Night Gazers
Chapter1: I Need You
Disclaimer:
CV:coughs Kurama, I'm lazy, do this.
Kurama: sighs Ms.Vampire does not own myself, Hiei, or any other piece of Yu Yu Hakusho. May Inari help us all, were that to ever happen.
CV: cackles and smushes Kurama and Hiei together
I'd like to dedicate this story to my friend, Kayla. I know she's been waiting quite a while for this. Enjoy
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Stars twinkled brightly against the dark sky, illuminating the moon, which was shining brightly down on the land below. The Makai trees wavered gently in the soft breeze that swept across the land, like a hand caressing all it touched. This included the lone figure sitting against a thick trunk, closest to the small lake nearby. Crimson locks flowed serenely around a pale face, outlining delicate features and swirling across slightly parted lips. Kurama's head was tipped back, resting against the smooth bark, his beautiful eyes lightly shut to the night's scenes.
Laying his long arms carefully on top of his bent knees, Kurama inhaled deeply, enjoying his peaceful surroundings. Everything was at rest, for it was well into the early hours of the morning, and soon, the sun would rise, signaling a new day. Kurama knew that he would have to be home before his mother left for work. But right now, at this exact moment... he didn't care. For once in his life, Kurama didn't care that his mother needed to be at work promptly at 6:00 am, didn't care that if he wasn't, she could lose her job for being late, didn't care that he wasn't her real son... there was only one thing the kistune cared about right now.
A picture of Hiei flashed in front of his mind's eye, causing his lips to twitch up into a small smile. Many more images of the spunky koorime danced through the kitsune's head, a few dirty ones mixing in as well. His smile widening at those thoughts, a small sigh escaped from his throat. One memory came to mind, causing a light chuckle to rise. It was about when Hiei had first tried ice cream...
Flashback
"Hiei? Would you like a little snack before you leave? I'm sure all this running around you've been doing today has worked up quite an appetite." Kurama glanced over at the dining room table, to the small koorime who was balanced perfectly, crouching on the back of a chair.
When no answer returned to him, Kurama peeked back into the room. "Hiei? You're going to fall." The kitsune shook his head playfully and chuckled, "Oh! I know exactly what you can try before you leave; I really think you'll like it..."
He turned to go back into the kitchen and was heard rummaging around in what sounded like the freezer. Hiei turned his head in slight confusion when dishes clinging together with a light ring met his ears. A few minutes later, Kurama walked into the dining room, a bowl in hand.
"Down, Hiei." Kurama stated coolly, placing the object on the table in front of the koorime.
Grumbling under his breath, Hiei slid down onto the soft cushioned seat, staring suspiciously from between Kurama and the bowl. Leaning over it, the small youkai sniffed it quickly; licking his lips at the delicious smell that wavered up to his nose.
"What is it, Fox."
Kurama smiled politely, "Ice cream."
"Ice… cream?" Hiei stared back down from the kitsune and at the "ice". Poking the substance with his spoon, he continued, "Like on my home island?"
Kurama nodded.
The little koorime poked at the ice cream again, his brows knitting together in confusion. "But... this doesn't look like ice. Is this some sort of ningen joke?"
The red - haired fox chuckled, "No, no joke Hiei. It used to be ice. Then the manufactures changed it so it became a sort of frozen cream. It's not bad, if I do say so. Try it, Hiei."
Hiei merely continued staring at the youkai, before shaking his head and, once more, staring down at the ice cream. He stuck the spoon into the cream in another poke.
"Honestly Hiei..." Kurama rolled his piercing emerald eyes to the ceiling and dug the spoon into the ice cream for the koorime, bringing up a rather large chunk and shoving the utensil into the fire demon's mouth. Pulling it back, Kurama watched as Hiei's expressions turned to one of surprise, to confusion, and finally, to happiness.
"Mm... tastes like snow... only better! It's sweet. Sweet snow!" Hiei dug his spoon into the ice cream again, the bowl quickly becoming empty.
End Flashback
"Hiei..." He murmured to himself, a hint of amusement etching into his soft voice. He wished that the fire youkai was here with him right then; Kurama had the sudden urge to hold him tight.
"Hn, stupid fox. I'm right here."
Kurama nearly jumped out of his skin at the sudden voice in the quiet morning air. Looking up, he saw a pair of crimson eyes staring down at him, as well as a rather large violet Jagan.
"H-Hiei-!" Kurama flushed lightly, knowing why the Jagan was open. "I didn't sense your Ki..."
"I know." The short figure landed silently next to the red-head, staring out across the lake in front of them. "You should be more careful, Kit. I could have killed you and you wouldn't have known what hit you."
Kurama looked away and placed his head back in his arms, watching the forest off to his side. "I doubt that..." He murmured.
A sneer played its way onto Hiei's lips, "Stupid fox..."
Kurama merely rolled his eyes and sighed, going silent.
The two listened quietly to the few birds squawking in the trees behind them, each male's head spinning with thoughts and questions.
'Hn, stupid fox... always thinking he's so smart and quick... everyone knows I would win, if set up against him. Hn... dumb fox... why do my legs feel so numb... what the hell? This is stupid, why am I even here. It's not like I want to be around the stupid kitsune... hn.'
Kurama's saddened green eyes glanced back at his left, feeling a shift in the air and, surprisingly enough, seeing the cloaked demon settle down next to him, pulling his legs up in the same fashion as him. Crimson met emerald for a brief second, before Hiei turned away with a huffy "Hn."
Settling his gaze back onto the ground, the fox youkai watched as the sun began to lighten the grass with its golden-orange rays.
'Oh, Hiei... why do you have to be so gruff on the outside... I know you've been hurt before... I wouldn't let it happen again, if you'd just give me a chance and open up a bit to me...why must I feel this way for you? Why must I be tortured and hurt every second I am by your side? ...Do you even know how to feel what I do...?'
Sighing, Kurama unfurled himself from his own limbs and leaned back against the tree he was up against.
"Well..." He started, watching the slowly rising sun, "I should get going... Mother won't be too pleased if she finds my bed empty when she awakens..."
About to stand up, he was stopped when a hand locked around his wrist. Looking over at the demon next to him, Kurama watched as Hiei's blood red orbs traveled the length of the ground towards him, before slowly raising to make eye contact.
Giving him a questioning stare, Kurama settled back down, the fire demon's hand still tightly gripping his wrist. Hiei kept silent, his hold loosening slightly.
"...Don't leave... Fox." He finally muttered out.
Not knowing exactly what to say to the completely unexpected favor, Kurama nodded dumbly and replied with a soft, "A-alright..."
As if suddenly realizing what he was doing, Hiei snatched his hand back from Kurama's arm, burying it deeply within the folds of his black cloak. Refusing to make eye contact again, Hiei brought them into another uneasy silence. Finally glancing up at the fox, Hiei averted his eyes almost immediately, finding Kurama watching him in a nearly fond way.
Inching a bit closer to the other demon, Kurama leaned forward to rest his arms against his bent knees, his eyes trained on Hiei, his voice soft and mellow.
"May I ask... why, you wanted me to stay, Hiei?"
Hiei's crimson orbs darted back and forth quickly, searching for an answer. He came up with: "I don't know."
Kurama nodded slightly, a small smile on his lips. He placed a gentle hand on the other males' knee, seeming to startle Hiei. He stared up with large, red eyes, giving him a child - like expression. Kurama felt his stomach twist; unable to help himself when his hands seemed to cup the koorime's face on their own, his lips pressing down against another's for a chaste kiss.
Pulling back abruptly when the other's small gasp reached his ears, Kurama's bottom lip trembled, his forest green eyes full of panic and fear. Hiei still stared up at him, his face showing little emotion, except surprise and confusion. Kurama took the silence as rejection and scrambled to his feet, taking off running for the nearest portal back to the Ningenkai.
'How could I have been so selfish and thoughtless?' He scolded himself, 'He's never going to want to see my face again... I've ruined all hope of... us... I've lost my friendship with the one person who I've ever cared about so much...'
Tears blurred the sprinting fox's vision, his hands trying desperately to wipe them away while pushing their way thru the Makai forest. A sharp tingle in the back of his mind made him gasp, a small body tackling him to the ground. Sniffling while feverishly trying to get back on his feet, the weight only increased, a soft voice calling his name.
Hesitating, Kurama slowly rose to his forearms and looked behind him, tears slipping down his cheeks. Hiei straddled his upper thighs, an unsure look carved into his face.
"Kurama..." He said again, his voice pained and confused, "...Don't... don't..." His head shook from side to side, his words unable to form. Darting forward, Hiei crushed his lips against Kurama's, pulling back and shouting, "Don't go Kurama! I need you!"
The ever familiar silence filtered in again, the two demons locked in a staring contest.
Hiei's eyes suddenly widened in realization and in a flash, he was on his feet above a shocked kitsune.
In another displacement of air, he was gone.
Kurama mustered up enough strength to raise himself into a complete sitting position, one last tear falling from his emerald eyes, two lithe fingers barely touching his tingling lips.
To Be Continued...
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