Chap.2 Time I Paid You Back

As soon as I got home, I got ready for bed even though it was a little early and gulped down the contents of the vial.

It tasted a little bit like lemonade, which is too bad because I can't stand lemonade. After drinking it, I felt a little woozy and I practically fainted into my bed.

The next morning my head was throbbing like there was a jackhammer in it. I looked in the mirror and I saw that anyone would be able to tell that I was in a lot of pain, which was not something I needed right then. I wondered if maybe I'd gotten a hangover last night without knowing it, which was doubtful, since I can't stand alcohol either. My thoughts were interrupted, however, when the jackhammer came down extra hard.

I don't think a single piece of aspirin within a mile of my house survived that day.

When the pain finally subsided and I felt I was presentable enough to go to the outside world I put on my jacket and went out for a walk in the park.

I wondered what I should tell Yusuke and the others; if what the old lady had said was true they would probably start noticing differences in me in the next few days. What would I tell them when they did? The truth I guess, I only hoped they didn't freak out too much when I told them.

But when should I tell them? It might be better to not wait until they found out for themselves. On the other hand, I didn't want to even think about how much stress would be involved in telling Yusuke.

If it was even true.

As I continued walking, I became even more doubtful of this. The only changes I had noticed were major headaches and now even those had gone away. Maybe nothing would happen at all. One way to find out...

I waited three whole days and still I felt nothing different about me. On the other hand, I hadn't seen Yusuke or the others and they might be able to tell more than I could.

I was too curious to worry about what they'd say anymore so I went off in search of Yusuke. I decided to take a little-used shortcut through the woods. I had barley gone ten feet into them when I heard Yusuke's voice. I couldn't make out exactly what he was saying but it sounded like he was in trouble.

Using speed I didn't know I had I ran towards his voice. I'd run for what felt like a mile when I came upon a clearing. In it was the whole gang Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei. But where was Yusuke? I looked around and to my horror, I saw that he was in the clutches of a horrible twelve-foot monster!

I had to do something but what? I looked around and found a good-sized rock. I picked it up and chucked it at the demon.

It wasn't a bad shot if I do say so myself. It hit him square in the eye. Unfortunately when you pit a twelve foot demon against a five inch rock, guess what? The rock isn't going to win.

It served its purpose though, the demon dropped Yusuke in surprise, now it had a new target, me.

It took a moment before the rest of the group really noticed I was there because I was still a little covered by the trees. Yusuke was the first to see me.

"Keiko!" he cried. "What are you doing here? Get away quick!"

For a moment I almost did just that but then something took hold of me. Something new, strange, and bold. Something I had never felt before. I liked it.

"I'm sorry Yusuke," I said, "but I can't just leave you here. Besides I think it's time I paid you back."

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