Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 25: Meeting at the Noodle House. An Allience is Formed
Keiko looked up as the Yuuki twins entered the resturaunt. She had to remind herself breifly that it was an alias. The two demons didn't have any real last names and no real history in the Humanworld. After hearing the story the night before, she had been shaken. She wasn't afraid of them. However, the thought that the girl who had quickly become one of her closest friends was really a girl who had lived for nearly two hundred years was a humbling one.
With Hiei and Yukina was Botan. Keiko laughed slightly when Yuusuke immediately tensed, despite the fact that she was little harm to him. His experience so long ago had really shaken him up. It had shaken her too, and still did when she thought about it. She'd almost lost him back then.
Realizing that they were already seated, Keiko glanced around to make sure she had seated the other customers away from their table. Then she smiled over to the new comers. "Botan, I didn't know you were coming too," she commented.
Botan smiled and waved her hand. "Hiei filled me in last night. I figured that, since you know the truth about them, that it would make things easier not to hide my involvement," she stated.
"Are you a demon too?" Kuwabara asked, looking uncomfortable.
Botan laughed, shaking her head. "I work for Koenma as a spirit guide for those who have passed on. Also, I help Hiei and Yukina by passing information between them and Koenma," she explained.
"A guide for dead people?" Yuusuke squeeked.
Grimacing, Botan smiled at him. "I didn't think you would recognize me. Most people don't when they have a near death experince. You were very determined not to die. In the end, it was your love for Keiko that kept you away from me. I'm actually very glad," she stated.
"What are you talking about?" Yuusuke exclaimed, blushing.
Keiko could feel heat in her own cheeks, but she didn't comment. Although, she couldn't hide her pleasure at knowning that Yuusuke had come back for her.
"Anyway, I'm supposed to report your decisions back to Koenma," Botan finished.
"Who is Koenma anyway? You all keep talking about him like he's some kind of lord," Kuwabara complained.
Yukina and Botan laughed a little while Hiei gave him a disgusted look. "Koenma is the Prince of the Spiritworld, and the only son of Enma," he stated.
Keiko blinked, her eyes turning wide. She hadn't realized as they were talking that Koenma was such an important person. Enma was a well-known legend, the fearsome lord of the Spiritworld. She hadn't been aware that he had a child. It made him seem more human, although she knew he was anything but.
"Koenma mostly does paperwork," Botan commented offhandedly, although the comment still caused Yuusuke and Kuwabara to snicker.
"Anyway, have you come to a decision?" Hiei demanded.
Keiko felt the sudden tension at the table and looked over at her boyfriend. They had talked about this until late last night, when her parents had finally kicked him out of the house. He hadn't reached a decision during that time. However, she knew which answer he was leaning toward. Yuusuke might of been a punk, but he had a good heart and was very proud. She knew, even if he didn't yet, that he would chose to defent humanity. There was no way he would run from this fight.
Surprisingly, it was Kuwabara that spoke first. "I'm going to help," he stated.
Yukina gave a cry of delight and hugged him, causing him to blush bright red and swoon a little. "I knew I could depend on you, Kazuma!" she exclaimed.
Kuwabara coughed and, still blushing, straightened his spine. "Of course! I would do anything to help you, Yukina! I don't care if you are a regular girl or a demon! Besides that, what kind of man would I be if I ran away from such an important mission," he declared.
Keiko smiled, glad to see that Kuwabara had made the right choice. The happy light that had come to Yukina's eyes was obvious.
"What about you?" Hiei asked, glancing over at Shuuichi.
The red-head looked thoughtful for a moment, then nodded. "I don't know if I have the ability to help you. However, I will do what I can. The Humanworld is my home and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to protect it like some coward," he stated. He looked uncertain, but his tone was firm.
"What did you decide, Yuusuke?" Keiko questioned, taking her boyfriend's hand.
He smiled at her, then turned to the Yuuki twins and Botan. "I'm going to help too. I can't let these guys get all the glory after all," he stated with a cocky grin.
Botan clapped her hands, smiling brilliantly. "This is wonderful! Koenma will be overjoyed to hear this. He said that, once you agreed, he would call you all to his office to tell you about the enemy," she stated.
"He was that certain we would help out?" Shuuichi questioned.
Botan paused for a moment before shrugging. "I'm not sure, actually. Sometimes he can be very certain of his decisions, and sometimes he almost wets his diaper out of worry!"
Again, Yuusuke and Kuwabara broke into laughter. Keiko couldn't help but snicker a little as well. The Prince of the Spiritworld was still in diapers?
Getting to her feet, Botan looked over at Hiei and Yukina. "The two of you are to continue with your present orders. I'll contact you again soon," she said, then, after everyone bid her goodbye, walked out of the resturaunt.
"What are your present orders?" Yuusuke questioned.
Yukina looked over at her brother before replying. "Yuusuke is to continue his training with Genkai. Now that you know the truth, Yuusuke, she can train you a lot easier. She wants you to come up there every day afterschool, and today if you are willing. I am to work with Kazuma in order to help him use his ESP ability, as well as any spiritual power he might have," she explained.
"And myself?" Shuuichi questioned.
Hiei answered instead of his sister, getting to his feet. "You and I are to work together. I need to figure out if your abilities will be of use. If not, then we need to find another way that you will be useful," he stated.
Keiko frowned at his tone, seeing the hurt look in Shuuichi's eyes. However, she didn't get the chance to comment before Shuuichi stood as well. "We should get started then. Perhaps, firstly, you should show me how to manipulate plants conciously," he suggested.
Hiei nodded, and the two of them made their way from the resturaunt in silence, Shuuichi waving over his shoulder at them.
"I hope this works out," Yuusuke commented, echoing the thoughts in Keiko's mind.
"Me too," Yukina said quietly, her eyes sad.
End Episode 25
Episode 25: Meeting at the Noodle House. An Allience is Formed
Keiko looked up as the Yuuki twins entered the resturaunt. She had to remind herself breifly that it was an alias. The two demons didn't have any real last names and no real history in the Humanworld. After hearing the story the night before, she had been shaken. She wasn't afraid of them. However, the thought that the girl who had quickly become one of her closest friends was really a girl who had lived for nearly two hundred years was a humbling one.
With Hiei and Yukina was Botan. Keiko laughed slightly when Yuusuke immediately tensed, despite the fact that she was little harm to him. His experience so long ago had really shaken him up. It had shaken her too, and still did when she thought about it. She'd almost lost him back then.
Realizing that they were already seated, Keiko glanced around to make sure she had seated the other customers away from their table. Then she smiled over to the new comers. "Botan, I didn't know you were coming too," she commented.
Botan smiled and waved her hand. "Hiei filled me in last night. I figured that, since you know the truth about them, that it would make things easier not to hide my involvement," she stated.
"Are you a demon too?" Kuwabara asked, looking uncomfortable.
Botan laughed, shaking her head. "I work for Koenma as a spirit guide for those who have passed on. Also, I help Hiei and Yukina by passing information between them and Koenma," she explained.
"A guide for dead people?" Yuusuke squeeked.
Grimacing, Botan smiled at him. "I didn't think you would recognize me. Most people don't when they have a near death experince. You were very determined not to die. In the end, it was your love for Keiko that kept you away from me. I'm actually very glad," she stated.
"What are you talking about?" Yuusuke exclaimed, blushing.
Keiko could feel heat in her own cheeks, but she didn't comment. Although, she couldn't hide her pleasure at knowning that Yuusuke had come back for her.
"Anyway, I'm supposed to report your decisions back to Koenma," Botan finished.
"Who is Koenma anyway? You all keep talking about him like he's some kind of lord," Kuwabara complained.
Yukina and Botan laughed a little while Hiei gave him a disgusted look. "Koenma is the Prince of the Spiritworld, and the only son of Enma," he stated.
Keiko blinked, her eyes turning wide. She hadn't realized as they were talking that Koenma was such an important person. Enma was a well-known legend, the fearsome lord of the Spiritworld. She hadn't been aware that he had a child. It made him seem more human, although she knew he was anything but.
"Koenma mostly does paperwork," Botan commented offhandedly, although the comment still caused Yuusuke and Kuwabara to snicker.
"Anyway, have you come to a decision?" Hiei demanded.
Keiko felt the sudden tension at the table and looked over at her boyfriend. They had talked about this until late last night, when her parents had finally kicked him out of the house. He hadn't reached a decision during that time. However, she knew which answer he was leaning toward. Yuusuke might of been a punk, but he had a good heart and was very proud. She knew, even if he didn't yet, that he would chose to defent humanity. There was no way he would run from this fight.
Surprisingly, it was Kuwabara that spoke first. "I'm going to help," he stated.
Yukina gave a cry of delight and hugged him, causing him to blush bright red and swoon a little. "I knew I could depend on you, Kazuma!" she exclaimed.
Kuwabara coughed and, still blushing, straightened his spine. "Of course! I would do anything to help you, Yukina! I don't care if you are a regular girl or a demon! Besides that, what kind of man would I be if I ran away from such an important mission," he declared.
Keiko smiled, glad to see that Kuwabara had made the right choice. The happy light that had come to Yukina's eyes was obvious.
"What about you?" Hiei asked, glancing over at Shuuichi.
The red-head looked thoughtful for a moment, then nodded. "I don't know if I have the ability to help you. However, I will do what I can. The Humanworld is my home and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to protect it like some coward," he stated. He looked uncertain, but his tone was firm.
"What did you decide, Yuusuke?" Keiko questioned, taking her boyfriend's hand.
He smiled at her, then turned to the Yuuki twins and Botan. "I'm going to help too. I can't let these guys get all the glory after all," he stated with a cocky grin.
Botan clapped her hands, smiling brilliantly. "This is wonderful! Koenma will be overjoyed to hear this. He said that, once you agreed, he would call you all to his office to tell you about the enemy," she stated.
"He was that certain we would help out?" Shuuichi questioned.
Botan paused for a moment before shrugging. "I'm not sure, actually. Sometimes he can be very certain of his decisions, and sometimes he almost wets his diaper out of worry!"
Again, Yuusuke and Kuwabara broke into laughter. Keiko couldn't help but snicker a little as well. The Prince of the Spiritworld was still in diapers?
Getting to her feet, Botan looked over at Hiei and Yukina. "The two of you are to continue with your present orders. I'll contact you again soon," she said, then, after everyone bid her goodbye, walked out of the resturaunt.
"What are your present orders?" Yuusuke questioned.
Yukina looked over at her brother before replying. "Yuusuke is to continue his training with Genkai. Now that you know the truth, Yuusuke, she can train you a lot easier. She wants you to come up there every day afterschool, and today if you are willing. I am to work with Kazuma in order to help him use his ESP ability, as well as any spiritual power he might have," she explained.
"And myself?" Shuuichi questioned.
Hiei answered instead of his sister, getting to his feet. "You and I are to work together. I need to figure out if your abilities will be of use. If not, then we need to find another way that you will be useful," he stated.
Keiko frowned at his tone, seeing the hurt look in Shuuichi's eyes. However, she didn't get the chance to comment before Shuuichi stood as well. "We should get started then. Perhaps, firstly, you should show me how to manipulate plants conciously," he suggested.
Hiei nodded, and the two of them made their way from the resturaunt in silence, Shuuichi waving over his shoulder at them.
"I hope this works out," Yuusuke commented, echoing the thoughts in Keiko's mind.
"Me too," Yukina said quietly, her eyes sad.
End Episode 25