Chapter 2

A Tangled Thread

A first kiss is something one treasures for a long time. For Hiei, however, it wasn't going over so well. After leaving in a blind rage and falling asleep in a tree, he was being woken up to Kurama kissing him. Realizing what was happening, he pushed Kurama away, yelling, "What the hell are you doing?"

"Ah…sorry…I didn't…"

"Sorry doesn't cut it, fox." Looking towards the ground with disgust, he yelled, "Why don't you just leave me alone!" before taking off into the darkness. Kurama just stared off into space, feeling as though his heart was filled with lead. "I should have expected this," he thought to himself. He treaded the whole way back home, wondering if he did do the right thing.

Three days had passed since Hiei and Kurama had last spoken to each other. Sure, they still saw each other, but Hiei wouldn't dare talk to the fox, not after "that" time. Every time he would even stare a passing glance at Kurama, he would feel nothing but utter disgust. And Kurama, well, he felt many things. Deep in his heart he felt anguish, pain, sadness, and any other depressing feeling you could come up with. And yet, he still felt confident about what he did. This little feeling of optimism still laid in the darkest part of his heart. Even so, he still felt terrible. Heading towards home after another long day, he hoped he could find some peace in just a good night's rest.

Hiei's usual tree was waiting for him as he walked closer to it. Jumping up to the branches with ease, he felt something in his gut that he had never felt before. He felt compassion. Ignoring this feeling, he fell asleep, hoping that it would go away. But it was only in the dream that the compassion would show.

-Dream-

Hiei wandered through the darkness, everything shadowed and fuzzy to his eyes. He could not see a thing. He wandered for minutes on end, until he saw a small light. Curious, he walked towards it, noticing that it got bigger as he walked towards it. Once he walked comlletely into the light, he saw Kurama. However, Kurama turned and started to walk away from him. He reached for Kurama, but as he reached, he saw a red string tied around his left ring finger. He stared at it, but could see that the string went on. He followed it with his eyes, and, for some odd reason, it led to Kurama's left ring finger. What could this mean…?

-Reality-

Hiei woke up startled, being very confused. "What the hell was that about?" Hiei asked himself. The image was burned his head. He tried shaking it off, but he couldn't get it out of his mind. Too tired to even worry about it, he fell back asleep, having no more dreams the entire time.

Once the dawn came, Kurama and Hiei both set off for Spirit World to deliver their reports. Once they ran into each other, both of them were silent as usual. They almost didn't speak the whole way towards the portal. Just before they reached it, Hiei, muttered, "I had a strange dream last night…"

"Oh, really?" Kurama replied.

"Yeah…it was…interesting…"

"If I may inquire, what was it about?"

"Nothing you need to know…"

"Oh, I see."

"But…I will tell you that I need to figure out something."

"And that is?"

Hiei grabbed the tie that Kurama was wearing and pulled on it hard. Kurama fell easily, but that wasn't the point. Hiei leaned in as Kurama was falling, closed his eyes, and planted his lips on the red-haired male.

Chapter 2 is up! Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Look forward to chapter 3!