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Standard disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. Yu Yu Hakusho and it's characters are property of Yoshihiro Togashi, Fugi TV, Shueisha, Jump Comics and Studio Pierrot. The only thing I own is a love for Yu Yu Hakusho and it's characters.

HIEI�S LOVE

Chapter 5

The red eyes that gazed back at Kurama showed no emotion. After a moment Hiei nodded. �It�s alright Kurama, I know why he doesn�t want to be with me. I had a feeling that�s why you were keeping him from me. If the Youko comes out to talk to me will you be aware of what he says and does?�
Frowning, Kurama looked concerned as he nodded. With a sigh Hiei took Kurama�s hand as he spoke calmly. �I�d like you to let the Youko out Kurama. I think it�s the best way for you to understand why he feels the way he does. I promise he won�t hurt me. My Foxie would never hurt me.�
Startled by Hiei�s words Kurama frowned. Wanting answers, Kurama decided to do as Hiei wished. Raising his energy, Kurama transformed into his Youko form. A moment later Hiei held the hand of the silver haired Youko known as Yoko Kurama. �Hello Foxie.�
A sad smile graced the beautiful face before him as Kurama answered softly. �Hello my sweet little Shadow.�
Hiei reached out to caress a lock of silver hair. �I thought you�d forgotten me Foxie.�
Kurama held out his arms. �I could never forget my beautiful Fire Baby.�
Hesitating only a moment, Hiei crawled onto Kurama�s lap to cuddle against him. Kurama closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Hiei in a loving hug. Hiei�s breath caught as he burrowed closer. �When you didn�t acknowledge me at the dark tournament or when we fought Sensui, I thought I was just one of the memories of yours that Kurama said he had lost.�
Shaking his head, Kurama rubbed Hiei�s back and kissed his temple as he held him. �No Baby, I never forgot. I just didn�t allow Shuuichi to remember. I knew you the moment he saw you but it was apparent from the beginning that you were special to him and I didn�t want to interfere with either of your happiness. You deserved all the love he wanted to give you and I didn�t want to come between you.�
Hiei stiffened. �It�s only your own stubbornness that could do that Foxie! You know how I felt� how I still feel, but you still refuse to allow��
Cutting him off, Kurama glared back. �Damn it Shadow, nothing�s changed! I�m over a thousand years old and you�re just a baby!�
Sliding off the Youko�s lap, Hiei stood before him with his hands on his hips. �I knew you were old but I didn�t think you were blind! Do I still look like a child to you? I�m almost a hundred years old Foxie! Yukina says my body�s craving a mate and that I�ve chosen you, or rather Kurama, but that is you! So tell me what the hell am I supposed to do?�
Rising to his full height, Kurama placed his hands on his hips to glare down at Hiei. �You�re supposed to take Shuuichi as your mate and be happy! He may not have a full demon lifespan but with a demon�s soul he will definitely have much longer than a short human life!�
Frustrated, Hiei shook his head. �You�ve forgotten one important detail you stupid Youko! I�m half fire demon! Fire demon�s mate for life� literally! When my mate dies, I won�t be alone like I told Kurama! Without you, I will die with him!�
Golden eyes widened in shock as Kurama felt Hiei�s words pierce his heart. As Hiei�s words sunk in, Kurama�s legs would no longer hold him and he fell back on the sofa. All anger was now gone as Kurama took Hiei�s hand in his and whispered. �Shadow no, I won�t let you do this. Be his friend, be his lover but don�t mate with him. His life will be��
Snatching his hand away, Hiei growled. �You gave up any right to tell me what to do a long time ago. Through him you know how horrible my life was after you left me. You know how lonely and empty my existence was until I met my Kurama. He gave me his unconditional friendship and has shown me more love than I ever thought possible. I had hoped that part of that friendship and love came from you, but once again I�ve been disappointed by someone I thought loved me.�
Ignoring the obvious pain his words were causing the Youko, Hiei continued. �I will mate with him. Whether our life together lasts a year or a millennia, I don�t care. I refuse to ever live another day without him. I guess this is goodbye Foxie. From now on I will trust my fox to protect me from ever being hurt by you again.�
Stunned by Hiei�s dismissal, Kurama just stared at him a moment. When he finally replied the Youko spoke so softly and with such pain in his voice that Hiei could barely make out what he said. �I never meant to hurt you Hiei. Whether you believe me or not, I have always loved you and I always will.�
As the beautiful Youko stood, Hiei tried to move away but found himself captured by strong arms. Before Hiei could struggle a gentle kiss was pressed against his lips. As Kurama pulled away and his energy flared Hiei heard him whisper. �Goodbye my sweet little Shadow.�
A moment later Kurama, in his redheaded human form, stood before him. When Hiei would have moved into his arms, Kurama flinched. Looking into sad green eyes, Hiei stopped. �Kurama, I��
Putting a hand up, Kurama shook his head. �You don�t have to say anything Hiei. I think I understand quite well. It never was me you wanted was it? All the times you came to me, it was only because you wanted him. I feel like such a fool. The first time you and I met he called you a �sweet little shadow�. Since your name means �flying shadow� I thought it suited you. Every time I called you that you thought of him didn�t you?�
Shaking his head, Hiei tried to dispel Kurama�s fears. �No Fox, it wasn�t like that. Maybe at first I was hopeful that you had his memories of me but when I realized you didn�t, I put that dream away with every other broken dream I�d ever had and made new dreams with you.�
When Hiei would have reached out to him, Kurama pulled away. �Don�t lie to me Hiei! The truth came out when you got drunk at Mother�s wedding. You called me Foxie. That�s your name for him, not me.�
Hiei couldn�t believe this was happening. �Damn it Kurama! Didn�t you hear anything I said to him? Yes, I still care about him. And yes, I was hoping that he still cared about be. But that in no way means that I don�t want you. It was you I said I couldn�t live without. It�s you I want as my mate.�
Unaffected by Hiei�s words, Kurama hung his head sadly. �Too bad the one thing you�ve never said to me Hiei, is that you love me.�
Stunned, Hiei could only stare as Kurama turned away. Before he realized what Kurama was doing the redhead had walked out the front door, quietly shutting it behind him. With an angry roar, Hiei picked up a bowl of flowers that were on a table by the sofa and threw them, smashing them against the wall. �KURAMA!�
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Two hours later Hiei sat in Kurama�s window sill, impatiently waiting for his lover to return. Knowing Kurama needed time to think about all he had learned, Hiei hadn�t followed. A little while ago he�d opened the jagon to check on his whereabouts only to find the redhead sitting alone in the park. Looking out into the darkness, Hiei�s heart jumped as he saw Kurama approach.
A minute later Hiei heard Kurama enter the house. Not wanting to rush him, Hiei remained where he was. Several minutes passed before Kurama entered the bedroom. His expression was impassive as his green eyes met Hiei�s. Hopping down, Hiei slowly approached his lover. �Kurama��
When Kurama turned away, Hiei hesitated. �Damn it Fox, how could you think I don�t love you? I��
Red hair flew as Kurama spun around. �Save your breath Hiei. Those words are meaningless now. You should have told me about your relationship with Yoko. You should have told me the consequences if we were mated.�
Hiei�s temper flared. �How can my loving you be meaningless Fox? You know how hard it was for me to give you my heart, but you�ve proved yourself worthy of it numerous times. I didn�t tell you about Yoko because I didn�t think it mattered. I didn�t think either of you remembered me so anything that happened between us was new and had nothing to do with the past. As to the consequences of our mating, that�s my decision. The only thing meaningless, is my life without you Kurama. I don�t want to ever be without you again.�
Kurama had to turn away from the emotion he heard in Hiei�s voice. �I don�t know what to do Hiei. I want things to be the way they were but I don�t think they can be. I need time to think and I can�t do that with you here. I want you to leave. Go back to Makai and Mukuro where you belong and leave me alone for a while.�
Hiei�s heart ached. Kurama had never told him to leave before. �I�ll go for now Fox, but I�ll be back. I will not give you up.�
Before Kurama could prevent it, Hiei pulled him into his arms. When Hiei tried to kiss him, Kurama struggled. With a shove, Hiei tumbled Kurama onto the bed and fell on top of him. Straddling his hips Hiei pinned Kurama�s arms beside his head. Leaning down, Hiei captured the redhead�s lips in a sensual kiss. After a moment Kurama stopped struggling. When Hiei�s lips moved away to kiss along his cheek, Kurama turned his head aside. Licking Kurama�s ear, Hiei purred. �Consequences be damned, when I return I intend to be your mate.�
A moment later Kurama was alone in the room. Pulling Hiei�s pillow against his chest, Kurama curled up on his side and closed his eyes.
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Kurama wasn�t sure how many days had passed since Hiei left, he only knew he missed the fire demon terribly. Even though he wasn�t sure what he should do about the things he had learned, he still loved Hiei beyond reason. The Youko had ranted at him for being foolish enough to doubt Hiei�s feelings and allow the demon to leave. Then he�d told Kurama that when he was ready to learn the truth about his relationship with their little Shadow he would gladly enlighten him.
Since then Kurama had been alone with his thoughts and fears. He�d taken an indefinite leave of absence from work before Shiori�s wedding. With the wedding over and Hiei gone there was nothing to prevent him from going back to word but Kurama couldn�t seem to make himself go. The one decision he had made was to quit his job. Now that Shiori knew about his past, there was no reason to keep up the pretence that his paycheck was where he got all his money.
After clearing out his desk at work, Kurama had returned home and begun packing for Shiori�s move to Roger�s house. He was currently in the living room packing Shiori�s books when something slipped from one of them. Reaching down Kurama picked up a small stack of pictures. With a smile he saw they were from when he was about seventeen.
Shiori and Kazuya were dating and they had gone to the park for a picnic so that he and Kokota could get to know each other. As he looked through the pictures Kurama realized he�d never seen them before. Flipping to the next picture, Kurama stiffened. Suddenly there was a picture of him and Hiei. Thinking back, Kurama remembered that Hiei had been in the park that day. Stepping away from his family he�d lured the fire demon down from the trees and tried to get him to join them. Hiei of course wanted nothing to do with the ningen gathering.
Examining the picture closely, Kurama wondered how his mother hadn�t been aware of his feelings for Hiei. The fire demon had stubbornly looked away from the redhead and the picture had captured the hurt and disappointment Kurama had felt when the man he loved rejected him.

�He was a cute little thing wasn�t he Shuuichi?� The sudden appearance of the Youko in his head had long since ceased to startle the redhead.
With a sigh, Kurama agreed. �Yes Yoko, he was.�

Seeing this as the opening he�d been waiting for, the Youko continued. �He�s changed a lot since then. He�s no longer the man/child you fell in love with. He�s grown into an incredibly handsome and sexy demon. He�s no longer the baby I rescued so many years ago either.�

Yoko mentally smirked when he sensed Shuuichi�s curiosity was peeked. �Rescued?�

Knowing the redhead needed to be willing to learn the truth about the past, the Youko chose his words carefully. �Would you like to see how beautiful our little Shadow was as a child?�

There was a brief pause as Kurama debated with himself. In the end curiosity won. With a sigh, Kurama went to sit on the couch. �Show me what you will.�

Closing his eyes Kurama allowed the Youko�s memories to flood his mind.

MEMORY

Skirting the edge of the camp, Kurama moved in for a closer look. A new band of thieves had found a way into what the Youko considered to be his territory. Wanting to assess the threat, Kurama was scouting their camp. They had just raided a small farming community to the west and were currently involved in a post raid orgy to celebrate.
Taking in the scene before him, Kurama was disgusted at the brutal way even the whores were treated. A sharp cry drew his attention and Kurama saw a female captive being held down and raped. Her cry was abruptly cut off as one of the demons grabbed her by the hair and shoved his cock down her throat. From the condition she was already in he had no doubt she�d be dead by morning.
Turning away, Kurama looked around for their leader. Hearing cheers, Kurama moved so he could better see a small crowd that had gathered. Sure enough at the center was a demon matching the description of the leader. He was a burly, hairy thing with horns and Kurama�s lip curled in disgust at his yellow teeth.
Looking to see what had the crowd excited he saw three demons trying to contain a small creature. As he watched, the creatures clothes were torn away to reveal a small, naked boy with matted black hair. Though the boy�s red eyes flashed with anger as he fought his captors, Kurama couldn�t mistake the fear he saw there either.
As the boy was held down, both the leader and a cat demon began lowering their pants. Even from this distance Kurama could now smell the boy�s fear but that didn�t stop him from fighting. Sharp fangs were revealed and his jaw snapped threateningly as the cat demon aimed his large cock at the boy�s mouth.
When the cat demon hesitated, the leader laughed. �What�s the matter you stupid cat, afraid he�ll bite it off? Hey Boy! I�ve waited eight years for you to be big enough to fuck, the least you can do is watch.�
There was only fear in the boy�s red eyes now as the leader positioned himself between his legs. Closing his eyes the boy braced himself for the pain that was to follow, but it didn�t come. Opening his eyes there was only a pile of body parts where the leader had once been. Before the boy could blink the cat demon as well as the ones that held him met the same fate.
Still holding his rose whip, Kurama reached out with his free hand and scooped the boy up. Little hands clutched at the front of his tunic as the trembling boy burrowed against his chest. Having attracted the attention of the remaining thieves Kurama flared his powerful spirit energy and snapped his whip. As he heard his name whispered in awe, Kurama growled. �This is my territory! If any of you are here come morning you will meet the same fate as your leader!�
Without waiting for a response, Kurama took the boy and fled. Taking on an entire band of thieves single handed had not been in his plans tonight but something about the boy drew him and Kurama couldn�t stand by and watch him be raped.
As he made his way back to his own camp, Kurama looked down at the boy. Smiling, Kurama saw that he had curled into a ball and had his head pressed against the Youko�s heart. �It�s alright baby, I won�t let anyone hurt you.�
As if soothed by the soft words the boy stopped trembling but remained where he was. Half an hour later Kurama entered his camp. The pleasure induced moans of a couple of whores could be heard as well as those of a few of his men but otherwise all was quiet. Making his way into the den Kurama was stopped when a demon crossed his path. �What do you have there Kurama? Whatever it is it smells awful.�
Kurama laughed. �Just a new pet Yomi. I�m about to give it a bath. I see you�ve finally enticed Sasha into your bed.�
Following Kurama�s gaze to the chamber behind him, Yomi smiled at the seductive golden Youko laid out on his bed. The beautiful female was naked and fondling one of her breasts as she waited impatiently for her lover. �She�s a poor substitute for who I really want in my bed Kurama. Get rid of your pet and we can both have a little fun with Sasha if you like. I�d be happy to share her if I get you too.�
Kurama smiled at the handsome demon. Yomi was tall, well built and sexy as hell with all that long dark hair but Kurama had to decline. �We had our fun in the past Yomi. Besides, you know how I feel about us being involved anymore now that you are my second in command. Go have fun with Sasha, but send her to me tomorrow. It�s been a while since I�ve had a female and she smells good.�
Still holding the naked little bundle in his arms, Kurama moved past a disappointed Yomi and headed for the spring at the base of the cave. Prying the boy�s fingers from his tunic, Kurama awkwardly stripped away his own clothes with his free hand. When the boy began to tremble again, Kurama rubbed his back. �Relax baby, I�m just going to give you a bath. You stink.�
Kurama sat on the shallow step leading to the pool, not wanting to get his hair wet. He preferred to bathe in the morning so he didn�t sleep with wet hair. Holding the squirming boy away from him Kurama dunked him before lathering him from head to toe. Wet and soapy the naked boy was harder to hold on to but he didn�t try to get away. Realizing the boy actually held his arm tight when he was in the water, Kurama wondered if he was afraid of it or just couldn�t swim.
Once he was clean Kurama stepped from the water and held the boy out before him. �Let�s have a look and see what was under all that dirt.�
Before Kurama could get a good look, the boy shook his head much like a dog. Then their was a small flare of spirit energy and heat surrounded the boy. A moment later Kurama was covered in water droplets and the boy was completely dry. �Cute trick kid but next time try a towel. Hm, not bad. You�re actually kind of cute.�
The boy dangling from his hands looked to be about three feet tall and had a mop of black hair on his head that stuck up at odd angles. His face was finely boned and he had beautiful almond shaped red eyes. Remembering that the demon earlier had said he�d waited eight years for him to grow Kurama figured that to be about his age.
Bringing the boy back into his arms Kurama picked up his clothes and turned away from the pond. From the safety of the Youko�s arms the boy looked around as he was carried through the maze of caverns. The corridors were lit by a weird glowing plant that cast a soft light. A minute later Kurama used his spirit energy to part the vines at the entrance to a large chamber.
Curious the boy lifted his head to get a better look. There was a table with two straight backed chairs on one side of the chamber. Along the walls were several trunks overflowing with various treasures and jewels. Taking up the majority of the cave however was a large bed covered in thick blankets and lots of pillows. Looking up at the Youko the boy grunted. �Hn, you must be a better thief than those other idiots. You have more treasure in this room than they ever managed to steal.�
Smiling, Kurama deposited the boy on the bed. �I should hope so since I�m Yoko Kurama. I am Makai�s greatest thief after all.�
Seeing the boy frown, Kurama smiled. �You really don�t know who I am do you? Oh well, just call me Kurama. What�s your name baby?�
The boy just shrugged. �I don�t have one and I�m not a baby. They just called me Boy.�
Kurama was surprised when he felt bad for the kid. �That�s alright. Give me a little while and we�ll think of a good strong name for you. Are you hungry?�
Seeing a plate of bread and dried meat, as well as a bowl of fruit the Youko gestured to on the table, the boy rose up on his knees for a better look. Though the boy looked ready to pounce on the food, Kurama was surprised when he remained where he was just looking at him as if waiting for something. Taking in how thin the boy was and the various bruises on his body, reality dawned on the Youko. Picking him up, Kurama deposited the boy on one of the chairs. �Help yourself. I don�t starve or beat my men to make them follow me.�
After a quick glace to make sure he wouldn�t be punished for taking the food, the boy quickly stuffed a piece of the dried meat in his mouth and reached for a piece of fruit. The juice from the fruit helped soften the meat as he chewed. Not even realizing he�d done it, the boy moaned as he ate causing Kurama to smile. �Slow down baby, it�s not going any where. Besides you�re getting juice all over yourself and I just got you clean.�
The boy jumped when Kurama used a square piece of cloth to wipe away the juice dribbling from his chin. Winking at the boy, Kurama smiled. �Relax, no one is going to hurt you here. I don�t allow my people to be mistreated by anyone, not even me. I also don�t condone rape. The sex in my camp is consensual, even if it�s with a whore or a captive. And it is forbidden for anyone to hit or molest a child. Anyone breaking my rules knows my punishment will be swift and harsh.�
Seeing that the boy had finished eating, Kurama held his arms out. He chuckled when the boy jumped into them. After wiping the sticky face with the napkin again Kurama crawled onto the bed. Pulling back the covers, Kurama settled the boy then lay back on the pillows before covering them both. The boy watched as the Youko raised his spirit energy and saw the vines across the entrance thicken to seal them in and others out. When the Youko sighed contentedly, the glowing plants dimmed leaving them in darkness. �Get some sleep baby, we�ll figure out what to do with you in the morning.�
A few minutes passed and Kurama thought the boy had fallen asleep when he felt a subtle movement beside him. Kurama remained still as the boy moved closer and gently crawled onto his chest. Like a cat finding a comfortable spot the boy curled up with his head resting against the Youko�s heart. Grinning, Kurama reached up to rub the boy�s back. �Goodnight baby.�

PRESENT

As he was pulled back to the present, Kurama could still feel Hiei�s head resting against his heart. �He really was a beautiful baby wasn�t he Yoko? Thank you for saving him.�

The Youko sensed that the redhead was seeing his relationship with Hiei in a new light. �Would you like to know how Hiei got his name? He�d be really pissed if he knew where both Hiei and Shadow came from.�

Hearing the amusement in Yoko�s voice, the redhead allowed himself to be pulled back into the Youko�s memories.

MEMORY

Making his way across the camp to where Yomi and the team leaders were reviewing the layout of their next heist, Kurama smiled as he felt the boy following in the trees. Several days had passed since Kurama had rescued the boy from the rival camp. It hadn�t taken him long to settle in to life with Kurama. Though Kurama had given him free reign to come and go as he pleased the boy seemed to prefer to be near him most of the time.
Remembering what had happened a few nights ago when Sasha had visited him as requested, Kurama smiled. The boy had growled and glared at the female, refusing to allow her anywhere near Kurama. Not wanting to hurt the boy or be denied his pleasure, Kurama had finally given him a small yellow flower. One sniff and the boy had was out cold. Placing a pillow on the floor, Kurama made sure the boy was comfortable before turning his attention to the sexy vixen as she removed her clothes.
When Sasha left a few hours later, Kurama gathered the boy from the floor and settled him on the bed beside him. As the drug from the flower began to wear off, the boy crawled onto Kurama�s chest just as he had the night before. To the beat of the Youko�s heart the boy had slept peacefully. After that night the boy quickly realized that when Kurama sought out a partner to sate his lust, he could either make himself scarce or suffer the indignity of being drugged.
Turning his attention to the members of his gang, Kurama was about to tell them the game plan when Yomi laughed. �Hey Kurama, I don�t think your shadow has let you out of his sight all day. Is he going on the heist with us?�
Glaring at his second in command, Kurama ignored the comment and continued the meeting. By the end of the day Yomi�s nickname for the boy had spread throughout the camp. It wasn�t until later that night when they returned from the heist however before the boy heard it.
To keep him from following them on the job Kurama had used his vines to lock the boy in his chamber. Entering the chamber Kurama saw the boy sitting in the middle of the bed with his arms crossed and glaring at him. Trying to hide his amusement, Kurama knelt on the bed beside him. �Don�t be mad Shadow. I couldn�t have you following me, it wasn�t safe for you.�
A curious brow rose over one red eye. �Shadow?�
Grinning, Kurama pulled the boy into his arms. �Well, you do shadow me everywhere. The guys are always looking behind me and seeing you in the shadows. Besides, I like it. You can be my sweet little Shadow until I give you a real name.�
The boy glared. �I am not sweet!�
Nuzzling their noses together, Kurama grinned. �Not only are you sweet my little Shadow, you�re also really cute when you pout.�
Kurama laughed when his Shadow�s eyes crossed as he tried to keep the Youko in focus as their noses touched. �Hn, stupid fox. How would you like it if I gave you a sissy name like Shadow? I know, I�ll call you Foxie like some little girl.�
Kurama seemed to think about the name a moment then smiled. �Foxie hm? It�s kind of sexy, I like it. Thank you Shadow.�
The boy rolled his eyes. �You would, you vain fox. Hey, get off me you crazy Youko!�
Tossing the boy on the bed, Kurama proceeded to tickle him. �That�s Foxie to you Shadow.�

PRESENT

With his eyes still closed, Kurama smiled at the memory of the giggling little demon. �So, Hiei did have some happiness in his childhood. Yoko, how long was he with you?�

Yoko was unable to hide his sadness as he told Kurama about their parting. �Only two years. Not knowing how long he would be with me, I used the time to train him. He learned to channel his energy to increase his speed and how to use various weapons. With his small size, swords were a good weapon for him because they extended his reach. He was a fast learner, eager to be able to defend himself and not be dependant on me or anyone else.�

Bracing himself for what was to come, Kurama remained silent as the Youko continued. �Hiei developed a huge crush on me and didn�t like that I saw him as a child and not a potential lover. The breaking point in our relationship happened right after Yomi was blinded. I decided it was a good time to cut my losses and broke up the old gang with the intention of going solo. Hiei was thrilled because he thought that it meant it would be just the two of us. Then I met and fell in love with Kuronue, and Hiei saw that as a betrayal. He gave me an ultimatum, choose between him and Kuro.�

Kurama was startled to realize that Kuronue had been the one to come between Hiei and the Youko. �Wanting a fresh start and new territory to rob, Kuro and I made plans to move north. Kuro thought Hiei was cute and was willing to allow him to come with us, like a real family. Hiei refused. It tore me apart but Hiei wouldn�t budge. In the end, I left with Kuronue.�

MEMORY

Kurama felt as if his heart were breaking. His Shadow stubbornly sat at the entrance to the cave as if waiting for Kurama to change his mind. �Damn it Shadow, why are you doing this? We want you to come with us. It won�t be much different than before. Besides, you have to come, I haven�t finished your training. As soon as I�m sure you�ll be safe I�ll even let you go on heists with us.�
The boy glared. �I told you, get rid of him and I�ll go. You belong with me not him.�
Kurama sighed. �We�ve had this conversation Shadow. You�re ten years old and I don�t molest children.�
Rising, the boy stretched himself up to his full height of just under four feet. �I�m not a little kid anymore Foxie, look how much I�ve grown. Soon I�ll be old enough and then we can be together.�
Sadly, Kurama knew this conversation was getting them nowhere. �Shadow, I love you, but not like I love Kuro. You�re like my child and he�s my lover. Why can�t you accept that and come with us? We could all be happy together. Like a real family.�
Angrily, Hiei turned his back on the Youko. �I don�t want a family, I only want you! If you�re leaving then get the hell out of here! I don�t ever want to see you again!�
Now Kurama knew his heart really was breaking. Drawing a deep breath to calm himself, Kurama went to his bag and withdrew something. As if afraid the boy would run away, Kurama went to him slowly and knelt behind him. �I don�t want to leave you my sweet little Shadow but I won�t force you to come with me. Before I go I have something for you. You�ve done so well in your training I think it�s time you had a real weapon of your own.�
Grudgingly, the boy turned to see the elegant sword Kurama held out to him. Hesitantly the boy reached out and took it from him. �The moment I saw it I knew I had to steal it for you. It�s a katana, not quite as long as a regular sword but it will be much easier for you to handle until you get bigger.�
Sad red eyes rose to meet his golden ones. �It�s beautiful Foxie. Thank you.�
Kurama gave him a little smile. �I have one more gift for you Shadow. If you don�t want it I�ll understand but I hope you�ll accept it. When I first found you I promised you a name. Well, I�ve finally picked one. It�s Hiei. It means flying shadow. It�s a good strong name. I�ve heard there�s even a great mountain in the Ningenkai named Hiei. Please my sweet little Shadow, let me give you this one last gift.�
The boy just stared at him for so long Kurama thought his gift would be rejected. Suddenly the sword was dropped to the ground and the boy threw himself into Kurama�s arms. �It�s a good name Foxie. I�ll carry it proudly.�
For several minutes the two demons silently held each other, neither wanting to be the one to break the embrace. When Hiei stiffened, Kurama looked over his shoulder to see Kuronue waiting for him. Reluctantly, they pulled apart. Standing, Kurama�s eyes pleaded with Hiei to reconsider. Forcing himself to break eye contact with the Youko, Hiei picked up the katana and drew it from it�s sheath. Hiei then pointed the sharp blade at Kuronue and growled. �If you hurt my Foxie I will hunt you down and kill you.�
Not wanting to make matters worse, Kuronue nodded to the boy. �I love him kid, I would never hurt him. I�m glad to know that someone else loves him as much as I do though and will protect him if I�m ever not able to.�
Nodding his acceptance, Hiei sheathed the katana. Turning away Hiei growled over his shoulder. �Get the hell out of here. There�s only a few more hours of light left to travel by.�
Before either of them could respond, Hiei flitted away. As if he understood how much it hurt to leave Hiei behind, Kuronue put an arm around the Youko and silently guided him out of the old camp.

PRESENT

Kurama felt the Youko�s pain at losing Hiei. When Yoko spoke he was unable to mask the emotion he felt. �I only saw Hiei one time after that. It was almost ten years later. Kuronue and I were looking to move to new territory and we�d gone separately to scout the surrounding areas. I don�t know how long he watched me before I sensed him. When I saw him I was so happy. I smiled and went to him but he didn�t move or say a word. When I reached out to him he flinched at my touch. We stared at each other for a minute then he was gone. I never saw him again until you met him.�

Opening his eyes, Kurama looked down at the picture he still held. �I owe you both an apology. Even knowing what an innocent Hiei was I was still jealous of you, thinking you had been Hiei�s lover, when actually you were like his father.�

The Youko was relieved that the redhead was finally understanding. �Shuuichi, are you still mad?�

Even thought their conversation was all in his head, Kurama shrugged. �I don�t know Yoko. I guess I�m hurt more than anything that the two of you kept your relationship a secret from me for so long. I love Hiei and want him for my mate but now I know that can never happen. If we were to mate then when this body dies, Hiei will die. I won�t allow that. Perhaps if we were both mated to him it would be different. At least with you to live on after me, Hiei could have a long life with someone he loves.�

Kurama sensed the Youko�s reluctance. �That solution is still unacceptable. I�m a thousand years older than Hiei. When I die his life would still be cut short.�

Kurama�s curiosity was again peeked. �I notice you didn�t say you didn�t want him. You love him don�t you, and not just as you would a child.�

There was a slight hesitation before the Youko answered. �I�ve always loved him Shuuichi. Something drew me to him the night I saved him and it wasn�t because I wanted to be his father. He was a baby though and I couldn�t allow my heart to overrule reason. Leaving him was the hardest thing I have ever done, but I knew it was the right thing to do. I knew it wouldn�t be long before I was tempted to do things that shouldn�t be done to a child.�

Kurama frowned. �What about Kuronue? Did you really love him?�

Kurama felt the Youko�s anger. �I gave you my memories of Kuro. You know how much I loved him. But I never stopped loving Hiei. I was devastated when Kuronue died, it was a long time before I got over his loss. It was an even longer time before I gave in to my longing for Hiei and went looking for him. I died before I found him.�

Rising from the sofa, Kurama put all the pictures accept the one of him and Hiei back in the book they had fallen from and packed it with the others. �It seems I have even more to think about now. I know Hiei loves you and I�m pretty sure he loves me even if he hasn�t said it. When I fell in love with Hiei I worried that he might not accept the part of me that is Youko. I also worried that you might not love him like I do and he�d be hurt. Now I�m worried that if I allow the two of you to be together, Hiei might want you and won�t want me anymore.�

The Youko grunted. �Shuuichi, that�s ridiculous. You heard Hiei. He wants to be your mate even if it means he only lives a few years. It�s you he doesn�t ever want to live without. You are the one that he loves. I�m nothing more than his childhood crush. If either of us should be worried it should be me. What if Hiei loves you so much more than me that when you die he�s disappointed to be left with only me. It doesn�t really matter anyways. I have no intention of coming between the two of you. I won�t do anything that jeopardizes Hiei�s happiness again.�

Kurama chuckled. �We are Yoko Kurama, the most desired demon in all Makai and Ningenkai. How the hell did one little fire demon make us so insecure?�

This time it was the Youko that laughed. �That�s our sweet little Shadow, turning our lives upside down as usual.�

The redhead grinned wickedly. �We could get a little revenge you know. Hiei would be royally pissed if he knew it was Yomi that nicknamed him Shadow. I wonder why Yomi never mentioned knowing Hiei?�

The Youko seemed to think a moment before answering. �With Yomi being blind he can�t see Hiei to recognize him. He might have recognized Hiei�s ki signature but it changed after he got the jagon and acquired the dragon. And you�ve never called Hiei �Shadow� in front of Yomi and Yomi was gone before I gave Hiei his name.�

There was a pause before Yoko chuckled. �You�re right about Hiei being pissed about Yomi nicknaming him though. Hiei never liked Yomi. He knew about all the trouble I was having with him and he was always jealous because Yomi used to be my lover. He�d be even more pissed though if he knew where �Hiei� came from. Kuronue helped me pick it just before we left him.�

Kurama cringed. �Oops. I�m not sure I�d ever want to piss Hiei off that much. Guess there are a few secrets that are meant to be kept.�

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Kurama tried to smile as he sat with his parents reviewing the pictures of the wedding. He�d picked them up from the airport earlier and surprised them with the wedding pictures. Shiori had been disappointed that Hiei wasn�t there but Kurama had told her that he�d had to return to work and would be back soon. �Oh Shuuichi, I don�t see any pictures of you dancing with Hiei. There is a nice one of you walking back down the isle with him though.�
What Shiori didn�t know was that Kurama had removed several pictures that he knew would upset Hiei. One was when Hiei had thrown himself into Kurama�s arms. His heart had melted when he saw the camera had captured the love that shown so brightly on Hiei�s face at being reunited with his lover. Another was of them dancing, but with Hiei�s lips attached to Kurama�s neck, and the redhead�s obvious pleasure at the act, it looked more like they were making out than dancing.
Those two Kurama knew he would cherish forever. The next one Kurama was considering destroying, but knowing the circumstances behind it he knew he probably wouldn�t. It captured the mortification on Kurama�s face and the bliss on Hiei�s when he�d had asked for his blow job. The last picture was surprisingly sexy. Kurama had imprisoned Hiei�s hips in his hands trying to calm things down but the picture looked more like he was trying to grind their hips together erotically.
Kurama was drawn from his daydreaming when Shiori waved a hand in front of his face. �Shuuichi, is everything alright? You�ve seemed distracted today.�
Kurama was about to answer when he felt Hiei�s energy scan for his. His heart was pounding in anticipation of seeing Hiei. They still had things to work out but after talking with the Youko he felt confident that in the end they�d be alright. �Mother, I think Hiei�s back and I�d really like to go see him, so I�m afraid I�m going to have to leave early.�
Shiori smiled. �Of course dear. Give Hiei my love and tell him we�ll see him soon.�
After bidding his mother and Roger a quick goodbye, Kurama hopped in his car and headed home.
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When Hiei had arrived at the house to find Kurama gone he�d opened the jagon and quickly scanned for his whereabouts. After finding him at Roger�s house with Shiori, Hiei debated on waiting for his lover or going to join him. The decision was made for him a few minutes later when he felt an odd dip in Kurama�s spirit energy.
Flitting out the window, Hiei headed in the direction of Roger�s house. Hiei hadn�t gone far when he realized Kurama�s ki signature was much closer and very weak. Suddenly he saw the reason ahead of him on the road. Kurama�s car sat at an odd angle on the sidewalk. It had been smashed on the driver�s side by a large truck.
Flitting past the truck and a man laying in the road, Hiei went straight to Kurama�s car. Mindless of who saw him, Hiei used his strength to rip the crushed drivers door from it�s hinges and toss it aside. Carefully he reached inside to take the bleeding and unconscious redhead in his arms. �Kurama!�
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