Disclaimer: I don't mean to state the obvious, but I don't want to be sued for a violation of copyright laws. I don't own YYH.

A/N: again, for those of us you who didn't see the also note on the last chapter, this takes place a few months after Botan sends Hiei the letter in "Silent All These Years." Oh, and Yusuke and Keiko are married. (An add-on, this is a few years after the end of the series, so we'll just say Keiko and Yusuke are 22.)

Chapter Two

So, as we left off, Hiei was leaning in to share a long, passionate kiss with Botan when Koenma poofed in.

"OHMIDADDY!!" He screamed. "GET A ROOM!"

They both pulled back and Botan gave him a "you're-an-idiot" look. "Er, Koenma, this IS our room. Remember, I moved out of Reikai and told you if you ever came to my apartment, I'd tell your 'dear old dad' what you REALLY do on your little 'research trips?'"

Koenma pondered this for a moment.

FLASHBACK KOENMA

"So Father, I wanted to ask your permission to descend to Ningenkai for a little...research trip. You know, to study the recent¼ um¼ supernatural happenings." Koenma was standing before Enma, with the cowering next to him, as usual.

"Sure, whatever, enjoy yourself. Now get out, I have a splitting headache. Bring either Botan or Ayame with you, also." replied Enma grumpily.

"How about George? He needs to get out more."

"Fine, as long as you disguise him."

TWO DAYS LATER (In the flashback)

"George, this is the life!" declared Koenma. He and George were lounging on a beach in Ningenkai. Koenma had a cocktail in his hand and was surrounded by a bunch of women.

"George happy!"

END FLASHBACK

"No, please don't! Father would never let me leave Reikai again!" wailed Koenma.

"Oh, I won't tell." said Botan evilly. "As long as you don't tell anyone about us."

"You mean you don't know that everyone knows?" Koenma asked, dumbfounded.

"What do you mean?" questioned Hiei. "Who told you?"

"Yoko and Yusuke. Made a point of it, too. Gathered everyone together and told them." He sighed. "You could do so much better Botan, and I must admit I thought a lot higher of you."

Botan laughed. "I assume I could have done better by going out with you?" Hiei smirked.

"Well¼ yes." he said.

"Well, four words." said Botan slowly. She leaned toward Koenma and screamed into his ear, "GET OVER IT BABY!"

Koenma did the anime-fall and then came back up. "What'd you do that for?!"

"To deflate your pompous head." she said dryly. "You know Ayame likes you. Try her. I'm already taken." she pulled back her collar to reveal two little holes.

"YOU LET HIM BITE YOU!? YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S BEEN! WHAT IF HE HAS RABIES OR SOMETHING!?"

"Rabies!?" Hiei stood. "I'll show you rabies!"

"Hiei, sit down, and Koenma, lighten up. I'd understand if you said that if I let Yoko bite me, but I didn't. And what did you expect, he's the father of my unborn child, who, F.Y.I. You are probably scarring for life. Heaven knows your annoying wailing would scare me if I was a baby."

"Botan, you're not acting like yourself. You don't use big words! Remember? Man, Hiei has rubbed off on you more than I thought."

"I didn't use any big words!" Botan protested.

"Bigger words than normal. Anyway, I'm almost the ruler of everything! I don't have to put up with this! I'm going home!" and with that Koenma poofed away, scowling.

"He's so annoying." sighed Botan as she rose from the bed. "I'll start dinner." She walked out of their tiny bedroom into the kitchen.

Once she was gone, Hiei lunged for the nightstand, producing a Ho-Ho and an energy bar. "Always have to have a backup plan. I was hoping she'd just give up and order Chinese tonight¼ " Hiei thought back to the "meatloaf" she'd "made" earlier that week. It looked like an oversized piece of charcoal served with blackened rice. How, exactly, she'd screwed up rice, Hiei was unsure, but she had.

The next day...

Hiei and Botan were getting ready to go to the hospital for Botan's check-up.

"Should we tell anyone where we're going to be?" asked Botan.

"Nah, it won't matter." replied Hiei warily. He wasn't exactly looking forward to this. "Hey, do I really have to go?" He asked.

"Yes!" replied Botan. "It's not like I want to go either! You're supposed to come for moral support, so let's just pretend we're a normal Ningen for a couple of hours."

Hiei sighed. "Fine."

At this very moment, Yusuke and Keiko were getting ready for their check-up!

"When are we going to tell the others you're pregnant?" asked Yusuke. "We don't really have to keep it secret anymore, because of Botan."

"Yusuke!" she looked over to him. "I'll tell everyone when I'm good and ready!" she grabbed her purse. "Now let's go."

"Do I have to?" moaned Yusuke, sounding remarkably like a little kid.

"Yes. For moral support. I don't like this either." she grabbed his arm and dragged him out the door.

At the hospital, (Botan and Hiei lived just around the corner, so they got there first.) Botan and Hiei sat in the waiting room when a little kid came up to them and randomly poked Hiei.

Botan smiled and said, "It looks like he likes you, Hiei."

Hiei clenched his teeth. "Please tell me ours won't be like this. Please."

"Well, if you have anything to do with it, probably not."

"Our kid with get their first sharp, pointy object the minute we get home with it." said Hiei. "To prevent it from being one of the annoying ones that watches shows on public T.V. And if it stabs one of us, it's a good thing." he smirked as Botan whacked him playfully on the head.

"Keeeiiikoo!!" came Yusuke's voice from down the hall. "I don't want to come in!"

"Hide!" whispered Botan as she threw a magazine at Hiei and covered her face with a different one.

"Why did you give me this one?!" spat Hiei. It was one of those teen magazines with all the fashion crap. "People are going to think I'm gay!"

"Shut-up!"

A nurse appeared by the door. "Um, could we have¼ Hiei and Botan and Keiko and Yusuke?"

Hiei and Botan turned bright red as they slowly trudged toward the door with Keiko and Yusuke following in disbelief. They were all led into a hallway, and then a doctor came out of a door on the left.

"Okay, Keiko and Yusuke over there," he pointed to a door. "And Hiei and Botan over there." he pointed to a different one.

About an hour later...

Botan and Keiko left their separate rooms looking quite relieved it wasn't as bad as they had thought, while Yusuke and Hiei walked with small, slow steps. Both of their mouths were open and they were obviously a bit horrified at the marvels of pregnancy.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant, Keiko?" asked Botan as they left the hospital.

"I don't know¼ .I guess I didn't think anyone would understand." replied Keiko.

"Why wouldn't anyone understand? You two have been married for a year. Me and Hiei aren't even really formally married yet."

"I don't know¼ " She trailed off.

"I don't trust that doctor." cut in Yusuke, who had finally gotten his jaw off the ground. "I mean, his name is Bebi-kira! You know what that means, right!?"

"I don't trust him, either." said Hiei dryly.

"Guys, lighten up, I'm sure he's very insecure about his name." said Botan.

Yusuke laughed. "I'm sure."

End Chapter 2

Okay, The doctor's last name comes from the Japanese words "bebi-" and "kira-". Anyone who tells me what it means through a review gets an one-dimensional sundae!!

Peace.