Wouldn't Trade It For The World

Ch.4-In Which Kiyomi and Hiei Have a Civilized Discussion



A/n: Just want to thank all of my lovely reviewers. ^_^ And now, an update. Oh, I'm debating on making this a threesome involving Hiei, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea. Feedback please?



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Something felt different when Kurama awoke the next morning. He slowly opened his eyes, and was greeted by a pair of honey brown ones, staring up at him from his chest. He smiled, remembering what had happened the night before.



"Good morning, Kiyomi," He said, kissing her softly.



"Morning," she responded, smiling brightly. "Sleep well?"



"Incredibly. You?"



"Amazingly."



He smiled again, and took a moment to study the young girl over. Besides the bruises and scratches, she had several bite shaped scars. One on her neck, right in the crook on her left side, and one on each side of her collar bone. He traced them lightly, and she shivered, though he wasn't sure if it was because she liked that, or something else.



"Where did these come from?"



She looked away from him, a pained expression crossing her face. "You have to understand... I wasn't always working for King Enma."



Kurama raised an eyebrow. "Who then?"



"A vampire lord.... from the North. Zenn. He... Was my lover for some time... And then... I betrayed him. I was fed up with him paying attention to me only when it was convenient for him, and then ignoring me for months on end."



She paused, and Kurama could feel that she was looking for the right words to describe the situation. Finally, she spoke again. "I... told him I was leaving. He wanted to know why, so I gave him the condensed version. He didn't like it, and so... He tried to make me like him."



He pulled her close as she shuddered again, her hand going to the mark on her neck. "What made him do such a thing... Instead of killing you outright?"



"He knew I'd prefer to be dead than to be alive, but unable to go back to my brother, who I hadn't seen in months. Or to even be able to go back to human world. Spirit world closely monitors the movements of Vampires... They aren't allowed to step foot in Human world."



Kurama nodded, and kissed the top of her head. "What happened? It's almost impossible to stop the change once it's started, am if I'm not mistaken?"



She smiled. "There's a reason I'm good at chemistry."



"You have an antidote?"



"For vampire, zombie, and werewolf bites."



He smiled. "What else do you do with chemistry?"



She grinned, and Kurama related it to a grin Hiei had once given him. "I'm fond of making explosives. It's a fun way to take out zombies."



He chuckled. "I'm not surprised, really. I could tell you were different at school. You were the only girl who didn't mob me."



She blushed, but grinned all the same. "Your fan club scared me."



He leaned in and kissed her. It wasn't deep, but it did last for a few minutes. "You don't have to worry about them now."



"I know."



He kept her close, nuzzling the top of her head lightly. She smiled, and kissed his chest softly. Sighing, he stroked her back, feeling a few more scars. "You've been through a lot, haven't you," He muttered softly, not expecting an answer.



"I guess... Depends on your definition of what a lot is..."



"You've got more scars than most people I meet."



She shrugged. "I deserved a few of them."



"I don't buy it, you know that, right?"



"Yeah..."



He kissed her gently, and started to sit up. She followed suit, the blanket pooling around their still nude forms. Smiling softly, Kiyomi's finger traced a line softly along the contours of Kurama's body, smiling brighter as he shivered and sighed in content pleasure.



"Under any other circumstances, I would suggest not moving from bed until we absolutely had to," He said, enjoying her touch throughly. "But... Circumstances are not on our side, are they."



She nodded, tensing up slightly. "I hope... That Kuwabara is feeling better. I think... I just got lucky yesterday.... Something should be broken...."



Kurama pulled her against his chest, causing her to jump slightly. "I know that it's hard, especially because most of the other demons are higher rank than you, but you need to have more confidence in yourself," He said, gently pushing a strand of hair out of her face. "Where's the girl I'm rather fond of, who was always telling people where they could stick their smart aleck comments at school?"



"I think I left her at home, with Kiyoshi..." She mumbled out.



"I think she's here, just waiting to come out."



After a moment, she nodded. "I need to focus on my training more. I've neglected it."



Kurama smiled. "I can help with that."



She smirked pervertedly. "I bet thats not the only kind of training you'd like to give me..."



He grinned. "You're figuring me out all too well, love."



"That's what happens when you date an empath. I can... Almost feel you... Almost."



He nodded, but said nothing. Instead, Kiyomi felt a surge of warmth, filled with affection and confidence. She smiled, and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," She whispered out quietly.



"Do itashi mashite, watashi no ai."



Suddenly feeling something odd in her stomach, Kiyomi pressed her lips against Kurama's, and soon, they found themselves tangled up in one another.



And neither cared who heard either.



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Staring at the wall, Hiei glared. The dragon on his arm itched. It would be so easy to kill the bitch with it... She'd never even feel a thing. All he'd have to do was find a way to get her away from the fox... And the rest would be a breeze.

The problem was getting her away from the Fox. His Fox.



He sighed, and picked up his Katana. Now that the fox had all but put his mark on her, it would be impossible to get her away from him. He growled, frustrated at this. He could just sneak in and stab her while they slept, but unless he did some serious work, he wouldn't be able to get in without waking the fox up. He knew his scent, and even the slightest wiff of it would wake him, no matter how deep the slumber.



Eventually, the Koorime made his way to the main room. The two love birds were no longer going at it again, so he found he could tolerate being outside of the room that he and Kurama had been sharing. When the pair exited, he made a point not to look at either of them.



Yusuke, being his normal self, smirked, waggling his eyebrows at Kurama. "Got lucky, eh?"



Kurama bit his lip, trying not to laughing at Yusukes vulgarness. "That is none of your bussiness, Yusuke."



He shrugged. "It's not like we didn't hear it. Our neighbors probably heard it too."



Kiyomi turned bright red, and muttered something about needing to go to the bathroom.



Kurama let her go, pitying the poor girl a little. She did know that she was... exuberant in bed, for lack of better words. She wasn't ashamed about it, but she didn't particularly care to hear it from Yusuke.



As soon as the young half bat was out of ear shot and safely in the bathroom, Kurama approached Yusuke, and in a low voice, asked, "How is Kuwabara this morning?"



Yusuke sighed. "If anything, he's worse than yesterday."



Kurama nodded. "I... Don't know how Kiyomi will do today. All of the demon's at her rank have been eliminated at this point. Her confidence isn't very high, and that's not going to help her."



Yusuke nodded, but before he could say anything, Hiei interupted him.



"I'll speak with her."



Kurama blinked. "Hiei... Are you sure that's a good idea? You... Aren't exactly the most supportive person I've met."



"Hn. It's obvious you're... Coaching isn't helping her."



If he hadn't know him as long as he had, Kurama wouldn't have caught the flash of emotion in the shorter demons eyes. 'Is he... Upset with me...?' He thought, trying to figure it out. It had gone as quickly as it had come, and he was almost positive what he'd seen. 'What are you trying to tell me, Hiei?'



Mentally, he filed the thought in the back of his head, for when he had time to talk to him. Perhaps later tonight, if time, (and his new found urge to be close to Kiyomi, whether it was in her pants or just cuddling) permitted. It all depended.



At that point, Kiyomi came back from the bathroom, and the boys proceeded to change the subject. Kuwabara came out long enough to apologize to Kiyomi, then stumbled back into the room to go back to bed. Kiyomi watched his gait carefully, then gasped.



Kurama looked at her, puzzled. "What is it?"



"Posion... I'm positive."



Furious, Yusuke managed get out, "What kind?" He growled as he said this, and Kiyomi involuntarily took a step backward.



"I'm not... Really sure... But from the looks of it... It might be..." She stopped, and the three could tell she was wracking her vast knowledge of poisons and other nasty things for an answer.



Kurama put an arm around her. "Its alright love. He's strong... He'll be fine."



She nodded, still thinking. Even Hiei, who didn't give a rat ass about the girl, could tell she was detirmined to figure this one out, even if it killed her in the process. She hadn't been her long, but he could tell that she was already fond of this odd group that Hiei almost found himself calling friends on more than one occassion.



"Kurama," He said after a moment. "May I speak with your... Girlfriend for a moment?" And when Kurama raised an eyebrow, he added in, "Alone. I promise not to harm her."





After a few hesistant moments, Kurama nodded, and walked out with Yusuke, leaving the pair alone. Kiyomi wasn't intimidated by the short, yet almost evil looking figure in front of her, even though a part of her knew she should be.



"I'll get straight to the point. Don't waste your energy on the fool. Everything the fox said is true. He is strong."



She blinked, and he decided to continue.



"Furthermore, if you hurt Kurama, I will personally kill you."



"Wow... And here I thought you were going to say something else that was decently nice."



"That is me being nice, half breed."



She bit her tounge, not wanting to push his temper. "You love him, don't you?"

After a moment, he nodded.



She nodded in return. "Hiei... You have to understand, the most I can do is talk to him about it. I know that kitsune's like to have two or three lovers at a time... But... As far as I can tell, he thinks you don't care for him in that way."



"Hn. I know that. I made a mistake."



She sighed. "And... I'm also possesive. It's a common trait among bat demons, and even though I'm only half, I still get that."



"You think I'm not?"



She smiled softly at the young Koorime, and he felt for a moment that she might not be so bad. "I know you are. But, it's his choice in the end, not ours."



He nodded, and started for the door. Not seeing the need to say anything else, Kiyomi followed him, worried about what was coming.



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A/n: And there I end it. I wasn't originally planning on poisioning Kuwabara... But with a new idea I have for the story... Well, you'll find out. Review please!!!!