Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Secret Confession ❯ Yukina's Confession ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

My first super-fluffy fic! About time, since I'm a total sucker for fluff.

And Hiei and Kuwabara respecting each other isn't really isn't that far-fetched. You just need to understand the series well.

Kuwabara breathed in the perfumed air; the cherry trees were blooming, and for a few short weeks, the world was all pinks and whites. He sighed. The perfect day. Video games in hand, heading to Genkai's temple to visit Yukina, at the most beautiful time of year.

"Kazuma!" His face lit up all the more as he saw Yukina greet him near the end of the steps. As Kuwabara raced up the last steps, he noticed she looked...different. Her smile, though radiant as ever, was hiding something. Once more he held up a paper sack. "I brought some games. And a play station in case Master Genkai doesn't have one." The master specialized in X box live. And she had a special order of Wii coming soon.

Yukina nodded, staring at him much more intent than ever. Poor Kuwabara fidgeted. "I-is there something on my face?" His hand flew to his head, frantically trying to fix is hair, and ironically ruining it.

Yukina chuckled at his bashfulness. "It's fine, really!" The ice maiden reached over.

"Oh." Kuwabara's face went red like a traffic light when she touched his arm. He slowly let his arm down from his face. Their eyes were locked for a moment, and both human and koorime were beet-red.

"Well, um," Kuwabara cleared his throat and broke the silence as Yukina withdrew her hand. "Lets go." He grinned sheepishly.

What was I doing? Th ice maiden scolded herself as she followed Kuwabara up the steps. I-I messed up somehow. He probably thinks I'm weird.

Kuwabara panted slightly, feeling his heart rate slowly return to normal. I know she's just being friendly. She wouldn't-she doesn't... But it's fine! She's the most amazing and beautiful woman in the universe! I should be honored just to be her friend! I'm the luckiest man ever.

"Hey, Genkai!" Kuwabara threw open the screen door in hopes to surprise the master.

"Oh, my!" Yukina stared at the screen.

Genkai was playing some game with enough violence and gore to make this author proud. "Oh!" She instantly flipped off the tv once she noticed her guest and Yukina. "Well, hello, Kuwabara!" She waved uncharacteristically at the tall man.

"Uh, erm, well..." Kuwabara glanced at Yukina.

The ice maiden smiled warmly. "Don't mind me, you guys. Don't you remember how many times I've watched the tournament?”

Kuwabara relaxed, slightly ashamed. “Right...” he nodded.

“W-well still...” Genkai packed up the X box at an almost inhuman speed. “I'll let you two set up your games.” And within another five seconds she was gone.

The human and the ice maiden stood bashfully beside each other in the otherwise abandoned room. After a long awkward moment, Kuwabara slowly made to set up the play station as he gave Yukina some games to pick from.

“I...” Yukina felt that oddly wonderful and scary sensation pass over her again. Her heart thumped against her throat, making it all the more difficult to utter a sentence. She cleared her throat, hoping that it would make her heart retreat back to its proper place. She tried swallowing when that didn't work.

“Kazuma, I was wondering...” How should she word this? “I hope you don't...” She practically fell backward as he turned to face her. Those warm dark eyes seemed to take her all in, as they always did.

“Yes? Yukina?” Her legs disappeared; now she was just floating, feeling about to drop any moment.

“I've been feeling this for a while... and I've been so confused and embarrassed...” The brick wall was breached all the sudden. Yukina spoke words she hardly believed were hers. “I've been through so many lectures and romance films to figure out that I like you. Really like you. It's...very new to me, and I'm kind of nervous.” Yukina was speaking a million miles a minute, not daring to look up at Kuwabara's face. “Botan told me that I should tell you...” She had lost all sensation and was ready to drop to the tatami mat.

Kuwabara beat her there. His legs had given way, and he landed on his butt.

“Kazuma?!” Yukina knelt over him, startled and wandering if this was supposed to happen.

Kuwabara chuckled. “I've been worried for a while I've been chasing a dream. Thanks.” He looked up at that last word with a smile. Relieved that he understood her, and that he was okay, Yukina sat back and let him join her in an awkward silence.

Now what?

Oh. Video games! “How about Karaoke?” She randomly pulled out a pack from the bag.

“Right.” Kuwabara nodded vigorously.

And they sang. Rocket Hanabi.

Three Days Later...

Botan repeated that classic stretch in a sort of deja vu. She grumbled as the warm rays stopped, as if someone was blocking the light. “Huh?” She opened an eye.

She jumped in happy surprise, knowing that figure all too well. “Kuwabara! Did you talk to Yukina?”

The tall young man looked simultaneously flustered and excited as he nodded. “I need to ask you something.”

“Oh.” Botan's beam switched into a foreboding realization. The deja vu was kicking in.

“See, Yukina invited me to a dance and...” Kuwabara bashfully raised his arm behind his head, laughing nervously.

Botan buried her face into the couch cushions in denial. “Who am I, Hitch?"

The End