Disclaimer: I make no claim to either InuYasha or YuYu Hakusho and make no profit from this fanfiction. The great anime's are owned by the wonderful Rumiko Takahashi and Yoshihiro Togashi.

Pairings: Kagome/Hiei

Rating: T

Prompt: "Tell me a story"

Word Count: 1540

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A soft whimper had deep red eyes flickering open. A masculine silhouette sat up and moved out of the large bedroom, heading across the hallway to a smaller room. Slipping inside, his claret eyes located the sad ruby ones and instantly melted. "What is wrong, Kiyoshi?" He whispered and seated himself on the twin-sized bed.

The child sniffled and held up her arms towards Hiei. "I'm not sleepy." She said and rubbed her eyes tiredly. "Can you tell me a story, daddy?"

The imiko nodded his head and scooted around until he was stretched out beside her. "Which story do you want to hear?" He asked her.

"A love story." Was her instant answer, and Hiei had to keep himself from chuckling. So much like her mother. He thought before shoving the cursed sentence back in it's closet.

Hiei closed his eyes and was silent for a moment. "Well, once upon a time there was a great and powerful demon-"

"I said a love story, daddy, not a bloody one." Her scowl reminded him so much of himself he couldn't keep the whisper-soft chuckle from passing his lips. "The last story you told me, uncle said I shouldn't hear cause of all the bad stuff in it. But I'm a strong girl!" She raised her fist in front of her and a thick reddish orange flame danced around her slowly opening hand.

Hiei felt his heart swell in pride as he watched his daughter control the fire like an ancient fire demon. She would be so proud… The thought escaped his closet but was quickly beat back into it by a large mental mallet.

"Can I continue my story, or should I just fall asleep right now?" And just to prove his point, Hiei let his body slide down on top of his daughters and put nearly all of his weight on her thin shoulder.

"ACK! Daddy!" She cried out, and with surprising strength for someone so small, pushed him nearly off the bed. "Just tell me the dumb story already!"

The hybrid gave a mock pout at that. "My story is dumb, Kiyoshi?" He asked her and sniffed angrily. "Well, if you feel that way, I see no reason to hang out in here anymore. I shall retire to my room and sleep." He moved to get up but paused when the hiyoukai clung to his arm.

"Don't go, daddy." She growled and glared up at him, her red orbs glowing faintly.

Giving a dramatic sigh, Hiei settled himself down on the bed, looped his arm around his daughter and pulled her close to his side. She cuddled up to him and stared expectantly at him. "Once upon a time, there was a great and powerful demon who killed because he could. He killed and slaughtered whenever he felt like it, until one day this big mean baby who wanted to control the demon caught him. And the demon had to listen to the baby because the baby could send him straight to hell."

Kiyoshi fisted her hand near her mouth. "Oh no!" She sucked in a deep breath, completely caught by the story.

"So, along with three others, the powerful demon roamed the lands, taking care of any demons that went onto his assigned lands." Hiei paused momentarily as an odd chill brushed his shoulder. Marking it off as the wind, since Kiyoshi's window was open, the hybrid continued. "Then one day, the great demon stumbled upon a beautiful girl who was sitting in his forest. Now, he had never seen such a pretty human before so he was curious." The hiyoukai gave her father's arm a quick shake.

"Did the demon ask her to bare his children?" She asked him seriously and Hiei had to force his angered growl down.

Fucking fox, I'm going to kill him the next time I see him. He thought before shaking his head. "No, and don't you ever let anyone ask you that. If they do-"

"Unca Shippou said I need to bitch-slap any guy that asks me that… Daddy, what's a bitch-slap?"

Hiei couldn't stop the deep rumbling growl that erupted from this throat and chest. "Something you should never say again. I'm going to have to talk to Uncle Shippou about his language around you." He clarified for the young child.

"Oh… Well, what did the demon to when he saw the girl?" She asked, getting them both back on track.

"He did nothing but watch her for a few hours. She left, and he didn't follow her."

Kiyoshi gave him a deadpan look. "This isn't turning out to be a good love story, daddy."

Hiei arched a fine brow at her. "Just wait, it gets better as the story progresses." He barely caught her 'it better' and smirked to himself. "He saw, the next day, that the girl was back so he watched her. She was very strange, just sitting there and looking up at the trees, like she was remembering things long forgotten by time. The girl came back to that forest for many days, and the demon grew bold one day and showed himself to her, since he knew she was no normal human. The girl didn't act surprised that he appeared before her, and that confused him. 'Weren't human's afraid of demons' he thought to himself when she just waved him over and patted the grass next to her."

"That's not true! Uncle Souta and Ami-chan are human and they aren't afraid of me." Kiyoshi interrupted Hiei again, her burgundy orbs glittering like dark gems.

"Yes, well, normal humans." He elaborated.

The fire demon wrinkled her nose up. "But didn't you say that the demon knew she wasn't a normal human?"

Hiei pushed her bangs in front of her face and gave her a slight noogie. "No more interruptions, Kiyoshi." He instructed her. She nodded enthusiastically and settled next to him.

"Well, he was very surprised when she actually pulled out two bento boxes instead of one and handed him the other. He didn't eat it, but it was still a kind gesture." He shifted when he felt that odd breeze touch his arm. "More days past and the demon sat beside the strange girl. What he didn't know was he was slowly falling for her until one day, when she didn't show up, he panicked."

"Aw!" Kiyoshi giggled and hugged Hiei harder. "He was scared something happened to her, right?"

The hybrid scowled at that. "I wouldn't say scared…" He trailed off when the tiny girl giggled again. "Fine, the great demon was slightly scared that something happened to the human girl." He stopped and looked down at her. "Happy now?" He arched a brow at her playfully and his daughter grinned up at him happily. "He didn't look for her, but was relieved when she showed up the next day, saying she was sorry for missing their date and pulled out two more bento's. The demon didn't eat any of it as usual but sat with her and watched the clouds roll by."

The little demon sighed happily. "Do you think I'll ever find true love?" She asked him out of the blue and blinked her red eyes up at him hopefully.

"Only if it is with a male I deem worthy of you." He stated simply and closed his eyes. He could already see her very familiar pout and ignored the pang in his heart. "The de—"

"Let's call him Kage." Kiyoshi suddenly stated, making the imiko blink slowly. "Let's call the demon Kage, okay daddy?"

He could never turn down those hopeful eyes. "Alright. Kage stayed with the girl and watched over her for months before he realized he had fallen in too deep. He was emotionally attached to the little human enigma, and—" Again, his daughter cut him off.

"Can we call the girl Yuki?" She questioned, and Hiei had to suppress his sigh.

"—and that scared him. He had never had that kind of reaction to someone, especially not to a human. He tried to run away from her, but Yuki was like an addiction he couldn't get enough of." He paused again when the wind blew the white curtains near his arm. "Yuki asked him one day if he wanted to go out with her, and he said yes."

"Can we skip to the part where they kiss and have lots of babies?" Kiyoshi slurred.

Hiei gave a slight smile and rested his head against the headboard. "Yuki and Kage were mated, and had one beautiful little girl that they cherished. The end." He finished, and looked down at the sleepy demon. "Now I must return to my quarters, Kiyoshi. Have pleasant dreams." He slipped from under her laxening hold and moved to his room, never noticing the forlorn eyes that watched him from across the room.

"But it wasn't a happy ending. Yuki died a year after their daughter's birth because her body couldn't handle giving birth to a full fire demon…" The voice finished the story before it turned and walked towards the bed. "Good night, my daughter." The transparent woman said before she slowly moved to the window and faded from view.

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HBWD's Corner: If you don't understand the ending, then this is just to summerize the whole thing. Kagome died giving birth to Kiyoshi. Don't ask me why I wrote a sad fic… I guess cause I failed my drivers test today (shrug) Oh well, at least I got it out of the way for another two weeks XD