-1Doi Co Bao Lau
Summary: Name's taken from a Vietnamese song (which rocks, find the band Cardin and listen to it) and it means 'To Be Alone.' Or something like that. Anyway, onto the actual summary. Kuronue, wandering around Ningenkai, learns of Kurama's kidnap by Yomi from listening to Yusuke's conversation with the others. Of course, he didn't believe that Youko could still be alive, but his curiosity got the best of him and he heads off to find Yomi and Kurama. However, what he finds is not what he was looking for.
Category: Yu Yu Hakusho
Genre: Angst. Romance. Crap like that.
Rating: M/NC-17
Couples: Karasu/Kurama (forced), Yomi/Kurama (forced), Kuronue/Youko
Warnings: Look at my couples section. Don't ask questions like that. I will fill this in as I go along, however.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Thanks:
Youko-Kuronue: Ouch, you make me feel bad!! I put a lot of time into writing these things, you know. Anyway, I'm kidding, and I'm glad you reviewed!!
Tala ishtar: I have no idea how Kurama got snatched. I suppose I'll have to think that up, huh? And about the other update-I'm working on it.
Kuronue
He looked up at the dark, stone castle before darting into a thorny bush as he heard someone begin walking up from behind. The yokai had long, black hair, and he wore a mask. He also wore a long, black coat that flared out at the end and was red on the inside. He stalked around in front of the castle for a little while before stopping and leaning against a wall.
"Ah, I'd much rather be inside with that beautiful fox than out here, playing Yomi's guard…" Kuronue had to bite the inside of his cheek to remind himself that he was there for stealth. He could not afford to be caught now.
The yokai stayed outside for awhile until another came and said something to him. He nodded and stood straight, stretching, then walked inside.
Kuronue waited for a few minutes before hurrying around to the small crack in the wall he had found earlier in the day. Slipping inside, he found himself in a dingy hallway with one torch to light each 50 feet. He stole down the hall, pausing to listen for any noise before stepping into the torch light. He had no idea where Yomi's dungeon was located, but the general area for dungeons were in the deep, dark parts of the castle, so that was where he headed.
Oddly enough, he came upon no guards or anyone, for that matter. The dungeon was easily found and contained none other than a young, red-headed ningen. Kuronue sidled up to the ningen quietly, yet the boy still looked up at him. Faced with the stare from the deep green eyes owned by the ningen, Kuronue could not help but see the wisdom gained by Youko. He reached up and set a hand on the ningen's cheek, who winced.
"…Youko…?" Kuronue asked softly, stroking the cheek, hoping the eyes would open and contain golden orbs alight with mischief. "Are you in there, Youko…?"
"You're…Kuronue…right? His old partner…?" The ningen opened his eyes, which had indeed turned golden. Kuronue's heart leaped into his throat as he nodded. "He thought…you were dead…" Kuronue noticed that the ningen's voice was very raspy.
"Is Youko in there? In you?" Kuronue asked.
"Yeah-" The ningen never finished what he had planned to say as Kuronue pressed his lips against the full ones of the ningen. The golden orbs widened before lidding halfway as a transformation took the boy.
The red hair lengthened and straightened, slowly turning silver as on top of the boy's head, large fox ears grew. His face angled more to a point for his chin and thinned out slightly. His eyes slimmed in size and became sharper, becoming eyes that none would trust if they looked into them for long. He grew in height about three, maybe four inches, making the chains holding him to the wall dig into his ankles. A long, semi-bushy tail pushed out behind him, pressing him closer to Kuronue.
Kuronue stepped away from the changed boy after picking the locks on the manacles. The silver-haired one stumbled slightly as he was released suddenly, but he quickly regained his balance. He looked up at Kuronue and smirked, reaching up and pulling on a strand of Kuronue's hair.
"I thought you were dead."
"Same here, Youko. However, it looks to me like you were just hiding out in a ningen for awhile." Kuronue tossed a package at Youko, who caught it easily. He opened the package and donned the white clothing inside, reaching down to slip the soft slippers onto his feet.
"I wasn't 'hiding out.' I was shot and wounded pretty badly. Shuuichi's soul and mine agreed to share this body." Youko stated, tugging on the strand of Kuronue's hair that he held.
"So the Spirit Detective and Forbidden Child are your friends."
"No. They're Shuuichi's friends. I've been very hands-off, mostly." Youko shrugged.
"Well, it's time to become hands-on again. Come on, let's get out of here." Kuronue extended his hand to Youko. "I'm sure you're not ready to run just yet. You've been in those manacles for awhile now." Youko grimaced slightly, knowing Kuronue was right, but he took the offered hand, walking out with him.
Yusuke
"What is this, every yokai and their grandmother heard we were coming and decided to show up to welcome us?" Yusuke complained as he shot off another Spirit Gun.
"Quit complaining, Detective. They're gone." Hiei growled as he turned Yusuke around to look at the castle before them.
"And that," Yusuke muttered, "would be Yomi's stronghold."
A/N: Heh. Yusuke and Hiei are a little bit late!! (sing-song voice) Sucks to be them. Poor Hiei. Youko's not going back to the ningen way of living without a fight, that's for sure. Anyway, R&R!!