Hey, I'm back! And guess what, I didn't go on a killing spree yet!
Kurama- For some reason, I'm shocked.
-.- ...Ja-ku. Anyway, yay, Kurama, guess what?! ((hops up and down and claps))
Kurama- Oh, boy, it must be big...okay, the suspense is killing me. What?
WE'RE SOMEONE'S FAVORITE! Melanie-chan has said that reading MY stories fulfills her inner kitsune! Ain't that just sweet?
Kurama- When you say 'inner kitsune', do you mean Youko? Because, that's my inner kit!
No, dummy. We're all entitled to our inner kits! ((flicks him on the side of the head))
Kurama- OW! Meanie!
Hiei- ...Did he just say 'meanie?'
((sweat drops)) Oh well, here's the next chapter, all up and running and pretty and stuff.
Chapter Two- A Sly Devil Is Kurama
Once the fox was securely collared and tied to the floor with several thick ropes that were wound through his collar, a single light came on in the room, one circle of luminance that surrounded the little white fox, who sweat dropped nervously when he looked up and saw Kurama sitting backwards on a chair with his elbows propped up off the back of it and his fingers intertwined underneath his chin. ((Have you seen the Kurama picture where he looks all thoughtful and he's got his hands together underneath his chin? THAT was what inspired THIS.))
"So, Rafu," he said in a dark, mysterious voice, narrowing his eyes at the fox. Hiei was leaning against the wall, watching the scene with a smirk of amusement. Kurama must really hate that poor little fox, he mused. "You're not any normal fox---that I know already. What exactly are you? And don't be afraid to talk---I can understand you, and Hiei can read your mind."
((Holy SHIT, this is fun.))
The fox glanced between the fire demon at the wall and the fox demon in front of him nervously, shifting his weight and sitting down with his tail curled around him. Kurama glared at him, daring him to move again. The fox didn't even flinch under the weight of Kurama's intense Glare of Doom, which was surprising. Instead, he cleared his throat.
If you'll remove my restraints, I'll show you what I really am.
The quiet voice made Hiei cock his head to the side, raising an eyebrow curiously. He'd figured that the fox was some sort of demon when he'd first laid eyes on it---after all, he mused, not a lot of foxes are white. But to actually hear the voice of the fox, that had been uncomfortably close to Asa, according to Kurama's memory, the whole time since she saved it, was a little sickening. Hiei's hand moved to his katana almost instinctively out of anger.
"Taking advantage of your fox form and using it to get close to a young girl is despicable," he said, his ruby eyes narrowing to slits.
Though his face was frightening when he was angry, it was nothing compared to the glare Kurama sent at the fox---it sent shivers down his spine just glancing at the redhead out of the corner of his golden eyes. He could almost see flames engulfing Kurama, whose eyes were alight with an ire that was enough to burn anyone they fell on to a cinder. Kurama, Rafu figured, was way past angry---he was pissed.
"Show us your true form, and then I'll think about removing the ropes," he growled hotly, wishing for the power to give looks that could kill. He'd even trade in his precious rose whip for that power right about now. He was not going to let this little fox near Asa again, he vowed, glowering at the fox...
Just as Asa walked through the door with a plate of cooked meat in her hands and flicked open the curtains, sending a wave of light over the room. The girl's face was purely surprised as her mouth formed a small 'o' and her eyes went wide. "Kurama, what're you doing to Rafu?" she asked, furrowing her brow, suddenly the picture of suspicion.
"Um...entertaining him with my vast knowledge of detective movies?" Kurama tried lamely, invoking a raised eyebrow from Hiei and a sharp glare from Rafu as Asa eyed him curiously with a sweat drop on the side of her head.
"Right, well...untie him so he can eat, okay?" she asked, hobbling over to the little table in the room. Hiei and Kurama exchanged a glance, both glaring at Rafu as they noticed his eyes following every movement of Asa's skirt quite diligently. Kurama quickly went to stand behind Asa, blocking her from the fox demon's view, as Hiei cut the little fox loose with his katana. The cute kitsune darted to Asa's feet, yipping excitedly and standing on his hind legs as she put the plate of food down for him to reach. Bending over wasn't exactly the best thing she could have done with a lecher of a fox on his hind legs in front of her, Kurama mused, watching the fox's eyes fall from her face downward. Asa wasn't looking, so he gave the little fox a quick kick, sending it to the floor.
Asa giggled at the fox, thinking it had fallen on purpose, "Silly Rafu, go ahead, eat up." She stood up straight again, and winced as she set her weight on her ankle. Kurama's arm immediately wrapped around her waist, and he helped her to the couch, as Hiei kept an eye on the fox, glaring at it as it looked enviously at Kurama.
"Asa...that fox..." Kurama started, but was silenced when Asa landed her level gaze on him.
"You're not going to go telling me the fox isn't right again, are you?" she asked suspiciously, narrowing her eyes at him.
He paused for a moment before he answered. On the edge of his brain, a raw, devious idea that had surely been something of Youko's imagination formed itself, unconsciously forcing a smirk onto his lips as his eyes lit up evilly. He came back to reality when Asa's icy blue eyes were a few inches from his as she leaned forward, poking the tip of his nose to bring him back to reality. "Kurama, daijobu?"
"Hai, but I was wondering, Asa-chan, if I could take the fox with me. My mother would love to see it," Kurama lied slyly. Asa raised an eyebrow, but her eyes were delighted with the prospect of pleasing Shiori, whom she'd come to know as a good friend. Hiei eyed Kurama sidelong, knowing his plan, and wondering for a moment how he so easily got people like Asa to trust him, when they knew that he had once been considered the King of Thieves.
"All right, I suppose," Asa said with an affirmative nod. "But what about me? I have to go home soon."
"Genkai has looked at your ankle?" Kurama inquired, his evil face diminishing as concern spread over his features.
"Hai. She said it was all right for me to go home, as long as I didn't walk on it too much."
"Hn. I'll keep an eye on the fox, until you get back," Hiei spoke up from the other side of the room. "I'll take Rafu to your house, Fox. You can take Asa-chan home. You brought your car, ne?"
Kurama nodded, "Hai, I did. Arigato, Hiei." He turned to Asa, not bothering to even smirk as he saw Hiei dart from the wall in a black blur and scoop up Rafu, who yelped in protest, but instead speaking to her, "Would you like a piggy-back ride to the car or should I just carry you the old-fashioned way?"
His smile was playful, and then teasing as the blush rose in Asa's cheeks. She shrugged, unable to answer as her cheeks grew rosier, and he nodded, walking to the door to pick up her shoes then walking back to her to hand them to her a second before he swept her up into his arms. Her blush intensified as he carried her out to his black car, and set her on her feet long enough to open the door, then picked her up to place her gently in her seat. He shut the door gently, going back into Genkai's to retrieve her crappy two tons of books (he'd already taken his to his house so he could retrieve his car) and put them in the backseat before he slid into the driver's seat.
She was still blushing when he glanced over at her, her chin inclined forward so that her hair was a curtain that hid her eyes from him. He hoped he hadn't embarrassed her too much, but was too occupied with thinking about what he was about to do to that stupid fox demon to even notice all the fleeting glances she threw his way. Needless to say, it was a quiet ride home.
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YAAY! I am SO on a sugar high right now! It's fun! Okay, well. Yeah. Oh, for the next chap, I'm planning some fluff, some torture, and some Hiei/Kurama collaboration against poor Rafu...also, Rafu's human form's coming out. More jealousy? Maybe...but Kurama's gonna have something to gamble with! Yay me! See ya later!
Kurama- For some reason, I'm shocked.
-.- ...Ja-ku. Anyway, yay, Kurama, guess what?! ((hops up and down and claps))
Kurama- Oh, boy, it must be big...okay, the suspense is killing me. What?
WE'RE SOMEONE'S FAVORITE! Melanie-chan has said that reading MY stories fulfills her inner kitsune! Ain't that just sweet?
Kurama- When you say 'inner kitsune', do you mean Youko? Because, that's my inner kit!
No, dummy. We're all entitled to our inner kits! ((flicks him on the side of the head))
Kurama- OW! Meanie!
Hiei- ...Did he just say 'meanie?'
((sweat drops)) Oh well, here's the next chapter, all up and running and pretty and stuff.
Chapter Two- A Sly Devil Is Kurama
Once the fox was securely collared and tied to the floor with several thick ropes that were wound through his collar, a single light came on in the room, one circle of luminance that surrounded the little white fox, who sweat dropped nervously when he looked up and saw Kurama sitting backwards on a chair with his elbows propped up off the back of it and his fingers intertwined underneath his chin. ((Have you seen the Kurama picture where he looks all thoughtful and he's got his hands together underneath his chin? THAT was what inspired THIS.))
"So, Rafu," he said in a dark, mysterious voice, narrowing his eyes at the fox. Hiei was leaning against the wall, watching the scene with a smirk of amusement. Kurama must really hate that poor little fox, he mused. "You're not any normal fox---that I know already. What exactly are you? And don't be afraid to talk---I can understand you, and Hiei can read your mind."
((Holy SHIT, this is fun.))
The fox glanced between the fire demon at the wall and the fox demon in front of him nervously, shifting his weight and sitting down with his tail curled around him. Kurama glared at him, daring him to move again. The fox didn't even flinch under the weight of Kurama's intense Glare of Doom, which was surprising. Instead, he cleared his throat.
If you'll remove my restraints, I'll show you what I really am.
The quiet voice made Hiei cock his head to the side, raising an eyebrow curiously. He'd figured that the fox was some sort of demon when he'd first laid eyes on it---after all, he mused, not a lot of foxes are white. But to actually hear the voice of the fox, that had been uncomfortably close to Asa, according to Kurama's memory, the whole time since she saved it, was a little sickening. Hiei's hand moved to his katana almost instinctively out of anger.
"Taking advantage of your fox form and using it to get close to a young girl is despicable," he said, his ruby eyes narrowing to slits.
Though his face was frightening when he was angry, it was nothing compared to the glare Kurama sent at the fox---it sent shivers down his spine just glancing at the redhead out of the corner of his golden eyes. He could almost see flames engulfing Kurama, whose eyes were alight with an ire that was enough to burn anyone they fell on to a cinder. Kurama, Rafu figured, was way past angry---he was pissed.
"Show us your true form, and then I'll think about removing the ropes," he growled hotly, wishing for the power to give looks that could kill. He'd even trade in his precious rose whip for that power right about now. He was not going to let this little fox near Asa again, he vowed, glowering at the fox...
Just as Asa walked through the door with a plate of cooked meat in her hands and flicked open the curtains, sending a wave of light over the room. The girl's face was purely surprised as her mouth formed a small 'o' and her eyes went wide. "Kurama, what're you doing to Rafu?" she asked, furrowing her brow, suddenly the picture of suspicion.
"Um...entertaining him with my vast knowledge of detective movies?" Kurama tried lamely, invoking a raised eyebrow from Hiei and a sharp glare from Rafu as Asa eyed him curiously with a sweat drop on the side of her head.
"Right, well...untie him so he can eat, okay?" she asked, hobbling over to the little table in the room. Hiei and Kurama exchanged a glance, both glaring at Rafu as they noticed his eyes following every movement of Asa's skirt quite diligently. Kurama quickly went to stand behind Asa, blocking her from the fox demon's view, as Hiei cut the little fox loose with his katana. The cute kitsune darted to Asa's feet, yipping excitedly and standing on his hind legs as she put the plate of food down for him to reach. Bending over wasn't exactly the best thing she could have done with a lecher of a fox on his hind legs in front of her, Kurama mused, watching the fox's eyes fall from her face downward. Asa wasn't looking, so he gave the little fox a quick kick, sending it to the floor.
Asa giggled at the fox, thinking it had fallen on purpose, "Silly Rafu, go ahead, eat up." She stood up straight again, and winced as she set her weight on her ankle. Kurama's arm immediately wrapped around her waist, and he helped her to the couch, as Hiei kept an eye on the fox, glaring at it as it looked enviously at Kurama.
"Asa...that fox..." Kurama started, but was silenced when Asa landed her level gaze on him.
"You're not going to go telling me the fox isn't right again, are you?" she asked suspiciously, narrowing her eyes at him.
He paused for a moment before he answered. On the edge of his brain, a raw, devious idea that had surely been something of Youko's imagination formed itself, unconsciously forcing a smirk onto his lips as his eyes lit up evilly. He came back to reality when Asa's icy blue eyes were a few inches from his as she leaned forward, poking the tip of his nose to bring him back to reality. "Kurama, daijobu?"
"Hai, but I was wondering, Asa-chan, if I could take the fox with me. My mother would love to see it," Kurama lied slyly. Asa raised an eyebrow, but her eyes were delighted with the prospect of pleasing Shiori, whom she'd come to know as a good friend. Hiei eyed Kurama sidelong, knowing his plan, and wondering for a moment how he so easily got people like Asa to trust him, when they knew that he had once been considered the King of Thieves.
"All right, I suppose," Asa said with an affirmative nod. "But what about me? I have to go home soon."
"Genkai has looked at your ankle?" Kurama inquired, his evil face diminishing as concern spread over his features.
"Hai. She said it was all right for me to go home, as long as I didn't walk on it too much."
"Hn. I'll keep an eye on the fox, until you get back," Hiei spoke up from the other side of the room. "I'll take Rafu to your house, Fox. You can take Asa-chan home. You brought your car, ne?"
Kurama nodded, "Hai, I did. Arigato, Hiei." He turned to Asa, not bothering to even smirk as he saw Hiei dart from the wall in a black blur and scoop up Rafu, who yelped in protest, but instead speaking to her, "Would you like a piggy-back ride to the car or should I just carry you the old-fashioned way?"
His smile was playful, and then teasing as the blush rose in Asa's cheeks. She shrugged, unable to answer as her cheeks grew rosier, and he nodded, walking to the door to pick up her shoes then walking back to her to hand them to her a second before he swept her up into his arms. Her blush intensified as he carried her out to his black car, and set her on her feet long enough to open the door, then picked her up to place her gently in her seat. He shut the door gently, going back into Genkai's to retrieve her crappy two tons of books (he'd already taken his to his house so he could retrieve his car) and put them in the backseat before he slid into the driver's seat.
She was still blushing when he glanced over at her, her chin inclined forward so that her hair was a curtain that hid her eyes from him. He hoped he hadn't embarrassed her too much, but was too occupied with thinking about what he was about to do to that stupid fox demon to even notice all the fleeting glances she threw his way. Needless to say, it was a quiet ride home.
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YAAY! I am SO on a sugar high right now! It's fun! Okay, well. Yeah. Oh, for the next chap, I'm planning some fluff, some torture, and some Hiei/Kurama collaboration against poor Rafu...also, Rafu's human form's coming out. More jealousy? Maybe...but Kurama's gonna have something to gamble with! Yay me! See ya later!