Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Cherry Blossoms ❯ Planned Meeting ( Chapter 2 )

Mukuro5: So here is the second chapter. Hope you like. I know this is a different type of story.

 

I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. I do own Cherry but not Karasu.

 

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Chapter 2: Planned Meeting

 

“Hey, guys! Wait up!” Cherry yelled as she ran down the sidewalk, a book bag clenched tightly in her arms.

 

A group of girls stopped and turned around in unison. Cherry caught up to them within a few seconds of calling out to them. When Cherry joined the group they continued to walk.

 

“How was that big supper your mom made, Cherry?” Cookie asked.

 

“I didn't have any. I got sick and ended up in bed all night,” Cherry answered.

 

“That's too bad,” said a girl with long black hair.

 

“Yeah. At least I'm feeling fine today, Yuri.”

 

“So are you going to the mall with us today?” Cookie asked as the other four girls started talking about what they were going to buy.

 

“Well, you see…I can't. I'm meeting up with my boyfriend today.”

 

All the girls just stopped as Cherry kept walking. When Cherry got a few feet away from her friends she stopped as well and turned around. All the girls had a look of shock.

 

Yuri was the first to say something, which happened to be, “You have a boyfriend and never told us? I don't know if I should be hurt or angry.”

 

“Well, I just met him last night. He was at the new flower shop,” Cherry explained.

 

“Really? What's his name? How old is he? Is he cute?” asked a girl with short black hair.

 

“Yume, you are way to nosy. So is he cute?” Cookie asked.

 

“Well, his name is…is…” Cherry placed her fist up to her mouth as she thought, “Kurama surly can't be his human name. I don't exactly remember his name.” “His name is Kurama.”

 

“Kurama?” asked all the girls in unison.

 

“That's kind of a weird name, don't you think?” Yuri asked as they continued to walk.

 

“Who cares? So how old is he?” Cookie asked.

 

“And what does he look like?” Yume added with her usual chipper tone.

 

“I guess he's in his late 30's maybe early 40's,” Cherry answered, shyly. She wasn't too sure how old Kurama was when they fought in the Dark Tournament.

 

“Cherry, that's way too old!” Cookie exclaimed.

 

“Isn't that against the law or something?” Yuri asked in a surprised tone.

 

“Does your mom know?” Yume asked with some suspicion.

 

“No. I wasn't going to tell her just yet,” Cherry answered as her once happy face clouded over with sadness.

 

“Anyways. How cute is he? I mean, how cute can you be when you're an old person?” asked a girl with long, almost knee length, strawberry blond hair.

 

“He's really cute, Melody. He has mid-back red hair. His hair has no sign of graying, which is good for his age! He also has the most adorable green eyes. Even though he is a few years older than me he still looks like he's in his late teens or early 20's,” Cherry answered, excited. “Maybe late 20's,” Cherry added in her mind.

 

“When do we get to meet him?” Yume asked, now excited herself.

 

“You don't,” Cherry said in a dark tone that none of her friends ever heard her use before. “I'm sorry. He has a job so he won't be able to see anyone a lot,” Cherry said a bit more friendly after she realized how she sounded.

 

“We'll go with you when you visit him,” Yuri stated.

 

“He's busy today,” Cherry quickly retorted.

 

The girls reached the school gates finally. Cherry took off running, leaving her friends behind. The girls looked at each other with suspicion.

 

“She's hiding something,” Cookie said what was on everyone's mind.

 

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The dismissal bell rang and all the students filed out into the hallways. Cherry was the first to exit the building, which was abnormal considering she always waited for her friends. Today she was in a hurry. She spent all night concocting a plan. There was no time to waste.

 

Cherry dodged people walking down the sidewalk as she ran like a madman. She was panting heavily as she stopped by the new flower shop. As people passed her they gave her a weird stare since she was bent over panting like a dog.

 

“I should…really…work out more,” Cherry managed to say in between pants.

 

Just as Cherry was getting her breathe back a teenage looking boy with short, messy black hair came walking out of the shop with a clear water bottle in hand. He stopped and smiled at Cherry.

 

“May I help you?” the boy asked, walking over to Cherry.

 

“Actually I'm looking for a worker with long red hair and green eyes,” Cherry answered sweetly.

 

“You must mean Mr. Minamino. He's the owner. I don't think he's coming in today. His mother was having surgery today so I believe he went to visit her. He should be here tomorrow.”

 

“Oh, well. I have to speak to him as soon as possible. Do you know where he lives?”

 

“Are you his daughter or something?”

 

“No, I'm his girlfriend.”

 

“Girlfriend! You're like 13.”

 

“Actually I just turned 15.”

 

“Didn't peg Mr. Minamino as that type of guy. Well, he actually lives in the house around back. He built the shop in his front yard about a month and a half ago.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Cherry started to run back the way she came. The teen boy then realized something.

 

“What's your name? I'll tell Mr. Minamino you came by!” he yelled.

 

“Name's Cherry!” Cherry yelled back with a friendly wave.

 

“I'm Luis!”

 

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Kurama walked up to the flower shop's front door and shook the doorknob. He sighed as he continued to walk around to the back of the store. He shook the back door's doorknob as well. Once he knew the doors and windows were locked he went into his one story home.

 

Once inside he took off his shoes and put on the dark blue slippers at the front door. He turned on the lights and walked down a hallway. He opened up the first door on the left and went in.

 

He turned on the light and noticed that on the mirror hanging on the wall directly across from the door was a note. So Kurama walked over to the mirror and took the taped note off of the mirror.

 

Note: “It has been such a long time. Imagine my surprise when we finally met after all these years. Do not worry. I promise to make a play date for us soon. Hope you are looking forward to it as much as I am. By the way, I hope your mother's surgery went well. Give her my regards for me.”

 

Kurama dropped the note onto the oak desk that was placed below the mirror. He walked over to the twin bed and lied down.

 

“Wonder who left the note,” Kurama thought as he closed his eyes.

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“So did you get to see your boyfriend yesterday?” Cookie asked as she walked with Cherry down the sidewalk.

 

“No. His mother had some kind of surgery so he was gone,” Cherry answered as she tightened her grip on a white teddy bear in her arms.

 

“What about the flowers for your mother?”

 

“Well, I went out and picked some wild flowers. I made her breakfast today before I left. I'll give her the flowers and bear tonight.”

 

“Your mom is so lucky to have a daughter like you. You go out of your way to please her.”

 

“Yeah…”

 

Cherry stopped at her driveway. Cookie did the same. Cherry brought the teddy bear up so that it covered her mouth and looked down at the ground. Cookie decided that her friend would not tell her what was wrong so she just waved bye and left.

 

Cherry walked up the stoop and into the house. Her mother was sitting on the couch in the living room that was to the right of the front door. She looked up from the book she was reading and smiled at her daughter. She patted the cushion to her right. Cherry walked over to her mother and sat down.

 

“Happy Mother's Day,” Cherry said, giving her mother the white teddy bear holding a box of chocolates and flowers.

 

“Thank you. I enjoyed the breakfast this morning. I should let you cook more often,” Cherry's mother said, hugging the bear.

 

“I would but I know how much you enjoy cooking.”

 

“Your father called. He won't be home for another week. He said he loves you.”

 

“Okay. Mother, I'm sorry but I'll have to leave later this evening. I'll be gone for a few hours. I'll make dinner before I leave.”

 

“It's okay, sweetie. I'll make dinner. Make sure you're back before midnight.”

 

“Yes, Mother.”

 

As Cherry started to get up her mother gave her a hug. A smile came across Cherry's face as she gave her mother a kiss on the cheek. After that Cherry walked up the stairs and to her room.

 

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“Luis, I'm going to go pick up some things. Please watch the shop,” Kurama said as he started to walk out of the front door of the flower shop.

 

Kurama walked down the sidewalk with his hand in his jean pockets. As he passed an apartment building he heard some rocks hit the sidewalk beside him. When he looked up to find out where they were coming from he saw a big chunk of the third floor's cement guardrail falling towards him. He jumped out of the way but not fast enough to avoid getting a rather large gash on his left leg. Kurama looked up at the third floor to see a shadow run out of his line of view. He decided that it would be best to go back and take care of the gash on his leg.

 

“My reaction time is becoming quite dulled. These past seventeen years of peace has really done a number on my skills,” Kurama said as he made his way back to his shop. “I wonder who that was. It smelled human.”

 

As Kurama got to his flower shop a loud crash was heard. He turned around to see glass all over the ground not even a foot from where he was standing. Kurama scanned the area only to find nothing.

 

“It's either I have the worst kind of luck or someone is trying to kill me. That or seriously harm me,” Kurama thought as he continued to the shop's front entrance.