Thankfully Hiei doesn't budge as Kurama carries him inside, lost to a long-in-coming fever that keeps him asleep. The deep fever keeps him from dreams, and that alone is somewhat of a blessing considering what he is capable of without much thought to the how or who is involved. Kurama has dutiful helpers in the meantime before Yukina returns, Hina and Kazuma ever concerned and attendant to what the fox needs, when he needs it. The activity has a way of making sure they have little time to think too hard about the current situation or fuss too deeply about their uncle's recovery.
In its own way, Hiei's ever-flat and unshakeable, steady way of handling injuries they had seen him with before made the children, too, unshakeably sure that he would recover. It was all a matter of time, so far as they were concerned, before he was sitting up and scolding all of them for worrying so much in the first place.
Poor little Hina is exhausted when Yukina makes her hurried return, diligent in keeping the area around Hiei cooled until her mother can take over. It isn't long until the children are put to bed, without much fuss on Hina's end as she'd nearly fallen asleep in her dinner despite being ravenous for it.
Hiei's eyes open only a sliver, many hours later, a small grunt leaving him as he immediately (and weakly) attempts to sit up. He is already shaking with exertion by the time Yukina is pushing him back down, a cold hand on a still very blazing body.
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Thankfully Hiei doesn't budge as Kurama carries him inside, lost to a long-in-coming fever that keeps him asleep. The deep fever keeps him from dreams, and that alone is somewhat of a blessing considering what he is capable of without much thought to the how or who is involved. Kurama has dutiful helpers in the meantime before Yukina returns, Hina and Kazuma ever concerned and attendant to what the fox needs, when he needs it. The activity has a way of making sure they have little time to think too hard about the current situation or fuss too deeply about their uncle's recovery.
In its own way, Hiei's ever-flat and unshakeable, steady way of handling injuries they had seen him with before made the children, too, unshakeably sure that he would recover. It was all a matter of time, so far as they were concerned, before he was sitting up and scolding all of them for worrying so much in the first place.
Poor little Hina is exhausted when Yukina makes her hurried return, diligent in keeping the area around Hiei cooled until her mother can take over. It isn't long until the children are put to bed, without much fuss on Hina's end as she'd nearly fallen asleep in her dinner despite being ravenous for it.
Hiei's eyes open only a sliver, many hours later, a small grunt leaving him as he immediately (and weakly) attempts to sit up. He is already shaking with exertion by the time Yukina is pushing him back down, a cold hand on a still very blazing body.
"What are you doing?! Lay back down!"