lostmoonchild: Yes, I know it's been forever since I last updated. I've been stressed due to the production of my own cosplay costume and the idiocy that came with "Hey, let's make a complicated costume by hand." Thankfully there's a convention in Rapid City, South Dakota this weekend that I'll be going to so we'll see how it works out.

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH so no suing me!

Chapter Nine

They knew that they could have gone ahead while Danielle took care of her mother's funeral arrangements and final expenses but it didn't seem right to leave her behind. The cause of the fire was still unknown although it had officially been listed as arson.

Surely god had to have had a better sense of humor than this.

Hiei was silent as he watched his mate try to make sense of her mother's final expenses. From the look in her eyes it was clear that she didn't even know how in the world she was going to pay off the large sums that had been festering. "Onna, let's go to bed. You're not going to figure this out tonight." Hiei told her.

"No."

He didn't say a word as he moved behind her and wrapped his arms around her. The woman stiffened slightly as his hands wandered down her sides before resting firmly on her hips. "Don't make me force you." Hiei murmured in her ear.

"This isn't our house."

"I don't believe that stopped us when we created our son."

Danielle closed her eyes as she felt his hands work on her shorts before pulling the material down enough to expose her lower half to him. "Somebody could come in." Danielle tried again.

"They've already done that once before. Remember?"

Her fingers dug into the papers as she felt him slide into her and concentrated on her breathing as he moved slowly against her, carefully starting every nerve on fire. "Hiei…" Danielle pleaded softly.

"If we were to go upstairs, onna," he murmured in her ear before giving her a sharp thrust, "then we'll be able to do this properly."

Already she could feel her muscles beginning to shiver and shake as he alternated his thrusts between gentle and hard. The knowledge that they could get caught at any minute was just too great to ignore and for some reason it just made her hotter. "I need to do this." Danielle tried to reason.

Hiei smirked softly before biting down on her neck, listening to the shocked gasp that left her lips in response. "That's losing its place as the first and foremost. Right now you're thinking that you'd rather be doing me first." Hiei murmured in her ear.

She nudged him back and turned around, wrapping her arms around his neck as they roughly claimed each other's lips. A soft noise left her lips as he pushed her against the island, the counter digging into her lower back as he slipped his hand between her folds and began rubbing the sensitive nub. "H-Hiei." Danielle whimpered as she moved her hips when he stopped.

"Don't you need to finish those final expenses?" Hiei questioned with a smirk.

"Asshole. Finish what you started."

"You're worried about people walking in. Besides," he reminded her, "this isn't our house."

She hit him and grabbed his shoulders tightly before kissing him with as much passion as she could manage. "Then we'll take this upstairs." Danielle murmured as she pulled her shorts back up. "If you won't finish what you've started then I'm going to and I'll be sure that you're watching."

As he followed her out of the kitchen a smirk spread across Hiei's lips. Let that stupid human with the fascination for his wife try and get the same amount of desire out of her that he could. No sooner had they gotten to their room and the door shut behind them, their clothes were off and they were making excellent use of their bed.

The day of the funeral came with rainstorms and when everything had been said and done it was time for them to go home. "Home, home, home." Aaron sang happily as they boarded the plane.

"Aaron, honey, don't go too far ahead." Danielle told the boy with a small sigh.

"Feeling worse, Danny?" August questioned.

"Just tired. Somebody wouldn't let me have space enough to sleep comfortably."

Hiei smirked slightly before rushing ahead to grab Aaron and pull him back. "You're going to get kidnapped if you don't stay with us." Hiei told his son.

"I'll kick their butts!" Aaron protested.

Danielle smiled faintly as they boarded their plane and relaxed against the seats. "Hey, Mom?" Aaron questioned suddenly.

"Hmm?"

"When you and Dad die, will I have to do the same stuff that you did for Grandma?"

"Don't worry about that now, son." Hiei told the boy. "Your mother and I don't plan on going anywhere for a long time."

That didn't mean that it wasn't possible they weren't going to die suddenly. Upon seeing the look on their son's face, Danielle smiled faintly and kissed his cheek. "Don't worry, sweetheart." Danielle murmured.

They all knew that it was a question that they'd ultimately have to face, especially after Memori's death. That was perhaps the first time the children had been exposed to death and now they were being exposed to it again. Except instead of a sibling dying they were now seeing what was done when a parent died. "Danny," Kurama said in an attempt to get the hanyou's attention.

"Yeah?"

"We will find her."

"I'm not going to make her pay for murdering my mother. I'm going to make her pay for hurting my husband."

Well at least she knew her priorities. "Let Spirit World handle her punishment." Kurama advised softly.

"Spirit World can have her after I'm done with her."

Talking sense into her now really was pointless. "Just don't do something you'll regret. That's all I gotta say about it." August said with a small sigh.

Danielle smiled at them as she answered, "I never do."

Home never felt so comforting before now. Aaron cheered as he ran to his room, dragging his bag along to dump its contents onto the floor. "Dirty clothes in hamper!" Danielle called as she sorted through the mail. "Now, let's see… Bill. Bill. Bill. Aaron's report card."

Hiei watched as he got a glass and filled it with water, choosing to watch his mate's facial expressions as she went through the mail. There was an almost bored look as she put the various envelopes on the table in separate piles. "What's that one?" Hiei asked when he saw the baffled look on her face.

"I don't know."

She tore the envelope open and took out its contents, her red-violet eyes widening and darkening in anger. "That bitch…" Danielle snarled.

"Aaron, stay in your room." Hiei called as he took the picture from his mate and looked at it, his own eyes darkening in anger.

It was a picture of their son sleeping, his body sprawled out across the bed as his shirt rode up to reveal an already taught stomach. Across the bottom, written in red, was a warning.

Wouldn't want him to have an accident like Mommy.

lostmoonchild: Uh oh... a line has been crossed. Okay, I'll try to have another update up as soon as possible so no one kill me. Feel free to yell at me to get my butt moving with the updates or just leave a review saying what you like or whatever. You can even go on about purple monkeys or pink rabbits that give hugs. On second thought, let's keep the hugging bunnies away cause they're just plain spooky. Ja ne!