The Trials and Tribulations of Parenthood

The Trials and Tribulations of Parenthood

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho. They are owned by their respective authors. I only claim ownership of the plot.

Chapter 9

Kurama sank down into his overstuffed recliner and held his head in his hands, wondering how he was going to get out of this one alive. Taking a deep breath, he raised his head and decided to tackle the issue about marriage first.

“Yukina and I already consider ourselves to be married mother. Yukina’s already pregnant, we already are living together as you can see.” Kurama waved his hand around the apartment expansively. “We only need to visit a priest to make it official. We’re hoping to have a double wedding with our friends Hiei and Kagome here.”

‘Since when are you including me in on useless human rituals?’

‘Do you really think Kagome would object?’ Youko snickered at the thought of Hiei telling Kagome he wouldn’t marry her. Hiei wouldn’t live five minutes after that one. ‘On second thought, yes, tell her you won’t.’

‘I swear, I’m going to use your pelt as a mating blanket. After all the lies you’ve seen fit to tell me and almost getting me killed, the privilege of having your hide used to clean my dick is more thanks then you deserve.’

‘Stop trying to flirt with me Hiei, you’re mated now. Unless you’re offering me Kagome in on the deal of course.’

Hiei glared at Kurama and mentally measured the distance between them. ‘You’re dead Fox.’

‘Not in front of Kurama’s mother I’m not. Even you wouldn’t be so cruel as to kill her sweet little boy in front of her would you?’

‘Try me.’

Kagome walked over and stood beside Kurama. “Yes, Hiei and I would like to have a double wedding very much. I’d like very much if we could have my mother attend as well.” She looked over at Hiei and smiled. He was standing there with his mouth slowly falling open in shock.

‘Told you so.’

Hiei snapped his mouth closed and stared at Kurama’s back hard, willing the redhead to look around. There’s no telling what violence would have erupted except Kuwabara chose to jump up at that moment excitedly. “Does this mean I get to be the best man?”

Everyone turned around to stare at him. “What? I’ve always loved Yukina, everyone knows it. If she won’t marry me because she chose you I’d at least still like to be a part of her wedding. And this way I’ll feel like I get to be an uncle to the kids too.”

‘If he spends any time at all around our children and they pick up his stupidity, Ill disown them and kill him for good measure. Then I’ll send them to live with Hiei.’

‘Don’t even try to pawn your problems off on me fox.’

“Um Kuwabara, me and Yukina will talk about that possibility. Perhaps Hiei would also like Yusuke to be his best man also.” Kurama looked hopefully at Hiei, silently pleading with him to help him out with this mess.

“Of course they can both have the part of best man.” Kagome stepped forward and smiled at them all. She turned a wicked grin on Hiei; “You don’t mind that we’re having a double wedding do you sweetie?”

Hiei scuffed the carpet with his toe and glared at the ceiling as if looks alone could burn it down. “Hn.”

‘What’s the matter sweetie? Getting involved in mere human rituals?’ Youko couldn’t resist the taunt, knowing that Hiei couldn’t back out of it now.

‘Do you remember that girl who was so insistent she wanted Kurama’s body? The one who looked like she’d been run over by a Mack truck? I’ll send nude pictures of Kurama in the shower over to her house along with this address.’

Kurama started coughing suddenly and almost fell over. Shiori reached out to steady him and looked at him in concern. “Are you ok Shuichi? You’re not getting sick are you?”

“No mother, I’m fine. Just had a tickle in my throat.” When his mother continued to frown and look at him Yukina stepped up softly to his side. “I promise I’ll make sure he drinks some herbal tea. We can’t have him sick at his own wedding.”

“No, we can’t have him sick at his own wedding.” Yusuke had been quiet ever since he’d arrived but now he felt safe in speaking up. “I’ve been married so I can help him over any pre wedding jitters he may be having.”

‘We’re gonna pre wedding jitters his ass.’

The thought of Yusuke with his ass in the air made Hiei want to turn green. ‘You keep your perverted thoughts to yourself Fox. I thought even you had your limits, that’s just gross.’

‘You should be the one to talk Hiei. After all you’re gonna be right up there with us.’

‘Hn’ That remark earned Kurama a black look as Hiei turned that thought over in his head. It was one that he would just as soon forget. ‘Keep that up and I’ll make sure you’re up there by yourself. I’ll just convince Kagome to elope.’

‘You wouldn’t!’ Kurama was horrified at the thought of being alone at such a time.

“Shuichi? Why didn’t you tell me that you and your lady friend were expecting a child?” Shiori wanted an answer to this question now that the question of marriage was out of the way. “I would have thought you’d want your family to know, after all this is the first grandchild in the family.”

Yukina decided to step in and save him from answering this question. “We wanted to be sure that the pregnancy would hold. I wasn’t sure I would be able to carry the pregnancy to term. And by the way it’s twins we are expecting.” She smiled softly, looking down at her stomach that was just beginning to swell.

“I suppose I can accept that answer.” Shiori still gave Kurama a mildly disapproving glance. And then the other half of Yukina’s answer hit her and her eyebrows shot skyward. “Twins? Are you sure?”

Yukina laughed softly again. “Oh yes, I’m positive. My family is known for having twins, I myself am a twin.”

“Then we must start shopping immediately! My goodness, there is so much to do and so many things to buy. Shiori fixed Kurama with a hard look. “And I’m sure you wouldn’t think of denying me being able to spoil my first grandchildren.”

“I wouldn’t think of it mother.”

‘I wouldn’t dream of it mother’ Hiei snickered when Youko started prowling around in his confines and getting agitated at the thoughts of all the corrections of bad behavior that he was in store for.

‘Shut up Hiei. Whatever my children get spoiled with, I’ll make sure yours get spoiled double that.’

‘And I’ll send Kuwabara over to baby-sit for you.’

Kagome touched Hiei’s arm. “I really would like to get something to eat now. Do you mind of we go and get a steak for dinner? I know it’s expensive but….”

He let his expression soften to something that resembled a smile for just a moment. “Actually, I don’t mind at all. A steak sounds good and Shuichi can visit with his mother without us hanging around.”

‘Traitor.’

‘Bet your ass I am this time.’ Hiei chuckled in his head at the sound of indignation in Kurama’s voice. ‘Besides you always have Youko to keep you company and out of trouble.’

‘Hey, I heard that! Anyone could get one little piece of advice wrong. Besides that, I’m the best company anyone could possibly want.’ Youko gave every impression of looking down his nose at Hiei, doing his best to salvage his pride since his advice had been taken and earned them more then one night of sleeping alone and cold take out dinners. Well, not cold, actually they were frozen since Yukina had taken her temper out on the poor unsuspecting food.

‘You almost got our teeth broken with your advice.’

‘Oh this is too good. All I’ve had to put up with is crying spells and dirty laundry.’ Hiei’s laughter ran out loudly inside Kurama’s head.

‘Get out with your stupid taunts before I send Yukina to freeze your ass for you by telling her that advice was yours Hiei.’

As if she had somehow heard the thoughts running through the air Yukina turned and gave Hiei a slight smile. “Please feel free to come over for dinner sometime soon. You know that you and Kagome are always welcome.”

“Thank you Yukina, we’ll take you up on that offer sometime soon I’m sure.” With those words Hiei took Kagome’s arm and steered her quickly out of the apartment, leaving Kurama to finish dealing with his mother and the rest of his unexpected houseguests.

As they walked down the sidewalk away from the apartment Hiei looked back at the apartment windows. “I can actually feel sorry for Kurama, having his mother show up like that. He’s gonna kill Yusuke someday you know.” He looked at Kagome and saw her slight nod. “And what a way to meet your new mother in law. Poor Yukina.”

“You still have to meet my mother too Hiei.” She felt him stiffen beside her and turned to look at him with wary eyes. “What? What’s wrong with having you meet my mother?”

“Nothing. Nothing at all.”

“There better not be. I also intend for her to live with us for a while when the babies are born.”

“What??” Hiei stopped so suddenly that she took a few steps before she realized he had stopped. He took a slow deep breath. “Why will your mother be living with us?”

“So you don’t decide to get horny too soon after the babies are born?” The glare that earned her had her giggling and she put her hand over her mouth. “Actually most women want their mothers with them when babies are born Hiei. And I’m no different. And these are the first grandbabies so mom will want to enjoy them also. They’re only going to be little once you know.”

‘A good run would feel good right about now. Or one of Koenma’s stupid jobs just so I could go into the Makai and kill something.’

“And don’t even think about leaving.” Kagome knew him well enough by now that she had seen the thought flit across his face. “You just promised me a good steak dinner.”

“Hn.”

They walked together across the street and into the restaurant, opting for a table in the back that was secluded and lit by candlelight. After they placed their orders Hiei sat back and really looked at Kagome. The light fell across her glossy hair and the shadows played across her face. He suddenly realized that he had never seen her looking more beautiful or more desirable then she was at this moment and he was suddenly very glad for the long tablecloth that reached almost to the floor, acutely aware of the growing pressure in his loins.

“Is something wrong Hiei?” She frowned under the pressure of his gaze, wondering what in the world she could have done now for him to be looking at her like that. “If there is, I guess we could get our dinners to go.”

He shook his head slightly as if in answer, wondering how in the world he was going to get out of this one without embarrassing himself or her. And then decided he didn’t care. ‘Stupid humans with all their bullshit morals. To hell with it. I must be hanging around that Fox too much.’

He reached under the table and took her hand guiding it to where his erection was straining to be free from his pants. He wrapped her fingers around it and held them there while he looked into her eyes, his own eyes gleaming like rubies in the candlelight. He had never done anything like this before and the excitement of it was making tiny droplets of cum already beginning to make a wet spot where her hand rested.

The look of shock on her face was almost enough to make him laugh as her mouth formed a silent O. She tried for a moment to pull her hand away, making his fingers tighten on hers. That movement also produced the desired feeling and he slowly started moving her hand under his with gentle expert strokes, building pressure until he was sure that he was going to explode. He gripped her fingers tighter while slowing his strokes, not wanting the feeling to end so soon but not sure he wouldn’t lose control if he continued.

Sighing inwardly with regret he eased off the pressure on her hand, fully intending to continue this at home later. But Kagome had other ideas. When he loosened the hold on her hand she took the opportunity to slip her hand inside the waistband and run the tip of her fingernail over the head of his penis, bring a new shudder of pleasure to his already overworked nerves. She started running her fingers around the rim of the head while at the same time refusing the strokes that she knew would bring him to a climax.

“What are you waiting for? If I’d known you were going to do this, I wouldn’t have stopped your hand a moment ago.” His voice came out as a low husky growl, letting her know that he was nearing a climax and needed release.

She arched an eyebrow and gave him an innocent look. “But I thought this is what you wanted.” Her hand went still.. as she seemed to consider something for her mind alone. Then she smiled and moved her hand farther down to gently rub his balls, refusing to touch his dick again for the moment.

“Woman when we get home I promise you, your playfulness will come back to haunt you.”

A slight sound at the table next to them caused Hiei’s head to snap around as a slight snicker and a familiar voice reached his ears. “Having fun under there? I could smell what you were doing as soon as I came in, by the way.”