Three
By Ginga
Part three: Three Days
"You heard him, are you on drugs?" Kamui said while placing his hands on his hips.
"Where do you get the crazy idea I'm on drugs?!" Yuzu said with her face showing anger and confusion.
Sorata put on his 'let me explain in my magical way' face and said " Well, you did become very peppy and happy, after you've been drowning in sorrow for over the past week."
"It's my nature to be happy! No, I'm not on drugs of anything close to that. So just forget it! Maybe I found someone who would make me happy, and he invited me to go to Ueno Park tomorrow, so don't try to stop me!" Yuzu yelled as she ran upstairs to her room.
"Well, it's no use. We never have her admit to it. Might as well give up." Kamui said before he turned to go to his room, but was stopped by Sorata's hand grabbing his shoulder.
"We will never give up!" Sorata said with a booming voice. "Anyway, I have another idea..."
* * *
Yuzuriha ran to her room making as much noise as possible. She opened the door, went in and slammed the door behind with so much force the walls shook. With a frustrated sigh, she fell backwards on her bed.
'I will not cry. I'm stronger than this. If Inuki was here...' A small tear fell down the side of her face. More and more tears followed the tear. 'It's been so hard since Inuki died. Why won't it stop hurting?'
Suddenly a knock was heard on her door. Yuzu quickly dried her eyes with the back of her hands and answered, "Yes?"
The door opened and Arashi stepped into the room. She softly closed the door and looked at the crying Yuzuriha.
"Are you alright?"
"Not really." The young girl choked out.
"Could you tell me what's wrong?"
Yuzu shook her head, Arashi wouldn't understand. Probably nobody would understand.
"Why don't you get some rest, you've probably had a long day. You have school tomorrow you know." Arashi then took the time to walk over to Yuzu and put her hand on Yuzu's forehead, "Are you sure you're alright, it seems like you have fever. You should stay home tomorrow. Kamui, Sorata, or I will pick up your homework after our classes. I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight." Arashi walked towards the door, but paused before opening it. "Are you sure it's not something _Sorata_ did?"
Yuzu's eyes widened and she shook her head violently.
"Alright."
"Goodnight Arashi-san. And thank you."
"No problem, now get some sleep."
Arashi turned and closed the door behind her.
Yuzu dried her eyes again, turned off the light, and went to bed.
* * *
It was 6:30, Yuzuriha ran out of the house waving goodbye to Subaru, who had watched her leave the house. He just smiled and gave her a weak wave back. Yuzu turned her gaze and jumped into the air.
She was glad Subaru had visited the mansion today. Yuzu missed him more than any other Dragon because she never really got to know him. She enjoyed conversations they had had in the past. Yuzu was also extremely grateful to him because the onmyouji brought her out of the small, emotional pit Yuzu had dug herself into. She closed her eyes and flew through the air and remembered their conversation earlier that day.
Subaru stood in front of Yuzu's door ready to knock on it when the door opened and the girl ran out, or rather into him.
"Kyaa!" Yuzuriha tipped over and was stopped by two hands and a body. She quickly turned her head and saw her savior. "Subaru-san!" She quickly jumped up from his grasp and a deep red blush covered her face. "Uh... Hi, um... What are you doing here? ... In front of my door. Oh, Nice to see you!"
Subaru straightened up and said, "I just wanted to see how you were doing that's all. Arashi told me you were ill last night. Is that right?" 'She also said you were and emotional mess.' Subaru thought as he looked at Yuzu.
Yuzu's cat ears perked up, "Really? I'm fine, I've just been a little depressed lately, but I'm alright now."
Subaru put his hands on her shoulders and looked with concerned eyes into hers, he totally ignored the red covering her face as he studied her. After about a minute he let go and sighed. "I guess you'll be fine. Just keep and eye out for things that might get you in trouble. The end is near and the Dragons of Earth aren't going to be playing around with Kekkai much longer."
"Ok Subaru-san! Would you like to get something to eat?"
"No, that's alright. I'm not very hungry." Yuzu's face grew serious and she put her hands on his shoulders and mimicked what Subaru had done earlier. "Ok, but don't starve yourself. It would be awful if you got sick. Especially if the end is near! I'll see you soon Subaru-san."
Subaru watched the young girl skip down the stairs. He smiled slightly and shook his head as he walked toward the guestroom.
* * *
As Yuzu arrived at Ueno Park, she stopped and stared at the beauty surrounding her. "Oh my..." she whispered as the beautiful sakura petals fell in her hair and brushed her cheek.
"Nice to see you again." A dark voice said from behind her.
Yuzuriha's eyes brightened as she turned toward the voice. "Hi Fuuma-san!"
Fuuma walked toward Yuzuriha with calm strides. When he reached her, Fuuma gave the girl a charming smile. He then took Yuzu's hand and brought it to her lips.
Yuzu's face turned bright red as Fuuma let go of her hand. He gave her another heart-melting smile and asked, "So, what do you want to do today?"
Yuzuriha shook her head and became aware of where they were. "Why don't we go for a walk. The park looks absolutely beautiful."
"That's fine, but I get to do what I want to next." Fuuma said as he offered the crook of his arm. Yuzu took it and said, "That's fine with me." Then the two started down a path that was covered with sakura petals.
* * *
The Imonoyama Mansion was unusually loud after Yuzuriha left. Subaru, after saying goodbye to Yuzu, pulled out a book and started reading.
"So what's your fool proof _new_ plan Sorata?"
Subaru looked up from his book and concentrated on the voices that were obviously Kamui's and Sorata's.
"Well, we'll keep the drug idea in mind."
"Why should we! She admitted that she had a new friend." Kamui said, his voice sounded as if he was about to lose his temper.
"Yes, I know that, but this "new friend" could be selling her drugs. Anyway, I think she's hiding something from us."
"Well no duh, genius. Anybody could've figured that out!"
Sorata eyed him in an angry way then decided to go back to what he was saying. "Stop trying to change the subject, Kamui. You know that Yuzu leaves every day at 6 something for the past two days, including tonight. She has also been dressing up for this occasion that she goes to. Now I'm guessing these two thing are related to why she's so perky."
Kamui slapped his forehead in frustration, "No kidding! She told us why she was so happy, are you deaf!"
"I agree with you Kamui..." Sorata said, and suddenly regretted what he had just said. Kamui just burst out laughing while Sorata looked at his feet sheepishly. Once Kamui calmed down, Sorata quietly said, "Uh... I think we should go to Ueno Park."
That was enough for Subaru. He got out of his seat and ran to the room where Kamui and Sorata were. "What did you say about Ueno Park?"
Sorata gave the young man a disturbed glance and said, "How long have you've been listening to us?"
Subaru raised his voice and repeated what he said, " What did you say about Ueno Park?!"
"Yuzu's there with her "new friend". She told us yesterday," said Kamui, who gave Subaru a questioned look. "Why does it matter?"
Subaru didn't give an answer as he put on his shoes and ran out the front door heading for Ueno Park.
Kamui just looked at Sorata and sighed, "I guess we'll never really understand that man. Not, that I really try to understand him now."
"Do ya think we should follow him, I mean he did rush out of here in a big hurry when I said the word "Ueno Park". Maybe he knows something about Yuzu that we don't know. Let's go."
"Fine. I'll be right there."
* * *
After about a half an hour of walking, Yuzu and Fuuma decided to rest on a park bench. The sun had started to set giving the park an eloquent feeling to it. Yuzu rested her head on Fuuma's shoulder and started to drift into sleep.
"Hey, you know if you're too tired we can finish our date up now so you can get more sleep tonight." Fuuma whispered into Yuzu's ear.
Yuzu's eyes snapped open and her head turned to meet Fuuma's so they were face to face. She smiled brightly and jumped up from where she was sitting. Then Yuzu grabbed Fuuma's hand and pulled him up. "Fuuma-san, why don't you show me what you said you show me after we were done walking. Is that alright?"
Fuuma smiled and pulled Yuzu closer to him, "That's fine with me, as long as you're happy." He looked down and saw Yuzu blushing. 'Perfect' Fuuma thought as he buried his head into Yuzu's soft hair.
Yuzu, obviously uncomfortable with what Fuuma was doing, pulled away and stuttered, "Le...let's...get going then." Then older man shrugged, took Yuzu's hand, and brought her down a shady path.
After about a few minutes of walking the couple stopped in front of a magnificent sakura tree. Yuzu studied it carefully, the blossoms were a dark pink, almost red color, and this made it stand out from the other trees in the park.
"It's so beautiful. Its a lot different than the other trees, isn't it?" said Yuzuriha.
Fuuma looked down at the girl. His eyes narrowed and a bolt of energy was shot at Yuzu. Before she could move to avoid it, Fuuma held the girl by her arms as the bolt hit her back. Yuzu let out a high-pitched scream. Fuuma turned the girl around and saw the damage the bolt had done to her. 'Damn, only a scratch on the shoulder. She was lucky.' Fuuma though as his head dipped down and his tongue licked the small trail of blood that seeped out of her clothes.
'This can't be happening! It has to a dream. It's just gotta be a dream. Why do I have to pick people who harm me?' Yuzu said in her mind. Tears came rolling down her face, but she allowed Fuuma harm her. 'I've lost the will to fight back...'
"YUZURIHA!"
"Such a familiar voice. It makes me feel good..."
Fuuma felt the young victim limp in his arms when the onmyouji let out an attack against him. 'Damn boy. Should've given him a more serious wound.' Fuuma dropped Yuzuriha and faced his antagonist. "If you're here to save the girl it's to late. I really should be going." He knelt next to Yuzu and kissed her sweetly on the lips. Then whispered, 'Your wish has been granted.' Then Fuuma jumped out of sight.
Subaru ran to the fallen girl and scooped her up into his arms. Sorata and Kamui soon followed to see what had happened to Yuzuriha.
"We'd better get her to a hospital." said Subaru.
Sorata and Kamui just nodded and wondered what the worry in Subaru's eyes meant...