Yusuke observed the almost-naked form in front of him with a faint kind of curiosity. She was strung up by two chains, and only upright because of them, her body thin and dirty through the small scraps of clothes she wore.
"I'm not sure what to do with you." He said, his voice hovering on the line between coercion and honesty.
The human woman raised her head slowly to look at him, every ounce of strength she had left going into that action. Her eyes held no hate, no anger, and yet, they weren't the glazed eyes of a human who has given up either. There was a strange patience in that gaze.
"Any other demon would have you for a snack, little human. But my father has given up on that and I don't indulge in such things. Being part human is wonderful that way, you can enjoy a decent hamburger without wondering about the bitch's kids." He continued idly, watching her for a reaction. She gave none, but her head was still raised, quivering with the exertion.
"So, the question becomes what to do with you. Have you any suggestions?" Yusuke asked, wondering if she could still even speak at this point. He had no idea what had happened to her up to this point, what got her into the hands of demons who would offer her, and many other fine things, as gifts to Raizen's kingdom.
This particular prize had been passed on to Yusuke, simply because no one wanted to deliver a human to Raizen, lest he think they were trying to tempt him again and kill them. Of course, he knew of the acquisition, but he was content, for now, to leave her where she was.
"…hamburgers?" she struggled to say, her voice so soft he almost doubted she'd spoken at all.
"What about them?" Yusuke asked, wondering why that, of all things, was what she'd picked up on.
She heaved in a great breath. "…cook…" she said, coughing harshly as she finished the word.
"You're a cook?" he asked, making sure he'd understood correctly.
"Yes." She breathed out.
The half-demon's face broke out into a wide grin. "A human cook! Finally, someone brings me something useful!"
He grabbed the key off the wall and moved to unlock her from her chains, catching her as she collapsed.
"Don't worry." He told her as her eyelids fluttered, on the verge of passing out. "You'll wake up and, when you do, I expect to get that hamburger, human."
"…my name's...Keiko….." she rasped before finally passing out into a dreamless sleep.
Is this a bad idea? Yes. Do I particular care? No.
Haha, I bet you all thought that last thing was another 'Oh, katie-chan's gone insane, leave her be, she'll wake up in a day or two.' kind of thing, didn't you? Well, it was. Unfortunately, I am still insane, so you get more Yu Yu Kausho fanfiction. At least, you can rest assured it is really me, since this is an AU. Who needs something as trivial as canon, right? XD
And as for all of you who have no idea who I am, which presumably is most of you, hello! I hope you enjoyed this little thing and, no I'm not quite sure I'll be continuing it, in fact, I'm relatively sure I won't. I think it's a fine little oneshot myself. But, who knows? I might have the sudden desire to try and generate more Keiko/Yusuke fanfiction over here, since I'm having such trouble finding much worth reading. And if you DO have something worth reading, please, do tell me! I think I've already chewed through it all at a rather alarming rate, but, if I've missed you, I'm more than happy to have something else to read!
Oh, and please do review. I might find another chapter hiding somewhere if I think I have fans. No guarantees, but muses are such vain creatures.