When Kurama came to, Koenma was standing over him.
"Finally!" Koenma said and ploped down next to him.
Kurama weakly looked from left to right. "Where's Hiei?" Kurama touched his chest. The wound was bad. It hurt when he breathed, but he would live. Hiei would live...He closed his eyes.
"I sent him out on an assignment. He's bringing a tape to Yusuke."
"A tape?" Kurama coughed. How long had he been out?
"Yes. It was all I could think of doing after he came to me and demanded to know why he was here. And at least now Yusuke can start on Yukina's case before Hiei can." From the look on Koenma's face, the thought of Hiei on the case was not pleasant.
"I see." Kurama said. It had worked after all. He should feel releaved, and he did. Hiei would be fine. He would save Yukina. He would never see Kurama again. It was for the better...and yet..."Is he..."
"He was rubbing his jagan, and I don't think it's fully recovered, but his spirit energy is higher than the last time I saw him."
"I see." Kurama pulled himself up into a sitting position. He felt weak. He truly had given Hiei a lot of his energy, probably too much and definatley more than necessary. Perhaps he had just felt guilty. Ah, but that was a lie. "Then...I should be going."
"Where?" Koenma said as Kurama rose to his feet.
"I don't know. Home for now."
"And then?"
"Wherever you decide to send me. I am no longer on Yusuke's team. It would be too confusing to Hiei..."
"Is that all?" Kurama didn't answer. "Very well. If you choose that, I can find something else for you to do. You have served Yusuke well, I guess."
"Thank you..."
"I guess I have to tell Hiei, though."
"What do you mean?"
Koenma laughed. "When he came to me, he said, "That damn fox fell asleep on me." And he was blushing!"
"Hiei was blushing?" Kurama said, but he was thinking: he remembered who I was?
Koenma nodded and they both stared at each other for a second before bursting into laughter.
"It was great!" Koenma chortled.
"I can imagine!" Kurama concurred.
So Hiei had remembered. It made Kurama laugh louder, but it wasn't merely what Koenma had said. That fire demon really was as stubborn as they got, wasn't he?
And that was something that simply would never change.
...to be continued...