Chapter 7:
"I always wonder why my real parents abandoned me". Yukina was looking at her niece as she felt her heart tug.
"My brother was abandon from our homeland" Yukina told her. Kia looked at her in surprised, "really"? The koorime nodded her head and smiled at her, "I am an ice maiden who is from the ice glacier that floats in the air in the demon world and among my race there is only female inhabitants."
She continued, "my mother had bared both me and my brother Hiei-san and we were known as the forbidden children". "My brother, your father I should say wasn't welcome in our land because well he wasn't female and the elders were afraid he will bring a curse among us."
"My mother's best friend was forced to throw him off the island." Kia took Yukina's hands in hers, she smiled at her niece. "I am so happy that I had finally met you Kia-chan". The little girl nodded and hugged Yukina who hugged her back.
They were like that for a while when they heard a voice, "everyone is looking for you two." They both jumped and turned to see Genkai standing there.
She joined them and ran her hand through her granddaughter's sea-green hair. "I think it is best if we head back huh" suggested Genkai. Yukina nodded and got up holding the sleeping girl in her arms.
They walked back to the temple and when it was in sight they saw everyone hanging around. Hiei saw the three of them and smiled seeing his daughter sleeping in his sister's arms. He jumped off the branch and headed towards them. Genkai walked ahead leaving the koorime twins alone.
Yukina smiled at the little girl sleeping in her arms and looked up at her brother. "She fell asleep" Yukina told him, he nodded. "She is a pretty girl Hiei and I feel like there is something special about her." "Kurama and I aren't sure if she is a human or something else he told her." "Human or not it doesn't matter because she is special and it will break my heart if anything happens to her."
"She has a pure soul that would one day make her vulnerable to a broken heart and pain." "Brother, promise me that you will do everything in your power to protect her purity and make sure she doesn't go through pain because it will shatter her soul." Hiei nodded at his sister, "you have my word Yukina."
The ice maiden smiled at him as she handed the sleeping girl over to him. Hiei gently took his daughter from his sister's arms and held her like she is the most precious thing he has besides his sister and Kurama. Yukina smiled at the scene before her, "you do make a good father Hiei."
The fire demon smiled at her and nodded as the two made it back to the group. When everyone saw the twins heading towards their way, Kurama walked up to them and smiled at his sleeping daughter in his lover's arms. He stroke her hair, "it is getting late and everyone else is about to leave so I think it is best we head back" Kurama told his lover. Hiei nodded in agreement, they both went towards the group.
"Well, it was great seeing you all again, but I think it is past Kia's bed time" the red head told them.
Kia stirred in her father's arms and was looking around at the group who were looking at her. "Yeah, I think it is best that we all get going" stated Kuwabara who had his arm draped around Yukina's shoulders. Hiei growled a little but trusted the human with his sister.
Keiko and Shizuru walked up to Kina, the little girl hugged them both as they hugged her back. "It is great seeing you little niece" stated Shizuru…."and when the baby is born you will have a cousin" stated Keiko. They broke the hug, Hiei put his daughter down who walked up to Genkai and bowed, the woman smiled at her, "thank you for everything grandma" she stated. The elderly woman hugged the little girl and broke it.
"Visit me again Kia, as my granddaughter you are always welcome to stay with me." Kia smiled and nodded, she than walked up to Yusuke and Kuwabara who smiled at her. Yusuke knelt down and hugged his niece, "you be good now and visit us sometime ok." She nodded as they broke apart; Kuwabara did the same and hugged her.
After they broke the hug, Kina walked up to Yukina. The ice maiden smiled at her, "be good little one" she stated. Kia felt like crying and hugged her aunt like she wasn't going to see her again. Yukina held the girl and smiled, "it is ok" she reassured the girl as they broke apart.
Kia had tears coming down her cheeks and smiled up at her, "visit me so we can talk ok."
Kia nodded and hugged her one more time before heading towards her father. Hiei picked her up as she laid her head against his chest. They all said their good byes as the couple left them with the sleeping girl in Hiei's arms. Yukina felt sad that her niece was leaving but relaxed when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
She looked up and smiled at her husband Kuwabara, who smiled back at her. "She is sure something huh"? Yukina nodded her head in agreement. "Kazuma-san, I would follow shortly," the human nodded and kissed his wife's cheek as he proceeded back to the temple with the others.
Turning to head back to the temple, something caught the corner of Yukina's eye. She looked down on the ground and saw something shining, curious she picked it up and her eyes widen. In her hand was a clear blue tear gem, she stood up and looked in the direction of where her brother went.
If this is Kia's tear gem than that means she is a koorime. Yukina smiled at that and held the gem in her hand.
One day I will give this to her she promised herself. Looking one more time she turned around and headed towards the temple with Kia's tear gem in her hand. Kurama and Hiei finally made it back to their home in the demon world. To tire to move, they crashed onto the couch.
Hiei laid his head on the arm of the couch and feel asleep with Kina curled up against him. Kurama sleepy himself laid his head against Hiei and drew a blanket over the three of them and feel asleep.
