Author's Note: I did it! I finally finished Jenny's story! I have mixed feelings about this.. Relief that it's finally over, after I spent the last two years procrastinating... But I'm also sad that I won't be on this journey anymore. I've loved diving into this story & watching the characters evolve. Please let me know what you think of this last chapter & the story as a whole. Thank you so much to all of my readers for taking this journey along with me! 3 It means so much!

Chapter 25 - He'd Approve

Jenny cringed slightly as the doctor slid the chilly transducer across her belly, searching for the baby. She anxiously watched the screen as the doctor cheerfully explained what she was doing. Hiei stood against the wall by the door, trying to seem calm, but Jenny knew better. He was an anxious mess. Jenny glanced over to him & gave a small smile.

"Get over here, you idiot," Jenny waved for him to come closer, but Hiei shook his head.

"Hn," Hiei adjusted his arms to show that he was quite comfortable where he was. "I think I'll stay here out of the way."

"There's the little one!" the doctor finally exclaimed.

Jenny's eyes shot back immediately to the screen. Her gaze roamed the image in amazement.

"That doesn't look like anything to me," Hiei remarked from behind her. To Jenny's surprise Hiei had moved to stand next to her. She felt a warm hand move to her arm.

The doctor smiled as she glanced back at them. "Ultrasounds are often hard to read, but I can point out a few things to you." She pointed to the bottom right side of the screen. "There's a foot…." She moved around to point at various sections of the screen. "...and there's an arm… and the head… and that sound you hear? That's the baby's heartbeat."

"Wow….." That's all Jenny could say. She felt tears in spring up in her eyes. She couldn't help it. She felt completely & utterly overwhelmed by the emotions that sprung up unexpectedly. That's my baby… Jin's baby… we made this little one… She glanced over at Hiei who, to her surprise, was staring at the screen with an odd expression on his face. And Hiei & I will raise this child together now… Can we do this?

"Would you like to know the sex?"

"Huh?" Jenny was shaken out of her thoughts by the doctor's voice.

"You're already almost six months along," The tone sounded almost accusatory, as if she was wondering why she'd waited this long to see a doctor when she'd known she was pregnant. "We can tell the sex easily at this point. Would you like to know or do you want to wait?"

Jenny looked up at Hiei. "I want to know, Hiei. What do you think?"

"Do what you think is best," was his casual reply. It irked Jenny & she had to stop herself from making an angry comment back. She didn't want to ruin the moment. Damn him & his 'whatever' attitude….

"Let's do it," Jenny said cautiously to the doctor.

The doctor slid the transducer around to another area of her stomach & ended up settling on one spot as she scanned the screen with her eyes thoughtfully. "It looks like you're going to have a little boy. He's making things quite obvious," the doctor chuckled as she pointed to the screen.

A boy… A boy…. Her eyes welled up again with even more tears. Jin would've loved having a son…. She stopped herself & forced herself to look up at Hiei, scared of what his reaction might be. How does he feel about all this? This is all new to him. He didn't ask for any of this. It's not even his kid. He must be feeling strange about it all.

"A boy…." Hiei spoke the words that Jenny had been thinking. His eyes moved from the screen & he slowly lifted his other hand up to place it on belly. "A son…" The smallest hint of a smile crept onto his face as his eyes once again moved, this time to meet Jenny's gaze.

Her heart melted at that simple reaction. It meant everything. He cares. He wants this. We can do this.

After the check-up was over & they had a few ultrasound photos in hand, the doctor left them alone in the room so Jenny could get dressed. The moment the doctor left the room & Jenny carefully got off of the table, Hiei pulled her into a tight embrace. It happened so suddenly that it caught Jenny completely off guard.

"I want this…"

"Uh, Hiei… I don't think this is the place for that right now…"

"Not that, you idiot…" She felt him smirk against her neck as he spoke. "I want this.. All of it. You… & our son."

The word 'our' hit her like a truck. Our son…

"Our son…." she repeated.

Hiei pulled back so his his forehead leaning against hers. "Yes…. our son." He placed his hand once again on the side of her belly before kissing her gently. "I love you & I have no doubt I'll love this boy as if he were my own."

I love you… They'd never actually said it before. The words trickled through her, filling her with a peaceful happiness that she hadn't felt since…. Well…. She wasn't sure she'd ever felt this sense of peace before, really.

"I love you too, Hiei," she replied softly before pulling him into another kiss. She slid a hand into his hair & smiled against his lips.

We've got this….

As they were walking out of the doctor's office, Jenny & Hiei ran into Kurama, who was waiting outside on a bench reading a book.

"Kurama! What are you doing here?" Jenny walked (or waddled, as it felt to her) over to him excitedly.

Kurama closed the book & smiled up at her. "I was waiting for you." He stood up & glanced down at her stomach for a brief moment. "I thought there might be someone who you'd like to introduce to the little one while you're here at the hospital."

Someone who I'd like to introduce-?

"Oh!" Realization swept over her & she felt like a complete idiot once she realized who Kurama was talking about. "Your mom! I mean… our mom!" Her face flushed a bright red. "I don't know why I didn't think about that before…"

"I'd say you've had a lot of other things to deal with," Hiei stated.

"No time like the present," Kurama replied. "Mother will be delighted to see you again & learn the news!"

"Mother, you have a visitor," Kurama announced as he strode into his mother's hospital room.

"How lovely-" Shiori's mouth gaped open as she saw Jenny walk into the room. Jenny stood awkwardly in the doorway, one hand under her belly. "Well! You've been busy, haven't you! A baby?!"

The unfortunate choice of words caused a shudder of revulsion to run up Jenny's spine as she recalled one of the first things Kai said to her when she'd woke up after he kidnapped her. Forcing herself to focus on the task at hand, she replied in as calm a voice as she could. "Yeah… it's kind of a long story…." She trailed off, not quite knowing what she should say next. Do I tell her everything about Jin? About Kai? Jesus… there's so much she doesn't know…

Kurama gently took her hand & gave it a small squeeze. He gave her a reassuring smile before saying to Shiori, "Jenny met a man who she loves very much."

A wave of gratitude washed over Jenny as she let out a sigh of relief. Kurama always knows the right thing to say…. Shiori doesn't need to know all of that.. At least right now, anyway…

Shiori gave Jenny a warm smile. "I'm so happy to hear that, dear. You deserve the world."

Smiling back at her, Jenny replied, "Would you like to feel him kick? He's wide awake right now & doing somersaults on my bladder at the moment."

Shiori laughed & motioned for her to come closer. "Let me feel how strong my grandchild is."

Jenny flopped down onto the couch with the exhausted gracefulness of an elephant. "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza & not even feel bad about it…" She leaned her head back & stretched her legs out, thankful to be off her feet.

Kurama chuckled as he gracefully sat down on the couch next to her. "We could order some, if you'd like."

She glanced over at him. This jerk makes me feel even more like a beached whale with how perfectly together he is… Asshole. She rubbed her hand over her belly as she contemplated how much smaller (& more comfortable) she used to be.

After visiting with Shiori for a while, they'd decided to go back to Kurama's & relax for a bit. Hiei was off training somewhere, letting off some steam. He'd mentioned something about not getting enough training in while he was busy with her the last few days. He'd be by later to pick her up, he said.

Suddenly Jenny felt a foot poke out painfully on the side of her stomach. "OWWWWW!"

Kurama sat up, a concerned look on his face as he looked her over. "What's wrong?"

"This guy kicked me harder than Genkai does when we train!" Jenny rubbed the injured area on her stomach as Kurama laughed at her reply.

"'This guy', huh? I'm assuming you found out it's a boy?" Jenny nodded & Kurama's expression turned more serious now. "You realize that this child will be half demon, half human, right?"

Jenny slowly nodded, but if she was being honest with herself she hadn't really thought about that much. It was just a baby to her. Her & Jin's baby... But Jin was a demon… "Will things be different than with a human baby?"

"I don't know…." Kurama replied slowly before turning his body toward her. "I'm not sure any of us here have any experience in any of this, but we're all here for you. Try not to worry." His gaze softened. "You've been through so much. Let yourself enjoy the rest of this pregnancy. Let yourself enjoy this new relationship with Hiei."

The pair sat in silence for a few long minutes. Enjoy this new relationship… enjoy this pregnancy… She took a deep breath. There was no more Kai to worry about. No more anxiety about what Jin would think about all of this. She could just be happy. It took a long while for this idea to sink in.

"Would you like to feel your nephew?"

This time it was Kurama's turn to look caught off guard. "Really?"

"Of course! This guy's been SO active today it's ridiculous. Give me your hand!" Jenny reached for his hand, which Kurama gladly moved in her direction.

The moment Kurama's hand was placed on her belly, he felt a strong kick against his palm. Kurama stared in wonder as he felt the movement of the baby under his hand.

"My nephew… He seems strong."

Jenny smiled as she placed her own hand on her belly again. "He is… He's Jin's son… & he'll become even stronger because he'll be raised by Hiei." An image of Hiei holding this little one popped into her head, filling her with warmth.

Jin…. I wonder what he'd think about all of this if he could see us now… She gave herself a small, satisfied smile. She imagined his warm smile washing over her, remembering the last time she'd held him in that dream when he'd said goodbye forever. She could feel his hand on her belly still... She could hear him saying it was okay for her to be with Hiei.

She knew he'd approve.