Chapter Seven: To be Forgotten

"Tell me!"

"NO!"

"Tell me!"

"NO!"

"Tell me!"

"NO!"

"Tell me!"

"NO!"

"Tell me!"

"Hiei, stop it!" Kurama scolded, placing his hand firmly on the smaller demon's shoulder. "You've been doing this for twenty minutes already. He's not going to tell you..."

"He'll break soon, don't worry!"

"Hiei..." Kurama sighed, turning his head to the small demon boy they had found in the woods screaming for absolutely no reason. "Please, won't you tell us where we are?"

"You're in the Makai!"

Kurama & Hiei stared at the boy, both with completely void expressions.

"Umm, yes, we know that already. But where in the Makai are we?" Kurama repeated kindly, offering the boy a sweet and trustworthy smile.

"You're in the Makai!"

"Please, tell us where we are..." Kurama said again, this time sounding a little impatient, but he still kept his cheerful look. "Tell me?"

"NO!"

"Tell me?"

"NO!"

"Tell me?"

"Kurama... it's useless."

Kurama shook his head in exasperation. The boy wasn't helping in the slightest, and he was the only one they had seen for miles. They couldn't just give up... but they had to. So whatever...

"You're right. We'll just have to find the way on our ow—"

"You're in Devil's Forest, a little north of Devil's Lake," the small boy blurted out, quickly turning his back and running away.

"I hate children," Hiei said bluntly, folding his arms across his chest and tilting his head to give Kurama an irritated look.

"The workings of their minds are a mystery, I'll say. Much like yours, actually," Kurama teased, letting a small smile overtake his lips.

"What is that supposed to mean...?" Hiei asked, giving Kurama full glare.

"It means you have the mysterious cuteness of a child and the brawny physique of a man," Kurama answered abruptly, nodding to himself in a confident manner.

Hiei stared at his companion for a moment, thinking about his statement. Was he saying Hiei was immature for his age? Or was he merely saying he was both cute and hot all at the same time?

Hiei gave Kurama a questioning expression in the form of a simple lift of the eyebrow.

"It means you're interesting, Hiei, in a good way." Kurama smirked. Hiei could be so cute at times...

"Hn. Just take a look at yourself: one cup kitsune, one cup cute redhead, a dash of sugar and a cup of water. Just add life and bake for fifteen years or until golden brown. If you ask me, you're more interesting!" Hiei yelled, seeming to be disgusting by the word 'interesting' in particular.

"I meant that as compliment, Hiei," Kurama chuckled, bending down a little to be at eye level with the smaller demon. "And you think I'm cute," Kurama declared, taking Hiei's chin into his fingers and turning it slightly, forcing him to look at the youko.

"I think you're interesting," Hiei retorted, pulling out of Kurama's grasp.

"Interesting, hm? Out of the ordinary, one of a kind, someone or something you're compelled to, attracted to, wanting to know more about..."

"Shut up. Don't make me break your demon legs and render you utterly useless," Hiei threatened in a partly sarcastic tone.

The youko laughed slightly.

"I'd find a way to make you carry me," the silver youko stated confidently, suggestively, offering Hiei an inappropriately innocent smile along with it.

Hiei stared blankly at Kurama, not amused in the slightest.

"So, do you know where we're supposed to be going?"

"Yes... we're a lot closer than I thought," Kurama began, looking around him.

Whether or not Kurama wanted to delay his search longer, he wasn't sure. He knew exactly where he was, and he knew exactly what he was doing. He didn't quickly forget things... he never forgot them....

He would never forget...

OKAY! I'm extremely sorry for that very short chapter, and for not updating in a very long time... I've been working a lot lately, school's started, and to put it simply: I haven't had many good ideas. The warm whether seems to melt my brain... (...) I apologize for my late updates in advance, too. I really want to raise the bar on my writing. Hopefully, each chapter of each story after this will be better than the last. So please, give suggestions, criticize, and keep encouraging me like you always do. Hee!