If Only For A Little While: Ch4
Kurama had tracked his little dragon all over the Makai in his youko form but he had yet to find his little koorime. Kurama decided to return to the Ningenkai and search there for Hiei, maybe he was visiting his sister and just lost track of time, ya why hadn't he thought of that sooner, because he was worried to death that his little koorime was in danger.
"Hiei-sama!" Yukina cried out when Hiei fell to the floor. Shizuru calmly stopped the girl from dropping to the floor. Shizuru calmly bent down and scooped the midget up and took him back to her bed and laid him down. She was about to go get the smelling salts to wake the boy up but it was about then that her oh-so-wonderfully-smart brother came to her open bedroom door.
"Hey Sis, have you seen my cat, Whoa! What's the runt doing here!" Kuwabara hollered.
"Shhh! For your information, he came here to see Yukina and fell asleep on my bed." She scolded Kuwabara for his brainlessness. During mid scorn, Shizuru straightened her posture and walked over to her window and opened it. Precisely three mints later Youko Kurama came through the same window. He stood to his full height and quickly found Hiei. He quickly moved over to where the koorime laid and shifted back into redheaded Kurama. He took complete stock of Hiei, releasing a sigh when he found him perfectly fine.
Kurama then turned to Shizuru and found Kuwabara standing there looking puzzled. Shizuru looked at her brother. Kurama looked at her and noticed the 'test' in her hand.
"Forgive my rudeness, I was worried about Hiei when he didn't return." He apologized. Shizuru nodded then looked back at her brother.
"Weren't you trying to find Ihicachi?" Shizuru reminded.
"Uh? OH YA!" with that Kuwabara ran out of the room to find his kitten. Shizuru closed her door.
"All right, Hiei fell asleep when he was talking to Yukina, so I let him sleep. I forgot about him till a little while ago, I was just about to wake him when you and my little bro walked in." Shizuru summed. Kurama's face seemed to relax.
"I thought it was something along those lines." He said kindly. Shizuru moved to sit on her desk chair, straddling it, while Yukina moved to sit lightly on Shizuru's beanbag, a puff of a sigh past her lips as she let herself flop into the cushion.
"So care to tell us a little about your relationship with Hiei?" Shizuru asked with a quip of the lip. Kurama went rigid for a moment then relaxed with a fluttering chuckle as he sat at the head of the bed and petted Hiei's hair.
"I should have known that you would have figured it out. Everyone else is clueless." He said softly.
"I thought so." She said. Kurama looked back at the test in her hand that she hadn't put down yet.
"Positive?" he asked pointing to the stick. Shizuru went wide eyed before tossing it in the waist basket behind her.
"Not mine." she said simply. Kurama nodded.
"If you don't mind me asking Kurama-sama, but what do you plan on doing when you graduate the day after tomorrow?" Yukina asked quietly.
"I plan on spending time with your brother for the summer before I start my accounting duties for my mother." He replied. Yukina blushed lightly.
"I best get him home before it gets too late." Kurama said as he gently lent down and scooped Hiei up.
"I'll give you a ride." Shizuru said as she stood up. Kurama nodded and followed her out.
Shizuru stopped outside of Kurama's house but grasped his arm before he could get out with Hiei.
"He has something he need's to tell you so ask him about it when he wakes up alright." She said. Kurama nodded and got out of the car before he went inside. His mother was at the table waiting for him. She jumped up and hurried to him.
"Oh Su-kun! I was so worried. Is this the friend you had hollered about, is he alright?" she questioned worriedly.
"Yes mother but every thing is fine. I'm sorry I worried you." He said softly.
"It's alright, as long as you know what you're doing. You're so kind Su-kun." She kissed his cheek and headed up to bed. Kurama took Hiei to his room and laid him down. He removed Hiei's clothing then his own before he lifted Hiei up and opened the bed, crawling in with Hiei. His little quicksilver snuggled to him before he gave a little moan and opened his eyes.
"Well good morning. Did you have a nice visit with Yukina?" Kurama asked. That's when Hiei remembered what Shizuru said. He snuggled closer to Kurama. He couldn't tell his kitsune. Kurama was sure to leave him if he were to find out. But what was he to do when he started to get bigger and when it was time to have the baby, not to mention what he was to do after he had it?
"Hiei, Shizuru said you had something to tell me, what is it?" Kurama asked gently. Hiei's eye's went wide and was happy that Kurama couldn't see his face.
"Nothing." Hiei lied. Kurama shrugged and pulled Hiei closer to him as the drifted off.
"Love you." Kurama said softly before sleep calmed him. Hiei snuggled closer, a single tear-gem rolled off his cheek to bounce on the mattress. Two weeks. He would stay close and enjoy two final weeks with Kurama before he would leave and take refuge in the Makai, maybe he could find that woman from the tournament and work for her in exchange for shelter for him and his child. No, best to just stay on his own, he could do it, he'd done it before.
Hiei rested on the couch as he waited for Kurama to come back from his final day of school. He had been so tired, the child within him sapping all his strength. Tomorrow was Kurama's graduation, whatever that is. He knew that it was important to his fox, so he would be there he had only one week after this to be with his fox before he had to leave. Leave before Kurama could tell and find out about what was happening and become upset, he laid there dozing. He was slightly startled when he felt something slightly heavy being laid atop of him. He quickly looked up to see a gently smiling Kurama covering him with a warm quilt.
"I thought you had fallen asleep" Kurama spoke quietly as he scooped Hiei up in the quilt.
"I've noticed that you have been sleeping more recently. Any reason that you would like to tell me about?" Kurama asked gently. Hiei just snuggled into his chest and faked sleep. Kurama gave a slight sigh. There was something wrong with his love and he knew it, but he would just have to wait till Hiei was ready to tell him what it was. He was patient, but if this continued, he feared, his patience would not last.
When Kurama got to his room he laid Hiei on his bed and covered him in the cool sheets. He gave a slight sigh; he wished that Hiei would tell him what was bothering him. He slipped out of his clothes and slipped into bed, spooning up behind his koorime and slipping off to sleep.
"I Now give you the graduates of 2004! Congratulations class for making it this far!" Every one of the robed students behind the principal stood up cheering and threw their caps, including one Kurama, who was just beaming. Once dismissed from the stage, he rushed down to be enveloped in a hug by his mother.
"I'm so proud of you Su-cun!" she said tearfully her little boy had grown into a fine young man and would now be on his own! Hell he was moving into his own apartment in a week near his college!
"I know mother! I wish I could stay longer but I need to meet some one! I'll see you at home tonight, I have something important to tell you!" Kurama smiled as he pecked his mother on the cheek and ran off to find his love.
Hiei was not faraway, once Kurama got to the right tree he helped Hiei climb down it. It was strange; here recently Hiei had become more cautious then normal. But it was alright, Hiei would tell him soon, he hoped. He embraced his koorime with a warm smile before holding Hiei away from him.
"You're going to come to dinner tonight right?" Kurama asked softly. Hiei nodded his head in reply.
"Good because tonight I'm going to tell mother about us." Kurama said just as softly. Hiei's eyes widened considerably at the thought that someone besides Shizuru and Yukina knowing about him and his fox.
"It's alright, she will take it well and she already likes you." Kurama comforted as he pulled his koorime close and hugged him gently. Hiei held fast to Kurama, this was going to be the last night he was going to spend he here was already becoming too sensitive; he could not stay the rest of the week without Kurama coming onto him.
"Hn, alright fox."
"Hello Hiei! Su-cun is in the kitchen." Kurama's mother greeted at the door. Hiei politely nodded as he came in. He followed Kurama's mother to the dinning room where they both sat down. She had always been nice to him and he had come to the conclusion that, even if she was ningen, he wished that he had had a mother like her. Hiei was brought from his musings when Kurama came from the kitchen.
Kurama sat a large platter of fresh sushi on the table next to the rice cooker. He sat between Hiei and his mother politely and served them both. It was a easy, comfortable meal, everyone ate happily as if it was nothing new for them; which in all reality it wasn't. Hiei had been practically living there after the night Kurama had brought him home from Shizuru's.
Kurama and his mother exchanged small talk about his plans and small things while eating. Kurama's mother had become accustom to Hiei's lack of speech and, a great surprise to Hiei, had learned quite quickly on how to read the koorime, leaving her able to carry on conversations with out him having to say a single word.
Once everyone was done eating, Kurama cleaned off the table and brought out tea, pouring everyone a cup before sitting. They all relaxed in quiet before Kurama spoke up.
"Mother, I have something very important in which I wish you to not say a word until I am finished," Kurama waited for his mothers nod before he continued, "You see mother, Hiei and I are more then just friends, we are lovers. I know that this might sadden you, but I can not help the way I feel for him. I love him with everything within me and I will not stop."
Kurama turned to Hiei and took up his small hand in his and held it tight but lovingly to his chest. "I will always love Hiei and nothing that could ever happen will change that." Kurama let go of Hiei's hand and wrapped his arm around his koorime's shoulders and pulled him close as he looked back to his mother, Hiei placing his hand on Kurama's chest without thought.
Kurama's mother's face was anything but angry or disappointed. The enormous, bright smile that sat there was quite the happy one. She got up and embraced both her son and Hiei, her smile never wavering.
"You silly boy, you thought you had hidden this from me! I'm your mother for goodness sakes!" she beamed. "I was so happy you found some one, and I had no questions that Hiei loved you also, every time he looked at you I could tell." She said gently.
Kurama smile down at Hiei softly. "And here you thought she would take it badly." Hiei only glared half heartedly.
After Kurama's mother finely let them go, they head up stairs to bed. Once in the room, the door securely shut behind them, Kurama moved up behind Hiei, wrapping the shorter demon in his arms as he ran kisses down the back of his neck. Shivers ran down Hiei's spine as he leaned into Kurama. One last night to be with his fox, he wanted to cry and confess everything but he knew it was better if he didn't. He let Kurama lead him to the bed, both losing cloths as they went.
Hiei pulled his last boot on as he looked at his handsome fox lay in peaceful sleep. He didn't want to leave not at all. He pulled the peace of leather from his pocket; on the end was a deep blood red tear gem. He turned and sat it on the desk before he wrote a quick note.
My Fox,
I have to go to the Makai; don't know if I will be able to come back.
I love you my Fox, all ways.
With that he got up and moved to the window. He turned back to his fox, several tear gems falling in silence to the ground before he was gone.
Kurama woke to the morning sun to find his little fire demon gone. Nothing new there, but when he got up and his feat landed on cold hardness, he looked down to find a handful of Hiei's tear gems. He scooped them up quickly and stared at them in disbelief. He got up quickly and searched for any sign as to where his koorime was; then he saw what lay atop his desk.
He picked up the necklace and read the note. With wide eye's he read the short two sentences over and over. He sat the necklace and paper down. Rushing he moved to his closet turning into Yoko Kurama as he pulled on the shear, white garments. As he moved to the window he stopped and grabbed the letter and the necklace. He tied the leather securely and held the paper tightly as he vanished through the window.
Trio Here, I know I know I rewrote this chap a little so that I would have a better end to it to work with, that is what was taking me so long. I just could not get my self to pick up like I wanted to, but never fear all is clear!