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Question: I'm not sure if the rating should go up or not... Because I'm planning on more... R-rated material... Maybe I should... But I'm not sure if I'm gonna add that element to the story... ARGH! I need help!

Chapter Three...Meeting New People

Kurama smiled his first true smile in years. Yusuke hadn't changed; that was reassuring... "You're a youko-san, correct?"

"H...hai..."

"Good to know..."

The fox wavered a bit as he gazed upon their complex. It was half in the ground, half above, as he remembered it. His plants still prospered about it... Which surprised Kurama; he would have thought Hiei would have burned them all, but they seem to be taken care of lovingly...

"Staring at the plants?" Yusuke asked, laughing. Kurama blinked an looked at the hanyou... "How does a half-breed become so strong!"

"I am NOT a half-breed! Don't count my mother in this!"

"I'm just... surprised... is all...," the fox answered.

"Heh, I'd bet you wouldn't believe me if I said who took care of them...," Yusuke murmured to himself.

"Huh?"

"Uh, er, nothing! Let's just...," his statement was cut off by a sudden Reiki popping out of nowhere, "Kuso, he's here already?"

"...He...?" Kurama was baffled. The only way full-blooded humans were allowed in this realm was illegal... Why does that have "Yusuke" written all over it...?

"I'll be back after I handle this...," Yusuke ran off toward the complex, leaving Kurama to look around at his leisure. The fox strode along, eventually coming to his plants he had cruely left behind when he left in a rush five years ago...

"What are you saying!"

"I never wanna see your ugly human face again!"

"But...!"

"Get out! GET OUT!"

The fox's eye darkened at that memory. His plants curled up at the sudden change of emotion. Then, a youki came up behind him. It was weak... yet very strong at the same time. Kurama turned around, feeling strangly unthreatened by this, "Ano... Am I... intruding?" said a soft voice coming from the female youkai before him. She was short, but had long, light green hair tied at the base of her neck. Here eyes were red, and oddly familiar...

"Um... No, of course not...," the fox answered.

"You are... Kurama... Am I correct? I've heard many stories of you from Yusuke-san and Hiei-san..."

Oh? Can't imagine what Hiei has said to you..., "And you would be..?"

"Oh!" she blushed and bowed slightly, "My name is Yukina... I live here... Ever since Yusuke agreed to let me stay..."

"He took you in? That's rather generous of him..."

"Yes... He said he wanted to aid in my search for my brother," she paused and decided to elaborate, "We were seperated from birth, you see..."

"Ah...," was all Kurama said. Where the hell have I seen her before? "You are a koorime, correct?"

"Yes."

"You're truly brave to venture from there... But, you said your brother? It is to my understanding that all koorime are female."

"We are... My brother turned up in... And odd turn of events...," she was blushing from Kurama's compliment. She pauses once more, as though wondering if she should continue or not. She decided yes, "Everyone seems to be angry today. First Hiei-san stormed off to his room... Then Yusuke-san rushed in a huff to speak to Kazuma-san..."

"Kazuma? Why's a human here?"

"Yusuke is letting him travel here illegally so he can get instant on any updates in Ningenkai," answered a rougher, but also female voice. Both Kurama and Yukina look to see who it is.

"Mukuro-san!" Yukina exclaimed, "I haven't seen you in a while...," Kurama could see Yukina held a great respect for this "Mukuro". She had short orange hair and blue eyes.. Well, eye. She had a mechanical device covering her right side of her face.

"Yes, I've been of for several reasons," she turned her attention to Kurama, "So you're his lover?"

"Ex-lover, if you must call me something," Kurama said covering his displeasure. Mukuro smiled so slightly, that someone of Kurama's skills could only see it.

"Oh, I see... So that's why he's brooding all the time..."

"What exactly do you mean by that?" Kurama narrowed his eyes.

"Nothing at all... I'm just talking to myself," Yukina didn't catch the mock-sarcasm in her voice. She said her goodbyes and strode off. Yukina knew Kurama wasn't pleased for some reason, so she tried to get his mind off it.

"Would you happen to know why Hiei-san was so mad? He's always so quiet and polite, he doesn't seem the type...," Kurma couldn't hold in a laugh, "What's so funny?"

"I... I'm sorry... it's just... Hiei, polite? Are you sure we're talking about the same person?" Yukina's eyes widened at this.

"I think so... Maybe Hiei-san has changed over the years you were seperated...," Yukina suggested. Kurama didn't answer, but thought that not possible... Not from what he saw in that jail cell..., "I owe him so much...," Yukina said after a long while.

"Hm?"

"When I first left the glaicier, I got into trouble, but Hiei-san appeared and rescued me... I owe him my life for that...,' Kurama got the oddest of sensations in his chest. Jealousy? No, that's impossible...

Yukina eventually decided it time to go when the light started fading from the sky. Kurama was left with an unsettled feeling in his stomach. Then, he felt a familiar sensation washed over him. He looked into a nearby tree, but it was gone... He walked into the complex.

He walked toward Yusuke, who was coming into the hall from a room, along with the presumed "Kazuma", "Yo! Been outside awhile!" Yusuke chirped. "Kazuma" shivered when he felt the amount of youki coming from whom he had thought a human...

"You're... Kazuma? As Yukina put it," Kurama asked. Immidiatly, the human's features glazed over. He was obviously in love with the girl, from what Kurama could tell.

"I warned you, don't be drooling over her when Hiei could be nearby," Yusuke laughed. Kurama felt that sensation again...

"Why? He doesn't have some demon dib on her, does he?" the human sounded nervous. Kurama's feeling grew.

"Relax, Kuwabara! I've told you, it's not like that!" Yusuke smiled as he saw Kurama's face. Kuwabara relaxed, "You should get going before the patrol catches your reiki signature," Yusuke advised. Kuwabara agreed and rushed off. Yusuke turned to Kurama, "You know, you should just admit it."

"Admit what?" the fox asked sternly. He already knew.

Yusuke sighed, "It's obvious you still in lo-" Kurama brushed passed him and continued on his way. Yusuke sighed again and headed the other direction, not wanting to face the kitsune when he's frustrated.

Kurama spread vines apart to get to his room. He was thankful Yusuke had had enough faith he'd come back to not give it away... He was so tired. And not sure why, either... Today had been the most interesting since long ago... The fox layed down in the vine-bed he used to sleep in. He closed his eyes, and planned to sleep, but twitched as he heard someone come into the room, "Get out, Hiei."

"...Why?" the demon was teasing. He stood barely in front of the vines seperating the fox's room from the complex.

"I'm tired. We can argue in the morning," Kurama answered in monotone. He could have sworn he heard Hiei sigh... But why would he...? A minute or so goes by, and Kurama wasn't sure if the hiyoukai was still there or not. His answer came quickly when he heard Hiei walking towards his bed, "What do you want?" he said. Hiei's steps paused, as if apprehensive. Kurama opened his eyes and sat up. Hiei was right next to the bed, "What do you want?" he asked again, more assertively. Hiei just gazed at him with a blank face. Kurama blinked when Hiei's eye twiched.

"I'm not sure myself...," the demon answered.

"What?" Kurama asked once more in monotone.

"Probably something your not willing to hear...," that intrigued the fox. Hiei closed his eyes and stood there for several minutes. Then, rather abruptly, he sat down next to Kurama.

"What're you doing! Who gave you permission to come on my bed?" Kurama hissed.

Hiei leaned close to the fox, "I never needed permission to come on your bed before...," he smirked as Kurama blushed, realizing the double meaning, "That was before...," Kurama tied to ignore Hiei's irritating smile.

"Why're you blushing?"

"...I'm not."

"I think you are..."

Kurama growled in frustration, "Why're you even in here! Get out!"

"That's odd... That's what I said that day...," Hiei joked.

"I hate you! Get out before I force you out!" he put a hand in his hair, and Hiei jumped up. He hadn't planned on the fox actually attacking. They stared at eachother for quite some time... then...

"Well, have a good rest, fox," Hiei strode out. Kurama didn't like his tone when he said that... He made a strained noise, as he flopped his head back onto the bed. He fell asleep almost instantly.

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