Somewhere on Autumn Woods Drive

By Rikku Minouke

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH

AN: Thank you so much for reviewing Heartluv! I know how snoring goes, but I'm the snoree while my hubby is kept up all night listening to me haha.

Chapter thirty one

I had to start preparing for things during the second trimester, because the first I was sick and the third I felt bed ridden. It was amazing how much stuff a girl needs for her baby. All my extra money went to preparing for the arrival. Not long into the pregnancy did I feel like I was constantly broke.

"Kurama, look at this!" I picked up a big teddy bear from the shelf in front of me. Its black fur was soft under my fingers.

I could feel him standing behind me before he even spoke. "We are here to buy things we need, not things we want."

"How do you know the little guy wouldn't need one of these?" I asked tilting my head to the side looking into the big black bead eyes.

"Because it's thirty dollars," Kurama said and I immediately set it back down, patting its head.

"Well, we didn't really need that now, did we?" I said to myself and Kurama gave a light hearted chuckle. "Did you grab diapers already?" I turned around to see him grab our cart. Honestly, it might be a bit childish but every time we went shopping at Target I had to say one thing. Every time…. "Hey Kurama…"

"Yes, Botan?" He looked at me with his eyes slightly narrowed and I could tell he knew it was coming.

I couldn't help but laugh as I spoke. "Did you know, your hair is the same color as the cart?"

He stared at me with a dry expression as I laughed. "No, I hadn't noticed at all. Thank you so much for pointing that out. I will try to remember that."

"Just in case you forget," I waved my hand forward like it was no big deal. "I will remind you next time."

"I really can't express how much I appreciate that," Kurama shook his head to himself and turned the cart down one of the baby isles. "I did grab the diapers already. Did you make a list of everything you got at the shower and everything you still need?"

I nodded digging through my bag for the sheet of printer paper I had scribbled on with my purple marker. Thank goodness for all the baby shower gift cards, Kurama's ten percent off, and my three pay checks this month. Otherwise this shopping trip would not be happening. "I can't believe Yusuke and Keiko got us that nursery chair and ottoman set. That's got to be almost three hundred dollars. I almost can't accept it." He gave me a sly look and I reached out to grab his sleeve. "What?"

"Let's just say they got a really good deal on it," Kurama gave me a small knowing smile as he said that. "Be happy that you have the chair you wanted."

"You helped them out somehow," I accused. "Did you pay for part of it?" He shook his head and I raised my eyebrows. "I found a way to get what you wanted at an affordable price for them. That's all I'm telling you. No, don't pout."

Sighing, I dropped my pout. "I do really like that chair. I mean, come on, the ottoman moves with you. How epic is that?" He laughed as we stopped in front of the new born bibs.

"With all this stuff, we might have to switch rooms," he said glancing at me before returning to gaze at the boys bibs.

I shook my head. "Nah, I'll make it fit. Can you believe that my parents still have my old crib? It's amazing. That thing is serious twenty three years old. Practically ancient. My mom said we just need to buy the mattress pad for it. While I'm thinking about it, I'll be right back." It was weird how excited I felt to be shopping like this for my baby. Somehow it made the situation a little bit more real. Obviously I have the pregnant belly, but still I wasn't holding my child yet. My fingers gripped one of the plastic covered mattresses as I basically skipped back to Kurama. "Found one!" I smiled brightly while setting it in the cart.

"It's really nice of your parents to give you so much," Kurama told me and I shrugged.

"I mean they are my parents," I told him. "I know they won't let me fail." Kurama didn't respond to that and we spent a moment standing in silence staring at the wall. "Did you know Yusuke said he was going to find a shirt for the little guy that said 'shit machine'?"

"I wouldn't put it passed him," Kurama laughed as a big smile broke out on his face. "You said you got a pack and play, right?" I nodded looking down at my list. "Did you still want the sleep and play one?" I stood there, eyes flicking around, searching my brain for what he was referring to. Probably with the dumbest look on my face. "It's right behind you."

"Oh!" I turned around immediately and looked at the boxes along the wall. "Yes, I did want one of those. Would you grab it for me, though?" He nodded and set one in our cart alongside the mattress. "It's weird…"

"What's weird?" Kurama came back to stand next me. I could feel his green eyes searching my serious expression. My eyes were on the boys bibs and clothes. "I can't get my child half of these clothes. 'Daddy's MVP', 'Awesome like Dad,' this one with the dinosaur that says 'Daddy's big guy'."

"You also can't get him the one that says 'best brother ever'," Kurama told me and I looked over at him with a sad smile.

"You know what I mean," I told him, reaching over to hold his hand. Instantly, Kurama intertwined his fingers in between mine.

"If you want to get him those things, then get them. So what if his biological father isn't part of this. You take the role of both parents. You can be daddy too," he shrugged and tried giving me a reassuring smile.

"I can't tell if you're joking right now or not," I said.

"Fine," he laughed. "Look it as he has four amazing fathers."

"Four? Where did they come from?" I gave him a skeptical laugh.

"You have Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and you have me," Kurama said and I took a sharp breath. "We may not be the father you were thinking of, but this child, all of us will treat this child as if he was our own. Kuwabara even gave you a list of suggested names for both boys and girls at the shower."

I couldn't stop the loud laugh that escaped and almost started crying at what he was saying to me. He sighed lightly and turned to face me directly.

"Buy some of the 'I love dad' clothes," Kurama looked into my eyes, raising his free hand to my shoulder. "If it makes you happy, just buy. Anyone who matters won't think twice about it."