Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hiei's Devotion ❯ Love and Mystery ( Chapter 2 )

Deep in the Makai, two figures flitted about. Closer in, faint sounds of punches landing and the thud of trees echoed as they seemingly broke in two and hit the ground with a cloud of dust. The figures revealed themselves as male and female, one small yet powerfully built, the other a rather well proportioned woman. They face off and the woman brushed her orange bangs out of her face. Mukuro and Hiei were sparring again.

 

However, the mood wasn't completely serious. Mellow expressions alternated with the looks of concentration. If you looked closely, some of the movements weren't related to the sparring at all. For instance, several beckoning gestures and smirks made their way into the fight. Then, one could have sworn hands wandered beyond initial points of contact, possibly into risqué territory.

 

Rumors flew through Makai, curious rumors. Rumors that astonished even hardened, world-weary old demons. Rumors of Mukuro, the impassible former ruler and Hiei, the hardened young criminal, caught in the bounds of an emotion that many of the toughest demons despised. Love.

 

As it turned out, it was completely true. However, they had a very strange way of showing it to each other. They very rarely used words, only a mutual understanding. Hiei had understood that Mukuro had to be the first to initiate a sexual relationship, or there would never be any trust between the two. She had to be sure in her very core that he was not there merely to use her. She understood that he needed to feel secure enough to show her the emotions that his pride had shut out from everyone else (barring Yukina.)

 

Non-sparring movements became more apparent after some time passed. Hands landed on parts one would not normally touch during a fight, and one could see the tension building as the flirting touches became clearer.

 

Finally, Hiei rebounded from a tree at Mukuro after she had sent him flying, and his hands took her shoulders, and they both tumbled to the ground. Immediately, arms wrapped around each other and passionate kisses began. Hands tugged at clothing, and revealed flesh was promptly given attention by hands and lips.

 

Both of the lovers wrestled for dominance, in the spirit of the previous sparring. Garments flew in all directions in the frenzy, and falling back onto Hiei's discarded cloak, they coupled under a clump of bushes in a clearing only a little bigger than the both of them.

 

When they finally emerged from their clearing and entered the fortress, Mukuro's soldiers stood at attention as the couple passed, refraining from any expression despite the strong smell of sex that emanated from the both of them. They stood like that until Mukuro and Hiei had entered their private chambers. They relaxed, and gave knowing looks among themselves.

 

They mostly approved the relationship between their mistress and Hiei. After all, he kept her anger from being directed at any of them. However, they thought she had become weaker, as the strength that came from her rage had disappeared. The couple in the bedchamber could care less what the soldiers outside them thought, as they curled up together to dream peaceful dreams, a pleasant development since they began their relationship.

 

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Time passed, as it tends to do. Things were routine around the fortress, with the duty of fetching lost humans and returning them to their home plane. When the day came that it was interrupted, Hiei knew something was afoot.

 

One morning, Hiei woke beside Mukuro, and instead of nestled beside him as she always was as they slept, she was huddled at the edge in a semi-fetal position.

 

"Mukuro?" he queried, patting her shoulder. The effect was immediate.

 

"Leave me alone!" she snarled, backhanding him and sending him smack into the wall.

 

Hiei hovered nearby, though out of her reach, the anxiousness beginning to show in his face. Mukuro looked rather pale, and her youki seemed strangely low for her emotional state. Before, when she was moody, her youki was at his highest. This was not a good sign.

 

She refused to rise until it was nearly afternoon, and then she shut herself in the bathroom. When she emerged, she looked tired and somewhat ill. She walked over to Hiei and laid her head on his shoulder.

 

"Hiei..." she groaned quietly. Her expression was soft and gentle, and her manner suggested she wanted comforting. Hiei obliged her by taking her into his arms and holding her to his heart. Hiei stroked her hair with a slightly worried expression.

 

"Are you not feeling well?" he asked.

 

Mukuro shook her head. "I feel fine," she said. "Just a bit tired."

 

For several days, Mukuro was as normal, and then the events preceding occurred again. After her seclusion in the bathroom, Mukuro emerged wanting more than just hugs. Hiei was reluctant to oblige her, until he noticed a tear sliding down her unmarred cheek.

 

"You don't want me?" she asked, her voice wavering.

 

"Of course I do," replied Hiei.

 

"Then why won't you make love to me?"

 

"You're acting strangely, and I'm concerned."

 

Mukuro's undamaged eye filled with tears. "Please, Hiei."

 

Hiei sighed and kissed her forehead as he folded her in his arms, and took her to bed. She lay under him, staring at his face the entire time. She insisted on him staying close as possible for the rest of the evening into the night, until she finally dropped off to sleep.

 

The next day, Mukuro felt like her usual self, albeit slightly grumpy. Hiei informed her he intended to make a brief visit to the Ningenkai, and only got a grunt in response. He nodded, and took his leave. He needed to figure out this mystery, and solving it meant a serious blow to his pride, but for Mukuro's sake, he would bear it.

 

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About the time Hiei entered the human world that day, Yuusuke scrubbed drool off his shirt with a wet napkin. Yuusuke Urameshi considered himself the epitome of cool, but today his pride took a serious hit as Kuwabara laughed at him, along with the source of the drool, nine month old Sasuke Urameshi. The infant squealed with delight at the disgusted look on his father's face.

 

"Just you wait till you and Yukina have kids!" snapped Yuusuke. "I hope they piss on you!"

 

"Kids?" Kuwabara's eyes sparkled, while his face flushed. "With Yukina? Oh, I can't wait!"

 

"Hiei would kill you if he knew that," smirked Yuusuke.

 

Kuwabara snorted. "Let him!"

 

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When Yukina had realized that Hiei was her brother, and told Kuwabara, he had thought his world was ending. He had a choice to make, his love for Yukina or his life. He realized then that Yukina was the most important person in the world to him besides his family. He would die a thousand deaths if it meant her happiness.

 

Yukina didn't quite understand what Kuwabara meant when he proposed to her. After his initial face faulting, he explained as best he could what marriage was. Her face had lit up when he got to the part about settling down and having children. "I love babies!" she had cried in delight. "Of course, Kazuma!" Kuwabara had nearly died of happiness.

 

Despite her sweetness, and his love, the marriage had not been without difficulty. On their honeymoon, Yukina had realized they were to perform the act that had created herself and her brother, she became frightened. This was supposed to be an evil, sinful, painful ordeal. However, Kuwabara had explained that all humans and most demon species had intercourse to produce offspring, and that almost all enjoyed it. He also reminded her of who should she trust; him, who loved her with all his heart, or those cruel ice maidens who had thrown her brother mercilessly to his death.

 

Now that that was over, Kuwabara was in heaven. He came home every day to the cheerful words "welcome home, Kazuma!" Recently they also began attempting to conceive children, much to Yuusuke's disgust. "The thought of you naked is enough to make a serial killer sick," he had informed Kuwabara. Kuwabara had scoffed at that. The thought of Yuusuke naked was even more horrifying.

 

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Kuwabara checked his watch. "Gah! I'm going to be late for dinner with Yukina; I said I'd take her out to eat tonight." He gulped down the rest of his drink and bolted.

 

Yuusuke turned to little Sasuke. "Shall we go, kiddo?" he asked. Sasuke let out a fart in response. Yuusuke scooped up baby and diaper bag and made his way home.

 

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"Keiko, I'm home!" called Yuusuke as he brought Sasuke inside.

 

"Welcome home!" said Keiko, wiping her hands off with a dishtowel as she stepped out of the kitchen to greet him. "Thank you for watching Sasuke today for me, Yuusuke."

 

Yuusuke grinned, and gave her a sloppy kiss. "No problem, babe."

 

Keiko giggled. "You might want to hold off on that, because we have a guest."

 

"A guest?"

 

Keiko indicated the door. "Hiei's here."

 

Yuusuke did a double take. "Hiei!?" he gasped.

 

Keiko nodded. "He said he needs to ask you something."

 

"Oh, right..." Yuusuke said weakly.

 

When he had recovered sufficiently, he went to the living room, where Hiei sat, sipping a cup of coffee. When he saw Yuusuke, he set the cup and saucer onto the table.

 

"You needed to ask me something?" asked Yuusuke.

 

Hiei nodded. "About women."

 

Yuusuke's expression changed, and his face twitched, and he laughed so hard his sides ached.

 

"What's so funny?" growled Hiei.

 

"Hasn't anyone ever told you about sex?" laughed Yuusuke.

 

Hiei bared his fangs. "I know what sex is, asshole. I need to know something about the behavior of women."

 

Yuusuke ceased laughing. "Oh..." he said, taking on a serious look once more. "Why?"

 

Hiei grunted. "Mukuro is acting strangely."

 

"Mukuro? She's usually pretty cold, isn't she?"

 

Hiei shrugged. "She's been both clingy, and trying to kill me."

 

Yuusuke's eye twitched. "Anything else?"

 

"She's been hiding herself in the bathroom, she might have been throwing up, she looks kind of ill and tired when she comes out, she clings."

 

Yuusuke turned this information over in his head. "Keiko was like that when she was pregnant, except she wasn't homicidal. But Mukuro couldn't be pregnant, could she? I mean, it's not like she's doing the nasty with anyone, right?"

 

"You'd be surprised," said Hiei, with a slight smirk. "But what does "pregnant" mean?"

 

Yuusuke looked disgusted. "Who's she doing it with?"

 

Hiei muttered and looked away, and the smirk and this current expression finally rang a bell with Yuusuke.

 

"OH MY GOD! YOU HAD SEX WITH MUKURO!?"

 

Hiei grunted. "You don't need to share it with the neighborhood."

 

Yuusuke was freaking out. "Ew! Ew! Ewwwww! That's so nasty! It's almost as bad as the thought of Kuwabara doing it with Yukina!"

 

"I should hope not!" snarled Hiei. "Now, tell me what "pregnant" means. I am unfamiliar with the word."

 

"It means that a woman's going to have a baby."

 

Hiei paled. He should have thought of that, but he had never applied the thought of children to himself and Mukuro. The thought of them as parents was absurd, considering past history. Oh, he was so stupid. He had never brought it up with Mukuro herself, because he had thought maybe the bastard had robbed her of the ability and he didn't need another hole in his gut.

 

Hiei stared at his hands, and wordlessly left Yuusuke's house. Yuusuke was still in shock himself, so he didn't say anything to stop him. It wasn't till nightfall that Yuusuke recovered, and he was eager to spread the gossip. The first number he dialed was the Kuwabara residence, and Yukina picked up the phone, as she had accustomed herself to human household appliances by now.

 

"Hello?" she said sweetly.

 

"Yukina-chan, how's it going? This is Yuusuke."

 

"Yuusuke-san!" she cried, "It's nice to hear from you! Do you want to speak with Kazuma?"

 

"Yes."

 

A pause.

 

"Oi, Urameshi, what do you want, I was getting ready to spend some alone time with Yukina."

 

"Gross! But I've got news! Hiei was here, and you'll never guess what happened."

 

"What do I care what that shorty does?"

 

"He knocked up Mukuro."

 

"EHHHHH! No way! That's disturbing!"

 

"Yeah, and do you know what that means?"

 

"No, what?"

 

"You're going to be an uncle!"

 

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While Kuwabara was freaking out, Hiei was on his way home. As luck would have it, he ran into Kurama, who carried a bag of groceries from the supermarket. Kurama sensed his presence and sought him out.

 

"What brought you to this world, Hiei?" asked Kurama mildly.

 

"I think Mukuro's pregnant," said Hiei simply.

 

Kurama chuckled mildly. "Congratulations, Hiei." Unlike the rest of the Tantei, Kurama had guessed something was going on between Mukuro and Hiei, and was glad for it, the two seemed to complement each other.

 

"Do you have a death wish?" growled Hiei.

 

"No, no. Merely expressing my delight that your relationship with Mukuro seems to be going well."

 

"What are you talking about? She either wants to cuddle me, fuck my brains out, or kill me at any given moment."

 

"Isn't that normal?"

 

"Fuck off, Kurama."

 

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To be continued.