Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hope For Fox ❯ Low Heat ( Chapter 9 )

Kurama clutched the young Hiei tight in his arms as he ran threw the heavy rain. Kurama was panting his sweat washed away by the rain.

" Hiei it will be ok. Don't worry I will not let anything happen to you." Kurama said out loud but more to his self.

The small fire demon snuggled closer to him trying to keep warm. Kurama let out a small gasp. " His body temperature! It is lowering!"

Kurama kept his eyes on the now cold fire demon. " How? How can his body heat be going cold?"

The fox brushed some of the stray hair out of Hiei's eyes; he opened one ruby eye, his sight never falling from the running longhaired silver fox. " I-I'm c-cold." Hiei whimpered. Kurama frowned and held him closer.

" I know you are Hiei-chan. Just hold on, we're almost at my den."

Kurama increased his speed; his den was getting closer and closer by the second.

Kurama got into his den, he shook the water off and laid Hiei on a scrap on rag he found. The fox frowned. " This will not warm him up."

Hiei shivered, he curled into a ball trying to keep warm. " Hiei…." Kurama whispered.

Kurama picked Hiei up in his arms, he brought his knee's up and buried the fire demon in the middle. " You're not going to die!" Kurama cursed silently to his self. He started transferring some of his youki to Hiei. " Please." Hiei fell limp in his arms but was still breathing. Kurama let a small smile grace his lips. "He's warming up." Kurama wrapped Hiei's larger clothes tighter around him. " But still to cold for a fire demon."

Kurama laid Hiei on the ground and started rubbing his back. " Maybe I should make a fire."

Kurama sighed, it was to wet to bring any wood in, the wood would be to wet.

Kurama found some more scraps of rags and leaves, they probably blew in from the wind, luckily they were dry.

The fox started building the fire. He walked over to the corning of his den and when he returned he had a backpack in his hand. " Good thing I left this here from last time. I'm sure there are matches in here."

Kurama started digging threw the backpack finally pulling out matches. You could never be too prepared for a trip to the Makai. He learned that as a human, if he never went to the human world he would know nothing of the luxury there. The human worlds to Kurama were a place for him to breath, rest, and not worry about being attacked.

Kurama sighed, and yet Hiei never felt that way when he went. Or did he?

The fox shook his head, his mind was just wandering now searching for a topic to think about and relax.

Hiei opened his eyes; he shivered and moved closer to Kurama. Kurama smiled and struck the match on the side of the box making fire appear, he set the things he found in a pile and lit them on fire, Hiei moved to the fire and curled into a ball soon falling asleep.

Kurama grew tired, his eyes soon closed letting him drift to a deep dreamless sleep, and Hiei on the other hand, had a dream.

Hiei shivered by the fire, his eyes clenched tight, the small fire demon whimpered, his dream was clear now.

Hiei was lying on the ground, his eyes were opened but he could not move, he watched as Kurama fought his father, his father was moving with great speed, it was hard for Kurama to hit him. A huge flame was sent towards Kurama, he had no time to dodge and was hit, the fox was sent back landing hard on the cold dirt. Kurama looked over to Hiei, the fire demon had fear in his eyes, he opened his mouth to say something, Kurama crawled over to, and Hiei shut his mouth and Kurama smiled.

" I know Hiei, I know what you're thinking. You think no one cares for you. People care for you Hiei, or at least I do." Hiei watched as Kurama stood back up, his face was full of anger. He glared at Shinogi. " We will finish this fight." Kurama growled, he lunged at the older fire demon, which was the last thing he saw before everything went black, everything was silent.

" Am I dead?" Hiei looked around, he closed his eyes, listening to nothing. Hiei's eyes opened up again to the sound of familiar voices, and voices he wished he had not heard.

" Hiei is that you?"

"You disgust me. No wonder you were thrown from where you were born, and dubbed the 'forbidden Child'. You are no use to anyone. Just end it now. You will be killed anyways."

" Brother!"

" Hiei! No!"

"Hey shrimp!"

" People care for you Hiei, or at least I do."

Hiei snapped his eyes opened sitting up as fast as he could, the last thing in his mind was the voice of Kurama.

He looked around finally finding the fox in the corner of his den asleep. Hiei shivered, he was still cold.

Hiei crawled over to Kurama, he got in his lap and laid his head on his chest, the fox woke up, and he looked down at the shivering fire demon.

"How will I keep him warm.. nothing is working, maybe rest will work."

" Hiei-chan?" Hiei looked at Kurama, his ruby eyes fixed on the foxes own golden ones.

" You need to rest, maybe it will help." Hiei nodded and closed his eyes to attempt sleep. Kurama held him close, soon they were both asleep, and the only sound was the rain and their soft breathing.

Kurama woke up with a startled look on his face, Hiei had kicked him in his sleep, he looked down at the sleeping child demon, and he seemed to be having a nightmare.

Kurama gently shook Hiei awake, the fire demon's eye's snapped open. He had hold of one of Kurama's long silver locks of hair, Kurama could hear Hiei's heart beating fast.

" Hiei…." Kurama began, but was cut off when Hiei jumped up and ran out of the den in panic. Kurama shot up after him, it was still raining hard, thundering every so often.

" Hiei!" Kurama yelled, He heard breathing and footsteps.

He ran after him catching up easily. He grabbed Hiei and started shaking him. " Wake up!" He yelled, Hiei's eyes were life less. Like he was under someone's control.

" Help me…." Hiei whispered. Kurama grabbed him and held him tight. " It's ok, I'm not going to let anything happen to you."