Life Lessons

Wow, I've been away for a while now. I got pretty busy and then I lost my notebook which holds most everything I write, so I couldn't update without screwing something up.

Anyways, this will be the last chapter of these drabbles that I'm going to write. They don't seem to be too popular and I feel like I should focus my attention on a story that people tend to like to read. Sorry if you liked these, maybe I will pick back up on them later.

Thanks for sticking with me, any of you who are still reading these things.

Enjoy this maybe last chapter of Life Lessons

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66) Support a high school band.

Sure, Kurama wasn't in high school anymore, but that didn't mean he couldn't help around there every once and a while. He was and alumni after all, so the teachers and other adult helpers had no problem with it; especially since he was the valedictorian and was the most wanted student among the teachers.

Kurama also just had to bring Hiei along, calling it a date, so that she could experience some human culture and a good time.

One day though, they were switched from their normal schedule of helping grade papers and sprucing up classrooms, to helping with the high schools' marching band.

They were both less than thrilled to say the least, but went along with it anyways. Hiei was instantly attracted to the percussion section, enthralled by the idea of 'beating the crap' out of an instrament different ways without somehow breaking it. Kurama was unfairly stuck with the trumpets; it was the only other section after all.

Over time though, they both bonded with their sections and started looking forward to preparing them for football games. By the end of the marching band season, Hiei was well versed in being a percussionist as Kurama was with being a trumpeter.

When the season ended, they both promised to come back next year and support the band as long as they could; which would be a very long time as far as Hiei and Kurama were concerned.

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68) Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

Hiei was pregnant. He had gotten Hiei pregnant, and it scared Yuusuke shitless. How was the gang going to react? How would his mother react? Hell, how would Yukina react?

After Hiei had told them that they were sisters, Yukina was very happy to get her sister back; and wanted, under no condition, for Hiei to be heartbroken again after being rejected by the other ice maidens. So, Yukina brought it upon herself to make sure Yuusuke understood that concept very clearly. Yuusuke had learned that day that Yukina could be just as scary as her twin sister.

And now Hiei was pregnant. Was he ready for this? Was she even okay with this? Would they have to get an abortion? Would the baby change their relationship? Could they even afford a child? Not to mention that there was always the chance for twins, or something worse.

Yuusuke forced himself to calm down. Hiei was still standing in front of him, awaiting his reaction to the news that she had just delivered him. He would have to just say that he loved her. He wouldn't back down; this had to be so much harder on her after all. So he put a grin on his face and hugged her. She went rigid under his touch, a habit he had yet to rid her of.

"Does this mean you will not leave me?"

"Of course I'm not leaving Hiei. I love you and we will get through this, together.

A very rare soft smile came across her lips, and for the first time she hugged him back. Pride swelled through Yuusuke; moments like this made him glad that they were together and that only he was able to get to this side of her. She soon pulled away, as did Yuusuke, and they took a few moments to look at each other.

"Well, who should we tell first? Your sister or my mother? Or would you rather that the gang hears first? Or maybe-"

"Yuusuke, just have everyone meet at Genkai's temple and we will tell everyone at the same time."

"I can live with that."

And that's what they had done, everyone had been contacted, even Koenma and Boton, and they were all waiting in the living room to be told whatever the couple had called them to gather a tell them about.

"Do you think that they broke up? Oh that would be horrible! And they were so cute together."

"Calm down, Boton. They wouldn't gather everyone here just for that, I think."

"Settle down everybody!" Yuusuke suddenly called out. The guessing game that everyone had been doing immediately came to a halt. Everyone's gazes were drawn to the couple standing in the doorway, wanting to understand why they had been called there.

"Well, there is no way like the blunt way; so, guys, Hiei is pregnant!"

The reactions varied. Kurama choked on the tea he had been drinking. Kuwabara's eyes nearly widened so much that they almost fell out of his head. Yukina squealed. Boton fell off of her floating oar. Koenma's pacifier fell out of his mouth. Genkai sat there with a raised eyebrow. Yuusuke's mother gave him a searching look and broke the silence that had befallen the group.

"Pop open the sake! This is great news!"

Said silence-breaker caused everyone to join Boton on the floor.

"Well, I guess I'll be the first to say 'congratulations' Urameshi."

"Thanks man, I thought that you would have fallen down all those temple stairs after hearing that news, just to try to get away."

The tension in the room and in the soon-to-be parents melted away with that.

Soon, Kurama got up to give his congratulations, and some roses to Hiei. Yukina gave them other hug and said that she couldn't wait to be an aunt. Koenma warned them both not to make their child a trouble-maker and gave them a heartfelt 'good luck'. Boton bounced up to them and went on and on about how she was so happy for them and she would be glad to babysit anytime she wasn't working. Genkai slapped Yuusuke on the back and told him that she would have to train him some more to be able to be a good father. Yuusuke's mother came over last and offered some advice.

"Don't you dare run away from this like your father did, you don't want her ending up like me, and I don't want my grandchild ending up like you."

"Mom!"

"Just kidding, but not about that first part. It's really important that you stick with her until the day you die."

"Yes mom."

"Good boy. Now where was that sake?" And with that, Yuusuke's mother left them alone.

"I'm glad you decided to stay with me, and you even brave enough to help me tell everyone about the pregnancy."

"No sweat, babe." And Yuusuke suddenly found himself on the floor with a bruise in the shape of a fist staring to form on his face. Note-to-self: Don't call Hiei 'babe', it invokes her merciless wrath when she is pregnant.

"Yuusuke, may I speak with you for a moment," Koenma asked.

Yuusuke peeled himself off the floor and headed into the kitchen with his ex-employer.

"Have a seat, Yuusuke." After Yuusuke got himself situated in a kitchen chair, front two legs lifting off the ground with his feet on the table, Koenma continued. "As you are probably aware, in human and demon culture, it is morally right to be married when you are bearing children. My question is, are you planning on marrying her Yuusuke?"

Yuusuke, for the second time that day fell to the floor, this time from the sudden realization that he would have to marry her at some point.

"Yuusuke, are you planning on marrying her anytime soon? Or at least give her the choice by proposing? She deserves at least that much, Yuusuke."

"I…would love to marry her, but I'm not sure that we are finanacially ready yet. I bet we can barely afford a baby right now, let alone a wedding!"

"Well, if that's all that is stopping you, then I would happily give you enough money for a wedding."

"Seriously?" Yuusuke, by this point, had jumped up from the floor and grabbed Koenma by the shoulders, shaking the poor god a little.

"Yes, of course! Both of you have been loyal to keeping the three worlds from falling apart for some time now, and without any pay. So, in order to pay you back, I would be very honored to pay for your wedding."

Yuusuke's face instantly brightened up, all signs of tension and nervousness gone, and he gave the small god a huge hug, practically choking him. "Thanks so much, man! I owe you big time for this!"

Yuusuke was feeling on top of the world; planning on getting married and having a kid could do that to you. Now, what kind of ring should he get Hiei?

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71) Learn to make something beautiful with your hands.

"What am I supposed to do with this sticky stuff, Kurama?"

"Well, with clay, you can make many things; people, vases, shapes, anything really. You just mold it any which way and then let it dry in the kennel. After that, you can paint it any way you desire and then we bring it home and put it on display where everyone can see it."

"I'm not very artistically inclined. In fact, I would say that I'm quite inept."

"Oh Hiei, it doesn't matter whether you are good at it or not, it's about making something beautiful to your eyes, with your hands. If you can do that, then that's all that counts."

Hiei thought it over for a moment, and then started to work on the clay given to her. After ten minutes, Kurama finished the vase with flower imprints that he had been working on and turned to see if Hiei was ready to put her creation in the kennel, only to stop and stare at the absolutely pristine and lifelike snowflake that she had somehow crafted.

"Hiei, oh god…I thought that you were artistically inept! That snowflake is perfect."

"Well, my mind started to wander a bit and my hands kept going. When I came out of my thoughts, I saw that I had created this."

"Well, that is certainly something to be proud of, love." Kurama purred in her ear. Hiei's face turned bright red, and she turned away from Kurama's direction. Kurama just smiled, finding it really cute whenever he could get Hiei flustered.

"What do we do now?"

"Here, I'll put it in the kennel and then we come back tomorrow and paint them, and then we can take them home."

As they left, Hiei suddenly stopped, causing Kurama to run into her.

"We should do this more often," Hiei said, and then she started to walk again. Kurama stood there for a moment, letting the success of his date with Hiei sink in, until Hiei came back.

"Well, are we leaving or what?"

"Coming, Hiei!"

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75) Ride a bike.

"I give up Kurama! These human contraptions are stupid, pointless, and completely frustrating! My balance is perfect, but this machine is the problem. I can run on tree branches, sleep on them, and so many other things that it boggles even the demon mind! I refuse to humiliate myself any further on this stupid thing!"

Kurama let out a small sigh. It seemed that everything human related had some sort of major problem for Hiei. The poor demon girl had fallen no less than twenty times. By now, her hair was filled with mud, dirt, and twigs; sticking up in places Kurama never even imagined. She had a multitude of cuts and both of her knees were skinned and bloody. Even her clothes had holes in them. He was starting to worry.

And to think that it had started off as a simple suggestion to spend time together. Of course, after she fell off the first time, Hiei had declared war on the bike. He was lucky that it wasn't on fire by now. But now, Hiei had given up, probably for the first time, to the 'human contraption'. But maybe…

Kurama's face split into a wide, foxy grin; a bit of Youko personality showing through. He dashed back into the basement of his house where the other bikes were held, and came back out with his mother's bike.

Hiei took one look at it and raised her eyebrow.

"I don't think that if you give me a different one that it will work."

"That's not what I had in mind." Kurama picked Hiei up, bridal style, and placed her into the basket at the front of the bike. Now, they would be able to bike ride together.

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Explanation Time!

66) Okay, this is because I am a band geek. When I saw that prompt, I could not let the idea go, and it turned into that.

68) I got Hiei pregnant! It was bound to happen, I guess. I was in the middle of writing this prompt when I lost my writers notebook. It made me feel pretty bad, but I found it again and I got to finish it! WHOO! Also, Yuusuke is going to propose, so much fluff!

71) I wrote this such a long time ago that I have no idea how I thought of it, but I can just see Hiei making something pretty out of clay.

75) Okay, I know that if Hiei can sleep on a tree branch then he can ride a bike, no problem. But, I felt like giving her a bit of trouble, and then this was born!