Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Saying Good-Bye ❯ Mourning ( Chapter 3 )

This one isn't like my other two stories in my Identity Crisis series. I just felt I had to write it for some reason. This is also my Mother's Day story so I hope you like it.

Declaimers: I only own the kids. They rest belong to the people who created them.

Warning: Yaoi and a lot of Hiei OOC!

Saying Good-bye

Chapter 3: Mourning

The next day they held the funeral at Kurama's apartment. People came and paid their respects to the family and the deceased, but no one said a word. Yuki, Hi, and Akira tried not to cry for fear of showing their hiruiseki stones in front of ningens but one or two would occasionally fall to the floor, only to be quickly pocketed before anyone saw. Hiei stood near his family and held Kurama close as his mate cried on his shoulder. He looked up when his friends walked in with their brood.

"Man Kurama," said Yusuke. "We're sorry for what happened. If there's anything we can do to help, just ask."

"There's nothing you can do to help!" yelled Kurama. "There's nothing anyone can do!"

Everyone was silent at Kurama's outburst but they stayed by his side for the rest of the wake. Many people paid their respects to Shiori and Kurama just looked at the floor and said the occasional thank you. When it was over and everybody left Hiei noticed Kurama being distant to him and the kids so he decided to let the fox be alone for a while and slept in the tree outside the window. The kids peeked once in their parent's room and wondered if their mother/father was ever going to be better again.

"Poor Kurama-tousan," said Yuki. "I wonder if he'll get better."

"Kurama-tousan ain't scared of nothing," said Hi. "He faced hundreds of youkai and never wavered! The death of obaasan won't make him fall."

"Hi no baka!" said Akira. "You don't know anything about Kurama-kaasan, do you?"

"I know lots about him."

"Then imagine this, one day you were just having a normal day and suddenly you get a call saying he died. How would you feel?"

"Sad?"

"Desolated! That's how you'll feel! Desolated! And that's how Kurama-kaasan feels now."

"K'so, geez I didn't mean it like that."

"Let's get to bed. I have to rehearse for a residual."

"And I'm telling Hiei-kaasan you cussed," said Yuki and ran down the hall.

"No!" Hi practically yelled and ran after his twin. "Yuki-chan, chotto matte yo!"

Yuki giggled as she dodged in her room.

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Hiei looked at the moon and growled. It was almost his time. He hadn't changed in eleven years and he didn't wish to now but he'll only change with Kurama's consent and Kurama hadn't said anything about it since the twins were born. He wouldn't think Kurama would want a kid now.

Hiei had to admit he missed watching Akira and the twins grow and he missed them being kids but he was proud of their skills and hoped they would be strong fighters. And to have another kid, it wasn't impossible with him but he doesn't want to go through the pain he did with the twins.

`I'll talk it over with Kurama,' he thought. And ho looked at the moon gain, lost in his thought till he drifted off to sleep.

TBC

As in last chapter, too bummed to say anything. Review please.