Disclaimer: (sighs) go back to chapter 1.
Neko Yasha: "O_O" (Gasp) 101 reviews?! (Faints)
Hiei: wow, just for this piece of shit?
Chibi Kurama: (gasp) Hiei said a bad word! Hiei said a bad word!
Hiei: shut the fuck up you- I mean, Kura dear, please be quiet while I dump this bucket of ice cold water on Neko-chan here.
Chibi Kurama: but that's not a bucket of water, that's a gallon of car gasoline! And what are you doing with dat match? My mommy says you shouldn't play wit matches!
Hiei: (hides gas and match behind back) oh, nothing. I was just gonna warm her up a bit. She looks cold.
Chibi Kurama: oh....OK!
Neko Yasha: (wakes up) whaaaaa?
Hiei: damnit! Erm, I mean, good! You're awake!
Neko Yasha: what was I doing again? (Chibi Kurama holds up review sheet) oh yeah! We'd like to give a big special thanks to Foxy, our 100th reviewer!
Chibi Kurama: this chapter is dedicated to YOU Foxy-Chan!
Oooooooo! I'm Foxy too! See look! (Sexy pose, followed by cat whistle)
Hiei: "O_O" (drool, followed by evil grin)
Chibi Kurama: "O_O" uh-oh!
Hiei: (glomps Kurama followed by hot make out session)
Neko Yasha: ok, well, they're a little busy, so lets just get on with chapter 13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Dedicated to Foxy)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Karasu grinned as he looked down at the snow-covered prize that lied in his arms; cheeks flushed from the cold, fresh tears streaming down his face. He began to walk away, but was stopped in his tracks as he felt
Something jab into his right shoulder, followed by the feeling of something warm dribbling down his back. 'That can't be good' he said, as he looked back to see a large sword that obviously belonged to Hiei sticking straight into his shoulder. He craned his neck to scan the area behind him for the small half-koorime, until he met with a pair of glowing red eyes that belonged to Hiei, along with the bright green jagan, glowing brightly on his fore-head. He smiled underneath his mask as he imagined what it would be like to pulverize that little body of his. 'No sense letting such an opportunity slip away.' With that, he carefully set down the unconscious Kit, making sure to be careful as not to hurt him before getting his reward. That done, He walked that sinister walk of his towards the awaiting fire demon, reaching into his coat and keeping a safe hand on one of hid bombs, just to be safe. He reached back and forcefully pulled the sword out of his shoulder, winced and then tossed it to Hiei. "I always enjoy a challenge." He announced proudly. "You won't enjoy this one." Hiei claimed as he leapt down from the rooftop, landing right in front of Karasu. "Give me Kurama and maybe I'll let you live." Hiei sneered. "You know I'd just love to but then I wouldn't get paid." With that, Karasu reached into his pocket and pulled out the small round bomb, and with a flick of his wrist, tossed it at Hiei. The bomb exploded, releasing all sorts of poisonous gasses that would cause any normal human to pass out right then and there, but Hiei wasn't normal, nor was he human. He shielded his face as he ran towards Karasu, Drawing his sword just in time to knock Karasu's hand away before he could draw another bomb. Karasu paid no heed to it though, merely
Drawing his own sword, and swinging it at Hiei, managing to slice at his arm, shredding the sleeve of his long black trench coat, allowing a thin crimson line of blood to appear through the hole in his coat.
This only caused Hiei to grow angrier, as he swung his sword towards Karasu, who blocked it with ease. Sparks flew as each sword clashed against one another, each opponent trying their hardest to nail the other, but failing miserably. "Just give it up and let Kurama come with me. I'll just kill you and take him any way if you don't." Karasu said through gritted teeth. "Never! Kurama's coming with me and that's the end of it." Hiei said as he thrust his sword yet again, but still failing to hit his opponent. "What do you want with a wench like him?" This obviously struck a nerve as Hiei's eyes began to glow with anger, and he swung his sword harder and faster than he had ever done before, managing to drive the heavy blade completely through Karasu, making him freeze in both shock and pain, gasping for air. For several minutes, Karasu just stood there, eyes wide, as he watched the blood dripping down to the ground, leaving tiny red droplets in the once was clean snow. Finally, He collapsed on the ground; eyes sliding shut before his soul finally left his body. But before he passed into the other realm, he whispered one last sentence. "I'll get you H-Hiei." And with that, he grew completely still, the life completely drained from him. After he was sure Karasu was gone, Hiei dropped his sword and ran over to Kurama, quickly gathering the body in his arms and searching for any injuries, which luckily, weren't there. He hugged the frail body to him, trying his best to keep him warm while giving out a sigh in relief. "H-Hiei?" came a fragile cracked voice. He pulled back a little to meet Kurama's tear filled green eyes. "You're awake." Kurama nodded shakily. "Yes. Hiei..H-help." He said weakly. "Something's wrong." Hiei's eyes widened. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Kurama slowly shook his head from side to side, giving Hiei his negative answer. "My stomach." Was all he said before clutching his stomach in pain, letting out a loud yelp. "Do you think you could be in labor?"
Kurama nodded, then clenched his eyes shut from the excruciating agony. "Hang on, I'll get you to a hospital. Once that was said, Hiei quickly hauled Kurama over his shoulder and raced down town.
After passing many people along the street who all gave him strange looks as he raced down the alley, he finally came to a strange woman, blocking his way to the end of the alley. "Get out of my way wench!" he screamed. But the woman only stood there, ignoring Hiei's demand. "Are you deaf or something?! Move! I need to get to a hospital." "I know exactly what you need Hiei." Hiei's eyes widened in surprise that the woman knew his name. "Who are you? How do you know my name?" when he got no answer, he began to get frustrated. "get the hell out of my way before I turn your insides out!" The woman giggled. "Well that's no way to talk to an old friend!" the woman ripped off the cape that concealed her face revealing none other than Botan. Hiei sighed in relief. "for once I'm glad to see you." He said, then he remembered the whimpering kitsune on his shoulder. "Enough Chit chat. I'll take Kurama, you go get Yusuke, Kuwabara and Keiko! Bring them to Genkai's temple. "That said, she grabbed Kurama and threw him over her or, quickly taking off towards Genkai's temple, leaving Hiei to find his friends. Hiei quickly rushed back in the direction he had seen Yusuke and Kuwabara, paying no attention to the strange looks every one seemed to be giving him. He raced past the dead body of Karasu, then stopped for a second, turning back and spitting on his dead body. He smirked, then continued running towards where he had spotted them. Finally arriving at the heap of naked limbs rolling about in the leaves, he raised his foot and repeatedly kicking the pair, causing them to look up in alarm. "Kurama! Labor! Genkai! Now!" Kuwabara and yusuke looked up at him questioningly. "What?" "Just get to Genkai's temple now! Go go go go go!" When Kuwabara and Yusuke still failed to comply to his demands, Hiei reached down and physically threw Yusuke and Kuwabara in the direction of Genkai's temple, soon followed by their clothes. "I'll call Keiko when I get there." He said to him self before racing back to Genkai's place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Kurama's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I cried out in pain as I felt another contraction in the pit of my stomach, signaling that the baby would come soon, but not exactly pleasant for me.
It had been almost 9 hours since I had first gone into labor, and the pain only increased. The only difference was I couldn't go to sleep this time. I felt Botan lie me down on the small bed which I was to give birth in, then run a nice warm rag over my fore-head. "Where's Hiei?" I asked calmly as my pain went away. Or at least for the moment. "He'll be here soon, don't worry. He just had to go and get yusuke, kuwabara and Keiko." She said, as she continued to wipe my forehead with the soothing cloth. I winced as yet another contraction came on, letting me know that the time was getting closer and closer. "We have no time to wait for Hiei. We'll have to start with out him." My eyes widened 3 times their normal size as Genkai and Botan lifted my legs and placed them each on a pile of pillows. "No! We can't, I-" I was cut short as I felt a sharp pain, causing me to cry out. "Too bad. If you wait too long, it'll be too late and the baby will die, as well as possibly you." I sighed in defeat, nodding my understanding.
"Good. Now I want you to take a deep breath and push."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Hiei's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I raced through the gates that lead to Genkai's temple, never stopping once to catch my breath as I only focused on seeing Kurama. He'd kill me if I were late,
And I couldn't bear to upset him, especially not at a time like this. I could only pray to any god that was listening that he and the baby were ok.
I don't know what I'd do if I lost him after we've been through all this.
Deep down in the pit of my stomach I knew that he was ok, but I still wanted to be sure so I ran as fast as I could up the steep hill of steps that lead to Genkai's temple, where my lover awaited. The first thing I saw when I arrived was Yusuke and Kuwabara standing at the top of the hill, pulling on their clothes. They had obviously been in quite a rush once they realized what was going on. That made me feel at least a little relieved that they were concerned for my love. As much as I hated them, I was glad Kurama wasn't wasting his time with lousy friends. I watched curiously as Yusuke dialed the number he had long memorized before that obviously belonged to Keiko. That was one thing taken care of. Once I over heard Keiko confirm that she was coming, I quickly rushed inside and was immediately met by Botan. "Where is he?!" Botan sighed and gestured for me to sit down. "He's in the back room. We had to start with out you."
I quickly got up and frantically grabbed Botan by the shoulders. "is he ok?! Was he hurt?!" Botan's eyes widened as I heard something crack in her shoulder from squeezing so hard. "Yes he's fine. But the baby dropped so quickly, so we had to proceed." I accepted her answer, then rushed back into the room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Kurama's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After 3 hours of pushing, I finally felt something pressing against my bottom,
And that's when I knew it was almost over. "The baby's head is almost out. It'll be over soon." My eyes light up with joy as I heard her say those words, and then widened in shock when some one briskly brushed back the curtains of the room, rushing inside before any one could say other wise. I gasped when I realized who it was. "Hiei!" I cried out happily. Hiei knelt beside me, and cradled my hand in his own. "I'm here Kurama. Don't worry." Said Hiei politely, which was so unlike him. "You're a little late, don't you think?"
Claimed Genkai as she pulled a bit at the head that was just beginning to poke out. "We're almost done. Just push once more and it'll be all over."
I nodded, then gave one more almighty push and before I knew it, I felt a great burden being lifted from me as I heard small whimpers and cries as Genkai rapped the tiny bundle in a blanket. "Congratulations, you have your self a baby girl." Genkai said in a bored tone, then placed the baby in my arms. I smiled brightly as I looked down on her gorgeous features. She had bright crimson eyes that matched those of Hiei's, and thick snowy white hair, similar to that of my Yoko form's. Atop her head sat a pair of tiny pink fox-like ears, giving her the appearance of the semi-Yoko she was. She flexed her tiny fingers as she closed her eyes and Sobbed a bit, rubbing her fist across her eyes as, much to my surprise, 2 pitch black tear gems fell from her eyes and clanked on the floor. Hiei and I each picked one up, then turned to Genkai for an explanation.
Genkai chuckled. "You're forgetting that she's part Koorime. This is only one of the many things that makes her quite powerful." We nodded in unison as we began to understand. I heard the baby begin to cry; sobbing quietly as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Untie your robe." We both turned to Genkai yet again.
"WHAT?!" Hiei and I both cried out. "Don't be a fool. I don't wish to see you naked, I just want the baby to shut up. She's obviously hungry." I began to feel like the fool she claimed I was as I misunderstood something so simple, but I did as I was told, untying my robe, then holding the baby up to my chest so she could suckle gently on my nipple, eating to her fill. "You know, she still needs a name." I said quietly as I gazed down at my baby, watching as she ate quietly, eyes closed in concentration. "Yes, I know. Have you thought of any?"
I shook my head. "No." Hiei wrinkled his nose in concentration, making me giggle at his adorable expression. "Hn. do you know of any ningen names that you'd like to give her?" I blinked in confusion, expecting Hiei to suggest a demonic name, but smiled and nodded in the end. "Well, there's Keiko of course, then there's Suki, Kagura, Kagome, Ling, Shisho, Kami, Kioko......" Hiei stopped me by placing a hand on my shoulder. "I like Kioko." I smiled at Hiei, then down at the baby who had fallen asleep, with her mouth still attached to my chest. "I like it too."
I said, after removing her mouth from my nipple. "Then Kioko it is." Genkai said proudly. "Shall you go and show the others?" I looked to Hiei, then nodded happily, getting up from my spot on the bed then following Hiei out of the room, after tying my robe. Once we had arrived in the small living room, every one immediately crowded around us, all wanting to get a better look at Kioko(1)
"Oh Kurama she's adorable!" Keiko exclaimed loudly. "Yes, she looks just like you! Or at least your Yoko form." Botan cried out, wiggling her ears playfully.
"Hn. Yeah, I guess she's pretty cute." Kuwabara said simply, earning himself an elbow in the ribs from Yusuke. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning, and before any one knew what was going on, Koenma appeared, standing proudly in the center of the floor. "Very good. It looks like every thing went A-OK!" Koenma said, giving me a thumbs up and a wink. "May I hold her Kurama?" Said Koenma, while reaching up with his tiny chubby arms. "Uh, sure. Lets go sit down first though." I said, trying not to hurt his feelings. Once we had all sat down, I handed Kioko to Koenma, letting him cradle her in his tiny arms. Suddenly, she woke up and began to sob, covering up her eyes, as if she was embarrassed by crying in front of us. I smiled and chuckled. 'Must get that from Hiei.'
I thought to my self. I watched with curiosity as Botan plucked the pacifier from Koenma's mouth, wiping it off with the sleeve of her Kimono, then placing it in Kioko's mouth, making her instantly go quiet. Koenma glared daggers over at Botan, before turning back to me. "Any way, the real reason I came over here is to alert you that Kita has been releasing demon's into the living realm. Apparently, she wants you to pay her a little visit." I looked down at Kioko in alarm, and then towards Hiei. "Hn. then that's what we'll do." I quickly shot him a look that clearly said 'What-the-hell-do-you-think-you're-doing?' as if reading my mind, Hiei turned to me and answered. "Simple. Obviously the only way to get her to leave us alone is to pay her a visit. And that's exactly what I plan on doing." "And what about the baby?" I asked. "You'll just have to take her with you." Said Koenma. "What? No! That's insane!" I claimed, causing Kioko to stir. "Actually it's not. She'll obviously want you to bring her, so you'll have no choice than to give her what she wants." I sighed in defeat and nodded.
"Alright. Lets just get her dressed and take her home." Reaching over to the bag Keiko had brought along, I quickly dressed her in a light pink and red striped long sleeved shirt and a pair of Red over-all's, tied her hair in a pretty pink bow and put on a pair of pink socks and white shoes. Once that was done, I picked her up and cradled her in my arms, walked out the door, and gestured for Hiei to follow me. "Aren't you over-doing it a bit? It's not a big deal. All we have to do is go and defeat Kita, and we'll be all set." I sighed. "That's not it Hiei. Can't you sense her spirit energy?" Hiei seemed intrigued by what I had said, focusing his jagan on the baby, and gasping by what he had discovered.
"Yes. She has a great deal of it. More than I've ever felt before."
I nodded. "And just look at this." I said, then lifted up her bangs, revealing a half lidded third eye that matched Hiei's perfectly, causing him to gasp again.
"Kita wants something from her. I'm just not sure what." "I see your point.
But don't worry, we won't let any thing happen to her. I promise." I let a sad smile cross my face, then turned to Hiei. "What would she want with her?"
Hiei looked at her sadly, brushing a few stray hairs out of her face. "I'm not sure. But I'll find out."
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Neko Yasha: (pants) there you go foxy! 3000 words just for you!
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Hiei: and to all you flamers out there, I just wanna say, we sweated our asses off to write this fic, so don't go bitchin to us if you don't like it! How many times do I have to tell you: don't like it, don't read it!
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(1) the name Kioko means 'happy child.' I looked it up last night. I wanted a name that fitted her personality, so I chose that one.
Neko Yasha: "O_O" (Gasp) 101 reviews?! (Faints)
Hiei: wow, just for this piece of shit?
Chibi Kurama: (gasp) Hiei said a bad word! Hiei said a bad word!
Hiei: shut the fuck up you- I mean, Kura dear, please be quiet while I dump this bucket of ice cold water on Neko-chan here.
Chibi Kurama: but that's not a bucket of water, that's a gallon of car gasoline! And what are you doing with dat match? My mommy says you shouldn't play wit matches!
Hiei: (hides gas and match behind back) oh, nothing. I was just gonna warm her up a bit. She looks cold.
Chibi Kurama: oh....OK!
Neko Yasha: (wakes up) whaaaaa?
Hiei: damnit! Erm, I mean, good! You're awake!
Neko Yasha: what was I doing again? (Chibi Kurama holds up review sheet) oh yeah! We'd like to give a big special thanks to Foxy, our 100th reviewer!
Chibi Kurama: this chapter is dedicated to YOU Foxy-Chan!
Oooooooo! I'm Foxy too! See look! (Sexy pose, followed by cat whistle)
Hiei: "O_O" (drool, followed by evil grin)
Chibi Kurama: "O_O" uh-oh!
Hiei: (glomps Kurama followed by hot make out session)
Neko Yasha: ok, well, they're a little busy, so lets just get on with chapter 13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Dedicated to Foxy)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Karasu grinned as he looked down at the snow-covered prize that lied in his arms; cheeks flushed from the cold, fresh tears streaming down his face. He began to walk away, but was stopped in his tracks as he felt
Something jab into his right shoulder, followed by the feeling of something warm dribbling down his back. 'That can't be good' he said, as he looked back to see a large sword that obviously belonged to Hiei sticking straight into his shoulder. He craned his neck to scan the area behind him for the small half-koorime, until he met with a pair of glowing red eyes that belonged to Hiei, along with the bright green jagan, glowing brightly on his fore-head. He smiled underneath his mask as he imagined what it would be like to pulverize that little body of his. 'No sense letting such an opportunity slip away.' With that, he carefully set down the unconscious Kit, making sure to be careful as not to hurt him before getting his reward. That done, He walked that sinister walk of his towards the awaiting fire demon, reaching into his coat and keeping a safe hand on one of hid bombs, just to be safe. He reached back and forcefully pulled the sword out of his shoulder, winced and then tossed it to Hiei. "I always enjoy a challenge." He announced proudly. "You won't enjoy this one." Hiei claimed as he leapt down from the rooftop, landing right in front of Karasu. "Give me Kurama and maybe I'll let you live." Hiei sneered. "You know I'd just love to but then I wouldn't get paid." With that, Karasu reached into his pocket and pulled out the small round bomb, and with a flick of his wrist, tossed it at Hiei. The bomb exploded, releasing all sorts of poisonous gasses that would cause any normal human to pass out right then and there, but Hiei wasn't normal, nor was he human. He shielded his face as he ran towards Karasu, Drawing his sword just in time to knock Karasu's hand away before he could draw another bomb. Karasu paid no heed to it though, merely
Drawing his own sword, and swinging it at Hiei, managing to slice at his arm, shredding the sleeve of his long black trench coat, allowing a thin crimson line of blood to appear through the hole in his coat.
This only caused Hiei to grow angrier, as he swung his sword towards Karasu, who blocked it with ease. Sparks flew as each sword clashed against one another, each opponent trying their hardest to nail the other, but failing miserably. "Just give it up and let Kurama come with me. I'll just kill you and take him any way if you don't." Karasu said through gritted teeth. "Never! Kurama's coming with me and that's the end of it." Hiei said as he thrust his sword yet again, but still failing to hit his opponent. "What do you want with a wench like him?" This obviously struck a nerve as Hiei's eyes began to glow with anger, and he swung his sword harder and faster than he had ever done before, managing to drive the heavy blade completely through Karasu, making him freeze in both shock and pain, gasping for air. For several minutes, Karasu just stood there, eyes wide, as he watched the blood dripping down to the ground, leaving tiny red droplets in the once was clean snow. Finally, He collapsed on the ground; eyes sliding shut before his soul finally left his body. But before he passed into the other realm, he whispered one last sentence. "I'll get you H-Hiei." And with that, he grew completely still, the life completely drained from him. After he was sure Karasu was gone, Hiei dropped his sword and ran over to Kurama, quickly gathering the body in his arms and searching for any injuries, which luckily, weren't there. He hugged the frail body to him, trying his best to keep him warm while giving out a sigh in relief. "H-Hiei?" came a fragile cracked voice. He pulled back a little to meet Kurama's tear filled green eyes. "You're awake." Kurama nodded shakily. "Yes. Hiei..H-help." He said weakly. "Something's wrong." Hiei's eyes widened. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Kurama slowly shook his head from side to side, giving Hiei his negative answer. "My stomach." Was all he said before clutching his stomach in pain, letting out a loud yelp. "Do you think you could be in labor?"
Kurama nodded, then clenched his eyes shut from the excruciating agony. "Hang on, I'll get you to a hospital. Once that was said, Hiei quickly hauled Kurama over his shoulder and raced down town.
After passing many people along the street who all gave him strange looks as he raced down the alley, he finally came to a strange woman, blocking his way to the end of the alley. "Get out of my way wench!" he screamed. But the woman only stood there, ignoring Hiei's demand. "Are you deaf or something?! Move! I need to get to a hospital." "I know exactly what you need Hiei." Hiei's eyes widened in surprise that the woman knew his name. "Who are you? How do you know my name?" when he got no answer, he began to get frustrated. "get the hell out of my way before I turn your insides out!" The woman giggled. "Well that's no way to talk to an old friend!" the woman ripped off the cape that concealed her face revealing none other than Botan. Hiei sighed in relief. "for once I'm glad to see you." He said, then he remembered the whimpering kitsune on his shoulder. "Enough Chit chat. I'll take Kurama, you go get Yusuke, Kuwabara and Keiko! Bring them to Genkai's temple. "That said, she grabbed Kurama and threw him over her or, quickly taking off towards Genkai's temple, leaving Hiei to find his friends. Hiei quickly rushed back in the direction he had seen Yusuke and Kuwabara, paying no attention to the strange looks every one seemed to be giving him. He raced past the dead body of Karasu, then stopped for a second, turning back and spitting on his dead body. He smirked, then continued running towards where he had spotted them. Finally arriving at the heap of naked limbs rolling about in the leaves, he raised his foot and repeatedly kicking the pair, causing them to look up in alarm. "Kurama! Labor! Genkai! Now!" Kuwabara and yusuke looked up at him questioningly. "What?" "Just get to Genkai's temple now! Go go go go go!" When Kuwabara and Yusuke still failed to comply to his demands, Hiei reached down and physically threw Yusuke and Kuwabara in the direction of Genkai's temple, soon followed by their clothes. "I'll call Keiko when I get there." He said to him self before racing back to Genkai's place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Kurama's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I cried out in pain as I felt another contraction in the pit of my stomach, signaling that the baby would come soon, but not exactly pleasant for me.
It had been almost 9 hours since I had first gone into labor, and the pain only increased. The only difference was I couldn't go to sleep this time. I felt Botan lie me down on the small bed which I was to give birth in, then run a nice warm rag over my fore-head. "Where's Hiei?" I asked calmly as my pain went away. Or at least for the moment. "He'll be here soon, don't worry. He just had to go and get yusuke, kuwabara and Keiko." She said, as she continued to wipe my forehead with the soothing cloth. I winced as yet another contraction came on, letting me know that the time was getting closer and closer. "We have no time to wait for Hiei. We'll have to start with out him." My eyes widened 3 times their normal size as Genkai and Botan lifted my legs and placed them each on a pile of pillows. "No! We can't, I-" I was cut short as I felt a sharp pain, causing me to cry out. "Too bad. If you wait too long, it'll be too late and the baby will die, as well as possibly you." I sighed in defeat, nodding my understanding.
"Good. Now I want you to take a deep breath and push."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Hiei's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I raced through the gates that lead to Genkai's temple, never stopping once to catch my breath as I only focused on seeing Kurama. He'd kill me if I were late,
And I couldn't bear to upset him, especially not at a time like this. I could only pray to any god that was listening that he and the baby were ok.
I don't know what I'd do if I lost him after we've been through all this.
Deep down in the pit of my stomach I knew that he was ok, but I still wanted to be sure so I ran as fast as I could up the steep hill of steps that lead to Genkai's temple, where my lover awaited. The first thing I saw when I arrived was Yusuke and Kuwabara standing at the top of the hill, pulling on their clothes. They had obviously been in quite a rush once they realized what was going on. That made me feel at least a little relieved that they were concerned for my love. As much as I hated them, I was glad Kurama wasn't wasting his time with lousy friends. I watched curiously as Yusuke dialed the number he had long memorized before that obviously belonged to Keiko. That was one thing taken care of. Once I over heard Keiko confirm that she was coming, I quickly rushed inside and was immediately met by Botan. "Where is he?!" Botan sighed and gestured for me to sit down. "He's in the back room. We had to start with out you."
I quickly got up and frantically grabbed Botan by the shoulders. "is he ok?! Was he hurt?!" Botan's eyes widened as I heard something crack in her shoulder from squeezing so hard. "Yes he's fine. But the baby dropped so quickly, so we had to proceed." I accepted her answer, then rushed back into the room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Kurama's P.O.V)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After 3 hours of pushing, I finally felt something pressing against my bottom,
And that's when I knew it was almost over. "The baby's head is almost out. It'll be over soon." My eyes light up with joy as I heard her say those words, and then widened in shock when some one briskly brushed back the curtains of the room, rushing inside before any one could say other wise. I gasped when I realized who it was. "Hiei!" I cried out happily. Hiei knelt beside me, and cradled my hand in his own. "I'm here Kurama. Don't worry." Said Hiei politely, which was so unlike him. "You're a little late, don't you think?"
Claimed Genkai as she pulled a bit at the head that was just beginning to poke out. "We're almost done. Just push once more and it'll be all over."
I nodded, then gave one more almighty push and before I knew it, I felt a great burden being lifted from me as I heard small whimpers and cries as Genkai rapped the tiny bundle in a blanket. "Congratulations, you have your self a baby girl." Genkai said in a bored tone, then placed the baby in my arms. I smiled brightly as I looked down on her gorgeous features. She had bright crimson eyes that matched those of Hiei's, and thick snowy white hair, similar to that of my Yoko form's. Atop her head sat a pair of tiny pink fox-like ears, giving her the appearance of the semi-Yoko she was. She flexed her tiny fingers as she closed her eyes and Sobbed a bit, rubbing her fist across her eyes as, much to my surprise, 2 pitch black tear gems fell from her eyes and clanked on the floor. Hiei and I each picked one up, then turned to Genkai for an explanation.
Genkai chuckled. "You're forgetting that she's part Koorime. This is only one of the many things that makes her quite powerful." We nodded in unison as we began to understand. I heard the baby begin to cry; sobbing quietly as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Untie your robe." We both turned to Genkai yet again.
"WHAT?!" Hiei and I both cried out. "Don't be a fool. I don't wish to see you naked, I just want the baby to shut up. She's obviously hungry." I began to feel like the fool she claimed I was as I misunderstood something so simple, but I did as I was told, untying my robe, then holding the baby up to my chest so she could suckle gently on my nipple, eating to her fill. "You know, she still needs a name." I said quietly as I gazed down at my baby, watching as she ate quietly, eyes closed in concentration. "Yes, I know. Have you thought of any?"
I shook my head. "No." Hiei wrinkled his nose in concentration, making me giggle at his adorable expression. "Hn. do you know of any ningen names that you'd like to give her?" I blinked in confusion, expecting Hiei to suggest a demonic name, but smiled and nodded in the end. "Well, there's Keiko of course, then there's Suki, Kagura, Kagome, Ling, Shisho, Kami, Kioko......" Hiei stopped me by placing a hand on my shoulder. "I like Kioko." I smiled at Hiei, then down at the baby who had fallen asleep, with her mouth still attached to my chest. "I like it too."
I said, after removing her mouth from my nipple. "Then Kioko it is." Genkai said proudly. "Shall you go and show the others?" I looked to Hiei, then nodded happily, getting up from my spot on the bed then following Hiei out of the room, after tying my robe. Once we had arrived in the small living room, every one immediately crowded around us, all wanting to get a better look at Kioko(1)
"Oh Kurama she's adorable!" Keiko exclaimed loudly. "Yes, she looks just like you! Or at least your Yoko form." Botan cried out, wiggling her ears playfully.
"Hn. Yeah, I guess she's pretty cute." Kuwabara said simply, earning himself an elbow in the ribs from Yusuke. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning, and before any one knew what was going on, Koenma appeared, standing proudly in the center of the floor. "Very good. It looks like every thing went A-OK!" Koenma said, giving me a thumbs up and a wink. "May I hold her Kurama?" Said Koenma, while reaching up with his tiny chubby arms. "Uh, sure. Lets go sit down first though." I said, trying not to hurt his feelings. Once we had all sat down, I handed Kioko to Koenma, letting him cradle her in his tiny arms. Suddenly, she woke up and began to sob, covering up her eyes, as if she was embarrassed by crying in front of us. I smiled and chuckled. 'Must get that from Hiei.'
I thought to my self. I watched with curiosity as Botan plucked the pacifier from Koenma's mouth, wiping it off with the sleeve of her Kimono, then placing it in Kioko's mouth, making her instantly go quiet. Koenma glared daggers over at Botan, before turning back to me. "Any way, the real reason I came over here is to alert you that Kita has been releasing demon's into the living realm. Apparently, she wants you to pay her a little visit." I looked down at Kioko in alarm, and then towards Hiei. "Hn. then that's what we'll do." I quickly shot him a look that clearly said 'What-the-hell-do-you-think-you're-doing?' as if reading my mind, Hiei turned to me and answered. "Simple. Obviously the only way to get her to leave us alone is to pay her a visit. And that's exactly what I plan on doing." "And what about the baby?" I asked. "You'll just have to take her with you." Said Koenma. "What? No! That's insane!" I claimed, causing Kioko to stir. "Actually it's not. She'll obviously want you to bring her, so you'll have no choice than to give her what she wants." I sighed in defeat and nodded.
"Alright. Lets just get her dressed and take her home." Reaching over to the bag Keiko had brought along, I quickly dressed her in a light pink and red striped long sleeved shirt and a pair of Red over-all's, tied her hair in a pretty pink bow and put on a pair of pink socks and white shoes. Once that was done, I picked her up and cradled her in my arms, walked out the door, and gestured for Hiei to follow me. "Aren't you over-doing it a bit? It's not a big deal. All we have to do is go and defeat Kita, and we'll be all set." I sighed. "That's not it Hiei. Can't you sense her spirit energy?" Hiei seemed intrigued by what I had said, focusing his jagan on the baby, and gasping by what he had discovered.
"Yes. She has a great deal of it. More than I've ever felt before."
I nodded. "And just look at this." I said, then lifted up her bangs, revealing a half lidded third eye that matched Hiei's perfectly, causing him to gasp again.
"Kita wants something from her. I'm just not sure what." "I see your point.
But don't worry, we won't let any thing happen to her. I promise." I let a sad smile cross my face, then turned to Hiei. "What would she want with her?"
Hiei looked at her sadly, brushing a few stray hairs out of her face. "I'm not sure. But I'll find out."
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(1) the name Kioko means 'happy child.' I looked it up last night. I wanted a name that fitted her personality, so I chose that one.