A/n: Okay, I know that the beginning is gonna be going kinda slow and seem like it's going nowhere, but if you stick with it for another chapter or two, it'll be worth it. I think…
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Warnings: Yaoi (m/m relationships) Sexual implications, Language
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"I'm home!" Kurama closed the door behind him and looked around. "Yusuke?"
The sound of snoring reached his sensitive ears and he followed the sound to the living room. He knelt down next to the couch where there lay a slumbering beauty. Smiling, he reached out and brushed a lock of dark hair out of his face.
He watched him for a few moments, taking in the site before him. Finally, he bent down to lightly kiss his forehead before gently shaking him by his shoulder.
"Yusuke… Wake up koibito."
The younger man mumbled something, his voice thick with sleep, but opened his eyes nonetheless.
"Oh." He blinked. "When'd you get back?"
"Just now. Come on!" Acting uncharacteristically hyper, he tugged on the sleeve of his t-shirt making him get to his feet. "Let's go to bed."
"Huh?" He managed a brief glance at the clock as the kitsune dragged him up the stairs. "But it's only four o'clock. And I just woke up!"
"That's okay; you don't have to sleep." He turned his head back and winked. Yusuke smirked and picked up the pace, much less resistant than before.
It must have been mating season for foxes…
Some time later found Yusuke laying comfortably on his stomach with his arms folded in front of him, resting lightly on Kurama's chest. Kurama in turn had his arms wrapped his arms around Yusuke's shoulders in a loose embrace. They had been laying like that for about half an hour in comfortable silence.
"Hey, Kurama?" Yusuke finally said.
"Mmm?"
"Can I… run something past you?"
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Hiei leaned back against the trunk of the tree, resting in its branches. He'd been training all day and needed the short break. His eyes shifted to the city, some ten mines off. Things had been quiet lately, and he remained only minimally tuned into the activities around him.
The sound of a door sliding opening caught his ear and he looked down in the other direction. Yukina exited the main building of the compound with a basket in hand, making for the garden. He watched her for a while as she picked a few medicinal herbs, slowly filling her basket.
For those few moments, everything felt very calm. Very peaceful.
"WHAT?"
The volume combined with the suddenness of the shout caught Hiei so much by surprise, he lost balance and toppled out of the tree.
He landed on the ground with a soft thud, drawing the attention of Yukina. She gasped and ran right over to him. "Hiei-san, are you alright?"
He nodded, getting back to his feet. What ever had just happened, it must have been pretty big to be that loud from clear across the city.
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"Geez! Ya think you could be any louder? I don't think they heard you in America."
"Well excuse me," Kurama muttered under his breath, trying to regain his composure. "But it isn't everyday my husband tells me he wants a kid, something which is not only very sudden, but more importantly, physically impossible!"
"What? It's not impossible."
Kurama sighed and put his hands on Yusuke's shoulders. "Look, I know you slacked off when you were in school, but I sort of assumed you knew where babies came from. I hate to break it to you, but the stork has nothing to do with it."
Yusuke grinned and touched his forehead to Kurama's, pressing their lips together in a light kiss. "I know where babies come from," he assured. "I mean we could adopt one. That's do-able, isn't it?"
Kurama sighed and pulled away, leaning up against the headboard. "Where did this come from anyway?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I dunno. It's come up in my mind a few times before, but this is the first time I've really considered it. I mean come on! Don't tell me you've never wanted to have a kid yourself."
"Well…"
"We have a big house with plenty of room for at least three."
"That's true, but…"
"And we both have decent jobs."
"Excuse me?"
"Okay, fine. You have a decent job and I'm making minimum wage, but the point is between the two of us we could definitely support a kid."
"Well yes…"
"And Hiei practically lives here, not to mention that some combination of Kuwabara, Keiko, Botan, Yukina, and Genkai comes by everyday day, so we won't have to worry about baby sitters!"
"You've put a lot of thought into this, haven't you?"
"See, so what's the problem?"
Kurama consider this for a moment. "Yusuke, do you remember when you wanted a puppy?"
"Oh no, not this again."
"And I agreed as long as you would feed him, walk him, and take care of him."
"And I did!"
"Do you remember what happened to that puppy?"
"You can't prove anything!"
"It ran away, Yusuke. After one week in your care it chewed its way through its leash, jumped the fence, dodged its way through oncoming traffic, and ran away."
"I told you, Kuwabara's cat scared it away."
"Dogs scare cats away, not the other way around." He groaned and flopped back onto the sheets. "Look, I'm just saying that if this is another one of your flings…"
"But it's not!" He slammed his palms onto the bed in frustration, shaking just a little. "I really mean this! Why won't you take me seriously?" To anyone else it would have looked like a slight muscle spasm, but to Kurama, who knew him better than anyone, Yusuke was trying to hold back tears.
"Yusuke…"
"I'm being serious!"
"I know," Kurama whispered, bringing Yusuke into his arms. "I know, and I'm sorry. You just caught me by surprise with a proposal like that, and you have to admit the idea is a little…"
"Weird?" he offered. "Wrong? Against the morals of today's society?"
"No, those would be words describing you," Kurama teased. "I was going to say "outlandish" and it's true. I mean, two married men adopting a child; it's an act that is likely to draw attention to ourselves."
"Our wedding night was an act that drew attention to us. Our work as spirit detectives drew attention to ourselves. Our basic existence is an act that draws attention to us! You are going to have to come up with a better excuse than that."
"Who's making excuses?"
Yusuke looked up at him, and seeing Kurama's light smile he realized just what he was saying.
"Wait. Are you saying that…"
"I'm saying, Yusuke, that while this sounds like I'm about to be living in a horrible cliché, I am okay with the idea. Apupup!" he held up a hand to stop his partner from the cheer he was about to give. "I'm okay with it, but we will have to think it through completely and thoroughly. No spur of the moment things, alright?"
"Yes, sir," Yusuke straitened and mock saluted, causing Kurama to roll his eyes.
"I already pity this child that will have you for a father," he mumbled, pulling Yusuke back down into the bed.
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"You've finally gone mad."
"Hiei…"
"I must say, considering you are married to the detective you lasted longer than I expected, but it looks like you've finally been pushed over the edge."
"Hiei!"
"Don't worry Kurama. I've heard that people like you get to live in these great rooms with padded white walls and matching jackets."
"For the love of…" Kurama sighed and crossed his arms with a pout. "Are you quite done? Because if you don't have anything else to say I would like to go home and contemplate why it was I decided to ask for your opinion in the first place."
Hiei shrugged his shoulders. "My opinion doesn't really matter though, does it? This is something you and Yusuke have to figure out on your own."
"But this is a really important decision and I need somebody else's opinion, and you seemed like the person least likely to give me a hard time about it. Well, at least until a few minutes ago," he added as an afterthought.
"Well," Hiei began slowly, "Do you want this?"
"What?"
"Do you want to have a child, or is it just something you'll do because it's something you know will make Yusuke happy?"
"I-I'm… not sure…" he whispered, more to himself than anyone. "I...don't know."
"Well figure it out then, because if you act before deciding on that, you may not like the outcome."
And figure it out he did. Kurama spent the next few hours thinking about nothing but that (except for when he crossed the street at which point he thought about on coming traffic.) And by the time he was done thinking the sun was beginning to set and he made his way back home.
Closing the door behind him, Kurama was about to announce his presence when an odd smell met his nose. Hanging up his jacket he followed the smell to the kitchen where he saw and assortment off cooking supplies strewn over the counters, leftover black residue on the wall from an explosion, and Yusuke poking and a lumpy grey mixture in a pot. The raven haired man looked up at him and smiled.
"Hey I made dinner!" He held up the dish which Kurama could have sworn growled at him. Yusuke quickly set it to the side and sweat dropped. "Eheh… Yeah, I was thinking we could order out."
Kurama smiled and shook his head, pulling Yusuke forward for a kiss. "Let's do it," he said when he pulled away.
Yusuke blinked. "Okay. I was thinking Chinese but I'm open to other sug-mph." Kurama kissed him again.
"I don't mean ordering out, although that might not be such a bad idea," he said glancing at his former kitchen. "I mean, let's do it. Let's adopt a kid."
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Okay, lousy ending, but I've been trying to figure out how to end the chapter since school ended, and this is what I came up with. Sorry. Oh and for the wait too. Really sorry about that. It's actually been ready for a few days now, but the site was being annoying. Review!
