A/n: I'm sorry it took me ages before I can update this one. I've been feeling so uninspired lately. I've been thinking it'd be better if I just thought it up and forget about writing it entirely. Haha! But I do know this one thing, I have to finish this fan fic! Because if I don't, you wouldn't trust me to finish my next stories – if there will be any. Haha!

Disclaimer: If I owned Yu yu Hakusho, my stories wouldn't be called a fan fic. ^____________^

Cool

Chapter 7

Yusuke eyed the oversized shot glass handed to him by the demon bandit turned bartender. It smelled of all things familiar to him. If there was anyone knowledgeable about the smell of these things, he is just the person. He lived with it everyday of his life and he had to thank his mother for it, although not graciously. But sniffing it in the air is different from actually downing the concoction which was suspicious beyond comprehension. He was not one to suspect or think of his actions before leaping but this particular shot glass has pushed him to giving things much more thought.

Hiei eyed the detective. "Enough buying time, detective." He challenged.

"I got it." Yusuke said as he glared at his fiery teammate. 'Well, I just have to get this over as soon as possible – dream or no dream.'

Meanwhile, Keiko stood watching. She was parched. 'This is a really realistic dream. I can even feel my throat dry up. I should probably get a drink.' She looked at Yusuke who held a glass in his hand.

"Yusuke!" Keiko called and in a moment's time, the shot glass Yusuke held disappeared from his hand.

Yusuke blinked and his face darkened as he watched the brunette drink the contents of the shot glass. 'Oh no!'

"Ahh… that was refreshing." Keiko said after she finished drinking the cold concoction.

Yusuke blinked. 'Well she looks okay. I didn't know she can handle drinks well.' He thought when suddenly he saw Keiko start swaying from side to side. "Yusuke, what was that drink? Why is the world spinning… round and round and round and…" She said with a happy expression on her face.

Yusuke's sweat dropped. 'I spoke too soon.'

"Yu-su-ke…" Keiko lisped as she went forward to him. Yusuke caught her just in time to break her fall.

"Oi… don't move about so much!" Yusuke said as her head softly landed on his chest.

A blush crept on Yusuke's cheek when Keiko's hand found a way to his nape. "A…ah…ah… Keiko…?"

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"That's it, Yusuke! An opening! Go for it!" Kurama said. "There's no better time than now!"

"What's happening, Kurama?" Botan said wide-eyed.

Everyone looked at him expecting him to explain. He sat down on the sofa and was crowded by everyone.

"Keiko's inching closer to him." Kurama said in a serious tone.

Kuwabara's nose bled while a cloud of envy hung above his head. He whispered to Kurama. "How close?"

"So close, victory is just a centimeter away." Kurama answered.

"He did it!" Kuwabara shouted while the ocean waves crashed against the rocks in the background.

~o~

'What's going to happen now?' Yusuke asked himself as his heart beat at an amazing speed. 'I am not prepared for this. This might be a dream but it's too… Aaaah I can't do this!'

He looked at the Keiko who was leaning against him for support and remembered what he should do. Steam had come out of his ears. His head spun from so much steam.

"Yu… su… ke…" Keiko mumbled again.

"Wha… what is it?" Yusuke asked nervously, fidgeting while at it.

"I… I…" Keiko began stuttering. Yusuke gulped. "I think I'm going to throw up."

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A flush can be heard in the bathroom and after a few moments Yusuke comes out carrying Keiko on his back.

'That was really a close call.' Yusuke thought.

Keiko mumbled.

"Oi, how are you feeling?" Yusuke asked.

"Sleepy." Keiko said straight-forwardly.

"Let's get out of here. Fresh air will do you good." Yusuke said as he walked out of the hotel door. He felt Keiko nod in his back.

"Oi Keiko…" Yusuke said as he walked towards the nearby park.

"Mmm???" Keiko muttered tiredly.

"Don't drink with anyone else…" Yusuke finished.

"What are you saying? I'm not drunk." Keiko asked her eyes closed.

"Yeah yeah you're not drunk and I'm not carrying you on my back." Yusuke said sarcastically. 'You're not exactly light you know.' He thought, annoyed.

"You're so weird…" Keiko whispered to his ear.

"That's it! Forget what I said earlier! Don't drink ever!" Yusuke fumbled angrily. "You're not cute at all."

"Yusuke…" Keiko said with an overwhelming angry aura surrounding her enough to burn Yusuke. She tightened her arm's grip on his shoulders. "What did you say again?"

Yusuke laughed nervously. "You are the cutest person there is. Hahahaha!" Her grip loosened and Yusuke sighed one of relief. 'I thought I was a goner.' He thought as he gasped for air.

From his peripheral vision, he saw that she was pleased with his last comment. 'Maybe I'll play along with this…'

"Keiko… is the cutest one there is!" Yusuke said, teasing her.

A blush crept on her face, embarrassed by his words. "Stop it Yusuke. You idiot! What are you saying now!?"

"Well, you can repay the favor and say 'Yusuke is the most handsome guy in the world!'" Yusuke said trying his hand at manipulating her.

"I don't want to." Keiko muttered back.

'I can't believe this girl. She's drunk and all that and yet she's still sharp. I told her she's cute for nothing. What a waste. I should've just kept my mouth shut.' Yusuke thought.

"To me… Yusuke is different. He's an idiot, a pervert, a jerk who likes picking fights and is a totally irresponsible person." Keiko said.

Yusuke glared. 'How about I feel you up? How would you like that?'

"But in reality… he's a really caring person. He's just not extravagant about it and he'll even say things he doesn't mean because he's always trying to look cool. He's really a dork because of the way he thinks." Keiko laughed quietly. "But even though he's like that… I've always thought he was cool."

Yusuke's eyes softened. "I didn't know that you thought I was cool. You've always scolded me when you have the chance so I thought maybe… you think I'm stupid just as everyone else says."

He looked up the sky. There were stars all over it. Then suddenly he noticed the background fading away.

'I must be waking up and it was a good dream too.' Yusuke thought.

"Oi Keiko… I hope you're not pretending to be asleep because if you are… I'll have to take back what I am about to say." He smiled. "I think you're really cool too."

To be continued…

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A/n: Wow! This is not what I expected from this chapter. Is it too waffy? O_____________o Ack. Oh well. Please review! See you in the next chapter! ~3