Full summary: The demons find out the hard way, babies are not so easy. They spend the day shopping for the many needed baby items. They also are trying to get used to having someone so small, depending on them for his life, literally. A fussy and constantly hungry kit is plenty for anybody, but throw in a mood swinging fire demon that also has an insatiable appetite, and the resulting combination is not good. Kurama has his hands completely full, trying to juggle the two. Will the fox make it through the day and still keep his sanity? Maybe, but they come across a few bumps in the road.

Disclaimer….I don't own any of the original characters that I use in this story. They belong to who created them or who currently owns them. I just borrowed them for a bit and added a character of my own. If by a miracle that I owned them, the show would be following my story line, thus Kurama and Hiei would be together.

WARNING: This story contains a male/male relationship. If you don't like this please turn back now. You have now been warned.

With that done, this is an Hiei/Kurama story. This story just popped into my head and would not leave until I started writing it. This one is very short, there are only 5 chapters and will be updated once a week. These chapters should have been in my other story, The Heights Of Demon Love, between the chapters of five and six, but the inspiration for this did not come until after that story was completely typed up and could not be rewritten. So these so called missing chapters ended up here as a side story. This story can stand alone, but it might would make more sense if you read my other ones. I hope you all like this little tale, I sure had fun writing it.

A big thanks goes to my beta reader, PainfulxRecovery.

I was going to post this after I put up chapters 5 and 6 so that would have meant two more weeks before this got put up, but I decided to post it early.

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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While their new kitty slept, Kurama and Hiei took a quick shower together. They came out of the bathroom to find the baby where they had left him, in the middle of the bed, surrounded by fluffy pillows, and still asleep. The two demon quickly got dressed, Hiei in his usual attire and Kurama in blue jeans and black silk, button down shirt. The fox quickly made a couple of bottles and put them into an old school bag of his, that he had found, along with several diapers. He walked back into the bedroom to see his mate lying on his side, gently playing with the now awoken Toushi. He also noticed the very empty baking pan that used to be half full of cinnamon rolls lying on the foot of the bed.

"You still hungry?" Kurama asked, walking up to the bed.

"Not anymore." Hiei smirked, looking over to the empty pan and then back to his lover. "The rest of them rolls filled me right up."

"I am glad to hear that." Kurama smiled, happily. "Are you ready to go, Koi?"

"I suppose so." Hiei nodded, scooping the kit up. He sat up and handed the boy to the fox. "But the question is, what are we going to do about his ears and tail?"

"There is nothing we can really do about them, so I guess we'll just keep them covered." Kurama replied, picking up the small blue blanket that he had bought earlier that morning.

"Hn." Hiei grunted as he got up off the bed. The demons quickly left the apartment and was down stairs beside Kurama's red car. Hiei made to flit off but a hand on his arm stopped him.

"Will you please ride in the car with me, Hiei?" Kurama asked quietly.

"Why? You know I don't like that ningen device." Hiei snapped, glancing to the car.

"Because I need you to hold Toushi while I drive. I can't lay him on the seat, he might fall off. Please Hiei." Kurama pleaded, putting on his best begging face that only his mate got to see.

Hiei rolled his eyes at that look and just barely nodded. Kurama moved the child to the side and hugged the fire demon tightly before quickly letting go. They were in public after all and most ningens would not approve of their kind of relationship. Hiei walked around to the passenger door and got in. When Kurama was seated on the driver's side, he handed the little kit to his lover.

"Hang on tight to him." Kurama instructed. He would prefer to have the child in a baby car seat, but that wasn't an option right now. It was just one thing, on the long list of things to buy.

"I know that!" Hiei replied, situating the child so he was sitting in his lap. Kurama just smiled, cranked the car and backed out of his parking space. They were soon traveling down the road towards one of the city's malls. The fox was ignoring the many comments at how slow the ningen contraption was going. He breathed a sigh of relief when they reached their destination and parked the car. The fox took Toushi from his mate and got out, closing the door.

"Can you get that bag, Hiei?" Kurama asked, pointing through the window into the backseat. The fire demon reached into the back and grabbed the wanted item before getting out and closing the door. Kurama quickly arranged the little blanket around the baby so his ears and tail was not showing. He started walking towards the doors with the fire demon falling into step beside him. They were soon walking down wide halls with shops on each side of them. The fox found the one store he was looking for and went in. Hiei quickly followed and found himself standing in a big shop, full of soft pastel colors.

"No way, Kurama!" Hiei stated, coming to a stop.

"What's the matter?" Kurama asked, turning to his mate.

"There is no way you are putting those feminine looking colors on our kit!"

"I wouldn't dare!" Kurama acted offended. "There are some darker color clothes and stuff, we just have to find it. Plus this isn't the only baby store in this city."

"Fine, but no girl colors." Hiei replied, crossing his arms.

"Come on then." Kurama laughed, walking on into the store. He was wondering what his lover would think if the child he was carrying were a girl. The fox would definitely be dressing her in pink frilly dresses and cute clothes, but he decided to keep that to himself for now. He started weaving in and out among the racks of small clothes looking for anything that was a darker color. He noticed the kit he carried had went back to sleep against his shoulder. He readjusted the blanket so nothing on the boy would show.

Kurama came to a stop at one of the racks when he spotted several dark blue clothing sets. Pulling one out with his free hand, he found it had zoo animals on it. Looking at the size, he decided it would be a little big but the kit needed that, when he started putting weight back on. Hiei quickly appeared beside him after trailing behind, mumbling to himself about the light colors..

"What do you think of this?" Kurama asked, holding up the outfit.

"That color is better." Hiei agreed.

"Good!" Kurama smiled, pushing the outfit into the fire demon's hands.

"Why do I have to hold it?" Hiei asked, eyeing the small clothes.

"It's either, hold the items or the baby?" Kurama smirked slightly. "You chose."

"Hn." Hiei grunted in annoyance. Kurama's smirk just got bigger as he pulled another blue outfit from the rack that had bugs on it and handed it to his lover. Soon another dark blue set with dogs on it, joined the other two. Kurama moved on to the next rack and found some dark green outfits which he pushed into the fire demon's arms. Not to long after that, the fox found the one piece sleeper section in the store and pressed a few of them into his mate's arms. Hiei was grinding his teeth at the growing number of clothes he carried, but at least they were dark.

Toushi woke up and started crying. Kurama shifted the child from his shoulder to lie in his arms. He quickly pulled a bottle out of the bag he carried and put it into the baby's mouth, finally getting silence once again as the little hands came up to hold the bottle too. Hiei reached up and pulled the blanket back over Toushi's head after it slipped off. The demons were to busy with their kit to notice the older woman walk up to them until she spoke.

"Can I help you two gentlemen find anything?"

"Actually, yes." Kurama smiled, looking from the baby he held to the woman. "Can you point us in the direction of the baby car seats?"

"I can do better then that, I'll show you." The woman smiled, motioning for the demons to follow her as she walked off. They were soon standing in front of many different car seats. The women looked over the different styles before looking at the two men. "Is there anything in particular you are looking for?"

"Something dark." Hiei quickly answered.

"Well we have several different styles for different ages. How old is the child?" The woman asked.

"He is about six months." Kurama replied smoothly, though he had no idea exactly how old the baby was.

"How much does he weigh?" The woman asked quickly as she moved down the aisle a ways. Kurama thought about it a moment, trying to judge Toushi's weight.

"I believe he is about 15 pounds." Kurama finally answered.

"Was he a preemie?"

"Yes." Kurama quickly nodded, knowing the weight was off for the kit's age. He was actually about five pounds underweight.

"Can he sit up for a little bit by himself?" The woman asked, looking over the car seats, trying to find the perfect one for the two men. It was obvious to her, they did not know much about babies, but they appeared to be trying.

"Yes." Hiei nodded, remembering on the way there, the boy sitting in his lap, playing with his hands.

"Good that will help." The woman smiled cheerfully. She noticed the redhead hand the empty bottle to the shorter man. He quickly put the bottle into the bag that was slung over the taller man's shoulder. The lady finally got the nerve up to ask the question that had been plaguing her since she first saw them. "Did you two just get him today?"

"Excuse me?" Kurama asked startled. Hiei looked just as stunned, standing beside his mate.

"Did you and you partner just adopt him today?" The woman pressed with a knowing and accepting smile on her face.

"Yes, I guess we did." Kurama nodded slightly.

"Then you will need a baby book too. It will help with the many questions I'm sure you both have."

"That would be great." Kurama smiled.

"Now back to the current problem, a car seat. I believe you will need a convertible child seat for his age, but an infant carrier car seat is suitable for his weight and size. The carrier is easier if you don't want to hold him all the time. If you don't mind holding him, the convertible you don't have to keep taking in and out of the car. The carrier also only goes up to twenty-two pounds, and then you will have to get a convertible one anyway. " The woman commented, pointing to the different displays. "The choice is really what is more convenient for you."

"I think right now, we need a infant carrier and then purchase a bigger car seat when he gets older and gains more weight." Kurama answered, looking between the different models.

"That would be my choice." The woman politely agreed. "These are the ones we have in infant carriers."

"I think I like the one with the Z shaped handle. It looks to be easier to carry." Kurama stated, looking it over. He turned around to his lover. "What do you think?"

"It's suitable, I guess." Hiei agreed. "But I want it in a dark color."

"We carry it in gray, dark blue, and black gingham among other colors." The women cut in.

"Black!" Hiei insisted, instantly. Kurama sent him a look that he completely ignored.

"Black gingham it is. I'll get it moved up to the front counter." The woman nodded, going towards a phone on a cement pole. A few moments later, she hung up and walked back over to the demons. "A stock boy is coming to move it. Now let me show you the baby books."

The woman walked off before the two demons could reply so they quickly followed her. Thirty minutes later had the demons going to the check out with Hiei still carrying the clothes and now three books too. They quickly paid and exited the store. A stock boy followed them, pushing a dolly with the big box of the car seat sitting on it. When they got to the car Kurama handed the kit to Hiei and started opening the big box. With the stock boy's help the car seat was soon properly fastened in the back seat.

"Thank you." Kurama smiled, giving the boy a nice tip for his help.

"No problem." The boy grinned, taking the offered tip. He put the now empty box back on the dolly and headed for the mall doors. Kurama took Toushi from Hiei and strapped him into his new carrier.

"Where to now? The apartment?" Hiei asked hopeful.

"I'm afraid not, Koi. We still have a lot of stuff to get, including a crib unless you want our little kit to sleep in the bed with us." Kurama replied evenly.

"He will not!" Hiei growled.

"Then it's to another store." Kurama stated, getting into his car. Hiei was still growling as he got in on the passenger side and closed the door. The fox reached across and took his lover's hand after he cranked the car to get the air conditioner going. "What's bothering you Hiei, besides the obvious."

"Hn." Hiei grunted, staring straight ahead. The fox reached up and turned the fire demon's head toward him.

"What is it?" Kurama asked again.

"I'm hungry, again." Hiei replied quietly with a small shrug.

"You should have told me, Koi! There were plenty of places to eat inside., I'm sure you smelled them."

"I did, but I got nauseated at the greasy odor."

"Oh! We'll stop at a nice café, pick up some lunch, and go eat in the park. It will be a lot more healthy for you and our baby anyway. I will also give you something for the nausea. How does all that sound to you?" Kurama smiled softly.

"It sounds fine, fox." Hiei replied, returning the small smile. Kurama leaned over and quickly kissed his mate. He settled back into the driver's seat and backed out of the parking space. It was not long before they pulled into the parking lot of an indoor/outdoor café.

"What would you like?" Kurama asked, putting the car into park.

"Whatever" Hiei shrugged. "Right now, I am so hungry I will try anything."

"Then I will be back in a few minutes." Kurama nodded, before getting out of the car. He bent over and looked back in. "If Toushi starts crying, check his diaper and try giving him a bottle."

"I will." Hiei nodded. Kurama smiled before closing the door, having left the car running. He went inside and quickly ordered a few items of the menu. The server told him it would be about fifteen minutes so the fox went back out to the car, to wait with his family.

When the time was up Kurama went back in and came out a couple of minutes later carrying two large bags and a beverage carrier with two white plastic cups in it and a smaller Styrofoam one. He walked up to the passenger side and the fire demon opened the door. The fox handed the drinks to Hiei before setting the bags on the floor between his feet so they would be level. Kurama closed the door walked around to the driver's side and got in.

Just as they pulled out into traffic Toushi started crying. Kurama sighed, reaching over the seat into the back where he quickly stuck a finger into the baby's mouth. About ten minutes later they arrived at the park and the fox found a parking place. As soon as he pulled his finger away the kit started crying again. Kurama got out and went around to the other side. He opened Hiei's door first and then the other one.

"Let me get Toushi out and then I will take something from you, Hiei." Kurama stated, bending over into the back seat. When he straightened up, he had the crying kit with him conveniently wrapped in a blanket. He reached down and grabbed the handle to the makeshift diaper bag and slung it over his shoulder. The fox then pushed the door close and turned to his waiting mate.

"Can you carry the two bags?" Kurama asked, taking the beverage tray.

"Yes." Hiei complied as he got out. He picked up the bags before pushing the door closed. The small family walked into the park, headed for their favorite and private clearing.

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