Part 3= New Surprises /Kurama's Pregnant!

"Kurama! Hey, Kurama, wake up!"

"What?" she yelled waking up from Hiei shaking her. She had been a girl for almost a month now and Genkai says she's getting closer to a counter spell. Kurama and Hiei wishes she would hurry up, though for all the fun Hiei's having. Hiei misses the old Kurama sometimes and Kurama stays inside so people wouldn't know the change, but she's getting a little claustrophobic

"What," she said again.

"You're bleeding!"

"Where? I'm not hurt."

Hiei pointed down. Kurama sat up and pulled the covers back. There between her legs was a splotch of blood. A red stain was on the sheets and mattress.

"I'm going to get Yukina," said Hiei.

"Shuichi, Hiei-kun, are you up?"

"Kaasan, get some bandages!"

"Why," said Shiori and walked in. Luckily they got dressed after their nightly fun. Kurama pointed at her legs. When Shiori saw what was wrong she laughed. Kurama was shocked. Shiori never laughed at things like this, so what made this incident different?

"Oh, Shuichi, you're just fine! You don't need to get your healer friend, Hiei-kun," she said when Hiei was getting his cloak on.

"What's wrong with her," he said.

"It's a normal bodily function for girls. Once a month we have a period that says we are ready to have babies. Come on, Shuichi, we'll fix you up."

Kurama stood up and she suddenly swayed, feeling nauseous. Putting a hand on her stomach she sat down but the nausea was still there. She felt like she was going to be sick but she was never sick, it was a part of her anamity because she became Youko Kurama to be immune to Ningenkai diseases and illnesses but she was sick, but from what?

"Shuichi?"

"Kurama, you okay?"

Shaking her head she ran into the bathroom and threw up. Hiei and Shiori followed her. Hiei pulled back Kurama's hair and gently rubbed her back. Shiori wetted a small hand towel and put it on the back of her neck.

"You sure that bleeding thing didn't affect her," asked Hiei.

"Yes, she's probably sick or something."

"But Kurama's never sick."

"Either that or…."

"Or what, kaasan," asked Kurama wiping her mouth with a towel and putting it in the hamper. She felt a little better now but her stomach was still queasy.

"Shuichi, I think you're pregnant."

"WHAT?!"

"I have no other explanation."

Hiei looked like he was going to faint and Kurama looked like she was going to be sick again. She put the wet towel over her mouth and tried to still her stomach.

"You want to go to the hospital," asked Shiori. "The doctors would know what to do."

Kurama shook her head and put the towel down. "If I am pregnant it won't be an ordinary baby. We should see Yukina."

Hiei nodded and even Shiori agreed.

Kurama walked up the temple steps and walked toward the dojo. Hiei left as soon as Kurama felt better to meet her at the temple. Kurama had a bath and cleaned herself really well. Shiori helped her fix the period thing and told her about periods.

When he arrived he saw Yukina and Genkai on the porch. Yukina was sweep the steps and Genkai was drinking tea. Nothing much changed. Genkai looked up when Kurama walked up to her.

"Kurama, I was about to call you," she said. "I have the counter spell. Kurama, what's wrong?"

"Genkai, I need to talk to you," said Kurama as Hiei come into view behind him.

"What is it?"

"I want Yukina to check on me."

"What's wrong, Kurama-san?" asked Yukina.

"I was ….. It's really embarrassing."

"Hiei knocked you up, didn't he?" asked Genkai with a smirk.

Hiei blushed as Kurama stuttered something incoherent.

"We're girls," said Yukina answering Kurama's unspoken question. "We can see these things. It was no secret to us that you two really liked each other."

"The boys may not notice," said Genkai, "but we can."

"Well, can you check to be sure," asked Kurama.

Yukina shook her head. "It's too early for me to tell. I'm not a very experienced healer."

"I have a way," said Genkai, "follow me."

She led them to the back of the temple to the room where she usually did her spells. Opening the door she motioned them in and followed. Lighting candles to illuminate the room they looked around. It was a regular square room with jars of herbs and potions on the walls. In the middle of the room was an incantation written in a circle on the floor. Genkai motion Kurama to stand in the circle and she did. Genkai started to chant. The words hung in the air and the runes on the floor glowed and a wind blew around Kurama. Suddenly there was a flash of light and everyone was blinded for a second. When they regained their sight they saw Kurama kneeling on the floor, shaking her head to clear the dizziness.

"Kurama, are you okay," asked Hiei going to her side in a second.

"Well," said Genkai, "the spell didn't work."

"What spell," Hiei yelled at her.

"The counter spell that Genkai found to change her back," said Yukina.

"If it didn't work then Kurama is pregnant," said Genkai. "The spell had some limits. It can't change the caster, or castee, if the person is fertilized. Male demons usually use this spell to have children with their mates. I can't reverse it until you give birth."

Kurama hung her head and followed them back outside. Sitting in the garden she listened to the wind while Genkai and Yukina went to get them some tea. Hiei stayed with Kurama, sitting by her side and holding her hand. God, he didn't want to be a father. He never had one. What was he supposed to do? And he was scared. He was scared that he might hurt Kurama and the baby. Will Kurama still love him if they lost the kid?

`Quit pouting and ask him,' said that annoying voice he'd heard since he met Kurama. And it always turned out to be right.

"Kurama, what are you going to do?"

"We, Hiei, what are we going to do? I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to have this baby. And I want to share it with you."

"I don't know, Fox. I never had a kid before. I don't know the first thing about being a parent. What if I mess up and hurt it? What if I don't know how to take care of it properly? What if . . ."

"Whoa, love, slow down! I don't know how to take care of a kid either but that doesn't mean we can't try. That's what being a parent is all about, learning on how to take care of a family. And we have friends who have experience in this. Kaasan, Urameshi-san, and the other girls, they can help us. Now do you fell you're up to this?"

Hiei nodded.

TBC