InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A New Love ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13


Kagome and Eri were having a blast. They had crossed the mall back and forth looking at all of the items on display. Each store seemed to have something that they wanted. They couldn't stop themselves as they kept going and going. In each place they would try on things that they really liked and then they would compete to see who could come up with the tackiest outfit. They were just stepping out of a small clothing boutique on the ground floor, laughing so hard that Kagome thought she would break a rib, when Kagome ran right into a group of boys headed in the opposite direction. She immediately tripped on her own feet as she lost her balance. Suddenly she was caught and pulled into a hard chest. Her hands were pressed up against a solid wall of muscle that jumped under her touch. Her cheeks began to turn a fiery red at the feel of the man holding her so close. She tried to calm her racing heart by clearing her mind. As she did this, she started to feel the great spirit energy that radiated from the man. As she felt the pulse of his power, she started to feel the energy around them. One was definitely demon while the other was spiritual. She was concentrated on the two beside them when she felt the slight vibration of youkai under her hands. Her eyes opened wide as she looked up at the man holding her. Suddenly all she could do was blurt out "Youkai."

Yusuke had once again woken up restless. In the past two months he and the other ghost detectives had been pretty much benched. Not much had been going on to keep them occupied. It seemed that all of the demons had decided to play nice for once. It had made life rather dull. What the hell was he supposed to do? Each day he got up and waited for Koenma to send for him and each day no call came. Well enough was enough he decided. This called for some serious action. He decided to call Kuwabara and Kurama. They both agreed to meet him at the mall for a little shopping spree and some heavy girl watching. Yeah he could use that. Maybe he would even ask one out. It had been three years since he and Keiko had broken up. She had been his last serious girl. He had dated some but because of his job as a ghost detective he was gone too much for most girls to want to be with him.

This did not bother him much. He had a job he liked and friends to occupy all of his time. Things sure had changed since high school. As soon as he was out Koenma had started to pay the group. They now all possessed a very well paying job. Yusuke had gotten an apartment as soon as possible. It was nice to have his own place. He could do whatever he wanted to. He was now free to come and go as he pleased and with Keiko not around anymore he did not have to come up for any excuses when he did some of the more dangerous things. A year went by and all seemed to be well. That is when they all noticed a change in Kurama. Suddenly more and more Youko seemed to be coming out. During each battle Youko was the one who would fight. One minute you would see the red hair and then suddenly there would be a silver haired amber-eyed demon standing in his place. Months flowed in this fashion. Kurama began to put up even less of an appearance if it was possible. The others began to worry especially when his mom suddenly died. Then one night Youko called a meeting at his home.

As they had all filed in and found a place to sit Youko had stared at them. He suddenly slipped back into the red haired Shucchi. He looked tired and sad. The others looked at him and silently demanded the reason for this meeting. It took him only moments to begin to talk and tell them what was wrong. They were amazed to learn that he was dying. No not Youko just him. It seemed that he was supposed to have died years ago. The only thing that had kept him tied to this plane was Youko. The Kami had come to him and explained this. He was not afraid of what he learned. Instead, he was ready to go. He had known for some time that he should have died. His human soul had felt the pull of the afterlife. Tenaciously he had hung on because he was afraid that if he died then Youko would die with him in their shared body. Kami had assured him that this was not the case. When he passed, Youko would stay in the shell of his body and slowly absorb it making it his own. So this was his explanation and his goodbye. The others took a moment to absorb this fact.

Yusuke could not believe that this was happening to his friend. He looked around him trying to straighten his thoughts. He stared as he saw Hiei make a pained face. He had never seen him show emotion for anything. As he turned back to face Shucchi his breath suspended. Bright light surrounded him as he bowed low to his friends. As they watched his head straighten the light flashed brightly and suddenly Youko stood before them his long silver hair swaying as he said simply that it was done.

That had been a year and a half ago. It took awhile to get used to Youko and his sense of humor, but he quickly became a clear dynamic of their group. He often could be heard taunting Kuwabara for still dating Yukina who he had been seeing since high school. He then would start on Hiei for letting Kuwabara date his sister. He and Kuwabara were still in shock over that one even if Youko was not. They could not believe that Hiei had told no one not even Yukina that he was her brother until forced to. Every time Youko would start to tell the story Hiei would get a look on his face that would have made most demons run in the opposite direction. Not Youko he would laugh and tell it anyway. So more time passed and suddenly here they were.

Suddenly Yusuke felt a thump to his chest. As he looked down, he could see a girl falling at his feet. He quickly reached out and grabbed her, using just a little too much strength she was suddenly plastered to his chest. He realized that he had been lost in memories all morning. As he looked around, he noticed his companions staring at him. Youko who was cloaked in a spell to make him appear human was smirking towards the girl who was still plastered to his chest. As he looked down at her, he noticed that the crown of her head came only to his nose. He watched as her head lifted bringing her eyes to meet his. Her beauty alone was enough to make him speechless and then she said the one thing to definitely silence his tongue. She simply said "Youkai."
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