Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yoshihiro Togashi does, but I did wish I owned it (sob). If I did Hiei and Kurama should have been together…

9 Months of Maternity

Chapter 14- One Body, Life, and Soul

Mukuro, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Koenma, and Toya set off in going to the human world to look for Kurama's lost body. After their battle with Itsuki they figured there was no blood shed needed in their fight, only the knowledge of quick thinking. Itsuki is enigmatic, no one really understood what he really wanted, no one understood his true intentions, and luckily Koenma did. They were lucky for the prince of the spirit world was with them.

Now, they set off to look for Kurama. The five of them ended up first where the scene of the crime began, the apartment where Hiei and Kurama began to live in.

It was a bright sunny day; the plants around the home were as fresh and alive like Kurama would mean to keep them. There were so many roses, the roses made the home look more "at home".

Yusuke decided that he were to be the one who would knock at the door of the apartment.

Knock. Knock.

There was no one who answered.

"Maybe you should try again." Kuwabara suggested.

"Or maybe no one's at home." Toya said.

"Mmm…better give it another shoot." Yusuke said, as he was about to knock at the door someone surprisingly opened it. It was Shiori Minamino.

They were all surprised to see the mother of Kurama to be the one standing at the door step of her son's home.

"Uhh…Are you so happened to be the mother of Ku-I mean Shuichi?" Yusuke asked.

The woman smiled. "Yes, I am. And you're Shuichi's friends are you?" She asked politely.

"Uhh…yes. Umm…may I ask is Shuichi home by any chance?" Yusuke asked.

Shiori turned pale. "Excuse me but I know you haven't seen me before, but I am Hiei's "guardian", we really must see your son at once, we need him in something very urgent." Mukuro said to Shiori.

"You're Hiei's guardian; tell me what happened to Hiei? Is he all right? What about his…child?" Shiori suddenly turned to the smiling mother that she was a while ago to a sad old woman.

"You know about his child?!" Yusuke exclaimed.

She nodded.

"Where's Kurama?!" He demanded.

"I am afraid Shuichi is his room at the moment, but he is sick you see. This has been going on for months now; the doctors say that they don't know the cause of his illness. Shuichi doesn't even go to school anymore; he is always in bed, either crying to sleeping." Shori explained.

"Huh?! What?! Why?! How!?" Yusuke and Kuwabara said together.

Shiori then first invited both of them inside the apartment, the settled in the living room for her to explain what had happened to Kurama for the past months where in he was not with Hiei.

"Uhh…Shiori? Am I correct? Exactly what happened to Kurama? What is this illness you are talking about?" Mukuro asked Shiori.

"It started three months or fewer months ago,"

(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)

Flash back.

Ring, Ring.

The phone rang, "Hello?" Shiori was in the kitchen preparing her dinner when suddenly someone called.

"Yes, this is Shiori Minamino, who is this please?" She asked politely.

"Yes, you come from the University of Shuichi, I see. What? Why? How come Shucihi doesn't attend classes anymore? How long has this been going on?...A month?! No, he is not here. No, I haven't spoken to him either. Have you tried calling him in his apartment? Yes. I see. So he isn't there is he? Okay, thank you very much I will try to see what has been up with him. I too am in the same situation, he hasn't been contacting me. In fact, I also got a phone call from the job he was in saying he hasn't gone to work for a month as well. Okay, okay, I will inform the university as soon as I can. Okay, okay, thank you for the information. Good bye." Shiori put the phone down, curious what could have happened to her son.

After a while Shiori tried calling her son, it rang and it rang, but no answered. Now she was frightened. She had to know what her son has been up to.

After receiving the phone call, the next day she went to her son's apartment. She thought that maybe Kurama hadn't much time to contact her it's because of Hiei; Hiei was in a very fragile state, knowing that he was carrying a child. She figured that Kurama didn't have time, so she didn't mind, but after hearing what the university said, Kurama wasn't the type to miss out in his studies or his work. She had to know what happened to her son.

When she got to the apartment, she knocked at the door a few times actually, but no one answered the door. She also noticed that the roses in around her son's home were all wilted dead, and no life. It wasn't him at all.

She got the spare key Kurama gave to her in the past, but never dared to use it, she thought that it would invading someone's privacy if she were to use it. But had to.

As she entered his apartment, she quickly noticed that the surroundings were all dark. No was to be found.

"Shuichi?!"

"Hiei?!" She yelled for the whole house to hear. But no one responded.

She tried searching for either one of them, as he was about to enter their bedroom, it was locked. Again, she used the spare key Kurama had given to her to open the door.

When the door opened she saw her son, Kurama, lying on the bed, wounded, and crying helplessly. It was the first time she ever saw her son cry like that, even if he was a child he never cried like that. The pillows were all soaked.

"Shuichi?" Shiori sad by the side of Kurama. Brushing his long red hair from behind.

"Mother?" Kurama turned to see his mother. As he saw her, he quickly embraced her and cried even more. Shiori had no idea why he was crying but she embraced him back. Kurama just began to cry even more.

"Shuichi, you're a mess. What happened to you? The university called me yesterday; they said you haven't been attending classes for such a long time now. Tell me sweetie, what happened to you?" Shiori was worried.

"Mother," he paused trying to catch his breath and stop crying "its Hiei."

"Hiei? What happened to him? What about his child? Is he alright? Where is he?" Shiori continued to ask.

"Mother, Hiei has been taken away! His clan will take our child away from him and kill him afterwards. Mother, I tried to rescue him but I lost; now I have no means to fighting, for my spirit energy has been taken away from me, I tried to…but I just...couldn't." Kurama began to cry again. He embraced his mother again and even tighter.

"Hush, hush…Shuichi…"

"Mother, they are going to take my child away! They are going to kill Hiei, and I am just here safe, not even bothering to save either one of them! I can't even save my own family, mother!"

"Shuichi, its okay, its okay…" Shiori knew these world were not helping at all, she was also drawn into pure sadness. Tears began to fall from her eyes.

"I can't do anything, I am not worthy for either both of them." Kurama's moaning began to stop; Shiori felt that her son was terribly hot. Kurama lost all consciousness.

"Shuichi?! Shuichi?! Oh no, you're so hot, Shuichi just please lay down I will call the doctor." Shiori ordered.

She left her son in his room. While she called for a doctor.

Meanwhile Kurama, was in a deep sleep, he was sweating. Shiori called for a doctor to come over. After a while, the doctor arrived he checked the pulse rate of Kurama, he checked the blood pressure, his heat beat, and his temperature.

After examining him he went out of Kurama's room. To talk to Shiori. "Mrs. Minamino, I would say that your son is perfectly normal. He just has the case of flu at the moment, he needs rest, healthy food, and drink plenty of water but besides that he is normal. But I sense that his flu is due to a lost of something or someone. But if that is not the case that would be all." The doctor explained.

"Umm…are you sure that is all? My son has been in deep trouble recently and maybe there is something more you would want to tell me?" She said.

The doctor sighed. "Yes, actually there is. He is too weak to stand up. Or even talk, he really needs rest. Mrs. Minamino, if there anything goes worst, please doesn't be hesitant to call me." The doctor explained.

"Okay, thank you doctor. Thank you for coming." Shiori escorted the doctor up to the front door.

"Mrs. Minamino, please, take care of your son, his condition could get worst." Those were the final words of the doctor.

"Yes, thank you again." Shiori bowed down and closed the door before her.

She went back to her son's room feeling very depressed; Kurama was in the worst situation he could ever be in. Shiori never thought that something like this could ever happen to him.

"Shuichi…" Shiori embraced her sleeping son, weeping for him, for Hiei and for their child.

After a few days, Kurama would wake up, but all could he ever say was Hiei's name, all he ever does was to look for Hiei. Each time Kurama wakes up from his long slumber he always looks for Hiei.

(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)

"…so that's how it went, up to this point on, I have been taking care of him up to this point on." Shiori explained.

"Really, life must really be tough for him? Uh…where is he now?" Yusuke asked.

"He is in his room, he is recuperating. I think that once he sees you little of his energy would be restored somehow. Tell me, what happened to Hiei?" Shiori said.

"Hiei, Hiei is in the same condition as Kurama is, only worse. Kurama and Hiei's child is about to be in it's forth month in three days or less. And their child is growing weaker and weaker, as it eats up most of the energy of Hiei, it is not enough it needs Kurama's spirit energy to regain its strength. If it doesn't receive the energy of Kurama in three days, it may die. Hiei is safe, but his child…I couldn't say the same for their child." Mukuro said.

"Oh I see, so Hiei needs Kurama, and their child needs them both. Oh my poor grandchild." Shiori said.

"Shiori, may we now see Kurama?" Koenma asked politely.

"Okay, come with me."

They went inside the room of Kurama. Yusuke quickly looked at his old team mate, he look cadaverous; he lay on the bed, asleep. He quickly called out the name of his lover. "Hiei!"

"Kurama…" Yusuke felt pity for him.

"He was always been like that ever since. He has always been asleep, if not asleep he would be moaning, or looking for Hiei." Shiori felt pity for her son. "Shuichi, your friends are here, and they have some news about Hiei. I think you would want to hear about it." Shiori said waking her son up.

"What? Hiei? Where is he?" Kurama said half asleep his eyes were closed but his mind seemed to be awake.

"Kurama, its Yusuke. Kuwabara, Koenma, Mukuro, and Toya are here to. Kurama, we really need your help at the moment." Yusuke said to Kurama.

"Yusuke?" Kurama finally opened his eyes.

"Thank goodness you're alive Kurama." Yusuke said.

"Yusuke, tell me what happened to Hiei? Our child?" Kurama asked Yusuke desperately wanting to know.

"Hiei is safe Kurama, but I couldn't say the same for your child. Kurama your child is dying and it needs your help. It needs to be feeded with your spirit energy." Yusuke summarized the whole story.

"What? Where are they right?" Kurama stood up.

"They are in my kingdom, resting. Kurama if you cooperate with us, your family will be saved. I can see the reason why your condition is like this is because you don't have any of your spirit energy in you. Kurama we spoke to Itsuki and he gave us your spirit energy, now all we need is you. You need to come with us at once and save your family Kurama. Please, for HIEI." Mukuro said, practically begging Kurama.

"Hiei? He is alive?"

"Yes Kurama and he are waiting for you." Mukuro made a sly smile.

"But, my spirit energy…" He protested.

"Right here." Koenma brought out his spirit energy, is was in a jar, just like Itsuki gave to them.

"All you need to do is to absorb it, just like the way I absorbed the spirit wave Genkai gave to me three years ago, it may be painful. Kurama you and Youko are one person, you have one body one soul, and one life. Even your spirit energy is one. And you would have to endure the pain to get every bit of it back." Yusuke said.

"Yusuke, anything, and I mean ANYTHING for my family." Kurama said.

"Okay, Kurama, brace yourself it is painful and you have to endure it, it has been months now and you haven't had your spirit energy in you, your body has gotten used to your body without it, so absorbing it may cause you much pain." Koenma said about to transfer the light energy of Kurama in him.

"FOR MY FAMILY ANYTHING." Kurama said.

Koenma opened the jar where his spirit energy was in, and the spirit energy of Kurama was now being abosorb by him, himself. Kurama knew the pain may be too much, after all the body had to get use to it, it may take days before he can absorb every bit of it, but with his strong will it may be less, there was a possibility he may die, because of the pain. But Kurama is ready to do anything for his family.

Kurama's spirit energy entered in him, now he tries to absorb every bit of it. Pain. Wounds from the inside started to splat. Kurama shouted. Tries to think of his family while enduring the pain.

As the process goes on, they all left Kurama. Shiori whipped as the helplessness of her son, but it was all worth it. After this, finally they can say Kurama and Hiei's child is safe…that is if Kurama makes it on time.

(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)

Meanwhile back at the Mukuro's kingdom where Hiei rests, his body temperature grows higher, he is sweating so much. Botan who was looking over the fire demon didn't know what to do, Hiei's abdomen was still shinning gold.

"Kurama," Hiei said reaching out. As a red-black tear gem drops from his eye.

(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)(X)

BDT: Hi to all my faithful readers, I am sorry I only got to update now. Well I don't really have the time, but I really try to. Just last week the whole weekend we didn't have electricity I was suppose to update last week, but I didn't have the gadget to so I ended up updating the week after which was this weekend, or today. Next week we are having out tests again, so expect nothing up to the week after that. Really sorry…but I do hope that you do like this one. I know its hanging, well I intentionally did make it, and I was kinda lazy to do it. Gomen again…--" Well that's all I have to say. Please give me reviews and please check on my grammar, thanks very much everyone! O.o