Strange Love
(I know, you must hate Kuwa-chan, but then why are you reading this?! If you are reading this just to flame me for liking the idiot, don't. Get something else to fill up the time in your life.)
"C'mon! Let us rest Kayko! We all went through hard training." Gun whined and added a bit more oomph to the slight limp she had after Kurama had caught her leg in his rose whip. (Yesh, Kurama trained with them too.)
"Oh dear! Gun are you okay?" Kayko asked worriedly. Gun nodded.
"I just need some rest." She hinted. Kayko sighed and smiled.
"Alright, alright, I can take a hint." She gave in and they crashed at Yusuke's. Atsuko felt surprised when she walked in, sober, and saw 6 kids strewn all over her house.
"Yusuke? Yusuke wake up!" she shook him.
"Mom?" he asked sleepily.
"Where WERE you for the past four months!?" Atsuko screamed into his ear.
"Gah! I was at boot camp mom." He answered while sticking a finger into his ear to clear it. Gun sat up, panting and soaked to the bone in cold sweat. She shivered and whimpered which caught Yusuke's immediate attention.
"Gun! Are you okay?" he asked and held her.
"Big brother, I dreamed Rando was back. He had Kazuma and you and Botan and the others and he.....and he...." She shivered again and cried silently into her big brother's shirt.
"Shhhhh, it's okay Gun. Rando is dead and can't hurt you or anyone else. Look over there, Kuwabara is fine." Gun did and let out a shaky sigh of relief.
She then crawled over and lay down beside him, listening to him breathe. She lay a hand over his heart and felt his heart beat.
"He's okay." She whispered and fell asleep. Yusuke smiled then turned to him mom.
"Now what did you want?" he asked sourly.
"To know where you were. And don't tell me boot camp. I called every camp there was after you sent that letter. I've been sober for a week!!" Atsuko yelled.
"Wow! A week?" Yusuke asked. Atsuko nodded.
"Now explain." She demanded. Yusuke sighed and explained everything. Atsuko gasped and latched onto her son.
"Don't leave me! You can't die again." She sobbed.
"I ain't gonna, Mom. Now keep it down, Gun barely sleeps anymore from nightmares." Yusuke replied softly and kindly.
"What kind of nightmares?" Atsuko asked.
"Remember Rando? She dreams that it's the same fight Kuwabara almost died in. And others, she dreams Rando has all of us." He said.
"She loves that boy, don't she?" Atsuko observed. Yusuke nodded.
"Yeah, love at first sight. But he doesn't know. And I know for a fact that she's terrified." He replied.
Kuwabara let an arm encircle around Gun's waist and pulled her closer.
"She's scared he'll reject her." Yusuke said sadly.
Gun snuggled closer and put her ear on Kuwabara's heart.
"I think, he likes her. Maybe he loves her, but he's as afraid as she is. I just hope no other girl catches his attention. Gun feels inadequate to compete with another female and loves him so much she'd let him go for his happiness." Yusuke said worriedly.
"Well, I hope she gets him." Atsuko said.
"They'll get together, I'll make sure of it." Yusuke replied determinedly. Kayko suddenly yawned and sat up.
"Morning Yusuke, Atsuko." She said tiredly.
"Morning Kayko." Atsuko replied.
"Well, I'm going to make breakfast." Kayko watched in amazement as Atsuko walked, not stumbled, into the kitchen and hummed while making eggs and pancakes.
"Wake up everyone, Atsuko's......making, breakfast?" Kayko said. Botan, Kurama, Kuwabara, and Gun sleepily opened their eyes and all the girls ran for the bathroom. Gun got there first since she had to be fast in a fight and locked the door. The shower turned on and all the girls plus Kurama groaned. Gun liked long showers.
"Breakfast will be ready in a few. You can take your showers and stuff after Gun is done." Yusuke said and grinned as the smell of pancakes wafted into the room.
"You're just saying that cause she's you're sis. If she wasn't, you'd probably be racing to the shower as well." Botan whined.
"Oh hush. Breakfast is ready." Atsuko called cheerily.
A few minutes later they left a plate for Gun and walked to the bathroom door.
"Gun! Hurry up!!" Kayko yelled and banged on the door. Kurama's ear twitched and he stopped Kayko's hand.
"Stop and listen." He commanded softly. They heard Gun singing in the shower.
"Under the boooooaardwaaalk! Down by the seaaaaaa." She sang.
Her voice was sweet but loud.
Finally the shower stopped and Gun walked out with a towel around herself and another over her hair.
"Konnichiwa!" she called over her shoulder and walked into Yusuke's room with her clothes. She dug her training clothes, torn but clean, from her bag and put them on. When she walked into the kitchen she dug into her meal, even though it was lukewarm.
"Mmmmm, oishii Atsuko-san!" She said.
"Arigatou." Atsuko replied.
"Gun, where are your family?" Kayko asked as she walked into the kitchen. She'd gotten the shower next and took one pretty quick lest the hot water run out.
"Oh, Logan-kun and Gonka-chan must be worried sick!" Gun gasped.
"Who are they?" Kayko asked.
"My brother and sister. When we were small we were all sent to an orphanage since our parents didn't want us. Logan is the oldest and he adopted us out of the orphanage as soon as he got out." Gun said and got up.
"Tell big bro I'll be right back!" She called over her shoulder as she ran out of the apartment. Kuwabara walked disorientedly into the room.
"Why was Gun in such a hurry?" he asked, hair hanging in his face. He'd gotten the shower last and it was all cold water. Poor Kazu-chan!
"She had to tell her brother and sister she was gonna be gone." Atsuko said while washing dishes.
"Oh, okay." Kuwabara replied and ambled off to the front room with the other clean people.
"Tadaima!" Gun called as she ran into the door, careful to rid her feet of her slippers.
"Okaeri! You're back!" Gonka yelled and embraced her little sister. Gonka was 22 and had long blond hair with blue eyes. She was chubby, but very pretty and pale.
"Where were you?" Logan asked, running into the room. He was 25 and had short messy blond hair and blue eyes.
"I was on a mission. I'm working for an organization with some friends. I'm sorry, but I'm going to be living with the leader for a while. He's really nice." Gun replied. Logan glowered at the 'He'.
"How old are these 'friends'?" he asked.
"My age. And no, the leader and I aren't going out. I view him as another brother and he views me as his sister. There are four women, Kayko, Botan, Atsuko and Shizuru. Botan and Kayko are my age but Shizuru is a bit older and Atsuko is Yusuke, the leader's, mother. Then there is Hiei and Shuichii and, Kazuma." Her voice took on a dreamy quality. (She knows about Shizuru, being Kuwabara's friend and all)
"I wanna meet this, Kazuma." Logan said. Gun blushed and nodded.
"O'course brother." She replied.
"In fact, why don't you run with me back there?" she asked.
"Sure, let's go!" Gonka said enthusiastically. They ran back to the apartment.
"Big brother, let me in!" Gun called. Yusuke and Botan fought to open the door. Yusuke finally pushed Botan gently out of the way and she slid on her socks over to the couch.
"Hey Gun!" he said brightly. He then eyed Gonka and Logan.
"Who are they?" he asked suspiciously.
"Logan and Gonka, my bigger bro and sis. It's chilly out here, lemme in!" Gun pushed him down and ran in. Logan and Gonka chuckled and walked in slowly.
"So energetic." Botan mumbled from the couch. Kayko and the others were sitting on the floor.
"Hey, minna, meet Logan and Gonka. My bro and sis." Gun said and plopped next to Kuwabara.
"Aren't you gonna give us your friend's names?" Gonka asked.
"Oh yeah." Gun pointed to everyone and introduced them.
"And that's Kazuma." She finished. Logan and Gonka looked at him and started laughing.
"Hey! Why are you laughing at Kazuma?" Gun asked irritatedly.
"After seeing us, they expected him to be handsome I suppose." Yusuke said sarcastically and ran a hand through his hair. Gun smacked the back of his head.
"You idiot! Kazuma is very handsome for your information!" She yelled. Kuwabara blushed and ran a hand through his gelled hair.
"It's just, we expected someone else. We didn't think he was the Kuwabara boy you-" Logan was tackled by all the girls. ALL the girls. Even Atsuko jumped on him.
"SHHH!!" They hushed him.
"MMMPHM!!" Logan said. They removed their hands and he breathed deeply from his mouth.
"Geesh! I said I didn't do anything!" he said. Then it dawned on him.
"OoOoOoH!!" He said and grinned.
"Everyone but me knows the secret! What is it?!" Kuwabara complained. Gun blushed and Yusuke giggled. Gun then glared and said,
"Kenshin and Sano, sitting in a tree!!" Yusuke blushed and hid behind the couch.
"Shut up!" he muffled into the couch cushions.
"I thought his name was Yusuke?" Gonka asked.
"It is. We nicknamed him Sano though, to go along with the guy we nicknamed Kenshin. Kenshin is Hieiiii!!" Gun said and ran from Yusuke's fists.
"I'm gonna murder you!!" he yelled.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!! Yusuke loves Hiei!!" Gun yelled and ran around the house until Atsuko clothes lined her and Yusuke slid on top of her when the wood floor couldn't catch his socks.
"Could you get OFF!?! You're heavy!!!" Gun whined. Yusuke sat on her stomach and blew a raspberry.
"No. Not until you apologize for spilling my secret." He said.
"Everyone knew. You act as if we're stupid." Gun replied and snorted. Hiei chose that time to flit into the room.
"Konnichiwa, tentei, minna." He greeted lowly.
"Konnichiwa Kenshin!" Botan said. Hiei growled.
"When are you going to stop with that!? My name is Hiei!" he said. Gun laughed at him and pushed Yusuke off of her.
"Silly Kenshin! We'll never stop! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" she cackled. Everyone in the room sighed and shook their head except for Atsuko.
"I take it she usually does this?" she asked. Everyone nodded.
"As long as she doesn't have sugar, she stays like that. DO NOT FEED HER SUGAR!" Logan warned.
"Wait a second, there's coke in the fridge......MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" They all ran to catch the sugar wanting Gun as she evaded them and glugged down a can of Cola.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!!! I RULE YOU!!" she was literally off the walls. She jumped onto Kuwabara and giggled insanely.
"I rule you!" she then fell off of his chest in a giggle fit. (I do that in Sugar highs! I was cackling and chasing my dog around the house at 6 AM because I drank a Coke. When I fell asleep though, it was at 10. I don't pass out.)
"Oh, I feel sleepy." She passed out on the couch.
"She has sugar highs like that. It's scary." Gonka said. Kuwabara had red cheeks and a confused expression on his face.
"What just happened?" he asked.
"Hurricane Gun came through." Logan said. A few minutes later Gun woke up and cackled.
"Man I love Sugar highs!" she said, feeling awake and refreshed.
"Now explain about the organization you work for." Logan said. All eyes turned to Gun and she grinned sheepishly.
"I can explain!" she said.
"That's what we want you to do." They replied.
