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9 Months of Maternity

Chapter 11- The Warmth of a Mother's Embrace

"It's about time you woke up." A familiar voice sad, Hiei woke up from his long deep slumber, he still felt uneasy his head ached, his body was soar, and all his spirit energy was gone. Hiei was lying down on a comfortable kings sized bed, the room he was in was warm, he had gotten everything had he needed, and he felt like royalty.

"Er…where am I?" Hiei asked, as he stood up a bit, he still sounded sleepy and exhausted.

"Hiei, don't you remember anything?" A feminine voice asked Hiei, Hiei didn't realize it at ones, but once he rubbed his eyes, he saw Mukuro.

"Mukuro?...No I don't." Hiei answered truthfully.

Mukuro took a deep breath, "Hiei! Don't you know what you almost did! You almost killed yourself, and your child! What made you think of making a Black Dragon! Are you that stupid!" Mukuro yelled at Hiei with concern.

"WH—wha—what?" Hiei whispered, he was shocked with what Mukuro just said.

"Hiei, don't you remember anything?" Mukuro calmed down.

"N—no."

Mukuro sighed. "Hiei, Eiki found you, you were falling from the Koorime island, you killed everyone in the island, and I mean everyone. You released you Dark Dragon technique, causing the island to melt and die. Because you released so much of your energy your body couldn't take it, the energy that you used was the energy you child was feeding with, Hiei, you got the life energy of your child." Mukuro looked at Hiei straight in the eye.

Hiei listened attentively. "No, Mukuro tell me what happened to my---" There was a sudden feeling of fear within Hiei, afraid he might loose someone dear to him, again.

Mukuro didn't answer Hiei; she just looked down the ground.

"Mukuro!" Hiei roared.

"Hiei, it is hard to explain." Mukuro said to Hiei seriously with a straight face.

"Spill it, Mukuro!"

"I asked Genkai to come over, she examined you, and she said that the child you are carrying it dying, because of the selfish act you imposed it almost caused your child's life. You feed your energy to it a hundred percent, if I am not mistaken the child eats up the entire aura that you have; especially with its lack of nutrition you've been taking from the Koorime's. You very much know that the Black Dragon Technique is a martial art that only very high classed demons can be mastered, it takes up a hundred ten percent of your spirit energy. Releasing it is one big gamble, but its also the life of your child that was in gamble here, Hiei, your child is in need of more than the spirit energy you can give it at the moment, it needs spirit energy from a different source." Mukuro explained long. Hiei listened to every word Mukuro said.

"I don't get you, what do you mean by another source?" Hiei asked.

"Kurama. It needs Kurama."

Hiei was kept in silence, he didn't say anything. Kurama was dead, he still couldn't accept it. It was too painful. Hiei held up his hand over his abdomen, trying to feed his left energy to his child, but it was no use, it did eat up Hiei's energy, but it wasn't enough. It needed Kurama.

"Hiei?"

Hiei was still kept silent, slowly Hiei couldn't keep his pain inside him any longer, Hiei cried. Hiei didn't face Mukuro as he cried; he didn't want to show he cried. Knowing Hiei, it would be hard for him.

"Hiei…" Mukuro felt pitty towards Hiei, she stood up from her chair and embraced Hiei from his back comforting him.

"Mukuro…I don't want you to see me crying…" Hiei continued to cry, he tried to stop his Tear gems from falling, but it didn't help.

"Sush Hiei, cry if you want it's alright. Cry until your heart it satisfied." Mukuro said to Hiei not letting go of him.

Hiei cried once more, he took a breath wiped his tears away. Finally, like what Mukuro said, his heart was now satisfied. Hiei turned back, looking at Mukuro; He looked like a child after he cried. "Thanks, Mukuro. I really needed that in such a long time." Hiei said.

"Hiei, you are practically my son. I don't care if you cry in front of me; just let your feelings out." Mukuro said to Hiei with a warm smile.

Hiei smiled back at Mukuro.

Hiei took a long breath trying to clear his mind off Kurama; he needed to save his child now before anything goes wrong. The baby was three months old, old enough to form its body. It was still small, but it had a life.

"Hiei, how long did those Koorime's held you captive?" Mukuro asked.

"I think with the estimation of two months." Hiei answered.

"What! Two months in that ice land. How long have you been pregnant?"

"Three months. Wait, how did you know in the first place I was pregnant? Mukuro, care to explain to me everything first, how I got here and all." Hiei practically demanded, slowly becoming his normal self once again.

"I knew that you were pregnant once I found out that the Koorime held you for captive, before when your memories were lost the Koorime elders said that you held something very dangerous, so I assumed what they meant was your ability to produce. You very much know the present Demon King, Eiki; he was the one who found you. You were falling from the ice island, at the same time it was raining; he quickly realized that it was you because he knew that you were my sworn heir to my throne. He wondered why you wouldn't respond to him when he was calling your name; he presumed that you were deeply hurt, so he tried to look for any vital part that has been affected. To his surprise, it wasn't you who were in deep danger now, but your child. He and his wife, Coco, rushed to my palace bringing you." Mukuro storied out.

"He explained what happened to you, I quickly called out all the best physics and healers, here, in Makai, but none of them knew the cure for your child. Then out of the blue, Genkai appeared and she examined you, she said that the only cure for your dying child would be Kurama. Nevertheless, for now, she said the best thing to do was to for you to rest, get as much rest as you can even if it would be only a little it would still help. You have been asleep for a week now; I didn't bother waking you up anymore, because it wouldn't do well for your child." Mukuro explained truly.

"So wait, what happened to Toya? Yukina? Rui? Are they safe?" Hiei asked out of concern.

"We searched the remains of the island, luckily we didn't find any sign of Yukina or Toya's dead corps, but I couldn't say much the same for Rui, she died because of tower crushing her to death. Sadly she didn't make it."

"Rui died? Then where is Yukina!"

"We still don't know, we haven't found any trace from her, but I am sure that Yukina is alright." Mukuro said.

"What about Toya!"

"Toya was just being manipulated into following the Koorimes, he was just being cast a spell on. When you released you Black Dragon, he came back to his normal senses. He tried to stop you from causing any more damage to either you or the baby, but he was too late. He survived the ice melt down, he came wounded to the palace just a day after you came, we aided him, and now he is back on his feet." Mauro smiled.

"Toy is fine, that's good. I just wish I could say the same for Yakima." Hiei looked down again.

"Don't worries a search party is in the look out for her, in a matter of three days she will be here I assure you that." Mukuro promised.

Hiei smiled.

"Hiei, you better get some rest now. I do not want you to strain yourself anymore. I will ask the maids to give you your dinner in a short while." Mukuro was about to leave the room.

"It's evening already?"

"Yes, pretty much."

"Thanks again Mukuro, I really appreciate all the help you have given to me."

Mukuro looked at him straight in the eye; she was still herself the strict disciplinarian, but somehow showed compassion towards him. "Goodnight Hiei, I will not allow visitors until the baby is safe, is that clear?"

"Hn, as if I would want visitors." Hiei was back to his normal self.

Mukuro smiled, she closed the door behind her, leaving Hiei at peace.

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After an hour Hiei was finished eating his dinner, he ate so much regaining all the lost pounds he needed. After a while, after his dinner Hiei decided he needed to get some rest.

He looked at the ceiling, feeling the comfortable bed he is on. In addition, thoughts entered his mind once again.

'I am sorry, I was selfish, I was only thinking of myself. You almost died because of my selfishness. Unforgivable! I already lost enough, and I do not want to loose you either, please be all right soon, I need you. You are the only source of life I depend on now, without you I think that my life would be back to be as brutal as ever, and I despise killing, I kill for my survival, but now it is not only my survival I need to protect but also yours my child.

Hiei held his hilled abdomen, "mothering" his child.

I don't think I can handle any more pain, I would rather die, than experience it all over again.

Tear started to formulate under Hiei's almond-red shaped eyes.

Darn! Kurama! Why did you have to die! However, that cannot be helped, I couldn't help you now because of my present situation, but if there was, just anyway of me to protect you back then, you could have still lived right now. I am sorry Kurama, I promise that I will still nurture and care for our child; I will never let anything happen to our child. I promise.'

Hiei shut his eyes closed; he looked at the pale moon out of the window. Soon he cried himself to sleep, peacefully but sadly.

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'Come up the ring next fighters!'

'From Team Urameshi, Kurama!'

'From Shadow Channelers, Gama, master of Ritual Adornment!'

Demons shouting 'Kill! Kill! Kill!' 'Begin!

'I use ritual body art known for its potent magic. Wait till you see my specialty, war paint!' Gama starts to paint himself. Making his spirit energy grow higher and higher.

Gama tries to get a hit of Kurama, who was dodging all his moves. Gama grew impatient, and resorted to another weapon of his. He started to paint the lower part of Kurama's pants and the sleeves of his shirt, and was successful.

Kurama stopped. He felt like a he was carrying a 617kg on both of his feet and arms.

Nevertheless, Gama was wrong to think that Kurama can only manipulate his aura through his hands and feet, Kurama turned his long red hair into a rose whip slashing it to Gama's body, killing him.

Gama didn't give up, he still continued to make lucky punches on Kurama, unknowingly the blood of Gama was spilled all over Kurama. Foolishly, Kurama didn't notice that Gama's paint which locked his energy was made from Gama's blood, knowing that Gama's blood spilled all over Kurama, Kurama's spirit energy was locked in him, causing his to have to access to it.

Gama died, but Kurama's spirit energy was now locked in him.

For a long time…

'Kurama!'

Light; brightness; hope?

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BDT: I know you people wouldn't get this chapters ending but I'll clear it out for you, remember the in the series where Kurama's energy was locked in him well that's the one I am narrating, my resource was the manga Volume 7 pages 64-85. Well read it so it is better understood. Well the last sentence, hahaha, and well that is a mystery for you people to solve. Oh well, so here I made chapter 11, finally.

Jessica thanks for always sending me reviews and telling me to write chapter 11, hahaha I am really flatted. Thanks again, this chappie is partiality made for you.

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