A/N: Hello! I recently finished watching the anime after catching up on the manga and I had to write this! I love the relationship between Yuu and Guren and I have such a burning need for more scenes between 'baby' Yuu, as I have ended up referring to him as, and Guren, so I figured I'd write it myself!
I know this is probably a little bit OOC and possibly wrong in places, but I find it odd that Yuu was always bugging Guren but he never met Shinya or hung around with the rest of Guren's squad much. So if you can bear with it, I hope you guys like it! If anyone has any requests for more scenes with Guren and Yuu, I'd love to write some more! This was actually only 4k words before I edited it, I got a bit carried away and it didn't really take the direction I was meaning but yeah!
Guren wasn't sure what the hell had happened to him, but at some point in the weeks after the kid had thrown himself at him crying…Guren had come to care for him. Like an annoying little brother, he refused to think of any word that would paint him as a father figure, despite the fact he was the closest thing to it the kid had. He suspected he was more a combination of brother and father to Yuu but he didn't like to encourage him in case he got...ideas. Sure he acted like the kid was a pain in the ass..he was. Just not all the time. He felt for the kid. Sayuri had gotten the story out of him on the way back after they'd found him. He'd found a family and they'd all been killed by vampires, the same damn vampires that where keeping him captive. The kid was alone, didn't really have anyone. He'd felt some real sympathy for him when he'd been lying there in the snow with the kid crying all over him, getting his clothes all snotty. So yeah. He liked the kid. Not that he'd tell him that, didn't need the kid harassing him anymore than he already was.
It wasn't in his nature to act all, well…motherly to the kid. He'd leave that to Sayuri, who'd even gone so far as to lecture he and his squad about their language in front of the kid and bug Guren to make sure he was taking care of him, make sure he was feeding the kid. As if it was his job. Mito and Shigure weren't as bad as Sayuri but they'd been known to fawn all over the kid too, damn kid them eating out of the palm of his hand. It was sickening. He'd have to put a stop to it, couldn't have that happening when the kid finally joined the company. A certainty the kid would know nothing about. Goshi on the other hand, was the one Guren would have to keep his eye on. Who knew what that idiot would teach the kid without supervision, and I don't just mean vampire killing…wait… Guren shook his head. Now I sound like an overprotective parent. Dammit.
Guren figured he was all Yuu had, and the kid needed someone to look out for him, and unfortunately for him...it looked like that dubious honour had fallen on him. The kid had 'taken a liking' to him, and now Guren couldn't shake him. Someone up there really hated him and sent the kid as a punishment, clearly. But Guren did his best to keep on eye on the kid. Subtly. To offer advice. To try to show the kid some form of caring, without making it obvious because Guren just didn't do….that. He had a reputation to maintain after all, so..yeah, he cared for the kid in his own way.
Can't have anyone thinking I've gone soft. Yuu's constant harassing meant Guren had come to know the kid pretty well since finding him a few weeks back. Guren had figured he'd bring the kid back and leave him with the others and just….that would be that. He'd be someone else's problem. Yuu had other ideas. He'd glommed on to Guren like an irritating barnacle. He was annoying, constantly bugging him to teach him this, or that, and how to kill the damn vampires already. He never left him alone, anytime Guren had any peace..it was swiftly shattered by Yuu. He never had a moment to himself between all his other duties and Yuu. Kind of like a parent. He thought absently before shaking his head vehemently. No. I'm not the damn kids parent! I'm his...person. Guardian...thing.
In the past few days Yuu had become quieter. More withdrawn. He didn't want to hang out with anyone, and if Guren didn't know better, he'd think the kid was avoiding him. Not that he cared either way. Much. I'm not worried..I'm just…concerned. It's damn unnatural for the kid to keep his trap shut for longer than five minutes. It wasn't like Yuu to be so quiet, he hadn't even bugged Guren to teach him all about killing vampires, a daily occurrence for the kid. Seriously. The kid was practically an alarm...one he couldn't switch off or pull the batteries out of. Banging on his bedroom door usually signalled the kids arrival, and when Guren dragged his ass out of bed and opened the door he'd be confronted by the kid demanding to know how to kill the vampires. Like damn clockwork. He hadn't had a lie in since the kid had gotten here. Until this week.
Guren wouldn't admit it out loud..hell he wouldn't even admit it to himself but…he kinda missed it. The kid made him feel needed. Made him feel like a hero or something, the keeper of all the vampire killing secrets. As if he was the only one who could help the kid. Guren figured this whole thing had gone on long enough, it was time to find out what the kid's problem was. I'm just not used to having free time. I'll get used to it…..he tried to reason with himself, seeing his lie in's slipping away. No. Something's up with the kid. Could be serious, after what he went through…
Guren uncharacteristically not paying attention, deep in thought as he was, bumped in to someone as he prowled down the hallway, looking for the pint sized pain.
"Watch where you're going" he growled. He heard a familiar chuckle and groaned inwardly. Damn Shinya. It had to be. Just what I need.
"You where clearly deep in thought….for once. Worried about your kid?" Shinya said slyly.
"What?" his voice may have risen a few decibels. He refused to call it a shriek.
"You know, the little pint sized…you that follows you around" Guren stared at Shinya and his smirk.
"What?!" he repeated, irritated at how...dumbfounded he sounded.
"Oh….I just mean..he bears a striking resemblance to you is all. You can't tell me you haven't noticed, other people have" Shinya chuckled and Guren glared. It had been commented once or twice, but he usually ignored it. It was ridiculous.
"What do you want Shinya?" He sighed irritably, he didn't have the time for this. He needed to find the kid and deal with him as soon as possible so things could go back to normal and he could stop damn well worrying.
"You where the one who bumped in to me!" Shinya protested and Guren narrowed his eyes. "Fine. After watching you stalk around growling at everything, I decided you could use some help looking for the kid." Shinya said seriously before a mischievous twinkle lit up his eyes. "After all…I should be taking more of a responsibility for him"
"How do you figure?" Guren frowned, I don't even want to imagine where he's going with this.
"Well when you die…" Guren started to splutter.
"What do you mean when?!" He choked out. As if I could be taken down easily. Shinya ignored him and carried on.
"When you die, most likely because of your predisposition to pissing people off, I'm the one that'll have to take care of him, Goshi isn't suitable guardian material, the poor child would be corrupted within the day and the girls don't have the time to look after him. He's only cute to them because they can hand him back to you. So what with being your closest and dearest friend and therefore duty bound to take custody of the poor orphaned soul." Guren mouthed the words 'poor orphaned soul' and stared at Shinya, agape. He blithely carried on.
"It automatically makes me his Godfather, of course. I'm the only suitable candidate, for the reasons I've already outlined." He has put way too much thought in to this. Guren thought. "He'll love me. I'll be the perfect guardian. Much better than you anyway, I wouldn't lose him." Shinya declared confidently. Guren narrowed his eyes. The silver haired man actually seemed...serious.
"One never say that again. Ever. You're not his damn Godfather Shinya, I'm not his parent. I'm just the guy who found him, okay; and two...I didn't lose him" He growled as Shinya laughed.
"And yet here you are patrolling the hallways looking for him"
"I'm not looking for him...I'm...on my way to somewhere" Guren said defensively. He'd be damned if he admitted anything to Shinya.
"Oh. So you aren't looking for your shadow?" Shinya pressed. "Funny, I thought your mumblings proved otherwise" Guren scowled. Shinya was just going to keep prodding him until he cracked. A tactic that usually worked...there was only a certain amount of time he could take Shinya's presence before irritation set in. Guren glared at him.
"I'm not looking for him..." Guren trailed off and Shinya raised an eyebrow. Guren sighed. "The brat's avoiding me okay. It's weird" Guren grumbled.
"Can't say I blame him, you aren't always the best of company, even when you're in a good mood" Shinya said drily.
"Hey. I'm practically his God, I can't go a minute without that kid battering my damn door down to harass me for something" Guren defended. Shinya smirked triumphantly.
"Ah. Someone's enjoying their new role more than they let on" Shinya chuckled. Guren scowled but before the bickering could escalate he snapped.
"Look, if you're going to inflict your presence on me...just be quiet about it" he couldn't waste any more time standing here. He had a busy day, without having to look for the brat.
Shinya turned serious. "So. Where are we looking first?" He asked. Guren shrugged moodily and Shinya laughed and fell in to step with Guren as he started to walk off.
"You don't know where the likes to hang out when he's not with you? Shameful. Even I know that" Shinya said proudly. Then pointed to himself and mouthed, 'Godfather material', Guren just rolled his eyes. "What? Still no? What about 'Cool Uncle Shinya?' Guren groaned.
"Shinya. The kid is nothing to you, let it go" he said tiredly.
"Not true. Do I need to outline my arguments again?" Guren groaned. "Didn't think so. In all practicality Guren, if something does happen to you, someone is going to have to be his new Guardian and I don't think you want it to be Kureto. None of your team would be able to do it.." Shinya trailed off and Guren sighed. He had a point.
"Fine. But you're not calling yourself his damn Godfather" Shinya grinned. "Now where does he usually hang out?" Guren asked impatiently. "And we'll be discussing why you've been stalking the kid later"
"Oh, this way" Shinya gestured down a hallway and Guren started to walk, Shinya becoming his temporary barnacle until Yuu took back the job. "And I wasn't stalking him. I have a view of it from my office, I spotted your mini-me once or twice." Shinya said indignantly. Guren didn't answer and the two soon cleared the hallway and stepped out in to the glaring sunshine.