Just a Crush

Disclaimer: no, I don't own YYH. Would I like to? Yes. (heh, then Yusuke would be MINE MINE MINE!)

eheheh, I'm a little obsessive, ne?

Applause, applause….

Chia- thanks for making me feel all sad that I can't come to the cosplay costume making party…Really, I don't feel left out at all –cries in corner- mhmm. yeah. I'll just make my awesome Lenne costume all by myself…. or maybe with my OTHER band friend, ducky! (lol, you know I'm kidding! I love ya chia!)

Illista- I GOT THE LAST DVD BEFOOOORE YOU! –dances happily- nya nya.

Ducky- We can make our beautiful cosplay costumes together! (she's going as hiyono. MY IDEA!)

Xiao-chan- I have all of your dvds in a pretty little pile to get ready to return. I still have to watch practially half of them, but there's always tomorrow!

L.H.G- yo.

ficcie time!

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After 3 years of fighting some of the deadliest demons known to spirit world intelligence, Yusuke Urameshi had never been so horrified - and scared- as he was standing in that doorway.

Keiko's limp form was lying neatly on her bed; the sheets swirling around her seemingly lifeless body. Her eyes were dull as they stared out the window at nothing, and her now long, auburn hair was lack luster and limp as it fell across her shoulders.

"Keiko…." Yusuke took a step inside the dark room. My god… What the hell happened to her?

"Keiko, it's me. "

No response.

"Hey, Keiko! What's wrong with you?" He plopped down on the bed next to her, still not receiving so much as a twitch.

He grabbed her shoulder and shook it gently. "Come on, Keiko. I'm hungry! Will ya fix me some ramen?" he asked jokingly, hoping to get a rise out of her.

Nothing.

Kuwabara stood in the doorway, watching the realization set in on Yusuke's face. "Urameshi…Let's go downstairs…"

Yusuke refused to move. "KEIKO!" he shouted, desperately trying to get her to acknowledge him. He gingerly took his hand and wrapped it in hers. Her fingers felt cold and scrawny against his, and Yusuke shuddered. "Keiko, please… Come on, now…"

"Yu…suke…." Her lips barely moved, and her voice was weak; near inaudible.

Kuwabara blinked. Yes! He's getting through to her!

She never stopped staring out the window. "Yu…suke…. hates me."

Yusuke's eyes widened in shock. "What!" he exclaimed as he gripped her hand tighter in his own. "What the hell gave you that idea? I don't hate you!"

"He hates me…. hates me…"

Kuwabara sighed. I get it now…. She's not responding to him…. She's in her own dream world. Like those nightmares I have about the monkeys in suspenders, only she can't wake up from it…

"Keiko, this is stupid! I don't hate you!" Yusuke said, exasperated. "I could never hate you!"

She couldn't hear his words. "Hates me… hates me…"

Kuwabara thought it was his cue to get Yusuke out of the room. The ex-spirit detective looked about ready to start blowing things up in his sad rage. "Come on, Urameshi. Let's go downstairs." He grabbed Yusuke's wrist and started to pull him away from the comatose girl on the bed.

"Keiko... Keiko! I DON'T hate you!"

"Hates me…. He hates me…."

Kuwabara pulled harder and struggled to force the grieving boy to the door. "Come ON, Yusuke!" Giving one great heave, he pushed Yusuke outside the door and slammed it behind them. "Let's just go downstairs and get some tea, alright!"

"She thinks… She thinks I hate her? How…." Yusuke gradually got to his feet, mumbling under his breath. "How could she think…"

Kuwabara sighed as they walked down the stairs. "I could think of a few reasons…" he mumbled under his breath. Luckily, Yusuke didn't hear him, and they sat down at the table with the rest of the gang.

After a long silence, Kurama was the first to talk. "How is she doing?"

"Not so well, really," grunted Kuwabara, taking a gulp of tea. "Even Yusuke's gonna have some trouble snapping her out of this one."

Yukina nodded sadly. "Her condition is gradually worsening. If she doesn't start getting better soon, then there won't be much hope."

There was a loud thunk, and everyone turned to see Botan standing up, tears streaming down her face.

"YUSUKE!" She stormed over to where the boy was sitting and pointed a finger in his face. "Keiko is a friend! A very dear friend of mine! I refuse to watch someone I love pass away before my eyes again!"

The group looked on in horror as the normally spunky blue haired grim reaper continued her rampage.

"I will not go through that again, do you hear me!" Her tears were forming wet spots on her shirt. "And if that means that you're going to have to fess up to this crush you have on her, then I will personally slap you silly until you swallow your pride and tell her!"

"Botan, I think you've said enough!" Koenma yelled sternly, standing up as well.

Collapsing to the ground, Botan covered her face with her hands and sobbed freely. "Keiko…. Keiko needs you, Yusuke. "

All eyes were on Yusuke, who was currently staring at a dried up piece of noodle on the floor. His face was expressionless; wide eyed at most.

The group sat in silence for at least five minutes, when suddenly….

Yusuke chuckled.

He continued to chuckle, ignoring confused looks from the rest of the group. He began to laugh, and eventually he was howling with laughter. He laughed and laughed until his gut hurt and tears were forming in his eyes.

"A crush, huh?" He sat back in his chair and smiled at the dazed looks on his friends' faces. "Nah, I don't have a crush on Keiko.

"Keiko is my…. Keiko's my sky. Little fluffy clouds and everything. She's my water, my ocean, and even though she hates fish, she's that for me, too. She's my grass, she's my trees; long story short, she's my everything."

Yusuke paused, as if trying to find the right words. His eyes narrowed a little, and he continued. "You wanna know the truth?"

There were a few nods from the table.

"I love her, okay? I thought I'd go insane when I didn't see her for two years… You want me to say it again? I love Keiko! Here, I don't think that was loud enough." He got up, and went to the door. With one swift motion, it was open and Yusuke's head was sticking outside. "HEY ALL YOU IDIOTS! I LOVE KEIKO YUKIMURA! SO IF YOU BASTARDS TRY TO HIT ON HER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME!"

He silently took his place back at the table, ignoring the fact that the rest of the table had their jaws on the floor.

"Then why, Yusuke…. Why make me wait?"

The group turned around to see Keiko standing at the top of the stairs, a forlorn expression on her face.

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A/N: Oki… well, that was a little odd.

somehow, I've always had this mental image of Botan beating the shit out of Yusuke. I think it would be funny. Thus, that's where the "violent, I'm-going-to-kick-your-ass, yet extreeeeeeemely weepy" Botan came from in this fic. eheh.

As for Yusuke's little outburst, that was the part that was "Jamie Inspired." I love Yusuke, and I love Jamie. perfect fit. And plus, I can see Yusuke actually doing that…. so yeah, it works out.

Today I bought the last Yu Yu Hakusho dvd! yay! (I also bought the 1st dvd of furuba, even though I've already seen like, almost all the episodes…) If you haven't seen the last 2 episodes of YYH, go and buy the dvd NOW. It's 17 bucks at Best Buy. And it is SO worth the money to Yusuke x Keiko fans like myself. there's a REALLLLLLLY cute ending sequence. And plus, Kurama states that he is not interested in Hiei "that way". Take it how you want, but I honestly rejoiced. (I'm sorry, but Hiei is NOT gay. Sorry Hiei x Kurama fans, but I mean….. its just…. no. He's not.  Kurama on the other hand….)