Chapter 6

"What do you mean, the one?" I said, as usual, not knowing what he is talking about.

"Botan... this isn't good... this isn't good at all." He said. "Botan, this shouldn't have happened."

"What? I don't understand!"

"Shut up Botan!" I looked at him, shocked. He never sounded that way to me before... this is bad. The ultimate sacrifice... this is the one thing I never learned about. He mentioned it once, and I'm not sure what it is. "I'm sorry Botan... but I have to see what happens to yusuke.

He finally got to the Makai, as he approached the mighty Raizen. Raizen looked down at the boy, who kneeled infront of him. "Yusuke, come here boy." He said, as Raizen stood up. Yusuke stood up as well, and approached his ancestor... the one person left from his father's family. "I'm very proud of you for your decision, Yusuke. That's the first step to being a leader, putting the goodness of the people before themselves. But..." He started. "I'm not sure if I'm positive I can make you do that. You've done so many selfless things in your life, and I feel horrible making you pick this."

"Raizen, thank you for concerning yourself with my problem." Yusuke said, ducking his head down. "But there is no way I can have Keiko anymore... I made her believe something not true. I know she'll find someone who can give her everything I couldn't... and as long as she's happy, then I'll be fine. I ask for the favor for me being allowed to go to the Ningenkai at least once a month to check on my mother and keiko. I will make myself invisible to the world except for the people who love me." He closed his eyes, as his human spirit energy shot out, as blue started radiating everywhere. "I'm sealing protection over them. If they return feelings for me, they will see this. They'll know I'm there for them."

Raizen nodded his head. "Well, let's get you started. Firstly, you must never show your human form here." Yusuke closed his eyes, as suddenly his demon blood started taking over. His black hair started to grow, flowing rapidly, as it changed color. He fell to the floor, as everything was being sucked from him... his emotions, his thoughts, as he became purely demon. His muscles grew larger, as the tight white tank top he was wearing ripped off of his body, as tattoo's suddenly inked from his body, as the marks spread. Black bangs started coming in front of his face. He stood up, as the transformation had finally finished. He looked at his hair, noticing that it didn't turn blonde...

"Raizen... why is my hair still black?" He said, as he held it.

"Oh my... you're right... May I ask what you were thinking about as you were tranforming?"

Yusuke took a deep breath in... I was thinking about Keiko. He wanted to say it. He tried opening his mouth, but he turned from Raizen, embarrassed. "I read you loud and clear." Raizen said. "It seems that thanks to Keiko, you are able to control your demon powers, so that you don't hurt her more." Yusuke nodded, understanding.

Keiko was walking down the street, happy. It's been a 4 months since Yusuke had left, lying to her completely. She talked to Atsuko a lot lately, ever since Keiko told her the truth about the letter she found.

She was now 8 months pregnant. 8 months pregnant with Yusuke's child... who has the chance of being a half demon as he is.

"Keiko, my boy is coming home!" Atsuko said, happily. "He'll be coming to visit me." She handed Keiko the letter.

Dear Mom,

I'm loving it here. Apparently since everything had happened in the human world when Sensui was trying to take over, I talked to the other rulers of the Makai and insisted that I go to the Makai twice a month. So every other Friday I will be investigating the area by you. I will visit at about 8pm this Friday night. I'll see you then!

Yusuke

"Atsuko... I want to let him know that he'll be having a son." Keiko said, as she held her stomach, rubbing it gently. "I want him to know that he'll be having a little boy."

"Well, your still not sure if it's going to be a boy or a girl."

"It's going to be a boy... I know it is... it has to be." She said, rubbing it. "It moves like yusuke... I know it sounds weird, but it feels like yusuke's inside of me."

Keiko looked around, seeing her protection. Atsuko and Keiko never talked about it, but they both knew that Yusuke was protecting both of them. They always saw his blue spirit energy surrounding them when they're walking all by themselves. Keiko see's it every morning when she walks to school with Kuwabara. Kuwabara see's it too. Kuwabara knows that Yusuke is watching out for him as well.

Kuwabara has no idea what's going on, but he knows that he is in the Makai. They never saw each other since the day he first went, but he figures that Yusuke is still in the Makai and found something great there. He knows he's alive, he can feel it.

"Well, we'll have to get ready for him, so that we can finally let him know that you know what's happening."

It's finally Friday. Yusuke sat in his chair, as Raizen approached him. "You ready to go?" He said, as yusuke looked at him.

"I'm not exactly sure, sir." He said, as he looked down at a picture he had in his hand. "What happens is Keiko see's me? What am I supposed to say to her?"

"Well, Yusuke... there's only one way that she can see you. Remember, when you came here, we put a curse that will always love you, no matter what. So even after all that, if she still loves you, then I can't let you throw that away, you realize that right?" He said to him, as he put his arm on yusuke's shoulder. "Yusuke, I'm here to cover you for a while... go there 8pm on Friday. Check it out, make sure everything is fine, and then come back here when you can. I can cover as much as I can. I promise I will." Yusuke stood up, and grasped Raizen in his arms. Raizen responded, hugging the boy back.

"Thank you Raizen... you're the closest thing I have to a father... since I never had one growing up." He said, as he released his ancestor. "I'll be back soon." He said, as he immediately transformed into his human form, and vanished from the room.

Keiko was with Atsuko, as they sat patiently in the apartment as they awaited Yusuke's arrival. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Keiko, jumped. Atsuko laughed, as she walked to the door, and opened it up.

A figure stood there, as Keiko's eyes beamed. She looked at him, with such a look of shock in her eyes. 'He's gotten... taller... and tanner. He looks so much more... mature and older.' He was wearing a pair of blue pants, with a white shirt on. He looked at his mother, not even noticing Keiko in the back at first. He looked at his mother, seeing her, sober. It sounds mean, but it's weird for him. He hasn't seen his mother sober in a long time. He hugged his mother, closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her.

He had bonded with his mother so much. If you would have rewound time to when he'd come back from anything else, she'd be yelling at him or passed out. He opened his eyes and looked around the apartment, seeing Keiko sitting on the couch.

'Is it just me, or has she gotten... bigger?' He thought to himself. 'Oh man, I hope nothing bad happened to her... like someone raped her or something and I wasn't here to protect her! But... my shield should have helped her.' He finished the embrace with his mother, and she told him how grown up he looks now. Yusuke nodded, and looked at his mom.

"There's a guest here to see you. She has something important to tell you." She said, as she looked at her son, and then over to keiko. 'Yusuke... just take her with you to the Makai... it's risky, but she can't survive without you. You guys are meant to be together... I just know it.' Atsuko thought.

He looked at her, innocently sitting on the couch, wearing a large sweat shirt that he had given her a while back, it seemed like yesterday, he remembered that.

It had been that week where they went on a lot of dates, right be4 he went to the Makai for the first time. They decided to go dancing together by the ocean. It had gotten really cold, and they were standing on the docks and it was getting chilly. He put his sweatshirt over her arms, it was very big, way too big for her.

"How have you been, Keiko?" Yusuke finally got the courage to say.

"Ok... aside from the morning sickness." She said, as she tried to get up. She almost fell backwards, as yusuke caught her arm. She smiled at him, but the hid it. 'I can't tell him that I know just yet.' He let her down, and sat down next to her.

"You're pregnant? Who's the father?" He said, a little concerned.

"I thought you'd at least remember that night..." She said, as she put her face into her hands. He rubbed her arm on her back.

"Keiko, of coarse I remembered... but I figured you would have moved past me by now, and I wasn't sure if anything bad might have happened, or you found an amazing guy to replace me." He said, quietly.

"There isn't going to be anyone else, Yusuke." She said, as she smirked at him. She reached into her pocket, and handed yusuke a crumpled up piece of paper. "Yusuke... the day that you hurt me so bad, I sat at my house and got drunk." Yusuke looked at her surprised.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING DRINKING KEIKO! I LEFT YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T DO THAT STUFF!" He said, pissed.

"Yusuke, shut up and just listen... I think you've made enough mistakes as it is!" She said very sternly, and he obeyed her like he was a puppy dog. (Haha inuyasha!!!! sry I had to say it... lmao. Anyway I'll continue with the story...) "Yusuke... I walked to your house, came inside, found the notes on your bed. Your mom's and mine. I cried, then I threw it in the garbage. I then took a double take, and took it out of the garbage, except... I didn't take out the one I had read. I took out, that one." She said, as he opened it, and read it. "Yusuke... why didn't you just tell me the truth to begin with?"

He looked at her, and he put his hand on hers. "Keiko, I couldn't do that to you. What was I gonna say. 'I'm going to the Makai... wait around for me and I'll come back?' I couldn't do that to you! I didn't care if you could be with me, no matter how much I had wanted it. I want you to be happy, so when I would come back, I could see the same glow in your eyes as I've seen in them my entire life. Do you understand?" He said, looking at her cautiously.

"Yes... I do understand. But I still wish you would have told me the truth you jerk!" She said, as he put his arms around her. He buried his face into her hair, smelling the sweet fragrance of her shampoo. It was so familiar to him, and comforting. He felt his insides exploding. "So, how much longer will it be until the baby comes?" He asked her, as they pulled back from his embrace.

"She's due in 3 months." Keiko said.

"And what happened with your mom... you weren't running errands were you... you got in a fight with your mom about being pregnant... didn't you?"

"Yea... I did. How did you guess?"

"Koenma told me that if I wouldn't have done something, someone could have been saved. I'm sorry Keiko."

"Don't be... as long as we're together, we'll get through this."

"Oh yea, I've got something to tell you, Keiko." He got on his knee's, as he cleared his throat. "I have planned my life to the last detail," he started singing. She smiled at him, as he grabbed her hand as he faced her, singing the song that she played for him that night that they had made love. "With a storybook romance to fill my days. But the funny thing about answered prayers is they come to you in unexpected ways. How could I plan on forever when I never planned on you. Someone to fall for to love for all eternity. Baby lets plan on forever. And watch all our dreams come true. You're what I live for, who I can give forever to. My destiny is you." Keiko listened to him, as she wiped a tear from her eyes, as she went from the couch to the floor, kneeling, facing him.

"'Cause you danced with me, and the earth stood still." She started singing, in a beautiful voice. "My heart can't quite believe how right this is. When you're in my arms the truth about is better than the best of all my dreams."

As she finished that note, they stood up, as they sang together. "How could I plan on forever. When I never planned on you. Someone to fall for, to love for all eternity. Baby lets plan on forever. And watch all our dreams come true. You're what I live for who I can give forever to."

"Oh...sometimes the one you are right for..." Keiko started singing

"Is standing too close to see." Yusuke sang sweetly

"But you saw the light and never gave up on me..." They sang together. "Baby...let's plan on forever and watch all our dreams come true. You're what I live for who I can give forever to. Now I see..."

"My destiny.." Keiko started the final sentence

"is you." Yusuke finished, as he took out a box in his pocket. He held it up to her, as he kneeled on his knee. Keiko took it in her hands, as she held it tightly. "This was the ring that Raizen, my great ancestor used to proposed to his human love, now I will do the same. I know it's going to be hard, and now I know that you know the truth, and I'm ready to try and chance that if you're ready to. Once again, Keiko, will you marry me?" She opened up, seeing a small, white gold ring with a ruby in the middle of it.

"A ruby?" She said, as she looked at it?

"I guess Raizen was right." He said. He took her hand in his. "When he gave me this ring, it was a diamond. It's still a diamond, but there is a spell on it. Both lovers touch it, I touched it before I put it in the box, and now you touched it. If the people are going to be together until one dies, then it turns red. If it doesn't, it'll turn blue."

"That's so romantic, Koenma." I said, smiling. "Is that the ultimate sacrifice? Taking Keiko back?"

"Not even close!" He remarked, now in his teenage form. Damn, he was so georgous in his teenage form.

"I'm sorry sir." I said, as I got off from sitting on his desk. "I'll leave you alone." I started walking towards the door.

"Botan..." He said, as I stopped, and stayed facing my back to him. "Please, don't go. I'm going to need you here to help me." I turned around, looked at him.

"Do you mean..."

"Botan, I love you." He said. I was so happy, I ran over to him, and sat on his lap. "Please stay here with me. I'm going to need you to help me get through this." I nodded my head, as I felt him kiss my cheek. We sat there, staring at the screen together... together... seems so perfect, doesn't it?

"Yes, Yusuke. I accept, again." She said, as she wrapped his arms around him cautiously, so that they wouldn't hurt the baby. "By the way, how did you learn the words to that song? I never thought you'd remember it."

"Easy, the whole time I was gone, I listened to that cd. Basically, after I was supposed to leave, I became invisible to the people who didn't love me, and basically, you hated me before you found this letter, right?" She nodded her head. "So I made a copy of the song before I left." He said, smirking. "I would play that song every night before I fell asleep."