Authoress: OO kay, I'm currently listenin' to my all-time fav radio station, which for some
reason that cannot be understood by humans, has changed to all '80's music...not that I mind. I
love '80's songs...maybe that's why everyone in my school thinks I'm nuts...OO
Kurama: hums along with Journey songs
Hiei: stares at stereo speakers with rapt fascination
Authoress: grins WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME...98 point FIVE!!! smiles evilly
KRZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!...sorry for that outbreak, truly am...Phil Collins doesn't help the mind...it
only rots the whole ningen being...;;;
Disclaimer: I don't own WKRZ, or the stereo I'm listening to...it's my sister's...and
um...OMGAWWWWWDDDDD! jumps up and begins dancing I LUUUUUVVV This
song!!!!!!! can't start a fire without a spark....hums dancin' the dark! OO glances around
okay...I'll stop now...Gomen nasai...;;;;;;; continuing...I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho
either...sniffle I wish I could...then Koenma would be...ALL MIIIINNNNEEEE!!!!! glomps
deity
/ Youko's thoughts /
: Shuichi's thoughts :
[ Kura's thoughts]
hmm...OO...maybe I should forget about all that and just let you people guess who's
talking...er...thinking...nah...I'll try it out for one chappie...
Chapter Fourteen
Kurama groaned as he stared at his alarm clock, which was had shattered the silence of the
morning with its screeching. He half-heartedly tried to shut the thing off, but in the attempt
pushed the clock to the floor. It landed with a loud bang, but remained silent afterwards.
/You've got to get up, lazy./
[He's right...you promised Yukina last night that you would go over to Genkai's temple. She
sounded pretty worried...wonder what it's about...]
Kurama crossed his eyes, vaguely remembering that conversation he had with Yukina over the
phone. She wanted him to come over the night before, at nearly midnight, but Kurama was still
sober enough to tell her he was beyond the point of 'designated.'
:Why was I drinking last night?: Kurama asked the other two personalities, wondering if their
minds were as blurry as his.
Kura answered with one word, which made Kurama's memories come flooding back. [Hiei-san.]
"You know where he is, don't you?" Kurama's head snapped up at the sound of that
voice, his eyes widening as he stared at the papers he had been going through. He turned his head
in the general direction of his window, caught completely off-guard when he saw the Koorime
wasn't sitting on the windowsill, but on his bed. Hiei wasn't actually 'sitting,' he was lounging.
Kurama knew better than to think the fire youkai's sexy pose was intentional, but couldn't help
but get semi-aroused.
The three voices agreed in unison that Kurama's view of Hiei was something that would
be etched in Kurama's memory. For some reason, Hiei was topless, showing off his chest that
had already begun to show the definition Kurama remembered. Hiei was propped up on
Kurama's pillows, his right leg spread out across Kurama's bed, while his left was bent slightly at
the knee. Kurama inwardly wondered if Hiei was actually comfortable with his legs so widely
spread, but his Youko side asked why he cared when he got a full view of Hiei's crotch.
"Hm? What did you say?" Kurama asked innocently, shaking any and all sexual thoughts
from his head. He seriously couldn't remember what Hiei had asked, but the Koorime gave
Kurama a glare that told him that Hiei thought he was ignoring the question.
"Where is Kura?" Hiei asked, his red eyes searching the dimly lit room. He took a deep
breath as he allowed his gaze to return to Kurama.
"He–he's gone, Hiei. Just forget about getting revenge," Kurama replied, noticing the
angered stare he received from Hiei for that statement. He thought for a moment, examining Hiei
as he fought the urge to look at Hiei's lower body. "How did you get in here?" Kurama asked
curiously, knowing that before, Hiei had jumped off a tree near Kurama's house or from the roof
onto his balcony.
"Hn. Ningen no baka," Hiei retorted, turning his head. He closed his eyes, shivering
when he felt power coursing though every vein. Until this ordeal, Hiei had never appreciated his
youki.
Kurama furrowed his eyebrows, wondering if Hiei was cold when he saw the Koorime
shiver, but then noticed the black mark running up Hiei's arm. As if he had been hit with a bus,
Kurama felt the waves of unchecked youki coming from Hiei. In one moment, Kurama felt as if
he was burning, but in the next instant was freezing. He couldn't remember a time when the
Koorime was so powerful, or when the youkai was not warded or cloaking his energy. Hiei
glanced back at Kurama and from the kitsune's expression, he could tell Kurama had finally
noticed his youki.
/.../ Kurama smiled inwardly, glad that for once, his Youko side was at a loss for words.
[About time...I knew that this whole event would make Hiei-san stronger...but I
didn't...imagine...] Kura trailed off, sending waves of surprise through Kurama.
"Where is he, kitsune?" Hiei asked again, his red orbs promising that he wouldn't repeat
himself. Kurama shook his head, inwardly hoping that Hiei still held him as a friend, and that that
friendship wouldn't allow Hiei to kill him.
"It wasn't his fault, Hiei, and you have your youki back," Kurama pointed out, images of
torture and death racing through his mind. He had never seen Hiei so...calm. The Koorime's
disposition disturbed him more than if Hiei was yelling, but Kurama knew that his surprise was
only beginning.
"I'm not going to kill you, kitsune, but forget that I ever called you an ally."
Kurama stuttered, trying to think of something to retort, but the youkai's statement was
enough to numb Kurama, both his body and his mind.
/Oh, rejection!/ Youko exclaimed sadistically.
[Don't listen to that jerk, Hiei-san's just going through a difficult time, he doesn't mean
it!] Kura said hastily in hopes of comforting Kurama.
"And if I ever see you again, you will only be a ningen in my way." Kurama knew from
Hiei's deadpan tone that this was a promise of his death, if they ever met again. Kurama lowered
his head into his hands, forcing himself not to show emotion just like Hiei was doing, but couldn't
help his soft human emotions.
"B-but..." Kurama sniffled, raising his head out of his hands only in time to see Hiei flitting
off of his balcony. Hiei looked back at Kurama the instant before he leapt off of the manmade
structure, and as his eyes met Kurama's, he growled, then he was gone.
Kurama pulled his legs up to his chest, trying not to fall out of his swiveling chair, and
buried his head into his knees. :Did he really want to kill Kura that badly?:
/Talk about puttin' a little bit of salt on the open wound. You pissed him off enough to
have him revoke your friendship, but that's not good enough for you, so you get him to give you
a death threat! I have to congratulate you on that, Shuichi. Damn, I have yet to P.O. a lover that
badly...they always come groveling in a few hours.../
[Done yet?] Kura asked, the internal voice clearly angered. When Youko didn't reply, he
took that as a 'yes,' so redirected his attention on Kurama. [Come on, Hiei-san just needs some
time to himself...he should be back to normal in a few weeks...I think...]
/You're really comforting him, you know that?/
[At least I'm trying, unlike a selfish kitsune I know!]
/Oh, you're just jealous that I've had more lovers than you could count, bat boy!/
[Of course you have, you damn slut! I have only lived in the real world for a few years!!!]
/Your fault, not mine.../
:Shut up! Just shut up!!!: Kura and the Youko's argument silenced immediately, then they
realized that while they were 'talking,' Kurama had been crying.
[Give my shinju to Hiei-san, I'm not worth this...] Kura said quietly. Kurama felt a hand
lift his head out of his knees and smiled weakly when he saw the transparent figure of Kuronue. [I
know how much Hiei-san means to you...and I don't want him hating you...just because of me...]
:No...this is Hiei and my problem...you're no longer part of it, Kura...:
Kurama stared down at his hands as he sat up, immediately wishing he had remained lying down.
His head seemed to be spinning as he slid out of the bed and half crawled/half stumbled to the
bathroom to hurl whatever his stomach had the misfortune to contain at this moment.
"Kurama! Are you drunk?" Were the first words out of Yusuke's mouth when he saw the kitsune
walk onto the temple grounds. Yusuke was supposedly going to get Kuwabara for a meeting, but
hadn't reached the bottom of the stairs when he caught sight of Kurama. The red-haired man
glared at him, then shut his eyes as the sun came out from behind a cloud. "Hangover? I didn't
think you drank..."
"I don't," Kurama replied softly, his ears ringing as he tried to walk up the stairs without falling.
With every step, that seemed to echo painfully loud in his head, he assured himself that he would
fall on his face at least five or six times before reaching Yusuke.
"What happened?" Yusuke asked, immediately noticing Kurama's saddened expression. "Hiei's
gone missing–but I guess you already knew that..."
"He and I...talked last night," Kurama answered, trying to firmly plant his feet on the steps, but if
he didn't know any better, Kurama would have been sure the ground beneath him was moving.
"Do you know what Yukina wanted?"
"Aisu...his youki's flaring, he won't let anyone near him...and he's screaming...scared the shit out
of me...sleeping peacefully, then waking up to that...I was going to get Kuwabara so he could see
if he could do something. Yukina said you probably wouldn't be coming today, I guess she had
an idea of what happened between you and Hiei..."
"I told her I was dead drunk when she called, if that is enough of a hint..." Kurama replied
sarcastically, surprising Yusuke. The Reikai Tantai had never heard Kurama lose his
characteristic placidness, but he knew that the Koorime would be the only thing that could do this
to his friend.
"C'mon, I'll help you," Yusuke said as he leapt down the rest of the steps and began to gently
lead Kurama up the rest of the stairs. "Jeez, how much did you drink?"
"Well, considering I naturally have a high tolerance, then add that my Youko side gives me an
even higher tolerance, and he's never gotten drunk before, quite a feat considering how much he
drank..." Kurama stopped as they reached the top of the stairs. He stared around the temple's
quiet grounds, and saw Yukina's head poking out of one of the numerous doors. She smiled at
him and gestured for the two to come over to her.
"Back already, Yukina," Yusuke stated jokingly as he let go of Kurama's arm, gently nudging the
kitsune into the temple. "I'll be getting the idiot now, if anyone needs me."
Yukina said a quick goodbye to Yusuke, then turned to look at Kurama. "Do you want me to get
you something?" she asked, helping Kurama through the doorway. "There's a mixture of herbs
that helps with hango-"
"I'm a Youko, I know thousands of cures for hangovers...I deserve this..." Kurama retorted, only
softening his voice when he realized Yukina was only trying to help. "Gomen, I didn't mean to
snap..."
"I understand. Hiei can easily put anyone in a bad mood without even meaning it..." Yukina
replied knowingly. Kurama shook his head, then told her of the previous night's events as they
walked through the temple towards Aisu's room, keeping his conversations to his Youko aspect and Kura to himself. "If you know where that Kura man is, why don't you tell Hiei?"
[You can tell her...she already has a feeling...]
"Kura contained as much of himself as he could without dying in a life shinju...he gave it to me,
but promised me not to tell Hiei..." Kurama replied, receiving a gasp from Yukina. "I wouldn't
have told Hiei even if he didn't tell me not to...I promised his brother to take care of him, and
that's what I'm going to do..."
"Is that it?" Yukina asked, pointing at an unfamiliar pendant around Kurama's neck. She couldn't
sense anything unusual coming from it, but when she touched it, she sensed exactly what Kurama
told her was in it. She gingerly lifted the heavy silver off of Kurama's collar bones and studied it.
She had never seen a life shinju before and was quite surprised at how much it looked like a
Koorime's tear.
"What about Aisu? Yusuke kinda filled me in..." Kurama stated, glancing from Yukina to the
shinju. "From what he said, it sounded like a tantrum...but..."
"It isn't a tantrum...at one point I got close enough to give him a sedative, but he kept moaning in
his sleep...I gave him painkillers...as much as I could without chancing his life...but nothing seems
to work. Koenma told me that if we don't get him under control, he'll have to return him to the
Makai...Aisu isn't strong enough to survive in the Makai!"
Kurama thought over her report, trying to pull up everything he knew about bat youkai. Most of
his knowledge was from Kuronue, but his lover hadn't gone into the childhood of his kind too
often. He smirked when he realized what was wrong with the baby.
"What is it?"
"He's growing his wings. Kuro told me about it once. Their kind is born wingless, but in about
three months, their wings...well...spurt. The only way to keep them under control is to have their
parents stay with them," Kurama replied.
"But, Aisu is an orphan," Yukina pointed out as she turned, leading Kurama down another
corridor. "If he did have parents, they're most likely dead by now."
"Well...bat youkai aren't attached to their biological parents...just the people who they trust the
most. But the only other thing is that whoever they do trust has to trust them in return. If you
flinch or try to back away from them, then their youki will attack you," Kurama stated. "It's a
way of protecting themselves...more like a trap, if you don't know that youkai well enough..."
"Could you try first?" Yukina asked hesitantly, glancing up at Kurama as she opened a door,
where Kurama sensed a great deal of ki coming from.
"Of course," Kurama replied, trying his best to smile as he entered the room and let his eyes
adjust to the dim light.
Authoress: I'm sorry about the cliffie...I've just been trying to update as quickly as possible...truly am...
Yusuke: no, you're not...LIA'!
Aisu: stares at Hiei with puppy eyes
Authoress: um...I'd love to know what you people will think will happen next...and all that stuff... but, I no longer care about reviews...dances whoo, 14 chapters and this story's nowhere near done yet...maybe I should split it into two parts...hmmm...dunno...
reason that cannot be understood by humans, has changed to all '80's music...not that I mind. I
love '80's songs...maybe that's why everyone in my school thinks I'm nuts...OO
Kurama: hums along with Journey songs
Hiei: stares at stereo speakers with rapt fascination
Authoress: grins WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME...98 point FIVE!!! smiles evilly
KRZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!...sorry for that outbreak, truly am...Phil Collins doesn't help the mind...it
only rots the whole ningen being...;;;
Disclaimer: I don't own WKRZ, or the stereo I'm listening to...it's my sister's...and
um...OMGAWWWWWDDDDD! jumps up and begins dancing I LUUUUUVVV This
song!!!!!!! can't start a fire without a spark....hums dancin' the dark! OO glances around
okay...I'll stop now...Gomen nasai...;;;;;;; continuing...I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho
either...sniffle I wish I could...then Koenma would be...ALL MIIIINNNNEEEE!!!!! glomps
deity
/ Youko's thoughts /
: Shuichi's thoughts :
[ Kura's thoughts]
hmm...OO...maybe I should forget about all that and just let you people guess who's
talking...er...thinking...nah...I'll try it out for one chappie...
Chapter Fourteen
Kurama groaned as he stared at his alarm clock, which was had shattered the silence of the
morning with its screeching. He half-heartedly tried to shut the thing off, but in the attempt
pushed the clock to the floor. It landed with a loud bang, but remained silent afterwards.
/You've got to get up, lazy./
[He's right...you promised Yukina last night that you would go over to Genkai's temple. She
sounded pretty worried...wonder what it's about...]
Kurama crossed his eyes, vaguely remembering that conversation he had with Yukina over the
phone. She wanted him to come over the night before, at nearly midnight, but Kurama was still
sober enough to tell her he was beyond the point of 'designated.'
:Why was I drinking last night?: Kurama asked the other two personalities, wondering if their
minds were as blurry as his.
Kura answered with one word, which made Kurama's memories come flooding back. [Hiei-san.]
"You know where he is, don't you?" Kurama's head snapped up at the sound of that
voice, his eyes widening as he stared at the papers he had been going through. He turned his head
in the general direction of his window, caught completely off-guard when he saw the Koorime
wasn't sitting on the windowsill, but on his bed. Hiei wasn't actually 'sitting,' he was lounging.
Kurama knew better than to think the fire youkai's sexy pose was intentional, but couldn't help
but get semi-aroused.
The three voices agreed in unison that Kurama's view of Hiei was something that would
be etched in Kurama's memory. For some reason, Hiei was topless, showing off his chest that
had already begun to show the definition Kurama remembered. Hiei was propped up on
Kurama's pillows, his right leg spread out across Kurama's bed, while his left was bent slightly at
the knee. Kurama inwardly wondered if Hiei was actually comfortable with his legs so widely
spread, but his Youko side asked why he cared when he got a full view of Hiei's crotch.
"Hm? What did you say?" Kurama asked innocently, shaking any and all sexual thoughts
from his head. He seriously couldn't remember what Hiei had asked, but the Koorime gave
Kurama a glare that told him that Hiei thought he was ignoring the question.
"Where is Kura?" Hiei asked, his red eyes searching the dimly lit room. He took a deep
breath as he allowed his gaze to return to Kurama.
"He–he's gone, Hiei. Just forget about getting revenge," Kurama replied, noticing the
angered stare he received from Hiei for that statement. He thought for a moment, examining Hiei
as he fought the urge to look at Hiei's lower body. "How did you get in here?" Kurama asked
curiously, knowing that before, Hiei had jumped off a tree near Kurama's house or from the roof
onto his balcony.
"Hn. Ningen no baka," Hiei retorted, turning his head. He closed his eyes, shivering
when he felt power coursing though every vein. Until this ordeal, Hiei had never appreciated his
youki.
Kurama furrowed his eyebrows, wondering if Hiei was cold when he saw the Koorime
shiver, but then noticed the black mark running up Hiei's arm. As if he had been hit with a bus,
Kurama felt the waves of unchecked youki coming from Hiei. In one moment, Kurama felt as if
he was burning, but in the next instant was freezing. He couldn't remember a time when the
Koorime was so powerful, or when the youkai was not warded or cloaking his energy. Hiei
glanced back at Kurama and from the kitsune's expression, he could tell Kurama had finally
noticed his youki.
/.../ Kurama smiled inwardly, glad that for once, his Youko side was at a loss for words.
[About time...I knew that this whole event would make Hiei-san stronger...but I
didn't...imagine...] Kura trailed off, sending waves of surprise through Kurama.
"Where is he, kitsune?" Hiei asked again, his red orbs promising that he wouldn't repeat
himself. Kurama shook his head, inwardly hoping that Hiei still held him as a friend, and that that
friendship wouldn't allow Hiei to kill him.
"It wasn't his fault, Hiei, and you have your youki back," Kurama pointed out, images of
torture and death racing through his mind. He had never seen Hiei so...calm. The Koorime's
disposition disturbed him more than if Hiei was yelling, but Kurama knew that his surprise was
only beginning.
"I'm not going to kill you, kitsune, but forget that I ever called you an ally."
Kurama stuttered, trying to think of something to retort, but the youkai's statement was
enough to numb Kurama, both his body and his mind.
/Oh, rejection!/ Youko exclaimed sadistically.
[Don't listen to that jerk, Hiei-san's just going through a difficult time, he doesn't mean
it!] Kura said hastily in hopes of comforting Kurama.
"And if I ever see you again, you will only be a ningen in my way." Kurama knew from
Hiei's deadpan tone that this was a promise of his death, if they ever met again. Kurama lowered
his head into his hands, forcing himself not to show emotion just like Hiei was doing, but couldn't
help his soft human emotions.
"B-but..." Kurama sniffled, raising his head out of his hands only in time to see Hiei flitting
off of his balcony. Hiei looked back at Kurama the instant before he leapt off of the manmade
structure, and as his eyes met Kurama's, he growled, then he was gone.
Kurama pulled his legs up to his chest, trying not to fall out of his swiveling chair, and
buried his head into his knees. :Did he really want to kill Kura that badly?:
/Talk about puttin' a little bit of salt on the open wound. You pissed him off enough to
have him revoke your friendship, but that's not good enough for you, so you get him to give you
a death threat! I have to congratulate you on that, Shuichi. Damn, I have yet to P.O. a lover that
badly...they always come groveling in a few hours.../
[Done yet?] Kura asked, the internal voice clearly angered. When Youko didn't reply, he
took that as a 'yes,' so redirected his attention on Kurama. [Come on, Hiei-san just needs some
time to himself...he should be back to normal in a few weeks...I think...]
/You're really comforting him, you know that?/
[At least I'm trying, unlike a selfish kitsune I know!]
/Oh, you're just jealous that I've had more lovers than you could count, bat boy!/
[Of course you have, you damn slut! I have only lived in the real world for a few years!!!]
/Your fault, not mine.../
:Shut up! Just shut up!!!: Kura and the Youko's argument silenced immediately, then they
realized that while they were 'talking,' Kurama had been crying.
[Give my shinju to Hiei-san, I'm not worth this...] Kura said quietly. Kurama felt a hand
lift his head out of his knees and smiled weakly when he saw the transparent figure of Kuronue. [I
know how much Hiei-san means to you...and I don't want him hating you...just because of me...]
:No...this is Hiei and my problem...you're no longer part of it, Kura...:
Kurama stared down at his hands as he sat up, immediately wishing he had remained lying down.
His head seemed to be spinning as he slid out of the bed and half crawled/half stumbled to the
bathroom to hurl whatever his stomach had the misfortune to contain at this moment.
"Kurama! Are you drunk?" Were the first words out of Yusuke's mouth when he saw the kitsune
walk onto the temple grounds. Yusuke was supposedly going to get Kuwabara for a meeting, but
hadn't reached the bottom of the stairs when he caught sight of Kurama. The red-haired man
glared at him, then shut his eyes as the sun came out from behind a cloud. "Hangover? I didn't
think you drank..."
"I don't," Kurama replied softly, his ears ringing as he tried to walk up the stairs without falling.
With every step, that seemed to echo painfully loud in his head, he assured himself that he would
fall on his face at least five or six times before reaching Yusuke.
"What happened?" Yusuke asked, immediately noticing Kurama's saddened expression. "Hiei's
gone missing–but I guess you already knew that..."
"He and I...talked last night," Kurama answered, trying to firmly plant his feet on the steps, but if
he didn't know any better, Kurama would have been sure the ground beneath him was moving.
"Do you know what Yukina wanted?"
"Aisu...his youki's flaring, he won't let anyone near him...and he's screaming...scared the shit out
of me...sleeping peacefully, then waking up to that...I was going to get Kuwabara so he could see
if he could do something. Yukina said you probably wouldn't be coming today, I guess she had
an idea of what happened between you and Hiei..."
"I told her I was dead drunk when she called, if that is enough of a hint..." Kurama replied
sarcastically, surprising Yusuke. The Reikai Tantai had never heard Kurama lose his
characteristic placidness, but he knew that the Koorime would be the only thing that could do this
to his friend.
"C'mon, I'll help you," Yusuke said as he leapt down the rest of the steps and began to gently
lead Kurama up the rest of the stairs. "Jeez, how much did you drink?"
"Well, considering I naturally have a high tolerance, then add that my Youko side gives me an
even higher tolerance, and he's never gotten drunk before, quite a feat considering how much he
drank..." Kurama stopped as they reached the top of the stairs. He stared around the temple's
quiet grounds, and saw Yukina's head poking out of one of the numerous doors. She smiled at
him and gestured for the two to come over to her.
"Back already, Yukina," Yusuke stated jokingly as he let go of Kurama's arm, gently nudging the
kitsune into the temple. "I'll be getting the idiot now, if anyone needs me."
Yukina said a quick goodbye to Yusuke, then turned to look at Kurama. "Do you want me to get
you something?" she asked, helping Kurama through the doorway. "There's a mixture of herbs
that helps with hango-"
"I'm a Youko, I know thousands of cures for hangovers...I deserve this..." Kurama retorted, only
softening his voice when he realized Yukina was only trying to help. "Gomen, I didn't mean to
snap..."
"I understand. Hiei can easily put anyone in a bad mood without even meaning it..." Yukina
replied knowingly. Kurama shook his head, then told her of the previous night's events as they
walked through the temple towards Aisu's room, keeping his conversations to his Youko aspect and Kura to himself. "If you know where that Kura man is, why don't you tell Hiei?"
[You can tell her...she already has a feeling...]
"Kura contained as much of himself as he could without dying in a life shinju...he gave it to me,
but promised me not to tell Hiei..." Kurama replied, receiving a gasp from Yukina. "I wouldn't
have told Hiei even if he didn't tell me not to...I promised his brother to take care of him, and
that's what I'm going to do..."
"Is that it?" Yukina asked, pointing at an unfamiliar pendant around Kurama's neck. She couldn't
sense anything unusual coming from it, but when she touched it, she sensed exactly what Kurama
told her was in it. She gingerly lifted the heavy silver off of Kurama's collar bones and studied it.
She had never seen a life shinju before and was quite surprised at how much it looked like a
Koorime's tear.
"What about Aisu? Yusuke kinda filled me in..." Kurama stated, glancing from Yukina to the
shinju. "From what he said, it sounded like a tantrum...but..."
"It isn't a tantrum...at one point I got close enough to give him a sedative, but he kept moaning in
his sleep...I gave him painkillers...as much as I could without chancing his life...but nothing seems
to work. Koenma told me that if we don't get him under control, he'll have to return him to the
Makai...Aisu isn't strong enough to survive in the Makai!"
Kurama thought over her report, trying to pull up everything he knew about bat youkai. Most of
his knowledge was from Kuronue, but his lover hadn't gone into the childhood of his kind too
often. He smirked when he realized what was wrong with the baby.
"What is it?"
"He's growing his wings. Kuro told me about it once. Their kind is born wingless, but in about
three months, their wings...well...spurt. The only way to keep them under control is to have their
parents stay with them," Kurama replied.
"But, Aisu is an orphan," Yukina pointed out as she turned, leading Kurama down another
corridor. "If he did have parents, they're most likely dead by now."
"Well...bat youkai aren't attached to their biological parents...just the people who they trust the
most. But the only other thing is that whoever they do trust has to trust them in return. If you
flinch or try to back away from them, then their youki will attack you," Kurama stated. "It's a
way of protecting themselves...more like a trap, if you don't know that youkai well enough..."
"Could you try first?" Yukina asked hesitantly, glancing up at Kurama as she opened a door,
where Kurama sensed a great deal of ki coming from.
"Of course," Kurama replied, trying his best to smile as he entered the room and let his eyes
adjust to the dim light.
Authoress: I'm sorry about the cliffie...I've just been trying to update as quickly as possible...truly am...
Yusuke: no, you're not...LIA'!
Aisu: stares at Hiei with puppy eyes
Authoress: um...I'd love to know what you people will think will happen next...and all that stuff... but, I no longer care about reviews...dances whoo, 14 chapters and this story's nowhere near done yet...maybe I should split it into two parts...hmmm...dunno...