A Lover's Destiny
Chapter 8- Is it time yet?
Hiei walked back to Kurama's house. Hikari asleep in his arms. Hiei looked happy.
Kurama smiled. "You should go put her in the bed." he said softly.
Hiei nodded. He went upstairs and put her in the bed they had slept in last night.
Yukina and Kuwabara, after walking around the park were tired and decided to stop back at his house.
Yukina sat on the porch again.
Kuwabara sat next to her. Smiling.
"I guess I better get going." she said quietly. She smiled back.
Kuwabara nodded. "Where are you going to go?" he asked wondering.
"I have to go back to Hiei and Hikari. I have a...feeling." she said, not wanting him to get too curious.
Kuwabara blinked but nodded.
Yukina kissed him one last time. This one lasted a bit longer.
Kuwabara kissed Yukina also. Using some tongue.
Yukina pulled back. She looked him in the eyes. Then she stood up. "Good bye Kazuma. I'll see you later."
Kuwabara smiled. "Goodbye"
And she walked away, towards Kurama's house.
Hiei stroked Hikari's hair lovingly. Just watching her.
She woke up, yawning. She transformed into her demon form. Hiei blinked. "If I stay in this form, the pregnancy will only last a month...." Hikari said smiling softly.
Yukina grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. She walked in and saw Yusuke and Keiko at the table. Botan had joined them too.
Botan smiled. Happy. She knew Hikari was pregnant again. Since she was the deity of death... she could sort of sense it.
Yusuke was dumbfounded by her perkiness. "What's with you Botan..? You seem unusually...happy."
"I think Hikari's pregnant again..."
Botan said happily.
Yusuke looked at her weirdly. "Oh yeah, and just how the heck would you know that?"
"I can sense it. I AM the deity of death... I can sense when death or life is coming..." Botan said glaring at him.
Yukina smiled at her. "I sensed it too."
Botan smiled. "Good"
"So, what do we do now...the tournament is over?" Keiko asked.
Kurama shrugged.
"Hang out around here I guess." Yusuke said.
"Nothin better to do."
Kurama didn't look to happy. "I may be ok with Yukina, Hiei and Hikari staying with me but with you guys staying over here all the time..."
Hikari turned a bit in her sleep and woke up. She ran into the bathroom and got sick.
Hiei sighed and just waited for her to come.
"Oh, no. I don't think that's what Yusuke meant." Keiko said.
"I mean, we do have our own houses." Yusuke added.
Kurama wiped a sweatdrop off of his head.
Kurama's mother came into the kitchen dressed in a bathrobe and some slippers. Her hair was up.
"Good morning Suiichi." she said tiredly.
Botan smiled. But kept quiet.
Hikari came back into the room and laid back down. Still in demon form.
"Ok...you know, I'm getting prrreettty bored now. Everyone is so tired...no one feels like doing anything." Yusuke said yawning.
Hikari blinked. "I'm really hungry..." she got up and walked downstairs.
Yukina saw her first. She smiled. "Hello Hikari. How are you feeling?"
Yusuke and everyone else was surprised to see her in demon form.
Hikari smiled. "I feel hungry"
Kurama's mother went to the fridge and pulled some stuff out for her and Hikari.
She set the stuff on the table.
Hikari took a bit of it and ate it. She sat at the table. Smiling.
Kurama's mother started to walk out of the room, plate in hand. She was planning to eat in her room.
Then she turned around and only stared at Hikari.
She held her head. "Suiichi...don't play tricks on me like that."
Hikari blinked.
"I could have sworn I had a demon in my house or something." she said.
Hikari blinked again.
Kurama nodded. "Sorry mother." he said lying through his teeth. "We wont do it again."
She sighed and walked off.
Yukina sighed. "That was close wasn't it. I feel kind of bad not telling her..."
Hikari blinked. "Wait. She doesn't know?!" Hikari asked.
"She doesn't even know that I'm a demon." Kurama replied.
"I still have not told her." he said.
Yusuke laughed. "She probably thought it was a Halloween joke!"
Hikari sweatdropped.
Keiko nodded. "It's good you didn't tell her. I remember how I felt when I found out about you guys."
"I almost passed out."
Hikari nodded.
"Ok...I did pass out. But that's besides the point." Keiko admitted.
Hikari chuckled.
Yukina laughed and waited for Hikari to finish eating.
"I think we should go do something fun like go somewhere." Yukina said.
"It's getting hot in here." Yusuke said nodding toward Yukina.
Yukina nodded.
She turned the room cold with her energy.
Kurama sighed. "Much better...thank you Yukina."
Hikari blinked. "I am making it hot in the room. Because I am fire demon..." she mumbled.
She finished eating.
"Oh, right...sorry Hikari." Yukina said blushing.
Yukina lowered her energy a bit.
Hikari chuckled.
Yusuke was sweating like crazy. "Man, this is worse than gym class...and I'm not even working out." he whined.
"Yusuke...when was the last time you even went to gym class?" Keiko asked him.
Hikari sighed. "Fine I will leave" she walked outside.
Keiko motioned her to stay seated.
Yusuke sat silent. "Exactly! You don't even know!" she yelled at Yusuke.
Hikari came back inside. "Oops... people will see me..." she thought out loud.
Yukina smiled. "Oh yeah...I think you're really the only one that actually looks like a demon. Well, other than Hiei of course."
"But with his headband, no one notices." she continued.
Hikari chuckled. Nodding.
"So what are we supposed to do with you for a month? We can't very well keep you inside the whole time. That wouldn't be fair...unless of course you want to stay inside." Kurama asked thinking hard.
Keiko shrugged. "She could always hide out in the woods." she suggested.
Hikari nodded. "I like her idea"
"Ok...hm...but you can't just live out in the open." she said pensively.
Hikari continued to think.
"Man Keiko. You think WAY too much." Yusuke said.
Hikari laughed. "Yusuke... from what I have seen... you don't think"
Yusuke laughed not even totally hearing what she said. "...HEY!"
Hikari laughed harder.
Everyone else joined in laughing. Yusuke pouted.
Keiko took his chin and turned it toward her. She kissed him.
Yusuke's eyes widened.
She broke the kiss. "Better?" she asked him.
Yusuke nodded. "Better." he replied.
Hikari leaned into Hiei. Who was just noticed.
Yusuke and Keiko both blushed when they realized everyone was staring.
"Oh Hiei. I didn't see you there." Yusuke said.
Hiei shrugged.
Kurama leaned against the refrigerator.
*One Month Later*
Hikari was sitting in the bed Kurama had let her use before. She was bored. Hiei was next to her.
Yukina was in the other room talking with Keiko.
Hikari pouted. "I'm fat"
Hiei shrugged. "You won't be anymore soon"
"So, when do you think she's due?" Keiko asked Yukina.
"I'm not sure. But since she's a demon, I'm guessing soon." Yukina said.
Keiko shivered. "Yukina, do you think you could turn down the air conditioning a little bit?"
"Oh, right. I'm sorry. I'm not used to being around humans still. Even after a month." she replied.
Hikari sighed. "I'm thirsty..." she started to get up. Hiei didn't let her. "I will get you something." He said. "No. I want to walk" Hikari said. Hiei nodded. "Fine but be careful"
Yukina heard Hikari coming down the hall.
Hikari blinked and felt a sharp pain. She leaned against the wall as she had a contraction.
Yukina stood up abruptly.
"Hikari...are you ok?" she said. Even though she knew what was happening.
Hikari held her stomach. "It... hurts..."
Yukina walked over to Hiei. "Hiei...I think...I think it's time."
Keiko heard them.
Hiei blinked. He got up and picked Hikari up. "Where is she going to have the baby?" he asked worried.
" I think the bedroom would be best, but hold her a second Hiei. I'll go get some towels. I'm pretty confident I know my way around here now." she said smiling.
Hiei nodded.
Yukina went to get some towels and stuff and set up the bedroom.
Hikari winced as she had another contraction.
Hiei walked into the bedroom slowly.
Yukina motioned him to set her on the bed.
He put her on the bed carefully.
Hikari groaned in pain.
Kurama brought in a large porcelain bowl of water and some washclothes.
Hiei stroked Hikari's hair gently. Trying to calm her.
Hikari groaned in pain. "It... hu...rts..."
Yukina took one of the washcloths and put it on her head. "You'll be ok. We're right here with you." she said calmly. Sort of like a hospital nurse.
Hiei held Hikari's hand and stroked her hair.
"You're almost there." Yukina said. "It wont be long. Trust me." she said to Hikari.
Hikari started to push. She cried softly.
Yukina held her other hand. "No...not yet. Wait Hikari. You'll hurt yourself." Yukina said. She knew a lot about this stuff.
Hikari groaned. "Please... it... hurts.."
"No...not yet. You'll really hurt yourself. Hold it in. Please Hikari." she said trying to calm her down.
Hikari nodded. Hiei stroked Hikari's hair gently.
Yukina checked Hikari again. "Ok...Hiei. Help Hikari through it. It's time." she said calmly.
Hiei nodded.
Hiei stroked Hikari's hair. Hikari started to push.
Keiko coached her because she noticed Hiei wasn't very good at it. He wasn't helping much.
"Come on sweety." Keiko said rubbing Hikari's hand.
Hikari pushed harder.
Yukina was sort of acting like the attending physician. More like a midwife.
Hikari pushed again. She was crying from the pain.
Hiei was stroking her hair whispering 'Shh... it will be okay....'
"It's head is nearly out Hikari. You're doing a really good job." she said sweetly even though she wasn't sure Hikari had heard her.
Hikari pushed harder.