Chapter 4
Glancing up nervously Kuwabara rubbed the bracelets still surrounding his wrists in a hesitant manner, "Uh, I suppose ya guys wanna know what's going on right?" Before they could explode he held up his hands beseechingly, "I'll tell you everything, but can we please wait for Proteto-sama to get back?"
Kurama was the first to speak, "Was that little one really yours Kuwabara?"
Before he could answer Inshi swept back into the room gesturing them into his office, Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei sat in the scattered chairs and couches in the large room as they appraised the settings.
This was definitely an office, there was a large mahogany desk with a leather bound office chair behind it which Inshi settled into. The walls were a dark burgundy and there was a matching carpet on the floor as well as tasteful artwork scattered around the room.
Kuwabara entered and looked hesitantly at the couch before he walked behind the desk and sat on Inshi's lap in the large leather chair. Quickly two arms wrapped around him cradling him to the larger demon's chest.
He sighed as he began to answer Kurama's question, "Yes, Himiko is my daughter by blood...."
Before he could continue Hiei smirked and spoke in his own mocking tone, "Well, what youkai did you sleep with weakling? What demon female would ever fall far enough as that?"
The teen behind the desk laughed bitterly, "If you want to get technical Hiei, I would be her mother, after all I am the one who gave birth to her. The long scar on my stomach isn't from some fight, it's from having Himiko- chan cut out of me."
Yusuke finally got over his shock and burst out, "FUCK! How in hell did that happen? Guys can't get pregnant!"
"Strangely enough apparently my latent ability with spirit energy also gives me incredibly strong empathic abilities, strong enough that I can start to adopt characteristics of the person I have been exposed to. Some male youkai have the ability to become pregnant, I took that ability, I didn't realize it until I was actually pregnant."
Here he saw a blush rise on Kurama's cheeks, kitsune's had the ability to become pregnant and give birth to their kits, he spoke as he forced the flush down, "So, who is the father, Kuwabara, I mean the other father?"
"It might make it easier if I explained the whole story." With a shudder he moved back against Inshi and began his story."
I met Yusuke when I was 15, before that no one, not even my sister knows about my past. You have Shizuru but I'm sure you wondered about my parents, they were great people. I was a surprise but they still loved me, that is why my sister and I are so far apart in age. When I was twelve I went home and I found my parents...they were lying in the living room, decapitated. I was in shock, I went to my room and found their heads posed on my bed like two bloody toys; their eyes were still open..."
Here he broke down for a minute as he again saw it in his head, the blood spattered living room, his bedroom with his parents heads staring at him from his pillow, the blood staining the white pillowcase a garish pink.
A tightening of arms around him bright him back to reality and he drew a shuddering breath and began again, "That's when HE showed up and a cloth appeared in front of my face. Next time I woke up I was in a different room, I'm still not sure quite where I was, but I was on a large bed and when I sat up there HE was in the chair...."
Kuwabara's eyes went dull and blank as he seemed to put himself into the memories, "I became his, still am in some ways." He rubbed his wrist where a small k decorated the interior of it hidden by the wrist cuff.
Turning he buried his head in Inshi's chest as the three on the couch looked at eachother with a suspicion that they weren't sure they weren't sure and Kurama hesitantly voiced the question "Kuwabara, exactly who is her other father?"
Still with his head buried in the demon's chest he shook his head, he still couldn't say his name so Inshi answered for him, "As I'm sure you suspect, Kunen is her other father."
Hiei looked suspiciously at the demon across the desk, "How exactly do you fit into this?"
"Kazu-chan is mine, technically I own him now since I bought him from the brothel that Kunen sold him too, he enchanted me with his still remaining innocence and the one growing inside him. I set up this place after meeting too many children who were abandoned because of their youkai heritage. Kazu- chan loves Himiko and because of that I respect and care for him. He has his freedom but is free to return anytime he chooses. Now perhaps you can tell me why exactly this is happening now."
A soft voice came from the redhead against his chest, "He escaped..."
Eyes narrowed a low growl came out of the older demon as he looked at the three, "HOW...IN...THE....HELL...DID....HE....ESCAPE?"
Kuwabara touched a hand to his to try and calm him and he relaxed minutely while still glaring at the three. "He's going to come after me, I know, I can simply feel it, the darkness growing, coming and charging towards me."
Running a worried hand through his hair the youkai looked at Kuwabara firmly, "You are coming home, as soon as you get packed."
"But Proteto-sama! What about Shizuru and my job and my friends, I can't just hide, I'm going to help."
The teen ducked his head at his own stand, it was the first time he had directly contradicted someone associated with his past. Inshi looked at him and smiled wrapping in a hug, "I'm very proud of you Kazu-chan, you stood up for yourself! Alright you can help but I still want you to move back in with me, understood?"
Kuwabara blushed at the praise and nodded hugging the demon around his neck and giving his a kiss to the cheek as he rose walking to the door, "Thank you Proteto-sama, I'll be there later, I just have some clothes to throw out."
The rest of Rekai followed him out, all their questions not fully answered yet, they watched as he walked to the large doors that Inshi had disappeared through earlier. Curiosity overwhelming them they quickly followed him through the doors and were immediately surround by very small to adolescent children, "It's Kazuma-san! Have you come to play Kazuma- san?" Questioned some of the smaller ones.
Kuwabara shook his head reluctantly, "Sorry Tonyu, Rinta, Shin, and etc. I just came in to say goodbye to Himiko-chan, where did she run off to?"
At that moment the young half-breed bounded up dragging two other children behind her, A small girl who had bright green eyes and coal black ears and tail, and a small boy with red eyes and a red headband encircling his head.
Kurama assumed that the other little girl was part kitsune child she had been talking about earlier. Himiko quickly pointed to the red haired teen as she talked, "See Mara, he's a kitsune too! He does really neat things with plants and makes them all pretty!"
Kuwabara quickly stepped over, "There's my princess. How are you Mara, Sessho?" Yusuke assumed the red-eyed boy was Sessho as he jerked his arm away from the yonger girl and stormed off.
"He's such a grouchie head sometimes! You would think having three eyes would make him see more things, but nooooooo, he just has to think I have cooties!" Kuwabara laughed as he watched his daughter pout and them swept her up into his arms, "I'm moving back in Princess, I'll be back later and then we can play okay?"
She squealed excitedly and immediately jumped down running off to notify all her friends about the news. The little kit gave them a hesitant bow and blushed as she raced after her friend.
Shaking his head Kuwabara left the house closing the gateway behind him, as the wall closed he turned to the three behind him, chuckling at the glazed looks that seemed to be present.
"So, if you help me pack I'll answer more of your questions."
Glancing up nervously Kuwabara rubbed the bracelets still surrounding his wrists in a hesitant manner, "Uh, I suppose ya guys wanna know what's going on right?" Before they could explode he held up his hands beseechingly, "I'll tell you everything, but can we please wait for Proteto-sama to get back?"
Kurama was the first to speak, "Was that little one really yours Kuwabara?"
Before he could answer Inshi swept back into the room gesturing them into his office, Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei sat in the scattered chairs and couches in the large room as they appraised the settings.
This was definitely an office, there was a large mahogany desk with a leather bound office chair behind it which Inshi settled into. The walls were a dark burgundy and there was a matching carpet on the floor as well as tasteful artwork scattered around the room.
Kuwabara entered and looked hesitantly at the couch before he walked behind the desk and sat on Inshi's lap in the large leather chair. Quickly two arms wrapped around him cradling him to the larger demon's chest.
He sighed as he began to answer Kurama's question, "Yes, Himiko is my daughter by blood...."
Before he could continue Hiei smirked and spoke in his own mocking tone, "Well, what youkai did you sleep with weakling? What demon female would ever fall far enough as that?"
The teen behind the desk laughed bitterly, "If you want to get technical Hiei, I would be her mother, after all I am the one who gave birth to her. The long scar on my stomach isn't from some fight, it's from having Himiko- chan cut out of me."
Yusuke finally got over his shock and burst out, "FUCK! How in hell did that happen? Guys can't get pregnant!"
"Strangely enough apparently my latent ability with spirit energy also gives me incredibly strong empathic abilities, strong enough that I can start to adopt characteristics of the person I have been exposed to. Some male youkai have the ability to become pregnant, I took that ability, I didn't realize it until I was actually pregnant."
Here he saw a blush rise on Kurama's cheeks, kitsune's had the ability to become pregnant and give birth to their kits, he spoke as he forced the flush down, "So, who is the father, Kuwabara, I mean the other father?"
"It might make it easier if I explained the whole story." With a shudder he moved back against Inshi and began his story."
I met Yusuke when I was 15, before that no one, not even my sister knows about my past. You have Shizuru but I'm sure you wondered about my parents, they were great people. I was a surprise but they still loved me, that is why my sister and I are so far apart in age. When I was twelve I went home and I found my parents...they were lying in the living room, decapitated. I was in shock, I went to my room and found their heads posed on my bed like two bloody toys; their eyes were still open..."
Here he broke down for a minute as he again saw it in his head, the blood spattered living room, his bedroom with his parents heads staring at him from his pillow, the blood staining the white pillowcase a garish pink.
A tightening of arms around him bright him back to reality and he drew a shuddering breath and began again, "That's when HE showed up and a cloth appeared in front of my face. Next time I woke up I was in a different room, I'm still not sure quite where I was, but I was on a large bed and when I sat up there HE was in the chair...."
Kuwabara's eyes went dull and blank as he seemed to put himself into the memories, "I became his, still am in some ways." He rubbed his wrist where a small k decorated the interior of it hidden by the wrist cuff.
Turning he buried his head in Inshi's chest as the three on the couch looked at eachother with a suspicion that they weren't sure they weren't sure and Kurama hesitantly voiced the question "Kuwabara, exactly who is her other father?"
Still with his head buried in the demon's chest he shook his head, he still couldn't say his name so Inshi answered for him, "As I'm sure you suspect, Kunen is her other father."
Hiei looked suspiciously at the demon across the desk, "How exactly do you fit into this?"
"Kazu-chan is mine, technically I own him now since I bought him from the brothel that Kunen sold him too, he enchanted me with his still remaining innocence and the one growing inside him. I set up this place after meeting too many children who were abandoned because of their youkai heritage. Kazu- chan loves Himiko and because of that I respect and care for him. He has his freedom but is free to return anytime he chooses. Now perhaps you can tell me why exactly this is happening now."
A soft voice came from the redhead against his chest, "He escaped..."
Eyes narrowed a low growl came out of the older demon as he looked at the three, "HOW...IN...THE....HELL...DID....HE....ESCAPE?"
Kuwabara touched a hand to his to try and calm him and he relaxed minutely while still glaring at the three. "He's going to come after me, I know, I can simply feel it, the darkness growing, coming and charging towards me."
Running a worried hand through his hair the youkai looked at Kuwabara firmly, "You are coming home, as soon as you get packed."
"But Proteto-sama! What about Shizuru and my job and my friends, I can't just hide, I'm going to help."
The teen ducked his head at his own stand, it was the first time he had directly contradicted someone associated with his past. Inshi looked at him and smiled wrapping in a hug, "I'm very proud of you Kazu-chan, you stood up for yourself! Alright you can help but I still want you to move back in with me, understood?"
Kuwabara blushed at the praise and nodded hugging the demon around his neck and giving his a kiss to the cheek as he rose walking to the door, "Thank you Proteto-sama, I'll be there later, I just have some clothes to throw out."
The rest of Rekai followed him out, all their questions not fully answered yet, they watched as he walked to the large doors that Inshi had disappeared through earlier. Curiosity overwhelming them they quickly followed him through the doors and were immediately surround by very small to adolescent children, "It's Kazuma-san! Have you come to play Kazuma- san?" Questioned some of the smaller ones.
Kuwabara shook his head reluctantly, "Sorry Tonyu, Rinta, Shin, and etc. I just came in to say goodbye to Himiko-chan, where did she run off to?"
At that moment the young half-breed bounded up dragging two other children behind her, A small girl who had bright green eyes and coal black ears and tail, and a small boy with red eyes and a red headband encircling his head.
Kurama assumed that the other little girl was part kitsune child she had been talking about earlier. Himiko quickly pointed to the red haired teen as she talked, "See Mara, he's a kitsune too! He does really neat things with plants and makes them all pretty!"
Kuwabara quickly stepped over, "There's my princess. How are you Mara, Sessho?" Yusuke assumed the red-eyed boy was Sessho as he jerked his arm away from the yonger girl and stormed off.
"He's such a grouchie head sometimes! You would think having three eyes would make him see more things, but nooooooo, he just has to think I have cooties!" Kuwabara laughed as he watched his daughter pout and them swept her up into his arms, "I'm moving back in Princess, I'll be back later and then we can play okay?"
She squealed excitedly and immediately jumped down running off to notify all her friends about the news. The little kit gave them a hesitant bow and blushed as she raced after her friend.
Shaking his head Kuwabara left the house closing the gateway behind him, as the wall closed he turned to the three behind him, chuckling at the glazed looks that seemed to be present.
"So, if you help me pack I'll answer more of your questions."