Somethin' to talk about | By : chilli Category: Yuyu Hakusho > Yaoi - Male/Male > Yusuke/Kurama Views: 12297 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter7
Nearly two years to the day their relationship irrevocably changed, Kurama and Yuusuke finally ‘came out’ to their family and friends. The fact that such ‘important, earth-shattering’ news failed to prompt even a token gasp of shock surprised the toushin as he imagined himself pretty damn clever at misleading people. Later he had said happily to Keiko that his therapist was totally awesome at her job…two years ago it would have fucking pissed him off that no one was surprised. Keiko had laughed softly before she slipped her arm through his and gently agreed with his assessment. And it was true. What had later amazed their friends and Kurama’s family once they found out the duo was seeing a therapist was the fact that it had been Yuusuke’s idea. In fact, it had been the kitsune that had been initially dead-set against the idea. For such an intensely private and controlled creature, there was something about voluntarily opening up—verbalizing his inner thoughts that had utterly scandalized the kitsune. He would have sooner stripped naked and paraded through downtown Tokyo than allow some stranger into his mind. It was, as Kurama had soberly confided to his nonjudgmental mother, seeing the marked changes in Yuusuke that convinced him to make the attempt—which led to Kurama having a long overdue talk with his mother. Fortunately for him, Shiori being the astute woman that she was, had already guessed the majority of what he had to say and the rest, she accepted with an inkling of her son’s famed serene coolness. There was a marked difference in former rough and tough street kid who thought being the baddest mofo was the highest goal he could achieve. Although his attitude towards certain situations remained changing, the overtly pugnacious air he greeted the world had noticeably decreased. Knowing who he was, understanding his past and how it shaped his present—though it was ascertain that Yuusuke would always have that hard, rough edge—he no longer felt the need to fight the world or prove himself to anyone. Feeling revitalizing stability in his self, with his therapist’s help, Yuusuke set new goals for himself. He aimed to be a true leader of his toushins. He didn’t want to just remain known as the most powerful yokai, but he aspired to be known as a smart and capable leader, one that any yokai could look to for answers. Tonight, his friends were eagerly focused on the television to view the result of some of the steps Yuusuke had begun taking to achieve his goal. Kurama finished passing around appetizers as the program began. Taking his seat next to Yuusuke, he kissed the grumbling toushin on the cheek. “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine…” he gently reassured his famously camera shy lover. Yuusuke cast an irate scowl at the chattering people around them, then an even darker look at a visibly proud Kurama. “Who the hell told them to come over?” He hated attention…hated it with passion he had previously reserved for Karasu and the older creepy Toguro brother. He mentally shuddered. Now that was one dude that should have been smothered when he was a baby. He brought his mind back to his present grievance. “I wanted to watch this with you, you know, like alone?” he hissed quietly. God, he especially hated attention when certain stupid people pushed him into the front before he was ready. “I do…” Calm as ever, Kurama took a sip from the can of juice Yuusuke was holding. “However, this is our family…you know they would have been hurt not to have shared this special time with us.” With a chaste kiss, he hushed the sputtering protests as the program started. There was much hooting and catcalls when a surprisingly composed and well-groomed Yuusuke appear on the screen. He was joined by Touya and a couple of other yokai along with the three human liaisons to the yokai community for their city. “Looking good, Urameshi…” Kuwabara’s loud raucous catcall had Yuusuke fighting to get to the other to give him a good smacking. Laughingly, Kurama held his feisty lover back. “Come on, you two…” he said, giving both a reproachful look. “This special program is all about how yokai are peacefully trying to integrate into the human world.” Despite his words, his eyes danced with mirth. Although Yuusuke and Kuwabara were friends, one would never know to look at them. Both Yuusuke and Kuwabara exchanged mutual rude gestures before turning their attention back to the screen. The answers Yuusuke gave to the host were surprisingly articulate and politically knowledgeable. Kurama’s proud smile widened as he hugged his blushing lover. Everything said had been painstaking researched by Yuusuke. Even his help had been gently refused. When Yuusuke set his mind to something, nothing stopped him. No one could have been prouder when Yuusuke had been selected along with Touya as representatives to the human world. He knew how much his lover had wanted the honor and made sure to take his name out of the selection process. He had explained to the committee that while he may have the look and appearance of humankind, at heart he was a yokai. He thought like a yokai and his reactions would be that of a yokai. Fortunately the committee had seen the truth, though had been a bit chagrined that he hadn’t actually lied. Yuusuke was far better because he started off Human before becoming demon so his responses and thought processes were instinctively human. No one worked harder to achieve a peaceful co-existence between yokai and humankind. And now this…Yuusuke had kept the interview a secret from him until the last moment. The only thing he had asked for help was with selecting clothes to wear for his first televised appearance. He felt Yuusuke tense when the host leaned forward. There was an arch look in the woman’s eyes. Kurama cast Yuusuke a curious glance, but Yuusuke pretended absolute interest on the screen. “So, Mr. Urameshi…I understand you’re rich, handsome and clearly successful. A little birdy told me that in the Makai you are a greatly respected ruler of your territory. There’s even a rumor that you’ll be a shoe-in for the next Demon King. So tell us, is there a special lady yokai you’re thinking about having at your side to rule your territory and perhaps become your First Lady?” It was Kurama’s turn to stiffen as it seemed, for the first time, Yuusuke lost his calm facade. There was a startled, panicky look in the wide, brown eyes. It got very quiet in the room as everyone carefully did not look at the couple. Although no one was looking at him, Kurama felt their focus on them. He felt he now understood why Yuusuke wanted to be alone with him to watch the program. He wished he had listened. Then, as if from a great distance, he heard Yuusuke say, “Well, to tell you the truth, there is someone I’m interested in. We’ve been friends, it seems like, forever. And I really don’t think he’ll easily accept the title of First Lady without someone getting hurt or killed. But yeah, I have someone in mind to share my territory and power. His name is Kurama. Sometimes I don’t know how he puts up with me, ‘cause I’m not exactly the greatest boyfriend, you know. I’m kinda slow about some things. But when I’m with him, he makes me feel like the smartest guy in the world and I love him for that. I…I love him for putting up with all my shit and still loving me through it all.” The hostess looked shaken by the naked emotion in Yuusuke’s voice. In a clear effort to lighten the mood, she said jokingly, “Can’t live without him, huh?” “I don’t want to…” There was a deep-felt sincerity to the words that left the hostess visibly off-balanced. On-screen Yuusuke glanced down, clearly discomforted by revealing his heart. The silence lasted for a few seconds before he leaned forward, his trademark cocky grin firmly in place. “And the sex is totally awesome!” For Kurama, everything faded to the background. He continued to stare at the television screen with a blank expression. Everyone carefully refrained from looking at each other. Then Kuwabara made a great show of looking at his watch and jumped up, exclaiming about how he had to get up early the next day for a thing. What that thing was, he wasn’t quite able to stammer out. However, it was sufficient for everyone else to make their excuses to leave. Shiori, before she left, gave her son a misty smile and hugged him tightly. The door closing returned the room to silence. Yuusuke and Kurama were alone. Yuusuke kept his head down as he picked at a loose thread on his jeans. “This is your fault, you know,” he muttered accusingly. “I said I wanted them to go home, but oh no, you said they should stay.” In spite of his uncharitable words about their friends, there was something poignantly anxious in the glances he kept sneaking at Kurama. “Say it again,” Kurama said, turning to Yuusuke abruptly. Yuusuke’s head jerked around to regard his lover with wide, astonish eyes. “I’ve been waiting to hear you say those words to me for almost two years and I’m not about to miss out on you telling me to my face.” A surprisingly sweet smile tugged at a mouth more familiar with spitting curses and screaming obscenities. Obedient to his lover, Yuusuke said quietly, “I love you.” Kurama sighed and leaned against his beautiful boy. An arm came around his shoulders and pulled him close. “I love you so fucking damn much,” Yuusuke said endearing gruffness. Twisting, Kurama surged up his body and kissed him, pouring all his love and devotion into the press of their lips. Fire licked along their veins as the passion that seemed to exist as a simmer between them began a slow burn. Shirts were hastily shrugged off even as hands began to roam and tangle in their haste. The doorbell rang. They froze and glanced at each other questioningly. With a groan, Kurama dropped his head to Yuusuke’s shoulder before reluctantly shrugging his shirt back on and fastened his pants. A chiding glance at a scowling Yuusuke had the toushin grudgingly tucking himself back into his underwear before straightening his clothing. They both left their shirts untucked to hide their blatantly obvious arousal. “We are so moving to the Makai.” He hid a smile at Yuusuke muttering. “At least there, we won’t get interrupted all the time.” A smile on his face, Kurama opened the door. His smile chilled at the woman standing on the other side. He was tempted to slam it in her face, but Yuusuke had seen her. “Ma…? The fuck…?” Coming nearer, Yuusuke sounded incredulous. He peered around Kurama’s stiff shoulder. Atsuko smiled shakily. Her fingers were white pressed against the cheap purse she carried. It had taken her months to gather the courage to come here. After what she put her son through she readily expected to have the door slammed in her face. It would only be what she deserved. “Uhm, hi. I just…wanted to stop by and uhm, say hi.” “Okay…” Confused, Yuusuke glanced at the icy mask that had descended on Kurama’s face. Sometimes Kurama scared him when he got like that. “Uhm, you…wanna come in?” he asked with clear reluctance. A brief smile flitted across his mother’s worn face. “No…I just wanted to tell you that…” she swallowed hard before saying in a rush, “That I’m in treatment. And…and…I…I…see a therapist and…and a psychologist three times a week to help me get my shit together and maybe figure out why I’m such a fuckin’ mess. I just wanted you to know that I’m trying…no, I’m gonna, get better.” Tears glinted in her brown eyes. They were so much like Yuusuke’s, Kurama thought grudgingly. “Perhaps you would like to come in?” he said, swinging the door wider. Her eyes darted to the green-eyed boy then to the subtle way her son leaned into the red-head’s side. The uneven way their shirts were buttoned and that Yuusuke’s was inside out also helped. “No…” she said, her smile gentling. “I don’t want to intrude. I just wanted to let you know that I’m working on my problems. Maybe someday we could have coffee together?” Her pleading eyes included Kurama in the invitation. “Baby steps, ya know?” she said with a shaky smile. Yuusuke stepped closer to the woman. For the first time in years, he could vaguely see the mother that had vanished under years of drugs and alcohol. “Yeah, I…think I would like that.” The smile she gave was a mirror of Yuusuke’s. “Thank you…” With a last lingering look, she walked away. Slowly Kurama shut the door. Turning, he tugged Yuusuke into his arms and just held his beloved tight. The broken sound Yuusuke made, hidden in the safety of Kurama’s arms tore at his heart. That night, their lovemaking was slow and healing. Days after the special program aired, they were still fielding calls and congratulations from their wide circle of friends. While Yuusuke was at work, the doorbell rang. Setting aside his homework, Kurama padded to the door. Two men stood outside. Kurama’s eyes narrowed. There was a teasing familiarity about them both. “Yes, may I help you?” The man’s eyes narrowed on the beautiful kid standing in the doorway. “Says here, Urameshi Yuusuke lives here…” he stated roughly. His cousin was silent, preferring to let the more domineering cousin talk. Hard and cold, both men had the look of lives lived on the edge. It was clearly a vicious edge. “He lives here,” Kurama replied briefly. Something shifted in his eyes. “May I ask your names?” “I’m his dad,” Urameshi Xing retorted absently, peering over the kid’s shoulder. Mentally he calculated what he saw. Lips pursed in a silent whistle, the amount he came up with was more money he saw in a year. Well, hell…banging that stupid, cock-teasing little bitch and knocking her up might not have been a bad thing, he mused to himself. Her old man had forced him to do the legal bit and marry stupid cunt. For a brief second, a gleam of cruelty glittered in his eyes. Who knew the bastard had connections to the local police? Not that it saved the old bastard once they had caught him alone. Throwing the asshole down the hill had neatly covered the beating he had put on the old fucker. He brought his mind back to the matter at hand, namely inveigling his way into his kid’s life. Every kid needed a father, didn’t they? The little fucker had to have been wondering who his old man was. Kurama’s eyes were cool. They held all the warmth of a fall morning with a layer of frost blanketing the land. And if his smile showed too many teeth, neither man noticed. “Please, do come in.” “By the way, my name is Minamino Shuuichi,” he said, ushering the men through the house and out into the garden. “May get you something to drink? Tea? Juice?” he asked pleasantly. He was an old hand at hiding his true thoughts behind a mask of soothing geniality. “Got anything stronger?” Xing said with a roguish wink. He elbowed his cousin and both laughed heartily. “A real man likes something a little stronger than tea and juice.” Neither human notice that the smile Kurama gave never reached his eyes. “Certainly, Yuusuke usually keeps something around the house. I’ll be right back.”
~End~
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