"You guys didn't have to go to all this trouble," Keiko said as she watched her friends bustle around her living room. For the past two weeks, Botan, Shizuru and Yukina had planned a baby shower for her and Yusuke. The time had been spent picking out decorations and food options, invitations and registry gifts. Keiko had a lot of fun with her friends during the time, despite the exhaustion she felt from her pregnancy. She also worried Yusuke to the brink of insanity. As her due date got closer and closer, Yusuke became more and more protective, always wanting her to sit down and relax. It would have been sweet if it wasn't driving her absolutely insane.

"Nonsense," Botan replied, waving her hand as she pinned up an "it's a boy" banner. "If we couldn't do this for you, what kind of friends would we be?"

"It was lots of fun party planning," Yukina added. "And looking at the baby clothes, right Shizuru?"

"Even I'm a sucker for baby clothes," Shizuru replied, shaking her head in disbelief. "This kid's gonna be spoiled with so many people around."

"When is everyone arriving anyway?" Keiko asked.

"In an hour or so," Botan replied. "Why?"

"Just enough time to be on my feet without Yusuke panicking," Keiko laughed, waddling to the kitchen.


"Koenma!" Keiko exclaimed as she opened the door. "What are you doing here?" The apartment was filled with Keiko's favorite people, all gathered together to celebrate her and Yusuke's little boy: her parents, Atsuko, Kuwabara, Shizuru, Hiei, Yukina, Kurama, Botan, and now Koenma.

"How could I miss the baby shower? It's not every day that one of my spirit detectives and his far more intelligent wife are expecting a child," Koenma replied, walking into the apartment.

"Koenma, what the hell are you doing here?" Yusuke asked as Koenma and Keiko entered the living room.

"Ya know I'm starting to feel like you all don't want me here," Koenma replied dryly.

"If you're here to try to give me a new mission, then I sure as hell don't," Yusuke said, sitting next to Keiko. "I am not leaving with Keiko so close to her due date."

"Yusuke, I am not that close," Keiko said, swatting at his arm. "I still have four more weeks."

"Relax Yusuke, I haven't come to give you another job, just to congratulate you and Keiko on your child," Koenma added, accepting the cup of soda Yukina offered him. "What are you two having anyway?"

"A boy," Keiko replied, smiling. "Hiei's going to be the godfather."

Koenma raised an eyebrow at Keiko's comment, clearly surprised by their choice in godfathers. "Well I'm sure Hiei will make a splendid godfather; your baby will definitely be well protected."

"The child might be overprotected with all the powerful people in his life," Kurama commented.

"Yeah, even Keiko can give one hell of a slap," Kuwabara said, his mouth half filled with food.

"Don't I know it," Yusuke mumbled. "I've been on the receiving end of them too many times."

"The baby will be absolutely perfect," Botan gushed. "The perfect combination of Keiko's brains, Yusuke's toughness and both of their looks."

"I don't know Botan; I think the baby will look more like Keiko than Yusuke," Kuwabara said.

"I think the baby will look more like Yusuke than Keiko, Kazuma," Yukina disagreed.

"Yeah, you're probably right babe," Kuwabara replied, scooting closer to Yukina.

"I think I'm gonna puke," Yusuke said, rolling his eyes.


Keiko looked around at all the gifts she had received at the baby shower, wondering where she would put it all. 'Well I guess that's what happens when you put a lot of stuff on a gift registry,' Keiko thought. Her parents and Atsuko had left, leaving Keiko and Yusuke with their friends as the evening grew later.

"This party was pretty great. Thanks guys," Yusuke said as he relaxed into his chair, his arm wrapping around Keiko's shoulders.

"Gotta celebrate this kid with a bang," Kuwabara laughed.

"Was that just a spirit gun pun little brother?" Shizuru asked dryly.

"Count on Kuwabara to make a lame joke," Yusuke laughed.

"You can't expect anything intelligent to come out of the baffoon's mouth," Hiei said.

"I thought it was funny Kazuma," Yukina said, laying a hand on his arm.

"Thanks Yukina, you're the only one who's ever nice to me," Kuwabara replied.

"Kuwabara, you know we're only teasing you," Kurama said. "We're a family now, it's what family members do."

"I just wish the smallest family member would behave," Keiko said, rubbing her stomach as the baby kicked repeatedly. "He's gonna break a rib or something."

"Well with the baby's spirit energy, it might be possible for him to accidently hurt you," Kurama said worriedly.

"What!" Yusuke exclaimed. "The baby can actually hurt her?" He turned toward Keiko, placing his hands on either side of her stomach as he moved closer to her stomach. "Kami, this kid is really kicking," he muttered. "Hey kiddo, listen up it's your old man talking to ya. Listen you gotta stop kicking your mom so much. I know you're growing and you gotta stretch and move and whatever; there's probably not a lot of room in there. But you can't kick your mom too hard; you'll hurt her by accident okay kiddo?"

Keiko sighed in relief as the baby's kicks slowed down, becoming gentle taps. "Thanks Yusuke; at least the baby listens to you."

"That has to be the most precious thing I've ever seen," Botan said, sniffling softly. "You guys will be the most perfect little family ever."

"I love feeling the baby kick," Yukina said, smiling. "It's like a little miracle."

"You know the only person who hasn't felt the baby kick so far is Hiei," Keiko said, turning toward him. Hiei's expression remained as impassive as ever, although his eyes showed the barest hint of panic. "Do you want to feel the baby kick?"

"It doesn't matter to me," Hiei replied, looking away from her.

'Well that's not an outright no,' Keiko thought, getting up from her seat and moving over to Hiei. She grabbed his hand as she stood in front of him, gently placing it on the top of her stomach where the baby was kicking. The kicks stopped abruptly, as if contemplating the new person, before giving two gentle taps against Hiei's hand.

Hiei's eyes widened slightly, his eyes gentling slightly. "Hello little one," he murmured, his words barely reaching Keiko's ears though she stood less than a foot away from him.

"Now I've seen everything," Yusuke said, his shocked expression matching the expressions of everyone else as they watched Hiei. "Nothing will ever surprise me again."


Was Hiei too OOC? Let me know in a review. The next chapter is the last so get in your questions/comments/concerns/suggestions now