Slaughter House (YusukeXKurama) [EDDE x FavoredFox]

[FavoredFox]

It had been some time since their last date. Since Yusuke's return to the human world they had spent many a day and night together, but that time had been spent at one another's home, or the occasional motel. So when a picnic was brought up, Kurama was happy and eager to accept. He loved the former detective, and not just physically as their most recent activities might suggest. He was looking forward to simply talking for a time. Their bodies could intertwine later.

Kurama had initially planned on wearing the outfit he had on their first date, but after careful consideration, decided it would be uncomfortable and unwise to wear such a thing in the middle of a forest. Instead, he'd pulled out his old tournament clothing. The white shirt and pants were airy and loose, and the yellow gi over top was thin and light. It had a nostalgic feel in and of itself. The hem of it fluttered gently in the cool breeze that drifted over him as he climbed the stairs to Genkai's temple, his hands placed in his pockets. The fox made in about three quarters of the way up before the wind under his nose began to carry a very distinctive scent. Blood. It wasn't a particularly odd thing to come across here, as the forest was wrought with the laws of nature. It simply meant a predator had caught it's prey. What was odd, was the mingle of Yusuke's energy with the smell. He picked up the pace.

He diverged from the stairs to head toward their meeting spot; a lovely clearing surrounded by the sweetest smelling flowers, and trees choked by beautiful vines, but what he found was not what he was expecting. A blanket had been torn asunder and strewn across the grass, basket that was once filled with carefully made food was ripped open as if a wild beast had come looking for a snack and that food crushed into the soil as if trampled upon. "Yusuke?" He called out curiously, cautiously as he looked from side to side, both taking in the destruction and trying to pinpoint his lover's location. At least he could tell from the smell that it wasn't Yusuke's blood.

 

[EDDE]

Across the clearing, in the shade of the trees, the high pitched scream of a rabbit started,but was abruptly stopped with a suckening crunch. Yusuke had heard his name, but he'd been very focused on the creature that had run from him, giving him the slip a few times as he reached out for it before now. A low chuckle filled his lungs as he stood up from behind the bush that had shielded him.

He'd had such an all consuming need to capture the fleeing beast.

He took the short side-step out through the bush needed to get closer to his boyfriend. A manic smile had touched his lips for the delicious satisfaction he'd received from catching the now third creature he'd gone after that had run from him in the last twenty minutes. The other two had been low level demons. They weren't around here, as he'd come across the rabbit on his way back to his picnic spread. We'll, most of them weren't there. A good deal of their blood had come along clinging to his body.

With that smile spread as an odd but cheery feeling rolled through him as he saw his lover. His head tilted as he tossed the rabbit aside and looked over the redhead with pinpricked pupils. "Hey Shuichi," he greeted cheerily. Though he didnt notice the heavy shake to his tune as he did so.

 

[FavoredFox]

The wounded shriek caught his attention, and Kurama's sharp eyes locked onto the bush it came from. He expected to see a wolf or a human world fox dart from the leaves with a rabbit in its maw, but what came almost stumbling out caused a hot chill to rush over his spine. His breath caught in his throat and his posture straightened in an unseen jolt when his lover came into view. "Yus..." His words dried up on his tongue.

Yusuke was covered in blood that was clearly not his own. It was dripping from his fingers, and flung off of the tips when he tossed aside the rabbit carcass. Kurama felt his throat tighten at the cheery, warbled greeting. Yusuke's eyes were piercing into him, pupils tiny and focused. They may have even been shaking. This was not his Yusuke. This was... this was some feral beast. A rabid creature thirsting for something.

But Yusuke was in there, somewhere. He'd called his human name. Something that should have been relieving, but was instead concerning, because the former detective was a mazuko. A demon that feasted on human flesh. Kurama's left foot shifted back an inch before he caught himself. Don't run. His instincts told him to, but he knew better. He was standing before a predator that had just shed it's most recent prey. Don't run. If he did, it would only trigger a chase. One he couldn't win.

"Yusuke," he said again, this time with a forced calm that was betrayed by the scent of fear that no doubt exhumed from his body. "Tell me. What is going through your mind?"

 

[EDDE]

Yusuke's attention shifted to Kurama's feet,a slight widening of his eyes as he saw the movment. The grin on his face stretched out a bit further as he studied the redhead for a moment after as he steadeied himself. When brown eyes met green however, that smile drew back to what it had been when he'd first seen him, his pupils even dilating slightly as Kurama spoke up. Through his response though, he was still far too manic to be in the right state of mind. He could taste the fear in the air.

It tasted good.

He took a step forward and faced the other teen, thrusting his blood soaked hands in front of him at waist level. "What do you mean?" It was laughed out exhuberantly. "I'm just happy to see you."

After saying as much the grin on his face grew once again as he lost focus on those eyes and went back to studying his body language. It was easier for him to read today, for some reason. "Aren't you happy to see me too, Shuichi?" He took another slow step forward, his head tilting slightly.