Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Trembling Roses ❯ Broken ( Chapter 2 )

"You know that he feels something for you." More of a statement than an actual question, the speaker stayed sheltered in the shadows of the storage room. Youko ignored his guest and went directly to the towering stack of shelves to search for the seedling tht would comprise the days lesson.

However, the other was far from finished.

"I know you Kurama. You think that he merely sees you as something familiar and stable in the midst of his uncertain life." While the voice could never be called soft, there was a sibilant quality to it that let it carry far beyond its actual volume. That same quality also lent it a disturbing echo effect that made the person seem as though they were not really there at all.

"Or perhaps you imagine that he views you with something akin to hero worship. After all, it was the great Youko Kurama who deigned him worthy enough to draw breath." The fox youkai continued to select small plants and ignore the quiet jibes.

Until the next words fell from the unseen lips.

"Or does the adulation ease the guilt over what you did?"

On the shelf before him sat a tiny and indescribably fragile bottle of polished pink crystal filled with the pressed oil of a flower that bloomed only once in a millennia. Youko noted that even the sound of it shattering when it slipped from his grasp was achingly beautiful.

Had he seen the enmity simmering in the golden eyes, the young pupil in question might have become unnerved in his master's presence for entirely different reasons.

"I tolerate your presence here because of our history together but understand this," Feathery ears flattened back in displeasure as Youko unerringly zeroed in on the speaker.

"My student and his imagined emotional state is of no concern to you. As of this moment, anything that pertains to him outside of his training is not a subject that you will bring up in my presence ever again." Deadly talons flashed as he splayed his hand beside the impassive face of the pale young man watching him.

"Do I make myself clear?"

Bloodless lips twitched upwards in a humorless smile. "Of course." Youko managed to quell a flinch when cool fingers traced the contour of his jaw but hooded eyes lit up as though he'd cried out at the fleeting touch.

"How could I ever mistake your meaning when you always make your intentions so perfectly clear Kurama?"

Sarcasm is an art form studied and practiced daily by souls the world over and for the most part it is used with varying degrees of success. The slimly built youth before him wielded it with the fluent and deadly skills of a master artist.

Whirling away in disgust, Youko grabbed the plants he wanted and left. His ears twitched in irritation at the resonant laughter that trailed behind him. When he was lost from the sight of the taunting youth, Yusuke left the small storage room and sauntered away to his own quarters.

Today had been amusing.

Fingering a dense ball in his pocket that rustled like old parchment, his smile grew wider.

Yes, and the day wasn't over yet.

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A/N: Amazing. I received in one day almost half the reviews for "ITT" and it's been up for months. I guess Shippo and Youko really are magical!

(Super sorry, I was using the spelling from Yohko Ono (probably misspelling this too) but we fan girls know that Kurama by any name is still as sexy.)

Still have no concept of the pairings, haven't even got a clue about the plot, not sure who will show up and who's dead.

I wasn't kidding when I said this sprang out of nowhere.

I wish people would believe me when I say a story can possess you…