Utena, Revolutionary Girl Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Toki ni Ai wa ❯ Rainy Night ( Chapter 7 )

Toki ni Ai wa

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Tsumi: Chapter seven at last! Thank the Utena movie: Adolescence Mokushiroku for this (finally got to see it! ^-^) I'm also very sorry for how long it took to get this out. My old computer committed suicide-literally. *points to the still smoking tower* Anyway, I now have a new computer! Good for me since I don't have to wait a year and a half to get a page to load.

Also, everyone thank kawaii yasha who coined the idea for a certain little scene near the end.

Final thing: ~[insert thought here]~ would be the argumentative part of Yusuke's mind. ^^

Onto the Fic!

Chapter Seven: Rainy Night

It didn't surprise Yusuke that Utena was completely quiet the next day. After learning (and seeing, now that he thought about it) about the powerful spirit inside of her, he was almost certain that she would try to pull away from him, to avoid the numerous questions that had developed since then.

[Fat chance!] Yusuke thought as he looked at Utena. For some reason, it made something inside of him hurt to see her this depressed. He frowned to himself at that thought. [Damnit, I sound like some sentimental girl who's having problems with her crush!]

~[But that's what I have right now isn't it?]~

Yusuke blinked at the unexpected thought. He frowned. [I don't have a crush on Utena!]

The argumentative part of his mind laughed. ~[And that's why you were thinking about kissing her before Hiei and Kurama showed up, right?]~

[Shut up! Utena's just a friend of mine! I DON'T have a crush on her! Wait. Why the hell am I arguing with myself?]

~[*snicker* Because you don't want to believe you have a crush on U-ten-a.]~

[SHUT THE HELL-]

"URAMESHI YUSUKE!!!"

The teacher's shrill screech pierced through his thoughts. He looked to the front and raised an eyebrow at the plump old woman, who was on the verge of charging like a mad bull.

"WILL YOU PLEASE STOP STARING AT TENJOU-SAN AND PAY ATTENTION?!"

There were many snickers from other students as Utena blushed lightly and looked down at her desk. Yusuke just frowned and folded his arms behind his head. After the teacher turned her back, he looked at Utena from the corner of his eye. [I need to do something to cheer her up.] He thought as he caught the distressed look in her eyes. He grinned as an idea came to mind and he couldn't wait for the end of class.

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Utena frowned at Yusuke's cat like grin as the two of them walked home from school. She thought he would have been questioning her about the power of Dios and other things that he saw last night. But he hadn't. And she couldn't be more grateful. She had been worried that she would be forced to explain everything about Dios and the duels that she had taken part in prior to moving in with her aunt.

However, he had been acting a bit suspicious today. She had caught him staring at her a few times during class, and each time, he had also been caught by a teacher, who would tell him something along the lines of 'stop staring at your girlfriend and pay attention to the lesson!'. She felt her face burn slight at the memory.

She ignored that for now and focused on what Yusuke was doing now. He seemed a bit too confident and that grin was not helping. She only wondered what kind of thoughts were going through his head and what he was planning.

They had walked a good distance from both of their homes and Utena was getting even more suspicious until Yusuke stopped. Utena blinked as he turned to face her and said, "Do you trust me?"

Utena blinked again. [Why would he ask if I trusted him?] Utena gave a small smile and nodded. "Of course I trust you, Yusuke."

Yusuke smiled and moved behind her, covering her eyes with one of his hands. Her brow furrowed in confusion and she swore she could imagine him smiling. He gently pushed her in a direction and guided her to some place. "Yusuke? Where are you leading me?"

"It's a surprise." He said. She sighed. She knew that mischievous tone of voice. She would just have to wait until Yusuke showed her what he had in mind.

She was about to ask Yusuke another question when she tripped on something. Yusuke's other arm snaked across her waist to keep her from falling. He chuckled. "Careful."

"I can't be careful if I can't see where I'm going!"

This continued on for a while and Utena had to wonder if he wasn't purposely tripping her just so he could catch her. She knew that the two of them had been walking for while, and uphill before Yusuke finally slowed down. He then whispered to her, "Look, Utena."

He removed the hand covering her eyes and she had to gasp in surprise. He had lead her to a grassy hill, overlooking part of the city. The sky had darkened and the first stars were beginning to come out. And the city . . . It was alight with bright lights but free from all the noise.

"Oh wow . . ." She whispered. "It's beautiful."

Yusuke smiled. "I thought you would like it. You were so depressed, I had to think of something to cheer you up."

Utena turned to face Yusuke and smiled softly and sincerely. "Thank you, Yusuke."

Yusuke seemed to blush, though it was hard to tell in the darkening shade. He sat down and Utena joined him, drawing her knees up to her chest. It was a peaceful silence that settled between them. The wind was blowing lightly and Utena had to hold her hair back with one arm. Yusuke looked over at her and noted with satisfaction that she seemed happy for the moment.

A drop of cold water hit her hand and she shivered, looking upwards. The skies had become clouded and raindrops began to fall. Yusuke stood at the same time Utena did and when she looked at him, he gave a lopsided grin and grabbed her hand, leading her back the way the two of them came.

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Yusuke caught Utena's frown and grinned inwardly, though he wasn't sure if his face was betraying his mischievousness. Utena was a smart girl after all, and it didn't take her long to figure out that he was up to something. He watched as her frown increased a bit as he led them a bit too far away from their homes. He stopped and turned to her, needing to know something before he continued. "Do you trust me?"

Utena looked confused and blinked. Yusuke waited until she smiled softly and said "Of course I trust you, Yusuke."

Yusuke couldn't help but smile. [That makes this easier.] He walked up behind her and put one of his hands over her eyes. Using his other hand, he pushed her in the direction where his brilliant idea waited.

"Yusuke? Where are you leading me?"

"It's a surprise." Even to his own ears, he sounded mischievous. He felt Utena sigh and he grinned. She knew him too well that when he sounded like that, she'd just have to hang on for the ride. He noticed that she was going to ask another question until she tripped on a rock and her face became one of slight panic. Without thinking, Yusuke arm wrapped around her waist to help her keep her balance. "Careful." He said with a slight chuckle.

"I can't be careful if I can't see where I'm going!"

That continued for a bit and Yusuke couldn't help but snicker every time Utena tripped and he had to steady her. Once they reached the relative area, he slowed before coming to a stop. "Look, Utena." He said as he removed the hand covering her eyes.

His mind cheered as the annoyed look on her face melted into one of surprise and obvious delight. "Oh wow." She whispered as she looked over the city. "It's beautiful."

Yusuke smiled happily. "I thought you would like it. You were so depressed, I had to think of something to cheer you up."

"Thank you, Yusuke." That smile was different than any of the others she had ever given him and he could feel some warmness in his cheeks. [Damnit, don't blush!] He cursed to himself. He sat down and Utena joined him, drawing her knees to her chest. There was a light breeze and Yusuke noticed that Utena had to hold her hair back with one of her hands. However, she seemed really happy.

It was then that Utena shivered and looked upwards, himself following the suit. He frowned. [Last time I trust the weatherman. What an idiot.] He thought as he stood up at the same time Utena did. When she looked at him, he forced the frown on his face into a lopsided grin before grabbing her hand and leading them the way that they came.

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Koenma frowned as he looked over the paperwork about the Ohtori issue. Despite all the research that he and his assistants had done, they had come up with nothing. The toddler-sized godling frowned as he looked over the report drawn up after the duel between Utena and Hiei. [Such power . . .] He thought. [How could one girl have so much power? . . .]

"Koenma-sama."

Koenma looked up as George came in. "What is it?"

The blue ogre said, "The researchers can't find anything about that strange power that Utena girl had, or anything about the power from Ohtori Academy, except that they're almost the same."

"A brain-dead monkey could have told me that much, George!" Koenma snapped before flopping backwards into his chair and folding his arms. "So we're still where we started." He looked up from his muttering. "Are the Reikai Tantei still working on this?"

"Well that's another thing, Koenma-sama." George paled at the sight of his boss and king of hell glaring in such a way that that Hiei would be put to shame. Why oh why did Yusuke have to develop feelings for his case?

"Get on with it."

George gulped, sent a quiet prayer to whoever would listen and . . .

"THAT IDIOT IS WHAT!?!?!?!"

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Yusuke and Utena laughed as they reached her house. Utena turned to face Yusuke, happiness still on her face. "Thanks again Yusuke." She said smiling. "I thought that after last night you would have . . . well . . ." She looked away as her thoughts darkened again.

"Utena, don't worry about it." Utena looked up and found Yusuke gazing at her seriously. "I know that it's not something you want to talk about and I'm not gonna force you. Besides, we all have our secrets; I'm no exception and I'm not in a place to judge you."

Utena blinked at the small speech. [I never thought Yusuke could ever say something like that . . .] "I really appreciate it, Yusuke." She said quietly.

Yusuke looked at her for a long while before he shook his head, as if clearing his thoughts. "I'll see you tomorrow." He said. Utena nodded and felt her eyes widen as Yusuke leaned down and kissed her cheek gently.

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Yusuke was a bit disappointed that they had to go home so soon. [Disappointed? Try pissed off.] His mind said and he had to agree. Still, he couldn't seem to stay angry with Utena laughing merrily. Once they reached her house, Utena turned and Yusuke was beyond pleased to see that he had, indeed, lightened Utena's mood. "Thanks again Yusuke." She said. "I thought after last night you would have . . . well . . ." He could feel himself frown as she looked away, obviously depressing herself.

"Utena, don't worry about it." Utena looked up, slightly surprised at Yusuke's tone, but let him continue. "I know that it's not something you want to talk about and I'm not gonna force you. Besides, we all have our secrets; I'm no exception and I'm not in a place to judge you." [Considering the fact that my 'job' is probably as strange as that ghost-thingy popping out of you last night.]

Utena blinked after his little speech and quietly said, "I really appreciate it, Yusuke."

[Utena . . .] Yusuke thought.

~[Kiss her.]~

[Damnit, I don't need to be arguing with myself again, especially now! I'm NOT going to kiss her!]

~[But I really want to . . .]~

[No, no, no! She's just a friend. A really attractive friend. A very witty, attractive, smart . . . ARGH! Goddamn it!]

~[*snicker* Come on. Just kiss her.]~

[*sigh* What the hell.]

Yusuke shook his head to dismiss the part of his mind that he had been arguing with for the majority of the day and looked at Utena. "I'll see you tomorrow." He saw Utena nod and her eyes widen as he leaned down and gave her a quick peck on the cheek.

Stepping back, he saw her shocked expression and the blush that stole over her cheeks, as she tentatively raised her hand to touch the place that he had kissed her. "Yusuke . . ." She said in an almost inaudible whisper.

Yusuke shrugged. "Just a friendly kiss, okay?" He said, looking down at the ground. [Damn, damn, damn.] He chanted over and over in his mind, completely embarrassed beyond belief. Utena's eyes became even more soft, if possible and gave a mirroring smile at his sudden shyness.

"YUSUKE!!!!"

Both Yusuke and Utena winced at the shrill shriek. Turning slowly, as if their death was waiting to face them, they found themselves looking at a certain rain-soaked brunette with brown eyes, a frown on her otherwise pretty face, in the uniform of Sarayashiki.

[Oh hell, Keiko . . .]

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kawaii yasha ~ Sorry it took sooooo long! *wince* But still, thank you for reveiwing so many times! I really do appreciate it! ^^