Warnings This will be a shonen-ai story, but I'm still thinking on the couple arrangements. Also this story will be prone to angst, tragedy and sadistic humor, though it will be later in the story….
Also this story takes place 40 years after the beginning of the series (which I'm assuming started in 1991, so it is now the year 2030), so Yuusuke is roughly 54 years old, but due to his demon blood, he only looks about 21. Both Kuwabara and Keiko had been killed by an S-class youkai; though Yuusuke never had a chance to avenge his friends for Kuwabara had killed the beast with his last ounce of life energy.
That had happened 30 years ago, and 10 years after that incident Kurama had run off with a young demon girl, and together they made a name for themselves as the best Japanese duo called 'Kurio Bara', Black Rose (A/N this will have significance later in the story); that only left Yuusuke and Hiei.
6 years later a successful attempt on Prince Koenma's life sent Reikai and Makai alike into a major uproar. That had been a huge blow to the two, now retired, Spirit Detectives, and both had relocated to Makai, under the aliases of Kageboushi (Shadow figure— Yuusuke) and Kokushibyou (Black death— Hiei), as assassins for hire.
14 years passed uneventfully, that was until they had a run in with everyone's favorite fox, Kurama.
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"Kokushi- chama (1)!" Kageboushi (Yuusuke) called out, shattering the peaceful night's silence. A tall willow-like tree, to the boy's left, blocked the light of the full moon, covering the parched ground below in wispy shadows. A dark hump uncurled from its resting place between two large branches and took the shape of what looked like a young boy, but the figure had long since passed his adolescent years.
"I thought I told you not to call me that," Kokushibyou (Hiei) growled jumping down from his branch to stand before his taller partner.
"So? I like the name, it's cute," Kage taunted, his large chocolate brown eyes shined mirthfully, a great contrast to Hiei's narrow crimson ones.
"It's degrading." Hiei shot back irritably.
"Well I think it's cute, but anyways guess who's coming to the local inn tomorrow night…" One look at his companion's eyes told Hiei exactly who it was, though he decided to play idiot so that Yuusuke could have his fun.
"Who?"
"Kurio
Bara! And guess what? I got tickets!" Yuusuke then pulled two slips
of paper dramatically from the sleeve of his black jump suit that
mirrored the shorter man's almost perfectly. Hiei's eyes widened
in surprise, and he let his mouth drop open, though only for a
second.
"And how did you get those?"
"Well, we kinda have a last minute assignment that has to be taken care of tonight. This is just part of the payment."
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"So tired," Kage whined leaning heavily against the willow that Kokushi had been sleeping in earlier; he slid down the short trunk landing on the brown grass with a thump. The sun was just peaking over the tips of the tallest trees in forest to the boy's far right. Hiei fell silently beside his companion his eyes half closed and his Jagan unbound and glowing a dull purple. Both boys were covered in spatters of blood, all of it from their latest charge, and sweat.
"It was worth it though," Kokushi pointed out with a yawn.
"Right, we finally get to see the Fox, and the bitch he left us for," Kage muttered a small hint of resentment apparent in his voice.
"Hn." Kokushi yawned his eyes slipping shut and his head falling onto Kage's shoulder. Yuusuke grinned lazily and nestled his head against Hiei's falling asleep immediately.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAyumi grinned as she peaked through the musty, red curtains that separated the stage from the backstage. The crowd was the largest she had seen since she and Shuuichi-kun had relocated to Makai, and she was absolutely thrilled. One other thing that excited her was that their was and actual stage with microphones and lights, something they hadn't had the luck of running into.
"Hey, Shuuichi-kun! Look at this crowd!" She called out running back to the bathroom-turned-dressing room where her singing partner sat half-heartedly brushing out his long red, silver streaked, hair. He looked and rose and eyebrow at the girls wide grin that made her green eyes sparkle.
"Is it really that large?" The boy asked setting down his brush and swirling on his chair slightly so that he was now facing the carrot topped Ayumi. She nodded excitedly and tugged him from his seat.
"I didn't expect such a crowd, especially here of all places! Come look!"
"I don't have a choice do I?" Kurama asked with a sigh, the girl shook her head vigorously and pulled the much taller boy towards the antique curtains. Immediately Kurama's sensitive fox ears twitched as they were filled with the mixture of the odd form of music blasting from old speakers and the loud conversations being held before him. Ayumi had been right though, it was a very large crowd, especially for that part of Makai.
"See? It's huge! I haven't seen a crowd this large since Kyoto!" Kurama laughed and pulled the girl back into their dressing room.
"Now you need to get ready, then we can go out and give them a show they'll never forget." Ayumi nodded and pecked Kurama on the cheek before ushering him out of the room so that she could change.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXHiei twitched irritably as he and Yuusuke forced their way through the throng of low class demons. He had never liked crowds and this was definitely a crowd, a very noisy, smelly one that didn't care if you were several classes over their puny D-class level, or if you were an infamous assassin. He looked up at Yuusuke and noticed that he seemed completely at ease, a nostalgic grin plastered on his face as he shoved his way to the front of the crowd. That's right, Yuusuke went to places like this all the time in Ningenkai, no wonder he's so at ease. Stupid kid. Hiei thought rolling his eyes.
"I wonder when the show's gunna start," Yuusuke commented in Japanese coming to a halt, though he had lived in the Makai for about fourteen years, he still wasn't very comfortable with the dialect and continued to speak in his native tongue.
Suddenly the lights dimmed and all conversation around them dropped to a hushed whisper. Both Hiei's and Yuusuke's heads snapped up to the stage instinctively as a young looking blue haired girl walked onto the stage, her face plastered with a bright smile, but her eyes shown with darker emotion; both of the boys' eyes widened in recognition as the girl opened her mouth to speak.
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Well that's the first chapter, short as it may be, but at least I've got the the next chapter typed up and ready to go. So hows about you drop a review? I'm up for criticism as well, 'cause it help me help youb Well 'till next time- Catie-brie