A/N: Got this idea like three days ago while reading the manga again…
I. Prologue/Changed times
It was a warm day in June, the sun shone brightly glistering on the train's windows. Bright emerald green eyes watched the changing landscapes as the soft green hills turned in to tick forests. The train stopped letting out a loud whistle signaling for the ones that those who have reached they destination should go down. A young man left the train, his long red hair shining in the sun, a bag around his shoulder.
Kurama stopped in his tacks, taking a deep breath from the fresh air before continuing his way. Many things have changed since the last tournament where the new Lord of the Makai was decided. Enki had decided that the Three Kings should keep they lands and they power, but they will consult with Enki about they decisions, Mukuro, Yomi and Yusuke, who took his father's place, agreed even thought that Yusuke spent rather much time in the Ningenkai. They also found Genkai's will that the dojo should go after her death in to the possession of her successor, but Yusuke gave it to Yukina as a home which she gratefully accepted and soon some of they friends also moved in. Shizuru was now a married woman much to her brother's shock right after the one when he found our just WHO was Yukina's brother and after the one when Shishi asked Hiei for the hand of his sister and he agreed about the bonding and Yukina's pregnancy, after the forbidden tape got back decided Koenma's father that he can make some little exceptions for some spirits if they want to return and so was Sakiyo brought back to live, Genkai told them that she was perfectly fine with where she is and also Kuronue, but at least he could talk to his old friend even if at the moment he would love to strangle his friend or send a spirit eating plant after him. Kuronue told him that he would send SOMEONE other anstead of him...
"Really he had always a miserable sense of humor." Kurama said with gritted teeth, right fist clenched. "I nearly had a heart attack…"
Walking up the long stairway which would lead him to the dojo his thoughts begun to wander again, he knew that he acted childish when the man of his worst nightmares appeared suddenly in front of him, he also remembered the long stream of curses and death threats he screamed to his old partner, and even the fact that Enma told them that the crow wasn't allowed to kill anyone didn't help him much back then, well Enma didn't tell them exactly everything because he purposely left out the little fact that Karasu WAS allowed to kill, but only if it was the only way to defend himself or someone else. This happened two years ago and most of them were twenty now and even if it was hard to accept at first, but Kurama managed to get rather well along with Karasu, after getting over his fear and panic attacks, who would have known that it was actually rather pleasant to talk with the crow.
Reaching the top of the stairs Kurama stopped again for a bit.
"Hello Itooshi…" said suddenly a silky voice not far from him making the redhead turn to his side.
"Hello Karasu." He greeted the crow who was at the moment holding a broom in his pale hands, mask bound to his side. 'At least Yusuke and most of the others weren't here to hear that damned nickname again.' He thought sighing; he had given up last year to try to convince the blackhead to stop. "Why aren't you inside by the others?" he asked suddenly.
"Believe me you will understand when you go inside." He said confusing the fix.
Walking inside Kurama suddenly understood perfectly, Chu was having a drinking match against Atsuko while Rinku was trying to stop him which ended with the child demon holding the sake bottle tightly in his hands and running away from the drunken fighter and the angry woman, both screaming for they alcohol to be brought back. Hiei meanwhile was talking with his sister who leaned against her husband's chest who had his hands on her stomach which started to show her pregnancy, Shizuru was drinking tea with Sakiyo and Keyko from who the later one had Pu sitting in her lap, Koenma was talking with Botan, Koto and Yuri were laughing about something, Touya was desperately trying to keep his ears cowered while both Yusuke and Jin were trying desperately to drag both Kuwabara and Suzuki away from the karaoke stage. Kurama immediately covered his sensitive ears while Yoko started cursing inside of him about the racket from something being murdered.
"Ah hello Kurama-san." He heard suddenly a soft voice from beside him.
"Hello Yukina, how are you feeling today?" he asked the pregnant koorime.
"Thank you for asking, my morning sicknesses are lessening and according to the healer is the baby growing perfectly." she said proudly as she stroke over her slightly round belly.
"That is good to hear." He said as he waved to Yusuke, yes the times have surely changed…
To be continued…