Everyone but Hiei, Botan and Yusuke looked up at him in surprise. "While we we're touring, on our October 21 concert, he showed up again. He had come to apologize to me, but he didn't even know. That drunken bastard!" Touya half-yelled. "He didn't even remember what he did to me! All he knew was he'd beaten me! So goddamned drunk, he didn't even remember! How do you forget doing that to someone? He and Gama were the only ones I'd trusted, and with Gama dead, he was the only one I thought I could turn to… But he swore he wouldn't come back again, and he's always kept his word, at least, he did before." Touya finally broke down; glad Yusuke had thought to pull him into his lap. He needed that warmth and security.
Keiko and Yukina came over to offer comfort, and Botan and Kurama stood close behind, ready if needed. "Gods Touya… I guess if that's what comes to mind when you think of something worse than kissing me, I must not be so bad after all." Kuwabara said.
Touya looked up and laughed softly, slowly smiling. "Thanks, Kuwabara. You're right. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Not that I'm trying any time soon. Yusuke's much sweeter, from what I could tell." Yusuke smiled at Touya and scrawled on his notepad. 'Especially since I had that Hershey's bar.' Touya's smile grew slightly wider, and he kissed Yusuke softly. "Thanks. You're right. You taste like chocolate." Yusuke smiled and nodded, and the others all grinned.
"You're okay now, then, Touya?" Atsuko-san asked, popping up from the corner where she'd been going through bottles of sake.
Touya smiled at her faintly. "Yes, I think so. I've got plenty of friends now and Yusuke. I'm able to forget about him most the time. And it doesn't hurt as much to think about it now. He's dead to me." Botan shifted uncomfortably-Jin may be in Reikai, but he wasn't dead! And she couldn't help but feel sorry for Jin as well as Touya, knowing how genuinely Jin wanted to atone for what he'd done. They'd both been through so much.
"Good. Means you wont need to drink, at least not much, to get rid of him. More for me!" Atsuko laughed, holding up another bottle of sake and taking a sip.
'My wonderful mother' Yusuke wrote on the notepad. Touya laughed, "What would I do without you all?"