Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ En Donde El Fuego Consume ❯ Whooo! Its not pasty anymore. ( Chapter 4 )

Where The Fire Burns
Chapter Four
By Reya a.k.a. Golden Fire Goddess

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A week later found Kurama pacing back and forth in his cell. It has a bit disconcerting that he could no longer see his friends. His mind going over the countless possibilities of what had gone wrong and why the women thought that they were attacking Keiko. All he knew was true was that somehow they had heard Yusuke at some point in the non-conversation that they were having.

‘Damn Yusuke! He just had to let his anger get a hold of him like that didn’t he?’

#Easy Shuichi, it would have happened anyway. I’m sure that they heard the yelling between the two and decided that it was for the best that they separated us. #

‘Maybe, but that doesn’t mean that it wasn’t Yusuke’s fault. He didn’t have to yell like that to begin with even though it did seem that she was skipping on details.’

#Somehow I am not surprised that she doesn’t know the entire story, though she had every right to be angry with Yusuke. Nothing like this ever takes one day to figure out and that is something he still has problems dealing with it would seem. You know the patience thing, you lecture me on it enough.#

‘Why aren’t you surprised that she doesn’t know all the details? You would think that they would have told her about it. I mean she is their Queen right? Why not one day, that’s how long it takes for you to figure out the security of an area.’

#First off, I have more practice at finding things out, so one day would not have been a sufficient amount of time to find out everything when you compare her to me. If you remember of what I have shown you, when I started out as a thief it took weeks to find out information. Keiko has no such experience, so it will take a bit of time… depending. And if you think about it, they wouldn’t tell her everything because there may be more than what meets the eye and it could be a very closely guarded secret.#

'So you're saying that Keiko may still be in danger because there is more information that they are unwilling to part with? How do you think we'll be able to get this information? I know that we can't while we are in here. Keiko wouldn't totally be able to because she is at the mercy of the women here. Any suggestions?'

#None right at the moment. We are stuck here and maybe if Keiko isn't too angry with Yusuke, she'll call us out and talk with us, even if she doesn't have any more information for us we can still give her some direction to go with and ideas on how to go about it. Then once we get out of here, we can have all the fun we want with her.#

'Youko! She still is with Yusuke, she's not free. And besides, she'd want a little freedom from any relationships that could get lengthy. Even so, I have a feeling that they'll be together a little while longer, because Yusuke always does seem to make things up to her pretty well.'

#*snort* Do you honestly think that she'd stand there and wait until the heartbreak would be excruciating? Do you honestly think that after the way that he went off on her that she'd put up with it? Especially when you think about how she responded to his attack? I don't think so. She is not the type of person who would put up with a lot of crap. You know this.#

'I'm not sure. They've always had fights, though they've never escalated that far before, and yet they are still together. Then you have Yusuke, no matter how angry he makes Keiko, he always finds a way to make it all better between them. So, I have a feeling that they won't be breaking up anytime soon.'

#And I think that you're wrong Shuichi. Put the clues together idiot. One: He forgets their date after begging us AND Kuwabara to remind him of it. Two: He sits there like an ass and stares at her WHILE she stomps down that little path that got us all into trouble. Sitting there WONDERING why the hell she is angry with him. Three: after almost twenty-four hours of not seeing her, he yells at her THINKING that she somehow wants to stay here and face something that she has no idea what it could be or what could happen. Four: He doesn't even try to calm her down after he ROYALLY pisses her off. Oh, yeah I can so see them getting back together. If you were a female, would you put up with it?#

'No, I wouldn't. Youko, I have an idea. Why don't we wait to see what happens the next time we are all gathered together. Then we'll have our answers.'

#You mean you'll have your answers. I already have my ideas of what is going to happen. You, however, refuse to believe that they will part. I know what you want and it is very accessible. Trust me, the wait will be and has been worth it.#

‘Please allow me to have these thoughts, Youko. I have been watching them for some time now and I have always seen Yusuke come back out on top. No matter what happens between them, but... I will also keep your words in mind as I watch for myself.’

#Of course you’ll keep my words in mind. I’m in here too baka!#

Before Kurama could reply, the door to his cell was thrown open. Quickly, shackles were clasped around his wrists and ankles. After making sure that he could not escape, Kurama was led out of the building that had once held him hostage. But he wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings, he was listening to the mutterings of the red- haired woman who was leading him.

“I don’t understand it. She wants to see them all again. Why now? Why them? Surely there is something that we can do for her. After all, she should be preparing and purifying herself for the tradition. Not mingling with men.” She went on to mutter some other things, but Kurama had stopped listening.

‘Youko, did you hear that? You were right about there being something that she would be unprepared for. I hope that they are not going to sacrifice Keiko.’

#Calm yourself Shuichi. Nothing can be gained by you starting to freak about out what we have just overheard. First of all, we don’t know what the tradition is, so don’t get your panties in a twist. Secondly, we have no idea whether or not she was prepped for this to begin with. I mean they did take her to see the high priestess when we were taken away. Third, they would not harm Keiko. She is their Queen and thus it would be against any laws in existence to harm her. Comprende vous?#

‘*groan* I abhor the day that I allowed you to talk me into allowing you to learn any of the ningenkai languages. Okay, so say that Keiko is their Queen, what happened to the one before Keiko? Hmmm? And you still haven’t told me Hiei’s most embarrassing moment, you can’t keep it from me forever… I’m just being nice and not delving into your memories like you do to me all the time.’

#You know, Yusuke and Kuwabara would flip if they found out how much of a whiner you really are Shuichi.#

‘I only do it when I’m with you. I have to lower myself to your level in order to deal with you constantly being in my head. So, blah!’

#You are such a kit, you know that? I wonder what Keiko would say if she were to find out what you really say in your head. That should be interesting and funny.#

'Youko, you never did answer my question. What do you think happened to the Queen before Keiko?'

#That would be a good question, one that we may be able to pose when we go and see Keiko.#

The walk was slow and the conversation between the spirit fox and his human host dwindled. They both were too busy looking at the town and found that Keiko had indeed been right. It was guarded heavily and there was nothing short of a thief that could get them out, which luckily enough they were. They were going over the areas that were the most guarded when they saw it. The sight that they beheld was nothing that they thought of or wished to see. Ever.

Jin, Touya, and Chuu were walking through the town like it was a normal thing for them to do. Only, they didn't look normal. They each were dressed in drag and quite frankly, Kurama began to wonder about their Shinobi friends. Youko, however, had different thoughts on the subject.

#Oh. My. Gawd. I cannot believe that those three would be wearing those clothes. Girl, that color so does not match Chuu's hair. I feel as if I could never have sex again in my life just looking at them. Though I must say, that whoever has done Touya's hair like that is simply marvelous... I wonder if they do manicures.#

'Youko, you have been watching way too much TV. I think that when we get home, I am going to limit the amount of time you are allowed to watch it.'

#What?#

At that point, Touya, Jin, and Chuu turned around and gave them a good look at the back of their heads. Kurama could not hold in the laughter when he caught sight of what was there. Touya, Jin, and Chuu were wearing frilly, pink bows in the back of their heads.

When Kurama started to laugh, the three shinobi turned around and looked at Kurama with mixed faces. They each sweat-dropped and started towards him. The other women in the area scowled at Kurama. Upon reaching the laughing kitsune, the three shinobi quickly covered his mouth with their hands making it seem like they were ringing his neck.

"Are ya tryin' ta get us killed?" Jin hissed quietly at Kurama. Kurama opened up his eyes and mumbled something.

"What was that? Come on mate, speak up!" Chuu warbled out as quietly as he could given his state. The sheer amount of alcohol on his breath made Kurama gag. The sound of a throat being cleared made the four of them look up at the scowling visage of the red-haired woman.

“I need to take this male to see the Queen. She has ordered an audience.” The look on her face made it clear to all that she was not particularly thrilled about that idea. Just as the red-haired woman was about to yank Kurama out of their grasp Touya spoke up.

“We too need to see the Queen. Maybe we could lead him there and oversee the audience and then bring him back to his cell afterwards? Please, Kiichigo?” The red-haired woman, now known as Kiichigo, didn’t blink an eyelash, staring at him. Touya was about to ask again when Kiichigo handed him the leash she was holding.

“I trust you to do what you have just promised, otherwise there will be trouble.” Kiichigo glared at the three shinobi and left. Once she left, the three shinobi led Kurama towards the building holding the Queen. However not before they made some adjustments to his look.

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Keiko was looking out at the area of her prison also known as the meeting room. She knew that it would only be a little bit before the one person she needed to talk to came. She began to shuffle her feet and pace, silently worrying her lip. The door creaked and she looked over at it quickly.

“My Queen, here is the male that you wished to see first.” the blond-haired woman called Nashi stated.

“Thank you Nashi. You may lead him in here and from there I will take over.” Nashi led in the man and looked questioningly at Keiko.

“Are you sure that you do not wish for any of us to stay with you?”

“I am positive, thank you, Nashi.” Keiko smiled. Nodding at Keiko’s decision, Nashi left the room leaving Keiko and the young male to be alone. Once the door closed Keiko turned towards the male.

“Yusuke, we need to talk and I am sorry that it has to be now instead of back home, but... it can’t wait any longer.” Yusuke looked at Keiko and understood why she had brought him here first and was thankful that she was kind enough to do this at least in private.

“Alright, Keiko. I have an idea as to why you brought me here. We may as well get this over with now.” He smiled sadly at Keiko, a smile she returned. Keiko motioned for him to sit down.

“Yusuke, I am sorry that I blew up at you. I should not have lost control like that. But it didn’t help that you were attacking me. I understand that you were caught off guard... though now that I think about it, you never were good with surprises.”

“No, Keiko don‘t be sorry. I am sorry that I attacked you. Though I have an idea that this isn’t why you brought me here to begin with.”

“You are right, Yusuke. There is more… the others are coming later on. Right now I want to talk about you and I.” Keiko looked at Yusuke to see what he was going to do. She sighed in relief when Yusuke nodded and looked at her with a serious expression, telling her that he was willing to listen.

“Yusuke, I’m not really sure how to put but, I think winter has settled where our relationship is concerned.” Yusuke looked down at his hands, his forehead frowning slightly.

“You mean that we should stop seeing each other, that we should break up. Is that right?” Yusuke looked up at her. Keiko’s breath was stolen from the intensity of the look Yusuke was giving her. She knew that he was only trying to gauge her with that look of his.

“Yes. I think that we have reached a dead end where going out with each other is concerned. But I think that we should still be friends, that’s what we were before everything that has happened and I think that is the best way for us to go now. What do you say?” Keiko looked at Yusuke hopefully. Yusuke sighed and stayed silent for a few minutes, thinking deeply. Keiko held her breath, waiting for his reply.

“You are right on all counts. We have reached a dead end and I would still like to be your friend. Will anything be, you know, weird between us?”

“No, unless one of us makes it that way. That’s when the other has the right to say something. Or if you just piss me off, I’ll just slap the heck out of you like I usually do.” Keiko giggled and Yusuke chuckled. Unexpectedly, Yusuke hugged Keiko and they stayed like that for a while. Just as they were pulling apart, there was a knock on the door.

“I guess that’s the others.” Keiko said smiling at Yusuke.

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End A/N: Well I hope you all enjoyed this little installment of En Donde El Fuego Consume. Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter. Was it good, bad, make your computer light on fire? Let me know!

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