Is it you?
I don't own yu yu hakusho.

Also not a yaoi fan fiction.

Rinku sat at the window for almost a week straight. All of them could feel his pain but could do nothing for him. Chuu could hear him cry at night. And he would have such terrible nightmares. He would flail and scream. None of them tried anything for him. They just did their best to console him.

Midori-Roku was sitting inside a nice cozy warm house. She was also staring out the window. She felt so bad for leaving Rinku. But she couldn't think of a time to get out and find him. She still didn't want to put him in danger. After all for him to see her again she had to be without Cress or Mech. Those two really weren't very social. Espetially Mech. She didn't even want to think of what Mech would do if she were to meet someone else.

Mech was, how shall we say, somewhat crazy. After all they were all created by the same hermits. They had been created by one human, one demon, and one either animal or elixer. Unfortunately the human part of Mech was mentally unstable, but the hermits didn't know that so when they made her part of her mind collapsed. She had trouble with feelings and rationale.

But neither of them cared that much. After she had found out who her sisters were she was content. She was the last of them to be created. After her, the hermits had died. Actually Mech had killed them. She thought of herself as an abomination. She was a poorly put together praying mantis demon. She couldn't quite think straight most of the time. But she did have a vast assortment of intelligence.

Midori-Roku sighed as she stared out the window. Cress walked up behind her and began speaking to her.

Cress: I am sorry that you had to leave Rinku. I know how much he meant to you.
Midori: no. You do not really know till you have felt it.
Cress: I guess I would not. Anything I can do to help?
Midori: yeah. Convince Mech to meet someone else.
Cress: I have to say that I have been waiting for that for years. It still has not happened but I have eternity to wait.
Mech: I do not appreciate you speaking about me behind my back.
Cress: sorry. Not really saying much though.
Mech: what are you speaking about?
Midori: how many people have you met in your life Mech?
Mech: eight.
Midori: I know the first seven, but what is the last one.
Mech: the last one is one that met in one of my previous lives.
Cress: previous lives?
Mech: one of the lives that was once one of mine but has now joined to this one. One of the victims. It was the human's life. They had one person to them that they say they loved. That's the only one they can remember.
Cress: you can remember that kind of stuff?
Mech: no. She tells me of him. I like to hear of him. He was her love. They were to wed, but she was captured and forced into creation of me.
Cress: is that why she was. . . unstable?
Mech: I do not understand it. But she tries to explain it. I still don't understand.

Midori-Roku just stood there, pity in her eyes as she stared at the empty shell of this poor dear friend. Mech just stood there robotically.

Midori: I'm sorry.
Mech: for what?
Midori: but I must leave. I am not sure of when but I must within the next year. But if I am to leave you must follow. And I see that you will never do that. But I must force you to learn of what she speaks.
Mech: I do not understand.
Midori: WHY THE HELL NOT! YOU HAVE TO! I DID IT! WHY CAN'T YOU!

Cress and Mech both start at this comment. Midori-Roku continued to stare angrily at them. Finally she just fell to the floor weeping.

Midori: I have to see him. I can't just break my promise to Rinku. I can't just leave him there expecting me! I have to go see him!

Cress and Mech still just stood there dumbfounded by her. Cress then moved forward to hug Midori-Roku. She warmly returned the hug. Mech just stood there confused.

Midori: do you understand now?
Mech: no. I'm sorry I do not.
Midori: but you have to. Otherwise you would not be sorry.
Mech: perhaps I understand more than I know but I am still not ready to leave and meet anyone else.
Cress: we will give you two months to reconsider this and learn. But after that we will leave you, perhaps forever. Without you we may die.

Mech: I do not know what to say.
Midori: say that you will try.
Mech: I will try.

Rinku continued to stare out the window and wait for Midori-Roku to return as she said she would in her letter. A month passed and she still had not shown up. He was beginning to get discouraged. But one day he went for a walk to see if he could find her. He then saw a snake but it didn't seem to care. He reached out and touched it. It's slender lithe form slithered out of his grip. This made him remember Midori-Roku even more. He went home and waited another month.

Midori-Roku walked up to Mech who was sitting up a tree.

Midori: do you understand now?
Mech: somewhat. I know more than I did previously. But I do not understand completely.
Midori: are you ready to leave?
Mech: yes.
Cress: then let us go!

They walked for nearly a day then they finally made it to the same house that Rinku had brought her back to. Midori-Roku stopped for a moment just out of view in the bushes. She walked forward with Cress and Mech. She knocked on the door. It was around ten at night. Chuu walked to the door after closing Rinku into his room to sleep. He opened the door to Midori-Roku standing there.

Chuu: Midori-Roku?
Midori: yes. I am here to see Rinku.
Chuu: uh. . . sure. Lemme just go wake 'im up.
Midori: I would be very thankful.

Chuu walks off upstairs to wake up Rinku. Midori-Roku and her friends walked inside, much to the surprise of Jin and Touya.

Jin: Midori-Roku?
Mdiori: yes, how are you Jin?
Jin: fine.
Touya: who are they?
Cress: my name is Cress. And this is . . .
Mech: Mech.
Jin: okay.

At that point Rinku walked downstairs rubbing his eyes. He looked forward to see Midori-Roku standing there smiling. Rinku ran up to her and hugged her hips. Midori-Roku keeled down so that she could hug him back.

Rinku: Midori-Roku! You're all right!
Midori: yes, I am fine. Are you?
Rinku: I'm really happy you're back.
Midori: unfortunately I cannot stay. I must leave before I put you in any more danger.
Rinku: what?
Midori: I can stay for a little while longer but not any longer. For if I were to stay here with you, they would come back for me again. I promise you though that as soon as the threat is gone I will be back here as fast as I can.
Rinku: I don't care though!
Midori: that is why I am doing this though. Because I care. I will stay until morn then I must return.
Rinku: but why?
Midori: I am sorry. I wish it were different. But it is not and I cannot change it.
Mech: I understand.
Touya: what?
Mech: I understand how they feel. They do not feel sympathy, regret, or any other emotion. Just love. Nothing more.
Jin: you're confusing me.
Mech: but I never understood before. I do now though. Now she can rest in peace.
Cress: that is nice Mech.

The next morning Rinku woke to find Midori-Roku and her friends gone. He felt bad but he just had to hope that he would see her again.

Midori-Roku split up from Cress and Mech. She was caught by Akai- Shi. She regretted not staying to say goodbye to Rinku but she couldn't change it now. Cress and Mech searched for their friend but never found her. All they found was a snakes pelt hung on a bloodied tree. Rinku never say her again, nor did anyone else. Later Cress and Mech found Akai- Shi and killed her. Akai-Shi admitted to killing Midori-Roku.

A/N: I happen to like the ending. Sad sad, tear, tear. Oh well. NOW I CAN START ANOTHER FIC!