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When Kurama finally entered, Hiei only offered a glare from his standing position by the window. He watched as the fox made himself comfortable and allowed a quick expression to show his annoyance. The only reason it was quick was because the exhaustion was really getting to the Koorime. He took the bait, justifying taking the spot next to Kurama by telling himself that the window wasn't nearly as comfortable as other ones. Surprisingly, part of that was true. His back was a bit sore. And so, Hiei sat (he wouldn't lay quite yet) next to the other, one knee up so he could put an arm loosely around it and let his head lean lazily against it. He was silent for awhile, but then felt the need to voice the obvious.

"We need to get the hell out of here."

It wasn't until then that Hiei noticed how exhausted Kurama looked. He stared for a moment. Sure, he'd seen him worn from battle but this was different. His hair, normally beautifully kept, was a bit of a mess. Hiei let his red eyes wander around the room. There was a small vanity in the corner. He had just grabbed the brush and returned to the bed when there were knocks at the door. He immediately let the brush fall from his fingers and to the bed. A string of curses went through his mind as well as, "What the hell are you doing?" but as the child entered, Hiei found himself narrowing his eyes.

He snatched the paper. After a moment he allowed the edges to burn and he gave the letter to the fox. He stared the child down. His eyebrow ticked.

"What the hell does she mean by prodding?"

Hiei made a 'tch' sound. In the back of his mind somewhere, there was a fleeting thought that made his chest feel deep. He pushed it away and shook his head. He told the child to get out. Once he was satisfied with the door being closed again, he sat back and glared towards the ceiling.

"She wasted so much of her time and energy," Hiei mused darkly, tiredly. He saw that Kurama looked seriously about to fall asleep. He rolled his eyes and grabbed the brush, hesitating for a moment. Then he turned slightly and began brushing the other's long hair, slowly and a bit awkwardly. Not like he'd really ever brushed hair before. Hopefully the fox would be too tired to remember this in the morning.

Hiei hadn't even finished brushing the fox's soft hair when he was leaned on with an arm around his neck. He stopped brushing and set the object down. It was too hard to brush like this. But he wanted to continue. So the Jaganshi indulged and ran his fingers through the other's hair. But after a few seconds he stopped. His gaze hardened for a moment as if he were giving himself a lecture. Still, he made no move to disturb the sleeping fox. Though this time Hiei had difficulty with the deepness in his chest.

Luckily he fell asleep within the half-hour, from thinking too much.

Hiei awoke prematurely. His sensitive ears had picked up the distant growl of thunder. But as he opened his eyes and tried to get up, he felt heavy. The Jaganshi became confused. The only times he'd ever felt this way was after using his Dragon when he had to hibernate. But he hadn't used it, so why did he feel this way? A shift and he felt a soft cheek against his own. Then his eyes snapped wide.

"Kurama—" he groaned groggily, fidgeting under the fox's sleep weight. This only caused the other to sink more heavily and Hiei was pinned.

Hiei didn't respond quite yet. He collected himself and sat upright, avoiding the other's eyes as well. "We still have today," he said, somewhat vaguely, as if he were just saying something to distract from the previous incident. He shifted a bit, looking oddly shy for a moment. He tried again to distract.

"When the others find out..." he trailed off. What the hell was he trying to say? Find out what? Nothing had happened. Nothing of huge importance. He couldn't even form proper sentences in his head. His thoughts were mixing into each other, scattered and distant.

"Hn," Hiei managed, even if it wasn't a phrase or even a word. He was thinking about Yukina now, or at least trying to. The Jagan glowed under the cloth, but only moments later, Hiei had winced and shut his eyes. The Eye was giving him trouble again. Why now?

"The fool—" he said, pausing for a moment to collect himself. "would laugh himself to death."

Hiei shifted to grab the hilt of his katana, to try to help him focus. But he seemed awkward as he stood to remove the sheath from his belt and toss the weapon aside completely. He went to the window, away from Kurama.

Hiei 'tched' and tried to get comfortably by the window. The patter of stray raindrops make him blink, but he ignored them. Which one? "Both," the Jaganshi said, hiding his momentary smirk. He lifted his hand and places careful fingers on the glass of the window. By increasing his body temperature, he was able to make a nice fog, covering a large portion of the glass. And to show his childishness again (unintentionally, of course), he spelled out "kuso" across the fog. He almost laughed at himself.

"We still have another day in this damned place," he pointed out, more because he was actually almost in a good enough mood to talk more. "I don't know if I can even wait that long."