The Childhood Friend of Kurama Part 3: Dinner at the Minamino House Part 1

Kurama's POV:

While Yusuke and Kuwabara set the table, I assisted my mother with the food. I smiled as I took care of the potatoes.

"This smells wonderful, Mother. It's been a while since you made it."

"Well, it was Ayame's favorite when you were children."

I frowned when she looked away to pull the meatloaf out of the oven. I was sure the evening would be awkward since Ayame and I were no longer friends, but my mother didn't seem to be nervous about it at all. After all, she invited Ayame over with the hopes we would patch things up and start over. The doorbell rang and Yusuke went to answer it.

"Just in time, Ayame. Come on in."

"Thanks...Yusuke, right?"

"Yep, that's me."

"And I'm Kazuma Kuwabara, the toughest punk ever!"

Ayame giggled slightly, then her smile disappeared when she looked at me.

"Um, thanks for having me over, Shuichi."

"It's always good to have you over, but remember it was my mother's idea."

"Well, I suppose I should thank her."

When Ayame went over to my mother, Yusuke shook his head.

"Man, Kurama, I guess you weren't kidding. She doesn't seem too pleased about being here."

"She probably felt cornered when my mother approached her today, like she was obligated."

Right before we sat down to eat, the doorbell rang again. Mother answered it and smiled to see Hiei.

"Hello, Hiei. Are you here to see Shuichi?"

"Hn, yes."

"We're just about to have dinner, if you wish to join us."

"No thanks."

After Ayame excused herself to wash her hands, Hiei pulled me aside.

"This is unexpected, Hiei. You usually don't come to my house unless you have something important to tell me."

"It concerns your little friend."

"Hiei, Ayame and I-"

"I know you're not friends anymore, but that's beside the point. The point is I plan on approaching her about this silly little grudge she has against you."

I sighed and put a hand to my forehead.

"Hiei, please don't push this. If you approach her on this subject, she'll think I had something to do with it."

"Relax, Fox. I'm not going to reveal anything about you. That's reserved for you, anyway."

"If you must approach her, Hiei, do it with extreme caution. Enough people know of us already. Keiko, Shizuru, my classmate Kaito, Koenma wouldn't be pleased if someone else knew about everything."

"You never know, Fox. It depends on what he thinks of her personally."

After Hiei left, Ayame returned with a confused look on her face, as if she witnessed something she couldn't believe. Not only did she look at Yusuke and Kuwabara with those looks, but she looked at me with the same expression. Obviously what she supposedly was confused about had something to do with us.

That's a wrap for part 3. Part 4 will begin in Ayame's POV after dinner has ended and the reason behind her confused looks to the guys is revealed. Also in part 4,Hiei approachs Ayame about her grudge with "Shuichi" and Kurama speaks with Koenma about the possibility of Ayame knowing the truth about tuned to see what happens