Somewhere on Autumn Woods Drive

By Rikku Minouke

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH

AN: Rough day today, so I will try to make things better for you guys. Here's an extra chapter. I want to personally thank Smexy Kitten and Venessia for making my night just a little bit better with your reviews. They definitely made me smile.

Chapter twenty-six

Although I found that hidden power, I may forgotten from time to time who was really on my side and who was trying to control me. Like I said earlier, I have made mistakes and I will never stop trying to make them up to you.

I watched the puff of steam leave my mouth as I sighed deeply. This was such a mess and I didn't help much when I stormed out. When I go back, I should probably start apartment hunting again. Patting the pockets of my plump coat, I came up empty. Yeah, no phone, apartment hunting will definitely have to wait until I decide to return. Laughing sarcastically under my breath at myself, I leaned against the back of the wooden bench. Shoving my bare hands in the pockets, I tried not to shiver from January wind.

"There you are!" I heard the crunching of snow behind me, but I didn't have to turn around to know who was approaching.

"What are you doing here?" I called over my shoulder as the crunching got louder. The sun gleamed over the frozen lake in front of me, casting a bright streak on its surface. Luckily, it wasn't snowing and the cloudless sky raised the temperature above freezing today.

"A little birdie asked me to find you," he said as I felt his presence at my back. I heard the melody of two bottles clinking before they suddenly appeared in front of my face. "Hold these."

"Yusuke, I can't have caffeine," I rolled my eyes but grabbed them anyways. Barely two seconds passed before he shoved something over my head. "Easy there." I tried to lean out of his hold but he just kept fidgeting with the cloth cap, knotting my hair, until he felt it was secure enough.

"If you can have two cups of coffee a day, then you can have one root beer," Yusuke hopped over the back of the bench to sit next to me. Signaling to hand him one bottle, I sighed and did so. I watched him pop the top of the Goose Island bottle.

"How do you know how much caffeine I can have?" I asked raising my eyebrows at him. I tugged on the sleeves of my coat to cover my hands while still holding the other bottle.

"Switch," he indicated the bottle in my hands with his chin. I silently handed it to him and he gave me the open one. "I looked it up. Smart phones are really good with google." I laughed slightly. Bringing the bottle to my lips, I let the cool liquid pass my lips and slide down my throat. Oh, it felt so good to feel the bubbly beverage on my tongue again.

"Just like old times," I whispered into the wind.

"Yeah, I suppose so," Yusuke shrugged and took a sip from his brown bottle. "I don't always remember it being this cold though."

"We never came out during the winter," I scoffed.

"Plus, pretty sure a lot of these trees are new or something," his free hand swept over the scenery. We sat in silence for a moment on that bench, both looking over the lake in front of us.

"Why are you here?" I asked after several minutes. I saw the white breath he let out during his sigh.

"Kurama was worried," Yusuke told me honestly, stretching his legs out in front of him. My own feet played with the snow on the ground. "He called me a little bit ago. I don't know the details of what happened, but he asked me to find you and make sure you were alright."

I didn't have a response, so I kept my lips tight and watched a rabbit stroll through a few snow covered bushes. What's a girl to do? Sighing quietly, I took another drink from the bottle.

"Botan," Yusuke took a deep breath as he drew my attention to his face. He seemed unsure but at ease at the same time. "What's going on? Honestly. Kurama's not your usual type. Why go after him?"

"I thought you didn't know the specifics, Yusuke," I said and he swore under his breath.

"I don't, shit," Yusuke sat up to lay his elbows on his knees. His finger nails scratched at the label. "But I know you. You got this heartbroken expression on your face. I don't like seeing you like this and I've seen this look a lot from you. Just this time, it's different and I don't know why."

"He's a great guy," I told him honestly. Shrugging I looked down at my black boots, covered in dirt and snow. "I just don't know what he wants from me."

"Did it ever occur to you that he is just happy with you in his life?" Yusuke asked and I felt the confusion settle into my eyebrows. "Why do you have to put a label on it right now? You are gonna be a mom, Botan. You should focus on your child. Kurama's not going anywhere."

"Yeah, but-"

"No, stop," Yusuke turned his head to meet my gaze. "Kurama will still be here after the baby is born. You are stressing yourself out. I get it, believe me, relationships are confusing."

"Shut up Yusuke," I laughed. "You and Keiko have been together forever."

"Yeah, but there was a time I didn't think she'd wait for me to come back," he said quietly and I fell silent. He sighed and leaned back against the wood. "I told her not too. I know what it's like for women who wait for a guy to come home. My mom waited forever. Until she got her letter that he wasn't coming back and still she waited, hoping he'd show up one day. I didn't want to take that chance with Keiko. What if I didn't come back?"

"You know she would have waited anyways," I said quietly, but I wasn't sure if he'd heard me.

"We weren't together when I left for training," I watched him lick his lips before taking a swig of root beer. "But damn it, she was waiting for me, the moment I stepped off that plane. It was like we hadn't broken up at all."

"In her eyes, the two of you never broke up," I told him and he nodded, a few loose hairs falling into his face. Keiko hadn't ever told me they had broken up when he left, but I had no doubt that to her they hadn't.

"Yeah and that's why I didn't go to Afghanistan," he pressed his lips together for a moment. "I knew she wouldn't stop waiting and I'm just dumb enough to die over there."

"Yusuke…" I said his name softly. I took my hands out of my sleeves, one grabbing the bottle and the other circling his bicep for me to lay my head on his shoulder.

"Botan, Kurama's not going anywhere," Yusuke shook his head. "Cut the guy some slack. I know things are confusing. Come on, I found out from Kuwabara seeing you two leaving the doctor's office together. How fucked up is that?"

"I'm sorry about that Yusuke," I held his arm tighter.

"Hey now," Yusuke took his arm back and threw it over the back of the bench. He used that hand to pull me closer so I could lean into him. "I found out before the baby was born. That's what's important. And now Keiko doesn't have to hide it from me anymore." His laughter made my muscles loosen slightly. "But I'm not the problem here, am I?"

I felt my lips pout. "No…"

"No, I'm not," he nodded taking a sip. "So you're gonna go home and, if you have to, have crazy monkey make up sex with that red haired man."

"Yusuke Urameshi!" I sat up, slapping his chest. It only encouraged him to laugh. "I'm pregnant, not slutty."

"Hormones," Yusuke shrugged. "But go home. He's worried about you. And I mean like pacing until the carpet starts on fire, worrying."

"It has been a few hours," I sighed to myself and stood.

"It's been a little more than a few hours," he gave me a sarcastic laugh.

"Well, are you gonna walk with me?" I asked. "Or are you going to let a helpless pregnant woman walk home in the woods by herself when the sun is about to set?"

"That's kinda low, Botan," Yusuke shook his head but stood up and laughed. "Let's bring you home."