Classical: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh"
-George Bernard Shaw
Is anyone ever okay when someone they knew dies? No, I wouldn't think so. What's worse though is thinking why. Why did they die? It doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense in this case either. Kuwabara could have died so many times in the past, but he never gave up. He wouldn't lose. He lost to himself though, and to us. It could have been prevented though. I'm here to find out why it wasn't.
Kurama walked through the halls into the two people he knew that could help him.
"Koenma, Botan." He said walking into the office with no announcement.
"Kurama!" Botan said.
"Kurama..." Koenma muttered. Kurama narrowed his eyes and nodded coming closer to the two.
"You know why I'm here." He said softly. Koenma nodded.
"I thought you might be the one to come. Yusuke hasn't answered any of my calls and—" Kurama slammed his hands on top of Koenma's desk making all the paperwork fall to the ground. For once Koenma didn't complain. He got a sad look.
"How, why, and why didn't you tell us?" Kurama asked sharply. Koenma sighed.
"We couldn't Kurama." he said softly, "We didn't know either."
"What?!? That's impossible, surely you had a clue!" Kurama said. Botan sniffed.
"It's true Kurama... it was a shock to us too... it was..." she burst into tears.
"Look at me..." She sniffed trying to calm down, "I'm the grim reaper, I deal with dead souls everyday... but to think that I'll never see him again..." she cried, "he was such a nice person..."
"Koenma." Kurama said, "Is he... resting now?" Koenma nodded.
"He's in the afterlife now... nothing's bringing him back..." Koenma said softly.
"Botan... did you?" Kurama asked. Botan shook her head.
"No... it was one of the others... I didn't know until someone told me..."
"It's very rare when we don't know the cause of death at least one day prior... something must have snapped..." Koenma said.
"The Funeral's today..." Kurama said turning to leave.
"We'll be there." Koenma said. Kurama said nothing walking out of the office.
It was raining... so cliché but it fit so well. It even rained for him. Yusuke was holding back tears as he stood in front of a picture of Kuwabara. It was like his own funeral except this time it was him that wanted to yell. Kurama walked in and bowed in front of Shizuru. Shizuru was clutching a bottle crying.
'Just like my mom did...' Yusuke thought to himself, 'I'm such an idiot, how did I let this happen?' Kurama came up beside Yusuke.
"I talked to Botan and Koenma." Kurama said gently.
"What do I care..." Yusuke mumbled staring at the picture.
"They didn't know he would—"
"Just shut up Kurama!" Yusuke said angrily. Kurama nodded. Everyone was crying. No one could believe it. Yukina, Genki, all his friends, Koenma and Botan were even there. Everyone was... except. Yusuke spun around.
"Hiei, what the Hell are you doing here?" Yusuke asked hatefully. Hiei said nothing but went over and bowed to Shizuru. He went up to where Yusuke and Kurama stood.
"I've come to pay my respects." Hiei said.
"Sure, now you respect him?" Yusuke asked.
"Yusuke." Kurama said.
"Leave me alone Kurama." Yusuke said shoving Kurama away. Kurama hit the table clutching his ribs.
"Yusuke." He said.
"You never liked Kuwbara, how could you even call yourself a friend? You insulted him all the time, you were horrible to him." Hiei closed his eyes for a second as if to block Yusuke's voice.
"I didn't know Detective." Hiei said. It shocked Yusuke.
"What... what do you mean you didn't know?!?!?" Yusuke yelled.
"I didn't know Humans would hurt themselves over words." Hiei said, "I want to say good-bye to him... he was courageous and honourable, he deserves it. After that I'm leaving." Hiei announced.
"What?" Yusuke asked.
"This has changed me." Hiei said, "Being with you all and Kuwabara's death."
"You've never called him that before." Yusuke whispered.
"I was wrong to call him anything else... it's only until now that I realize it." Hiei said. He looked over at the picture of Kuwabara.
"I'm sorry." He said softly. Then he was gone before anyone could blink.
"Ku—Kurama?" Yusuke asked.
"He might come back." Kurama said reading Yusuke's mind, "But now for awhile. Give him time, and give yourself time. Kuwabara is resting peacefully."
"Thanks..." Yusuke said softly. He turned and slowly walked out of the house. No one stopped him.
Would you be happier... why did you do it?
Classical: The day of the funeral