Botan began to awaken underneath a hardened, chiseled chest. "Mmm?" she mumbled out before realizing her hands were entangled under Hiei's frame. Oh that's right, this is how she fell asleep last night. She had given in to Hiei's lusty demands for the first time in weeks and did not feel the energy to even slide off of him. Even now she wanted to go back to sleep. She laid her head back onto Hiei's chest, he was so warm.

Hiei felt the ferry girls blue hair slide across his chest, it tickled but felt wonderful to know she was there. He was going to force her off once he knew she was awake, but now it seemed she was going back to sleep. Hiei was always an early riser but,...he could probably lay in bed just this once.

"Hiei my head hurts" Botan yawned knowing he was awake now from how he gripped her tighter.

"Well the headboard does that sometimes" he yawned in response to her own.

"No,...I feel terrible" Botan grumbled sitting up rubbing her eyes. Her nose was running, her throat felt so dry and scratchy, and the warmth she originally thought she felt from Hiei was still overwhelmingly present even though she had sat up.

"You probably caught a cold. Doctors offices are full disgusting humans." Hiei sneered.

"I want medicine" Botan sniffled laying back down beside him this time instead of on top.

"Kurama said you really shouldn't be taking any" Hiei said moving closer to her.

"Ugh Hiei,...I'm too hot" she said scooting away from him.

Hiei held her still and scooted around her, placing his hand on her forehead. She felt very hot to him, especially considering she was almost always cold.

"Hiei! Stop" Botan protested, throwing herself into a hacking fit "I want some ice" she sniffled.

Hiei sighed and got up, sliding on his boxers and walked out into the living room only to see Yusuke and Kuwabara sitting on HIS couch watching HIS television.

"What the hell are you two doing in here!" Hiei yelled

Kuwabara was obviously startled "Relax idiot!"

Hiei padded closer "GET OUT!" he demanded.

Yusuke snickered at the way those two always bickered "Listen Hiei,...we came to see Botan. She around?"

Botan? Fuck. "She's,...sleeping" Hiei defended

"Oh,...well we haven't seen her in weeks and we were just wondering if she's okay? Its like she fell of the earth or something!" Yusuke said laying his head in his palm.

"Hey Hiei,..how come your not wearing any pants?" Kuwabara asked laughing hysterically.

"It's my house. That's why. You ignorant buffoon!" Hiei growled "Now both of you, leave!"

"We'll leave, we'll leave. Sheesh Hiei" Yusuke said rising to go.

"Hiei?" Botan called. Hiei could tell by the sound of her voice she had gotten out of bed and was walking closer. "Hiei who are you shouting at" Botan said as she started to come out of the doorway, until she realized just who was out there "EEEEPP" she said, perhaps a little too loudly. "Yusuke! Kuwabara! Uhm what a uhm what a lovely surprise!" she said from her room. She was scrambling to find anything that could hide her 20 week pregnant belly. At this point it was damn near impossible.

"Botan! Hey! Come out here!" Yusuke called.

"Oh Yusuke I really don't feel that well. I uh,..I really don't want to come out and get you sick as well." Botan said

"I'll just come to you!" Yusuke said as Botan ran into bed covering herself up with the blankets.

"How the hell are ya!" Yusuke said smiling.

"Oh uhm,..I uh I'm okay..." Botan said.

"Where'd Kuwabara go?" Yusuke asked turning around.

Hiei finally entered the room "I should have just thrown you both out. I have no idea where the fool went."

Kuwabara finally entered the room "Well I was just helping myself to a little refreshment" he said "Hope you don't mind."

Oh lord it was that awful aroma. The horrid tea leave aroma began to fill the room the closer Kuwabara got.

"You should leave" Hiei said looking to Botan who had covered her mouth and nose in an effort to block it out.

"Why we just got here!?" Kuwabara said downing some tea as he ran forward to hug Botan, tea still in hand.

"Kuwabara uh,...Kuwabara please don't" Botan said, but it was too late. The oafs arms were wrapped around her body. Tea cup to the left of her, tea breath to the right of her.

"Awe he missed you" Yusuke said "Geez Botan the least you could do is hug him back."

Hiei didn't know what to do. He asked them to leave several times already. Not to mention he knew if he got violent Botan would just gripe about how mean he was. He just had to do something to get Kuwabara to stop drinking that tea. The rest could be worked out in time.

"That tea is a poisonous" Hiei stated.

Kuwabara gazed down into it as he retracted from Botan's hug. Much to Hiei's horror he began to spit it out all over her. "Oh wow sorry Botan. I don't know why the little shit would keep poisonous tea in the house."

Botan started retching as she started to try to rise from the bed to vomit. The movements weren't coming, she felt so weak and sick nothing would work properly. Botan's feet only managed to get her about 5 feet away from them before her knees buckled and she fell to the floor, covering it in vomit.

"Oh that's disgusting" Kuwabara said covering his eyes.

"You need to-" Hiei started to say before Yusuke interrupted with "woh,...Botan..." he said noticing her rounded belly from beneath the camisole and jacket.

Botan didn't look up from the floor even after she was done vomiting "I really want to be alone right now" she whispered.

Hiei's chest began to hurt. Wow that was weird. Could it be he almost felt sympathy. He felt for her? His mind began to think to all the nights she forced him to remain awake shooting ideas at him of how to tell their friends. Hiei felt like she must have had thousands of ideas and although she was scared, he thought she was excited.

"Who's the father? When did this happen. Why didn't you tell us" Yusuke asked, seemingly more concerned than angry.

Kuwabara was in such awe he had no words. He just stared at her. "I didn't even know you had a boyfriend Botan."

Hiei took in a hissing breath, there was that word again. "Boyfriend". That word that always threw Botan over the edge. He cleared his throat, deciding immediately he wasn't going to make Botan go through this. "I am" he said folding his arms over his chest, which was still naked.

"Hahahahaha" Kuwabara cackled "That's a good one Hiei"

"Yeah Hiei" Yusuke said as he began to smirk "I don't think you have it in you."

"I am that child's father. It is none of your business. I'm not going to say it again. I am also not going to tell you two again, to get out!" Hiei said raising his voice as he began to shove the boys out the door. "I also don't think I need to tell you that If you don't keep your mouths shut about this before Botan gives you the okay I will kill you both." he said before slamming the door in their faces.

"Woh" the two boys said in unison before sharing a look of sheer confusion.

Hiei immediately turned heel back to the bedroom in a hurry. Botan was in the same spot that he had left her, crying into her palms and still surrounded by her own vomit.

"Botan,..." Hiei said quietly as he walked over and helped her pick herself up. He laid her back on the bed. She didn't speak to him. Hiei didn't think she could speak even if she wanted to. He allowed her to lay back on the bed and got a towel to clean up the vomit before the smell of it made her sick again. After the mess was cleaned up, much to Hiei's disgust, Botan was already asleep. Her tear stained face was red and raw.

Hiei laid a cool washcloth across her forehead and retrieved a lighter blanket, swapping it out for their heavier one. Botan didn't even flinch, which was highly unusual. She was a blanket hog if anyone ever knew one.

Hiei managed to fish out a thermometer in the bottom of an ignored bathroom drawer and stuffed it into her mouth and under her tongue. He sat beside her on the bed, which also didn't even stir her. The thermometers inner red center continued to climb and climb as time went on. When it finally seemed stable he pulled it out. Hiei cocked his head "102,...and maybe a half?" He was astounded. That can't be right. He shook it cool in the air and put it back into her mouth and started the waiting game again. Again it read about 102.5 "Wake up Botan" he said as he shook her again.

"Nmmmmnnn. Stop it." Botan said hoarsely.

Hiei exited the room for 5 minutes before returning "I called Kurama. He says you have to stay awake"

"I'm tired" she coughed before shutting her eyes again.

"Get up!" he said shaking her "Sit up. You have to stay awake"

Tears began to roll down Botan's face again "I don't want to. I want to sleep."

Hiei slipped his arms under her and forced her to sit up.

"Hiei I don't feel well" she stated again, although it was fairly obvious she didn't feel well.

"I know."

"No,...I'm gonna be sick" Botan said allowing her head to fall back against the frame.

"Uh,..uh..." Hiei said glancing around. He quickly found an old mop bucket in the bathroom closet and thrust it into her arms just before Botan repainted it with vomit.

"Oh that's really not very good." Kurama said walking towards Botan. "Have you taken her temperature lately?" he asked Hiei. To this Hiei shook his head no.

Kurama listened to Botan retch and gag into the bucket. She didn't really have anything to throw up into the bucket. He retrieved his ear thermometer and took her temperature as she continued to heave. "103..." he said biting his lower lip. "This is where it gets dangerous for the baby. Keep her awake." Kurama said as he exited the room.

Hiei really had no task to perform, she was awake by default because she was throwing up. When she finally stopped again wiped her mouth with a tissue. Botan coughed into the tissue for what seemed like forever before she pulled it away covered in blood.

Kurama emerged from the bathroom with handfuls of frigidly cold washcloths. He laid them everywhere there lay exposed flesh. Soon Botan's arms legs and face were covered with them. "How does that feel?" Kurama asked her.

"It,...feels nice actually" Botan said settling her head into the pillows.

"I'm going to listen to your heart and lungs okay?" Kurama said positioning the stethoscope into his ears. He grazed it over her lungs and frowned. "I think she has pneumonia" Kurama said observing the bloody tissue as well.

"How do we fix it?" Botan asked sniffling.

"I really,..don't know enough about this subject. I know there has to be some kind of medication we can give you, even if it has to be a natural herbal remedy. I need to consult my books." Kurama paused "In the meantime don't get out of this bed. Keep the washcloths on as cold as you can get them until she's at least down to 100 again. Drink your fluids. I'll return" Kurama said gathering his things.

"Will the baby be alright?" Botan asked.

"I'm sure it will." Kurama smiled before closing the door behind him.

"Hiei I was supposed to find out the sex of the baby this week. What if I can't now because I'm too sick?" she asked coughing lightly.

"That is the last thing you should worry about." Hiei growled.

"Be nice" Botan sniffled. "I was just really excited okay? I really wanted to see her."

"Her?" Hiei cocked his head.

"Well,..I think it's a girl." Botan looked away.

"If it is my seed, it will be a powerful male." Hiei crossed his arms. Ha. Another pathetic little girl around here. That is just what he needed.

"Do you think,...Yusuke and Kuwabara are disappointed in me..." Botan asked finally. It had been on her mind ever since they had left, well ever since Hiei had forced them out.

"Who cares." Hiei said taking his rightful place on the other side of the bed. For once Botan didn't try to inch closer to him, but that was probably all the washcloths..

"I just,...I didn't want them to find out this way. I don't want them to think I didn't want to tell them. I did want to I just,...didn't know how." Botan sighed.

"Yusuke and Kuwabara are simple. They don't care" Hiei scoffed.

"I guess that's true." Botan admitted. She looked over to Hiei, who's eyes were glued to the ceiling. "Were you afraid that I would die?" she asked

"Hn,...no" Hiei said.

"Well,...I'm sorry this is proving to be such a complicated thing. Hiei,...what should we name her..."

"Him. What should we name him." Hiei corrected.

"Arguments aside,...a name for each gender." Botan began to think

"There is no need. Just a boy" Hiei stated connecting his eyes with hers.

Botan rolled her eyes. Sometimes that argumentative nature of his could be so sexy, so stubbornly sexy. Whether Hiei admitted to it or not, he was falling for it and she could tell.

Hiei remained trapped in her eyes, trapped in this room as he had been for the past few months. He hated that he spent every day here with her,...but he loved that he spent every day here with her.

Authors note: Made this chapter longer as per a reviewers request! Enjoy :]