A/N: Short chapter… ummmmm… I hope I don't lose any readers because of this… Half of the people who read this chapter on AnimeSpiral said "EWWW!", the other half said "YAAAAAYY!" :sweatdrop: Please review!

6. Yukina's Secret Love and Kuwabara's Devastation

Once the restaurant was out of sight, Yukina ran back to her apartment home. She felt just awful for ditching Kuwabara like that, but it had to be done. She didn't love Kuwabara. At least not like he loved her….

Opening the door to her room, she went and sat on her bed. She wondered how Kuwabara was doing and hoped that she didn't hurt his feelings too badly….

Yukina sighed, trying not to dwell on him. She was over him; she had to focus on her real and true love. Yukina leapt off the bed, heading for her secret love shrine which she kept hidden in her closet….

Yukina opened her closet, and a collage of photos, drawings, and letters she never sent greeted her. Yukina breathed in the scent of her cinnamon candle which she kept inside the closet to make it smell nice and sighed happily. She really loved this person… Much more than she loved Kuwabara…

Picking up a photo she took herself, Yukina sat down and stared up at the collage. His face stared back at her, warming her heart and putting butterflies in her stomach. She looked at the picture and traced the man's outline with her finger. She wished she could be tracing the outline of the man's real body right now, but she couldn't unless she told him… But she couldn't… She was too shy…

Yukina sighed, putting the picture back with the others. She reached over and turned on her CD player, letting it play soft, classical music – her favorite kind. She imagined herself in a long, white gown, with his hands on her hips, her arms around his neck, so close to each other on a moonlit patio with nobody else around….

In Yukina's daydream, the man wrapped his arms tighter around her waist, bringing her into a romantic embrace. Yukina rest her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. She loved him so very very much…. The man brought Yukina's head up and stared at her with his beautiful eyes. Yukina just about melted into a puddle on the floor, but the man saved her by pressing his lips against hers and locking into a passionate kiss that Yukina hoped would last for all eternity….

Yukina opened her eyes, snapping herself out of the wonderful daydream. Someday… she thought, Someday I'll tell him I love him…. Someday I will tell him…

I love you…

…Hiei…

Kuwabara set off in the opposite direction, heading for his own house. He felt miserable. He always thought that Yukina loved him! Maybe not obsessive-love like he had, but some kind of love…. He never took Yusuke seriously when he said it would never work with Yukina; he thought he was just joking. Now he wondered, Is there something going on with Yusuke and Yukina? Something they haven't told me? Or… was it all really just a joke…?

"Welcome home, bro," said Shizuru as Kuwabara entered the house. "Did you have a nice date?"

Kuwabara didn't answer. Shizuru turned away from the TV and noticed he was frowning. "Hey, it wasn't that bad, was it?" she asked, almost a hint of concern in her voice.

Kuwabara glared at her. "Don't even ask, sis," he said angrily, storming up to his room. "Just… leave me alone…."

Shizuru shrugged indifferently, turning back to the TV. As she lit up another cigarette, she thought about her own crush, and what would happen if they ever went out on a date. However, she knew she could never admit who she liked to anybody; she knew they would just laugh at her. She could also never say that she liked that person to his face because he would never love her back….

Meanwhile, Kuwabara moped in his room, letting the tears run down his face. He thought he would never be happy again… with Yukina gone….

NEXT TIME - SCHOOL'S OUT DANCE AND THE SOCK-PUPPET ANTI-DEPRESSANT!

Reviewer Responses!

Sami Kurama's Stalker: You have the same name as my fanfic! Sorta… n.n That's never happened before… hee hee Anyway… um… does this chapter answer your question:more sweatdropping – damn, I must smell bad…: Thanks very much for the review!

evilchik: Aw, too bad ya don't like yaoi. I think this is one of my only fics that doesn't really involve yaoi, and even then, I stick that nasty little chapter 3 in there… / Anyway, is it Yukina? We don't know. Could be Genkai for all we know… o.o Thanks for the review!

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