Sorry for the wait. I went on an East Coast trip so that's why it took so long.

Adriel: Shut up and write more

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Kurama sighed in satisfy as Hiei rolled next to him. 'Well," he thought, 'he did make it up to me.' Hiei purred as he snuggled into Kurama's side and slept on. His mate, however, couldn't sleep. He was thinking. Shiori still didn't know that Hiei was back. He couldn't wait to see the look on his step-father's face.

"Kurama? Why are you awake?" Kurama looked over at Hiei. "I can't sleep...My step-father tried to get me to forget about you." Kurama whispered. Hiei snorted. "Like he could do that." Kurama smiled. "Well, he tried. Mother will be happy to see you though." The Experiment smiled and got up. Kurama blushed and looked away.

Hiei chuckled. "Relax Kurama. It's nothing you haven't seen before." That only made Kurama match his hair. "Perv." The dark haired boy smirked and got dressed and went down stairs to wait for Kurama. The red head, in Hiei's opinion, took forever. "Come ON, Kurama. It doesn't take eight years to pick out some cloths." "For my mother, yes it does." Hiei sighed and tapped his foot.

Finally, Kurama walked down te stairs and they went on their merry way to Shiori's house. They knocked on the door and Kurama's step father answered. "Hello, Kurama. How are you?" Tanaka(sp?) asked, letting his tep son enter. Kurama smiled. "Shiori, Kurama's here!" Shiori ran out and paused, eyes focused on Hiei. There was silence until Hie smiled. It seemed to snap Shiori awake from La La Land, and she hugged him.

"Hiei! How are you? I missed you." "Good, I guess. Better than before." They knew what he was talking about. "What about Fajita?" Shiori asked. Tanaka made a noise. "You know Fajita Genkian?" he asked. Hiei nodded, looking confused. Shiori sighed. "Fajita's Tanaka's hero." she whispered regretfully. Hiei glared at Tanaka, who glared right back. "Kurama, who is this boy anyway?"

"Tanaka, this is Hiei. He's the one I've told you about and waited for six years." Kurama explained, smirking when his father paled. "But...he's a male." "So?" Hiei snapped. "You have a problem with that?" The older man glared darkly. "What if I do? This is my household, and-." "Your household?" Shiori interrupted. Kurama and Hiei winced, knowing how well Shiori was going to take that. "In case you've forgotten, this is my house, and your talking to my son."

"Shiori, dear, it's not natural!" She ignored him and turned to Hiei and Kurama. "I'm sorry boys, but could you visit another time?" she asked, smiling. Kurama nodded. "Of course, mother." And with that, they left, hearing shouting all the way to the other block. Kurama sighed. "That went well." "Why's he making a big deal out of it?" Hiei asked. "To some people, it bothers them. They think men should be with women, and women only. But, others don't agree."

"That's stupid." Hiei snorted. Kurama smiled and nodded. "My mother has always thought that it shouldn't matter if the person you love is male or female." "That's because your mother's smart." Hiei pointed out. Kurama smile widened. "Thank you, Hiei."