Chapter Three- A Kiss and Kidnapping
When they reached Asa's house, Kurama pulled the car over quickly, and turned to look at her---then sighed. She was asleep, her head resting on her palm, propped up on the armrest that was attached to the door. Shaking his head in amusement at her, he unbuckled her seat belt carefully, and with his other hand reached behind her to grasp her shoulders, pulling her slowly toward him so he could slip the seat belt over her head. He laid her against his seat as he backed out of the car, and hurried around to the other side, picking her up bridal style, careful not to bump her head as he pulled her from the car.
As he carried her through her black metal gate, he stole a glance at the driveway. Jeri wasn't at home, he noted, with the absence of the doctor's Audi. That was okay; he knew that there was an emergency key hidden on the underside of the mailbox. He opened her door, and carried her inside, shutting the door again with his foot as he carried her up the stairs and into her room.
He'd been inside her room a total of three times---it wasn't exactly considered appropriate by his father for the boy, as much as a gentleman as Jeri knew he was, to be in his young daughter's room, and the few times that he had, it had only been for very brief amounts of time. Each time, though, he noticed something that made him amazed at the personality of the girl in his arms. He shook his head, taking her to her bed and laying her down, covering her with a light blanket he found at the end of the bed, but as he turned to go get her books and leave, she whimpered in her sleep, calling his name.
He froze where he stood in the doorway, and turned his head slowly to look over his shoulder at the small form on the bed. "Kurama," she called out again, tossing her head to and fro. He paused for a moment, wondering what he should do, then, with a shake of his head at his stupidity in not deciding to do so sooner, he turned around again, returning to her side quickly.
He took her hand in both of his, kneeling to his knee, and petted it and cooed to her gently, "Daijobu, Asa-chan, I'm right here..."
Her small smile caused his emerald eyes to sparkle. He lifted her hand to his lips, kissing her fingers gently, and laid it at her side, turning to go, but she groaned, slowly waking up. "Kurama...?" He looked at her a second time, to see her eyes blinking open confusedly. She let them close a long moment, breathing, "That was one hell of a nightmare...you're here..."
"Yes, I'm here, Asa-chan," he assured her, smiling.
"But you're leaving."
"I have to, Asa...remember, Hiei's waiting at my house, and..." His voice trailed off as she sat up, eyes despairingly sad as they sought out his. He sighed, for the third time trailing to her bedside, and sitting down beside of her. "Asa, I can't stay all day...you know that. What was your nightmare about, anyway?"
She blushed lightly, looking down into her hands that were folded in her lap. "You...went away," she mumbled under her breath. He raised an eyebrow as he slowly came to the realization that her nightmare must have been about something happening to him. Smirking, he lifted a hand to cup her chin, tilting it upwards so that her eyes met his. Her blush intensified noticeably.
"I promise you, Asa-chan, I am not going anywhere," he said, smiling at her. "Do you trust me?"
"...Hai," she replied after a moment, swallowing hard. He nodded then, but didn't move away. He nearly yelped in surprise when he saw her eyes dart down to his lips, and realized that he was thinking the same thing as she was. Damn, he'd been here too long. But...he didn't want to leave...
Before he could react to this new development, he had closed the space between their faces, pressing his lips to hers.
Whoa! What're you doing, Kurama?!
...Who cares...? This is kinda nice...
He smiled at his own inner dialogue as he pulled away, only to brush his lips over hers again, then again. She didn't protest, but wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him closer. Finally, when they were both gasping for breath, she muttered, "Kurama-kun...I..." He pulled back to observe her features, suppressing a grin as he glimpsed the dazed expression on her face. Her cheeks were rosy, and her eyes were dancing with light.
"You can tell me later, Asa-chan..." he said, pressing a chaste kiss to her forehead. "I have a feeling we'll be talking about this a lot...but right now, you should go back to sleep. I have to get home, remember?"
"Hai," she answered in a voice barely above a whisper. She allowed him to lay her back down, and gave him a quick hug, since she had yet to relinquish her hold around his neck. He smiled, leaning down to steal another quick kiss, and bid her goodnight, waiting until he was all the way outside of the house to do one of the strangest things---he grinned like a little kid who'd just gotten a huge lollipop and hummed a random melody to himself, shoving his hands into his pockets as he walked to the car. Oh, yeah...he was going to have one heck of a time with that stupid fox...
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"Hiei, I'm here!" Kurama called, when he got home. He looked around for a minute, a sweat drop forming on his head as he glimpsed the complete massacre that was now his home. Chairs were overturned, glass was broken and all over the floor, lights were exploded, and...Hiei was laying face-down in the middle of the living room. "Hiei!" Kurama exclaimed, hurrying to his friend's side and turning him onto his back.
Hiei groaned in protest to the movement, and Kurama immediately questioned, "Was this all Rafu?"
"Hai..." Hiei managed, then looked around. "Oh, tomatoes..."
"...Tomatoes?"
"Yes, tomatoes. They're really good things to curse. Because they HURT when they're thrown at you." Kurama sweat dropped as he looked down at his friend, who he was now sure was delirious. "Damn stupid little kitsune...turned into his human form...he's really strong, Kurama. You may not want to annoy him much anymore."
"Oh, don't worry. I think I've gotten the ultimate annoyance for him," Kurama said sheepishly. Hiei sat up suddenly, but a loud crack resounding from his back made his eyes go wide. Biting his lip to keep from crying out in pain, for he WOULD NOT do that, he turned to the fox with a raised eyebrow.
"You dirty little fox, you kissed her, didn't you?!" Hiei demanded, watching a blush rise into Kurama's cheeks. "Hn. I should have known. Chikushou, how many times did that stupid Rafu hit me in the head with that stupid club...?" Hiei narrowed his eyes, then looked at Kurama again. "He went to Asa's. Go. I'll catch up, when I can move. Right now, it ain't lookin' too pretty."
Kurama raised an eyebrow at Hiei's sudden slang, but nodded, hurrying to leave his house and hoping that his mother didn't return home until he got a chance to get back and clean up a bit, and slightly worried about Hiei. He was almost out the door when the phone rang. He picked it up in a cursory, "Nani?"
"Kurama?" The familiar voice made him sigh in relief.
"Asa, hey, Rafu's not at your place, is he?"
"Yes, actually, he is...and he's told me quite an interesting story about you..." Asa's voice turned from its familiar timidness to a strange, almost sinister hiss. Kurama furrowed his brow in confusion, then realized that Rafu must have done something to Asa to put her in some sort of trance. "I just wanted to call to say goodbye, Kurama. I don't ever want to see you again."
"Asa, wait---!" It was too late. She hung up. "Kuso. Hiei! Rafu did some crazy hypnotizing thing to Asa...Hiei?" Kurama poked his head into the living room when he heard a loud POP, and found Hiei staring wide-eyed at the ceiling. The loud POP had apparently been Hiei's spine.
"...That...was...painful," the Jiganshi managed to growl.
"...Maybe you shouldn't move around so much," Kurama suggested, "I'll be back. I have to go see what happened to Asa."
"Fine. Go. But leave that damn fox alive, I want to kill him personally. Got it?"
"Right. Bye." Kurama was outside before Hiei could move. The fire demon stared at the ceiling for another moment, then grumbled under his breath.
"Damn tomatoes..."
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Wow. That got really random. Hm. You know, I've always found Hiei interesting when I thought about him cursing tomatoes. It was fun. Oh, and I added some fluff, too! Yay! Can any of you imagine Kurama dressed up like knight in shining armor from a fairy tale? Because guess where I'm headed with this fic? ((evil grin)) Oh. Right. Guys! Review. Respond. NOW!
Yusuke- Yeah, yeah...damn loony.
Meka- ((throws a book at his head))
Yusuke- ((swirly eye affect))
Kuwabara- Well I'm still holding the DISCLAIMER!
Hiei- So I'll respond? Since Kurama got sent to Melanie this morning in Meka's Old Friend fic?
Kuwabara- Yup. Looks that way, shorty.
Hiei- Okay. Kurama/is/hot, yes, there will still be Rafu snuggles. Unfortunately. And I hate tomatoes now. Melanie, Meka thanks you for the gifts, and said that yours was Kurama from earlier. She hopes that you like your present. Sexyrulerofkurama, whoa. You must really be obsessed, onna. And here is your update. Sun Priestess, yes, Asa-chan is really gonna be angry with the fox...especially when they all go to Rafu's world and---((gets hit with a book))
Meka- YOU'RE GIVING IT AWAY!!!
Hiei- Right, sorry. Anyway. Guinea pig Samurai...hm...that sounds rather intriguing---a guinea pig dressed up like a samurai, that is...right, well, we thank you for your review. And I hope that Meka does not get so random in this story that she actually makes me fight a tomato. Because she was talking about it this morning. Thank you, keep reviewing. And Chrisoriented, or sin, whichever, I really think your name is as cool as AzureDragoness's. I hope you will continue to review and threaten ((or actually KILL)) Meka with your wrath. I would be greatly obliged if you did either.
Meka- Thanks, Hiei. -.- Okay, well. See you all later!
When they reached Asa's house, Kurama pulled the car over quickly, and turned to look at her---then sighed. She was asleep, her head resting on her palm, propped up on the armrest that was attached to the door. Shaking his head in amusement at her, he unbuckled her seat belt carefully, and with his other hand reached behind her to grasp her shoulders, pulling her slowly toward him so he could slip the seat belt over her head. He laid her against his seat as he backed out of the car, and hurried around to the other side, picking her up bridal style, careful not to bump her head as he pulled her from the car.
As he carried her through her black metal gate, he stole a glance at the driveway. Jeri wasn't at home, he noted, with the absence of the doctor's Audi. That was okay; he knew that there was an emergency key hidden on the underside of the mailbox. He opened her door, and carried her inside, shutting the door again with his foot as he carried her up the stairs and into her room.
He'd been inside her room a total of three times---it wasn't exactly considered appropriate by his father for the boy, as much as a gentleman as Jeri knew he was, to be in his young daughter's room, and the few times that he had, it had only been for very brief amounts of time. Each time, though, he noticed something that made him amazed at the personality of the girl in his arms. He shook his head, taking her to her bed and laying her down, covering her with a light blanket he found at the end of the bed, but as he turned to go get her books and leave, she whimpered in her sleep, calling his name.
He froze where he stood in the doorway, and turned his head slowly to look over his shoulder at the small form on the bed. "Kurama," she called out again, tossing her head to and fro. He paused for a moment, wondering what he should do, then, with a shake of his head at his stupidity in not deciding to do so sooner, he turned around again, returning to her side quickly.
He took her hand in both of his, kneeling to his knee, and petted it and cooed to her gently, "Daijobu, Asa-chan, I'm right here..."
Her small smile caused his emerald eyes to sparkle. He lifted her hand to his lips, kissing her fingers gently, and laid it at her side, turning to go, but she groaned, slowly waking up. "Kurama...?" He looked at her a second time, to see her eyes blinking open confusedly. She let them close a long moment, breathing, "That was one hell of a nightmare...you're here..."
"Yes, I'm here, Asa-chan," he assured her, smiling.
"But you're leaving."
"I have to, Asa...remember, Hiei's waiting at my house, and..." His voice trailed off as she sat up, eyes despairingly sad as they sought out his. He sighed, for the third time trailing to her bedside, and sitting down beside of her. "Asa, I can't stay all day...you know that. What was your nightmare about, anyway?"
She blushed lightly, looking down into her hands that were folded in her lap. "You...went away," she mumbled under her breath. He raised an eyebrow as he slowly came to the realization that her nightmare must have been about something happening to him. Smirking, he lifted a hand to cup her chin, tilting it upwards so that her eyes met his. Her blush intensified noticeably.
"I promise you, Asa-chan, I am not going anywhere," he said, smiling at her. "Do you trust me?"
"...Hai," she replied after a moment, swallowing hard. He nodded then, but didn't move away. He nearly yelped in surprise when he saw her eyes dart down to his lips, and realized that he was thinking the same thing as she was. Damn, he'd been here too long. But...he didn't want to leave...
Before he could react to this new development, he had closed the space between their faces, pressing his lips to hers.
Whoa! What're you doing, Kurama?!
...Who cares...? This is kinda nice...
He smiled at his own inner dialogue as he pulled away, only to brush his lips over hers again, then again. She didn't protest, but wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him closer. Finally, when they were both gasping for breath, she muttered, "Kurama-kun...I..." He pulled back to observe her features, suppressing a grin as he glimpsed the dazed expression on her face. Her cheeks were rosy, and her eyes were dancing with light.
"You can tell me later, Asa-chan..." he said, pressing a chaste kiss to her forehead. "I have a feeling we'll be talking about this a lot...but right now, you should go back to sleep. I have to get home, remember?"
"Hai," she answered in a voice barely above a whisper. She allowed him to lay her back down, and gave him a quick hug, since she had yet to relinquish her hold around his neck. He smiled, leaning down to steal another quick kiss, and bid her goodnight, waiting until he was all the way outside of the house to do one of the strangest things---he grinned like a little kid who'd just gotten a huge lollipop and hummed a random melody to himself, shoving his hands into his pockets as he walked to the car. Oh, yeah...he was going to have one heck of a time with that stupid fox...
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"Hiei, I'm here!" Kurama called, when he got home. He looked around for a minute, a sweat drop forming on his head as he glimpsed the complete massacre that was now his home. Chairs were overturned, glass was broken and all over the floor, lights were exploded, and...Hiei was laying face-down in the middle of the living room. "Hiei!" Kurama exclaimed, hurrying to his friend's side and turning him onto his back.
Hiei groaned in protest to the movement, and Kurama immediately questioned, "Was this all Rafu?"
"Hai..." Hiei managed, then looked around. "Oh, tomatoes..."
"...Tomatoes?"
"Yes, tomatoes. They're really good things to curse. Because they HURT when they're thrown at you." Kurama sweat dropped as he looked down at his friend, who he was now sure was delirious. "Damn stupid little kitsune...turned into his human form...he's really strong, Kurama. You may not want to annoy him much anymore."
"Oh, don't worry. I think I've gotten the ultimate annoyance for him," Kurama said sheepishly. Hiei sat up suddenly, but a loud crack resounding from his back made his eyes go wide. Biting his lip to keep from crying out in pain, for he WOULD NOT do that, he turned to the fox with a raised eyebrow.
"You dirty little fox, you kissed her, didn't you?!" Hiei demanded, watching a blush rise into Kurama's cheeks. "Hn. I should have known. Chikushou, how many times did that stupid Rafu hit me in the head with that stupid club...?" Hiei narrowed his eyes, then looked at Kurama again. "He went to Asa's. Go. I'll catch up, when I can move. Right now, it ain't lookin' too pretty."
Kurama raised an eyebrow at Hiei's sudden slang, but nodded, hurrying to leave his house and hoping that his mother didn't return home until he got a chance to get back and clean up a bit, and slightly worried about Hiei. He was almost out the door when the phone rang. He picked it up in a cursory, "Nani?"
"Kurama?" The familiar voice made him sigh in relief.
"Asa, hey, Rafu's not at your place, is he?"
"Yes, actually, he is...and he's told me quite an interesting story about you..." Asa's voice turned from its familiar timidness to a strange, almost sinister hiss. Kurama furrowed his brow in confusion, then realized that Rafu must have done something to Asa to put her in some sort of trance. "I just wanted to call to say goodbye, Kurama. I don't ever want to see you again."
"Asa, wait---!" It was too late. She hung up. "Kuso. Hiei! Rafu did some crazy hypnotizing thing to Asa...Hiei?" Kurama poked his head into the living room when he heard a loud POP, and found Hiei staring wide-eyed at the ceiling. The loud POP had apparently been Hiei's spine.
"...That...was...painful," the Jiganshi managed to growl.
"...Maybe you shouldn't move around so much," Kurama suggested, "I'll be back. I have to go see what happened to Asa."
"Fine. Go. But leave that damn fox alive, I want to kill him personally. Got it?"
"Right. Bye." Kurama was outside before Hiei could move. The fire demon stared at the ceiling for another moment, then grumbled under his breath.
"Damn tomatoes..."
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Wow. That got really random. Hm. You know, I've always found Hiei interesting when I thought about him cursing tomatoes. It was fun. Oh, and I added some fluff, too! Yay! Can any of you imagine Kurama dressed up like knight in shining armor from a fairy tale? Because guess where I'm headed with this fic? ((evil grin)) Oh. Right. Guys! Review. Respond. NOW!
Yusuke- Yeah, yeah...damn loony.
Meka- ((throws a book at his head))
Yusuke- ((swirly eye affect))
Kuwabara- Well I'm still holding the DISCLAIMER!
Hiei- So I'll respond? Since Kurama got sent to Melanie this morning in Meka's Old Friend fic?
Kuwabara- Yup. Looks that way, shorty.
Hiei- Okay. Kurama/is/hot, yes, there will still be Rafu snuggles. Unfortunately. And I hate tomatoes now. Melanie, Meka thanks you for the gifts, and said that yours was Kurama from earlier. She hopes that you like your present. Sexyrulerofkurama, whoa. You must really be obsessed, onna. And here is your update. Sun Priestess, yes, Asa-chan is really gonna be angry with the fox...especially when they all go to Rafu's world and---((gets hit with a book))
Meka- YOU'RE GIVING IT AWAY!!!
Hiei- Right, sorry. Anyway. Guinea pig Samurai...hm...that sounds rather intriguing---a guinea pig dressed up like a samurai, that is...right, well, we thank you for your review. And I hope that Meka does not get so random in this story that she actually makes me fight a tomato. Because she was talking about it this morning. Thank you, keep reviewing. And Chrisoriented, or sin, whichever, I really think your name is as cool as AzureDragoness's. I hope you will continue to review and threaten ((or actually KILL)) Meka with your wrath. I would be greatly obliged if you did either.
Meka- Thanks, Hiei. -.- Okay, well. See you all later!