Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 34: Speculation. Yukina's Sleepover
"Ah, Yukina, it is nice to meet you. Keiko has told us a lot about you. I hope that you'll find your stay enjoyable," Keiko's mother said as she followed Keiko into the house, her head bowed shyly.
Keiko smiled and put her hand on Yukina's shoulder. "I'm glad that you let her stay, mom. This is her first oportunity to stay the night at a friend's house," she said.
"I'm sure that I'll have a wonderful time. Thank you very much," Yukina added, bowing before Mrs. Yukimura.
The woman looked pleased with Yukina's politeness and quickly ushered them upstairs to get themselves steady. "Supper will be in a few hours. I'll prepare it, so that you don't have to have time away from your friend, Keiko," she said.
"Oh, I don't want to intrude. If it is too much trouble, I can help," Yukina said quickly.
Keiko laughed a little at her friend, pulling Yukina up the stairs. "I could use a break from making supper tonight, so I'm going to take advantage of this. Don't worry about it, Yukina. You are our guest tonight, and we don't want you having to do chores," she stated.
"Oh, but it isn't a chore," the Koorime said quickly.
Letting the girl into her room, Keiko smiled. "It is when you have to make it every night. Although, I enjoy cooking so I don't have too much of a problem with it," she admitted.
"Your mother is very nice," Yukina complimented.
Keiko smiled, proud. "I'm very lucky to have such a nice mother and father. They almost died of panic when I told them I was dating Yuusuke. However, now that they've gotten used to him, they can see the good qualities about him," she replied.
"He has some?" Yukina joked, her eyes sparkling.
Blinking, Keiko stared at her for a moment before she started laughing. "You know, I think that's the first time I've heard you make a joke. It was definately a good one. Even if you are a happy girl, you are also rather serious, aren't you?" she stated.
"I need to be," Yukina said, although there was only happiness on her face right now. Keiko smiled and nodded, then motioned for the other girl to sit on the bed as she retrieved something from beneath it. "This is a photo album from when we were children. Yuusuke and I have known each other our entire lives. We met Shuuichi in elementary. Do you want to see some pictures?"
"Yes, please," Yukina replied.
Until dinner, the two of them giggled over the pictures. Quite a few of them were silly, usually involving Keiko in the middle of pulverising Yuusuke for something. Even at the tender age of six, she'd had that boy whipped. Yukina delighted over the pictures, especially the few that had Kuwabara in them and Keiko handed them over to the excited demon.
Supper was a enjoyable. Yukina got along very well with Keiko's parents, although there were a few times which she had to cover for the demon when it came to human customs she didn't know about. Luckily, her manners and compliments smoothed away whatever oddity they might of found in her, and Keiko was quite certain that her parents were taken with her new friend.
After helping wash the dishes, the two girls went back up to Keiko's room and changed into their pajama's even though they didn't need to go to sleep for several more hours.
"How did things go with Kuwabara after school?" Keiko asked as she brushed out Yukina's hair.
"Very well, I think," Yukina replied, smiling. "It is hard to teach someone to use their ESP ability. Especially when I don't have much of my own. However, things are easier between us now than they were a few days ago, and he's adjusting to the idea of using his ability instead of letting it use him."
"What are you trying to teach him to do?"
"ESP allows a person to be able to sense other people's power. However, if it is strong enough, they can also do things with their mind such as move objects or speak telepathically with other people. I think that Kazuma has the ability to do such things. We just need to teach him how."
"Will he be able speak telepathically?"
Yukina shook her head, messing up the part that Keiko had just finished brushing. She scowled good-naturedly at the girl, then began brushing it again. "I'm not sure if he will be able to gain that much control over it. However, I have managed to show him how to read the aura of power around other people. He can identify the difference between spiritual power and youki. Also, he can tell if someone's power is negative or positive."
"Negative or positive?" Keiko questioned, curious.
"Yes," Yukina replied. "Someone who has a positive pattern to their power is likely to be a gentle person. They radiate happiness and kindness, and their spirit is very gentle. I have positive youki because I dislike fighting. I don't like to see people sad and I will do what I can to make them happy, even if it means influencing their moods with my youki. A negative energy pattern is created by a negative mind. It means that the person is likely to be dangerous or violent. My brother has a negative pattern to his youki because he has trained to be a fighter. His spirit has been beaten upon enough that his mind is darker than most people. Other than myself, I doubt there is anyone else whom he cares about."
"Although, that is changing now. I felt sad for him when I first saw him, because of the pain in his eyes. Although he was mean and rude, I couldn't dislike him," Keiko commented after a speculative silence.
Yukina looked up at her quickly, then gave her a wide smile. "Yes, I think that it is changing him a lot. Now that he is around people who accept him for who he is, my brother has been able to let some of his past wounds heal. Your words are proof enough of that. Most people are afraid of my brother and the violence in his eyes. Very few of them take the time to see the gentle spirit underneath, waiting to be let out. He shows it to me sometimes, but it still remains hidden away mostly."
"Does it bother you that someone other than yourself may unlock it?" Keiko asked.
Yukina hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "The link between my brother and myself is strong. Even if he gives his heart to another, I know that part of it will always remain with me. If someone were able to heal the wounds which I cannot, I would be grateful to them."
"I wonder if things will work out between Shuuichi and Hiei," Keiko said softly, her hands pausing in their brushing motion.
"I'm certain that they will. Hiei is stubborn, but I'm going to do my best that he realizes what he feel sfor Shuuichi," Yukina stated firmly.
Keiko laughed, grinning at the other girl. "I'll definately help. It is about time Hiei had a happy ending," she stated.
End Episode 34
Episode 34: Speculation. Yukina's Sleepover
"Ah, Yukina, it is nice to meet you. Keiko has told us a lot about you. I hope that you'll find your stay enjoyable," Keiko's mother said as she followed Keiko into the house, her head bowed shyly.
Keiko smiled and put her hand on Yukina's shoulder. "I'm glad that you let her stay, mom. This is her first oportunity to stay the night at a friend's house," she said.
"I'm sure that I'll have a wonderful time. Thank you very much," Yukina added, bowing before Mrs. Yukimura.
The woman looked pleased with Yukina's politeness and quickly ushered them upstairs to get themselves steady. "Supper will be in a few hours. I'll prepare it, so that you don't have to have time away from your friend, Keiko," she said.
"Oh, I don't want to intrude. If it is too much trouble, I can help," Yukina said quickly.
Keiko laughed a little at her friend, pulling Yukina up the stairs. "I could use a break from making supper tonight, so I'm going to take advantage of this. Don't worry about it, Yukina. You are our guest tonight, and we don't want you having to do chores," she stated.
"Oh, but it isn't a chore," the Koorime said quickly.
Letting the girl into her room, Keiko smiled. "It is when you have to make it every night. Although, I enjoy cooking so I don't have too much of a problem with it," she admitted.
"Your mother is very nice," Yukina complimented.
Keiko smiled, proud. "I'm very lucky to have such a nice mother and father. They almost died of panic when I told them I was dating Yuusuke. However, now that they've gotten used to him, they can see the good qualities about him," she replied.
"He has some?" Yukina joked, her eyes sparkling.
Blinking, Keiko stared at her for a moment before she started laughing. "You know, I think that's the first time I've heard you make a joke. It was definately a good one. Even if you are a happy girl, you are also rather serious, aren't you?" she stated.
"I need to be," Yukina said, although there was only happiness on her face right now. Keiko smiled and nodded, then motioned for the other girl to sit on the bed as she retrieved something from beneath it. "This is a photo album from when we were children. Yuusuke and I have known each other our entire lives. We met Shuuichi in elementary. Do you want to see some pictures?"
"Yes, please," Yukina replied.
Until dinner, the two of them giggled over the pictures. Quite a few of them were silly, usually involving Keiko in the middle of pulverising Yuusuke for something. Even at the tender age of six, she'd had that boy whipped. Yukina delighted over the pictures, especially the few that had Kuwabara in them and Keiko handed them over to the excited demon.
Supper was a enjoyable. Yukina got along very well with Keiko's parents, although there were a few times which she had to cover for the demon when it came to human customs she didn't know about. Luckily, her manners and compliments smoothed away whatever oddity they might of found in her, and Keiko was quite certain that her parents were taken with her new friend.
After helping wash the dishes, the two girls went back up to Keiko's room and changed into their pajama's even though they didn't need to go to sleep for several more hours.
"How did things go with Kuwabara after school?" Keiko asked as she brushed out Yukina's hair.
"Very well, I think," Yukina replied, smiling. "It is hard to teach someone to use their ESP ability. Especially when I don't have much of my own. However, things are easier between us now than they were a few days ago, and he's adjusting to the idea of using his ability instead of letting it use him."
"What are you trying to teach him to do?"
"ESP allows a person to be able to sense other people's power. However, if it is strong enough, they can also do things with their mind such as move objects or speak telepathically with other people. I think that Kazuma has the ability to do such things. We just need to teach him how."
"Will he be able speak telepathically?"
Yukina shook her head, messing up the part that Keiko had just finished brushing. She scowled good-naturedly at the girl, then began brushing it again. "I'm not sure if he will be able to gain that much control over it. However, I have managed to show him how to read the aura of power around other people. He can identify the difference between spiritual power and youki. Also, he can tell if someone's power is negative or positive."
"Negative or positive?" Keiko questioned, curious.
"Yes," Yukina replied. "Someone who has a positive pattern to their power is likely to be a gentle person. They radiate happiness and kindness, and their spirit is very gentle. I have positive youki because I dislike fighting. I don't like to see people sad and I will do what I can to make them happy, even if it means influencing their moods with my youki. A negative energy pattern is created by a negative mind. It means that the person is likely to be dangerous or violent. My brother has a negative pattern to his youki because he has trained to be a fighter. His spirit has been beaten upon enough that his mind is darker than most people. Other than myself, I doubt there is anyone else whom he cares about."
"Although, that is changing now. I felt sad for him when I first saw him, because of the pain in his eyes. Although he was mean and rude, I couldn't dislike him," Keiko commented after a speculative silence.
Yukina looked up at her quickly, then gave her a wide smile. "Yes, I think that it is changing him a lot. Now that he is around people who accept him for who he is, my brother has been able to let some of his past wounds heal. Your words are proof enough of that. Most people are afraid of my brother and the violence in his eyes. Very few of them take the time to see the gentle spirit underneath, waiting to be let out. He shows it to me sometimes, but it still remains hidden away mostly."
"Does it bother you that someone other than yourself may unlock it?" Keiko asked.
Yukina hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "The link between my brother and myself is strong. Even if he gives his heart to another, I know that part of it will always remain with me. If someone were able to heal the wounds which I cannot, I would be grateful to them."
"I wonder if things will work out between Shuuichi and Hiei," Keiko said softly, her hands pausing in their brushing motion.
"I'm certain that they will. Hiei is stubborn, but I'm going to do my best that he realizes what he feel sfor Shuuichi," Yukina stated firmly.
Keiko laughed, grinning at the other girl. "I'll definately help. It is about time Hiei had a happy ending," she stated.
End Episode 34