Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Saying Good-Bye ❯ Healing ( Chapter 4 )

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 4: Healing

They buried Shiori next to her husband, Kurama's stepfather, the next day. Shuichi, Kurama step-brother, held back his tears as his wife held him and Kurama just hung his head. Every said their condolences and he just said thank you, not really listening to either of them. When he, Hiei and the kids arrived home Kurama went straight to the master bedroom and just laid down. Hiei told Akira and the twins to leave him alone and they started to make dinner. When it was dome Akira knocked softly on Kurama and Hiei's door.

"Kurama-kaasan," she said softly. "I brought you some food."

"I'm not hungry," Kurama said grumpily.

"But you gotta eat."

"Not hungry!"

"Akira," said Hiei who had gone up to see what his eldest daughter was up to. "If he's not hungry, he not hungry. Leave him alone."

"Hai, otousan." Akira left and Hiei went up to the door, looking in on his husband who faced away from the world and gently closed the door. That night he slept in the tree again. The next day Yukina came by to see if everything was okay with the Kurama/Hiei family. Hiei told her what was wrong with Kurama.

"I don't know what to do, Oniisan," she said. "He's depressed and deep in it. I can give you a tea that can suppress it but the pain . . ."

"I know you want to help," said Hiei. "You can't cure the whole world."

"I just want to help my friends." She gave Hiei the tea, said good bye to the children and left to take care of her family. That night Hiei made the tea and went into their bedroom to find Kurama still facing away.

"Get up, kitsune," he said. "I made you some tea and expect you to drink it."

Kurama just laid still so Hiei turned the fox around and his eyes widen a bit at the state Kurama was in. The fox's eyes were glazed over like he was blind and his face looked paled as a ghost. Hiei hated seeing Kurama like this. He propped the kitsune against the head board and gently set the tea cup in Kurama's hands. Kurama closed his fingers around the rim and lifted it to his mouth, taking a timid sip. It took an hour and a half but finally the tea was gone and Hiei took the cup downstairs to wash. Going back upstairs he tucked Kurama in and left to sleep in the tree. That went on for the next few days; Hiei would give Kurama his tea when it was time and clean the house while Akira, Yuki and Hi were at school. When they get home he told them not to bother Kurama and set them to do their work. Hiei called Kurama's office to tell them he wasn't going to work for a while and did his best to snap Kurama from his depression. Finally, after three days of the same routine, Hiei snapped.

"Kurama, this is ridiculous," he yelled. "You can't waste your life away like this!"

"Don't care," said Kurama.

"You don't care. What don't you care about? Me? Akira? The twins? What don't you care about?"

"Leave me alone."

"No, not until you get you tail out of your ass and tell me what's wrong! I know it's about Shiori. You miss her. We all miss her."

Kurama turned to look at his mate and slowly sat up. "I loved her."

"So did I, kitsune. She was the closest thing to a mother I've had in the whole time I've been alive."

"I don't want to live anymore."

"And leave me and the kids in the same state you are? Shiori wouldn't want that. I need you, the kids need you."

"Please Hiei, leave me alone."

Hiei signed and nodded. Kissing Kurama gently he went to the window, but paused when he thought he heard the groaning of the wood outside the door. Shrugging he jumped out the window and landed on the tree, intending to go to sleep. He didn't know what he was going to do. If Kurama kept this up, he'll waste away. What was he to do? Hoping to think of something in the morning he closed his eyes.

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Akira signed silently as her father left the room. For a second there she thought he spotted her. She had heard Hiei yelling and went to see what the matter was. She knew that he was just trying to help her mother but somehow he just couldn't reach him. But what if she tried?

Taking a big risked she gently opened the door and crept to the bed where Kurama laid on his back on the bed, his eyes closed. She gently lifted his head and laid it on her hip as she sang a song to him. In the middle of the song he opened his eyes and looked at her dazedly.

"Akira-chan," he said.

"Yes, kaasan. What's wrong?"

"Sad . . ."

"You going to be okay?"

Kurama shook his head and Akira looked around the room. She spotted a black spot on the wall and she smiled.

"Remember that," she asked pointing to the char mark. Kurama looked and he smiled.

"Hai, you were just five when you did that. You wanted to know if the walls were fire proof."

"I guess I found out the hard way that they weren't."

"You were a beautiful baby when you were born." Kurama sat up and hugged his daughter close.

"Was I?"

"Hai. Your hair looked like the black flames you got from your father and your eyes seems to hold onto every sight you saw."

"Tell me again about when you were pregnant with me."

Kurama smiled and started the story. From when he was changed into a girl by the demon they fought and when he told his true heritage to Shiori, to Hiei's surprise when he revealed her temporary new gender and both their surprises when they found out he was pregnant and they laughs they went through. Akira giggled when Kurama retold Hiei's aggravated state over her cravings and mood swings. He told her his kitsune side wanting to return to the forest and stayed at Genkai's temple for three months and his surprise at Hiei's new youko aspect. Finally he told her when she was born and Kurama never wanted to let her go.

"I still won't let you go," he said and squeezed her harder. She groaned at the pressure in her chest.

"Okaasan, I need to breathe!" she huffed and he loosened his hold. They looked up when the door slammed open and Yuki ran in with Hi behind her.

"Kurama-tousan, Hi took my hair ribbon!" said Yuki and Kurama looked sternly at his son.

"Give it back, Hi." Hi groaned and gave it back.

"Did you tell a story?" asked Hi eagerly. "Can you tell another one?"

Kurama looked outside and saw that it was a clear night, perfect for stargazing. He also noticed two red pinpricks on the tree outside.

"How about we go outside and I tell you a story?" he suggested and the kits happily agreed. They went outside and Kurama let them pick a spot in the garden as he went to Hiei's tree.

"Koi, come down now," he said softly and Hiei landed on the ground next to him. Hiei gave Kurama a loving hug and they joined their children.

"What story will you tell," asked Yuki lying on her twin's stomach. Akira was attempting to braid flowers in her hair but couldn't get the blossoms to stay. Kurama took up the task and started braiding her hair as Hiei lay beside him.

"How about `The Youko in Ningenkai'," he suggested and the kids squealed.

"That's my favorite," said Yuki and Kurama started the story.

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I hope you like it so far because I'm sad writing this.