WARNING: Hiei and Kurama shounen ai!! YAY!! It be the fourth chapter though.
You should know that already, 'specially after Chappie 3...hehehehe......
Prayers: PLEASE, Bob the Magical Pony, ruler of the cheese, bestow upon me
the power of.... what was I saying? Oh. I REALLY hope my mom and/or sister
don't find this.
Quote from Jin: WHEE and WHOO and fun stuff like that!
Disclaimer: *wails* I wanna own Yu Yu Hakusho mommy!! Why can't I!? WAAAAAAH!
Mom: Because Togashi-sama owns it, dear, along with Hunter X Hunter,
Ninku--
Bratty Spoiled Kid(me): SHUT UP MOM!
A/N: Soda!! Hiei goes partially insane. I'm serious.
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter 4
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"So you're looking for an apartment?" Yusuke asked the fox, who sat on the couch
of Yusuke's apartment.
Kurama nodded. Hiei stood in the darkest corner of the room, arms crossed. He
sighed heavilly for the umpteenth time since they arrived an hour ago.
"Will you tell me why?" Yusuke asked.
"Look Urameshi," Hiei said spitefully. "We already told you that we won't tell
you! Get over it!"
"Hiei..." Kurama warned. "Yusuke is our friend. We have to tell him."
Hiei growled, completely disapproving. He scoffed. "Friend!" But did'nt say any
more.
"Um...Yusuke?" Kurama asked, seeming to have lost his courage already. "Um...
are you homophobic?"
Yusuke choked on his soda and started coughing, some soda flying out his nose.
He grabbed a tissue and cleaned his face, though he would have to wash his T-
shirt he was lazilly wearing. Then he smiled.
"I knew it!! I knew it!! Congratulations you two!!" Yusuke slapped Kurama on the
back with approval. "It had to happen eventually! Damn! When I just got back from
vacation in America! I've got a kid, and now my friends are going out!!"
Kurama smiled and then suddenly jerked his head up at Yusuke. "You've got a kid!?"
Yusuke scratched his head. "Oh yeah, I didn't tell you yet..." His smile widened.
"Keiko!" He called into his room.
"Shut up Yusuke! You'll wake up Rei!" Keiko huffed. "I don't know WHAT I'm going
to do with you. Who's here, anyway?"
"It's Kurama and Hiei."
There was silence from the backroom. Then, suddenly, a baby started crying. "Oh,
now look what you did!" Keiko said, irritated, and walked out of the room carrying
a small bundle in her arms.
"You three, help me now!"
Kurama knew better than to argue with her, and stood up to help. As did Yusuke.
Hiei walked up to Kurama's side, confused.
"Kurama, can you get the formula from the refrigarator?" At this, the fox nodded.
"Yusuke, I need you to get some vegetables and cut them up for Rei's breakfast.
Hiei... you can just... stand there, I guess."
That was fine with him.
"Keiko, I can't find the--OW! SHIT!!" Yusuke cried from the kitchen.
"What did you do now!?" Keiko shouted over the bundle's crying. She handed him to
Hiei and went to help Yusuke.
Immediately, the crying ceased. Warm chocolate eyes stared up into Hiei's
blood-stained ones. The room was quiet all around, as the three came out of the
kitchen with their "assignments". Yusuke had a cloth wrapped around his hand, and
Keiko just stared. Kurama had a faint smile on his face.
In Hiei's arms, an adorable infant giggled and reached his hand up to Hiei's face.
There was a look of surprise on Hiei's normally emotionless face.
"No..." Hiei whispered. "No... I'm not good enough for you..."
Kurama walked over and placed a hand on the shorter demon's shoulder. "Yes you are,
Hiei."
The fire demon stared down into Rei's eyes. He smiled, a small, barely noticeable
smile that was totally different from his trademark smirk. "You look so much like
your father..." he whispered, and the infant smiled widely, showing gums and one
tooth.
Then Hiei's eyes clouded over. "No... no. I will not allow myself to be recognised
by someone so pure and innocent."
He placed the infant, who looked like he was going to cry again, on the couch and
disappeared. Yusuke walked over and picked Rei up. "Don't worry Rei, it's not that
Uncle Hiei doesn't like you... he just doesn't like himself."
Rei started crying again, and Kurama noticed that the child wasn't the only one
who had cried this morning. The fox bent down and picked up a single small, black
pearl.
"Hiei..." he whispered and hugged the tear gem to his chest.
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As Kurama had expected, Hiei was waiting for him outside the apartment building.
The fire demon looked distracted. Kurama grabbed his hand and re-entered the
building.
"An apartment by Yusuke was conveniently up for rent," Kurama said at last, leading
Hiei to the elevator. "It's two doors down from Yusuke."
Hiei was silent, his head turned down. They entered the elevator and the doors closed
behind them.
"Kurama..." Hiei whispered so silently that the fox could barely hear him.
"Yes, Hiei?" He said equally quiet.
"Why... why did the child choose me...? I am forbidden... I should not be liked by anyone,
even one as clueless as him..." Hiei trailed off, staring at his feet.
Kurama was smiling and Hiei could hear it in his voice as he was pulled into an embrace.
"It's because..." Kurama whispered into Hiei's hair. "It's because you're so likeable..."
The elevator doors opened and there stood one of the worst people to witness Hiei
expressing love.
"Eeagh!?" Kuwabara shouted and took a step back.
Hiei looked up, and the carrot top thought he saw some emotion in those crimson eyes,
a deep sadness and painful despair. He decided not to bug the shrimp today.
Kuwabara blushed and said stupidly. "Well...uh...can we share this elevator?? We got
off on the wrong floor trying to get to Urameshi's to see Rei..."
The fox and the Jaganshi let go of eachother and Kurama smiled, nodding. Hiei then
noticed his sister behind the oaf. He stared at the wall where nobody could see a
faint tinge of blush on his cheeks. He felt a body move beside him, and Yukina was
talking.
"I'm happy for you," she said in a voice that told Hiei she really was happy.
"But I'm too horrible to be happy..." he said.
"What was that...?" Yukina asked.
He whipped his head around. "I'm too horrible for your happiness Yukina! I'm
not good enough for your love, fox!" He turned to Kazuma. "I'm not even good enough for
your teasing!!" He shouted. His voice cracked. "I'm not good enough to be liked by a pure
and innocent child, who has never seen bloodshed as I have, and I hope never will."
He sank to his knees. "I'll never be good enough... for anything... or anyone..."
The three stared at him in shock.
Kuwabara was, surprisingly, the first to talk. "You really have low self-esteem, you know
that? When we were fighting in that tournament, I thought you were going to turn your
back on us at any minute--but you didn't. The same thing with the Gate of Betrayal."
Hiei buried his head in his arms. Kurama kneeled down beside him. "Kuwabara's right.
You give yourself less credit than you deserve. If you weren't good enough for my love,
then why would I have chosen you?"
"Why did you choose me!?" Hiei snapped.
Kurama tilted Hiei's chin up. "Because... Hiei, the answer is simple. I love you."
Yukina decided to speak up. "And... though you never found my brother..." That stung
Hiei like a bee. "I feel as though you could be my brother in his stead..."
Hiei laughed sourly. "But, I AM your brother. There. Now you know. Go ahead and feel
horrible that someone like me could ever-"
He looked at her, and instead of a look of pure disgust, she was smiling.
"I KNEW you were my brother all along, Hiei. I've waited patiently for you to bring
it out into the open. I know how you feel about yourself."
Then there was silence. They had long since reached Yusuke's floor, but the doors had closed
again. Kurama stood back up again, and held out his hand. Hiei stared at him, eyes wide.
"Now you know, Hiei... that we all think you're good enough... so... can you just accept it?
Accept our friendship and... our love."
And Hiei slowly held out his shaking hand, and took Kurama's into his own. He smiled, and
silent tears ran down his face. Kurama helped him stand up and put an arm around his shoulders,
tugging him close. They all left the elevator then, and nobody ever spoke of Hiei's mental
breakdown in front of him, but someone had to tell Yusuke, didn't they?
As it was, Kurama and Hiei lived in their new apartment, Kurama paying for bills with his
money from his part-time job at the Florist Shop(gee, nobody thought that would happen).
One inevitable day came around. Kurama was at work, and Hiei was all alone in the small
apartment. There came a knock on the door, and Hiei stood up to answer it. Opening the door,
he saw one of the most unlikely people he had thought he would ever see again...
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Hieica: Woo-hoo!! I finally got around to finishing the fourth chapter!! Hiei having a
mental breakdown is NOT something you see every day. Moo!
Swissy: ...Hieica is a crappy author, so R&R insulting her, 'kay?
Hieica: That is SO unfair.
You should know that already, 'specially after Chappie 3...hehehehe......
Prayers: PLEASE, Bob the Magical Pony, ruler of the cheese, bestow upon me
the power of.... what was I saying? Oh. I REALLY hope my mom and/or sister
don't find this.
Quote from Jin: WHEE and WHOO and fun stuff like that!
Disclaimer: *wails* I wanna own Yu Yu Hakusho mommy!! Why can't I!? WAAAAAAH!
Mom: Because Togashi-sama owns it, dear, along with Hunter X Hunter,
Ninku--
Bratty Spoiled Kid(me): SHUT UP MOM!
A/N: Soda!! Hiei goes partially insane. I'm serious.
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter 4
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"So you're looking for an apartment?" Yusuke asked the fox, who sat on the couch
of Yusuke's apartment.
Kurama nodded. Hiei stood in the darkest corner of the room, arms crossed. He
sighed heavilly for the umpteenth time since they arrived an hour ago.
"Will you tell me why?" Yusuke asked.
"Look Urameshi," Hiei said spitefully. "We already told you that we won't tell
you! Get over it!"
"Hiei..." Kurama warned. "Yusuke is our friend. We have to tell him."
Hiei growled, completely disapproving. He scoffed. "Friend!" But did'nt say any
more.
"Um...Yusuke?" Kurama asked, seeming to have lost his courage already. "Um...
are you homophobic?"
Yusuke choked on his soda and started coughing, some soda flying out his nose.
He grabbed a tissue and cleaned his face, though he would have to wash his T-
shirt he was lazilly wearing. Then he smiled.
"I knew it!! I knew it!! Congratulations you two!!" Yusuke slapped Kurama on the
back with approval. "It had to happen eventually! Damn! When I just got back from
vacation in America! I've got a kid, and now my friends are going out!!"
Kurama smiled and then suddenly jerked his head up at Yusuke. "You've got a kid!?"
Yusuke scratched his head. "Oh yeah, I didn't tell you yet..." His smile widened.
"Keiko!" He called into his room.
"Shut up Yusuke! You'll wake up Rei!" Keiko huffed. "I don't know WHAT I'm going
to do with you. Who's here, anyway?"
"It's Kurama and Hiei."
There was silence from the backroom. Then, suddenly, a baby started crying. "Oh,
now look what you did!" Keiko said, irritated, and walked out of the room carrying
a small bundle in her arms.
"You three, help me now!"
Kurama knew better than to argue with her, and stood up to help. As did Yusuke.
Hiei walked up to Kurama's side, confused.
"Kurama, can you get the formula from the refrigarator?" At this, the fox nodded.
"Yusuke, I need you to get some vegetables and cut them up for Rei's breakfast.
Hiei... you can just... stand there, I guess."
That was fine with him.
"Keiko, I can't find the--OW! SHIT!!" Yusuke cried from the kitchen.
"What did you do now!?" Keiko shouted over the bundle's crying. She handed him to
Hiei and went to help Yusuke.
Immediately, the crying ceased. Warm chocolate eyes stared up into Hiei's
blood-stained ones. The room was quiet all around, as the three came out of the
kitchen with their "assignments". Yusuke had a cloth wrapped around his hand, and
Keiko just stared. Kurama had a faint smile on his face.
In Hiei's arms, an adorable infant giggled and reached his hand up to Hiei's face.
There was a look of surprise on Hiei's normally emotionless face.
"No..." Hiei whispered. "No... I'm not good enough for you..."
Kurama walked over and placed a hand on the shorter demon's shoulder. "Yes you are,
Hiei."
The fire demon stared down into Rei's eyes. He smiled, a small, barely noticeable
smile that was totally different from his trademark smirk. "You look so much like
your father..." he whispered, and the infant smiled widely, showing gums and one
tooth.
Then Hiei's eyes clouded over. "No... no. I will not allow myself to be recognised
by someone so pure and innocent."
He placed the infant, who looked like he was going to cry again, on the couch and
disappeared. Yusuke walked over and picked Rei up. "Don't worry Rei, it's not that
Uncle Hiei doesn't like you... he just doesn't like himself."
Rei started crying again, and Kurama noticed that the child wasn't the only one
who had cried this morning. The fox bent down and picked up a single small, black
pearl.
"Hiei..." he whispered and hugged the tear gem to his chest.
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As Kurama had expected, Hiei was waiting for him outside the apartment building.
The fire demon looked distracted. Kurama grabbed his hand and re-entered the
building.
"An apartment by Yusuke was conveniently up for rent," Kurama said at last, leading
Hiei to the elevator. "It's two doors down from Yusuke."
Hiei was silent, his head turned down. They entered the elevator and the doors closed
behind them.
"Kurama..." Hiei whispered so silently that the fox could barely hear him.
"Yes, Hiei?" He said equally quiet.
"Why... why did the child choose me...? I am forbidden... I should not be liked by anyone,
even one as clueless as him..." Hiei trailed off, staring at his feet.
Kurama was smiling and Hiei could hear it in his voice as he was pulled into an embrace.
"It's because..." Kurama whispered into Hiei's hair. "It's because you're so likeable..."
The elevator doors opened and there stood one of the worst people to witness Hiei
expressing love.
"Eeagh!?" Kuwabara shouted and took a step back.
Hiei looked up, and the carrot top thought he saw some emotion in those crimson eyes,
a deep sadness and painful despair. He decided not to bug the shrimp today.
Kuwabara blushed and said stupidly. "Well...uh...can we share this elevator?? We got
off on the wrong floor trying to get to Urameshi's to see Rei..."
The fox and the Jaganshi let go of eachother and Kurama smiled, nodding. Hiei then
noticed his sister behind the oaf. He stared at the wall where nobody could see a
faint tinge of blush on his cheeks. He felt a body move beside him, and Yukina was
talking.
"I'm happy for you," she said in a voice that told Hiei she really was happy.
"But I'm too horrible to be happy..." he said.
"What was that...?" Yukina asked.
He whipped his head around. "I'm too horrible for your happiness Yukina! I'm
not good enough for your love, fox!" He turned to Kazuma. "I'm not even good enough for
your teasing!!" He shouted. His voice cracked. "I'm not good enough to be liked by a pure
and innocent child, who has never seen bloodshed as I have, and I hope never will."
He sank to his knees. "I'll never be good enough... for anything... or anyone..."
The three stared at him in shock.
Kuwabara was, surprisingly, the first to talk. "You really have low self-esteem, you know
that? When we were fighting in that tournament, I thought you were going to turn your
back on us at any minute--but you didn't. The same thing with the Gate of Betrayal."
Hiei buried his head in his arms. Kurama kneeled down beside him. "Kuwabara's right.
You give yourself less credit than you deserve. If you weren't good enough for my love,
then why would I have chosen you?"
"Why did you choose me!?" Hiei snapped.
Kurama tilted Hiei's chin up. "Because... Hiei, the answer is simple. I love you."
Yukina decided to speak up. "And... though you never found my brother..." That stung
Hiei like a bee. "I feel as though you could be my brother in his stead..."
Hiei laughed sourly. "But, I AM your brother. There. Now you know. Go ahead and feel
horrible that someone like me could ever-"
He looked at her, and instead of a look of pure disgust, she was smiling.
"I KNEW you were my brother all along, Hiei. I've waited patiently for you to bring
it out into the open. I know how you feel about yourself."
Then there was silence. They had long since reached Yusuke's floor, but the doors had closed
again. Kurama stood back up again, and held out his hand. Hiei stared at him, eyes wide.
"Now you know, Hiei... that we all think you're good enough... so... can you just accept it?
Accept our friendship and... our love."
And Hiei slowly held out his shaking hand, and took Kurama's into his own. He smiled, and
silent tears ran down his face. Kurama helped him stand up and put an arm around his shoulders,
tugging him close. They all left the elevator then, and nobody ever spoke of Hiei's mental
breakdown in front of him, but someone had to tell Yusuke, didn't they?
As it was, Kurama and Hiei lived in their new apartment, Kurama paying for bills with his
money from his part-time job at the Florist Shop(gee, nobody thought that would happen).
One inevitable day came around. Kurama was at work, and Hiei was all alone in the small
apartment. There came a knock on the door, and Hiei stood up to answer it. Opening the door,
he saw one of the most unlikely people he had thought he would ever see again...
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Hieica: Woo-hoo!! I finally got around to finishing the fourth chapter!! Hiei having a
mental breakdown is NOT something you see every day. Moo!
Swissy: ...Hieica is a crappy author, so R&R insulting her, 'kay?
Hieica: That is SO unfair.