Embrace the Darkness

Disclaimer: Do I even have to tell you people? I still own nothing, because, if I did, let me tell you, the show would be very, very, different...

Warnings: This chapter contains yaoi!! If you don't like it, don't read it. Also, I'm not sure whether or not opium has the effect and/or the form that I used it in...and I really don't care...Deal with that, too...

For nigh on a month, the beatings continued. Each day, the Goddess appeared with a new weapon, tortured Hiei to the best of her expansive capabilities, and left without a word. To her complete and utter frustration, Hiei showed no signs of giving in. True, his body began to show signs of strain: his old wounds scarred, his new wounds refused to heal; but his mind would not, could not, break. She was beginning to run out of ideas. And that was exactly what Hiei wanted. It had not escaped Hiei's notice that each day found the woman walking into his room looking increasingly flustered. He played this to his advantage, fighting every urge, every small desire that his body felt to just let go, to give up. His plan seemed to be working quite well, he thought, until one day, when the Goddess whirled into the room looking more pleased than Hiei had ever seen her. She proceeded to beat him with renewed zeal, and, when she finished, did not leave as she had before. Instead, she reached to the trolley again, straightening up with a small bottle of clear liquid and a hypodermic needle.

For the first time, fear shone in Hiei's eyes, and he strained wildly against his bindings as the Goddess came towards him.

"Wh-what is that?" he stammered. She only smiled.

"Opium," she answered eagerly, filling the needle carefully. "A human invention. Quite useful in situations like this."

"What does it do?"

The woman gave a slightly feral grin. "You'll just have to wait and see," she told him, plunging the needle deep into his left arm.

Hiei hissed as she emptied the surprisingly cold contents of the needle into one of his major veins, and he felt the fluid spread through his body. The Goddess smiled and left. A few moments later, Hiei realized that he felt dizzy, pleasantly confused, and...happy. The pain dulled from his body, and, rather thickly, he wondered why this woman who had sworn to kill him in the most painful manner possible had given him something that, in his opinion, was healing him completely... His thoughts trailed off as the door began to inch open. A jolt of fear briefly threatened to encroach upon his newfound happiness, but it quickly faded as a head of thick, red hair peered cautiously into the room.

"KURAMA!!" Hiei shouted gleefully. The redhead started, let his eyes adjust to the darkness, spotted Hiei, and gave a sort of joyous yip as he took off across the room. However, his smile and his step faltered, and when he reached his companion, he trailed his long, slender fingers delicately across Hiei's numerous wounds.

"Hiei, what has she done to you?" he whispered.

Hiei's only answer was a quickening of his breathing as a rush of pleasure sped thh hih his body, originating from those places where Kurama's fingers had grazed his bare flesh, and ending in his groin. He shook his head in an attempt to focus. Why was he so dizzy?

"Kurama, untie me, and let's get out of here."

Kurama made no indication of having heard him, but, instead, a strange glint crept into his eyes. His fingers continued their gentle exploration, coming up to run across Hiei's chest. Hiei was having difficulty forming coherent thoughts.

"But, why?" the kitsune murmured. "It's so much more fun this way."

Hiei's dulled brain had a hard time understanding this innuendo, but was helped along the process when Kurama took one of Hiei's nipples in his hand and pinched it. Hiei gasped.

"Kurama, what-?"

He only lowered his head to lick apologetically at the bruised flesh. "Haven't you dreamed of this, Hiei?" he whispered against the skin. "I know I have."

Hiei shuddered in delight, his back arching up into that warm mouth. That was all the encouragement Kurama needed. Quickly, he reached for the wires that held up the thick metal slab and switched the fastenings on them, making the metal lie horizontally rather than vertically. Hiei was too befuddled to question how he knew this was possible.

He clambered onto the makeshift table, straddling the little fire demon's hips, and thrust his own hips forward again and again, eliciting a groan from both males as cloth-covered erections brushed. Kurama reached down between their bodies to deftly unbuckle Hiei's belts, but paused when this was finished.

Hiei, who had unknowingly let his eyes slip closed somewhere along the line, opened them and looked down to see Kurama holding the waistband of his pants, a small frown on his lips. Hiei bucked his hips impatiently.

"What's the matter, fox?" he asked in a somewhat slurred voice. Kurama looked up.

"I've just realized," he said carefully, "that I can't get your pants off."

Hiei's eyebrow arched, the tiny movement seeming strange and unfamiliar to him after so long. "What do you mean?"

Kurama motioned down at Hiei's legs. "I mean," he explained, "that you're strapped down, and I therefore cannot pull your pants off your ankles like I normally would."

Hiei considered this for a brief moment before growling his response. "Then rip the damn things off."

Kurama grinned. "Your wish is my command." He grasped the fabric and tugged, hard. It gave way quickly, leaving Hiei lying naked. He craned his neck once more to look at Kurama.

"You're wearing entirely too many clothes, fox." Kurama inspected himself closely.

"You know what? You're right." He slid gracefully off to stand beside Hiei's prone body, making sure he was in full view. "Why don't I fix that for you?"

In an agonizingly slow striptease, Kurama removed his clothing. His shirt was first to go, the buttons undone one by one, fingers running over skin as more and more of it was exposed. When that was dropped, the pants came next, the belt unbuckled and pulled through each belt loop individually before Kurama's hand even neared the zipper.

Hiei watched, fascinated, as Kurama's pale fingers undid the fastenings of his pants, and his eyes widened as the kitsune, without dropping the clothing, delved his hand into the folds to massage his own erection.

Kurama's head dropped back in pleasure, eyes half-open, lips parted as his breathing grew ragged. Hiei looked on eagerly for a time, but soon became impatient and gave a deliberate cough, startling Kurama out of his self-pleasure. He looked at Hiei, eyes glazed, and Hiei gave a small, whimpering noise. Kurama laughed.

"Feeling left out, Hiei?"

He strained against his bonds in response, back arching, hips thrusting. Kurama straddled him again, leaning forward to capture his mouth, coaxing his tongue out to tangle with his own. Hiei moaned happily, but stiffened in surprise when Kurama slid two of his fingers into Hiei's mouth, all the while still kissing him. He tried to break away, but Kurama's other hand came up to grip his jaw firmly.

"Just suck them, Hiei," he mumbled. Hiei complied, somewhat warily at first, then with vigor as he gave himself over to his emotions. When Kurama felt that they were sufficiently coated with saliva, he withdrew his fingers, sliding them down his body before slipping them into himself. He groaned softly, and Hiei looked up in concern.

"I'm all right," he reassured the fire youkai. "The pain will fade in a moment."

Hiei's brow furrowed in confusion before he discovered that Kurama was stretching himself. His gaze fastened on Kurama's hand as he began to work his fingers, pumping them in and out, scissoring them, preparing himself. Kurama's other hand crept down to grasp Hiei's erection, stroking it fi, ru, running his thumb over the tip and spreading the pre-cum along the length as lubricant.

In one smooth motion, Kurama withdrew his fingers from himself and sank down onto Hiei's member. As Hiei thrust his hips up, Kurama slammed himself down, in an erotic dance that filled the room with the sound of slick skin colliding and animalistic pleasure.

Within minutes, Kurama tensed, threw back his head with a howl, and spread his seed all over both of their chests and stomach. His already tight passage constricting around Hiei brought on the fire demon's release. Kurama fell forward onto Hiei, purring in contenment, and lay there for a time.

When he did eventually roll off, he began gathering up his clothes, and returned Hiei to his original position. Hiei realized this a little too late.

"Hey, wait! Kurama, aren't you going to get me out of here?"

Halfway to the door, he stopped and looked back sadly. "I can't, Hiei."

"What?!" Hiei exclaimed. "Why not?!"

Kurama turned with a sigh. "Because we don't know who she is. We don't know what she's capable of. And until we know enough to be sure that we can stop her, she can't know that we've found you."

Hiei considered this, not recalling that they had never been very prepared on missions before, never remembering that his friends would not dream of leaving him helpless anywhere. In his drugged state, what Kurama was saying made perfect sense. He nodded, and Kurama smiled.

"Good," he said. He began to walk once more, but something occurred to him that made him glance back over his shoulder.

"I'll come back to visit you," he said with a wink. Hiei felt a rush of sensations, but Kurama was out the door. Tired, happy, and fulfilled, Hiei slept.

The Goddess brushed her hair back from her face and straightnened her robes with a smile as the door swung shut with a bang behind her.

"How interesting," she said softly. Her smile widened as she recalled how completely Hiei had believed his hallucinations. "I shall have to remember this for future use..."

So...what did you think? I know, I know...the sex scene pretty much sucks, but this is my first time!! Cut me some slack...Read and review, please!!! Let me know what you really think, whether or not you liked it...A flame would even be nice right about now...I just want some feedback, people!!

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