plan. "Karasu! Don't toy with my emotions! You must know the effect you have on youkos."
"Um." Karasu stared.
Kurama grabbed Karasu and pulled him on top of him.
"Let's make love!"
"Wha..." said Karasu said a little more than baffled.
"You know you want to! Oh I knew you felt the same way!"
Kurama looked over Karasu's shoulder at Yusuke. He waved his hand telling Yusuke to get lost. Yusuke moved towards the back door but hesitated. He watched with jealous and anger seeing Karasu with Kurama.
"Get out! He'll kill you!" Kurama whispered waving at Yusuke furiously.
Yusuke narrowed his eyes at the red head. Kurama glared and said out loud.
"You're right, Karasu we should wait! Until opening night!" Kurama gave a 'how's that?' look at Yusuke. The detective nodded and hid behind a tall curtain.
"Wait?" Karasu asked sitting up.
Kurama put on his best innocently scared face. "There's a power in you that scares me. We must wait. I'll see you everyday during rehearsal! Now you must go. Get out." Kurama did all but kick the tall youkai out the room.
Yusuke came from behind the curtain. Kurama stalked up to him.
"You! Do you have any idea what would've happened. Any idea, if you were found?!" Kurama gasped suddenly. The pain in his chest was back and he was struggling to breath.
"Kurama?" Yusuke said nervously. Kurama fainted into the detective's arms. Yusuke panicked. "Oh boy! What to do what to do?! Bed I'll put you in bed!"
Yusuke swung Kurama into the bed and was pulled down on top of him. To add on to his bad predicament, Karasu walked back in to the room and saw Yusuke on the unconscious fox.
"You killed him?!"
"I." Yusuke stuttered.
Kurama decided to come to at that moment.
"Oh Karasu," Kurama said in a bit of a haze.
"It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside?" Karasu said with narrowed eyes.
"Beautifully spoken, let introduce you. The writer. Yes, we were rehearsing," Kurama explained tiredly.
"Oh?! You expect me to believe that scantly clad, in the middle of the night, inside a giant rose you were rehearsing?!"
Kurama and Yusuke panicked a bit.
"How's the rehearsal going?"
They all turned to see Hiei followed by Yukina, Shizuru, and Kuwabara.
"Shall we take it from the top, ne kitsune?" said Hiei.
"I hope the piano is in tune." Shizuru said checking the piano.
"Would you like something to drink, Karasu-sama?" said Yukina.
Kurama sweat dropped at the circus that had just entered the rose tower.
"Yes, um when I spoke those words to you, you filled me with such inspiration that I realized how much work we had to do. So I called everyone together for an emergency rehearsal."
"If you're rehearsing, where's Yomi?"
"Oh we didn't bother Yomi!"
"Karasu-sama I'm so sorry about all this."
Kurama slapped a hand to his forehead.
"It's alright, Karasu knows all about the emergency rehearsal."
"Rehearsal?"
"Yes, to incorporate the duke's artistic idea."
"Oh well I'm sure Hiei will be ever too delighted-"
"Oh well the cat's out of the bag. Karasu's already a big fan of our new writer's work. That's why he's so keen to invest!"
"Invest? Oh yes, well invest. You can hardly blame me for trying to hide.."
"Yusuke." Yukina helped.
"Yusuke away."
"I'm way ahead of you Yomi!"
"Yes, well how about we go to my office to peruse the paper work?"
"What's the story?"
"Story?"
"Well if I'm going to invest I need to know the story." Karasu in a matter of fact voice.
"Oh, well the story's about.Hiei?"
"Uh, the story's about.it's about.um."
"It's about love!" Yusuke blurted out.
"Love?" Karasu echoed a little annoyed.
"It's about love over coming all obstacles." Yusuke continued.
"And it's set in Switzerland!" Kuwabara said.
"Switzerland?"
"Exotic Switzerland!" Yomi yelled.
"India! It's set in India!" Yusuke looked at Kurama. "And there's a courtesan. The most beautiful courtesan in the world. But his kingdom is invaded by an evil maharaja. Now to save his kingdom he has to seduce the maharaja. But on the night of the seduction, he mistakes a penniless..a penniless.penniless sitar player for the maharaja and he falls in love with him. He was trying to trick him or anything. He was dressed as a maharaja because he was appearing in a play!"
Kuwabara stepped in. "I will play the penniless, tango dancing sitar player. He will sing like an angel but dance like the devil!"
Yukina also threw in an idea. "The sitar is magical. It can only speak the truth."
"And I'll play the magical sitar," volunteered Hiei. He demonstrated by imitating some of the notes. He turned to Kurama. "You are beautiful" he turned to Kuwabara. "You are ugly and stupid" he turned to Karasu. "And you are a-"
Everyone's hand clamped over Hiei's mouth. Karasu backed away from him.
"And he gives the game away, right?"
"Yes!" they said in unison.
"Tell him about the can-can!" Yomi said.
"The um tantric can-can-"
"Is an erotic spectacular the captures the thrusting vibrant wild bohemian spirit that this whole production embodies, Karasu-sama!"
Karasu arched his eyebrow. "And what in the seven hells does that mean?"
"It means the show will be a magnificent, stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement, a sensual ravishment! It will be."
Shizuru played gusto on the piano. As Yomi, of all people sang.
"Spectacular Spectacular! No words in the vernacular can describe this great event. You'll be dumb with wonderment. Returns are fixed at ten percent. You must agree that's excellent. And on top of your fee."
Yomi backed up with the others making a formation behind him. All of them began to sing. (Hiei singing? Scary!)
"You'll be involved artistically."
The beat of the piano picked up. "So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years."
"Of elephants!" (Hiei)
"Arabians!" (Yukina)
"Indians" (Yomi)
"And courtesans" (Kurama)
"Acrobats" (Shizuru)
"Juggling bears"
"Exotic girls!" (Yusuke)
"Fire eaters!" everyone sang. "Muscle men, contortionists, intrigue, danger and romance! Electric lights, machinery and all that electricity! So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years. So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years! Spectacular spectacular no words in the vernacular can describe this great event you'll be dumb with wonderment!"
Everyone started dancing like Indians.
"The hills are alive with the sound of music!"
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years!"
They all struck a pose. Karasu only stared.
"And what happens in the end?"
They all looked at one another. They quickly got up a made a makeshift stage. Yusuke stood in front. He cleared his throat. The curtains opened and Kurama sat with Kuwabara their hands intertwined dramatically.
"The courtesan and sitar man, are pulled apart by and evil plan." Yusuke sang.
"But in the end he hears his song!" Kurama sang softly.
"And their love is just too strong." Yusuke sang looking at Kurama with a smile.
Kurama looked at him over his shoulder with a slight blush on his cheek. They were pulled from each others' gaze when Karasu sand.
"It's a little bit funny. This feeling inside."
They all sweat dropped and continued singing.
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years."
"The sitar player's secret song helped them flee the evil one! Though the tyrant rant and wailed it was all to no avail."
"I am the evil maharaja you will not escape!"
"Oh Yomi no one could play him like you could!" said Kurama.
"No one's going to!" said Yomi.
"So exciting! It'll make you laugh and make you cry. So delighting!"
"And in the end should some one die?" Karasu suggested.
They all looked at each other with giant sweat drops and continued singing.
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years. So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years!"
Everything went quiet as they awaited the dark youkai's opinion.
"Generally I like it."
They all cheered and hugged Karasu. (Of course Kurama tried to strangle him on the down low.)
A/n: nice time to end this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Next thing that's coming up is: Act III: The Start of the Rose Tower Affair. See ya soon!
Kurama: ::all dressed and ready:: I'm not the one to be blamed for this. :;eyes Yusuke::
Yusuke: Give me break! I'm not use to being in a penguin suit! :;fighting with bowtie:: You coulda got clip-on or something.
Konoko: that takes away from the art of it! :: doing a Shakespeare pose with a human skull::
Yusuke: -.-' right. anyway! I'm good.
Keiko: I don't agree w/ being the bad person in this.
Konoko: Yeah well somebody had to play psycho Nini! And I thought hey who would be the most upset if Kurama and Yusuke got together.oh Keiko! Besides, it gives Yusuke a reason to be a butt-munch to you. And just think you aren't the worse person in this. Karasu is the worst person!
Kurama: ::shudder and such:: don't even mention his name around me.
Yusuke: or me! That guy is a psychopath!
Karasu: What was that Uremeshi? :: meddlin' Kurama's hair::
Kurama: eep!
Konoko: ::glare and knocks da hell outta raven with a diamond cut bat:: Karasu what I done told you about touching red?!
Hiei: I coulda just as easily burned him.
Konoko: yeah well we actually need him to play the duke so you can't kill him yet.
Kurama: How in Inari's name did you get him to agree?
Konoko: uh..uh. ." I kinda made a promise to him..
Kurama: ::suspicious:: what kind of promise?
Konoko: you read the script right?
Kurama: ::narrows eyes:: yes.
Konoko: well..um.um!
Hakana: ::pops ups with a clipboard and O.L. uniform. (Office lady):: Konoko! Sorry I'm late. We have reviews. Three the last time I looked. Should I say the disclaimer and thanks now?
Konoko: sure go ri-
Kurama: hold on imouto-chan! She was just about to tell me what she promised Karasu!
Konoko: o.o'
Hakana: you mean you didn't know. There's a rape scene involving Satine and the duke.
Kurama: O.O!!!!! WHAT?! ::goes youko and summons the death tree my friend Topazia lovingly calls fluffy::
Konoko: 'kana could you handle the rest of this while I run for my life?
Hakana: sure I'll handle it.
Konoko: Arigato! Now if you'll excuse me. ::runs from the evil death tree screaming::
Hakana: because of technical difficulties I will do the announcing. Now first, a thank you to all you lovely reviewers. To tell the truth we weren't expecting any. Disclaimer: I won't be doing any more after this one. So like we don't own yu yu Hakusho otherwise Kuwabara would have been drawn as a bishie. She doesn't own Moulin Rouge otherwise she would've changed the ending. Now places! And 'On With the Show!'
Kitsune Rouge
Act II: The Red Room Mix Up!
After the show, Yomi made his way to Kurama's dressing room. He found Botan helping with Kurama's clothes. She was helping tie the sash on Kurama's new tunic which was pure velvet green with blood red petals falling over the pans from a blooming rose on the chest. Underneath were his traditional black pants with black shoes on his feet. His hair was in a high ponytail that was held up by one braid wrapped around hit. Half his bangs were in his face and the other was brushed into his ponytail. His side locks were thinned and curled slightly at the end.
"Is everything ready, fox?"
"Hai, Yomi-sama. How do I look, Botan?" Kurama said turning around.
The fox stretched out his arms giving her a full view of his attire. Botan clapped and giggled.
"You look great!" she exclaimed.
"How can he resist from gobbling you up! Everything's going perfectly!"
Kurama had gone down stairs secretly and led Yusuke up to his room. It was a mini tower shaped into a giant rose. He dragged the detective in and told him to make himself comfortable. He went behind curtain and changed into a black silk shirt with black silk high-cut underwear. He brushed out his hair which was now wavy from the way it was held. It flared and bounced as he walked out smiling seductively at Yusuke. Outside the rose tower Hiei, Yukina, Shizuru, and Kuwabara climbed up and sat on roof eavesdropping on the detective and courtesan.
"This is a perfect place for a poetry reading don't you think?"
Yusuke was speechless once again. That seemed to be happening a lot today. He looked the fox over with wide eyes. He nodded. Kurama walked over to the small table and picked up a bottle of champagne with his back turned.
"Would you like some champagne or something to eat?"
"Um, not really. I rather get this over with."
Kurama scowled and slammed the champagne back in the ice. He quickly plastered a smile on his face. So you're one of those types, Karasu. Fine by me! He thought. He strutted to the bed past Yusuke and sat down offering the detective a place next to him.
"Oh. Very well. Why don't you come down here and let's get it over and done with."
Yusuke shifted on his feet but didn't advance on the tempting fox.
"I think I'd rather do it standing..."
Kurama stared and shrugged.
"Oh I see!" he said about to get up.
"You don't have to get up."
"Huh?" Kurama sweat dropped.
"It's sometimes kinda long and I really want you to be comfortable."
Kurama eyes widened and stared a Yusuke, his sweat drop getting larger.
"See it's kinda modern what I do and well if you're open you'll like it."
Kurama just sat there looking at him. It was his turn to be confused. He laughed a little nervously.
"I'm sure I will."
"Right....um....let's see." Yusuke stood there a while thinking. I never was good at this crap. Oh well better think fast. "Um the sky is-"
He turned to see Kurama lying on the bed making very suggestive noises. Yusuke blushed at a loss for words. Whoa he's really trying to seduce me. Well he doesn't have to try he's doing a good job already. Alright stop thinking about that and get it over with!
"I think there might be some um...shaking." he started but once again he failed to think of a poem for the red head. Kurama was squirming in a way that practically said I'm free game. I'm ready to be ravished. Yusuke turned his back again trying to compose himself. Kurama noted the delay and stood up.
"Is everything alright?"
"Um, yeah. It just takes awhile for inspiration to come."
Kurama smiled and walked to the younger boy and put both his hands on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Oh yes yes yes. Let daddy help." Kurama hand traveled down slowly and grabbed the boy hard making him gasp. "Does that inspire you?"
Yusuke stood with wide eyes and in only a few seconds flat Kurama had thrown him on the bed.
"Let's make love!"
"What?!"
Kurama climbed on top of him and straddled him. He laid on him so the detective couldn't move.
"You want to don't you." Kurama said unbuttoning Yusuke's shirt. "Tell the truth."
"I..I ...I" Yusuke stuttered.
Kurama was practically ripping his shirt off.
"Now just admit it! Can't you feel the poetry happening right now. Come on loosen' up. Free the tiger!"
Yusuke was getting a hard on right there. Kurama had worked his way down to the younger boy's pants. Outside, Kuwabara was being held upside down. He was spying through the open balcony at the two. Kurama had unzipped Yusuke's pants and met a surprise that made his eyes widen. He looked at Yusuke in disbelief.
"Big boy! You're well endowed for teenager!"
"He's got a huge talent!" chirped Kuwabara.
"Stop being a pervert, baka!" said Hiei.
Kurama laid over him and kissed him. "I need your poetry now!"
Yusuke managed to push Kurama off and onto the floor. "Alright alright!"
He stood up gasping and fixing his clothes.
"It's, uh, a little bit funny..this feeling inside..I'm not one of those who can easily hide.....is this what you wanted?"
"Oh, poetry, yes...yes this is what I want, naughty words!" Kurama said sitting up.
"Um..if I were a sculptor..then again no... um or a man that makes potions at a traveling show. I don't have much money but boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live.."
"Yes yes give me more."
"I know it's not much but...."
Kurama was rolling around on the floor completely ecstatic. (a/n: try to imagine Kurama rollin' on the floor like a psycho path and you'll laugh)
"Don't stop! Give me more."
"Um but it's the best I can do."
Kurama rolled wrapping himself up in the bear skinned rug. Yusuke sweat dropped and walked to the balcony. Kurama then heard something even more amazing that made him freeze. Yusuke's voice.
"My gift is my song."
Kurama sat up and stared in disbelief. Yusuke and turned and looked at the flabbergasted fox. He sang more softly now.
"And this one's for you......"
Kurama stood up and watched him advance on him.
"You can tell everybody, this is your song. It maybe quite simple but now that it's done."
Yusuke reached out touched the red heads cheek making the fox blush.
"I hope you don't mind. I hope you mind, that I put down in words...How wonderful life is...now you're in the world."
Kurama eyes were lit with surprise and complete enchantment. Yusuke smiled at his bewilderment.
"Sat on a roof. And I kicked off the moss. Well some of these verses they've..got me quite crossed. But the sun's been kind, while I wrote this song. It's for people like you that keep it turned on."
Kurama blushed brighter averting his face. Yusuke held his chin making him look at him.
"Excuse me forgetting, but these things I do. You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue. But see well the thing is what I really mean. Yours are the sweetest eyes I ever seen!"
Yusuke grabbed Kurama and twirled him around dancing with him. They leaped on an arch of stars on to the roof next to them. Dancing in stardust, they twirled and frolicked over the roof top.
"And you can tell everybody. This is your song! It may be quite simple but now that it's done. I hope you don't mind, hope you don't mind that I put down in words! How wonderful life is.....Now you're in the world!"
Yusuke held that note until he dipped Kurama and was an inch from his nose. Kurama was completely under the spell of the detective. He's so sweet to me.am I.am I..in love with him? Kurama thought.
"I can't believe it.I'm.I'm in love.I'm in love with a young talented handsome duke."
Yusuke chuckled. "Duke?'
"Not that the title matters."
"I'm not a duke."
"Your not?" Kurama asked still in a daze.
"No, I'm a de- writer."
That cleared Kurama's head.
"A writer?!"
"Yeah."
"NO!"
"Hiei said-"
"Oh no, you aren't another one of Hiei's oh so talented, penniless, tragically impoverished protégés, are you?"
Yusuke shrugged. "well you might say that."
"Oh NO! Where is Hiei! I'm going to murder that little bastard!"
"Hiei you're in some deep shit!" Kuwabara yelled up to Hiei.
Kurama nearly lost it. He was under to much pressure at one time. He gasped when a thought struck him.
"If you're here then where's Karasu?" Kurama said opening the door. When he saw Karasu and Yomi standing there he slammed it shut. "Karasu! Hide!"
Before Yusuke could get anywhere the door opened. Yomi came in with Karasu. Kurama made Yusuke duck behind him. Kurama stood straight in a successful attempt to hide the crouching Yusuke. Yomi stared at him.
"Are you decent for Karasu?"
Kurama swiftly nodded and lightly nudged Yusuke to move with him. They inched towards the table.
"Where were you, red?"
"I was waiting." Kurama rasped out making it to the table. Yusuke crawled underneath and his behind the cloth.
"Anyway allow me to introduce the Desert Rose also known as Kurama."
Kurama finally got a good look at Karasu. He was tall, pale, and kind of scary looking. His hair was long and flat nearly touching the floor with a strange shine to it. He wore a mask that was steel and his eyes were piercing lavender. Kurama felt slightly intimidated by the youkai. The youkai neared the fox with a strange grace Kurama had seen many times that of a hunter stalking prey. Kurama kept a game face but inside he shrank back.
"Karasu-sama. So nice of you to take time out of your busy schedule to visit."
Karasu's eyes raked over the red-head with lustful interest. He took Kurama's hand and lifted it. He removed his mask and kissed Kurama's delicate hand. With that one contact, Kurama felt full extent of his costumer's powers.
"The pleasure I'm afraid will be entirely mine."
Kurama arched an eyebrow. Okay I'm nervous now. Why couldn't the other guy be Karasu, hey speaking of the other guy. Kurama took a peek behind him to see Yusuke's hand from under the table cloth. Kurama stepped on it making Yusuke pull it under grimacing in pain. Yomi nodded at the both of them but Karasu barely noticed.
"I'll leave you two to get better acquainted, ta-ta!" Yomi did all but run out the room.
Karasu's eyes stayed on an all but squirming Kurama.
"A kiss on the hand maybe quite continental." He quoted.
Kurama gave a nervous chuckle. "But flowers are a fox's best friend."
"Well after your performance I'm sure you're in need of refreshment."
Kurama plopped down giving his best smile. This guy's a psycho, Kurama thought. He was pulled away from his thoughts when Karasu reached for the wine bottle exactly where Yusuke was. Kurama panicked.
"Don't!"
Karasu stared. Think quickly, Kurama.
"Don't you just.....love the view?"
Karasu just stared at him strangely making Kurama sweat drop. "charming," was all the raven haired man said before reaching for the bottle again. Kurama had to stall.
"Um....Woo! I feel like dancing!" Kurama began to twirl and trill. He spun in circles looking as if he had gone mad. Yusuke rose up and looked at Kurama with huge sweat drop. Karasu blinked confused.
"I think I'll have glass of champagne now," Karasu said getting the bottle. Unfortunately Yusuke was still staring.
"No! It's a little bit funny!"
"What is?" Karasu asked arching an eyebrow.
"This feeling...inside! I'm not one of those who can easily hide!"
Point for Kurama! Good distraction! Kurama cheered himself. But leave to Yusuke to make a sound. The detective ducked down beneath the table. Kurama tackled Karasu's feet drawing his attention back to the fox.
"I don't have much money! But boy if I did.I'd um buy a big house where we both could live!"
Kurama looked at Yusuke and shooed him out from around Karasu's legs. Kurama then looked back up at the raven haired investor. He put on his best seductive singing voice.
"I hope you don't mind...I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words." Kurama rose up and gazed into Karasu's eyes so that he would receive the full effect of Kurama's spell.
"How wonderful life is now you're in the world."
Karasu's eyes got a sparkle to them when Kurama's sweet alto voice hit his ears. Yusuke headed towards the door as Kurama wooed the raven with his charms.
"That was beautiful." Karasu whispered in a daze.
"It's from our show. Spectacular Spectacular. Suddenly with you here I finally understand the true meaning of those words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world."
Yusuke made it to the door and opened it. Unfortunately on the other side was Karasu's body guard. Yusuke cursed and quickly slammed the door. Kurama saw this and freaked, pushing away from Karasu.
"NO NO NO!" Kurama screamed pounding his fist on the bed. He quickly thought of a plan. "Karasu! Don't toy with my emotions! You must know the effect you have on youkos."
"Um." Karasu stared.
Kurama grabbed Karasu and pulled him on top of him.
"Let's make love!"
"Wha..." said Karasu said a little more than baffled.
"You know you want to! Oh I knew you felt the same way!"
Kurama looked over Karasu's shoulder at Yusuke. He waved his hand telling Yusuke to get lost. Yusuke moved towards the back door but hesitated. He watched with jealous and anger seeing Karasu with Kurama.
"Get out! He'll kill you!" Kurama whispered waving at Yusuke furiously.
Yusuke narrowed his eyes at the red head. Kurama glared and said out loud.
"You're right, Karasu we should wait! Until opening night!" Kurama gave a 'how's that?' look at Yusuke. The detective nodded and hid behind a tall curtain.
"Wait?" Karasu asked sitting up.
Kurama put on his best innocently scared face. "There's a power in you that scares me. We must wait. I'll see you everyday during rehearsal! Now you must go. Get out." Kurama did all but kick the tall youkai out the room.
Yusuke came from behind the curtain. Kurama stalked up to him.
"You! Do you have any idea what would've happened. Any idea, if you were found?!" Kurama gasped suddenly. The pain in his chest was back and he was struggling to breath.
"Kurama?" Yusuke said nervously. Kurama fainted into the detective's arms. Yusuke panicked. "Oh boy! What to do what to do?! Bed I'll put you in bed!"
Yusuke swung Kurama into the bed and was pulled down on top of him. To add on to his bad predicament, Karasu walked back in to the room and saw Yusuke on the unconscious fox.
"You killed him?!"
"I." Yusuke stuttered.
Kurama decided to come to at that moment.
"Oh Karasu," Kurama said in a bit of a haze.
"It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside?" Karasu said with narrowed eyes.
"Beautifully spoken, let introduce you. The writer. Yes, we were rehearsing," Kurama explained tiredly.
"Oh?! You expect me to believe that scantly clad, in the middle of the night, inside a giant rose you were rehearsing?!"
Kurama and Yusuke panicked a bit.
"How's the rehearsal going?"
They all turned to see Hiei followed by Yukina, Shizuru, and Kuwabara.
"Shall we take it from the top, ne kitsune?" said Hiei.
"I hope the piano is in tune." Shizuru said checking the piano.
"Would you like something to drink, Karasu-sama?" said Yukina.
Kurama sweat dropped at the circus that had just entered the rose tower.
"Yes, um when I spoke those words to you, you filled me with such inspiration that I realized how much work we had to do. So I called everyone together for an emergency rehearsal."
"If you're rehearsing, where's Yomi?"
"Oh we didn't bother Yomi!"
"Karasu-sama I'm so sorry about all this."
Kurama slapped a hand to his forehead.
"It's alright, Karasu knows all about the emergency rehearsal."
"Rehearsal?"
"Yes, to incorporate the duke's artistic idea."
"Oh well I'm sure Hiei will be ever too delighted-"
"Oh well the cat's out of the bag. Karasu's already a big fan of our new writer's work. That's why he's so keen to invest!"
"Invest? Oh yes, well invest. You can hardly blame me for trying to hide.."
"Yusuke." Yukina helped.
"Yusuke away."
"I'm way ahead of you Yomi!"
"Yes, well how about we go to my office to peruse the paper work?"
"What's the story?"
"Story?"
"Well if I'm going to invest I need to know the story." Karasu in a matter of fact voice.
"Oh, well the story's about.Hiei?"
"Uh, the story's about.it's about.um."
"It's about love!" Yusuke blurted out.
"Love?" Karasu echoed a little annoyed.
"It's about love over coming all obstacles." Yusuke continued.
"And it's set in Switzerland!" Kuwabara said.
"Switzerland?"
"Exotic Switzerland!" Yomi yelled.
"India! It's set in India!" Yusuke looked at Kurama. "And there's a courtesan. The most beautiful courtesan in the world. But his kingdom is invaded by an evil maharaja. Now to save his kingdom he has to seduce the maharaja. But on the night of the seduction, he mistakes a penniless..a penniless.penniless sitar player for the maharaja and he falls in love with him. He was trying to trick him or anything. He was dressed as a maharaja because he was appearing in a play!"
Kuwabara stepped in. "I will play the penniless, tango dancing sitar player. He will sing like an angel but dance like the devil!"
Yukina also threw in an idea. "The sitar is magical. It can only speak the truth."
"And I'll play the magical sitar," volunteered Hiei. He demonstrated by imitating some of the notes. He turned to Kurama. "You are beautiful" he turned to Kuwabara. "You are ugly and stupid" he turned to Karasu. "And you are a-"
Everyone's hand clamped over Hiei's mouth. Karasu backed away from him.
"And he gives the game away, right?"
"Yes!" they said in unison.
"Tell him about the can-can!" Yomi said.
"The um tantric can-can-"
"Is an erotic spectacular the captures the thrusting vibrant wild bohemian spirit that this whole production embodies, Karasu-sama!"
Karasu arched his eyebrow. "And what in the seven hells does that mean?"
"It means the show will be a magnificent, stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement, a sensual ravishment! It will be."
Shizuru played gusto on the piano. As Yomi, of all people sang.
"Spectacular Spectacular! No words in the vernacular can describe this great event. You'll be dumb with wonderment. Returns are fixed at ten percent. You must agree that's excellent. And on top of your fee."
Yomi backed up with the others making a formation behind him. All of them began to sing. (Hiei singing? Scary!)
"You'll be involved artistically."
The beat of the piano picked up. "So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years."
"Of elephants!" (Hiei)
"Arabians!" (Yukina)
"Indians" (Yomi)
"And courtesans" (Kurama)
"Acrobats" (Shizuru)
"Juggling bears"
"Exotic girls!" (Yusuke)
"Fire eaters!" everyone sang. "Muscle men, contortionists, intrigue, danger and romance! Electric lights, machinery and all that electricity! So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years. So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years! Spectacular spectacular no words in the vernacular can describe this great event you'll be dumb with wonderment!"
Everyone started dancing like Indians.
"The hills are alive with the sound of music!"
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years!"
They all struck a pose. Karasu only stared.
"And what happens in the end?"
They all looked at one another. They quickly got up a made a makeshift stage. Yusuke stood in front. He cleared his throat. The curtains opened and Kurama sat with Kuwabara their hands intertwined dramatically.
"The courtesan and sitar man, are pulled apart by and evil plan." Yusuke sang.
"But in the end he hears his song!" Kurama sang softly.
"And their love is just too strong." Yusuke sang looking at Kurama with a smile.
Kurama looked at him over his shoulder with a slight blush on his cheek. They were pulled from each others' gaze when Karasu sand.
"It's a little bit funny. This feeling inside."
They all sweat dropped and continued singing.
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years."
"The sitar player's secret song helped them flee the evil one! Though the tyrant rant and wailed it was all to no avail."
"I am the evil maharaja you will not escape!"
"Oh Yomi no one could play him like you could!" said Kurama.
"No one's going to!" said Yomi.
"So exciting! It'll make you laugh and make you cry. So delighting!"
"And in the end should some one die?" Karasu suggested.
They all looked at each other with giant sweat drops and continued singing.
"So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years. So exciting! The audience will stomp and cheer. So delighting. It will run for fifty years!"
Everything went quiet as they awaited the dark youkai's opinion.
"Generally I like it."
They all cheered and hugged Karasu. (Of course Kurama tried to strangle him on the down low.)
A/n: nice time to end this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Next thing that's coming up is: Act III: The Start of the Rose Tower Affair. See ya soon!