I turned down the tournament four years ago because I didn't feel that it was right to leave Yuki all alone when she hadn't even been one yet
I turned down the tournament four years ago because I didn't feel that it was right to leave Yuki all alone when she hadn't even been one yet. But now she was going to be five years old and I knew it was time to try and bring her dad back.
"Mommy…?" Yuki called as she entered my bedroom.
"I'm in here sweetie." I answered from the closet.
Yuki walked in holding the teddy bear I had given to her when she was born and her thumb in her mouth.
"Sweetie don't suck on your thumb, it's bad for you." I smiled at her as I knelt down to pick her up. God she was beautiful.
She had his eyes. Those gorgeous ruby-colored eyes; only hers were larger, more innocent, ready to learn new things. Though she had my hair color and curl; the two front pieces were perfectly straight, and white. The pink kimono she loved dearly (that I had to make her several from the same material or she would be in rags by now) accented how pale her skin was; just like mine.
"I wanna hear the story about daddy again." She said in her lovely little voice.
I smiled and put her down. "Let me show you something." I said as I turned to the small box in my closet. "I wanted to give this to you when you were little, but I thought I should wait until you could really understand what it meant."
I walked out of the closet with the box and sat on my bad, pulling closed the short kimono I was wearing for practice; I patted the bed next to me.
"What is it?" she inquired as she climbed onto the bed. Her orb like eyes stared anxiously at it, waiting.
"It belonged to your daddy." I answered as I pulled the lid away.
Inside was the coat that Yuske had given me when I came back from the hospital; it was Hiei's coat and was the only thing that I had that still bore some small sign of him, his smell.
I pulled it out and wrapped it around her. "that was your daddy's coat, he use to wear it all the time before you were born."
"It smells yummy!" She cried as she pulled it closer to her.
I smiled took it from her to put it on then I sat her in my lap and closed the coat around the both of us.
"Your daddy was a great man." I started as I rubbed her hair gently. "He and I use to be the best of friends when we were your age."
"He came to your house to play with you all the time?" she asked.
I smiled down at her and nodded. "He came everyday to play with me."
She smiled brightly, as all little girls do.
I knew that she knew this story by heart now; she had heard it hundreds of times. I started to tell it to her almost every night when she turned one year old, but she loved to hear it and that made me happy.
"One day your daddy told me that he had to go far, far away and that he didn't know when he would come back." At this part she always acted as if she wanted to cry.
"But he promised me that he would come back no matter how long it took and he gave me a necklace that had a little heart on it the same color as his eyes."
"And mine too!!" she cheered.
I smiled and kissed her head. "And yours too."
"What happened next??" She always asked.
"Well your daddy was gone a very long time and mommy was left all alone in this house waiting for him, but mommy never stopped believing her would come back."
"You weren't really alone, right mommy?" she asked as she turned up to me, her big red eyes rimmed with tears like it always was when she heard this story.
I kissed her lightly and hugged her close. "Sometimes I was sweetie, but sometimes your Aunt would come to visit me and keep me company."
She smiled happily. "Good… 'Cause I don't like it when mommy's alone." She would huff herself up and act like she would hurt anyone who would leave me alone.
I smiled at her, god she made me so happy. "No mommy wasn't alone all the time." I said.
"Then one day, in the middle of the night, someone got into the house. Mommy worried that it was a bad guy so she got her sword to protect herself. When I went downstairs though she saw that it was just Kurama that had come in, I was so happy to see him I jumped down the stairs to find out why he was here."
Though I knew that what I was telling her wasn't true I didn't want her to know the real story until she was much older.
"Kurama said that him, Yuske, Kuwabara and Hiei all needed some where to stay for awhile, so I told them they could stay here. When the man that was called Hiei came in I knew that he was the little boy that I had been best friends with."
"Because he has eyes like mine!" she squealed happily.
"That's right." I answered tickling her a little. "He had eyes as bright as rubies, just like you."
She squealed and giggled, squirming in my lap. "What happens next mommy?"
"Well, for a long time daddy didn't remember who I was, so I had to find a way for him to remember. I tried and tried and tried to figure out a way for daddy to remember me, but one day I got really sick. I got so sick that I had to stay in bed for days ad days, and daddy got so scared that he stayed by my side every night; that's when he started to remember."
"And mommy got better when he remembered, right mommy?" Yuki murmured, it was almost time for her nap.
"Mmhmm. Mommy got all better when daddy started to remember and she was happy too. Soon mommy and daddy were together all the time, and we were always happy together."
By now Yuki was almost completely asleep.
"But one day daddy had to leave again and it made mommy very sad…" I could feel the tears build up in my eyes as I remembered the day Hiei 'had to go away'.
"Did he promise to come back…?" she asked as she fell asleep.
"Yes… Daddy promised to come back because he wants to be with Mommy and Yuki forever…" I choked.
Yuki smiled. "when I see daddy I'm going to make him promise to never leave again."
"Why is that sweetie…?" I murmured softly as I laid her on the bed and covered her in the jacket.
"Because when he leaves mommy is sad…"
"I'm happy now." I answered as I kissed her cheek softly.
"Not all the time…" with that she was asleep.
Was I really that sad when I thought no one could see me…?
I sighed, picked up my sword and left the room closing the door behind me.
Yukina looked up at me as I descended the stairs.
"She's asleep on my bed." I answered before she asked.
Yukina nodded. "Are you sure you want to do this…?"
"She needs her father…" I answered as I walked out the door.
…I need him too…
"Are you ready to train?" Yuske asked as I reached the spot where the goys had built the training ring by my house.
I nodded. "Let's do this."
I groaned as I walked into my house, once a week wasn't enough for me to train… and it was only half a day…
I opened the front door. "I'm back…"
"I already put her to bed for the night." Yukina answered as she walked out of the kitchen.
I smiled. "Thank you so much Yukina."
"Any time I love watching her."
I hugged her and she left. Slowly I trudged up the stairs; I stopped.
Someone was in my house…
I scanned the downstairs and concluded that they weren't here so I quietly went upstairs.
I checked the my room and spare room at the end of the hall, no one.
That just leaves…
Oh god! Yuki's room!!
I was suddenly running down the hall. I skidded to a halt and ripped open her door.
The person that I had felt earlier was there, leaning over Yuki.
"Get away from her!" I hissed as I brandished my sword.
The person looked up and I was suddenly dizzy.
They had red eyes…
Red eyes…? It's not possible… I only know one demon with red eyes…
"Hiei…?" I cried; I fainted.
I woke up hours later with Yuki shaking me.
"Mommy?" she asked.
"Yuki…?" I asked looking up at her.
The stranger!
Suddenly I bolted into a sitting position and scanned the room, no one was there.
"Oh Yuki…" I grabbed her and hugged her to me, I started to cry.
"Why are you crying mommy…?" Yuki questioned as she looked up at me. "Did you have a bad dream?"
I laughed a little. "Yes… I had a bad dream." I answered as I picked her up. "Can I sleep with you?" I asked
She smiled. "Okay!"
I took her back to my room and laid her on my bed. I changed quickly then climbed in next to her.
I rubbed her hair softly and she fell asleep instantly.
There was no way… I told myself.
Hiei's dead… He's been dead for almost six years… There's no way he could have been in her room tonight…
I started crying again.
Oh god Hiei I missed you dearly…
I fell asleep crying…