Coming Home (Closed, Kusuriyuri/Kurama)

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Had it really been a week? Kurama stumbled down the hallways towards the room he shared with Kusuriyuri. He'd fallen asleep in the bar with Kuronue, but that little nap had done nothing to take the edge off his exhaustion.



He leaned against the door to their apartment a moment, hearing the soft constant buzz of wards, feeling Kusuriyuri's energy around the door and in their home. Time had really fucked with him, and he needed the quiet stability of his lover, especially if that included a bath, a meal, and curling up in bed.

He slipped through the door, calling out his greeting softly, bending down to pick up Belophoebe, who demanded his attention from one pace inside the door.

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Kusuriyuri had anticipated Kurama home earlier. He was in the kitchen, preparing a meal for himself, though it would be easy to make more. He looked up, moving the pan to the side of the flame. "Itoshii?" he said softly, worried at how exhausted Kurama seemed in addition to how late he was in returning.

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"Koi" Kurama smiled blearily at him and set Belophoebe down in a chair. "I'm sorry I've been gone so long, time... got away from me." He reached out, more intent on touching his lover than he realized, just to be sure there wasn't another temporal turnaround to shove him right back into work.

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Kusuriyuri approached Kurama readily, his hand out to take his lover's hand. "It was much longer than I expected," he admitted. "Welcome home," he said, moving to stand closer to Kurama.

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"If I'd realized how long it had been earlier," he sighed, wrapping his arms around Kusuriyuri, careful not to lean on him too heavily. "I accidentally walked into a botched time spell. I had no idea it had been more than just a few hours until I saw Kuronue."

He pulled back a little, examining Kusuriyuri. "You're all right, though? No unpleasantness left over, no new attacks?" He would have known, he was sure, but his muddled mind made him ask anyway.

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"There have been no further attacks that I am aware of," Kusuriyuri said, letting Kurama examine him for his lover's piece of mind. "This one is well," he said, his tone utterly solemn, "however, Itoshii will do well to eat soon," he added, reaching up to catch one of Kurama's forelocks.

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"I'm not-" he began, and then his stomach growled. He flushed, and bent his head. "... going to argue with that. Something to eat would be nice." And then a bath. He knew he smelled like blood and mud and demon slime, and was impressed that no one had called him on it (too much) yet. Still, yay for plumbing.

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Kusuriyuri raised an eyebrow and turned toward the kitchen, tugging on Kurama's hair a little before letting it go. "Come, it is almost ready," he said.

Boukensha sat in the middle of the doorway to the kitchen, nose raised, trying to look uninterested in Kusuriyuri, but at the same time 'punishing' him for ignoring him. Without breaking step, Kusuriyuri picked up the kitten-sized cat and pet him before placing him on Kurama's shoulder. The kitten sneezed and looked offended, but remained there.

Kusuriyuri returned to the pots, finishing preparing the meal and setting it before Kurama before fixing his own.

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Kurama smiled faintly, scratching under Boukensha's chin while he followed Kusuriyuri. The smell of food was another distinct reminder that more time had passed than he'd realized.

He sat at the table, wiggling his shoulder for Boukensha to jump down, succeeding only in making the little cat curl up in his lap expectantly. "If you think I'm sharing this time, you're sadly mistaken," he said, tapping the cat's nose. He managed to wait a few minutes for Kusuriyuri, but eventually his hunger got the best of him and he dug in, with just about enough restraint not to wolf it all down.

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Kusuriyuri frowned a little at Kurama for waiting for him. "You are the one who taught them to expect," he said, adding more food to what he'd already given Kurama, glancing significantly at Belophoebe by Kurama's feet. He ate what he wanted and added the remainder to what was before Kurama. "Would you like more or a bath?" he asked.

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He'd scraped his plate clean just as Kusuriyuri asked, and looked down at it sheepishly. Boukensha, in his lap, was giving him the world's saddest starving kitten face.

He smiled, at his appetite and the cat's insistence. "I'm full, Koi. Gochisousama." He stacked his plate and Kusuriyuri's taking them to the sink, Boukensha going to Kusuriyuri to try and be pitiful again.

"I think," he said, leaning against the sink, "definitely a bath." He smelled like... well, not ungodly awful, but his clothes would either need to be soaked in bleach or incinerated, he was sure. "Will you join me, Koi?"

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Kusuriyuri pet Boukensha under the chin before offering him a plate that had a little sauce still left on it. The look he received for such a pitiful offering was a cross between venom and sorry and the cat hopped down, knowing he'd get a proper meal later. For the time, he snubbed Kusuriyuri, stalking, nose high, into the living room.

"To ensure you bathe properly," Kusuriyuri said, solemnly. "And do not drown," he added.

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"Considering that drowning in a tub is one of my top paranoid fears, I am very grateful to you, Koibito," Kurama said, grinning at him. He started peeling off his shirt, surprised that it didn't just come off in pieces. He tossed it in the hamper, paused, and looked at Kusuriyuri.

"I can't believe it, but I've forgotten something important."

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Kusuriyuri raised an eyebrow at Kurama. "Forgot something?" he asked. "What is it you have forgotten?"

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"I think you tried reminding me earlier," he said, leaning down to press a kiss to the corner of Kusuriyuri's mouth. "But I am very dense sometimes. Forgive me for being gone so long, Koi, and not giving you a kiss right away."

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"This one had given up on training you," Kusuriyuri said solemnly. "There is only so much this one can accomplish, after all. It is more difficult when Itoshii smells and looks of the Makai."

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Kurama bowed his head. "Baka na kitsune is very much out of his mind, for not remembering his training," he said, taking a kiss from the other side of Kusuriyuri's mouth. "Can he ever make up for it?"

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Raising an eyebrow, Kusuriyuri asked, "Itoshii believes he can?" His hand reached up for one of the locks of hair in front of Kurama's ears.

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"This kitsune very much hopes so," he replied, another begging kiss settling on the corner of Kusuriyuri's mouth, "if Koibito would indulge an apology."

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"If Itoshii believes he can remain awake long enough for a proper apology, this one could indulge him," Kusuriyuri said archly. "Is it possible?"

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"I will do my very best," Kurama promised, nuzzling Kusuriyuri's cheek, "to give you a proper and thorough apology." Suddenly, he didn't feel quite as exhausted as he had earlier.

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Raising an eyebrow, Kusuriyuri tilted his head slightly toward Kurama's. "Then, it would be best to start, wouldn't it?" he asked.

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KKurama smiled, catching Kusuriyuri in a real kiss this time, arms wrapping comfortably around his lover. Sure, they'd gone longer without each other, but not knowing the time made it seem like so much more had passed.

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This was better, more fulfilling. Kusuriyuri wrapped one arm around Kurama's waist in return, returning the kiss. The other hand slid around his lover's neck, massaging his scalp.

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He grinned into the kiss, lifting Kusuriyuri into his arms. You know, that should only work with the ears, he sent, but with you, it feels good anyway.

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I am not simply allowed to enjoy the fell of you in my hands? Kusuriyuri asked, his tone arch. To remember the feel of you, or should your apology be only for your pleasure?

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Complementing you, Koi, he chuckled, backing towards their bed. The bath could wait til later. I'm happy that you love touching me as much as I love touching you.

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A sound that might have been a chuckle or might have been the start of a moan escaped Kusuriyuri's throat. Is that possible? he asked. For another to love pleasure as much as you? His fingers in Kurama's hair shifted closer to his ear, not touching it yet.

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Stranger things have happened. Kurama backed up until his legs hit the bed and sat down, pulling Kusuriyuri onto his lap. The almost-touch to his ear made him stifle another laugh, and he returned with a tug at the knot of Kusuriyuri's obi. Teasing?

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Saa, Kusuriyuri murmured, kneeling on the bed. He brought his hands to Kurama's cheeks, tracing a path around his human ears, pinching his lobes lightly before running his fingers under Kurama's collar. Would I tease? he asked, his tone utterly innocent.

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Kurama twitched, his neck flushing hot, when Kusuriyuri pinched his ears. It was almost exactly as nice as when his fox ears were petted, though so intrinsically different he hardly knew how to react. He nipped softly at Kusuriyuri's lips to distract himself, undoing the obi knot.

Question answered, he murmured, a shiver running up his spine.

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So, Itoshii has decided to master the obi this time, Kusuriyuri teased, his mental voice more playful than solemn. Is he that hungry?

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He considered his answer, the silk obi sliding through his fingers. Eager to make good on my apology, he said, humming against Kusuriyuri's lips. And he was, though he was exhausted and smelly and not quite right in the head, far more intent on showing Kusuriyuri just how much he was loved and just how sorry a stupid fox could be that he'd been gone without a word for so long.

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Is that so? Kusuriyuri asked, his fingers sliding along Kurama's neck under his collar, coming forward and working it open. This one thought it was just that Itoshii missed him, he said, his tone dry.

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Kurama pulled away a little, mock hurt on his face. "I did miss my koi," he said, and if he'd looked any more like a kicked puppy the absurdity would have been too much for the whole world to take. He nuzzled Kusuriyuri's neck, making a mournful little noise. "always teasing a poor, stupid fox."

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"The fox opens himself up for teasing," Kusuriyuri said, his tone solemn even as his head tilted to the side, allowing Kurama to explore as he wanted. He slid his hands around Kurama's body under his shirt. "In many ways," he added, his voice softening.

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"You don't have to hit every target," Kurama said, laying a line of kisses along Kusuriyuri's neck. He hummed softly, pushing aside the kimono aside. "But, even when you do, I can't complain too much."

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"No?" Kusuriyuri asked, his fingers seeking out places that he knew his lover was sensitive. "I should stop seeking out such targets or taking them when presented?" he asked, his nails teasing a particularly sensitive place.

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Kurama sucked in a breath, a soft groan escaping him. "You know them so well, is the thing," he managed, his voice strained. His hands slid the kimono apart and wandered over Kusuriyuri's skin, seeking out the places he knew his lover loved touched. "I can barely keep up."