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Chapter 2: Ultrasound

…Koko…

"Where are we going again?" Hiei grunted next to me softly. We were in Dad's car, headed for the hospital for my new Aunt Ichigo's latest ultrasound. This was the first time that Hiei would get to see something like this, or at least, I think so.

"The hospital," I answered shortly. Luckily, it was only Dad, Hiei, and I in the little red Mitsubishi. Dad elaborated.

"Humans usually monitor their pregnancies using advanced medical techniques. It's how we discover what sex the baby is, if it will be born healthy, and what problems might come up when it comes time for the birth."

"Hn. What an utter waste."

"Not at all," Dad said. "It results in healthier births and we're more prepared for it if things go wrong."

Hiei must have sensed me tense up at this, because he laid a quick, comforting hand over mine. It was short, almost unnoticeable. But I knew he'd done it. He knew I didn't want anything to happen to Bri again. Not after what had happened in the other time stream. Keiko was coming to the hospital with us next time. It was a school day, and I was lucky enough that Dad had gotten me out to go see Ichigo and Marion.

When I met Uncle Marion in the other time stream, I had been a very small, ferocious one-year-old, according to Dad. I was too young to remember much more than a bald head and a hand in my teeth. Having grown up with him and my godmother, Gina, was something I now wouldn't give up for anything—except Bri. And now, I wouldn't have to because she was coming back to us.

"Hello, hello, Wolf Cubby!" Gina shouted upon me opening the car door. She hugged me round the middle and carried me off the ground into a hug. I think she would have done the same to Hiei, but he managed to dodge to the other side of Dad. Lucky. She pecked Dad quickly on the cheek. He smiled at her and nodded a quick bow in sorrow. I knew why.

Ayame.

Notice that I haven't exactly mentioned her since the last time we chatted. Don't worry, she's not dead or anything. She just…She wanted to go home. Back to the Makai. Of course, Koenma couldn't deny her that, and Dad, well, he wanted her happy. Just like every lover wants their partner to be happy, even if they're not with them. Just like Bri had been when she realized she had to sacrifice herself…

I promised myself I wouldn't cry again.

Not again.

Hiei glanced at me as we trailed behind Dad and Gina into the hospital. He placed a soft kiss on my cheek and whispered in my ear. "What's wrong?"

"I miss her."

I didn't have to say whom.

"I will ask him if you can visit her later."

I didn't have to ask who "him" was. He was talking about Koenma.

"But I don't want to alert him to me."

"I will deal with the fox. You must see your mother."

I knew how entirely uncomfortable he was despite the fact that he kept his voice level, soft, and mild. I could sense it, sure, but I also knew him better than that. His mother hadn't left him as mine had for a home that she loved as much as she loved my father and me. His mother's so-called friends had torn him from his mother and threw him to the sharks of the Makai forests, an infant with only a jewel and a will to live.

I reached over and squeezed his hand, the same way he had done for me in the car. A tiny smile, unnoticeable I think to anyone but me, crossed his face so briefly, even I barely caught it. But I saw it.

"Getting soft, Snowball?" I murmured in his ear.

"Hn. Not at all, Keiko."

I slammed my fist into his stomach as hard as I could. I knew it wouldn't do anything, but it still felt good to let him know I did not like reminders of Tsuki Sawaguchi. Even after fifteen long years, my own death and the deaths of everyone I knew was still heavy on my heart. Chyah. Listen to me. Getting all freakin' sentimental.

But…

I guess it's a granted, knowing that today, I was going to see what would become Bri for the first time in fifteen years. Granted, she wouldn't become the same Bri I'd known before Tsuki. She wouldn't be the same person that Kurama loved. But she was still Bri, and she was still, in a way, my sister.

Dad and Gina led the way along yet another white-washed hall, the glaring lights of the hospital hurting my eyes and the stench of alcohol and cleaner burning my nose. Even Hiei looked uncomfortable in the white, dressed in all black as he was. He stuck out like a crow among doves. Gina glanced over her shoulder at us, grinning away. Actually, I'd never found out if she remembered everything or not. She was sort of weak as an Empathe. I guess I'll never find out, because she's always been happily mysterious. She was worse than Botan.

I missed Botan, too.

How freakin' stupid is that?

I just wish I could tell Keiko all about it…Let her know, hey, we were kind of good friends back in this other time stream that you might kinda get some déjà vu vibes from. Yeah, that's what I'd do. And then, I'd somehow become the walking impersonation of that one song about the men in white coming to take me away. Ha ha!

Yeah.

We sat down in a waiting room, the four of us. Hiei and Gina would have to wait outside, because they weren't family. How freakin' stupid. Dad and I only had to wait a few minutes for the doctors to come out and get us and lead us to this tiny room. Aunt Ichigo was on the table, her stomach covered in this clear jelly stuff. The doctor had this big wand thing that he put on her watermelon-sized stomach and, on a tiny TV screen, he pointed out two moving figures.

Two moving figures.

I hadn't expected that. Had they split Bri's soul into two parts? Was that even possible? Was she going to completely forget, like the others, or was she going to remember?

"Twins," Uncle Marion said proudly. "A boy and a girl."

A BOY?

"That's great, Marion!" Dad grinned ear-to-ear. "Wait until we tell Gina, she's going to be so happy."

"Yes, she will be," Marion smiled. "Hey, Kokomo. How do you like your cousins?"

"They're cute," I said, hoping to sound convincing. You couldn't really see much on that screen. I was a little disappointed, to tell the truth. But it was neat to see them. I wondered if Bri had really been split, or if she just had another soul joining hers. It was a little weird imagining Bri as a boy.

Of course, with her short hair…

I suppose I'll just have to wait until she can talk to find out.

Marion smiled at me, threading his hand through Ichigo's fingers. "We want you and Hiei to be their godparents, Koko. I know that might seem like a big task for someone your age…"

"We accept," I said, grinning. This was going to be interesting. "Have you thought of names for them?" I was going to start panicking if I had to call Bri by any other name.

"We've decided on the girl already," Ichigo said as the doctor began to wipe away the jelly stuff. "A reverse of yours. Bridget Kokomo Wolf."

Inwardly, I sighed in relief. "And the boy?"

"We're not sure yet," Marion admitted. "We weren't expecting the boy. We only discovered him on this visit, actually."

"How can you miss a baby in such a limited space?" I asked, blinking.

"It's a simple matter of the ultrasound. If it gets disrupted by anything, sometimes we can't see everything inside," the doctor explained. "The boy is nearer to the bottom of the womb, and therefore was difficult to see."

"Oh…" I nodded. It made sense, I guess.

Dad and I left to let Ichigo and Marion check out and stuff on their own (and let Ichigo get dressed). I explained to Hiei what they were planning on doing about us. He grunted, but I could see a pale pink flush over his cheeks. He was pleased. He hadn't been exactly close to Bri, but it had been her, after all, that brought us together. I think he was grateful to her, in his own way.

"Now all we have to do," I murmured quietly, "is keep them away from Kurama."

"Good luck," Hiei snorted.

I punched him in the stomach again.

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;; I'm sure Hiei is a bit OOC, but I think this is what he'd behave like. Eheh. ;; I actually added this chapter in so we could have a little Koko-Hiei action and let you get a little acquainted with Marion and know what happened to Ayame and I'm rambling. Thank you all again!

Kuramafan-06: No worries just yet, we've got to do a little time-jumping before we have to worry about our dear Tsuki Sawaguchi. My favorite chapter is when Kurama meets Bri again, but that'll be a while…;;

XxXHellzFireAngelXxX: Expect the unexpected with me.

Princess Kandra: Yup, I brought him back. I couldn't help it! ;; Um…;;

Peeka-chan: I'm glad to know that someone likes Bri that much to Whoot over her coming back. And everyone loves Kuronue. WHOOT for me, too! I love the bat boy. But he's not a bat boy any more…;;;

Sonya-White-Angel: I don't think anyone's come to any sort of guess as to how I'm going to get those two back together…Hint: Kurama's going to teach at Meikou High.

Sallywalker: Will do.