Is this real?
Pairing: Kurama/Hiei, YokoK/Hiei, Kurama/OC
Rating: T
Warnings: Multiple song fic/ Implied yaoi/ Shonen ai/ Torture
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"I need to speak to Genkai," several pairs of eyes blinked, "alone." The old woman sipping her tea in the far corner of the room remained sitting while Yukina, Kuwabara, and Yusuke left the room. Hiei didn't speak until he heard the small snap of the door closing.
"Kurama and I need your assistance." he stated as he took a seat in front of the aged psychic.
"What exactly do you need?"
"Wards, strong non-lethal ones." Genkai's eyes lifted and stared into Hiei's.
"What, may I ask, will you do with these wards?" Hiei bristled.
"What we do with them is none of your concern."
"They're for Kurama aren't they? The fox is in heat isn't he?" the fire demon snarled,
"Do not meddle psychic, now do you have them or not?" Genkai raised an eyebrow at Hiei's defensiveness but relented. His reaction had proved her suspicions and told her enough.
"Actually I think I have something that just might do the trick." she stood and disappeared behind the door to her right, "You'll need spark wards to keep him from using his plants to remove them." she came back and handed him two rectangular boxes before sitting back down. He took them, nodded his thanks then disappeared in a blur of black.
'I wonder what it would take to get that stubborn fire demon to admit that he loves that fox?'
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Hiei stepped quietly into Kurama's room. The fox was sitting at his desk with his head in his hands.
"I don't know how much more of this I can take Hiei." His voice was raspy and low, Hiei knew he didn't have much time. He didn't respond to what the fox said but started to quickly barricade him in his room. He used the first wards to keep Kurama from touching the exits and the spark wards to keep his plants away. After he finally put the last one on the doorframe, Hiei turned and regarded the Kitsune sternly.
"Have you eaten?" Kurama managed a weak smile.
"I tried awhile back but I couldn't eat much. Don't worry, I'll eat in the morning." Hiei gave a curt nod before stepping back into the hallway. With a snap of the door closing all of the wards surrounding Kurama were activated. Wearily he made his way to the living room to wait for dusk. He'd promised Kurama he'd stand guard 'till morning to make sure he stayed in his room. Deciding that the fox wouldn't be a problem until nightfall, Hiei laid himself out on the couch to relax. He'd have to stay awake all night to keep an eye (or three) on his friend anyways so a nap before dark would be okay.
'Damn Mukuro and her stupid assignments. . .'
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The fired demon's eyes snapped open at a sound coming from Kurama's room. A woman's voice accompanied by soft music by soft music barely cloaked the sound of his friend whimpering. Carefully he stood and looked into the hallway. The door was still firmly shut.
Twisted this feeling walked out of shape
So tired of revealing the moves that I make
Releasing a breath he hadn't really noticed he'd been holding, Hiei took a few steps back and sat in Kurama's recliner seat. Looking up from the coffee table he read the numbers 8:23 on the clock's face. The summer sun had yet to set. Hiei knew he probably wasn't going to get anymore sleep now that he was awake so he rested his head on the recliner's armrest to think.
And I know, yes I know, but is this real?
And I know, yes I know, but is this real?
He allowed the thoughts that had been bothering him leak into his consciousness. Moments, images and voices surrounded his mind's eye in a hurricane of confusion. He remembered conversations between him and the fox, those nights he would stop by to see Kurama purely out of habit. How they spoke of basically nothing through all hours of the night.
He thought of the safety of Kurama's home, of how many times he'd just appeared on Kurama's doorstep completely covered in blood and wounds. Hiei thought of how Kurama always helped him recover without asking for anything in return. Hiei even gave a tiny smile when he remembered how many times they'd fought over the stupidest of things and how Kurama usually won (self declared winner).
The smile left as quickly as it came, thoughts of the girl that had caught Kurama's eye also poured into his mind. The girl that basically occupied all of the fox's time, 'what was her name? Oli-something, oh what did it matter. I've never been good with names.' The fact was that Hiei didn't like the fact that his (only) friend was dating. He used to see Kurama everyday but now. . .
Feeling inconstant could drive me insane
Flesh to blood to bone to love
The honest truth was that he hadn't seen the fox before yesterday in three weeks. Every time he tried to come by he sensed Kurama and the human together. Now Hiei couldn't sense WHAT they were doing but to be on the safe side he passed his home by. Days of this turned to weeks with nothing from Kurama, he didn't seem to notice his absence at all. That was what hurt the most, once again he was cast aside for something else.
What the hell did it matter, Kurama could date a hippo for all he cared. It was his damn decision to be with someone else. It wasn't his problem.
Hiei's eyes closed and he finally fell asleep curled up in the recliner.
The sound of shuffling woke him up again. It was well past sunset by this time and for a moment Hiei laid perfectly still. Gathering in his surroundings and allowing his eyes to adjust to the darkness he finally recognized where he was, Kurama's apartment. Blinking a few times, Hiei uncurled himself from his position. Stretching a few painful muscles, he turned his gaze to the clock beside the kitchen. It read 10:23 in bright neon numbers. Slowly he sat up and leaned over the armrest to peer into the hallway. The soft yet slightly muffled rhythm of the radio drifted through the blanket of darkness that obstructed him from seeing the door.
A flash of light and clap of thunder startled Hiei and for a brief moment before the rain started to fall, he could see that Kurama's door was in fact wide open.
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