All right, so the votes are in for definitely continuing this story, as well as causing Kurama pain. (Mean, mean naughty readers.)Anyways, the vote is still out on if Kurama will change back or not yet, but there's still a few chapters before we reach that point.

Anyways, thanks to everyone for waiting. I hope this chapter makes up for it.

Haven't I said this enough? I own nothing.

RANT: I would just like to rant for a moment, and even though I know by now that the people reading don't have a problem with it, I still feel the need to address this. I warned everyone in the first chapter that there was gender bending! If you don't like it you don't read! Read the damn warnings! It pisses people off when you complain about something that you were told was going to happen! Not only that it makes you look like an idiot! So, before you bother the author with some stupid complaint, read the warnings. That's what they're there for!

Note: Just so we all remember here's what the characters in the other dimension are: Karasu, killed by his alternate self

Yusuke, demon prince

Shuichi, full human and married to Yusuke, also female

Yoko and Kuronue, still thieves (also mates)

Hiei, well that I can't tell you yet, but he will make an appearance this chapter

Yomi, will make an appearance later

WARNINGS: This chapter does have a lemon in it at the very end. Given the fact that it is my very first lemon, I don't think it's that good, but practice makes perfect right? I know I said before that this would be the edited version, but I'm lazy and I don't feel like editing, so you get the full version.

"speaking"

'thinking'

:Shuichi to Yoko:

::Yoko to Shuichi::

Chapter 5: Heat

Prince Yusuke's breath hitched in his throat when he saw his wife glide into their chambers. The thin robe clung to her still wet skin, framing the perfectly proportioned body.

"Damn," he whispered, causing Shuichi to stop drying her hair and look at him questioningly. "Don't give me that look! You know what you're doing!"

Shuichi raised an eyebrow but slowly walked over to where Yusuke sat on their bed. "You shouldn't be trying to get a sick person into bed, Yusuke. It just isn't ethical." Even as she spoke she climbed onto the bed and crawled over to him until she sat on his lap.

Yusuke bit back a moan as the red head situated herself. "You don't seem very sick to me," he said, slipping his hands inside her robe. He explored her body for a moment before pushing the robe off her shoulders so it pooled behind her. "You're beautiful," he whispered, leaning forward slightly to capture her lips.

With nimble hands Shuichi freed Yusuke's member before he could end the kiss. In response, Yusuke caused the red head to gasp when his hands wondered down her back, stopping to squeeze her ass as he lifted her.

And then Yusuke saw Raizen and knew he wouldn't be allowed to finish. The demon prince growled deeply, letting Raizen know he had seen the lingering gaze on his wife, but it also caused Shuichi to look over her shoulder. She sighed and kissed Yusuke's cheek as she climbed off his lap. "Go, I'll still be here when you get back."

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Yoko would never admit it, but he found himself shocked when Kurama, or Red as Kuronue was calling her, finished her story.

"We're suppose to believe all that?" Kuronue asked.

"Yes," Yoko answered before the girl could. "If she were lying she'd make up something more believeable. Besides it does explain some of the events going on around here lately."

"Yeah, I guess so," Kuronue said, scratching the back of his head, a habit he did whenever Yoko talked him into something he thought would be a bad idea.

Both Kurama and Yoko froze, staring out the mouth of the cave that served as the thieves' hideout. "Someone's coming," Yoko said, sensing his plants reaction to the new presence.

"It's Yusuke."

"The prince?" Kuronue asked in disbelief.

Kurama shook her head. "No, I don't think so. The Yusuke from my dimension must have found a way here."

"You understand that I'm not going to just let him walk into my territory. Just because I believe you doesn't mean I trust you."

"Let's go greet our guest," Kuronue said with a smirk.

"Yes," Yoko answered in agreement. "But first…" Vines wrapped around Kurama, holding her in place.

"Is this really necessary?" she asked, not even struggling. She knew there was no way she'd be able to access enough energy to overpower Yoko's control on the plants.

"Yes," Yoko answered, not even glancing back at her. "Let's go."

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"What do you want?" Yusuke snapped at Raizen once the demon lord had lead him to the empty throne room.

"She's beautiful," Raizen commented, ignoring his son's outburst.

"I've told you before," Yusuke growled out, "touch Shuichi and I will kill you for it."

Raizen lashed out, throwing Yusuke across the room before he was able to react. "And I've told you," Raizen growled back, "threaten me and I will take everything dear from you before you suffer a traitor's death." Yusuke just glared back at his father.

"I called you because Hiei has discovered the reason Shuichi feel ill before."

Yusuke anger immediately dissipated, replaced by concern for his mate. "Why?"

"It seems Karasu kidnapped Shuichi from a different dimension and brought her here."

"So, what? There's two Shuichi's here now?"

"That is the way it appears."

"How could that make her sick?" Yusuke couldn't help but think of his own Shuichi kidnapped by the insane crow and cringed. He would never let anyone harm her.

"Two people cannot exist in the same dimension. It throws off the balance, so in order to save itself the fabric of the dimension itself tries to eradicate the threat."

Just then the doors banged open to reveal Hokushin supporting a wounded Shuichi. "Yusuke," she whispered, clutching her bleeding side. The prince rushed to her and she grabbed his arm. "Yusuke, they took Saya, they took our daughter."

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Hiei removed his headband as Kuwabara paced around the clearing. Closing his eyes he opened the jagan.

"Dude, give a guy some warning before you do that! It's creepy!" But Hiei was no longer paying attention to him. He followed the traces of energy left behind by Yusuke and Yukina that only someone with the jagan could see. Quickly he cut through the forest until he found them, both were unconscious but seemed to be unharmed.

"We have to go. Yoko's captured them."

"I can't let you do that."

Hiei turned swiftly, sword striking sword. His eyes widened slightly as he looked back at himself.

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Yusuke moaned as he came to. Something had hit him and hit him hard.

"Yusuke, are you all right?" he heard Yukina whisper from somewhere to his left.

"Yeah, just a bit of a headache."

"Hey, you're finally up!" Yusuke looked up into the smiling face of a bat demon. "Yoko!"

"Yoko?" Yusuke repeated before turning to Yukina. "Yukina, did we just get captured by Kurama."

Yukina shook her head, but it was the fox demon who answered. "No. Your Kurama is here as well, but she had nothing to do with your capture."

Yusuke immediately jumped up. "Kurama's here! Where?"

But Yukina asked a different question. "What do you mean, she?"

"Huh?" Yusuke questioned, looking between Yoko and Yukina. "Yeah, I don't think Kurama would appreciate you calling him a girl very much."

Kuronue snorted. "Idiot. Your Kurama is a girl. Karasu decided he wanted some little Karasu's running around and Kurama was the person to make it happen."

"As for where she is," Yoko said, "you'll have to wait a few days to see her."

"Why?" Yusuke demanded, glaring at the fox.

"She's gone into heat. For someone just discovering their demon blood you'd be a danger to her."

"Bull shit!" Yusuke shouted back. "There's no way I'd ever hurt Kurama!"

"Yusuke, they're right," Yukina tried to explain.

"No! I want to see Kurama now! We came here to save him so that's what we're going to do. I don't care if you are part of him and you're his old partner. You two are not going to stop me." He pushed passed the two, barely containing his demon side.

"Yusuke!" Yukina shouted after them. "Why aren't you stopping him?" she said, turning desperately toward Yoko and Kuronue.

"Hey, from the way Red talked and how he acted, I don't think they'll mind being together.

"Yes," Yoko supplied. "It seems like the inevitable thing to happen, so why put it off?"

"But he could hurt her!"

"If he really cares so much about her then it wont be anything she can't handle."

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Kurama lay naked on the grass, the soft blades cushioning her back. As soon as she felt the change in her body she had left the cave, and as soon as she reached the clearing she had shed her clothes. The bad thing about being in heat, it really did make you hot.

She sighed, turning on her side. All she had to do was avoid everyone for a few days and she's be fine. It was a good thing Kuronue had kidnapped her. She shuttered to think of what would happen had she still been Karasu's prisoner.

A soft sound interrupted her thoughts and she quickly sat up to see who the intruder was. "Yusuke."

He stood on the edge of the small clearing, his demon blood in full control. 'He's caught my scent,' Kurama thought, but that was all before Yusuke swiftly crossed the clearing and pinned her to the ground. "Yusuke stop it!" Kurama's shout was meet with a growl as Yusuke pressed his lips to her's.

The fox turned her head to the side, causing Yusuke to growl again. "Fine then, we'll just do this the hard way."

"Yusuke, no!" Kurama shouted again. "What about Keiko?"

Yusuke held both of Kurama's wrist in one hand and gently began playing with the red head's right breast with the other. "What about her?"

Kurama bit her lip to hold back the moan as Yusuke lowered his mouth to playfully bite at her chest. He smirked against her skin and whispered, "So, you like pain then."

"No," she said, not at all convincing as Yusuke continued his way down her body. "Yusuke, you have Keiko."

Yusuke snorted. "And what if I don't want her? What if the person I've wanted this whole time is now laying beneath me, trying not to show how much she wants this?"

Yusuke sat up slightly and looked into Kurama's eyes. His actions may have been driven by the hormones her body was releasing, but there was no lie in his eyes. Yusuke wanted this, he had for a long time.

Kurama gently turned her wrist and Yusuke let them go. She tangled her fingers in the mess of hair he now sported and pulled him into a gentle, but passionate kiss. "Yusuke, I love you."

His eyes softened and he laid another brief kiss on her lips. "I love you too," he said, spreading her legs further apart. "That's why, tonight, you'll be mine." Before Kurama could object he thrust himself into her. Kurama's head tilted back in a silent scream and Yusuke placed kisses on her neck. "Shh," he whispered, running fingers through her hair. "It's okay."

"You should have prepared me first," she chastised gently, bringing her trembling arms up to wrap around her lover's neck.

"I know," Yusuke responded, moving down her neck and placing a kiss between her breast. "I just couldn't wait."

"Then don't," Kurama whispered, moving her hips in encouragement.

Yusuke growled possessively as he began to thrust in and out of the fox. 'She's so tight, I'm not going to last long.' But he was determined that Kurama would have her fun as well. He adjusted his angle until he was rewarded with a deep moan of his name. Over and over again he hit Kurama's sweet spot until she screamed her release. Yusuke followed, unable to withstand her walls tightening around him.

In his moment of ecstasy he let his demon instincts take over and bit down on Kurama's shoulder, inserting some of his energy into the wound.

"Yusuke." He heard her whimper, but it sounded far away to him. Final he had Kurama, final she was his, and no one else could touch her.

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…As I said, crappy lemon scene. Oh well, at least you finally got some Yusuke. Kurama action right? And yes, I know, there's probably a lot of grammar mistakes and everything, but I really wanted to get this out to you guys, and time just wasn't on my side when it came to editing. If anyone wants to beta this for me that'd be great. Anyways, I'll try to get the next chapter up a.s.a.p. and not lazy around like I did with this one. As always let me know what you think, and remember, the debate about Kurama getting his male body back is still going on!