"I just don't think it's a good idea. Period."
"Ohhh! Why do you have to be so stubborn, Yusuke?" Boton stamped her foot daintily. "This isn't evcen a difficult thing I'm asking!"
"I just don't think it would be good for him, that's all." Yusuke lowered his voice, glancing through the doorway into the living room, where his red haired lover sat on the couch reading the paper. "Kurama just hasn't been the same since we got back," He said quietly. "And Hiei and I both agree that we should wait before going on any more missions. He needs to get used to real life, and being safe, again before being plunged back into battle. And he doesn't need a lot of other people around him. I mean, I still sometimes catch him flinch when we touch him."
"But Yusuke-!"
"He's getting better – I'm not saying he's not. But until I have the old Kurama back it's no to any new missions, even solo ones, and the same goes for Hiei." The urge to flick his tail in irritation was immense, but he fought it nonetheless, keeping the furry appendage tucked safely around his waist. He would like to keep that little secret of his from Boton for as long as possible.
"This isn't even like a real mission; would you just hear me out?"
He could hear Hiei coming down the stairs and knew the man would be most unhappy to find Boton there, begging missions. "Look, the answer's no, all right? No."
"No to what?"
Yusuke nearly jumped out of his skin, turning slowly to look at Kurama. The red-haired boy had raised his head from the newspaper and was looking at the two figures standing in the doorway with all of a fox's curiosity.
"Nothing!"
"Oh, Kurama, Yusuke's being so mean!" Boton wailed, forcing her way into their home. "All I want is for him to go on a simple little exorcism mission for me and he won't! It's not even a dangerous one! And I really need him, too!"
Kurama's brows knit with concern. "Why ever won't you go, Yusuke? If you are needed, then you have a duty to go, do you not? It is your job, after all."
"Yeah, but..."
"And why have you not invited Boton inside? Truly, my dear, have you forgotten your manners completely?"
"Oh, that's so nice of you, Kurama." She simpered, stepping past the sputtering Yusuke.
Kurama set the newspaper aside. "You will have to forgive my kitten for being inconsiderate."
"Kitten?" She asked.
"Just a new nickname he made up for me." Yusuke said quickly, shooting his lover a look. The other demon merely smiled his small, detached smile and made no comment, though he knew that Yusuke's new form embarrassed the former human to no end.
"So, what is this mission Yusuke is so adamantly refusing?"
"Nothing much, just a haunting in an apartment building nearby. Nothing dangerous, nothing with possible consequences affecting the future of mankind. I thought it would be a nice break for you three after your last mission; something easy to get you back in the habit."
"Why it sounds fine. Yusuke, why would you refuse, my dear? It has been months since we returned from Makai."
"I...um...well..."
"What's going on in here?"
Yusuke stifled a groan as his other lover walked into the living room, the expression on his face saying that he felt threatened. Yusuke knew he should have told him when the orders for the mission had first come in, but he had grown so protective of Kurama and, strangely enough, Yusuke as well, that Yusuke had hoped to avoid further trouble by taking care of it on his own.
"We have a mission, my dear." Kurama informed him with a smile.
Hiei's expression hardened and he shot Yusuke an accusatory look before glaring at Boton. "No."
"No?"
"No missions. We've earned out right to stay in this wretched little world, as far as I'm concerned, even though I'd just as soon be somewhere else. You have no further hold on me, my fox, or my kitten."
"Hold?" She sounded scandalized. "Why, I've never been so insulted in my life! How dare you pretend I somehow coerced you three into taking missions when you did it of your own free will."
Hiei crossed his arms over his chest and intensified his glare, opening his mouth to answer.
"Please disregard my lovers' rudeness, Boton. Of course we will go on the mission." Kurama smiled, holding out his hand to accept the envelope of instructions which Boton happily handed over before leaving as quickly as she could. Kurama watched her go with a smile before turning a disapproving look on his lovers, who were currently hissing insults at each other. "I know exactly what you two think you are doing, and so I will tell you right now – stop it. I am not so fragile that I cannot handle a simple mission such as this one, whatever you may think"
"But..."
"I also know that you two are going to continue to argue over whose responsible for not protecting the poor, damaged fox. As to this, I know how arguing turns you on and so I will not ask you to stop, only that you choose another topic for debate and come and inform me when you are ready for sex." He folded up the paper and stood, exiting the room.
Hiei and Yusuke were silent a long moment.
"You're short." Yusuke said finally.
"Kitten." Hiei sneered.
"Baka."
"Punk."
"Wanna go get Kurama now?"
"...Sure."
~
To Be Continued
I'll be updating on ATR soon, and my new fic "Twilight" as well as this one. But it may take a while, so be patient, please.
"Ohhh! Why do you have to be so stubborn, Yusuke?" Boton stamped her foot daintily. "This isn't evcen a difficult thing I'm asking!"
"I just don't think it would be good for him, that's all." Yusuke lowered his voice, glancing through the doorway into the living room, where his red haired lover sat on the couch reading the paper. "Kurama just hasn't been the same since we got back," He said quietly. "And Hiei and I both agree that we should wait before going on any more missions. He needs to get used to real life, and being safe, again before being plunged back into battle. And he doesn't need a lot of other people around him. I mean, I still sometimes catch him flinch when we touch him."
"But Yusuke-!"
"He's getting better – I'm not saying he's not. But until I have the old Kurama back it's no to any new missions, even solo ones, and the same goes for Hiei." The urge to flick his tail in irritation was immense, but he fought it nonetheless, keeping the furry appendage tucked safely around his waist. He would like to keep that little secret of his from Boton for as long as possible.
"This isn't even like a real mission; would you just hear me out?"
He could hear Hiei coming down the stairs and knew the man would be most unhappy to find Boton there, begging missions. "Look, the answer's no, all right? No."
"No to what?"
Yusuke nearly jumped out of his skin, turning slowly to look at Kurama. The red-haired boy had raised his head from the newspaper and was looking at the two figures standing in the doorway with all of a fox's curiosity.
"Nothing!"
"Oh, Kurama, Yusuke's being so mean!" Boton wailed, forcing her way into their home. "All I want is for him to go on a simple little exorcism mission for me and he won't! It's not even a dangerous one! And I really need him, too!"
Kurama's brows knit with concern. "Why ever won't you go, Yusuke? If you are needed, then you have a duty to go, do you not? It is your job, after all."
"Yeah, but..."
"And why have you not invited Boton inside? Truly, my dear, have you forgotten your manners completely?"
"Oh, that's so nice of you, Kurama." She simpered, stepping past the sputtering Yusuke.
Kurama set the newspaper aside. "You will have to forgive my kitten for being inconsiderate."
"Kitten?" She asked.
"Just a new nickname he made up for me." Yusuke said quickly, shooting his lover a look. The other demon merely smiled his small, detached smile and made no comment, though he knew that Yusuke's new form embarrassed the former human to no end.
"So, what is this mission Yusuke is so adamantly refusing?"
"Nothing much, just a haunting in an apartment building nearby. Nothing dangerous, nothing with possible consequences affecting the future of mankind. I thought it would be a nice break for you three after your last mission; something easy to get you back in the habit."
"Why it sounds fine. Yusuke, why would you refuse, my dear? It has been months since we returned from Makai."
"I...um...well..."
"What's going on in here?"
Yusuke stifled a groan as his other lover walked into the living room, the expression on his face saying that he felt threatened. Yusuke knew he should have told him when the orders for the mission had first come in, but he had grown so protective of Kurama and, strangely enough, Yusuke as well, that Yusuke had hoped to avoid further trouble by taking care of it on his own.
"We have a mission, my dear." Kurama informed him with a smile.
Hiei's expression hardened and he shot Yusuke an accusatory look before glaring at Boton. "No."
"No?"
"No missions. We've earned out right to stay in this wretched little world, as far as I'm concerned, even though I'd just as soon be somewhere else. You have no further hold on me, my fox, or my kitten."
"Hold?" She sounded scandalized. "Why, I've never been so insulted in my life! How dare you pretend I somehow coerced you three into taking missions when you did it of your own free will."
Hiei crossed his arms over his chest and intensified his glare, opening his mouth to answer.
"Please disregard my lovers' rudeness, Boton. Of course we will go on the mission." Kurama smiled, holding out his hand to accept the envelope of instructions which Boton happily handed over before leaving as quickly as she could. Kurama watched her go with a smile before turning a disapproving look on his lovers, who were currently hissing insults at each other. "I know exactly what you two think you are doing, and so I will tell you right now – stop it. I am not so fragile that I cannot handle a simple mission such as this one, whatever you may think"
"But..."
"I also know that you two are going to continue to argue over whose responsible for not protecting the poor, damaged fox. As to this, I know how arguing turns you on and so I will not ask you to stop, only that you choose another topic for debate and come and inform me when you are ready for sex." He folded up the paper and stood, exiting the room.
Hiei and Yusuke were silent a long moment.
"You're short." Yusuke said finally.
"Kitten." Hiei sneered.
"Baka."
"Punk."
"Wanna go get Kurama now?"
"...Sure."
~
To Be Continued
I'll be updating on ATR soon, and my new fic "Twilight" as well as this one. But it may take a while, so be patient, please.