Chapter Thirty-Eight: Home
Kuwabara was the first member home. He talked with Kurama and Yusuke before entering the house. Yukina was sleeping on the couch with the twins. Kuwabara, being tired himself, left them there and went upstairs to sleep.
When Yusuke got home Keiko gave him the cold shoulder. She yelled at him, cried, and hugged him. Kurama said bye and continued his way home.
Kurama slowly walked down the sidewalk. The season was changing and he enjoyed the soft breeze and nice weather.
Setsuna was on the porch when she saw him walking. Smiling she stepped down and ran to him. He looked up, smiled, and hugged her tightly.
"I so glad your home Kurama." Setsune wrapped her arms around his neck. Giggling and kissing him on the face. He only gave have the excitement back. "Darling what's wrong? Where's Rin and Tara? Gwen has been quiet for several days now."
He looked at her. She calmed down some. "Kurama..?"
"Lets talk inside ok." He walked her to the door.
She turned around. "Kurama what's wrong?"
He led her inside. "You should sit." He sat, she slowly did. "Un well, we won the tournament."
"That's good. But I don't get the feeling that what you're about to tell me, is good news...is it?" Her heart pounded in her head.
He took her hands and held them for a while. "No what I'm about to say isn't good. We lost two members. They were...um..."
The tears fell from Sestuna's eyes. She swallowed hard, trying to keep herself together. "Don't...please don't say it."
"Setsuna...I'm sorry." He whispered. She closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head. Snaching her hands away, she ran for the upstairs. Kurama got out of his seat and caught her on the base of the stairs.
"Oh Kurama..." She sobbed. They sat there on the first step for half an hour or so. Finally she sat up away from his arms. "What will happen to Gwen?" Setsuna seemed calmer.
"Well Rin and Tara...had trusted her with us."
Setsuna sighed.
He patted her head. "I had talked with Katsumi. She was willing to take her in."
She shook her head. "No, no. I'm thankful that they trusted us with her." She looked at him "Do you want to keep her?"
Kurama nodded. "In a way I feel that we should. I mean she was your best friend for the longest time." Setsuna agreed with him.
Cooing came from the play pen in the living room. Smiling Kurama walked over to it.
Little Suichi 'Sotan' was sitting up, playing with toys. His green eyes shining when Kurama walked up.
"Hey buddy. How are you?" Kurama picked his son up. "You're getting so big."
Sotan giggled. He baby talked and sort of pointed down into the pen. Kurama looked down. Mint green eyes looked up at him. Sotan wanted down so he put him down. When he got in the pen, Sotan looked up at his parents, smiled, and touched the new baby's forehead. He giggled when she moved around.
"I think Sotan is quite fond of Gwen."
Setsuna nodded. "He's been trying to get her to crawl when he walks in the walker. It's a funny scene."
Kurama wrapped his arms around her. "Then I think that it is decided." He kissed her on the cheek. "We're one big happy family now."