UNTITLED TRIANGLE

Chapter Five

Hiei sweated a bit as Yukina smiled sweetly at him. He thought he had masked his ki, but Yukina took one look at the pine trees surrounding Genkai’s temple and knew he was there.

“Please stay. I’ll make some tea.” she invited and went up to the temple.

Hiei sighed, with his sister smiling so sweet like that, how can he resist? Kurama’s anguished face appeared before him and he snarled, sitting down the steps that lead to the temple. After being found out by Kurama, the shock and horror of what he had done surprised him. He had imagined, a couple of times, Kurama finding out about Yusuke. He had thought he’d remain calm and nonchalant. Kurama had so many lovers, why can’t he?

But the anger and despair in the green-gold eyes had taken his breath away. He felt… guilty. And that was why his first reaction was to run… to hide from those pained eyes until they no longer looked at him with such anger and betrayal.

He shouldn’t have. He wanted to be just like Kurama. A Casanova of the Makai. Stringing lovers along with no strings attached and no promises of forever. Was it wrong to want that?

Even Yusuke was like that. He remembered watching, incidentally, Yusuke breaking off his relationship with Keiko. The detective had been unmoved by her tears. He had even looked relieved when Keiko slapped his face.

And they talk about love?

Hiei knew love. Love is devotion. Love is forever. Love is dangerous. Love will make you weak. Love will destroy you. Love will tie you down.

Just like how it had destroyed his mother. Just like how it had destroyed Yusuke’s father, Raizen. Just like how Kurama clung to the Ningenkai because of his mother. Just like how Yusuke destroyed Keiko’s world.

Hiei had to lie because he didn’t want to be weak. He loved his sister, Yukina, but he didn’t let it destroy him. He will not.

Hiei’s scowl was replaced with a sad sigh. He really shouldn’t even be thinking about this. Not Kurama. Not Yusuke.

“Aniki…”

Hiei felt the hair on the back of his head rise. Wide, red eyes turned to Yukina.

The ice maiden blushed at the look of horror on Hiei’s face. “Ah, g-gomen…” she apologized, setting down the tea tray with trembling fingers.

Hiei felt his heart start whirring again in relief. She didn’t know…

Yukina sat across him, smiling again. “Gomen, Hiei-san. I just…”

“Hn.”

“I don’t mean…” Yukina seemed at a loss for words, wringing her small hands. She took a deep breath and looked straight at Hiei. “I apologize for even wishing you were my brother. It’s just that I felt… your sadness. I thought…”

“You don’t have to explain.”

Yukina looked surprised, looking like she would cry but Hiei nodded at her without irritation and she was smiling again. She pushed one of the plates with sweet cakes to Hiei. “Here. I baked them this morning.”

“Hn.” Hiei accepted the offer and began eating without another word.

Yukina poured the tea, red eyes watching Hiei as he sighed again.

“Is anything wrong…?” she prodded.

Hiei blinked as if she surprised him and looked at her a bit confused.

Yukina pushed a cup of tea towards Hiei. “You look… sad.” Yukina explained. “Did anything happen? You can talk to me, Hiei-san.”

Hiei looked away, a blush staining his cheeks. Talk to her about that?! Impossible.

Yukina sipped her own tea with grace, watching the brother she never knew.

“I…” Hiei began then shook his head. “It’s alright. Nothing’s wrong.”

Yukina sighed as if defeated but smiled again. “That’s good to hear then. Please tell me if anything’s bothering you. I’m always here to listen.”

Hiei nodded and they continued to eat in peace while Yukina told stories and smiled her sweet smile that seemed to soothe Hiei’s heart.


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Hiei woke up with a bad mood. His back ached from lying on hard wood all night. This was the first time since he had become Kurama’s lover that he had to sleep in a tree. Usually, it was Yusuke’s or Kurama’s bed that he slept in. Ah, those beds, he can sleep in them for days. Growing up in the Makai with no luxury and the fear of being killed while sleeping had made him wary. Sleeping in trees had been his best defense against that.

But this morning he wanted to lie on a fucking bed!

He sat up with a growl, arranging his cloak around him. After bitching for a bit, he jumped down the tree and came face to face with Youko Kurama.

“Hi.” Was Kurama’s polite greeting.

“Hn.” Hiei snorted. “Shuichi Minamino’s voice in the Youko’s body is disgusting.”

Instead of getting angry, Kurama laughed. “I’m not here to pick a fight, Hiei.”

Hiei huffed, looking away. Why was Kurama here? Why wasn’t he yelling or hurting him? Why wasn’t he fighting back?

Kurama stepped forward, wanting to pounce. Hiei really looked like a child pouting like that. “Hiei, please, let’s talk.”

“Talk now, Fox.”

Kurama smiled at the pet name. He hoped it was Hiei’s term of endearment for him. “Let’s go back to Ningenkai. It’s too dangerous for you here in Makai.”

“What? Am I an invalid now?” Hiei growled and stalked away.

“Hiei, wait!” Kurama hurried, following him. “I meant it’s dangerous for us to talk in here.”

The koorime stopped and turned to him. Kurama stopped walking, too so that they were a feet apart.

“What do you want?” Hiei demanded.

Kurama stepped closer. “I want what we had. Just like before.”

Hiei was very surprised. “You don’t hate me?” he blurted out.

Kurama laughed and Hiei became irritated again. Hiei actually asking about how he felt. That was a first. “I can’t hate you, Hiei. I…’

No words of love, right?

“I miss you.”

Hiei blinked. He missed the Fox, too. And his bed. But, Yusuke…

“And Yusuke…?”

Kurama could feel his youko side getting angry but he stepped down on it. “If you want the two of us… then there’s nothing we can do but obey your whims…”

Hiei’s eyebrows crossed. What? No jealous outbursts like before? Did Kurama really love him at all? Was it that easy?

“What if I want other lovers…?”

Kurama’s right eyebrow was twitching a somewhat. “You can do as you please…”

Hiei glared at him.

“As many lovers as you want. You will hear nothing from Yusuke and me.”

Hiei sagged a bit at Kurama’s words. Somehow, he expected the youko to be… a bit more possessive than this. Where was the anger he saw? The hurt from his betrayal? Was Kurama lying then?

Kurama stepped closer and made Hiei look at him by cupping his face. “No strings attached, right. That’s what you want. We’ll give it to you. But, please, come back to me… to us.”

“What if I don’t want to?” Hiei asked, still rebelling.

Kurama sighed and leaned down to kiss him. Hiei struggled for a bit but was soon kissing back, his fingers tangling with Kurama’s silver locks.

Unable to stop himself, the Youko embraced Hiei and lifted him up so that they could kiss better. Hiei accepted the embrace and pulled the Youko closer. He had really missed the Youko.

With a little flex of his youki, Kurama let the vines and plants around them grow, creating a small tent of leaves and foliages. Hiei squirmed as Kurama lay him down on the now flower covered ground.

“Not again…” Hiei groaned.

Kurama pulled Hiei’s cloak off his small shoulders. “Let me have you for now,” he pleaded. “I’d have to share you with Yusuke again once we get back.”

The koorime stared at Kurama’s gold eyes. They were hurting again and somehow Hiei felt his chest hurting, too. Ignoring the feeling, he pulled Kurama down on him. “I’ll have more lovers than you had.”

Kurama sighed but chuckled. “You would.” he whispered, nibbling Hiei’s earlobe. “They’re lucky.”

“What?” Hiei asked.

The Youko shook his head, pulling off Hiei’s pants so that Hiei’s milky legs would tangle against his. “I missed you a lot…”

“It was just two days, Fox.”

“Yeah, but I still miss you.”

Hiei hugged him closer, his chest aching so much and hoping Kurama would make it stop hurting again like he did when they had sex like this.

“Just shut up and kiss me, Fox.”

Kurama complied, tangling his tongue against Hiei’s, stealing his breath.

And, oh, how much he wanted to steal his heart, too.


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A/N: Ah, the twins are really too cute for their own good. If you have suggestions for a pair for Kurama or Yusuke please suggest away. I don’t want a sad ending after all. *cries*

What, another threesome? *is terribly undecided*

Thank you for reviewing. *bows*