Charms
Eiri-san runs down a dark hallway, the only light came from the place her shadow should be. She heaves breaths, knowing she can't keep this up forever. Eiri-san skids to a halt when she sees an eye in the darkness. Just below it a pair of red eyes open slowly.
"Teme! (translation censered)" The voice growls. Eiri-san puts up defensive hands. Now, now Hiei-san. You're not still mad about using Yukina and publicaly exposing your most intimate secrets with Kurama are you? "Kono te de, bukorosu shitearaze. (With these hands, I'll kill you.)" Hiei's deep voice heralded Eiri-san's demise. Oh dear. Eiri-san sweats. Gotta think fast. I know. Look naked Kuramas!
Chapter 33
"It's not fair." Shuichi said under his breath. He let his red bangs hide his expression. For a moment, the only sound was the laping of cool water against Kuramas' skin. The silver haired fox demon looked at the soul light pinched between his fingers.
"Kurama," hearing his name spoken by his past self was so strange, but nice. "Take it." The silver haired fox offered the soul light again. "It's the best way to..."
"I know." Shuichi interrupted him. The red head was angry. "I know, I know!" Green eyes glared at gold. "I know that the kiss is a way to give a peice of your soul. Just like I know sex is the best way to infuse energies, in this case giving soul energy back."
"I know that you'll have to be the vessel that will be like a stand-in for Daiki." The red head scolded him. "I know Daiki needs my help." his voice was starting to crack, "And I know I'd do just about anything for him, to protect him." Hot tears started to flow down smooth cheeks.
"But I also know I love Hiei." Shuichi continued, he had to say this. "I know I can't be irrisponsible with my body and my heart when I promised..." His voice was choking too much to continue. The red head covered his mouth with one hand and wrapped his free arm around his ribs. His heart hurt, his eyes stung and his body jerked with sobs. //I'm such a fool.//
The water shifted and a gentle wind blew the forest leaves. Silver hair licked Shuichi's arm as the demon drew nearer. //What now?// Shuichi wondered bitterly. //I wonder if he'll hit me try and snap me out of it. Who knows, maybe I deserve it.//
Green eyes were tightly shut and he cringed as the water stirred before him. He was ready for the sharp and stinging approch his past self had become accustomed to, but something else happened. Shuichi felt strong arms come around him, enfolding him with that familiar body.
Youkai Kurama's skin was smooth and dry. His silver hair fell in sheets around them, licking the red head's exposed skin. //Huh?// Green eyes looked up. Those soft silver ears were angled downward. //He's...He's worried about me.// The red head let out the breath he hand been holding and relaxed into the other.
The leaves drifting from the trees, occationally reflecting the light of one of many firefly like souls. Green eyes closed as he let his face lean against the other's chest. //It's only in my mind but...I can hear his heart beating. I can smell him. I can touch him.//
The silver haired demon's muscles were firm, but his skin was soft to the touch. The red head caught himself wondering if his skin tasted salty. Shuichi's thumbs idoly stroked youkai Kurama's pectorals.
//Is it wrong to be feeling this?// the red head smiled bitterly. //Even if it is...it isn't his fault I feel this way.// The green eyed teen was beginning to feel much too comfortable. He wanted to stay in the others arms forever, but...//What about Hiei?//
"I know this is all in my mind, in my soul." The red head told the other softly. "I know I'll never be able to meet you on the street or come visit you whenever I'm feeling lonely." Shuichi kissed the demon's chest. //Salty.// The red head let his pink tongue trail over his lips. //None of this is fair.//
"I know all of that, but when I'm here with you," The green eyed demon felt the other's clawed hand slide up his back. "like this," Youkai Kurama's finger's threaded into his red hair. "My heart can't tell the difference."
Shuichi leaned back just enough to look at his other. The silver haired demon caressed his other's cheek. Green eyes gazed into gold as the taller demon leaned his face to his other's. Youkai Kurama kissed the other lightly on his petal soft lips.
"You have nothing to fear from opening you're heart to me. We are the same." The sliver haired fox demon grinned confidently. Shuichi frowned. Cupping the other's clawed hand over his cheek, his green eyes looked away.
"But you're wrong."
"Not this again." Silver hair shook as the demon sighed, hangning his head. He let his hands fall to his sides. Shuichi felt like he kicked a puppy, but he didn't have a reason to feel sorry. The red head was telling truth as he knew it.
"We aren't the same." Shuichi reached up with both hands, over the other's shoulders and stroked sliver fox ears. Shuichi half smiled when he felt the demon shiver, his ears were always sensitive.
His fingers dropped down, combing through silver hair. A fluttering soul light drifted by, accenting the shean of his silver locks. The red head's arms came to rest loosely around the other's neck. Gold eyes had a different look to them, not as confident as before. //What is he thinking?//
"When I was you, things were simpler." Shuichi explained. "I lived only for myself, especially after Kuronoe died." They both lamented that. "That was the most important thing to me then. But that's not true anymore." He shook his red hair.
"I've learned what it means to love and be loved. I live with and for my friends, my family." Green eyes locked with gold. "I'm not alone anymore." Youkai Kurama looked away. Gently pulling Shuichi's arms away, the silver haired demon took a few steps towards the river bank.
"You make me feel jealous." The gold eyed fox stopped and his tail swished back and forth on the water's surface. "You've out grown me." Youkai Kurama told his other. "Now I know why you didn't want..."
"That's not true!" Shuichi waded through the water a few steps. Kurama's past looked at him with shimmering gold eyes, accented by a stray soul light. "I..." The red head wasn't sure how to say it. "I want to," Green eyes looked away. "More than anything." he said under his breath.
"Ever since we kissed." Youkai Kurama had a tender tone in his voice, almost sad, but he seemed to be smiling. "I've heard you calling me." Shuichi blushed, //I don't remember doing that.// "Day or night, you called for me." He flicked a lock of silver hair over his shoulder.
"I told myself, you need me, that you need my help." Youkai Kurama turned around and walked closer to the banks of the gentle river. "I see now...I'm the one who needed you." He paused and gold eyes looked over his shoulder. "You know don't you?" he asked his red headed other. "We can't do this again."
Shuichi's heart started to thump in hard, steady drums. The wind picked up and his red hair was blowing slightly into his face. //I knew it. I felt it some how.// He brushed the red lock back behind his ear. His geen eyes watched the sliver haired fox step onto the sandy bank.
"I'm sorry." His flowing white clothes were back and he was dry, like a magic spell. Of course, in the mind, anything is possible. "I had to see you one last time." Gold eyes gazed at his other with complete admiration. Dispite Shuichi's being naked, he didn't feel embarrassed.
"You'll forgive me won't you?" the fox demon shrugged, "Of course, there are other ways to help Daiki." he winked a golden eye like this was nothing. "I'm sure you'll figure it out."
Youkai Kurama turned away again. Green eyes grew wide as the red headed teen hugged himself. //You can't go. I don't want you to go. That's not what I want!//
"Wait!" Shuichi shouted. The silver haired fox demon had only taken a step beyond the river bank when he stopped. The red head touched the lights, frantically searching for the soul light his other must have let go.
"What are you...?" Youkai Kurama asked, turning around. He must be seeing the images the red head was receiving from the soul lights.
"This one!" Shuichi smiled pinching the light in his finger tips.
"Kurama," Gold eyes looked at him with surprize when the red head swallowed the light. "What are you doing?" He stumbled into the water, his clothes disappearing on contact. Clawed hands grabbed the green eyed teen's arms. "You can't just swallow it and go back!"
"I'm not." Shuichi told him, gently touching the hands that held him tight.
"You mean..." Silver hair hid the fox demon's expression and his grip relaxed. "You said you can't. It's not the only way, you know. I wanted to make that clear. I wanted you to make a choice that you wanted..."
"I have." The red head said simply. Gold eyes looked into self assured green pools. "If there's anything I've learned from our lives, it would be to act with my heart as well as my mind." A soul light past between them as they just stared at one another.
"You're part of me." Shuichi reached out and wrapped his arms around the fox demon's torso, nuzzling his other's chest. "I'll always have you inside me." The red head felt a little naughty saying that, especially because of the naked hugging. Sweat drop. "But for now," He blushed.
"For now," the red head leaned back just enough to let his green eyes convey his true meaning. The golden eyed demon brought his face close to his other's. Shuichi closed his eyes and whispered against petal soft lips. "I'll share my heart with you."
@o@
The demon's breathed faster from proximity and anticipation. Their hands were already starting to explore each other's warm skin. Youkai Kurama's lips hovered over his other's, aiming for a kiss. Shuichi lightly pulled away about three times before he used an enthrawled breath to say,
"Don't leave me again."
"I'll be with you forever." The silver haired demon promised, wrapping his arms around Shuichi's torso and pulling him up to his kiss. The red head instictively wrapped his legs around the other's hips. Their tongues entertwined laping the sweet taste of one another.
Clawed hands slid over damp thighs and gave a squeeze to the firm muscle at the apex. The red head moaned, clamping one arm around the other's neck and the other hand fingering the taller demon's nipple. Yokai Kurama's moan was like a deep animal purr.
The soft sound fluttered against Shuichi's chest, stirring a familiar ache between his legs. The red head wanted more. He used his legs to angle his body up, bringing his face to one of those sensitive silver ears. Yokai Kurama alternated kisses and licks across the other's collar bone.
Shuichi worked his lips and tongue to gently stimulate the sensitivity of those animal ears. The gratifying purr grew into an intoxicating growl. The red head caught his breath when the fox jerked him down.
The green eyed teen's heart skipped a beat as in one fluid motion, he was brought down into that strong embrace and gently bitten on his exposed neck by the fox demon's powerful, controlled, jaws.
"Ah!" Shuichi cried out in ecstasy, feeling his skin just slightly broken by those sharp K-9's. The red head's face was so hot, his heart was beating so fast he thought it might burst. The ache between the teen's leg's increased along with his need for his other.
*o*
Continued in next chapter.
Eiri-san runs down a dark hallway, the only light came from the place her shadow should be. She heaves breaths, knowing she can't keep this up forever. Eiri-san skids to a halt when she sees an eye in the darkness. Just below it a pair of red eyes open slowly.
"Teme! (translation censered)" The voice growls. Eiri-san puts up defensive hands. Now, now Hiei-san. You're not still mad about using Yukina and publicaly exposing your most intimate secrets with Kurama are you? "Kono te de, bukorosu shitearaze. (With these hands, I'll kill you.)" Hiei's deep voice heralded Eiri-san's demise. Oh dear. Eiri-san sweats. Gotta think fast. I know. Look naked Kuramas!
Chapter 33
"It's not fair." Shuichi said under his breath. He let his red bangs hide his expression. For a moment, the only sound was the laping of cool water against Kuramas' skin. The silver haired fox demon looked at the soul light pinched between his fingers.
"Kurama," hearing his name spoken by his past self was so strange, but nice. "Take it." The silver haired fox offered the soul light again. "It's the best way to..."
"I know." Shuichi interrupted him. The red head was angry. "I know, I know!" Green eyes glared at gold. "I know that the kiss is a way to give a peice of your soul. Just like I know sex is the best way to infuse energies, in this case giving soul energy back."
"I know that you'll have to be the vessel that will be like a stand-in for Daiki." The red head scolded him. "I know Daiki needs my help." his voice was starting to crack, "And I know I'd do just about anything for him, to protect him." Hot tears started to flow down smooth cheeks.
"But I also know I love Hiei." Shuichi continued, he had to say this. "I know I can't be irrisponsible with my body and my heart when I promised..." His voice was choking too much to continue. The red head covered his mouth with one hand and wrapped his free arm around his ribs. His heart hurt, his eyes stung and his body jerked with sobs. //I'm such a fool.//
The water shifted and a gentle wind blew the forest leaves. Silver hair licked Shuichi's arm as the demon drew nearer. //What now?// Shuichi wondered bitterly. //I wonder if he'll hit me try and snap me out of it. Who knows, maybe I deserve it.//
Green eyes were tightly shut and he cringed as the water stirred before him. He was ready for the sharp and stinging approch his past self had become accustomed to, but something else happened. Shuichi felt strong arms come around him, enfolding him with that familiar body.
Youkai Kurama's skin was smooth and dry. His silver hair fell in sheets around them, licking the red head's exposed skin. //Huh?// Green eyes looked up. Those soft silver ears were angled downward. //He's...He's worried about me.// The red head let out the breath he hand been holding and relaxed into the other.
The leaves drifting from the trees, occationally reflecting the light of one of many firefly like souls. Green eyes closed as he let his face lean against the other's chest. //It's only in my mind but...I can hear his heart beating. I can smell him. I can touch him.//
The silver haired demon's muscles were firm, but his skin was soft to the touch. The red head caught himself wondering if his skin tasted salty. Shuichi's thumbs idoly stroked youkai Kurama's pectorals.
//Is it wrong to be feeling this?// the red head smiled bitterly. //Even if it is...it isn't his fault I feel this way.// The green eyed teen was beginning to feel much too comfortable. He wanted to stay in the others arms forever, but...//What about Hiei?//
"I know this is all in my mind, in my soul." The red head told the other softly. "I know I'll never be able to meet you on the street or come visit you whenever I'm feeling lonely." Shuichi kissed the demon's chest. //Salty.// The red head let his pink tongue trail over his lips. //None of this is fair.//
"I know all of that, but when I'm here with you," The green eyed demon felt the other's clawed hand slide up his back. "like this," Youkai Kurama's finger's threaded into his red hair. "My heart can't tell the difference."
Shuichi leaned back just enough to look at his other. The silver haired demon caressed his other's cheek. Green eyes gazed into gold as the taller demon leaned his face to his other's. Youkai Kurama kissed the other lightly on his petal soft lips.
"You have nothing to fear from opening you're heart to me. We are the same." The sliver haired fox demon grinned confidently. Shuichi frowned. Cupping the other's clawed hand over his cheek, his green eyes looked away.
"But you're wrong."
"Not this again." Silver hair shook as the demon sighed, hangning his head. He let his hands fall to his sides. Shuichi felt like he kicked a puppy, but he didn't have a reason to feel sorry. The red head was telling truth as he knew it.
"We aren't the same." Shuichi reached up with both hands, over the other's shoulders and stroked sliver fox ears. Shuichi half smiled when he felt the demon shiver, his ears were always sensitive.
His fingers dropped down, combing through silver hair. A fluttering soul light drifted by, accenting the shean of his silver locks. The red head's arms came to rest loosely around the other's neck. Gold eyes had a different look to them, not as confident as before. //What is he thinking?//
"When I was you, things were simpler." Shuichi explained. "I lived only for myself, especially after Kuronoe died." They both lamented that. "That was the most important thing to me then. But that's not true anymore." He shook his red hair.
"I've learned what it means to love and be loved. I live with and for my friends, my family." Green eyes locked with gold. "I'm not alone anymore." Youkai Kurama looked away. Gently pulling Shuichi's arms away, the silver haired demon took a few steps towards the river bank.
"You make me feel jealous." The gold eyed fox stopped and his tail swished back and forth on the water's surface. "You've out grown me." Youkai Kurama told his other. "Now I know why you didn't want..."
"That's not true!" Shuichi waded through the water a few steps. Kurama's past looked at him with shimmering gold eyes, accented by a stray soul light. "I..." The red head wasn't sure how to say it. "I want to," Green eyes looked away. "More than anything." he said under his breath.
"Ever since we kissed." Youkai Kurama had a tender tone in his voice, almost sad, but he seemed to be smiling. "I've heard you calling me." Shuichi blushed, //I don't remember doing that.// "Day or night, you called for me." He flicked a lock of silver hair over his shoulder.
"I told myself, you need me, that you need my help." Youkai Kurama turned around and walked closer to the banks of the gentle river. "I see now...I'm the one who needed you." He paused and gold eyes looked over his shoulder. "You know don't you?" he asked his red headed other. "We can't do this again."
Shuichi's heart started to thump in hard, steady drums. The wind picked up and his red hair was blowing slightly into his face. //I knew it. I felt it some how.// He brushed the red lock back behind his ear. His geen eyes watched the sliver haired fox step onto the sandy bank.
"I'm sorry." His flowing white clothes were back and he was dry, like a magic spell. Of course, in the mind, anything is possible. "I had to see you one last time." Gold eyes gazed at his other with complete admiration. Dispite Shuichi's being naked, he didn't feel embarrassed.
"You'll forgive me won't you?" the fox demon shrugged, "Of course, there are other ways to help Daiki." he winked a golden eye like this was nothing. "I'm sure you'll figure it out."
Youkai Kurama turned away again. Green eyes grew wide as the red headed teen hugged himself. //You can't go. I don't want you to go. That's not what I want!//
"Wait!" Shuichi shouted. The silver haired fox demon had only taken a step beyond the river bank when he stopped. The red head touched the lights, frantically searching for the soul light his other must have let go.
"What are you...?" Youkai Kurama asked, turning around. He must be seeing the images the red head was receiving from the soul lights.
"This one!" Shuichi smiled pinching the light in his finger tips.
"Kurama," Gold eyes looked at him with surprize when the red head swallowed the light. "What are you doing?" He stumbled into the water, his clothes disappearing on contact. Clawed hands grabbed the green eyed teen's arms. "You can't just swallow it and go back!"
"I'm not." Shuichi told him, gently touching the hands that held him tight.
"You mean..." Silver hair hid the fox demon's expression and his grip relaxed. "You said you can't. It's not the only way, you know. I wanted to make that clear. I wanted you to make a choice that you wanted..."
"I have." The red head said simply. Gold eyes looked into self assured green pools. "If there's anything I've learned from our lives, it would be to act with my heart as well as my mind." A soul light past between them as they just stared at one another.
"You're part of me." Shuichi reached out and wrapped his arms around the fox demon's torso, nuzzling his other's chest. "I'll always have you inside me." The red head felt a little naughty saying that, especially because of the naked hugging. Sweat drop. "But for now," He blushed.
"For now," the red head leaned back just enough to let his green eyes convey his true meaning. The golden eyed demon brought his face close to his other's. Shuichi closed his eyes and whispered against petal soft lips. "I'll share my heart with you."
@o@
The demon's breathed faster from proximity and anticipation. Their hands were already starting to explore each other's warm skin. Youkai Kurama's lips hovered over his other's, aiming for a kiss. Shuichi lightly pulled away about three times before he used an enthrawled breath to say,
"Don't leave me again."
"I'll be with you forever." The silver haired demon promised, wrapping his arms around Shuichi's torso and pulling him up to his kiss. The red head instictively wrapped his legs around the other's hips. Their tongues entertwined laping the sweet taste of one another.
Clawed hands slid over damp thighs and gave a squeeze to the firm muscle at the apex. The red head moaned, clamping one arm around the other's neck and the other hand fingering the taller demon's nipple. Yokai Kurama's moan was like a deep animal purr.
The soft sound fluttered against Shuichi's chest, stirring a familiar ache between his legs. The red head wanted more. He used his legs to angle his body up, bringing his face to one of those sensitive silver ears. Yokai Kurama alternated kisses and licks across the other's collar bone.
Shuichi worked his lips and tongue to gently stimulate the sensitivity of those animal ears. The gratifying purr grew into an intoxicating growl. The red head caught his breath when the fox jerked him down.
The green eyed teen's heart skipped a beat as in one fluid motion, he was brought down into that strong embrace and gently bitten on his exposed neck by the fox demon's powerful, controlled, jaws.
"Ah!" Shuichi cried out in ecstasy, feeling his skin just slightly broken by those sharp K-9's. The red head's face was so hot, his heart was beating so fast he thought it might burst. The ache between the teen's leg's increased along with his need for his other.
*o*
Continued in next chapter.