YYF14: Hey, peoples! Second chapter today! Well, I'm sorry it's rather late, but my parents took us out to dinner b/c it's their anniversary, so I have a good excuse. Anyway, not much to say, so, here's chapter 3!
Yusuke's POV
I walked slowly down the hall towards my room. I couldn't believe what had just happened with Koenma. How he could say that… how he did that to his own body… Disregarding his injuries…He's hurting himself, and he thinks it's fine! He thinks he's no better than a machine! He is! He has thoughts, emotions… He neglects himself… He doesn't eat, sleep… What is wrong with him!
I shake my head. I shouldn't worry so much. Why am I worrying? I really need to get some sleep…
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The next morning, I woke up around seven, and left my room. I was heading towards the main room, when I heard Yukina. She was asking Koenma something.
"Koenma-san, would you like some breakfast?" Yukina asked politely.
I heard Koenma's polite decline, and I sighed. I walked over to Yukina.
"Don't listen to him. Could we get two bowls of ramen, please?"
Yukina nodded, and headed off to the kitchen. She came back a few minutes later, and handed me the bowls. I smiled in thanks, and Yukina went off to check on Kuwabara. The whole gang had stayed overnight, and I bet Kuwabara had been fawning over Yukina 99.9 of the time.
I entered Koenma's room. He looked up at me, confused.
"Breakfast," I said simply. I handed him one of the bowls and sat down on the bed next to him, starting to eat from mine. When he didn't do anything, I sighed and put my bowl aside.
"You need to eat," I said stubbornly. "Remember, I saw you last night. I'm not happy."
"Yusuke…"
"I'm serious. You're going to get sick if you keep this up."
"Then let it be."
I stared at him. He wanted to hurt himself… But why?
"Please. Just a little." I didn't want to beg, but I didn't want him to get sick.
He stared at the ramen for a moment, then slowly took the pacifier out of his mouth and started to eat. It was slow, but it was still eating. I smiled and continued to eat my own breakfast.
A minute later, though, he stopped and grimaced. I frowned in concern.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I just ate too much, I think…"
I looked at his bowel. He hadn't eaten much at all, and he said he had eaten too much. Well, as long as he kept it down…
"Now, c'mon. I want you to get outside today. You can watch us train."
He nodded silently, and, after dropping our bowls in the kitchen, I led him outside to where we had been training the day before. The rest of the guys arrived shortly. Kurama and Hiei were sparring, Rose Whip against sword. I was fighting Kuwabara, fists vs. Spirit Sword.
Once we had finished with the first opponent, we switched off. Kuwabara and Hiei were sparring with swords, me and Kurama fighting with his Rose Whip, teaching me agility.
After about an hour, we stopped to take a break. Genkai would start the training this afternoon. I sat next to Koenma, who had been watching the entire time.
"How'd I do?" I asked, leaning on the wall of the temple.
"You did fine."
I frowned at the lack of emotion in his voice.
"Koenma? You okay?"
He shrugged. "I dunno."
"How do you not know? It's you, after all."
He paused, thinking. After a few moments, he shook his head.
"I don't know, Yusuke."
"Well, how do you feel? Are you happy, sad, bored, what?"
He bit his lip hopelessly.
"I… I honestly don't know, Yusuke."
I blinked. He doesn't know how he feels? He's treated himself so badly for so long, he's forgotten what feelings are?
I sighed exasperatedly and grabbed his hand, standing up.
"C'mon, Koenma, let's go to your room."
He followed me confusedly, and when we reached his room, I locked the door.
"Yusuke-"
"Shut up and listen. Koenma, you can't keep acting like this. You're forgetting what feelings are! Your life isn't really as bad as you think it is!"
"You don't know that, Yusuke."
I shook my head.
"Fine, think like that. I have to go talk to the guys. I'll see you in a bit."
I left, and was almost immediately confronted by Kurama and Hiei.
"We appreciate that you want to help him, Yusuke, but you can't bully him into feeling better," Hiei said, sounding annoyed.
"I'm not!" I said angrily. "I'm just… worried…" My last word came out in a whisper.
Hiei and Kurama exchanged amused glances.
"So, it's happening, and it hasn't even been two days," Hiei said, smirking.
I frowned. "What's happening?"
"And he doesn't even know," Kurama said, chuckling.
Now I was angry. "What don't I know? Kurama!"
"Ask Genkai, ask Botan, they'll know the answer."
I growled and stalked off to find Genkai or Botan.
YYF14: Well, I hope you liked it. I'm surprised I got an entire chapter in Yusuke POV. Anyway, gotta go to bed. So tired... Oyasumi nasai, and review if you wish!
