AN: So this is actually a re-written version of the first chapter of a re-written story. I hope that you all like it. I realized it was in desperate need of editing and while it is still not to the same standards as some of the later chapters, I am not nearly as embarrassed about having it posted. Let me know what you guys think, I live for reviews.

Turning Tables

Yusuke was laying in the dreamy world of being half asleep and half-awake the dusty twilight that usually settled over him in the early hours of the morning. He looked at the clock. It was a little after 5, which was surprising. Yusuke didn't usually wake up until 7 at least, had Kurama woken up? He looked over at his fiancé, but he was still blissfully asleep in bed next to him. So what had woken him up?

Yusuke felt a sudden lurch in his stomach, and immediately flung himself out of bed, knowing what was about to come. Sure enough within seconds, he was heaving the previous nights dinner into the toilet, as the smell of acid and bile hit Yusuke's nose, only making his nausea worse.

His sudden departure from the bed must have woken Kurama, because minutes later he was in the bathroom next to Yusuke, patting his back, and warm washcloth in his other hand for Yusuke to wipe his face clean with. Whatever was making Yusuke throw up was no joke, and even after his stomach was empty of food he continued to dry-heave for a few minutes. When he was finally done he leaned against the wall of the room, the cool tile feeling wonderful on his skin.

"Are you okay, love?" Kurama asked. His face was as smooth and stoic as ever, except for his eyes which were slightly widened and betrayed Kurama by showing the tiniest amount of worry.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I must have eaten something that didn't agree with me last night," Yusuke said, reaching up to the lip of the sink and using it to help pull himself up. He had to lean against the sink for a second to balance himself as a sudden and powerful head rush slammed into him. "I'm fine," he said again when he saw the alarm on Kurama's face. "Yoko and I had some pizza last night, and I don't think it agreed with me." It hadn't even been good pizza, Yusuke thought as he began to brush his teeth. In fact, the night beforehand had been a thoroughly underwhelming night.

Kurama had let Yoko take over for a little while, for the first time in over a month. Yusuke had been looking forward to it. As odd as that silver-haired fox was, he was a part of Kurama, and someone that Yusuke had genuinely come to enjoy. He had been looking forward to yelling at the tv with him, drinking and fucking hard all night like they usually did. But something was different last night. Yusuke had felt…strange. He hadn't been in the mood at all for sex, and he thought if he drank he might throw up so had opted to stay sober. Yoko had been surlier than usual at the prospect of just watching tv, and Yusuke had felt guilty enough about it that he gave Yoko a handjob on the couch. But that was it. That had been the whole night. A thoroughly under-whelming affair. Yusuke knew Yoko must be pissed with him, but hopefully he'd get over it before he saw him again.

"Yes, Yoko didn't seem to enjoy the pizza either," Kurama said, and Yusuke could hear the slight relief in Kurama's voice. Yusuke knew that Kurama wasn't the biggest fan of his and Yoko's side relationship, but the red-head had long ago realized that it was necessary because without it, apparently Yoko became a complete jerk.

Yusuke still felt nauseous and walked back to the bed, flopping down on it uncerimonioiusly as he closed his eyes and waited for the wave of nausea to pass. He heard Kurama place something by the bed, and saw that his lover had placed a waistbasket next to him.

"Just in case," the fox said with a smile. He placed a hand on Yusuke's forehead, and shook his head. "You don't have a fever, so I don't think it's food poisoning. I do think it would be best if you stay at home though. In fact, why don't you go see Genkai or Yukina?"

"Genkai is out of town visiting some old fart, and Yukina, Kuwabara and the twins are still on vacation. Honestly, 'Rama, I don't think this is anything other than a bad reaction to food."

Now that Yusuke was laying on the bed, he was beginning to get tired. He could hear Kurama step into the shower, and next thing he knew Kurama was bending down and kissing his forhead. The fox was already dressed for work in black slacks and vest. It was one of Yusuke's favorite outfits on Kurama, it always made him look like some kind of sexy butler, which apparently Yusuke was into.

"Take care of yourself today, alright?" Kurama said, running his fingers through Yusuke's hair. "I'll call a couple times during the day to make sure that you're alright, but I have a late meeting with Koenma tonight, so I won't be home until around 10, alright?"

"Alright."

"I love you, Yusuke."

"Yeah, I love you too, Kurama. Have fun talking to diaper-breath."

Yusuke heard the door close, and before he knew it he was fast asleep.

Kurama didn't particularly like leaving Yusuke alone when he was sick, but he figured that if Yusuke could defend the world, he could defend himself against some nausea. He took his time walking to work, enjoying the nice breeze that was playing with his hair and dancing on his skin. While the breeze was nice, it had an ever-so-slight bite at the end to it that signaled the fast approach of fall. It was hard to believe that summer was over. Kurama felt like it had only just arrived. The last few years had played so many tricks on the foxes mind. They had been excruciatingly long, and ridiculously short all at the same time.

It was hard to believe that it had been over 10 years since Yusuke had returned from the Makai to marry Keiko. So much had changed in all those years. Kurama had gone to college for botany and had gotten his bachelors and masters with ease. It wasn't until he had been halfway through getting his PhD that he realized that while he enjoyed botany, he didn't want to spend the remainder or his life as a researcher or a professor. That was when he and Yusuke had an idea.

They had been out drinking one night, when Yusuke suggested the idea of starting a temp agency for spirit detectives. It wasn't meant to be serious, but Kurama realized that it was something that could become a reality. Within a year he had built his own high-end private security firm. While they did handle walk in clients that needed body-guards for whatever reason, they mostly worked for Spirit World, capturing rogue demons and psychics before they became a threat. Many of Kurama's employees were allies from his tournament days, but all of them worked on a strictly case-by-case basis. All except Yusuke, who was Kurama's partner in the business and only full-time employee (other than his secretary).

Other familiar faces would show up every once and a while such as Chu, Rinku, Jin and Touya during their few visits to the Ningenkai, and on a strictly case-by-case basis, Kuwabara. Occasionally their work would also get Hiei involved in it some how, as he was still working for the border control for Lord Enki. Only once since the company's founding had the original four of "team Urameshi" worked together, and in all honesty, Kurama doubted that they ever would again. He was a businessman now, Kuwabara was a father and a teacher, and Hiei lived in the Makai with his lover Mokuro. Yusuke was the only one who hadn't changed in his fighting or life style in any significant way since the group split up less than two years after they had become a team.

Kurama walked up to the building and entered the elevator. The top two floors of the skyscraper was for his business. Most human-world related issues were dealt with on the lower floor, and the top floor housed all spirit-world related cases and clients, and Yusuke and Kurama's offices.

Kurama walked to his office, his newest secretary (both an old ally and enemy) Mitarai, was already at his desk, a cup of coffee at the ready to give Kurama. Sea Man gave him a long list of missed calls and messages, including that Koenma had to reschedule for tomorrow, but the SDF would be coming down later that day for a surprise inspection. Kurama slowly walked into his office, sat behind his large desk, and pinched the bridge of his nose, sighing loudly. It was just after 7 in the morning, and it had already been a long day.

Yusuke finally awoke around noon to the sound of his phone ringing. Gracelessly flinging his arm off the bed and blindly groping for the phone, he knocked over a lamp and a picture frame before finally answering it.

"…What?" He asked groggily into the phone. He was still tired for some reason, and still a bit nauseous, making his patience level low and irritation-level high.

"Wow, Kurama said you weren't feeling well, but I didn't know you were that bad. You sound like shit."

Yusuke inwardly groaned. It was Atsuko, and while he loved his mother he wasn't sure he had the energy for a long phone call at the moment. "Thanks, Ma. Glad to know. What do you want?" He asked, trying to contain his irritation.

"Well, Kurama told me that I might want to come by and give you some food and at least stay with you for an hour or so since he's going to be working late."

"Okay. I'll see you in a little while," Yusuke said impatiently. He was about to hang up the phone when he heard her muddled voice yelling at him through the receiver. "What was that, Ma? I didn't hear you."

"I said that I'm outside your apartment door. I've been knocking for the last 10 minutes but you never heard me."

"Okay, I'll be there in a sec," Yusuke said and hung up the phone. He quickly put on some sweats and shirt, not bothering to run a comb through his hair before opening the door. His mother stood there smoking a cigarette, and looking impatient. She had a few grocery bags in one hand that she shoved in Yusuke's arms as she walked in the house.

"Ma, put out the cigarette, I've told you, Kurama will have a hissy-fit if he smells that in here." Atsuko put out the cigarette begrudgingly and walked inside. She looked Yusuke up and down and raised an eyebrow. "Yeah I know, I look like shit," Yusuke said impatiently, taking the groceries to the kitchen and putting them on the counter.

"Why don't you take a shower and I'll make us some raman?" Atsuko asked. Usually, Yusuke would turn down his mother's offer for two reasons. One, her cooking usually tasted better as the raw ingredient's (including the uncooked noodles) and two, he was afraid she might burn down the apartment. But Yusuke felt gross and smelly, and he was hungry as shit, so he decided to take her up on her offer.

By the time he finished his shower and walked back to the kitchen the raman was done. Yusuke hungrily slurped it down loving how the warm broth felt on his raw throat. Not five minutes after he finished his bowl though did he feel that familiar jolt in his stomach as he bolted to the bathroom. Trying to hold down his vomit as he felt the noodles tickling the back of his nose. His stomach violently ejected the raman, and it took over 5 minutes for Yusuke to feel up to going back out to the kitchen, where Atsuko had left a mug of mint tea out for him. She was curled up on the couch watching tv. When Yusuke walked in she hit mute and patted the couch for him to sit next to her.

"Why do you think you're so sick?"

"Dunno," Yusuke said, taking a tentative sip of the tea. It was soothing and the mint was helping to settle to his stomach. "I thought it had something to do with the food I ate last night, but I don't think that was it. My energy has been fluctuating a bit lately too, and I don't have a fever, so I have no idea what is causing it."

"Well why don't we watch a movie, try to get your mind off of it?"

"That sounds great," Yusuke said, finishing off his tea and curling up under a blanket. Atsuko put in a movie, and Yusuke spent the afternoon watching movies and catching up with his mom.

It was some where around five when Atsuko finally left Yusuke's apartment. Once again he found himself inexplicably tired as he made his way back to his bedroom and collapsed on his bed. His nausea, thankfully, had finally cleared, for now at least. He was about to fall asleep when the phone rang again.

"Ma, I swear, so help me God, that if you haven't called to tell me something important I'm going to take my spirit gun and stuff it up-" His threat was cut short however when he heard Kurama say on the other end, "Yusuke, it's me. I take it you have fun with Atsuko today."

"Wasn't bad, but I was about to take a nap and I didn't want her bugging me."

"Well I'm afraid the nap will have to wait. The SDF is taking Koenma's place for the meeting today, and for some reason they want you present."

"Probably want me to do a case for them."

"Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah, I'm not nauseous, and for the most part I don't have any head-rushes any more, so if they have a case for me that a B demon or below, I can do it."

"… Alright. Meet me over here when you can."

"Alright, be there in a half-hour." As Yusuke hung up the phone, he realized just how much he had wanted that nap. He sighed and walked over to his dresser, dragging out his usual fighting uniform. When ever he had a case that was upper B or above, he always made sure to wear a loose-fitting gi, but for these kinds of cases, he loved the classic style of the streetfighter/greaser. He put on his dark-wash jeans, black belt, and a tight fitting white tee-shirt. As he put the shirt on, however, he realized that his rock-hard abs weren't rock-hard anymore, still better than the average man, but not anything impressive.

"God, I'm throwing up all the time, AND gaining weight? I probably should go by grandma's tomorrow and see if she can't find out what the hell is wrong with me."

He put on the leather fingerless gloves, and the lightweight black leather jacket that so completed the look and walked out of his apartment.

"I still don't understand why diaper-breath would send you tools here to tell us about a lower B-class demon. Why couldn't he just tell us like he usually does?" Yusuke snapped at the SDF an hour later. They were standing in front of him, most of them wearing painful scowls as they looked at the man they once tried to destroy.

"Well, the thing is, it looks as though this particular demon for some reason has an affinity for human weapons, mostly firearms. He's been going through the cities shooting people at random in broad day-light. We need to have him eradicated."

"… Fine. Can I do it tomorrow?" Yusuke said venomously. He found that he was in a bad mood today, and King Yama's favorite stooges weren't helping his temper.

"Yes, he was injured lightly last night, so he won't be doing anything tonight, however we would appreciate it if you would please do it first thing in the morning."

"Whatever. He'll be dead before noon, happy?" He said, and he couldn't help muttering, "giving me a freakin' schedule to follow. Out of all of us, I'm the only one who has actually killed everyone I was supposed to kill, as opposed to these shit-for-brains who couldn't even finish me off when I was dead." He said it as he was stalking out of the office. He wanted to head home. He was tired, and hungry, and just not in a good mood, so fuck the SDF if they wanted to hire someone who would stand there politely and listen to what they had to say, maybe they should just do the damn jobs themselves.

Yusuke was already passed out on the couch when Kurama reached his office a half-hour later. Yusuke's office was simplistic, and down to earth. He didn't spend much time in it, he was usually fighting instead of sitting behind a desk. His wooden desk was accompanied with a large black leather couch, the black office chair, and a few white boards on the wall. All and all, there wasn't much to look at in his office.

There were only two frames in his office and both had been there since the business was founded. One was the badge he wore during the Makai tournament along with the group number he had drawn from the bag. The other was a picture of Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, Genkai, Shizuru and Keiko standing outside Genkai's temple shortly after the dark tournament. It was Yusuke's favorite picture in the world, and he had never understood why Kurama seemed to dislike it so much. Kurama never told Yusuke that he had seen him and Keiko making out behind one of the trees about twenty minutes before the picture was taken. It was the first time he realized just how much he cared for Yusuke, and how utterly impossible it would be to get his wish.

"Love?" Kurama said, patting Yusuke on his shoulder.

"Huh?" Yusuke said groggily, looking up at the kitsune. "What's happening?"

"I just finished the meeting with the SDF. They aren't happy with your attitude, but they can't do anything about it since you're my top employee."

"Hmm…" Yusuke said with a smile. "Some might think that I'm only the best employee because I'm screwing the boss." He slowly sat up, his blood feeling thick in his veins as the exhaustion tried to force its way out of his system. "So, are we heading home?"

"Yes." Yusuke stood, his body shaky as he struggled to wake up. "Are you alright, Yusuke? You seem like you're still not feeling well," Kurama asked a few minutes later as they walked towards their apartment.

"I'm fine, Fluffy. Just tired is all."

"What time did you wake back up?"

"Around noon."

"And you are still tired?"

"Yeah, that's the weird thing."

"Yusuke, I want you to take Kuwabara with you on the mission tomorrow. He just got back home tonight, and said that he would be fine with it."

"Alright, sounds good."

Kurama opened their apartment door and walked in with Yusuke, locking it closed behind him, and walking with Yusuke to the bedroom. They tiredly stripped down and climbed into bed, Kurama wrapping his arms around his fiancé as his mind drifted. At times like these he couldn't help but think about how incredibly lucky he was to have Yusuke by his side.

It had been a strange series of events that had led him to this crazy life he had now, with an even crazier lover. Yusuke was the love of his life, he had loved him since they were both teenagers but had never dared to dream that his life could ever turn out so well. Their relationship had started out rocky, but for over two years now, they had been together and things were going smoothly. In fact, they had been going so well that a few months before hand, Kurama had proposed, and Yusuke had accepted. One of the reasons things had gone so well was that Yoko actually like Yusuke, and surprisingly, Yusuke like Yoko. This was good for a number of reasons, but mainly because Yoko had a habit of sabotaging relationships he didn't like.

Some people had been concerned that Yusuke wouldn't be a stimulating enough partner, or that he was too dumb for Kurama, but the fox thought that they couldn't be more wrong. Yusuke was extremely perceptive and intelligent when he wanted to be, and his lack of inhibition meant that Kurama could never be bored with Yusuke. He was more than a lover, he was his best friend, his partner, and Kurama felt that there wasn't anything more that he needed.

Just like clockwork, the next morning Kurama was woken up at about five to the sound of his lover vomiting in the bathroom.

"Who needs an alarm clock when you have this?" Kurama muttered as he walked to the bathroom. "Love, are you still alive in there?"

"I wish not. I've died twice and both times it was less painful than this shit." Yusuke said before his stomach expelled the last of its contents. Yusuke slowly stood, grabbing his toothbrush to brush his teeth.

"Are you gonna go back to bed?"

"Might as well stay up and get this shit over with so the SDF can stop riding me like mechanical bull. They keep this shit up and I'm gonna bite off one of their heads," Yusuke said before rinsing out his mouth a final time and walking back to the bedroom. "Besides, Kuwabara's up by this time in the morning getting the girls ready for school and he has to be back by noon today in order to teach his class so we have to get this done quickly." Yusuke began rummaging through the drawers, pulling out his clothes and putting them on quickly.

Kurama didn't want to show it, but he was truly worried about Yusuke. Whatever was making him sick was not a normal bug, and Kurama wanted to make sure Yusuke was taken care of. If it weren't for the fact he had a meeting with Koenma or the fact he hadn't been on a mission since the days of Team Urameshi, Kurama would take it on himself. "Okay. Will you go by Genkai's today?"

"Yes, Fluffy I'll go see Genkai. Maybe if I'm a good boy I'll get a sticker and a lollipop when I leave. Stop babying me, I can take care of myself." Kurama stepped back, startled amount of irritation in Yusuke's voice. Yusuke was known to be hot-headed, but he didn't usually snap at Kurama like that.

"What's gotten into you suddenly?" Kurama asked defensively.

"I'm sorry Kurama, I didn't mean that I'm just… Frustrated and tired and sick. I just wanna get this over with that way I can go back to being myself."

"It's okay, Yusuke. I'm sure once you feel better, life will be back to normal."

"Okay. I'm gonna go ahead and get outta here, I have to make sure to get there before Kuwabara takes in the twins, that way Yukina can do it."

"Alright, Love. Be careful, and I'll see you tonight, alright?"

"Okay. I love you Fluffy.

"I love you, Yusuke," Kurama said, wanting nothing more than to call Yusuke back to him. Before he knew it, Yusuke was out the door and Kurama was left alone with only his own thoughts for company.

"Hey Urameshi, what's up?" Kuwabara said when Yusuke called him a few minutes after climbing into his car.

"King Yama's bitch brigade wants me to kill a demon for them that's causing them problems."

"And you're calling me because…."

"Well… Kurama's making me go with a chaperone so I'm dragging your ass with me."

"Why is Kurama making me come with you? Last I heard you were still a demon king, so why do you need me, a human, to go with you," Kuwabara pretended to complain, but Yusuke could hear the excitement in his best-friend's voice.

"Look here, it's just a lower B, will you come or not?"

"Fine, I'll go, but you owe me Urameshi."

"Yeah, yeah," Yusuke said before flipping his phone shut with a smile. Kuwabara had changed so much over the years it was hard to believe that just ten years ago he was a no-good street punk. Kuwabara had gone all the way through high school and even to college and was now a professor at a local community college teaching demon folklore through the ages. He had managed to keep his life as a member of team Urameshi and his life as a father and professor separate. Now Kuwabara had his own house in a good part of town and everything he could ask for.

Fifteen minutes after his conversation with Yusuke, Kuwabara answered his front door to see his tired friend standing there.

"Hey Urameshi, Yukina's making breakfast for the twins, feel free to have some." Yusuke would have loved to, but the minute the smell of the sizzling bacon and eggs sent Yusuke running to the guest bathroom to throw up.

"Jesus, Urameshi! Is this why Kurama wanted me to come with?"

"Yeah, I haven't been feeling great recently. I've been tired, throwing up, and light-headed. Not only that but my spirit and demon energy has been fluctuating like crazy."

"Do you want Yukina to take a look at you before we leave?"

"No, 'cuz if I'm actually sick that'll make fluffy right and I'll never hear the end of it. I'll just sit outside and wait for you to get ready."

"Alright."

After sitting on the porch for almost half-an-hour Yusuke finally heard the door behind him creak open and saw two cute little red-heads looking at him.

"UNCLE YUSUKE!" they said in unison, tackling him down to the ground.

"Oof, hi girls," Yusuke said with a smile, he loved Kuwabara's twins Ami and Emi. They were two of the most adorable girls he had ever laid eyes on. With beautiful red-hair, and wide, stunning chocolate eyes they seemed to gush emotion. It was hard for just about anyone to resist their charms.

"Now come on girls, you have to go to school and Daddy and Uncle Yusuke have work to do," Yukina said, gently nudging the girls along.

"Bye Daddy, bye Uncle Yusuke," The girls said in unison before hugging Kuwabara goodbye.

"You have the cutest girls." Yusuke said.

"Yeah. Anyway, let's get going, I have a class to teach so we have to wrap this up."

"I know. I know. In that case let me drive, you drive like an old man." Yusuke said with a grin as they climbed into his car.

A couple hours later, Kurama sat in his office, his mind racing, something just felt wrong. He was waiting for Koenma to arrive for their monthly meeting. It was when Koenma would rant on and on about what demons to catch, what protocol to follow, and eventually bitching about Yusuke. It wasn't that Koenma didn't like Yusuke, quite the opposite, it was that King Yama didn't like Yusuke which caused problems everywhere. His father was still convinced that a demon that strong shouldn't be allowed to set foot in human world, and he was furious to learn that Yusuke was in a relationship with Kurama who was also seen as being too dangerous to be in the Ningenkai.

Kurama felt uneasy today, he was worried about Yusuke which was something he was not used to feeling. He didn't ever have to worry about Yusuke, he almost never faced anyone above B class in the Ningenkai, and most demons were terrified of him once they knew he was Raizen's heir and Genkai's pupil. That deadly combination scared the piss out of most demons and made them immediately surrender to the former demon king. So why was Kurama so worried about him right now? It didn't make any sense. Sure Yusuke was sick, but Kurama had seen Yusuke take on Kurama with a few cracked ribs and a broken arm, why couldn't Yusuke kill a lower B while a little nauseous?

"Be careful Yusuke…" was all Kurama could think as he sat at his desk.

"GODDAMMIT!" Yusuke yelled as he and Kuwabara chased down the demon. "I hate this fucker so goddamn much! We've been chasing him for two straight hours," Yusuke shouted at Kuwabara before increasing their speed. Usually Yusuke could go for a nice three-week run and be perfectly fine but with him feeling sick he was already starting to tire, but so too was the demon they were chasing.

Yusuke was charging his spirit gun as he ran, and he was about to fire at the demon when he suddenly turned around and shot at them. The first bullet hit Kuwabara's shoulder, making the man fall to the ground and yelp in pain. Yusuke was so preoccupied worrying about his friend that he didn't notice the demon coming closer to him.

The next thing he felt was the red-hot pain of a bullet entering his shoulder towards the chest. Yusuke fell the ground and felt as the demon shot him twice more, once in the arm, once in the thigh.

"OH FUCK!" he yelled as he gripped his injuries, looking up at the demon with a venomous look. Yusuke wanted to make him pay but the last thing he felt was the butt of his assailent's gun connect with his temple, effectively knocking him out cold.

Kurama remained nervous as he listened to the toddler before him ramble on and on. When the phone on his desk suddenly rang it startled him, making him jump slightly before picking up the phone.

"Mr. Kuwabara is on line one. He says it's an emergency."

"Put him through," Kurama said nervously. "Kuwabara, what's the problem?"

"It's Urameshi. We caught up with the demon but he shot at us. He shot Urameshi three times and me once."

"Did he get away, is Yusuke alright?"

"The demon's dead. I made sure of that. As for Urameshi… I don't know. He's hurt bad Kurama. We're on our way to Genkai's."

"I'll meet you there," Kurama said before slamming down the phone. "I'm sorry Koenma this will have to wait. Yusuke's injured." And with that Kurama promptly left the office and slammed into his car. He sped out of the parking garage and into the streets. "Please Yusuke, be alright…"

Genkai walked around the grounds of her temple, keeping a watchful eye over the steps. Yukina was in the temple, looking after Puu who had been a little under the weather since Genkai had returned. The old psychic couldn't help but feel that something was about to happen that day, which was why she was keeping her sharp eyes over the palace.

She could hear him before she saw him, and she whirled around when she heard Kuwabara yell out to her.

"Genkai! We could use your help!" Kuwabara yelled as he got to the top of the temple stairs. Covered in blood and shaking from over-exertion, Kuwabara fell to the ground under Yusuke's weight.

"Oh my God Kuwabara what the hell happened?!" Genkai asked as she ran to his aid and looked over his and Yusuke's wounds.

"Yusuke got shot three times and I got shot once."

"With energy?"

"No. Bullets. Hurts like hell. Demon dead. Carried Urameshi here. Can't breathe," Kuwabara said and before Genkai could even attempt to heal him, he passed out. She yelled for Yukina, and both the ice-demon and Boton (who must have arrived only moments earlier) came running to her aid.

"Good, God." Genkai said as she, Boton, and Yukina all carried them inside. Yukina was crying over Kuwabara and healing his injuries while Boton and Genkai worked on Yusuke. They had managed to heal his arm and shoulder wound, but Yusuke was still injured badly. The bullet had hit a major artery in Yusuke's leg and he'd lost a lot of blood and his body was already in shock. Boton went to heal his stomach when the energy around it zapped her.

"Move out of the way girl, let me look at him." Genkai said moving close to her pupil. She put her hand lightly on his stomach and felt another heartbeat below. She looked up suddenly in disbelief.

"What is it Genkai? What's wrong with him?"

"He's… He's pregnant."

Within an hour after getting the call, Kurama arrived at Genkai's. He practically threw himself out of the moving car and lunged for the temple. He threw open the doors and could already sense Yusuke's waning energy. He charged for the room he sensed Yusuke was in, but was stopped short by a Genkai-road-block.

"Where's Yusuke?!" Kurama asked frantically. "How badly injured was he, is he okay? What happened?!"

"Let me start by saying that Yusuke is hurt badly, but he should be fine. He was shot three times once in the shoulder, arm, and leg and his body had already slipped into shock. The shot in the leg nicked an artery and he's lost a lot of blood. He's also got cuts, bruises, some internal bleeding, and a few broken bones."

"Can I see him?" Kurama asked.

"Not yet, I need to tell you something first, and I'm not quite sure how to put it. We…found something while examining Yusuke."

Kurama thought he would black out from fear. What could they have found that would make Genkai so nervous? It had to be a tumor. A terminal one. Oh god, he was going to lose Yusuke, wasn't he? He started breathing quicker and he could barely see Genkai infront of him as his mind clouded with fear.

"Kurama, we didn't find anything life threatening. Yusuke will be fine, but something very rare has happened to Yusuke. He's… where should I start…"

"Just spit it out!" Kurama yelled, running out of patience.

"Okay, fine!" Genkai spat back, obviously as fed up as Kurama, "he's pregnant!"

"Genkai, that isn't possible," Kurama said, almost absentmindedly. Maybe she was going senile. "Men can't become pregnant Genkai, you must have found a tumor…"

"I am a world-reknowned healer you patronizing little shit and I would have you know that I can tell the difference between a tumor and a fetus!"

"But Genkai, that's just not possible!"

"If you would shut the fuck up for a second and listen, I will tell you what you need to know!" She yelled, and Kurama backed down, waiting for her to speak, his mind still whirling.

"When a human goes through the process of becoming a mazoku, they're bodies and biology go through rapid changes in order to take on the characteristics of their predecessors. These changes sometimes include acquiring new or different body parts, such as horns, and talons. In Yusuke's case, he got his ancestral tattoos. But occasionally more drastic changes occur, and because of the rapid speeds at which the transformations take place, a kind of birth defect can happen where a male can be given female organs or vise-versa. This has allowed Yusuke to gain the ability to bear children. The last known case of this occurred over 1000 years ago, so it's no surprise that we had no idea this could happen."

Genkai paused a moment letting the information sink it. Kurama had no idea what to do or how to think. His mind was suddenly completely wiped and all that remained was shock and fear. He needed to know more, and he silently urged Genkai to continue.

"Now here's the deal, Yusuke is going to become extremely weak during the pregnancy, it's going to sap his demonic energy. During that time, the demon is almost completely reliant on their mate. I know that you and Yusuke have not actually gone through the mating ritual, but he will be relying on your demonic energy to keep him through. Now, I need to know that you will be there by Yusuke's side throughout this process or I will terminate this pregnancy. I will not let my student die because you weren't there for him. If you leave, he will die. Do you understand, me?"

"Of course I do, I understand," Kurama said, and he could hear how tight and manic his voice sounded. "Is the…baby okay?" Kurama still couldn't believe that his was happening, but it felt like it was the right thing to ask even though it felt so unbelievable.

"We aren't sure," Genkai said shaking her head.

"Please…can I see Yusuke," Kurama pleaded.

"Of course," Genkai said as she led Kurama to the backroom.

When Kurama walked in the room he could not believe what he saw. Boton and Yukina sat above Yusuke, exhausted and sweating from the effort of healing him. Yusuke was on a mat, in a state worse than Kurama had ever seen him. He was panting and sweating. There was blood on the floor and clothes from his wounds. His body was still shaking slightly from shock.

Kurama stood in complete disbelief for a moment, before slowly walking to where his lover's head lay on the floor and gently placed it in his lap. Never before had Kurama felt so utterly useless. He had no plan, no strategy, all he could do was hope, and that scared the shit out of him.

Over the course of the next few days, Genkai's temple became a breeding ground for insecurity and tension. Both Kuwabara and Yusuke remained unconscious for more than two days after the attack. While Yusuke remained unconscious due to traumatic injuries, Kuwabara was in horrible shape from exhausting his spirit energy while getting Yusuke to the temple. Half-way through the second day, Kuwabara awoke around noon on the second day.

At that time, Kurama was with Yusuke in his room. Just like many of his rooms, Yusuke had barely decorated his room at Genkai's. He was always too busy moving from one place to another to bother decorating. There in the bare room he lay unconscious, his head rested lightly in his lover's lap.

Kurama ran his fingers through Yusuke's hair, murmuring words of encouragement, though he wasn't particularly sure to whom or about what the words were said. He couldn't get his mind off the thought of his baby nestled in Yusuke's stomach, and wanted with all his might for them to both be okay. It was startling to realize that the baby, which Kurama spent so much time agonizing over, Yusuke still didn't know about. Kurama wondered how he would tell his lover, and what his reaction might be.

Kurama looked up as he heard the door slide open, and watched as Kuwabara limped into the room. "I heard about Urameshi. Is he gonna be okay?" He said, sitting down next to Kurama.

"I certainly hope so. Yukina tell you that he was pregnant?"

"Yeah. It's really weird to think about though, and to be honest it kinda grosses me out a little, but I'm happy for you guys. You'll make great parents, and it's amazing to have a kid."

"I can imagine."

"It's hard to believe that Urameshi got hurt this bad. I don't think I've ever seen him this beat. Usually he's the one protectin' my ass, and this time I couldn't even help him," Kuwabara said with a sad sigh.

"Don't think that way, Kuwabara. I'm sure Yusuke will be alright."

"I hope so, otherwise I don't think I could forgive myself."

"He will be alright, Kuwabara. Yusuke will be just fine," Kurama said, hoping to God the words that came out of his mouth were true.

AN: I hope you guys enjoyed. Like I said promise that it gets better, just hang in there! Luv ya guys!

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