Eri's Caretaker

"So, what's going to happen to Eri?" Yusuke asked the demon fox who was setting a drink aside.

"Eri is going to have a caretaker to watch out for her," Kurama explained.

"A caretaker? Is it a demon that will be raising her in the demon world?" Yusuke asked as Kurama took a sip from his drink.

"Yes."

Yusuke clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. Did Koenma already find someone to look after the girl when she doesn't know how to control her spirit energy?

"Couldn't Koenma let us know beforehand, he could've told me sooner? What if we never see Eri again?"

"You're missing the point. Eri isn't going to be living in the demon world." Kurama said as Yusuke's eyes bulged to hear this.

"She isn't going to live in the demon world?" He asked, surprised.

"No. They decided that her life should remain in the human world." Said Kurama. "They wanted her to have a normal childhood, of course, training her as well as to be around us too."

"That is great news. But who's watching her?" Yusuke inquiries.

Kurama formed a small smile on his lips before hearing the door open to see Eri and Hiei together. Eri had a stuffed bear, balloon, and a candy bag.

"That was so much fun!" Eri giggled.

"How was the fair?" Kurama asked.

"It was less crowded earlier when we went there. I took her around to pick some places for her to have fun and I did too." Hiei replied with his hands in his pockets.

"Wait! Hiei a-are you going to be watching over Eri?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes, I am," Hiei replied.

"What made you decide that you want to raise her?" Yusuke asked.

"Well…" Hiei started off to explain why he wanted to raise Eri.

"I have been thinking about taking Eri under my responsibility," Hiei told the infant sitting at his desk filling out paperwork.

"You want to raise Eri? But aren't you a bit too young to be her father?" Koenma inquired.

"I'm not going to be her father. She's like a little sister to me and I want her to have a normal childhood." Hiei spoke in a clear tone.

"But raising her yourself would mean-"

"I know and I have been thinking about it very hard. She is going to learn to kill, hurt, or be suffering anymore. I want to take responsibility to treat her fairly!"

"Uh, all right, Hiei. I will see what I can do." Koenma said.

"S-So, you're going to be looking after me?" Eri asked, quite surprised, holding Hiei's hand while walking out of the hospital.

She was being transferred that day, Koenma agreed that Eri shall live with Hiei. Not as his daughter but as her big brother.

"I asked Koenma about taking you in under my duty to keep you. I want to be your big brother if that's okay with you." Hiei said as Eri gave him a generous smile in return.

"I would like that." She said as she tilted her head to the side. "What does a big brother do exactly?"

"A brother is supposed to protect, cherish, love, and support their family," Hiei explained as she nodded with her mouth ajar. "As your big brother I want to keep you safe, you're not going to suffer as you did in the past. I want you to smile and be the happy little girl that I want you to be."

"That's why I want to take her in under my responsibility. Even though she still doesn't know how to control her power, I'm the only one that can stop her." Hiei told Yusuke directly as the male smiled up at Hiei.

"You really have changed Hiei," Yusuke said.

Hiei did frown a bit and said, "I just want to make her happy and she wants me to be happy too. I even kept my promise to tell Yukina the truth, and she was glad to have a brother like me."

Yusuke and Kurama both smiled and heard the little girl rush into the room with a wide smile on her face, "Hiei got me a present!"

"A present?" Kurama raised an eyebrow as she revealed a small kitten in her arms.

"A kitty?" Yusuke asked.

"Eri likes cats, so I thought about getting one for her," Hiei replied.

"I love it! Her name is Hope." Eri told them as Kurama takes the kitten from her and pets it gently receiving a purr.

Yusuke looks up at Hiei saying, "Take good care of her, Hiei."

"I already am, detective," Hiei smirked.