I don't own YYH I only own Mikai, Yuzu, Reijii, and Sotto
Okay here it is the last chapter. It's been long, fun and all of that and the new story will be coming out soon once I get my lazy ass up and do it. Hope you like this chapter and how everything turned out! Enjoy!
Sun fell into a simple room and landed on Yusuke's face, telling him to wake up. He groaned and opened his eyes only to have the sun invade them. He sat up, the white blankets falling around his bare chest as he looked at the person lying next to him.
Yuzu
He smiled, seeing how cute she was as she slept. Her brown hair was spread around the white pillow underneath her, and her mouth was open a bit as she took in deep breaths. His eyes then looked back up towards a clock, which was blinking a time in a bright red color.
12:45
He remembered the promise he had made to her, and lowered his face to Yuzu's. He began to rub his nose next to hers affectionately, waking her up with a slight dust of blush covering her face. She looked gently up at Yusuke.
"Hey wake up," he said gently as he pulled his face back away from hers though his eyes were still looking into hers.
"Five more minutes Usuke," she said cutely.
He smiled. "Okay." He laid down and closed his eyes only to have a loud screeching noise wake him back up. He got up, grabbed the alarm and slammed his fist down on it, causing it to go silent.
"Hey you two!" Atsuko said as she popped her head into the room. "Get up or you're going to be late! You don't wanna miss Mikai and Kurama leaving do you?"
"Thanks mom," Yusuke groaned as he stuffed his face in his pillow.
"Come on." Yuzu hopped out of bed and began to look around the room for her clothes. Yusuke sighed and did the same.
The same sun, which had awoken Yusuke was now shining down on Kuwabara's face, but it didn't wake him up. His mouth was opening and closing as he took in deep breathes, and small kitten crawled all around him mewing and playing with each other.
"Hey!" Reijii called as she walked into the room. "Kazu wake up! We're going to be late hurry up!"
"Wha?" Kuwabara asked tiredly as he opened one of his eyes. He groaned and rolled over onto his side, refusing to get up. Jeez she always had to wake up at the crack of dawn to do something. He thought as he began to fall back asleep.
Reijii puffed up her cheeks, not liking to be ignored or turned away from. "If you don't get up I'm not going to sleep with you anymore!" She threatened.
"Aw come on Reijii!" Kuwabara said as he jumped up. "Don't be so rash!"
"Hurry up then!" Reijii called with a small tease in her voice.
Sotto opened her eyes and looked around the small tree she and Hiei had been living in. She moved her neck, cracking it a bit only to find that there was a small note stuck to her forehead. She took it off of her forehead and looked at the small yellow sticky note.
Sotto,
I'll miss you when I'm gone. I find myself rather selfish for always being the one complaining about being alone and here I am leaving you all behind. I hope you and Chibi have a happy time for the time Kurama and I are gone. I'll miss you with all of my heart and I love you.
Thank you for letting me go.
Mikai
Sotto smiled, feeling content. She folded the small paper and placed it in one of her pockets. She then hopped to another branch and found Hiei sleeping on it with a small bit of drool coming down from the side of his mouth.
"Hiei?" she called as she hopped over to him and gently shook him. "Come on Hiei we have to get going before we're late!"
Hiei opened one of his eyes and looked at his one and only kitten. He reached out for her and pulled her close to him, giving her a small kiss on the lips.
"Aw hurry up," she said as she rubbed her face next to his. "I don't wanna miss Mikai and Kurama."
Kuwabara sighed as he walked down the street with Reijii hand in hand with him. Reijii looked up at him.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothin' I'm just happy that everything worked out," Kuwabara answered. "Mikai coming back six months ago just brought Kurama's Spirit up so much and now…it looks like everything's going to be okay between those two."
"Thank God." Reijii sighed.
"I'm happy that Yusuke also found himself someone," Kuwabara added. "He's finally standing up on his own two feet with Yuzu standing next to him."
"It's weird," Reijii said. "I never really pictured Yuzu and Yusuke together. Sometimes…people fit together the minute you see them and yet it seemed like it took Yusuke forever to admit his feelings."
"Well he had to get over Mikai first," Kuwabara answered. "How a small lady like that could cause such a big fuss is beyond me."
"Hey," Reijii hissed. "Remember I was a bit of a fuss to get too also." She placed her head in his chest as they walked.
"Yeah and it was all worth it," Kuwabara said as he snuggled his face next to hers.
Yusuke was walking with Yuzu when they passed a small store. She looked through one of the windows and saw something.
"Hey hold on Usuke," she said as she stopped walking. "I see something I wanna get Mikai."
"I'll wait out here okay?" he said as he kissed her on her forehead. "I'll see if I can see anyone else."
"Kay."
Yuzu ran into the store, leaving Yusuke outside. He sighed and looked across the street and saw the small pastry store sitting there. He walked towards it, then behind it, looking at the spot where he had met Mikai, and where he had asked Kurama to hit him. So much had happened right there in that one spot which had led to so much more. What would have happened if he had never met Mikai there? Would he have met her later on? Or not at all?
"Hey Urameshi what are you doin' back here?" Kuwabara asked as he walked over to Yusuke.
"Nothing." He smiled. "Just thinking everything over. Where's Reijii?"
"She saw Yuzu in the store and went in. I thought I would stay back and wait until I saw someone else," Kuwabara explained.
They both fell quiet for a moment as they looked at the spot, and memories flooded through the both of them, mostly Yusuke. This place had been used by him and Mikai over and over again, and nothing could destroy those memories. But the most important to him was when they first met.
"Are you Yusuke Urameshi?"
"Yeah so?"
"I'm Mikai Akata and I've been looking for you."
The fight had been one of the best fights Yusuke had ever been in. He smiled as he remembered how Mikai lost and soon admitted her defeat like a true fighter. But being there reminded him of everything over and over again.
"She never told me she was sorry for kicking my ass," Kuwabara hissed.
"Never did?" Yusuke asked as he looked at the orange haired boy. "That's funny."
The two fell quiet once more. Feelings were running through the both of them, and it was hard for them to find the one, which was causing everything else. It felt so weird to be back at the spot where they had met Mikai for the first time after everything had happened. Rando, The Four Holy Beasts, saving Yukina, The Dark Tournament, Sensui and finally the Makai. The place where everything had gone down, and everyone set their cards on the table for everyone to see. Everything was out in the open when they were in the Makai, and each of them had so much to lose.
"I was never good at saying good bye," Kuwabara confessed breaking the silence between them.
Yusuke sighed and looked up towards the sky. "It's going to be hard letting her go."
Kuwabara jumped backwards in shock and looked at Yusuke. He looked around, brought his head down, and his hand to his mouth in order to keep everything hidden from the world.
"You don't still like Mikai do you?" he whispered.
Yusuke smiled and then shook his head back and forth, telling Kuwabara no. Kuwabara sighed and looked away.
"That's good," he said.
"I'll always wonder though," Yusuke added. "What could have happened but I know nothing will. We'll never go through that again."
"What are you morons doing?" Hiei asked. Yusuke and Kuwabara turned around to see him standing in the alleyway with Sotto standing next to him.
"Nothing." Yusuke smiled.
"Don't call me a moron!" Kuwabara yelled as he looked at the smaller man. "Damn at least I don't have to stand on a phone book to kiss my one true love!"
"Oh shut up!" Hiei hissed.
"Don't listen to him," Sotto said as she wrapped her arms around Hiei, hugging him tightly. "I love you the way you are."
Hiei looked away blushing, while Yusuke and Kuwabara giggling. Yuzu walked into the alleyway with Reijii standing next to her. They both had a small bag in their hands, which they held close to their bodies.
"We're ready to go if you are," Reijii said as she looked at all of them.
"We'd better go," Kuwabara said as he began to walk out of the alleyway. "If we're late Mikai will bite our heads off."
"Yeah." Yuzu giggled. "Come on."
The group began to walk away but Yusuke stayed. He looked at the spot and something came back to him. The feeling of being a kid. Back then everything was good, and simple but when he began to fight, everything fell down and broke.
Mikai…I'll miss you. He thought.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara called. "Come on already!"
Yusuke broke his eyes away from the single place and he walked towards everyone else, who were waiting for him. He joined them, and they began to walk towards the airport where they would be losing two of their best friends.
The group walked into the airport as the sun began to set. They walked around, looking for platform ten. They looked around, until they came to a platform, which had people running around it. There standing there were Mikai and Kurama, hand in hand.
"Hey!" Sotto said happily as she ran ahead of everyone.
"I have something to tell all of you," Mikai said with a tone of nervousness in her voice.
"What?" Reijii asked as she walked up to Mikai and Kurama with the rest of the group.
"This trip may take longer then we thought," Kurama said, taking the subject over. "Some things have come up and we've found that it would just be better for us to spend a bit more time in America." He smiled.
"Don't worry." Yusuke said with a slight laugh. "We'll all be here waiting for you guys to get back."
"Thanks." Mikai smiled.
Yuzu and Reijii stepped up towards the couple. They handed them their bags with smiles on their faces. Mikai took the bags with a tears falling down her smile.
"Thanks you guys," she whispered. She reached forward and grabbed Yuzu. She squeezed her tightly, and let go gently. She then looked at Reijii and blinked.
"What?" she asked.
"Can I hug you?" Mikai asked. "I know how you don't like to be hugged."
"Fine." Reijii sighed as she opened her arms playfully. Mikai reached out and hugged her tightly, giving her a hug for the first time in years. She let her go, and looked at Reijii who smiled back at her.
"MIKAI!" Sotto yelled as she pushed everyone out of the way and grabbed her around the neck. "Oh Mikai I'm going to miss you!"
"I'm gonna miss you too Sotto," Mikai said after the first shock. She then hugged her tightly, gripping her shirt in her fists. "Don't marry Hiei without me."
"Don't worry." Sotto giggled. "I'll wait."
The kitten pulled away from Mikai with small tears in her eyes. She didn't want to let Mikai go, but she knew that Kurama and Mikai need time alone and that they deserved it so she wasn't going to protest. Besides, she had to take care of Hiei, which was more then a handful.
Mikai then hugged Kuwabara tightly, and looked at Hiei. He just hissed at her, so Mikai turned to Yusuke. He smiled and opened his arms to her. She smiled back and fell into his arms, hugging him tightly.
"Don't you dare ask Yuzu to marry you while I'm gone," Mikai whispered with a small hiss behind it.
Yusuke laughed gently. "Fine I'll wait. Just make sure to get back before she gets impatient."
"I will." She laughed gently.
They felt their chests rising as well as their backs as they laughed and they both knew that it was their own way of crying since they knew that they weren't going to cry in front of each other or cry about losing one another. They both wanted to see who was stronger and see who could outlast each other like they always did.
Yusuke held her tightly and gripped her clothing in his fists. She did the same to him, both of them almost afraid to let each other go since they had been holding on to each other for so long now; letting go was going to be hard but something they both needed.
Mikai finally pulled away and looked Yusuke. She raised her fist and gently hit in the chin. He looked at her and smiled.
"One day Urameshi," she said playfully. "You'd better watch your back."
"I look forward to it," Yusuke said as he reached forward and did the same to her.
I don't understand it. Kurama thought. And I don't think I ever will. Yusuke did like Mikai more then a friend but he never loved her and maybe that's because they're so alike. Yusuke needs someone different, someone like Yuzu as Mikai said. And here in front of me I can see Yusuke letting go of Mikai, the person he's cared to for so long. She's security blanket…and he's hers.
"Flight ten to America will be leaving in five minutes please bored now." A female voice said over the intercom.
"This is it," Mikai said as she looked at everyone.
"Hey Kurama," Yusuke said as he looked at the red head. "Be safe okay? If you ever run into a problem, you can call us and we'll be there in a heartbeat."
"Yeah!" Kuwabara said happily. "Anytime!"
"Hn." Hiei looked away, but gave Kurama a look, which told him that he would help if Kurama ever needed it.
"Thank you." Kurama smiled. "I'll miss everyone and you'll be in our hearts the whole time we're gone."
"Be careful…you guys," Yusuke said happily.
"We will be," Mikai said happily. "And we'll come back as soon as we can."
Hopefully going to America for a while will allow Mikai and Kurama some time alone to discover what it is that they wanna do. Yusuke thought. Let everything be worth it.
Everyone watched as Kurama and Mikai turned their backs away from everyone and began to walk towards the entrance to their plane. They felt their hearts break and they watched them walk away. Even though they knew that they were going to see each other again but still, seeing them go was hard. Some of them felt selfish for not wanting the two of them to go because they knew that this trip to America was going to allow Kurama and Mikai to be alone, and grow. They knew that they were going to be back and things would be normal and they would build more days to keeping fighting for.
"Bye!" Mikai called as she walked away. "Thank you for everything!"
"Bye!" Kurama waved.
"You'd better come back in one piece!" Yusuke yelled.
They all watched Kurama and Mikai give their tickets away, and then they boarded their plane, Mikai giving everyone one last look before she disappeared behind the entrance to the plane.
"They're gone…" Kuwabara sighed. "For a while."
"They'll come back," Sotto said happily. "I know they will."
"They'd better," Reijii hissed. "I don't care who he is, I'm not going to let any man take away someone as close to me as Mikai."
"Vicious," Yuzu said with a slight laugh. "I think we can trust Mikai with what she's doing. She's going with her heart, just like we have."
"Everything will be fine." Hiei said as he looked at the plane.
"Aw Hiei you care!" Sotto said as she wrapped her arm around the smaller man. He blushed once more and looked away.
"Everyone will be alright," Kuwabara said as he wrapped his arms around Reijii who cuddled next to him gently.
They stood there, waiting and minutes later they watched the plane get ready to leave. It backed up and began to pick up speed. Yusuke walked closer, and closer to the plane until the glass stopped him. He watched as the plane began to take off into the sunset and he found that his heartbeat was picking up. He smiled and watched the plane leave him behind just as it had a few years ago when Mikai left for America alone.
"You're an ass too…Mikai," Yusuke whispered as he watched the plane leave.
"Usuke!" Yuzu called. "Come on we've got to go back now!"
Yusuke took one last look at the plane, and turned away. He took a deep breath as he ran back to Yuzu, Kuwabara, Reijii, Hiei, and Sotto. They were people who he could always rely on and people who would always be there for him, just as Mikai was for so many years.
The End