Rocky Road- Ch.2
|by Badiyannu|
Wahoo! I'm updating awfully early, aren't I? Well, it's early enough for me anyways! Ask some of those people who have been waiting forever for some of those DBZ stories... Anyhoo, thanks to all who reviewed! I love having people comment on the story- unlike some people who just read, but don't review.... *ahem*
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Last chapter:
Yusuke gave one last death glare at Kuwabara before plopping down in his seat. Unfortunately, the teenagers didn't hear to annoucement to stay still and avoid movement. Therefore, the bar flew up and Keiko, who was leaning against the door, fell.
"YUSUKE!!!!"
Yusuke frantically reached out his arms as far as they could go, not caring if he would have fallen. But... it was too late.
"NOOO!!! KEIKO!!!!!!!!" he screamed, tears in his eyes. He began to sob uncontrollably and punched the side of the cart, making a hole.
"I coulda saved her, damnit! IT'S ALL MY FAULT!"
Kuwabara leaned forward in his seat to see Yusuke. He saw something fall, but not enough to see what it was.
"Urameshi?... Are you okay?" he asked, softly. Suddenly, he saw something out of the corner of his eye fly past him at incredible speeds, up to where Yusuke was sitting. In addition, whatever it was, had a high Spirit Energy...
"What the hell?...."
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His outstreched, musular arm was hidden under a dark robe. His ruby eyes glared down upon the weeping boy in the cart. Such a pathetic loser when it came to saving someone.
The boy glanced up, causiously.
".....H-hiei?!"
The fire demon narrowed his gaze on the Spirit Detective. He looked like such a fool- at a loss when his little playmate fell off the edge. But, Hiei wasn't annoyed at his sympathy-- more or less, he was more fed up with Yusuke's incompetence that led to Keiko flying off the cart.
"Lose something? Or... someone?" Hiei inquired, flatly, holding out his arm farther.
Yusuke looked at him, wearily. A figure shrouded in darkness of the shawdows was dangling helplessly in his grip.
Keiko.
Yusuke reached out for her hastily, smiling warmly, but Hiei held her away from him, her fragil body under his arm.
"I shouldn't trust you with her until we get to the ground," The spiky haired demon held out a hand. "Come."
"HEY! What about me?! Don't I get a free ride to the bottom?" Kuwabara cried, angrily.
Hiei sighed deeply and rolled his eyes. "I didn't know you were here. Now my life is ruined."
"YOU! Who asked for your opinion, fuzzball? Just get me down!"
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"Thanks. Thanks a lot, Hiei. I owe you. Big."
Yusuke took the unconscious Keiko into his arms, gently. He gazed down at her beautiful face and brushed some bangs away from her forehead. Hiei smiled secretly.
"Uhh... yeah, Hiei... that was a good thing you did for Keiko," Kuwabara admitted, "question is, how'd you save her?"
Yusuke looked up from his best friend to Hiei. "That's what I was wondering."
"Quite simple, oafs. I had been roming around this festival thing for quite awhile. I became quite bored, however, and had the pleasure of resting on the roof of a building. Coincidence was that the building was right next to the ferris wheel and I heard a female voice scream at the same as she was falling through the air. I was there quick enough to save her, but she had fainted before she hit anything. Then I realized this was your girl, Yusuke. How careless you were to let her fall!"
Hiei averted his gaze, disappointingly as Yusuke frowned, darky. He rose from his position, handing Keiko gently to Kuwabara. The half youkai stomped over to Hiei before stopping an inch away from him. Yusuke looked down, angrily and said through clenched teeth, with tears in his eyes:
"You do not know what I would have given to save her. If she had fallen, it would be my fault and I'd kill myself before I let anything-- anything happen to her. So don't even shit with me about that kind of stuff or I will pound your head into the ground so hard.... Hiei, I love h--"
He cut himself short before he said anything further. What was he thinking? He didn't love her... Did he?
Hiei put a hand up to surrender; he just couldn't go against his tears. Or Yusuke's love for Keiko-- the fire demon knew he loved her-- Yusuke just didn't know it himself.
"...Mmm... what's happening?... Yusuke?..."
Yusuke's head jerked, at the mention of his name, to the girl with the chocolate colored hair. Keiko was faintly awake, leaning in Kuwabara's arms. Kuwabara looked surprised and hastily handed her to Yusuke. Yusuke wrapped his arms around her and hugged her, tightly.
"Yusuke? Why are you crying?... Did something happen?" Keiko inquired, puzzled, but put her arms around his back.
Yusuke breathed in the sweet scent of her hair. Strawberries.
"I'm sorry, Keiko..."
"For what?"
"For... for not being there whan you needed me..."
"Oh, Yusuke," she said tightening her grip, "you're always there for me..."
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"I... love...you."
"Oh, you mean it?"
"...Hai."
"............ I love you too!"
"Oh, baby, come give Papa some suga'--"
*click*
"What the hell is this, Keiko?!" Yusuke asked, irritated, pointing a roasted corn on the cob at her.
Keiko twiddled her thumbs, "Umm... it's my soap operas-"
"Crap, that's what it is. Crap.... You don't need those, especially when you have me..." Yusuke said slyly and gave her a slap on the rump. He began to walk away, sauntily. "Come on, BABY." He emphasized on the "baby" sarcastically.
Keiko twinged pink and covered her behind with her hands, but that only lasted for a second before she took off in an angry rage towards her friend.
"YUSUKE! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE! COURTESY, ME!-- oh, hi Kurama."
The red-haired demon waved politely, "Why, hello, Keiko. Nice to see you again. And, by the way, I wouldn't kill Yusuke-- he's needed for another mission. Who's going to save us all?"
Kuwabara and Hiei snapped to a beat and sang in a low tone, "Yusuke." (Sorry! I just had to put that in there! XD)
"Anyway, Koenma sent me to inform you, Yusuke, that there is a demon running around trying to cause havoc. A small bounty. Should be easy," Kurama explained, smoothly.
Yusuke cracked his knuckles, confidently. "Easy, eh? I should be done in an hour. Then more time to ride the rides, right Keiko?"
He turned to the girl who munching away hungrily on his roasted corn.
"HEY!" He stalked up to her. "FIRST YOU GET MAD AT ME FOR SMACKING YOUR BUTT, AND NOW YOU'RE EATING *MY* ROASTED CORN--"
Yusuke stopped, suddenly. Just then he had felt a enormous spirit energy pass right by him. The boy turned to find himself staring a blond-haired woman in the face.
"Yes?"
She was beautiful; her blond hair was short and choppy, but framed her face, perfectly. Her fair skin sparkled in the light of the lamposts and her twinkling blue eyes stared at him, annoyingly.
"Umm..eh...I..umm....well..." Yusuke was too busy drooling over her to reply. But Keiko certainly wasn't.
"Yusuke, you baka!" She angrily pushed him out of the way and faced the woman, defiantly.
"Sorry, miss, my friend's a little stupid-- No, I take that back; he's REALLY stupid... "
But the woman wasn't paying any attention to the 14-year old girl in front of her, only to the boy on the ground who had faced her in the first place.
~That kid has an unbelievable amount of Sprit Energy! Hmm... better report this to Kicune...~
She snapped her head up to the green-eyed man standing to the side. He was identical to...
"I must go now. Sorry about your friend."
She took off in a flash of light.
"..... That is no ordinary woman," Hiei said, causiously, peering at Kurama, who had been lost in thought.
Yusuke got up and brushed himself off. "Kurama?"
"I... I know her..."
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a/n: BUM BUM BUM. Heh, I love doing that. Sorry this chapter's so short... Well, this mystery girl seems to have captured the group's attention; especially Yusuke's... ;-) I wonder how Kurama knows her?.... Oh, wait! I do know! Tee hee hee! you don't! :razz:
I know it was corny when I put that bit in about Kuwabara and Hiei-- I JUST HAD TO! It popped into my mind when I finished typing the sentence that Kurama said! Oh, can you imagine! XD
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|by Badiyannu|
Wahoo! I'm updating awfully early, aren't I? Well, it's early enough for me anyways! Ask some of those people who have been waiting forever for some of those DBZ stories... Anyhoo, thanks to all who reviewed! I love having people comment on the story- unlike some people who just read, but don't review.... *ahem*
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Last chapter:
Yusuke gave one last death glare at Kuwabara before plopping down in his seat. Unfortunately, the teenagers didn't hear to annoucement to stay still and avoid movement. Therefore, the bar flew up and Keiko, who was leaning against the door, fell.
"YUSUKE!!!!"
Yusuke frantically reached out his arms as far as they could go, not caring if he would have fallen. But... it was too late.
"NOOO!!! KEIKO!!!!!!!!" he screamed, tears in his eyes. He began to sob uncontrollably and punched the side of the cart, making a hole.
"I coulda saved her, damnit! IT'S ALL MY FAULT!"
Kuwabara leaned forward in his seat to see Yusuke. He saw something fall, but not enough to see what it was.
"Urameshi?... Are you okay?" he asked, softly. Suddenly, he saw something out of the corner of his eye fly past him at incredible speeds, up to where Yusuke was sitting. In addition, whatever it was, had a high Spirit Energy...
"What the hell?...."
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His outstreched, musular arm was hidden under a dark robe. His ruby eyes glared down upon the weeping boy in the cart. Such a pathetic loser when it came to saving someone.
The boy glanced up, causiously.
".....H-hiei?!"
The fire demon narrowed his gaze on the Spirit Detective. He looked like such a fool- at a loss when his little playmate fell off the edge. But, Hiei wasn't annoyed at his sympathy-- more or less, he was more fed up with Yusuke's incompetence that led to Keiko flying off the cart.
"Lose something? Or... someone?" Hiei inquired, flatly, holding out his arm farther.
Yusuke looked at him, wearily. A figure shrouded in darkness of the shawdows was dangling helplessly in his grip.
Keiko.
Yusuke reached out for her hastily, smiling warmly, but Hiei held her away from him, her fragil body under his arm.
"I shouldn't trust you with her until we get to the ground," The spiky haired demon held out a hand. "Come."
"HEY! What about me?! Don't I get a free ride to the bottom?" Kuwabara cried, angrily.
Hiei sighed deeply and rolled his eyes. "I didn't know you were here. Now my life is ruined."
"YOU! Who asked for your opinion, fuzzball? Just get me down!"
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"Thanks. Thanks a lot, Hiei. I owe you. Big."
Yusuke took the unconscious Keiko into his arms, gently. He gazed down at her beautiful face and brushed some bangs away from her forehead. Hiei smiled secretly.
"Uhh... yeah, Hiei... that was a good thing you did for Keiko," Kuwabara admitted, "question is, how'd you save her?"
Yusuke looked up from his best friend to Hiei. "That's what I was wondering."
"Quite simple, oafs. I had been roming around this festival thing for quite awhile. I became quite bored, however, and had the pleasure of resting on the roof of a building. Coincidence was that the building was right next to the ferris wheel and I heard a female voice scream at the same as she was falling through the air. I was there quick enough to save her, but she had fainted before she hit anything. Then I realized this was your girl, Yusuke. How careless you were to let her fall!"
Hiei averted his gaze, disappointingly as Yusuke frowned, darky. He rose from his position, handing Keiko gently to Kuwabara. The half youkai stomped over to Hiei before stopping an inch away from him. Yusuke looked down, angrily and said through clenched teeth, with tears in his eyes:
"You do not know what I would have given to save her. If she had fallen, it would be my fault and I'd kill myself before I let anything-- anything happen to her. So don't even shit with me about that kind of stuff or I will pound your head into the ground so hard.... Hiei, I love h--"
He cut himself short before he said anything further. What was he thinking? He didn't love her... Did he?
Hiei put a hand up to surrender; he just couldn't go against his tears. Or Yusuke's love for Keiko-- the fire demon knew he loved her-- Yusuke just didn't know it himself.
"...Mmm... what's happening?... Yusuke?..."
Yusuke's head jerked, at the mention of his name, to the girl with the chocolate colored hair. Keiko was faintly awake, leaning in Kuwabara's arms. Kuwabara looked surprised and hastily handed her to Yusuke. Yusuke wrapped his arms around her and hugged her, tightly.
"Yusuke? Why are you crying?... Did something happen?" Keiko inquired, puzzled, but put her arms around his back.
Yusuke breathed in the sweet scent of her hair. Strawberries.
"I'm sorry, Keiko..."
"For what?"
"For... for not being there whan you needed me..."
"Oh, Yusuke," she said tightening her grip, "you're always there for me..."
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"I... love...you."
"Oh, you mean it?"
"...Hai."
"............ I love you too!"
"Oh, baby, come give Papa some suga'--"
*click*
"What the hell is this, Keiko?!" Yusuke asked, irritated, pointing a roasted corn on the cob at her.
Keiko twiddled her thumbs, "Umm... it's my soap operas-"
"Crap, that's what it is. Crap.... You don't need those, especially when you have me..." Yusuke said slyly and gave her a slap on the rump. He began to walk away, sauntily. "Come on, BABY." He emphasized on the "baby" sarcastically.
Keiko twinged pink and covered her behind with her hands, but that only lasted for a second before she took off in an angry rage towards her friend.
"YUSUKE! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE! COURTESY, ME!-- oh, hi Kurama."
The red-haired demon waved politely, "Why, hello, Keiko. Nice to see you again. And, by the way, I wouldn't kill Yusuke-- he's needed for another mission. Who's going to save us all?"
Kuwabara and Hiei snapped to a beat and sang in a low tone, "Yusuke." (Sorry! I just had to put that in there! XD)
"Anyway, Koenma sent me to inform you, Yusuke, that there is a demon running around trying to cause havoc. A small bounty. Should be easy," Kurama explained, smoothly.
Yusuke cracked his knuckles, confidently. "Easy, eh? I should be done in an hour. Then more time to ride the rides, right Keiko?"
He turned to the girl who munching away hungrily on his roasted corn.
"HEY!" He stalked up to her. "FIRST YOU GET MAD AT ME FOR SMACKING YOUR BUTT, AND NOW YOU'RE EATING *MY* ROASTED CORN--"
Yusuke stopped, suddenly. Just then he had felt a enormous spirit energy pass right by him. The boy turned to find himself staring a blond-haired woman in the face.
"Yes?"
She was beautiful; her blond hair was short and choppy, but framed her face, perfectly. Her fair skin sparkled in the light of the lamposts and her twinkling blue eyes stared at him, annoyingly.
"Umm..eh...I..umm....well..." Yusuke was too busy drooling over her to reply. But Keiko certainly wasn't.
"Yusuke, you baka!" She angrily pushed him out of the way and faced the woman, defiantly.
"Sorry, miss, my friend's a little stupid-- No, I take that back; he's REALLY stupid... "
But the woman wasn't paying any attention to the 14-year old girl in front of her, only to the boy on the ground who had faced her in the first place.
~That kid has an unbelievable amount of Sprit Energy! Hmm... better report this to Kicune...~
She snapped her head up to the green-eyed man standing to the side. He was identical to...
"I must go now. Sorry about your friend."
She took off in a flash of light.
"..... That is no ordinary woman," Hiei said, causiously, peering at Kurama, who had been lost in thought.
Yusuke got up and brushed himself off. "Kurama?"
"I... I know her..."
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a/n: BUM BUM BUM. Heh, I love doing that. Sorry this chapter's so short... Well, this mystery girl seems to have captured the group's attention; especially Yusuke's... ;-) I wonder how Kurama knows her?.... Oh, wait! I do know! Tee hee hee! you don't! :razz:
I know it was corny when I put that bit in about Kuwabara and Hiei-- I JUST HAD TO! It popped into my mind when I finished typing the sentence that Kurama said! Oh, can you imagine! XD
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