Frustration

Hiei hadn’t missed the split-second glimmer. He knew the redhead would keep Youko under control while they played, but he wondered at it. Why did Youko flare? It didn’t really matter, did it? Kurama had just agreed to be submissive to him, and that was enough for him. “Here?” he asked, glancing at the floor they were on, “or there?” his eyes darted to the futon set off to one side.

“There,” Kurama answered after nuzzling into Hiei’s hand again, covering it again with his hand. He met the garnet eyes above him, “Or here, I don’t mind.” He turned and kissed the palm against his cheek. “What matters is you get what you need,” he finished, looking back into Hiei’s eyes.

Hiei held the emerald gaze seriously for a moment. “This time,” he conceded before bending in and kissing the fox’s slightly parted lips. His tongue came out and lightly traced those parted petals for a long moment, savoring the kitsune’s taste before slipping behind and over the sentinel teeth. Here, the taste of something fresh was stronger, as if spring had a flavor and suffused the redhead in it. A moan tickled his questing appendage as he slid it under Kurama’s tongue, inviting him to dance. He felt fingers slide from his hand to tangle in his hair as his own hand slid back into red silk, pulling the warm cavern closer to him. His free hand wrapped around the kitsune’s body, bringing him closer as Kurama’s other hand slid up his arm to hold his shoulder. All the while, their tongues danced in the warmth of their joined mouths, tasting and seeking to draw out moans that sent shivers of sensation traveling through their bodies.

A long time passed before either felt the need to breathe and they broke their kiss reluctantly. Leaving just enough space between their mouths to pant, the two stared into the other’s heavy lidded eyes. Abruptly, Hiei pulled back, stepping away from the kneeling redhead. Without a word, he turned and headed toward the doorway. Kurama gaped at him a moment before his body moved of its own accord and pounced, bringing the koorime to the ground under the kitsune. “Where are you going?” the redhead demanded.

Hiei struggled to get out from under the irate fox. “I’m leaving,” he growled out.

Kurama refused to let go, holding as tightly as he could without hurting Hiei. “Why? Why are you leaving me?”

“You’re too weak,” Hiei spat out.

“Then get out from under me!” Kurama challenged through grit teeth. It was all he could do to hold the koorime down without using his plants or possibly harming him. Hiei was still too angry and that needed to be dealt with.

“Let me up!” the hiyoukai growled out, working his hand under his shoulder.

“No!” Kurama shot out, pulling Hiei’s wrist and his arm over their heads.

“I said,” Hiei growled, moving his still free hand under his other shoulder, “let me GO!” He shoved harshly as Kurama’s hand wrapped around his wrist, rotating his body, throwing the kitsune off his back though Kurama struggled to keep him pinned. Knowing Hiei was getting away, Kurama allowed himself to be thrown off, surging forward when Hiei was on his back to pin him again, hands by his head. “GET OFF!!” the koorime snarled.

“I thought I was weak?” Kurama taunted. Narrowing his green eyes, he challenged, “Make me!” To add to the challenge, he bent to kiss the scowling lips gently, quickly, chastely.

“Pervert!” Hiei spat out as soon as his mouth was free. He pushed against the arms holding him down, forcing Kurama back a little, not much, but enough to slide his hands out from under Kurama’s and bring them up to shove at the kitsune’s chest hard enough to dislodge him. The fox was forced off the koorime, landing halfway across the chamber, his stance defensive, alert as Hiei got to his feet. “I’m leaving!” Hiei declared.

“No, your not,” Kurama countered calmly. He had already caused the plants in the tunnel to clog it and now the archway plants curtained it. Hiei fixed a glare that could melt steel on the kitsune, silently ordering him to open the path. “If you care to finish this, I’ll let you out when we’re done.”

“Pervert,” Hiei repeated in a voice cold enough to freeze the sun.

“I didn’t say anything about sex, Hiei. That remains your choice. You’re still upset about what Enma did and I’m not going to let you go until you’re truly calm.” Hiei continued to glare silently at the redhead. “You’re my friend, Hiei…”

“Then let me out!” the koorime countered.

“No, you’re still angry.”

“Why…?”

“You only insult me when you’re angry, Hiei. You’ve called me weak several times already, even before you turned to leave. You came to me for help and I’m not letting you leave until I’ve finished what you asked me to do.”

“You talk too much,” Hiei growled out as he grabbed a handful of his cloak, pulling the heavy fabric from his body. Narrowing his eyes, he hissed, “Hold back and I’ll rip out that voice box of yours.” He pulled his sheathed katana out of his belt and laid it next to his cloak, ignoring the appreciative look in the green eyes. Though neither demon preferred hand to hand combat, they both were skilled. Hiei dropped into a defensive crouch across from the redhead, watching, waiting for the next move.

Kurama smirked at the threat and stood up. Looking down at his fingers, he slowly began to unfasten the still remaining buttons on his uniform shirt, occasionally glancing up at Hiei through his eyelashes, a slight smile on his lips. Reaching the last button, he slid his hands upwards along the fabric, meeting Hiei’s eyes as he slowly pushed the fabric off his shoulders and arms before tossing it aside. Shaking his hair out, he took a defensive stance again.

“Show-off!” Hiei shot out, “Pervert!”

“Then do something about it!” Kurama challenged.

With a near feral growl, Hiei launched himself across the room, grabbing Kurama’s wrists and sweeping a foot at the redhead’s ankles, dropping him to the ground. Using his momentum and weight to help, Kurama rolled them over so that Hiei was pinned beneath him. Again, he bent in and stole a brief kiss. Getting his feet against the redhead’s hips, Hiei pushed hard, throwing the kitsune off him, pivoting him over his trapped wrists. Kurama got his feet under him and pulled Hiei over, both landing on their feet, Hiei still holding the fox’s wrists. Letting go of one of the redhead’s wrists, Hiei flung the other and the kitsune at the nearest wall, hoping to wind the fox at least. Kurama followed the motion easily, reducing the impact and pulled Hiei in, hugging him before the koorime brought his free hand up to punch his abdomen. Again, Kurama followed the motion, reducing the injury he took, though the contact forced the air momentarily from his lungs. Hiei smirked at the sound of the gusting air. He let go of Kurama’s other wrist and quickly followed up his punch, only to find the redhead had moved. Kurama leapt over Hiei, twisting in the air to face the koorime when he landed and wrapped his arms firmly around his arms and chest, hands ghosting over the tank-top covered nipples before fingers tweaked them. Another growl escaped Hiei’s throat as sensation traveled through his body, confusing the anger, muddling it with the stirrings of lust. Again, trapping the fox’s wrists with his hands, he stepped back, bending at the waist and throwing the redhead over his body. Air rushed from Kurama’s body as his back came in contact with the floor. Hiei released his wrists and leapt back, again taking a defensive crouch as Kurama slowly rolled to his feet, panting slightly.

“Don’t touch me,” Hiei growled out, his expression a mixture of confusion and anger.

“It’s kind of hard to fight you if I can’t touch you,” the kitsune countered.

“You know what I mean!”

“Do I? Maybe if you show me, I’ll understand.”

“Pervert! You know exactly what I mean.”

“No, I don’t Hiei.”

“Don’t kiss me anymore!”

“Why didn’t you say that in the first place?”

“Don’t fondle me, either!”

“Why are you so upset, Hiei?” the kitsune asked, his voice full of innocence.

Refusing to be drawn any further into a battle of words, Hiei again leapt across the cave and wrapped his hands around the fox’s neck. Kurama allowed his body to fall back, landing on his back with Hiei straddling his abdomen. Instead of grabbing Hiei’s wrists and attempting to free himself, he ghosted his arms up and down the hiyoukai’s firm arms and across his back, massaging the tense muscles lightly, meeting Hiei’s enraged glare calmly. As much as he didn’t want it to, Hiei could feel the tension leaving him. He fought against it, trembling, trying to hold onto the anger that moved him. The fox’s fingers were too clever as they worked his shoulders and neck. Kurama’s eyes met his with a look of complete trust and he could feel his anger draining away, leaving his body to fall limply against the redhead’s chest. Kurama continued his massage, seeking out pressure points to help Hiei continue to relax, his hands trailing lightly over the firm body, hoping that relaxation would lead to arousal. He could feel the weight of Hiei’s shaft against his stomach as the koorime relaxed against him and it was fueling his own desire. Slowly, his hands slid down Hiei’s spine, seeking out more points that would release any remaining tension and help the koorime feel calmer. He felt Hiei’s breathing come more slowly, relaxing into a slow deep rhythm, causing Kurama to think the hiyoukai had fallen asleep, until he heard and felt Hiei turn his head until his lips were next to his ear. In a husky whisper, Hiei muttered, “Will you let me…?” his voice trailing off indistinctly.

Softly, Kurama asked, “Will I let you what, Hiei?”

Not directly answering the question, Hiei asked, “When was the last time you were submissive?” His lips still teased the fox’s sensitive shell, making it difficult for Kurama to control himself or fully concentrate.

Kurama had difficulty not groaning. It didn’t help that he could feel Hiei growing more aroused against his stomach. He allowed his hands to wander lower, below the triple belts to rest lightly on the koorime’s tight ass before answering, “With Kuronue.”

Hiei pushed himself up, looking into the green eyes below him, “And you were going to let me…”

“If it’s what you needed, yes.”

“I could have hurt you.”

“It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you get what you need.”

”And what about your needs?” Hiei’s fingers lightly played with the splayed red hair as he continued to seek truth in the green orbs.

Kurama held Hiei’s gaze a moment before smiling. “I would have gotten it out of you later,” he confessed.

“Manipulative fox,” Hiei murmured, letting his head relax back onto Kurama’s shoulder. “Keep massaging.”

Kurama snorted but moved to obey, his hands kneading the tight muscles of the koorime’s ass before working their way up his back again. He could feel Hiei’s fingers still playing with his hair and the slowly growing heat in his groin where it pressed into his abdomen, and Hiei’s breath as it brushed past his ear and neck. He gasped lightly as Hiei’s tongue brushed against his neck before the koorime asked, “Will you still be submissive to me?”

“Why do you want me to be?” Kurama asked softly.

Hiei brought his lips against the kitsune’s neck, “I want to thank you.”


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A/N Well....I did mention it wouldn't be that easy, didn't I? So...love me? Hate me? Three days to the next chapter. There are four chapters to this story. Keep reviewing...it makes me very happy. :D

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BlueUtopia: Actually, I think Hiei is probably the most complex character in the show. He does have a great capacity for love or he never would have gotten the jagan to find Yukina, but he also has issues with trust because he was thrown off the koorime island as a baby...I think, at least in this story, Kurama showing absolute trust in him is what he really needed at the time...you'll see more in the next chapter what I mean...oh, speaking of Islands.....

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