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Chapter 2: Just friends?
"Me neither, what's that in your hand?" Keiko stared at the container in her hands "its soup I thought you were sick." "Oh thanks you didn't need to do that." "Yeah I guess so Yusuke you don't look sick at all." " Well I took some medicine earlier." (silence)"I better be going." "Wait don't leave yet." "Huh?" "I need to tell you something" "What?" there was a long silence "n.... nothing" he stuttered
"I know" Keiko murmured "what?" Yusuke looked at her puzzled. How did she know he thought. Keiko stared with innocent eyes "No matter how hard you try to hide, I know" Keiko stared at him and looked down as if she was about to cry "we can't be together it's to dangerous!" "But I'll protect you." "I know but I wouldn't be able to bear it." "Keiko" "I can't see you hurt... but I like you too."
She whispered. She shut her mouth and immediately regretting her words. Yusuke was for the first time in his life speechless without so much as a sarcastic joke. "I didn't think you felt the same way." "Yusuke you fool, that's not what's important haven't you been listening to what I've been saying?" Yusuke hugged her and they both stared at each other.
"I'm scared for you." "Well don't be." Yusuke carefully put Keiko aside trying to pretend that the moment never happened. "Let's go look at the stars." "umm..." "C'mon" Yusuke urged. They spread a blanket on the roof and lay down. They leaned their heads beside one another and held hands." Yusuke I can't stay long." "Your parents?" "Yeah" Keiko stared into the sky "The stars are so beautiful."
Yusuke just stared at Keiko "yeah." She leaned on his shoulder. Keiko was drifting to sleep "mmm...your so warm" she mumbled. Yusuke felt slightly hot, "uh...Keiko? (he looked over to her)...heheh she's already asleep." He carried her to the bed and covered her up. Yusuke walked over to the couch and slept there through the night. Keiko awoke to the ringing of the phone. Seeing that Yusuke was asleep she answered it.
"(Yawn) Hello Urameshi residence." "Keiko? What are you doing at Urameshi's this early?" "I.... I." unable to answer she hung up. " Yusuke! Wake up!" "What?" "That was just Kuwabara on the phone he knows I'm here!" "Keiko relax, It's just Kuwabara, our friend remember." "I should get going I have to think of a good excuse to tell my parents." "Keiko you don't want breakfast or anything?"" I'm okay bye" Keiko was bolting for the door "Oh don't forget to call Kuwabara." "I wont" The door slammed shut and the room was silent again "I hope she's not too weird about last night."
(Calling Kuwabara) "Hey Kuwabara what's up?" "What's up! I think you should be telling me what's up. Why is Keiko at your place?" "She just fell asleep last night." "Oh really?" he said in a testy voice. "Hey shut up! Do you have any news or not." "Well I have some bad news," He hesitated "we have a new case Kurama called me this morning." ..."You're kidding, what do you know about it?"
"All I know is that his name is Risho and he has tremendous power. I heard he is easily capable of destroying a city or two in mere seconds. Several villages have been reported burned to the ground and he is the suspect for these crimes." "what kind of a demon is he?..." "Man I don't know!...We meet Kurama and Hiei under the bridge in half an hour." "Tell them I'm going to be a little late." "Fine, what do you need to do anyway?" "Nothin'." " Doesn't sound like nothin'." "Yeah, gotta go Kuwabara!" "Wait uramesh-" slams phone
(Keiko's house) Yusuke throwing pebbles tapping Keiko's window" What is it Yusuke!"
Kieko yelled, "Keiko can you come out I need to tell you something," "Why can't we talk here?" Yusuke tilted his eyebrows "I don't think your parents would like that." "Oh, sorry your right.... Can you meet me in the pasture in10 min?" "Sure" Yusuke jumped off the tree while Keiko locked her window and rushed down the stairs. While he was walking to the meeting place he ran into Kuwabara.
"Hey Kuwabara what's up?" "Hey Urameshi long time no see." Yusuke rolled his eyes "Kuwabara I saw you yesterday!" 'Oh, yeah." Yusuke smiled "I didn't get to ask you how are you and Yukina?" Kuwabara stared at his shoes "To tell you the truth I haven't seen her in a while." Yusuke slammed his fist onto his head "Why don't you go see her then you moron!" "It's not as easy as it looks, Kuwabara complained while rubbing his head, she still has that feeling Hiei's her long lost brother, I've tried reasoning with her but she won't listen to me...Women "
Yusuke stared, Kuwabara eyed him "Do you know something I don't?" He asked him seriously "No. No of course not heh heh" "good" Yusuke began to walk off then Kuwabara spoke "Urameshi I'm not gonna play dumb I know your going to say goodbye to Keiko," Since when did Kuabara become so intelligent, yusuke thought. "All I'm saying is make it quick, don't make it harder for her than it already is." "I won't, since when did you become so smart." " I'm not we're just two fools in love." "Hey you're the fool! see ya at the bridge Kuwabara" and he ran off.
As he approached the pasture he saw Keiko lying on the grass he began to run towards her. Then something caused him to stop as if there were some strange aura. Looking at Keiko he never realized how serene she looked. She stared at the clouds as if she was looking at them with new eyes, Yusuke thought she looked like an angel ready to sprout wings and fly towards heaven. Yusuke finally shook it off and sat beside her "The sky is so beautiful." "What?" "The sky" Keiko gestured "I suppose." he opened his mouth but no words would come out I suppose! What kinda answer is that?! he just made tight fists in his pockets.
Yusuke placed his hand on Keiko's. "I need to tell you something. I have another mission and I'm leaving soon. I just wanted to say goodbye and tell you if anything happens to me you have to move on." Tears were forming in Keiko's eyes then she suddenly clutched Yusuke against her. "Don't leave me," Yusuke was quite shocked Keiko would do such a thing, and then realized it probably was a normal reaction towards someone you love. He held Kieko's hands and pushed them to release himself.
"I don't have a choice." "Yusuke, you have to promise to come back." "What?" "Promise!" he stared at her for a moment and looked into her eyes "I promise" "I know I can't stop you from going so I won't stand in your way. The only thing I ask when you leave is to not look back." She hugged him tightly then released briskly "now go I wont be able to hold my tears much longer. "I'll come back Keiko" he stared at her again "go!!' she yelled. Yusuke stood their eyes wide and nodded understanding what he had to do he ran into the distance.
(Bridge) "Where's Urameshi?! It's taking forever!" "If you're so impatient why not go look for him? One moron would attract the other..." (Kuwabara mumbling) "Just you keep talkin tiny (Hiei) I swear I – Hey Urameshi what took you so long?" "Uh, nothing just talkin to Keiko." "Seriously you humans I don't understand, what's the point of having such emotions." Sneered Hiei "That's probably something you'll never understand considering oh, I don't know BECAUSE YOUR COLD-HEARTED!" he burst out "hn." Hiei glared
"Hey Kurama why are you so quiet" asked Yusuke "Oh, nothing I'm just tired of hearing children bicker. "What?!!" shouted Kuabara "Just joking" chuckled Kurama. "So when do we start our mission." Yuskue said excitedly "I never seen you so anxious to start a mission Yusuke." said Kurama "I don't know why but I feel like I have a ton of energy." Hiei stared at him seriously "I see, however it would be foolish to just show up and expect defeat." His attitude turned to steaming
"We don't know any weaknesses or the full extent of his power none the less." "So what do we do?" Kuabara asked "Considering you two were being lazy couch potatoes I thought we should train, yes, he smiled deviously, four intense days of training. You two being lazy couch potatoes during the summer while Kurama and I were testing our skills to higher limits. Isn't that right Kurama?
"Sorry but I too have taken advantage of this past summer.... But I wasn't a couch potato" Kurama added. Hiei just stared. "I see, wooing girls is now your forte is it? I should expect this much from Yusuke and Kuabara but you Kurama I'm just disappointed." "Sorry to disappoint you." Kurama chuckled "But then again your true self had hundreds of years of experience and in this human form there's nothing much you can improve."
"Kurama is exceptional you two on the other hand are not." "Whoa wait a minute so your sayin it's okay for Kurama to slack off while we will be working our asses off?!" "Yes however judging by Kurama's character I think he will train because he'll think it unfair for you two." "Thanks Kurama heh heh" They both said together "Quite alright I'm out of shape myself."