A Lover's Destiny
Chapter 11- Alone and Abandoned
Hikari drank some of the concoction Koenma had made and as soon as she took the dose she began coughing like crazy.
Koenma sighed.
Yukina put her hand on the couch. Signaling Hiei to sit down next to her.
Hiei sat down next to her.
Hikari sighed and finally stopped coughing.
Yukina looked at him. He looked better. And at least he wasn't freezing cold and in danger of getting sick. That made her feel better. She was also happy that everything was under control and that Naturo was in good care.
"Hiei. You've done well." she said sweetly smiling.
Botan smiled. She walked out of Koenma's office and made her oar appear. Hikari got on the oar after Botan did and soon they were back at Kurama's house.
Yukina heard footsteps on the porch.
Hiei smiled. Hikari walked into Kurama's house. Her body was still blueish and lips black but not that bad.
Botan followed Hikari.
Yukina smiled. "You're back. Are you feeling any better?" she said hugging Hikari who was at least a little warmer.
Hikari smiled. "Yes. I feel a bit better"
"Good." Yukina said. " I think you should go take a nap. It's been quite a long day."
Hikari nodded. She walked upstairs and went into the bedroom, which had been cleaned, and fell asleep on the bed.
Yukina stood by the door and smiled then she turned to go back to the living room. Today had been a hectic day, and it was finally over.
*The Next Day*
Yukina sat up and rubbed her eyes. She had had a fairly restful sleep for a change. Tonight would be different. Naturo would be home...and no one would get any sleep.
Hikari woke up. Hiei was in the corner of the room.
Yukina put on her kimono, tied her bow, and stood up and went downstairs to help Kurama fix breakfast. Today would be another busy day.
Hikari yawned. She got up and took some of the medicine. She coughed a bit.
Hiei blinked.
Hikari put on some tight jeans and a blood red sleeveless turtle neck. She looked hott to say the least.
Hiei blinked. 'Wow... from fat to hott in less then one day...' he thought to himself.
Yukina and Kurama were fixing pancakes. Yukina on one skillet, Kurama on the other.
Kuwabara knocked on Kurama's door. He wanted to see Yukina badly.
Hikari started to walk downstairs. Hiei followed from a safe distance.
Kurama answered the door.
"Oh, Kuwabara. You're here. I...wasn't expecting to see you. Come in." he said as he led Kuwabara to the kitchen.
Hikari felt abandoned. She wanted a hug but Hiei wouldn't come near her.
Kuwabara followed him into the kitchen. "Yukina!" He said happily.
Yukina smiled and put down the spatula. She went over and kissed him.
Kuwabara kissed her back.
Yukina pulled herself away a bit. "I wasn't expecting you Kazuma."
Kuwabara smiled. "I haven't seen you in a while so I wanted to see you"
Hikari walked downstairs. She sighed. "Naturo..." she mumbled and walked out towards the hospital.
Yukina smiled cutely. "Oh. Right. I remember now. Hey, wait Hikari! You haven't had your breakfast yet!" she said letting go of Kuwabara and following Hikari out the door.
Hikari shrugged. "I want to get Naturo"
Hikari continued to walk. She didn't care about breakfast. Her skin was still blue also. Lips black. People probably stared but she didn't care.
Yukina decided to leave breakfast for everyone else. She would go with Hikari. But she wanted Hiei to be there too. Yukina ran back inside real quick and got Hiei.
"Come on. It's time to get Naturo." she said tugging on his arm.
Hiei nodded and walked out the door.
For some reason... Hikari's eyes were red right now...
Yukina ran all the way back to Hikari. "You'll see him soon enough. He's ok Hikari. Take your time to get there. You don't need to hurt yourself."
Hikari shrugged. "I don't trust ningens with my child" she continued to walk. She really felt abandoned. Hiei followed like 3 feet away from Hikari.
Hikari had to bite her lip not to cry. She just wanted Hiei to hug her... to kiss her.... to do something. But he wouldn't.
Yukina slowed down and walked with Hiei. "She's still too cold Hiei. But soon you'll be able to be with her. Say something. I know what she's feeling and she feels alone. That's why she's seeking Naturo...for some comfort." she said calmly trying to get something out of Hiei.
Hiei nodded. "Hikari... I want to be near you but I can't. If I do I will get deathly sick." he said.
Hikari shrugged. "Whatever" she said. She didn't believe him. To her... his excuse was just... an excuse. 'He isn't telling me the truth. He is lying... he just hates me' she thought to herself.
Yukina walked next to Hikari again. She felt her head as if she were feeling for a fever. Hikari had gotten warmer which was a good sign. But maybe that's cause she was just mad.
Yukina sighed sadly.
Hikari continued to walk. She was both mad and sad. She felt alone... abandoned...
Yukina walked next to Hiei again. "Hiei...I'm sorry. I tried...really, I did." she said softly.
Hiei nodded. "It's ok..."
They finally reached the hospital and Yukina followed Hikari onto the elevator. "I...think you should go see your doctor first Hikari." she said trying to attract her attention.
Hiei followed Yukina and Hikari at a safe distance. Hikari shrugged. "I guess"
Yukina, Hikari and Hiei walked to the counter. The nurse lady asked for names. Yukina answered her because Hikari wasn't really listening.
"Hikari is here to see the doctor." Yukina said pointing at Hikari.
Hikari was just thinking. Her skin was still blue.
The doctor came out into the hall and called her name.
Hikari sighed and followed the doctor.
He led her into the examination room and took her temperature
Hikari sighed. She hated ningens...
It was a steady 30 degrees. "I guess...I can let you see your child now...but I'm afraid you can't hold him. It would be disasterous." he said. "You might make him sick."
Hikari sighed. 'I swear I will hold Naturo if I have to kill every ningen in this whole damn world...' she thought to herself. But she nodded to the doctor.
Yukina shifted in her seat in the waiting room. 'I hope she's alright.' she thought to herself.
Hiei shifted in his seat also.
Hikari sighed. "I want to see Naturo"
The doctor barely made out what she said. "You're free to leave...as long as you take care of yourself." he said calmly picking up his clipboard and scribbling a couple doctors notes down.
Hikari walked out of the room into the waiting room where Yukina and Hiei was.
Yukina stood up. "Is everything alright?" she asked.
Hikari sighed. "I can see Naturo..." she paused. "but the doctor said I couldn't hold him..." she said sadly.
The one thing, the only thing, that could make her happy again had been pulled away from her.
Yukina nodded sadly. "Well, we can at least see him."
Hikari nodded. She had to bite her lip again so she wouldn't cry.
Yukina hugged her softly. "Come on Hikari."
Hikari nodded. She started to walk to where Naturo was.
It was right down the hall. In the NICU. (a/n neonatal intensive care unit if you didn't know)
Hiei followed Hikari at a good distance.
He sneezed.
They walked inside. There were babies everywhere. Some of them were in incubators and others weren't. There were so many cords, it made Yukina dizzy just looking at them.
Hikari sighed. She looked around for Naturo.
They came to an incubator that had a clipboard on the side. It read the name 'Naturo' on it. He was hooked up to some cords but not nearly as many as most of the babies there.
Hikari walked over to Naturo. She almost growled because the doctors had him hooked up to cords like the others 'They don't have any right to do that to Naturo... I should have just brought him to Koenma...' she thought to herself.
Yukina went and asked one of the nurses if she could touch him. The nurse shook her head.
"It's alright. You can touch him now." she said to Hikari. A ghost of a smile overcoming her face.
Hikari nodded.
Yukina held open the little door thingy that went over the hole you stick your hands in to touch the baby so that Hikari could get her hand in.
Hikari went and touched Naturo. Naturo shivered under Hikari's touch.
Hikari pulled her hand away and just sighed sadly. Tears started to come.
Yukina stood back. She wanted to leave but she just couldn't.
Hiei went and touched Naturo and Naturo giggled boyishly. Hikari sighed. "I... guess... maybe I should just leave..." she mumbled.
Yukina put her hand on Hikari's shoulder. "No...don't leave. He's your baby." she said softly.
"The least you can do is look at him."
Hikari nodded. She just watched Naturo. She wanted to hold him... to touch him... without him getting cold but... she couldn't.
They sat there for a while. Yukina and Hiei each had a turn to hold him. He was so soft and cute. Yukina didn't understand why they even had to keep him here. Maybe he just hadn't gotten the right medical attention.
Yukina nodded. "I'm not sure that he would know what to do with a baby though. He's not God." she said.
"I'm glad you're feeling better though." she said trying to change the subject.
Hikari nodded. "Just prince of Hell..." Hikari smiled softly.
Yukina smiled. " He's not that bad is he?"
Hikari shrugged.
The nurse came over to them. "Visiting hours are over now." she said and she went to tend to another baby.
Hikari sighed.
"I want to take Naturo out of here..." Hikari said.
Hiei nodded. He hated Naturo being here.
Yukina nodded. "I'll ask. They did just say overnight."
Hikari nodded.
She walked over and asked the nurse. The nurse shook her head. She didn't think he was ready to leave. His breathing was..."a bit labored" or so she said.
Hikari frowned. She had overheard.
"!@#$% This is not fair... that is how he, you, and I are supposed to breathe!" She whispered to Hiei madly.
Hiei nodded.
Yukina walked over sadly. "They say maybe tomorrow."
Hikari nodded. "I heard."
"But that isn't fair! That is how fire demons breathe!" Hikari said to Yukina madly.
"But...they don't know that." she said. "They're only human."
Hikari sighed. "But they are going to keep Naturo for a long time if they don't know that"
"Probably...but you can't just take him." Yukina said.
Hikari blinked. "Why can't I just take him?" she looked at Hiei. Hiei blinked and grabbed Naturo and within half a second, he was gone. He was back at Kurama's house.
Hikari left the NICU smiling.
Yukina shrugged and walked out of the hospital as if nothing had happened.
Hikari followed.
She wondered if anyone would notice that Naturo was gone.
The nurse was looking for him but she shrugged. She figured the doctor had told them otherwise and that he had been taken out for a final check up or something. The nurse was sort of a naive little thing.
Hikari smiled. She walked back to Kurama's house.
Hikari entered the house. "I missed breakfast and I stole my child from a hospital... oh well" she walked over to Hiei who was in the living room. She sat on a couch and Hiei sat next to her.
Yukina came in and sat in another chair. She was just watching them. They looked so happy. They were playing with Naturo. And it also appeared that Hikari was warm enough again. Hiei was sitting next to her and he wasn't cold any more.
Hiei was just a bit cold but ignored it. Naturo shivered slightly
Yukina flinched. She was afraid Hikari would get upset again.
Hiei had heard what Hikari said to Yusuke and wondered if Yusuke would say anything to the whole 'I stole my child from a hospital' thing.
Hikari sighed and moved a bit away from Naturo. Even though he was warmer, he began to whimper and try to reach for Hikari. Hikari blinked.
Keiko nodded at her. "If I were you, I probably would have done the same thing." Yusuke nodded too.
Hikari nodded.
She held her index finger out to Naturo who took it and shivered but giggled boyishly. Happily.
Yukina smiled. 'Maybe he'll get used to it' she thought.
Naturo's skin started to turn a blueish tint and he was happy again. Not cold at all.
Yukina smiled. She was happy Hikari was happy. She just watched them play. It was so sweet.
Hiei shivered a bit but not much.
Hikari moved her finger gently. Naturo's hand held around the finger and Naturo giggled happily.
Something dawned on Yukina. 'What about the supplies?!...uh oh...they don't have anything to take care of him with...except diapers...'
Naturo started to get hungry. Hikari picked him up from Hiei's arms and went upstairs to feed Naturo in privacy...
Yukina smiled. "Hiei, maybe we should go and buy some more supplies. I didn't have time to grab them yesterday." she said sitting next to him.
Hiei nodded. "I guess"
She noticed the nervousness in his voice. She laughed. It was funny. She knew he had no idea in Heaven or Hell how to take care of a baby.
Hiei blinked.
Yukina stood up and helped Hiei up.
Hiei stood also.
"We'd better get going. We've got a LOT of stuff to buy." she said still giggling.
Hiei nodded. He had NO idea what they had to buy.
Yukina grabbed a piece of paper out of a drawer of the desk in the living room. She grabbed a pen and started scribbling down things they needed to buy.
Hiei just watched...
1.) diaper bag
2.) crib
3.) car seat
4.) bottles
5.) pacifiers
6.) high chair
7.) stroller
8.) diapers...lots and lots of diapers
She continued.
Hiei just watched with curiosity.
Yukina continued writing.
9.) new outfits
10.) a couple blankets
11.) baby walkie talkies
12.) toys
13.) baby food
Hiei sighed. "Way to much..." he mumbled.
Yukina nodded. "Maybe you're right. We can knock off all the extras. Like...walkie talkies..."
Hiei nodded.
She crossed off a couple more things.
"Ok...all the stuff left is essential and we can't go without it." she said proud of her work.
"Lets get going."
Hiei nodded. "Ok." he still had no idea how to take care of a baby or even what one needed.
Hiei half smiled in that Hiei way. He started to walk out of the house, waiting for Yukina.
Yukina followed him out.
~I'm sooooooooooooo sorry I didn't get this chapter up right away. I've had finals and stuff to do at school. Today I had to go in and take a French proficiency thing today. I got to go home early. YAY! No more school. ^.~ Sorry…I don't know what came over me. Aheh…~ Miyu