Chapter Four- Weekend Date

"A weekend date? The three of us?"

"That is the idea. You and I will spend time together and then you and Yoko will do the same."

Yusuke couldn't keep the smile off his face. "Oh, you two are on. When and where?"

"What do you say where we had our drinks at about eleven?"

"Great. See you then."

"Until then." Kurama hung up with a satisfied smile. He had successfully asked Yusuke out. He had had no doubt that his boyfriends would jump at the chance to go out with him. He started thinking of where they would go and what he would say. He sensed Yoko doing the same and great excitement from the silver fox which was surprising as Yoko was usually calm and collected. It could be an early mating flare-up. Such things do happen.

Yusuke punched the air after hanging up. He had a double date! I'll probably spend Saturday with Kurama and Sunday with Yoko. Yusuke was excited about both but particularly with Yoko as he had spent little time with the fox and wondered what they would do. We can hardly wander around town as a six-foot silver fox would attract attention. I'll just have to wait to find out.

"Two dates?" Keiko repeated the next day, Friday. "You're going out both days?"

"Uh, kind of." Yusuke had been so excited, he forgot that he only told Keiko of loving Kurama.

"Kind of? Yusuke, either you are or you aren't. There's no middle ground in dating."

Yusuke exhaled slowly. "Keiko," he said softly. "I also love Yoko. You know, the fox demon."

Keiko's eyes went wide. "You're dating two guys?"

Yusuke nodded. "That's how I'm having two dates, one for each one."

"Yusuke, that's unbelievable. You're in love with two guys who are sharing the same body."

"I don't know what else to say, Keiko. I love both and will be going on a date with them one at a time, starting with Kurama tomorrow."

Keiko sighed as she rose, dusted off her skirt, and headed for the rooftop stairs. "Well, enjoy your dates." Her steps faded and Yusuke pulled out the book on botany. He found the book a fascinating read and planned to copy some of the pages after school. I'd like to put some of this stuff into practice. Maybe Kurama could loan me some rose seeds. I'll ask on our date.

Yusuke left school later with some copied pages tucked into the book. He looked forward to tomorrow so much he wondered how he was going to be able to sleep tonight. He gave no thought to his schoolmates staring at him. He knew he had been acting strange all week, having not gotten into trouble aside from cutting school early on Tuesday. He had been surprised he hadn't gotten a detention or a lecture for it. I'm sure as hell not gonna knock it, though.

"Hey, Urameshi!"

Yusuke turned to see Kuwabara with his pals behind him. "Yo, Kuwabara."

"Hadn't seen you around town this week."

"Been busy, but I'll be making up for that this weekend."

"Oh, yeah? Arcade?"

"Maybe. Haven't really decided."

Kuwabara took in Yusuke's calm expression and then gave a sly grin. "Got a date with Keiko tomorrow?"

"No, just hanging out with our redheaded friend."

"Ah. Okay, have fun then." Kuwabara and his friends left.

"Oh, we sure will," Yusuke murmured to himself before continuing on home.

The next morning, Kurama awoke, dressed, and left home after telling Shiori that he was going to spend time with his friend, Yusuke. He decided he would wait until after his date to tell Shiori the truth about his relationship; he wanted to see how well it went. He stood outside the café, waiting for his boyfriend. His wait wasn't long before he saw Yusuke come jogging up to him with a grin that made his heart beat faster. Gosh, he is cute that way, went through his mind as he returned the gesture. He took Yusuke's hand once he was closer and they headed inside for an early lunch.

"So, anything new with you, Yusuke?"

"Yeah. I confided to Keiko of loving you and Yoko and of the dates. She finds it weird but she just wants me to be happy as she's happy when her friends are."

"I too confided to Hiei and he doesn't understand how we could have gotten together."

Yusuke shrugged. "That's his problem. I'm more interested in what we're going to do today."

"I am open to any suggestion. I want to truly get to know you."

"Would the arcade sound good? You'll definitely get to know me there."

"That does sound good. You may not believe it, but I have played a few games myself."

"No kidding?"

"It is true. I like playing Goblin City."

"You too? I love that game."

Kurama smiled at that. "Then, what say we head over there and perhaps team up against the Goblin King?"

"You're on. Oh, by the way," he said as they left the café and headed for the arcade. "I've picked up a new hobby and been reading about it."

"Oh? What hobby is that?"

"Botany."

"Really?" Kurama sensed Yoko listening with interest but did not question the fox. The two had agreed beforehand that neither one would butt in on the other's date.

"Yeah. I think of what I've seen you do with plants and decided to read up on them as well as do some practical stuff like raise some flowers."

Kurama heard the slightly suggestive tone in the teen's voice, gave his hair a little toss, and held out a hand where some seeds sat. "Would a few rose seeds be a good start?"

"A perfect start." He pocketed the seeds and the pair entered the arcade and headed for the Goblin City game. It transpired that Yusuke and Kurama were a perfect team. Yusuke had remarkable instinct in the fighting and sport games while Kurama had an affinity for the strategy, puzzle, and trivia games. As a result, they won the game on their first try and then chose to play it a second time, racking up another victory. After that, they would challenge one another to a game in the spirit of friendly competition. Yusuke proved difficult to beat in basketball toss and a punching bag game while Kurama would show a knack for the racing car game and trivia game show games. The real competition came in rounds of Skee-Ball and air hockey. Both had different approaches to the games. While Yusuke tended to rely on power to win, Kurama took a strategic approach. Yusuke's approach was good for Skee-Ball, but it wasn't good for air hockey where Kurama's strategy was a good fit.

Kurama was surprised to find the day almost over when they left the arcade. He had enjoyed being with Yusuke at the arcade and as they passed near Kurama's home, he said, "Yoko will meet you in those woods at ten tomorrow." He pointed to the back of the house.

"Sounds good," Yusuke said. He gave a kiss good night and headed home.