Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Learning Christmas ❯ Chapter 8

Chap. 4

Kurama walked downstairs and saw that his mother was putting ornaments on the tree with Shuichi and step-father. Laughing he picked up a snow fox ornament and put it on the tree.

"Starting without me?"

"Shu-chan was eager to start," said Shiori.

"Well, I like Christmas!"

"Every kid likes Christmas," said Kurama and grabbed his brother to ruffle his hair.

"Aniki! Stop!"

Kurama laughed and continued to put ornaments on the tree. They sang while the finished the decorating, Shuichi insisting on singing his favorite.

"So, I ain't gettin' nuttin' for Christmas!

Mommy and Daddy are mad

I ain't getting' nuttin' for Christmas

`Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad!"

"Shuichi why do you like that song?" asked Kurama.

"Because it's funny!"

"So are other Christmas songs but you don't see me singing them?"

"Niisan, you need to lighten up some. You're too serous all the time."

"Now you sound like Yusuke!"

"I like Yusuke, he's cool!"

"He also has a record a mile long!"

"That's what makes him cool."

"Well Shu-chan, I hope you don't end up like him," said Shiori. "It's all right to like him but don't follow his path and with Shu-kun as his friend he isn't so bad anymore."

"Okay, kaasan."

They finished putting the ornaments on the tree, Shuichi putting the star on the top, and they started to make cookies for Kurama to take to the party the next day.

"We better make a lot," he said, "Yusuke and Kuwabara eat a lot and Hiei has an amazing sweet tooth!"

"What child doesn't," said Hatanaka eyeing his son who was like the cookie batter off his finger. Shuichi looked at them with a confused look on his face.

"What?" he asked and the adults chuckled. Toward the end of the baking Shuichi that it would be good revenge if he poured flour on Kurama's hair for ruffling his hair. Creeping behind his brother he dumped a cupful over his brother's head, covering him in the white powder.

"Shuichi!" he yelled and grabbed some flour and threw it at his step-brother. This resulted in a full scale `flour fight'. Soon everyone was covered in the snow white powder and the kitchen looked like a blizzard blew inside the house.

"Oh, my kitchen!" said Shiori, though she did have fun with the fight.

"We'll clean it up," said both brothers, since they started it, and started cleaning, sweeping and mopping the flour off the floor, table and counters. After they made sure they had the kitchen spotless they took turns washing the powder off of them and helped Shiori finish the baking.

Kurama was still puzzled on what to get Hiei. He couldn't think of anything the little fire Koorime would want. A new coat? No, he likes the one he had, though it was patched in more places than he could count. A new sword? No, he was attached to the one he had. He even fixed it after Kuromomentaru at the Dark Martial Arts Tournament broke it. He could buy Hiei new clothes but the color had to be black, black and more black. Kurama didn't find it a dull color. It suited Hiei, just as white suited his youko form and any other color suited his human form. So what could he get for a person who had everything but wanted little?

When they were done in the kitchen they watched some Christmas movies, a lot of them Shuichi suggest like `How the Grinch Stole Christmas' and `Frosty the Snowman'. For a thirteen year old he sure acted like a kid when it comes to Christmas. While watching the movies Kurama felt Hiei's signature approach the house. He didn't hurry upstairs; he knew his itooshi will wait for him till Kurama came up.

After the movies they played several card games, that Kurama mostly won, and a delicious supper. Going upstairs he walked in Hiei jumped to the wind and sat on the sill.

"There you are," said Kurama. "And what had you been doing?"

"Visiting Yukina, like I said."

"All day?"

"We had a lot of catching up to do."

"And so do we!" and he gathered Hiei in his arms, he kissed him. He was going to give Hiei the welcome home he deserves. Hiei opened his mouth to allow Kurama access and licked the roof of Kurama's mouth. Kurama led Hiei to the bed and they got caught up on a lot of things they've missed.

*****

Later that night Kurama had Hiei spooned at his side. He was breathing his lover's forestry scent and looking at the glowing crescent moon that shone through the window.

"Hey, Hiei, you asleep?" he asked prodding Hiei's bare chest.

"No, you killed me half an hour ago. Do I look asleep?"

Kurama giggled at his Hioi's joke. "I just wanted to know what you wanted for Christmas. I couldn't find anything you would want."

"You haven't gotten me anything yet?" said Hiei propping his elbow on the pillow and putting his head in his hand.

"No, I couldn't find anything you would like. And it would me your first Christmas here and…"

"Kurama, anything you give me would be fine. It's like you told me, it's the thought that counts."

"I love you, Hiei."

"Hn." said Hiei. Only Kurama seems to know how to decipher Hiei grunts and smiled. He knows his beloved loves him and Hiei tells it best by saying nothing at all.