A/N: Thanks for all the lovely reviews! Uh, I wish I could write this without any problem, but my glasses broke and I'm literally blind. I apologize for any big mistakes that might be in the story…or any other story that I have updated.
Fairytale Life… NOT!
The crowd of people kept on bumping into him, and never once apologized. It was now becoming harder to abstain from using his demonic powers on the humans. The enormous place where Kurama had insisted on going to had many interesting things within it, but if there were fewer humans he would've enjoyed himself. The place that had all the books was Kurama's first stop. They had been in there for three hours before his fox had grown weary of the books and asked if he wanted to leave. Their next stop was made at a place were there were more females than males. They were shopping for clothes and any other things they needed. It was in that place that he noticed Kurama looking at other clothes that looked nicer than the ones they had gotten. However, Kurama never even picked those up. Though he was still new to the human ways of shopping, he knew that the larger the numbers on the little strip of paper were, the more money they would have to spend.
Part of him felt awful about Kurama not buying what he wanted, but he understood the reason. Their money was still low, and they had a budget that they had to follow. As he had watched Kurama pay for what they had gotten, he thought about all the sacrifices they had made in order to keep more money. Though when he thought about it, Kurama gave up more than he did. It made sense, of course, he was a human to everyone that didn't know about his past, and that meant that he lived as one. He, on the other hand, bought ice cream and nothing more. Everything that he had now was due to Kurama's job, but he had resigned due to the strain that it had on their relationship. Mukuro was not in a good position back then and was forced to give up any remaining territory she had. In short, Kurama was jobless, he was out of work as well, and now he needed to go back to Mukuro in order to support his family.
It was his main reason that almost made him regret what he had done to Mukuro before leaving her. He cared for his fox and their unborn baby, but groveling at Mukuro's feet did not sit well with him. The mere thought almost made him retch, but he knew he would have to do it. Hiei cursed himself for ever abandoning Mukuro, turning her into her enemies, and not looking back once. It wasn't that he had been a coward. The reason for him leaving like that was done for Kurama, though he would never know.
Their final stop, and their current location, had them surrounded by baby things. Though they still had a long time before the birth, it seemed like Kurama wanted to look at the things they would need. After watching many pregnant women walking around, lifting up baby clothes and toys and inspecting them, he realized just how large their round stomachs were. It was hard to believe that Kurama would be like that too. "Females are extraordinary creatures," he muttered to himself.
"Hiei, what do you think about this?" his lover asked, showing him a pastel yellow top. It had a picture of a smiling bear on the front. "Doesn't it look endearing?" The smile on Kurama's face made him warm inside. It was obvious that his fox loved the baby, and the he would be an excellent parent. It felt like falling in love with him again, but different.
He nodded. "It is," he answered, making Kurama's smile widened. The humans around him didn't bother him anymore. It seemed that his mood was becoming better now. "Are you hungry?" he asked. The instant he asked that, he noticed Kurama looking at the other women and then back at him. He caught on. "No, not like that, Kurama! I meant… Are you… The baby needs… You know what I mean!" he shouted, fuming and breathing with complexity.
Kurama giggled. "I understand, love. You can't handle a little teasing, aside from the bedroom?" the redhead asked, cocking his head with a slight smile. "Let's go home. I'm feeling tired now, and I'm sure you want to rest too."
They walked out of the place filled with baby things and made their way to the exit. Hiei kept avoiding random children that would run around him and Kurama. It didn't matter if they hit him, but he didn't want them to harm his lover in any way possible. As he stepped aside to let a little boy pass without bumping into him, he noticed Kurama was no longer by his side. Feeling the need to protect his fox, he looked around for him. At first glance, he didn't se him, but he did notice three familiar people.
"Shit," he muttered. Now he knew why Kurama was not there. Focusing, he took another look around and noticed Kurama hiding among the many humans in the area where they sold various kinds of foods. He ran to him, which surprised him since one had to struggle to just walk.
"You noticed them?" Kurama asked, voice timid. He nodded in respond. "I'd rather not face my family at the moment." Hiei understood. They walked to the other side of the massive-sized place and headed for Kurama's car. Neither uttered a word, but he hoped that his hand in Kurama's spoke louder than what he wanted to say to comfort his lover.
A/N: Thanks for reading!
