Latitude By Silver Shuriken

Part 19

"Kurama?  What-?"
Kurama swiftly wiped the tear away from his cheek.
Yusuke stared at him silently.
"I-I'm sorry.  Maybe I was going too fast for you."  The brown-haired
youth finally said.
Kurama bent his red head, frowning deeply.
Yusuke suddenly let out a harsh laugh.  The youko stared at him in
surprise.
"I'm sorry."  Yusuke said again.  " I was just jealous of-of Hiei." 
He admitted reluctantly.
The youko's eyes widened.  Had he guessed that he and Hiei were more
than just friends?
"Dammit!  I know you two are the best of friends.  I just can't get
used to the idea."
Kurama took a deep breath.  It was the perfect time to tell the truth.
"H-Hiei was...m-my lover before you."  The redhead said in a rush,
blushing hotly and waited for Yusuke's reaction.  He looked up to
stare at Yusuke.  The human was very pale.  Kurama forced himself to
continue speaking.  "We were already lovers before you and I-"
"H-How?"  Yusuke began before he became silent again.
Kurama's face turn deathly serious.  His emerald eyes glinted.
"You see Yusuke, I wanted Hiei.  I -I seduced him."
Yusuke reeled at the revelation, staring at Kurama like he'd never
seen him before.
The youko met his look calmly.
"You-do you love him?"  Yusuke asked in a strained voice.
The youko blushed and nodded his head slowly.
Yusuke's body shook at that.
"I-I didn't know."  His voice was a ghost of a whisper.
"I never told you."
"Does he know-about us, I mean."
Kurama nodded again, his eyes becoming bleak.
"Damn!"  Yusuke cursed under his breath and turned his back on the
redhead.
Kurama watched the young man wrestle with his own chaotic thoughts.
"If I had known, I would never have-" Yusuke broke off and turned to
face Kurama's startled face.
"In the beginning it was just lust, but what I feel for you-I think I-
"
"Stop!"  Kurama said roughly.  His emerald eyes were pleading.  "This
is getting too complicated, even for me.  Right now I don't want to
be involved."  The youko said firmly.
"With me?"  Yusuke swallowed the painful lump in his throat.
"And Hiei."  The youko whispered.
It was Yusuke's turn to be startled.
"But why?"  He demanded.
Kurama just stared at him, refusing to say anything.
'Won't you at least tell me why?"  Yusuke persisted.
"I can't."  The youko shook his head.  Then he smiled sadly at
Yusuke.  "I'm sorry.  But this is best for us Yusuke."
"How Kurama?  How does this become right for us?  We were so good
together."  Yusuke said in a wooden voice.
Kurama bit his lips.
"He's hurting you, isn't he?"  Yusuke asked angrily.
Kurama shook his head, smiling bitterly.
"I'm the one hurting myself because I'm not sure what I want."
"I don't understand."  Yusuke said in a huff, frustrated.
"I want you, my body knows you, but I want Hiei too."  Kurama said
softly.
Yusuke stared at him.
Kurama bowed his head, turning to walk away.  "Goodnight Yusuke."
Yusuke glared at him and stood very close to the redhead.  He stared
angrily at the wide emerald eyes.
"Walk away if you want.  You're a coward Kurama.  You think you can
send me away by just saying its over?  A lesser man would crumble,
but not me, kitsune.  I'm more than human after all." 
Kurama gasped aloud when Yusuke grabbed him bodily and kissed him
roughly and lingeringly.  Yusuke stared hard at the youko before he
turned and ran.
Kurama stared after his fast disappearing back, reaching out a
shaking hand to touch his tingling lips.


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Yusuke ran blindly.  He wanted nothing more than to find Hiei and
demand the truth.  he knew Kurama had feelings for him or he would
never have accepted his lovemaking.  The only fly in the ointment was
Hiei.  He stopped and gasped for breath, wiping the sweat from his
brow.  He touched his left chest, feeling the deep throbbing ache
slowly dissipating, but he knew it would just resurface again.  The
young man closed his yes and leaned on the wall.  Just minutes ago,
he was so fire up with happiness and satisfaction because Kurama was
with him.  The kitsune just broke his heart.  "And you don't even
know!"  He shouted harshly, his hands fisted angrily.  He couldn't
say that Kurama cheated on him, after all they became lovers because
of the damn lust spell.  Kurama's confession that he seduced Hiei
blew him away.  Why?  Why Hiei?  Hiei was an antisocial, violent,
homicidal youkai who made it clear that he cared for nothing and no
one.  The youko must really love him. Yusuke sank down and covered
his face with his hands.  He knew he shouldn't have gotten himself
too involved with Kurama like Genkai advised.  But he was already
attracted to the youko even before any of these things had happened.
"Do I love him?"  Yusuke asked himself harshly.  He couldn't know. 
He had never felt like this before.  But he was sure; he still
desired the youko, so much that a single thought of him sent his
insides aching.
He groaned and opened his yes, staring up into the dark night and
feeling lonely all of the sudden.  Finally, he got up and walked back
the way he had come.  He stooped in his tracks when he sensed a
presence ahead of him.  He stiffened when he recognized the ki
signature.
"Hn.  Moonlighting alone, Yusuke?"
"Hiei!"

Continued...