More Than Partners

Core than partners

By Bane Huntress [Sarah B]

Side Bonus Stories (6 little stories)

AN: You have to read "More Than Partners", otherwise they will seem a bit random :S and might not make so much sense :P

AN: I did these as I was writing the main 4 story arks. I didn’t put them in because they really didn’t have a place, or it was just a mention in the story I got carried away with.

I’ve put them in order of history they appear. Mostly they are between chapters.

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WARNING: /blush… this is very heavy Yaoi! Sorry if it’s crap :S I don’t normally write them…

Hiei Takes His Silver Fox

Side story 1: from "More Than Partners" by Bane Huntress

Between chapters 1 & 2 

Hiei growled at Genkai, she was being her normal stubborn self as she demanded he did the washing up.

“Stop growling like a little bitch!” Genkai said as she sipped at her tea. “Your ‘wife’ did the cooking, you can wash up.”

“And you could help.” Hiei spat trying not to break another bowl in his irritation. “You ate it too.”

“And you’re young and virile, so shut the hell up!” She grinned at him.

Hiei was more pissed at Kurama, the bastard had excused himself soon as he ate and run away, Hiei was going to track him down and see about spanking him. He grinned at the thought.

‘Then you should hurry up.’ Came Kurama’s sultry voice in his mind. ‘Or I might have to start without you…’ He could feel Kurama put one of his fingers in his mouth, then move it to his chest, swirling it around his sensitive nipple and moan deeply. ‘Oops… too late.’ Kurama groaned.

Hiei dropped what ever he was holding and flitted outside. ‘Where are you, Fox?’ Hiei snapped.

‘I thought that was how you might want to play.’ Kurama answered back cryptically. ‘You have to find me.’ He said as Hiei knew he was moving a hand down his naked body. ‘Ohhh… Please hurry… Mate.’

Hiei instantly knew where his Mate was and ran to the hot springs where he had sealed his bond with the stupid fox.

It took him a few moments to get to the little clearing; once again the small spring was surrounded with candles and flowers.

Kurama lay on the moss by the spring, his feet dipping into the water. One hand still caressing his nipple, the other wrapped about his hard cock, stroking slowly.

Hiei would have been surprised, if it wasn’t the silver kitsune who lay in the clearing.

“What are you doing?” Hiei asked as he leaned against the nearest tree.

Youko turned his head slowly to look at him, his golden eyes half closed with pleasure, then he smiled. “Touching what’s yours?” he answered in his deeper voice, as he ran his hand to his other nipple, arching his back and groaning softly. “Are you just going to watch?” Youko purred as his tail moved up between his legs hiding what the hand between his legs was doing.

Suddenly Youko drew him back into his mind and they groaned with the pleasure of soft fur running over the sensitive flesh of the head of Youko’s cock.

“Damn it Fox!” Hiei gasped out as he stomped over to his Mate. “Stop pawing yourself!” He grabbed both his Mates wrists and forced them away from his body.

Youko grinned up at him, then snapped his teeth together just in front of Hiei’s face when he lent too close.

Once again Youko was pulling him into his mind as he pulled his tail over his own sensitive member, shivering as pleasure pooled in his belly.

“You got three hands?” Youko teased as he carried on moving his tail.

“I could always tie you up?” Hiei grinned down at his Mate.

Youko pouted his pale lips. “Promises…”

Hiei tapped into Kurama’s spirit energy and suddenly Youko arms were covered in vines, pulling them out of Hiei’s hands and securing them to the ground. Hiei knew Kurama could break them anytime he wanted, but this wasn’t an exercise in restraint.

“You’re no fun…” Youko grumbled, his gold eyes filled with mirth.

“You know the rules.” Hiei explained as he grabbed hold of Youko’s silver tail, pulling it away. He brought the tail to his lips, nuzzling into the soft fur till he found the core of bone and skin, then bit it.

Youko gasped then began panting as Hiei worked his way towards the base of his tail, bite, move, nuzzle, bite again, each time the core got thicker till Youko was moving his leg’s, placing one over Hiei’s shoulder, the other anchored to the ground pushing his hips up.

As Hiei got closer he could smell the lube they used and he bit Youko’s thigh hard making his Mate give a grunt of pain. “You already stretched yourself?” he growled angrily.

Youko shook his head, “No… I… I just prepared myself!” he gasped as Hiei bit his tail again. “Oh Inari!”

“I’m your God right now fox!” Hiei snapped still a little annoyed as he leaned in and scraped his teeth over Youko’s balls.

“No!” Youko cried as he flinched away.

Hiei followed as he sucked one side of the sensitive flesh into his mouth, using his tong to massage the place he had just run his teeth over making Youko whimper.

Hiei felt Youko’s tail trying to curl up again, so he called forth the vines to also secure Youko’s tail down, then with a little more effort he had them creep up till the tip of a vine was sliding over Youko’s hole.

This time Youko’s cries were real distress. “NO!” He sobbed then growled. “Hiei NO! Please.” He begged. “Not in me!”

“And why not Fox?” Hiei asked as he took hold of the tip of the vine, stopping it moving any closer or into his Mate.

Youko relaxed a little. ‘I want nothing but you in me…’ he whispered softly.

Hiei blinked in shock, then he smiled as a stab of possessive lust chaste its way through his chest and into his belly, with a flick of his fingers he snapped the vine off.

‘As you wish.’ He answered, making his Mate chuckle over the crappy film reference, feeling him relax even more.

‘My Dread Pirate Hiei!’ Youko grinned.

With a swift movement Hiei grasped Youko’s flagging cock and sucked it deep into his mouth.

Youko bucked his hips so Hiei put an arm over his belly forcing him down as he increased the pressure in his mouth.

After a while Hiei could feel the muscled in Youko’s guts tighten then twitch as his thighs around his shoulders began to tighten. Hiei knew his Mate was close to coming as Youko cried out his name in pleading sobs.

Hiei gave one last thrust with his mouth, taking Youko’s hard cock to the back of his throat then swallowed. With a cry Youko came hard.

Hiei was prepared and swallowed it all; sucking every last drop from his Mate till Youko lay limp beneath him.

Ignoring his own hard erection he moved up his Mate’s body to take his face in his hands and kissed the kitsune hard, letting him taste himself.

Sometimes he liked to bring Kurama to the edge over and over, forbidding him from coming, sending him to the brink of insanity.

But today he wanted to make Youko come over and over before he slacked his own burning need. He would enjoy this rare gift and make Youko give in to him.

Slowly he moved one hand down Youko’s body, pinching a nipple hard before going lower. Avoiding Youko’s flaccid cock knowing it was still too sensitive to touch. He kept going till he reached the little pucker of muscle, feeling the slickness of the lube as he ran his fingers around it.

He muffled Youko’s moans and whimpers with his own mouth while he rubbed his body over Youko, their sweat making them slippery. The sensation was driving Hiei a little crazy as the friction made all his nerve ending’s tingle.

“Put it in…” Youko gasped when Hiei finally let him speak.

Hiei grinned feeling Youko becoming hard again. So not one to deny his Mate he shoved two finders into the tight ring of muscle, the lubrication giving him instant access right up to his knuckles.

Youko gurgled out a cry as he arched his back, his feet trying to find purchase on the slipper ground beneath him. He had thrown his head back letting his silver hair fan out across the moss.

Hiei gave him a moment to adjust before he pumped his finger in and out of his Mate’s deep heat, then scissoring his fingers even now and again.

Youko was panting and pleading with him incoherently, both vocally and in their minds. The only thing that was making sense was his hardening cock.

Hiei added a third finger watching in pleasure as Youko struggled for a moment to accept it.

“Too much Fox?” He chuckled, touching the maelstrom of sensations his Mate was feeling, caught between uncomfortable pain and unbelievable pleasure. But it only ended with Hiei reaching for his own stiff cock. Giving it a few pulls to ease the pain a little.

Hiei instantly released the vines surrounding Youko. “Get on you knee’s” He growled low in his throat as he yanked his fingers free.

Youko gave a small protest as he struggled to comply, stiffly moving onto his side, then onto his knees and elbows, his silver tail now arched over his back as he lifted his backside for Hiei.

“Like this?” Youko tried to sound like his normal teasing self, it would have helped if it didn’t come out as more of a plea.

Hiei answered with shoving his fingers back inside the welcoming hole making his Mate shy away for a second with the pain, then Youko was pushing back, trying to force Hiei deeper. So Hiei added a forth finger enjoying his Mate moans, as he purposefully avoided Youko’s sweet spot.

Normally he wouldn’t have been so generous, knowing how Kurama preferred a little pain at first.

Hiei leaned in and bit down on one of Youko’s pale ass cheeks, feeling him twitch and pant through the pain before he began sucking hared enough so it would leave a mark later, then he moved to the other cheek and did the same as his fingers kept stretching and teasing.

Hiei actually liked the red marks he was leaving, it was almost a heady thrill as his original markings, only these would be fleeting, he knew Youko would be feeling them for a few days after. He bit another mark below the first one as his desire almost over took him.

Finally he couldn’t take it as he removed his fingers, grasped Youko’s hip’s, then with practiced aim, thrust himself inside his Mate’s slick warmth, burying himself balls deep in one fluid motion, hitting Youko’s prostate on the way in.

His mate cried out as he arched up, pushing himself back while his silver tail came up into Hiei’s face.

With a growled Hiei grasped the tail at the base, using it as leverage as he pulled out as forcefully as he entered. Eliciting another cry from his Mate.

Hiei would have liked to play more, but he didn’t have the stamina for that as he needed to burry himself in Youko again and stay there.

So he thrust back into the slick heat, loosing himself to his own need and pleasure as Youko’s muscles constricted and relaxed around his cock.

Once again Youko was an incoherent mass of sensation and pleasure as he accepted Hiei’s brutal thrusts.

Hiei finally leaned forwards to grasp Youko’s straining member, to tug on it in time with his own movements, his other still grasping the base of Youko’s tail, using it to keep the kitsune in place.

‘Together…’ He managed to gasp into their minds.

He felt Youko’s agreement as Hiei aimed every inwards thrust against Youko’s sweet spot.

Then he could take it no longer as he felt his own lust building in his belly to a crescendo. ‘Now.’ He uttered, his hips stuttering and jerking as he came long and hard deep inside his Mate’s body. Youko’s muscles gripping his cock painfully tight as he also came through Hiei’s fingers.

Hiei wasn’t aware he had blacked out for a moment, but when he came too he was kneeling with Youko practically sitting in his lap, The kitsune was bent forwards with his head resting on his forearms panting heavily, his silver hair acting as a curtain around his shoulder.

“You with me Fox?” He asked acutely aware he was still buried deep in his Mate’s slick warmth.

‘Always.’ Youko answered in a sultry whisper. ‘Especially if we can do that again… Just need a moment…’

Hiei grinned as he bucked his hips a little making Youko gasp out.

“You’re still hard?!” Youko panted in shock as he looked over his shoulder, his silver hair, slick with sweat, stuck to his face.

Hiei just smiled as he pulled his larger Mate up by the shoulders till Youko was stilling fully on his lap, forcing himself still deeper into Youko’s body.

Hiei wrapped his arms around Youko’s chest, feeling him quivering with after glow.

Youko rested his head back on Hiei’s shoulder, relaxing against him. ‘Just give me a moment?’ Youko begged softly.

Hiei nuzzled his Mate’s cheek granting him a little time to get his breath back at least. But he couldn’t wait long before he reached out and maneuvered and pulled Youko’s legs up till his hands were under his Mate’s knees and Youko’s toes were digging into the moss. Then he moved his Mate up a little as he thrust his hips up.

Youko groaned as he grasped Hiei’s arms for his own leverage as they began moving together again.

 

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Kurama clung to Hiei the next morning as his Mate took them back home.

What he had thought would be a little fun play before bed had turned into a whole night of Hiei making him come over and over again, it had happened so many time’s he had lost count.

They had caught an hour’s sleep here and there through the night as they recovered, but Hiei had woken him and made love to him a few times before Kurama had passed out again.

So once Kurama had changed back to his human form and tried to stand, his legs had given out under him as they quivered with fatigue. That and his ass hurt like hell, with the hickis Hiei had put on his ass cheeks and his pleasurably saw ring, he found he could not sit down properly without it being very uncomfortable. He was also sure that if he did sit down he would be hard in seconds, if he had the stamina for it, right now he just wanted Hiei to put him to bed, then cuddle him as he slept.

He was nuzzling Hiei’s ear as he was carried into the kitchen.

“Morning honeymooners.” Genkai said in her usual sarcastic tone. “I left you the washing up from last night you forgot.” She said with a smile as she got up from the table then paused as she looked at them. Then she grinned. “Had a good night I see?” she asked a knowing gleam in her eye.

“Better than yours.” Hiei grinned back viciously.

“Hn…” She grunted still grinning. “You have remembered your Mother is coming over today?” She asked Kurama, “And Yukina, her brats and that stupid husband of hers?”

Kurama closed his eyes as he sighed. They would be here about noon, so if he was lucky he would get about three hours sleep before he had to get up and go shopping, then clean up the guest rooms.

“I remembered.” Hiei said back lightly as he walked past Genkai to their bedroom.

‘I need to set the alarm.’ Kurama sighed as Hiei placed him into their bed on his side. Then began undressing him.

‘I’ll sort everything.’ Hiei said as he busied himself with throwing Kurama’s clothes to the floor, then climbing in behind him. ‘You just sleep.’ He said as he pulled Kurama against his chest.

‘But the shopping… we have nothing in the cupboards…’ He could feel his eyes getting heavy. ‘I was going to make cookies…’

‘I’ll get it… you told me yesterday what we needed… Now sleep.’

Kurama didn’t need telling twice as he slipped into a happy exhausted sleep.

 The Fin

 AH: For those who might not know, or forgot. “As you wish” and “The Dread Pirate Hiei (Roberts)” was from ‘The Princess Bride’. Go watch it, you know you want too! ^_^

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How to groom a Kitsune

Side story 2: from "More Than Partners" by Bane Huntress

Between chapters 1 & 2

 

“We are home!” Hiei called as he entered Shiori’s house. Kurama in his fox form trotting along at his side like an obedient dog.

“Ah, umm, Welcome home!” Shiori called, she sounded a little stressed.

‘There is someone I don’t know here.’ Kurama said as he sniffed the air, then bounded forwards into the living room.

Hiei sighed as he followed, when he walked into the room, Kurama was sat at his mothers feet, glaring at another man sat across from them. Hiei looked him up and down, he had greasy hair and was wearing a crumpled grey suit.

Shiori looked at him a little wide eyes.

“I brought Kurama over.” He said as he sat down next to her and patted Kurama’s head.

“Oh!” She finally smiled as she patted her son’s head, then began playing with his ears.

That was when Hiei realized she hadn’t seen him in that form before. ‘Do you ever tell this woman anything?’ he groused.

‘I thought she was alone today.’ Kurama let out a little whimper as he turned his head and put it on his mothers lap, his ears now flat against his skull as he stared up at her with big gold eyes.

“Ah, what a lovely dog!” the stranger said from the other side of the coffee table. “What bread is it?”

“He’s not a dog! He’s a Kitsune.” Hiei snapped angrily at the middle aged man.

“Yes!” Shiori suddenly said, “He’s a rare European bread! Umm, part wolf and fox” she glared at Hiei who just shrugged.

“Oh, I guess you’re her son?” The man smiled at him, Hiei narrowed his eyes, he didn’t like this man, his smile was off.

“Yes… Who are you?”

“This is Tomomi-san… He’s selling double glazing…” Shiori said a little nervously.

Kurama’s head whipped round as he started growling low in his throat. ‘The windows were done when we moved in!... Ask Mother if she let him in?’

“Really?” Hiei asked. “You wanted new windows?” he asked Shiori.

“Emm… no, I was just explaining to Tomomi-san that we recently got them done. But he was rather insistent.”

“Yes.” Tomomi said as he eyes Kurama warily. “I noticed there was some shoddy work done by the previous installers, and I was just pointing out to Matanaka-san that they really need replacing. We have a wide range of products and skilled workers who work to the highest specifications, our windows will last you through…”

Hiei tuned him out as he prattled on. Shiori looked nerves but nodded to all he was saying.

‘I’m guessing Mother doesn’t want this guy here.’ Hiei said as he watched the stranger pulling out pamphlets and catalogues from his warn case.

‘No, she smells worried.’ Then Kurama got to his feet and swiped all the paper the man had strewned all over the coffee table to the floor with his tales.

Tomomi-san gasped and went to reach for them, but Kurama jumped and stood over the paper, his hackled up snarling at the sales man.

“Ah… nice doggy!” Tomomi stuttered as he sank back into his chair.

“He’s not a dog!” Hiei snarled.

‘He smells of perfume and sex from lots of different women’ Kurama snorted as he lowered his front legs as if ready to attack. ‘I think we should get rid of him.’

“Ah, no, no of course not.” The man started sweating profusely.

“Also, my mother doesn’t need new windows.” Hiei said as he stood. “She also doesn’t need someone who smells as bad as you do.” He snorted. “So… I suggest you leave now, and if I ever find out you have been here again… well… Kurama here is quite a good tracker…”

“It should be muzzled!” Tomomi uttered in terror, his eyes not leaving Kurama, or his sharp teeth.

Hiei grinned. “Why would I want to do that?” He asked. “He can’t eat fresh meat if I did…”

Tomomi scrambled up over the side of the chair. “I’m just trying to make a living!” he protested as Hiei and Kurama began following him to the door.

“And I’m just trying to protect my mother.” Hiei hissed as Kurama gave a low growl. “I’m sure you can understand that.”

The man almost wet himself as Kurama barked at him, making Tomomi fall out the front door. “My briefcase!” He whimpered.

“Here.” Shiori said as she tossed the thing outside and into the road. “Please don’t come back.” She bowed at him before closing the door firmly.

“Want me to break his legs?” Hiei asked her with a grin.

She gave him a grin back, “I would like to say yes, but I think he got the message.” Then she was looking down at Kurama who once again plastered his ears to his head and whimpered softly.

“Stop looking pathetic.” Hiei laughed. “We see right through it.”

“Yup.” Shiori said as she put her hands on her hips. “And you know what happened to bad puppies.” She sang with delight.

“And what would that be?” Hiei asked a little skeptically.

Shiori looked up at him, her kind brown eyes sparkling. “Bath time!”

‘Wha..’ Kurama gasped.

“Great idea!” Hiei ignored his Mate, as he conspired with his mother. “He is smelling a little ripe.”

 

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Kurama couldn’t believe his Mother and Hiei could be so cruel, then he realized neither of his torturers had any clue what it felt like to be covered in fur and soaked  through to the skin.

He sat in a half filled tub of tepid warm water with bubbles, having strawberry shampoo rubbed into his sopping wet fur.

He thought it might be funny to change into Youko for a moment before Hiei bopped him on the nose.

‘Don’t even think about it.’ Hiei grinned.

Kurama snorted, as he sat there and took the rest of the wash, about the only thing that was fun was swishing his tales through the water, it wasn’t so fun when his mother made him stand so she could wash each one.

Eventually he was being rinsed clean with the shower hose.

“You look like a drowned rat.” Hiei laughed at him.

“He does a bit.” His mother giggles. “Not to worry, We’ll have you dry in no time!” then she had a towel in her hand and was rubbing him down.

‘I feel like a child again.’ Kurama groused as Hiei joined in.

“Stop complaining.” Hiei said, being surprisingly gentle as he dried his mussel and ears.

“What’s he complaining about?” Shiori asked as she started drying his tales.

“He’s saying he feels like a child again.” Hiei told her as they both shared a grin.

“It’s been a while!” Shior smiled. “Ok… I left the hair dryer in the kitchen, lets go!”

Kurama jumped out the tub, then with a moment of freedom he shook himself, covering his Mate and Mother in a shower of his own.

He yipped and pranced about them in wicked delight as he got the door open and darted downstairs.

Unfortunately Hiei was quicker and grabbed one of his tales as he was about to make a dash for the back door.

He yowled as Hiei tackled him to the ground.

“I got him!” Hiei chortled.

Suddenly there was the loud sound of a hairdryer. It hurt his more sensitive hearing, distracting him long enough for Hiei to get a better hold of him.

“Ok, here we go!” Shiori said as she turned the hot air on Kurama’s belly fur.

Eventually Kurama ended up enjoying it as Hiei brushed his dry fur as his mother dried the rest of him.

It took about half an hour before Kurama was laid across his Mothers lap on a sofa in the living room. Growling and mewling contentedly as she brushed his back. He was so contented he was about to fall asleep.

‘I wouldn’t do that yet.’ Hiei said as he sat sipping tea and eating cookies.

‘Hu…?’ he asked drowsily before his mother gasped in surprise. ‘Ah…’

“No, don’t move.” His Mother said as she put a hand on his back, “I can brush this hair too now”

Youko settled down again as his mother began brushing his silver hair, pushing the bristles of the brush so they scraped his scalp, just the way he liked. He began purring.

“He can’t keep his Kitsune form is he falls asleep.” Hiei was telling his mother.

“That’s fine.” His Mother said happily as she make Youko purr louder as she scratched his ears.

Fin

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The Kits Want a Puppy

 Side story 3: from "More Than Partners" by Bane Huntress

 Between chapters 3 & 4

 

“Mama, we want a puppy!”

Kurama looked down at both his Kits as they looked up at him with huge green hopeful eyes.

“Mama’s busy right now.” He smiled down at them. He was almost out of lilies for his stall, and they were always tricky to get them to the moment they were just about to bloom. It was also a good enough excuse to put his six year old’s off the subject.

“But Papa said we should ask you.” Atago persisted.

“Did he now?” Kurama sighed feeling Hiei grinning at him as he was helping Yusuke with some new students at the other side of the forest.

“Yup.” Minako grinned up at him as she clapped her hands. “So can we? Usagi-san at school has a puppy and a cat…”

“So do a lot of the other kids.” Atago was already pulling out his bottom lip as he pouted.

The lilies suddenly bloomed too far and Kurama sighed again, he would have to get the order finished later. “But what about Neko?” he asked as he knelt down in front of the twins. Neko was a stray who had wandered into the temple a few years ago, and seemed contented to stay. “How do you think he would like it if we got a puppy?”

Both kits pulled faces. “He doesn’t like us.” Atago growled.

“And he scratched me.” Minako’s eyes got all watery.

Kurama grimaced, Neko really wasn’t the most friendly animal about, he was old and cranky and didn’t like kids much, even if he was taken with Hiei.

They were also reluctant to get the Kits a pet, earth animals had very short lives, and Kurama really didn’t want their kits to have to deal with it’s death so soon in life.

“So why do you want a puppy?” Kurama asked. “You will have to walk it every day, even when it’s raining or cold. Groom its coat, feed it, and pick up its poo… Do you want to do that every day for years?” he tried to reason, But the twins just gave him huge smiles.

“Yes!” they chorused.

Kurama put a hand on both their heads as he delivered his most cunning line. “Well we’ll see.” He gave them both a charming smile.

It worked every time as they gave him a hug as they screamed with delight.

‘You really shouldn’t keep using that line.’ Hiei was suddenly leaning against a tree like he had been there for hours. ‘They will get wise to it eventually.’

Kurama just hugged his kits as he replied. ‘I’ll stop when that happens, I already have a few new ones lined up anyway.’

“Hey rug pups!” Hiei moved away from the tree and came closer and Kurama could see something in his hand.

The kits ran up to him screaming they were going to get a puppy.

“I know… but till that happens.” Hiei suddenly fixed his eyes on Kurama; the look of pure delighted evil on his face gave Kurama a cold unpleasant shiver. “Why don’t you ask Mama to turn into a fox and you can take him for a walk?”

Kurama was sure that if his jaw could hit the floor, it would have just then as Hiei lifted up a black leather collar and lead.

The Kits went frantic as they started pulling on Kurama’s hands. “Please Mama!” they sang together.

‘I’m going to kill you.’ Kurama gasped out, he couldn’t figure out if he was angry or just plain shocked. ‘And where the hell did you get those!’ he asked looking at the collar.

Hiei shrugged. ‘Seam’s Genkai was one kinky bitch, found these years ago.’

Kurama felt like his eyes were goanna bug out his head. ‘I’m not…’

‘Calm down, stupid Fox.’ Hiei snorted. ‘You think I would put someone else’s collar on you? These have never been used… I had to burn the rest of her stuff though.’ He shivered.

Kurama blocked any images coming from his mate. ‘I really don’t want to know!’ he felt a little queasy.

“Come on Mama! Lets go now!” Atago whined.

With a deep sigh Kurama stepped away as Hiei took the kits hands to hold them back.

He closed his eyes and first transformed into Youko, because it was easier to turn into his pure Kitsune form that way. It might have been his very original form, but it was still a little harder to stay in it.

Finally he stood on all four paws, his nine tails twitching agitatedly until he was settled, then he sat down as Hiei let the kits go and they both lamped him.

He winced and yipped when one stood on one of his tails.

“Step back pups, and watch your feet.” Hiei admonished as he started opening the collar.

“Can I put it on?” Minako asked as she reached for it.

Hiei pulled it out of her reach, “No, sorry honey, but only I get to collar your Mama.”

She pouted, but let Hiei bend down.

Kurama let out a huff before he stretched his neck out so Hiei could fix the leather around his throat, then he bowed his head so he could buckle it at the back, leaving enough room, that if he had to transform, it wouldn’t choke him.

‘Feels kind of naughty.’ He chuckled at Hiei.

‘Maybe later.’ Hiei whispered in a promise. ‘I’m sure I could find something more interesting to play with.’

Kurama couldn’t help the shiver that went through his body at the thought as Hiei stroked a hand down his back, then Hiei grabbed the base of one of his tails and gave a shape tug.

‘Calm yourself in front of the kits.’ Hiei chuckled at him. “Ok... Minako, you fasten the lead here.” Hiei showed her what to do. “That’s it… Atago, you get to hold the lead, and Minako, you can hold it on the way back, ok?”

The kits both nodded as Kurama stood up, yipped, growled then snorted.

‘Damn it!’ He moaned at Hiei. He forgot that normal speech wasn’t that easy in his pure Kitsune form.

“Where are we going?” Minako asked as Hiei took her hand, then Atago’s that wasn’t holding the lead.

Kurama trotted along at there sides, realizing he stood almost as tall as his kits.

“We can go to the park with the swings, then to the shop.” Hiei said as he led them towards the main path down the mountain.

 

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Hiei stroked Kurama’s head as the kits carried on playing in the little park, just off the more suburban area where they lived near. There were three other children playing too, and all five were now clambering over a jungle gym.

Kurama had run around with them until he was exhausted, now he lay on the bench besides Hiei, one large fluffy ear constantly trained on the Kits, the other twitching at what ever he could hear.

Suddenly Kurama’s head came up as both ears instantly trained forwards as he sniffed the air.

Hiei chuckled, Kurama could hear everything going on around him and every now and then he was fighting the urges to just go running off into the woods or across the road after cat’s or squirrels.

‘It’s not funny.’ Kurama whimpered as he tried to settle again. ‘And my paws are aching; I’m so not used to this.’

Hiei stroked his hand over his lovers back in sympathy. “Well, you do realize your going to have to do this every day for some time.” Hiei said lightly. He personally never saw the attraction to pet’s, they were a liability and needed constant attention. But then he had two kits and a fox to look after constantly, so a dog couldn’t be so bad… also he could deny his Kits nothing.

‘Yes… and who’s bloody fault is that?’ Kurama grumbled.

Hiei grinned as he scratched between Kurama’s ears, making the Kitsune whimper with pleasure.

‘Just because your doing that, doesn’t mean I’m going to give in.’ Kurama said stubbornly.

“I know.” Hiei answered, but he knew sometimes, the best way to get around Kurama was with subtlety, thought he could be very stubborn when he wanted to be.

“Mama!” Atago came running over. “Come play some more!”

Kurama huffed out a breath as he got up and jumped down from the bench and went running around his son.

Hiei sat back as he watched all the children started throwing sticks for Kurama to fetch and then getting him to do tricks.

At one point Kurama knocked over Minako, then pinned her down with his paws and began licking her face with a tong covered with slobber. All she did was giggle like a maniac and take it, then Kurama did the same to Atago who did the same.

“I don’t need cleaning!” Atago squealed.

‘Their too used to it for that to work’ Hiei laughed at his Mate.

‘Shut up.’ Kurama muttered sullenly. ‘They were mucky.’ He tried to defend himself.

‘Sure’ He smiled slowly; sometimes all he had to be was patient.

 

+ + + + + +

 

“Mama!” Atago came running into the kitchen as Kurama was making supper and Hiei had just brought the kits back from school. “I cant find your lead and collar?”

“Yeah, there not with the coats!” Minako piped up a little teary eyed.

Hiei gave his Mate a suspicious look. Everyday for three weeks the kits had taken Kurama for a walk.

Hiei still found it incredibly funny. ‘You giving up Fox?’ he asked.

Kurama just glared at him before turning to the Kits. “Why don’t you go look in the living room?” he asked them.

Hiei watched them look confused before they dashed off. Then Hiei heard the squeals of delight.

“What did you do?” Hiei asked as he wandered off to the living room too, Kurama just behind him.

The kits were crouched on the floor looking at something, when Hiei looked over their heads he could see a small grey puppy licking his kit’s hands.

“It’s a Great Dane.” Kurama answered as he put his arms around Hiei’s shoulders. “He’s small so you are going to have to be careful with him for now.” He told the kits.

‘Finally gave in?’ Hiei grinned, the puppy was incredibly cute. He felt Kurama shrug at his back.

‘They were responsible enough,’ Kurama replied. ‘And if I had to do one more walk… or have to find another twig caught in my tails…’ he growled, leaving the rest unsaid. ‘Also… you’re going to be cleaning up its mess.’

Hiei sighed, there was always a catch.

The Fin

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Inari Shrine? (how they got one)

Side story 4: from "More Than Partners" by Bane Huntress

Between 2 & 3 chapters

 

Kurama tried to not look irritated as he sat in the little temple off to the side of the main complex. His ear twitched as a fly tried to land on it.

He was hot, bored and fed up of all the people cramming in to the small space to lay small offerings of flowers, rice balls, fried tofu and Saki at his feet… Though he and Hiei would enjoy the saki later and the kits would eat all the tofu.

He just wished that every day on the first of May every year, he didn’t have to sit in a stuffy room, with his kits flanking him acting like he was some kind of gods messenger.

So here he sat in his silver Youko form, dressed head to foot in a white dress kimono with silver embroidered detail, his hair and fur immaculately brushed. He had complained at Hiei he looked like a ghost, but it seemed to wow the crowds.

Minako and Atago flanked either side of him, both in their kitsune forms, with their ears poking out of their immaculately groomed red and white hair. Both dressed exactly the same in red dress kimono’s.

“Mama I’m tired.” Minako whispered as she fidgeted. It was getting late in the evening, and still the crowd hadn’t thinned.

Kurama sighed as he lifted his arm and she moved to lie down, resting her head on his thigh as she closed her eyes for a nap. Kurama moved the sleeve of his kimono over her like a sheet as he gently stroked her hair and ears. And as always it wasn’t long before Atago did the same.

Kurama couldn’t help but smile as he played with his Kit’s ears. Even though they were almost thirty now, they both seemed so young. He guessed it was because they were both growing up in a peaceful time and in the human world where they didn’t really know hardship, they were maturing as Youkai should, slow and easy. Neither of them had to ever fight for anything. Hiei made sure of that.

Kurama had always assumed his Mate would be pushing them harder to mature and be able to defend themselves, but it had turned out quite the opposite.

Hiei spoiled the kits mercilessly. Even to points where Kurama had to step in and be the bad guy.

Hiei had told him once that he didn’t want them to grow up like he had to, that they should always know they were loved and no matter what they did or where they ended up. That they would always have a place to come back too. Kurama had been touched by that to his very core.

He was just thankful that their kits were so well behaved and didn’t seem affected by their doting fathers spoiling.

“They must be yours.” A woman suddenly said in front of him as she placed a small bottle of expensive Saki with the rest of the offerings.

He wasn’t supposed to speak, so he just smiled at her. She looked about in her early thirties; her eyes looked weary, like she was hiding some great worry.

Kurama had seen it before; woman normally came to the shrine asking for babies. But it was only the few he knew he could help. They had a certain smell about them.

‘Her.’ Kurama sent to Hiei as he bowed his head to her, lowering his ears for a moment.

The woman looked at him wide eyed before stepping away to let other worshippers lay their offerings.

Kurama watched as Hiei stepped close to her as she tried to leave past the crowd still pouring into the stuffy shrine, he offering her a small packet.

“Plant these as soon as you get home, when the first flower blooms, make tea from the whole plant, roots and all, drink it with your other half then sleep together.” Hiei said quietly. “It will only work once, so don’t try and save it.”

“Umm… Thank you.” She bowed as the crowd swept her away.

‘You know you keep doing this and the word will keep spreading.’ Hiei sighed as he went back to his guarding post in the shadows by the door.

‘I know… but I cant help myself.’ He answered. ‘She had that smell… Still, she’s the only one this year.’

Hiei snorted at him. ‘Sentimentality will only get you more trouble.’

Kurama stroked his kit’s ears as they slept. ‘I mated with you… How much more trouble can I get into?’ he laughed as Hiei tried to glare at him, but Kurama could see Hiei’s lips curl up at the sides.

‘I could say the same Fox.’

 

+ + + + + +

 

The whole mess had started when the Kits were four and Kurama was training them to control how and when they transformed into their Kitsune forms.

The pepper trick was growing old, especially when the other kids found out and would tease the Kit’s with it.

So he had been teaching them all morning how to control it. It wasn’t easy, but they were finally getting a hang of it. But eventually it was nap time.

Hiei had brought an old futon mattress out to the little old shrine earlier that day as he, Kuwabara and Yusuke were making fixes to the temple proper where they lived, a storm had loosened some of the roof tials and Kurama didn’t want any falling on the kits.

So finally he had settled down on the front porch with the kits to take a nap.

No one came this far back to the little temple and they mostly used it for storage, or if they needed it for guests who couldn’t fit in the guest rooms. So he thought they would be left alone.

That was until he was woken by someone gasping, then praying.

He opened his eyes, pulling the kits against his chest as he sat up, ready to protect his Kits who just carried on sleeping.

‘What is it?’ Hiei suddenly asked.

Kurama sighed as he relaxed, seeing who was kneeling just past the steps to the porch. ‘It’s just old Makoto-sama’ he replied quickly.

Hiei sighed, then he seemed a little surprised. ‘You do know your still Youko?’

Kurama twitched an ear and sighed. ‘Crap.’

‘Yup… want me to come over?’

‘No… I’ll figure something out.’ Kurama grimaced. He placed the kits down, covering them up to sleep as he stood and went to Makoto-sama where she knelt praying.

“Please don’t pray to me.” Kurama said as she crouched before him.

She looked up at him with wide eyes. “In all my years.” She whispered. “I never thought I would see a Kami-sama!”

Kurama smiled, “I’m no God.”

Makoto-sama blinked at him, “Oh, no, your Inari’s messengers… Is this where I die? Have you come to take me?”

“Inari isn’t that kind of god.” Kurama said softly. “And I’m not here to take you anywhere.”

Slowly she got stiffly to her feet. “Oh… So you’re here to see the boys? I thought Kurama-chan’s floral business was doing fine?”

Kurama resisted rolling his eyes, but it was a good enough excuse. “Yes, I’m a friend of theirs; I was just resting here till they have finished with repairs.” She had been whiteness to enough strangeness over the years; he just hoped she could take this one too.

She nodded, accepting the lie. “Such a nice couple.” She grinned gummily. “And such lovely children, have you come to see them?”

Kurama hoped the kits didn’t wake up right now, she hopefully hadn’t seen them. “Yes.” He said simply.

“Well, I’ll be off then.” She said before her little sharp eyes opened wide, “Actually, how long will you be here? I have a granddaughter who’s having problems conceiving, can I bring her here, and you can give her message to Inari.”

“Err… I’m only here for one day a year… I’m afraid it will be to late when you get back with your granddaughter.” He smiled again.

Makoto-sama sighed then she looked at him again. “I’ll bring her here this time next year then!” then she patted his arm as she began to walk away. “Nice meeting you Silver-Kitsune-sama.”

He felt Hiei laughing at him. ‘Nice try…. Will you do it?’

Kurama shrugged. ‘Maybe just the once wont hurt…’

‘Hn… Once is usually all it takes.’ Hiei replied solemnly.

 

+ + + + + +

 

So the next year, Makoto-sama had brought her granddaughter to the small shrine. The young woman had been terrified, but she had brought the usual offering to an Inari shrine.

Kurama had given her the seeds to a makai plant that was a close relative of the Life Seed, but much more common, which made women a lot more susceptible to conceiving a child.

It had worked and in nine months Makoto-sama had a new great, great grandchild.

What they had not expected was the small group of worshippers to show up the next year, looking for the real silver fox who performed miracles.

Over the years they had built a red torii path directly to the small Inari shrine that bypassed the main temple entrance, because of its popularity they wanted to discourage people traipsing through the main temple grounds to get to it. It worked so they still had their privacy.

Many people had come to discredit Kurama, but Hiei kept them well away, till it was thought that it was all just very good prosthetics and animatronics. They had never corrected anyone, like Hiei said, it didn’t matter what people thought.

So they had carried it on, Kurama helped those he could. And they ended up with months supply of free Saki, which Hiei was always happy about, especially when rich business men would leave the good stuff.

When the kits got older they wanted to join in too. Though Kurama suspected they now regretted it.

‘Oh… That guy in the brown pinstriped suit, give him a smile!’ Hiei said a little excitedly.

Kurama looked at some lanky looking guy who looked totally out of place in the rest of the crowd. Kurama watched as he approached then put down a very large bottle of Kubota Sake. The tall lanky guy bowed awkwardly.

Kurama gave him his best most charming smile.

“Oh… Your really real.” The man uttered, his large brown eyes staring at Kurama, before he stood straight, gave Kurama a grin and a little wave, then he was ambled away.

‘Seriously?… You have me whoring my smile for a bottle of Sake?’ Kurama moaned.

‘Kubota Sake!’ Hiei grinned, truly happy.

Kurama just sighed, wondering how he could drink the bottle without Hiei knowing.

‘Too slow Fox.’ Hiei said from his position by the door and Kurama could see the bottle in his hand.

Kurama narrowed his eyes. ‘If I don’t get half that bottle… or more… You’re going to be sleeping on the roof for the next year.’

Hiei grinned, showing his teeth. ‘You cant resist me Fox and you know it…’

Then Hiei was sending him naughty images that sent pleasant shivers down his spine.

Kurama gave his Mate a mental slap. ‘Not when I have the kits!’ he scalded, taking a deep breath. ‘Who I think will be sleeping with me for a while… but you know how I don’t like them seeing me drunk.’ He mused.

Hiei growled. ‘You play dirty Fox.’

Kurama gave him a wink. ‘More so when I have some good Sake in me.’ He purred back,

He knew he had won the moment Hiei looked away.

The Fin

AN: err… just came to me when I was trying to find out if Inari was male or female :P… of which, it’s doesn’t matter cos Inari’s what you want it to be :P

AN: Sorry for the silly Camio appearance :P

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The ‘little chat’ about the kids

Side story 5: from "More Than Partners" by Bane Huntress

Between chapters 3 & 4

 

“Ah, you’re in.” Kurama said as he stuck his head around Yusuke’s door of his new home. He had built it at the entrance to the temple. After Keiko passed away, he had no care to live in the City anymore, and what with only Kamui living with him now, he thought it best to take himself out of the mortal short lived world.

Kamui had at least been thrilled to move to Genkai’s old compound.

“Yup, I guess I’m making the tea?” he asked, he was about to put dinner on and go watch some TV.

“Mind if I do it?” Kurama smiled apologetically.

“Knock yourself out.” Yusuke said as he sat down and watched his friend use his kitchen, Kurama knew where everything was by now, but he still couldn’t feel guilty about a guest knowing his kitchen so well. After all, in really bad winters they all moved up to the main temple complex anyway, where Kurama and his kids still lived.

“There we go.” Kurama said putting the tea pot down and handing Yusuke a cup, then pouring them both some tea.

“So…” Yusuke asked, “There a reason you’re here other than make me tea?”

Kurama smiled his diplomatic smile, so he knew something was up. He took a sip of his tea and waited.

“It’s about Kamui…”

“Hu? What’s he done?” Kamui was such a good kid, he couldn’t think why Kurama would have a problem with him. “Ah, is it because he’s up at your place all the time? I don’t even think he came home last night.”

Kurama looked away at that. “Yes… well, that’s the thing... Umm.”

“Don’t blush on me man!” Yusuke sat forwards. “If you don’t want his ass bothering you, just tell him to get home.”

“He doesn’t bother us!” Kurama smiled reaching out and putting a reassuring hand on his arm. “It’s just… err…”

“Just spit it out.” Yusuke said, growing impatient.

“We think that Kamui and Atago might be… becoming more than friends.” Kurama managed.

“More than frien…” He sat back in his chair stunned. “Really?”

Kurama shrugged. “I found them asleep together this morning… I have many a time.” He said softly. “But this morning they were blushing and wouldn’t look me in the eye.”

Yusuke found his mouth dropping open.

“They were both in their PJ’s, so I don’t think anything too explicit happened.” Kurama said hurriedly. “But Hiei say’s he’s suspected it for a long time.” Kurama was looking embarrassed again. “He say’s their friendship reminds him a lot of me and him when we were all a lot younger.”

“Now you mention it…” Yusuke remembered how well the two boy’s always got along. “I always assumed they were just being like brothers.”

“I thought so too, but then they never really got to see each other much growing up, other than the odd holiday. We think it’s since you moved here their, err, bond has become a lot deeper.” Kurama said.

“We’ve only been here about five years.” Yusuke gasped, then he remembered, that out of all of them, Yukina and Kuwabara were the fastest to get hitched, and Kurama and Hiei who had known each other a lot longer had taken years. “Damn… You don’t think they are gonna try bonding like you two?”

Kurama hid a chuckle behind his cup. “What we did is unbelievable rare, and I truly couldn’t say… We just wondered if you were aware of the situation, and if so, if you would be ok with it.”

Yusuke waved a hand in the air. “Why would I not be?” he asked. “My two best friends are both guys and married, for crying out loud.”

Kurama smiled knowingly. “Those rules don’t apply when they are your own children, and despite all that, you were raised as a human.”

“To be honest, so long as he’s happy and doesn’t get hurt, I really don’t mind.” He said. “He’s a good kid, and you know I like Atago, so I’m fine with it, if it’s what he wants.”

Kurama breathed out a sigh of relief.

“So how are you guys taking it?” he asked.

Kurama blinked at him, then laughed. “It would be a little hypocritical of us if we wouldn’t accept them… It’s just now I have to have ‘that’ talk with Atago.” Kurama rolled his eyes.

“Get Hiei to do it.” Yusuke grinned.

Kurama groaned. “Already tried that, it didn’t work out so well.”

“There’s a surprise.” Yusuke laughed, truly wishing he could have over heard that conversation.

“He tried to explain it in metaphor, using man eating plants, to be truthful I think he was trying to put them off ever having sex.”

Yusuke doubled over, “Oh my god!” imagining Hiei awkwardly telling his kids about sex, blushing all the time was just too funny for words. “I’m so happy I left that to Keiko!” he grinned. “Women are better at it… oww… you could ask Yukina!”

They stared at each other for a moment before they both started laughing. Thinking of the soft spoken woman trying to explain about sex was still funny.

“Dad?” Kamui asked as he walked into the kitchen looking confused, then he saw Kurama and blushed bright red before looking at his shoes “Uncle Kurama…”

Both friends looked at the younger man and burst out laughing again as he fled.

“Oh, Inari… I should go apologise.” Kurama said as he whipped tears from his eyes.

Yusuke waved his hand, “I should think he knows more than us to be honest!” he grinned. “Let him stew in his awkwardness till we finish our tea.”

The Fin

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The END!

Finally ^_^

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