"Start explaining." he said as he dabbed the antiseptic with a strange new found sense of caution. This girl was weird, she had far too much of a broad mood spectrum. One minute shes scared, the next minute shes nosy, and then shes pissed. This was why Hiei hated women, so complex. As he had previously stated, just get to the point already.

"Well,..its kind of a long story. I'm sure your getting tired" she stated as a form of stalling, she winced when the antiseptic made contact with her skin. "I'll break your wrist right here, right now" he said giving her wrist a minor twist to prove his point. "Alright! Alright! Stop" Naomi rested her head back on the surprisingly clean couch. "Well it all started last year,...." she trailed off closing her eyes repainting the scene in her own mind. "I started dating this man, everyone said he was no good, but there was enough going around about me that wasn't true for me to not pass judgment on this poor man. At first he seemed reasonably polite,...funny, the man of my dreams..." she paused frowning slightly.

"And then?", Hiei asked mesmerized he had this must interest in a complete strangers story.

"And then,..out of the blue he asked me to marry him. And well,..I accepted. Almost immediately after-wards he started demanding,...demanding uhm.." she stuttered, as the rosy complexion returned to her cheeks.

"Sex?" Hiei retorted as he started threading his needle, preparing to make the first stitches.

"Yes. And I figured we were engaged, who would know? You know? I mean I'm sure you've done it before right?" Naomi asked, trying to pull him into her story, he never seemed to be paying you full attention,even when he truly was, this ought to get him.

Hiei coughed, almost seeming to gag on his own saliva. "I uhm,..." he paused drawing a blank. Why the hell did he care what she thought of his sex life? He inserted the needle and began to sew the pieces of torn flesh back together "Yes." he stated simply. It truly was none of her business, he decided.

"Well,...I told him I was really nervous and he promised to be gentle, but..it was if something overtook him. I think he forgot I was even a person under him. He was so rough, selfish, painstakingly awful,.. I grew scared and left the second I could get out of sight. Later, he contacted me, and the only thing he said was that he was hoping to repeat last night again. I was so,...offended, I gave him the ring back" she said as her arm twitched in sheer detest of the process it was being put through. "It was only later,..I realized I was,..." she trailed off biting her lower lip.

Hiei bit the string and tied it off at the top "You stall too much, just say what you want to say. You don't need to whine and bitch about it." he sneered as he unwrapped the gauze.

The girl looked down tears traveling down her sorrowful face "I'm pregnant,...its his...and..I think he has someone after me for it."

"Does he not have a right to his own spawn?" Hiei said as he secured the freshly laced stitches

"Well,...I,...I think its him who is after me, who did this to me. I was scared and I shut my eyes, stupid move, I know. But he smelled familiar, I'm 95% sure it was him. I know he will cause harm to me if I don't seek further protection." she insisted.

"Are you keeping it?" he questioned looking up to her releasing her newly bandaged arm.

"Well,..yeah why?" Naomi remarked, a little on the defensive side.

"Well you said I know he will cause harm to me, not my child. You don't seem as if you give two shits about your child yet. I will not help some selfish being, who won't cope with the consequences of their own actions. It was a simple insurance question" Hiei said crossing his arms.

"I'M KEEPING IT, I AM! AND FUCK YOU!" she shouted at him, soon after covering her mouth delicately, she never swore. It was almost scarey how little control she had over herself anymore."

"Is it too tight?" he asked as he rose from his seat putting away his kit.

"What?" she asked confused.

"The bandage, is it too tight?" he repeated.

"No,..no its fine. Thank you" she stated as she put the sleeve down to her kimono.

"One more thing. What makes you so special? Why should I help you? I'm sure there are plenty of pregnant demons in your position?" Hiei stated, totally ignoring her courtesy. "Because,...my fiance.."

"Ex" Hiei interrupted as he trudged into the kitchen returning with water for himself.

"Ex." she corrected. "His mother was a parasite demon, feeding off the life forms of other demons. She didn't care what it took to get food, so long as she kept on living. And I fear,..based on my symptoms my child is the same. I can feel myself slowly becoming sicker. And I'm afraid I will die before I have the chance to see to it that my child is safe" Naomi said laying back more on the couch. Her eyes made a longing contact with the water he held, the bottle sweat from how cold it was compared to his hands.

"You have two feet and a heart beat." Hiei said crossing his legs.

"I cant protect myself! Have you seen me?" she panicking as she threw out her hands.

"I meant the water, I see you looking at it like a starved old man. I'm not going to serve you just because you carry a bastard child." he scoffed.

For once Naomi smirked, "Oh,..thanks" as she rose. In a way she almost liked the "you and I are equal" sch meal, he could be a little nicer about it though."One last night" he said looking to her. "Yes?". "You said you could feel yourself getting sicker by the minute, my bathroom is to your left. If you get "sicker by the minute" on my floor or furniture, you'll buy me a new one" he said as he propped his feet up.

A sweat drop traveled down her face as she sighed "I'll keep that in mind"

Authors note: Credit for pregnancy idea goes to my friend Dan, although he'd much rather sex. Haha. Review please