Kuwabara became worried when Yusuke still hadn't shown up at Toguro's home. At first he thought that Yusuke had decided not to come, but then he started thinking about other things. Kurama was concerned, but he dismissed his concern because Hiei hadn't shown up yet.
"I wonder what's taking Yusuke so long."
Karasu shrugged as Yusuke walked in through the front door. The fact that he had only one bag of things surprised both of the Toguro Brothers. Aniki was very suspicious.
"Why did it take you so long to pack only one bag?"
"None of your business. It doesn't matter, anyway."
Yusuke tossed his bag to the side in an uncaring manner. Toguro slowly stood up with a sigh.
"I think you should be shown to your rooms. Karasu will room with Kurama, Bui with Hiei, Kuwabara with my brother and Yusuke with me. Follow me, Yusuke."
Yusuke grumbled all the way to the room as he followed Toguro, but stayed at least a few feet behind. He continued to glare at Toguro's back until they entered the main bedroom. He began to unpack the few things he had with him, Toguro watching him. To Yusuke, the experience was uncomfortable. 'What's his problem? How does he expect me to be nice if all he ever does is stare?' The tense silence persisted until Toguro voiced his small but growing concern.
"Are you really that upset about being here?"
"What do you think?"
"I think you are, but I do not understand why."
"You're a murderer and I'm living in your house, Muscles. What's to understand?"
"I was hoping you could forgive me."
"I can, but I don't know if I will."
"I understand now."
Yusuke felt a pang of guilt as Toguro left the room. He knew he was going to forgive Toguro...eventually. He just had a few issues to work out, if that's what they were called. He headed towards the living room, intent on watching T.V. and fighting Kuwabara for the remote. He didn't have to wait very long...Kuwabara got there first.
"Give me back the remote, Urameshi!"
"No! My program's on!"
"So what? I was watching T.V. already!"
"Well, now it's my turn!"
"No, it's not."
"Yes, it is."
"Will the both of you stop already? You are being obnoxious."
Aniki had had just about enough of their nonsense. Why would two children fight so loudly over something so trivial? Bui, however, was watching in amusement. He wasn't used to such funny, if not unreasonable, bickering. Karasu was snickering, earning him a questioning glance from Aniki.
"Do you honestly think that it is funny?"
"Of course. They are just children."
"They are old enough to know better."
"They know better, but they just do not care."
Yusuke smiled in triumph when he finally got the remote from Kuwabara. To his dismay, Toguro grabbed the remote from him and gave it back to Kuwabara.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
"You do not like it when someone does it to you, now do you?"
"I stole it from him cause I want to watch something and he's watching something else."
"Oh well. Wait until he is finished."
"Who do you think you are, and since when do you tell me what to do?"
"This is my house, and I will tell you what to do for as long as you live in it."
Kuwabara and Yusuke went eerily quiet, and Kuwabara became noticably fidgety. He gave Yusuke a knowing glance and quickly left the room. Yusuke left soon afterwards, his interest in the T.V. gone. 'He sounds just like him. I swear I'm leaving as soon as the week is over. I already can't stand being here.' Kuwabara visited him in his room to talk.
"He sounds just like him, you know."
"Just cause he sounds like him doesn't mean he'll act like him, Urameshi."
"I don't care. I don't like him one bit. He tried to kill us, remember?"
"Sheesh, you sure know how to hold a grudge. You ever heard of forgiving someone?"
"That's not something I do often. Not everyone has an honor code like you."
"You don't have to have an honor code. Try being a little nicer to him and see what happens."
Yusuke turned away from his best friend. Kuwabara had a way of making him feel guilty about almost everything he did. 'Try being nicer to him? What is he thinking? He'll probably try to take my heart from me like he did to Genkai.' Yusuke then went to sleep, dreaming of his worries and things he couldn't change.
TBC
Mazuiko: Another short one...sorry about that. I will make the next one longer. I have only one review so far from Kativa-chan...and chapter 3 will go up as soon as I have five. Five for two chapters is not really asking for much, is it? Anyway, thanks for the review Kativa-chan, and I will continue to write as long as I get some reviews. Ja ne!