Title: Meetings at the Park
Summery: Kurama, a single mother. Yomi, a father with limited visitation rights. A chance meeting. GenderBender. AU. YomixFemKurama. 1st time trying this pairing. YusxKei, KuwaxYuk, HixMu.
Rating: T and will most likely stay as such. (Rated such for bad language in future chapters, thanks to Yusuke.)
Warning: Modern AU. Gender Bender. Het. Yaoi (well it used to be hinted yaoi but...not anymore! lol. Bringing in Jin and Touya.). Original Character's (OC). May also be Out Of Characters (OOC). There is a scene where a man hits Yuriko and Kurama uses some foul language, you are warned!
Pairing: YomixFemKurama, KuwabaraxYukina, YusukexKeiko, HieixMukuro, JinxTouya (The true yaoi pairing...I just couldn't seem to make Touya a girl in my mind! oh well. Hope thats okay!).
Disclaimer: I don't own the Yu Yu Hakusho gang, but I do own all of the OC's. (so please don't steal!).
OC's: Yuriko, Tori, Nyoko, Akeno, Maemi, Kei, Tamae, Machiko, Teiljo, Kain Tachibana, and Mr. Kita.
(UNBETAED): Rae-chan will be betaing this (I hope!)…but I just want to get it out there for everyone to read….so it is unbetaed at this moment!
Take Five
Kurama shifted on the hard plastic of the bus seat, listening to Yuriko babble away in broken sentences. She reach out, brushing dirt off of Yuriko's cheek. Yuriko giggle, wiggling away from her mom, bumping into the man next to her.
"Watch it." he snapped at her. Yuriko's eyes went wide, looking up at him.
"Sorry." Kurama told him, reaching out and pulling Yuriko back towards her.
"You need to control you child."
"Of course." Kurama nodded. It wasn't the first time that she had met someone like this on the bus. It was best to just nod and agree with him. Arguing would cause a scene that wasn't worth the time to ruin the mood she was in. She had been out at the craft store, picking up the last of the fabric, string, and stuffing for the quilt she was making. Yukina's baby shower was the next day, and she was trying to finish the baby quilt before then. It was nearly done, and she was hoping to be able to present it to Yukina tomorrow, but it may be a stretch. She never did finish the baby quilt in time for the baby shower, forgoing the first time when she made one for Keiko.
The bus slowed then, coming to their stop. She waited for the bus to stop, then stood, gathering her bags. "Come alone Yuriko." The little girl half slipped, half jumped off the bus seat. She stumbled forward, once again bumping into the man.
"Stupid child." He snapped, turning around and slapping Yuriko across the face.
Kurama dropped her bags, grabbing her daughter. "What the fuck do you think you are doing!" She yelled at him. Yuriko was screaming, tears running down her cheeks. Kurama quickly checked her daughter over, trying to sooth her at the same time. Yuriko's right cheek was already swelling up, her lip bleeding.
"I told you to watch the brat." He yelled back at her.
"What kind of man hits a child! Are you fucking stupid to think that is acceptable in any way!" She yelled back at him, bringing Yuriko closer to her body, one arm under her butt, the other rubbing her back. Yuriko was still screaming, hands fisted in her mother shirt.
"A misbehaving child needs to be punished."
"Misbehaving! What child was misbehaving! You are the one that needs to be punished!" A woman snapped at him. The other people on the bus were starting to be involved, not believing what they had just seen. A few were on the phone, no doubt calling the police. Kurama was fine with that.
"Shh. Mommy's here. It's okay Sweetie." Kurama whispered to her daughter, starting to rock. She continued to mummer to her daughter, moving to get off the bus, away from the commotion and noise. A tall man with a Mohawk that had been in the back of the bus had moved forward, forcing the man that had hit Yuriko off the bus, pushing him onto the ground outside.
"What to fuck do you think you are doing!" The man hissed, standing up.
"Making sure ye're still here for when the police shows up. This lady has a few charges ta lay on ya." The man with the Mohawk hissed at him.
"Charges!"
"With ought a doubt." Kurama but in, glaring at him. "What makes you think you can get away with slapping my child!"
The man darted forwards, grabbing Kurama's arm, yanking on her. Kurama tightened her other arm around Yuriko, taking all the force of the fall. Before she could even stand up, the Mohawk man had the other on the ground with a well placed punch and was offering her assistance up with the same hand. "Ya alright?"
"Yeah. I'm not hurt." She took the hand, allowing him to help her to her feet.
"And ye're daughter?" He asked.
"I don't know." Yuriko was no longer screaming, but it had turned into deep hiccuping sobs.
"Shit! KURAMA!" Kurama turned, eyes easily finding Yusuke. He had just stepped out of the parked police cruiser. He moved over to her, laying a hand on her arm. "What happened? We got called out on a disturbance."
"He slapped Yuriko." She told him, holding Yuriko closer, going back to rubbing her daughter back. "Hi Jin." She gave the red head officer a slight smile. Jin was Yusuke's partner, the two made a good team. She had always felt safer about Yusuke's and Jin's job knowing that the half-brothers were there to watch each others backs every minute of the shift.
"Kurama." He greeted, the accent he'd picked up from his mother thick. He pulled his radio down, calling for an ambulance and another police cruiser. The two were to close to Kurama and Yuriko to be objective, thus the need to hand it off to another unit. "What exactly happened?" Kurama shook her head, all her attention on calming her daughter.
"The little girl bumped into the man. He just haled off and whacked her."
"And you are?" Yusuke put in.
"Names Chu. Was in the back of the bus. Saw it happen. I brought him out here, had half a mind to wail on him for what he'd done. He got to her first, just about pulled her arm out of it's there socket in the processes. He wont be gettin back up for a whiles."
"Alright." Yusuke grinned. "Thanks."
"Ye're mightly welcome." The man turned then, looking over at a pre-teen boy. "There ya are Rinku."
"I was collecting her things for you, since we both know that you don't think before you go a savior."
"Ye're a brat ya know, just like ye're father was." Chu told the boy.
"Rather be like my dad, then my drunk uncle." Rinku came over, grinning at them. "Here you go lady. I think I got everything picked up off the floor. In all the commotion, it somehow got spilled."
"Thats alright." Kurama told him, smiling. "If you could just sit it on the ground for me, that would be great."
"Sure. No prop." The boy sat the bags down next to her. He reach into his pocket, pulling a yo-yo out.
An ambulance was pulling up now, comeing to a stop behind the other police cruiser. "519, isn't that Touya's ambulance?" Yusuke asked his brother.
"Yea." Jin nodded, grinning. Touya was Jin lover. The two had been together since as long as anyone could remember. Kurama had introduced Yusuke's brother to Hiei's cousin, and the two had been inseparable since.
"You take Kurama over to him, I'll go talk to the other unit." Yusuke told him. "I'll be back in a few Foxy."
Kurama smiled then, nodding. "Thanks Yusuke."
"Dont mention it." He turned, walking away from them.
"Let's go Kurama." Jin nodded towards the ambulance.
Kurama nodded. "Alright." She turned then, looking towards Chu and Rinku. "Thank you Chu. Thank you as well Rinku."
"Your welcome." Rinku told her, still playing with his yo-yo.
"Don't mention it." Chu added, grinning at her. Kurama smiled back. This man reminded her of Yusuke a bit. She turned, fallowing Jin over the where Touya was waiting.
"Kurama. What happened?" He asked, motioning for her to sit on the bumper.
"Some guy hit Yuries." Jin put in.
"Yuriko?" Touya turned from Jin to Kurama. "Let me see." He reach out, attempting to pick Yuriko up from Kurama's arms. Yuriko wouldn't allow it though, holding tighter to her mother. "How bad is it Kurama?"
"Her cheek was swelling and I think he may have split her lip."
"Alright." Touya hoped up into the ambulance, going though one of the drawers. "Here, put this on her cheek." Touya was holding out a cold pack wrapped in a towel. Kurama nodded, taking it. She eased Yuriko back, giving Touya a moment to observe her daughters face, then placed the cold pack against her daughter cheek. "She shouldn't need a trip to the E.R., Jin can take the pictures he needs here. Right Love?"
"Yea. Let me get one of the other officers for that." Jin turned, walking away to join Yusuke and the other two officers.
"Are you alright Kurama? You're clothes are a mess."
"The man, he pulled me over. I'm alright. Just a little sore. Landed on my hip."
Touya nodded, taking her words as fact. "You'll most likely bruise. Try a alternating cold and hot compass to help any swelling, alright?"
"I can do that." She nodded, standing up from the bumper as Jin and Yusuke came back over, fallowed by another officer.
"You think we can get a few pictures Kurama?" Yusuke asked.
"We can try." She replied.
"Alright." Yusuke moved over, tilting so he could see Yuriko's face. "Yuri." He called. The little girl opened her eyes, both swollen from the tears. "Come to Uncle Yu." He help his arms out for his god daughter.
"No." Yuriko help onto her mother tighter, face bared in her mother chest.
"Well, that didn't work." Yusuke stood back up straight.
"She has just been tramitized Yusuke, its no surprise that she doesn't want to go to you." Kurama reminded him. She eased her daughter back some, getting her to turn her head. "Will this work?" The other officer nodded his head, taking a few quick shots. He then said goodbye, heading back to his partner. Kurama let Yuriko burrow back down into her, taking up rubbing her back once again. She shifted her right arm, it was starting to go numb, a combination of Yuriko's weight and the fall.
"Kurama?" Kurama looked over, eyes easily finding Yomi. She had been getting off here to meet Yomi for dinner. He was alone, since Kain had taken Shura for the evening.
"You know him?" Yusuke asked. Kurama nodded, so Yusuke motioned for Yomi to come over.
"I was starting to get worried. What happened?" Yomi laid his hand on Kurama's right shoulder, making her wince slightly. "Let me take her."
"She wont go to anyone." Kurama explained. "A guy on the bus got mad and he hit her."
"Hit her? Who hits a child!" Yomi shook his head. "Yuriko, are you okay?" Yuriko turned her head when he called her name, eyes filling with tears again.
"Yomi!" Yuriko sobbed, reaching for the black haired man. Yomi reach out, taking Yuriko with practiced ease, letting her rest in the crook of this arm. He reach out, taking the cold pack from Kurama, resting it against Yuriko's face. "Cold." She turned away, curling into Yomi's warmth.
"She seems to rather like him." Touya commented, watching the display with the other two.
"Oh." Kurama flushed slightly. "Sorry. Guys, this is Yomi. He lives in the apartment building over from mine. His son Shura is perhaps Yuriko's best friend right now."
"Shu?" Yuriko asked, eyes fluttering open, fighting sleep.
"He's not here right now Yuriko." Yomi soothed, shifting his arm, raising her a few inches.
"Tay." She yawned.
"She's going to fall asleep Yomi. You'd best give her back." Kurama told him.
"Its fine. She's as light as a feather. Akeno's dad?" Yomi asked, nodding towards Yusuke.
"Thats right. Akeno's father Yusuke. His partner is his brother Jin. Touya here is Hiei's cousin." She explained, smiling up at him.
"The uncles then." He supplied.
"Most of them." Kurama agreed. She reach out, laying a hand on Yuriko's head, running her fingers though the black hair. "She's gone."
"Hm. Is she?" Yomi shifted slightly, looking down at the toddler. "Guess you were right then."
"Of course I was right." She laughed lightly, pulling her hand back. She turned back to the others, smile falling at Yusuke's dark expression. "Yusuke?"
"Sorry Foxy, just thinking." Yusuke shook his head. Yusuke tended to be protective to a fault. It wasn't something that he could help, in all honestly. He wasn't sure why, but Kurama had always brought that protective streak out faster then anyone, even Keiko, at times. Now the only ones that made it the foremost part of him ahead of Kurama or Keiko were the kids.
"I'm not sure whats going though that brain of you're Yusuke, but I do know what ever it is, it must be way off its mark. You know that dont you?" Kurama smiled soothingly at him.
"Cant help it, and you know that. I'm who I am." He grinned that trade mark grin, a light laugh coming forth. "Anyway. Let me give you guys a ride home."
"Its not that far Yusuke. I'll walk."
"Kurama."
"Yomi will come with me. Its fine. I'm fine." Kurama turned then, looking back towards the bus. "I'll be right back." She walked away, heading over the collect her bags. She was back before Yusuke could even think of anything to say to Yomi.
"You want Keiko to pick you up in the morning?" Yusuke asked.
"I dont want her going out of her way. Oh!" She turned then, looking towards Yomi. "You still need me to watch Shura in the morning?"
"It would seem that you have plans now." He shrugged. "I can call Tamae if need be."
"Its a babyshower. The kids will all be there. I'll just need to call Yukina and make sure its alright if I bring him. Akeno would like another boy around anyway."
"You know Yukina wont mind. I'll let her know when I stop in to see Kuwabara tonight." Yusuke told her. "Does he need a booster seat? It may be hard to fit one between Akeno's booster and Yuriko's car seat."
"He will be fine without one, if it really is alright." Yomi put in.
"Not a problem at all." Yusuke grinned again. "All settled then. I'll have Keiko call to finish hashing out the details."
"Thats fine. I just think I'm going to go home and relax. I'll finish this some other time." Kurama help up her bag, giving a light sigh. "No way I'll be done by tomorrow morning anyway."
"That the quilt?" Yusuke asked, peaking into the bag.
"The last few things I needed." She corrected, moving the bag away from Yusuke. "And I dont want to have to make another trip, thank you very much. Stay out of it."
Yusuke laughed then. "Fine. But I'm telling everyone that you slacked off and didn't even get half way finished with the quilt. That its wont be ready in time."
"It will be ready in time, with out a doubt." Kurama corrected again. "We're going to head out. Bye guys."
"Bye Kurama." Jin waved lightly at them.
"If you or Yuriko get any worse, give me or Yukina a call, alright?" Touya told her.
"I will." She nodded, then looked to Yomi. "Ready?"
"Yeah. Lets go." Yomi turned then, the two walking side by side back towards the apartment buildings.
"Dont know what to think of that." Touya said, watching them leave.
"She defiantly cares about him, perhaps for him."
"But will she let herself love him?" Touya put in.
"After last time. Never." Yusuke shook his head, sighing. "I personally am a little grateful for that. I dont ever want to see her hurt like that again."
"I agree on that." Jin put in, shaking his head. "Never wont the Fox like that, it was very scary."
"She wasn't prepared for the lose, it was the only way she knew how to cope." Touya reminded them. "Let her heart find a place to heal. If she decides its with him, then you two had better not do anything to damage it more."
"Yeah, gotcha."
Kurama sat on her couch, legs tucked under her. Her hair was still damp from her shower earlier, now dressed in a pair of sleeping pants and a large t-shirt. Yomi sat on the other end, his shirt part of the way unbuttoned. The two of them were watching the news, the volume set low enough to not possible wake up Yuriko. "Yomi?"
"Hm?"
"You should get going. You dont want to miss Kain." She reminded him, not lifting her head off the arm of the couch.
"He's bring Shura here actually. I hope thats alright."
"Of course. Why?"
"You really think after what happened today that I'm going to leave you girls alone. No. Tonight, at the very least, I'll be camping out on this couch."
"You dont have to do that Yomi." Kurama sat up slowly, wincing slight. Most of her right side was bruised and stiff, making it hard to move. "I can look out for us on my own."
"I know you can. It would just gives me peace of mind to be here for the night. You two could have been seriously hurt, and thats a thought that scares me. I just want to make sure you both are alright." Yomi turned towards her, looking her over. "Where do you keep you're aspirin?"
"I have some Excedrin in the cabinet in the bathroom." She supplied.
Yomi nodded, standing up. He went a retrieve the bottle and a glass of water. "Here." He handed her the glass, then opened the bottle, shaking three into her hand. "Take all of those. Do you have a heating pad?" He asked.
"In the hall closet."
He turned, going back down the hall. A few minutes latter he returned with a pillow and the heating pad. He stopped long enough to plug the heating pad in, then handed it to her. He helped her ease up, slipping the pillow behind her. "Thank you." She whispered, setting the heating pad against her hip, which had taken the most damage.
"I just dont like the fact that your hurt. I cant stand that thought." Yomi told her, taking a seat on the other end of the couch once again. "I'll help you to bed once that medicine kicks in."
Kurama nodded, turning slightly to watch the news a little longer.
A knock on the door just before nine interrupted the quite that had settled over them in the last hour or so. "That must be Kain and Shura." Yomi stood, going over to the door. He unlocked it, opening it to greet the other two. "Hey Shura, you have fun?"
"Ya hm." He mumbled, eyes only half open, head resting on his godfather shoulder.
"Tuckered out, huh?" Yomi reach out, talking his son from Kain.
"Yea. He had quite a bit of fun though. Whats going on, that you wanted me to bring him here?"
"Just some stuff today. I'm staying over tonight to help Kurama out." Yomi turned slightly, looking back at the couch. "Kurama, give me a minute and I'll help you to the room. Dont fall asleep on the couch arm there."
"I'll try not to." Kurama promised, her words heavy with sleep.
"Look, I've got to go Kain. I'll see you in the morning." Yomi waited for the answering nod before closing and locking the apartment up tight for the night. He walked back to the couch, placing his sleeping son in his vacated place. He then turned to the red head, smiling slightly.
"Come on, lets get you some where horizontal."
"Sounds good." Kurama agreed.
Yomi nodded, moving away from her. He un-pluged the heating pad, wrapping the code and handing it to her. He then carefully took a hold of her arms, lifting her off the couch. He helped her back to the bed room, settling her into her bed. He took the cord, plugging the heating pad back in for her. "If you need anything, you just holler down the hall, alright? I'm going to be up a while longer."
"I can do that." Her eyes were already shut, settling into the soft mattress.
"I'm sure you can. Pleasant Dreams." He told her and wasn't surprised to not get a response. Kurama was fast asleep. Yomi turned around, leaving her door open a crack. He grabbed a blanket out of the closet, moving back to the living room and the couch there. It was going to be a tight fit with Shura sharing, but he'd make it work. He wasn't about to leave her apartment anytime soon, not while she was hurt anyway.
That is Take Five! Hope you all liked it.
Now...I had planned on Jin and Touya when I first got this idea...dont ask me how Chu and Rinku ended up in there! It just sort of happened.
When I originally started this chapter, I had planned to do the baby shower as well, but its plenty long enough as it is. And it would be really really long with everything that I want to put into the babyshower scenes! lol ^-^ So the next chapter will have to be that baby shower!
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