It was close to daybreak. Kinno had followed Hiei back to the Convention. Their journey back from the border had taken them the whole evening. Hiei could have run the distance in a shorter time, but Kinno would never have been able to follow the youkai's nimble pace.

It had been a hard time for the Fire Youkai.

Kinno just could not keep his mouth shut for a single instant. Hiei almost repented  his decision as he was forced to listen to the kid's never-ending gossip about the whole Makai, telling him details about his most notorious customer's sexual fetishes and fantasies. The kid seemed to have banged at least half of the Makai...

And Hiei had to listen to it all as they walked back.

The fire youkai wished to be left alone, in silence with his own thoughts; he needed to plan and think very carefully on how to give Kurama the news about them housing and raising Kinno from there on.

However he had a very unfavorable forecast of the whole situation.

He entered their improvised den with a very determined expression. But Hiei was already prepared to face Kurama's fury. But much to his surprise, the dark crack in between the rocks was empty. It seemed the stupid Youko had gone out on his own.

"Where's daddy?"

"Beats me."

Kinno stood at the narrow entrance, staring a bit puzzled at Hiei. The youkai seemed so disappointed...

"Daddy must have gone to the party."

Hiei made an angry scowl while clenching his fists. Party? So he was out somewhere, risking his neck trying to save that irresponsible Silver Youko's offspring and the stupid fox was out somewhere, partying?

He faced Kinno with a stern, indignant expression.

"Party? How can it be?"

The kid pointed to his own ears, which twitched involuntarily.

"My hearing is very good; there's music playing down there..."

The shorter youkai hustled towards the way out, his abrupt movements revealing much of his uneasy discontentment. But Kinno remained behind, sneaking into the bottom of the den, placing his bundle of clothes and stuff in a corner.

"Hey, let's get going, kid!"

The golden youko leaned against the stony walls, crossing arms over his chest, while avoiding Hiei's eyes. He didn't want to cause either his uncle or his daddy any more problems and shame.

"Ji-chan, all those nasty youko are there. I prefer to stay here and wait for you and daddy to come back."

"Why?"

"They're gonna be mean to you and kick my ass outta here again."

Hiei walked towards Kinno and grabbed him by one arm. Then he offered the kid a very direct, vigorous stare.

"No one kicks your ass while I'm around."

"But Ji-chan..."

The kid tried mildly to resist, but Hiei pulled him out of the den. He smiled at Kinno then; one of his contemptuous half smiles. Then the youkai extended his right arm, summonning a dark flame which grew menacingly on his palm.

"Let's go fry some youko butt, Kinno!"

Kinno giggled. His Ji-chan Hiei was such a fun youkai...
 

He could barely say it aloud. But now, after many doses of  sake, Makai Mushroom tea, poppy liquor and absinthe he did not mind anything anymore. Doped and intoxicated, Kurama spoke out all his frustration to the other youko gathered cross-legged in a tight circle, not ashamed at all of displaying his jealousy and possessiveness. He knew these were feelings not taken in high account among his race, but he needed badly to speak about it!

"He left me! He left me because of that golden whore! I'm gonna kill him! I'm gonna kill them both!" Kurama exclaimed, shifting his position, seeming uncomfortable in the group. He was very dizzy and nauseated, anyhow he insisted on staying there with his youko friends. They formed a tight circle around a fire, where a large tea pot boiled - More Mushroom tea...

He felt a provoking hand coming around his waist, drawing him closer. The silver youko stared at the other's face, and for a long while he just observed the Red Youko, not really acknowledging who it was. The whole room spun around him, and his sight was dazed, so he needed to make a real effort in order to try to focus the image - It was his friend, his ardent ex-lover, Minato. His red youko pal had shared that difficult moment with him, inviting him to forget his sadness and try to have a bit of fun.

Another youko, a brown one, by his other side started a talk. Kurama just nodded at his every word, even not really understanding all which was said. He was too spaced out to follow any kind of logical conversation.

"We should make Kurama join us and form a new band to loot and plunder the Ningenkai! With no barriers it would be like stealing candy from a baby!"

"Yes, Kurama, we need your leadership! Forget that runt and your monogamy vows! Let's act like true youko again!" another youko, a light brown one, with short spiky hair added.

Kurama shuddered, looking around that wide, but crowded thatched shack. All Youko gathered in groups, laughing, drinking, smoking Makai cannabis in long pipes, and bragging while others engaged in some wild multi-partner sexual sessions. There was music, played by some fellow youko somewhere; Kurama could not really locate them. The smoke was too dense inside, and the few candles scattered in rustic wooden chandeliers hanging from the ceiling were not helping much. Kurama sneezed loudly then; he was unaccustomed to these kind of dope parties. The odorous smoke floated in a profuse, large cloud which spread all around the room, irritating his eyes which were already red enough.

"I love that shrimp! He's this size!" Kurama told the youko around him, extending hands to show them an 8 inches length with a gesture in the air."

The brown youko by his side raised an eyebrow, offering Kurama a stare of disbelief.

"How come? He's so small!"

"He's big where it counts, I assure you... He's better than many youko I know, and he's deliciously tight even after all these years." Kurama continued, even though his voice failed under the sensation which numbed his tongue and slowed down his words.

Minato got hold of a long engraved wooden pipe which was being passed along the group, drew the smoke in noisily, and held his breath, passing it over to Kurama.

"Kurama be our leader! You'll be powerful enough to have all youkai you ever wanted!"

A  black female who was dressed in nothing more than her own long strands of hair joined the group, sitting near Kurama, offering him another pot with varied dry and green leaves to chew, but he refused. It seemed he could not stand anything anymore. It was very different from his old days, before his life as Ningen. Back then, he could spend days in an orgy like that, drinking, smoking and making it and still be in one piece in the end. After all, most of the Youko race were experts in plants, and all types of substances they produced. But it really seemed Kurama's resistance to dope had faded away...

He was feeling really bad...

"Kurama, come back to us! I always wanted to have Silver cubs!" The naked Female youko proposed him, with a dazed but very insinuating look in her golden eyes.

Kurama didn't give a damn about the black female youko offering. He just kept on complaining, passing the pipe along without drawing any more smoke from the it. Definitively he could not take anything else in. He was stoned enough.

"I want my Youkai back! I'm gonna kill that whore!"

Another in the group giggled, and almost choked on  the tea, starting to cough. The idea of a youko facing such crisis because of jealousy was just too funny... He reached out to tug at Kurama's arm, with a wicked smile.

"That golden slut is really beautiful, Kurama. Much more than you! I bet your partner is having a lot of fun with him by now!

Kurama closed his eyes, hiding his face with his broad, shivering hands. To think about such a possibility was enough to drag him into despair...

"No! Hiei would never do that!" he replied, hastily.

"You should fix him!" Another female youko, a grey, voluptuous one, suggested.

"After all you can still make use of him as your female. He won't have any pleasure, but who gives a damn!" The brown youko who was next to Kurama went on, with an amused expression showing in his dark brown eyes.

"Yeah, Fuck him, fix him and fuck him again!" The black female added, pouring herself more tea.

"And beat him! Teach him a hard lesson and dump him" another in the group continued, as he reached out for the pipe.

Youko Kurama stared at the youko who gave him that last suggestion, with very drowsy, hazy eyes.

"No dice... He enjoys it. For Hiei, the harder the better. That cutey loves to play master and servant..."

Minato reached out to Kurama, playing by sliding his finger along his ears, caressing the furry edge, making them twitch under his touch.

"Kurama, forget that runt and come back to us; come back to me..."

Kurama blinked, his eyes showing him only indistinct, blurred images. His body seemed to be totally numb.

"I can't believe I was dumped!"

Minato approached Kurama a bit more, almost embracing him, his face so close to Kurama's they were almost kissing each other's lips as they spoke.

"You're youko Kurama, you're bigger than that! Forget that ungrateful shrimp, and let's bring the good old times back, my dear..."

Kurama shook his head. No! He could not forget Hiei. It was a bit difficult to think, but truth was Hiei might not be betraying his love at all... Yeah, the kid was a despicable whore, a liar, a dirty prostitute, but he ought to trust his Hiei... His youkai would not deceive him and break his youko heart like that, would he?

He supported himself on the floor as he tried to stand up, a bit dizzy, but very determined not to be cheated so easily.

"I've waited enough. Now I'm going after him."

Kurama shifted to his knees and then he sustained his giddy attempt to come up on Minato and the other brown youko by his side. But as he stood up, a sudden, very heavy lightness struck him, turning his sight into a complete black blur and making him loose all his balance. He still tried to resist, but his legs failed him, and he collapsed, falling to sit astride Minato's lap...

"Kurama...I'm gonna make you forget that your youkai lover and that idiot slut..."
 
 

 Hiei stood at the entrance, surprised with the vast sea of legs and tails and bare rears up in the air, as the multitude of youko creeping and twisting on the floor in maddening embraces and wild kisses, and... Ah, well... He had always wondered what a Youko Orgy looked like - Now he had the answer.

It was truly disgusting... The worst of it all was to hear the languid moans and murmurs floating in the smoky air...

"Shut up, Kinno! you must close your eyes; you're too young to be in places like this!"

"But Ji-chan, I already worked in places like..."

"Don't argue with me! Let's look for that deranged daddy of yours!"

Kinno obeyed... He could easily see his uncle was very, very annoyed, not only for being in such a place, but for not finding Kurama.  They stood at the entrance for a while, their eyes flitting around trying to locate Kurama. It should be easy to find him, but the confusion and the dim candle light was not of any help. Hiei moved in, deviating carefully from the many youko which lay on the floor, and Kinno followed.
 
"Hn... So this is what the Convention is all about? Fucking? Bah! We could do it comfortably back home!"

"Maybe daddy wanted to fuck another youko, Ji-chan. There are very open relationships and..."

Hiei gave such a glare at Kinno he shut his mouth at once, too nervous even to excuse himself...

They started to cross the room, leaping over the bodies which moved and jerked and twisted in hot embraces on the way, trying to do their best not to tread on anyone... But with so many tails on the way, Hiei ended up trampling on one...

The youkai halted, while the youko cursed aloud and turned around to look.

The grey youko blinked, dazed and confused,  but he seemed to reach reality again when he saw the strange youkai and the silly-smiling golden youko whore.

"Hey! You can't get in here! You're crashing our party!"

"I'm crashing your face, you asshole!" Hiei shouted, making a really angry scowl. Then fast, he punched the youko's face with a dry, direct blow.

The youko flipped and fell, knocked out, and Hiei just moved on as if nothing had happened.

Kinno clapped Hiei's attitude. His Ji-chan really had a forthright manner to deal with things. He was so cool! He enjoyed being with his new uncle more and more every minute!
 
"Now, where's  that damned Silver Youko? All youko seem alike in the dark! And with this cloud of smoke, I can't smell anything!" Hiei complained, with a very ill disposition, starting to literally kick youko butt here and there as he proceeded. However, those idiot foxes were so engrossed in their activities, they barely noticed it...

Kinno stopped for a moment, watching a group of three youko he had just passed. They were very, very nasty youko...

"Hey, that position is difficult... Are you acrobats? I myself can't do that, and I'm a professional!"

Kinno smiled, actually expecting an answer to his question, when his attention was called by a silver mane he was able to spot a bit over there... He turned to a youko couple in a corner, almost hidden in the shadows, surprised. It was his daddy Kurama in another youko's arms, sitting on his lap while they seemed about to kiss...

Oh, no... That meant lots of trouble... He knew Hiei ji-chan long enough to know he was too jealous of his daddy.

"Daddy! We're here after you!" He called in a low whisper, trying not to call Hiei's attention in order to give time for Kurama to compose himself. After all, he was a youko, he knew how those things were...

However Hiei noticed Kinno's intention and followed the golden youko as he walked closer to the couple hiding in the shadows. Hiei recognized Kurama's ears and hair. Then, in a flash he appeared right in front of the adulterous youko couple.

Kurama faced Kinno with a baffled surprise. He rubbed his fingers on his eyes, insistently, to try to make his sight a little less blurred. Then he looked again, facing Kinno with a very angry face.
 
"You! You took my husband from me, you damn golden slut from Hell! Where's my Hiei?"

Kinno tried to answer, but Hiei moved him to the side, very gently, taking one step towards Kurama and that stupid Red Youko he had been introduced before. Minato, right? Hn, he should have guessed... That Youko seemed too eager to throw himself on Kurama's arms again.

Kurama started to tremble when he saw the small youkai in black. He pulled himself away from Minato, trying to repel their embrace. Kurama was so nervous his throat was too tight, dry, making him unable to excuse himself.

"Having fun, youko?"

Kurama fought harder against Minato after Hiei's angry, very stern question.  The silver youko managed to slip off  the other's lap, but Minato held him by one arm, in a very firm grasp.

"Hey, let go of my daddy! He's married, you can't do that to him!" Kinno intervened, stepping forward to try to help his father.

"Shut up, whore! He's here because he wants!"

The red youko showed his fangs to Kinno, while a threatening growl grew from his throat. But Hiei stood in the middle, glaring intensely at the red youko.

"You are the one who must shut up, motherfucker!" Hiei replied back, ireful.

The red youko stood up and advanced one step, arrogantly facing Hiei, one fist clenched as he tried to intimidate him.

"Hey, shrimp, get your dirty, stinking little ass outta here! Kurama's with me now!"

"Let me go, Minato!" Kurama pleaded, trying to fight the red youko, but still too dizzy and weak to react.

Lots of  pointed-ear heads arose in the confusion while the intermingled naked bodies stopped their shifting and twisting for a moment. Then they all looked up, to see what was wrong. Hiei faced them, his small, tense body trembling with wrath. Fuck all those idiots! He didn't give a shit about that bunch of sex-maniac, youko on dope! He looked at Kurama then... Hn. That crazy youko was not totally responsible for his own actions in that altered state. He was so disoriented he could barely stand up on his own.

"Oh, yeah? He's with you now? I'll show you what I think about it!"

Hiei was so fast no one saw him move. It was just a blur, like a draft of black wind, and in less than one second he was back, as if he hadn't done anything at all... Then he turned to Kinno, with a slight, sarcastic smile...

"Hey Kinno, I smell something burning, don't you?"

Kinno looked around, not realizing it yet, when Minato gave out a loud scream of both pain and fright. His tail was on fire!

Kinno laughed on seeing the red youko jumping high, crying like crazy and running away leaving a long trail of smoke behind as he rushed out, as fast as he could.

He just loved Hiei Ji-chan's attitude; he was a laugh!

They heard a loud rustle around them, as the other youko, the ones still able to have any reaction, tried to gather against Hiei. They heard some drunken, stupefied voices uttering protests...

Hiei just showed them that same flame growing from his palm together with a smile.

"'I'm sure I can move fast enough for you not to catch me. So, who's next then?"
 
Hiei's menacing tone was enough to make all youko turn their backs to whatever was happening between he and Youko Kurama. They also forgot Minato, whose screams could still be heard in the distance. Even the ones who sat in Kurama's circle moved away, mumbling stupid excuses, abandoning Kurama on his own. The Silver youko faced Hiei with a very stunned face.

"Hiei, I can explain, it's just..."

"I can see very well what's going on."

"Koibito, I was on his lap but nothing happened between us and..."

Hiei just would not let Kurama speak.

"I'm going home now. Kinno is going with me."

Kurama gulped and stared at the smiling Kinno, not really believing Hiei would take that retarded slut home.

"You're not taking him to our home!"

"I assure you I am! And if you don't come along at once, you don't need to do it anymore."

Hiei turned his back on Kurama then, calling Kinno, who was just observing his father, with a slight, but very loving smile. His daddy could not really stand up on his own; poor him... All that partying didn't make him any good...

"Don't leave me here, Hiei!" Kurama cried, trying to move Hiei's adamant determination. It had been his fault. He should have known that after such a long time living as a Ningen he could not put up with Youko's customs again. He was not able to stand neither on his two feet nor on his four paws. "Please, Hiei, I'm sorry, I can't stand up and walk without help! I'm too dizzy!"

Hiei turned to Kurama one last time.

"You walked in here on your own; you must walk out on your own as well. If you can't walk, creep!"

The Silver youko looked around. Hiei was already far from his reach, already  leaving the smoky room without giving not even a passing glance behind.

Kurama groaned; he was really bad... His stomach was revolted, and the whole world seemed to dance before his eyes. He tried to look for anyone who could help him out of that disgusting shack. All he needed was a bit of fresh air to start feeling a little better. His years in Ningen body must have undermined his resistance; if he had imagined he'd be so vulnerable to substances all youko took for granted, he would never have taken part in that damned dope orgy.

It seemed it was another of Youko's customs he would have to drop, just as he had dropped their natural promiscuity.

Well, he could live with it, if he had Hiei...

The youko around minded their cuddling, kissing and banging, not giving Kurama any attention at all. The silver youko stood on all fours, his head down as he tried to overcome his vertigo. If he could at least turn into his fox aspect. But he was so stoned he didn't even remember how to change forms...

But it was very difficult; it seemed he would have to crawl his way out... K'so!

He breathed in deeply, trying for one last time to stand up. Much to his surprise, he managed it! He felt one arm closing around his waist, supporting him and bringing him along.

"Hey daddy, Hiei Ji-chan is really pissed, hn? But don't worry, I'll help you out!"

Kurama looked angrily right into the kid's eyes. However Kinno just smiled at him so innocently he gave up any attempt to fight his grasp; besides, he really needed help...

"Thank you." He whispered, very embarrassed. It was so humiliating to be helped by one he just despised so much...

Kinno's smile broadened, as he carried Kurama out, helping his dizzy steps.

"You're welcome, daddy!"
 
 

To Be Continued...