Title:Keiko's Revenge
Author:Bradybunch4529
Summary: Keiko overhears a conversation between the gang that causes her to leave everything behind.
Disclaimers: Yu Yu Hakusho and everything related is not mine.
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Keiko/Yusuke Botan/Koenma Kurama/OC
Reviewers:
GreenEyedFloozy: I'm glad you enjoyed. I hope that this chapter meets your expectations. So sorry that that last chapter took so long. Hopefully this chapter will make up for it.
Rose Angelz: Did I say that? Wait and see. You can never tell anymore.
Apathetic Empath:You are definitely my most loquacious reviewer. So Again WOW! I swear that there is a Keiko/Hiei moment in here! I'm thrilled that so many details stood out in this chapter. I was worried that nothing would stand out. And the fact that so many details stick with you in the story are beyond amazing. You are definitely going to give me a complex. I was afraid that the jumping around in the last chapter wouldn't work. But I really wanted to hit everyone and start the slow build up to the climax. It always struck me how often in the series and the manga that there were Keiko/Yusuke hints. I just watched an episode where Keiko's dad reminds her how every time Yusuke is in real trouble with her, he always proposes. Or how he reacts when she's in danger or upset. Thanks for the compliment. The bed scene worked out really well. I didn't want to push them too far or too fast and that just flowed beautifully. Sleeping in his shirt is the ultimate ownership issue, I figured that it would ease something in Yusuke. Keiko's character is way too vivid and strong for me to push them that far yet. You'll see about Annie and Enma in this chapter. I promise! It's definitely going to shock a lot of people. I agree with you about Yusuke/Botan matches! Those two together scare me. Especially when in the manga and the series Botan spends her time shoving Yusuke into Keiko.
Silver Eyes Bright: I'm glad that you came around. I was really worried about upsetting you. So sorry. :Bows deeply: I just wanted to have that release of emotions. Both of them are teenagers and they did go something rather tragic. And that type of scene seemed to work out the best. It did fit the two of them. I'm glad that them sleeping in the same bed didn't upset you. And I'm thrilled that the chapter wasn't too fluffy.
I wanted the emotion without going overboard.
Cerridwene: I did wonder where you went. I'm glad that you are back and that you enjoyed the chapters. I'll do my best!
Kenshinlover2002:They are cute together aren't they? You would think so huh? I can't see Koenma standing by either. We'll just have to see.
Donamarine: That is very true. I'm glad that you finally understand! Sorry that it was so confusing. I didn't mean it to be. Don't worry about that reviewer. People are stupid that way! I had one that called me everything but a white woman once. That was kinda surprising.
Chapter 15: Pain"Hello Enma," Annie's voice was calm and without heat as she came to a stop just inside his throne room.
"Hello Annie," Enma rumbled in return and slowly turned to face her. His dark eyes took in the blood dripping down her arms and her temple, the tumbled silver hair and the emptiness in those green eyes. "I see that my guard was not enough to stop you."
"Did you think it would?" Annie asked with her green eyes firmly fixed on his.
"Not really. But I did hope that you might hesitate more," Enma responded and took a step towards her.
Annie held her ground, watching as a man that had once been very important to her came closer. It didn't matter that the body he now wore wasn't familiar, once she had been in love with the soul behind those eyes. Her hands tightened around the staff, her only sign of emotion since walking in. Enma hesitated and come to a stop a couple feet in front of her.
"I didn't kill all of them," Annie replied. "Most but not all."
"Of course," Enma nodded and continued to watch her. "This isn't going to end well is it?"
"Probably not," Annie admitted and twisted the staff against her body, the top now pointing down, her other hand holding the end of the staff. "It depends on your explanation."
"Explanation," Enma repeated slowly, turning the phrase over in his mouth. "I don't know if I can explain Annabelle," he finally admitted into the silence of the room. "Or should I call you Ev…"
"My name is Annie now," Annie hissed at him. Her angry voice whipping across the space to him.
"I suppose you are," Enma mused. He looked out the window where lightening was still striking across the sky. "Was it so long ago?" He pondered absently.
"Long enough," Annie told him harshly. "And I did what you wanted all those years ago. I left you the child to raise, convinced that this would be the best place for him. Especially since I was getting ready to return to the earth for my rotation."
"So long ago."
"Imagine my surprise when I come back and find out that you've done this," Annie's hand waved to encompass the palace. "Tell me did you find what you were looking for?"
"No," Enma admitted. "But I did some good things."
"Maybe before you got power hungry," Annie tossed at him. She tightened her hand around the staff and continued to watch him warily. He wasn't going to take her by surprise this time.
"I needed to do something more!" Enma shot back, anger finally coloring his voice.
"More? You know the guidelines we live under!" Annie replied forcefully. "We all knew when we took this job what God wanted of us. And you deliberately went against that edict."
"God," Enma scoffed. "What does he know? When was the last time he bothered with anything happening on Earth?"
"It is not our job to judge God. We are nothing more than His servants," Annie told him. "We are observers and guardians to the planet."
"A planet where you met him!" Enma hollered back. "And God let you!"
Annie froze for a moment, her heart pounding in her chest as she tried to make sense of this new revelation. Her eyes remained locked on the dark eyes burning into hers and she felt herself falling into them. "You did this because I found Justin?" Annie whispered brokenly. "You were jealous?"
"You were mine and you went down there and found someone else!" Enma screamed at her.
"I was never yours," Annie replied shakily. "We were never in love and Justin wasn't even a factor."
"You would go back every time he was reborn for over 2,000 years," Enma accused.
"You're right I did," Annie admitted. "Because there was something in his soul that called to me. Something that made me feel whole when I was with him."
"You were supposed to feel that with me!" Enma shouted at her. "You had a son with me! You were supposed to by my love, my world, and my soulmate. Instead you fell in love with that human," he spat out.
"I can't believe this," Annie muttered. "You're telling me you went against God's edict for something so stupid Gabe? You can't be serious."
"Why not? I became powerful and a god over the land of the living," Enma returned. "Gabriel died and King Enma was born."
"You've lost it," Annie whispered. "You know that you can't continue like this. You almost killed my daughter!"
"Doesn't matter," Enma shrugged. "If she dies then you will come home." He gestured to the castle, "and you can raise our son. I know that he would love to have a mother."
"He doesn't need me," Annie told Enma, "not like Cassie does. I won't let you harm my child."
"You mean you won't let me harm his child," Enma hissed back and glared at Justin who had appeared at her shoulder. "Everything has always been about him hasn't it?"
Annie didn't say anything as Justin wrapped his arms around her waist. And just like that first time almost 2,000 years ago, Annie felt like she was coming home. Justin was the one that made the sun shine for her and always had. She found herself staring at the man she had once called a lover, the father of her son, and felt only pity.
"I'll never come back to you," Annie whispered as tears streaked down her face. "I'm sorry if you thought that was even a possibility. It's not like our relationship even lasted that long."
"It doesn't matter!" Enma shouted at her. "We're supposed to be forever and if I have to kill everyone to prove it I will."
With that he struck out at her. Annie had seconds to block the burst of energy spinning towards her. The staff moved effortlessly up to block the blow as she bent over backwards to avoid the worst of the strike. Justin moved with her easily, supporting her against his chest. Annie allowed herself to savor the embrace before rolling away from him.
Her eyes flashed silver as power accumulated within her and the staff pulsed against her palm. She ignored the tiny spasms of pain and weakness that pulled at her muscles. Annie admitted that she had underestimated how many she had to go through to get here. And several of them had gotten in several good shots before she had managed to eliminate them.
Enma struck again, anger burning brightly in his dark eyes. Annie met this one head on, staff spinning as she knocked the blow away and struck out herself. Enma's hands caught at her staff, trying to block her. The moment he touched them fire shot from the staff and he jerked back, biting back a scream as the flames tried to consume his hands. Annie didn't give him a chance to recover, instead pressing her advantage.
The golden staff caught him just under his chin and sent him flying backwards into the wall. Annie moved forward quickly, determined to keep him on the defensive. Her staff spun again and this time lightening caught Enma in the chest as he lumbered towards her. He went down again and Annie was about to slam her staff into his face when an agonized scream came from behind her.
"NOOOOO!"
Hiei watched as the gang fought with Genkai, determined to follow Annie into the Spirit World. He bit back a snort of laughter as Genkai continued to drink her tea and ignore everyone around her. A shoulder nudged against his as someone sat down beside him.
"What do you think Hiei?" Keiko's voice filled his ears and he turned to meet her chocolate eyes.
"Hnn," Hiei replied.
"Come on," Keiko's shoulder nudged him again. "You've got to have an opinion. Tell me."
"Well," Hiei's voice was hesitant but the acceptance in Keiko's eyes encouraged him. "Enma attacked her family, she can't just let that go." Hiei's eyes drifted towards Yukina before meeting Keiko's. "There are some that would do almost anything to protect the people they loved. Stupid human emotions," Hiei muttered. He was suddenly uncomfortable with the sympathy he could see in Keiko's eyes. He was a fire demon dammit, not some whimpering human. He shouldn't care about her one way or the other.
"Everyone has that person they care about," Keiko agreed easily. "And humans are rather protective when it comes to their children." Keiko smiled at him again. "You know it's not a sign of weakness to admit you care Hiei."
"Hnn." Hiei refused to make any comment and forced himself to turn away from her.
"All right," Keiko sighed. "Have it your way." She pressed a kiss to his cheek, "thanks for being my friend." She got up and walked over to Yusuke, leaving Hiei staring after her stunned.
Keiko moved across the temple, eyes focused on Yusuke as he and Kuwabara started fighting again. Warmth pulsed through her at the sight of his tumbled black hair and easy grin. She wondered how she would live without him again. But knew that she would have to. Keiko still had to finish school in the States before returning to Japan. She took another step and suddenly Yusuke's hazel eyes snapped to hers and she felt herself falling into them. A fire burned in those hazel eyes and it reached out and wrapped around her. Keiko found herself remembering what had happened in the rain.
Keiko pulled Yusuke closer, lips moving ravenously over his. Her tongue battling with his even as her hands were sliding through his hair. Her heart pounded in her chest, warmth pooling through her as his hands settled on her hips and pulled her off of her feet and into him.
Keiko's leg instinctively wrapped around Yusuke's hips as her back hit the stonewall. Yusuke's lips left hers and trailed down her neck. Keiko found herself moaning as his lips nipped at her neck and fire spread through her. Her head fell backwards and her chest arched into his. Yusuke muttered something against her throat before claiming her lips again.
Keiko fell willingly into the kiss, drowning in these new sensations. Yusuke's lips left hers and his hand moved up to her waist and his hands began to pull at her shirt. Keiko's eyes opened dazedly and she looked down at Yusuke just as he managed to yank her shirt off. Her eyes widened and she started to protest but Yusuke claimed her lips again.
Then his mouth left hers and moved down her body again, hands grasping at her thighs as he stepped closer. Keiko arched as his mouth closed over her breast and she found herself moaning. Her hand slid through his hair, holding him against her as he suckled at her nipple. The rain was still pounding down and drenching them.
But as Yusuke's hand slipped between her legs, Keiko's eyes popped open. "Yusuke," she moaned in protest and began to squirm against him.
"It's all right," Yusuke soothed as he kissed her again.
"No," Keiko told him and pushed at his shoulders. "We can't do this."
"Of course we can," Yusuke assured her as he kissed her again.
For a moment Keiko fell into the kiss. Then she felt Yusuke's hands working at the snap of her jeans and she struggled away from the kiss. "Yusuke Urameshi! No!"
"Yes Keiko," Yusuke told her as he went back to the snap of her pants.
"No," Keiko told him as she caught his hands and her legs unwrapped from around his waist. "We are notn going to do this."
"Keiko," Yusuke protested as his darkened hazel eyes met hers. "You belong to me. I love you." His hand shoveled through his hair as he glared at her.
"What did you say?" Keiko asked as she took a step towards him and stabbed her finger into her chest.
"You belong to me," Yusuke repeated heatedly. "We covered this already."
"I belong to no man!" Keiko hissed at him, arousal slowly fading beneath a wave of anger. "So don't think that you have the right to say that."
"Keiko," Yusuke growled as he took a step towards her. His hands came to rest on her shoulders and pulled her against his chest.
"Yusuke," Keiko protested fiercely, her hands pushing against his chest. "Let me …"
Her words were swallowed as Yusuke's mouth slammed down on hers. She tasted anger on his lips as they ground into hers. Her lips flowered open under the onslaught and she felt herself drowning again as his tongue stroked over hers. She began to struggle again and Yusuke dragged her closer and wrapped his arms more firmly around her, stopping all movements.
Keiko began to panic, while she knew that Yusuke wouldn't rape her, she knew that her emotions were confused right now. So Keiko did they only thing she could think of, she bit down on his tongue and slammed her foot onto the top of his.
Yusuke jerked back and Keiko found her arms free. As Yusuke began to curse and took another step towards her, her fist shot out and caught him right in the eye. Yusuke went down with a groan, landing with a splash in a puddle. He stared up at her in amazement, one hand covering his eyes and the other bracing him in the puddle.
As Keiko watched the amazement drained away to be replaced by amusement. His hazel eyes began to twinkle with humor and a smile spread across his face. "I guess that's a no huh?" Yusuke asked her before he started laughing.
Keiko could feel her own lips beginning to twitch and then she was laughing too. Arms wrapped around her waist, bent over and laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face. The rain was still pounding down over them as they laughed, staring at each other. Yusuke reached up and grabbed her hand, tumbling her into the puddle with him. Keiko shrieked and then laughed as Yusuke leaned over her and began to tickle her.
"Stop! Stop! I give! Please!" Keiko gasped out between shrieks of laughter.
"Why should I?" Yusuke asked as he stared down at her, laughter still lighting up his eyes.
Keiko didn't speak only reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down for a kiss. Their lips met and merged, everything slowly fading away. Yusuke's arms wrapped around her and his tongued surged between her lips. Together they lost themselves in those sensations. Slowly Keiko pulled her lips away, opening her dazed drown eyes to meet his.
"I love you Yusuke Urameshi," she whispered.
"I love you too Keiko Yukimara," Yusuke told her as he brushed her hair back from her face. "Marry me."
Keiko stared up at Yusuke in shock, not believing what she had just heard. But the warmth in his hazel eyes convinced her and a smile spread across her face.
"Yes," Keiko whispered.
A smile spread across Yusuke's face before his lips moved to claim hers again.
Keiko was brought out of her memories as Yusuke's arms slid around her waist. She allowed him to pull her against his chest as her arms wrapped around his neck. Her eyes fluttered close as she savored the warmth and love in his embrace. His chin came to rest on top of her head even as his arms wrapped around her more firmly.
"I want you to stay here," Yusuke whispered into her ear as he brushed a kiss across it.
"What?" Keiko demanded as her eyes popped open. Her muscles tensed automatically as she tried to pull away.
"We don't know what we are going to be walking into," Yusuke continued as he kept her close to him.
"So?" Keiko challenged as she tilted her head back to glare at him. "Annie is my friend! I am not about to just let you go off without me!"
Yusuke bit back a smile as Keiko spewed fire at him. There was something about the way her brown eyes burned and er body hummed with emotions that called to him. Her head was tilted back as she continued to argue with him, her brown hair just brushing his arm wrapped around her back. Yusuke found himself running a hand through her hair, ignoring her angry protests. His hand tangled in her hair and titled her head back even more, now he was the only thing keeping her upright and her hands grabbed at his shoulders.
Yusuke covered her mouth with his and silenced her protests. Her hand slid over his shoulders and around his neck as he tongued stroked against her lips. Slowly her lips parted and her tongue flicked against his. He bit back a moan and dragged his tongue against hers, chasing it back into her mouth. His hand tightened around her, dipping them back farther as his mouth merged with hers. Her hands began to slide into his hair, pulling him deeper into the kiss.
"Uh excuse me."
Yusuke ignored the voice and slanted his mouth across Keiko's, taking the kiss deeper.
"Yusuke. You need to stop," the voice came again. Still Yusuke did his best to ignore the interruption. "Yusuke!" The voice screamed into his ear. Instantly Yusuke spun Keiko behind him and his fist met the cheek of the person who interrupted him. Kuwabara went flying across the room and crashed through the opposite wall.
"There goes another wall," Hiei murmured as he watched Kuwabara struggle to free himself from the ruins of the wall. "Too bad the idiot has such a hard head."
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara yelled as he came back through the wall. "Why are you always hitting me!"
"Why are you always interrupting me?" Yusuke tossed back. "You are such an idiot Kuwabara."
"I am not!" Kuwabara protested as he stomped across the room towards Yusuke.
"Yes you are," Yusuke tossed back easily, hands slipping into his pockets as he rocked back on his heels.
"You need to get a room," Kuwabara tossed back as he loomed over Yusuke.
"And you need to get lost," Yusuke replied with a chuckle.
Keiko rolled her eyes and leaned back against the wall. It was going to take a while before they finished this. There was nothing those two enjoyed more than arguing with each other.
Enma used the shout to press his advantage. His foot caught Annie square in the chest and sent her flying. She crashed through the column in the center of the room. She landed with a loud thump, marble crumbling down on top of her. She shook her head and tried to make it to her feet, but a kick to the ribs sent her flying upwards.
Annie felt the breath get knocked out of her. Her eyes bulged and she almost released her grip on the staff. Instead she went with the blow, not trying to protect her ribs and tightened her grip on the staff. It pulsed easily in her hands and she hit the ceiling hard, head slamming into it was a loud smack.
Enma was already there and trying to throw another punch. But Annie was ready for him; she caught his hand and twisted. Using the staff to slam down on his arm. She heard the bone break even as Enma screamed. She released his hand and kicked in him the ribs. He went flying backwards and Annie took a second to drag in air. Distantly she was aware of other people entering the throne room, but her attention was focused on Enma.
He crashed through it, a massive hole now in the stonewall. Stone and wood rained down as Annie rushed through it. She was blindsided immediately. A fist slamming into her face and she was sent tumbling sideways. Blood began to fill her mouth and anger was beginning to burn inside her heart. She caught the next hand and punched with her free hand, forgetting that she held the staff.
The staff had already wrapped itself around her arm and hand, sensing what she was about to do. As Annie's hand connected with Enma's jaw, the staff struck out. It wrapped itself around his mouth and neck. It began to tighten and Enma's eyes bugged out.
He wrenched his hand from Annie's and began to pull at the gold encircling his neck. As Annie watched the staff began to cut into the flesh at his neck and blood began to flow. He dropped to the floor, lungs straining to take in oxygen, and hands still pulling at the staff. Annie dropped to the floor with him; eyes slightly dazed as she slumped against the collapsing stonewall.
Enma's legs began to jerk, and a gurgling sound was coming from his throat. The staff was wrapping itself even tighter around his neck and blood was now running freely. Annie watched detachedly as the staff made its way through his throat. And then it was over. Enma's head was rolling across the floor and the staff returned to her, wrapping around her wrist.
Annie stared at it for a long moment before her head dropped into her hands and she began to cry.
A/N:Well there is another chapter. This one is really quick I know. But it just seemed to flow perfectly. As you can see, I didn't finish it this time. So I'll say that next time will probably be the last chapter. I think? Anyways I hope you enjoyed it. And while I have your attention, a lot of my reviewers have asked what Keiko/Yusuke stories I would recommend. To that end I went digging through the site and found "A snag in love." I recommend that everyone read it. So good!