This one isn't like my first one. I'm also going to have lyrics from a song in ever chapter(because it's cool...) and this chapter its Rain by Breaking Benjamin. (I don't own Breaking Benjamin. That would be awesome if I did though...)
If it's bold and italic, it's the lyrics. If it's just italics, it's a flashback. Hope you enjoy!
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The freezing rain drops pounded on Kurama's window as he stared into his old college books. He loved reading all his old books for his spare time. Each drop seemed to echo throughout his room, but he was too busy studying to pay attention. As he read on farther into the book, he came across a short fable called "the Fox and the Raven." Why the educators had put a story like this in a college level book, Kurama didn't understand.
Suddenly, out of no where, Kurama started to cry. He didn't mean to, he just cried. The tears that hit the book echoed as loud as the rain to him. It had been so many years and he couldn't stop thinking about the small, raven haired fire demon that used to tease Kurama for going to school. "Too long," Kurama muttered, wiping the tears off his book. He had to forget though, that their love ended a long time ago and he would never see Hiei again.
I don't have a past
I just have a chance,
Not a family or honest plea remains to say,
Hiei hated rain. It reminded him of the last time he saw Kurama. It had been countless years ago and Hiei couldn't forget about him. He couldn't forget how he made Kurama upset, how he made him cry.
"Love's a painful emotion you have to deal with," Kurama had told him, trying to hold back his tears. "And if you'd rather stay with Mukuro, go ahead. I won't wait for you, though. I'm going to move on."
"Fine," Hiei snapped. "So will I!"
He didn't live up to his word. The thought of Kurama in a house with another person, probably a woman, pained Hiei. There were probably lots of kids with red hair and emerald eyes running around. Kurama probably lived in a big house with a garden in the front with flowers of all colors. Hiei knew that it was Kurama's dream house.
'At least someone achieved their dream,' Hiei thought to himself. The only dream Hiei had was to be with Kurama forever and now, it was too late. Kurama probably hated him for leaving him, despised him in fact. Hiei didn't blame him, he hated himself too.
Rain, rain go away,
Come again another day,
All the world is waiting for the sun.
Death. The first word that popped into Kurama's mind as he did the crossword puzzle. 'Something that would stop misery,' it said. Five letters for the box, the perfect fit, though Kurama knew that wasn't it. It was to suicidal for a college book. But he wrote it anyway. He stared at the five letters. D-E-A-T-H. He felt no need to die when he was with Hiei, but now, he wouldn't fight his best, his body refused. His yearn and want for Hiei forced him. Lover. Another five letter word that stopped misery. That couldn't be it either. L-O-V-E-R. That's what Hiei was, Kurama's lover. Kurama moaned loudly and the door opened slightly. His ningen girlfriends's big blue eyes stared at him. "Shuuichi, is something wrong?" she purred. He shook his head and slammed it on the desk. "Baby? Something is wrong. Tell me." Kurama looked at his girlfriend with great caress.
"Don't worry about it Kyohaku(or in English, star), my little star. I'll be fine," he sighed heavily and she shrugged, closing the door softly. He liked Kyo, his nickname for her, but it wasn't anything compared to what he used to feel for Hiei. He wasn't sure if he still felt it.
Kyo expected him to propose to her soon, she told Yusuke, who told him. He wasn't planning to but, then he promised Hiei he'd move on.
"But if Hiei comes back," he muttered and shook his head against the desk. No, why would Hiei come back. He was probably with Mukuro right now, training his children to fight. Even if he did come back, he wouldn't want Kurama anymore.
Is it you I want,
Or just the notion
Of a heart to wrap around so I can find my way around
Hiei sat up quickly. He was already in Human World, why shouldn't he visit Kurama? Even if he did have a family, he could still talk to him. He couldn't kiss his fragile, beautiful fox, but he could touch him and maybe he could even hold him. Even so, what would he say to the fox? I still love you Kurama, I want you back? No, it's too late for that. If only he'd known how much pain he was going to endure when he left his precious fox, he wouldn't have gone. If only he'd known it was true love.
Hiei quickly scrambled up. He couldn't sit any longer, he needed to go somewhere and do something. He just didn't want to stay by this stream.
'A visit to the town wouldn't be bad,' he decided and began to run so fast that not a drop of rain hit him.
Safe to say from here,
Your getting closer now,
We are never sad cause we are not allowed to be
Kurama looked out his window, staring down at the dark streets, bathed by the soft light of the street lamps. He decided to talk a walk, even though it was pouring rain. Something was pulling him outside, he had this sudden desire to walk. He grabbed an umbrella and walked out of his room. "Kyo, my baby," he called and she came to him.
"Yes, Shuuichi?"
"I'll be gone for a few hours. I want to take a walk."
"But Shuuichi, it's pouring rain. You'll catch a cold."
"Let me rephrase my sentence. I need to take a walk."
"Why?" she stared at him, her eyes begging for answers. "Ar-Are you seeing another woman?"
"NO!" Kurama exclaimed and wrapped his arms around the ningen's waist. "Of course not. I love you, baby, and you know it." She giggled and kissed Kurama. It always pained Kurama to say that he loved her. He felt bad, but it felt worse to say it.
"I love you too," she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him again, slowly letting her tongue slip into his mouth. Kurama pulled back and blushed.
"I-I have to go," he muttered and walked to the door, opening it and looking back at Kyo. She waved and blew him a kiss. He did the same and closed the door behind him.
Rain, rain go away,
Come again another day,
All the world is waiting for the sun.
Hiei sensed destiny was going to strike him right in the face today, he sensed he was going to see Kurama, but he wasn't sure where. 'Daydreams,' he told himself. He felt this feeling every time he had come to Human World, but he still hasn't met Kurama and today was no different. Kurama was at home, cuddled up with his wife and all his kids were by them as they watched some family movie. They were all probably nice and warm as their fire burned throughout the night.
Something else hit Hiei's mind. Did Kurama ever think about him? Did Kurama ever see things that reminded him of Hiei? Hiei has cried for so long, wanting his fox, begging for his fox. Everything reminded Hiei of Kurama, even Mukuro. Human World was no better. He and Kurama had been almost everywhere around this place and every place has it's own memory, especially that stream. The first time Kurama wrapped his arms around Hiei and kissed him.
To lie here under you,
Is all that I could ever do,
To lie here under you is all,
To lie here under you is all that I could ever do,
To lie here under you is all,
Kurama walked down the streets, rain leaking off all sides of his umbrella. The wind picked up and Kurama shivered, but he kept waking. An invisible hand seemed to have his and be taking him somewhere, and he didn't feel like rejecting it. He soon found himself walking along the pier. It was beautiful, everything about it. The moon was reflecting on the oceans waters that were rocking the boats slowly. The rain hitting the ocean, leaving little ripples and making the reflection dance. The oceans rhythm seemed to be humming a lullaby.
Kurama was glad that whatever had pulled him here did, it was magnificent. 'Never before have I been so happy,' Kurama thought to himself, closing his umbrella and letting the rain pour down on him. The only other time Kurama had felt like this was when Hiei had come to his window at 2:00.
There was a tapping a Kurama's window in his old home and he opened his eyes. Hiei was sitting on the window sill, cold and wet. Kurama smiled and opened the window.
"Yes, Hiei?"
"Kurama, I just came to tell you I can't stop thinking about you! I don't know why I came, but I feel so content with you, I feel so-so free," Hiei embraced the fox and Kurama smiled up at him.
"I feel the same way."
"I love you Kurama. And I always will," Hiei kissed the fox passionately, his fingers running through Kurama's auburn red hair, twirling and twisting.
Kurama picked up a stone and stared at it. Hiei said he'd always love him. He didn't, though, he left him! He hated Kurama!
"LIAR!" Kurama angrily threw the pebble into the water. "YOU PROMISED!" he sobbed, leaning against the rail. "You said you'd love me forever, you liar, you traitor."
"Who says I didn't?" a voice answered and Kurama turned to see Hiei wrapped in his cloak, leaning against a street lamp. The light faded down on him, lighting up his pale face and his sexy, rouge(red, in french, incase someone doesn't know) eyes.
"Hi-Hiei?" Kurama rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked back at the demon. Was he real? Was Hiei really standing in front of him.
"Yes?" Hiei closed his eyes and leaned his head back, crossing his arms.
"How-Wh-what are you doing here? Where'd Mukuro?"
"Back at home."
"Oh. So, um, how's life been?"
"It's been okay. You?"
"It's perfectly good. So how's your love life?" Kurama asked quickly and blushed.
"It's fine," Hiei lied. "Yours?"
"Fine," Kurama lied also. He may have had a girlfriend, but she's not the one. Hiei was.
Hiei stared at Kurama. "Fox," he barked and Kurama looked up, smiling. "What's wrong with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't think that I'm stupid," Hiei snapped and Kurama blushed. Had Hiei felt his true feelings? "Something's wrong in your life."
"What gives you that idea?"
"You're standing by a pier, you put down your umbrella, you're not happy. I know you better than anyone, better than your wife, better than your kids."
"Wife? Kids? What? I just have a girlfriend," Kurama looked away from the gaze of the crimson eyes. "I don't really want kids," he mumbled. "Or a wife."
"Oh," Hiei sighed. There was a long, awkward pause between them.
"Well, I should get back," Kurama sighed and looked back at Hiei. "I guess I'll see you around." Kurama started to walk off, opening his umbrella again.
"So that's it?" Hiei called after him and Kurama stopped walking and turned to face his ex-lover. "Not even a good-bye? Not after all we've been through."
"No, not even a good-bye," Kurama smirked. "Hiei, don't think just because we've seen each other it means something. I have a girlfriend and you have Mukuro. It's too late."
"Mukuro?" Hiei murmured but then realized that the fox thought he was with Mukuro, so he decided to play along. "I wasn't suggesting anything. I just said you didn't say good-bye."
"Neither did you," Kurama answered and walked away into the fog. He soon disappeared out of Hiei's sight. He bashed his head hard into the street pole. Blood trickled down his hair and touched his neck. He shivered and slowly sank against the pole until he was sitting.
"Kurama," Hiei moaned and let one tear trickle down his face.
Rain, rain go away,
Come again another day,
All the world is waiting for the sun,
All the world is waiting for the sun,
All the world is waiting for the sun.
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More to come