Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Depth Of Demon Bonds ❯ Understandings (Original) ( Chapter 11 )

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Chapter 11

Understandings

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“Humans talk of true love so easily.” Botan smiled, thinking about the two demons across from her. “But they do not know it. True love is the willingness to accept everything about the person, that your heart has chosen to love, including the person‘s gender. You would not want to try and change the person for anything no matter what. In the end the two people would become soul mates to the end of time.”

“So you all don’t get married?” Yusuke asked.

“No we don’t.” Kurama answered. “We mate.”

“Mate?”

“Yes Yusuke. If a demon is lucky enough to find his or her soul mate, regardless of gender, we will bond with the said demon.”

“That sounds just like marriage.” Kuwabara commented.

“No fool!” Hiei spat very annoyed. “A bond is much stronger then stupid ningen words and papers. Demons bond or mate for life. There is no turning back, once you get marked.”

“Marked?” Yusuke asked trying to understand everything.

“Yes.” Kurama nodded. “If a demon finds another demon he wants to spend the rest of his life with he offers the demon his neck.”

“His neck?”

“This topic is getting old.” Hiei growled before pointing to the junction of his neck and shoulder. “The two demons will bite each other……here. The bite will be deep enough to leave a mark, signaling to others that they are taken. The two demons will also exchange blood through these bites, binding their two souls together for the rest of their lives and beyond.” Kuwabara was in shock, his mouth hanging open. Yusuke however was smiling.

“I think that sounds cool. I have always thought that people should live their lives the way they wanted. Whoever and whatever makes the happy, it’s none of anybody’s business.”

“Thank you.” Kurama said with a slight incline of his head and a small smile.

“Hn.” Hiei grunted.

“Thank you for understanding Yusuke.” Yukina smiled as she got up. She went over, hugging him tightly and then returned to her seat.

“No problem guys.” Yusuke grinned. “You are all still my friends. Maybe this world is the one that’s backwards.”

“I have been saying that for years.” Hiei smirked. Kuwabara finally got of his shock and found his voice.

“I’m sorry for the way I was acting. It was just the shock of it all. Urameshi is right though. This changes nothing. We’re all still friends.”

“And a team.” Yusuke added. “We will continue to help you fight Yomi. No one should be treated like a slave, forced to produce a kid and then have it taken from them.”

“My thoughts exactly detective.” Hiei growled glancing to the redhead beside him.

“Do not worry.” Kurama smiled softly. “I have no desire to return to Yomi’s service. I have this life now and something very valuable in it, that I do not want to lose. We will fight and we will win.”

“Yes we will.” Yusuke smirked. Koenma glanced to Botan and found her no longer blushing. She was looking back and forth between Kurama and Hiei now with a barely noticeable smile. He made a note to find out what was going on with her, later.

“Well if that is all? I shall be going.” Kurama said getting up. He turned to Botan with a slight smile. “Next time try using the phone, you may be able to catch me at home.”

“I will.” Botan nodded.

“Wait we know how to contact you easily enough Kurama.” Yusuke said before drinking the last of his tea. He then looked to the fire demon watching him get up too. “But Hiei is a whole different story. You are so hard to get in touch with.”

“Urameshi is right. How do we contact you, shrimp? Especially if you pull another disappearing act with your energy signal. No one will be able to find you.” Kuwabara stated.

“Kurama did.” Hiei smirked.

“Oh yeah.” Kuwabara muttered.

“Um…” Kurama smiled. “Just let me know when anybody needs to get a hold of him. I will be able to find him most likely. Though we may come late.”

“Not if I have anything to do about it, fox.” Hiei said not missing a beat. The grouped winced when they heard the fire demon utter the word the redhead had issued a nasty warning for. None of the picked up on the under lying meaning either, thankfully. Kurama just shook his head with a full smile.

“Hold on.” Kuwabara said jumping to his feet. “If one of us calls you fox we get a death threat? If shorty calls you fox, you think it’s amusing?”

“Yes I do.” Kurama replied with smile still in place. “Hiei only called me fox, to prove he could.”

“But why?”

“Well because he is the only one to earn that right.’

“Hn.” Hiei smirked before turning and leaving.

“It’s good to see you two back on speaking terms.” Yusuke laughed.

“Yes I’d have to agree. We have come to terms with some problems that have been bothering both of us.” Kurama smiled before turning to Botan. “Can I speak with you a moment in private?”

“Yes.” Botan nodded rising to her feet. They walked out of the door closing it behind them. The fox continued to walk when he heard the hurried movements in the room behind them. He finally stopped when they reached the tree line, far away from the room and the eavesdroppers. He turned to Botan and got right to the point.

“I know what you saw and I’m not going to apologize for it.”

“I wouldn’t expect you too.” Botan answered.

“Oh…..Well don’t tell anyone about this. Hiei and I will tell them when we are ready.”

“Of course Kurama. That’s why I haven’t said anything, it’s not my place.”

“Be sure you keep it that way.” Hiei said seemingly to appear out of nowhere, next to the fox. “Or you will find your head detached from your body.”

“I believe she already understands that part Hiei.” Kurama laughed.

“I do.” Botan nodded. “You two’s many flings in the Makai are legendary. With you two working so close together, it was only a matter of time before both of you got together and had one. Now the legends will only grow.”

“Our legends will grow more then you think, especially when they find out everything. This is not a fling between us.”

“Then what is it?” Botan asked. Hiei and Kurama looked at each other then shrugged. They reached up and pulled the collars of their shirts open over their left shoulders. Botan hand flew up to her mouth and her eyes widened considerably. She couldn’t believe the matching marks on their necks.

“You two mated?”

“Yes.” Kurama smiled and Hiei nodded.

“You’re right the legends will explode now. Two of the most lusted and wanted demons in all the three worlds, together and mated.” Botan grinned. “It may just cause riots in the Makai when word gets out. I’m personally happy for you both. You two do deserve some happiness in your long lonely lives, though you will not be alone anymore.”

“No not anymore.” Kurama replied.

“Let’s go fox.” Hiei said before jumping up into the tree above them.

“Of course.” Kurama answered jumping up into the tree beside his mate.

“Bye guys.” Botan waved.

“Bye. Oh Botan one more thing. Come to the front door next time instead of the window or get Yusuke to call. It may save you some embarrassment.” Kurama smirked. They quickly took off jumping through the branches with Hiei leading the way for his fox.

“If I hadn’t seen it I would have never believed it.” Botan mumbled staring in the direction the demons left in.

“Believed what?” Koenma asked startling the girl. Botan turned around to see the rest of the team standing behind her.

“What did Kurama want?” Yusuke asked.

“And the shrimp too?” Kuwabara added.

“Kurama just wanted to talk to me about this morning.” Botan answered.

“I figured it out!” Yusuke laughed. Botan went completely white, the blood draining from her face rapidly. “You found him this morning alright but he was with a girl. That’s why you blushed so much when he looked at you.”

“Um….Ha ha…..Uh…..I…” Botan stuttered not knowing what to say.

“Is this true?” Koenma asked, concerned. “Kurama knows it’s dangerous for demons to bed humans.”

“Um Koenma that won’t be a problem.” Botan answered with a pleading look at her boyfriend to drop the conversation.

Koenma thought about her answer a few seconds before thinking back to the meeting. Botan wasn’t just blushing when Kurama looked at her but also when Hiei did. Kurama made a big deal about being called fox but then Hiei had called him that earning him a big smile. When asked why, Kurama answered with Hiei had earned that right. They also glanced at each other a lot during the entire meeting. Then Hiei had presumably left only to be seen later leaving through the trees with Kurama. This didn’t make any sense. When Yusuke asked Botan if she had seen Kurama with a girl, she went deathly pale.

It hit Koenma like a bucket of cold water thrown on him. Botan hadn’t seen Kurama with a female. She saw him with a male, a demon and not just any demon but with Hiei. Koenma eyes widened suddenly and he stared at his girlfriend, shock written all over his face. Botan knew Koenma had figured it out. She sent him a look that said we will talk about it later, her eyes flicking too the two ningen boys. Koenma nodded his head slightly. The boys had been arguing for a few minutes and had not seen Koenma’s spaced out look turn into one of shock.

“Hey you two stop the arguing.” Koenma said getting their attention. “We are going to leave. You two need to get plenty of rest for the next demon.”

“Don’t worry about us toddler.” Yusuke laughed.

“I told you not to call me that.” Koenma shouted opening a portal. Botan and him jumped into it and then it promptly closed behind them.

“You heard the man.” Yusuke said before walking away. “I’m going home to get some rest.”

“Me too. That is of course if my sister will let me.” Kuwabara mumbled walking off towards his home.

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