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Warnings: Implied rape. Nudity. Torture.
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Drip. Drip. Drip.
Groggily, Kurama forced open his eyes. His throat was raw, and his arms were sore. He was bleeding in many places all over his body, some places numb from the cold. Or blood loss. He still couldn't decide which.
The ceaseless dripping from the dungeon ceiling never failed to annoy him. He hung there, naked and shackled to the wall, his breathing shallow. He wasn't sure how long he had been Karasu's captive. He had lost track of the days long before…
A wracking cough tore through his system, causing him to cough up blood and bile from his already shredded larynx.
"My dear pet, have you come to terms with your punishment? Or do you, perhaps, need more time down here?" Karasu's voice echoed through the dark room, as the door swung open, and light filled the damp dungeon.
Great. Just great, Kurama thought to himself. Time for another fuck-fest. Inari. Why can't he just kill me?
Defiantly, Kurama spat a glob of bloody phlegm at the crow, the glob landing in front of the demon, missing him by mere feet.
Karasu quirked an eyebrow. "I see… A few more days shall do it then."
The fox didn't respond. He continued staring at the cold stone floor, his body ever so slowly shutting down.
Unhappy with what little response he got, Karasu glided over to where the beaten and bloody boy was hanging. Cupping his hand under the redhead's chin, he lifted the face to see shrunken back emerald eyes.
"You must be starving… You haven't eaten in almost a week… But, if you don't want me to go lenient on you, pet, you may stay here…" Karasu planted his lips on the other's, and tried poking his eager tongue into the reluctant fox's mouth. However…
"Itai! I see you still haven't learned your lesson about biting!" There was a loud 'SMACK' and the crow slapped the fox with enough force to leave an angry, bleeding mark on the fox's cheek.
"As you haven't learned not to stick things where they don't belong." Kurama's hoarse voice snarled back. He could feel his throat tear, and blood trickling down it, and he fought another cough.
"Being cheeky, are we? Are you up for another round? Your beautiful body may not be able to handle it…" Karasu replied, silkily. He ran his hand through the flaming rose-red hair, which now hung in matted clumps. "Beautiful kitsune, your hair is in need of a good washing soon. Such as shame to let such beauty go to waste…" He yanked hair, causing Kurama to grit his teeth in an effort not to let the crow know he was in pain.
Kurama felt himself drop to the ground unexpectedly. He let out a small whimper as many wounds began to reopen, crimson dripping to the floor.
He unsteadily made an attempt to push himself up, but failed and collapsed again as his muscles tore and rebelled. He lay on the ground, limp, and tried not to shudder when he heard the oh-so familiar sound of clothes falling to the ground.
"Now, Pet, we will try again. If you bite me this time, I will not hesitate to blow off your legs…"
Karasu yanked the boy's head up by his hair, cold, violet eyes glaring into dull, terrified, jade.
-xxxxxx-
"I'm sorry to say, but the search for Kurama has got to be put off. He's been missing for almost two months! And we still haven't gotten a lead on him! Reikai Officials have declared you guys to be too involved with finding Kurama than with your other work and you guys have been slacking… Your new case is-"
"Now listen here, Pacifier Breath! Kurama is our friend! We need to find him before Karasu kills him!"
Koenma turned to stare at Yusuke, his glare harder than they had ever seen.
"Karasu isn't going to kill Kurama. If he does, it would not only alert us to his exact location, but it would free the fox from his grasp. He doesn't want that. So, until one of them dies… We may not find him…" Koenma's voice dropped low. "I tried fighting with the Council, but my father agrees with them. So…"
"Che. Typical. Reikai's all about business. Damn idiots could care less if one of their best Tantei disappeared…" Hiei growled. "I'm leaving. Fuck your new mission. Get one of your other lackeys to do it." With that said, he flitted off.
"Fine!" Koenma growled. "Yusuke, you and Kuwabara are to catch these two D-Class youkai. They're somewhere in Tokyo… Boton will fill you in. When you're done, bring Hiei back here."
"Sure. Just give me a fire-proof suit first…" Yusuke muttered.
"There's no way I'm catching the Shrimp! Urameshi can do that!" Kuwabara shouted at the demi-god.
"JUST SHUT UP AND GET TO WORK!"
"…Jerk…"
-xxxxx-
Kit? Kit? Shuichi… It's Youko. Acknowledge me, damn it.
Y-Youko? Came the shaky reply. The former theif had been silent for days, and it had made him begin to worry.
Hang in there, Kit. I'm going to try to tap into my -no- our reserves and heal some of this… mess…No. We're weak enough as it is. It'd be best just to save it for an emergancy…
Youko frowned, mentally. True… I wonder…
What?
If I can force some of the ki being drained into our youki reserves, I may be able to come out, and… take your place… I wouldn't have enough power to manipulate weapons, but-
Damn it, Youko! No!
Why? It's bad enough to have you suffer for the two of us. I could take some of the pain away. But then, if we were caught… Youko sighed. We'd be screwed. No going back… And we've been here this long, with Karasu hounding us.
I'm not sure, but something seems off…
Damn you and your damned ningen stubbornness… I don't think Karasu has Shiori… Just a hunch…
I… don't know… he seems sincere, and I wouldn't want to risk it.
It's either you or me.
"Wake up Fox. It's play time."
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