Love for Yusuke Urameshi Part 12: Kuwabara's Good News and Yusuke's Realization

I knocked on Urameshi's door with a smile on my face.

'Man, Urameshi isn't gonna believe this.'

Yusuke opened the door, a tired look on his face.

"Don't you usually sleep in on Saturdays, man?"

"Usually, but I got somethin' to tell ya."

"Make it quick, okay?"

I sat down on his couch and looked at him.

"Yukina said she loved me, man."

"Hold up, Kuwabara. Yukina, the one that never picked up on your feelings for her, told you she loved you?"

"I know. I was just as surprised as you are. Anyway, she told me that she always knew I liked her, but didn't want to say anything since loving a man wasn't part of her lifestyle back then."

"Makes sense, I guess. So, what's next for her?"

"Uh, Koenma's thinking of having her live at his place since she works as a nurse at Spirit World Hospital now. Gives me a chance of seeing her more often, ya know?"

Yusuke smirked as he sat down next to me.

"You seem to be having more luck than me when it comes to dating, Kuwabara. I'm almost jealous of you."

"Why are you jealous? You've got a hot fighter chick living a few doors down from you."

"We aren't dating. How many times do I have to say it?"

"You're not dating, but you wish you were, huh?"

Yusuke's POV:

I looked away from him as the phone rang. I picked it up and smiled when I heard the voice on the other end.

"Hello?...Hey, Ami. What's up?...Really? What'd she invite you over for?...C'mon, Ami. You can tell me...Fine. When does she want me over there?...No, tomorrow's fine for me. Later."

"What did she want?"

"For some reason, Genkai invited her over to talk about something. She didn't want to say over the phone what it was about. It's obviously something that they want me to hear because Genkai told Ami to invite me over tomorrow."

"Must be serious if she didn't give any hints. Hey, I gotta go. See you later, huh?"

After Kuwabara left, I headed outside to my balcony and looked out to the city. I sighed as I tried thinking of what Ami and Genkai wanted me to know.

"What could the big issue be?"

"What big issue?"

I jumped as I saw Kurama jump onto the balcony beside me. He smiled and looked at me.

"Sorry to startle you, Yusuke."

"Eh, whatever."

"You seem to have a lot on your mind. Care to tell me about it?"

"Sure, why not? For some reason, Genkai invited Ami to her place to talk. It must have been about something serious because when Ami said Genkai told her to invite me over, she never said what the talk was about."

I turned to face him as he got a thoughtful look on his face.

"It does seem odd. As far as we know, Ami doesn't have a connection to Genkai. I'm finding myself growing just as curious as you are."

"It concerns me, Kurama. Kinda disturbs me to think...there's something wrong with her."

Kurama smiled as he heard my words.

"Do you find yourself worrying about her a lot, Yusuke?"

"Lately, yeah. Whenever we don't hang out, I find myself worrying some other punk will try taking advantage of her. She puts on a tough act, but I can tell she's just as vulnerable as anyone else."

"Seems to me that you do feel something for her, Yusuke. Perhaps you have for a while now and chose to deny it because you didn't want what happened with Keiko to repeat itself."

I chose not to reply as his words played themselves again in my head. I did find myself thinking of Ami quite often lately. Hanging out with her so much must have brought up that feeling. I was afraid of screwing up again, so I kept telling everyone I didn't like her that way.

"Kurama, what if I screw it up again?"

"I'm afraid you won't know until you give it a try. Think it over before you see her tomorrow, Yusuke."

Once he was gone, I sighed and continued looking to the city, letting everything I learned today sink in.

"Yukina tells Kuwabara she loves him, Ami says there's something important I need to know, and Kurama helps me see I was denying my feelings. Man, what a day."

I smiled as I put those thoughts in the back of my mind. After what I learned today, I decided to clear my head further by walking to the arcade. It always managed to help me unwind after a long day.

That's a wrap for part 12. Part 13 begins in Ami's POV as she waits at Genkai's for Yusuke so she could tell him a secret both she and Genkai were keeping from him. Also in part 13, Yusuke's plans on telling Ami how he feels are put on hold when he hears what she and Genkai have to say. Stay tuned to see what happens