Heart of Darkness

Chapter 3
Memories of the Curse

Kurama’s POV

Hiei’s past is something I would love to know about, but he will never reveal it to me. I’m guessing that Tahren knew his past and probably much more about him than she lets on. I shall make Hiei tell me about his past, and the present, but how will I do that, you must wonder. I raise plants, any kind of plants, especially those forbidden to anyone, Makai, Reikai or Ningenkai. The Makai/Reikai forbidden plants are my favorites, especially because those are plants that suck on energy or are poisonous, very poisonous. One of them is the Sinning Tree, and I do quite remember it’s effect. It envelopes a victim, while draining his energy, until the victim is no more. Then there is the poisonous Rose Whip which is much more dangerous than the ordinary one. When it slices the enemy’s skin, it injects a certain poison of my choosing, and the person is affected by it immediately. It makes a great weapon, and I usually pick poisons that kill slowly, and sometimes, the victim isn’t even aware of it until it shows their final stage of poisoning. And the last one, the one that I use quite often The Dead Tree, or the Man-eating tree. As it name suggests, it is a carnivore. It will eat anything, then turn the victim’s body into it’s own seed. It is the only way to get new seeds, and after three uses, you can’t use it anymore. It is quite extinct, and the last examples that there are exist in my garden, and that of the Reikai world. I had to steal a few of the examples of the plant, and the fools hadn’t noticed my note card nor the missing plants yet. I can’t wait to see Koenma’s face when he’s told that I stole one of the most dangerous plants in the history of the Reikai. Mukuro quite supports me in whatever I do, as long as I don’t steal from her realm. She calls me her ‘friend’ even though I’m as much as her friend as Hiei’s. Mukuro is quite another matter from the problems I experience with Hiei. She was much more clingy and stuff. Never would have left me alone the bitch, or as some call her, the bionic bitch. I am quite trying not to think of Hiei, but I just ramble on and on, about unimportant stuff. Let’s get to the topic, Hiei. He is weird, even for a slayer. The dark roots of his past become darker within every minute that passes, but he will never trust me with his secrets. And I hope you do know the answers to why and how did he become what he is, because I don’t think I’ll ever know. His past will remain hidden to all but him, unless, I manage to get some answers. Well, let’s try this…


Hiei’s POV

Kurama sat there, staring at the floor, thinking about… something. He was quite pensive until he jumped up and sat next to me. I gulped. This is not a good sign. He was smiling, and his green eyes lit up. He had a look of determination on his face. He was going to get some answers, and he was going to get them now. Damn it all! Why did Tahren had to lock me with this crazy fox… er, vampire. He opened his mouth to ask a question, but I knew there was only one way to throw away his curiosity. I didn’t like the way, but it had to be done for his own good, and for my own. Someone knowing my pas, especially someone who was my enemy was unacceptable. I leaned a bit, so I could position my head and kiss him, and what a kiss it was. Strong and passionate, as he pulled me to the ground with him. This fox was horny, and I knew that without killing him, there was no way to stop him. Tahren, I swear I will kill you for making me do this. I did not want to have to screw this guy, only to keep my past safe, but knowing what I know, Kurama will both fuck me and get the answers to his questions, but for now, He’s just gonna have to be pleased with this. I pinned him to the floor completely and bent lower to kiss his neck. He tasted of roses and honey, must be a special kind of bath or perfume that he uses. Knowing him, it’s all of the above, as he does look like a girl, he can even shop for bras or something. But on that short time a while ago, when Yusuke and I captured him and Kuwabara, didn’t he turn into a female? Well, that is a question that I need to ask. Hopefully I’ll remember it.


Kurama’s POV

Oh my God! What the Hell is Hiei thinking, kissing me like this?! I don’t appreciate him pinning me down, but it feels so goddamn good. I could feel it aroused him too. Damnit, had I known that I’d be pinned beneath him now, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place, but I think Youko would have come here running, at the same thought of fucking that raven haired beauty. He friggin guy is always so horny. I could feel the change in energies. If we did change, I would have no way of controlling the Youko’s advances. I could feel my control ebbing, and I could do nothing about it. It slipped from me slowly but surely. Oh shit…


Youko Kurama’s POV

Oh yeah, I am in control again, and Kurama should’ve known it, being that he is so deeply infatuated with Hiei. Hah like that bastard could ever please my Kurama. He is my dearest partner, and the one I dare to fuck so often. Well hello everyone and tremble beneath my path, for I am back.

Hiei’s POV
I felt Kurama’s body shift beneath me, and I opened my eyes just in time to see him changing into none other than into the notorious ‘Sexy Beast Youko.’ Now I know why they call him that. He is tall, a few inches taller than myself. His body was obviously not trained in combat as much as mine. No, his body was much more trained in the act of sex. His body was lean, and a bit muscular, and his skin was soft and smooth. God, I can’t believe I’m thinking this way of the sexy beast as they call him. I think that sexy fox would suit him better. I’m gonna have to change that. Youko Kurama’s lips were crushed against my own. His body was on fire, and I could feel it. I could feel the change between Kurama’s kisses and Youko’s kisses. Kurama’s were much less experienced, and Youko’s were as trained as my fighting skills. Wonder if he knows every single trick to awakening and fulfilling one’s desire. But that is not what I need to know. I need to know how to get Kurama back. I pushed Youko away. He pouted. “You don’t like me?” He said in a mock voice. He was mocking ME! Goddamit this youko is gonna pay. But now my priority is getting Kurama back with the possibility of not getting raped by the beast. “I don’t like you.” I took out my sword and pointed it at his chest. He burst into laughter. “You can’t kill me!” I moved my sword to his hair. I hope this will work better. And it did. His eyes widened, and he had an expression of horror on his face. “You wouldn’t!” I moved my sword and cut one side of his hair short. His look turned into one of hatred and anger. I cut the other side. His hair barely reached his shoulders, and he had more bangs now. He looked more masculine, but still quite good. I lowered my sword to his most treasured organ, and reached to his tail. I cut off a few strands. He winced in pain. “Your tail is the next to go.” Youko thought a little and raised his hands as a sign of surrendering. “I surrender.” That was awfully easy. I eased from my fighting position into a more normal one, but still alert. This Youko isn’t anyone who is not familiar to faking stuff. You had to be if you were living for a long time as he has. “How do I get Kurama back?” He grinned. “You don’t.” He jumped into the air and I lost track of him. Before I had time to zero in on his position, he jumped down on me. He had me pinned under his body and held me down. For such a vulnerable looking creature, he was quite strong. I couldn’t get out of his grasp, and the pressure of his nails on my wrists was making me bleed. Will I stay alive through this? The only one who could help me was Yusuke, and knowing him, he was snoring on the bed. “You’re gonna have to let go eventually Youko.” He grinned wickedly. “Not really. You probably didn’t read too much on Youko’s did you? We have stamina and willpower. You couldn’t beat me Shadow Dragon. You couldn’t beat me no matter what.” The youko laughed. Damnit! I hate to be laughed at! The fox wasn’t gonna get out of this alive! But he is the only one who knows how to get Kurama back, and since they are connected, by killing the fox, I kill Kurama. And even though it pains me to say it, I have fallen in love with the vamp. He may be what he is, but I am truly in love. Why does this have to happen to me. Wait! I know! Maybe if I pull on Youko’s tail, he will be in enough pain to let me go. Well, I can only try, there is no sure way to determine it. I placed my hand on Youko Kurama’s ass. This was the only way. “Heh. You say you don’t like me, and yet I can feel you do. But do you want me bad enough?” Now is the time for acting. I falsely moaned, and Kurama took it as a yes. He lowered his head and nibbled on my throat. I pulled his tail back, and it actually worked. He yelped and turned back into Kurama. Kurama’s back were arched, and then I noticed I held Kurama’s hair. “Please let go.” I let go of Kurama’s silky hair. “Sorry.” Oh my fucking God! Did I just apologize? What the hell is Kurama doing to me? Kurama looked worriedly at me, and touched my forehead. “Do you have a fever? I can swear I just heard you say that you’re sorry.” I looked at him coldly. “Yes, I did said I was sorry, and no I don’t have a fever, but why would you care? You’re just another of those bloodsuckers who only want to kill and fuck.” Kurama’s expression changed to that of hurt, and his green eyes sparkled with tears, and something else. Is that lust I see in his eyes? He fired back at me. “Oh sorry mister I-am-the-ruler-of-this-whole-fucking-world-and-you-are-all-my-servants. But aren’t you one of those who just do want to fuck me as you said it. And yeah Hiei, I do care, because I’m in love with you.” I had not expected that from him. I think that my expression was that of mild disgust mixed with surprise. Was he really ready to just say it like that? He got off me. I could see the hurt look in his eyes. “Fine. Whatever. Say what you want. But what we gotta do now is to find a way out of this place, without using our powers. Tahren was quite specific on the protections of this castle during her stay. Afterward it was just emptied and abandoned, waiting for her return.” I could hear the hurt in his voice. Damnit! Why do I always hurt the ones I love?!

Kurama’s POV

Damn it! I was sure that he would say that he feels the same way as I do, but his expression and words didn’t prove it, and neither did his actions. We are just gonna have to concentrate on getting the Hell out of here. Tahren knows a way we could go out, and if I just had the access to her plans… But wait. I do know where they are. I lifted Tahren’s throne. That was where they were, and now instead of it was a pathway, a gate. Could it be the legendary pathway/gate to the forbidden memories, and past? Yes, I think it is. It was said to be hidden underneath the castle of seven stars, where Tahren was born, but no one knew the exact location of the Castle of Seven Stars. Tahren’s family owned many castles, and they moved a lot, so it was impossible to determine where they were. And now, Here I a, face to face with the gate of memories. I lifted the alcove and stepped down into the pathway. Hiei followed me, but he suspected nothing. He wasn’t the type to read about history too much. Everyone who is someone knew about the gate. He went closely after me, and almost slipped a few times. I chuckled to myself. So Hiei was a clumsy person. That’s a funny thought. I almost slipped a few times; the stairs were slippery, and had moss growing on them. Hiei caught me just before I landed on my butt. He steadied me and we walked on. We finally came to a large room with two big crystal balls. They looked misty. The balls talked to us. “Why have you come here strangers?” It was a woman’s voice. This must have been Tahren’s mother or grandmother when they were young. “I have come here to find answers to my past.” I looked at Hiei. I was shocked that he didn’t know anything about his past. How could that be?! He saw me staring at me and remarked: “Close your mouth fox. Your saliva is covering the floor.” “Do you just find it fun to mock me?” He smirked. “Yes I do find it fun.” The mist in the crystal ball cleared, and I could see fragments of Hiei’s past. Obviously he didn’t want me to see his complete past, but just unimportant parts. But then I saw something that changed my mind. It was Hiei’s birth. Hiei’s mother was a Koorime! So that’s what I was feeling. He wasn’t a human nor a vampire slayer, but a Koorime! I can’t believe it. Hiei’s mother was a tall silver haired woman, like most of the Koorimes. She also had a daughter, Hiei’s win sister born prematurely. This part we both could see. He stared in awe at it, and so did I. Hiei’s mother had to push him off the island in a basket! So that means that Akuro might not be Hiei’s father, but someone else? Who could it be? The mirror gave us his complete past, actually, only the part with his birth. “Shin, I will not let Fire die! He is my son, no matter of his origins!” The tall woman argued with the woman in charge. “Fire as you call him is a threat to this village. We will not have him, and he is to be away from this island. He is too much of a threat! A mix of fire and ice apparitions is nothing to be kidding about, especially not when he is to be the next slayer!” “My son is no slayer” He is an innocent being, and I shall not stand by as you throw him off the island.” “It is no concern of yours what happens to him. You can keep the daughter, but you cannot keep the son. Be glad that I let you keep Sun. I do have the right to throw her off the island too.” “NO!! I will not allow it!” “Oh yes you will. You cannot stop me.” “Yes I can!” The tall woman pushed the other into the river, falling along with her. Neither were victorious, and both had died in the river. They threw out the baby Hiei, a.k.a. Fire and his sister was given to an elderly couple who later died. Sun was also banished after the mysterious death of her second guardians. The prology of Hiei was not something I had wanted to know. It was too painful. Way too painful for a single child to face the pain of the world head on, was it not? Well, this was nothing like it. This one had to not only face the whole world, this one had to face the whole world. After the Koorime’s rejection, a group of thieves took him in and teached him how to steal and fight. The latter had been their downfall. Hiei had eliminated the complete group, and even their offspring. Alone he went on, until he met Akuro, who took him in and erased his memory, implanting another memory, of him being Hiei’s father. Obviously that effect of the spell was gone since Akuro died, and Hiei’s memory up until the year of 13 was empty. Hiei decided to pursue Akuro’s hobby and went on, slaying vampires, but never gave up on finding out his past. This was obviously the only good thing that we met. Without me, He wouldn’t know what had happened awhile ago. “Oh my God! Hiei, I hadn’t known…” He looked at me coldly. “Neither did I.” “Then all those times I called you a bastard, I was right…” Hiei arched his brow in puzzlement. “You never called me a bastard.” I chuckled and scratched the back of my head. “Well, I kind of…er, did, I think.” He smirked. “I guess you do think.” I pushed Hiei on the ground. “What, do you think I only care about this?” My hand lowered to his manhood, and I squeezed it. He moaned, and I felt him get hard. “I don’t think about this at all, but obviously you do, don’t you?” He gasped. “No I don’t. I’m not the Youko, Kurama. But you are so you must know how it is with him. You do, don’t you? There is no chance that the youko wouldn’t ravish a beauty such as yours.” He stared at me blankly. Obviously I was right. The Youko visited his dreams, and Kurama couldn’t escape it. Youko was abusing all the trust that Kurama had once put into him. “Answer.” “Answer to what?” I gripped his wrists tighter. “Don’t play that game with me. You know full well about what I’m talking about, don’t you? Just as you know your need for blood and sex.” Kurama winced. After all, it wasn’t any day that a black haired, red eyed slayer asked questions first, then plunging a stake through a vampire’s heart. Actually, it almost never happened. Slayers as short tempered as I know that they don’t have the time to think, but only the time to kill. I didn’t have anymore time to think as Kurama hit me with a stone. I fell into the darkness of dreamless sleep.

Kurama’s POV

Oh shit! Please don’t tell me I just did what I did! Oh, but I did. Hiei’s body rested over mine, and I could smell and see the blood trickling from the back of his skull. Why had I done it? I could’ve just asked for him to move; not that I’m saying that he would. But still… Hitting him on the head with a stone… Not the most rational thing to do. Not the best thing to do either. I lowered the stone I was still clutching so tightly. Oh Hiei, I’m so sorry… But I can’t apologize for that now, can I. It was too late now to apologize, plus apologizing to an unconscious person is just like apologizing to Kuwabara. Not heard and not accepted.
I brought him to my old chalet. It was wooden, but very well kept. Yes it was a bit dusty, but nothing that Hiei couldn’t get over. I lowered him onto my bed. It was covered with satin, red sheets. This was the place me and Kuronue would go to when we wanted to be alone and away from our servants. They developed quite a habit of interrupting us every time we started making love. This was our sanctuary, you could call it. We could always escape here, and Tahren’s house was close to it, so we always went for a visit to her. She was quite an angel back then, but I guess that Kuronue perverted her mind in his mysterious ways. Not that I don’t know the ways, I just rather not think about it, and they aren’t something to be written on a piece of paper and read by all. Close to this log cabin was a waterfall, discovered by Kuronue and myself. And behind it, we had set up a bed and a kitchen, a small living place for when the hunters were running after us. Didn’t help us much on the day he died though… Damnit, this is no time to be thinking about this. I have to bandage Hiei up, and fast. I took out one of my healing plants and it turned into the remedy he needed. It closed the wound on his head fast, and then I bandaged it up. I took one of Kuronue’s old clothes and stripped Hiei of his. They were a bit bloody, and I would rather him not getting sick, Since it got very cold over here. That’s why I never came here after Kuronue’s death. Without anyone to sate your desires, and to warm you over the night, it got quite cold. This orest in which this cabin was hidden was called ‘The Forest of the Lonely Souls’, and it was a great pick for the name too. I kissed Hiei goodnight and went into the room next to it. It was just the way I left it. The covers were pale pink, mixed with a few tinges of red. It had baldachins circling the bed, and they were red. The mirror in the left corner of the room was broken and dusty, and it had dried blood on it. I had broke it when I got here, after Kuronue’s death. He has only died to save me, and I know had it not been for me, he would still be alive and well. But that was love, true love. He and I were lucky to experience it, while Hiei hasn’t been so lucky. Damnit! Is it just me or do all my thoughts go back to Hiei? Well, if I go to sleep, then they won’t come back…hopefully. I took of my clothes and changed into the attire I had before. It was pink, sleeveless, with long pants. It was one of youko’s favorite clothing. It was made out of flowers, or more precisely, perfectly shaped, pink colored roses, which grew only in one part of the Makai. The petals were completely blended in with their pink vines, and you couldn’t see what it was made of. Still, the silky material clung to my skin, showing off my slightly musceled abdomen. I ighed and jumped into my soft bed. I smelled a tang of my old perfume. I had stopped using that one, but it was truly intoxicating. I stopped using it because it was Kuronue’s favorite, and I did not want anything reminding me of him, and his horrible death. I thought as for the first time I fell into a dreamless sleep.


A/N Wow. That was faster than I expected. I guess I had inspiration; and too much boring classes, though I usually draw. I guess I was motivated, and had many ideas. As I said, if you have any suggestions or comments for this story, please email me or post them. I think that I might actually have the next chapter on Sunday or Saturday. Well, anyways, please review. I hope you continue reading this story.