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"That a treasure's what you are
When you see what I see
Created to be the only one for me."
~When You See What I See, Geoffe Moore and the Distance
Kuwabara felt Yukina's ki in the temple garden. He hurried in, glad to finally have a chance to visit her. "Yukina-chan?"
The Koorime looked up, obviously upset about something. She tried to hide her sorrow under a smile, but failed miserably. "Hello, Kazuma-san."
The orange-haired ningen frowned. "What's wrong, Yukina-chan?"
The girl looked away. "It's nothing."
The frown deepened. "No. It's not nothing," Kuwabara responded, sitting beside her. "What's wrong? You can tell me."
Yukina looked up. After a moment, she relented. "It's Hiei-oniisan," she whispered, her voice cracking with despair. Kuwabara waited. "A little while back, her renounced his heirship to Mukuro-sama."
Kuwabara stared at her in disbelief. "Nani?! Why?!"
Yukina looked away. "She was calling him away on a ton of missions and...you know..."
"Him and Kurama." The ningen had actually been against their relationship for a while, until Hiei had finally admitted to Yukina that he was her long-lost brother. When the fire demon told his sister why he had kept it from her, Kuwabara realized that Hiei needed Kurama. So he'd stopped being an ass every time he saw the two lovers.
Yukina nodded. "Mukuro-sama was angry, and it took Hiei-oniisan an entire week to get back to the Ningenkai." She paused. "While he was away, Shiori-san arranged for Kurama-kun to marry."
"Nani?! Doesn't she know about Hiei?"
Yukina smiled bitterly. "She does now. Hiei-oniisan found out an he thought..."
Yukina didn't finish the sentence, but Kuwabara understood. "He thought Kurama was cheating on him."
"I though so too for a while, until Kurama-kun told his parents about Hiei-oniisan and they disowned him!" She sobbed, then composed herself with a deep breath. "Hiei went to the Makai, even though he knows that Mukuro's new heir wants him dead." She shook her head. "When Kurama-kun found out...He went after Hiei-oniisan immediately. He's been gone for hours, and I'm so worried!"
Kuwabara hugged her gently, hoping that Hiei didn't kill him later for it. "I'm sorry, Yukina-chan. Kurama should be back soon." I hope...
Kurama hurried toward the temple, stumbling up the many steps. He finally reached the last step and ran into the temple. "Yukina-chan!"
He barely had time to set Hiei on a futon before Yukina rushed in. "Kurama-kun! Hiei-oniisan!" The girl saw her brother's condition and fell to her knees beside him, sobbing.
Kuwabara ran in. "Kurama! What happened?" The orange-haired ningen was ignored.
Kurama didn't even hear him. "Yukina-chan, his eyes...Can you heal his eyes?"
Yukina stared at him with a horrified expression on her face. "What...what's wrong with..." She trailed off as she glanced at Hiei's face. Her shaking hand rose to her mouth as she gasped, tears slipping down her face. "Oh..."
Kuwabara followed her gaze. He looked away as he saw what was left of Hiei's eyes. Shit... The ningen sat down heavily.
Yukina looked up at Kurama. "Who did this?!" Her voice shook with rage.
Kurama looked away. "It doesn't matter. She's dead."
Yukina glared at the fox. "Who?!"
Kurama looked her in the eye. "A Koorime. I think Mukuro called her 'Hikoni'."
Yukina closed her eyes briefly. "I should have known..."
Kuwabara peered at her curiously. "Known what?"
Yukina shook her head, ignoring the orange-haired ningen. "I can heal his eyes, but he'll be temporarily blind..."
"For how long?" Kurama asked softly.
"That depends on him. It may be permanent..." She put her hands over Hiei's eyes. When she took them away, the fire demon's eyes were whole again, and his jaw and nose were back to their normal sizes. Yukina brushed Hiei's hair away from his right ear.
Kuwabara looked away and swallowed hard as he saw that that part of Hiei's face was horribly burned.
Yukina gently touched her brother's face. The skin healed and smoothed over almost immediately, and the wound was gone.
Kurama reached forward, touching Hiei's face lovingly. Yukina spoke softly, almost reluctantly. "He may be deaf in that ear...Please bandage his eyes." Kurama nodded shortly and followed her instructions. "Could you remove his shirt, Kurama-kun?" Yukina asked as he finished.
"Hai." The fox grew a leaf-blade and slit the sides of the muscle shirt, promising himself to buy Hiei ten of them when he had a chance, and gently slid it over the fire demon's head.
Yukina touched Hiei's chest, healing his broken ribs. She frowned as she looked at Hiei's hands. "The bones are shattered," she whispered.
Kurama closed his eyes. "How..?"
"When Koorime torture, they freeze the bones. They become so brittle that even a little pressure will completely shatter them..." Yukina held Hiei's hands, concentrating. The swelling disappeared as the bones mended.
Yukina then healed the youkai's arms and shoulder. Kurama winced as Hiei's elbows popped sickeningly as they bent the right way.
The Koorime glanced up at Kurama again, flushing lightly. "His pants."
Kurama undid Hiei's four white belts, then slipped the Jaganshi's pants off. Hiei was wearing black boxers, to Kuwabara's relief.
Yukina spent quite a bit of ki on Hiei's broken femurs. Sweat trickled down her forehead, and she wiped it off on her sleeve.
Kurama frowned. Rest, Yukina-chan," he said reluctantly. "I'll give Hiei some herbs to take the pain away."
Yukina shook her head. "I have to finish!" she insisted, turning back to her brother.
Kuwabara touched the Koorime's shoulder, and she glared at him, thinking that he was trying to stop her. The ningen gave her a reassuring smile and transferred some of his ki to her. "Finish healing him, Yukina-chan."
The girl smiled weakly. "Arigato Kazuma-san," she whispered, turning back to Hiei. She quickly finished healing the fire demon.
Kurama looked at Yukina gratefully, then frowned. "How did you know Hikoni?"
Yukina looked away. "I knew her when I lived in the Koorime city. Hikoni was insane. She believed that I wasn't truly Koorime, but only a half-breed. She demanded that the Council have me killed. Nobody listened to her, so she tried to kill me." Yukina sighed. "She failed and was exiled for attempting to kill a fellow Koorime." Yukina looked up, tears in her ruby eyes. "She swore she'd get revenge..."
Kurama closed his eyes painfully. "Looks like she did..." He frowned. "Yukina-chan, would you mind staying at my apartment until we get this mess sorted out. Hiei will listen to you; I don't think he trusts me anymore."
Yukina nodded. "Of course, Kurama-kun." She frowned. "Did you bring Hiei's bag back with you from the Makai?"
Kurama shook his head. "No. I didn't have a chance to."
The Koorime shrugged. "We'll have to get it later."
Kuwabara frowned. "I'll see you later, Yukina-chan." The ningen looked at Kurama uncomfortably. "I hope everything's okay with Hiei. And I hope he's not permanently blind."
"Arigato, Kuwabara-kun," Kurama whispered. The orange-haired ningen shrugged and left. Kurama looked at Yukina. "Pack what you need, and let's go." Yukina left the room.
Kurama leaned forward and ran his hands through Hiei's hair. He moved closer and kissed the sexy Jaganshi's forehead with a touch that was feather-light. "Ai shiteru, Hiei-koi," he whispered.
Yukina entered the room with a backpack on her shoulder. "I'm ready."
Kurama lifted Hiei into his arms, cradling the fire demon gently against his chest. He and Yukina left the temple, heading for Kurama's apartment.
Suddenly Kurama felt a strange ki coming toward them. "Yukina-chan, take Hiei and get behind me!" The Koorime quickly obeyed, cradling her brother's body in her arms. Kurama called out. "Who's there? Show yourself!"
Mukuro stepped from behind a tree. "Hello, Kurama."
The fox blinked. "Mukuro..."
The demoness chuckled. "Who else. You forgot some things in the Makai, kitsune." She held out Hiei's black bag and his favorite pair of boots. "I thought he might want these."
Kurama took them. "Arigato, Mukuro-sama..."
The woman scowled at him. "Stop with the '-sama' shit!" She was gone, having created at gate to the Makai.
Kurama turned back to Yukina. The girl took the bag and boots from him. "Let's go, Kurama-kun." The fox gently lifted Hiei into his arms again, and they continued on their way.
Awww! How sweet! *frowns* I wonder...Should I keep Hiei-chan blind..? *ducks as an odd assortment of *ahem* items are thrown at her* Hey! *looks around, stuff sticking to her hair* Okay, who threw the green jello?! *a streak of black is seen exiting the...erm...scene of the crime* HIEI!!!
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