Standard disclaimers apply. Yoshihiro Togashi-sama created these 
wonderful characters. I’m only responsible for twisting the stories 
haha… don’t sue me… No money… I’m saving my money to buy more YYH Cd’s 
so you’ll still get your money… haha…

yaoi of course… if you hate those, get a life! Don’t tell me you hate 
yaoi because I’m not interested. If you like it, then tell me if you 
don’t like it… Yoshi! Let’s get on…

A fanfic by ~> Bulma Briefs

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                                  I Miss You


	Life goes on. Hiei leaned over the sill of his window in Mukuro’s 
palace. :… Damn, that women is strong …: noted Hiei, mentally cursing 
himself for being weaker than a WOMAN!

	When was the last time he saw his kitsune? Hiei lifted his small 
compact fingers and counted. :… One… three… six… six months…: Hiei 
frowned, knowing that he had left his kitsune for six whole months. 

        The only Reikai Tantei member that he usually meet was Yuusuke. 
Besides being Raizen’s successor, he was also Raizen’s messenger boy. He 
usually comes to deliver Raizen’s stuff to Mukuro. Normally, he’ll drop 
by Hiei's room and say a few words to him. Telling him about his Makai 
ruling adventures, about Raizen… about how he too, wanted to go back to 
Ningenkai to visit Keiko and all… Why hadn’t Mukuro send him for a 
leave? He had been serving her for an amount of time.

        Yuusuke seemed to have a good time being Raizen’s messenger boy. But Hell, 
Hiei won’t do that! He won’t want to be a messenger boy. If Mukuro ever even 
dream about making him a messenger boy, he’ll swear he’ll kill all of her 
guards and burn down her palace. Hiei snickered at the image of a burnt 
down Mukuro’s palace and a shrieking mad Mukuro, running around with a 
stick after him. 

       Anyway, Hiei thought that being a messenger for Raizen wasn’t that 
bad as being one for Mukuro. She’ll have weird ideas to make Hiei 
suffer.

       The door to his room was knocked. Hiei startled. He scanned and 
found Yuusuke’s youki. Hiding a small smile, he went to the door and 
opened it. "Hiei!" exclaimed Yuusuke and pushed his way in Hiei's room. 
Hiei shut the door behind him. 

       "Ano Hiei, I am going back to Ningenkai. Are you coming?" he 
asked. Hiei shook his head and sighed, sitting beside Yuusuke. "Mukuro 
won’t let me," he replied. "Ahh… anyway, do you want to get anything 
from Ningenkai?" asked Yuusuke. :… Yeah… Kurama… …: Hiei said mentally. 
But he just shook his head. "Do you want me to say hi to him for you?" 
asked Yuusuke, understanding the hurt inside Hiei. He misses that fox, 
Yuusuke could read him like an opened book.

       Hiei looked at Yuusuke’s brown eyes. He nodded once. Hiei shifted 
uncomfortably. He didn’t want to ask Yuusuke’s help, let alone letting 
him know that he missed that fox too much for words. But…

       "Yuusuke," Hiei called. Yuusuke cocked his head. "Can you tell 
Kurama that I still love him as much as I always will?" Hiei asked a 
favour from Yuusuke, which he rarely does. Yuusuke smiled and nodded. 
"Mochiron, Hiei. Mochiron," he nodded, patting Hiei's shoulder.  

       "Anyway, I heard that they’re making a party for me, at Kuwabara’s 
house. It’s a loss that you can’t come," said Yuusuke. "I hate parties," 
snorted Hiei. Yuusuke grinned. "Well yes, but you attended mostly every 
one of it!" teased Yuusuke. "I didn’t want to, that kitsune made me," 
snorted Hiei again. Yuusuke sighed and got up. "Have to go now, Hiei. 
See ya later," with that Yuusuke went out of Hiei's room. Leaving the 
lonely koorime in the dark room.

       Mukuro saw Yuusuke and stopped him. "How’s he?" she asked. Yuusuke 
shook his head. "He was very upset," said Yuusuke. "Let him have a 
break," he said and walked out. Mukuro frowned. :… Raizen’s successor is 
rude …: she made a mental note.
 
       Kurama was getting thin and despondent. Kuwabara, Keiko, Botan, 
Koenma and the others were making a gathering party for Yuusuke when he 
comes back to visit from Makai. Normally, Kurama would volunteer to do 
this and that. But now, it seems like he was in another world. Uncaring 
for what happens in this one. Wondering why… why hadn’t Hiei come back? 


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        Yuusuke came back, they all gathered at Kuwabara’s house. "Ano, 
Yuusuke… how does it feel to rule the Makai?" asked Kuwabara jokingly, 
holding a fork in his hand. A make-believe microphone. "Well…," Yuusuke 
puffed his chest. "It feels… great! Hahaha!" then they all laughed, 
except Kurama that is. Who just sat at a corner with his mind in a far 
away land. 

        "Kurama?" Kuwabara called. Kurama snapped out of his thoughts and 
smiled at Kuwabara. "Nani, Kuwabara?" he asked, giving them a fake 
smile. "Why so gloomy? Were trying to have fun here!" hollered Kuwabara. 
"You guys have fun, I’m too tired," he said sighing, adding effects to 
it. 

        "Hey, are you really missing Hiei that much until you become like 
this?" asked Kuwabara tactlessly. He didn’t remember that Keiko and the 
other girls didn’t knew about Hiei and Kurama. "Ano… why do you miss 
Hiei-kun, Kurama-san?" asked Keiko. Kuwabara was awarded by a punch in 
his guts by Yuusuke. "You stupid oaf!" he snapped at Kuwabara. "Gomen," 
he uttered, scratching his head. 

        Kurama looked up at Keiko. :… Hiei …: whispered Kurama in his 
heart. It had hit him like a thunder in his heart. It hurts so much to 
think about someone who he had loved so much. Yet, he was so far away. 
Did he forget him already? 

        "No, I don’t miss him," said Kurama, lying unprofessionally. Keiko 
narrowed her eyes. She knew that Kurama and Hiei were the best of friends, 
but she thinks that there is more to it now. She blinked. A shonen ai 
relationship, happening right in front of her eyes and she didn’t even 
realise about it! Yukina smiled. 

        "Why Kurama, your lying is as bad as my cooking," noted Keiko. 
"You love him too much to deny it," said Keiko, sipping on her soda. 
Kurama narrowed his eyes at Keiko. Looking angry. Keiko felt her veins 
snap. What had she done to make Kurama so mad? 

        "Why are you making these assumptions? I don’t miss Hiei and most 
important of all…," he sighed and lowered his head. "He doesn’t love me 
anymore," said Kurama. His eyes were watery and solemn. He stood up and 
walked to the door. "Sumimasen, I need some time alone," with that, he 
went out the door. Heading for the park. The park where Hiei and him 
usually play mutual games. He hides from above the trees watching him, 
watching him walk, and he would tease Hiei in his own way. The thought 
of it, lifted up his spirits. But it fell almost immediately again.

        "Guys, I think I could help Kurama," with that Yuusuke followed 
Kurama. Kuwabara shrugged. He grabbed a bag of chips and munched on it. 
"We’ll wait until you two come back," he said sarcastically. 

        "Poor Kurama-san," said Yukina, her eyes wetting as well. "Ano 
Yukina-chan. You don’t have to be too sad," said Kuwabara, patting 
Yukina’s back, gently coaxing her. Yukina nodded.

        Yuusuke scanned the park. Then he saw a red haired boy sitting 
alone on a park bench. He sighed and went to it. Settling beside Kurama, 
he put a hand on his shoulder. "Kurama?" he called. Kurama turned his 
head, he brushed away some of his tears with the back of his hand. But 
new ones keep forming. 

        "Actually, Hiei loves you very much," Yuusuke started. "And how do 
you know?" asked Kurama. "Because he told me," said Yuusuke. Kurama 
looked deeply into those brown eyes. Silent. "I always visit him in 
Mukuro’s palace. Being Raizen’s successor, I always go to Mukuro’s 
castle giving her stuffs. And I’ll visit him in his room whenever I 
could," said Yuusuke. Kurama felt jealous. Yuusuke could see Hiei, but 
not him. 

        "The reason I came back alone is because Mukuro didn’t let Hiei 
come back with me. He told me to say hi and he loves you very much," 
said Yuusuke. Kurama narrowed his eyes. "Honto ka?" he asked for 
assurance. Yuusuke nodded.

        Suddenly there’s a knock on Hiei's door. "What now?" he snapped, 
knowing that the knock came from a guard. The youkai blinked nervously 
at Hiei. "Gomen, but Mukuro summons you," it said and ran away. Hiei 
frowned. :… Mukuro… can’t you let me rest for a while? …: he gritted his 
teeth. 

        Mukuro pretended to do some work when Hiei came into her room. 
Hiei just stood in front of her silently. Mukuro looked up at the silent 
koorime. "Ano… go," she said. "Go where?" asked Hiei. "Go back to 
Ningenkai. Yuusuke is having his holiday and I’m suppose to give you one 
too, I think. I’ll call you if I want you back here," she said, resuming 
her work. 

        Hiei stood there, narrowed his eyes at the woman. Mukuro looked up and 
rolled her eyes at the koorime. "What are you waiting for? You don’t want 
to go?" she asked. Hiei shook his head. "I want to," he uttered. "Then go! 
Before I change my mind," she returned her glance to her paperwork. "Doumo," 
uttered Hiei and flitted off. 

        He jumped through the gate of Makai and Ningenkai. He smiled, and 
went straight to Kuwabara’s house as Yuusuke had told him where the 
party was held earlier. Flitting there excitedly, he forgot to scan for 
their youki first.

        A bang was heard at the door. "Who’s that?" asked Kuwabara, 
walking to the door. When he opened it, he nearly fell. "HIEI!" he 
exclaimed, giving the koorime a hug. "Hey! We missed you, shrimp!" 
exclaimed Kuwabara, right in Hiei's ears. Hiei winced. 

       Kuwabara placed Hiei down and he looked at the people in the room. 
Botan, Yukina, Keiko, Koenma, Shizuru… no Yuusuke nor Kurama, hadn’t he 
been here yet?

       "Yuusuke didn’t came here?" asked Hiei. "He did, but chased after 
Kurama," said Kuwabara. "Kurama, why?" asked Hiei, confused. Kuwabara 
pushed Hiei to sit. "Let us tell you. We were having a party, Kurama was 
sad. We asked him why, he said you didn’t love him anymore," Kuwabara 
paused. Hiei's eyes widened upon hearing this. :… Kitsune, how could you 
say that? …: he wondered silently. "Well, he shouted at Keiko and went 
out saying that he wanted to be alone. That’s why Yuusuke went after 
him," explained Kuwabara, holding Hiei in place knowing that he would 
flit away anytime.

       "Then I’ll go too!" said Hiei, trying to get up from Kuwabara’s 
hold. "No, don’t go anywhere. They’ll be back anytime," exclaimed Botan. 
Hiei wriggled and freed himself. "Do you want to see Kurama soon?" asked 
Kuwabara. Hiei stopped. "Then sit down," ordered Keiko. Hiei sighed and 
wondered why did he let these ningens order him like this.

       :… Kurama …: that name rang in his head. That’s the only reason he 
would even die for.

        Kurama and Yuusuke reached back to Kuwabara’s house. "Remember, be 
happy!" remember Yuusuke. Kurama flashed him a weary smiled. Kurama was 
too unhappy to even notice an extra youki in the house.

        "Tadaima," exclaimed Yuusuke as he opened the door. "Okaeri!" 
exclaimed Kuwabara back. Kurama stopped dead at his tracks as he saw 
Hiei. Yuusuke was equally surprised, but dragged Kurama in. "Hiei, you 
made it!" said Yuusuke. Hiei smirked. "She let me have a holiday," said 
Hiei, still not taking his eyes off Kurama. 

        Kuwabara pushed him and Hiei staggered to the front, right in 
front of Kurama. Still in silent, Yuusuke opened the door and shooed them 
out. He closed the door behind him. "Phew! Kurama should be happy 
now!" he said, grabbing the bag of chips away from Kuwabara. "Hey, 
that’s mine!" and they rolled over each other, like old times.
 
       Kurama and Hiei walked silently to the park. They sat on their 
favourite spot under a tree. Silent was hovering them both. Too happy to 
even talk. "Kuwabara told me," said Hiei, breaking the silence. "Told 
you what?" asked Kurama. "That you said I didn’t love you anymore," said 
Hiei, spitting those words. Kurama looked away. Ashamed of himself. 
Suddenly he felt a hand on his knees. "Look at me, Kurama. I know I 
haven’t had time to bathe yet, but look at me," said Hiei. Kurama turned 
slowly at met a pair of deep red eyes. His face, was full of dirt. Dry 
blood was stained by the corner of his lips. "Oh Hiei… I’m sorry," he 
uttered. "You know that’s not true Kurama," Hiei said. Kurama was 
silent. "It’s not true! Do you know it?" Hiei insisted, this time a bit 
harsher. Kurama’s eyes filled with tears. He nodded once, causing those 
tears to roll down his precious cheeks. 

        "You are thin," Hiei told him flatly. "So are you," Kurama told 
him back. "I have no choice. But you have good food here to eat. Why 
don’t you?" asked Hiei. "I miss you too much to do anything," admitted 
Kurama. 

        Hiei snorted. "Kitsune no baka," he leaned against Kurama’s 
shoulder. 

Owari… ^_^

So, there you go… another record time fic. 2 hours. I have nothing to do 
after indulging myself with Add Maths textbook and 2 books of 
examination pads… So Critics and Death Threats…

Special thanks to Siew Lee and Ryoko! They’re the ones who inspired me!

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