Love is All

Like the first time they made love, Yusuke was already gone when Botan woke up the next morning. She forced herself out of bed and took a shower and got ready for school. She ate yogurt with granola and glass of orange juice.

As usual, she got to school ten minutes before the bell. She went straight to her locker. She took out the books she's going to use throughout the day and went outside. She found Yusuke standing with his back against the wall. Not far from him, stood two boys quivering in fear. She walked up to him.

'Yusuke, what are you doing?'

'Nothing.'

'You're sure. You have that cocky grin on your face.'

The two ke and she were having a real relationship. When they got to his house, they went straight to his room because his mom was sleeping on the couch.

The next half hour, they do their homework together. Well Botan was anyway; Yusuke was too busy stealing kisses from his new girlfriend. Botan didn't mind, au contraire she was extremely flattered that he couldn't keep his hands off her.

'Wanna watch some TV.' He asked once they were done with their homework.

'OK.'

He turned on the TV and sat behind her with his arms around her waist. He rested his head against the bed and pulled her to him. She went to his arms willingly. After a few minutes, she realized that Yusuke was staring at her.

'I thought you wanted to watch TV' she asked.

'I did but you are way too distracting.'

She giggled and then kissed him. The kiss started innocently but pretty soon heated up. He turned her around in his arms and then she straddled him. She kissed him again and he returned it with passion. She caressed his face then trailed kisses down his face and neck. She heard him moan against her hair. Then suddenly, they heard his mother yelling downstairs.

'Yusuke?'

They both jumped and turned beet red at the thought that Atsuko might have seen them like that. She quickly got off his laps then at that same moment, Atsuko appeared at the door. 'Yusuke...Oh! Hi, Botan. How are you?' said Atsuko.

'I'm fine Atsuko-san. How about you?'

'I'm okay. Yusuke hadn't given me a heart attack yet.' She said, laughing. '

Hmph.' said Yusuke.

Botan laughed. She knew that even though Yusuke always fighting with his mother, he did care about her.

'So what did you want?' he asked.

'Nothing. I just wanted to tell you that I'm going out.'

'Okay.'

Atsuko left and Botan turned to Yusuke.

'Do you have to be so mean to your mom?'

'No, but I just like teasing her.'

She laughed again. She stayed with him for a while then decided to go home. Yusuke didn't go back to his house after walking Botan home instead he went to the park. He walked around the park for a while then lay down on one of the benches. He stared at the sky thinking of how the stars reminded him of Botan's eyes when she laughed.

Footsteps took him out of his reverie. He sat up and scanned the park for any intruders but he relaxed as soon as he identified the person as Kurama.

'Hello, Yusuke.' Said Kurama.

'Hey, Kurama. What are you doing out here this late?' '

Getting some fresh air. What about you?'

'Nothing.'

Silence fell upon them for a while.

'Is something wrong, Yusuke?'

'No, why do you ask?'

'You seemed preoccupied.'

'Actually, I do have something on my mind.'

'Would you like to talk about it?'

'Sure if you don't mind.'

'Of course not.'

'Okay, do you think it's possible to love two women?'

'By two women, you mean Keiko and Botan, right?'

'Yeah'

'Well, you can't love both of them the same way. You have to love one more than the other.' Said Kurama.

'How do I know which one I love more?'

'The one you can't imagine living without.'

'What do you mean?'

'It's like this. When you love someone, that person becomes your other half. When you look at her, it's like seeing your soul, your future in her eyes. She is your soul- mate, your mirror image.'

Yusuke stayed quiet for a minute trying to process what Kurama just told him.

"The one I can't live without. My other half? Soul mate?" He thought. He knew that he loved Keiko and he also loved Botan. But which one did he love more? Which one was his soul mate?

'You know what Yusuke; I think you know which one you love more. You just don't want to acknowledge it yet. Just follow your heart.'

Kurama left and Yusuke went home soon after.

To Be Continued..

Author's note: Does Yusuke really know which one is the one? Well you have to find out in the next chapter. And the demon they were looking for might make an appearance. I don't know. You just have to tune in for the next chapter.

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