Author's Note: Okay, I know that there are more Kurama/Yusuke fans than this. One review per chapter? You guys can do better than that! (Animeprincess1452 you don't count because I force you to read.)

Anyway, here is the next chapter (why I bother I don't know.)

Warning: Yaoi (Male/Male relationships) Mention of Rape.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho (among several other things that you will find out later.)

Chapter Six

"I HATE YOU YUSUKE URAMESHI!"

Hiei's eyes widened upon hearing those words. He'd been following Kurama around for the past two weeks to make sure he was going to be okay, but even he wasn't expecting this.

Still watching from a distance in a tree, he leaned in slightly to get a better look. Kurama was looking down at Yusuke who looked like he'd gone into shock.

Then without another word the redhead turned around and walked forward a few paces before breaking into a run, leaving Yusuke still staring at the spot where he stood just seconds ago. Hiei's eyes darted towards Kurama whose form was already disappearing over the top of the hill. His name escaped in a low whisper from Hiei's mouth and he turned back around to look at Yusuke.

But he wasn't there. His bag was still sitting on the pavement where he fell over but he'd already left.

Kurama stopped at a clearing, gasping for breath. He leaned against a tree, his need for air slowly turning into soft sobbing. He slid down to his knees with a hand over his mouth, shaking. He felt like he was going to be sick.

"How could I…" he whispered through his sobs. He squeezed his eyes shut. "How could I say that I… that I…" He let out a frustrated cry and brought his fist to the ground.

And hit something soft.

He opened his eyes and looked down at what he hit. It was the little stuffed fox that he named after Yusuke. It must have fallen out of his bag when he dropped it.

Yusuke sobbed into his pillow, curled up in a little ball on his bed. Once the initial shock of what Kurama had said sunk in he couldn't bring himself to do anything but cry. He felt like his heart had been ripped out, trampled, and torn into tiny pieces.

"I HATE YOU YUSUKE URAMESHI!"

He sobbed harder, clutching the pillow so hard it was this close to ripping. He started to hiccup between sobs.

"Kurama… -hic-" he mumbled. "How could you? I… -hic- Kurama… -hic- I loved you." He buried his face in his pillow once again, tears flowing freely. "I loved you…"

He let out a frustrated cry and threw the damp pillow somewhere in the direction of his nightstand. There was a small sound of things toppling over and he glanced up just in time to see something red with white streaks. He blinked, tears still clouding his eyes, and moved onto the floor to pick it up.

It was the Love Blossom Kurama had given him a while ago.

Kurama gently picked up the stuffed animal. He sat back onto the grass and looked at it. He ran his finger over one of its ears and felt tears beginning to form in his eyes once again. He sat back against the tree, holding the plush fox close. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he shook with silent sobs.

"I'm sorry Yusuke," he whispered. "But now you can move on and… find someone who deserves you."

He let out a shuttering breath and curled up in a little ball. "But not me. You deserve so much better than me."

Yusuke picked up the flower and held it in the palm of his hand. He ran his finger over one of the petals, remembering what Kurama said when he gave to him.

"I love you Yusuke Urameshi, now and forever."

He clenched his teeth and crushed it in his hand. "Liar," he whispered and threw it to the floor. It remained intact and perfect as ever. And unless he was seeing things, it looked even bigger. He looked at it surprised.

"It lives off of my love for you. It can never be destroyed, as long as my love for you cannot be destroyed."

He picked it up, staring at it. Did this mean that Kurama… But then, why?

"Detective," came the sound of a familiar voice.

Yusuke turned up to see Hiei standing just inside the window. "Hiei?"

"Stand up, and for God's sake, wipe your face. You look pathetic."

Yusuke sniffed and dried his eyes. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to set things strait. Kurama did something and now you're both paying the price. It's not fair. You don't deserve this and Kurama definitely doesn't deserve this."

"What… What are you talking…"

"Kurama was raped Yusuke!" he said harshly.

He wasn't expecting that. "Wha… What?"

Hiei sighed. "I promised him. He made me promise not to say anything but,… Kurama's my best friend. And as his best friend I think I'm entitled to break a promise in order to help him."

"But when? How? Who…"

"See for yourself!" Before Yusuke could react he placed a hand on his chest and showed him the memories. When it ended The Spirit Detective stumbled backwards onto the bed. His eyes where wide and was breathing heavily.

"Kurama."

Hiei nodded. "And now you know. I don't know what's been going on in his head for the past few weeks, but that night started it all. I thought he could get over it by himself, but today proved me wrong." He turned around to face him. "Kurama loves you. Don't ever think otherwise. Hm?"

He saw Yusuke looking down at something in his hand. It looked like a flower, but it seemed familiar. "He gave you that?"

Yusuke looked up at him and nodded.

"He gave me a flower just like that."

"What?" He suddenly felt a wave of sadness sweep through him. Kurama said he could only have one in his lifetime. So then, he lied to him…

"Yes, but mine's a little different." He pulled a blue sparkling flower out of his pocket that was almost identical to Yusuke's. "He called it the Friendship Flower," he said, no longer looking at Yusuke. Instead he seemed distant, staring down at the flower. "He gave it to me… the day we broke up, to make sure we could still remain friends." He continued to look at it, the spark of sadness looking out of place in his usually emotionless eyes.

Yusuke stood up, a feeling of sympathy running through him. "But you still love him, don't you?"

Hiei looked up at him slightly surprised, before returning to the usual cold exterior. "Hn." He placed it back in his cloak. "Who knows?" He turned away from Yusuke and moved to the window. "Maybe." He jumped out the window and onto a nearby tree branch. Yusuke went to the window to see him looking back at him.

"Like I said, Kurama's my best friend. I want to make sure he's happy, and that's not possible unless he's with you."

It was already dark, and the temperature was quickly dropping, Yusuke noticed as he ran as fast as he could down the side walk to Kurama's house. Kurama still loved him (assuming Hiei wasn't just playing some cruel joke on him, and that just wasn't his style.) He wasn't about to let him get away.

He stopped in front of his house panting slightly and rang the door bell. A few moments later it opened and he was faced with Kurama's mom.

"Yusuke, what are you doing here? Oh dear, you don't look so good. Are you alright? You didn't… run here, did you?"

Yusuke gasped for breath and nodded. "Yeah, I really need to see Ku… Shuichi. I need to see Shuichi. Can I go up?" he asked.

Mrs. Minamino frowned. "He isn't home yet. I assumed he was with you. Is something wrong?" she asked worriedly.

"Uh… Yeah." He wasn't home? So where was he? "We… I think we had a fight. Sort of. So you don't know where he is?"

"No. Oh, I hope he's okay..."

"You know, I think I know where he is. I'll be back later, and I promise to bring you're son with me."

He ran back out and headed towards the park. He only hoped Kurama hadn't changed his hiding place yet.

In record time Yusuke arrived at the park and was making his way through the trees that led to the clearing Kurama had led him to a while ago. There was no way he would have picked a new hideout, right? He better have not! Yusuke didn't have enough to go searching through the whole damn city, or find Hiei again.

But Kurama wasn't liable to do something stupid if left alone for too long, right? Kurama was smarter than that, right?

'Gods, just let him be here!' he pleaded in his mind.

He was almost there. Just another foot or two… He came to a halt the second the arrived at the clearing. It was different than the last time he'd been here. It seemed dead. The trees were bear save for a pine tree here and there. The light trickle of the miniature waterfall no longer reached his ears. It had frozen over. There was still a little snow on the ground that had started to melt during the day, but the night had brought the air back to freezing temperature.

And at the base of one of the trees a pink and red figure was curled up, unmoving. It was the same tree where he was first "introduced" to the little stuffed fox Kurama had named after him, which he was currently clutching to his chest.

He approached him slowly; in a similar manner someone would approach a frightened little animal. He bent down and slowly dropped to his knees next to the sleeping kitsune. He reached out to brush a lock of hair out of his face, and allowed his hand to brush over the silky smooth skin. He was freezing to the touch. He should probably take him home, but…

Yusuke eased himself down to sit at the base of the tree and unzipped his jacket. Then he carefully pulled Kurama into his lap and re-zipped it around the two of them. Now they could both be warm and he could settle this here, and Kurama wouldn't be able to get away from him.

"Hey Kurama," he whispered in his ear, running his hand through the long red locks of hair. "Come on. I know you're tired but we have things to talk about." Kurama made an annoyed sound in the back of his throat and turned over in Yusuke's lap so his face was buried in his chest. Yusuke cracked a small smile. "Come on, Kurama. It's time to wake up. You can sleep later. Kurama…"

Kurama moaned and snuggled closer to the warmth, trying to block out that annoying voice. Couldn't this person see he was trying to sleep. It was very rude. He tried to ignore the voice and focus on something else. He took in a deep breath and a pleasant smell reached his nose from, whatever the warm object was. It was nice, like a mixture of vanilla and cinnamon. But there was something else mixed in as well. He couldn't quite put his finger on it but it was something just so uniquely…

Yusuke?

Now, slightly more awake, he let his eyes flutter open.

"There we go," came a very familiar voice. He blinked and looked up to see Yusuke looking down at him.

Kurama tried to sit up and back away from him but was stopped by something holding him in place from behind. "What?" he mumbled, still slightly out of it. "Yusuke, what are you…" as the events from that after noon reentered his mind, he quickly resumed the same act from before.

"No, let me go, Yusuke. I already told you…" but he couldn't bring himself to say those horrible words again. He couldn't. He just shook his head, and tried to push away from him again. "Let me go. I don't… Just… get another boyfriend."

Yusuke's arms around him tightened as he whispered, "But I don't want another boyfriend. I don't want anybody else but you."

Kurama squeezed his eyes shut. No, he couldn't let him get hurt. He couldn't let him be with him when Yusuke deserved so much better. He tried to get away again.

"Kurama, please stop this!" he said in a harsh yet pleading tone that made Kurama freeze. "Please stop lying to me and to yourself," his voice now softer. "Just stop."

"Who says I'm lying?" he said weakly, quickly losing this battle.

Yusuke didn't say anything for a moment. Kurama thought, with disappointment, that he was just going to let him go, but then he heard him say in a low whisper, "Hiei told me what happened."

A feeling of betrayal fell into the pit of his stomach and ran through his veins until it stabbed him in the heart. He turned away from Yusuke, no longer having the will to struggle. "Hiei is a blabbermouth," he mumbled. 'How could you Hiei? You promised me.' He unconsciously hugged Yuu-chan closer.

"He told me, but only filled in the blanks. I already knew you were lying."

"Oh yeah, and how's that?" he asked bitterly.

Still holding him with one arm, Yusuke slipped his hand out from under the jacket and unzipped it. He took something out of the pocket and held it out in front of Kurama. The redhead's eyes widened, recognizing the flower. He bit his lip and turned around to look at Yusuke.

One look at his shining brown eyes and he completely broke down. He latched himself onto Yusuke's shirt crying, taking the younger boy by surprise. But quickly enough he wrapped both his arms tightly around him, stroking his hair soothingly. "It's okay, Kurama," he whispered. "It's okay."

Kurama sobbed into his chest, trying to get out an apology, but it only came out in short fragments. "I'm sorry… I didn't… I just… please… I'm sorry!"

Yusuke shook his head, still trying to calm him down. "It's alright. Don't cry. It's alright."

Kurama sniffed, tears streaming down his cheeks. "No it's not," he mumbled weakly. "I was horrible to you… And you still took me back… And I don't deserve you… And I'm sorry…"

Yusuke rubbed small circles on the hysterical boy's back. "It's okay. I'm not mad at you. And I don't want anybody but you. So please, stop crying. I don't want you to cry."

"I'm sorry," he mumbled, another sob escaping him.

"I know. It's okay."

"I'm sorry."

"I know. It's okay. You don't need to be sorry."

"I'm sorry," he said, his voice getting weaker.

"It's okay. Kurama, it's okay."

"I'm sorry…" his voice faded even more.

"It's okay."

"I love you…"

"I love you too," was the last thing Kurama heard before slipping away into sleep.

Yusuke knock on the door, careful not to disturb to sleeping boy in his arms. Over his shoulder he had Kurama's backpack where he put Yuu-chan and the Love Blossom. It was already really late, but the lights were still on in the house, so he figured at least Shiori was still awake. A few moments later she opened the door and gasped. "Shuichi."

"He's fine," Yusuke said quickly. "He just fell asleep."

She gave a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness. Oh please, come in. You'll catch your death."

Yusuke thanked her and stepped inside. He slipped off his and Kurama's shoes and went up to Kurama's room. He dropped the bag on the floor by the door which he closed with his leg.

He sighed. It had been a long day, but everything was okay now. He moved through the dark room to Kurama's bed and gently laid him down and pulled the sheets over him. He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked down at him.

So much had happened to him, things too horrible to comprehend. And he didn't even notice. He was to busy in his love struck daze to notice that something was wrong. Kurama had said that he didn't deserve him, but sometimes Yusuke felt that it was the other way around. That he didn't deserve -him-

He placed a soft kiss on the redhead's forehead and slipped under the covers next to him. Kurama turned over and curled up at his side. Yusuke smiled and wrapped his arms around his waist.

But he had him now, and that was all that mattered.

A/n: Okay, so crisis over for now, ne? So tell me what you guys think. I know fir a fact there are more Kurama/Yusuke fans out there than you guys are letting on.