. : Muichi Motsu : .
: . By Akikazu . :
. : Chapter Fifteen : .
"Hello Yusuke."
Kurama stood before his teammate, alone, having just gotten out of the car which had then driven further into the compound.
"Hey, Kurama. Where's the girl?"
Yusuke's gaze was sharp as if he suspected that Kagome had ditched them again.
"Kagome-chan, along with Shippo and Kosui-san are in the vehicle, they dropped me off so you could speak to me."
"I see, in other words she avoiding me."
He had hit the nail on the head, so to speak. Kagome intention had indeed been to avoid another meeting up with Yusuke. A far more cowardly act that was expected of her, but Kurama could see her disappointment in herself even as she committed her actions.
"You are correct."
"Damn."
Damn indeed, it would be particularly hard for Yusuke to pull of protect Kagome when she was going out of her way to avoid him.
"Kurama-san, Kagome-sama would like to know if you'll be staying for dinner. She's extended an invitation to your… friend as well."
They turned and saw Kousi standing a couple of yards away from them. He bowed and politely remained silent in wait of their answer.
"Was there a particular reason you came Yusuke, or shall you be staying?"
"I want to talk with you privately and I figured you'd be with her still."
Kurama nodded to Kosui, accepting the invitation, and the butler started the walk back to the house. The fox then turned back to Yusuke, who had his head down and was mumbling things under his breath.
"Come Yusuke, we will dine here."
"Wha!"
It seemed as if the detective was surprised at his announcement. Surely he hadn't expected them to leave?
"Yusuke, not only is it our duty to watch over Kagome-chan, but we cannot just run off when we no true purpose to do so, it would be rude."
"Fine."
He turned and walked towards the door, with Yusuke trailing behind him. Kosui opened the door for them then lead them into a large dinning room. Kagome sat near the far end on the left with Shippo bouncing on the seat on her left and Lon laying quietly on her shoulder, half hidden by her hair.
"Kon'nichiwa, Yusuke-san," Kagome greeted quietly.
Yusuke nodded his acknowledgement instead of speaking and they were lead to the seats across from Kagome and Shippo, Kurama sitting directly in front of her.
"Would anyone care for a drink?" Kosui asked after everyone was seated.
"Hot tea please," Kagome murmured.
"Tea for me as well," Kurama said.
"Water's fine."
Shippo bounced higher on his chair and squealed, "I want soda! Can I have soda, pretty, pretty please, Oka-san?"
She never looked up from her plate.
"Shippo will have apple juice, Kosui and could you please bring a saucer of milk for Lon."
"Aww, I wanted soda, Oka-san," Shippo whined.
Kosui bowed formally and left the dinning room leaving an awkward silence among the adults.
"Wasn't there something you wished to speak with me about, Yusuke?"
"I kinda wanted to talk to you in private."
Kagome hardly moved and continued to pay on mind to the boy sitting diagonal to her. All she knew was that whenever she saw him she could feel her air being cut off. Having a weakness, but not being able to figure out what it was exactly scared her.
"Yusuke, I don't think Kagome-chan listening and even if she isn't going to be gossiping about you."
"Fine. Keiko…"
Yusuke's voice had trailed off in an inaudible mutter, which not even Kurama with his kitsune hearing could decipher.
"Pardon me Yusuke could you repeat that?"
"Keiko dumped mw, OKAY!"
Kurama was silent, his mind whirling. Yusuke and Keiko had been friend since their childhood and he had never suspected that they would separate, nor had he ever suspected that Keiko would be the one to break it up. Se seemed to be the one who was trying to keep their relationship together.
"Why?"
The question was simple but never the less it invoked a violate reaction.
"Because I'm never around, because I miss dates, because there are guys out there who are better able to keep her happy!"
From her seat Kagome winced, she could feel his emotions pouring into her, but after feeling her heart break so many times before she once again embraced the emotions of loss and despair.
"Oka-san!"
Shippo came to his mother's side, Lon's meow had alerted him and then he had seen the tears running down her face.
"I feel his pain," she whispered.
"Yusuke, calm down. This pain will pass. If Keiko will not accept your work with the Reikai then it was not meant to be. You're a Lord of Makai, she'd have to except your work or you could never be together in the end."
Yusuke took several deep breaths and Kagome could feel the pain receding from her body. Kagome opened her eyes and saw two faces with green eyes hovering above her.
"It seems that Yusuke and Kagome-chan share a connection of sorts," Kurama said, with a frown.
: Sensui :
Everything was falling into place like the pieces of a puzzle, and though he had to personally change some pieces so they'd fit it was turning out nicely. In fact he could nearly see part of the puzzles image.
All in all, all was well.
"What do you think of my latest master piece, Gatekeeper?"
Itsuki turned to look at Sensui and figure out what he was speaking of.
"I think you need to custom fit a couple more pieces."
Sensui smirked.
"Very well, I'm off. Make sure to take good care of Keiko-chan while I'm gone."
: . End Chapter . :
. : Author's Note : .
Mwahaha…
I bet you're all wondering what the fuzz-nit is going on.
But I will not tell you!
I will make the world suffer because I start school again in three days!
Peace. -snicker-
: . Review Responses . :
LadyAkina – I don't even know if the Shikon will figure into the story but yeah, only Kurama knows so far… I've only seen Hojo paired with Kagome once and I was then scarred for life…
Tbiris – I'm lost too… This story seems to be taking a detour. But I will get back on track, next chapter!
Peeka-chan – There's still a chance, we'll just see how far this story gets before I make Yusuke decide.
fluffychick15 – Thanks for the reading
Red Kitsune Flames – It's not really dislike, it's more like fear… But she'll forget about it when- oops almost spoiled the plot…
Anonymous – For the moment Sesshomaru shall remain obvious in Makai, but when he finds out…
Emma – It's Shippo saying he think Kagome doesn't like Yusuke, but she just scared of the hurt the encounter caused her.
shadow miko – I just have to think up an idea and I'll put it on my list of stuff I've got to write. I did have one idea but it fell apart, Youko fit the part better in the idea making Hiei a brother.