Hi, I'm so sorry I took so long to update, I've never done one of these before and I'm experiencing writer's block on and off. Also, I let my friend read it and she just had to keep for like, four days, so I couldn't update until now! Blame my friend!
Black-Dragon-Jaki: Thanks; hope you like this chapter too.
a-dragon's-beautiful-rose: ! . ! I love your stories too! I'm so happy you reviewed me!
Keda Jaganshi: Glad you enjoyed it. Oh, and update your story soon!
Gabbygoose05: Muchas gracias.
Crimsonbloodvampire: Yeah, they're my favorite pairing, if you couldn't tell :D
Kyohana: Glad you liked the opening, I've got some of the story of how Hiei becomes a vampire written down already, I just have to revise it and find somewhere to put it. Maybe I'll make it a dream…. Anyway, I think I've ended this chapter in a kind of cliffhanger too, sorry; I'll try to get a new chapter up sooner.
Black Water-Fox: I know, sucks, doesn't it?
Chapter 2: Hunters and Blood
Yusuke Urameshi walked cautiously into the creaky house, sunlight streaming in behind him through the wide open door. His friend, Kazuma Kuwabara ducked in after him, squinting at the shift in brightness.
Yusuke took a quick look through the downstairs rooms, and when he didn't find anything, retraced Kurama's earlier path up the steps. The black-haired boy glanced to the left and then to the right before deciding to go the latter direction. He stopped at each door and took a fleeting look at all of the rooms, moving from one to another quickly and methodically.
His carrot-topped companion followed quietly, nervously carrying a large bottle full of an oddly luminescent liquid. (Okay, try to guess what it is before you scroll down. I think it's kind of obvious myself.)
Yusuke finally arrived at the last door, which was still agar from Kurama's previous entry. He paused for a moment when he saw the two on the floor, silently cursing his luck.
Damn Koenma.
He thought, carefully removing the shoulder bag he was wearing and digging through it.
Kuwabara peeked in over Yusuke's shoulder, has face darkening as he started to pull the cork out of the bottle. The other boy noticed what he was doing and grabbed his wrist tightly.
"No! No 'holy water' unless the vampire is awake and fighting, remember? We're supposed to capture them; without harming them if possible." He held up the ropes he'd gotten out of the bag, "Here, Koenma gave me these. They have some kind of spell treatment or they're made of something so that vampires can't break them, I forget which. These two match the descriptions he gave us. I'm pretty sure the smaller, dark-haired one is the vampire; I'll take him while you get the redhead."
So saying, Yusuke walked forward cautiously, circling around the mattress so that he was behind Hiei. Kuwabara didn't move for a few seconds, looking angry; then he grudgingly put down the bottle of 'holy water' and knelt down across from his friend, taking the length of rope he was offered.
Yusuke indicated that he would go first and gently rolled Hiei onto his stomach. When the vampire didn't stir, he took hold of his wrists, pulled his arms behind his back, and started binding his hands.
It was a mark of how tired Hiei actually was when he didn't wake until he felt the harsh cords start to tighten.
The vampire's eyes snapped open, his gaze falling on a scowling boy. A scowling boy that was crouching right next to his Kurama, holding a long piece of rope. Hiei's eyes blazed with a furious fire. He tried to sit up, and found that his arms were pinioned. Fortunately, (for Hiei) the cord wasn't very secure, and Yusuke hadn't bothered to gag him.
With a sharp cry to his lover, he wrenched himself up, jerking his hands violently to free himself. Yusuke wrapped his arms tightly around Hiei's torso, trying to hold him down and stop his thrashing. Kurama shot up, startled, and was immediately bear-hugged by the tall, orange-haired boy.
After wriggling wildly for a moment, he managed to throw Kuwabara off and turned to help Hiei, who, in his weakened condition, was having a tough time fending Yusuke off, especially with bound hands. Kurama slammed into the boy, knocking him to the side. He then quickly untied his lover and helped him to stand up.
Kuwabara had regained his feet and came to stand beside Yusuke.
"Who are you?" Hiei snarled, fangs showing as he positioned himself between his fox and the intruders.
Kuwabara glared back at him hatefully, while Yusuke just looked a little sad. Neither answered, and Hiei hadn't really been expecting them to.
Despite her earlier assistance, Luck seemed to have forsaken Hiei these days, as was proved by what happened next.
The orange haired lug was close to the bottle he had set on the floor. Now he snatched it up and flung some of its contents at the pair.
The 'holy water' splashed harmlessly onto Kurama, it's only affect being to dampen his shirt.
Hiei however, cried out as the drops struck him, burning the skin on his arms and chest like acid.
In fact, acid was pretty much what 'holy water' was. An acidic poison that only worked on vampires. It wasn't deadly normally, (unless a vampire was completely submerged in it) but it did burn skin, etc, and caused considerable pain. It had been developed years ago by a Hunter (no one knew exactly who) and had been named for the substance that, ages ago, people believed repelled the undead.
Kurama's eyes flashed dangerously at the two boys. Kuwabara backed up a step, surprised at the venomous look in those bright green orbs.
"Who. Are. You?" the redhead ground out, keeping one eye focused intensely on them as he examined his lover's newly acquired wounds. Hiei was having trouble staying upright. The combined blood loss, fasting, struggling with Yusuke and now the burns were taking their toll. He swayed slightly and sank to his knees, causing Kurama to kneel down next to him, eyes widening in concern.
"Look, we don't want to hurt you; that 'holy water' was only for an emergency," Yusuke said, with a pointed glower at Kuwabara, "But our job is to bring you in, and we're not leaving without you."
"I find it hard to believe that you don't want to hurt us. And I can assure you, we won't be going anywhere." Kurama said fiercely, desperately trying to think of a way out. He had to get Hiei out of here; his little demon could be in serious trouble.
It was winter, which meant it would get dark sooner, but there were still a few more hours till sunset. He couldn't take the vampire out of the house until then, so he would have to find a way to get around these Hunters. He paused for a second. There was a way he could buy some time for Hiei; however, he doubted he could get the vampire to agree to feed off him. Also, even if Hiei did agree, he still wouldn't be at full strength, and then he would be weakened as well, so it wouldn't do them much good.
Kurama was brought out of his thoughts as the black-haired boy spoke again.
"Sorry man, you're going to have to cooperate. Especially if you want your vampire friend to survive." Yusuke gestured at a now shivering Hiei.
Kurama swallowed nervously, and leaned closer to his lover so he could whisper in his ear, "Hiei, listen, I know you won't like it, but we may have to play along with them for now."
"Hn. I figured as much. Not really a choice is there?"
"I'll try and think of a way to escape from them. Until then we--"
"What are you muttering about?" Kuwabara asked forcefully, taking a step forward.
Kurama whipped around, bristling, "I'm trying to convince him to come without a fight" he said through clenched teeth, "And to keep him alive" he murmured darkly to himself.
Apparently, Yusuke had better hearing than he thought because he said, "Here, the guy we're working for said we might need these."
He pulled two bags (like the ones hospitals use for transfusions) full of blood out of his pack and moved closer, setting them down a couple of feet from the redhead. Kurama's eyes narrowed suspiciously, gaze darting from Hiei to the blood.
The vampire had gone rigid, his attention fixed on the red liquid. Kurama stared at the starving expression on his loved one's face. Hiei needed this blood; he was in much worse shape than his lover had at first thought. If he went without sustenance for much longer, he could really die.
However, there were many things that could have been done to the blood that would cause even more damage. For instance, it might be laced with 'holy water'. It wouldn't kill him, and any internal wounds would be healed quickly, provided he replenished his strength soon). But, it would cause him great pain and further deteriorate his condition.
"How do we know you haven't done something to it?" Kurama demanded, fear barely visible through his eyes.
"…Um…Good point. I guess you'll just have to have faith in us." Yusuke said, cringing inwardly at the reaction he was sure to get. The redhead continued to glare suspiciously at him, but reached out to pick up the blood pouches.
Kurama pulled out a little pocket knife and made a very small slit in one of the pouches. He put a drop of the liquid on a finger and hesitantly touched it to Hiei's skin.
Nothing happened.
The fox sighed in relief and handed the bag to his lover, simultaneously snatching the other one off the floor, gaze fixed on Hiei. The vampire, unable to hold back anymore, lowered his mouth to the cut and started drinking like mad, all his focus on the crimson elixer rushing past his lips. When Kurama handed him the second bag, his grabbed it and sank his fangs into it immediately. They were so absorbed in what they were doing that neither noticed Kuwabara and Yusuke moving carefully around behind them.
Well, that's it, hope you enjoyed it! I think I'm going to have Koenma in the next chapter, I won't tell you what I plan on him being yet, but just so you know, he will be EVIL! in this fic! No, I do not hate him, I just want him to be evil.
I don't hate Kuwabara, I've said so in at least one of my other stories, I'm writing loosly from the point of view of Kurama and Hiei, and that's how they view him.
Hiei: appears Why the hell do you have to call me little? Everyone does that!
Me: Sorry, but, you are kind of short. When you aren't compared to Genkai that is.
Hiei: is about to kill Alien.
Kurama: appears Hiei, don't kill her! Don't you want to know what happens?
Me: Hooray, I'm saved! Kurama has stopped Hiei from impaling me! I'll have to add more shonen-ai as a reward!
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