Chapter Two- Admittance

Yusuke would have preferred to just skip school and continue to dwell on Kurama, but when his mother told him she was going to call the school to check that he was there, he had no choice but to go. Oh, well. I can still think about Kurama at school. It's not like I care to learn. This day, the teachers seemed to decide to pick on Yusuke. They were practically forcing him to learn, not giving him a chance to think about the redhead. He was highly irritated by lunchtime and escaped to the roof. He sighed as he closed his eyes and tilted his face to the sun. Ah, much better. Kurama's face appeared in his mind's eye and a smile came to his lips.

Who would have thought that I would be thinking of Kurama twenty-four hours from yesterday? I certainly didn't. You know, Kurama actually has three sides to him: Shuichi, Kurama, and Yoko. Shuichi is your typical human teenager, Kurama is the calm fighter I know so well, and Yoko is the demon who was an expert thief. I have to admit, Kurama is the opposite of what I am while Yoko is a little like me and a little like Kurama. Hmm, I wouldn't mind dating both of them as both are exciting in their own way. Yusuke nodded to himself. I think I am in love with Kurama and possibly Yoko too.

"Yusuke!"

The spirit detective almost fell off the stairway roof at Keiko's sharp loud voice. He opened his eyes and glared down at the girl. "What?" he snapped.

"This isn't naptime!"

"I wasn't sleeping, I was thinking!"

"Really? Well, that's a first."

"Keiko, you're my friend, but lately you've been on my case with school. Frankly, I've had enough."

"I care about your future, Yusuke. Besides, you're kind of my boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?" Yusuke jumped down. "Keiko, I'm not interested in being your boyfriend."

Keiko recoiled and then scowled. "It's another girl, isn't it? Botan, maybe?"

"What? Not, it's not another girl! I just don't want a girlfriend." He stormed off the roof, leaving a stunned Keiko behind. In a way, he felt bad about yelling at her, but with the morning he had been having, he needed to let off some frustration somehow. I feel like skipping out early and meeting Kurama at his school which gets out a little earlier than mine which how he showed up at my school. Yeah, I'll do that: Wait for him.

Kurama jotted down notes during the day's last lesson. He had thought long and hard about Yusuke at lunch and chatted with Yoko about it, too. It was clear, mating season notwithstanding that Yoko found Yusuke desirable. He too found the boy attractive and wondered when to broach the subject with Yusuke again.

"I do not think you will have long to wait," Yoko said softly. "Look out the window."

Kurama slowly turned his head on the pretense of rotating his neck and saw Yusuke outside the gate. Clearly, he skipped out early.

The bell signaled the end of class and Kurama methodically and carefully put his things in his bag. He could sense Yoko impatiently shifting around in his mind, but he would not be rushed. At last, his bag was packed as he picked it up, and left the room.

His schoolmates flowed all around him, but seemed to veer away from one side of the gate. He had a pretty good idea why and he was proven correct as his path cleared and Yusuke was directly ahead of him. Naturally. Most people avoid Yusuke unless they wish to fight him and lose.

"Yusuke," he said. "I did not expect to see you."

"I thought I would surprise you," Yusuke answered. "Plus, I really wanted to talk to you."

"That is good to hear as I wish to speak to you as well." The two boys walked away from the school. Kurama wondered what Yusuke wanted to tell him and hoped it was good news. He further hoped it had something to do with his confession yesterday.

Yusuke's eyes darted around to look for a good place to talk while glancing sideways at Kurama. God, he really is handsome, he thought. At last, Yusuke found a deserted alley that surprisingly, led to another alley that was practically hidden. He led Kurama into it and then turned to face his crush.

"I thought about you last night and at lunch today," Yusuke said. "We have a couple of things in common such as no siblings and no father. But we're opposites in other ways. "I'm attracted to those opposites as well as you yourself. Kurama, I love you."

Kurama smiled as took Yusuke's hands in his own. "I am happy to hear that. I, too, thought about you last night and at lunch. I had come to the conclusion last night that I do love you and that is not all. It turns out that Yoko also loves you."

Yusuke blinked and smiled. "Really? I had thought about Yoko at lunch and I believe I love him as well."

Kurama smiled and then flickered as Yoko took control. He pulled the boy closer and gazed down at him with bright gold eyes. "I am pleased that you love me as well. Kurama failed to mention that mating season for fox demons is approaching. It is partly why I find you desirable but it is a small part. I truly do love you."

Yusuke smiled up at him. "I had believed that I possibly loved you but now I definitely love you. I'm not sure if I want to be a mate, at least not right now."

"Do not worry, Yusuke," Yoho said in a voice tinged with amusement. "The mating season will not occur for a little while. We will have time to truly know one another and you and Kurama will have time together too." Yoko flickered back to Kurama.

"So," the redhead said. "You do not wish to be a mate, but would you be interested in being a boyfriend?"

Yusuke nodded with his usual grin. "Definitely. I want to be your boyfriend."

"And I want to be yours." Kurama gave a quick kiss on the cheek and Yusuke returned the gesture. "So, why did you leave school early?"

"Everyone was picking on me, making me learn. They should have been satisfied that I showed up. Plus, Keiko was on my case again."

"That would be a rough day. What was Keiko annoyed about?"

"I took a nap at lunch yesterday. Today, I had my eyes closed to think about you and Yoko and she thought I was sleeping. I told you I was thinking and I was tired of her constantly harassing me. She said she cared about my future and thought I was kind of her boyfriend. I told her I wasn't interested in being her boyfriend and made it clear that I didn't want a girlfriend when she thought I was seeing another girl."

"It is nice that she cares about you, however you can take care of yourself."

"You got that right."

"Have you thought of your future, though?"

"I figured I could be a boxer or open a ramen stand or just be unemployed like Mom. What about you?"

"I may work for my future stepfather, like Mother does."

"Really?" Yusuke raised an eyebrow. "I thought you'd do something with plants."

"Such as?"

"Like a florist or raising all kinds of plants. You'd be really good at it."

Kurama smiled. "I have no doubt of that, but I would like to learn something new and separate from my demon power and ability."

"I guess I can understand that," Yusuke said as they left the two alleys. It was interesting that Kurama wanted to learn something new but at the same time, he shouldn't have been surprised. Kurama lived to acquire knowledge and to learn about business certainly qualified. Knowledge is power. Perhaps I should follow his example and learn something new as well. But, what?