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lady_flamewingTitle: That Strange and Subtle Magic of Birthdays
Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho
Pairing: Yusuke/Kurama
Rating: PG. There's a little subtle attraction goin' on...
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A/N: Multi-part AU fic, inspired by a number of sources, but most notably the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye".
“Kurama,” Yusuke calls with some trepidation, brushing his hand lightly across the lamp. When the djinn appears, moments later, Yusuke is careful to conceal the inordinate pleasure he feels.
“Aren’t humans of your age expected to attend school?” Kurama asks, arching a delicate eyebrow. Yusuke shrugs in response and tosses a pair of jeans across the room; the djinn snatches them deftly out of the air.
“Put ‘em on,” Yusuke says, deliberately turning away to give the other boy some privacy and rummaging through the closet.
“Are we going somewhere, Master?” he hears, and the pleasure twists into awful disappointment.
Kurama gives a sudden, startled laugh. “Yusuke,” he amends softly, and Yusuke has to wonder if he’s just that transparent. “I apologize. It has been some time since I last addressed a Master by name.”
“That’s all right,” Yusuke reassures quickly, smiling – though the djinn cannot see it. “Why is it so strange for you?” he adds, almost as an afterthought.
“Power,” comes the simple response.
Yusuke turns, a dark green button-down (where the hell did this come from? he wonders absently) in his hands, but the question on his lips fades when he catches sight of Kurama. The djinn is now wearing the jeans, though Yusuke knows Kurama hasn’t moved an inch. He jingles, for crying out loud.
“How – ?” he begins. Kurama smiles.
“Magic.”
“Smart ass,” Yusuke retorts, glaring, but it only lasts until the djinn laughs, and Yusuke is surprised to discover that it’s a pleasant sound, indeed.
“It’s true, though,” Kurama protests, a new glint in his eyes – one that’s almost playful. “Magic governs everything that I do. In the old magic, a name is power.” He shrugs lazily, drawing Yusuke’s gaze to the subtle play of muscles across his bare chest. “A djinn is not generally permitted to speak his Master’s name. In turn, most Masters consider the knowledge of their servants’ given names beneath them.”
With some effort, Yusuke looks up again. “Is that why you didn’t want to tell me your name at first? You thought I was after more power?”
Kurama nods, and the sweet, familiar chime of bells drifts to Yusuke’s ears. Frowning, Yusuke motions at Kurama’s delicate headdress.
“Can you take that off? I don’t…remember it being like your bells and bracelets.”
Kurama lifts a hand to his forehead, fingering the ornament with elegant fingers. “Yes, you are correct. It is simply decoration.” And just like that, the headdress is gone. Yusuke blinks in surprise, and Kurama is suddenly close enough that Yusuke can feel the heat of his body.
“I’ve silenced the bells, as well,” the djinn murmurs, his gaze focused intently on Yusuke’s. It drops only when Yusuke thrusts his hands desperately forward, pressing the shirt against Kurama’s bare skin.
“The sleeves on that should cover up the bracelets, then,” he manages, silently congratulating himself on the fact that he sounds nearly normal. “Nobody will ever know you’re anything but human.”
Kurama’s gaze flickers back to him, warm but inscrutable, and Yusuke’s no longer holding the shirt, but pressing his palms against it, feeling the planes of the djinn’s chest through the thin material.
“It’s lovely,” Kurama murmurs. “Thank you.”
Shrugging wordlessly to cover up the fact that his mouth has gone suddenly dry, Yusuke turns and leaves the room. Kurama is a warm, steady presence at his back.
Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho
Pairing: Yusuke/Kurama
Rating: PG. There's a little subtle attraction goin' on...
Beta:
suzu_no_hitoA/N: Multi-part AU fic, inspired by a number of sources, but most notably the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye".
“Kurama,” Yusuke calls with some trepidation, brushing his hand lightly across the lamp. When the djinn appears, moments later, Yusuke is careful to conceal the inordinate pleasure he feels.
“Aren’t humans of your age expected to attend school?” Kurama asks, arching a delicate eyebrow. Yusuke shrugs in response and tosses a pair of jeans across the room; the djinn snatches them deftly out of the air.
“Put ‘em on,” Yusuke says, deliberately turning away to give the other boy some privacy and rummaging through the closet.
“Are we going somewhere, Master?” he hears, and the pleasure twists into awful disappointment.
Kurama gives a sudden, startled laugh. “Yusuke,” he amends softly, and Yusuke has to wonder if he’s just that transparent. “I apologize. It has been some time since I last addressed a Master by name.”
“That’s all right,” Yusuke reassures quickly, smiling – though the djinn cannot see it. “Why is it so strange for you?” he adds, almost as an afterthought.
“Power,” comes the simple response.
Yusuke turns, a dark green button-down (where the hell did this come from? he wonders absently) in his hands, but the question on his lips fades when he catches sight of Kurama. The djinn is now wearing the jeans, though Yusuke knows Kurama hasn’t moved an inch. He jingles, for crying out loud.
“How – ?” he begins. Kurama smiles.
“Magic.”
“Smart ass,” Yusuke retorts, glaring, but it only lasts until the djinn laughs, and Yusuke is surprised to discover that it’s a pleasant sound, indeed.
“It’s true, though,” Kurama protests, a new glint in his eyes – one that’s almost playful. “Magic governs everything that I do. In the old magic, a name is power.” He shrugs lazily, drawing Yusuke’s gaze to the subtle play of muscles across his bare chest. “A djinn is not generally permitted to speak his Master’s name. In turn, most Masters consider the knowledge of their servants’ given names beneath them.”
With some effort, Yusuke looks up again. “Is that why you didn’t want to tell me your name at first? You thought I was after more power?”
Kurama nods, and the sweet, familiar chime of bells drifts to Yusuke’s ears. Frowning, Yusuke motions at Kurama’s delicate headdress.
“Can you take that off? I don’t…remember it being like your bells and bracelets.”
Kurama lifts a hand to his forehead, fingering the ornament with elegant fingers. “Yes, you are correct. It is simply decoration.” And just like that, the headdress is gone. Yusuke blinks in surprise, and Kurama is suddenly close enough that Yusuke can feel the heat of his body.
“I’ve silenced the bells, as well,” the djinn murmurs, his gaze focused intently on Yusuke’s. It drops only when Yusuke thrusts his hands desperately forward, pressing the shirt against Kurama’s bare skin.
“The sleeves on that should cover up the bracelets, then,” he manages, silently congratulating himself on the fact that he sounds nearly normal. “Nobody will ever know you’re anything but human.”
Kurama’s gaze flickers back to him, warm but inscrutable, and Yusuke’s no longer holding the shirt, but pressing his palms against it, feeling the planes of the djinn’s chest through the thin material.
“It’s lovely,” Kurama murmurs. “Thank you.”
Shrugging wordlessly to cover up the fact that his mouth has gone suddenly dry, Yusuke turns and leaves the room. Kurama is a warm, steady presence at his back.
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Date: 2008-06-06 05:42 pm (UTC)And Kurama's magicky changingof clothes? Adorable.
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Date: 2008-06-06 09:09 pm (UTC)Not to mention - why do it the old-fashioned way when you can just magic things onto yourself?
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Date: 2008-06-10 10:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-10 11:47 pm (UTC)And I also apologize for the brevity - it was hard to find a good place to cut it. But the next chapter is longer, and has already been sent away to my beta - who I will pester to get it done quickly, just for you!
Thanks so much for reading, despite your initial doubts! That means a lot to me.
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Date: 2008-06-11 12:14 pm (UTC)Liked the little bit about old magic and the names. Now if i can find myself a magic lamp i think i'd be really really happy.
wonderful chapter, hope to read more soon ^^ ♥
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Date: 2008-06-11 05:22 pm (UTC)Like I said, I love the old magic, and how the rules and everything make sense. Wouldn't everyone like a Kurama-djinn of their own? I know I would...
Thanks for reading! Hope to have a new chapter up soon.