Chapter 2
"Very good." Said a mysterious voice, looking into an orb with Yusuke's love sickened expression on. "He still has feelings for the girl. I told him how human emotions would get him into trouble, just like the last time he saw me, except last time, he escaped. Not this time... this time, him and the girl will both be dead." The voice started laughing, as a bolt of lightning struck.
Keiko shot up, cold sweat on, scared beyond belief. She looked around, seeing she was inside her room. This thought had comforted her, as she reached towards the telephone. She dialed Yusuke's number, and she knew she had to tell him about the dream she had... something bad was going to happen, she knew it was. The phone started ringing, as she got up and went into the bathroom. She started running water, and Yusuke picked up. "Yusuke... help. I just had the worst dream." He was speechless.
"Are you alright?" He said, concerned
"Yea.. I'm fine but..."
"Good, I'll be over in 5 minutes." He said hanging up the phone. She looked at the phone, and a giggle came out. She knew that he obviously was telling the truth last night, and put the phone on the sink. She splashed some water on her face, cooling her skin. She walked into her room, put something appropriate on, and went downstairs. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. She looked on the table, and saw a note,
To Keiko,
We'll be gone for the day again. Sorry to leave you alone last night, but Yusuke assured us that you were alright when we came home. If you need us, call us at the restaurant.Love always,
Mom and Dad
She put the note down, and knew it was a good thing they weren't going to be home. She knew that Yusuke could stay with her for a while and protect her. As soon as Yusuke popped into her mind, he popped up at the door. He knocked, a lot, "Keiko! Keiko open the door before I knock it down!" She giggled, started walking over to the door and as she opened it, she saw a blue sphere about to jet from his finger, with a look saying "SPIRT-", then seeing Keiko there, the blue disappeared. He looked at her, with a concerned look, and the grasped her in his arms, thanking god that she was there. "I didn't sleep last night, I was too afraid that something would have happened to you, that's why I waited up for you're parents to get home." He said... smirking. Then he looked at her. She was wearing a white blouse, and a blue skirt. Her hair was down, like it was the night before, and her eyes were swollen. Tears started forming again. "Keiko, please, I told you I never want to see you cry."
She looked up at him, knowing that he was speaking truthfully. "Please, tell me everything about Suzaku. I want the truth Yusuke." He sighed, remembering the promise he made to her, and figured that it also referred to past cases as well. They sat down, and he told her the whole story about everything, the whistle, the spirit beasts, and his sacrifice. She listened closely as everything seemed to fit together with her now. He apologized to her, but explained how he wasn't allowed to tell her at that time, and she understood.
"He won't ever hurt you again, I won't let him." Yusuke said, wrapping his arms around her. He just held her for a few minutes, not knowing what else to do. A tear ran down his cheek, because he was so afraid of losing her again. "Tell me what happened in your dream, Keiko. I know it's hard but I can't help you unless I know exactly what happened."
"Hn... pathetic." Hiei smirked. "What is with humans and letting their feelings get in the way?" He was sitting on a tree branch, watching them through a window. "It makes me sick. One day I will kill Yusuke for being such a..."
"A what? Caring person?" Hiei looked around, and Kurama jumped down from a higher branch.
"Caring person... why would anyone do anything to risk themselves for another. What benefit would they get from that?"
"There are things that are important in life, Hiei. Yusuke just found it differently than you did."
"Hn. Well he found it the same way you did, sacrificing himself for a normal human. Almost dying to save a mother, not even your real mother."
"Well, It's a different thing when it's your sister, now isn't it Hiei?" Kurama said sternly. "You are very hipacritical. You are willing to sacrifice when it's your sister, but when it's someone else's problem, it's different now isn't it? You can't even tell her that you're her sister, yet alone Kuwabara, your friend who is in love with her."
"First, Kurama, it's not your buisness, Don't bring up my sister, and that bastard is not my friend wether you think it or not. I should kill you right now for even saying that." He said. "For being so smart you sound stupid right now Kurama." He vanished into thin air. Kurama stood there, shaking his head. He looked in towards Yusuke and Keiko.
"I saw him.... I know it sounds crazy since I've never actually seen him, but I saw Suzaku." Keiko explained. "His blonde hair, the two red strands in the front, the muscles, the lightning, everything. The look on his face watching me on the screen, expecting me to die, then turning towards you and going, 'Yusuke, you should feel honored. Not everyone's girlfriend who gets to star in a horror movie.' Then, you disappeared, as well as that scene. His body was dead on the floor, as his spirit surrounded a very muscular man, with lightning surrounding him." Then, she finished it off with the orb part of the dream. "Then, I woke up. Yusuke... why would he try to kill me? How did he know about me?"
Yusuke looked at her in shock. "I don't know... but he knew that you were important to me somehow." She looked at him, and he looked fearful. He walked away from her, going towards the window. For the first time, he realized that Suzaku was going to hit him where it hurt. He was going to go for Keiko again, as Koenma said, he was going to hit where it would hurt the most. Then, he had a flashback of seeing Keiko running on the screen in Suzaku's lair... He looked back over at Keiko, who looked beautiful more than ever. He grabbed her, wrapping his arms around her. "I won't let him hurt you again, even if my life depends on it."
"Excellent." A mysterious voice said, looking into an orb. "You did well, Suzaku."
"Thank you brother, but it was easy knowing that it would hurt Yusuke and Keiko. I added a few extra touches to the dream. I made it seem like I was actually still alive to the poor pathetic girl. She's with Yusuke right now, and they're about to fall asleep. Shall we go?" Suzaku's ghostly figure twirled around his brother. Raidon smiled, knowing that this was the opportune chance to attack.
"Yes... now seems perfect."
Yusuke and Keiko were asleep in each others arms on the couch in front of the fireplace. They had been sitting there for hours, waiting for Keiko's parents to get home so Yusuke could at least wait outside by her window in a tree or something, and they both dozed off. A big lightning bolt suddenly crashed outside, waking Keiko up. She looked around, not knowing what was going on, so she lied back down by her boyfriend's side, snuggling up against him. A smile appeared on his face, and she kissed him on the cheek before closing her eyes again. The door burst open, and this time it was loud enough for Yusuke to hear. They both woke up, pouncing from the couch. There stood before them a man, so unbelievably big and muscular that it was hard to stand without cowering. He was tall, very dark with blonde hair. He had a muscle tank on, with his muscles bulging out of his body, veins popped out and everything. He had some kind of eye wear on so that nobody could see his eyes. Imprinted on his left arm was a lightning bolt. "Very nice house... don't mind if we stop in now do you?" A voice so dark came out that it sent shivers down Keiko's body. Yusuke could see her fear, and stood in front of her.
Yusuke looked at them with the dirtiest look on his face. "You have two choices. Turn around and I'll let you live."
"What if I don't?" The voice said again. "What possible chance do you have against the powerful Raidon?"
"If you don't leave, I'll kill you full of pain and torture." Raidon looked over at the two, went over to the couch and sat down. Keiko backed up, and Yusuke stood where he was.
"This is a nice place, I think I'll stay for a little while." He said, laughing as he said so.
"YOU STUPID BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU NOW! MEET YOUR DOOM!" Yusuke started running towards him, blue gleaming all around his body. He held up his hand, aiming right at his head. 'SHOT-" Before he could finish, the lightning bolt started growing and extending throughout Raidon's whole arm, as a smile appeared on the man's face. Yusuke looked at him, still aiming. A bolt of lightning appeared in his hand, as Yusuke looked at him again, still in full sprint towards him. "SHOTGUN!" Yusuke screamed, and at that moment, Yusuke blacked out, hitting a wall, falling to the ground.
Raidon looked at the floor, seeing Yusuke on the ground. "YUSUKE!" She screamed, running towards him. She checked for a pulse, and he was still alive. Keiko looked at Raidon, ran up to him and started hitting him. "YOU HURT YUSUKE! YOU ALMOST MADE ME LOSE HIM!" Raidon laughed, seeing this tiny child hitting his muscles. He picked her up, and started walking towards the door.
"Brother, let me piss off the little devil on the floor. I won't take long."
"KEIKO!" Yusuke said. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KEIKO YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" Suzaku appeared, and Yusuke squirmed backwards. Then, finally standing up, looked at him. "How are you still here? What the hell are you?" Suzaku laughed. "WHERE THE HELL IS KEIKO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KEIKO!"
"Relax human, Keiko is with my brother. She'll be fine as long as she doesn't piss him off... you should see my brother when he is pissed off, and wait till you see him again. After killing his only brother, I think seeing you will definitely piss him off." Suzaku pushed Yusuke over, causing Yusuke to roll on the ground. He put his foot on his hand. "If you want to save your precious girlfriend, you'll come back to the place you killed me and do so." He stepped back. "Human feelings get you in trouble. I warned you last time, now didn't I?" He laughed, and started to disappear.
"COME BACK YOU COWARD! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU." He stood up, pointing at the figure going away. "SHOTGUN!" He screamed, as a jolt came out. Suzaku disappeared before Yusuke had any effect on him. "Keiko... I promised.. Nothing.. Would..."
Yusuke woke up, looking at the house, seeing it a mess. He ran out the door, looking around, trying to make sense. "KEIKO!" He screamed. Kneeling on the ground, in tears. He got up, and ran straight towards Kurama's house.
"Very good." Said a mysterious voice, looking into an orb with Yusuke's love sickened expression on. "He still has feelings for the girl. I told him how human emotions would get him into trouble, just like the last time he saw me, except last time, he escaped. Not this time... this time, him and the girl will both be dead." The voice started laughing, as a bolt of lightning struck.
Keiko shot up, cold sweat on, scared beyond belief. She looked around, seeing she was inside her room. This thought had comforted her, as she reached towards the telephone. She dialed Yusuke's number, and she knew she had to tell him about the dream she had... something bad was going to happen, she knew it was. The phone started ringing, as she got up and went into the bathroom. She started running water, and Yusuke picked up. "Yusuke... help. I just had the worst dream." He was speechless.
"Are you alright?" He said, concerned
"Yea.. I'm fine but..."
"Good, I'll be over in 5 minutes." He said hanging up the phone. She looked at the phone, and a giggle came out. She knew that he obviously was telling the truth last night, and put the phone on the sink. She splashed some water on her face, cooling her skin. She walked into her room, put something appropriate on, and went downstairs. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. She looked on the table, and saw a note,
To Keiko,
We'll be gone for the day again. Sorry to leave you alone last night, but Yusuke assured us that you were alright when we came home. If you need us, call us at the restaurant.Love always,
Mom and Dad
She put the note down, and knew it was a good thing they weren't going to be home. She knew that Yusuke could stay with her for a while and protect her. As soon as Yusuke popped into her mind, he popped up at the door. He knocked, a lot, "Keiko! Keiko open the door before I knock it down!" She giggled, started walking over to the door and as she opened it, she saw a blue sphere about to jet from his finger, with a look saying "SPIRT-", then seeing Keiko there, the blue disappeared. He looked at her, with a concerned look, and the grasped her in his arms, thanking god that she was there. "I didn't sleep last night, I was too afraid that something would have happened to you, that's why I waited up for you're parents to get home." He said... smirking. Then he looked at her. She was wearing a white blouse, and a blue skirt. Her hair was down, like it was the night before, and her eyes were swollen. Tears started forming again. "Keiko, please, I told you I never want to see you cry."
She looked up at him, knowing that he was speaking truthfully. "Please, tell me everything about Suzaku. I want the truth Yusuke." He sighed, remembering the promise he made to her, and figured that it also referred to past cases as well. They sat down, and he told her the whole story about everything, the whistle, the spirit beasts, and his sacrifice. She listened closely as everything seemed to fit together with her now. He apologized to her, but explained how he wasn't allowed to tell her at that time, and she understood.
"He won't ever hurt you again, I won't let him." Yusuke said, wrapping his arms around her. He just held her for a few minutes, not knowing what else to do. A tear ran down his cheek, because he was so afraid of losing her again. "Tell me what happened in your dream, Keiko. I know it's hard but I can't help you unless I know exactly what happened."
"Hn... pathetic." Hiei smirked. "What is with humans and letting their feelings get in the way?" He was sitting on a tree branch, watching them through a window. "It makes me sick. One day I will kill Yusuke for being such a..."
"A what? Caring person?" Hiei looked around, and Kurama jumped down from a higher branch.
"Caring person... why would anyone do anything to risk themselves for another. What benefit would they get from that?"
"There are things that are important in life, Hiei. Yusuke just found it differently than you did."
"Hn. Well he found it the same way you did, sacrificing himself for a normal human. Almost dying to save a mother, not even your real mother."
"Well, It's a different thing when it's your sister, now isn't it Hiei?" Kurama said sternly. "You are very hipacritical. You are willing to sacrifice when it's your sister, but when it's someone else's problem, it's different now isn't it? You can't even tell her that you're her sister, yet alone Kuwabara, your friend who is in love with her."
"First, Kurama, it's not your buisness, Don't bring up my sister, and that bastard is not my friend wether you think it or not. I should kill you right now for even saying that." He said. "For being so smart you sound stupid right now Kurama." He vanished into thin air. Kurama stood there, shaking his head. He looked in towards Yusuke and Keiko.
"I saw him.... I know it sounds crazy since I've never actually seen him, but I saw Suzaku." Keiko explained. "His blonde hair, the two red strands in the front, the muscles, the lightning, everything. The look on his face watching me on the screen, expecting me to die, then turning towards you and going, 'Yusuke, you should feel honored. Not everyone's girlfriend who gets to star in a horror movie.' Then, you disappeared, as well as that scene. His body was dead on the floor, as his spirit surrounded a very muscular man, with lightning surrounding him." Then, she finished it off with the orb part of the dream. "Then, I woke up. Yusuke... why would he try to kill me? How did he know about me?"
Yusuke looked at her in shock. "I don't know... but he knew that you were important to me somehow." She looked at him, and he looked fearful. He walked away from her, going towards the window. For the first time, he realized that Suzaku was going to hit him where it hurt. He was going to go for Keiko again, as Koenma said, he was going to hit where it would hurt the most. Then, he had a flashback of seeing Keiko running on the screen in Suzaku's lair... He looked back over at Keiko, who looked beautiful more than ever. He grabbed her, wrapping his arms around her. "I won't let him hurt you again, even if my life depends on it."
"Excellent." A mysterious voice said, looking into an orb. "You did well, Suzaku."
"Thank you brother, but it was easy knowing that it would hurt Yusuke and Keiko. I added a few extra touches to the dream. I made it seem like I was actually still alive to the poor pathetic girl. She's with Yusuke right now, and they're about to fall asleep. Shall we go?" Suzaku's ghostly figure twirled around his brother. Raidon smiled, knowing that this was the opportune chance to attack.
"Yes... now seems perfect."
Yusuke and Keiko were asleep in each others arms on the couch in front of the fireplace. They had been sitting there for hours, waiting for Keiko's parents to get home so Yusuke could at least wait outside by her window in a tree or something, and they both dozed off. A big lightning bolt suddenly crashed outside, waking Keiko up. She looked around, not knowing what was going on, so she lied back down by her boyfriend's side, snuggling up against him. A smile appeared on his face, and she kissed him on the cheek before closing her eyes again. The door burst open, and this time it was loud enough for Yusuke to hear. They both woke up, pouncing from the couch. There stood before them a man, so unbelievably big and muscular that it was hard to stand without cowering. He was tall, very dark with blonde hair. He had a muscle tank on, with his muscles bulging out of his body, veins popped out and everything. He had some kind of eye wear on so that nobody could see his eyes. Imprinted on his left arm was a lightning bolt. "Very nice house... don't mind if we stop in now do you?" A voice so dark came out that it sent shivers down Keiko's body. Yusuke could see her fear, and stood in front of her.
Yusuke looked at them with the dirtiest look on his face. "You have two choices. Turn around and I'll let you live."
"What if I don't?" The voice said again. "What possible chance do you have against the powerful Raidon?"
"If you don't leave, I'll kill you full of pain and torture." Raidon looked over at the two, went over to the couch and sat down. Keiko backed up, and Yusuke stood where he was.
"This is a nice place, I think I'll stay for a little while." He said, laughing as he said so.
"YOU STUPID BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU NOW! MEET YOUR DOOM!" Yusuke started running towards him, blue gleaming all around his body. He held up his hand, aiming right at his head. 'SHOT-" Before he could finish, the lightning bolt started growing and extending throughout Raidon's whole arm, as a smile appeared on the man's face. Yusuke looked at him, still aiming. A bolt of lightning appeared in his hand, as Yusuke looked at him again, still in full sprint towards him. "SHOTGUN!" Yusuke screamed, and at that moment, Yusuke blacked out, hitting a wall, falling to the ground.
Raidon looked at the floor, seeing Yusuke on the ground. "YUSUKE!" She screamed, running towards him. She checked for a pulse, and he was still alive. Keiko looked at Raidon, ran up to him and started hitting him. "YOU HURT YUSUKE! YOU ALMOST MADE ME LOSE HIM!" Raidon laughed, seeing this tiny child hitting his muscles. He picked her up, and started walking towards the door.
"Brother, let me piss off the little devil on the floor. I won't take long."
"KEIKO!" Yusuke said. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KEIKO YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" Suzaku appeared, and Yusuke squirmed backwards. Then, finally standing up, looked at him. "How are you still here? What the hell are you?" Suzaku laughed. "WHERE THE HELL IS KEIKO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KEIKO!"
"Relax human, Keiko is with my brother. She'll be fine as long as she doesn't piss him off... you should see my brother when he is pissed off, and wait till you see him again. After killing his only brother, I think seeing you will definitely piss him off." Suzaku pushed Yusuke over, causing Yusuke to roll on the ground. He put his foot on his hand. "If you want to save your precious girlfriend, you'll come back to the place you killed me and do so." He stepped back. "Human feelings get you in trouble. I warned you last time, now didn't I?" He laughed, and started to disappear.
"COME BACK YOU COWARD! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU." He stood up, pointing at the figure going away. "SHOTGUN!" He screamed, as a jolt came out. Suzaku disappeared before Yusuke had any effect on him. "Keiko... I promised.. Nothing.. Would..."
Yusuke woke up, looking at the house, seeing it a mess. He ran out the door, looking around, trying to make sense. "KEIKO!" He screamed. Kneeling on the ground, in tears. He got up, and ran straight towards Kurama's house.