Like the first time they had made love, Yusuke was already gone when Botan woke up the next morning. She forced herself out of bed and took a shower and got ready for school. She ate yogurt with granola and glass of orange juice.

As usual, she got to school ten minutes before the bell. She went straight to her locker. She took out the books she's going to use throughout the day and went outside. She found Yusuke standing with his back against the wall. Not far from him, stood two boys quivering in fear. She walked up to him.

'Yusuke, what are you doing?'

'Nothing.'

'You're sure. You have that cocky grin on your face.'

The two boys that were standing near took the time to slip away. They were both grateful that she had showed up.

'I wasn't doing anything bad just having some fun.'

'You think it's fun scaring people?'

'Extremely.'

'Is that why you come to school early?'

'Not really.'

'Did you fight with your mom again?'

He didn't answer but instead he just nodded.

'Why?'

Yusuke went around her and putted his arms around her. She blushed a little but didn't pull away. He rested his head in the crook of her neck.

'So?' she asked again.

'Oh! She wanted to know where I slept last night.'

'So, where did you sleep last night?' she asked teasingly.

'I don't know if I should tell you.'

'Why not?'

'You might get jealous.'

'Try me.'

'Oh! Well, I spent the night in the bed of a gorgeous woman.'

'Really, what she's like?'

'She has silky blue hair, amethyst eyes and body to die for. She is very passionate and sensual. She has a great personality and she is such a great person.'

'Gee, Yusuke, I never pictured you to be the romantic type.'

'She seems to bring out the best in me.'

'Really.' She said, playfully.

'Yeah. She makes me want to say mushy stuff.'

'Mushy stuff? Like what?'

'Like: You're the sun and the moon. My love for you shines brighter than the stars.'

She burst out laughing. But their passionate moment was interrupted by the school bell.

'I need to talk to you at lunch time, okay?'

'Sure.'

He let go of her and placed a small kiss on her lips. They both went to class. Yusuke was thinking about what he was going to say to Botan. He had spent a lot of time thinking about it last night.

Botan on the other hand was dying of impatience. What did Yusuke wanted to talk about? The last time they had talked, things hadn't come out the way she wanted them to. She dreaded that Yusuke was going to end their relationship. She didn't know what she'll do if he did. She loved him so much. It would be so painful to go on without him in her life. By lunch time, Botan was practically shaking. She slowly made her way to the roof top. As expected, Yusuke was waiting for her. He smiled when he saw her and Botan relaxed a little.

'Hey.' She said. 'Hey.'

She sat down next to him.

'So what you wanted to talk about.' She asked about.

'About us.'

'What about us?'

She was trying really hard to contain her anxiety.

'I was thinking about what you said last night. About you being my "whore" and I think you were right.

'What?' '

But I want to change that. I want to change our relationship. I want us to start over again.

'What are you saying Yusuke?'

'I'm saying that I want you to be my girlfriend for real.'

Botan couldn't believe her ears. Did Yusuke just ask her to be his girlfriend? For real.

"I must be dreaming." She thought.

'But what about Keiko.'

'I'm trying to get over her. In order for me to do that, I need you to help me. So would you?'

'Yes, I will. I'll be your girlfriend and I'll help you.'

She flung herself at him and kissed him. The kiss went for a few minutes.

'Yusuke?'

'Yeah?'

'Do you think you can love me?'

'Why do you ask?'

'Because I love you.'

He didn't say anything then again she didn't expect him to. For the rest of their lunch time, they just sat quietly. When the bell rang, they both stood up facing each other. She was the first one to talk. '

I'll see you later.'

She kissed him on the cheek and turned around to leave.

'Botan.'

'Yes.'

'I like you a lot.'

'I'm glad.' She said, smiling.

She went to class feeling really happy. Yusuke didn't exactly say he loves her but he said he like her a lot. That was a start. She just has to teach him how to love her. For the rest of the day, Botan felt like she was in the clouds. After school, she went to find her boyfriend. She found him outside waiting for her.

'Hey.' She said.

'Hi, wanna go to my house?'

'Sure.'

They walked side by side, hand in hand, talking, laughing together. She felt like she was in heaven. Finally, Yusuke and she were having a real relationship. When they got to his house, they went straight to his room because his mom was sleeping on the couch.

The next half hour, they do their homework together. Well Botan was anyway; Yusuke was too busy stealing kisses from his new girlfriend. Botan didn't mind, au contraire she was extremely flattered that he couldn't keep his hands off her.

'Wanna watch some TV.' He asked once they were done with their homework.

'OK.'

He turned on the TV and sat behind her with his arms around her waist. He rested his head against the bed and pulled her to him. She went to his arms willingly. After a few minutes, she realized that Yusuke was staring at her.

'I thought you wanted to watch TV' she asked.

'I did but you are way too distracting.'

She giggled and then kissed him. The kiss started innocently but pretty soon heated up. He turned her around in his arms and then she straddled him. She kissed him again and he returned it with passion. She caressed his face then trailed kisses down his face and neck. She heard him moan against her hair. Then suddenly, they heard his mother yelling downstairs.

'Yusuke?'

They both jumped and turned beet red at the thought that Atsuko might have seen them like that. She quickly got off his laps then at that same moment, Atsuko appeared at the door. 'Yusuke.Oh! Hi, Botan. How are you?' said Atsuko.

'I'm fine Atsuko-san. How about you?'

'I'm okay. Yusuke hadn't given me a heart attack yet.' She said, laughing. '

Hmph.' said Yusuke.

Botan laughed. She knew that even though Yusuke always fighting with his mother, he did care about her.

'So what did you want?' he asked.

'Nothing. I just wanted to tell you that I'm going out.'

'Okay.'

Atsuko left and Botan turned to Yusuke.

'Do you have to be so mean to your mom?'

'No, but I just like teasing her.'

She laughed again. She stayed with him for a while then decided to go home. Yusuke didn't go back to his house after walking Botan home instead he went to the park. He walked around the park for a while then lay down on one of the benches. He stared at the sky thinking of how the stars reminded him of Botan's eyes when she laughed.

Footsteps took him out of his reverie. He sat up and scanned the park for any intruders but he relaxed as soon as he identified the person as Kurama.

'Hello, Yusuke.' Said Kurama.

'Hey, Kurama. What are you doing out here this late?' '

Getting some fresh air. What about you?'

'Nothing.'

Silence fell upon them for a while.

'Is something wrong, Yusuke?'

'No, why do you ask?'

'You seemed preoccupied.'

'Actually, I do have something on my mind.'

'Would you like to talk about it?'

'Sure if you don't mind.'

'Of course not.'

'Okay, do you think it's possible to love two women?'

'By two women, you mean Keiko and Botan, right?'

'Yeah'

'Well, you can't love both of them the same way. You have to love one more than the other.' Said Kurama.

'How do I know which one I love more?'

'The one you can't imagine living without.'

'What do you mean?'

'It's like this. When you love someone, that person becomes your other half. When you look at her, it's like seeing your soul, your future in her eyes. She is your soul- mate, your mirror image.'

Yusuke stayed quiet for a minute trying to process what Kurama just told him.

"The one I can't live without. My other half? Soul mate?" He thought. He knew that he loved Keiko and he also loved Botan. But which one did he love more? Which one was his soul mate?

'You know what Yusuke; I think you know which one you love more. You just don't want to acknowledge it yet. Just follow your heart.'

Kurama left and Yusuke went home soon after.

To Be Continued..

Author's note: Does Yusuke really know which one is the one? Well you have to find out in the next chapter. And the demon they were looking for might make an appearance. I don't know. You just have to tune in for the next chapter.

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