Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Lost in Darkness ❯ Linking Bond ( Chapter 4 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Hiei slashed at the guards, destroying them with one blow. They couldn't really be dying! He glanced to the side and saw Youko fling several seeds at the guards raining down on them. The seeds exploded into demon eating plants with wide openings filled with razor sharp teeth.
Screams followed seconds later as the demons were eaten alive. Hiei turned to face Youko and saw him press a hand to his chest, his face contorted in pain. Hiei was at his side instantly, one hand catching the fox's arm.
"Youko?"
Youko pulled free, clearing his face of all pain as he said, "I'll be fine. Our main concern is Kurama, not me."
Hiei didn't have a chance to respond as Youko stalked past him.
***********************************************************************< br /> Kurama kicked and struck the demon with his fists as he was thrown to the ground with the demon pinioning him down. Teeth ripped into his throat once more and this time Kurama knew Xezen wouldn't stop until he was dead. No! He tried to pull free as he felt his life being torn from him.
"Damn you!"
Kurama didn't know how he did it but somehow he managed to find enough strength to throw the demon off him. He was on his feet in seconds, staggering slightly from loss of blood. He clenched his hands into fists. There had to be some way to beat him, even if he didn't have any of his powers to back him!
Xezen smirked, wiping a hand over his bloody mouth. Kurama felt sickened by the sight. He should have killed the demon when he'd had the chance all those years ago. But no, he hadn't seen a threat so he had ignored the demon.
Kurama stared down at the wards. If he could only get them off.... Xezen laughed at him.
"Go ahead, Kurama. Try to remove the wards."
Kurama stiffened, stepping back. He placed one hand over the ward on his left wrist and jerked back as fire shot through his flesh. He winced, clenching his teeth as he forced his hand back and began searching with his fingers for a weakness in the ward. Tears stung his eyes at the sharp pain flooding through his hand, but he forced himself to ignore it.
"You look so lovely in pain. I can see your face now as I kill you," Xezen whispered.
Kurama bit his lip to keep from crying out. There, he thought, feeling a slight break in the energy. He pressed at it, working his fingers under the ward before jerking it off.
"How did you...? It doesn't matter. I will kill you before you have a chance to use any of your yoki."
Kurama ignored the demon, instead staring down at his right hand. It was swelling and beginning to blister up. He'd be lucky if he was ever able to use it again, he thought, as he used his left hand to draw a rose from his hair. He only had half his powers since one ward still clung to his right wrist, but he hoped it would be enough to finish off Xezen.
Xezen lunged at Kurama, claws slashing out. Kurama ducked to the side, urging yoki into the rose and slashing out with the newly formed Rose Whip. The demon easily avoided the whip and appeared behind Kurama. Kurama whirled, stumbling away as he dodged claws sweeping down at his throat.
"Just think, Kurama. Once I kill you I'll kill that pathetic family of yours," Xezen whispered, pleased when his words had his desired effect.
Kurama's steps faltered as the words registered in his mind. Xezen slammed into Kurama, forcing himdown again. His claws sliced into Kurama's arm causing the boy's grip on his rose whip to fall away in pain. The rose whip shrunk back into a normal rose.
Xezen used his larger body to keep Kurama down as a claw slid across Kurama's throat, leaving a trail of blood in its wake.
"Beg me, call me master, and I'll spare your life," he whispered into Kurama's ear.
Kurama struggled to break free. The smell of his blood filled his nose. He was going to bleed to death if Xezen didn't kill him first.
Xezen lowered his head to Kurama's throat and lapped at the blood covering the pale skin there. Kurama tried to jerk his neck away, disgust filling him.
Suddenly the metal door burst open, and Youko strode in with long, angry strides. Xezen glanced up and froze as his eyes landed on the enraged Youko stalking towards him. His eyes went wide as he felt Youko's strong hand crush his throat as Youko jerked him off Kurama.
"Youko! It can't be...!"
"You fool. Never attack before ensuring that your real enemy is truly gone."
Kurama sat up with Hiei's help. Hiei wrapped his scarf around Kurama's neck, hoping to slow the steady pour of blood. Youko slammed Xezen against the wall.
"You don't touch what is mine! Have you forgotten? You thought to use me!"
The hand tightened.
"So...sorry....didn't know...Youko.....He's just....a human....Not important."
"He's mine. He's under my protection, and you dared harm him."
Kurama buried himself against Hiei, drawing his knees to his chest and wrapping his arms around them. Hiei stroked back the tangled crimson locks almost tenderly.
"You okay, fox?" he asked, standing in one quick motion, Kurama in his arms.
When a silence followed Hiei's question, Youko glanced back at his other half, relieved to see that Kurama had fallen into a healing sleep.
"Take him to my cave, Hiei. I will be there as soon as I deal with this trash."
Hiei nodded and flitted away in a blur of black and red.
***********************************************************************< br /> Kurama's eyes fluttered open as warm water touched his face and neck. He glanced up at Hiei, stunned by the expression filled face. Hiei had never revealed so much about himself in one look.
"Kurama, I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you when you needed me," Hiei said softly, cleaning the swollen, bruised wound.
Someone lifted his right arm and something cool touched his burning hand, lessening the fire there. He glanced sideways and saw Youko applying some kind of cream to his burns. His gaze returned to Hiei as the fire demon wrapped a bandage around is left arm.
"How did you find me?" Kurama asked softly, his throat aching.
"We felt something but got there too late to help you. There were four of those demons waiting for you, right?" Hiei asked.
"Yes. They were too strong for me, and I was already feeling so weak."
He felt Youko removed the ward on his right wrist and glanced at him. Youko tossed it casually aside before meeting his questioning gaze.
"You did well, Kurama."
"My hand..."
"Will be fine. Don't you have faith in my healing abilities?" Youko asked.
Kurama nodded slightly and instantly regretted it as his head began to throb. Youko gently lifted Kurama into his arms, cradling him against his chest.
"You lost a lot of blood. You need to drink from me," he whispered.
"Can't...too much," Kurama managed, tears stinging his eyes from the throb in his head.
"He won't give you all that you need. You will drink from me as well," Hiei said, catching Kurama's face gently in his hands.
"But why?" Kurama asked softly, knowing that sharing blood would forever link the three of them.
"Because you would do the same for me if I needed you to. This is not up for discussion," Hiei said firmly and nodded to Youko.
Youko made a small cut on his throat and pressed Kurama's face to the wound. Kurama drank hesitantly at first until his body took over, demanding the nourishment. Several minutes later Youko passed Kurama to Hiei who quickly followed Youko's example and pressed Kurama's face to his throat.
~~You will be fine, came Youko's voice in Kurama's mind.~~
~~I'm...dying...aren't I? I saw it in your thoughts.~~
~~We wil discuss that later, Youko assured him.~~
Kurama couldn't protest as his mind slowly drifted off to sleep with Hiei's warm blood filling his mouth.