Disclaimer: see chapter one
Chapter 4: Discussions
Yusuke was sitting on a bench in the train station, studying his duel monsters deck, which happened to be a warrior type deck. Keiko, who has been sitting the left of Yusuke, was watching Yusuke study his deck hard. She wondered why Yusuke hadn't said one word or made eye contact to her all morning today. Our favorite couple was on the bench, alone, while Kari went to get something to eat for herself, her brother and friend, who's like a little sister to her.
Keiko got closer to Yusuke and pecked over his shoulder to see what cards he had. However, Yusuke could feel his girlfriend's presence and warmth by his shoulder and was getting too uncomfortable by it, since the reason why he was studying his deck was to avoid any interaction with the brunette, "Keiko, do you mind, please?" Yusuke asked, in a soft and a little annoyed tone, "I'm trying to concentrate, here and I can't do that while you're looking over my shoulder like that."
Keiko was surprised by Yusuke's request to scoot away from him, "Okay" she got at least 3 inches away from him, but left her glance at him.
'Okay, that's weird, here we are alone on a bench and he wants me to scoot away because I'm distracting him,' Keiko thought, 'Something's not right about this.' The brunette looked away from Yusuke, trying to get Yusuke's attention, "So, I've been wondering, you never told me how was Demon World."
Yusuke let's out a muffled sigh, 'She's not going to making this any easier for me, gee thanks a lot, Kari for leaving me alone with her,' he thought not taking eyes off his duel deck, "You know there's a lot of demons there, nothing special." He said
"You can be more specific than that, you can."
Yusuke was getting annoyed, 'I hate always being right,' he thought, "No, there's nothing more to discuss about it."
'Yeah right,' Keiko thought, while rolling her eyes, "Did you fight any of them?"
"Some of them, nothing special about it."
Keiko sighed, "What the matter with you, Yusuke?" she asked, with some annoyance, "You're not more descriptive about your fights and ever since this morning, you never tried to make one interaction with me."
Yusuke winced at those words, "You're obviously imagining things," he said, while not looking at his cards, which was annoying Keiko way too much that she grabs Yusuke's head and made his face look at her, directly in the eye, "Hey watch it, will ya!" Yusuke snapped, "I'm trying to study my deck!"
"Mind explaining why you haven't made one interaction with me, all morning!" Keiko retorted, while holding onto Yusuke's head
Yusuke felt a little guilty about this and tried to look away, "I can't tell you," he said, simply
"Why not?" Keiko asked, "I'm wondering what's going on with you and you're not telling about it, as usual."
Yusuke sighed, maybe it's about time he said what needs to be said, "Keiko, you remember our last date and when I was telling you that I was leaving for Demon World for three years?"
Keiko had a bad feeling in her stomach, as she lets go of Yusuke's face, 'Oh no! So he did take it seriously!' she thought, "Listen Yusuke, if it's about me saying that by the time you get back, I'd have a new boyfriend then, I just want……." Yusuke puts his finger onto Keiko's lips, "That's only part of the problem, but I perfectly agree if you don't want to be with me anymore." He moved his finger from Keiko's lips.
"Besides, you need a normal guy, not a people eating demon like me," Yusuke said, in a disappointing tone and looked away, "Plus, all those things I've done to you, in the past and while I was spirit detective and asking you to (shivers) marry me after I get back from Demon World was one of the most worst thing I could have done to you."
"Yusuke, you've used that card on me to get out of our fights, since we were kids, why would you be worrying about that now?"
"Because I thought that I was come back here, when I'm eighteen, not fifteen and you'd probably think that I played a cruel joke on you and I'm sorry and I'll understand that if you would want to leave me for a new guy." Yusuke braced himself for Keiko's reaction to his words. Just then, he heard somewhat of sobs coming from Keiko, but soon turned to stuffed chuckles and laughing. Yusuke was surprised and looked at the laughing brunette, 'She's laughing, she was supposed to say, "I agree with you, Yusuke!" not laughing.' He thought, "Hey, did I say something funny, just now?"
Keiko took a break from her laughing and turned to Yusuke, "I'm sorry, Yusuke, but what you just say about you asking me to marry you was a big fat cruel joke was too funny. You usually you that card on me to get out of our fights, when we were kids, but never used it to offend me. Besides, you were just as surprised as I am, when you found out that a year in Demon World is like a week here, so there was no way that you could have known about that. Plus, I already found a great guy, anyway."
Yusuke's heart sunk, when Keiko said those words, "You have, who is it and I promise that I won't hurt him, unless he hurts you."
"Close your eyes"
Yusuke closed his eyes and felt a soft fleshy caress on his lips, which surprised him as he opened his eyes, "What the……You just kissed me. I don't think your new boyfriend would like that."
"You mean, you actually took it seriously?" Keiko asked, with disbelief
"Well, duh!"
"Like I said, there was no way that we could have known that three years in Demon World is like three weeks here. Plus, that great guy I told you about is sitting with me, right now."
Yusuke looked around to see no one, but Keiko, "Uh! Keiko, no one is here but us." Yusuke said, in a dreary tone
"You mean, you haven't figured it out, yet?" Keiko asked, "That person is you." Keiko was pointing at Yusuke
Yusuke blinked twice in confusion, "But, why would you want someone like me?" he asked, looking away from the brunette, "In some point in the future, I may hurt you or worse, I could kill you with my demon powers and I wouldn't want that. Maybe, it would be best for you if you stayed away from me, for now on." Yusuke braced himself for Keiko's reaction, once again, "How could you say that!"
Yusuke was surprised by this and looked at Keiko, who was glaring at him, "You never used to dwell on What if?'s before, Yusuke, why would you be doing that, right now!" she yelled
"Look, I'm doing this because I love you and doing what's best for you and staying away from me would……" Yusuke was cut off when a so familiar blow had connected to his left cheek, "So, what if you turned into some people eating monster!" Keiko yelled, putting her right hand down
Yusuke touched the place where Keiko slapped him, "You mean……"
"Just shut up, Yusuke!" Keiko interrupted, "You're still the same Yusuke Urameshi that I've known since we were four!"
"How could you be sure?"
"By your words about you trying to protect me at all costs, even thinking about staying away from me." Keiko put her hand onto Yusuke's and smiled, "Yusuke, I know you and I know that you would never hurt me in a million years."
Yusuke sighed, "I guess, you right, as always," he said, in a bitter tone for the last part, "I'm sorry, I guess was being paranoid."
"With no good reason, what's so ever," Keiko finished, in a matter-of-fact tone, "Come on, Yusuke, you should know by know that you would never hurt me. Besides, I'm not that easy for you to get rid of."
"I'm sorry about that."
"No need to apologize, Yusuke, I know you were only doing it to protect me."
"Not just for that," Yusuke said, "It's about in the past, while being spirit detective, I know, I've been a jerk to you by ditching and stood you up on our dates and not being there for you. It must have been hard on you, while I'm at these cases and you worrying that if I'll come back alive or not."
"You say this now, after getting fired as spirit detective?" Keiko asked, in a dreary tone
"Well……"
"I'm back!" came a familiar voice that broke the conversation between our favorite couple.
"Hey big sis!" Yusuke greeted, as he sees Kari walking towards him and Keiko, with two fast food bags and gave it them one bag each, "Thanks Kari!" Keiko said
"Hey, no problem," Kari looked at her watch, which read 8:58 am, "Okay guys, we need to leave now!"
The three teens got their things and run to a train and got inside. A while later the train had moved from the station and Yusuke and the girls were at their seats.
"I wonder how much Domino has changed, since we were there last." Keiko said, looking at the window
"Well, the last time we were there, we were kids back then." Kari said
"It'll be great to see Grandpa, Tea, Joey, Mai, Serenity, Duke, Tristan, Mokuba, Kaiba, if he's available, and especially Yugi." Yusuke added
"I wonder if Joey still wins with luck cards or he's gotten dependable cards." Keiko said, then yawned. The brunette then felt an arm wrapped around her and looked to see that it was only Yusuke's arm, "Hey, if you're too tired, you can always rest on me." He told her
Keiko smiled, "Thanks Yusuke," she said, in a soft tone and pecked his cheek then rested on his shoulder, knowing that she's safe in Yusuke's arms as she fell asleep.
Yusuke could feel Keiko's warmth coming to him and smiled, as he brushed Keiko's bangs from her forehead and kissed it, "Are you seriously going to break up with her, Yusuke?" Kari asked, in a quiet tone so her brown haired best friend won't wake up, "See how peaceful she looks when you have your arm around her."
Yusuke shook his head, "This was Keiko's choice to make and she wanted to stay with me, no matter how much I told her that staying with me may be a big mistake to make." He said
"You know why she said that," Kari asked, "Because she knows that your heart would not let Keiko get hurt in any other way."
Yusuke's smile widened, "Hey Kari, why don't you come over here with us?" he asked
"Sure," Kari got up from her seat and went to the side where her brother and sleeping friend was, "Hey Yusuke, let me get in middle," Kari said as Yusuke let's go of Keiko and tries to get past Kari and sits next to his sister. Kari puts her arms around Yusuke and Keiko and pulls them closer to her, "Oh come on, Kari, people are watching," Yusuke pouted
"So, there's nothing wrong with being in older sister's arms."
"Yeah, but suppose if someone from school sees this"
"Don't worry, Yusuke, if by any chance that they make fun of this then they'd be very afraid of the Great Urameshi's sister."
Yusuke smiled, "Thanks Kari," Yusuke rests his head onto his sister's shoulder, while Kari rests Keiko's head onto her chest. Kari smiled as she felt that her brother and friend were sleeping and herself yawned, and then fell asleep.