I hope you've all had a pleasant holiday; sorry for the lack of updates but between work and Christmas stuff, I've hardly had time to sit down and breathe, let alone write. I've been a little distracted by D.Gray Man too, to be honest... Eheheh...

As to all the Keiko-OOC talk, I realize I might have written her a tad more harshly than she should have been, but if you think about it, it probably wasn't too far off the mark. She was fine with him after he came out of Sensui's cave because he went back to looking and acting like normal, if skipping even more than previous. She wasn't exactly pleased when Yusuke left (the 'new boyfriend' comments are the mark of an angry woman scorned and she didn't even come to Genkai's to see him off) and she had two long years to stew about why Yusuke would choose the Makai over a peaceful life with her. It's not too much of a stretch in her mind to conclude that it's his half-demon side making him do it and blame everything on that.

But anyway, I digress. It's my writing to do with what I will. And the fact that I really hate Keiko probably did have something to do with it. XD So we're moving on to the new theme, Heaven. And it's a songfic because my brain won't let me make it otherwise. Believe me, I tried. It absolutely refused to come out without the song.

Theme 7: Heaven. Yusu/Kuwa and Kuwa/Yusu, T for not-too-graphic mentionings.

Song: Heaven, from DDR Max 2, by DJ Sammy and Yanou. Lyrics in italics.

----------------------------hajime----------------------------

Yusuke Urameshi had a somewhat different approach to the idea of heaven than most people. Having been there several times for business purposes, it was hard to think of the place as a magical land of happiness good people went to when they died. Really it was more of a giant office building with ogres as paper-pushers and a toddler for a CEO. Though Koenma had been staying in his teenager form more often recently, he still held on to his pacifier, jokingly saying he was building up his Mafukan in case Yusuke ever went berserk. Of course, he would then ruin the joke by saying he was serious, this was the only reason King Yama was willing to let him slide as much as he did.

For Yusuke, heaven was the time he spent in the worlds of the living, human and demon both. Time he spent with one Kazuma Kuwabara.

Baby, you're all that I want

When you're lying here in my arms

I find it hard to believe

We're in heaven

Curled up under the covers on a cold, rainy day. Holding him tighter when he protested that they couldn't spend all day in bed even if it was a Saturday. Burying his face in the soft copper curls and breathing in the masculine, spicy scent that was uniquely Kuwabara. Pouting when he was disentangled and winning an extra five minutes that turned into another hour spent pressed close against the other man. Murmured conversations, hot and breathy in his ear, making the redhead laugh or shiver by turns. Reminders of past seductions and remembered ecstasies.

Oh, thinking about our younger years

There was only you and me

We were young and wild and free

Hot kisses on a hot night, a light summer breeze ghosting across the skins of two boys just barely past seventeen. Moans wrought with care from the taller of the pair, the darker boy teasing them out with his hands and his mouth. The grass on the hill tickling them ever-so-slightly, soft and inviting in the moonlight. Pleasure beyond anything he'd ever known, reveling in the feel of the other's body. Pushing him to the brink and hovering there, screaming for release. Shouting their climax to the clear night sky, the heavens resounding with the sound of their lovemaking. Lying boneless in the grass, panting and breathless. Admiring the sheen of the sweat-soaked body next to him, wondering if he had the energy to do it again. Wondering how long this heaven could possibly last.

Now nothing can take you away from me

We've been down that road before

That's over now

You keep me coming back for more

Remembering all the times Yusuke had died and come back for him. The unspoken fear that one day Kuwabara would die and not be coming back. The joy when Koenma told them he'd made a deal with his dad. The party to celebrate. The life Yusuke would never have to spend alone. The love they would never have to lose. The years they would have together. The wedding they began to plan immediately.

Baby, you're all that I want

When you're lying here in my arms

I'm finding it hard to believe

We're in heaven

Protesting as he was carried over the threshold of their apartment. Complaining that he would be dropped even though he felt completely secure in the taller man's arms. Being silenced with a breathtaking kiss. Being set down on the bed they shared. Being completely enraptured watching the redhead strip. Shivering at the trail of kisses left in the wake of his clothing's disappearance at the hands of the taller man. Moaning as he was pinned and ravished. Eyes widening as Kuwabara began to ready himself. A question asked - "You didn't think I was going to be the uke forever, did you?" Reveling in the feel of the redhead pulsing within him, pleasure and pain in equal course touching him to his core. Screaming as they reached fulfillment together, arching in ecstasy. Collapsing together on the bed, drifting into sleep with sweet whispered words echoing in his ears.

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

It isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

Finally relinquishing his hold on the other man, though still pouting. Stretching and yawning as they got out of their warm bed. Being handed a cup of coffee and blinking in surprise that it was hot. A chuckled explanation - "I knew you wouldn't want to get up, so I set the coffee pot to brew a couple hours later than usual." A sheepish grin and a quick kiss. The warmth of the hot liquid and the knowledge of being so intimately understood. Knowing what it was like to be loved. Knowing what it was like to be in heaven.

We're in heaven

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So, how did you like it? A little less innocent for you this time. We hope you enjoyed! Hopefully the next theme, Innocence, won't take as long to be extricated from my head. Just remember - reviews help me write:D See you next time, my lovelies!