Hey everyone, so I am super super sorry it took so long. I honestly thought I had already updated, but obviously not.
I will warn everybody that this chapter is sort of a filler, but it was one of the original parts of the story when I first came up with the idea and I just couldn't bare to cut it out. Setsu is back and, as mentioned, causes a little issue between our favorite couple. Also, Kuwabara and Yusuke finally show up in this chapter, so yay for that. Alright, well since you all waited so long let's get on with the story!
WARNINGS: Language, sexual content, and I think there are probably some minor errors I didn't catch during editing (sorry!).
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of it's characters
Kurama walked home from school, but today he was not alone. As the school week drew to a close he had to keep his word to help Setsu with her history paper. It wasn't that he wasn't looking forward to assisting her, but rather that he knew Hiei was waiting for them at home, no doubt prepared to make the moment as uncomfortable for Kurama as possible. The fire demon hadn't given up on his proposal that Kurama bed his classmate and he was sure Setsu would not protest against any of Hiei's suggestions. The girl walked closely next to him brushing her body against his whenever possible. "Are you sure it's okay if we go to your place?" she asked. "You said your mother's not home?"
"That's correct," Kurama said. "But I assure you she won't mind."
"Wow, she must really trust you," Setsu said.
"Of course, she has no reason not to," Kurama hoped that this would ward off her advances, but as expected it proved unsuccessful.
"You two must have a really great relationship." The girl grabbed at his arm pulling herself even closer to him so that her breasts were flush against him. "It's nice to know that there are still boys out there who are so good to their mothers."
"Yes, well this is my house," Kurama pointed to his home. He was growing exceedingly uncomfortable and tried to prepare himself for whatever Hiei had planned. He opened the door to his house with hesitation. He could feel that Hiei was inside. The fire demon had probably been sitting home all day, oddly excited that the day had come that he could force Setsu on his fiancé. Kurama and Setsu entered the house; sure enough Hiei was sitting in the living room waiting for them.
"Hello," Hiei rose to greet them. "Setsu, correct?" He extended an arm to shake her hand.
"Yeah," she said accepting his gesture. "Um…Hiei?"
"Yes," Hiei nodded. He was even more excited than Kurama had anticipated. It was entirely out of character for him to initiate a handshake. "Shuichi's going to help you with some schoolwork?"
"You know that already, Hiei," Kurama stated. He turned his attention to Setsu. "Please, have a seat."
"Here?" Hiei asked. "Oh no. You see Setsu, Shuichi's been kind enough to allow me to stay with him and his family and while here, the living room has become my quarters." Hiei faked a yawn. "And I'm quite tired. No, why don't you two work in Shuichi's bedroom?"
"Hiei, don't be ridiculous," Kurama said.
"I don't mind," Setsu said. "And your mom's not home." She and Hiei exchanged a look.
"Oh, I'm sure Shiori wouldn't mind," Hiei suggested. "She trusts you."
Kurama sighed. "Fine," he said. "Setsu, could Hiei and I have a moment? My bedroom's up the stairs, first room on your right."
"Okay," she said before heading toward the staircase.
"What on Earth do you think you're doing?" Kurama asked once Setsu was out of earshot.
"Nothing," Hiei responded. "Just trying to make things easier on you if you change your mind on the subject."
"And what subject is that?" Kurama asked.
"You know you want to fuck her," Hiei said. "I don't care."
"I thought we were done with this," Kurama said.
"Hn," Hiei scoffed. "It's rude to keep her waiting. Whatever you choose, you should go."
Kurama said nothing as he turned to follow after Setsu toward his bedroom. When he arrived there he saw that his bedroom door was open and that Setsu sat on his bed. "I'm sorry for taking so long," he apologized.
"It's okay," Setsu said. "Ready to get to work?"
"Of course," Kurama nodded, his hand rested on the door for a moment before he decided to shut it behind him. He joined her on his bed, for some reason feeling nervous. The two pulled out their school books and worked on her paper for some time and Kurama's nervousness seemed to fade.
Meanwhile in the living room Hiei sat watching the two work with his Jagan. He couldn't believe that Kurama really wasn't going to take the chance to fuck her. He scoffed, Shuichi definitely did have virtue. Possibly too much virtue. The fire demon was pulled from his watch by a knock at the door.
"Hey Kurama! Are you home?" a familiar voice yelled.
"Don't call him Kurama," another voice said equally loud. "We're supposed to say Shuichi when he's at school or his house."
"Whatever. Kurama, Shuichi, who cares?"
Hiei opened the door to see none other than Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Oh…hey, Hiei," Yusuke said surprised to see him there. "Is Kurama home?"
"I told you," Kuwabara punched him. "We're supposed to call him Shuichi!"
"You want to punch me again?!"
"He's busy," Hiei interrupted their fight.
"Oh," the two humans said simultaneously.
"We were going to invite him to come to the arcade with us," Kuwabara said.
"Well like I said, he's busy," Hiei moved to shut the door, eager to get back to spying on his fiancé.
"Whoa," Yusuke caught the door before it shut. "Well we'll just wait here." The two moved past Hiei to walk into the living room. Hiei sighed; he wasn't going to watch Kurama and Setsu with those two fools sitting there. His eyes moved upward in the direction of the redhead's bedroom. He would simply have to hope that whatever happened he would somehow find out.
xxxxx
"You really are a lifesaver," Setsu said putting her books back into her bag as her tutoring session came to an end. "Is there any way I can repay you?"
"There's no need," Kurama said. "I'm glad to have helped." Setsu smiled at him staying fixed where she sat on his bed. Kurama's heart began to race in his chest as he realized she had no intention of leaving. His eyes scanned her face. She was a rather attractive girl, he couldn't deny that. He stared at her full, pink lips and wondered how they would feel against his.
"Shuichi?" Setsu asked noticing his stare.
Kurama's response was to lean in and press their lips together. She was taken by surprise, but soon returned the act, tilting her head and pushing close to him. His hands found their way to her sides, gripping gently at her ribs, his thumbs rubbing at the underside of her clothed breasts able to feel that the only thing that separated his flesh from hers was her thin uniform shirt. She moaned under his touch. It had been so long since he'd caused someone to moan so softly, so femininely. Perhaps Hiei was right; perhaps he shouldn't be denying himself this opportunity. Hiei had said it was alright so long as he did it before the wedding. If he had permission was it really so wrong? Kurama's hands moved to Setsu's waist as he pulled her on top of him. "Shuichi!" she called out with surprise. "All this time I thought you weren't interested."
"I didn't realize I was," Kurama admitted.
Setsu smiled. Every girl at school wanted to get with Shuichi Minamino and here she was in his bedroom, in his lap. She had to take full advantage. She made quick work removing his uniform jacket and shirt. Her eyes immediately locked onto Hiei's tear stone. "What's this?" She took the stone into her hand.
"Oh," Kurama had forgotten all about it. "It was a gift from a friend." He took it from her hand and pulled the necklace off placing it gently on his night stand. "Nothing of importance." It pained him to say this last part, especially considering the fact that he knew Hiei may have been watching the whole thing with his Jagan.
Setsu shrugged before pulling Kurama into another kiss. This time their mouths opened and their tongues wrestled wildly. Setsu was nowhere near as rough of a kisser as Hiei. Kurama wasn't quite sure yet of his feelings on this difference. His hands pushed under her shirt to rest against her bare breasts. They both let out a moan as his fingers worked at her hardened nipples. Slowly, she began to grind her hips against his lap working in rhythm with him. Kurama swallowed hard as he tried to push Hiei from his mind. He pulled her shirt over her head and pulled her in closer so that their naked chests rubbed together. He had hoped that the sight and feeling of her breasts would aid him in forgetting Hiei and to his surprise it actually worked. Her soft cries and smooth flesh were the exact opposite of Hiei, just what he needed if he was going to succeed in fucking her. His hand gripped at her long, dark hair as his tongue delved deeper into her mouth. Perhaps Shuichi wasn't as submissive as he had thought.
"Ow," Setsu cried, her hand flying up to grab at the one in her hair. "Not so hard, okay?"
"Sorry," Kurama loosened his hold. His thoughts immediately went back to Hiei. He could grab Hiei as hard as he wanted and the fire demon would never complain, quite the opposite he wanted Kurama to be rough, primal even.
"It's okay," Setsu kissed him softly. "Just try to be a little more gentle."
Gentle. Kurama nodded. "I'll try."
Setsu smiled. "At least with my hair," she said. "You can be rough in other ways." Kurama bit his lower lip as he imagined fucking her hard. She took his hands and placed them on her hips. "You can grab me as hard as you want here." Kurama took her lips in another kiss as his hands found their way under her skirt. He clawed over the supple flesh of her ass before his fingers traced over the lace waistband of her thong. Once again he clutched at her hips as he flipped her over so that she now lay with her back against the mattress. He knelt before her, between her legs, and looked down upon his prey. His fingers hooked into the fabric of her burgundy thong pulling it off, leaving her bare and vulnerable to his baser desires. Her sapphire eyes looked up at him as she panted. "Take off your pants." Kurama hesitated. "Please." Her voice was so full of lust that Kurama couldn't disobey.
He began to undo his pants as he realized something unexpected, something he couldn't believe neither of them had noticed. "I'm not…I'm not hard," he said quietly.
"What?" Setsu asked.
"I'm not hard," Kurama repeated this time so that she could hear it.
"Oh," Setsu propped herself up on her elbows. "Well we can fix that."
"I'm sorry," Kurama apologized embarrassedly moving from his kneeling position to sit. "I've um…I've never done this before."
Setsu smiled. She hadn't even considered that he might be a virgin. "It's okay," she said sitting up. "Let me help you." Kurama gave control over to her and allowed her to remove his pants, exposing his soft member. A wave of humiliation rushed over him. Here was this gorgeous half naked girl, willing and ready to have sex with him, and he couldn't even get an erection. Setsu noticed his embarrassment. "It's really okay Shuichi. Let me take care of you." Kurama nodded. Setsu's mouth was soon upon his in another kiss, this time more rough than before. She moved to sit in his lap. He could feel the warmth from between her legs against him, but it made no difference, he remained flaccid. Her hand moved to grasp the soft flesh in an effort to pump it to hardness. Her mouth moved from his lips to the crook of his neck where she began to suck and nip…the way Hiei always did.
"Stop." He pushed her away slightly stopping her work on his neck.
"Is something the matter?" Setsu asked.
"I can't do this," Kurama said.
"No really, I've done this like a hundred times," Setsu said. "I know I can get you hard enough."
"It's not that," Kurama admitted pulling her hand from his penis and removing her from his lap.
"What's wrong?" she asked her eyes full of concern.
"I haven't been entirely honest about something," he said. Setsu's look turned to confusion. "The man downstairs, Hiei, when I first introduced him I said that he was my friend. In truth he's more than that. He is my fiancé."
"Oh my God," Setsu's arms moved to cover her exposed chest. "You're getting married? And you're gay? Why did you…why would you try to have sex with me?"
"I don't know," Kurama said. "I'm sorry though. For putting you through this."
"Me?" Setsu asked. "You haven't put me through anything. What about Hiei?"
"He's fine," Kurama said. "He's the one who suggested we do this."
"What?" Setsu asked. "He wants you to fuck me?"
Kurama sighed. "It's complicated…he's complicated."
"Well he must really care about you if he was going to let you give your virginity to someone he'd never even met," Setsu said.
"Yes," Kurama agreed. "I truly am sorry for putting you in this position."
"I already told you you don't have to apologize, Shuichi," Setsu said calmer now. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before pulling her shirt on and picking up her bag. "I'm not mad, but you should probably have a talk with your fiancé." Kurama nodded, he had to agree with her. "I'll see you at school, okay?"
"Alright," Kurama said before he watched her leave.
Setsu walked down the stairs and into the living room. There she saw that Hiei had been joined by two other unfamiliar people. "Hello," she introduced herself, trying to fix her hair and clothes. Yusuke and Kuwabara stared at her, noticing her disheveled appearance. "It was nice seeing you again Hiei. Shuichi should be down in just a minute. I'll show myself out." She waved goodbye as she exited the house.
"Okay, what exactly was Kurama busy doing?" Yusuke asked, his eyes fixed on the door.
Kurama entered the room, also looking quite rattled. He saw Yusuke and Kuwabara sitting on his couch. "What are you two doing here?" he asked.
"Is this a bad time?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah," Kuwabara said. "We can come back another day."
"No, not at all," Kurama said. "I was just helping a friend with some history homework."
"Right," Yusuke said. "Homework…"
Kurama looked to Hiei. The fire demon's crimson eyes scanned the fox's appearance. There was no doubt in his mind, the deed was done. Suddenly he was glad he had closed his Jagan when he did. "These fools wanted to know if you would go to the arcade with them," Hiei spoke.
"Oh, I don't know if I should," Kurama said.
"Why not?" Hiei asked. "Surely you've had enough time to finish all your schoolwork. You should go have a little fun. After all you worked so hard."
Kurama could see the pain in Hiei's eyes. He wanted to tell him that nothing had happened, but he couldn't. Something had happened. Although they hadn't had sex he had betrayed Hiei by even wanting to. "You're right," Kurama nodded. "I'd love to go."
Yusuke and Kuwabara rose from the couch to move toward the door. "You want to come Hiei?" Yusuke asked.
"No," Hiei said quickly. "I think I'll stay here."
"Okay," Yusuke said as he and Kuwabara walked through the doorway leaving Kurama and Hiei alone for a moment.
"Hiei, I…" Kurama started.
"You should go," Hiei said. "Your friends are waiting for you."
Kurama thought hard for what to say, but there was nothing so instead he silently left the house and Hiei.
xxxxx
For most of the walk to the arcade Kurama was silent. He replayed over and over again in his mind what had happened between Setsu and him. How could he have done that to Hiei? He had worked so hard trying to gain his trust and now…now all that work was destroyed. He had fallen for Hiei's trap, how could he have been so stupid?
"Hey man are you okay?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah, what happened between you and that pretty girl?" Kuwabara asked.
"I don't want to talk about that," Kurama said.
Kuwabara and Yusuke looked at him with confusion. "Okay," Yusuke said. "But…well I mean I think we all kind of have a guess and…well Kayko told me that you were waiting…"
"Waiting?" Kuwabara asked. "Waiting for what?"
Yusuke opened his mouth to answer, but Kurama spoke first. "Waiting to have sex. As Shuichi, I have never been intimate with someone before."
"Really?" Kuwabara asked. "Never?"
"Oh sure," Yusuke nudged him. "Like you've ever done it."
"That's none of your business!" Kuwabara shouted. "Anyway, I just would have thought that Kurama…"
"Yes, well it seems to come as a shock to everybody," Kurama said. "But it is the truth."
"Is?" Yusuke asked. "Or was?"
"Is," Kurama confirmed.
"But you and that girl…" Kuwabara said.
"Well I can't say I'm entirely innocent," Kurama admitted. "But, no I didn't sleep with her."
"Well good," Yusuke said. "I mean Hiei would probably kill you."
Kurama sighed and shook his head. "Hiei is the one who said I should have. He wanted me to sleep with her. He practically orchestrated the whole thing."
"You mean you had his permission to sleep with that hot chick and you didn't do it?" Yusuke asked. "What's wrong with you? If Kayko gave me a free pass I can't tell you how fast I'd jump on it."
"Don't be so sure," Kurama said. "Think of how it would make Kayko feel if she knew that you were so eager to be with someone else. Think of how it would make you feel if she did the same."
"I know I'd never do that to my Yukina," Kuwabara said.
"Don't be so sure of that either," Kurama said. "You can't know what you'll do until it happens."
"But you didn't do it," Yusuke said. "So why are you so upset?"
"Because the whole thing was a test," Kurama said.
"Yeah, and it sounds like you passed," Yusuke said.
"What kind of test?" Kuwabara asked.
"A test to see if I would falter," Kurama said. "Hiei wanted to see if I would abandon him. Because of his past he's constantly trying to sabotage his relationships."
"But you didn't do it," Yusuke repeated.
"Yeah, you did good," Kuwabara tried to assure the fox.
"But I wanted to so badly," Kurama admitted. "I wanted sleep with her with all of my being."
"That's your problem?" Yusuke asked.
"What do you mean?" Kurama asked.
"You feel bad because you had a hot chick up in your bedroom and you wanted to bang her?" Yusuke asked.
"Of course," Kurama said. "Hiei is my fiancé. How could I do that to him?"
Yusuke laughed. "Kurama wanting to screw hot girls isn't a betrayal," Yusuke said. "It's called being human. I want to nail every hot girl I see, we're teenagers we can't help it. You didn't act on it, even though you had Hiei's permission. That's what matters."
"Yeah," Kuwabara agreed. "Once you tell Hiei you didn't do it with her I'm sure everything will be fine."
Kurama sighed. "I suppose," he said. He agreed with them despite the fact that he knew what they said wasn't true. It wouldn't matter to Hiei if he had gone through with it or not. He had broken their trust and it would be next to impossible to repair.
xxxxx
Kurama returned home from the arcade. When he had arrived he saw that Hiei was not in his usual spot in the living room. Secretly, he hoped he was not home at all, but somehow he knew to expect him in his bedroom. As he opened the door to his room he found that he had been correct in his assumption. Hiei sat waiting for him on his mattress. "Seems you did some strenuous studying." Hiei's hand ran along the tousled sheets.
"Isn't that what you wanted?" Kurama asked closing the door. Hiei scoffed. "I didn't do it, Hiei." The fire demon looked at him with surprise. "I promise you I didn't."
"I couldn't care less what you did," Hiei said.
"I think we both know that's not true Hiei," Kurama said. "I saw the pain in your eyes when you saw me. You thought I'd slept with her…and it hurt you."
"Why didn't you do it?" Hiei asked ignoring Kurama's statement.
"Believe me Hiei, I wanted to," Kurama admitted. He saw another flash of hurt in the scarlet orbs. "But I couldn't."
"You had my permission," Hiei said.
"Yes, but not my body's," Kurama stated. "I physically couldn't do it."
"Perhaps you should consult a doctor," Hiei joked.
"You think this is funny?" Kurama asked. "Hiei my sudden inability to get an erection is the only thing that stopped me from completely destroying our relationship."
"What on Earth are you talking about?" Hiei asked.
"I know very well why you wanted me to sleep with Setsu so badly," Kurama said. "It was a test of my character. You wanted to see if I would readily abandon you as everyone else has and I almost failed."
"Almost," Hiei said. "But you would have fucked her if you could have. Isn't that almost as bad as actually doing it?"
"So it was a test," Kurama said. "You know I don't appreciate being tested Hiei. I thought we were past this. You're going to marry me, mate with me, and you don't think I can be trusted."
"Can you be?" Hiei asked.
"I'm here aren't I?" Kurama asked. "I'm not in the bed of some human who means nothing to me. I didn't even want to try to fuck her. I just wanted to leave it alone, not allow myself the opportunity to give in to temptation."
"You've been able to avoid the temptation all these years," Hiei said. "And now that you've agreed to be with me and only me you found it almost too difficult."
Kurama's voice filled with rage, "You have no idea how hard it has been for me all these years not to give in." He moved from where he stood in front of the doorway to walk closer to Hiei in his bed. "How hard it is even now with you. I'm a kitsune and an eighteen year old human fighting in this one body. It is a struggle every day to do what I know is right. Test me again and I will be the one who is betrayed." Hiei looked into Kurama's green eyes noticing that the typical softness in them had been replaced with stern determination as if he were preparing for battle. "Do you understand me?"
"Yes I understand," Hiei said. "I'll leave you alone now." Hiei rose and moved past the fox in attempt to leave. Kurama caught Hiei by the arm. "Do not put your hands on me, Fox." Now it was Hiei whose eyes were stern.
"I'm sorry," Kurama let Hiei go. He shook his head. "What's happened to us, Hiei? I truly thought I had already earned your trust and then, with this meaningless girl, you try to push me away."
"I trust you, Fox," Hiei said. "But every time I've trusted someone…not that I've every truly trusted anyone. I just…I needed you to be flawed."
"Of course I'm flawed," Kurama stated. "Trapped in this human body…"
"That's not how I meant it," Hiei said. Hiei's eyes were full of guilt. He knew it was wrong putting Kurama through trials, but he couldn't help it. He had lived so long trying anyone who came near him, keeping everyone at a distance. And now he had let Kurama in, perfect Kurama who would never do anything to hurt him, he had to know…to prove that Kurama wasn't who he thought he was. Only then could he avoid being hurt again.
Kurama sighed. He could see how conflicted the fire demon was, could see that he was trying to convince himself that this relationship was a mistake so he could talk himself out of it. Kurama would not allow Hiei to leave him, wouldn't allow him to run away. He'd spent his whole life running and it was time for him to be able to settle for once with someone who loved him, who he could trust. "What do you want from me, Hiei?" Kurama asked. "You know I love you. I would do anything for you. Tell me what you need me to do. You want me to prove that I'm flawed? I'll show you. I will find a way to show you. But I won't hurt you in the process."
Hiei was silent. He wasn't sure what to say. Deep down he knew what Kurama said was true, that he wouldn't hurt him. But it was hard for him to fully grasp. Hard for him to push the thoughts of the pain he had endured from his mind. "That's all I need," Hiei finally said. "I just need you to bear with me through this. I know it's difficult with me testing you. I honestly didn't mean to…it just happens."
"Well it seems you have your own daily struggle to conquer," Kurama placed his hands softly on Hiei's shoulders. "I promise you, you can trust me. All these years I have never done anything to harm you and I swear for the rest of our lives I won't."
Hiei nodded. "I know," he said. "That's why I want to be mated with you. You're the only one I trust. Even if I'm not all the way there yet."
Kurama pulled Hiei into a tight embrace. Hiei's eyes widened as his arms stayed at his sides, not hugging the fox back. "I don't want to keep moving backwards Hiei. I know you get scared…" Hiei interrupted him with a scoff, but Kurama continued. "Scared that I'll leave. I'm never going to. I don't care how hard you push. You can't get rid of me, Hiei."
Hiei relaxed into Kurama's arms, wrapping his own around the redhead. "It seems I am the fool," he admitted. "You are quite the stubborn fox. I should have known it wouldn't be so easy rid myself of you."
Kurama smiled and kissed his lover on the forehead. "As if you'd want to."
Hiei returned Kurama's smile. "So what happened between you and Setsu?" he asked.
"You really weren't watching?" Kurama asked. "Not any of it?"
Hiei scoffed. "I saw you doing homework," he said. "I can't believe you've given up a life of freedom in Makai to do something as boring as writing papers."
Kurama chuckled. "That's all you saw?" he asked. Hiei nodded. "Well then I guess we'll just keep it at that. We did homework and that is all."
"Hn," Hiei scoffed. "I'll get it out of you, Fox."
The pair laughed quietly and held each other standing in Kurama's bedroom. It was a strange relationship they had, but somehow at the end of the day things always worked out.
So, yes, Kurama was almost a very bad foxy, but everything's okay. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, sorry it wasn't more significant, but I hope you felt it was worth the wait. Next chapter the plot moves along more and Hiei finally goes to Makai to talk to Mukuro (you'll have to wait to find out how that goes). Leave a review and let me know what you thought! I promise to be better about getting the next chapter up.