Hiei was shaking was Kurama woke up. He sat up, cradling him and watching him worriedly.

"You ok Hiei?" He asked, holding his hand out to Hiei. Hiei grabbed it with one hand, pushing it away from himself. "What's wrong?"

The shaking suddenly became a lot worse. Kurama got up and carried him out to the living room.

"Hungry?" He asked.

"No!" Hiei shouted, before puking all over Kurama. Tears were streaming down his face, but he wasn't crying.

"Ew..." Kurama moved to put Hiei down but the demon gripped tighter to him. He was scared. He didn't get sick. Ever. "Calm down, I'm going ot be right back."

He lay Hiei on his stomach on the floor. The demon whined at the pressure on his stomach and puked again, this time on himself.

"Don't get upset. I'd rather you make a mess than drown in your own vomit, ok?" He went into his room and grabbed a change of cltohs for himself and for Hiei. He walked back into the living room and sat down. "Well, you need a bath." He looked down at himself. "And so do I..."

He sighed, picking Hiei up and running a cool bath. Hiei stared at him. He wasn't planning on bathing them both at the same time, was he? Kurama pulled off his shirt. Yup. He was.

He stripped Hiei completely and tested him in the water. Hiei glared. It was too cold. Kurama didn't seem to noticed though, and he stripped himself and got in with him. Hiei's eyes snapped shut immediately. If they stayed open Kurama would see him staring. He didn't want that.

"Is it too hot, Hiei?" Kurama asked innocently. Hiei glared up at him.

"No!" He kicked his feet at the water, watching as it splashed. He giggled slightly.

"Aww." Kurama cooed.

Hiei stopped intantly and shut his eyes again. He was forcing his body temperature to rise, and within a few minutes the water was comfortable enough for them both. He felt Kurama washing him and again was thankful for his size.

They were both cleaned soon enough and Kurama wrapped Hiei in a towel. He dried and dressed himself, then picked Hiei up.

"You feeling any better?" He asked.

"No..." Hiei pouted, nuzzleing against Kurama's arm.

"Alright, well, I'll get you dressed and call in to school. Do you wnat to take a nap?" He asked.

"Yeah..." He said.

"...when the hell did you learn to say that?" Kurama asked, surprised. Hiei shrugged. His vocabulay was coming faster and faster.

"Donno..." He said.

"...Are you just learning all of this now?" He asked. Hiei nodded. "Alright then..."

He lay Hiei down on the floor and started dressing him. Hiei yawned and rolled onto his side once he was dressed, determined to take a nap. Kurama laughed and picked him up. Hiei glared at him but chose not to fight it...this time. He curled up against Kurama's chest and listened to the steady beat of his heart as it gently lulled him to sleep.

Kurama picked up the phone and called the school, calling himself in sick. Hiei was squirming slightly against him as he spoke. When he hung up he realized Hiei was talking in his sleep.

"Rama...hep..." He squirmed a little worse.

"Hiei, you ok?" Kurama looked at him worriedly.

"Rama..." He dragged it out slightly. Kurama sighed and entered Hiei's mind.

He saw a lot of black. There was a faint dripping sound, and he turned in Hiei's dream body. He saw a mirror and walked catiously over to it. There he could see it. Hiei's third eye was solid black. There was blood dripping down his face from the center of his forhead, his Jagan.

Kurama gasped to himself, but Hiei's face remained emotionless. There was a crying sound in the distance, and Hiei turned to walk towards it. When he stopped he stood over a river that hadn't been there moments before. They were in a cave now. And on the ground, at Hiei's feet was Hiei's infant form, crying harshly, reaching out for someone to hold him.

Hiei reached down and picked up the baby. He sniffled and looked into the eyes of his inner-self.

"Stop crying." Hiei's voiced echoed and sounded far away. "There's no one here for you except yourself."

"R-Rama..." The baby forced out.

"Not even him. He'll leave soon, just like all the others. You're burdoning him. Do you really want to force yourself on him for longer than you have to?" He asked

"N-no...Rama..." The baby began to cry again.

"He doesn't care for you like you care for him. He never has and he never will. Don't get attatched. You think he'll still hold you like he does when you're bigger?!" He said harshly. The baby stopped.

"B-but.." The child kicked.

"Don't start that. You're a child to him. A companion. Nothing more. Don't ever expect more. Stop holding so tight to him, because eventually your fingers will break off and you'll fall down alone." Hiei said coldly.

The baby's eyes watered and he started to cry, holding onto Hiei. To himself.

"That's right. I'm here for you. Don't show anyone your weaknesses except for me. I'm the only one who needs to know." The baby curled up against his older self. Hiei turned and walked away, holding the infant close.

When he stopped he sat down against a wall and played with the baby. The child giggled in contentment, but after a while, the elder seemed to grow bored.

"I have to go now, but I'll be back soon. I promise." He kissed the childs forhead before falling into and endless blackness.

Kurama pulled out of Hiei's mind and stared at him as he began to wake up. He looked up at Kurama tiredly.

"Hey, you ok?" Kurama asked him.

"..uh-huh..." He said in a broken voice.

"What's the matter?" He asked, knowing that the dream had had a major effect on him.

"N-noth-thin..." He hicupped from holding his tears in.

"Why do you look ready to cry, then?" Kurama asked. Hiei broke eye contact as a tear slid down his cheak.

He knew what he had to do. He had to stop feeling anything for Kurama, at all. But Kurama wasn't planning to make it any easier on him.

"Hiei...I'm going to go into your mind now, ok?" Kurama said. Hiei nodded absently.

'What's the matter?' Kurama asked.

'Nothing of importance...' Hiei replied stubbornly.

'You should tell me. You know I'm here for you.' Kurama told him softly.

'No you're not!' Hiei screamed.

'Have I ever lied to you?' Kurama asked.

'N-no...' Hiei admitted in a broken voice.

'Then why are you so upset?' Kurama asked.

'I don't want to talk about it.' He said, suddenly regaining his cold additude.

'Well, you're going to tell me, or I'll look through your thoughts, instead of just what you're telling me.' Kurama said.

'No!' Hiei shouted.

'Then what's wrong?' Kurama asked.

'I'm...I'm in love with you..'

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"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of LA the footsteps that were next to me have gone their separate ways..." -turns quickly-

Yo! :D I'm sorry, just getting myself back on Good Charlotte mode for their concert tomorrow night XD I'm gonna be gone to my dads ASAP tomorrow and then we're driving to freaking Lowell (which is the longest drive everrr) to get into the concert as soon as the doors open because we've got General Admission tickets.

Meaning I'm going to be right up at the stage. -flails in excitement-

But this also means this might be my last post for a few days :P

perfect-pisces: Hiei learning to walk. What an adventure that'll be XD

Chaseha-Wing: I hope your cat does better than mine. :)

Evil Bunny of Death: Drugs are useless. -takes one-

Indigo931: If you don't know then I'll just have to guess you're not. An Indigo child is a soul that never has the chance for grow old, but only grows until it's at it's peak of energy and strength. Then it isn't allowed to go on, because the energy of the soul is so new it is used to save the world from itself. Sounds like a cheesy story but I believe in it. :)

Demonic blood Shed666: Yeah, I think I'll skip the fangs. :)

Animefouryou: I'm glad you're enjoying the story.