Chocolate : Chapter 1 : Beginning
By: TearStar
I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho…
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TearStar: This is how I imagine why Yusuke cares so much for Kurama; evident on some scenes on the series; like on Kurama's fight against Touya and Bakken. And on Karasu too… This happened before the Taguro tournament began... Read and Review… please…
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It's been a long time since he ran like this… it's been a long time since he was scared like this…
Footsteps opened his senses; making him well aware of what's happening…The night is deep and dark. The ground is wet and slippery. The sky is crying and mad; shouting its thunders and whipping its lightnings… These are the things one being desperately runs away from…
'Shuuichi!'
"Get away from me!!!" –Kurama shouted as he sped up on his tracks.
The rain poured harder, almost boring holes on the wet ground…
'Shuuichi… I need you!'
The voice came again, but this time, right on his ears.
"Move away!!!" –Kurama covered his ears and fell on the ground.
He looked around for his hunter… for his self…
'Shuuichi…'
Kurama shouted and ran again… away from himself…
'He will kill me.. he will kill me… he will kill me…'
'I won't do that… come to me, Shuuichi…'
The voice froze him on the ground… its hands wrapped his neck… he came face to face… with his self… Youko Kurama…
"You can't escape me. You and I are one."
"NO! I will never become you again!"
The hands gripped his neck tighter…
"…I can't kill you like this… I'll just wait for you to die…"
"I won't die yet!"
"Oh yeah?... look at yourself…"
Youko Kurama let go of him… Kurama coughed blood. The blood splattered on the ground; making him gaze down on himself… he saw his stomach bleeding hard. The bleeding continued until it melted away his shirt… then he saw the wound eating him… he saw the wound spreading to his chest, arms and legs… he saw his body disappearing as the wound bleed…
"Ahh…Ahh!!!"
"Shuuichi?"
Kurama heaved from his bed…
"You had a nightmare, my son." –Shiori.
"…Mother?"
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This is the second day Yusuke's whole body is hurting like hell. His back was killing him, his eyes were sore, and his stomach won't let him sleep from its loud rumbling.
"…Agh!" – he exclaimed as he stood and stretch from his bed.
He checked their kitchen but nothing was there except for his mom's liquor.
"Oh well, perfect refrigerator!!!"
'If you need something, just call me!' Yusuke remembered Botan's words…
"She is my secretary anyway…"
Yusuke went back to his room and contacted Botan on his Detective's gadget…
"Hello Yusuke! You're finally up!" –came the high pitched voice.
"Botan… bring me breakfast and lunch."
"H-How dare you-"
"If you need something, just call me!" –Yusuke mimicked Botan saying it.
"…Alright… in an hour!"
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Kurama looked at himself in the mirror… his image slowly changed to his Youko form.
"Uh!"
Kurama splashed water on his face and looked again… Youko was gone…
He knew he was bad as Youko… his other self… his original self… He doesn't want to be like that again. But as the minutes pass, his Youko side is slowly getting out of his control…
"He won't overcome me unless this human body dies…"
Then he remembered his wound. The wound he got when he fought Hiei, back in the storeroom, to help Yusuke defeat him... the wound was bleeding, and getting worse as the seconds past. He could feel it slowly getting infected and is giving him so much pain…
"I… need help…"
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Yusuke ran to his door to receive his long-awaited food.
"Bota- K-Kurama?"
"S-Sorry, Yusuke… I suppose you don't want to see me…"
"No, no. it's not like that… it's just that I was expecting Botan…"
"May I come in?"
"Yeah."
Yusuke let Kurama into his humble room. He let him sit on his bed. He offered him water. That was 10 minutes ago. The red head didn't even touch it. He admits to himself, he missed Kurama. He missed feeling his kindness. He missed looking at that beautiful face, those emerald eyes that makes him want to jump in it and discover mysteries, those lips that gives sweet, humble smiles; the very reasons he fell for the red head… however, he saw none of those smiles… then Kurama took the glass of water…
"…Thank you, Yusuke."
"Geez, you thank too much… it's just a glass of water…"
"Well… I came here to ask for your help… again."
"It's alright… how could I help you?"
Kurama stood, walked a little closer to him, and started to undo his shirt.
"Weh-Wait-Kurama!" –Yusuke blushed and half-covered his eyes…
Kurama completely removed his shirt. His bandage-wrapped abdomen showed.
"Help me with this wound."
Yusuke removed his hands from his eyes and looked at the bloodstained bandages…
"What's with the wound?"
"…It still hasn't healed… and it's getting worse. It's giving me so much pain. As if it's alive, slowly devouring me…I'm scared, Yusuke."
Yusuke felt Kurama's feelings, Kurama's dreadful fear; the tears that formed in Kurama's eyes didn't escape Yusuke's sympathizing stare.
Yusuke walked up to Kurama and embraced him, leading both of them to sit back on the bed.
"Don't be scared… We'll go to Genkai's tomorrow. He could heal that."
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A full hour passed and Botan arrived with Yusuke's request…
"Hello, Kurama."
"Hello, Botan." –Kurama greeted her humbly.
"So, why are you here?"
"Nothing! He just paid a friendly visit." –Yusuke interrupted. He protected Kurama… he knew Kurama is still not cleared from any charges… he knew he was just allowed to stay on ningenkai until his human mother fully recovers…
"Just reminding him. Hehehe!"
"He won't do bad! He is kind! He's good!"
"It's ok, Yusuke… I'd be leaving, anyway… thank you again, Yusuke."
"Well… ok. See you tomorrow then."
Yusuke accompanied Kurama out the apartment unit. And came back to his room, scolding Botan.
"You see!!! You made him leave! He's not doing anything wrong!"
"Yusuke, you're a detective. You shouldn't go along with criminals like that."
"He's not a criminal!"
"Ah! Don't tell me you still like him?!"
"What???"
"Don't deny! I know… you're in-love with Kurama. Yusuke, don't let that get in the way of your work."
"It won't!"
"…I know Kurama is good… but he is still under trial. People under that tend to do wrong to get away from it. I'm just warning you, Yusuke… I'm just worried that he already knew your feelings for him and is using it now to get himself off the hook… I'm just worried that you'll just hurt yourself in the end over him, Yusuke…"
"…Botan…"
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'Does he or does he not know?'
"Yusuke? Would you like to sit?" –Kurama offered him his seat.
Yusuke stares down at Kurama, amidst the crowded train…
"N-No. You take the seat, before other people sit on it… Go on."
Kurama let out a soft laugh. "I never thought you're the gentleman type."
"What do you mean?! Want me to take back the seat?!"
"No. It's just that I perceived you as the bad boy type…"
"Well… partially."
They are on their way to Genkai's place as Yusuke promised. The trip took one hour, which Yusuke spent secretly staring at his crush and contemplating whether Kurama knew about his feelings. He thought back on those days where he could've possibly given away his feelings or gave Kurama some clues… but as far as he remembers, he hid it perfectly from Kurama... he doesn't even see evidences that Kurama might be using him to get off the hook, as what Botan said… he trusts Kurama so much that he could die for the words he says… Then he noticed Kurama's face display pain.
"Kurama? What happened???"
"… My wound… it's cringing…"
"Uhm… we're near Genkai's… just hold on."
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"Genkai!!! Where are you, old hag?!?" –Yusuke shouted at the top of his voice.
"Y-Yusuke, you shouldn't be so rude… and you can put me down."
Yusuke looked at Kurama in his arms. He decided to carry the red head because he could barely stand on his own.
"No. I'll just carry you up the stairs."
And so Yusuke carried Kurama through the long plight of stairs up to Genkai's temple.
"Genkai!!! Grandma!!!"
"What are you shouting out there for?!? Mn!" –Genkai slammed opened the door and threw a tea cup right to Yusuke's forehead. Yusuke screamed of pain and put down Kurama.
"What the- I came here for help. Just check Kurama will you?!?"
Genkai looked at the stooped Kurama. He sensed the unstableness of Kurama's state… he detected two spirit forms; fighting against each other…
"Follow me, Kurama."
Genkai led the way to what looked like the medical room of the temple. Yusuke followed behind them but was left out as Genkai shut the door right on his face.
"Hey! Grandma!!!" –Yusuke complained.
Kurama looked at the door; he wanted to open it for Yusuke.
"Leave him out. It would be better if it's just the two of us… lie down, Kurama." –Genkai authoritatively commanded.
She opened Kurama's polo and unwrapped his stomach wound. Genkai shook his head.
"I could not treat you completely."
"What do you mean?"
"This wound came from an inner strife… you versus your old self."
"You know about it?"
"I could feel your spiritual energy is in a very unstable state."
"W-What can I do?... every night I dream about the bad things I do as Youko. I dream about him overcoming me. I dream about me, dying in his hands… and then I see myself as Youko, killing the ones I love…"
"…I will seek help for you. For now, stay here; to avoid having casualties if ever you lose control over Youko."
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Hello! Chap 2!