A/N: Yeah! I'm back again! It's time for chapter 11! I'm sure that with the last preview you're wondering what I'm going with in the fic. Just to let you know, I really shortened the fic itself quite a bit and finally managed to get more covered in the last chapter than I thought that I would. . . I just want to you to know about the preview is that no matter how bad it may seem, no matter how depressing it may become, the fics that I write will always have a happy ending. To let all of you know, there is going to be a surprise ending. The ending is going to be a good way to end it and force me to do a sequel series. I'm sure that you'll love it. There is something that will happen to Kurama. The question is one my brother and I were talking about a few days ago when we were playing video games. I want to let all of you know that even if this is the 2nd to last chapter, it won't be so depressing as the last chapter. Not so much in anyway really. Let me stop ranting and let ya'll know that I don't own the characters or the series. See you at the end for reviews and a tiny, tiny, preview. Ja for now!
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Chapter 11: Time to return.
I paced Kurama's room and hoped that he would be back soon. He'd been gone for a few days and Shiori had told me to just make myself comfortable until he got back, but he got me out a few days ago. 'Please Kurama. Please come back soon.' I thought tears welling up inside my eyes again. It had been the 3 time that week. 'I need you fox. Don't let him have you. Escape and come back to me. Fox,' I thought tears pouring down my cheeks. 'I need you. I love you more than I ever thought that I would. When I told you before, part of me was still lying to you. I wasn't ready to give up everything meaning: my heart, my soul, and my body for you. Now that I know how much you really mean to me, I would give up everything to see you smile at me again. God how I need you Kurama.' Tears continued to flow as I sat on his bed, and stared out the window that I used to just come into. There must have been something wrong for you to have not come back soon.
Kurama's POV
I wailed in pain as Karasu beat me again. Then he repeated what he had been saying for the last 6 days in this time zone."Kurama! You defied me! You didn't kill Hiei but let him walk free! Now you have to be punished again!" Karasu yelled as he held me down on the bed with one hand the other reaching down to start the torture again. It had been the same for the last few days. 'Hiei, I hope I'll see you soon.'
Days seemed to go by slower and slower as Karasu pushed against my butt in an attempt to make me moan again. There was no pleasure in what he was doing. I knew that I needed to return to you soon, Hiei. I just didn't know when I'd get another chance to kill him to get back. Hiei, I'm all too sure that It won't be soon. Karasu continues to push against me, and I scream in pain. I hope that you don't feel my pain Hiei, because it is hard to bear as it is. If you feel it too, it just makes it that much worse. I can feel your worry and anticipation of when I get back home, but Hiei, I'm not sure how much longer it will be before I'll see you again. Do you remember the time that you held me in your arms and didn't want to let me go. It was something that I had to do, in order to keep on seeing you. Do you remember?
Flashback
"Kurama, do you have to leave? I thought that today was a day off for you. . ." Hiei trailed off, knowing full well that I had school today until noon, but didn't want me to leave. Knowing what he was thinking, since my mom was out of town, I started laughing. We hadn't slept together since that first time. "Hiei, I know what you're thinking." I said in a singsong voice trying to snare him up into a conversation.
Hiei slumped down on the couch and scoffed. "Yeah, I'm so sure of that." I gently pulled you into my lap as you tried to escape. You yelped slightly as my had made it's way down your stomach and hard abs to your crotch area. "You want this don't you Hiei?" I said seductively, stroking your hardening manness under the fabric. "You want to feel me inside you again, don't you Hiei? You want to feel the push and pull as I leave you ass. . . Hiei, since my mother is out of town, we can do it when I get back. I'll only be gone for 3 and a half hours anyway. So no need to worry about things like this until I get back. That ok with you?" I felt the hardness pushing against my hand wanting a release. Hiei's breathing changed as I pulled my had away from the gentle stroking and knowing that he wanted more. "Kurama, you'd better make it up to me for torturing me so with that." Hiei called as I walked out the door. I turned back and winked. "You know that I will."
End of Flashback.
I smiled at the flashback and knew that since Karasu would be dragging me back up to his room, with the toys, I'd have another chance to kill him. When we got there, both still naked, he threw me onto the feather-light bed and started to root through his toy box. I pulled the rose out of my hair and before he knew what was happening, Karasu was sliced to pieces. I ran down and pulled on my clothes. That's when I gathered myself and was ready to leave to see you again.
Hiei's POV
I knew that you were doing better in some ways and worse in some. I could feel you inside me and for a couple of hours, the only thing that I wanted to do was scream. You and I are connected and it hurts. I feel your emotions and physical pain. Do you feel mine too? I hope that you know the longing that I feel and that you want to come home as badly as I want you to. Kurama, please come home soon and let me hold you in my arms and let me tell you how much I love you. God how I've come to love you kitsune. I never thought that I would hurt this much form lack of affection. Please, Kurama, fox, Youko. All of you come back to me and hold me in your arms. I need to feel you again.
Kurama's POV
I walked out of the castle. Finally I got sick of Karasu hurting me so I killed him again. If he comes back again, the first time I see him, I'm going to kill him. He'd done so much to me in the last week. Not here, back in Ningenkai. Hiei, it's time for me to return. Are you going to welcome me back with open arms? I hope so, because as soon as I get back, I'll need to feel the actual loving arms of someone other than my mother. It can only be you. God how I long to see you again. Hiei, come and see me and get me home. The only place I call home.
Hiei's POV
You are getting closer to your home Kurama! I'll come and get you as soon as you are out of the portal. The people or demons who love you are coming to see you. Kurama, as soon as I see you, I'm pulling you into my lips for the sweetest kiss that I've longed for. It's been longer for you. I can't help but want to have you again. It's going to be grand to see you again my loveable fox.
Kurama's POV
I walked through the portal and looked at how much that Ningenkai hadn't changed since I'd last seen it. In this time zone, it's been only 2 and a half weeks since I've been here. That's a five week period with Karasu. That's just too much even for one person. I saw you running at your abnormal speed through the trees and you looked up at me with the most loving eyes I've ever seen from you. I've missed having you in an embrace and things that are harder to say don't need words, but actions. I kissed you with a certain passion that spoke something along the lines of 'take me now, no matter how much I'm injured. Just make love to me so I can forget the pain.' I knew that even you of all the demons in Makai wouldn't do that even if I begged you too. Hiei, when I finally got to hold you in my arms again, I stood my ground and then I saw your eyes widen as I blacked out.
Hiei's POV
I ran through the trees toward you and knew exactly where you were because of your energy. Have you killed Karasu yet? Is he dead and we don't have to worry about it anymore? I hope so. That way he won't come after us anymore. I pulled you into me in a hungry kiss. You kissed be back, knowing full well that you wanted me to make love with you. I knew that wouldn't happen because of how much pain you had endured. I wouldn't do that until I was completely sure that you had basically no pain left in you because of Karasu. Then when you pulled away and just hugged me, it felt like heaven, like I belonged here. Then when you fainted and I caught you, I was worried that you'd spent too much of your energy getting back here. I can't blame you. Who would want to stay there?
I put you on the bed and listened to your heartbeat and measured your energy levels. You had a steady beat to your human heart, and the levels were dangerously low. Not to mention that you had more cuts and bruises than I was able to count. I managed to get my sister, Yukina over to your house to heal you. With the cuts healed, all that we had to do was wait for the emotional pain to subside and you'd be good as new when your energy levels came back up. I sat by your bed for days on end, waiting for you to wake back up. I swore to myself that I wouldn't cry when you finally came around, but I wasn't able to help it. When your eyes finally opened, the tears came without warning and rolling down my face. I knew that it didn't really matter, but I just wanted you to know that no matter what, I was here for you. 'Kurama, finally I know that you're alright again. Please don't scare me anymore. Don't worry me anymore. I just need to know that you still love me.'
"Kurama? Are you alright?" I was barely able to ask because of all the tears rolling down my cheeks. The tears stopped flowing and I knew that you hadn't answered yet. "Kurama, are you ok?" I asked again, only with not me being relieved, but me being worried. I looked over to him and noticed that his eyes were opened, and that he was breathing. So why wasn't he answering me. I slowly peered over at his face so that I could have a good look into his eyes. I pulled on your hair and noticed how limp it seemed. 'That's strange... why isn't it like it usually is with the fluffiness and all?' I pulled you into my lap. Finally I got a reaction. I noticed that your hair had gotten more body and seemed stronger to it. I smiled softly noticing full body to it. As long as you are kind of conscious the hair has body to it. I suppose that it reflects your personality quite well Kurama.
I looked down at you and noticed tears welling up in your eyes, like I'd done, only these were tears of pain, not happiness. "Kurama, are you alright?" I asked for the 3rd time that day. Kurama nodded and I gently lifted his lips to mine in a chastise kiss. You moved you mouth against mine and all I wanted was to hold you in my arms forever. And to let all of you know, forever is a long time, even for a demon. You pushed against me and I knew that you wanted to speak. When I finally opened my eyes, I noticed that the tears that had been welling up had been pouring down your face. I liked away the tears and pulled you into another embrace. I was careful not to hurt your injured arms or legs in the process. "Kurama, what's wrong? I asked you before, but you didn't answer me. Why not?" Tears were welling up again.
"You were inside me Hiei, I could feel your happiness so intense. ... I didn't have the strength to answer you and let you know that my physical pain hurt more than ever. I could feel is slightly in my sleep, but as I started to wake up, the pain got more and more intense. I sensed that Yukina was here, and healed me for the most part, but only did what she was able. You need to tell her that you're her big brother. Hiei, you'll never know how hard it was for me not to be able to see you everyday." You stopped talking and kissed me again. "I never doubted for a minute that you'd come and see me to bring me home. I knew from your emotions, that you'd finally accepted me as your partner to love and ready to give up everything for me. I never stopped loving you for one second. I can never apologize for how much grief I've caused you, and I'm not going to let anyone come between us anymore. Hiei, if I'm willing, and you are willing, will you let me mark you and you mark me, to be bound my a bond even stronger than love?" You asked offering me your neck and shoulder. My eyes widened. "Kurama, I– you really want to carry the mark of the Forbidden Child and the one who has always been discarded?" When you nodded I bend down to your neck and marked you as mine. I bit into the flesh, and liked the blood clean. You were bound to me. Now for me to be bound to you, my lover, my love and now, my life partner and my mate. You sucked on my neck and liked the blood away when you bit the flesh to make it bleed. We were joined by an even stronger force.
Kurama's POV
I finally knew how it was to be bound to someone. Only when they share such a strong connection to one another that the feel each other's intense emotions and pain, only can they make good mates for one another. We share that bond, and only with that bond are we able to call each other the one who owns us. No one else can claim either of us and that's all I ever wanted. To have Karasu call me 'his fox, his Kurama' it made me feel like a slug, like something dirty. Later that night, when I held you in my arms for what was like, the first time in weeks, and in Makai it was, I knew that this is where I belonged. I belonged in this bed with you beside me. I don't want to have anyone else beside me now. No one could take your place. I never want to let you go again. Hiei, do you want to know something? I never thought that loving someone who started out as cold and harsh as you, could feel like it was all I needed to complete my life.
A/N: Are you people happier? I finally finished this chapter. The next chapter is kind of just wrapping up some of the smaller details and the introduction into the next series. This chapter made me happy. This only took 2 drafts to make me happy with it and I was crying as I was writing it. It made me so happy that I was able to do something like this and make it seem sweet without being cheesy. Like I said before, a new surprise ending on the way. Seems like a good way to end of the series right? With Kurama, telling all of us that all he needed to complete his life was Hiei. Sorry, can't work quite like that when I'm writing a series. I gotta go and finish the next chapter, and to let all my faithful readers know, this won't be the end, and the sequel isn't going to be as sad, but hopefully, there will be some humor involved in the story itself. Ja and review please!
Preview:
"Hiei! You need to come here!" Kurama yelled from the top of the stairs. Hiei ran up and went into Kurama's room. "What's wrong?" Hiei asked looking around for him. Hiei ran into Kurama's bathroom and saw him holding a box of something called... tests. What are they? Why does Kurama look so pale and ready to hurl. It's only 10 in the morning and Kurama is hurling? Wait! Does this mean that Kurama is..."
Hehehehehehehehehehehehehhehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. Ok enough laughing. That's the most evil preview, ne? Gotta let ya ponder over it and be happy if you figure it out. Don't ask what is going on in the preview because I don't want anyone giving it away. Ja and see you for the final installment of this series!