Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ How Did I Fall in Love With You? ❯ How Did I Fall in Love With You ( Chapter 1 )

A/N: I was listening to my Backstreet Boys CD and was inspired to write this. I've always thought this song was really pretty, and I've always liked Yusuke/Keiko. So, enjoy.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or the beautiful song “How Did I Fall in Love With You” which belongs to the Backstreet Boys.

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Yusuke wandered through the streets, his feet wandering much like his thoughts. He would be leaving for Demon World the next day, but his farewell to Keiko hadn't gone as well as he'd hoped. Thinking about it, he knew he loved her. He may be a bit young to be talking about love, but he knew he loved Keiko. He couldn't bare it if she turned to another while he was in Demon World. He sighed. When had he become so sentimental? His thoughts turned to old times with Keiko.

 

Remember when

We never needed each other

The best of friends

Like sister and brother

We understood,

We'd never be alone

 

He had always been a loner growing up, never fitting in with the other kids. He had never had friends as a little kid, as all the other kids seemed to be wary of him for one reason or another. Yet Keiko hadn't been afraid of him. She wanted to be his friend. She offered her friendship and he took it, and a special bond had been formed between the two seemingly opposite children.

 

Those days are gone

Now I want you so much

The night is long

And I need your touch

Don't know what to say

Never meant to feel this way

Don't want to be

Alone tonight

 

They had grown up and Yusuke had stayed the loner type, picking fights, skipping school, and so on. Yet, Keiko had stayed loyal to him through his highs and lows. She had truly wanted him to return the first time he had died. She had been the one to give him the energy to return to life through a kiss at the stroke of midnight. Actually, Yusuke's death had been what made the teen realize his true feelings toward Keiko. He had sacrificed what, he thought at the time, would have been his only chance of returning to life to save Keiko from the fire. But he had returned, and had both seemed to realize how strong their feelings were for the other, but wouldn't admit it out loud. Stubbornness was one trait the two shared.

 

But, his revival had brought about his appointment as Spirit Detective and had increased the danger in not only his life, but hers as well. She had nearly been killed because of him when the Saint Beasts had threatened an invasion of the Earth. Again, her life had been placed in danger when Toguro had forced him and his team into the Dark Tournament. Her close relationship to him put her in danger, yet she stuck with him, because she loved him. And he protected her because he loved her. Learning about Genkai and Toguro had made him re-examine his feelings for her and had in the end, made them stronger. Their special bond not only endured, but grew stronger.

 

What can I do, to make you mine?

Falling so hard, so fast this time

What did I say, what did you do?

How did I fall in love with you?

 

When had the two childhood friends turned from friends to lovers? When had their emotions gotten that strong?

 

I hear your voice

And I start to tremble

Brings back the child that I resemble

 

During his fight with Toguro, Yusuke had learned a lot about himself. He had learned about those he valued the most in his life and why. As he fought and was being beaten down, his mind always turned back to Keiko. Her pleas for his safety had always broken his heart. He was fighting for his life, and she was watching.

 

I cannot pretend

That we can still be friends

Don't want to be

Alone tonight

 

Yusuke's resurrection, his fights as Spirit Detective, the Dark Tournament, they had all made the teen realize he loved Keiko more than a sister. He didn't want to only be friends. He loved her.

 

What can I do, to make you mine?

Falling so hard, so fast this time

What did I say, what did you do?

How did I fall in love with you?

 

But when had this change occurred? Yusuke still couldn't put his finger on when his feelings had turned from friendship to love. Had there been a defining moment, or had it been gradual?

 

Oh, I want to say this right

And it has to be tonight

Just need you to know…

 

I don't want to live this lie

I don't want to say goodbye

With you I want to spend

The rest of my life

 

Yusuke realized he had stopped walking and looked at his destination. His feet had led him to the Yukimura Diner. At that moment, he knew what he had to do. He wouldn't see Keiko for several years when he left for Demon World, but she would never be far from his thoughts. He walked into the diner and ordered some food from Mr. Yukimura. He called his daughter down, and she reluctantly came down. Yusuke snagged her arm and made her sit with him. “So, by my eighteenth birthday I'll get back here… I will find a way… I promise you.”

 

“And then what?” she asked. He grasped her hands in his.

 

“Then let's get married.”

 

And at that moment, he knew and she knew, that they would spend the rest of their lives together, no matter what path life took them on.

 

What can I do to make you mine?

Falling so hard, so fast this time

What did I say, what did you do?

How did I fall in love with you?

 

What can I do, to make you mine?

Falling so hard, so fast this time

Everything's changed

Remember when

How did I fall in love with you?