Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Heaven or Hell ❯ Chapter 12

In this story Reikai is Heaven and Makai is Hell, Kurama is hikari no tenchi of Reikai and Hiei is a kuro no tenchi of Makai. When the two met they form a love so forbidden it could cost them their lives.

Title: Heaven or Hell

Author: Koritsune Dragonrider

Rating: PG (rating may change)

Disclaimers: Does it look like I own them?

Warnings: AU (I love AU's) Yaoi (I love yaois!) K/H (Kurama and Hiei 4- ever!)

Chapter XII

Hiei flew through the tree line in the new armor Yomi had given him. Since the war started he'd been on patrol twenty four hour seven days three hundred sixty five days in the year with hardly a break. Since he'd returned six centuries ago he had hardly had time to see his Kurama, and now, with Yukina as a secret messenger between them, they had found a window and they decided to take a chance after a century of not seeing each other, even if it wasn't a very big window, a few hours or so. Hiei nearly killed himself at the long period of time without his angel.

He looked beside him to his sister and saw the glimmer in her eyes that haven been there for the past six hundred years. Like him, she had found someone to love, the reddish brown haired angel, Kuwabara he think his name was. Through Hiei thought of him as a baka there was no denying that Kuwabara cared about Yukina too and so Hiei can't interfere. As if he wanted to. Yukina was now feeling the same thing he did every time he met Kurama. Happy. How could he deny his sister that.

When he and Yukina reached the meeting place, now a close cluster of trees to conceal them. Since the war started they found they could use their regular meeting place since it was discovered. They decided to meet at different places each time they met. This time it was this cluster of trees. Hiei was three trees up and two over from Yukina; they had to conceal themselves separately to not be spotted.

He couldn't wait to see Kurama again. To hold him and feel his fingers twined in his soft white feathers and his red hair. To feel the strong, gentle arms of his angels around him and hold him close, safe and wanted. What he like best about Kurama were his eyes, his window to Kurama's soul. When he looked in those emerald green eyes, he was lost in them. That it was just him and Kurama and no one else in the world. No war, no boundary separating them, and no one to take them away from each other. They just had each other.

He became so lost in his thoughts he didn't feel two arms grab him from behind.

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Kurama flew through the palace as fast as he could. He didn't want to miss this, the first chance in a hundred years to see Hiei and he wasn't going to miss it! After all the trouble he went through to stay with Hiei he wasn't going to miss it. Koenma had suggested marrying him off to Karasu soon after Youko died but Kurama blamed depression for more postponement. Koenma and Botan believed him and he kept up the act for the last six hundred years.

When a fellow angel dies it took longer then humans for them to get over the shock and depression because of their longer living lives. In truth Kurama was still depressed about Youko's death and didn't think he'd he coherent without Hiei's help. He'd been there for the Reikai angel and slowly the pain of lose became duller by the day till it was hardly noticeable. They both knew that it would never really go away but they went on as if their lives were normal. Kurama still pretending to be depressed about Youko's death and Hiei attacking the Reikai with Yomi every now and then, sparing as many angels as he could. Hiei never wanted to fight in this stupid war, neither did Yusuke, but they had to make it seem they did. It was an easy act.

Kurama almost jolted when he heard another's wing beats and looked back to see Kuwabara flying next to him. The baka angel waved and flew closer. He was wearing the formal fighting gear of a Reikai warrior and a sword at his belt. Kuwabara never liked fighting, being an angel who didn't, but became a soldier soon after the war started and Kurama "suggested" in making him the red haired angel's personal body guard. The King and Queen bought their son's act and agreed.

"Shizuru's covering for us!" he said. "Hopefully it'll buy us a few hours."

"Wonderful!" said Kurama. He was excited to get a few extra hours with Hiei. To feel his arms around him and hold him close to that small but compact chest, and feel the soft leather like dragon wings and silky ebony black hair under his fingertips. To look in those deep blood red eyes and know that everything's going to be alright. He always felt safe when he was with Hiei, never distressed like he did when Karasu tried to hug him or kiss him. He wondered if Hiei felt nostalgic without him too.

Looking down he spotted a shadow on a branch in a tree and knew it was his Hiei. The Makai angel's back was turned from him and seemed deep in thought. Kurama smiled and landed behind Hiei, carefully balanced with his wings and wrapped his arms around Hiei around his waist.

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"Hello, Hiei," whispered a voice in his ear and Hiei jumped, causing whoever was holding to let go and tilt backwards. He turned around to see Kurama falling off the branch and grabbed his angel's hand, pulling back on the branch and holding him close.

"Sorry," he said and Kurama chuckled.

"It's okay, love," said the redhead. "I should have expected it."

"I missed you." Hiei buried his face in Kurama's silk shirt and Kurama did the same to Hiei's hair, both of them breathing each other's scents and holding each other as id time would take them away, which it would when the sun comes up.

"Ore mo," said Kurama. "Me too."

Kurama looked over at where Yukina and Kuwabara were and saw the reddish brown haired angel talking to Yukina, laughing a very loud laugh and tilted his body a little, but a little too much, he tipped off the branch where Yukina was standing and fell on the ground. Yukina laughed at the angel as she looked down at him.

"Oh, Kazuma-san," she giggled. "You're so silly."

"Hello, Yukina-chan," said Kurama and she waved at him before helping her boyfriend up. Hiei tugged on Kurama's hand and together they flew to a secluded branch, the limbs intertwined with each other to make a sort of nest. Gently Hiei carefully rested his body weight on it to see if it would fall. Seeing that it was safe he held his hand out to Kurama and the redhead angel took it. Sitting next to Hiei in the nest of leaves and held the demon, who gratefully returned the embrace.

"What are we going to do," asked Kurama and Hiei groaned.

"Can we not talk about it," asked Hiei snuggling into Kurama's chest.

"We have to stop it, Hiei, or we'll never be together."

"We're together now."

"Yes, but what about tomorrow? Or the next day or the next hundred years! Hiei, this war is tearing our worlds apart!"

"There's nothing we can do to stop it."

"But we can try." Kurama brought is koi's face to look at him and looked pleadingly in Hiei's eyes. He wanted peace, Hiei wanted peace, their friends wanted peace but there was no way to get it if the war went on. They both knew that. And they would never be together if the war went on.

Hiei looked at Kurama and nodded.

"We'll try," he said and Kurama kissed him. Running his fingers through the white starburst in Hiei's hair as Hiei laid his head on Kurama's shoulder they enjoyed the night together, but they knew it wouldn't last long. It never did.

Kurama lay down in the nest and Hiei snuggled against his side; spread a leathery wing as a sort of blanket. Hiei looked in the direction in sister was and growled.

"I should check on Yukina," he said.

"She'll be fine, Hiei," said Kurama still running his hands through Hiei's hair. "Kuwabara won't hurt her. He's the noblest person I know."

"I just want to be safe." Hiei looked at Kurama as the red head angel looked back at him. Kurama nodded.

"Okay," he said reluctantly and they flew toward where they left their friends. They found Yukina and Kuwabara on a tree branch, Yukina had somehow found sunflower seeds and they were feeding a scatter of birds on the ground. Kuwabara was telling Yukina about a demon dog he slew fifty years ago.

`Amazing,' thought Kurama. `He can't even remember what he did yesterday let alone fifty years ago.'

Hiei looked at his sister and gave a faint smile. She really was happy. Like he was.

Yukina looked up at them and waved motion with her hand to join them. Kuwabara looked at them too and waved. Kurama waved back but Hiei kept his hands crossed and spread his wings, gently drifting down to the branch with Kurama behind him.

"Want to join us?" asked Yukina and Hiei shrugged. Kurama nodded.

"Sure," he said and Yukina handed him some seeds. They spent the whole night feeding birds and talking about what they did the past hundred years. Finally near sunrise, Hiei and Kurama were alone again and the held each other, watching as the sun rose.

"We have to go," said Hiei and Kurama looked sadly at his koibito.

"I don't want to go," he said and a stray tear fell down his cheek. Hiei gently lifted his hand and wiped it away.

"I know," said the black angel. "I don't either. But we have to. To make peace we have to talk to our sires. It's the only way."

"Yes, Hiei. I love you." Hearing Kurama say that made Hiei's heart soar higher then he can fly and gently took Kurama's face in his hands.

"I love you too." And sealed it with a kiss.

Sadly and reluctantly both angels flew their separate directions. Kurama flew into his room before the servant came to wake him up. Slowly he got out of bed and toward the tray the servant set on his table, like he'd been doing for the past six hundred years. He slowly ate his food, taking time with each bite. When he was done he set his chopsticks down and the servant came to take them away.

"I want to see my father," said Kurama slowly. The servant looked shocked at the Reikai Prince but nodded and went to get the King, tray in hand. Kurama looked out the window and hoped Hiei was doing well with his father.

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Hiei walked through the halls of the Makai palace till he came to his room. Opening a secret door in his cabinet he placed his latest gift from Kurama in there, a red rose, more vibrant and beautiful then any he'd ever seen before. Lifting it his nose he took one last sniff before placing it gently in his collection.

Closing the drawer he opened the door and called down the hall for a servant, or whoever was wise enough to be on duty instead of screwing the nearest whore around. Several minutes later Yusuke ran into his room with his wife, Keiko behind him.

"I need to speak to my father," he said and they bowed and left to send word. Hiei looked out the window toward the red Makai sky and hoped Kurama was faring well.

TBC

[growls at computer] Stupid thing crashed a few days ago! And just when I started the chapter! So sorry for the long update and "Ryuusei no Solitude" will take awhile too. Sorry again and don't kill me!