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Those We Leave Behind

Chapter Four

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

 

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Yusuke decide now was the proper time to get Kurama away for the mission. Not as easy as he expected.

He had to get Kurama. He wanted to get this mission over with so he could get back to Keiko. She had something really important to tell him and she needed it done in person.

Yusuke had started to leave his hiding place to walk up to the two people he had been watching when he saw the girl touch Kurama lightly and whisper something in his ear. From the look on Kurama's face it had been something really juicy.

He took a few steps back toward Hiei, knowing the apparition was able to hear from that distance. “What'd she say?”

Hiei gave a slight, almost unnoticeable smirk. “She had to, how did she say it? Oh yes. She `had to make a pit-stop to the little girls' room'.”

Yusuke's mouth dropped. “He must have been lying to us about Youko being a ladies' man if he's going berserk over that.”

“Hn.”

“Should we go get him?”

“Hn.”

Yusuke walked closer toward them, leaving Hiei hidden from the pair's view.

“Oi Kurama! We gotta go!” Yusuke got their attention and moved closer while Hiei stayed where he was.

Kurama did not look happy. “Yusuke, what are you doing here?” managed to be the first sentence to escape Kurama's mouth. He looked almost angry at Yusuke. In a second, he would find out why.

“I'm sorry. You must be mistaken. This is Shuuichi.”

Yusuke's attention drew itself to the girl he hadn't really looked at before. God was she beautiful. He couldn't have noticed how so from far away, but up close she was breathtaking.

“I'm sorry. Old habit. Shuuichi was supposed to work this afternoon, but he must have forgot.”

“No, I wasn't supposed to work. Has there been some sort of emergency?” Kurama was seething. How could they interrupt him when the mixture of picky, crazy males all agreed to pursue this one female? But some part of him, the logical part, knew he had to go. It was part of his obligation.

“Kagome, I'll see you later. For now, I must go. My employer can seem quite inept at times.”

“Okay.” She seemed unphased. He did not like that. “I'll just explore and go back to the house. School starting tomorrow, right? I won't be able to look around then. I still have a million things to do.”

“So, if you're transferring schools, that means you ain't from around here, right?”

His personality seemed familiar to her. She found his unpolished, direct nature made her far more comfortable than Kurama's polite, yet impersonal etiquette. It was almost endearing. She missed the inquisitive, yet respectful bluntness of her friends, the villagers, and other travelers in the Feudal Era.

“Yeah. I just moved from Tokyo.”

“Are you certain you will fair well on your own?” The other two currently partaking in the conversation missed the annoyance in the normally collected voice of Kurama.

She didn't feel uncomfortable with Kurama's charm, but she did feel it was a bit stuffy and overly polite. It was far easier for her to sense out people who didn't seem so uptight.

She giggled at his concern. “Shuuichi, relax. I'm not gonna wither away because I'll be away from you for a whole two seconds. I'll be okay as long as you help me in math. It was a pleasure to meet you...Yusuke, was it?”

“Yeah.”

“Who is your shy friend? The one who seems to be afraid I'll bite his head off?”

`What? How did she know he was even there? He's hiding himself. Weird.' Yusuke was too amazed to respond. `Wait a second! Shy?'

Yusuke replied, “Oh, him? Don't worry about it. He's just anti-social and afraid of girls.”

Kirara mewed, bringing attention to herself. “Oh, forgive me. This is my cat Kirara. She used to belong to a friend of mine but, now she belongs to me.”

Kirara immediately liked the two boys and let Yusuke pet her when his hand approached.

“She's beautiful,” Yusuke complimented. He suddenly noticed...two tails? He could feel that the cat had demon energy, but it didn't seem anxious to cause a fuss. She had said it was her cat, but he would make Boton check it out later. She didn't look like a spirit beast, but maybe she was a peaceful creature like Puu.

“That's what she thinks too,” Kagome joked as she mockingly insulted the demon cat's pride.

“It's a good thing the idiot isn't here. He'd never let the poor thing go.”

“I'm sorry? Who are you talking about?”

“Feh! Don't worry about it.”

His posture reminded her of Inuyasha's. The way he spoke reminded her of Inuyasha. She gave a sad smile as a fast tear flew down her face. She excused herself quickly and left.

“Was that weird or was it just me? First, she's making fun of you and laughing. Then she's crying. I don't get girls.”

Yusuke turned and walked toward Hiei, leaving Kurama to watch her walk away with a kitten in her arms. Just then, the wind picked up. Youko, Shuuichi, and Yusuke each noticed the way her already short green skirt danced playfully higher. It looked so tempting and inviting the boys groaned. Her creamy thighs were revealed teasingly by the article of clothing six inches shorter than those of other girls in the city.

However, none of the four paid much attention to the two school girls in red jealously glaring at the longing look their beloved Shuuichi had given that...that girl!

They would find a way to fix this.

Thus was the parting of the beautiful miko with a hidden history and the brave warriors with an unclear future. One thing was certain. This would not be their final parting.

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