Chapter 9

Kurama stood outside a sanitary hospital room watching his wife lay on the bed in a coma that the doctors self-induced. They didn't know what was wrong with Natashi nor could they find a cure so they were at a loss. They wanted to save her baby but also her life and she was getting worse with every hour went on. Kurama wanted his child to live but he wanted his wife to live more and it was his choice, his wife or his child.

With a heavy sigh Kurama went to a nurse and said as he tried not to cry, "Call the…doctor. I want him to go through wi-with the operation."

The nurse nodded and called the doctor. Within minutes the doctor, one of Natashi's family's private doctors, came to Kurama and placing a gentle on his back before she went to prepare for the operation. The red head watched as nurses take his wife to the operation room. When the doors closed Kurama closed his eyes, wrapped his arms around himself, and began to cry for the loss of his child.

Natashi woke up oozy and disoriented in a bed which she soon recognized as the hospital. She felt someone holding her left hand and slowly she moved her head to her husband. His bangs were covering his eyes but she could tell he was crying by the shaking of his shoulders. As the ooziness wore off she began to notice she felt empty and she tightened her hand on Kurama's to get his attention. Looking up she saw her husband's green eyes were puffy and red. "What happened?"

Kurama began to shake and placing his forehead on her hand within his hands said, "I-I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…"

She began to shake fearing what happened to her while she was unconscious.

"I-I had to…have the…doctors…terminate the pregnancy…you would've died…if I didn't…I-"

"I understand," Natashi interrupted him as she cried too. "Y-y'all did the…the right thing…I can't blame y'all for that…"

"The doctor said…we can try again…when you're better."

"Did they find out what was wrong?"

"No, that's why we had to terminate."

"Are they going to find out…what caused it m-my-my…"

"They said that they'll tell us once they found out."

The doctors never found out what caused Natashi or the baby to have what happened them happen. The couple tried several more times and three times Natashi had a miscarriage. During the second pregnancy Yukina and Genkai kept a close eye on the pregnancies but it didn't help she still miscarried. That's when Natashi's family stepped in and tried to help by training her power again. The third pregnancies it helped a little but not enough and by the second and a half month she had to have an emergency c-section the baby didn't survive.

Finally Kurama decided it would be best if Natashi took herbal medicine to prevent her from anymore pregnancies he couldn't take seeing his wife's heartbreaks anymore he also think he could take it anymore. Natashi thought it was good idea too because she couldn't take anymore heartbreaks anymore either. The two went on with their lives with no problems but both still longed for children. Though they thought about adopting but they felt it would be unfair for the children growing up knowing that everyone else around them didn't know that demons were alive and well instead they decided to foster.

All the children they cared for were very happy and none the brighter about their foster father's true identity and their foster mother's condition. That was until a demon attacked their foster home and that's when they saw the true face of their foster father…

Five children, all under the age of ten, hid behind their foster mother's legs as they watched their now silver haired foster father fight off a giant ogre. Kurama growled furiously and bared his teeth at the ogre as it laughed at him for protecting weak ningen (a/n: ningen=humans).

Natashi used her plants to make a shield around them protecting them from deadly daubery. She heard her husband hit the ground yelping in pain and she was torn between helping him or stay to protect her kids. The decision was made for her when a white streak cut down the ogre into small pieces before landing at where the ogre just stood smiling with an Arabian sword on her shoulder.

"Hi y'all!" the silver Yoko chirped. "That was close I almost didn't make it."

Youko, Natashi, and the kids looked at her surprised as she slid her sword between her white sash and black pants before she straightened up her white tube top. Finally Natashi asked, "Who are y'all?"

"Oh! I'm Ayaka! Now where is my brother?" as the Yoko looked around.

"I'm right here," said an almost feminine male voice from where the house was stood. When they looked they saw their home was being put together by a silver and grey haired Youko.

"What the hell is going on here?" Kurama asked freaked out.

Yay! Finished with the chapter! Quick question for you readers: Should I allow the foster kids to remember what happened or should they not remember? Please tell me.