Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yoshihiro Togashi does, but I did wish I owned it (sob).

9 Months of Maternity

Chapter 3- The Life Inside

It as already sunrise, the sun came up early. Yukina agreed to examine her brother if he was carrying a child in his womb or not. Yukina also wanted to examine him, because he was half ice maiden and half fire demon, he had the ice demons blood running through his veins, she wanted to be particular with what he inherited exactly from the ice maidens. They both transferred to another room, and locked it twice, its not that they don't want anyone or Genkai to come barging in, but they needed the privacy.

"Okay Onisan you have to lay down here." Yukina got a mattress and laid it down the floor, she offered Hiei to lay in the mattress.

"Hn." Hiei said, but he followed the instructions, he lay down the mattress as he was told to do.

Yukina sat right beside her brother; she was making Hiei as comfortable as he can. Hiei wasn't used to this kind of things, but he trusted Yukina. Hiei's both hands were on the side, he felt nervous, he needed to know if he did carry a baby, what if he did will he abort it, or take care of it? He didn't know, he was still confused. He was also confused because he didn't know whoever made him pregnant.

"Onisan, I want you to relax as much as you can." Yukina instructed.

Hiei nodded his head.

"Okay here goes." Yukina placed her hands right above the abdomen of Hiei, she closed her eyes. She was trying to search for an energy living within him; she wanted to be accurate about it. Hiei is a very strong demon; to be exact he is an S class demon, and the class is the most strongest among all demons. Yukina might confuse the power of Hiei to the energy she is trying to search for in him.

Hiei plainly watched Yukina as she did the process; he hoped that Kurama was wrong. He didn't want to carry a child, it is not that he didn't want it, Hiei came unprepared for it. However, he also knew that there was a certain part of him that wanted to keep it; he knew when Kurama told him about it Kurama wanted it badly. Hiei was puzzled.

Yukina made some strange sounds as she was doing the process, she would frown a little bit. It was as if she found it, but still wasn't sure with it.

"Yukina?" Hiei called out, worried at what Yukina might have felt.

Yukina opened her eyes, and took her hands of the abdomen of Hiei. "Onisan," Yukina started she whispered, her tone seemed worried or it meant bad news.

"What Yukina? Do you know?" Hiei asked, sitting up.

Yukina nodded gently, she didn't want to have direct contact with Hiei, and she didn't look at him straight.

"Umm…I am right? I am pregnant aren't I?" Hiei thought that it was obvious, it sounded bad news for him, but he expected it. He could see in the eyes of Yukina that it was obvious that he was pregnant.

"Brother, I don't know why, I instantly felt the energy, it was still small, but it will be great once it is born. I checked it a few times, I might have mistaken it for your spirit energy, but I checked it twice and it was different from your spirit energy, in a way it is mixed." Yukina explained.

"What do you mean by it is mixed?" Hiei asked. It was official Hiei is pregnant, Kurama was right. Hiei didn't know how to accept it; he had to deal with it.

"Hiei you are going to be surprised with what I am going to say, but I know who made you…err…be in this situation." Yukina didn't want to use the term pregnant, it was awkward.

"Who then?" Hiei wanted to know badly, he grew impatient.

"Hiei, well, the child you're carrying has mixed spirit energy, it has yours and another demons. I felt it growing dramatically." Yukina was shacking.

"Who is it?" Hiei practically demanded.

"Hiei, its…it's…its Kurama's." Yukina was afraid in what her brother would do; she didn't know how her brother would react to it.

Hiei opened his mouth, being surprised; also in the same time expected it would be Kurama. He was the only person who could have done that to him. Hiei didn't know what to do with his and Kurama's child. He didn't even know if he believed his sister when she told him.

"Brother?" Yukina went closer to her brother.

"Yukina, are you absolutely accurate with what you just said?" Hiei reassured, turning to Yukina with a desperate look.

Yukina was afraid "Ye-yes." She said. "You see, the energy that I felt was a growing one, so I knew it was different from your own energy. And when I felt it, I felt the spirit energy of Youko Kurama growing, it was still small, but it lived, so I knew that the child's other father had to be Kurama."

Hiei turned to the opposite direction, he thought long and hard, what can he do? What will he do? Will he keep it? On the other hand, kill it? What would Kurama think? He is the other father after all. Will Kurama accept him now? Will Kurama accept it? What will happen when everyone finds out? Something might happen. These questions kept on running in Hiei's mind. He needed help, here, now, and fast.

Yukina walked over her helpless brother, trying to comfort him. "Onisan, look in the brighter side of things, you are going to be a father, aren't you happy that you are sharing a life with your child? Aren't you happy that you share a life with Kurama with this baby? I know that you love him very much, and he loves you too, I know he will accept your baby." Yukina said putting nice thoughts in his mind, trying to cheer him up.

No answer, Hiei didn't reply to his sister.

"Hiei…" Yukina tried to cheer her brother. Hiei was just apathetic; she couldn't tell what was on his mind at that moment.

After a while, Hiei finally spoke, but he still didn't look at Yukina. "Yukina, thank you," he paused "for doing this for me. I don't exactly know what to do now, I don't know if I would keep it or not. I have to be alone for a moment, and think about it." After he said that, he flitted away, running. In a matter of seconds, he was out of the temple of Genkai.

"Onisan…" Yukina pitied her brother.

"Was that Hiei?" Genkai suddenly appeared; she just finished her morning meditations.

"Yes, it was." Yukina answered softly.

Genkai notice the sad face in Yukina's face. "The sun is beautiful isn't it, when is rises?" Genkai opened the door and both Yukina and she witness the beautiful sun in the morning.

"Yes I agree with you," Yukina said smiling a bit. 'Onisan I hope you make the right decision.' Yukina prayed.

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Hiei jumped from building to building, tree to tree. He wanted to find a place where he can be alone to think about what he just found out. Finally, he came to the park, the park where he and Kurama would always go, they would always go to the woods in the park to get away from everything they didn't want to be disturbed with. Hiei went into the woods, deeper and deeper, looking for the cherry tree where they would always stay. As he found it, he went to sit by it, leaning against its bark.

He looked at the tree, and watched the petals of the cherry tree slowly fall.

'This is not possible, I am pregnant, and it is with Kurama's child as well. Its not that I don't want it, but I came unprepared for it.'

Hiei placed his right hand over his abdomen, and tried to feel the energy. After a few moments, he felt it. The child was growing in him, he felt a sudden crave for hunger.

'I don't know what to do, I don't want to kill it, and it's my child and Kurama's. We created it together, but he doesn't know. If I live without telling him, things will only get worst, I don't know how to tell him. Why the heck did it happen? BAKA! But there is a possibility that Yukina might be wrong…'

Hiei took his white bandana out, revealing his Jagan, it instantly opened. The purple third eye of Hiei appeared. He will try to use the Jagan on himself. He never did this before; it was going to be his first time. He didn't like the idea, of not trusting his sister, but he just wanted to be sure.

'I am sorry Yukina, but I want to be sure.'

Hiei closed both of his eyes; the Jagan was the only one that was open. Then Hiei began to look at the energy his child was giving, Yukina was right it had small but great amount of energy. He trailed of to the growing fetus, and it had spirit energy, the energy was very familiar, it was Kurama's. Kurama really did own the child, he can be sure of it.

'Yukina was right. Hn, how can I tell the fox now?'

Hiei loved Kurama more than anything; now that he knew in a matter of hours that he was pregnant, he didn't know how to react to it. He always questioned himself with a why, how, what if…none of those were helping at all. He just needed to decide if he was going to keep it or not. If he will, will Kurama accept it, or accept Hiei?

Hiei opened his eyes once again, and he covered his Jagan with his white bandana again.

Hiei thought of things, he thought why not get rid of it? Thinking about it made him angry, he didn't want to kill an innocent child, especially if he and his lover the person he loved the most created it. It wouldn't be right to kill something that happened by an accident, Hiei was a demon he killed about thousands of demons, but he only did it because they did something wrong or bad. Hiei never killed anyone that was innocent, not even a child.

'If I wanted to get rid of it, I could have done it hours after Yukina told me, but why is it so precious to me?'

He looked at his abdomen, and made a gentle smile. 'I know what I want to do with it; I just need Kurama's opinion and decision. I hope the fox wont be mad at me for this, I hope that he can accept me still. Not only that but also this child as well.'

Hiei stood from his place; he looked at his surroundings once more before he left. The sun was warm, the cherry tree was perfect, little animals came out to play, the feeling there was just wonderful. Hiei soon left the peace by the cherry tree, and made his way back to Kurama's home. He could only wish that the fox would be home. He prayed that Kurama would understand, and he will still accept Hiei and his child.

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Hiei came back to Kurama's home, Kurama gave Hiei a key to the house, but knowing that Hiei just flitted away in his pajamas he didn't have the key at the moment. So he got the key that was hidden at one of the plants of Kurama in front of the main entrance, he opened the door, slowly. He saw that the whole house was still dark, it looked like Kurama didn't prepare the breakfast yet, or he left early to the university Hiei didn't know. Everything was as it is ever since he left. The door to the room of his and Kurama's room was closed; he went and knocked on the door.

"Kurama? Are you there?" Hiei asked, he wanted to be sure.

From inside the room Kurama was in the bed, still crying, he slept, he cried himself to sleep, but it didn't take long until he woke up and saw that Hiei wasn't back yet. His eyes were red also it had round black circles, his hair was a mess. He didn't even eat his breakfast yet. When he heard the knock he knew it was Hiei. Kurama was happy that Hiei was back, he just hoped things will work out now, after the incident earlier on.

"Hiei?" Kurama said softly.

"Kurama, can I come in?" Hiei asked all the way from outside the room.

Kurama wiped his tears and sniffed, trying to look as if he didn't cry. It was obvious though, he couldn't hide it.

Hiei came, he saw Kurama, and he was a mess. Even so, Kurama tried to put a smile on his face; he tried to act like his self. Hiei quickly noticed Kurama's red eyes.

"Kurama, I…" Hiei began to talk when Kurama interrupted him.

"No, Hiei, you don't need to be sorry for anything, I should have made sure first before I told you, and I realized that it was too soon for me to tell you so, I am sorry." Kurama bowed down his head, crying a bit.

Hiei was irritated, Kurama only told him the truth, and it was he who was apologizing. Hiei took the chin of Kurama, he wiped the tear from his eye that was about to fall, and made him face at him eye to eye.

"Fox, stop it. It was my fault, I didn't want to accept it, I was afraid that is why I tried to run away from it. Kurama you did nothing to hurt me, it was myself who I hurt, because I didn't believe you, the person I love. And because of that, I want to beg for your forgiveness." Hiei said to Kurama, Kurama tried to look away but failed miserably.

"But still…" Kurama objected he didn't get to continue his sentence when Hiei kissed him all of a sudden. Both of them needed that, to ease the pain they were experiencing. Kurama gripped for more, wanting more. In addition, so did Hiei. It was a passionate kiss that lasted long.

After a while their lips were separated, Kurama grabbed Hiei right after embracing him tight, Hiei accepted it, he also wanted it.

"I am still sorry koi." Kurama said, trying to get hold of Hiei's scent.

"I told you it is not your fault." Hiei said.

"I love you Hiei." Kurama kissed the ear of Hiei.

"I love you too very much Kurama."

After a while they both separated, Kurama was sort of back to his normal self now, he was smiling. However, Hiei was still worried about something, he needed to tell Kurama about his, no, their child.

"Kurama, now that we are okay and all. I need to tell you something, it is very important." Hiei said with an unsure look.

"What is it koi?" Kurama asked.

Hiei looked at his lover with an uneasy look, as if he didn't know how to put it up, but he must tell Kurama, no matter what he must tell him. He needed to also tell him his opinion and he needed to know what Kurama felt about it.

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BDT: I have to end it here, now. I promise to update as soon as possible. Well I want things to work out quick with Hiei and Kurama. I really like it when they say, "I love you" to each other, I can just imagine. I am hungry right now… (sigh) Okay Genkai was kind of an extra, but she is an important character in the up coming chapters. I hope that you like this, please people! Read THEN Review, please I am begging you. Also please mind my grammar and spelling, thanks very much.