Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Price of Kindness ❯ Of Noodles and Hands ( Chapter 5 )

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The Price of Kindness: Chapter 5

 

 

Disclaimer: No matter how long I pray, no matter how many chickens I sacrifice, YuYuHakusho will always belong to Yoshihiro Togashi-san. Such is life, sigh.

 

Macha followed Youko down the hall silently. She kept her eyes down and watched his tail swish back and forth as he walked. Every time it would swish that she wanted to grab it and yell 'got ya!' but reverence and fear of Youko kept her hands by her side and mouth shut.

 

They entered the dining hall to see Kuronue already there. He sat in the chair right of the head seat and his feet were propped up on the table. He was staring intently at his red pendant and sipping a glass of crimson red liquid when they walked in.

 

"Finally!" he smiled, putting his feet on the ground and scooting his chair close to the table. "I was gonna eat without you if you didn't come fast enough." he joked.

 

Youko turned to him as he pulled out the head chair, his own seat, and glared. Kuronue looked at him in surprise then glanced at Macha who sat across from him on Youko's left. She kept her face down as if she had been yelled at and only glanced up when Youko sat down. Kuronue raised his brows in confusion but shrugged and began to eat.

 

Macha followed the pair's suit watching them eat the strange food in front of her and mimicking their moves. As much as she tried, she couldn't make the two sticks in her hand pick up the noodle-y food on her plate.

 

Well, that's not working, she thought. Maybe that... She spotted something she recognized: rice. But alas she couldn't put as much on her chopsticks as Kuronue did. She glared at the food and set a defiant face. She then proceeded to eat each grain of rice separate.

 

When she finished the rice she looked at Youko and Kuronue's plates. Uh oh, they're almost done! She looked at her plate; she wasn't even half-way done. She sighed softly and tried the noodles again. She got the sticks to work-sorta. She quietly slurped each noodle.

 

Macha looked up and saw Kuronue and Youko staring at her. Her eyes grew wide in embarrassment and she put the chopsticks down on the table with an unintended 'bam!' Youko and Kuronue flinched slightly.

 

"I'm sorry!" Macha said looking at her hands on the table. "I'm not sure how to eat this food and I must be.... I'm sorry!!"

 

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" she heard Kuronue yell and stand up, his chair tumbling over. She flinched as if he smacked her. As she was about to open her mouth Youko spoke.

 

"Why are you shouting? I am sitting right next to you." he said calmly. Macha raised her eyes: Kuronue stood, a fist half raised at Youko, who sat unaffected, a glass of wine almost to his lips.

 

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Kuronue screamed as he knocked the glass from Youko's hand. It flew past Macha's head and shattered on the wall behind her. The red drink spilled down the wall, dripping down to the floor. For some reason it reminded her of fresh spilt blood. Macha shook her head at those thoughts and turned back to the demon pair. Youko turned and glared at Kuronue.

 

"I liked that taste." he said stiffly. The bat demon's wings ruffled as his anger grew.

 

"I don't care!" he yelled. He jabbed a finger at Youko. "You better apologize," he hissed.

 

Youko glared at him and Macha cocked her head in confusion. "Why?" Youko said icily.

 

"I don't know what the hell you did to her," Kuronue accused, "but apologize to Macha!"

 

Macha's eyes widened and she was about to say something when Youko turned to her with cold eyes.

 

"What the hell are you talking about?" he muttered. "Why did I--"

 

"Something happened between you two cause when you walked in, something was wrong with her and it had to have happened in the 10 minutes I wasn't in the room!" Kuronue accused.

 

"That is none of your business!" Youko stood up and his chair screeched across the floor and Macha covered her ears. She kept them covered and watched Youko and Kuronue scream at each other but couldn't hear them.

 

"Shuushi... douzo shuushi..." She whispered, sudden tears being brought to her eyes. "No-moa... SHUUSHI!!" she screamed.

 

Youko and Kuronue turned to her surprised as her hands fell from her ears and wiped away tears as they fell.

 

"Please," she begged, "don't fight because of me... anger leads to fighting; fighting to hostility; hostility to separation to war and war... to death!" she cried freely.

 

After a moment Kuronue and Youko looked at each other guiltily then back to the crying girl. Youko moved first who went and stood in front of her. She hiccupped and dried her eyes.

 

"I'm sorry Youko-sama, I--"

 

She stopped as she felt something on her head. She looked up slightly and saw Youko's hand on her head. He looked away from her and Kuronue, a slight red tint on his cheeks.

 

"I am sorry kiddo." he mumbled to her. "The scare... well... what happened at the window..." he stumbled over his words and his face shown all the more bright red. "I haven't gotten over it... I... really wouldn't have liked it... if you died." he let out a deep breath of satisfaction of getting that off his chest.

 

Youko startled as he felt something on his hand. He looked down and saw two small hands resting atop his own and a face that smiled brightly.

 

"Domo arigato Youko-sama." Macha said simply. "I'm happy you care."

 

This of course, made Youko blush all the more and he pulled his hand from atop her head and under her hands.

 

"Yea, whatever..." he mumbled and crossed his arms across his chest. He glanced at her and she still smiled.

 

"I'm sorry too Ma-chan," Kuronue suddenly said, coming to the other side of the table and tossing his arms around her in a hug. He patted her head affectionately and helped her stand up. "I didn't mean to scare you like that."

 

"Thank you, Kuronue-san for your concern." she smiled. The bat demon melted at her smile and hugged her again.

 

"Oh, you're so cute!!"

 

Macha blushed and watched in horror as Kuronue flew across the room, courtesy of Youko's fist. He hit the wall with a dull thud and slid to the floor.

 

"Ah! Kuronue-san!!" Macha cried and was about to go to him when Youko laid a hand on her shoulder, stopping her.

 

"He'll be fine." he smirked. The two turned as the door from the hall creaked open. The head servant, Mina, walked in. She surveyed the damage and sighed.

 

"Kuro-kun, you really must stop hitting the wall with your face," She joked, "It only makes you uglier."

 

Kuronue raised the middle finger at her. "Screw. You."

 

Mina merely walked over to Youko, stepping on Kuronue's raised backside as she passed.

 

"Youko-dono, your team is here." she bowed. "They await you in the conference room."

 

"HIS team?" Kuronue shouted as he sat up rubbing his head. "My team too, ya know!!"

 

Mina turned to Kuronue. "That maybe so, but Youko-dono leads it. You merely are second-in-command."

 

"Thank you Mina. I shall meet them now." Youko said, "And another thing, Mina, prepare a bath for the kiddo. She will receive it after the meeting." Youko beckoned for Macha to follow him as he walked out. Macha giggled at Kuronue's stunned stupor at Mina's words but followed Youko down the hall.

 

"S-second? In-command?" Kuronue scoffed "I beg to differ!! He may have the brains, but I, darling, have the skill!" he said proudly pointing to himself. He took off his hat and brushed it off. He plopped it on his head and nodded stubbornly at Mina.

 

"No, I think Youko has both of those," she watched Youko leave Macha following, unquestioning. "And another thing you don't..." she muttered. Kuronue looked at her strangely then stood.

 

"What would that be Mina-chan?"

 

Mina rolled her eyes, "Where do I start?" She smiled evilly. Kuronue frowned, giving up.

 

"Pfft. I'll let you bash my self-esteem later." He leaned over and kissed Mina on the cheek. "See ya." he rushed after Youko and Macha. Mina shook her head at the bat then began to clean the table.

 

Shuushi... douzo shuushi... no-moa... SHUUSHI--- basically Macha said:

Stop... please stop... no more... STOP!!!

 

I wanted to do a character description for Mina but it didn't fit in the story. When Macha gets cleaned up I'll describe her then.

 

 

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