Hiei lay in Yusuke's arms, listening to the steady breaths of the other. Yusuke wasn't asleep, no matter what he wanted to put on. Hiei's eyes drifted to the lightly steaming bowls that Kurama had delivered earlier. He knew that he'd soon find out if Yusuke was as asleep as he wanted the youkai to believe. He raised himself onto his elbow, and felt Yusuke tighten his grip. The tell tale sign that the other was awake. "Waken up, Yusuke." He said as he pulled away, towards the food. "I really like Kurama's cooking, and if he's made this it's bound to be delicious." Grumbling about Hiei's desire for food, Yusuke followed. Hiei watched the less than pleased Toushin. "If you want a second round later on then its best that you eat now."
They ate in silence, however even in silence the pair were constantly touching the other's body and once the ramen had been eaten Hiei looked back into Yusuke's eyes and kissed him.
"Is it common with fire demons to be submissive?" Yusuke asked Hiei as he held his love in a tight hug. "You definitely enjoyed yourself."
"No, I'm… unusual. Fire demons are usually very dominant, I have a less domineering streak. I guess that's a Koorime weakness in me." Hiei said, just wanting, no needing, to hear what Yusuke thought. The Toushin surely would confess how much he desired dominating over him.
"I don't see it as a weakness." Yusuke purred. "Most males prefer being dominant, and you can do both if needed. It's a very strong plus. Something not many could accomplish." He buried his face in Hiei's hair, loving the scent of his love, held in his arms. Hiei pleased him greatly. "So what do we do now?" He asked as a finger rubbed up and down Hiei's spine, making the other purr and press back, so his palm ran up and down. Yusuke licked the other's ear. "We could always stay in here." He said with a purr into Hiei's ear.
"I don't think that we should." Hiei said kissing the other. "The others may think that I've killed you." The crimson eyes glowed with mirth as he slowly pulled away from his love, and dressed feeling Yusuke's eyes roam over his body, but mostly it had settled on his ass. He knew that Yusuke wanted to stay in the room, however Hiei wondered how much of the thoughts were from the part of Yusuke's mind that still thought straight, and how much was from the part of him that was effected by the pheromones lying heavy in the air. He had never produced pheromones before, however he knew the very reason why he had. He had truly wanted Yusuke, and not forced to take him.
While he was thinking, Yusuke walked up behind him pressing tightly against Hiei's back, Hiei felt Yusuke's hard body against his and he whimpered in lust. He knew that Yusuke would… service any needs that he had, but he wanted to get out of the room. He turned in his lover's arms. "Please, I'd like to get out of here, Yusuke." He said kissing Yusuke on the lips. "We have until the end of time for each other. To lie in the other's arms. For the moment, though, I'd like to stretch other parts of my body than what we have been using until a mere moment ago." Yusuke chuckled with the comment.
"I guess that you're right." He said as he, too, dressed, replacing the glittering stone around his neck. The jewel had been removed by Yusuke so that he could hold Hiei in his grip, anyway the gem felt as though it were made of ice, and yet it was hot like a flame. He pulled Hiei back into his arms, hugging the fire demon tightly to himself before releasing him again, holding his beloved's hand, revelling in the feeling of Hiei's small, calloused fingers closed tightly around his. The small motion meaning more for the pair than they let on.
When they left their room, making their way to the dining room they met Youko Kurama in the corridor. The fox laughed when he saw them. "Had a nice time?" He asked. "I am sure that everyone could hear your delightful, loud cries of satisfaction." The fox's tail swayed lightly, playfully. He enjoyed teasing the pair, and especially since they were now together, the teasing was much more fun. He laughed quietly to himself as he passed them. "I'm sure that you need your energy." He fixed them with a look from his golden eye. "After all I am sure that you want to make up for lost time, eh, Hiei? Don't forget to call me if you get tired of him." Hiei hissed, standing between the Youko and his Yusuke, as though telling the fox to get lost, that Yusuke was his and his alone. The over protectiveness of the small fire youkai made the fox laugh again. "I'm heading back to bed. I need some rest." The silver tail disappeared through the door just by his hand. "Good night."
"I swear that I am going to kill that fox." Hiei growled seething. "I shall just have to wait and get him alone on a dark night. He'll…" He was silenced by a kiss. His body pressed against Yusuke's automatically. Yusuke smiled down at the sensual male pressed against him.
"Why worry about that Youko, when you have to worry about me?" He asked, smirking as Hiei whimpered and moaned. "Now, I would like to get something more to eat." He said as he then kissed Hiei's hand. "You cause me great pleasure, more than I have ever experienced before. You pamper me, Hiei." He said as he pulled Hiei in the direction of the dining room. "You're all I ever want, and all I'll ever need. You make me complete." The words made Hiei blush bright red, pressing more tightly against the other male.
"Well, you make me ache with desire with every movement that you do. You make me burn with jealousy every time another flirts with you." Hiei said with a growl.
"Who was flirting with me?" Yusuke asked, not remembering who, apart from Hiei and Keiko having flirted with him.
"That damned fox." Hiei said with a hiss. "I am sure that if he could get away with stealing you from me then he would." He kissed the back of Yusuke's hand. "However I shall not let him take you. You are mine, detective. Only I can possess you." Yusuke sighed. He knew that no matter what was said, his love would always be this possessive, would always protect him. That, if given the choice, would sacrifice his like for Yusuke's, and the Reikai Tantei leader would more than happily do the same for the sexy youkai that was by his side, that had been by his side for so long and he had never noticed the other in anything but as a friend until this mission. For all he knew, Hiei could have been flirting with him since they met, and if it was done in a demon sense then he'd have never realised it.
He knew nothing about the courtship practices of demons. His mind went back to when the group was all being told about their mission by Koenma, the talk between himself and Hiei. The fact that Hiei had wanted him there and then, the blood that flowed from the slight wound, the intensity in the demon's eyes as Yusuke lapped the blood from the wound. The mere memory of that brief moment made Yusuke moan and place his hand against the nearest wall. Hiei seeing this stopped, giving Yusuke a worried glance.
'Does he regret what we did? The moan didn't seem to be of disappointment but something else.' The moan reminded him of when he had taken Yusuke to bed, when he was heated. 'Yusuke, I wish that you would tell me what has caused this.' The fire youkai said, knowing that if he truly wanted to he could find out the easy way by invading his love's mind.
After some time Yusuke regained his composure, still not telling Hiei what his memory had spoken of. How could he tell his lover that he wanted to taste his blood again? Hiei still watched quietly, allowing Yusuke the space that he required, instead focusing on the jewel that Yusuke wore. His jewel. He wanted Yusuke to open to him about all this, however he knew not to try to force him. "Yusuke, are you all right?" He asked as he touched the Toushin's shoulder. "If you want to talk to me about things, then please do so. Don't hold back." Yusuke shook his head.
"It's okay, Hiei, it was just a memory." Was all the explanation that the taller demon said to his shorter companion. Hiei nodded, accepting the explanation, not probing further into the other's mind. They walked into the dining hall and immediately Yukina started to bring some food out for them.
"Mr Kurama told us that you would be hungry when you showed, so he left the leftovers of the meal ready to be heated up." The Koorime said as she placed plates in front of the pair, as she readied the food for them, before serving the meal. She then sat opposite them. "Kurama said that you were having fun." She said, here eyes simmering in a hidden laugh. "How did it feel when Kurama caught you at it." The pair blushed, making the Koorime laugh more. "Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone." Both demons groaned, Yukina had decided that she wasn't going to give them any peace after all.
Nobody noticed that there was something other than a branch in the tree outside. The shadow had been there for quite some time. At first the shadow seemed to be fixated on the bat-winged demon, then the red-headed Kurama, changing willingly into his other side held his fascination. Both fox and bat were obviously lovers, a fact that angered the shadow. Only he could love the beautiful fox. However he still never moved, he was to collect information for his Master, and then he saw another pair entering the room. The Urameshi kid and the Jaganshi from the Dark Tournament. Kurama's friends and allies, however there was something not quite what h remembered. The boy was a demon, but not only that, but he supported a Koorime's birth stone, a Koorime's pledge. He belonged to a Koorime, and was her attendant. However the only Koorime in the building had given her stone to the tall buffoon from the Tournament, Kuwabara, wasn't it. Then he realised something. He had heard of a Koorime getting pregnant by a fire demon, birthing two offspring, one a boy and the other a girl. Could this Jaganshi be the one that they called 'Hiei the Imiko'?
Jumping from the branch that he had been sitting on, the shadow appeared, taking the form of a handsome man, a man with beauty that could be compared to that of the most beautiful women. It was Hiei who sensed the intruder first, and shouted the alarm. Yusuke faced the threat. "So you've shown your face, Karasu. I was wondering if Muraki had forgotten how to use his puppets!" He felt a bomb explode against the table and the creature laughed.
"Nice to see you again, Urameshi. I heard what you did to the Togoro brothers, however I will not be so easy to defeat this time. Give me Kurama and I shall leave you alone in peace."
Author's note: Oh, dear, with Karasu back on the scene, the group are given an ultimatum, either hand over Kurama, or take on the deadly foe. Does their Youko friend mean so little that they would give him up willingly, or shall the group fight, what could be their last fight? You shall have to wait for the next episode and see what happens
I am sorry for the lack of updates recently as I have been working on turning this single story into part of a series, by the name of Wishes and dreams, so you are not 15 chapters through the first part. I hope that you continue to read onas each fic is released.
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