Disclaimer- I do not own any Yu Yu Hakusho characters used in this fic.
Me- Hi people...Hiei, Kurama and me wanted to write another chapter...(laughs) Hiei only just managed to catch up with Kurama and myself.
Hiei- Not true!
Kurama- Hiei please...Everyone knows you're a slow reader, even if you can move really fast...
Hiei- Hn... You are just trying to be mean, that way I'll leave you alone, that way you don't have to deal with me and Zeichi not liking each other!
Kurama- That's not true! I want you and Zeichi to get along! I want you two to love each other!
Me- Hey! You two stop arguing it's giving me a headache! Besides I'm the one writing this and I'm not going to split you three up...Or am I?
Kurama/Hiei- Oh crap...
(Start Chapter)
Chapter Twelve: Fear, Pain And Anger
"Kurama...Are you here?" Zeichi asked walking into the living room. He had just gotten back from his walk in the forest and had found that the door was wide open. "Kurama?" He called again. He sighed and sat down on one of the couches, Kaoru followed after taking off his shoes.
"So...This Kurama guy, is he a kitsune?" Kaoru asked, looking at Zeichi.
"How should I know? All I know is that he can control plants and pick locks..." Zeichi sighed; he stood up and walked into the kitchen. "Would you like some hot chocolate or tea?" He asked.
Kaoru shrugged standing beside him, "Hot chocolate...If that's ok with you"
"It's fine...seeings as I'm making myself some..." Zeichi smiled up at Kaoru.
Kaoru sighed, "Thanks..." He watched as Zeichi turned the kettle on and placed the chocolate powder into two mugs. 'He's being nice to me even after I threatened him? But why?' Kaoru growled and walked back into the living room. 'I don't get it...He doesn't seem like he's afraid of me and he doesn't seem to hate me, but why? Why isn't he mad at me for threatening him and almost killing him? Why isn't he mad at me for saying that I'm going to kill his father? And why is he being nice to me? Shouldn't he be angry?'
"Here you go..." Zeichi handed Kaoru a steaming cup of hot chocolate "Enjoy!" he smiled cheerfully.
Kaoru stared at Zeichi's smiling face utterly confused, "T-thank you" He finally managed to say. He took a sip of the hot chocolate and smirked. 'This is good...Really good, actually I think this is the best I've ever had!' He looked up at Zeichi, who was taking a sip of his hot chocolate. Zeichi put the cup down and smiled at Kaoru.
"Is there something you want to ask?" Zeichi looked into Kaoru's maroon coloured eyes.
"No..." Kaoru stated. He sat up straight as the sound of a door opening reached his ears. "I think Kurama is back" Zeichi stood up smiling.
"Good..." Zeichi left the room and walked into the hallway. He spotted Kurama at the door and ran towards him. "Kurama!" He called. Kurama looked up just in time to see Zeichi lunge at him, arms open.
"Zeichi!" Kurama hugged him tightly. "I was so worried about you! Are you ok?!" Zeichi nodded.
"He's here..." Hiei stated entering the household.
"Zeichi do you have company over?" Kurama asked looking into Zeichi's green eyes.
"Yes..." Zeichi replied quietly, he turned to look at the ground. "He's in the living room...You see I ran into him while I was on my walk, he helped me out of the forest and well he has no where else to go, so I thought that maybe he could stay here!" Zeichi exclaimed, smiling.
Hiei growled as Kaoru appeared in the hallway, "Hello...You must be Kurama" Kaoru smiled at Kurama. "My name is Kaoru" He held out his hand.
"It's nice to meet you Kaoru..." Kurama replied. He took Kaoru's hand and shook it.
"Hn" Hiei crossed his arms over his chest and looked away.
Kurama laughed, "This is Hiei..."
"Well it's nice to meet you Hiei..." Kaoru smirked at the little fire demon. 'Wow first I find out that Zekial's here, then I get told that the infamous fox thief Youko Kurama might be around and now the forbidden child? This is quite a night' Kaoru thought to himself.
(Scene Change)
Kurama was lying on his bed, late at night thinking. Many questions had begun to surface in his mind along with a few thoughts of the past day. 'Hiei told me to be careful around Kaoru, but he seems like a nice enough guy... I don't understand why Koenma told us to kill him if he began to rebel against us... I mean he doesn't seem like the person to do that' Kurama sighed, trying to get his mind off of what Hiei and Koenma had said he began to think about Zeichi. 'It's odd that Zeichi doesn't have his kitsune ears anymore...I don't get why he would just cut them off...They were so cute!' Kurama sighed, remembering how the red tipped ears and tail had looked on Zeichi. 'Maybe he didn't want us to know... But if he's a wraith the only way he could have kitsune ears is if he was half wraith and half kitsune and for him to be half kitsune his mother would have had to be a kitsune because his father is a wraith, which means...' Kurama gasped. 'The human that Zekial killed wasn't human which means that it wouldn't be considered a crime in the makai because he could have been trying to get his son, because he thought that the mother was unsuitable to take care of him' Kurama sighed standing up, he knew there was nothing he could do to help Zeichi. His father hadn't committed a crime in the Makai, but he had committed one in the Ningenkai, but even if Zekial was put in jail he could easily escape by using his wraith abilities.
Kurama walked down the hallway, he quietly opened Zeichi's bedroom door and walked into the room, he sat on the edge of the bed. Smiling down at Zeichi he ran his fingers through the boys hair. Zeichi seemed so peaceful when he was asleep and even when he was awake he was always happy, or at least it seemed that way. Kurama sighed contently as he stared down at Zeichi's angelic features. Zeichi stirred in his sleep.
Kurama leaned close to Zeichi's ear and whispered, "Everything's going to be fine Zeichi...I'm here to protect you" Kurama could almost see a smile on Zeichi's face.
"K'rama" Zeichi said sleepily, rubbing his eyes. "What are you doing in here?" he asked looking up at the red head.
"I couldn't sleep..." Kurama said quietly staring into Zeichi's green eyes. "I was worried about you..." He sighed.
Zeichi smiled, "There's nothing to be worried about K'rama...I'm perfectly fine..."
"I know, it's just that our parents will be back sometime tomorrow and well... I'm going to miss having you around" Kurama couldn't help telling Zeichi the truth, for some reason he just couldn't seem to lie to him. 'What's that?' Kurama asked himself. He could see a different colour behind the green, but it was different for each eye. Behind the green in his right eye he could see a red like colour and behind the green in his left eye he could see a goldy-yellow.
"Oh...I forgot they were coming back..." Kurama sighed remembering the odd hint to Zeichi's voice, Kurama knew that Zeichi was afraid.
"Zeichi... I need to ask you about something..." Kurama said.
"What?" Zeichi asked, a confused look in his eyes.
"Why did you cut off your kitsune ears and your tail?" Kurama looked at Zeichi, his eyes had widened in shock.
"I-I don't know w-what your t-talking about..." Zeichi stuttered nervously.
"Yes you do...Me and Hiei found you lying in the basement, the ears and tail were there at the time. We brought you into your room, then the next morning I found them in the bathroom, along with a rather large pool of blood." Kurama looked down at the young boy.
"I-I don't want Zekial to know..." Zeichi blurted out abruptly. "If he knew he'd hurt me even more..." Zeichi lunged at Kurama, wrapping his arms around his waist. "I couldn't let him know!" Zeichi's words had turned into muffled sobs. "I don't like being hurt! It's not fair!" Kurama could feel his shirt dampening.
"Zeichi..." Kurama searched for words. He didn't know what to say to Zeichi or how to comfort him, all he knew was that Zeichi was in pain and he couldn't help him, he cursed himself, angry that there was nothing he could do. Kurama could feel tears welling up in his eyes, he tried his best not to cry, but still a single tear ran down his cheek, landing on Zeichi's head.
(End Chapter)
Me- Wow...That was a sappy ending to this chapter...Sorry everyone!
Kurama- I cried...(cries) It's so sad!
Hiei- Baby... (manages to hold back his own tears)
Me- You two are both babies! I can't believe you two actually find this sad! I'm bad when it comes to angst! (looks at the reviews for Sorrow) Wow...Everyone is crying except the three people I know...(laughs)
Hiei- Anyway please review, it means a lot...Especially if you value your life! (Glares at everyone with his famous evil death glare)
(Kurama and me die)
Hiei- ooops... (walks away whistling)