A/N- Yes people after being gone for who knows how long I am finally back! Unfortunately I have lost all passion into writting A war among Friends But I hope to be releasing a story I have been working on for a very long time. This is a very short drabble but it just came to me suddenly so I thought Id put it up to share. Enjoy!

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Yusuke looked up at the sky, watching as the darkness of night chased away the bright colors of the sunset. Inhaling the night air as a gentle breeze caressed his cheeks Yusuke was inwardly thankful that the day had been so nice, and could only wish that the stormy weather that was do to come in would simply turn away. Grinning to himself as petals from the sakura tree he was under fell around him, yusuke spoke softly. "Mom never talked about you so this is kind of hard for me to do, talk to a person I've never met I mean. I had always thought that you were around, and that mom had just made excuses for you so I would never try to find you. I guess in someway I was grateful for the things she did for me, even though they weren't a lot. Mom is a drunkard you know, hell she probably was when you first met her too...but she's a good person, despite the way she acts."

Yusuke paused for a moment, drawing a pack of cigarettes from his pockets. Placing one stick in his mouth and cupping his hand to protect the flame as he lit the fag, he allowed a chuckle to escape his lips as he stuffed his hand along with the lighter back into the pocket of his jacket. "You know old man, I've been through a lot of shit in my eighteen years of life, some of which I don't think you'd even be able to imagine. Hell if I told anyone I'd be bound, gaged, and shipped off to the nearest wacky shack before you could even blink twice." The grin he once wore faded, the only light around; the end off his slowly disappearing cigarette. "I guess what I'm trying to say is that even though I was angry at some point for never having you around, I'm happy I never got to meet you. Not having you around is the reason I am the person I am today."

As a sudden gust of chilly air swept over him, Yusuke rose from where he was seated and hugged his crimson jacket closer to his freezing body. "Who know's maybe we'll get to speak face to face someday." Dropping his cigarette to the ground and extinguishing the flame with his foot Yusuke looked softly as the headstone in front of him. "See you around on the other side dad, and... thanks." With on last look at his human fathers grave, Yusuke turned and retreated to his car.

Slipping into the car and rubbing his numbing hands together, Yusuke was almost unaware of his wife's concerned look. "Yusuke, who were you talking to?"

Staring into his wife's chocolate eyes and leaning over to plant a soft kiss on her lips he gave the soft reply, "Just a friend of mine."