Summary: Hiei-Yusuke Shounen-Ai. Yusuke is happy when Hiei is nicer to him; sitting with him on the school roof, sharing stolen candy…Only Hiei thinks that he is dating the detective. What happens when Yusuke finds out the truth of his new friendship?

Setting: Somewhere in the storyline…

Shounen-Ai/Boy-Boy Love

Hiei's Textbook Dates

By Zelia Theb

Disclaimer: Yu Yu Hakusho is the property of Yoshihiro Togashi.

"Oh, hey Hiei," Yusuke said as Hiei sat next to him on the concrete, "Bored as I am, I guess." He relaxed his back on the solid brick wall of the roof's exit and reached into his pocket to find that it was empty. He sigh as his stomach grumbled and remarked, "Damn it, no lunch and no smokes. School sucks."

Hiei looked over at the boy and contemplated what to do next. He wasn't exactly sure of how to go about this sort of thing, but lack of confidence was something that he wasn't up to admitting. He stood from his place and muttered, "Hn," before leaping off the building.

Yusuke shrugged; he expected nothing less from his demon ally. A second thought as to why the guy had sat down next to him to begin with never even crossed his mind.

Perhaps it should have, because the next thing he knew, Hiei had returned. He sat back down in his place and pulled a green apple and a golden pack of cigarettes out from the pockets of his cloak and handed it to the detective.

"Hey, way to go man!" Yusuke remarked as he graciously accepted the items. He rubbed the fruit on the coat of his green uniform and then took a bite of it, savoring the somewhat sour yet pleasant taste. Hiei was a life saver.

"Aww…I don't have a li…"Yusuke complained, "Hey!"

"Yes, D…Yusuke?" Hiei asked, wondering what was going on in the boy's head.

"Um, can ya do me a favor and light up a smoke for me?"

"Hn. No."

"Aww, why'd ya bother giving 'em to me then?" Yusuke whined. He exhaled a deep breath and continued consuming his lunch.

"Because I did. It doesn't mean I like them. You like them." Hiei tilted his head backwards upon saying this and stared at the few whispy clouds which passed by. He pondered on how we would word the big question he wanted to ask. He knew that if Yusuke responded affirmatively that it was not going to be easy; he looked out of place among humans.

"Ah well. Better than nothing," Yusuke sighed, tossing the apple core over the side of the building, "Thanks bud."

After several moments of silence and listening to each other breathe, Hiei turned his head to the boy and inquired, "You don't come here every day, do you?"

"No. Only when Keiko or Mom is bitchy, and only if one of 'em watches me walk the entire way here," Yusuke replied. He didn't mind making small talk with Hiei; they had known each other for a while and he was actually happy that Hiei had taken a personal step forward by opening up; if even just a little.

"So you don't know if you'll be here tomorrow," Hiei stated. There went his plan.

"Nah, I won't be here tomorrow. It's not a school day," the taller one informed him, "I'll prolly be at home or at the arcade, unless Spirit World feels like ruining another free day for me." Yusuke smiled and added, "Though I think I might wanna go out to eat somewhere or something…I've been so starved lately."

"Why aren't you doing that now."

"No money. Feh," Yusuke scoffed at his own plan, "I might as well not even bother tomorrow."

"Is this money in this world?" Hiei asked, revealing a wallet from his pocket. He had procured it from the same person he stole the apple and the cigarettes from.

Yusuke opened it up and was happy to see only large bills of yen. When he asked Hiei who he stole it from; as there was nothing else in the wallet; the demon explained that a gang of kids were exchanging bags in a nearby alleyway. Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief when he found out the money didn't belong to an honest family. Hiei snatched the wallet back and stuffed it back into the depths of his black cloak.

"We can go somewhere tomorrow," Hiei offered. That was the best that he was going to do.

"You…want to…" Yusuke stammered, wondering if Hiei truly did want to hang out with him more often.

"Yes, I do," Hiei finished, not letting Yusuke finish his sentence. He was certain on how it was going to end, anyway.

What he wasn't certain of, was the answer to the proposal. Would the detective be so quick to say yes to a date with a demon?

"Sure, okay." Hiei jumped; he really wasn't expecting the boy to not freak out about the situation at all. He grinned; he really wasn't as disastrous at this as he thought he was going to be.

Hiei had managed to get his hands on some human clothing; black jeans and a long sleeved black tee. Yusuke had shown up wearing nearly the same thing, only his shirt was yellow and he chose to wear a blue coat over it. Yusuke had joked about it, only to have Hiei reply as positively as Hiei could.

The two of them ate their noodles in silence. It wasn't that bad, as Hiei had managed to make minor conversation in the form of questions about human culture. Yusuke was more than happy to answer all of them, leaving his sarcasm for another time as this sort of attitude was rare from the demon; plus the guy was paying. Yusuke felt like changing the topic, and as he slurped the last bit of his meal from the dish, he tried to.

"So, ever wonder if Kuwabara dresses his kitten in little pink dresses?" He regretted the silly question; he probably should have waited until Hiei swallowed.

After he finished choking, Hiei smiled through his anger at the boy and remarked, "I wouldn't doubt it. He probably has matching shoes for the paws."

Astounded at the demon's sense of humor, Yusuke chuckled with Hiei. He could swear that the short demon would have tried to kill him for making him choke, but he was happy that Hiei was not having that sort of day.

Upon handing Yusuke the stolen wallet to pay for the meal, the two promptly left. Surprisingly enough to the detective, Hiei did not jump off; although he did pickpocket the wallet back.

"Hmm, I thought you would've taken off now," Yusuke noted, finally not understanding why Hiei had a strange change of heart, "But if you wanna come back to my house…then…" A grin crept across the teen's face, and soon he had leapt to the rooftop of the restaurant, inviting Hiei to a foot race across the skyline of the city. The demon inwardly rolled his eyes; he wasn't sure exactly why humans wooed each other the way that they did. He decided that he would at least try to be slow enough for the boy, so he could still win but not by much.

Hiei entered through a window of the empty apartment precisely as Yusuke entered through the door. Yusuke cackled and remarked, "Damn it! I can't even beat ya when ya go easy on me!" He brushed back his hair and remarked, "That was fun anyway. I needed a good run…though I prolly shoulda waited an hour after I ate." He rubbed his stomach for a moment and then sat down on a small slate colored sofa.

Hiei placed himself behind Yusuke and rested his hands on the back of the couch. He played over what he knew of humans in his mind and figured out his next course of action.

"There is still money left, Detective," the demon said, obscurely hinting that he wanted a second date.

"Yeah, I know, I got the wall…" Yusuke proceeded to pat himself down, then looked up and behind him to see a smirking Hiei with it balanced between two fingers.

"Hn. Do you really think I'd let you keep this, Yusuke? How else will we be able to eat again?" Hiei placed the wallet back into his clothing and waited for Yusuke's answer.

"You wanna go out with me again? Yusuke questioned, his brown eyes full of curiosity. He had no idea that Hiei enjoyed the lunch so much; and he wasn't going to be a pain if the demon just wanted to be friends with him finally.

"Hn. I took the money back for a reason," the demon responded. He studied Yusuke's contorted body, not only enjoying the sight of the boy, but looking for some sort of inkling that Yusuke had enjoyed the lunch as well.

"Okay," the teen stated, "I ain't plannin' on going to school in two days and I really wanna go to this place that's only open during school hours." He really loved Mexican food; it was his favorite foreign food aside from lasagna. The only problem was that the best dish there; the steak fajita; was sort of expensive compared to the rest of the meals.

Hiei was overjoyed, though one would never be able to tell by the expression on his face. He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jeans and headed for the window, saying, "I need to train. Two days, Detective." He quickly left as the last syllable was uttered.

To be continued…

Author's Note

Yes, I love Yusuke paired with a demon. This is a cute idea I've been sitting on for a while now, and actually had this chapter written up but never upload for a few weeks.

Please leave a review and let me know what you think; in-depth, or not in-depth. I do not want any spoiler reviews or ones that involve corrections based on the anime/manga! Thanks : ) !

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-Zelia