Two...That is the saddest number yet. Better then zero, oh much better then zero. But after 5 and 6? 2? That's...not right. Have I lost you all? Oh well...such is my fate, with only two chapters to go should this be the last? ...No, I'm not that evil. Gosh...But two? I don't feel the love right now. Today's chapter is short, but it'll hold you over until the next chapter, I promise.

Quote of the Day: Oh the decisions! Kurama is a hard person to pick a quote from. I'm going to do two..."It's never too late to reform one's ways." and finally "Youko has returned they cry." And this one will make sense soon. I hope they both make sense to every one...will someone please mention in a review what they think of the quotes? Are they working, or do you guys think it's a waste of my time trying to pick one out?

Warnings: A bit more "Hiei Torture" Tear gems, Shortness, Flashback, and all around OC, because we've grown to love HK's views on OC-ness, haven't we?

Rating: M...yeah, no point in trying to rate the chapters indiviudally. I'm usually pretty lenient, so if I see something as lower then M, some conservative comes around and screams at me "It's even worse than M! EEEEE!" and I'm like...that's not what I've heard! So...yeah, didn't happen in this story luckily...knock on wood.

Hiei sat on the dirt floor playing with the dark purple rose, Little Fox, and his engagement ring. During the boring waits between visits from his father and the others that were interested in making him their play things he would usually find himself playing odd games with himself or drawing in the dirt. He could hear the door open and he quickly put away the small trinkets and moved back so he was sitting up against the wall where the chains were located. He had learned quickly that if you were already near the wall, they couldn't slam you back as hard. His father walked down the stairs and Hiei immediately scowled.

"Good morning Hiei, did you have a good night's sleep?" Hiei snorted.

"Do you need to ask that question every time you come down here? Does it please you to know that I don't sleep or something?" Hiei didn't grimace when his body was pulled flush up against the wall and his arms were stretched up.

"Watch your mouth boy…or else you will learn how real parents should punish their children."

"Starve them and make them soil themselves? A bit late to start doing that wouldn't you agree? Besides, last time I checked I wasn't a child." Hiei grimaced slightly as his legs were pulled up underneath him in a painful position and his arms were pulled up more. He stood up quickly to relieve the pain as his father smirked.

"Does it hurt boy?"

"You know I'm not really sure, why don't we hook you up and see how you like it eh?" Hiei replied. He knew it was stupid, he was just digging a deeper grave, but he wouldn't give in to his father's will. His father scowled.

"Amazing how you can have a mate who doesn't mind you being such a smart ass, or you being away for an entire year and a half…" Hiei bit his lip as he realized how long he had been gone.

"Oh yes Hiei, it's been an entire year and a half since you left the Ningenkai. You know, I still wonder why you came on this silly trip of yours anyways. What was the point? The purpose? Why would you want to see me of all people?" Hiei didn't have an answer, he didn't know. His father snorted.

"Your mate, Youko Kurama isn't it? He must be awfully desperate to take in you of all people. I'm surprised of course that he actually did bind himself to you, I'd be careful, he may be using this away time to go find some one he actually wants." Hiei growled in warning his anger growing.

"You know it's funny, I think I've actually rutted with that pathetic fool once before. I had something he wanted, so he seduced me and had his way with me. It was purely amazing, but he spared my life, unlike most of his other partners. Now I wonder what he could want from you."

"Shut up…"

"Now don't you go telling me what to do! Perhaps it's your mother's trait…to cry those lovely gemstones. Do you cry for him? Do you make him rich? I bet you do…and I bet you he's sold every single one of them, or is using them to bribe the one he really wants in his bed to get with him." He smirked and started walking slowly to Hiei who was shaking with anger.

"But isn't he nothing more than a mere human now? Pathetic fool couldn't get away from a hunter…one of my hunters to be exact. A shame really. But we have his pelt to remember him by." Hiei watched angrily as his father snapped his fingers and one of his loyal servants ran down the stairs carrying a silver pelt. His father took it and smiled and held it out so Hiei could see the fox shape with the 4 tails.

"That's the old Kurama…I don't see how you think that's going to affect me…" Hiei hissed. His father nodded.

"Yes I realize that…but what of your mate. What if he saw this beauty? It would remind him of his old life no doubt. And it's common knowledge that old habits die hard, especially for Youko's. This is just to remind you that he's a Youko, a lover not a mate. If you ever do manage to get out of here it won't matter much because if he hasn't already found a new love, he will soon. After all who needs a pathetic worthless half-breed when they can have any body they want?" Hiei growled.

"You shut up. Kurama is my mate, both his human and his Youko aspects. He'll never leave me, he's bound to me you fool. Unlike you, I can catch a Youko for a mate and keep it. That Youko girl you had, she didn't love you any more did she? You were just a plaything weren't you? She got bored with you, and you never made her bind her soul to yours, so you lost a great catch. You knew that everyone would look down upon you; after all, everyone knows that you should never expect a Youko to stay with you if they aren't bound to you, only idiots think that. And you had become an idiot and you didn't want every one to know, so you killed her. You're jealous of me because I have a Youko that I get to keep, and not only is he a Youko, but he is a silver Youko. You're just jealous." Hiei gasped for breath as hands were wrapped around his neck. His father smiled dementedly as a finger brushed the chain around Hiei's neck holding the engagement ring. He pulled it out and hissed as it burned his skin.

"Your Youko loves you that much huh? Well than let's see if he cares for you enough to feel this."

He shoved the ring on Hiei's finger and held it in place. Hiei screamed as his energy was forced out of the ring because of his father holding it and burned both of them. He wouldn't stop it though he knew he could; instead he struggled and kicked his father who went flying to the other side of the room. Hiei pulled the ring off of his finger quickly and licked the burn to cool it off. His father stood up with the help of his servant and glared at Hiei.

"You're becoming more and more like me boy. This is a good thing…" he started walking off than stopped and turned to his servant.

"No food for him, for an entire month, and only one glass of water at the beginning of each week," he said smirking at Hiei who glared in return before starting up the stairs.

The man nodded and followed him quickly. Once the door shut, Hiei let out a choked sob and looked down at his finger. He sighed as Kurama's name appeared where the engraving didn't touch him in angry red letters. Hiei pulled out his small toy Fox and cuddled him as one tear fell from his eye, the gem to be quickly buried soon after.

Kurama held Hiei tightly as the koorime took a deep breath. He gently rocked him while looking around for Little Fox. When he found it he gave it to Hiei and smiled as his lover took it with a tight hug. Hiei held up his left hand and showed Kurama the burn where his name appeared, backwards, but nevertheless still there. Kurama sighed and kissed it gently. He reached into the box of seeds and pulled out a few seeds. Taking one and putting the rest in his long mane he let it grow slowly and collected its foggy nectar and carefully massaged it on to the burn. Hiei hissed at the pain and Kurama held him tightly to keep him from escaping.

"It'll help it love…just bear through it for me ok?" Hiei bit his bottom lip than nodded.

"You don't think I'm really like him do you Kurama?" Kurama shook his head.

"No baby, you're far from anything like him." Hiei nodded as Kurama kissed his hand lightly and smiled.

"Well obviously this story has to have a happy ending, you came back to me didn't you?" Kurama said smiling. Hiei rolled his eyes and leaned back staring at his finger while the Jagan glowed and sucked Kurama in again.

Two chapters, let's try to get more then two review! I'm sorry this one is so short guys, really the only reason you get it today is because of that, I was considering holding out for another day to see if I could get more reviews, but I thought "Eh, short chapter is punishment enough"

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