Warped
By xDarkxMagicianxGirlx and Ookami no Kokoro
Okay, HERE is the ending, and guys, check back, because there IS a sequal!! How am I so sure? Because it has already been written. ^_^;;;
Disclaimers: Neither of us own Yu Yu Hakusho or it's characters. Though I wouldn't mind owning Yusuke ^___^;;
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Chapter Nine
Kurama sighed, looking up at the white, hospital ceiling. It had been about a week since they had come back, and he had spent all that time in the hospital. He was getting so bored. Looking at the clock next to his bed, he thought, Yusuke should be coming soon.
Yusuke stopped in front of the hospital building, a gentle breeze ruffling his hair. I can't believe it's been a week.. He sighed, starting up the steps. He had been there everyday, and almost every person that worked at the hospital knew him because of that.
He rolled over on his side, pulling the covers over his body. As he lay, he looked at the roses on the table, smiling to himself. Yusuke had left his green rose for him so he wouldn't feel too lonely when the delinquent wasn't around.
Pulling the glass doors open, he walked over to the receptionist in the lobby to get a visitor's pass as he did every other day.
He let out another sigh. He's later than usual.....
After finally receiving the pass from the receptionist, whom had tried to get him into a long conversation about his life, Yusuke stepped into the elevator and rode it to Kurama's floor. Walking a few doors down, he knocked softly on Kurama's door.
Sitting up, the fox replied, "Come in."
Walking in, he smiled when he saw the teen. "Sorry I'm late."
He smiled. "It's no problem. I'm just glad you're here."
Nodding, he walked over and sat on the bed. "How much longer before you can get out?"
"Actually, I have good news for you. The doctors said that I can get out today."
"That's great," he replied, embracing the teen.
He embraced the younger teen back.
Pulling away, he looked at Kurama. "So where do you plan on going when you get out?"
"I'm not sure. I called my family earlier, but they had some business to attend to. So there's really no point for me going home today........." His emerald orbs held a depth of sadness.
"Well, how about I'll take you home so you can change and then we can do whatever you want to do," Yusuke replied, seeing the sadness in his jade eyes.
Looking at him, he nodded. "That sounds alright. But I have to wait for the doctors to give me the official let go."
He nodded, smiling.
There was another knock on the door, as the doctor poked his head in. "Minamino?" he asked.
Kurama looked up at him. "Hai?"
"We've just gotten your reports back. It seems as though you're all right now, so, whenever you feel ready, you can go." And the doctor disappeared.
Kurama shook his head. "Translation: Get out as fast as you can."
Yusuke chuckled and stood up. "Oh.." The younger teen began searching through his pockets.
"What are you doing?"
Pulling out a small colorful flower from his pocket, he handed it to the older teen. "Yukina wanted me to give this to you, since she couldn't come see you herself." He pulled something else out of his pocket. "And this is from me," he said, dropping a chocolate kiss in his hand.
He took the flower and chocolate from the younger teen. "Thank you," he said. Placing them both with the roses, he got out of bed, stretching some.
Yusuke stepped back, watching the teen stretch.
"Mm..." he said, shaking his head slightly. "I haven't been able to get out of bed for a while. At least, not for no reason."
He smiled. "Must feel good."
He nodded, a playful smile on his lips. Grabbing some clothes resting on the chair, he said, "Give me minute to change out of this hospital gown, then we can go."
Nodding back, Yusuke sat down on the white sheeted bed.
He entered the bathroom, closing the door after him.
I wonder where we should go.. he wondered, glancing at the bathroom door then at the floor.
He returned shortly, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and jeans.
Seeing the teen come out, he looked up and smiled.
He returned the smile, taking the flowers and chocolate on the table. "Let's go," he said.
Nodding, he stood and walked to the door, opening it for the red head.
Nodding his thanks, he walked out, waiting for the younger teen.
Yusuke left the door slightly open and walked over to the teen.
Looking at the delinquent, he handed the green rose to him.
"Thanks," he replied, taking it and looking at it. Looking back at the older teen he handed it back. "You keep it."
He shook his head. "I gave it to you, remember?"
"I know..." He looked at it again, and smiled.
"Come on, let's go. I don't want to stay in the hospital any longer. I can understand why Kaa-san didn't like it here."
Chuckling, he went to the elevator, opening it and waiting for the other.
He entered the elevator, sticking the two flowers into his crimson hair.
Pressing the button to go down, he looked at Kurama. "So where do you want to go?"
"Maybe we could walk around." He shrugged. "I don't know."
When the elevator stopped, Yusuke got out and handed the pass back to the receptionist, who again tried to get him into a conversation.
Kurama waited for the younger teen, who seemed to be talking with the receptionist at the desk.
When the lady took his pass he turned around quickly, and left. He ignored her comment of how rude he was being. "Let's go..."
He nodded, following the younger teen out of the hospital.
When they stepped outside, Yusuke watched Kurama, wondering what his reaction would be to finally being outside.
He inhaled deeply, ignoring the sounds of busy people and cars. A cooling breeze blew by, and he closed his eyes to enjoy its soft touch.
He chuckled slightly, staring at the older teen curiously.
Opening his eyes again, he looked at the younger teen and smiled, walking away from the hospital.
"So...." the dark haired teen asked, folding his arms behind his head. "Anyplace in particular you'd like to go?"
"Well, I do have to go home and change first. But.....maybe we could go to the park. What do you think?"
"That sounds fine," Yusuke replied, tilting his head to look at the other teen from around his folded arms, who had just suggested going to the park.
The older teen smiled. "Good. I have something to show you when we get there."
He blinked curiously, dropping his hands to his side as the reached the fox's house.
As they entered the house, Kurama removed his shoes and proceeded into the living room.
Yusuke did the same, removing his shoes and following the other teen into the room.
Turning to the delinquent, he asked, "Do you want to stay down here while I go up and change? It won't take too long....."
"Sure." He nodded, taking a seat on the couch.
He smiled, nodding once, and turned to go up the stairs.
Looking around the family room, Yusuke noticed the many family pictures hanging on the walls. His eyes rested on the window though, his mind wandering. I wonder what Kurama wanted to show me..
Moments later, the redhead returned, wearing a yellow Chinese outfit and white slacks, carrying a backpack on his shoulders. "Okay," he said, "let's go."
Nodding he stood and walked over to the older teen, eyeing the backpack curiously. "What's in there?"
He smiled, slightly mischievously.
Yusuke blinked, still looking at the backpack as he slipped his shoes back on.
Walking out of the house, the fox waited for the younger teen.
Following the older teen, Yusuke stepped out of the house and past him so that the teen was able to close and lock his door.
After he had finished locking up, the fox joined the detective, smiling, as he proceeded to the park.
Yusuke smiled back, still wondering what the fox teen had planned.
As they neared the entrance of the park, the fox turned, heading in a different direction.
The younger teen, confused, followed his older friend. "Where are we going?"
"It's what I wanted to show you."
He didn't say anything else, as he looked around at the surroundings.
The fox continued to walk, moving around bushes and trees that blocked the pathless area.
Where could we being going out here when there isn't even a path? the young teen wondered.
He continued to walk until he reached a clearing. Between many trees was a small cave, and before the cave was a crystal clear lake.
Coming up behind the other, Yusuke gasped. "Wow..."
Kurama smiled, setting the backpack down on the ground. "I found it a while ago, when I was younger. But I've never shown it to anyone.....until now."
The younger teen smiled. "It's really nice, Kurama."
Pulling out something from his pocket, he used it to tie his hair back. "Well, come on. I didn't bring you here just to LOOK at it, you know."
Yusuke blinked, looking from the other teen to the crystal clear water and the cave.
The fox removed his clothes until he was wearing only white boxers, sticking the clothes in the backpack.
The younger teen grinned playfully, stripping down to his boxers as well.
Taking the delinquent's clothes, he stuffed them in the pack along with his, wading into the water, which reached to his neck as he swam across, and placed the bag in the cave.
Wading in after, Yusuke found the water warmer then he had thought it would be. Grinning mischievously, he dove underwater and swam towards the older teen.
After placing the bag in the cave, he turned, only to see Yusuke nowhere in sight.
Swimming closer, Yusuke grabbed hold of one of Kurama's feet, starting to tickle the bottom lightly.
Kurama gasped, feeling fingers at his feet. He kicked lightly, not too hard so as not to hurt the younger teen.
Kurama's foot suddenly gently hit him in the nose and he came up for air right behind the teen, rubbing his nose.
"I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?"
"Yes." He grinned. "And now you're going to pay." He splashed water at the older teen.
He used his arm to block the wave of water, before splashing the younger teen back.
"That's not very nice." Yusuke pouted playfully as he raised his arm, blocking most of the water.
Kurama just smirked, jumping up and placing his hands on Yusuke's head. "Neither is this," he said, as he dunked the younger teen underwater.
Taking as much air as he could before he was shoved under, Yusuke smirked slightly and grabbed hold of the older teen's waist, pulling him under as well.
He let out a little yelp as he was pulled under the surface of the water.
Coming back up above the water, the teen looked around.
The redhead resurfaced, gasping for air.
"This is fun, Kurama, thanks for bringing me," the younger teen said, smiling.
He nodded. "I'm just glad you're here," he replied.
"Why wouldn't I be here?" he asked, closing his eyes and gently floating on his back.
"You might have had better things to do." He sank into the water until only his head was visible.
"Nothing's better then being with you, Kurama," he replied honestly, opening his eyes and looking up into the sky.
The teen blushed slightly. "Um.........Yusuke?"
"Yeah?" The teen in question moved off his back to look at the older teen.
"Have you talked to Kayko lately?"
"No.. I haven't seen her."
The redhead splashed the water with his hand idly. "Really?"
Yusuke nodded, tilting his head slightly. "Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering. She came by to see me a few days ago..........."
"She.. did?"
He nodded, still splashing the water lightly.
"What did she say?" he asked curiously.
"She just came by, hoping that I would feel better."
Yusuke watched as the fox teen continued to splash the water around. "Is something bothering you about Kayko?"
He shook his head. "I....I just wanted to ask her about how she felt about us, but I could never bring it up."
"We can go talk to her later, if you want," he replied.
"I don't know. I'm just afraid of how she's feeling. I really don't want to hurt her."
Swimming closer to the teen, Yusuke looked at him. "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
He nodded, looking at him with a smile.
Smiling back, he ruffled the teen's crimson hair. "Feel better?"
"I suppose so."
"You suppose so?"
"I don't know."
"What else is on your mind?" he asked.
"I don't know." He looked up at Yusuke. "Did you ever tell Kayko that you only liked her as a friend?"
"I.. think I mentioned it once.." he replied, giving the other a nervous smile.
"So, she might not know?"
The teen sighed, dunking his head underwater.
"I guess not," he said to himself.
Coming up a little farther away, Yusuke leaned onto his back again. "Guess I'm not very good at this, huh?"
He swam closer to the other teen. "It's okay. We'll just take it as it comes."
The younger looked up at Kurama, smiling gently.
Smiling back, the fox shivered suddenly, which seemed almost strange in the warm water.
Seeing the fox shiver, he leaned forward. "Are you cold?"
"I guess.........."
"Okay then, let's get out." He started swimming towards the cave.
He took hold of Yusuke's wrist. "It's not because of the water," he said.
Turning back, he looked at him. "Hmn?"
Swimming closer to the other teen, he placed his head on the other's chest, snuggling closer.
Blinking slightly, he wrapped an arm around the older teen's shoulders.
He sighed contently. "That's better," he whispered, a slight smirk on his lips.
Not noticing the small smirk, Yusuke felt kind of awkward being in the water like this.
He looked up at the other. "Do you want to go in the cave?" he asked, almost reading the teen's mind.
He nodded slightly.
Pulling away, he swam in front of the teen towards the cave.
Turning, he followed the other teen to the cave.
Reaching the ground, the redhead shook his hair free of any clinging droplets of water.
Getting out of the water, Yusuke shivered slightly because of the temperature change. He flicked a few bangs away from his face which were sticking to his wet forehead.
He embraced the other teen from behind, whispering in his ear, "Who's cold now?"
Yusuke chuckled slightly.
He smiled before gently nibbling Yusuke's ear.
A tingle went down the younger teen's spine and he almost shivered again, but didn't.
He stopped, crawling over so he was in front of the younger teen, capturing his lips in a kiss.
Closing his eyes, Yusuke returned it happily.
Leaning towards the younger teen, he pushed him onto the ground.
The younger teen didn't argue when he felt his body being pushed to the ground.
Soon, his hands began to travel down the delinquent's body, starting from the neck.
Yusuke suddenly felt the need for air, but he didn't want to push the older teen off him. Being on the ground, he couldn't lean away from the kiss either.
The fox pulled back, looking down at the younger teen with emerald-gold eyes.
The teen gasped, his lungs filling with oxygen and he started to pant.
He smiled apologetically.
Suddenly seeing the gold tint in the older teen's eyes, he wasn't sure what to do. Last time, Kurama was really scared about what he would've done.
As if reading the younger teen's mind, he said, "Don't worry. I have a better control now." Placing a light kiss on the delinquent's forehead, he lay on top of the teen, his head resting on his chest. "I love you too much to hurt you."
Yusuke smiled gently, lifting his hand and running his fingers through the teen's red hair. "I love you too.."
He sighed happily, snuggling closer. He felt as though he could stay there forever, just the way they were.
The younger teen sighed also, bringing his free hand up to Kurama's chin, tilting his head up towards him and placing a quick gentle kiss on his lips.
He smiled into the kiss, returning it willingly.
After pulling away, he set his head back down on the ground, closing his eyes, his fingers still running through the crimson hair.
A shiver ran through his spine as he felt the fingers through his hair. He closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling.
His fingers suddenly stopped moving and the teen began breathing evenly.
Sensing the teen fall asleep, the fox smiled, as he soon followed the teen into sleep.