Inuyasha Meets Yusuke
"I'm just saying maybe you should try to go to school more often," said Keiko as she walked down the street with her friend Yusuke. "It wouldn't hurt if you just tried a little harder."
"Why should I go to school anyway?" he retorted, "It's just a waste of time, they never teach you anything useful there and it would probably be wasted on me anyway."
"You can't know that! If you just put in a little more effort...." She paused suddenly as some boys came into view. They were thugs that liked to mug the locals, luckily they were turned away, most likely because they had already found a victim.
"Come on honey just a few bucks and we'll let you through" said one.
"Or if your short on cash," said another, "I'm sure we can work out another form of payment." He gazed down at the girl's legs and started to move toward her. "Yusuke do something!" cried Keiko.
At the sound of her voice the thugs looked up and forgot their former pray.
"Well, well, well," said the first, " If it isn't Yusuke Urameshi and his little girlfriend. I hear you think your pretty tough beating down Kuwabara all the time but I bet you'd turn tale if you ever got into a real fight."
"You wish," Yusuke said with a smirk, "Keiko take this girl and get out of here, I'll catch up with you." Just then he lunged at the gang and proceeded to give them the savage beating they deserved.
Keiko helped the girl up and they ran off down the street. After several minuets of jogging they slowed down to a walk and started talking.
"Is your boyfriend going to be okay?" asked the girl.
"Oh don't worry about Yusuke he's taken a lot worse," said Keiko reflecting on the many demons he had fought. "And we're just friends, sorta."
"Well either way," said the girl, "I want to thank you I don't know what I would have done if you guys hadn't shown up."
"Don't mention it, there was no way we could have just left you there. It was the least we could do. By the way I'm Keiko."
"My name is Kagome, it's nice to meet you Keiko."
The girls continue talking as they walk home. Eventually they part and we fade to the next day.
"Did and that girl get home all right?" asked Yusuke. "I would have caught up with you but of few of those guys pulled out chains, it took me a little longer than I thought to beat them down."
"That's okay," said Keiko. "We got home fine. It turns out she's a really nice girl. Her name is Kagome Higurashi and she goes to a school across town."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever as long as she's okay. I'm just glad I won't have to worry about seeing her anymore."
"Actually," said Keiko a little more miffed now, "I'm going over her house after school today. We got to be pretty good friends while you were busy throwing punches."
Yusuke groaned, "I suppose I otta walk you there and make sure those jerks from yesterday don't try and jump you." He smirked, "Though I dought they'll want another beating so soon."
Later that day the two arrived at Kagome's house. Keiko rang the doorbell.
"You know," she said, "You stay for a little while. I'm sure she'd like to thank you in person. Plus she said her mom is baking a chocolate cake just for you."
Yusuke shifted uncomfortably at how he was obviously expected to stay. He thought about leaving for a moment just to spite her but decided against it and nodded his head reluctantly. "All right I'll stay. But just for a little while."
Keiko smiled as Kagome's mother answered the door. She had been hoping he'd stay, she hadn't gotten to see him much lately.
"You must be Keiko and Yusuke," said Mrs. Higurashi, "Kagome is out back, you're welcome to join her."
The two bowed respectively and headed toward the back door. Once outside they spotted Kagome near what appeared to be an old shrine. They headed toward her and called out as they approached the small building.
"Oh, hi guys!" she said, "Yusuke I was hoping you'd come, I wanted to thank you for what you did yesterday."
"It was nothing those guys had it coming anyway. Hey by the way what is this?" he said pointing to the shrine.
"Well this is the shrine for an old well that my family are the caretakers of. It's supposed to be magical," she paused for a minute. "Would you like to see it?"
"Sure why not?" said Keiko. "It should be interesting."
Yusuke just shrugged so Kagome pulled back the doors to reveal a small dark room. There was a set of stairs leading down to what appeared to be a very old dry well.
As they slowly descended, Yusuke stayed behind.
"What's wrong Yusuke?" asked Keiko.
"Do you hear that?" he asked his tone a little strained. Something was wrong here.
Everyone was silent as they listened. At first, there was nothing to be heard and then a faint scratching noise began.
Kagome suddenly paled in the darkness but tried to cover it up. "Oh, that's probably just some rats," she said her tone falsely light. "I keep forgetting they're down here. All the same, we better get out. We don't want to get bitten. We're not even really supposed to be down here it's very..." She stopped suddenly the faint scratching had become a loud creaking. Frightened the floor might cave in Yusuke took a step back. The ground began to shake, suddenly a giant monster sprung out of the well. It had six horrible heads, all with blood-red eyes. It reached forth with two massive claws and began sniffing the air with its tongue like a snake.
"The jewel!" it cried, "Give it to me!"
Before anyone could react it reached out and grabbed Keiko and Kagome.
"Keiko!" Yusuke shouted.
"Put her down," yelled Kagome, "It's me you want."
"Lies, all lies!" roared the beast. It moved forward with its terrible fangs but then suddenly something seemed to be pulling it down toward the well. The monster writhed and screamed but could not break free as it moved back towards the depths.
However the grips it had on the two girls would not be loosened and before Yusuke could do anything, they had all disappeared. Without hesitating, he leapt forth into the well but when he landed nothing happened, he simply hit the bottom. He grabbed some vines and began to pull himself out, wondering frantically what he should do.
As soon as he was out he ran outside and cried one word, "Boton!"
"I'm just saying maybe you should try to go to school more often," said Keiko as she walked down the street with her friend Yusuke. "It wouldn't hurt if you just tried a little harder."
"Why should I go to school anyway?" he retorted, "It's just a waste of time, they never teach you anything useful there and it would probably be wasted on me anyway."
"You can't know that! If you just put in a little more effort...." She paused suddenly as some boys came into view. They were thugs that liked to mug the locals, luckily they were turned away, most likely because they had already found a victim.
"Come on honey just a few bucks and we'll let you through" said one.
"Or if your short on cash," said another, "I'm sure we can work out another form of payment." He gazed down at the girl's legs and started to move toward her. "Yusuke do something!" cried Keiko.
At the sound of her voice the thugs looked up and forgot their former pray.
"Well, well, well," said the first, " If it isn't Yusuke Urameshi and his little girlfriend. I hear you think your pretty tough beating down Kuwabara all the time but I bet you'd turn tale if you ever got into a real fight."
"You wish," Yusuke said with a smirk, "Keiko take this girl and get out of here, I'll catch up with you." Just then he lunged at the gang and proceeded to give them the savage beating they deserved.
Keiko helped the girl up and they ran off down the street. After several minuets of jogging they slowed down to a walk and started talking.
"Is your boyfriend going to be okay?" asked the girl.
"Oh don't worry about Yusuke he's taken a lot worse," said Keiko reflecting on the many demons he had fought. "And we're just friends, sorta."
"Well either way," said the girl, "I want to thank you I don't know what I would have done if you guys hadn't shown up."
"Don't mention it, there was no way we could have just left you there. It was the least we could do. By the way I'm Keiko."
"My name is Kagome, it's nice to meet you Keiko."
The girls continue talking as they walk home. Eventually they part and we fade to the next day.
"Did and that girl get home all right?" asked Yusuke. "I would have caught up with you but of few of those guys pulled out chains, it took me a little longer than I thought to beat them down."
"That's okay," said Keiko. "We got home fine. It turns out she's a really nice girl. Her name is Kagome Higurashi and she goes to a school across town."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever as long as she's okay. I'm just glad I won't have to worry about seeing her anymore."
"Actually," said Keiko a little more miffed now, "I'm going over her house after school today. We got to be pretty good friends while you were busy throwing punches."
Yusuke groaned, "I suppose I otta walk you there and make sure those jerks from yesterday don't try and jump you." He smirked, "Though I dought they'll want another beating so soon."
Later that day the two arrived at Kagome's house. Keiko rang the doorbell.
"You know," she said, "You stay for a little while. I'm sure she'd like to thank you in person. Plus she said her mom is baking a chocolate cake just for you."
Yusuke shifted uncomfortably at how he was obviously expected to stay. He thought about leaving for a moment just to spite her but decided against it and nodded his head reluctantly. "All right I'll stay. But just for a little while."
Keiko smiled as Kagome's mother answered the door. She had been hoping he'd stay, she hadn't gotten to see him much lately.
"You must be Keiko and Yusuke," said Mrs. Higurashi, "Kagome is out back, you're welcome to join her."
The two bowed respectively and headed toward the back door. Once outside they spotted Kagome near what appeared to be an old shrine. They headed toward her and called out as they approached the small building.
"Oh, hi guys!" she said, "Yusuke I was hoping you'd come, I wanted to thank you for what you did yesterday."
"It was nothing those guys had it coming anyway. Hey by the way what is this?" he said pointing to the shrine.
"Well this is the shrine for an old well that my family are the caretakers of. It's supposed to be magical," she paused for a minute. "Would you like to see it?"
"Sure why not?" said Keiko. "It should be interesting."
Yusuke just shrugged so Kagome pulled back the doors to reveal a small dark room. There was a set of stairs leading down to what appeared to be a very old dry well.
As they slowly descended, Yusuke stayed behind.
"What's wrong Yusuke?" asked Keiko.
"Do you hear that?" he asked his tone a little strained. Something was wrong here.
Everyone was silent as they listened. At first, there was nothing to be heard and then a faint scratching noise began.
Kagome suddenly paled in the darkness but tried to cover it up. "Oh, that's probably just some rats," she said her tone falsely light. "I keep forgetting they're down here. All the same, we better get out. We don't want to get bitten. We're not even really supposed to be down here it's very..." She stopped suddenly the faint scratching had become a loud creaking. Frightened the floor might cave in Yusuke took a step back. The ground began to shake, suddenly a giant monster sprung out of the well. It had six horrible heads, all with blood-red eyes. It reached forth with two massive claws and began sniffing the air with its tongue like a snake.
"The jewel!" it cried, "Give it to me!"
Before anyone could react it reached out and grabbed Keiko and Kagome.
"Keiko!" Yusuke shouted.
"Put her down," yelled Kagome, "It's me you want."
"Lies, all lies!" roared the beast. It moved forward with its terrible fangs but then suddenly something seemed to be pulling it down toward the well. The monster writhed and screamed but could not break free as it moved back towards the depths.
However the grips it had on the two girls would not be loosened and before Yusuke could do anything, they had all disappeared. Without hesitating, he leapt forth into the well but when he landed nothing happened, he simply hit the bottom. He grabbed some vines and began to pull himself out, wondering frantically what he should do.
As soon as he was out he ran outside and cried one word, "Boton!"
