Authoress Notes: Hey there peeps! I have had a really tough time trying to figure out what kind of job Hiei could work at... It was really HARD, being as how I'm not one to plan ahead for anything. But, I figured it out!! Just right now, staring at the empty computer screen. Be prepared for this, people. Have a fresh glass of Mountain Dew at hand, but make sure it isn't flat, 'cause then you won't enjoy the chapter. Don't even THINK about Mountain Dew being the most likely soda to rot your teeth. Also, whip out a bag of Cheetos, and then imagine sitting in the dark with only the glow of the computer. Then you'll be me! ^.^ Though I don't know how many people WANT to do that...huh. Gets me thinking...okay, I'm done now.
People ask me why I spell okay instead of ok. Because I know how to SPELL, people! O.o Oooookaaaaaay...
On with the fic?
On with the fic!
~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Twenty(WOOO!!)
Hiei, for once, stood on the doorstep and knocked. Shizuru opened it, with a wailing Rei in hand.
"Oh, thank God it's you. Here, you can help me," she said, very dominantly, practically throwing Rei at him.
In the fire demon's arms, Rei stopped crying. He had gotten much bigger. And he had teeth, something to be very proud of when he was older. Rei was roughly eight months old now. Hiei was surprised how fast he was growing. Some demon genes in him from his father, it seemed. He was talking much more than other eight month olds, and growing faster, teeth included.
"Unca Hiei!" He cried, throwing his arms around Hiei's neck.
"Well?" Shizuru called from the kitchen. "Come in! Don't let the cold in."
Hiei kicked off his shoes and closed the door behind him, moving.
Rei nuzzled into his arms, grasping the familiar warmth of his "uncle".
Shizuru came out with a diaper, wet wipes, powder, and a plastic bag. She threw them at Hiei and plopped down on the couch, putting a hand to her head and clicking on the TV. "Your turn."
"My turn...?" Hiei asked, staring at the materials at his feet. "What do I do?"
She stared at him for a second. "You're so naìve. You have to change his diaper."
Hiei blinked. He saw this one TV once. But that means...
"You're kidding, right?"
She shook her head and returned her lazy gaze back at the television, where martial artists were having a big bloody tournament. Literally. Rei pointed at the man currently shown bloodied on the ground and laughed. Hiei blinked. Just like Urameshi.
Shizuru instructed Hiei on how to change a diaper on a little boy step-by-step, with a few interruptions of outbursts of laughter at the supreme violence, with Rei's child-like laughter following hers. Surprisingly, unlike other children his age, and his father, Rei was not at all loud in anything he did. Even when he cried his eyes out, he did it much quieter than others. Maybe he'd get his quiet calmness from Hiei.
Though Hiei didn't want this unstained child to be anything like him.
But he didn't want him to be like Urameshi or Kuwabara either. (A/N: ^.^;;)
When Hiei was done, he was surprised how easy it was, though it would have been easier had Rei been a girl. (A/N: ^.^;; again) He then took the now-clean child into the kitchen.
"Ba-ba!" Rei said.
"Ba...ba?" Hiei asked. "What's a ba-ba?"
As if he understood, Rei pointed to the empty bottle that stood by the refrigerator on the counter.
"Oh, bottle?"
Rei grinned.
"All right. How do I make this, do you know?" Hiei asked.
Rei pointed to a cabinet. Hiei flitzed over to it, with Rei squealing at the fun of teleportation, and opened it. Rei reached his tiny child hands into the cupboard and pulled out the pound of weight that was the can of formula. Hiei blinked in confusion. Were ningen eight-month olds supposed to be able to lift that much weight? Rei was just starting to learn to walk, how could he lift that?
"Oh yeah, he's really strong too. Just like his father," Shizuru said, leaning against the door frame. "You know, Hiei, you're a quick learner, right? You see something once, you suddenly know how to do it, right?"
"I wouldn't give it that much pride," Hiei said, mixing the formula as the Rei made a spinning motion with his fingers to signify it for him.
"You were just taught how to make baby formula by an eight-month-old."
Hiei shrugged. "In my world, eight-month-old demons could become a great enemy to myself."
"Yes, well, Rei's got some demon blood in him. Like father, like son."
Hiei smirked.
"Hey Spikey, you could become a babysitter."
The fire demon entitled Spikey looked at her. He blinked. "Why would I want to sit on babies?"
She rolled her eyes. "You're kidding me! You're almost as daft as my brother."
The temperature in the room grew considerably. "Do not put me into comparison with that oaf."
"You did catch the 'almost', right?" She said, brushing her hair back with her long, slender fingers. "Anyway, a babysitter is someone who gets paid to watch children of any age."
"Paid...which means I could..." Hiei thought for a while, passing the bottle to Rei, who graciously began to down it like Atsuko and her beer.
"Means you could what?"
Hiei shook out of his thought. "Where can I get this kind of job?"
"Be warned, Hiei, it's nothing like you've ever worked on. These aren't nasty evil demons that will eat you if you don't kill them first."
"You are right," Hiei said. "They're worse."
Shizuru smirked at that. "True..."
"I can handle it."
"Don't get overconfident."
"I'm no fool."
"Not like that idiot brother of mine?"
"Exactly."
Shizuru shrugged and went into the living room to continue watching the martial artists' tournament.
Hiei turned his gaze to the child who sat upon the counter. Rei cocked his head to the side, as if to say "Well?".
"It has been decided, young one."
Rei smiled as formula dripped down his chin.
"I shall do this 'babysitting' to help Kurama."
Hieica: Woot! Sorry guys, I know it's two days late, and I know I haven't updated in a really really super-long time. But I'm gonna start getting on track again, I promise. The entire series of Fushigi Yuugi was so distracting, though. *wails* CHIRIKO!!
*clears throat*
Anyway, it wasn't only Fushigi Yuugi, it was Final Fantasy X-2, you know, super slut-slut heaven. It was also website stuff, like the designing and the evil stuff like that. I found out I was in the cool Google Search Engine. If you type in "Hieica", some stuff comes up about me. Like my manga site thing that I can't update because I don't have a scanner and I've cut all ties with Link and lie! *pauses for some breath* BUT, life goes on.
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY, ~A.R.R.I.T.D.~!!!! YOU TURN A YEAR! YOU ROCK!
Swissy: Review, before it's too late. I'll sick the random bystander on you, AND I'll sick Koyasu Takehito on you too! Beware the deep voice that will make you melt! *whoops, sorry, that was Hieica pretending to be Swissy*
The REAL Swissy: REVIEW DAMMIT! *gnaws on your leg*
People ask me why I spell okay instead of ok. Because I know how to SPELL, people! O.o Oooookaaaaaay...
On with the fic?
On with the fic!
~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Twenty(WOOO!!)
Hiei, for once, stood on the doorstep and knocked. Shizuru opened it, with a wailing Rei in hand.
"Oh, thank God it's you. Here, you can help me," she said, very dominantly, practically throwing Rei at him.
In the fire demon's arms, Rei stopped crying. He had gotten much bigger. And he had teeth, something to be very proud of when he was older. Rei was roughly eight months old now. Hiei was surprised how fast he was growing. Some demon genes in him from his father, it seemed. He was talking much more than other eight month olds, and growing faster, teeth included.
"Unca Hiei!" He cried, throwing his arms around Hiei's neck.
"Well?" Shizuru called from the kitchen. "Come in! Don't let the cold in."
Hiei kicked off his shoes and closed the door behind him, moving.
Rei nuzzled into his arms, grasping the familiar warmth of his "uncle".
Shizuru came out with a diaper, wet wipes, powder, and a plastic bag. She threw them at Hiei and plopped down on the couch, putting a hand to her head and clicking on the TV. "Your turn."
"My turn...?" Hiei asked, staring at the materials at his feet. "What do I do?"
She stared at him for a second. "You're so naìve. You have to change his diaper."
Hiei blinked. He saw this one TV once. But that means...
"You're kidding, right?"
She shook her head and returned her lazy gaze back at the television, where martial artists were having a big bloody tournament. Literally. Rei pointed at the man currently shown bloodied on the ground and laughed. Hiei blinked. Just like Urameshi.
Shizuru instructed Hiei on how to change a diaper on a little boy step-by-step, with a few interruptions of outbursts of laughter at the supreme violence, with Rei's child-like laughter following hers. Surprisingly, unlike other children his age, and his father, Rei was not at all loud in anything he did. Even when he cried his eyes out, he did it much quieter than others. Maybe he'd get his quiet calmness from Hiei.
Though Hiei didn't want this unstained child to be anything like him.
But he didn't want him to be like Urameshi or Kuwabara either. (A/N: ^.^;;)
When Hiei was done, he was surprised how easy it was, though it would have been easier had Rei been a girl. (A/N: ^.^;; again) He then took the now-clean child into the kitchen.
"Ba-ba!" Rei said.
"Ba...ba?" Hiei asked. "What's a ba-ba?"
As if he understood, Rei pointed to the empty bottle that stood by the refrigerator on the counter.
"Oh, bottle?"
Rei grinned.
"All right. How do I make this, do you know?" Hiei asked.
Rei pointed to a cabinet. Hiei flitzed over to it, with Rei squealing at the fun of teleportation, and opened it. Rei reached his tiny child hands into the cupboard and pulled out the pound of weight that was the can of formula. Hiei blinked in confusion. Were ningen eight-month olds supposed to be able to lift that much weight? Rei was just starting to learn to walk, how could he lift that?
"Oh yeah, he's really strong too. Just like his father," Shizuru said, leaning against the door frame. "You know, Hiei, you're a quick learner, right? You see something once, you suddenly know how to do it, right?"
"I wouldn't give it that much pride," Hiei said, mixing the formula as the Rei made a spinning motion with his fingers to signify it for him.
"You were just taught how to make baby formula by an eight-month-old."
Hiei shrugged. "In my world, eight-month-old demons could become a great enemy to myself."
"Yes, well, Rei's got some demon blood in him. Like father, like son."
Hiei smirked.
"Hey Spikey, you could become a babysitter."
The fire demon entitled Spikey looked at her. He blinked. "Why would I want to sit on babies?"
She rolled her eyes. "You're kidding me! You're almost as daft as my brother."
The temperature in the room grew considerably. "Do not put me into comparison with that oaf."
"You did catch the 'almost', right?" She said, brushing her hair back with her long, slender fingers. "Anyway, a babysitter is someone who gets paid to watch children of any age."
"Paid...which means I could..." Hiei thought for a while, passing the bottle to Rei, who graciously began to down it like Atsuko and her beer.
"Means you could what?"
Hiei shook out of his thought. "Where can I get this kind of job?"
"Be warned, Hiei, it's nothing like you've ever worked on. These aren't nasty evil demons that will eat you if you don't kill them first."
"You are right," Hiei said. "They're worse."
Shizuru smirked at that. "True..."
"I can handle it."
"Don't get overconfident."
"I'm no fool."
"Not like that idiot brother of mine?"
"Exactly."
Shizuru shrugged and went into the living room to continue watching the martial artists' tournament.
Hiei turned his gaze to the child who sat upon the counter. Rei cocked his head to the side, as if to say "Well?".
"It has been decided, young one."
Rei smiled as formula dripped down his chin.
"I shall do this 'babysitting' to help Kurama."
Hieica: Woot! Sorry guys, I know it's two days late, and I know I haven't updated in a really really super-long time. But I'm gonna start getting on track again, I promise. The entire series of Fushigi Yuugi was so distracting, though. *wails* CHIRIKO!!
*clears throat*
Anyway, it wasn't only Fushigi Yuugi, it was Final Fantasy X-2, you know, super slut-slut heaven. It was also website stuff, like the designing and the evil stuff like that. I found out I was in the cool Google Search Engine. If you type in "Hieica", some stuff comes up about me. Like my manga site thing that I can't update because I don't have a scanner and I've cut all ties with Link and lie! *pauses for some breath* BUT, life goes on.
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY, ~A.R.R.I.T.D.~!!!! YOU TURN A YEAR! YOU ROCK!
Swissy: Review, before it's too late. I'll sick the random bystander on you, AND I'll sick Koyasu Takehito on you too! Beware the deep voice that will make you melt! *whoops, sorry, that was Hieica pretending to be Swissy*
The REAL Swissy: REVIEW DAMMIT! *gnaws on your leg*