Out of Nowhere

by Baka Gothic Kitsune

AU; What happens when Hiei bumps into a tall stranger--and lands them both in a prison cell! Shounen-ai, KxH.

4. Chapter 4

Author's Notes: Hello, readers!! Baka Gothic Kitsune, reporting for duty!! salutes Welcome to Chapter 4!! holds up four fingers I'm enjoying writing this fic a whole lot, so this one is being updated a lot faster than my other fic, "Blood Rain and Mistakes", but if you're reading that one as well, I assure you that I WILL update it as often as possible. " Gomen nasai, if you're waiting for me to update. Also, I've just realized that I totally didn't add any opening author's notes to the previous chapter. sweatdrops I meant to add them before I had my editor post the story, but I forgot. I'm sad to say that even my editor didn't notice the lack of author's notes. glares

Starlit-Knight (Editor) TT It's not my fault!! I wasn't wearing my glasses!! My doggy tried to eat them!!

BGK: sighs It's alright Starlit-chan. I know you're blonde. Besides, I'm just glad you post my stories for me at all. Thank you!! TT Well, before I begin, here's a thanks to all my reviewers so far:

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Also, congratulations to Volpe Di Spirito and Kitsune Foxfire!! They were the only ones to even try to guess who my mysterious figure was!! Special congrats to Volpe Di Spirito, 'cause she was the first one to guess correctly!! Yay!! I must now write a cute shounen-ai one-shot and dedicate it to her!! To find out which of her guesses was correct, scroll down you dimwits!! XD Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

"Out of Nowhere: Chapter 4" by Baka Gothic Kitsune

As Hiei followed Kurama out of the building, the burning light of the sunset revealed a rather amusing scene.

Kurama had apparently run right into a tall demon, bounced off the demon's chest, and landed painfully on his tail.

"Oow. . .," Kurama moaned/whined, his ears flattening to his head as he winced in pain. "Inari-sama, that fuckin' hurt!!" Slowly, he stood up, rubbing at previously mentioned body part.

Suddenly, Kurama seemed to catch sight of the youkai whom he'd run into. His ears perked up at the sight, and an excited smile graced his features.

"Kuronuwe!" he exclaimed happily. He then proceeded to throw himself at the demon and kiss him lustily on the lips.

Hiei watched all this silently. 'Damn,' Hiei thought to himself. 'I should have known he wouldn't be alone. . . It's strange though. . . He's not marked. . .' Then, as if just realizing what he'd been thinking, he shook his head from side to side.

Eventually, the two taller demons broke their kiss. As they did this, Hiei got his first clear view of the newcomer. He had black hair, pulled into a high pony, violet colored eyes, and pointed ears that stuck out from the sides of his head. He wore a strange hat, as well as black clothing, including loose pants and a vest with buckles up the front. "So, Kurama," Kuronuwe said, smiling impishly, "I'd heard that you'd gotten yourself into trouble again. I figured I'd better come get you out of it, before some guard decided he wanted you for his own, but it seems I'm a little late. . . You don't look like you're in trouble to me." He laughed good-naturedly.

Kurama blinked several times. He then folded his arms across his chest and stuck his tongue defiantly. "Yeah, I guess you are a little too late. Hiei and I got outta there just fine." He pointed over his shoulder with his thumb in Hiei's direction.

Kuronuwe only continued to smile. "Why don't you keep sticking that sharp tongue of yours out at me, koi? See what happens." He then looked at Hiei, then back at Kurama. "So, how did you two wind up in there anyway?" he asked, genuinely curious. He nodded towards the building they'd come out of.

Kurama blinked several times before launching into an explanation. "Well," he said with an embarrassed shrug, "I got caught snatching the cash off of some creep. The bastard saw me take it out of his pocket and set a pack of guards on me. I'm runnin' and—by the way, they never would have caught me—and this guy—" He gestured at Hiei. "—comes outta nowhere and we run right smack into each other." He smacked his hands together for emphasis. Then he rolled his eyes. "Those moronic guards thought we were working together or something and threw us in the same cell." He laughed. "Big mistake on their part, 'cause we had to work together to get out of there. And on that note, care to help me with these wards? They're starting to burn. . ." He pointed to the wards that had been placed at strategic points on his body by the guards.

Kuronuwe seemed to notice the wards for the first time. "Those bastards. . .," he muttered, carefully pulling some of the wards off of Kurama's arms.

The now ward-free Kurama flexed his energy, causing all the plants in the immediate area to seem a bit more healthy than they'd been moments ago. He rubbed at the sore spots on his skin where the wards had been. Then, without a word, he walked over to Hiei and pulled the wards off of his new-found friend.

Hiei stared at Kurama tensely, which in turn made Kurama feel tense and uneasy.

"So, uh. . .," Kurama broke the silence. Then, wondering if the fire demon remembered his comment about Hiei's missing his mother, he added, "Are you, um, mad at me?" (A/N: In case you forgot, in the end of chapter 3, Kurama made some comment about Hiei missing his mother or something to that extent. Hiei was pissed, needless to say. Okay, back to the story! ")

Hiei blinked. "No," he said honestly. "Not really." He folded his arms across his chest and looked away.

Reassured that his imposing death had been postponed for the moment, Kurama became his usual, easily amused self. "Good!" he said cheerfully.

"Ready to go, then?" Kuronuwe asked Kurama.

Now it was Kurama's turn to blink. "Okay, koi." Kurama was about to follow Kuronuwe down the path back to the main part of the village, when instead he turned back to Hiei. "I've never seen you in this town before," he said to the short youkai. "Do you have a place to stay?"

Now, Hiei wasn't about to admit to a complete, well, almost complete stranger, that he'd been sleeping in trees for most of his life. "I'll be fine," he said flatly. And with that said, he flitted off into the surrounding forest.

Author's Notes: Heh heh. Kurama was sort of OOC in this chapter, but you should try and get used to it. I really don't have much to go by as far as Youko's personality, so I simply wrote him as I pictured him. In my mind, Youko is easily amused, playful, and not nearly as evil as one would expect. So deal with it! Bwahaha! XD shrugs Also, I spell Kuronuwe with the "w". I've seen other authors spell it "Kuronue", but I spell it the way it was spelled on the DVD case of the movie, so don't argue with me over it. Anywayz, REVIEW, or you shall die a horrible and painful death. Have a nice day!

PS: Volpe Di Spirito must say in her review what pairing she wants her story to be!! I could write a Cardcaptors fic, a Saiyuki fic, a Yu-Yu Hakusho fic, an Inu-Yasha fic, or a crossover, with a cute shounen-ai crossover pairing.