WARNING: YAOI!! Yes, I said YAOI!! As in boy x boy!!! As in Hiei x Kurama!!! But
you'd know that since you're reading the second chapter right now... Hiei acts very
out-of-character in parts of this chapter.

Hieica: I have FIXED it!! Bow to my power!!

Disclaimer: Um...........no. I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or anything related to it
except this story and the insane SHAMPOONESS within.
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Two
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Kurama sat at his dimly lit desk, working on studying for a BIG test the next
day. It was a calm Sunday night, weather just before a storm. The red-headed fox
rubbed his eyes. Math. So many numbers... Even though Kurama got straight A's, he
always threw in more study time for Math because he wasn't as great in it then his
other classes. His mom knocked on the door.

"Shuiichi? It's time for dinner. Is your friend coming over tonight?" Shiori spoke
through the door.

"Yes," Kurama said. "He should be here shortly."

As if on cue, Hiei slid in through the window, quietly landing on the bed. He made
Kurama re-arrange his room so Hiei didn't have to worry about landing on his butt.

"Alright. He better get here, or we'll eat without him."

"Yes, 'Kaasan."

Kurama turned towards Hiei, pointing back out the window. "Front door this time."

Hiei nodded and exited the room. Seconds later, the doorbell rang.

"That's probably him now, 'Kaasan!" Kurama shouted with a smile.

He ran down the stairs and saw Hiei about to follow Shiori-with his muddy shoes ON.

"Hiei!!" Kurama shouted. "SHOES OFF!!!"

Hiei then did something very un-Hiei-like. He stood straight and saluted Kurama.
"Sir, yes, Sir!"

Then he sat down and ripped off the black boots(well, not literally)and set them
next to Kurama and Shiori's own pairs. He slipped on an old pair of Kurama's
slippers that had bunnies on them. The fire demon stood up and sniffed.

"Hm. Lasagna tonight, huh?" He smirked.

Kurama stared at him in disbelief. First, asking to stay over, now saluting me
and SMILING?? Well, not smiling, but close enough!

Hiei walked into the kitchen, Kurama following after him. He took his seat across
from Kurama with Shiori at the head. He started shoveling the lasagna into his mouth
before you could say "Jaou Ensatsu Kokuryuuha".

Shiori smiled. Kurama laughed. That was typical Hiei. Lasagna was some of Hiei's
favorite foods aside from ice cream, sweets, and garlic bread.

After dinner, or for Hiei, the two minutes of stuffing your face, Kurama had Hiei
help him study for the Math test. Hiei always helped, even though he didn't understand
it himself. At all. Tonight was no different. The Forbidden Child sat on the window
sill, his slippered feet sinking into the bed, while Kurama lay on his stomach near
Hiei's feet. Hiei had the Math book on his lap, and he read the questions out loud,
only odd ones though, because there were answers in the back for them. Kurama
answered most of them without difficulty, using a calculator, of course. Rain ricocheted
off the window behind Hiei, making a loud, steady pat-pat sound.

"Um...Kurama? What's this word?" Hiei asked, covering the problem, but not the word.

"Let me see... that's ratio, Hiei."

"Oh......what's a ratio?"

"The problems that you've been reading to me for the past fifteen minutes."

"Oh. I knew that."

"Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think I know Math well now."

"Did you already study for everything else?" Hiei asked, sounding like Shiori.

"Of course, Mother."

"Hey! I didn't give birth to you. You didn't pop out of me," Hiei said as a retort.

Kurama smiled and glanced at his watch. He stood up and went to his closet, pulling
out a pair of pajamas for himself and for Hiei. Hiei looked at them in disgust.

"I have to wear those?"

"Yup. Assuming that you don't have any pajamas, I'm lending you mine."

"..." Hiei still had that look on his face and hesitatantly took them. He stared at
the little designs on the pants and dismissed them. They had poorly drawn trains on them
that said "Choo-choo!". Lightning struck and thunder bellowed. Hiei looked over his
shoulder, out the window.

"I would hate to be out there right now."

"Of course. All the rain, right?"

Hiei nodded. "I like heat storms."

"I know."

They sat in silence for a while, Hiei's eyes fixated on the rain drizzling down the
glass window, Kurama's eyes fixated on him. Kurama suddenly grinned evilly, and tackled
Hiei from the window sill.

"What the-!?"

"Never let your guard down Hiei!" Kurama cried gleefully. "Or you'll have to wear
train pajamas!!"

Hiei was pinned on the bed, the fox holding his hands up above his head. Kurama was sitting
on poor Hiei, so Hiei couldn't kick him off. Surprisingly, the little fire demon smirked.

"If that's how you want to play it, little fox."

"What do you mean, little? I'm tal-!!"

Hiei shoved Kurama off of himself with a burst of inhuman(duh) strength. Kurama fell with a
thump onto the floor beside the bed. Hiei acted quickly. He slid off the comfy bed and sat
on Kurama's stomach, their places switched.

The small, but horrifically strong fire demon smirked. "I win."

Kurama laughed. "I guess you did."

"Will you throw in the towel?"

"Okay." Kurama got an evil smile. "But you're the towel!"

He wrenched free from Hiei's grip and swiftly picked him up, Hiei's slippers falling off his
feet as he was flung into the air. Kurama let go. Hiei went flying into the soft comforters
of the bed. The fire demon was all tangled in the covers and was desperately trying to get out to
pay the fox back. Kurama laughed heartilly and sat down on the bed next to the white blob
once known as Hiei.

Shiori opened the door. "Stop horsing around!"

Then she laughed at poor little Hiei. Kurama giggled along with her. Hiei, under the
covers, crossed his arms and pouted, which only made the two laugh harder. Kurama and
his human mother helped Hiei get out of the covers. Shiori sent him on his way "home"
shortly afterwards.

Seconds later, there was a light tapping on the fox's window, that grew steadily and higher.

It was then Kurama remembered it was raining. He quickly opened the window and pulled in
the sopping wet mess of Hiei.

"I'm sorry, Hiei!! I FORGOT and-!"

Hiei turned his nose up, rain dripping from the edge of it. He was covered in mud-apparently,
when he was climbing the tree, Hiei had slipped and fell. Kurama tugged Hiei along to the
bathroom.

"'Kaasan! I'm taking a shower!"

"Okay!"

Hiei quickly stripped-he had no shame. Kurama blushed and turned away, towards the shower,
in which he turned on, making the water boiling hot, just the way Hiei liked it. Kurama sat
down on the lidded toilet and closed his eyes. He heard Hiei step in.

"Hiei, I'll be right back in. I'm going to get you some clean clothes and throw these in
the wash, okay?"

He heard a grunt of approval. Smiling, he closed the door behind him and tiptoed to his
room, so Shiori wouldn't realize it wasn't really him in the shower. He grabbed the cast-away
train pajamas and stifled a maleficent giggle. Oh, this was gonna be good...

Sticking his head out into the hallway to see if Shiori was there, he tiptoed back to the
bathroom. Opening and closing the door behind him, the red-head got a clean towel from the
shelf and set both things on the floor by the shower door.

"Um...Kurama??" Hiei asked, sticking his head out of the shower door.

Kurama was truly surprised to see Hiei then. His hair was wet, and DOWN. It was almost as
long as Kurama's own hair. Kurama couldn't help but laugh.

Hiei glared at him. "I need help with the shampoo."

The fox sighed and got undressed, making the water the right temperature for him, so he
wouldn't burn off his skin, stepping into the shower with Hiei. Luckily, it was big enough for
the both of them. Not looking down, Kurama picked up the right shampoo from on the side of the
tub/shower and poured it in his hand. He instructed the smaller fire demon to turn around and
globbed it all in Hiei's hair. He then took a handful of his own shampoo/conditioner and slapped
it on his own head. Yes, tonight was going to be fun...

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Hieica: Ah hahahahahahahahaha! I have done it! I have made a second chapter!!!!!!! Even though
I've been grounded for the week! I am SPECIAL!

Swissy:Yeah, special....mm hmm...... yeah. R & R, please!