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9 Months of Maternity
Chapter 5- Three Gifts for Valentines Day
Hiei was left alone at home, it was a Friday and Kurama obviously had school, even so, Hiei hated the fact Kurama had to leave everyday because of it. Kurama told him that he was going to be back early, saying he had a surprise for him. It didn't matter as long as Kurama was back early with him; he was all right with it. He just needed the comfort of his fox.
It has been a week after they rediscovered Hiei being pregnant, ever since then Kurama has always been careful with Hiei, handling him like a fragile glass. Hiei's morning sicknesses has worn out too, it was good news for Kurama and Hiei, now Hiei didn't need to wake in the middle of the night to vomit. Even so, as the days grew the baby Hiei was carrying sucked up most of his energy causing Hiei to be always tired. Hiei always slept, he slept the whole day, the only times when he was awake is when Kurama was there morning and evening, and when he had to eat his lunch. If Hiei chose not to rest, he would have taken his energy from food.
Hiei woke up from his nap, he saw the time, and it was three in the afternoon. It was still early; Kurama's classes haven't ended yet. He made a big yawn, sitting up from his bed. He looked around, feeling all so sleepy, when his stomach suddenly grumbled. It caught Hiei's attention; he placed his hand over his stomach. He knew he had to eat. He got up from the bed leaving the room and heading to the kitchen. On his way to the kitchen, something caught his attention, it was the calendar. Hiei walked to the calendar, he saw that Kurama encircled a date.
"What is this?" Hiei looked at the date it was fourteenth of February, it was circled in a red pen. Hiei wasn't sure of how ningens work even if he lived with Kurama for so long, but Kurama did teach him how to read the calendar to know the date.
"February 14," Hiei paused as he looked at the day is on "that's today, what is with today that makes it so special for the fox?" Hiei pondered, but his stomach grumbled again, he needed to eat. He left the calendar, not caring what was the special occasion was.
Hiei ate a sandwich Kurama prepared for him, especially for afternoon snack. He drank orange juice with it, which Kurama also prepared. Kurama didn't like Hiei to eat unhealthy foods, which might affect the growth of their child, so he made sure Hiei would eat healthy foods by preparing them himself.
After a while, Hiei finished his food, he cleaned up, and left the kitchen, clean. He wasn't full but it will do for the moment, until Kurama got back and made the dinner, that is. He wasn't in the mood to take a nap either, he decided to wait for Kurama; he thought that he would be early so it would be best to open the door for him. Hiei flitted to the living room, he had nothing else to do but watch TV. He started to watch, but there were no nice shows on, he aimlessly changed the channel. No luck, there wasn't anything good on. He decided to close the TV.
He made a big sigh; he didn't know what to do. He turned his head to the left, seeing the calendar again. It caught his interest again, and he thought what was so special with today? He thought about it, still didn't get the answer.
After a few minutes of mindless thinking, Hiei heard the door, as if someone was trying to open it. He knew it could only have been Kurama. Finally, Kurama was home, and early like he said. Hiei ran to the front door and opened the door, excitingly seeing his fox.
"Oh Hiei, I thought that you're asleep that's why I didn't bother to knock." Kurama was surprised to see Hiei opening the door for him.
"It just happens I woke up early." Hiei muttered, taking the bag of Kurama.
"Hiei, you're not suppose to carry weights, I told you that!" Kurama snatched his bag from Hiei, not wanting him to carry his bag.
"You're being over protective, your bag isn't heavy I can carry it." Hiei pouted at Kurama.
"You know it is not good for the baby." Kurama objected.
"Hn." Hiei smirked.
Kurama sighed, wanting to leave the discussion. "Hiei lets go in now." Kurama smiled at Hiei, going inside his home. Hiei's anger melted as he saw Kurama smile, it always pleased him to see the fox smile at him.
They both went inside their home, they both headed to the kitchen.
"Hiei, do you know what date is it today?" Kurama sounded so sarcastic asking the question.
"No, but it did catch my attention." Hiei said sitting down on one of the chairs of the dining table.
"Huh? Oh well, today is Valentines Day, have you heard about it? And well, knowing its Valentines Day this is a day for your love once, or people who are in love, so I have a surprise for you." Kurama sounded like he was in to something.
"Tell me what your surprise is?" Hiei demanded.
"I have three gifts for you today, this is a game really. You have to guess what the meanings of my gift for you are, by the end of the day." Kurama's face was an inch close to Hiei's; he was tapping his finger on Hiei's nose, which irritated him so much.
"Hn, and what if I don't get to guess it, what are you going to do?" Hiei made a sly smile at Kurama, grabbing his hand preventing it from tapping his nose.
"It's a secret; you will just have to guess it alright?" Kurama leaned to Hiei kissing him slightly by surprise. Hiei hated it when Kurama was making him guess.
"Hn, fine." Hiei smirked.
"Cheating is prohibited here, so you are not allowed to use your Jagan, okay Hiei? That would be cheating; you have to see these clues by yourself without it." Kurama noted.
"Ch, I never use my Jagan on you, and you know that."
"I know, but you can get impatient err…most of the time, so I just want to be sure."
"Hn, you should learn how to trust me fox." Hiei crossed his arms and legs.
"I do, Myves that's why I love you right? I trust you with all my heart." Kurama tried to avoid a fight.
"Hn. So when does this thing start then?" Hiei wanted to start their little game finally.
"Here, this is my first gift." Kurama got his bag, digging into it, he got out a box, it was wrapped in red violet wrapper, the box was long by length, and it was a meter long.
"Err…what is this? Should I open it?" Hiei wasn't unsure what to do with the box.
"Yes of course, that's my first gift." Kurama giggled.
Hiei opened it; he opened it gently not wanting to ruin the wrapper. After he took of the wrapper, there was a white box, he removed the white box, and as he opened it, it was roses. It was red roses, there were three all different in height, there was one small and the medium, and the last was large. It was all in red but it was unique from one another. The tallest had no thorns, it had the most leaves, and medium one had practically most of the thorns, lastly the smallest one was a rose bud, it was still small and it didn't bloom yet, it had the tallest roses warm leaves and the medium roses thorns, but it was beautiful.
"Thank you Kurama, did you plant these?" Hiei turned to Kurama appreciating the gift of Kurama.
"Yes, I did, I picked the most beautiful once just for you love." Kurama look at Hiei with attractive gorgeous eyes.
"Thank you Kurama, if I had remembered today was Valentines Day; I should have given you something too." Hiei got the roses from the box, placing them in a vase full of fresh water.
"But you already gave me something koi; you gave me a child to love. And you gave me infinite love that is the most wonderful gift anyone could have ever given to me." Kurama kissed Hiei, single-mindedly.
Hiei pushed Kurama back after their long session of kissing "Fox, stop. If you continue kissing me like that, I won't have enough time to figure out what you want me to guess. And that's cheating." Hiei made a sly smile at Kurama, testing his lover.
"I didn't know you can be so in to this Hiei," Kurama made a sure look at Hiei "now for my next gift, we need to go out, and I will treat you to dinner." Kurama grab hold of Hiei's hand, off their way out of their home.
"Fox, its just five it's too early to go and eat dinner now." Hiei said trying to slow down his fox.
"If we don't eat early, we will miss my last gift for you." Kurama replied.
"Don't worry Hiei, I got everything planned out, all you need to do is to enjoy." Kurama smiled.
"Hn."
Kurama and Hiei rode the train going to the city, Kurama didn't want to tire his lover, he didn't have a car yet to drive him, and so they took the train. After a while in the train, they arrived in the city.
"Myves, I made a reservation in a restaurant. There is no need for you to trouble where were going to eat." Kurama said. Usually Hiei was the one who planned where they were going to eat if they eat out. Knowing his appetite Hiei usually picked the restaurants with large servings.
Kurama seemed to plan everything out; Hiei didn't worry about a thing when he was with Kurama that day. Hiei also noticed that city was filled with couples, knowing that it was Valentines Day it was obvious. I didn't take long when they finally arrived at the restaurant.
"Good evening sir, but do you have a reservation?" A woman in kimono greeted Kurama as he and Hiei were about to enter the restaurant. They were going to eat in a Japanese traditional restaurant, it was hard to get in the place, and it was always filled with people. In addition, privacy was extremely impossible if they didn't get a reservation.
"Ah yes. Umm…it is under the name Minamino." Kurama answered the woman.
"Minamino, Minamino," The lady was looking over her reservation list "ah, there it is. You reserved a private room for two?" The lady cleared turning to the shorter man beside Kurama, Hiei.
"Ah yes." Kurama answered politely.
Hiei smirked.
"Ah alright then, let me show you the way then." The woman was confused, she knew that it was Valentines Day and this man, Kurama, was eating dinner alone with another man, Hiei. She was puzzled.
"Thanks very much." Kurama replied politely.
They followed the woman who was leading them to their private room. "Mr. Minamino, here is your room, I will send a waiter to get your orders, while you wait please make yourselves comfortable." The woman opened the sliding door; there was a table very close to the ground and two small pillows on the ground where they would sit. On the table was a rose, it was Valentines Day, naturally there would be a rose. After showing them the room, Kurama and Hiei entered, the woman left them in a few moments, making them alone.
"Fox, I saw that female ningen was suspicious of us." Hiei said sitting on the pillow.
"Don't mind it; at least we are here now." Kurama sat on the other pillow just facing Hiei.
Kurama looked at the rose, which was on the table "Beautiful isn't it?"
"Hn, not as beautiful as the once you gave me earlier." Hiei said.
"Thank you Hiei." Kurama said with an enticing tone.
After their little chat, a waiter entered the room. Bringing some appetizers for them. It was sushi, with cold vegetables. The waiter served it.
"Thank you." Kurama said after the waiter has given them the appetizer.
"Sir, if you need anything else just call for me outside. Your food will be ready in fifteen minutes." The waiter bowed and left the room.
Kurama just smiled.
Hiei looked at Kurama with a suspicious look. "Fox, you haven't even ordered yet, and they come giving these foods to us, did you order ahead?" Hiei asked.
"Hehehe, you got me there, yes you're right. That is why I told you to just relax." Kurama laughed.
"Hn, baka-kitsune." Hiei got one sushi and ate it.
After their appetizer, the main course arrived fifteen minutes as agreed. The waiter served it, it was in bento boxes, and it was a whole meal in bento boxes. It was large enough to fill Hiei all up. After the bento boxes were served, the waiter served them hot tea. Soon after the food was served the waiter left.
"Sir, if you are going to need me I am outside, just call for me." He said.
"Alright, thank you very much." Kurama said. The waiter left in a few moments shutting the sliding door.
"Fox, you really planned everything have you?" Hiei began to eat his meal.
"Anything for you love."
"I think I have an idea what your message is. But I have to be sure; I need to know the last gift." Hiei said.
"Hmm…just keep on guessing love. Just keep on guessing."
"Thanks Kurama, this is a one of a life time thing I will never forget." Hiei smiled slightly.
"Anything for you Myves, I am doing this because I love you very very much."
"I know, and I do too."
"Hmm…eat your food now, it might get cold." Kurama said.
They began to eat their early dinner, they ate quietly, but also chatted along the way. The food was great; everything was complete in that bento box, the main course, and the desert everything was already there. It took them forty-five minutes to finish their meal.
"You full Myves?" Kurama asked Hiei after they ate their food.
"Alright I guess, I don't feel very much hungry at the moment." Hiei said placing his hand over his full stomach.
"That's good to hear. Shall we go then, we might miss my last gift for you." Kurama took out a large amount of money from his wallet placing it beside the boxes; it was his tip to the waiter, who kept his word.
"Might miss your gift?" Hiei raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, so we better hurry." Kurama stood from his place exiting the room.
"Aren't you going to pay for the food?" Hiei wondered, he knew Kurama gave a tip to the waiter but he thought it wasn't enough for their entire meal.
"Don't worry Myves, its all taken care of. I swear to you, we didn't steal."
"I know, you paid ahead right?" Hiei knew what Kurama did.
"Hehehe, well, you can say that..."
Hiei rolled his eyes.
They left the restaurant, when they left there were a crowd of people wanting to get in the restaurant, the restaurant was a popular restaurant in Tokyo, it had the best Japanese food in the whole city, people intend to eat there, but it is hard to just get a place without a reservation.
"Thank you for dining, I hope you come again soon." The woman from the entrance door said.
Kurama smiled at her.
Kurama and Hiei walked going back to the train station; Hiei just followed Kurama wherever he went.
"Did you like the dinner?" Kurama asked turning to the fire demon. They were on their way to the train station.
"It was okay, but I like your cooking better." He looked at Kurama up.
"I'm flattered." Kurama smiled.
"It's true." Hiei said.
"Thank you."
"I always thought your cooking was number one."
"Hmm…really?"
"Really."
They headed to the train station, it they weren't going home just yet. They were going to the beach, the beach nearest to the city. It is the beach nearest to Genkai temple. They rode the train; it only took ten minutes to get to the next station.
"This is my last gift, I hope you like it." Kurama said to Hiei on the train.
Hiei was sitting down the chairs, while Kurama was standing, he gave his seat to Hiei, and he knew he needed it more than he did.
"I am sure I will." Hiei smiled.
Kurama returned the smile.
After a few minutes, they arrived in their destination. The station wasn't far from the beach it was only walking distance, about fifteen minutes they were at the beach.
They were both seated on the sand, they were alone. It was sunset, it was beautiful, and the way the sun touches the water how the sky mixes with the sun's color and the sea's color. It was peaceful, the waves of the waters were strong, and the water was warm.
"You know what Hiei?" Kurama began to start a conversation.
"Hmm…"
"I really missed you." Kurama said, turning to Hiei.
"You have been with me since you arrived this afternoon, how can you miss me?" Hiei wondered.
"No, I don't mean that, I missed you so much today, I don't like leaving you alone at home. I feel guilty whenever I shut the door close when I leave home. As if I'm not doing my job as a parent or a lover."
"Kurama…"
"Once our baby is born, I won't work anymore, I want to dedicate my time to my family from that time on."
"Kurama, you don't need to, if you don't have a job then we won't have anything to pay for. We wont have food, or shelter." Hiei said objecting to what Kurama is saying.
"I will find a way to that you don't have to worry, when you're on your sixth month, I will be quitting my job, that's for sure."
"But Kurama…"
"It's alright Hiei, you don't need to worry." Kurama said as he turned to their view. Silence shed the two lovers. "Beautiful isn't it?"
"Yeah I know." Both lovers witnessed the sunset, how the sun slowly disappeared from their sight. The waves of the water were strong, but the sea as calm. The Sun was barely gone, but the sky mixed colors with the touch of the sun's rays. The birds few up and high. The sand was warm. Together both lovers held their hands, watching as the sun went down.
"Fox, I know what message you were trying to tell me with these gifts of yours." Hiei started.
"Really, what is it?" Kurama was anxious to know.
"The roses, they symbolized us, our small family. You were the tallest rose, you didn't have thorns, but full of warm leaves like the warm love you show to our child and me. I was the one with the most thorns; I use it as my shield, to protect the once I love from any kind of danger. Lastly the rose bud, it is our unborn child, it was beautiful a combination of the thorns and the leaves, it was still young but very beautiful." Hiei placed his hand over his abdomen.
"Wow, Hiei I didn't know you have guessed it quick." Kurama was amused.
"Your second gift, the dinner out. You ordered bento boxes, the bento boxes symbolized the home we live in, and it was complete like the meal. It had enough space for all of us, it was warm, and was just right."
"You amuse me Hiei, continue." Kurama said.
"Lastly your last gift, it was witnessing the sunset right? You made us eat early so that we would witness the miraculous sunset, I think what it meant was even if the sun was down there was still light, there was still hope. Like the clouds that mixed colors with the suns rays, when two things are combined there is a beautiful result. Same with our child." Hiei smiled at Kurama.
Kurama listened to his lover as he said all the things that he made him guess, and he was right to think all those. That was his message to Hiei.
"So am I not right?" Hiei asked.
Kurama gave him a smile "Gods, Hiei what did I do to ever deserve you? You're just to wonderful. You are right, in everything, you guessed it."
"I thought so."
"Hiei happy Valentines Day, I love you." Kurama leaped forward and kissed Hiei faithfully. Hiei returned Kurama's kiss. They kissed long. They wanted it, no, they needed it.
The sea waves touched their feet and they parted. They looked at one another for a few seconds and began to smile at one another.
"I love you too Fox, always remember that."
Kurama blushed slightly.
"Hiei, did you know you made a cute sound whenever I kiss you?" Kurama giggled.
"Hn, I don't care as long as I have you all to myself."
"I love you Myves, I love you and our baby." Kurama placed his hand over Hiei's abdomen feeling the baby's energy. In a few moments he was trying to feel its energy.
"Wow, our child must really be strong when it is born. Its energy is strong even if it's just a fetus." Kurama said to Hiei.
"I know, it's obvious, because it has the Youko blood in it." Hiei smiled.
"But it also has the blood of my Hiei in it am I not correct?" Kurama said.
"Hn, Fox, take me home now, I am exhausted, and I want to rest now." Hiei said feeling exhausted.
"As you wish my love." Kurama said.
Soon they left the beach heading back home, today Hiei got to spent the day with Kurama, even if it was towards the end of the day, he still enjoyed it. Kurama also enjoyed it; he was with his lover after all.
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BDT: Hi, people! I made this chapter really long cause I noticed the last chapter I made was really short, well for me it was short. I hope you like this chapter, it was hard for me to think about the three gifts, and well at least it is no sweat. Some of this stuff is based reality. You can guess now when Hiei is going to give birth. Oh well I've got nothing to say anymore, I wont be updating in a week so I hope you people like this one, I made it long. Please mind my grammar and spelling. Read and Review! Please? Please? Please?