Kyouka Ankoku Strenthing Darkness Chapter 2: Kindnapped, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

Kyouka Ankoku (Strenthing Darkness)
2 [Kidnapped]

"Yusuke, how could you be so arrogant?" Keiko asked as she walked home with him that afternoon.

"When I made that decision, I was thinking about you." Yusuke answered, continuing to walk.

"What? Me?" Keiko asked, a bit surprised.

Yusuke stopped walking and faced Keiko.

"I know you don't want me to fight anymore." Yusuke replied. "So when the tournaments and everything were all taken care of, I promised myself I would never fight again. I know how much you worry about me when I do fight and decided that when we're going to get married, I wasn't going to fight anymore."

"Yusuke..." Keiko answered, blushing slightly. "But what about that Akujin guy? I'm worried..."

"Don't worry about him." Yusuke answered, putting an arm around Keiko. "He won't come after you or me."

Keiko rested her head on Yusuke as they continued on their way home. As they two disappeared around the corner, a silhouette figure stood a on a nearby rooftop. She crossed her arms and just looked down emotionlessly at the city below her. In another flash of red light, the girl disappeared leaving nothing behind.

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"Good night mom, good night dad." Keiko called from the top of the staircase.

"Good night Keiko." Replied Keiko's mother as Keiko's dad closed the restaurant.

Keiko headed into her bedroom and closed the door behind her. She walked over to her vanity and sat down in her chair. She grabbed her brush and began to brush her hair. As she looked at herself in the mirror, she couldn't stop thinking about what Yusuke had told her.

"Oh Yusuke..." Keiko sighed heavily.

Keiko looked in her mirror again and noticed someone standing at her bedroom window. Startled, she turned around quickly. When she faced her bedroom window, she noticed no one was there. She walked up to it and looked outside. Everything was neat and untouched.

"I must've been seeing things." Keiko answered, heading back to her vanity.

As Keiko went back to brushing her hair, she didn't seem to notice the glowing red mark on her windowsill.

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The following morning, Botan sat on her oar, hovering above a rooftop. She watched the sun rising slowly a worried look in her eyes. As a cold breeze whooshed around, Kurama approached her from behind.

"I didn't expect to see you again." Kurama answered. "But then again, it's not a bad thing to see you again. I've missed you."

Botan blushed a little and lowered her head.

"So tell me. Why'd you come back here?" Kurama asked, looking at the rising sun.

"It's about Yusuke." Botan replied. "Yesterday he received an invitation from Akujin. Apparently he's still ticked off about what happened several centuaries ago."

"What did Yusuke do?" Kurama asked, glancing at Botan.

"Crumble up the paper, laugh about it." Botan replied. "In other words, act like it was nothing serious."

Kurama and Botan listened to the silence for a while, before Botan cleared her throat.

"Well, I have to get back." Botan answered, looking at Kurama. "I need to help Koenma out with some paper work."

"It was nice seeing you again, Botan." Kurama replied, looking at her and smiling.

"You too, Kurama." Botan answered, smiling back.

As Botan disappeared into the sky, Kurama watched her. Once she was completely out of sight, he looked down towards the city of Tokyo. Kurama put a hand in his pocket, thinking about what Botan had just told him.

"Yusuke..." Kurama spoke into the wind. "Don't let you're guard down. You might be a descendent of Raizen, but Akujin is unlike any other demon you've faced before."

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"Keiko? Keiko." Called Keiko's mother as she knocked on the door. "Come on honey. Time to get up."

When Keiko's mother didn't get an answer, she turned the doorknob. Since it was unlock, she pushed it open and walked inside. Everything was in place and in order. As Keiko's mother walked over to the window, she noticed it had been forced open. She faced Keiko's bed and her eyes widen in shock.

"Why'd you have to come along?" Yusuke asked, glancing at Kuwabara. "I can walk Keiko to school by myself you know."

"Shut it Urameshi." Kuwabara replied, crossing his arms. "It was my sister's idea to make me walk to school with you."

Yusuke just pouted as he walked into Keiko's parents restaurant.

"Where's Keiko?" Yusuke asked, when he noticed she was there.

Keiko's mother was in the back wiping her eyes. Keiko's father looked at Yusuke, instantly telling him something was wrong. Kuwabara stood behind Yusuke, watching as Keiko's father approached him.

"Here. This is for you." Keiko's father replied, removing a small piece of paper from his pocket.

Yusuke looked at the paper being handed to him a bit strangely. Gently he placed his school bag on a table and took the paper with the others. Kuwabara moved closer to Yusuke, watching as he gently unfolded the paper.

Urameshi, Yusuke~

If you are reading this letter, it means that your dear precious Keiko has been taken captive. But not to worry for she is in safe hands. I'll be more then happy to let her go; on one condition. You except my invitation.

The rules are simple. If you win, both you and Keiko can go free. But if I win, I get to keep Keiko and you DIE. The choice is up to you. I send someone shortly to retrieve your answer.

Yusuke crushed the paper in his hand, his eyes flashing white.

"Keiko..."