Chapter 4: Birth
Training that day went pretty well. It was what happened afterwards that scared Kira.
"Kira, Hiei, I need to tell you guys something." Koenma had said. He took them into his office, along with th rest of the crew, and ordered the ogres and staff out.
"Kira, we think it would be wise to...abort the twins." Koenma said sadly.
"What!" Kira and the others exclaimed in unison.
"Well, there's not that big of a chance you'll live through the labor." Koenma explained. "Most likely, the twins will kill you."
"B-but how?" She asked. "Why?"
"It won't be on purpose." Koenma said. "But your human body might not be able to take giving birth to fire demon blood. It could burn you from the inside out. Or the ice blood in them could kill you, too."
"B-but I can't just kill them!" Kira yelled, tears brimming her eyes. "They are innocent, it's not their faut! They can't help my human body might not be able to take it!"
"Hn." Hiei agreed. "But it's still to big of a risk for you, Kira."
"Perhaps we could wait until labor to see how it goes?" Kurama suggested.
"Even if it dosen't go well, I don't think I can get rid of them." Kira said. "I've lived 16 years, they should be able to experience life."
"We'll see what happens." Hiei said, his voice a little gloomy.
Months later the time had finally come. Kira was in labor, scared and happy at the same time. Please. Go well. Give me the strength I need.
"Don't worry, it's going well so far." Yusuke said comfortingly.
She screamed in pain as she pushed. Her grip tightened on Hiei's hand.
-You'll be okay...you're strong willed.- Hiei said through telepathy. -Keep it up. You're almost there.-
She screamed again as she pushed harder.
"There's something wrong!" Koenma said, breaking her heart with the words. "Your temperature is going up way too high!"
"I-uh!-don't-uh!-care!" She screamed through pushes. "Keep-uh!-going!"
Kira suddenly felt like she was going to burn alive. It felt like she was in a kiln or oven. She didn't know if she could take it, but she wouldn't give up. She had been in labor for hours now.
A cry rang out through the room. Tears of joy came to Kira's eyes. Her temperature went down-maybe to much. Now she was freezing. This was torture. Her temperature rose and fell constantly.
"We don't think the other will make it." Koenma said sadly.
"Sorry." Kuwabara said.
Kira wasn't going to give up that easily. She pushed with all her might, put her heart into it. The results brought joy to her heart, but that joy was short-lived.
"It's...dead...not breathing...no pulse..." Koenma said sadly, his head hung low. "You're lucky you survived, much less one twin."
"No!" She yelled. "No! It can't be! Please, no!"
They bowed their heads in sorrow. Hiei brought her the dead body. "She's gone."
Kira held the body tightly in her arms. Tears flowed from her eyes and she wailed in sorrow.
A few moments later everyone jumped suddenly, for a miracle had just happened. Two small voices rang out, crying. Both babies were alive! Not only was the boy alive, but the 'dead' girl was, too!
After awhile Koenma asked what their names would be. Kira looked at Hiei.
"You go ahead and choose." Hiei shrugged. "You deserve it after all you've went through."
"The boy will be named Haiei, (pronounced Hie-ae) as for the girl..." Kira said. "Yukira, (pronounced Yoo-Kie-ru) for she is a miracle, like Hiei's sister and me still living."
"Hai." Hiei agreed. He sat down next to her and she let him hold them.