The Childhood Friend of Kurama Part 10: Baby Keikoku and Moving Day

Ever since we found baby Keikoku in Demon World a few days ago, I've been living with Kuwabara and Yukina. In that small amount of time, Keikoku seemed to become very attached to me. Whenever I left the room for any reason, she would start making a huge fuss until her cries forced me to come back to her. Yukina smiled as I was finally able to put Keikoku to sleep.

"She sleeping?"

"Finally. Can't leave the room for one minute without her crying."

"It's only been a few days, but she seems to really think of you as her mother."

I sighed and sat on my bed as I watched Keikoku sleep in her new bassinet.

"I just can't believe I have a child to take care of now. Granted she's not mine, but I'm still responsible for her."

"Had it not been for you and Yusuke finding her, she wouldn't be here right now. You saved her, Ayame."

"Yeah, I guess I did. Have you heard from Kuwabara yet?"

"A few minutes ago. He and the others took care of the group of wolf demons that attacked the village of fox demons. They put up a fight, but stood no chance."

"Having your brother on the team certainly helps, too, Yukina. His speed and agility definitely comes in handy."

My communication mirror went off and I picked it up, smiling as I saw Kurama's face.

"How is she doing?"

"She's finally asleep, thank goodness. I fed her, burped and changed her ,and was about to leave when she started crying. Apparently, she doesn't like me leaving her for any reason."

He laughed and shook his head.

"Yes, she does seem to have attached herself to you. So, how would you like help in moving your belongings to Koenma's?

"That'd be wonderful, thank you."

"Excellent. We should be back in a few minutes, and I'll help you as soon as I get there."

"Great."

Kurama's POV:

After hanging up with Ayame, I looked up at Kuwabara's house. After getting back here to Human World, we went our separate ways since the mission was over. Kuwabara smiled as he stood next to me.

"Home sweet home."

"It is a nice house. Are you sure it's not a problem having Ayame and the baby living with you and Yukina?"

"Nah, it's cool. Yukina doesn't seem to mind. She's always talked about how nice it would be to have kids. Keikoku's been a good houseguest."

"That is good to hear. I just hope Ayame can adjust to her new role as Keikoku's mother. Parenthood is never entirely easy."

As we walked in, I saw a bunch of boxes stacked up near the door that led to the backyard. A portal was scheduled to appear there, so having the boxes in that spot would definitely help. Yukina walked in with a smile on her face, Ayame and Keikoku close behind her. I approached Ayame, who smiled up at me.

"Thanks again for offering to help. I really appreciate it."

"It's no trouble, Ayame. With your new role, I want to help you adjust in any way possible, and that includes helping you move."

Keikoku looked up at me, then shyly rested her head on Ayame's shoulder. I smiled and lightly touched the top of her head, which didn't seem to bother her.

"No need to be shy around me, Keikoku. I'm a friend of your mother's."

As if she could understand my words, she looked back at me and let out a small smile. She appeared to be a year old, but was actually closer to 100 since she was a demon baby. When she reaches what humans called a teenager, she'd look fully grown and would be at least 200 years old. After a while, Keikoku held out her arms to me and I took her from Ayame. Ayame smiled and looked as the portal appeared.

"Looks like Koenma's ready for us. Let's get to work."

While alternating between holding Keikoku, we managed to get Ayame's belongings moved into a room in Koenma's in no time at all. During the commotion, Keikoku went back to sleep and that gave us a break from taking care of her.

"Finally finished. You know, Keikoku seems to be liking you more now, Kurama. Maybe you should live here, too."

"Then I'd have to leave my family."

"Speaking of them, don't you think it's time you told them the truth? Koenma said no one aside from myself and your family needs to know. Your mother deserves to know."

I sighed and looked at her closely, knowing she was right. My family did deserve to know what was going on, but what always stopped me from telling them was the possibility of being rejected by them. I felt something on my hand and looked to see Ayame holding it. With her beside me, I knew everything would be okay. I now knew what I had to do, but I also knew it wouldn't be an easy decision.

That's a wrap for part 10. Part 11 will be in Kurama's POV as he spends some time with Keikoku and comes to the realization he likes Ayame as more than a friend. Also in part 11, Kurama finally tells the truth about himself to his family. Stay tuned to see what happens