Hiyo. Yu Yu Hakusho is not mine, still.

Thanks for reviewing: 'miyako 14', 'Blaze', 'Ryoko, Faia', and 'Jaguar Ki'.

Meep, this story is starting to make me sad 'cause there isn't much left of it. As I said before I ran out of ideas for it, so when it ends (I'll tell you when the last chapter is here) feel free to give me idea's. I can't promise that future chapter will come quickly after it ends but they'll hopefully appear, if not in this story as sequel to it. It all depends, I'm currently kicking myself to get my original story going so I can send it to a publisher by fall, but it'll probably get no where when it's done U_U. But I can always hope right? Also my series is on my top priority list...I've only got a chapter of the third one done. Ack, that's not good at all.

Enough with my complaining. Here we go with chibi Touya ^_^.



Chapter 13

Sick

Two days later Kara walked into Tara's bedroom to find her asleep, the covers at her stomach and arms wrapped around her pillow. She walked to the bedside and gently shook her friend awake, "Come on Tar, wake up."

Tara groaned and sat up, she stretched her limbs before getting out of bed. Kara left to allow her friend to change. Tara got herself into a pair of black spandex shorts and a red tank top that clung to her figure but was comfortable. She then brushed her hair and put it in a high ponytail before exiting her room.

Both females walked quietly to the kitchen and worked on breakfast. Kara worked on making fresh orange juice, both pulpy and none pulpy, Tara worked on making waffles. When Kara was done with the juice she started on the bacon.

When they were almost done Yusuke, Jin, Botan and Hiei came down, soon followed by the other teens. After Tara put another mix into the two waffle makers she excused herself and disappeared down the hall in the living room.

A few minutes later Tara appeared back in the kitchen with a sleepy looking Touya in her arms, his head rested on her shoulder. Luke and Daren were at her sides, looking a bit tired too but not as much as Touya.

Kara looked at Touya, "Is he alright Tara?"

Tara looked down at the now asleep child and smiled wirily, "I think he's got a cold. He'll be alright though." Tara ran her index finger down one of the child's cheeks, making him moan in his half asleep state.

Tara opened the oven and took out a plate, which had some of the waffles on them, and brought them to the table. Kara brought over the other plate and some empty ones for the teens to eat on.

"Go sit down Tara, I'll finish in here," Kara told her friend. Tara nodded and walked out of the kitchen and into the living room to the couch. Once there she gently lay Touya down, as to not awaken him, and got a blanket from the draw under the television and placed it on the child.

After that was done she walked back into the kitchen and set some soup on the stove for Touya before getting her own breakfast. She returned to the living room and sat next to the sleeping Touya, followed soon by Jin.

"Don't worry, the little guy will be alright," She told Jin as he looked a little worried. The two of them ate in silence for the remainder of their meal. After they were done Tara took both Jin's and her own plate into the kitchen, she returned a minute or two later with a bowl of soup and a spoon.

She put the soup down on the table and gently picked the sleeping form of Touya up. She placed him on her knee, waking him and he groaned tiredly. "Hey there sleepy head. You have to eat something."

Touya shook his head in protest but Tara did not pay attention because she wanted him to eat something. Tara brought the spoon, filled with broth and small noodles, up to the child's mouth. He eventually gave in and let Tara feed him but after the bowl was about half empty he did not want anymore.

Tara smiles, "You did well little one." She stood and held Touya at her side before picking the bowl and spoon and walked to the kitchen, Jin following.

Kara looked up as they came in, "Morning Touya." She got no response from the child; he just put his head on Tara's shoulder. Kara looked remorsefully at him before getting up. "Hope you feel better little one," she said as she stroked his cheek.

Tara put the bowl in the sink and let out a sigh, Touya had fallen asleep on her shoulder again. It's not that she disliked it; she just wished that the child would be well.

Jin walked up to her, "What me to take 'em?"

Tara shook her head, "No, it's alright. But thanks anyways." She took the sleeping child back to the couch, wanting to keep a good eye on him, and laid him down with the blanket over him again.

Jin picked up one of Touya's small teddy bears and laid it next to his small friend. Touya groaned and turned onto his side, he took the bear in his small arms and hugged it close in his sleep.

"Thanks," Tara said softly, as to not awaken the child. Jin nodded his head and walked back to the kitchen. Tara soon followed in his footsteps.

Together Kara and Tara worked on the dishes and the teens talked. The two boys went outside when their mother had told them to; she had not wanted them to wake Touya when they were playing.

"Tara how is it that Touya's sick?" Yusuke asked, "I've never heard of or met any sick demons before."

Tara finished washing the last dish before turning around to face him, "Demon's can get colds just as humans can. It's just that adult demon's are less prone to get sick than the children because of their spirit energy."

"What?" Yusuke asked confused.

"The spirit energy in a demon child is free and un-channeled for the most part, where as an adult or teenage demon's energy is focused and controlled. Unknown to most demons is that some of their spirit energy is used in their immune system to boost it to very high levels," Tara explained.

"So all demon's can get cold's, it's just that the children are more prone than the adults?" Yusuke asked.

"Yep," Tara responded.

"Oh, I get it know," Yusuke said happily, "Thanks."

"No problem," was all Tara said.

At that moment a crying noise was heard. Tara walked out of the kitchen and into the living room quickly. She picked up Touya who was wailing and tried to quiet him.

"What's wrong with him?" Kuwabara asked.

Kara sighed, "He's a sick child, that's what's wrong," Kara explained. "He has a slight fever so he feels hot and being an ice demon he is horribly uncomfortable."

"Poor thing," Botan said remorsefully.

"He'll be alright," Kara told them, "He always is."



Poor Touya. Are you starting to wonder why Tara and Kara know way too much about the ice master? Well that's good if you are because you'll find out in the next chapter or two..providing that I get reviews.

So please review.

Be safe and warm.