AN: I feel evil today.

Something is not quite right…

Chapter 5: Twins (part 2)

"You told then that you were married?" Kairos raised an eyebrow. She and her husband were standing on the "porch" of the little playground their children were in. Hiei was leaning on the rail.

The playground was where all the politicians sent their children to get away from them. Hiei and Kairos sent their children there to allow them to socialize with other children their own age. They all played together blissfully. Hiei smiled.

'I wish that childish acceptance and innocence would be around the adults. It would make life a bit more bearable, but then who needs them? I've got the worlds' best set of friends back and the worlds' best wife. I should be the happiest demon alive! But that loss still hurts, more than anything else…. If I'm not careful, I'll break….' Hiei thought absently.

"Yes, I did. I also told them they'd meet you tonight." Hiei watched his son fall off the monkey bars and was forced to restrain himself from running over and catching the boy. Suichi would never get stronger if Hiei kept on saving him. Part of life was learning from pain.

"Hmm…. Let's tell them all the good news at the same time!" Kairos suggested.

"What?" Hiei was slightly confused.

"About what's going on right here." She put her hand on her abdomen. "We have to tell the children today, we promised them that. And we can tell your "brothers" about it as well, just for fairness." She smiled.

"Sure, why not?" Hiei got off the rail and gave his wife a hug. "They sure are happy." He remarked about his children.

"Happy children are the mark of good parents." Kairos informed her husband. "I think everyone will be happier with a few uncles around."

"Yeah, monkeys for uncles and angels for the nieces and nephews."

"Daddy said we have to wait here for some people." Keiko reminded her brother before he ran off.

"Daddy didn't say what they looked like!" Suichi protested.

"Daddy did say we would know when we saw them!" Keiko reminded her brother again.

"Hey Kuwabara! Those kids look as weird as your face does ugly!" Yusuke teased pointing to the children in question.

"I do not look ugly!" He snapped.

"Is that who I think it is?" Suichi whispered to his sister.

"He did say 'Kuwabara'…." She informed him.

"Yusuke! Kuwabara! Quit fooling around! We're still envoys, everything we do is making an impression of some sort!" Botan sharply reminded them.

"Okay Botan, mighty ruler of the universe! We shall obey your ever command." Yusuke remarked sarcastically.

"Yusuke? Botan? Am I dreaming?" Suichi asked his sister, who pinched him.

"Nope."

"Kurama, Keiko, the three of us seem to be the only ones with sense around here." Genkai observed.

"I believe you're right about that Master Genkai." Keiko nodded in agreement to Kurama's statement.

"Genkai!? Kurama!? Keiko!?" The children whispered to one another.

"Is that the lady I was named after?" Keiko whispered to her brother.

"Colin! Olivia! Where are you two?" Kairos called as she wandered around. The two children immediately disappeared. Kairos walked in.

"Oh, hello. I'm looking for my children."

"Haven't seen them, ma'am." Yusuke remarked and Kairos wandered away, still calling out for her children. "Where's that old little bastard of ours?"

"Right behind you, looming over you head." Hiei answered. Yusuke jumped away and looked rather surprised.

'Oh yeah, Hiei got taller!' Yusuke reminded himself. "Hi Hiei. Where have you been?"

"Right here the entire time. Now are you coming to diner or not?" Hiei waved at the others in greeting. He had changed back into his formal attire.

"Right, right…." Yusuke nodded his head.

AN: Evil, aren't I? Man, this is the second nasty cliffhanger I've done in this fic…. I should do this more often! Review Responses:

animefreak54- I updated again! -- has a party with her muse and the reviewer she is currently responding to, there is lots of sugary substances and plenty of bishonen running about -- Heh! -- takes off party hat -- Well, if we need more stories like mine, I'll have to write a few more, no? -- realizes what she just said -- Dang! I do have some other stuff, if that helps…. (I have too many stories to be keeping track of right now….)

Donamarine- But did you see the other ones? I keep writing until this thing it done!

baka-onna2003- You can? Wait until we get there, it's in the next part!

SamiKismet- At dinner? What about after? -- crackles manically -- There's quite a bit we don't see happening right now. Hee! I shall spoil you no more!

Before I respond to the next review, I'd like to say that I am not responsible for any of the actions my reviewers do when on sugar-highs that I gave them virtual sugar to initiate. Please do not sue me or hold me responsible!

slave2anime- I better do that you'll die! Wow! I never thought I'd be writing for someone's life! I'd better call Koenma in….

MoonSilverEyes- When? Next part. Does Hiei have any friends? Sadly no, he's been outcasted for being foreign. But things are going to turn in his favor, Valia Knows.

Now that I'm done being evil, R&R!!