(The next day)

Botan woke up in the hospital room to two familiar voices shouting in the hallway. 'Why am I still at the hospital…Oh right…Kiyo…' She sat up and stretched her arms. Luckily Mica and Kiyo were still asleep, but they wouldn't be for long if that shouting didn't stop. She jumped up and snuck over to the door. Looking through the window, she saw Hiei glaring at Kurama, both wearing their doctor's coats and white linen pants and shirts. She strained her ears to hear what Kurama was saying, but all she could make out was "I'm sorry…didn't know…leave you…" and she wondered what the hell he was talking about, until Hiei started shouting again, "Like hell you didn't you asshole! You had it all fucking planned didn't you?! It's your fault she left!" She watched as Hiei punched Kurama and he went flying into the closest wall. She would have rushed out to help him, but she got the feeling that their conversation wasn't over and they were referring to her some how.

Kurama spotted Botan watching from the door and smirked at his comrade, "I know something you don't know Hiei; and I don't think your ex-sweetie is jumping to tell you either." Hiei growled and stomped over to Kurama, picking him up by his collar, pressing his back against the wall, "And just what is that?" He asked with a snarl. Kurama shot a glance at Botan and locked eyes with her before smirking at Hiei. "I know who the father of those kids is." Botan watched his mouth move in horror and burst out of the room before he could finish. "Don't you dare tell him!"

Hiei turned to Botan and dropped Kurama, "Who's the father. Tell me now damnit!" Botan bit her lower lip and retreated back into her children's room, "No." Hiei kicked the wall in frustration before storming away, completely forgetting to beat the crap out of Kurama.

(Two hours later)

Kiyo and Mica woke up shortly after Botan had unwittingly saved Kurama's neck, and they spent an hour begging her to go outside, and forty-five minutes begging the doctors and nurses. Botan was reluctant to let her kids go outside, although it was a nice sunny day, warm too. One nurse finally convinced her when she said, "You can take one of our best doctor's with you incase something happens." Botan of course thought they meant maybe Kurama or Izawa and she was surprised as hell when Hiei appeared at the door moments later.

"You're one of their best doctor's? What did you do, bribe them?" Hiei ignored her comment and pulled her into the hallway, and crushed his lips against hers. It was a feeling he'd missed for so long, and she had missed it as well. It took her a moment to realize what was happening, and when she did, she slapped him and stormed back into the room where her kids were pulling on their shoes. "You two better behave while we're out; we wouldn't to trouble your fa-doctor! Yes, we don't want to trouble your doctor."

She fought not to blush at almost calling him their father. She knew they'd be ecstatic to know, but she wasn't sure she wanted him back yet; so it was best to keep it all hush-hush. She picked up Kiyo, because he had trouble walking from time to time, and grabbed onto Mica's hand, taking them out into the hallway, where Hiei was waiting impatiently with a slightly red face.

When they got down to the front desk, the nurse gave Botan her stroller (Botan had bought one and left it in the storage closet at the hospital) which she put both Kiyo and Mica in. They were still only three after all. She tried to make Hiei walk in front of her, because she didn't want to know he was starring at her butt, but he accused her of wanting to stare at his butt and she slapped him again.

Mica and Kiyo thought it was funny how their mother interacted with this doctor. Mica thought it was kind of cute too, but Kiyo didn't see how violence like that was cute. Hiei, now with two red cheeks, crossed his arms over his chest and fumed silently as he walked in front of them. "Take a left Hiei. I always take Mica and Kiyo to the playground when they go outside." Aside from her directions to where they were going, she had no intention of talking to him.

All the way to the park she heard people whispering "Oh, such a cute family." And such and Botan nearly fell over when she (not literally) ran into Genkai. "Botan! Oh my goodness, are these your kids? Is that the father?" Botan blushed and tapped her fingers on the stroller handle, "Um, y-yeah these are my kids," She bent down to the elderly woman's ear so Hiei would not be able to hear the next part. "And yeah, he is kind of the father, but he doesn't know it yet, for all purposes right now, he's their doctor." She stood back up and Genkai laughed at her. "It would appear you have a more exciting life then we thought at the library. You should bring your kids next week when you do the reading corner. Maybe you could bring their cute doctor too." She winked at Botan before walking away and Botan felt her eye twitch. There was no way she was bringing Hiei to the library. Not a chance in he… "Mommy can we do that next week? Please?" She bit her lip and nodded, "Yes, I'll bring you two to the library on Saturday." Mica grinned at her mother and pointed to Hiei, "Him too?" Botan cursed inwardly, " No, he wouldn't want to come; I only read fairy tales, not c-r-a-p." She shot him a glare, daring him to contradict her, and he did. "Oh no, I like fairy tales. And besides I thought you said they couldn't be out of reach of a doctor?"

"I could get Izawa to come! Or better yet; how about Kurama. He's awful nice." It was her turn to smirk smugly now. "You stay away from him!" Hiei was not happy that she said that. Kurama was the reason he'd done the one stupid thing that had made her leave. "Mica, Kiyo, you remember that nice red haired doctor, Kurama? How would you like it if he came next week?" She was startled when they both made a face and shook their heads, "Nuh-uh!" "No! He's not nice!"

Kurama had always been nice to her, why was he not nice to her kids? "He wasn't nice to you? Because he had to take your blood, right?" Again they shook their heads, "No! He said he never liked our daddy." Kiyo tugged on her arm and whined, "He said he didn't like me because I looked like my daddy. He was only nice when you were there!" Botan was completely dumbfounded; this was all news to her. "Okay, then we'll bring Izawa." She stood back up and started walking towards the park; Hiei walked behind her this time, like he'd wanted to before. Only he was thinking about what the kids had just said. 'Kurama didn't like their father or Kiyo because he looked like his father. I wonder…'

They got to the park and Botan died a little inside. Every one of the kids she read the stories to was at the park with their parents. And they all spotted her immediately shouting, "Mommy! Daddy! Look it's Botan from the library!" Botan groaned, "Hello guys. How are you all doing?" She said weakly, this was just not her day. All of the parents spotted her and three women rushed over to her to ogle her children, "Oh my gosh Botan, are these two your guys'?" "Well…half yes half no. These are my babies, Mica ad Kiyo, they're going to be four in two months." As soon as those words were out he mouth she regretted it. Hiei grabbed her shoulder and spun her around, "I knew it! You were lying to me. You left because you were pregnant!"

Botan blushed so hard she was almost seeing red and hissed angrily, "Could we please not discuss this in public. And besides I had every right to leave." She turned back to the three women cooing over her kids and took Mica and Kiyo out of their stroller, "Don't get hurt you two." She watched them run off to the sandbox, then went to talk with the other women. "Botan, so we didn't know you had kids. Was that cute guy over there the father?" Botan sighed and nodded, "Yes, Hiei is their father but I didn't want him to know because he doesn't want kids. Which is why I left him four years ago when I was pregnant." "Awe, I'm sure he'll take you back if you ask nicely Botan."

"I can't do that Keiko!" Botan exclaimed nearly falling off the bench that they were all sitting on. "He made it quite clear he didn't want kids, ever." Keiko raised an eyebrow at her blue haired friend and asked, "How clear?" Botan sighed, "I'll quote it: 'Hun, what do you think about kids?' 'Hn. I hate them. They stink, they're loud, and get in the way of sex.' Guess which one was me." Keiko and the other two women nodded slowly, "I see. That was pretty clear. Maybe he lied?" Botan scoffed, "I'm sorry Yukina, but not all guys can love children as much as Kuwabara. Hiei just so happens to hate them, bottom line."

Hiei growled as he listened to everything Botan said and he stormed over to the bench, "Onna if I hated children so much why in hell would I have become a pediatrician?!" All four women turned to look at him and Yukina elbowed her, "That's a good point Botan." "Yukina, if Kuwabara told you he hated children what would you do?" Hiei clenched his fists and grabbed Botan's arm, "We are talking about this, and we are talking right now." He pulled her away from the play area and she called out, "Can you guys keep an eye on my kids?" Which Hiei countered with, " kids."

As soon as they were out of view of everyone, his anger vanished, and all she could see was a sad and broken man. "Botan please…just listen to me." He asked softly. Botan almost wished he'd stayed mad, it was easier to see him mad than it was to see him miserable. "Okay. You've got five minutes." He wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in the crook of her neck; "I didn't mean what I said that day! Kurama dared me to tell you I didn't want kids…I've always dreamed of having a family Botan." She put her arms loosely around him and sighed, "You should have never said that." "I know…that's why I became a pediatrician, hoping it was like an apology."

Botan tightened her arms around him, unsure of what to say. She still loved him, and she could see he still loved her. Could they work around this? "It's not like an apology Hiei." She said calmly, and felt him tense up before pushing away from her ready for the worst. "It is an apology, love." She reached out and touched his face, waiting for him to do something.

He searched her eyes desperately before pulling her to him and kissing her passionately. They were so lost in the kiss neither noticed Keiko walking towards them with Kiyo and Mica following close behind. Keiko (luckily) saw what the two were doing before the kids did and spun around leading the kids the other way, "Your mom's a little busy at the moment, how about we play on the slide and wait for her to come back?"

Hiei licked Botan's lower lip and she opened her mouth to let his clever tongue dance with her own; it was a sensation she'd been dying to feel. She felt his hands go a little further down her waist, and he gave her skirt a sharp tug, causing her to gasp in his mouth. She pulled back for a second and shook her head, "Not here Hiei! We're in a park!" He growled and started kissing her neck, "But I've missed you…I need this Botan." She thought quickly, there had to be a way to convince him to stop, at least until they were in private. "W-what if the kids saw this?"

She felt him pause before kissing her neck again, "Then…later?" She gripped his coat in her hands and nodded, "Later. My place." She pulled away from him, righting her clothes and walked towards the place they'd left the kids and found them laughing at Keiko who'd gotten stuck on the slide. Hiei walked up behind her and gave the scene a questioning look. "Keiko?" Botan asked cautiously, catching the other woman's attention, "What are you doing?" Keiko laughed nervously and pushed herself free with one last attempt, "I was uh…well…at least I wasn't making out with my lover in the park!"

Botan's eyes went wide as saucers and her face went bright red, "We were not making out! We were … talking!" Keiko walked over to Botan and Hiei smirking, "Hmm, last time I checked, your tongue stays in your own mouth when you talk." Botan felt her eye twitch and almost died of mortification when Kiyo looked up at her and asked, "Mommy, what do 'lover' and 'making out' mean?" Keiko snickered at her friends red face and turned to the cute little boy. "Lover means husband or wife or boyfriend or girlfriend. In this case I meant your daddy. Making out means-" Botan slapped her hand over Keiko's mouth, "Kissing. I kissed your daddy on the cheek."

Mica frowned up at her mother, "But mommy she said something about tongues! Did you lick him too?" "No! We were…um, arguing and I stuck my tongue out at him." Mica and Kiyo nodded and simultaneously jumped on Hiei's legs. "Are you really our daddy?!" Mica asked, hopeful lavender eyes looking up at him as he looked to Botan. "Yes, he's your daddy." Hiei almost tripped as the two tightened their grip on him, "Does he get to come to the library next week then?" Botan bit her lip, seemingly weighing out the options, "Maybe. It depends if he's good."

Keiko broke away from Botan's hands giggling, "Good at what?" "His job!" Botan countered, honestly meaning his job as a doctor, but Keiko was thinking something else. Botan casually looked at her watch and gasped, "Oh my, we should be going. Mica and Kiyo have to be back in twenty minutes!" She pulled Hiei, who still had Mica and Kiyo clinging to him, towards the stroller. Keiko was laughing her ass off as Botan left the park; and after much prodding she divulged just what was so funny to Yukina, Shizuru and all the other parents.

Botan, Hiei, Mica and Kiyo got back to the hospital with only a few minutes to spare, and instantly caught everyone's eye. Botan was holding Hiei's hand and Mica was still clinging to his left leg. The nurse behind the counter was the first to say something, "Botan? Why are you holding his hand? Why is Mica clinging onto him, and why are you smiling?"

I've had at least one question about the ending...and this story is gonna end happy. No sad ending this time. Enjoy that fact. And I have decided...no lemon. There is one in the original copy of this story on my own computer, but I'm cutting it from the text. I'll let your imagination's do the work on that one.