MARRIED TO DECEPTION
By Starflower Sakura

DISCLAIMER: No, Yu Yu Hakusho doesn't belong to me… -sighs- Rub it in, why don'tyou?

To readers/reviewers: Eh… the reason I haven't updated for so long is… um… angry pixies came and broke my computer? What! It could happen! Alright, so I don't have a very good excuse except for lack of inspiration. You can't really blame me for that, can you? Oh well, let's just get on with the story…

Started: Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Ended: Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Married to Deception
Chapter 2 – Wedding Bells Will Soon Be Ringing

"No, Okaa-san," Hiei growled into the phone.

A week has passed since "the two idiots" gave him Kurama as a birthday present and he has seen him only once during that entire week. Of course, it could be the fact that he took great heed to ignore and avoid the crimson-haired boy. At the present moment, though, he'd rather be in Kurama's company then talking to his mother.

"No, I really don't care much for that girl across the street."

Hiei inwardly groaned. He now remembers just exactly why he bought a house and moved out. His mother's constant nagging for him to get married just wasn't something he could deal with day in and day out, and her nagging was most definitely constant. How he'd give anything to be Yukina right now.

Yukina was his twin sister, but he was still a couple minutes earlier. For some strange reason, his mother was more concerned about whether he would get married or not than whether Yukina would get married or not. Speaking of marriage, both his mother and sister kept on praising Kuwabara the last time he visited and keeps on saying what a good husband he'll make to some lucky girl somewhere. Hn, he could care less who that so-called "lucky girl" was as long as it wasn't Yukina.

"Okaa-san, I am busy for the rest of this month. I won't be able to meet any of the females you spoken of," Hiei lied with little to no regret.

"Hiei, I know that the only thing you are busy with is training. So unless you have a good reason that isn't training in which you can prove you will meet with the young ladies I picked out for you," Hina, Hiei and Yukina's mother, demanded. It was quite a change from her usual soft-spoken, motherly self, and Hiei took note just how alike his mother and sister are.

Something red coming down the stairs caught his eye and he focused his sights on it. Kurama, still half-asleep (it was a little after six in the morning), drifted down the stairs and walked into the kitchen, running long fingers through a mass of crimson locks.

Hiei mentally scoffed. No wonder Yuusuke thought he was a girl… was Hiei's thought, as he watched Kurama rub his eyes and then stretched to get rid of any cricks in his back. He's so damn frail looking. Probably is as well…

"Hiei, are you there?"

"Hn… I'm here, Okaa-san."

An idea suddenly forms in Hiei's mind, and well, whenever Hiei has an idea, it usually isn't for the best. The passive expression he had on soon turned into a smirk, and that smirk just grew bigger as he thought over the idea, rolling it over in his mind. The more he thought, the more he liked the idea, and he decided to put the idea into action.

"Okaa-san… the reason I can't date and or meet any of the 'ladies'" more like whores who want me to raise their illegitimate brats, "is because I'm married."

Kurama's ears pricked up when he heard the words "I'm married." Although, not usually an eavesdropper of any sort, Kurama couldn't help himself this time. He was too intrigued on finding out who in the world would marry someone as horrible and unsocial as Hiei. Even the idea was too far-fetched for Kurama, but it just came out of Hiei's mouth.

If he's married… why haven't I met his wife yet? Is it even possible that she's even more unsocial than him? Eh, that's probably the reason they got together in the first place, so they can be unsocial and rude together.

"No, I'm not kidding."

Kurama strained to hear more of what Hiei was saying without looking too suspicious. From where in sat at the breakfast table, he could see Hiei perfectly. So far, Hiei haven't noticed he was listening in on his private conversation.

"No, no, we just got married. That's right."

Recently got married? How recent? Probably before I came…

"I didn't inform you or Yukina was because we wanted to keep it simple. If we told you two, it wouldn't have been simple. At all."

Kurama lifted another spoonful of cereal into his mouth while still listening intently. This was certainly interesting news. He wonders if Hiei would reveal her name…

"It was really recent, Okaa-san… Just a week ago."

Kurama sputtered and almost started to choke. A week ago! But that's when he came! There was no wedding when he came. In fact, he was quite sure that Hiei locked himself in his room for the rest of the day that he arrived. He went to his room almost every minute to ask where something was or whether or not he could use something. There was absolutely no time for Hiei to get married at all, but then again, there was always the morning before he arrived…

"Her name?"

Kurama pushed his bowl of cereal away and discreetly leaned towards Hiei's direction to hear more clearly what the name of this mysterious wife of his was.

"Why, my spouse's name is…" Hiei smirked again as his eyes caught the slight movement of Kurama tilting closer.

"… Kurama."

"Kurama?"

"Hai, Okaa-san…"

"I see… You have two rooms ready, right, Hiei?"

"Ready? For what?"

Hina laughed, "So Yukina-chan and I can come visit you and your wife, of course! Yukina would love to meet her new sister-in-law and I would be pleased to meet my daughter-in-law. You can stop us from having any decisions in your wedding, but you can't stop us from meeting her."

Hiei muttered a curse. This wasn't part of the plan. He never even considered this happening, although hedon't know why he never thought of it. Of course his mother and sister would want to see his "wife." Hiei scowled. Thank goodness he based his non-existent wife on someone real and feminine-looking. Would've been better if Kurama was truly a female, but beggars can't be choosers.

Kurama, after hearing the name of Hiei's wife, was in a state of shock. Sure, Kurama wasn't his real name, but he can't for the life of him understand why Yuusuke and Kuwabara would give him a nickname after Hiei's wife. He snapped out his daze when he heard the click of the phone and light footsteps approaching him.

"You were eavesdropping, weren't you?"

Kurama blushed a bright red, and began to stutter out an apology, but was cut off by Hiei.

"Then you know that my 'wife' is named Kurama."

Kurama nodded.

"She's not real."

Kurama's head shot up to look at Hiei, trying to find out whether he was lying or not. In a regular circumstance, he never really had to look up at Hiei before, but since he's sitting down, Hiei was a bit taller.

"What do you mean…" Kurama asked softly, "… she's not real?"

"Exactly what I said. I made her up."

"You made her up?" Kurama exclaimed, his mouth agape and his mind reeling on what that could possibly mean.

"Yes," Hiei answered forcefully, already losing his patience. "It shouldn't have even mattered, but something happened that I didn't anticipate."

Not liking where this is going, but still curious, Kurama urged him on with a: "And?"

"And… my mother and sister is coming to see me and my wife."

"Where are you going to find a wife?" Kurama asked, his voice louder than he anticipated.

"Well… I have decided that you will pose as my wife."

"Me?"

To be continued…

Well, how was that? It wasn't as crazy as the first chapter, or as long, but that was because I was on a major sugar high when I was writing the first chapter and lots of crazy ideas flowed through my fingers onto the keyboard and into the computer. Heh, but the second chapter wasn't that bad, was it? I didn't think so, but that's only my opinion… Tell me what you think! Please and thank you!

- Starflower Sakura