Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Body and Soul ❯ Obeservation ( Chapter 2 )

Over the next passing days, Kurama came to know Kyoko a bit better. She was intelligent, enjoyed science, and studied hard. More then anything else, she wanted to become a doctor, to use her knowledge to help people. And she hated him with a fiery passion.

 

His glance stealing didn't go unnoticed. Rumors had already started flying about them. About how much he was attracted to her, what a cute couple they'd make, right down to things that really shouldn't be said in public. If a couple could do it, then they had done it. All because they were “so in love”. It was ridiculous but it made good cover for the growing tension between them. Just that morning, discreetly phrased threats had been given. Promises of pay back, of retribution, and vengeance for his crimes had been whispered to him. As far as anyone else was concerned, they were sweet words exchanged between lovers.

 

Luckily, not everyone was as naïve. Kaito had said something about sensing an aura of pure malice surrounding Kyoko. Every last drop of it aimed at Kurama. And though he didn't know why, since he had many classes with her, Kaito promised to keep an eye on her. And in doing so, many disturbing things came into light. Knowledge of medicine was not the only thing she had. It appeared that she knew more about poisons and plagues then any school girl should know. Her knowledge of Black Death and the numerous tuberculosis and influenza outbreaks made it appear as if she herself had witnessed them and her descriptions of the agony of said diseases were sickeningly vivid.

 

“There is something wrong with that girl.” He had said. “Not even the most famous scholars know that much about the Black Death. If the thought wasn't so impossible, I'd say that she had seen it herself.”

 

“What do you mean?” Kurama asked in reply.

 

“She gave the names of victims, of doctors, and the numbers of people that died daily. Every detail you could ever imagine she knew.” Kaito was obviously flustered.

 

“Perhaps she has merely done her research.” He suggested coolly.

 

“Then who was Royd, the farmers son who died in the winter when he was six? Who was Viveka, the doctor who housed the sick in her own home beside the apple orchard?”

 

“I don't know.”

 

“You don't suppose she is a demon in human guise do you?”

 

“No, I sense no demon energy, only human and spirit energy.”

 

“Whatever you say Minamino. Just be careful. I've got a bad feeling about her…”

 

He trusted his word. Even the youko within him had stirred to life, whispering to him, silver fur standing on end as he appeared in the back of his mind. Youko hissed warnings about her, telling him to avoid her, to keep as far away from her as he could and subconsciously taking note of all her actions and habits. Violent tendencies were soon revealed.

 

Flu season was in full swing and her presence took a drastic turn. The energy that went toward her hatred switched gears to make sure that any of her class mates that fell ill could get better. Though she wasn't a doctor, she freely gave advice to the students on preventing the spread of disease and curing it. Word of her miracle teas and herbal remedies spread like wild fire. Even the school nurse was impressed and humbled by her knowledge.

 

And it seemed that no one, not even the mighty spirit detective Yusuke Urameshi was immune to the disease.

 

His fever was high, reddening his cheeks and the nausia turning the rest of his face a most unattractive green. His eyes were a bit blood shot and he could barely move without feeling the pain of such simple movements. Sweat shined on his body. Occasionally, his strings of indignant curses would be rudely interrupted by body quaking coughs and sneezes. Which was why Shizuru, Kuwabara, and Kurama himself were there.

 

Reaching a hand into his hair, Kurama pulled out a seed, as large as a cherry pit and held it out in his palm. As Kuwabara explained the lessons that Yusuke had missed, he poured his energy into the tiny seed and watched it carefully as plant grew. Dark, glossy leaves reached out from thick, woody stems and buds blossomed into bright orange and yellow flowers. A makai plant, and one of the most powerful cure-alls he had ever had the good fortune to come across.

 

“Yusuke,” he said, quieting the argument between him and Kuwabara. “Take this flower and grind it on your back teeth. Get a full night's sleep and you'll be in perfect health by tomorrow.”

 

“Hey, awesome!” he replied plucking a bloom from the plant. “Thanks Kurama.”

 

He eagerly popped into his mouth and started knawing on it. It wasn't at least until the third bite that the flavor of the plant burst into his mouth. The bitterness of it was overwhelming.

 

“Ugh! The hell is this Kurama?! Tastes like a frickin' lemon!”

 

“Yusuke please, if you want to get better you have to continue chewing on it until I tell you to spit it out.”

 

“Have you ever tasted one of these things, you son of a - “

 

“Yes I have. I've used it many times. The taste of the ukime plant isn't pleasant but it's healing abilities are a miracle in itself.”

 

“'Ukime Plant'? Perfect name for it…ugh…”

 

“Alright Yusuke, you can spit it out now.”

 

Never in his life was Yusuke so happy to listen and follow the orders of someone other then himself and his ego. Hastily, he snatched a tissue from the oddly colored cardboard box and spit what remained of the flower into it. And to think that he had once complained to his mother about the taste of childrens cough syrup. That gunk was coca-cola in comparison to the plant Kurama had just given him.

 

He wished he had a toothbrush.