Chapter Nine

Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or any song that may be in this sequel.

Summary:

Many worlds, all different planets, but none connected like Earth and Silvaria. Silvaria is a small planet, just smaller than Earth itself. The planet is ruled by a single royal family, their ancestors founded the planet 1 million years ago. The Prince and his sister are the only royal blood left. Another family, one that threatens to take over the throne, is becoming more powerful. The Princess does not know what to do. Since she has awoken she has been different. She is depressed and stares out a window too much to the councilors and Prince's liking. That is, until the Princess grows her wings. Now Blaze has dreams of her koi, her Hiei. She dreams of his pain without her. No one seems to remember her at all, only one. She wishes to go back. But how? She confronts her older brother with the matter… But what will he say?

Sorry it took so long guys!! I finally finished it and now it's up!! I'm extremely sorry for the LONG wait!! The move and going to a higher school is a pain in the toocass! But yeah... here's the next chapter! Enjoy! Nekodemongrl

Pain.

That's what Mitsuki felt for some time after speaking with her brother.

It was now the middle of fall and getting cold out.

Mitsuki sat on the porch, her black fashionable sweater hugged her tightly to conserve her body heat. She was smiling to herself despite the throbbing pain in her chest.

"Mommy..." It was the small voice that was slowly deepening.

Mitsuki turned her head to her son with a smile. "Yes Ryuu?"

"Aren't you cold?" Ryuu was in a pair of pants and a wool sweater. The young demon went and sat on Mitsuki's lap.

Mitsuki shook her head. She had to admit that it was cold, cold for the middle of fall. "I'm not cold what so ever."

Ryuu smiled and lay his head on his mothers shoulder.

Mitsuki stroked his hair with a smile.

Ryuu was thirteen, but he'd grown up with out a mother, so Mitsuki didn't care that he sat on her lap or acted like a toddler at times.

"Mitsuki!!"

"Ryuu!!"

The voices of Hiei and the others met the mother and son on the porch loud and clear.

Ryuu and Mitsuki looked up and over at the house. They looked at each other with a smile. "Run!!" The two got up and ran off the porch and onto the yard just as the gang ran out of the house.

Hiei disappeared and reappeared right in front of the two. He and the other three guys looked kind of pissed.

Mitsuki smiled slightly but tried with all her might to stop the grin from breaking into a large smile and then laughing. Ryuu was doing about the same thing.

Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei surrounded the two.

"Will you ever grow up Mitsuki? You're not a very good role model for your son," Kurama lectured.

Mitsuki smiled, "Oh pish posh! I'm teachin' my young'n 'ow to live in life."

The four stared at her as if she grew a second head. Ryuu was containing his laughter nicely.

"Onna... what's wrong with you?" Hiei asked, taking a step towards his wife and son.

Mitsuki's body shivered noticeably and Ryuu looked at his mother with a worried look in his eyes. "Mommy?"

The three stepped closer, now worried.

"Mitsuki maybe you should go inside, you look pale." Yusuke reached out to her.

Kuwabara stopped him. "Don't... somethings not right."

Mitsuki shivered once more and her grip tightened on Ryuu's shoulder. Said boy was starting to get really worried. "Mom, please, what's wrong?"

Mitsuki pushed him towards Hiei and ran off at a great speed.

The guys looked after her in shock. Hiei steadied Ryuu and went to run after his wife. Ryuu grabbed his father's hand.

"Dad..."

Hiei looked at his growing son.

"Please bring Mommy back..."

Hiei's eyes softened and he ruffled his sons hair that resembled his mother's so much. "Don't worry kiddo... I will..." And with that Hiei disappeared.

Kuwabara started to lead Ryuu back into the house. "Come on kid, Auntie Yukina needs help with your sister."

Ryuu nodded and started to walk back to the house. He looked back towards the woods where his mother and father entered before running inside.

The three men stopped suddenly when they saw Ryuu slightly glow silver. The silver light grew brighter and left the young demon like a mist and traveled towards the woods.

"Blaze... It's her power... It's Mitsuki's power," Kuwabara said in astonishment.

The three looked at the woods in wonder before they were called into the house by Yukina.

Mitsuki ran, the trees but a blur as she ran.

"Mitsuki!!" Hiei.

Mitsuki ran faster. She didn't want to see him. Not now, not when she was in so much pain.

A root stuck out of the ground and the young woman tripped. She flipped but skidded and fell either way.

"Mitsuki..." Hiei knelt down and gently pulled Mitsuki to him.

Mitsuki pushed him away. "Stay away!! I don't want you looking at me!!"

Hiei glared and growled at her. "Right now I don't care what you want!!"

Mitsuki still pushed him away when he tried to hold her again. "Stop!! It hurts!!"

Hiei paused.

A power, a great power, was approaching. It was familiar, very familiar.

Hiei looked behind him to see a silver cloud of mist making its way to them.

Blaze...

The mist hovered above them and Mitsuki was whimpering, biting her bottom lip and shivering uncontrollably. Blood started to fall from her lip and down her chin.

The mist lowered to Mitsuki and covered her. For what felt like an eternity, Hiei had to listen to his wife's moans of pain as the mist slowly seeped into her. When Mitsuki was no longer glowing she slowly started to calm down.

Blood dripped from her chin and Hiei moved her face so that she was looking at him. He licked the blood and kissed her. Mitsuki's cheeks turned pink from the cold and from her embarrassment.

Hiei smirked. "Looks like you're not a full human anymore..."

Mitsuki nodded and kissed him. Hiei held her close.

When they pulled away the sun was past the horizon and the moon was starting to rise.

"Race ya!" Mitsuki stood quickly and jumped into the trees. She jumped from limb to limb with inhuman speed.

Hiei growled at the fact that she cheated and sped off.

All was back to normal in the house hold filled with friends and family.

Nothing seemed to be wrong as the two months passed. Ai grew quickly and was looking more like her father every month, only she had long hair.

What was supposed to be Thanksgiving for Mitsuki was like Thanksgiving but better. Everyone was at the house. Kurama, Kitalina and Yukina cooked a feast, Botan, Miyuki, Gin and Mitsuki watched the kids, and the others stayed in the living room and dining room.

Miyuki's family was always over and on this night they brought food to add to the feast. It wasn't the Thanksgiving that Mitsuki was used to, it was a Thanksgiving to give thanks for being alive and having her back with everyone.

November came and left. December was already upon them.

"Mitsuki... get up..."

Mitsuki's eyes fluttered open. She looked at the silhouette sleepily. "Y... Yuki?"

Yukina smiled with her her index finger on her lips to quiet her sister-in-law. She looked across Mitsuki at her brother and then back to Mitsuki. "We need to get going."

Mitsuki slowly sat up. "What for?" she whispered back.

Yukina held up some warm clothes. "Shopping... I have an idea for this Christmas..."

Mitsuki sighed and got out of bed. She changed quickly and Yukina dragged her downstairs. The occupants of the house were still sleeping.

The two got to the first floor and were greeted by Miyuki and Lina.

The three smiled and Mitsuki tilted her head in confusion. "What's going on?"

The girls shushed her and dragged her outside after they all got their boots on. The girls walked away from the house in the biting cold.

"Guys! What's going--?!"

The girls shushed her again.

Mitsuki quieted with a glare.

They got farther and a van came into view. It was a black van. The girls smiled. "Yukina... you can tell her now."

They got into the van and Miyuki sat in the driver's seat.

Yukina and Mitsuki sat in the two seats directly behind the driver and passenger seats. Miyuki started the engine and drove off.

"We decided to do something different. We've been doing a traditional Christmas every year and thought it needed a little kick this year..."

Mitsuki stared at her sister blankly. "So?"

Lina looked at them. "We're going to pretend that nothings happening and when Christmas comes we'll surprise them with all of the gifts. We'll have to get up supper early to get everything done but it'll be the look on their faces that'll make it all worth it."

Mitsuki's eyes brightened. "Ok!!"

The girls laughed. A secret Christmas was planned.

Ryuu ran into his parents room. "Dad!!"

Hiei sat up quickly in alarm as Ryuu jumped onto the bed. "What? What's wrong?!"

Ryuu stared at his father in worry. "Mommy... she's not at home... Neither is Auntie Yukina, Miss Miyuki, or Miss Lina! They're all gone!!"

Hiei relaxed with a sigh. "Ryuu, you're just over exasperating..."

Ryuu shook his head. "Nuh-uh! Ai told me that Mommy wasn't feeling well and that something was wrong with her! What if something terrible happened to Mommy? What if she's dead? What if she got kidnapped?"

Hiei smirked, "You and your sister are..." he trailed off, his eyes growing wide. Ai... her and Mitsuki are linked together... Just as she had been with Ryuu... What if something really did happen?

And he lost it. "Ryuu, go get your Uncles up now! I'll get the others up!!" Hiei disappeared and reappeared in Tatsu's room. "Tatsu!! Get up!! Mitsuki isn't home and neither are any of the girls!"

Tatsu sat up quickly. He relaxed, "Have you tried contacting them?"

Hiei paused. He couldn't even feel his sister's or his mate's aura. He glared at Tatsu, "If I could feel their aura do you think I'd be waking you up?"

Tatsu stiffened. What if something really did happen to them?

During the next ten minutes the house was bustling with the guys and Miyuki's parents. Leli was simply laying on the porch with a smile. How stupid... These people are quite entertaining...

Hiei stepped outside and saw Leli. "What are you doing?! Your master could be dead and you're not doing anything about it?!"

Leli turned her head towards Hiei lazily. "If it wasn't for the fact that they were walking in the door now and I couldn't feel her soul... I would've done something." She lay her head back down and Hiei ran inside.

Mitsuki and the girls stopped in their tracks, tons of bags with them. The guys stopped and looked at them.

"Mitsuki!!"

Mitsuki glared and opened her mouth. "La la!" The guys' eyes clouded over and they stepped out of their way. Mitsuki continued on the beautiful note as she handed the dress to Yukina. "Take them to the attic. Come back right afterward."

Yukina nodded and motioned for the girls to follow. Miyuki's mother followed them to get some answers.

Mitsuki's song faltered and the men's eyes started to return to normal. She quickly took a deep breath and started the sound once more. The men's eyes quickly clouded over again.

The girls made their way back down and stood in their original places.

Mitsuki gratefully stopped and the men stared at them.

"Uh... where are the... bags?" Miyuki's father asked.

Miyuki raised one of her eyebrows in question.

Lina rolled her eyes. "You must've been seeing things. We just walked in to see you guys freaking out."

Yukina glanced at Mitsuki to see if she had a plan but instead saw that her cheeks were flushed and her eyes unfocused. She turned to her sister-in-law, "Mitsuki? Are you alright?"

Everyone turned their attention to Mitsuki who was flushed. Her eyes slowly closed as she started to fall forward.

Kurama caught her just in time so that she didn't fall face first on the floor. He turned her over and felt her forehead. "She's burning up. We have to get her upstairs."

Hiei took Mitsuki from Kurama and disappeared. The guys looked at the girls.

"Was she acting strangely with you guys?" Tatsu asked in worry.

Lina shook her head. "She was acting normal, a bit happy but perfectly normal. There was nothing wrong with her."

"She's been hiding it for a while now... Ai said that there's something wrong with Mom. She's been pretending to be fine but she's been sick for a few days." Everyone looked at Ryuu who was looking at the ground.

Hiei placed Mitsuki on the bed and brushed her bangs from her face. Her breath was coming in short breaths. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Hiei. "H... Hiei..."

He sat down on the edge of the bed next to her and took her hand in his. "You're sick... Why didn't you tell me?"

She started to talk but only ended up coughing. She turned her head away as she coughed. "I didn't want anyone to worry. I've never been sick before and I thought this would just pass quickly but... it hasn't and it got worse yesterday. I hid it from everyone, I don't want you all to worry about me..."

Hiei glared at her, "You should know we're going to worry, we don't care. We care about you... You should've at least told me. I could've been taking care of you."

Mitsuki looked at him, "Get me some tea then?"

Hiei nodded and after planting a soft kiss on her forehead, left the room to get her some tea.

A few minutes after Hiei left Kurama walked into the room with a large bowl and a towel in hand. He set the bowl on the nightstand and sat on the bed where Hiei had sat. "You should've told us, Mitsuki. I could've had this taken care of earlier."

Mitsuki gave him a small smile. "I didn't know it would be this bad..."

She closed her eyes as Kurama soaked the cloth in the water. He pushed her bangs back and placed the folded cloth onto her forehead. "Hiei will be up in a moment with your tea... Yukina's making some soup for you. Do you want someone to go get some cold medicine?"

She shook her head furiously and the cloth fell off her forehead. "No... It's bad enough that you are all fussing over me already!"

Kurama sighed and put the cloth back in place. "We care a lot about you, of course we're going to care. Get some rest. Hiei will wake you when he comes back with the tea and soup..." Mitsuki closed her eyes and Kurama left the room.

As the seconds passed Mitsuki found herself falling asleep. She heard the door open and then close. She felt a slight draft and then two people cuddle up to her. "Please get better soon, Mom..." It was Ryuu.

She couldn't find the strength to open her eyes and see the other small person. But she knew who it was. It was Ai, her beautiful little daughter. As she completely fell asleep she felt Ai's warm lips touch her cheek. "Get well soon, Mommy..."

Ryuu and Ai closed there eyes and fell asleep on both sides of Mitsuki.

Hiei leaned against the counter in the kitchen.

"I'm sorry we took Mitsuki out... We didn't know she was sick..." Yukina sounded guilty.

Hiei looked at his sister and shook his head. "Don't... It wasn't your fault. None of us knew she was sick. I should've been the one to know..."

Kurama walked into the kitchen with a sigh. "It's no ones fault. She didn't want any of us to. She thought it would just pass over quickly..." He got a glass from the cupboard and filled it with tap water. He looked at the pot that Yukina was tending to. "What are you making exactly, Yukina?"

The ice maiden turned and smiled at Kurama. "I'm making stew. I decided that with this cold weather we all might as well eat something nice and warm. I'll put special herbs in Mitsuki's bowl..."

Kurama nodded in approval and looked at Hiei. His friend was looking at the ground with an emotionless look. "Hiei, don't beat yourself over this, it's not your fault." He walked out of the kitchen and went to the living room where Lina and the others were.

Yukina looked at her brother and smiled softly. "Kurama is right you know, it isn't your fault." She dished some of the stew into a bowl and added various herbs to the bowl. She stirred it and smiled. "Send the other two down when you get up there. And you should eat too. When Mitsuki goes back to sleep come back down to eat..."

Hiei nodded and took the bowl and a glass of tea before disappearing.

Yukina sighed and started to get bowls of stew ready for everyone.