Keiko's POV:
I stood in front of the school, tightly hugging my books to my chest and trying my best to hold the leather coat to me. My face was pale with cold, and my cheeks turned a bright rosy color from the constant whipping of the winds. Snapping my eyes shut as my hair left red cuts from being so harshly smacked on my face I looked about lazily and began to feel sick from the cold. Each breath I took burned my throat and lungs as the icy flakes stung my exposed pink flesh and melted in my soft chestnut brown hair. Sighing and sitting down upon the damp school steps, the towering gray clouds above laughing with thunderous breezes as I sat alone, once again forgotten by Yusuke. Somewhere in the school, a mysterious, yet luring song floated through the crisp air and to my ears. No one should be in anymore, all gone home when school was let out because of the weather conditions. Turning my head to the door and staring at its cold medal handles, something told me to just go check and see if they were open as a Christmassy song drifted about carelessly. Jingle bells came into her hearing range too as suddenly headlights swerved into view and Shizuru's car came up in front of me. Jumping out of the car, bundled in a large furry coat and running to my cold and shaking from, she helped me to the passenger seat as I violently shook and almost made me slip on the icy ground.
Finally seated in the car, I felt an instant blast of hot air from the vents that made my frost bitten cartilage began to sting. Rubbing my hands and covering my face as I huddled in the seat, the loud sounds of the wind was drowned out in the classical music playing in the car. Looking through the window as the wipers cleared away the snow at the school doors, I thought of the strange music coming from inside, then turned when suddenly the opposite car door was opened and the loud swoosh blew snow flakes inside once more, dampening the interior. Once seated, Shizuru slammed the door, sitting still and rubbing her arms from the brief moments she'd been in the cold, then looked to me. "Gosh, it's cold out there. I don't know how you survived so long. On another note, do you like the jingle bells I added to the car for that Christmassy spirit?" Looking hopeful and trying to cheer me, I turned and looked out the window with another heavy sigh.
"They are cute, Shizuru. I am dieing of cold and we should get going…" Looking back to Shizuru as her hopeful expression faded, I lowered my eyes when Shizuru turned away and clicked the ignition, starting up again. Veering out of the parking lot, she headed down the road slowly. "Shizuru?" A honk of the horn echoed out of the car as Shizuru angrily pounded the steering wheel.
Turning to me, I looked up again and forced a smile. "What is it Keiko?"
"Thanks.." Pausing, I looked back out the window, deeply saddened it was Yusuke coming to get me. He always backed out like this, and forgot about everything that had to do with me… like dates. "..for picking me up when Yusuke forgot. How'd you know I was still here?"
Shrugging and scratching her head, she turned the wheel slowly as they came into her driveway. Snow crunched under the tires and the car shut off. Turning to me, Shizuru thought before speaking. "I came home and found a message on the phone from Yusuke saying he couldn't pick you up… plans in the spirit world. I was out shopping with Botan and just got home, so I didn't get the message till just awhile ago." Opening the door and getting out, I sat in the car a moment before Shizuru stuck her head in and motioned from me to come on. "You coming? It'll be warmer inside and you can hang out with me at my place." Closing her door as I opened mine, I got out and quickly walked to the door, following behind Shizuru as she fumbled with the keys. Feeling a rush of cool air as the door opened and we stepped in, I felt refreshed as I removed the damp leather coat from my shaky body. Hanging it on the coat rack as ice and melted snow dripped off it, Shizuru and I walked to the guest bathroom, standing in front of the mirror. Brushing my hair free of ice flakes and rubbing my cold pink face while Shizuru washed her hands, I waited for my turn with the sink. Shizuru walked out of the bathroom as I rinsed my face and hands with warm water.
Everything in the house was silent except for a sudden whistling noise in the kitchen. Leaning on the counter momentarily as I pushed short brown tresses of my hair behind my ear, I stared at my reflection. "Why does Yusuke always seem to be avoiding me now?" Turning as Shizuru appeared in the bathroom door and handed me a cup of hot coco, I smiled and wandered into the living room, clicking on the TV as I lazily fell back on the couch. Soon Shizuru came and stood behind me, watching the TV when a knock came at the door. Setting the steaming cup just behind my hair and warming my head, I turned and was blinded by the thick hot fog. Moving the cup to the side, I leaned over the couch arm to peer around the corner to see the door as Shizuru opened it.
"Oh hi! I didn't expect to see you drop by, come in." A few shoes clicked on the ground and people walked in, beginning to talk. There was a bit of small talk and laughing as they came in the room, instantly made themselves comfortable in the main chairs about the living room. Yusuke came in first and sat next to me on my right, though not very close as Kuwabara and Shizuru sat on my left. In the two one person chairs, Hiei and Yukina sat down and took up a silent staring game. Kurama and Botan ended up sitting together on the large foot rest while Shizuru got up to prepare more hot coco. Staring at one another for a long moment, I finally took Yusuke's hand and led him into the kitchen, everyone else eyeing us as we went. Yusuke stumbled behind as my hand tightly gripped his, and he knew mostly what I wanted to discuss. Waiting in silence for a moment as we both leaned on the counter, reluctantly the group in the living room started a conversation instead of ease dropping as Shizuru returned to them with a tray of hot coco.
"Yusuke, why couldn't you pick me up? Shizuru went shopping and didn't get your message until just awhile ago. I was stuck in the cold for three hours!"
"I am sorry, but Koemna called us in… but it turned out to be just some simple stuff… and well.." Waving my hand in his face so he stopped talking, I looked slightly angry.
"Ok, I don't want to hear your sorry excuses, the thing is, I don't even feel like you… like me anymore. It felt right when we started going out.. But now it seems more like a chore. I think that this is where it should end." Not waiting for the surprised Yusuke to respond as he stood perfectly still and let his jaw drop, I wandered into the Living room again with everyone looking hopefully at me. Shaking my head, I yawned and turned to Shizuru. "Can I just go ahead and stay the night here? I am extremely tired." Kuwabara looked up and smiled, then suddenly was hit over the head as Shizuru nodded.
"Ya, sure. You can stay in MY room." Glaring at Kuwabara as he mumbled and rubbed his head, Shizuru then smiled at me and I headed up the stairs. Shizuru followed me up and gave me a clean sleep shirt, then let me use her stuff after my bath. Slipping into the rather large bathroom after Shizuru left, I smiled at the cool tile floor below my feet and the calm presence the black and red colors of the room gave off. Finding some matches in one of the drawers, I lit every candle in the room, illuminating it peacefully as I turned of the light. Running the warm water into the tub, resting my bare knees on the steps leading up to it, a cold chill ran up my spine as a window over the sink appeared to be open. Wandering to it, with my open chest swaying with each step, I closed it and brushed the snow of the seal. As I went back to the tub, I felt a strange presence near me. Adding some bubbles into the water idly as it was almost full, I watched it foam over quickly.
Gently turning golden knobs on the tub, then slid under the smooth surface slowly, letting it envelope my skin. Hiding everything but my head under the thick bubbles as a soft mist rose from the heated water. Closing my eyes and feeling a rush of air, a shadowed figure disappeared over me. Sitting up, I looked around nervously. "Who….who's there?" Staring about, I felt careful hands began to caress my shoulder, and a voice I recognized fairly.
"Room for two?" Turning around to see nothing, I sighed and closed my eyes, sliding under the water when suddenly I bumped into something, but not the tub walls. Sitting up out of the water as it poured over my head and dripped down my cheeks, I wiped away the soapy bubbles and water from my eyes and stared at the figure before me.
"What the…"
A/N: Ok, well I hope you liked my little cliff hanger. If you want me to publish the next chapter, I need you to leave me some reviews! If I don't get reviews… then you don't get any more chapters… cause I'll feel like no one liked the story! So, tell me what ya think, please! Oh, and if you have any ideas on whom this person is… please post those too. ^^,
Disclaimer: I DON'T own YYH… sadly. *sobs*
I stood in front of the school, tightly hugging my books to my chest and trying my best to hold the leather coat to me. My face was pale with cold, and my cheeks turned a bright rosy color from the constant whipping of the winds. Snapping my eyes shut as my hair left red cuts from being so harshly smacked on my face I looked about lazily and began to feel sick from the cold. Each breath I took burned my throat and lungs as the icy flakes stung my exposed pink flesh and melted in my soft chestnut brown hair. Sighing and sitting down upon the damp school steps, the towering gray clouds above laughing with thunderous breezes as I sat alone, once again forgotten by Yusuke. Somewhere in the school, a mysterious, yet luring song floated through the crisp air and to my ears. No one should be in anymore, all gone home when school was let out because of the weather conditions. Turning my head to the door and staring at its cold medal handles, something told me to just go check and see if they were open as a Christmassy song drifted about carelessly. Jingle bells came into her hearing range too as suddenly headlights swerved into view and Shizuru's car came up in front of me. Jumping out of the car, bundled in a large furry coat and running to my cold and shaking from, she helped me to the passenger seat as I violently shook and almost made me slip on the icy ground.
Finally seated in the car, I felt an instant blast of hot air from the vents that made my frost bitten cartilage began to sting. Rubbing my hands and covering my face as I huddled in the seat, the loud sounds of the wind was drowned out in the classical music playing in the car. Looking through the window as the wipers cleared away the snow at the school doors, I thought of the strange music coming from inside, then turned when suddenly the opposite car door was opened and the loud swoosh blew snow flakes inside once more, dampening the interior. Once seated, Shizuru slammed the door, sitting still and rubbing her arms from the brief moments she'd been in the cold, then looked to me. "Gosh, it's cold out there. I don't know how you survived so long. On another note, do you like the jingle bells I added to the car for that Christmassy spirit?" Looking hopeful and trying to cheer me, I turned and looked out the window with another heavy sigh.
"They are cute, Shizuru. I am dieing of cold and we should get going…" Looking back to Shizuru as her hopeful expression faded, I lowered my eyes when Shizuru turned away and clicked the ignition, starting up again. Veering out of the parking lot, she headed down the road slowly. "Shizuru?" A honk of the horn echoed out of the car as Shizuru angrily pounded the steering wheel.
Turning to me, I looked up again and forced a smile. "What is it Keiko?"
"Thanks.." Pausing, I looked back out the window, deeply saddened it was Yusuke coming to get me. He always backed out like this, and forgot about everything that had to do with me… like dates. "..for picking me up when Yusuke forgot. How'd you know I was still here?"
Shrugging and scratching her head, she turned the wheel slowly as they came into her driveway. Snow crunched under the tires and the car shut off. Turning to me, Shizuru thought before speaking. "I came home and found a message on the phone from Yusuke saying he couldn't pick you up… plans in the spirit world. I was out shopping with Botan and just got home, so I didn't get the message till just awhile ago." Opening the door and getting out, I sat in the car a moment before Shizuru stuck her head in and motioned from me to come on. "You coming? It'll be warmer inside and you can hang out with me at my place." Closing her door as I opened mine, I got out and quickly walked to the door, following behind Shizuru as she fumbled with the keys. Feeling a rush of cool air as the door opened and we stepped in, I felt refreshed as I removed the damp leather coat from my shaky body. Hanging it on the coat rack as ice and melted snow dripped off it, Shizuru and I walked to the guest bathroom, standing in front of the mirror. Brushing my hair free of ice flakes and rubbing my cold pink face while Shizuru washed her hands, I waited for my turn with the sink. Shizuru walked out of the bathroom as I rinsed my face and hands with warm water.
Everything in the house was silent except for a sudden whistling noise in the kitchen. Leaning on the counter momentarily as I pushed short brown tresses of my hair behind my ear, I stared at my reflection. "Why does Yusuke always seem to be avoiding me now?" Turning as Shizuru appeared in the bathroom door and handed me a cup of hot coco, I smiled and wandered into the living room, clicking on the TV as I lazily fell back on the couch. Soon Shizuru came and stood behind me, watching the TV when a knock came at the door. Setting the steaming cup just behind my hair and warming my head, I turned and was blinded by the thick hot fog. Moving the cup to the side, I leaned over the couch arm to peer around the corner to see the door as Shizuru opened it.
"Oh hi! I didn't expect to see you drop by, come in." A few shoes clicked on the ground and people walked in, beginning to talk. There was a bit of small talk and laughing as they came in the room, instantly made themselves comfortable in the main chairs about the living room. Yusuke came in first and sat next to me on my right, though not very close as Kuwabara and Shizuru sat on my left. In the two one person chairs, Hiei and Yukina sat down and took up a silent staring game. Kurama and Botan ended up sitting together on the large foot rest while Shizuru got up to prepare more hot coco. Staring at one another for a long moment, I finally took Yusuke's hand and led him into the kitchen, everyone else eyeing us as we went. Yusuke stumbled behind as my hand tightly gripped his, and he knew mostly what I wanted to discuss. Waiting in silence for a moment as we both leaned on the counter, reluctantly the group in the living room started a conversation instead of ease dropping as Shizuru returned to them with a tray of hot coco.
"Yusuke, why couldn't you pick me up? Shizuru went shopping and didn't get your message until just awhile ago. I was stuck in the cold for three hours!"
"I am sorry, but Koemna called us in… but it turned out to be just some simple stuff… and well.." Waving my hand in his face so he stopped talking, I looked slightly angry.
"Ok, I don't want to hear your sorry excuses, the thing is, I don't even feel like you… like me anymore. It felt right when we started going out.. But now it seems more like a chore. I think that this is where it should end." Not waiting for the surprised Yusuke to respond as he stood perfectly still and let his jaw drop, I wandered into the Living room again with everyone looking hopefully at me. Shaking my head, I yawned and turned to Shizuru. "Can I just go ahead and stay the night here? I am extremely tired." Kuwabara looked up and smiled, then suddenly was hit over the head as Shizuru nodded.
"Ya, sure. You can stay in MY room." Glaring at Kuwabara as he mumbled and rubbed his head, Shizuru then smiled at me and I headed up the stairs. Shizuru followed me up and gave me a clean sleep shirt, then let me use her stuff after my bath. Slipping into the rather large bathroom after Shizuru left, I smiled at the cool tile floor below my feet and the calm presence the black and red colors of the room gave off. Finding some matches in one of the drawers, I lit every candle in the room, illuminating it peacefully as I turned of the light. Running the warm water into the tub, resting my bare knees on the steps leading up to it, a cold chill ran up my spine as a window over the sink appeared to be open. Wandering to it, with my open chest swaying with each step, I closed it and brushed the snow of the seal. As I went back to the tub, I felt a strange presence near me. Adding some bubbles into the water idly as it was almost full, I watched it foam over quickly.
Gently turning golden knobs on the tub, then slid under the smooth surface slowly, letting it envelope my skin. Hiding everything but my head under the thick bubbles as a soft mist rose from the heated water. Closing my eyes and feeling a rush of air, a shadowed figure disappeared over me. Sitting up, I looked around nervously. "Who….who's there?" Staring about, I felt careful hands began to caress my shoulder, and a voice I recognized fairly.
"Room for two?" Turning around to see nothing, I sighed and closed my eyes, sliding under the water when suddenly I bumped into something, but not the tub walls. Sitting up out of the water as it poured over my head and dripped down my cheeks, I wiped away the soapy bubbles and water from my eyes and stared at the figure before me.
"What the…"
A/N: Ok, well I hope you liked my little cliff hanger. If you want me to publish the next chapter, I need you to leave me some reviews! If I don't get reviews… then you don't get any more chapters… cause I'll feel like no one liked the story! So, tell me what ya think, please! Oh, and if you have any ideas on whom this person is… please post those too. ^^,
Disclaimer: I DON'T own YYH… sadly. *sobs*