Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Kitsunebi ❯ Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Yuu Yuu Hakusho nor do I make any money from this piece of fanfiction.

 

Reader Warnings: Shounen-ai (AKA Slash, M/M), lime, pairings: Kurama x Hiei, Yomi x Kurama, Yuusuke x Keiko, Kuwabara x Yukina

 

AN: I'm starting this fic because I realize I can't really do a proper “get together” storyline in Enma's Revenge that I'd be happy with while there's all that doom, gloom, vengeance going. So, I have decided to split it off into another fic instead. Events are still post-manga, but before Enma's Revenge. That said, Enma's Revenge will be put on hold until this fic is finished. “blah blah blah” is talking, `blah blah blah' is thinking, and blah blah blah is telepathic messages.

 

Kitsune-bi: Foxfire

Chapter 1

 

Kurama sits in his apartment in the Ningenkai; eyes narrow with anger as he listens to the message that came from the ball. Yomi had sent him another request to rejoin his side in the upcoming war. Even though the first Makai Tournament had turned out well and everyone had followed the rules, the second one did not go nearly as well. The victor had been a youkai that was determined to start a war with the Reikai. This then led to a coup d'état by a joint coalition with Yuusuke, Mukuro and Yomi. Since then, the Makai had settled back into an uneasy peace. When it became clear to Mukuro where Hiei's loyalty truly lay and that Yomi had managed to lay claim to half the Makai, she decided a truce with Yuusuke was the best way to go about maintaining peace and staying in power. As a result, Hiei had been sent to Torin as Alaric's ambassador.

 

Kurama sighs, reconsidering the message. Yomi had tried once more to use the fox's human family against him to persuade the youko to join his side. The thing that concerned Kurama the most, however, was not the threat itself, but that Yomi had mentioned that he knew that the fox's human family had been protected with an untraceable spell. It was Koenma's idea, after seeing the years Kurama had loyally served him, risking his life multiple times. After a few more moments in deep thought, Kurama goes to the closet in his bedroom and opens the door. His clothes hung on either side of a large drawer set with a large oval mirror on top. To the right of the mirror sat a slender crystal vase with a single blood red rose. Opening the top drawer, the youko puts a variety of seeds into his hair. After closing that drawer, Kurama bends to open the bottom drawer, pulling out a few changes of clothes and other necessities he would need.

 

After packing a small bag, the fox tucks the rose into his hair, where it disappears, and focuses his youki. His reflection in the mirror shimmers as the image changes to show a different world, the Makai. Taking a deep breath, Kurama releases more youki and enters the mirror.

 

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Yuusuke was worried. It had been two weeks since anyone had heard anything from Kurama. A brief search of Kurama's apartment in the Ningenkai had showed nothing was amiss. Hiei had picked the lock and done a quick search and reported that the place was meticulously clean as usual. A visit from the Spirit Detective himself to Shiori's home had revealed that she had not heard from Kurama in several weeks; longer than the last time Yuusuke had heard from the redhead. A knock on the door distracted the Mazoku from his thoughts. “Enter,” Yuusuke clearly stated.

 

A messenger bearing Yomi's colors and crest entered the room. “I have a message from Lord Yomi of Gandara,” the youkai says, bowing and holding up a scroll to present to the Mazoku lord.

 

Yuusuke picks up the scroll and unties the silk rope that bound the scroll around the middle. The message was an invitation to a private gathering with Yomi in his palace in Gandara. In addition, there was the promise of helping Yuusuke find his missing advisor, Kurama. That piece of information made Yuusuke suspicious. He rolls the message back up and tosses it to Hiei, who catches it. “Read it and tell me what you think, Hiei,” Yuusuke requests, ignoring the messenger.

 

As Hiei reads the message, he could not help getting a sense of foreboding, that Yomi had something to do with the redheaded fox's disappearance. “We should go,” was his curt reply.

 

“Well, then,” Yuusuke starts, turning back to the messenger, “there is your response. You may go.” The messenger bows deeply before leaving the room, escorted by guards. “What do you make of that line about having information on Kurama?” Yuusuke asks, turning back to the ruby-eyed fire youkai.

 

“Suspicious. Kurama's disappearance was not released to the public,” Hiei replies. “No doubt that infernal goat is involved.”

 

Yuusuke nods. While he was not much of a ruler, he relied heavily on Kurama and Hiei's advice, his gut instincts were solid. Right now, they were screaming that Yomi was involved in this mess and that the so-called private party was an excuse for the goat youkai to stir up trouble, potentially enough to disrupt the delicate balance of power that had once more settled into the Makai. “Yeah, and maybe we'll hear back from Koenma tomorrow. I asked him if he could give us information on youkai movements between the Ningenkai and Makai.”

 

“Our spies should be returning from Gandara and Alaric tomorrow. Once we get some updated information, we can figure out what to do then,” Hiei says, standing up. “I doubt this will end without a fight.”

 

Yuusuke looks down at his watch, cursing. “Ack! Keiko's going to be mad again!” The lord tears off for his private chambers, where a private portal to the Ningenkai, specifically, Yuusuke's home that he now shares with Keiko, had been created by Koenma to allow his best Spirit Detective to easily move between the two worlds.

 

Hiei smirks, knowing that the Great Urameshi Yuusuke, Spirit Detective, Mazoku, and Lord of Torin, was more afraid of his own wife than any youkai in the Makai. The short fire youkai made his way to the tallest tower in the castle, lost in thought. `Kurama, just what happened to you after you went back to the Ningenkai to visit that human mother of yours?' Once he reached the tower, he climbs out the window, standing on the very top of the conical roof. He pulls off his white bandanna, revealing his Jagan to the cool night air. Closing his ruby red eyes to concentrate, he once again made another cursory sweep of what he could of Gandara, hoping for a trace of the fox, any trace. Even a small youki signature would be enough for him to use to track down the former youko. `Damn it, Kurama, where are you?'

 

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At that moment, Kurama was lounging in his private garden in Yomi's castle. He turns his head to look at Yomi as he enters the garden after a meeting. “How is my pretty pet fox tonight?” the blind youkai asks, swooping down for a kiss, one that was eagerly returned by the kitsune.

 

“Wonderful. The moon is shining brightly, the evening is warm, and the breeze is gentle,” the fox replies. Kurama's fingers reach for his neck, where a beautiful platinum pendant hung from a thin delicate chain. “And thank you for this beautiful gift, Yomi. It's breathtakingly beautiful.”

 

Standing behind the redhead, Yomi's mouth twisted into a sinister smile. `That pendant will keep you mine forever, Kurama.' Out loud, the goat says, “I'm glad you like it. Now, shall we go to bed?”

 

“Only if you have plans for something other than sleep,” the youko purrs, eyes mischievously shining.

 

“You, love, are insatiable,” Yomi says, pulling the sexy fox to his side.

 

To be continued . . .

 

AN: Well? What do you think? I thrive off of reviews, so don't hesitate to drop me one! And to all you Kurama x Hiei fans, don't worry, our fox isn't going to be stuck with Yomi forever. Like I'd leave him with Yomi for long!