Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Identity Crisis 2: Hiei's Turn ❯ Babies Born ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 5: Babies born!

Kurama watched the news with Akira asleep on his lap. Hiei was asleep next to him with her head on her fox's shoulder. Her belly was the size of a watermelon now. Kurama wouldn't be surprised if the babies were born in the next few days. Kurama looked at his lover. A few strands had escaped the ponytail she put her hair in and fell around her face, her ears and tail twitching occasionally. Hiei's been sleeping a lot this past week and once Kurama caught her sneaking out. She smelled of roses when she came back. What is Hiei doing?

"And now in local new," said the female reporter, "the "Rose Bandit" has struck again taking two dozen roses from a local floral shop. No picture or any identification at all has been found. Back to you, Ryutaro."

Kurama pushed mute and thought for a minute. The rose thief started about a week ago and Hiei has been getting extra sleep since then. And that one time when Kurama caught her sneaking out she smelled of roses. Kurama's eyes widen when he figured it out.

"Inari, when Yukina said she would have weird cravings she meant weird," he said.

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That night Kurama pretended to sleep, breathing evenly and turning a few times. Obviously Hiei was doing the same for she wasn't purring like she does when she sleep with Kurama. At around two Kurama was half asleep when Hiei silently crawled around her lover and crept to the window. Unfortunately Kurama, being half asleep, woke instantly and he looked at the black hair youko at the window, half out.

"Hiei, where are you going?" he asked sitting up.

"A night run. Go back to sleep, kitsune."

"You're going to those floral shops, aren't you?"

"Why didn't you ask me to make the roses for you?"

Hiei sat down on the sill in her usual style, one leg up and the other dangling over the side. Her fox ears were twitching and her tail swished nervously. Kurama, being a youko, knew the body language of one.

"You're embarrassed!"

"No!"

"Yes you are! You're embarrassed that I would laugh at you!"

"But I need them!" Hiei growled. "I don't know what but I need them!"

Her head jerked up by a smell so familiar she purred. Looking at Kurama she saw he had a bouquet of deep red roses next to him and the fox was making another batch.

"How many do you need," he asked but Hiei's mouth was full with rose petals to answer so Kurama made another dozen. Soon Kurama held a very full, content, and very sleep Youko Koorime. Softly he patted Hiei's hair and smiled.

"I'll never be embarrassed by you," he said and fell sleep against the wall.

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Akira found them like that the next morning. She took her blanket from her bed and put it on them. She also gave them her stuffed animals, Kurama the fox and Hiei the dragon. Then she joined her parents, snuggling between their laps.

Kurama wake to a poking in his side a few hours later. He looked at Hiei who was the poker.

"What," he asked groggily.

"I hurt," said Hiei. "One of the babies must have kicked to damn hard."

"Where does it hurt?"

Hiei pointed at her stomach then clutched it as another shot of pain

"Fuck! Why does it hurt?!" she yelled waking Akira who was propped on Hiei's shoulder.

"Daddy hurt," she asked as Kurama gently laid Hiei down.

"Akira, get Mommy the phone."

Akira rushed out and returned a second later with the cordless phone. Quickly Kurama dialed Yukina.

"Hello?"

"Kuwabara, get Yukina, please."

"Kurama? Why?"

"Hiei's in labor! Just get her!"

"Kurama-san, I'm here. She's giving birth?"

"Yes."

"I will be there shortly."

Kurama hung up and rushed to get some blankets. Akira stayed with her father, singing songs she learned on TV or listened from her mother. Ten minutes later Yukina and Kuwabara came in. Yusuke and Keiko, with little Genkai, came in soon after. Shizuru, Atsuko, and Shiori came too. Botan and Koenma popped in after everyone gathered in the living room. Basically the entire gang was there. (*Hiei about to hit everyone.* All: Quit hitting people, Hiei!) Kurama was shoved out to let the girls take over.

"It shouldn't take more that one or two hours," said Yukina closing the door.

"Mommy," said Akira tugging on Kurama's pant leg, "is Daddy okay?"

"I hope so," he said picking her up and kissing her ear for comfort.

Over the course of the next two hours they saw the girls go back and forth between the kitchen or bathroom and back to the bedroom. When they asked how Hiei was they would say she was fine or she'll give birth soon. They watched TV and Yusuke and Kuwabara made faces at Akira just to get her to laugh. They were laughing at Yusuke's impression of the Hunchback of Notre Dame when Shizuru ran in.

"Kurama, get your ass in now! Hiei wants you!"

Giving Akira to Yusuke he ran in and to his mate's side. Taking one of her hands he sat next to Hiei.

"What's wrong," he asked worried.

"Hiei is about to give birth," said Yukina. "She thought you should be here. Prop her up."

Setting Hiei on his chest he hugged her around the neck and took her ands.

"Okay, Hiei, on the next one push," said Yukina. Hiei nodded and hissed as another contraction came.

"Push, Oniisan, push!"

Hiei lifted herself off of Kurama and pushed. It felt like her skin was being ripped apart and not in a good way. Kurama was telling her words of encouragement and Hiei couldn't help but love the fox even more then. The other girls were waiting with towels and blankets.

"I can see a head! One last push and this one's out!"

Hiei pushed with the next one.

"Arrgh!" she groaned and lay against Kurama when it was done, breathing heavily.

"It's out! It's a boy!" yelled Yukina as she handed the baby to Shizuru who wrapped him in a towel. "Okay Hiei-niisan, one last time. Push!"

Sitting up she pushed till she felt too exhausted to move. Yukina handed the boy's twin to Keiko as she wrapped it in a towel.

"It's a girl!" she said. Keiko and Shizuru handed the babies to their parents, Kurama the girl and Hiei the boy.

Kurama looked at his daughter and smiled. She had silver-blue hair with a black starburst and red eyes, silver ears poked from her hair and a matching silver tail curled around her legs.

"She's beautiful," he said caressing her cheek with a finger.

"They both are. Aah!" yelped Hiei when the boy latched onto a nipple when the girls opened the shirt to cool her down.

"You'll stay a girl for about a week so the kits can have breast milk," said Yukina. "Then they'll just feed off your ki."

Hiei scuffed as the baby finished.

"Here, fox," she said handing the boy to Kurama. "Take Hi so she can have some."

"Hi?"

Hiei smirked and looked at Kurama. The fox smiled.

"All right. You take Yuki."

Taking Hi, Kurama looked at him. He had spiky hair like Hiei, but a deep crimson color with a black starburst and a tinge of silver. Two black ears peek out and a black tail swished against his legs. Kurama smiled as gold eyes looked at him.

Kurama looked back at Hiei, Yuki done eating and sleeping peacefully as was Hi in Kurama's arms. Kurama buttoned his lover's shirt back up.

"I love you," he said.

"Me too, fox."

They jerked in surprise when the guys burst in. Akira wiggled out of Yusuke's hands and ran to her parents.

"They here?" she asked.

"Yes, this is Hi and Yuki," said Kurama. "Your new brother and sister."

Akira scooted next to her parents and kissed their cheek.

"I love you, Mommy and Daddy," she said.

"And we love you," said Kurama.

"Kodiak moment!" yelled Yusuke whipping out a camera and taking a picture of the parents and kids. Seeing the look on Hiei's face he quickly his it.

"Hn," said Hiei and her face softened a little. "I want a copy of that."

Kurama held Hiei as everyone congratulated them.

*END*

OMG is it really over! Well, this one is. I have another in mind, last of the series. Keep a look out for it.