"I do have things that are required of me, in the Demon World, Kurama." Hiei sighs it, as though he'd had to reiterate this to Kurama many times by now, even though he had not. Of course, even as far on as they are now, Kurama has to know that he has responsibilities beyond this safe haven on the edge of the human and demon worlds. Responsibilities that he's been ignoring for this place, and more specifically for Kurama even if he would deny it bitterly if it was brought up to him.

At this point the lengths he would go to in order to get a little alone time are possibly a bit too much, but he knows damn well that there is no such thing as alone time for him so long as these symptoms persist.

"You know as well as I do that I will not know time alone until I'm no longer having symptoms." He values all of them deeply, even if he will never say it out loud, but the lack of time to himself has worn at the single thread of his patience quite a bit. "I couldn't even be left to the garden without you following me."

At Yukina's request, of course, but the point still stands.