Hiei's Human Lover Part 22: The Morning After and Sad News

I opened my eyes to see the sun had just begun to shine. I looked beside me to see Rin was still asleep, a content smile on her face. Considering what happened last night, I couldn't blame her for being content. I, honestly, felt the same way she was feeling. I never thought I could ever feel like that, but Rin proved me wrong. I quietly got out of the bed and went to the bathroom to get clean and put on fresh clothes. As the hot water relaxed me further, a smile formed on my face as I recalled the night before. It still seemed hard to believe someone like Rin could fall for someone like me, but it happened. I never thought I'd end up mating someone, but I did. Because of Rin, I was feeling things I never had before, and I didn't mind one bit.

"Hiei?"

I smirked as I heard her getting out of the bed.

"Be out in a minute."

After drying off and getting dressed, I walked out to the living room to see Rin dressed in a red, long-sleeved sweater and white sweatpants. Since it was chilly outside, it was smart to dress warm, especially since we were in the middle of the woods where there is hardly any exposure to the sun. She smiled when she looked up at me and quickly lit a fire in the living room's fireplace.

"Thought I'd warm it up a bit in here."

"Hn, good."

"Did you sleep well last night?"

I smirked and nodded, taking her in my arms.

"Judging from the smile on your face when you were sleeping, I'd say you were just as content as I was."

"I never thought I could feel that content and relaxed in my life."

"Neither did I."

When she moved her arms to hug me back, she flinched and moved one of her hands to the left side of her neck. I looked at it and saw what was causing the discomfort.

"It's just the mating mark I gave you, Rin. It'll be a little sore for a while."

"How long is it supposed to last?"

"Not long. Maybe a day or two."

With that in mind, she decided to resume with embracing me. Knowing she was here with me and now belonged to me completely made me feel...happy, maybe the happiest I've been in a long time. I loved her more than anything, and I knew that she felt the same way I did.

"Hiei, what do we do now? Today's our last day out here before we go back home."

"Can't think of anything else. We did what we came out here to do, so why bother sticking around?"

"You wanna cut our weekend short?"

"To be honest, I'd like to start sharing a room with my mate as soon as possible."

Rin giggled and kissed me, and I kissed back immediately. After pulling away, she smiled up at me.

"You're right. Let's pack up and head home."

Yusuke's POV:

With Kurama and Kuwabara beside me, I walked into Genkai's place and looked around. I was being extra cautious because I didn't want to end up finding what was left of my former mentor. As if sensing my tension, Kurama gave me a kind smile.

"Relax, Yusuke. I'm sure Genkai is fine."

"You don't know that for sure."

Kuwabara nodded and looked at me.

"Kurama's right, Urameshi. If Genkai is as strong as she was in her younger years, she'll survive no problem."

"Whatever. Yo, Grandma! Where are you at?!"

"In...in here."

I hurried to her room to see her laying in her bed, blankets up to her chin and a cold cloth on her forehead. Kurama approached her carefully and shook his head.

"She has a high fever and her breathing isn't as steady as it should be."

"So, what does that mean?"

Kurama chose not to answer me and looked away from me sadly. His silence told me what would eventually happen to Genkai, and I didn't like it one bit.

"Kurama, tell me you're joking."

Kuwabara nodded in agreement and we joined Kurama at Genkai's bedside.

"Yeah, Kurama. Tell us this is some kind of joke and that Genkai's gonna get better."

"If he did, he'd be lying, boys. I...I'm afraid I'm not as strong as I used to be when I gave Yusuke my Spirit Wave Orb. I can tell my death will be soon, so there's no point in lying about it."

"But Genkai, you can't die. You're gonna get better in no time, you'll see."

Genkai smiled at me weakly and slowly shook her head.

"I wish that were true, Dimwit. I wish I could make it stop, but I can't."

"There's nothing we can do, Yusuke, except make her last days with us as pleasant as possible."

I shook my head and looked at Kurama angrily as tears formed in my eyes.

"No, don't tell me that! She's not gonna die. It was bad enough it happened once, I don't wanna have it happen again! I...don't think I can handle it!"

"Dimwit..."

My eyes widened as I looked back at Genkai, who held out a hand to me. I took it instantly and closely looked at her.

"It won't happen today, Yusuke, but it will happen soon. When that times...draws near, I want you boys to gather everyone and bring them here. When I leave this world, I...I want those who inherit my property...to be there with me. Can...can you make it happen?"

"Anything for you, Genkai."

"T-thank you."

"C'mon, Urameshi. We better head home. Genkai looks like she's got some resting to do."

"Yeah, I guess."

After getting back to the mansion, I saw Hiei and Rin were already back from their little excursion.

"Thought you two lovebirds weren't coming back until tomorrow."

"We talked about it and decided we'd rather just come back here. There wasn't anything else left for us to do out there."

Hiei nodded and looked at me.

"I heard what the old lady told you, Detective, and told Rin about it. We'll be there."

"Thanks, Hiei."

Rin smiled and hugged me, and I gladly hugged her back.

"I know how hard it is to say goodbye to a loved one, Yusuke. At least when it happens, she'll be in a place where she won't experience anymore aches and pains. Knowing we'll all be there will just make her passing that much easier for her."

I hugged her tighter as I tried to get rid of the pain I was feeling, but all that happened was a waterfall of tears falling down my face.

"Thanks, Rin. Thank you so much."

"Hey, what else are friends for?"

I smirked and headed to my room to rest, and to hopefully have something on my mind besides Genkai's eventual death. Since the old hag meant so much to me, that wasn't an easy thing to do.

That's a wrap for part 22. Part 23 will begin in Rin's POV as Koenma gathers everyone at Genkai's so they could all say goodbye. Also in part 23, Genkai says a few last words to the group, and a few kind words to her favorite dimwit, before she begins her eternal rest. Stay tuned to see what happens