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 24- A Snowy Bedtime Story

It had been three years since the birth of Yuki, and the lost of Hiei. Kurama managed to get a house for his small family, Kurama still continues to work, but he finished his studies which it make his life easier. Kurama's new home was two stories, and much bigger than the apartment he used to live in. Yuki is three years old. Kurama and Yuki are often visited by Shiori, Yukina, Mukuro, and the rest. Whenever Kurama wasn't around to take care of Yuki anyone from his friends or Yukina or Shiori would volunteer. Kurama has raised his child like how he promised Hiei he would.

Yuki grew more and more to be like what she was raised to be. Kurama didn't want her to get into fighting demons, Yuki doesn't have a clear memory about the death of her father, but she lives safely with Kurama, her Otosan. She was smart for her age; she grew to be lovable like Kurama, and spoiled like Hiei.

It was night, middle of December, there was a snow storm outside the Minamino (I mean Kurama's new house) residence. Kurama had his own room, and so did Yuki. Yuki was trained to sleep by herself, she was not afraid, but even a child could be afraid. Kurama just gave Yuki a bath; she was dressed at her pajama, and about to sleep. Kurama tucked her into bed, like he always did.

"Otosan," Yuki called out while Kurama was tucking her to bed.

"Yes, Yuki?" Kurama answered.

"Tell me a bed time story." She asked.

"A bed time story? Hm…what would you want, I think that your Obasan (Obasan is grandmother, and Kurama is referring to Shiori) told you all the fairy tales I now." Kurama said.

"Tell me any other story then." She asked.

Kurama sat beside his daughter's bed, he sighed. "Okay, I'll tell you my own, no our own story." Kurama said.

"Your story? What's it about?" Yuki asked.

"Have I ever told you about your father, Yuki? He was the one who gave you your name." Kurama began.

"Father? I don't get you otosan." Yuki was confused.

Kurama began his story, he was telling Yuki in a gentle tone. "The person who gave his life for you when you were born. He is your father Yuki, his name is Hiei."

"Hiei? Funny name." Yuki began to giggle.

"Well believe it or not, he was the one who named you Yuki." Kurama said.

"So what about Hiei, otosan?" Yuki asked.

"Okay, let me start with my story. Your father, Hiei, he came from a land of snow. It was a land which was floating on air."

"Floating on air? How is that possible, huh otosan?" Yuki asked out of curiosity.

"Uh, well, I don't know, it was made that way." Kurama said truthfully.

"That would really be cool! Hiei came from a cool place Otosan!" Yuki smiled.

Kurama smiled at his daughter "To tell you the truth, in his land no one liked him, when he was born; when he was a baby no one wanted him. The people dropped him." Kurama's tone grew deeper.

"Drop?! Like when I drop my toys on the floor?" Yuki asked.

"Yes, like that, but unlike when you drop your toys, Hiei was dropped from a very high place and it could kill him. He was still a baby after all; he was younger than you that time." Kurama said.

Yuki was absorbed by Kurama's words, she could clearly imagine it. "Did he die?" Yuki was eager to know what happened next.

"Actually, he didn't, he survived. A group of demon robbers took him in. But when he grew up, the demons began to fear him. So Hiei left the robbers. And he was alone again." Kurama continued.

"Poor Hiei, and then what happened otosan?" Yuki asked eagerly.

"Yuki, show me your necklace." Kurama said.

Yuki took out the necklace which was hidden under her shirt. It was the last tear gem Hiei had shed years ago when Yuki was born. Kurama gave Yuki her tear gem when she was an infant, she never really asked Kurama about the gem, but she found it very nice and rare.

"You see, Hiei had one like that, only his was given to him by his mother. It got lost." Kurama said.

"He has something like this? I thought it was rare." Yuki began to look clearly to her tear gem, playing with it.

"Yes, he did, so now he had to find it. He realized that his eyes were not enough to look for it, so he implanted a stronger eye."

"Implanted?" Yuki didn't understand what the word meant.

"How should I explain it uh, when put in another part of your body to your body. Something like that." Kurama explained the best way he could.

"Ah…okay, I get it!" Yuki said cheerfully. "Okay, go on otosan." Yuki said lively.

Before Kurama could continue his story, the snow storm grew stronger. It caused a black out in the Minamino residence. Not only was it cold. It was dark. Yuki screamed, and went to Kurama at once. Kurama embraced his daughter making feel safe. Even a child such as Yuki could get scared of the dark. She cried, she was afraid.

"Yuki?" Kurama called.

Yuki still cried. "Otosan, can I stay with you tonight?" Yuki didn't want to admit that she was afraid; she was so much like Hiei.

"Okay, Yuki, you can sleep at my room tonight, come, lets go there. Stop crying now, you're a big girl remember? And big girls don't cry." Kurama stood up, carrying Yuki. He got the pillows of Yuki and departed from her room and went to his room. Yuki continued to sob.

"Yuki, stay here, don't go anywhere okay? I'm just going to get some candles down stair in the kitchen alright?" Kurama laid Yuki on his queen sized bed.

"Otosan," Yuki called before Kurama left the room "hurry up."

"I'll be back in five minutes I promise." Kurama said.

Yuki nodded. She covered her face with her pillows, the ones Kurama brought. She didn't want to see the dark, so she closed her eyes. Kurama left, he got the candles like he said, and he kept his promise and returned in five minutes. Kurama lit the candles; he placed one on the drawer beside his bed, and one inside the bathroom.

"Otosan?" Yuki came out of the pillows and saw Kurama back.

"Yes, Yuki?" Kurama went up his bed, positioning all the pillows, ones he got everything fixed on the bed, he cuddled Yuki beside him and placed a blanket over the both of them, the blanket was warm and thick. It made them both warm.

"Otosan, I was wondering, about the story you told me what happened after Hiei got another eye? Did he find what he was looking for?" Yuki asked.

"Actually he didn't, but he found the floating island where he was born to. He went there; he found out that his mother died just after the people of that place dropped him."

"That's sad, how come sad things always happen to Hiei Otosan?" Yuki felt pity.

"Yeah, I know, it is sad. But he didn't only get bed news, but he also found out that he had a sister." Kurama said happily.

"Really? He has a sister? He has family!" Yuki smiled.

"Yes, but his sister went to look for him, and left the island. So Hiei had to look for his sister. He searched everywhere, and came to this world." Kurama explained.

"And then what happened Otosan?" Yuki asked.

"He met a young boy, and fought with him." Kurama said he was actually referring to himself as the young boy.

"Why'd they fight?" Yuki asked.

"Well, both of them thought that they were an enemy so they fought. But it all turns out to be a misunderstanding so they became friends. After one year they met again." Kurama smiled at his daughter.

Yuki was listening attentively.

"They went on missions together, and with a spirit detective. On one of their missions, Hiei found his sister. She was held captive by a very bad man. And the spirit detective and his friend rescued her. So everything ended well, but Hiei's sister didn't know who he was, Hiei didn't want her to know, so it was kept secret." Kurama said.

"Why? Why doesn't he want to tell his sister that he was the brother she was looking for?" Yuki asked out of curiosity.

"Because, Hiei didn't want her to know. To tell you the truth, I didn't understand why he didn't want to tell him either." Kurama thought.

"Weird…" Yuki said "So what happened after huh otosan?"

"Well, time passed by, the young boy fell in love with Hiei. After a while Hiei was also surprisingly in love with him. They shared one love. Hiei knew how to love, and love was finally given to him, the love he didn't get when he was little." Kurama smiled.

"That's so sweet! Otosan, are you that young man?!" Yuki asked cheerfully.

Kurama smiled at his daughter and nodded.

"And then what happened to you and Hiei?" Yuki asked eagerly.

"So from that time on both Hiei and I started to live together. After three years, Hiei was found to be pregnant, and guess who was he pregnant with?" Kurama made Yuki guess.

"Hmm…I don't know, I don't have older sisters or brothers right? Hmm…" Yuki thought.

"He was pregnant with you, Yuki." Kurama tapped the nose Yuki.

"He was pregnant with me?! Cool!" Yuki grinned.

"Yeah, you're his daughter, and mine. Both Hiei and I went through many things when you weren't born yet, many people wanted to take you away from us, but both Hiei and I always won, because we love you so much we couldn't give you away. Actually, Hiei grew attached to you when you were still in his womb, he loved you so much Yuki, so much…" Kurama paused.

"How come may people wanted to take me away from you?" Yuki asked.

"Because, you're so special Yuki." Kurama began to tickle her, Yuki laughed.

"Stop it otosan!" She laughed.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop. And then, it was time that Hiei would give birth to you, he was afraid, that he might not be able to deliver you safely."

"And then what happened otosan?"

Kurama's tone grew dark. "He was able to give birth to you, you were placed between the both of us, we saw you, and you were so beautiful. When you were born, the first snow fell from the sky, and that was when Hiei named you Yuki." Kurama said.

"Ohh…Otosan? Where's daddy now?" Yuki asked.

Kurama didn't understand her.

"Where's Hiei now?" She repeated.

"Oh, Yuki, you see, Hiei gave his life when you were born. He wasn't able to make it. He thought that it was better to give his life for you, because he loves you so much." Kurama explained.

"So you mean, Hiei is…I mean daddy is…" Yuki understood it now.

"Yes, Yuki. That is why I promised him that I will take care of you, now that he is gone. He still continues to love you. Yuki you're here right now, because Hiei gave his life for you." Kurama said.

"Otosan, I don't know how daddy looks like, do you have a picture of him?" Yuki asked.

"Yes, actually I have a picture of you when you were born, remember when I told you about the part when you were born and you were placed in between the both of us? Koenma took a picture of us, all the way from the spirit world. Here." Kurama got a picture from the drawer, and handed it to Yuki.

Yuki got the picture, she saw herself, as a baby, Hiei holding her hand, she was crying. Kurama was beside her, he was also holding the hand of Hiei. Hiei looked really happy seeing his daughter. Yuki could clearly see that he was in so much pain.

"This is him?" Yuki asked.

"Yes, Yuki. He looks a lot like you don't you think, you act a lot like him." Kurama said while brushing his daughter's long raven hair. "So the person who gave you your necklace was Hiei, his tears turn into gems, they are called Tear gems, and the one you're wearing is the last tear he shed before he left us." Kurama explained.

Yuki took a better look at her tear gem. She closed her eyes; on her palm the tear gem she had "Thank you daddy, I love you very much too."

Kurama smiled. "So that's the end of my story Yuki, it is actually the love story of our family."

"Of course I loved it! It's better than the fairy tales obasan told me all the time." Yuki said.

"I am glad you think so Yuki." Kurama said. Cuddling his daughter.

Yuki made a big yawn.

"You're sleepy Yuki, you better sleep now. I don't think there will be electricity until the morning. But it's going to be cold the whole night. Better put on another blanket." Kurama stood from his place and blew off the candles.

"No, its okay otosan, I'll be warm tonight without another blanket. Cause you'll be beside me and you'll keep me warm the whole night." She yawned again.

"Good night Yuki." Kurama kissed her on the forehead embracing her.

"Good…night, Otosan." She made her final yawn and fell to sleep beside her warm otosan.

Kurama fell asleep beside his daughter. Yuki only knew about having one father, no one told her anything about Hiei, no one wanted to remind Kurama about the death of Hiei.

Mukuro is known to Yuki as her as someone older than her father, Yuki had great respect for her, despite of her being a ruler of the demon world, Yuki didn't know about her past with Hiei. Yukina was known to Yuki as her aunt, Yukina was close to Yuki, they always played whenever they got the chance to. Yusuke and Kuwabara were Yuki's naughty uncles. Koenma was someone Yuki respected, for he was the prince of the underworld. Botan and Keiko's relationship with her was like Yukina's but there was a little distance. Genkai was someone she respected, because of her Great Spirit power.

Time goes on. Yuki continues to grow loving her Otosan. She learned about Hiei and how Hiei suffered for her. How Hiei loved her. Yuki didn't know Hiei from person but she learned about him and the great things he did for Yuki and her otosan Kurama.

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"Hiei?" A gentle voice called.

"Yes, mother?" Hiei answered. He was in the spirit world, where his souls rest. He was with his mother Hina.

"You have a wonderful daughter." She said to her son.

"Hn, Kurama is there to raise her up that way. It was a promise." Hiei said.

"She is very lucky, you know."

"……"

"You must really love her Hiei."

"Of course I do, she is me, another me. I continue loving her even if I am not alive. My love for my family will always be alive, even if I am gone. I still love them; I gave my life to them." Hiei said, looking down at his sleeping family.

Hina looked at her son with a gentle expression. Hiei who was unwanted now he is loved, he had a family. Everything ends well, it was a happy ending. Hiei and Hina's soul rested in peace both satisfied.

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BDT: This is the last chapter of my story; I hope that you like it. I'll make a one shot most hopefully about the Kurama, Hiei and Yuki's life if Hiei wasn't dead. It was too tragic, in a comedy way, because everything ends well. Finally, I am finished with this story; I started summer, and just ended it now. Besides, it's better to end it when the year is ending.

READ AND REVIEW PLEASE! And I end it here, sayonara! I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I did writing it. :)