Authoress: GOMEN NASI!!!!...I didn't mean to take so long to update...but my parents kicked

me off the only computer that has the internet...so I have to update and stuff at school...--;;;

yeah...So, anyways...I'm not getting my 'quota'...but, at this point, I don't give a damn...so, from

now on...I'll get my lazy ass in motion when I can...and, unless everyone in Fanfiction told me to

do so (highly unlikely), I won't put more than one chappie (I hope) up ah...every two weeks or

so...but it'll soon speed up...school's out next week does dance yeah, what now?!

Kurama: OO...

Hiei: hn...

Authoress: anyways...please forgive me, my wonderful reviewers who, like, never flame my ass to

hell 'n' back...AND YOU DON'T COUNT ANG!!!!...sniffle she's gonna kill me if I don't put

up a new chappie soon...cries, clinging to Kura

Kura: glares ...you don't know what my name means

Authoress: actually, I looked it up...it means --;;; sigh elevator, saddle...and such things...I

guess the saddle part kinda fits you...

Kura: WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?!??!? Oo...

Authoress: nothing...

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho...only Kura and meh own ideas so I can twist the story

however I want...;;;...so please don't kill me for my...thoughts...

Chapter Twelve

Kurama stared into Hiei's blood red eyes, trying to think of a better answer than 'I don't know,'

but couldn't think of anything else. The Koorime stood up and quickly stretched, then surveyed

the room. Kurama watched in awe as the small youkai took off his shirt, flinging the article of

clothing to the other side of the room, and nearly gasped when he saw that the boyish-looking

demon's once muscular frame.

Where there were rock solid muscles, now there was nothing resembling the once chiseled body

of Hiei. Kurama could see no definition in Hiei's arms, his chest and abdomen were perfectly

smooth, even the muscles in the fire youkai's back were missing.

Hiei glared at his body in a nearby mirror, his anger rising. 'That bastard...what did he do to me?'

he thought to himself, his enmity seething. Kurama winced, turning his head from the Koorime

when he realized what Hiei was going to do.

The young fighter's fist collided with the glass, resounding with a loud, echoing crack. Kurama

looked back at the heir, diverting his gaze when he saw the mirror. Hiei removed his small fist

from the glass, only to have his darker emotions grow when he saw that he had only left a small

crack in the thin mirror. He stared at his slightly distorted reflection, cracking his knuckles.

"Kurama?" Yukina's voice floated into the room, a tone of concern in her voice. Kurama guessed

she heard Hiei's fist connecting with the large mirror that was hanging from the wall. The green-

haired woman opened the door slightly, poking her head in. She smiled sorrowfully for a

moment, almost so fast Kurama didn't catch it, when she saw Hiei. "Are you feeling better Hiei?"

Hiei shifted his gaze to his sibling, narrowing his eyes, as if he was telling her 'what the hell do

you think.' Yukina bowed her head and left the room, opening the door a little wider as she

walked into the hallway.

"Hiei...you've been unconscious for a while...loss of muscle mass is normal..." Kurama

commented, hoping to cheer up the youkai, but only succeeded in making Hiei 'hn' and stare at

him. "Why did you want to know the dream-weaver's name?"

"...it is none of your business, kitsune." Hiei snorted, his eyes never leaving the fox, which made

Kurama feel uncomfortable. He shifted in his seat on the floor, glancing around the room.

"All that time asleep sure didn't approve your mood..." a voice from behind Kurama stated.

Kurama didn't need to turn around to know that the black-haired Reikai Tantai was there. He

pictured Yusuke leaning against the doorframe, his arms folded across his chest, grinning at the

half-dressed Koorime.

"Hn..."

"Hello Yusuke," Kurama said, cheerfully as he could, as he turned his head to look at their

'leader.' "Where's Kuwabara?"

"With Yukina...as if you had to ask..." Yusuke walked into the room, flopping down onto the

floor next to Kurama and sighed. "You doin' okay, Hiei?" Hiei's eyes changed their victim

abruptly, glaring at Yusuke instead of Kurama. "Jeez...you would think after we come to save

your sorry ass, you'd at least be a little nicer to us..."

"I didn't ask you to..." Hiei retorted, his voice unnerving in its soft, yet at the same time gruff,

tone. Kurama made a mental note to as Hiei, when he was in a better mood, how he did that.

"Like I had a choice...Kurama pretty much dragged all of us there..." Yusuke stated, glancing

over at Kurama knowingly for an instant. "Anyways, we wouldn't let one of our friends die

because of that freaky Kiba guy..." Yusuke shuddered, remembering the youkai, and his spirits

were lifted immediately when he reminded himself that the creature was dead. "Too bad that

Kura guy died too...he didn't seem that bad..."

'Died?' Hiei thought inwardly, glancing from Yusuke to Kurama. 'Kurama knows he's still

alive...' Hiei unclenched his fist before he began cutting into his skin, letting his arms hang limply

against his thin body. He lowered his eyes to the floor, wondering why Kurama wouldn't correct

Yusuke.

"You look much better today," Yukina stated cheerfully, picking up the chubby infant from the

wooded crib, smiling when she heard him coo softly, his small fingers weaving into her hair as

soon as she cradled him in her arms. She studied the boy for a moment, wondering what he was.

She could tell he was a demon, without even seeing his long, pointed ears, the claws beginning to

grow on his small hands, or the youki she felt coming from him. His eyes alone were enough to

prove he was not a ningen, with their eerie azure color and the way they darted around the room,

taking in his surroundings.

"Have you thought of a name for him yet?" Genkai asked as she took the baby out of Yukina's

arms, which made him giggle, showing off his toothless gums.

"...hmm...what about..." Yukina thought for a moment, then glanced down at the boy. "How

about Tsuyu or Aisu..." Genkai nodded, looking at the child. "Which one do you like?" Yukina

asked, bending to play with the baby's small fists.

"Ooo...he's sooo cute!" Kuwabara stated, walking into the room, and immediately seeing the

small baby. Yukina stifled a laugh as the tall man cooed, making faces at the child as soon as he

reached the two women. "What's his name?" Kuwabara asked, looking up at Yukina once he had

succeeded in making the baby squeal, kicking his fat legs into the air.

"We were thinking either Aisu or Tsuyu...what do you think?" Yukina replied. She looked down

at the baby, smiling. He stared back at her, his small nose scrunching up.

"I think Aisu..." Genkai commented, shifting the heavy baby in her arms. 'With eyes like that...he

might be a Koorime...I've never seen eyes that color on any other youkai...' Genkai thought to

herself, smiling when she saw the baby clap his hands when she finished her statement.

"Then Aisu it is," Yukina agreed, staring into the baby's big eyes.

"Aisu? That's a strange name..." Kurama said quietly, glancing into the crib and studied the

newest member of the 'gang.' The baby's small body was curled around a sky blue blanket, his

obsidian hair fanned out across the crib. Kurama smiled, listening to Aisu's soft breathing.

Yukina had asked him to figure out what the baby was, since he had lived in the Makai for

centuries and had seen almost all types of youkai.

Kurama studied the child's ears, which were similar to those of half of the youkai races, but then

caught a glimpse of the baby's back as the infant shifted in his sleep. He sighed, realizing what

Aisu was. 'A bat youkai...just like Kuro...I didn't believe Kuro when he said that all bat demons

are born without their wings and their wings don't grow until they are at least five...' Kurama

thought. He noticed that the sadness he felt now was much less than the pain he used to feel.

"Maybe you're somehow related to Kuro and Kura, Aisu..." Kurama thought outloud, gently

brushing a few strands of hair from the child's angelic face.

Authoress: I'm sooo sorry for the short chapter...;;;...I truly am!

Aisu: OO;;;

Kurama: leaves room

Authoress: WHAT?! I...um...it's late...I have finals tomorrow...waves fist in the air DAMN

SCIENCE AND MATH!!!!!...;;;...my two worst subjects...K'SO!

Hiei: flings review book at Authoress's head, knocking ningen unconscious hn...

Kurama: HIEI!!! Now, we'll never be able to leave! sniffles, walking back into the room

Authoress: XX...

Kurama: you killed her!

Koenma: pops out of nowhere and revives Authoress ;; leaves

Authoress: O.O...um...okay then...anyways, before I forget and get, like, reviews asking

this...Aisu means 'ice' in Japanese...Tsuyu (the other suggested name) means 'dew'...--;;;

people shouldn't leave me alone to learn all this stuff...IT'S NOT GOOD FOR MY SPANISH

CLASSES...trying to put 'baka' for stupid...DAMN TEACHER WON'T TAKE IT!!!!...I detest

that woman...I truly do...

Kurama: sweatdrops are you done yet?

Authoress: okay, okay...since I've given up on the whole review thing, I'll see y'all the next time I

get my lazy ass in motion to write a new chapter!!!!!!!! SEEEEE YAAAA!!!!! ;;;;