YYF14: Hey, peoples! Back with chapter 3! I'm really annoyed. The site wouldn't let me log in for two days. There's also something I'm confused about. Haven't gotten any reviews yet. About anything. They don't have to include anything, but any review other than a flame would be nice. I don't want to force you to review, though. It IS your choice. Anyway, on with chapter 3.

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-morning of tenth day-

Yusuke sighed. He had spent all night wondering why Sensui had left. Had he done something wrong? If he had, why would Sensui choose him if there was a possibility of him screwing up? Was Sensui even coming back? Did he ever care in the first place?

The questions just got worse and worse. Yusuke sighed again and tried to think of something to take his mind off of Sensui. What about that other boy who had been in the alley yesterday? Who was he? Yusuke knew he should know who it was, but the name refused to be revealed.

Oh well. If it was important, he would remember.

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"Koenma-sama, can I come in?"

Silence.

"Come on, Koenma! I know you're in there! You need to come out!"

Silence.

"Fine. I'll check on you later."

As Botan's footsteps faded, Koenma looked down guiltily. He knew she was just trying to help, but he just didn't want to see people right now. He wiped the tears from his face and looked at the clock. It was 6:30 in the morning, and in half an hour, he'd have to go to work…

No! I'm NOT going to be pushed around! I'm not going to work today! How would Dad feel if he saw someone he loved-… Yusuke… How could you?

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Half an hour later, when Botan came to get him for work, she got a surprise.

"Koenma-"

"No! I'm not going!"

Botan frowned. Koenma sounded really upset.

"Your father-"

"I don't care! I just want Dad to leave me alone!"

Botan could sense upset and frustrated ki swirling around the room, and decided to leave before it got any worse. It was sad. She was just going to suggest that he talk to his Dad. It might help, but Koenma was being unreasonable, and Botan didn't know why.

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Around five that afternoon, Koenma was sitting on his bed, staring at the ceiling, when he felt his father approach.

The door opened before he could turn to toddler form, and he hugged his knees close to him, trying to seem as small as possible.

His father entered the room, and Koenma clenched his eyes shut, flinching when his father brushed a finger over his cheek.

"…Son, you've been crying."

Silence.

"Son, you can tell me why you're upset."

"…I… it's nothing. I'm fine."

"If it is nothing, then why did you refuse to go to work?"

Koenma sighed. "I'm sorry. I just didn't want to be around other people."

"Is this about your Reikai Tantei?"

Koenma looked away guiltily.

"Now I know how Yusuke felt when I forgot…" he said quietly.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

Enma shook his head. "Son, I know there's something you've been keeping from me about your Reikai Tantei."

"It doesn't matter anymore. Things changed."

"Changed how?"

"…I- I loved him, Dad! I loved him, and now he doesn't even know who I am!"

Koenma suddenly froze, realizing what he has said and tensed, expecting to be struck. It didn't come. Koenma looked up tentatively, confused.

"Dad…?"

"If you loved him, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because the first time I told you, you almost killed me!" Koenma said angrily.

It was Enma's turn to look confused. "Son, what are you talking about?"

"Like you don't know! When me and Yusuke were at that school, you helped that evil human try to kill us! And it nearly worked! And before then, when you first found out, you sent Yusuke away from Reikai, and then you tortured me for four months!"

Tears filled his eyes as he remembered the unfairness of it all.

"I'm sorry… I've got to go find Yusuke…" Koenma disappeared, going to Ningenkai, leaving a very confused Enma behind.

"Son… I don't know what happened…"

-seven that evening-

Yusuke frowned, looking up at the sky. It was getting darker than normal for this time of day. He sat inside the dumpster, closing the lid. If it was going to rain, then it was going to get cold, and all he was wearing were the tattered remains of his t-shirt and jeans. They wouldn't protect him from the cold at all.

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It was about half an hour into the rain when Koenma groaned. It was hard enough trying to find Yusuke when it was light. He couldn't sense Yusuke's energy, and he couldn't remember which alley he had last seen Yusuke in.

Half an hour later, he entered an alley and sat down, exhausted. He couldn't find Yusuke, and it was so cold…

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Yusuke paused, hearing a soft sigh. He looked out of the dumpster and saw the boy whose name he couldn't remember sit down, closing his eyes. He couldn't sleep out there! It was wet and freezing!

Yusuke quickly ran over to the kid and picked him up, then reentered the dumpster closing the lid.

Not that it mattered, Yusuke thought. The wind would probably blow it open again. A clap of thunder was heard.

Yusuke didn't want the kid to get sick, so even though the kid was already wearing what seemed like plenty, and his shirt was in tatters, Yusuke removed his shirt and put it around the boy's shoulders. He then lay the boy down and curled up with him, quickly falling asleep.

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YYF14: I think this chapter turned out better than the last two. Dunno why, but i feel like there's actually substance here. Hope you guys liked it, and I'll try to update soon. Review if you wish!