Hiei awoke the next morning to the sun streaming through the cave entrance. In between his legs was slightly sore, and it took him a while to remember why, and why he was in the arms of the red-headed ningen.. He blushed as the memories of last night came flooding back. He looked straight forward, only to see the closed eyes of the fox. He was breathing softly, his breath coming in long and shallow puffs on his cheek. His arm was draped over Hiei's waist, and his other was tucked under his neck. Hiei's own arms were clutched to his own chest, pressed in between them. After a few minutes, Hiei relaxed again, closing his eyes and sighing. It was warm... everything was warm in him. This was perfect. Everything was perfect. He just wanted to stay like this forever, wrapped in the arms of the boy next to him.
He eventually returned to the darkness, and awoke a while later. Though this time it was different: it was cooler then before, and he opened his eyes to the rock, instead of the beatiful face he would soon become accustomed to. He slowly sat up, and his senses were greeted with the delicious smell of cooked meat. He turned around to see Kurama sitting behind a fairly large fire, and a large chunk of meat on a stick, which he was holding over the flames.
"Ah.. you're awake." He smiled that priceless smile and Hiei's cheeks tinted pink for a moment before he crawled over to the warmth of the fire. It would be a cool day, though the sun was extremely bright. Hiei shivered and for the first time realized that he had no clothes on. He looked around frantically for his cloak, and found it lying in a neat pile by the wall, along with his and Kurama's shoes. He crawled over and retrieved it, draping it over his shoulders and holding it tight to his chest.
"Yes it is quite cool out, don't you think?" the fox mused, even though he himself had no shirt on. When he saw Hiei's quizzical look, he answered: "The fire keeps me warm. Besides, my shirt got slightly dirty last night." He grinned and looked thoughtful for a moment, as if remembering. "I plan to wash it in the stream before we head back to Ningenkai."
Hiei nodded in understanding. After a few minutes of peaceful silence, Kurama spoke. "So what are we going to tell the others?"
Hiei's head jerked up and his eyes widened. "Who said they had to know?"
Kurama furrowed his brow. "You know... keeping something like this from them will be hard, and we'd only get to touch each other in a special way at night. I at least wanna hold your hand!" Kurama pretended to pout, and Hiei almost laughed out loud. The fox looked so cute when he did that!
"Maybe you're right, but you know Yusuke and Kuwabara. They won't keep it to themselves," Hiei noted, inching closer to the fire.
"Hm... yeah that is a problem. But you know what Hiei? If the whole world knew and was against it, would you stop loving me?"
Hiei thought about it. "No.." he started slowly.
"Exactly, same point. Besides, they'll be jealous." Kurama dipped his head and an expression Hiei had never seen before crossed his handsome features. He got up and walked around the fire, then sat down next to him. Immediately, he felt the warmth emaniating off of the fox.
"How would they be jealous?" Hiei wondered, leaning into Kurama, who put his hand around Hiei's shoulders.
"I have tamed the most wild, accusing, stubborn, and strongest Koormie that ever walked all three worlds," he started, leaning his head down so his cheek touched Hiei's.
Hiei's heart sped up at the compliment.
"Wouldn't you be jealous if Yusuke had tamed the most violent sword in Makai?"
Hiei scowled. The stupid fox was right.
"I'm right, aren't I?" the fox whispered in his ear, before whipping around to sit facing the demon, his back to the fire.
Hiei looked away and his frown deepend. Kurama laughed slightly, before bringing his hand up to Hiei's shoulders and pushing him down against the cold stone. Hiei winced at the impact, but that was soon forgotten as Kurama attacked his mouth, biting down on his bottom lip. Hiei's arms came up and wrapped around the fox's back as the kiss became more intense. This was also a moment that Hiei wished would never end, and for a while, it seemed that it didn't. Hiei thought that he would pass out from the hunger and force of the kiss, their tongues inter-twining and lips caressing the other's, but he found someway to keep his breath. How in the world could the fox do this for so long without a breath? Hiei wondered to himself, but soon realized that he was doing it just fine, and the thought was lost.