Disclaimer-Yu-Yu Hakusho is not mine
Not As In Love
Life went on. Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into a month, two months, and then Keiko's phone rang.
She was lazing on the couch, studying, and decided against getting up and answering it. "Please leave a message after the beep." She waited for them to hang up, like most people did when they got the answering machine, but after a few seconds, Yusuke's voice came on.
"Hey, Keiko, it's Yusuke. Listen, I know it's been two months but…listen, I'll come over later on…today or tomorrow. Bye." The message ended.
Keiko stared at the answering machine. "Two months?" she whispered. "Wow, time really does fly by." She settled herself on the couch and put the text book down, and proceeded to stare up at the ceiling, thinking.
There had been a time she would have been overjoyed to have Yusuke phone her and say that he was coming over, but somehow, the excitement had deadened over the past 8 weeks. She had buried herself in her books even more than she once had, took up more hobbies, and basically tried to forget about him.
And she had succeeded. Indeed, for a few seconds into the message, she had forgotten who Yusuke was.
She certainly remembered their fight once she remembered him, and recalled he hadn't been the world's perfect boyfriend. Well, she hadn't been the perfect girlfriend, either, but still…
I've seen Sleepless in Seattle way too many times
And I guess my expectations might seem a little high
I know they're just actors on a screen
I look at them and look at us an see
What we have ain't gonna be enough for me
She sighed and went back to her studying. 8 weeks of his absence seemed to have dampened her senses of him. It was like the energy crash at the end of a sugar rush. While seeing him and hearing from him was nice, it just wasn't exciting anymore.
I want the Earth to move; I want bells to ringWhen he walks in the room, I wanna hear angels sing
It's not a bad situation I'm in right now, you see
I'm just ot as in love as I'd like to be
No, I'm not as in love as I'd like to be
Yusuke didn't appear that day, or the next, and Keiko nearly forgot about him until…
RING
Keiko jerked her head up. She had been engrossed in her book when the phone brought her back to reality. All of a sudden, she remembered Yusuke's phone call two days ago.
"It must be him again," she whispered.
She looked at the phone, then back to her book, and then settled back into the book. Let the answering machine get it.
I can see a red flag waving when I'd rather be aloneWhen I know it's him that's calling, and still I don't pick up the phone
Yusuke left a message. "Listen, Keiko, it's me, Yusuke. Sorry I didn't come yesterday or the day before. Duties again. I'll try to come over sometime this week, but don't get your hopes up. Bye."
And her hopes didn't rise. She didn't want them to. He just wasn't as important as he used to be.
I know there's a love here, that's a factBut he loves me more than I could ever love him back
I've been trying, but I just can't live like that
Keiko suddenly got up and went to the phone. She picked it up and punched in Yusuke's number.
"Hello?" Yusuke said.
"This is Keiko," Keiko said. "Listen, Yusuke, we ended our relationship 2 months ago, and I want it to stay ended. I'm sorry Yusuke. We can still be friends, but I'm just not as in love with you as I'd like to be. No…don't say anything. This is what I want. Good-bye, Yusuke, and I hope you find happiness."
I want the Earth to move; I want bells to ring When he walks in the room, I wanna hear angels singIt's not a bad situation that I'm in right now, you see
I'm just not as in love as I'd like to be
She hung up.
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