Of Demons, Wands and Swords

All Yu Yu Hakusho Characters belong to the makers and producers of such show, I have no ownership of them. All Rurouni Kenshin characters belong to the producers and makers of the show, I have no ownership of them eihter. All Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowlings, again I have no ownership. I only claim onto Rain and the story line.

Christmas break finished with much laughter, most of it coming from conversations about the tournament. Finally it was time for the rest of the students to return to school. The morning the others were to return arrived and found Hermione and Draco sitting in the library, talking instead of studying, Rain and Kurama were outside, bidding their friends in the Reiki Tentai good bye, joined by the Kenshingumi. Hiei only gave a small smirk when Kurama and Rain bid him good bye and both were left with the feeling that he would be around quite a bit.

The Reiki Tentai left in a loud commotion. When they were finally gone, it was as if the halls of Hogwarts were more silent then before. Rain and Kurama spent the afternoon with the Kenshingumi, joined by Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hermione and Draco, the last two being oddly subdued. Finally it was thirty minutes from when the train would arrive and after giving Hermione a kiss on the cheek, Draco stood and left the Kenshingumi common room. Kurama was a bit preoccupied when Draco left, observing Rain as she talked to Ginny, Misao, Kaoru and Hermione. She seemed pale and tired to him and he was a bit worried for her, now that she was pregnant with his triplets. She hadn't begun to show yet, but he knew that it was only a matter of time till she did. Articfire was so tiny and Youko was very large. What the hell had they been thinking?

Rain felt Kurama's gaze on her and she raised her head from the conversation she was having with the girls, all trying to cheer up Hermione, due to her and Draco having to part ways and go back to acting like they hate each other now that Christmas was over. They were hoping they could pull it off, for his sake and hers. The Slytherins would get down right nasty if they found out.

Rain's eyes met Kurama's and she gave him a small smile and looked back at her friends. To be truthful she wasn't feeling totally fine. She had been so tired the last few days and getting a bit queezy. Koenma had warned her that sometimes with multiples, the demon version of morning sickness arrived sooner then expected. She hadn't had time to inform Kurama of this, but she suspected it of being true. Today was the fifth of January, only five days till her morning sickness was to start, and since she carried triplets, she would probably be starting her morning sickness early.

Rain's soft sigh caught the attention of the others as her eyes closed on a quick rush of nausea. Opening hyes yes slowly, she looked a bit offguard as she realized the others were staring at her, having stopped talking. "Sorry, keep going." Hermione and Ginny shook their head as Misao and Kaoru grabbed a chair, then forced Rain into it. By this time, the men had noticed the girl's treatment of Rain and had come over, Kurama kneeling before her, worry evident upon his face. "Rain?"

She looked up at him and gave a slight smile "I think I want to go lay down, Kurama." Kurama nodded and picked her up, although she protested, and carried her to the couch, laying her down and kneeling before the couch. The others realized they were not needed, so they kept their distance, deciding instead to go and meet the train and the others, leaving Rain and Kurama alone in the Kenshingumi's common room. Kurama glanced at their departure and then turned his attention back to Rain. She had closed her eyes and was now taking shallow breaths. He frowned and ran a hand over her hair "Rain? It's too early for your morning sickness to start."

Rain opened her eyes and looked at him with a sigh "Koenma told me right before they left, that sometimes Demons who are pregnant with multiples get the demon morning sickness early and he said that it could show up anytime between now and the 10th. I guess he was right, it just showed up early." Kurama gave a nod, relieved that it was normal. He sighed and kissed her forehead "I'm terrified." Rain's eyes snapped open. She couldn't believe she had just heard her mate admit that "WHAT?"

Kurama shook his head "Of you having my children. Rain and Arcticfire's forms are so small, while Shuuichi isn't that big, Youko's is. To have you give birth to one of my children at a time is bad enough, but for three....." his voice trailed off. "I just am worried for you, is all."

Rain burst into laughter and pulled him down. "Did you know that we get our height from mother?" Kurama shook his head and Rain continued "Father was well over 7 feet tall in his demon form." Kurama blinked at her "Really?" Rain nodded and started to sit up, with his help. "Yes, trust me, I will be fine. Youko is not nearly as big as Father was." She kissed his cheek. "Love?" "Hmmmm?" "I'm hungry."

With a burst of laughter, Kurama stood and then reached down and helped Rain stand up. "You're morning sickness has surely started. You are never hungry."

He smiled to her and led her from the Kenshingumi's common room to the Great Hall where the rest of the school was gathering for supper. She sat down next to Hermione, who looked at her worriedly "You ok, Rain?" Rain gave a nod and smiled to Kurama who had filled her plate with food. "Thank you hon." She looked to Hermione who was giving covert glances at the Slytherin table and a certain blonde boy. 'Hermione, you need to stop before someone sees you. You're looks are not exactly hateful.' Hermione blinked and looked at Rain 'I just want to know if he is ok, if he was discovered.'

Rain smiled 'I'll find out.' She looked at Kurama and smiled to him "Kurama dear" He looked at her warily "Yes?" "I'm going to talk to our friend, just letting you know." Kurama nodded, knowing who she was talking about and smiled at her, knowing she only told him cause of their fight before Christmas.

Rain smiled and took a bite of food as she reached out to Draco, who was eatting and listening to Crabbe and Goyle as they talked about their vacations. 'OH Dracie.' He almost groaned outloud at the nickname, but kept it in. 'Rain' She smiled at his annoyed voice 'Just checking to see if they found out about the activities of Christmas break.'

'No, they don't know. Or if they do, no one is saying anything about it. How is Hermione?' Rain smiled at his seemingly casual question, catching the hint of infatuation in his voice. 'Oh, she is good. Positively cheerful and happy to have the rest of school back.' Draco's dejected voice sounded back to her and she watched his shoulder's droop 'Oh'

Rain giggled into his head and outloud, causing a few others to look at her 'Oh nothing. I'm just messing with you. She was positively miserable after you left. She seems to be in a bit better spirits now thee wae was when she left the Kenshingumi common room, but that just could be because she can stare at the back of your head under her leashes. I wouldn't know how she was though after leaving the room, before coming here, as I was with Kurama.'

Draco's voice took on a scandalized tone 'For shame, Rain. Doing things with Kurama here.' Rain sighed into his mind 'Well, not really. It would seem due to there being triplets, my demon morning sickness started sooner then planned, and at night no less.'

'I'm sorry to hear that.... Wait, I have to go, Crabbe and Goyle finally noticed I wasn't paying attention. Tell Hermione hello for me and that I am fine and ..... I miss her.'

With that their connection was cut and Rain quickly, and telepathically, relayed Draco's message to Hermione who smiled in relief. 'OK'

Supper, as well as the rest of the evening continued on. The wizards and demons ended up in front of the fire in the Gryffindor common room for most the night, having the Kenshingumi retire early, seeing as Yahiko and Misao were tired. Finally Rain was roused from a soft doze by Kurama, who smiled down at her. "I think you should go to bed, Rain." Hermione nodded and stood up "Yeah, come on. I'm ready for bed too." Rain nodded and sat up, wrapping her arms around Kurama's neck and kissing him softly. "Good night, Koi." Kurama smiled to his mate and kissed her back. "Good night, love."

Rain, Hermione and Ginny went up the girls stairs, leaving the boys to watch them walk away.

Rain settled into her bed, her Jagan opening, as always, to watch the room. Morning came to find Harry crying out in the fits of a Voldemort induced nightmare and Rain waking to stare, annoyed and a bit frightened, at a piece of paper resting on her stomach that read in a common demon dialect "The four of you, that sleep in this bed, are my first target, Forbidden One."


(A/N And there you go, finally bringing the bad guy in a bit. Next chapter will be Harry's dream and letting Dumbledore know about the letter and also first day of classed. Will Rain get sick all over Snapes classroom? I could see it happening, how about you? Will Hiei join them at school, now that Rain is a target? I will get another chapter out before new years, have no fear. Just hang with me. I had this one half finished, and just was able to knock out the rest of it this morning with relative ease, so here you go. Hope you enjoy. I will comment to reviewers in the next story.)