Last episode-technically-besides a bonus episode I'll write soon-HEY HUGE A SPOILER A'COMIN! I WARNED YA! I dun own the lyrics in this thing!
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EPISODE TWENTY-ONE: THE END
Shizuru, Boeton, Koenma, Yukina, Genkai, and Keiko sat quietly inside the elderly woman's shrine.
"It's been eight months now hasn't it?" Genkai asked, receiving soft sighs from everyone.
"Koenma sir, can't you...you know...go find them! I know you can!" Boeton whined sadly.
Koenma smiled at he normally bubbly woman, "They quit remember? They're not Rekai's anymore...after the whole Raizen mess, and the tournament, Yusuke quit. The only reason we continue to see them all is because we're friends. I can't really look for them anymore…"
Shizuru nodded, taking a long drag on her cigarette, "Hmm...they're not really retired you know? If you ever need help, they'll take the mission. You know they will...they just won't be obligated to do your missions anymore. They'll just do it whenever they get bored…which should be all the time. Those dumbasses need a constant distraction just so they can focus."
Koenma nodded lightly chuckling at Shizuru's words, "Yeah...I'm keeping my eye out for new Rekai now too...God help us if another Yusuke comes along."
There was soft laughter and then silence.
"I wish Kazuma would find himself already...I'd like my baby brother back...it's bad enough he finished high school and has yet to choose a college, but soon he'll want to move out, and I won't get to see him so much." Shizuru sighed before glancing at Keiko and adding, "However...the more important reason is your wedding with Yusuke, Keiko. He needs to hurry up and get better so you and Yusuke can finally tie the knot."
Keiko flushed scarlet, "No...I want Kuwabara to get better more then my wedding...he needs this time with Yusuke and the others...poor Kuwabara...he suffered so much...he was so nice to me when Yusuke was gone those two years..." Keiko smiled, "And you know...I really like him...he's a good man, and I want him to be Yusuke's best man."
"Well I do to."
All heads turned in excitement to see Yusuke standing in the door way smirking. Keiko rose eyes filled with excitement and awe. She smiled wide, and ran to him, Yusuke sweeping her up in his arms.
"YUSUKE!"
She laughed until she cried, kissing his face. Kurama, and Hiei walked in all smiles, everyone eagerly running over to them, greeting them with zeal. Talking was loud, but it all ceased at the sound of soft footsteps.
All turned to see Kuwabara standing there, a backpack slung over his shoulder. His cursed eyes, with the crosses staring sharply at them all reached their faces, and looked into their eyes. A slow familiar, goofy smile flashed across his face.
"Hey guys!"
Shizuru balled up her fists, "WELL OF ALL THE GOD DAMNED NERVE! KAZUMA I OUGHT TO KICK YOU'RE ASS RIGHT HERE AND NOW!" Shizuru stomped over to him, and looked ready to take a slug at him, but instead she hugged him, muttering, "You're lucky I'm happier to have you back then angry that you left!"
Kuwabara smiled, closing his eyes, and hugging his sister tightly. "I'm glad to be back sis...I really am."
They broke away, and Yukina had Kuwabara's hand. The taller man smiled timidly at her, and his face turned bright red as she hugged him.
"Kazuma-kun, I love you too! Please don't leave me alone again!"
Whistles from Yusuke, Boeton, and Shizuru filled the air, while Koenma and Kurama looked at an angry Hiei wondering why Hiei just stood quietly glaring rather then lunging for Kuwabara. Genkai just shook her head, smiling tiredly, and thankful she'd live long enough to see this day.
Kuwabara grinned goofily, and then cleared his throat, "Oh wait, Hiei..." Kurama and Yusuke blinked, and then seemed to remember something.
"Hiei tell her!" Yusuke ordered dragging Hiei to Yukina who stood confused holding Kuwabara's hand. Hiei muttered shaking his head, ears slightly red. Kuwabara released Yukina's hand, flicked Hiei's brow, (thus shocking everyone in the room,) and stood by Yusuke, Hiei's angry red orbs following him the entire time. Hiei looked back at Yukina, who was looking intently at him all smiles.
Hiei sighed, giving up.
"Yukina...I am the brother you've been looking for."
For a long moment they stood looking at each other, and then she let out a loud laugh, wrapping her arms around him, and crying, "I knew it was you!" Hiei stood awkwardly, frowning completely embarrassed. Yusuke and Kuwabara made motions for Hiei to hug Yukina making their arms swoop wildly. Kurama covered his mouth as so not to laugh, and nodded approvingly when Hiei wrapped one arm around his sister, embracing her for the first time.
Kuwabara sighed sitting down, and at this, Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei immediately looked at him. The others noticing the worried looks, looked at Kuwabara wondering if something was wrong.
"Easy guys, I'm just tired!" Kuwabara said with a laugh, the cross-stained eyes looking at them all.
Koenma frowned, "Ah...I see the gates of Purgatory have still weakened you…I had hoped you'd be back to your full strength."
"Oh I'm better then my full strength," Kuwabara said with a smirk, "It's just that my psychic abilities have grown…I have more visions then sleep. I'm okay though Koenma…" Kuwabara looked over Shizuru and then directly to her and said, "I'm much better now. Don't worry." Kuwabara let a flicker of a smile kiss his lips, and nodded as if to reaffirm his words. The smile grew when his sister sat down, and took his hand. Kuwabara sighed, looked over at his best friend, and then at Keiko.
Kuwabara sighed grumpily, glaring at Yusuke, "Urameshi, give her the damn ring!"
Keiko's eyes widened, and she looked at Yusuke who was flipping Kuwabara off.
When he saw her looking at him, he blushed, and faced her. He pulled from his pocket a little red velvet box, and opened it for her to see. Inside was a simple Gold band with a sapphire in the middle, with smaller diamonds circling it. She looked at Yusuke who took the ring out, throwing the box away, and slipped it on her finger. "I admit...I had to get Kuwabara to use that spiritual prowess of his to figure out your ring size..." Yusuke said looking at her shocked face, still holding her hand, "I know we've talked, but I want to make it official...Keiko, will you marry me?"
She looked at the glittering ring, then to Yusuke, but pulled away, and bent down and kissed Kuwabara's brow. The man looked startled, and with a soft, but stern stone, she said, "God bless you Kuwabara...you're the best of us." Leaving Kuwabara to blush from the praise, she ran to Yusuke, and kissed him deeply, letting her tears fall.
Laughter filled the shrine, as did talks of the wedding that would be held in three short months.
THREE MONTHS LATER…
The wedding was being held outside Genkai's shrine in a big tent. The entrance to the wedding faced the woods so that the demons Yusuke had made friends with, such as George, Jin, Enki, Chuu, Touya, and others could watch, with out freaking out the other guests, like Keiko's parents. The bride, and her bride's maids were inside, getting ready in one room, while Yusuke was in another.
The wedding began in only twenty minutes.
Kurama looked nervously at Atsuko who hung drunkenly on him. "My 'Usuke...gettin' hitched...Aye hope they use condoms...we dun' want anther bastard like 'Usuke. Mmm…you know boy…you're pretty…why don'cha hang out wif' me an' not my son eh?" Kurama nodded nervously praying Atsuko would never ask him that again, and looked over at Kuwabara who stood next to the preacher on the podium, who was gently talking to him. Kurama rose, and went to Kuwabara's side, pausing to listen to the last bits of the conversation.
"...Those eyes of yours son, you should think of it as a blessing not a curse."
"It's a little bit of both sir, and I can tell you, no one will see anything like these eyes have seen."
Kurama smiled, and tapped Kuwabara on the shoulder asking, "Where's Yusuke?"
Kuwabara sighed, "I'll go get that little-" a glance at the holy man next to him, "-jerk."
Kuwabara walked off and smiled at Koenma and Genkai who sat next to Atsuko, keeping the woman distracted to spare poor Kurama. Genkai looked very annoyed, and glared at the drunken mother, who was singing loudly, "Here comes the bride."
Kuwabara passed Mukuro and Hiei who stood farthest away from the wedding, but they nodded at him, Mukuro smiling the slightest bit. Kuwabara took note of her hand resting comfortably on Hiei's shoulder.
He smiled as he passed her, and waved at the other demons as he rushed inside to get the groom. He went into the shrine going into the wrong room. He stared at Keiko in surprise, the young woman going red.
"NO! YOU CAN'T SEE THE BRIDE!" Boeton shrieked angrily, but Kuwabara cried back, "I'm not the groom! I'm not the groom, where's Yusuke?"
Shizuru, wearing a light pink dress like the other brides' maids put out her cigarette, and motioned to the other room across the hall. Kuwabara nodded, and told Keiko she was the prettiest bride he's seen yet, and then headed for Yusuke's room, wondering why Yukina wasn't in that room with Keiko and the other girls.
Kuwabara found Yusuke standing in front of a mirror, cursing and mumbling under his breath. His jacket laid on the bed forgotten, and his bow tie stayed in his hands, as he fumbled to put them on. "Damn...Damn...DAMMIT!"
"Yusuke Urameshi!" Kuwabara cried, catching his friend's attention, and making the shorter man jump. The youth turned, frowning, his gelled hair out of place. "Don't you know any other curses?" Kuwabara said jokingly and walked over to him.
Yusuke sighed, blowing a lose strand out of his eye. "This sucks, I can't even put it on for a wedding!" Kuwabara smiled shaking his head, and took the bow, and with the greatest of ease tied the bow on Yusuke.
Yusuke smiled as Kuwabara fixed his collar, "Well, well, how'd you know how to do that?"
Kuwabara smile at his friend's wedding, "When I was ten, I learned for my Dad's funeral."
Yusuke looked ashamed, and placed his hand on Kuwabara's shoulder, who shook his head, "Don't say anything, just get your tail out there before Keiko beats you!"
Yusuke hurriedly put his jacket on, Kuwabara helping him pin a red carnation on the suits pocket, before they both went in the hall. Hearing giggling Yusuke looked at the door where Keiko and the other girls were. He made way for the door, but Kuwabara caught him, "You can't look at the bride now! It's bad luck!"
Yusuke frowned, "I can do anything I want!" Kuwabara shook his head, smiled, and picked up Yusuke swinging him over his shoulder.
With Yusuke screaming, and threatening Kuwabara, the taller man carried his best friend outside. When Jin saw him from the woods he got everyone's attention by crying out, "Hey look at that! Not ain't that jus' the funniest sight?"
Everyone laughed, and Kuwabara waved again, calling, "He was trying to sneak a peak at his bride! Impatient, isn't he?" The group laughed, watching him go. Those who'd only heard about Kuwabara from Chuu, Touya, Jin, and especially Yusuke, looked at him, taking this man in the first time. He wasn't so bad for a human, and the admired him for his boldness about letting people see his scarred eyes.
Everyone knew from those crosses he'd seen the gates, and could open them, and that put his life in serious danger.
Well in truth, the demons' thoughts reminded them, Kuwabara was best friends with THE Yusuke Urameshi. No demon was dumb enough to try and snatch Kuwabara unless they were feeling suicidal. After meeting Yusuke Urameshi, after just hearing about him, they knew it was best to never touch anything or anyone Yusuke cared about, and Kuwabara and his soon-to-be wife were at the top of that "off-limits," list.
Kuwabara walked down the long hall everyone laughing, Kuwabara assuring them that Yusuke didn't have cold feet, that he was just trying to sneak a glance at the bride. After yelling at Kuwabara, and muttering darkly, Yusuke calmed, and smiled at Kuwabara at his side. Kurama came next to Kuwabara and then after Yusuke shouted, "OI! HIEI GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!" Kuwabara and Kurama looked apologetically at the preacher as Hiei, and Yusuke barked angrily at each other. In the end Yusuke won, Hiei had promised to be his best man.
The four stood there proudly, and the wedding march began.
All rose, and turned looking, and waiting for the bride.
Yukina showed up first, carrying a basket of flowers. Everyone almost laughed, but all agreed to themselves that she made a perfect flower girl. She threw the petals gently scattering them on both sides. She smiled at Kuwabara and her brother, and stood opposite of them waiting for the others. Boeton and Shizuru were next, a happy smile on Boeton and Shizuru's face. They stood holding their flowers and waited for Keiko.
Keiko turned revealing herself to the waiting eyes, and all caught their breath.
She was a beauty to behold. She wore a long white lacy dress with no veil, but simple white lilies in her hair in its stead. She was lovely, and a grand sight. She approached Yusuke, and Yusuke smiled broadly when he noticed Puu had been carrying the train of her dress. Puu flapped over to Kuwabara, and perched on his shoulder, resting on Kuwabara's neck, his favorite spot it seemed. Even when he was in his large phoenix form he loved resting his head on Kuwabara's shoulder.
The wedding went on, but Yusuke really wasn't listening. He stared at his wife-to-be thoughts of her floating through his mind. When he first met her, when they first became friends...when he first flipped up her skirt. Then more memories floated in his head. Boeton shouting bingo three times when he figured out he was dead. Koenma holding up his egg, saying he was going to let him come back to life anyway. Kurama on the hospital roof that first time they met, speaking of his mother. Hiei muttering something sort of nice to him at the Maze castle, all the while still trying to be cool and callous as he always was. And a very beat up Kuwabara, who was studying his hardest, just so he could keep, "a man's promise," as he had called it.
All the faces of everyone that had touched his life stuck in his head, but the last memory almost made his breath lock inside his chest. He saw Kazuma and Kari walking away through the bushes, hand in hand, headed for the river to take a bath.
In that moment he thanked Kuwabara's parents for their sacrifice. If they hadn't given up their lives in exchange for Kuwabara's…If they hadn't let Kuwabara continue to live on…then Yusuke doubt he would have ever been able to go through with this wedding.
The next thing he knew he was saying 'I do,' and then deeply kissing the one he loved.
Cheers went up, the bouquet was thrown, and Koenma caught it, blushing as Boeton hugged him. Yusuke and Keiko cut their cake, eating a piece together while cameras snapped pictures. Then Yusuke threw a large chunk of it at Kuwabara (whom had been chatting with Yukina) who glared at him waving a fist threateningly. Yusuke and Keiko had their first dance together as a coupled, her head on his chest, tucked under his chin.
Then the pictures.
Everyone got in on this, smiling brightly.
The picture of all of them, the guests, the parents, everyone would one day be hung in the room of first baby of the newly wed couple, but that hadn't happened yet. Right now it was just the wedding, but more specifically the after party.
Yusuke stopped talking with Keiko's dad when he noticed Kuwabara standing outside at the steps of Genkai's shrine, watching the setting sun. He jogged up to meet him, and then quietly took his place at his friend's side. He looked at Kuwabara, whose eyes stared at the stairs. They turned to look at him, and he softly said, "This was where I took my first few steps for becoming apart of your great adventures Urameshi."
Yusuke smiled, "They were your adventures too. Come on, who gave me the strength to kick ass all those times?"
Kuwabara laughed and looked back at the setting sun. Kuwabara sighed and in a slow way and a low tone said, "I was offered a chance to go to a school in Germany, you know for college,"
Yusuke's hands dropped to his side, hanging limply. He stared at Kuwabara, a puzzled and worried look on his face. "Kuwabara...I...if...if that's what you want..." He turned his eyes away from the man, but was caught in a headlock, Kuwabara messing up his hair with a noogie.
"I'm not going Urameshi! I'm going to a college just a few miles away from here! Like you said, you were done having us be split up!"
Yusuke laughed, punching Kuwabara hard on the arm, "You ass..."
The two sighed looking at each other and then to the setting sun. This part in their life was over, and tomorrow, a new life for them all would begin.
((Ahem, this is going to seem odd but here is a translated Yu Yu Hakusho song (song: Boku-taichi no Kisetsu Our Seasons Yu yu Hakusho-what's funny is this song is sung by Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara's Japanese voice actors. Now since is supposed to be like watching the episodes, here for the ending credits is a special ending theme that shows you what all happens, so that above is not the ending, here's the ending. Do continue, and sorry for the interruption.))
/My worn-out fingertips are drenched in the morning sunlight It seems like Spring is waking Hold close the memories/
Kuwabara can be seen walking up on the stage, wearing black robes, eagerly accepting a diploma. He turns and smiles at the crowd, blushing as Yukina, Yusuke, Shizuru, Koenma, Kurama, Hiei, Boeton, Keiko (with a large belly), and Genkai wave at him.
/As long as our meetings aren't too old, it glitters. It's a treasure./
We see Kurama in a business suit; his stepfather had given him the run of his business, making it a family business now. Kurama smiles at a woman who wears a silver band that matches his own silver ring on his hand. A panicked look flashes on his face, and the woman looks down at her swishing white tail, quickly grabbing it.
/Season is illuminated… Also don't Forget the time we spent all day watching the same sea./
We see Hiei and Mukuro standing side by side. We can only see the backs, but slowly Hiei's hand comes, and takes Mukuro's hand squeezing it gently.
/I dream of Gentle tears that Seem like water.
Also, how can I tell When I'm unable to speak?/
Now we see Boeton smiling as Koenma talks to a teenaged boy about getting his life returned. He has purple hair, brown eyes, and a scowl on his face. He looks oddly familiar as he stands there glaring at a yellow egg with a frustrated pout.
/Resurrecting our love I'm afraid I'll be hurt Only make the feelings Stand still./
We see Shizuru, in a white dress with small blue dots all over it. She is holding hands, with a man that we can only see from behind, but from the back of his head, you could almost swear it was Sakyo…
/Bask in the sunlight… It's the beginning of our season. Also don't forget the time we spent all day in the same roaring wind…/
Now leaves are falling off the trees, and we see an even older Genkai walking alone among the fallen leaves, tired eyes looking around. A hand is offered to her, and she looks up in the face of Toguro. A young hand takes his, and the young and beautiful Genkai is walking hand in hand with Toguro, as her old shell lies peacefully on the ground.
/I can't sleep at night anymore. Before walking all morning Because of love/
We see Yusuke grabbing a hold of a three year old that giggles as his father throws him in the air. Keiko shakes her head, and rubs her large belly. Her eyes go wide, and she looks at Yusuke alarmed. He looks back at her, then her stomach, and in a panic rushes her to the hospital, where we soon hear the sound of a baby crying.
/Bask in the sunlight… It's the beginning of our season. Also don't forget the time we spent all day in the same roaring wind…/
We see Yukina kiss Kuwabara, hugging her arms around his neck. She is now wearing a wedding dress and smiling at her friends. Yusuke is nudging Kuwabara, who glares at him red faced, and those crosses still shining in his eyes. He lets them be seen with no shame.
/Now our whole Season is illuminated. Also don't Forget the time We spent all day Watching the same sea../
Everyone is at a picnic, smiles everywhere. Kuwabara is carrying his baby girl in his arms, shushing her gently, with a smile. Yukina is leaned over his shoulder, smiling down at the babe. Hiei and Mukuro stand together, Mukuro's stomach now rounder. She takes Hiei's hand suddenly and presses it to her stomach. After a moment you can tell he has felt something, for he looks at her with an awed expression. Kurama is gently pulling a leaf out of a woman's hair looking at her lovingly. Boeton and Koenma laugh with Shizuru and Sakyo who are holding onto each other with a smile.
Keiko looks up from setting up the picnic table at Yusuke who is playing with his six-year-old son. The boy has short black hair, and brown eyes. He has Yusuke's smile, and runs from his father screaming with happiness. His three-year-old sister tries to keep up with her brother and father, her long curly brown hair flapping in the wind. She almost falls, but daddy rescues her catching her, and holding her to him. He smiles, laughs, and then takes his son's hand marching him up towards the others. Everyone sits down to eat, but the four former Rekai.
Kuwabara and Yusuke are smiling at each other leaned up against a tree, elbowing each other in the ribs. Yusuke points at Kuwabara's tie, and the man glares back, and pulls on Yusuke's cheeks. Hiei watches amused, a small smile on his face, and Kurama tries desperately to prevent a fight.
The scene freezes on the fours smiling, and laughing faces, and a pair of blue eyes with crosses for pupils is lightly faded in the background…
/It's true love for you... Don't forget to tie you and me together. It's true love for you.../
END! BUT WAIT! THIS IS THE END OF THIS KUWABARA ARC, BUT THERE IS A BONUS EPISODE THAT LETS YOU KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR THE REKAI! HOW IS KUWABARA? YUSUKE? HIEI? KURAMA? IS BOETON MARRIED TO...:your thoughts here: WHERE DOES KUWABARA WORK? WHO ARE THE NEW REKAI? ARE THERE ANY NEW REKAI!? FIND OUT IN BONUS EPISODE...
sniff...so happy ya'll have all ready this sucky thing for so long...
