The next few days nobody heard from Genkai. None of them knew what to do. Keiko had changed. She was now, as you should have noticed in the last chapter a prissy bitch. Yusuke was avoiding her as much as he could, but it was hard considering that they still went to the same school. "Yusuke what's the matter? You seem distant lately." Keiko asked as she snuggled up against him in Yusuke's living room. Yusuke wanted to tell her the truth but…
"Hmm… nothing Snuggle bunny. I was just thinking about you moving." Yusuke said lifting up his can of beer. Keiko sighed. Yusuke knew that she knew that he wasn't telling the truth. And by the way she sat up and watched the T.V gave away that she knew he was worried about Genkai. "You can't be like that Keiko. I mean you and her have always been so close." Yusuke said softly. Keiko heard him but paid no attention. Sighing Yusuke stood up.
"Yusuke come on! She said she was in love with me! You can't expect me to just…"
"Shut up!" Yusuke yelled interrupting her. He hit the wall as he yelled. "How could you say that? She's my teacher Keiko! She taught me everything I know! And she's my friend! I know she's yours too so cut the bullshit!" Yusuke kept yelling not bothering to lower his voice or hide his anger. Keiko whimpered in fear on the couch. After all of the years they knew each other not once had he gotten truly mad at her, like he was now. Yusuke stomped off out the door slamming it behind him. Keiko just sat there crying. Was this how it was going to be from now on?
"Kurama come on what is with you? You've been acting like a human girl." Hiei said with his usual voice. Kurama sat there and shook his head. He wasn't going to let Hiei get to him, not now.
"I think she was lying. I mean when she said she was in love with Keiko. She's been hiding something Hiei. Now I want you to use that eye of yours to find her." Kurama said sternly. Hiei was a bit shocked at Kurama's tone of voice. Scowling Hiei went on top of their house. He and Kurama lived together since Hiei didn't have a home or any money at that rate. Kurama sighed when Hiei went outside willingly. This whole Genkai thing was changing everyone. Kurama was really worried about Yusuke.
Kurama went outside. Things have been really different since his mother had left him here in Japan. That's right Kurama's mom went to Sweden and left Kurama here without even telling him she was leaving. Not like it would have mattered, Kurama would've never gone with her. The wind was blowing softly. Kurama looked up and saw Hiei working his third eye. Kurama chuckled softly. Hiei jumped down by Kurama. "And?" Kurama asked when Hiei didn't say anything.
"I can't sense her… She's hiding herself well Kurama." Hiei said slowly. Kurama nodded his head.
"Yes. She knew we would try this. After all she had said that she would make sure none of us saw her again." Kurama sighed. This was going to be hard. He was confused and knew that Yusuke was going to need Genkai. Kurama felt a pair of hands wrap around his waist. He looked down and saw Hiei snuggling up to him.
"Well nice to see that snapped you back into reality." Hiei said as he stepped back from Kurama. Kurama was having difficulty keeping his face from turning red. Hiei shook his head and walked back into the house. What had just happened there? Kurama decided to go see how the others were doing; after all he wouldn't be able to hide the truth any longer if Hiei did a stunt like that again.
"Oh come on sis!" Kuwabara whined. Shizuru slapped her bro. Kuwabara just muttered to himself as he followed his sister.
"We have to find Genkai. For the better or the worse I might add." Shizuru said indescribably. It was because Yusuke needed Genkai that they were trying to find her so badly. To tell the truth Kuwabara didn't care about anything or anyone anymore. He didn't know why either. Even when they had mentioned that Sukinea was coming to visit him, he didn't even smile. Shizuru was starting to worry about her little bro. Something was obviously bugging him, but she didn't know what. "What's been with you lately bro? We even mentioned that your lover girl was coming and you didn't even move a muscle." Shizuru asked solemnly.
Kuwabara shrugged his shoulders and walked ahead of his sis. "I dunno. Maybe… well I've… oh never mind." Kuwabara sighed. He looked at the school as they passed by it. In one of the windows he thought he saw somebody. "Hey go on ahead. I need to be alone." He announced and walked towards the school. Shizuru nodded her head. She knew better than to mess into her bro's business, especially when he was like this. But then again…she shook the idea out of her head and thought of where Genkai would go. "I'll make sure that none of you will be able to find me again!" Those were Genkai's words almost to the dot and Shizuru kept replaying them over and over in her head. 'No she wouldn't have…' She thought as an idea a good one to came to her. 'Genkai you better not have!' Shizuru ran as fast as she could.
Yusuke was chilled off now and knew he couldn't go back to Keiko not yet. Maybe he should go to the arcade or maybe he should go talk to Kurama. Shrugging his shoulders he walked off towards the way of Kurama's. Yusuke raised and eyebrow when he saw Kurama running frantically from his house. "HEY EARTH TO KURAMA! FOX BOY!" Yusuke yelled as Kurama walked straight past him. Kurama stopped and shook his head. He slowly lifted his head and looked at Yusuke.
"Sorry Yusuke. I've been preoccupied with Hiei lately and with everything else as well…" Kurama sighed.
"With Hiei? You don't mean what I think you mean? Hmmmm..." Yusuke trailed off.
"WHAT?!?" Kurama yelled when a sly smile appeared on Yusuke's face. Yusuke just smiled and looked at Kurama. He was having fun teasing the old fox.
"Now, now foxy. Well I'm thinking that you have a small cr-"
"Guys! Thank god I found you!" Interrupted Shizuru. Kurama looked at Yusuke and sighed when Yusuke looked away. Yusuke had hit the bull's eye. "Genkai she, she, she's taking the only way out!"
"What the bloody hell is that supposed to mean you witch?" Yusuke yelled almost hitting her. Kurama placed his hand sternly on his shoulder. Yusuke flinched from the fingernails going into his skin.
"She's either gone to demon world or she is planning to die!" Shizuru fell to her knees. Yusuke bit his lower lip. He needed to find Genkai and now!
"Fox thief where's Hiei?" Yusuke spat. Kurama glared at him. Yusuke realized why he got so mad. "Fine. Don't tell me where your secret crush is. Why don't you kiss him already?" Yusuke growled just as Hiei came by his side. Kurama's face turned red when he saw Hiei standing there. "Oh oops. Hiei hi." Yusuke said awkwardly. He looked at Kurama with a sympathic face. Hiei was trying not to blush but was failing miserably.
"Hiei it's not what you think." Kurama choked. Hiei looked away from him. Shizuru luckily passed out before she heard what Yusuke said. Kurama bent down by her checking to see if she was all right.
"That was why you wanted me to move in with you. Why you always wanted to sit close to me…" Hiei shuddered. Kurama picked Shizuru up. He was going to carry her to his house until she woke up. Without another word he ran off with Shizuru on his shoulder. What was he going to do now? It was obvious that Hiei didn't feel the same way. Stupid Yusuke!
"Hiei couldn't you have been a little nicer?" Yusuke asked softly. Hiei shook his head but was staring in the way that Kurama ran…to their house.
"Would you mind if I stayed with you for a bit? It would be much better than going to Genkai's old empty place or going to live with that pathetic Kuwabara." Hiei was hiding all of his emotions. Yusuke nodded his head.
Sure but don't you need to go get some clothes and some of your other stuff?" Yusuke put his hands in his jeans pockets. Hiei shook his head.
"No. I'm not going back by that fox." Hiei said sternly. Yusuke flinched and realized that he had just made the biggest mistake of his life. After all he didn't even know if that was true or not. Yusuke let Hiei go to his house as he went to go find Genkai. Running he felt a strange presence as he passed the school. Groaning he ran into the school. Feeling that it was going to be two floors up he ran up the stairs two at a time. When he got there he saw Kuwabara talking to somebody else who he couldn't see.
"No but Yusuke! And my powers… I mean me…" Kuwabara was babbling on and on like this.
"Move it!" Yusuke said as he pushed Kuwabara out of the way. Yusuke couldn't help but laugh. "And besides Kuwabara I don't know why you're whining. I just spilt Kurama's biggest secrete right in front of Hiei and now Hiei won't even get within like fifty feet of him." Yusuke sighed. "And I don't even know if it was true or not!" Yusuke hit the wall. Kuwabara looked at the floor.
"All of this happened because of Genkai you know." Kuwabara said politely. Yusuke nodded his head. "And now Keiko…" Kuwabara placed his hand on Yusuke's shoulder. Yusuke pushed it off.
"Leave her out of this Kuwabara! You know as well as I do that Genkai was lying!" Yusuke growled. Kuwabara stepped back. "I mean… Genkai didn't want to tell the truth while I and Keiko was there. If we were gone she would've told… after all she practically already told me without meaning to." Yusuke stared out the window. What was he going to do? Genkai was old she was going to die here soon anyone from old age so why was he making such a big deal out of this? "But anyway I have to go. I have to kill demon's that have been popping up in local towns. See ya." Yusuke said bitterly.
"I didn't think this would affect everyone so much." Genkai called out then. Yusuke turned around like lightning. It really was Genkai! Yusuke sighed. He was glad that she was okay. "And Yusuke at first I thought that it was you I liked but now that I've thought about it, it's not true. I like…Kurama." Genkai coughed. Yusuke and Kuwabara both fell from surprise. Kuwabara and Yusuke looked at each other.
"Fox boy?" Yusuke asked as Kuwabara said: "The fox demon?" they looked at each other again and burst out laughing. "It's fine with me but I don't think he has any interest in you. In fact I think he likes…" Yusuke paused and glared at Kuwabara. Slumping Kuwabara walked down the stairs. "I think he likes…Hiei." Yusuke stared at the floor.
"No that can't be…" Genkai accidentally said out loud. Yusuke nodded his head. The old woman really liked him to be this hurt when she found out he was…gay.
"I know you like him and all but really even if he did like Botan or Keiko you two just wouldn't go together…" Yusuke looked up. As soon as he lifted his head he got hit and flew into the wall. That stupid old woman! What was she doing? Yusuke stood up and was really mad. "Genkai chill! It's not my fault that he doesn't like you!" As soon as those words left his mouth Genkai shot a sprit gun at him. Yusuke didn't even get a chance to dodge it. Yusuke this time as he got up kept his mouth shut. Looking at Genkai he saw that she was crying.
"For once Yusuke! Just for goddam once!" Genkai shouted at him. She fell to her knees not sure to tell Yusuke everything. Yusuke wobbled over to her and dropped down by her. Yusuke then held her and just held her until she stopped crying. Yusuke knew the feeling of heartbreak. He knew because of that one girl… that one girl who's story was never told about her and Yusuke. As he held her he began to think of all the times she and him have been together. 'Most of the times this old grandma tried to kill me.' Yusuke chuckled silently.
"Genkai let's go somewhere that we can you know talk or have fun." Yusuke said as he got up and he still held Genkai. Genkai was blushing when Yusuke carried her down the stairs and out of the school. But then again she didn't mind. What other people thought she didn't care. They could just all go to hell for all she cared. "Where to? Your house or the coffee shop?" Yusuke asked cheerfully.
"How about the arcade?" Genkai suggested like a little kid whose dad or older brother was carrying her. Yusuke looked down at her. "What? They have a coffee shop don't they?" Genkai crossed her arms and snorted. Yusuke sighed. She was acting like a little kid.
"Fine. Then I can kick your butt at the games!" Yusuke teased. He was having fun with this actually.
"Like you can beat me! I'll beat your butt the curb and across the town to all of the other curbs!" Genkai yelled as she jumped out of Yusuke's arms. They raced to the arcade somewhat slow since there were a lot of regular people around.
As for Hiei he was trying to decide what to do about Kurama. He had no way of knowing whether it was true or not knowing about Yusuke when he got mad like he was. So what was he going to do? He couldn't just stay with Yusuke for forever and now that he sensed danger was coming… Hiei was walking around Yusuke's house half naked. Taking his sword sheath off his pants he laid down on the couch. "Heh, I bet Kurama would just love to see me like this. He'd probably come lay on top of me claiming that the bed is broken or something." Hiei said but stared at the ceiling with a sorrowful look on his face. What ever was he going to do? "It's easy I'll just never speak to that fox idiot ever again." And with that he fell asleep.