Disclaimer:  Only own Shizu.

Shattered Edges of a Broken Heart

By:  Crystal of Psyche

Chapter 5:  Drunken Rage

Author's Note:  It's tough to update now cause school has started again.  But I'll try my best.

Yusuke stood next to the window, letting his eyes slowly focused on everything.  He noticed that he was in a cabin some where deep in the mountains.  Judging from how old the trees are humans have never been this deep.  He figured other inhuman beings probably hide here, for now at least.  In the distance he saw some rustle in the woods.  He heard the front door open and notice Jin step out in the lawn.

Just then two people ran into the clearing, he recognized the ice demon Touya but the second…he stood there jaw open at the female walking happily over to Jin.  "Shizu?"  Yusuke walked to the door and stood there.  The girl noticed him and smiled.  He smiled back, so happy that he could see her face.  She quickly walked up to him and he got lost in her bright green eyes.

"Looks like someone didn't wait to get their bandages off.  It was a little early but we'll let it slide," she said.  Shizu turned to Jin.  "The others not here?"  Jin frowned and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Probably at de bar gettin drunk again," Jin said he walked up to Shizu and gave her a very serious stare, very unlike Jin, "If he tries anythin again, all you gotta do is yell fer us.  And we'll be down before he hurts you."

Shizu just waved him off, while Yusuke was looking confused to one to the other, "He's never hurt me, and he never will.  It's just that when he's drunk just he doesn't think straight."

"Who are we talking about?" Yusuke asked, Jin didn't say anything.  He just put his hands on his hips and walked inside the house, followed closely by Touya.  Yusuke turned to Shizu who was smiling at him.

"They're like my older brothers always too protective," she explained, she grabbed his hand and dragged him into the house.  "Come on!  Let me show you where your room is!"  Along the way he managed to grab his bag full of stuff as she led him to one part of the house.  She slid open the door to his room.  (A/N:  the house is like a dojo back in the old days.  Let's just say Shizu and company found an old dojo and fixed it up.)

"Wow," the room Shizu led him to was pretty spacey in the middle was folded up futon and etc.  Along the wall was varies stuff, like tables and dressers.  On one side there was a door that opened up to the main courtyard or garden.  She opened that door so he could see the view.  She smiled once again at his expression.

"You like?" her voice coaxed with honey as she walked out into the yard.  He followed her and took a good look at the yard.  Shizu walked over to the only other door that was attached to the yard and opened it.  "This is my room so you don't have to worry about being alone in this big place.  The rest of the guys are on the other side."  She said pointing to the opposite end of the place.  "Any questions?"

"Who are the other demons?" Yusuke asked in curiousity.  Shizu shook her head.

"Don't try to be sly with me.  They'll introduce themselves," she started skipping through the halls towards the dining room.  But before leaving out of Yusuke's sight she turned around to face him again.  "Oh!  And Yusuke?"

"Yeah?"

"Take a bath!!  You reek!!"

"Pssh!  Women and they're hygiene obsession!  They're all the same…demon or not."

*****

Keiko walked out of the coffee shop smiling.  At least she didn't have to deal with Urameshi anymore, everything seem just peachy.  She had this wonderful new boyfriend that was with her most of his free time.  Unlike Urameshi always dumping her to save someone.  She really didn't care about that other person; all she wanted was to have the toughest guy around as her boyfriend.  It was good on her rep.

She walked down the street humming a tune she heard on the radio.  She took a sip of her coffee as she walked through the park…she didn't notice a presence that had been addressed not too long ago.  Hiei had been standing behind a tree waiting for Keiko to walk by.  "Hello Keiko…Nice evening isn't' it?"  He spoke without looking at her.

Keiko froze and slowly turned to see the fire demon, she felt her nerves shoot up.  "What do you want?"  She said rather coldly.  Hiei looked up, his eyes narrowed.

"There's something I want to tell you."

Keiko flipped the ends of her hair and turned to leave, "You know, I really don't care!!"

"Yusuke's still alive and well."

She froze in her tracks and turned swiftly to Hiei glaring so hard, that it would feel like real daggers flinging at Hiei.  But you know Hiei, the type that have no emotion or hide it very well.  He actually smirked at her expression.  "He can't be alive!!!  He wasn't supposed to survive!!"

Hiei raised an eyebrow at her comment, while she gasped and covered her hand over her mouth and quickly fled the scene.  Hiei stood there in confusion, after a while he narrowed his eyes.  "That's odd."

******

Yusuke relaxed his muscles as he sunk more into the steaming water of the hot spring.  It was so peaceful here, maybe he should stay with this group of demons.  He wouldn't have to go to school anymore, he let out a little mental whoop inside his mind.  He heard some footsteps and then the door opening, his head turned beat red when he saw who it was.

"Yusuke!!  Dinner's ready!!  And hurry up!!! I wanna take a bath too!!!" Shizu left as fast as she came in.  Yusuke relaxed once she was gone, though the red on his face hadn't gone entirely away.  'I guess she's used to it…she does after all live with four other guys.  By the way, I wander when I'll meet the other two demons.'  He heard a crash, and then Touya's voice yelling.

"Damn it!!!  Not again!!!!!!  GO PUKE IN THE BATHROOM!!!!!"  Yusuke quickly finished up, got just dressed and rushed into the living room.  They're he saw a little kid, sitting on the couch.  Yusuke stopped and stared at him, the boy noticed he was being watched and turned around and smiled at him.

"Hello Yusuke!!  Long time no see!"

"Rinku?"

"Yeah, I bet you're surprised to see me here, but I guess it's safe to say now that I'm demon #3!"  The boy said happily he got out two of his yo yo's and started playing with them.  Yusuke walked over to the table and sat down next to Touya.

"Sooo," Yusuke started, "Where's demon #4?"

Touya let out a grunt, "Probably still puking his brains out, luckily Jin was kind enough to help him."  Yusuke let out a 'o' and then sat patiently at the table.  Touya doesn't seem to be the talking type like Jin or Shizu.  Which reminded him.

"Where's Shizu?"

"DINNER'S READY!!"  Shizu cried happily as she walked in with a pot of soup.  Rinku pocketed his yo yo's and skipped over to the seat next to Shizu.  The two of them started chatting while waiting for the other two demons to come in and sit at the table.  There was another crash Touya jumped up and rushed in to help Jin closely followed by Rinku.  Shizu looked sadly at the almost empty table.

"What's wrong?" Yusuke asked politely.

"If they don't hurry up the food will get cold."  Shizu sniffled, while Yusuke fell over anime style.  He got back up when he noticed her get up.  She walked over to a wall where many weapons were mantled on it, she gently picked up the bow and slowly walk towards where all the commotion was.

"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT ARE YOU!!!" Shizu calmly looked at him and smiled slightly.

"I don't want the food to go cold," she said innocently as she walked out of the room.  There was even more crashing, cussing, and etc. coming from the other room.  Yusuke listened to all the chaos, and sweat dropped.

"Maybe this isn't such a peaceful place after all…"

Author's Note:  Yep, that's it for now!! ^-^ can you guess whose the fourth demon!?!  Cause I won't tell till the next chapter!!!  Any ways…the dangerous stunts and maneuvers are just beginning!!!

Shizu:  What do you mean stunts!?!

Rinku:  I nearly broke my arm in that last scene!!!

Jin:  Right!!  WE DON DO STUNTS!!!!

Crystal:  *melts under Jin's accent* whatever you say Jin

Jin, Shizu, and Rinku: *Sweat drops*

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