Disclaimers Note: I Do Not Own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Authors Note: Finally! I got inspiration and here is the next chapter. I am truly sorry you haven't heard anything from me. Sometimes it's stuck-or life happens. I another chapter lined up which will be out quickly so be on the lookout. Thank you for sticking it out. This chapter is about eight pages so it's got some length. It might also jump around a bit but that could be just me. As always, I'm always happy and open to any review. Thank you for your time.
Blue Light
Chapter Twelve
Yusuke sat up in Botan's bed, engulfing the load of food that the girls prepared for him. "Yusuke!" Keiko had shouted at him, "Don't eat too fast!"
Yusuke responded by eating faster.
Keiko walked out angrily but not before pounding Yusuke's temple with her fist.
Yukina automatically apologized to Yusuke and ran after Keiko to calm her down.
After eating his food, Yusuke fell onto his back with satisfaction.
"Nothing like a good meal to pick the body up again!" Yusuke shouted out, patting his stomach shamelessly.
Silence overtook the room and Yusuke's eyes began to wander.
Botan's room was sizable with its white wall's and a flowered-pink boarder all across the top. Yusuke started to sniff and then began to realize that scent again… wind and flowers and…
The sheets.
Yusuke could smell Botan's scent which was driving his mind haywire once again. He found himself turning so that he laid face down into the bed and cushions-just to engulf all of his senses.
"I really need to get out of this damn bed…" Yusuke growled into the pillow as he pictured the lovely ferry girl.
It was probably a bodily attraction… Yusuke thought this to himself as he sat up.
Botan is a beautiful girl so it made sense that Yusuke would have some sort of feelings for her.
But not like the way he would with Keiko.
Because Keiko is supposed to be the one he was in love with.
Right?
Yusuke groaned because he knew just one thing-
He didn't really know.
Koenma and Botan was sitting in one of the storage rooms with his father's records and papers.
"We've got to find something." Koenma rammed his hand through his mane. "I can't believe we cannot reach my father. Of all the hectic times, it had to be today!"
"Oh, we'll find something." Botan said, examining the papers in her hands.
A soft knock sounded at the door.
"Who is it?" Koenma asked.
"Hi. May I come in?"
Koenma looked up to see Keiko in the doorframe. "Oh, sure." He waved the girl in and she walked in, slowly looking around.
"Hi Keiko!" Botan sounded.
Keiko gave a small smile before quickly diverting her eyes. She was still thinking about how Yusuke stopped in to see Botan before he left.
She couldn't get it out of her mind.
How could she when Yusuke didn't even stop to see her before he left?
"So, what is this place?" Keiko asked, pushing her thoughts behind.
"The old records hall but it's now just a storage area." Koenma said, not really paying much attention. His eyes just scanned the document in front of him. There had to be something in his father's old reports about this Blue Light or even Kinda. At the rate they were going, the earth, spirit world, and demon world were all going to fall into pieces.
Keiko was gazing around the room and falling onto dusty old pictures that were held up with golden frames
"Sorry to bother you two but," Keiko sighed. "I wanted to get away from Yusuke, he was making me so frustrated! I needed some time to breathe."
"Yusuke is a nuisance so I completely understand you," Koenma answered without a slightest hesitation.
Botan slapped Koenma across the head, "Ow!" He said.
Botan looked at Keiko and smiled, "Don't worry, Keiko dear. He probably just needs to cool off. You know Yusuke."
Keiko didn't say anything until she came across a picture of a beautiful woman. She looked really familiar but Keiko couldn't quite place the features.
"Wow?" She asked. "Who is this?"
Koenma looked up to where Keiko was pointing and for a moment, he smiled. "Oh." He said softly, "That's my mother."
"Your mother?"
"Yes." Koenma gave a small laugh. "She died when I was young."
That would explain the familiar face. "I'm sorry," Keiko said.
"So," Keiko blushed in embarrassment. "Are you human?"
Koenma blinked and then laughed. "Yes, yes. I am human. Just one of the few that live here in Rei-kai."
Keiko nodded and quickly looked back at the photo.
"She was quite beautiful, wasn't she?" Botan said with a sigh.
Keiko nodded but she soon became puzzled. "Why is she hanging in the storage room?"
Koenma shrugged, "Well, I have a portrait of her in my room. My father won't allow any of her pictures to be hung-I always assumed is was because he couldn't bear to see her." He stood and walked from the desk and stood next to Keiko. "He loved her a lot, you see."
Keiko smiled, her cheeks began to redden as she though about Yusuke. "Do you still remember her?"
Koenma sighed. "Not really-I was only four when she died. However," Koenma smiled. "I do remember her eyes. The color in this portrait does her no justice…"
"Really?" Keiko looked closer to the painting. "What were they actually like?"
Koenma paused to smile and then said, "They were like green emeralds, shinning against fair skin. And every time she laughed, gold speck would flicker especially if her grin reached her eyes."
"She was quite a woman, yes?" Keiko asked.
Koenma laughed, "Well, that's what I've heard. Even Genkai told me she was quite something."
"Genkai knew her?" Keiko asked, blinkingly gazing at Koenma.
"Yes. But, like my father-" Koenma shrugged, "She doesn't say much about her either. She just says that my mother was one of the most beautiful people she had ever encountered and once of her closest friends."
There was a moment of silence until they heard Botan shout with joy.
"I think I found something!"
Koenma and Keiko scurried towards Botan as she stretched out a long parchment.
"According to this," Botan read. "There is a spell that can resurrect the dead, kill a demon, or suck the souls from every living creature on earth!"
"What is it?" Koenma said.
Botan peered closer to the parchment and then widened once she caught the words. "The Orior Obscurum and it means 'to rise from darkness.' It was used only once about 300 or 400 hundred years ago to kill a demon. One that had risen from centuries ago-more like the beginnings of the earth."
"That could be when Reef and Isis died!" Keiko exclaimed.
"The time of the incantation," Koenma pointed at the top of the parchment, "is dated only a few years after my birth."
"Really?" Botan said, "Maybe you should try and reach your father again? He should know about this."
"Right. While I do that, you two gather everyone in the main room." Koenma nodded his head as said, "This is big."
Yusuke entered the main room to see everyone situated there-except for Genkai.
Touya was getting his arm wrapped by Yukina, who kept her eyes strictly on his arm. The others were also getting bandaged up by the girls. Keiko spotted him but just huffed and looked away in annoyance; She kept attending to Kurama's shoulder. Shizuru and Kuwabara were also in a deep discussion, probably because Kuwabara was telling her his meeting with their great ancestor. Botan was sitting next to Jin, much to Yusuke's dislike. He couldn't help but stare at her as she laughed at something Jin said.
"Your up," Kurama nodded at Yusuke. "Good."
Yusuke looked around, glad to break the gaze from Botan. "Where's Genkai?"
"She's okay," Yukina spoke, "But resting."
Shizuru then asked, "So what did you boys find out?"
"Yes. Tell because I have some news of my own," Koenma said as he walked into the room with a scroll in hand.
"Well," Yusuke pointed to himself. "You're looking at the Champion of Blue Light."
"Wait." Shizuru asked, "You were the Champion all along?"
"Yeah." Kuwabara spoke, "We even found out that through Urameshi, we'll find the Blue Light."
"What do you mean?" Keiko asked.
"Well," Jin explained. "According to prophecy, we'll find her through the Champion of Blue Light…through love. Jin then shrugged, "Maybe it's the lassie that Yusuke's after?"
"You mean Keiko?" Kuwabara said, blinking.
"Well," Jin said. "Kin said that Yusuke would know it by his heart. Like, maybe it means the person he loves or something."
Everyone turned to the girl as they begin to slowly agree.
"That would make sense," Botan exclaimed, "and explains why Genkai asked Keiko if she dreamed anything!"
"How do you know it wont be a guy?" Kuwabara muttered, chuckling to himself.
Yusuke threw Kuwabara a look.
"It does make sense," Kurama said, nodding his head in agreement.
"With me?" Kuwabara grinned.
"Stop it, big head." Shizuru popped Kuwabara on the head with her rolled up paper. Shizuru ignored the look Kuwabara gave her by turning to the group. "Keiko seems like a reasonable answer. I mean," Shizuru said as everyone's eyes turning towards Yusuke. "You like her and everything, right?" Shizuru finished.
"Um…" Yusuke said, his eyes widening.
"Well, of course!" Botan jumped up saying with a grin across her face. She put a hand on Yusuke's shoulder, "Remember what I said? True love and all that?"
Yusuke looked at Botan and then down to Keiko, who was smiling up at him.
Keiko heart seemed to be racing, maybe he didn't really like Botan the way she he did! Maybe he did love her and she was just worrying about nothing!
Yusuke, however, hesitated before he gave a small nod. "Um, yeah. That makes some kind of sense."
"Right! Now…" Jin jumped down next to Keiko and took her chin in his hand. "How do you work her?" He asked, intensely examining Keiko's face.
Keiko started to blush, "W-what…"
Jin's face was so near Keiko's that Keiko could notice the lightest freckles across Jin's cheeks. Keiko could also feel the heat emanating from Jin's body as he brushed up against her.
So Keiko did what needed to be done.
"Hiiii ya!" Keiko shouted as she took Jin's arm and flipped him to the side.
Jin laid on the floor with a confused grin and Keiko sitting in the chair above him with an angry, red face.
"I try and help the lass and I eat dirt." Jin said dazedly.
Yusuke gazed at the display and couldn't help but feel…
Fine?
How could he feel fine?
Jin was practically all over Keiko and all Yusuke wanted to do was yawn!
Well, Yusuke thought. I did feel a little mad so I'm…
Yusuke paused as he saw Botan bend down to help Jin up and then felt himself getting angry.
Angry?
Wait, over Botan?
Yusuke growled as he slid a hand down his face in frustration. Then he turned away heatedly when he saw Jin purposely throw his body against Botan's.
What was going on?
Did he not just confirm earlier that what Yusuke felt for Botan was nothing but physical attraction?
"Shit!" Yusuke said, loudly enough for the room to hear.
Everyone turned to look at Yusuke (once again).
"Sorry, its hot." Yusuke muttered. He then began to walk out of the room as he said, "I need some fresh air."
Everyone just shrugged it off but Botan and Keiko watched him leave.
Keiko couldn't really tell but it seemed that Yusuke really needed some time off.
"He's probably mad about the whole Jin thing." Said a voice from above her head.
Keiko looked up to see Botan with a worried expression on her face.
Keiko blinked, "You think?"
It was Botan's turn to blink and then she laughed. "Are you kidding me? That was a jealous act of passion if I ever saw one!"
A large smile spread across Keiko's face and then it turned worried. That right there just had to confirm everything.
He is in love with Keiko!
"Should I go talk to him?" Keiko said softly and smiling, mostly to herself.
"No, dear." Botan assured Keiko, "I should go. If you go, then he might try to loose you. You know Yusuke…" Botan lowered her voice and held her bangs back with her hands (to give the effect of Yusuke's slicked back hair). "Why would I be jealous of a cow like you?"
Keiko sighed, "Your right about that."
"Let me just talk to him," Botan shook her head, "That boy hides from his emotions better than anyone I know."
"I'll talk to him," Botan laughed. "Just try not to let Jin get to you."
Keiko blushed and looked at Jin who was telling a story to Touya (who was looking absolutely bored). "No worries." Keiko glanced back Botan, "I'll just punch him the next time."
Botan laughed and patted Keiko's shoulder before leaving to find Yusuke.
Keiko sighed happily as she watched Botan leave.
Yusuke loves me!
Yusuke stood on the balcony from one of the dens, looking out into the open night. The sun was rising and the colors were a magnificent display of light yellow, pinks, and blues. There was even a light breeze that caressed the air and Yusuke's face.
"Yusuke…" A soft voice sounded from behind him.
Yusuke turned and saw Botan peeking from behind the door.
"Oh…" Yusuke said, "Hey."
Botan then gave him a dazzling smile that made Yusuke catch his breath. He growled at himself, turning his eyes back to the horizon.
Botan didn't catch the growl, closing the door behind her and standing next to Yusuke.
"It's beautiful…" Botan whispered, gazing at the vibrant colors. A soft smile graced her features and it took all of Yusuke's power to keep his eyes ahead.
Botan, however, turned to Yusuke and started up a conversation so this made it hard for Yusuke not to look at her.
"You know, Yusuke." Botan started, "Jin was just having fun."
"Sure he was."
Botan smiled, "Come on, Yusuke. He loves to flirt, you know that! I mean, he's just like you!"
Yusuke didn't say anything.
Botan sighed and put a hand on Yusuke's hand that was rested on the edge of the balcony. "You know it doesn't mean a thing…"
"Are you kidding me!" Yusuke whipped his head around to glare at Botan. "I see that look! I see those blushes! I've seen how heated it gets!"
Botan shook her head, "Look, Yusuke-"
Botan didn't get to finish because Yusuke had torn his hand from hers. He now stood glaringly down at her before turning his head away.
"Go away, Botan."
Botan blinked at the harshness that emitted from Yusuke's voice. Even his eyes seemed to give off an anger… like it was meant-
For her…
Botan shook her head, brushing off the harshness as anger towards Jin. "Look, Keiko-" She began.
"Botan! Just-go-away!" Yusuke shouted as his voice echoed off.
This was anger.
Yet, it seemed to be anger towards her.
"Please don't be angry-"
"I said to go-away."
Yusuke said this so coldly that Botan's eyes began to tear and she started to slowly back away. "I-I…I just wanted you and Keiko to be…happy…" Botan whispered, mostly to herself. She slid her arms around her and she looked down.
It was a second after that Yusuke mentally kicked himself.
Botan was talking about Keiko. Keiko and Jin. Not about Botan herself.
Yusuke cursed himself and then looked at Botan. She stood there in front of him with her head bowed and arms crossed. The wind had caught her hair and was now waving softly through it.
"I'm sorry, Botan." Yusuke said softly.
Botan lifted her head to show tears in her eyes and now streaming her face.
"I-just…wanted," Botan cried softly. "Just wanted to help."
"I know, Botan." Yusuke took Botan in his arms. "I was just, jealous. Mad jealous."
Botan cried into his chest, "I just wanted to you two to be happy. That's all."
Yusuke heaved out a long breath, "I know." He kissed the top of Botan's head as he held her close to him. "I know."
He really needed to get his feelings straightened out.
After a minute or two, Botan sniffed, "I don't want you to be angry at me."
"I'm not."
Silence overtook them both as Botan regained her composure.
"I'm sorry, Bo." Yusuke gently pushed Botan from him so that he could look at her. "I was just mad at the leprechaun, that's all." He tenderly wiped her tears with his finger and then nipped the bottom of her chin a little.
"Why can't you two just get together?" Botan sighed, involuntarily leaning her face into his palm.
"Who knows." After a shrug, Yusuke motioned towards the palace. "We should get back. Maybe the hag is up."
"Yusuke, I really think that you should talk about-"
"Botan."
Botan looked up at Yusuke and blinked. He was staring at her with the same intense eyes when she was being carried off by Jin the day before… Her body began to shiver and her blood began to heat in her cheeks.
"Okay!" Botan knew her face was burning brightly so she quickly looked away and started walking towards the palace. "Lets get going."
Yusuke followed right behind her as Botan was mentally trying to evaluate what the hell just happened.
What is going on? I went from trying to be helpful, to crying, and then jumpy! Why is it that Yusuke is starting to make me feel this way?
Botan groaned, this whole thing is weird!
"Are you sure you're okay, Botan?"
Botan jumped a little, "Yes. Sorry, I was thinking to myself." She didn't want to look at him but she managed to give a small smile over her shoulder.
Just as she looked back, she felt her heart tug a little. "Whoa…" She said as she stopped to brace herself against the wall.
"Botan!" Yusuke was quickly at her side, catching her fall.
They heard a loud caw and they both looked up to see Kiyoshi flying towards them. It was crowing frantically as if it were being chased.
"What the hell is wrong with you, bird?" Yusuke shouted, raising his fist at the phoenix.
Botan tried to look at Kiyoshi but her heart tugged again but with more force. "Oh…" She whimpered, grasping at her heart and falling to the ground.
Yusuke turned, "Botan!"
"Damn it!"
Beneath a large woman-oak tree laid the hooded man that Genkai had spoke with earlier, with his arms entangled with the roots and vines. He was fighting and cursing uselessly.
"No use in fighting," A sweet voice called out.
The man moved his eyes to see a small woman with black hair and green eyes, smiling down at him.
"Lavita." Growling, the man ferociously started fighting again. However, the roots and vine kept growing back stronger and thicker.
With her eyes clouded, Lavita face had an etched a look of distance. "Whatever happened to us? You, Genkai, and I?"
The man laughed coldly, "Don't you remember? You betrayed us."
Lavita jumped from the branch she was on, down to where the man was sprawled. Sitting down on an outstretched limb over the man, Lavita sighed. "Oh, yes. I remember now."
She gazed down at the man, "I had to do it."
The man stopped struggling for a second to look at Lavita. He snarled, "No you didn't. You did it all on your own."
"But she's my mother…"
"If that's what you call a woman-who's tried countless of times to rid of you-your mother," the man growled, "Then it's like mother, like daughter."
Lavita closed her eyes, "I thought you were dead, you know."
There was a moment of stillness.
After a minute, the man answered. "I thought you died, too."
Lavita and the man gazed at each other, knowingly thinking about what used to be.
"You can't save her this time," Lavita said with a tear.
Without dropping a beat, the man started fighting again while Lavita just slowly disintegrated into a million particles of light.
Hiei along with the other listened intently as Koenma talked. He was detailing about the scroll and the incantation that could have rid Kinda.
"I believe this is what killed Kinda," Koenma said. "Or merely sealed her away. However, the date is extremely close to when the last time Kinda was ever seen in physical form."
Hiei raised a brow as he slowly stood from his stance against the wall.
The air lessened in an instant and the vibrations in the air were going wild.
Something vile was lurking nearer while a familiar scent began to fill the air.
There was also that familiar power surge, the same as he felt in the hotel. Hiei thought again, thinking it could have been that damn bird…
Yet, taking a glance across the room to see Kurama face became alert said differently.
"Sir! Sir!" George the Ogre ran into the room with a feverish look on his face. "There has been an attack on the castle, Master Koenma!"
Koenma's head flew up, "What? How did they get past the Primaries?"
Hiei and Kurama exchanged glances before running for door.
"We just got back and we're fighting again?" Kuwabara sighed as he ran out door.
"You!" Hiei pointed at Shizuru, "Take the girls and leave! Now!"
"We'll catch up to you soon!" Kurama added.
Shizuru asked no questions, just quickly followed his order. "We got to get to Genkai." She barked out as she made her way out the door.
Yukina nodded and paused just for second to meet Touya's eyes.
Touya, noticing her wait, gave a slight nod. Their eyes stayed on each other until Yukina heard Shizuru yell her name. He watched Yukina run out of the room.
"Come on, then." Jin said, slapping Touya of his trance.
Keiko turned to help Koenma but he stopped her. "Go on." He told her, "I need to help them," He nodded towards Touya and Jin as they ran out. They heard a loud explosion as Koenma stood up, though his legs still pained with it's earlier injury.
"But I need you to do something for me," Koenma told Keiko. "You need to go with Ogre and warn my father. Go, now!"
Keiko just nodded and ran off with George the Ogre towards his office.
Koenma limped towards the door but was blown away before he could reach it. Debris was flying everywhere; He managed to stand up, covering his eyes from the blowing wind. He could hear cackling coming from ahead of him.
Bending his head, Koenma gathered his hands at his side and then pushed it forward with all his might. Out from his hands came this white energy beam, searing through the wind and out before him.
The wind came to a stop and Koenma could finally see clearly.
"I see that the Prince of Rekai is actually of some use…"
"Marie." Disdain trickled in Koenma's voice.
There stood Marie with her long, red curly hair was flowing down across her shoulders. She had on what looked to be leaves that covered her breasts, around her back, and into a short length skirt at her hips. She wore no shoes but she was suspended in the air by roots from the ground, holding her up. Her green eyes were beadily grazing Koenma's soul and her lips were curved in a devilish smirk.
"I've learned who you are." Marie gave a small laugh, "And I am certain you can help me seeing as it was your father that sealed me away. He probably told you the incantation to the Orior Obscurum."
Koenma didn't answer but his mind was racing.
Marie caught on, however. Her eyes widened and her smirk deepened, "You don't know, do you?" When he didn't answer, Marie overcame with hysterics. "Oh, god! How funny is that?"
Koenma growled, "What the hell are you talking about!"
Marie crossed her arms and cooed. "You know about the prophecy, right? I mean, you have to know because it's basically common knowledge!" She began to slowly walk around Koenma in a large circle, her eyes never leaving him. "But," she smiled at him, "what no one knows is that the mighty Enma Daioh had a dark secret…"
"I'm even surprised that old bat Genkai didn't even tell you." Marie then snarled and shouted, "The Orior Obscurum is what killed my mother and sealed her seed away!" As quick as her anger came, Marie immediately became calm once more. "Well, my mother isn't dead…just, on the verge of it. And as for her seed," she smiled. "I was born of a mortal woman."
"And, your point is?" Koenma reared.
"Well," Marie took a look of fake sorrow. "It couldn't be any mere mortal woman. I'm really sorry," she paused and said with a great deal of pleasure. "Brother!"
Koenma mouth gapped, trying to reach for words; His mind tried to grasp for some sense of falseness, but her voice just rang truth.
"You can't mean…" He tried.
"Oh, but I do!" Marie's bitter laugh tore into Koenma's heart. "You've probably always wondered why your father doesn't ever talk about our poor mortal mother!"
"Shut up! You don't know what your talking about!" Koenma shouted, throwing his hands to the side to gather energy again.
"But it makes sense!" She sang, "I needed a body that could serve me in the demon world but allow me to pass into the human world! Your mother was perfect. Your father thought he killed off my mother but he merely took her life-force and left a part of her…" Marie sighed with haughtiness, "Me, I should say. My mother's seed managed to attach to your mother's womb and…well, you know the rest. She died in sickness."
"What your father never told, however…" Marie howled, "Was that she was my first victim to succumb to my hands as she bore me into this world!"
"Noooo!" Koenma shouted throwing his hands out to shoot out a large beam at Marie.
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