Love for Yusuke Urameshi Part 21: Fight for Survival Part 1
I smiled as I saw the store I needed to go to. Apparently, Yusuke needed something only this store carried and wanted me to get it for him.
"Silly Yusuke. Decides to be lazy and make me run errands for him."
Right before I entered the store, I was approached by Keiko.
"There you are, Ami. I've been looking for you."
Immediately, I got a bad vibe from Keiko. Through my trainings with both Yusuke and Hiei, I became more in tuned to my senses.
"Oh? What for? I thought I wasn't your favorite person."
"Oh, that. I thought it over these last few months, and I decided to leave it alone. I see now that Yusuke wants you and I can't make him choose between us."
Now I knew this couldn't be Keiko. The Keiko I knew wouldn't even think of saying these things to me, but I didn't want to let the imposter know I was onto them.
"That's good news. I'm sure Yusuke will be pleased to hear that. Tell me, how did you know I was going to be here today? Surely someone that dislikes another someone wouldn't go to all the trouble to look for them, right?"
"Keiko" flinched slightly, but didn't falter.
"What do you mean, Ami?"
"I mean that you're not Keiko Yukimura. The REAL Keiko doesn't like me in the slightest and would do anything to keep Yusuke's attention."
"Keiko" chuckled and gestured for me to follow "her" toward the outskirts of town.
"I must say you caught on rather quickly, my dear."
Now, a tall figure stood before me. He had short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He also wore an outfit similar to what my grandmother wears.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kai. I happen to be the younger brother of Suzaku."
"He was the leader of the Four Saint Beasts. Yusuke told me all about them."
"Yusuke is precisely the reason why I sought you out, Ami. I want to get revenge for what that boy did, and you will be the perfect thing to lure him here. Once he sees your broken, bloody body, he'll be so weakened with despair that he won't stand a chance against me."
Yusuke's POV:
I looked at the clock, wondering what was taking Ami so long. Something told me to go out and look for her, so I got my coat and stepped out of the apartment. I raised an eyebrow as I saw who was by the staircase.
"Keiko?"
"Hey, Yusuke."
"What do you want?"
"I wanted to see if you felt up for taking a walk with me."
I locked the door and looked at her closely.
"What for?"
"I just want to talk."
"Fine, but make it quick."
I let her lead me to the outskirts of town and my guard went up.
"Keiko, why exactly are you leading me out here?"
"I don't want any interruptions, that's all."
Once we stopped walking, the sight before me made my heart pound wildly against my chest. A demon that resembled Suzaku of the Saint Beasts was beating Ami into the ground. Judging from the marks on his body, Ami must have put up a fight. I turned to Keiko, but I saw she disappeared. The demon looked up and smirked.
"Ah, right on time. I was just getting to know your little friend here. Allow me to introduce myself. I am called Kai, and I am the younger brother of Suzaku of the Four Saint Beasts."
Ami weakly lifted her head and coughed up some blood.
"Yusuke, it was Keiko. During my fight with him, he...revealed Keiko...made a deal with him...so she could try getting...you back."
"Keiko may be crazy, but I don't think she'd be that crazy."
"Yusuke, think. Why else...would Keiko...lure you out here and...suddenly disappear...when she got you here?"
"Shut it, girl!"
Rage continued to build up inside of me as I saw Kai knee Ami in the gut, causing her to cough up more blood.
"You're no fun anymore. Now that Urameshi's here, I have no more use for you."
He threw her to the ground, but was caught by Kurama before she made impact.
"Ami, I've got you. Yusuke will take care of him."
Once I saw Ami was in good hands, I turned my attention to Kai, who just stood there with a grin on his face.
"Wipe that smirk off your face! You will pay for what you did to her!"
"I did not work alone in this, Urameshi. Don't forget miss Keiko agreed to this."
"I'll take care of her when I erase you from existence!"
"We're in, too, Urameshi!"
I smirked as I saw Hiei and Kuwabara, swords out and ready.
"Looks like I'm not the only one you ticked off with your actions, Kai."
"She's just a human girl. There's plenty more where she came from."
Hiei narrowed his eyes and stared at him with obvious hatred.
"Hn. That may be true, but there's only one of her!"
Kuwabara nodded in agreement and smirked.
"Yeah, what he said! No one messes with our friend and gets away with it, Kai!"
I quickly took a glance at Ami, who now lay unconscious in Kurama's arms. Her breathing sounded more labored, and that fueled my rage even more. I never would have believed Keiko was involved until Ami cleared it up for me. I then turned my attention back to Kai, hell bent on making him pay for what he did to the woman I love.
That's a wrap for part 21. Part 22 will be in Yusuke's POV as he and the others battle Kai to save Ami. Also in part 22, Yusuke does what he can to keep his special girl from fading. Stay tuned to see what happens