Love and Friendship is too Complicated for Koenma
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or any of its characters being that they all belong to Yoshihiro Togashi. The only thing I do own in this drabble series is my OC Jasmine.
Chapter 5: Unexpected (Koenma/Jasmine)
March 25, 1994
Two days later, the tournament's semi-finals had come and gone. Genkai was just killed by Toguro the day before and it bore a great deal of stress, depression, and mourning for Team Urameshi. Koenma felt it too being that he and Genkai had known each other and been friends for 50 years.
It was now the night before the finals and seeing as how depressed his boss was, Jorge convinced him to leave their hotel room to go downstairs to the hotel's bar for a beer. Koenma reluctantly agreed and followed his blue ogre servant downstairs to the hotel's karaoke bar. They wound up not getting that beer after all.
Koenma wound up almost getting into a fight with one of the bar's patrons when he criticized that ordinary human's friend's lousy performance of "Acky Breaky Heart". The result of that was Jorge forcing Koenma to go onstage and sing Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box".
The poor prince almost passed out due to his stage fright but, thanks to Jorge helping him due to his guilt of forcing Koenma onstage. The ogre played the accompaniment with a guitar he borrowed from the demon band that was going to play after Koenma's performance.
Koenma's and Jorge's musical duet went so well, the crowd asked for an encore. They gladly gave them that encore and that performance went well too. Koenma and Jorge would have played another song but, the demon band had to perform. As they were leaving the bar, Koenma and Jorge met a young human woman with long curly brown hair, pale skin with freckles that peppered her lovely face and large brown eyes. She was also short and thin in stature.
The poor young woman had lost her purse and asked Koenma and Jorge if they had seen it. Koenma gladly volunteered to find it much to Jorge's dismay. Koenma, Jorge and the girl went to the hotel's game room and the prince found it for her. While the trio was in the elevator, the girl had introduced herself as Jasmine and Koenma introduced himself to her and used the line, "I'm Koenma and I'm very cool".
Jasmine responded by giggling and thinking Koenma was so charming. After walking her back to her room and having a chat with Koenma's ex-girlfriend from Spirit World Kindergarten, Kotennyo, Koenma now sat in his and Jorge's hotel room preparing for the finals for tomorrow.
The young prince was currently working on a jetpack that he called the "Koenmatron 5000". He was currently deep in thought. He couldn't stop thinking about the young woman named Jasmine he met earlier. Even though their meeting was very short, she made quite an impression on him.
Thinking to himself while he installed another part to the jetpack, Koenma then thought, "Wow, that Jasmine girl was so nice and sweet. Usually most people aren't so genuinely nice like she is."
Just then the sound of Jorge snoring filled the air. Koenma looked over to the couch the ogre was sleeping on. Jorge was currently fast asleep. The prince shook his head and shifted his attention back to his nearly finished jetpack. He then began to think about his meeting with Jasmine again, "I still can't believe she giggled when I introduced myself to her. Usually when I use that line on a girl or anyone for that matter, they're just so put off by it. I really hope I do get the chance to see her and talk to her again."
Finally putting the finishing touches on the jetpack, Koenma was snapped out of his thoughts again hearing Jorge make another loud snort in his sleep. The prince rolled his eyes. He stared at his jetpack and then thought, "I wonder if Jasmine is going to watch the finals tomorrow. If she does choose to watch it in the stadium, I really hope she stays safe."
Koenma then yawned and stood up from his sitting position. He then stretched his long arms and legs and walked into the bedroom area of the hotel suite and shut the door behind him. He changed into blue pajamas with a button up top and laid down on his bed.
Koenma still thought about Jasmine and then he remembered the words she said to him before she walked back into her hotel room.
"Goodnight Koenma and good luck to you and your team. I hope you guys win."
The prince smiled to himself. It was great that she supported Team Urameshi. He loved how optimistic she seemed. Koenma then said out loud to himself, "I really hope we do meet again after the tournament. I would to get to know you Jasmine."
He fell asleep with the thought of Jasmine and some other thoughts stirring in his head. Fatefully, Koenma did meet Jasmine again. They wound up meeting the morning after the final round of the tournament and shared a good breakfast together. Koenma and Jasmine wound up having a good conversation with their meal but, all good things had to come to an end. They sadly had to part to go back to their own lives. But, fate had other plans for them.
~To Be Continued