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KURAMA'S JEWEL	By : ShioriFoxiesMom Category: Yuyu Hakusho > Yaoi - Male/Male > Hiei/Kurama Views: 9850 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Well, in case you haven�t figured it out by now, I had no intention whatsoever of this story going to Koorime Island. Oh well, I think it came out pretty good. I hope you all approve of the way I did it. I try not to stray too far from what could be possible with the information given us in the manga or anime. I hope I accomplished that.
I�m posting this sooner that I usually would. This was actually one big chapter with the last chapter, but I�m evil and wanted to get two cliffies for the price of one, so I broke it up. I�m impatient though, and I couldn�t wait to let you read the rest. I hope you�ll leave me a review and let me know if you like it.

Chapter 12

Racing toward Koorime Island, Hiei couldn�t help but wonder why the demon would be taking Jewel there. Then he remembered that Jewel wore his mother�s tear gem. If a demon were to spot that, he might think she were a Koorime, especially if he were to see her use her ice powers.
One of his enemies could also mistake Jewel as his daughter, then she really would be in danger. This line of thinking suddenly made Hiei pause. If only Jewel really were his, then Kurama could be his too.
With his thoughts turning to Kurama, Hiei wondered if his lover was still alive. When he�d left him, the Youko had been gravely injured and his energy level dangerously low. Only a few days ago, Hiei was wondering if he could ever forgive Kurama for going back to Touya, now he just prayed the fox would still be there when he returned.
Since finding Kurama with Touya a week ago, Hiei had done a lot of thinking. He hadn�t actually caught the fox cheating. All he had actually seen was the ice apparition training Jewel. Being that Touya would be the best one to train a child with ice powers, especially if he was her sire, Hiei couldn�t entirely blame Kurama for that decision. He could however blame the fox for lying.
Another thing Hiei had to take into consideration was that Kurama had immediately obeyed his order to take Jewel and go home. Would Kurama have obeyed that order if he�d taken Touya back as his lover? More importantly, would he have whispered �I love you� to him?
After they�d been together during his last mating season, Hiei had been oddly disturbed by the similarities to his own recent behavior and that of Jewel�s sire. Something else that disturbed him was Jewel�s hair. One distinct characteristic in demon children is that they always got some characteristic of their hair color from their sire. How could Jewel�s hair be black with red highlights when Touya�s hair was bright blue with green bangs?
Deciding that these were only a few things that he and Kurama needed to discuss when he got back, Hiei pushed the thoughts away and focused again on saving Jewel. No matter what happened between them, he wouldn�t let Kurama down.
Using the Jagon, Hiei knew he was almost directly under Koorime Island. With a quick scan of the area, Hiei was surprised to find he wasn�t the only one to locate the island.A moment later, Hiei came to a small clearing. He was more than a little surprised to find all three lords of Makai waiting for him. Behind them was a sizable number of demons from each of their armies. Not knowing what to say, Hiei looked at Yusuke. Giving him a grin, Yusuke stepped forward to put an arm across his shoulders. �Don�t look so surprised Hiei. You and Kurama have built some powerful alliances and have some good friends.�
When Yusuke nodded to his left, Hiei saw Touya and Jin standing off to the side. Hiei was just about to explode that he didn�t need the ice apparition�s help when Touya mouthed the word �fool� at him, then slipped his arm around Jin. Hiei remained silent as Jin�s ears wiggled happily, then he turned to give Touya a quick kiss.
Not sure what to do with the knowledge that Touya and Jin might be lovers, Hiei turned his attention back to Yusuke. �Do you have a plan Detective?�
Yusuke shrugged. �Well, we have the most powerful demons in Makai. A wind master to help us get on the island and, if needed, an ice master to help fight the ice maidens. Not to mention an army at our disposal. I�d say we go up there and get your kid back.�
Hiei�s eyes flashed momentarily to Touya, but saw no reaction to Yusuke calling Jewel his kid. A moment later, Mukuro�s voice interrupted his thoughts. �Hiei, you�ve been on the island. There must be a better way to get us all up there besides Jin throwing us up in a gust of wind.�
Nodding, Hiei opened the Jagon. A moment later he found what he was looking for. �Over by the cliff, there�s a portal. It�s concealed so no one will stumble on it by mistake. It works like a vortex, drawing anything that enters it up to the island. I don�t think we�ll need an army, but it wouldn�t hurt to let them know they will give us Jewel without a fight, or we�ll destroy them.�
Stepping forward, Yomi surveyed the group. �Hiei, you and Yusuke go first. Mukuro and I will follow. Then Touya and Jin. That should be enough to make a pretty bold statement. Generals, if you don�t hear from us in half an hour, begin sending troops up.�
Three smartly dressed generals all snapped to attention and called out. �Yes Sir!�
That decided, Hiei and Yusuke headed for the portal. Hiei took a moment to show the others how to enter the portal, then stepped inside with Yusuke. Seconds later they were deposited on the surface of the island. Before the others could join them, Hiei turned to Yusuke and asked quietly. �Detective? How�s my fox?�
Realizing Hiei had been waiting until they were alone to ask about Kurama, Yusuke smiled. �Kurama�s going to be fine Hiei. He�s just worried about his family. When Yukina wouldn�t let him come help you, he put a few clues together and sent the search party to meet you here. Luckily Touya knew exactly where to find the island.�
Before Hiei could question how Kurama would know the demon was bringing Jewel to Koorime Island, Yomi and Mukuro came through the portal. When Touya and Jin joined them the six demons went looking for Jewel.
It didn�t take them long to find a commotion going on in the meeting hall at the center of town. Twenty Koorime jumped when Hiei blasted through the doors with five angry demons in tow. Hiei�s anger grew when he saw Jewel struggling as she was held by two of the women. Not far from where they entered the hall, the demon Hiei had been chasing was counting out his finders fee of gold and Koorime tear gems.
Before Hiei could flit to his side, the demon had cloned himself. They now had ten additional demons to worry about. Needless to say the demon clones were far out matched. Jin was the first to move. With a powerful whirlwind on each hand, he smashed two of the demons into each other, cracking theirs skulls and killing them instantly.
Beside him, Touya sent ice shards at the next two, slicing them to ribbons in seconds. This attack drew murmurs from the Koorime. �That�s the Shinobi ice master! His ice powers are rumored to exceed even ours.�
Yomi and Mukuro each barely flicked a wrist and four more clones were vaporized. All of this happened so fast the clone�s master didn�t notice Hiei�s blade at his throat until he attempted to create more clones. The fire demon�s voice was so cold as the blade of his katana cut off the demon�s ability to breathe, the sound even chilled the hearts of the ice maidens. �Watch, as the last of your pets dies at Yusuke�s hand! Then you�ll die at mine!�
Knowing Hiei wasn�t in the mood to play, Yusuke took care of the last two clones with two quick blasts of his spirit gun. When the demon realized the danger he was in he tired to pull away from the blade at this throat and whimpered. �I didn�t hurt her, honest. It�s those bitches you want. They heard rumors that the Forbidden Child had a daughter and put a huge bounty out on her.�
Having seen that Jewel was scared, but unharmed, Hiei believed the demon. �No, you didn�t hurt her, but you did touch her, for that I will only sever your arms.�
Faster than lightning, the demon�s arms were sheered from his body. His scream was cut off when Hiei�s blade returned to his throat. �Now, for hurting my fox, I would like nothing more than to hear your screams as I slowly torture you to death. He would enjoy hearing that I�d skinned you alive and fed you your own eyes, but I�m anxious to get his daughter back to him, so he will have to be happy with your death.�
The demon never drew another breath as Hiei�s katana sang through the air, slicing him to ribbons. Allowing the parts to fall to the floor, Hiei turned to the women holding Jewel. �Release her!�
When Jewel cried out �Daddy!�, one of the women pulled Jewel protectively in front of her. �So, it is true. She is the child of the Imiko.�
As Hiei cautiously moved forward, the demons behind him fanned out around the room, surrounding the group of women. At first the Koorime didn�t seem concerned by the outsiders. That changed however when, Yusuke, Yomi and Mukuro flared their youki allowing the women to feel the extent of their power. Whispers of �it�s the three kings� began circulating among the group.
Seeing that the woman that held Jewel must be the leader, Hiei kept his full attention on her. �I said release her!�
Clutching Jewel in front of her, the woman shrieked. �NEVER! This has to end! Your tainted bloodline cannot be allowed to continue!�
Beside her, the other woman looked terrified. �Remmi, he�s not alone. He has the three lords of Makai with him and if I�m not mistaken, that is the Shinobi ice master. If we harm her, we�ll all die.�
Turning to her sister Koorime the leader�s outburst continued. �Ceri, we can finish this! We have the Imiko and his child! We can�t let them leave here alive!�
Again Ceri tried to reason with Remmi. �Remmi please. We told you, the Imiko was here years ago. If he had wanted us dead, he would have done it then. You have to give up this vendetta you have against him. If you don�t, it truly will be our demise.�
Remmi turned to glare at Ceri. �I don�t expect you to understand Ceri! Your daughter is right there! Your granddaughter is safe at home. My daughter is dead because of him. My Hina killed herself mourning him. He took my granddaughter Yukina from me as well. How many more sisters will he take from us before he�s through.�
Hiei was stunned to realize that Remmi, the woman that held Jewel, was his grandmother. �Remmi, you are making a mistake. The child you hold is not��
Hiei was prevented from denying Jewel�s paternity when a soft hand touched his arm. Turning, Hiei was surprised to see Yukina standing at his side. Silently, Hiei watched as Yukina addressed Remmi softly. �Grandmother please, let Jewel go. You dishonor your daughter with your actions. Our mother died mourning Hiei because she loved he, not because he harmed her. I love him too, but you were too shortsighted to allow him to be part of my life, so I left to be with my twin. That is your great-granddaughter you are threatening. Isn�t it bad enough what this clan did to my brother as an infant? Now you are threaten another innocent child.�
As Yukina spoke to her, Remmi seemed to visibly wilt. When Hiei saw her fingers slacken, he slowly held his hands out to Jewel. With a cry, Jewel pulled away from Remmi�s grasp and rushed into Hiei�s arms. �Daddy!�
Holding Jewel�s trembling body tight, Hiei never took his eyes off of Remmi. Yukina reached out to stroke Jewel�s hair affectionately, before stepping closer to her grandmother. As Remmi looked at Yukina she suddenly appeared very old. �My Yukina, you�re back.�
Smiling at the old Koorime, Yukina gave her a gentle hug. �Thank you for not harming my family Grandmother.�
From Hiei�s arms Jewel finally lifted her head to look at him. The huge tears in her eyes were threatening to fall. �He killed my Po�Poppy! I tried to be brave Daddy. I didn�t cry, just like Po�Poppy told me. Please Daddy, please can I cry now?�
Hiei�s heart ached for her pain. �You can cry Little One, but not for Kurama. Your Poppy is fine. He�s at the temple waiting for us to come home.�
Joy filled Jewel�s face at his words but her tears still fell. As she hugged and kissed him happily, it took Hiei a moment to register the sound he was hearing. Looking down, he saw a dozen tear gems rolling on the ground at his feet. Looking at Jewel, Hiei watched as another tear slipped down her cheek then went plink as it hit the hard floor in the form of a tear gem.
When Jewel saw the disbelief in his eyes, she mistakenly thought she was in trouble. �I�m sorry Daddy. Please don�t tell Poppy. It�s supposed to be a secret.�
Yukina rushed forward and handed Jewel a handkerchief. �It�s alright Jewel. I�ll take care of these.�
Kneeling down, Yukina quickly gathered the tear gems. When she would have put them in her pocket, Hiei held out his hand. Almost reluctantly, Yukina set the gems in his palm, but before Hiei could withdraw his hand, she took hold of his wrist. Looking down, Hiei saw the plea in his sister�s eyes. �Please Hiei, I�m sure Kurama must have had a good reason for keeping this a secret. All I ask is that you give him a chance to explain before you pass judgment.�
With his heart pounding, Hiei took one last look at the tear gems in his hand before slipping them into the pocket of his cloak. Drawing a breath and hoping he could remain calm, Hiei then looked at Jewel. As if seeing her with knew eyes, Hiei suddenly saw things he�d never seen before. First and foremost her hair was predominantly black, just like his. Next was her beautiful green eyes. Though their color was the same as Kurama�s, they were almond shaped like his and Yukina�s.
Just then Yusuke stepped forward, saving Hiei from having to say anything. �If we�re done here Hiei, there�s a certain fox that�s worried sick about his family.�
Tearing his eyes from Jewel, Hiei looked at Yukina. With a mental note to ask her later how she knew about him being her brother and about being Jewel�s father, Hiei placed an arm around her shoulder. Turning, Hiei looked over his shoulder at Remmi. �If any of you ever come near my family again, I will return to destroy this island and every living being on it.�
A few minutes later, as Hiei exited the portal with Yukina and Jewel, he found the generals just giving orders as to which troops would go through the portal first. In a firm voice Hiei addressed them. �Mission accomplished. Your lords will be here momentarily to give you your new orders.�
Without looking back, Hiei took Yukina and Jewel and headed home.
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The trip out of the snow country didn�t take nearly long enough for Hiei to sort through the million thoughts going through his mind. Leaving him alone with his thoughts and his daughter, Yusuke and Yukina walked some distance ahead. As Hiei looked down at Jewel sleeping peacefully in his arms, he knew for certain that she was his daughter. What he didn�t know was how it had happened, or why Kurama didn�t tell him.
As he continued to stare at Jewel, many of Kurama�s words rang in his ears.

�Hiei, there�s something I should have told you��
�You are the closest thing to a father Jewel will ever know.�
�She�ll probably never accept another male as her father.�
�Hiei, Jewel has a real father� you.�
�You may have never wanted a child of your own, but you�re a good father Hiei.�
�He took our baby Hiei. Please, save our baby.�

Berating himself for being so blind, Hiei realized Kurama had tried to tell him, but he hadn�t listened. Wanting to place the blame on anyone but himself, Hiei had worked himself up to full blown anger at Kurama by the time they approached the temple. No matter the circumstances, Kurama had denied him his child and should have found a way to tell him.
At the temple, Kurama was restlessly pacing in the garden. His leg had grown much stronger, but it still ached when he put his full weight on it. Looking off towards the trees Kurama prayed, as he prayed every time he looked, that he would see Hiei and Jewel. Disappointed again, Kurama sighed and turned only to find Shiori watching him. �Mother, you should go home. I�m sure Father is worried about you. I promise to call the minute I know anything.�
Moving to the bench under the tree, Shiori looked up at him and smiled. �Shuuichi, just as you�re worried about your child, I�m worried about mine. I know the anguish you must be going through, and I�m staying right here with you until my granddaughter is brought home safe.�
With a sigh, Kurama nodded. �I just wish there was more that I could do. Even if I could get there in time, I�d probably be more of a hindrance than a help.�
Shiori was about to respond when Kurama gasped and ran out of the garden. Ignoring the pain in his leg, he rushed toward the trees. Before he�d gotten far, Yusuke and Yukina appeared in the distance. Stopping, Kurama held his breath as he waited. A moment later Hiei appeared carrying Jewel. The moment she saw Kurama, Jewel jumped from Hiei�s arms and ran to him. �POPPY!�
Dropping to his knees, Kurama caught Jewel in his arms. �My precious Jewel. Are you alright Baby? Did they hurt you?�
Clinging to him, Jewel shook her head. �No Poppy, I�m fine. Daddy found me and saved me. Poppy, are you okay? You were hurt so bad and there was so much blood.�
Stroking her hair, Kurama murmured in her ear. �I�m just fine Sweetheart.�
Pulling back, Jewel put her hands on his cheeks and inspected for herself. Satisfied, she kissed his nose. �Can I see that my Youko Poppy is alright too?�
Smiling, Kurama kissed her nose and nodded. �Anything you want Jewel.�
A moment later, Jewel was being kissed and licked by her Youko parent. Giggling happily, Jewel nuzzled back. �I missed you Poppy. I was so worried.�
Holding his kit close, Kurama nodded. �Me too Baby, but I knew Hiei would save you.�
At that moment Hiei appeared beside them. Looking up at him, Kurama couldn�t read his expression. Avoiding Kurama�s gaze, Hiei looked at Jewel. �Jewel, I see Shiori waiting at the temple. Go let her know you�re alright.�
Giving Kurama one last hug and kiss, Jewel rushed off to see Shiori. That was when Hiei�s gaze locked with Kurama�s, causing the Youko to almost flinch. Hoping things weren�t as bad as he feared, Kurama whispered. �Thank you for saving her Hiei.�
Hiei didn�t say a word. Without moving from where he still knelt on the ground, Kurama watched as Hiei reached into his pocket. When Hiei held something out to him, Kurama opened his hand. His heart nearly stopped when he realized it was over a dozen of Jewel�s tear gems that he now held.
Sensing Hiei�s anger, the Youko lowered his eyes. �Hiei, let me explain.�
Grabbing a fist full of silver hair, Hiei yanked Kurama�s head back. �How the hell can you explain keeping my child from me for over five years!�
With his own anger rising, Kurama knocked Hiei�s hand away and rose to his full height to glare down at his lover. �Maybe if you hadn�t told me to �kill it and be done with it� when you found out I was pregnant, I could have told you then! One of the many times I almost told you, you said you�d never allow a child of yours to be born! Later, when you�d gotten past wanting her dead, you told me you didn�t want to be burdened with children! What the hell else did you expect me to do Hiei? I had to protect my child!�
Hearing Kurama say that he thought he would hurt Jewel, only fueled Hiei�s anger. �Damn it Kurama, I love her! You know I would never hurt her!�
At Hiei�s confession of love for their daughter, Kurama closed his eyes and sighed softly. �I know that now Hiei, I didn�t then. Please, just tell me what you want.�
Looking past Kurama, Hiei saw Jewel hurrying back to them. Lowering his voice, Hiei growled. �She belongs to me Kurama.�
Golden eyes snapped open. �Hiei, no��
When Jewel reached them and held her hands up to him, the Youko swept her up into his arms and held her close. Over his shoulder, Kurama�s eyes pleaded as he whispered. �Hiei, please��
Ignoring the Youko, Hiei spoke softly to his daughter. �Jewel, say goodbye to Kurama. You and I are going away for a while.�
Jewel�s big green eyes looked back and forth between her parents before she turned to Kurama. �Poppy�?�
Praying his voice wouldn�t tremble as much as the hand stroking her hair, Kurama whispered. �It�s alright Baby. You�re just going to spend a little time in Makai with� Daddy� the way you always wanted.�
Sensing something wasn�t right, Jewel whimpered. �I want us all to go Poppy.�
When the question in Kurama�s golden eyes was met with a ruby glare, Kurama looked back at Jewel. �I can�t right now Sweetheart. I want you to promise to be a good girl for Daddy and do everything he says.�
Sadly Jewel nodded. �I will Poppy.�
Kneeling down, Kurama set Jewel on her feet. Drawing a seed from his hair, Kurama grew a small sprig of red tea roses. Using his ki he manipulated the small roses and their stems into the shape of a headband then infused it with his ki. Trying to smile for her, Kurama brushed back Jewel�s hair, then slipped the headband on her. �These roses will remind you how very much I love you my precious Jewel.�
Trying hard not to cry, Jewel threw her arms around him. �I love you too Poppy.�
When Jewel pulled back she saw Hiei�s outstretched hand. As Kurama kissed her one last time, Jewel took Hiei�s hand. With his heart breaking, Kurama watched as Hiei took Jewel away.
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