Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Yu Yu Hakusho or anything affiliated with said show. I do however own Jess and her three animals.

'Thoughts'

-Hiei-

&Kurama&

/Youko/


oooooLiving room-With Keiko and Jess

Jess looked over at her cousin. "Hey Keiko what did I miss?"

Glancing at her cousin she laughed. "Jess you really need to learn to pay better attention to what goes on around you."

"Yeah I know. I just got lost in my own thoughts."

Shaking her head Keiko smiled at Jess. "Yusuke invited Hiei and Kurama to stay for a while, so they'll be staying in the room next to yours. Is that ok with you?"

"It's your house." Jess said while shrugging her shoulders. "You can do whatever you want."

"I know that I just didn't want you to be uncomfortable."

"I'm only here for a week I can survive."

Smirking Keiko decided to ask Jess about the two demons up stairs. "So what do you think about Kurama and Hiei?"

Looking up she gave her cousin a half smile. "They both seem nice enough, although Hiei seems to like silence."

Glaring at Jess Keiko tried again. "That's not what I meant. I was wondering if you liked either of them."

Jess raised her eyebrow. "I just met them Keiko, how would I know?"

Keiko just sighed. 'This would be so much easier if the only thing she cared about was how they looked. But nooo, she has to get to know them before she can even see if she likes them. This is going to take forever.' She pouted.

Just then her husband walked over and sat down with her. "Hey Yusuke what took you so long, did you get lost?" She asked playfully.

Giving her a look that said he'd tell her later he turned to face Jess. "My friends will be sleeping in the room next to yours and you all have to share that one bathroom." Seeing her nod he smiled.

Suddenly Jess jumped up. "Is the Kurama upstairs the same one that painted the picture in the hallway?" she asked with wide eyes.

Raising an eyebrow Yusuke nodded. "Yes, why?"

"Because now I can ask him where he got the idea for images he painted. I want to know how he thought of them." She said smiling. "Plus I want to see if he'd be willing to paint one for me."

Yusuke just grinned. "I'm sure he'd be delighted to. Why don't you ask him in the morning?"

Looking at the clock on the wall Jess suddenly realized just how late it was. "Well I think I'm going to head to bed now, goodnight you two." And with that she walked back to her room and changed into her pajamas. She climbed into bed and fell asleep thinking about talking to Kurama in the morning.

oooooBack downstairs

After Jess had gone to bed Keiko looked at her husband expectantly.

Scratching the back of his head he grinned. "They both want her bad."

"I knew it." She squealed. "They'll be perfect together."

"You do realize that your cousin now has two demons lusting after her, right?"

"Of course I do silly that's what I wanted."

"What if she doesn't? Now that Hiei and Kurama's inner beasts want her they won't leave her alone until she mates with them of finds someone else. That and the fact that since they have claimed her as their intended they are going to be constantly trying to get her to mate with them. Isn't that a bit much for Jess? You said yourself that she didn't like being touched and now she has two demons that will need to be near her as much as possible."

"Oh no, I forgot about that part of the mating ritual since I didn't mind you touching me, but Jess will defiantly not like that at all. Did you at least tell them that she didn't like being touched?" Keiko said worriedly.

"Of course I did, but they're demons. They won't be able to keep from touching her for to long. Their beasts will eventually demand her body and they'll go into their blood lust." When he saw his wife's eyes widen he stopped her comments with his hand and continued. "They won't kill her; they probably won't even hurt her that badly. But they will take what they desire and at that point they will desire to mate with her."

"So what you're saying is that if she doesn't accept them or turn them away within a short period of time, they'll rape her?" She said with tears in her eyes. "We can't let that happen. I have to go and talk to her about them. She needs to know the risks."

Trying to calm his wife down Yusuke began rubbing soothing circles on her back. "You can't do that sweetie. Demon law states that once an intended is found no other demon may interfere in anyway until the chosen has decided. And before you try and tell me you're not a demon remember when we mated you shared my blood. This binds you by our laws."

Realizing what she had just done to her cousin Keiko cried. 'I didn't mean to cause her any problems. Please don't let her get hurt, let her figure it out before it's too late.'

oooooThe next morning

Jess woke up refreshed and slipped out of bed. 'I wonder who all is up.' She thought as she grabbed a clean pair of clothes to put on.

When she opened her door she saw Hiei walking down the hallway. "Good morning Hiei." She said as shut her door. "Did you sleep well?"

Hiei looked when he heard his name and regretted it a second later. The woman he was lusting after had just walked into the hallway in a black pair of jean shorts and a dark grey spaghetti strap tank top with a red dragon on it. He heard her question, but was so involved with admiring her long shapely legs that he just answered with his usual. "Hn"

"Well geeze." She said rolling her eyes. "What a mouthful. It must have taken you years to be able to say that."

When he heard her comment his eyes connected with hers and he growled low in his throat.

'Did he just growl?' "Did you just growl at me?" she asked smirking. "What are you a dog?"

Hiei stomped towards her. "Bitch, watch your tongue." He growled out trying to calm his demon blood. His inner beast was demanding that he take her and show her who was dominate.

Quirking her eyebrow she continued smirking at him. "What am I supposed to watch it do, dance?"

Before Hiei could comment on how she could watch it dance with his, the bathroom door opened up and Kurama walked out.

"Am I interrupting something?" Kurama asked as he saw the two facing off.

Hiei just glared at him, but Jess smiled.

"No, just trying to teach the dog some new tricks." Jess said with a huge grin.

Kurama looked at Hiei and saw his eyes bleed red.

&Hiei&

No answer.

&HIEI&

-What do you want fox? I'm busy.-

&Don't you dare try to take her yet, she needs to get to know us.&

-I don't care, I will make her submit.-

Kurama put his hand on his friends shoulder and squeezed. Hiei glared at him, but at least his eyes weren't red anymore.

Jess had been watching the two guys since they became quiet. 'What is Hiei's problem? Can't he take a joke? I was just messing with him.' Blinking she focused on them again. When she saw Kurama squeeze Hiei's shoulder she remembered that she needed to ask Kurama about the painting.

"Hey Kurama, can I ask you something?" She asked as he turned to look at her.

"Sure Jess, what would you like to know?" Kurama replied with a smile.

Hiei, who had finally gotten control of his beast, decided to leave before he could do something he'd regret.

Watching Hiei leave with a sad smile she turned her attention back to Kurama. "I wanted to know about that picture." She said pointing down the hall. "Where did you get the idea for the demons in it?"

While they were walking towards the picture Kurama was talking with Youko, well arguing with him anyway.

/Tell her it's us./

&No way, she'd never believe that.&

/Oh come on. Just tell her the truth./

&And watch her run from us in disgust?&

As Youko was about to reply, Kurama shushed him and focused on the girl next to him. They had reached the picture and she was softly stroking the fur of the silver fox.

After asking him where he got his idea from Jess noticed he was thinking. 'Maybe he's trying to figure out how to explain it to me.' She turned to the picture and absentmindedly began stroking the fur of the silver fox.

/See Red, look she's petting us./

&Not us Youko, the picture.&

/Yes, but it's us in the picture. And if she'll pet a picture I'm sure she'd love to pet us./ Youko said suggestively.

Ignoring Youko for the time being Kurama turned to answer Jess's question somewhat truthfully. "I've always been fascinated with demons and so I decided to try painting them. Do you like it?"

"I love it." Jess said as she stared transfixed to the picture. "The detail is excellent and it's the first picture I've seen with the energy surrounding them."

"I'm glad you like it." Kurama said practically glowing with pride. He could just see Youko gloating in his head.

/Now tell her it's us./ Youko said smirking. /You know you want to./

Brushing off the fox, Kurama focused back on the girl that he was obsessing over. "If you like it that much I wouldn't mind painting one for you."

He watched as her eyes lit up and she smiled. Then without thinking she threw her arms around him and gave him a hug.

Kurama froze when she hugged him, his mind focused only on the fact that his intended was in his arms. Her scent was even stronger and he inhaled deeply, regretting it instantly when he felt his arousal. With Youko's urging, he slowly lifted his hands up and placed them on her hips trying to bring her closer to his body. Suddenly he felt her stiffen and jump back. Seeing what appeared to be fear flash through her eyes for a second.

Jess was so thrilled when he said he'd paint her one of those wonderful paintings that she hugged him without realizing what she was doing. However she came back to reality when she felt his hands on her hips and without thought she jumped away. Fear flooded her body for a second until she realized who had touched her, and then she calmed a little.

Thinking he had done something wrong, Kurama apologized. "I'm sorry, I did not mean anything by that."

Knowing that she needed to explain her jumpiness, she sighed. "It wasn't your fault. I just don't like being touched so I kinda flipped out. I apologize for my behavior." Tilting her head down in apology she walked down the stairs to see if she could find Keiko. 'I really need to talk with someone right now and I know she'll listen.'

Kurama could only stare at her when she told him it wasn't his fault and apologized.

/I guess the detective was right./

&It would seem so Youko. Did you see the fear in her eyes? It looked like she thought we were going to attack her.&

/Yes I did. I wonder if that has to do with the past Yusuke was talking about./

Looking down Kurama groaned. &I don't know, but right now I think I need another cold shower.&

Ignoring the laughing fox in his mind, Kurama went back into the bathroom.

oooooLiving room-With Hiei

'Damn it' Hiei thought. 'I almost lost control. If the fox hadn't been there I would have taken her to her room and raped her.' He shook his head. 'I can't believe that I could sink that low.'

Hearing the fox upstairs talking with the girl he growled. 'That fucking fox is taking all her attention.'

Taking a calming breath he sighed. 'She's too feisty for her own good.' Relaxing against the sofa he continued to halfheartedly listen to the two upstairs. 'Hn, so she likes the fox's painting. I wonder what else of his she likes.' That thought made him growl low in his throat. 'He better not try to keep her for himself. If he does I'll kill him.'

Hiei was so busy thinking of different ways he could kill the fox if he took the girl, he failed to notice that they had finished talking and Jess was now in the living room with him.

"Hiei." Jess said quietly.

Startled out of his thoughts when he heard his name, he saw Jess standing a few feet away from him with her eyes on the floor.

"Hn."

Looking up and glaring at the man in front of her, Jess tried to calm herself down. 'Argh. I hate that stupid word of his.' Deciding to get the apology over with quickly, she started talking.

"Look I'm sorry if I offended you upstairs, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just joking around." She said. "I'm sorry I upset you."

Whatever he had been expecting it was not this. Hiei had thought she would have said something sarcastic when he replied with 'Hn'. He never thought that she'd apologize to him. And now he felt bad because she didn't understand that although he had enjoyed verbally sparing with her, he had gotten really aroused while they were doing it and his beast had tried to break free. It wanted her as much as he did.

Deciding his best bet would be to let her know that he did enjoy the conversation, he smirked. 'I'll just have to keep a tighter leash on my demon instincts.' He thought.

"Don't apologize, I rather enjoyed our conversation. In fact if you'd like we can continue it in private." He said suggestively, raising his eyebrows.

She may not have had any experience with guys before, but it would have been impossible to miss the hidden meaning in his statement. Blushing she shook her head to clear her mind.

When she saw him smirk she couldn't help but grin wickedly. "Why do you need some one-on-one training?"

Hiei looked at her a little confused, but lust was still burning in his eyes

Smirking she explained. "Dog training silly, seeing as how you're not very obedient I'd be willing to try and teach you the basics. Most dogs your age already know how to sit and stay, so I'm not sure what you'd like to learn next. Oh I know, how about fetch? I could teach you how to do that. Or maybe you'd like to learn how to beg." She finished grinning evilly.

Hiei glared at her as he growled, trying to hold his beast in check. That last comment had gone strait to his groin. Whether she realized it or not that last part about being taught to beg could be taken very sexually. And that was exactly how he took it. His mind conjured up all sorts of images where she was naked and doing deliciously naughty things to him, all the while making him beg for more. Here he was trying to not just ravish her and she was making things very difficult for him with her smart ass comments and the fire he could just see burning in her eyes. He was about to pounce on her when she started laughing. Blinking to clear his head of his demon haze, he stared at her.

When he started growling again, she couldn't help herself. She had to laugh. "Ha-Ha-Haa. You act so much like a dog. Hahahaaa."

Just then Kurama walked in and saw Jess holding her sides and laughing.

&Hiei, what did you do?&

-Shut it fox.- Hiei growled into his head. He was painfully hard and had no desire to deal with his annoying friend right now.

Kurama could smell Hiei's arousal but decided against bringing it up. And hey, who was he to talk. He had to take another shower a few minutes ago because he had gone through the same thing. Besides he just had to know why Jess was practically dying of laughter. He was a kitsune after all.

Looking at the girl as she contained her laughter, Kurama could not help but ask. "What has you laughing Jess?"

When she heard the question Jess looked up to see Kurama watching her. 'How long has he been standing there?' "Nothing, Hiei just did something funny."

Kurama didn't know how to react to her answer. "Hiei made you laugh?!" He asked astonished.

Raising her eyebrow and cocking her head to the side, she looked at him questioningly. "Yes, why do you sound so surprised?"

Shocked, he could only shake his head. "Nevermind."

"Well it was nice talking to you Kurama and you too puppy." Jess said giggling as she walked into the kitchen to see if she could find Keiko.

Facing Hiei, Kurama raised his eyebrow and waited.

"What do you want fox?" Hiei asked annoyed.

"What were you two doing in here and why did she call you puppy?" Kurama asked his fiery friend.

Glaring at his friend Hiei just smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Knowing that Hiei had listened in on part of his conversation with Jess, he came up with a plan. "I'll tell you what I did with her if you tell me what that was all about." He said pointing after Jess.

Deciding that he wanted to know what Kurama had done with her he agreed. So he projected most of what happened through their mind link. Hey, he wasn't going to let him see the part about her offering to teach him how to beg. That was something that she was only ever going to teach him how to do. He smirked at his own thoughts. 'Damn straight. I will be the only one she will ever get to treat that way.' Stopping his thoughts before they could go into further detail involving collars and leashes and both of them being naked, he focused back on Kurama.

As Kurama watched what happened he started to laugh. "HAAAHAHA. She treated you like you were a –snicker- dog –snicker-."

Stopping him before he could really embarrass him, Hiei glared at Kurama. "I showed you; now tell me what happened between you two."

Calming down, Kurama nodded his head. "Well she said she loved my painting and when I offered to paint her one she hugged me." He smiled at the look on Hiei's face when he realized that he had been able to touch their intended.

"She let you touch her?" Hiei asked. "I thought the detective said she didn't like contact with people."

"Well once she realized what she had done she jumped away from me. I swear I saw fear flash through her eyes for a second." He said, sadness lacing his voice.

"Did you do anything to scare her?" Hiei asked with a glare.

"Umm…"

"Answer me fox."

"Well Youko sort of got loose for a sec and had me put my hands on her hips to draw her closer."

"You idiot! If you hadn't done anything she probably wouldn't have been scared."

"I know that now, but I'm not sure she'll let me get close enough to try again." Kurama said sighing.

"We'll deal with that later. First we need her to be willing to hang around us."

"She seemed more than willing to hang out with you Hiei." Kurama said smiling. "Or should I call you puppy?"

Hiei glared at the annoying fox before smiling to himself. 'She did seem to enjoy our last talk, perhaps she'd like to do it again.' With that in mind he reached over to turn on the television.