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Author's Note: Well folks, this is it. The conclusion to A Snag in Love. I've had fun writing this story, and I'd like to thank all that reviewed for me. You guys are great, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. ^_^
Chapter: 15
He let out a groan as he felt himself teetering on the edge consciousness. He didn't WANT to wake up! His head began to throb, and his muscles began to ache. Suddenly, he felt a cool, familiar palm on his forehead. He willed his eyes to slowly open, but snapped them shut once the light hit them.

"Stop being such a baby Yusuke. Open your eyes." Said an even more familiar voice.

He groaned again, and once again, attempted to open his eyes. This time, he managed to make his eyelids go all the way up, revealing sleep glazed eyes.

"Morning." He mumbled.

Keiko looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"A little late Yusuke. It's night." She replied.

Yusuke chuckled. He looked her up and down. Keiko was wearing a pair of baggy khakis, an undershirt, and a blue over shirt. Her glossy hair hung down around her face, and her eyes were bright. He tried to sit up, but failed, much to his embarrassment.

Keiko rushed to help him, and after a short little struggle, Yusuke was sitting up, his back leaning against a bunch of soft pillows.

"How do you feel?" Keiko asked, taking a seat on the side of the bed.

Yusuke shrugged. How did he feel? Like the equivalent of shit, but who was he to complain? At least he was alive. . . .Alive.

"Keiko!"

"Hm?"

"Kurama, and Hiei, the others. Where are they? Are they okay?" The frantic questions tumbled from his tongue, and Keiko seemed to catch every one of them.

"Kurama is alright, his wound is healing nicely. Hiei is regaining his strength quickly, as one might expect, Tain, Timerie, Nissa, and Dimitre have all woken up and are walking around like nothing ever happened. In fact, they've been helping out around here. Kane is fine, he was never injured, and Cimmy is fine too. You're the last one to wake up, Yusuke. . . lazy." She added playfully.

Yusuke sighed in relief. "Good. I was worried." He paused to think a moment. "Um Keiko, would you mind explaining to me where 'here' is exactly?"

Keiko smiled. "Yomi's. After you went down, Yomi and his soldiers arrived. They were coming to help, but obviously arrived to late. He was kind enough to care for everyone. He's offered to let you stay here until you get back on your feet." She said.

"How long have I been out?"

"Oh, I'd say a about a week."

Yusuke's eyes went wide. "That long!?" He exclaimed.

"Like I said, you're lazy." She replied.

Yusuke rolled his eyes, and sighed.

"So everything is okay now, huh?"

She nodded. "Yeah, everything is okay now."

A silence ensued, but for some reason, it was a comfortable silence, unlike so many of the previous. However, a knock on the door shattered the peace, and Keiko gracefully got up from her seat to answer. Yusuke watched her as she crossed the room, and opened the doors, but only so much. He could not see who was on the opposite side. He listened as he heard the murmur of soft voices, and then Keiko turned around and closed the door. She carried a tray over to him.

"Here. Ellena sends this. The tea will help you to regain your strength, but I'll warn you, it might kill your taste buds." Keiko said, setting the tray down across the Yusuke's lap.

He looked at the various foods, his stomach grumbling, but something poked at his mind, a question. Keiko started to walk away from him, and Yusuke looked up, abruptly catching her wrist.

"Yusuke, I'm just going to get you some fresh clothing, I'll be right back." She said.

Yusuke starred intently at her.

"Be back. For how long, Keiko?" He asked.

"What?"

"For how long?" Yusuke persisted.

Keiko shook her head. "I don't understand what you mean."

"After . . . all of this, are you leaving?"

Keiko blinked, but then sighed, and sat down on the edge of the bed once again. She took Yusuke's hands in her own, removing the tray from her path.
"Leaving? Why would I leave? I don't really have anything to go back to. My life back on Earth is empty, and to tell you the truth, I get lonely. Yusuke, I didn't come here believing that I wanted to be with you again. I came here telling myself that I hated you, and that I was only tagging along because Kurama and Hiei sent me on a gilt trip. The truth is, Yusuke, that I really came here because . . . because I never stopped loving you."

Yusuke brought his hand up to cup Keiko's cheek. Tears stung his eyes, and he pulled her in for a tight embrace. Keiko returned the hug just as eagerly.

"Please, tell my you're not a figment of my imagination, that you're really going to stay here with me. I don't want to live without you." Yusuke said, choking back sobs.

Keiko hugged him tighter.

"I'm not a figment of your imagination, and I'm not going anywhere." She said.

"Promise me?" He asked.

Keiko gazed at him through glassy eyes. The piece that had disappeared from her life so long ago was sitting right in front of her. He was asking for her presence, for . . . her. And she wanted him, oh how she wanted him. There was nothing tying her to the human world, nothing that she wasn't willing to let go of. The Makai. It wasn't such a terrible place. Actually, it was quite beautiful, and so unscathed, unlike the Ningenkai. She had come to know demons here, demons that she considered her friends. Yusuke's territory. They could rebuild it . . . together, and that dreadful castle could be given the woman's touch that it longed for.

Tears slid down her cheeks now.

"Yusuke," she began softly. "You're all I need."

And they sealed their promise with a kiss.
-OWARI