Disclaimer: Epilogue!!! L I'm so sad, my story's coming to an end! Please enjoy this.

Yu Yu Hakusho doesn't belong to me, but this fanfiction does, as you know.

If there is anything in here, you would already know what to expect, especially by now.

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When Dealing with Spirits

By Pixie Ayanami

Epilogue::

Resolve: Welcome Home

It has been weeks since then. The demigod Koenma congratulated them both for accomplishing their task. He offered to throw them a welcome party, but the two refused quickly. They were just so tired, they wanted to go home.

Yusuke let Kurama stay at his house for a while. When Kurama settled, he called his mother immediately, telling her that the school wasn't quite working for him and decided to come home. Shiori, of course, agreed, and offered to pick him up.

"No, that's ok mother. I'll walk," Kurama replied.

"Are you sure? I really don't like my child wandering around…"

""Mother, I'll be fine. Besides, Yusuke is going to meet me at the train station. I won't be alone."

"Alright then, Shuuichi. Be safe."

"I will."

"I love you."

"I love you, too, mother.." Kurama finished and hung up. He told Yusuke it'd be about an hour or so before they actually have to leave. Yusuke nodded.

"So, are you going to tell your mother that you're a…" Yusuke started asking, thinking that Kurama knew the rest of it. Kurama told the Reikai Tantei leader everything –except the personal stuff- that went on during the mission. Kurama shook his head.

"Ignorance is bliss. She'll be happy knowing that I am just her little son who is growing up to be her hero. Literally. Knowing that I almost get killed everyday is not exactly something a mother wants to know," Kurama explained. Yusuke scratched his head.

"But what if she finds out?" he asked further. Kurama smiled.

"Well, then I would have to tell her, wouldn't I?" Yusuke smiled wide.

"Yup! Guess you'd be in quite a  pickle there!" he laughed, "Don't worry. I'll make sure nothing unsuspected happens. That's my job as leader, ya know."

Kurama sighed, "Well, you don't do a very good job of it."

"HEY!!! What's THAT supposed to mean?!?!!!" Yusuke yelled. Kurama just laughed.

The next day the two got back, Hiei made a mad dash towards Genkai's temple, where Yukina was staying. He took several deep breaths before venturing over to the door and  knocking. After a few minutes, the door slid open and Yukina was on the other side.

"Hiei? This is a surprise! Come in, come in!" Yukina welcomed, dragging the fire demon in. For a while she asked questions of how the mission went, what happened in it, and so forth. Hiei answered them calmly, sipping the tea she offered to him, or eating a bowl of rice. Then Yukina started talking about what she was doing during the time they didn't see each other. How she cleaned the house with a new detergent, or made friends with the raccoon pillaging Genkai's garbage cans, and other stuff.

"I call him Striper, because he's all striped and such!" she said happily. Hiei chuckled softly. "You know, it's so easy to talk to you, Hiei. I can't talk to Kazuma-san or Genkai or anyone else the same way. It feels nice," she said finally. Hiei smiled.

"I have something important to tell you, Yukina," he said. She perked up.

"Yes, Hiei?"

Hesitantly, Hiei spoke very quietly, "I'm your brother."

Yukina blinked. "I….."

Hiei looked up.

"I couldn't hear you, could you say it again?"

If this wasn't a serious moment, Hiei would have just fallen over anime style.

"Yukina, I am your twin brother."

Now there was a long pause.

"Really?"

"Yes."

More silence.

"Really really really?"

"Yes."

"Really really really really really??"

"Yes!!"

"Really really really really really really really?!!!?"

"Yes, Yukina how many times-"

"I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!" Yukina exclaimed as she lunged for her brother, "I'm so happy I was right…"

"Um… right?" Hiei asked, hugging back, confused.

"Well, I had suspected it was you…. But I never said anything," Yukina confessed. Hiei smiled. And after Yukina finally pulled away, she added, "Plus… you aren't very good at hiding things."

Hiei twitched.

"And now that I know that you are my brother…" she continued, "you have to visit me often. Because….. I'll be sad if you wouldn't… we have a lot to catch up on…."

Yukina started sniffling. Hiei sighed. "I'll come here every week. I promise, I don't like to see you cry."

Yukina smiled and hugged her brother once more.

"Thank you."

Like said, weeks have passed. Kurama hasn't seen Hiei since they parted ways, but he wasn't concerned. Since the school was fake, he was too busy working with Koenma to make up grades and put them in the computer to look like he actually did something during those three months. He was also catching up on what he missed in school, and spending time with his mother.

Still, he missed Hiei immensely. His window was wide open every day, every hour, and many times he'd look back to see if a little spiky black haired demon's head was poking through. But nothing was ever there, except for maybe a few leaves.

Kurama has accomplished about two other missions, one solo, one accompanied with Yusuke. These ones were quickies and didn't matter.

"Kurama!!" A high pitched voice called in. Botan sat outside his window, ready to give him another mission.

"Hello Botan. How are you today?" Kurama asked politely.

Botan giggled and did a few twirls. "I'm feeling just perky!! You?"

"I'm fine," Kurama lied, "Have a new mission for me?"

Botan shook her head. "No, I was just going to see if you would like to go to a picnic! Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yukina, and Keiko are going. I couldn't find Hiei…"

"No thank you," Kurama politely declined, "I have a lot of work to catch up on. But thank you anyways."

Botan smiled. "Ok! Maybe some other day. See you around!" she said as she waved good bye and flew off. He waved after her then went back to work.

A silent whoosh flew by the window.

"Botan are you back?" Kurama asked as he turned around in his chair. His eyes widened.

"Hi, Kurama," the voice of Hiei spoke as he crouched in the window frame. Kurama smiled.

"Hiei.. you came to see me."

"I would have done so much faster if I wasn't spending time with my sister," Hiei said, jumping down, one hand behind his back.

"You told her?" Kurama asked. Hiei nodded. "Hiei, that's just wonderful!"

"Yeah… she was very happy."

"As are you. I'm very happy for you, Hiei," Kurama replied.

"Thanks… I have something for you, Kurama."

"Really?"

Hiei slightly twitched at that word. "Yes."

Taking his hand from behind his back, he revealed a small arrangement of white roses, just for Kurama. Kurama smiled and took them. "Hiei?"

"Yes?"

"Welcome home."

Hiei's eyes widened.

Smiling, the fire demon said two words.

"Thank you."

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L Oh my God! It's done! It's over with! Wow! Holy cow!!! O.o

I really really liked how this turned out.

Learn to find your rightful place in life. Don't shut yourself from others, and don't be afraid. Love. Forgive. Be thankful for what you have, because it all can be taken from you in an instant. Live.

Thank everyone for your wonderful support through this piece. I am still extremely sad I won't be writing it anymore, but it's ok, because it came to a happy ending.

Thank you very much!

Syanora Bye Bye!!