Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Makai Lullaby ❯ The Fan ( Chapter 2 )

Rose: I still don't own YuYu Hakusho, nor the movie White Christmas, but I do own The Makai Lullaby (the song and the story) so no stealie!!

 

~*~ Last Time ~*~

Suddenly, I heard a disruption of the underbrush and I turned, moving into a defensive stance.

“There is hardly any need for that,” the boy said, his long red hair ruffling with the slight breeze. “I was merely enjoying your performance. Hardly anyone plays the pan flute anymore and it is highly irregular to find such a beautiful instrument being played by such a beautiful girl.”

As he approached, the words of the Makai Lullaby suddenly came into my mind. Heed these words, and pay thee mind, He will enter your life this day, If fates will truly be kind. Could that mean something in reference to the stranger that was now coming to talk to me?

~*~ On We Go ~*~

 

Chapter two: The Fan

 

I stared back at the boy, shocked that someone had been listening. He looked at me with a hint of worry lining his pretty features.

“Miss, are you all right?” He asked, stepping closer.

“What? Oh yes, I'm fine. Thank you.” I quickly grabbed the blanket I had been sitting on and clumsily balled up the blanket and quickly thought of something to say to this strange boy.

“Oh, you're leaving?” he asked, looking crestfallen.

“Yes,” I replied, “I only do one song at a time. Sorry.” As I walked away, he followed behind, asking to carry items. Naturally, I refused, saying that I had to go quickly to finish an errand.

As I turned towards the exit, he asked if he could see me again. I yelled back that I didn't know and that he had to try and catch me next time. As a final effort, he yelled his name to me.

“Suuichi!” He said, “Suuichi Minamino is my name!”

“Tenshi!” I yelled back, purposely not saying my last name, walking out of the park.

All I thought about on my way home was that boy and the Makai Lullaby. Was there a connection? Or was it just a freaky coincidence that he had overheard her song? Whatever the answer, I decided, I didn't have to see that Suuichi Minamino again, or at least until next month, if he didn't try to find me first. Satisfied with this answer, I jogged back to my apartment.

Once I got home, I checked my messages (or lack of them), walked the blanket to the laundry pile, and meandered into my room. Pan flute in hand, I opened a black cabinet hanging on the wall and opened it, revealing the pale blue satin interior shelf. I placed the flute on the shelf and let my eyes drift to the incantation that hung above the flute's stand. Shutting the cabinet, I sighed and walked into the bathroom, dropping clothes, and going to give myself a bath to cleanse my spirit.

About an hour later, both spirit and body cleansed and wrapped in a fluffy pjs, my stomach began to growl in expectation of a late snack as my fingers ran over my stack of DVDs to find something worthy of a “night-in” movie.

Deciding on pretzels crunched in ice cream, I picked out one of my favorite old movies; White Christmas. It doesn't matter to me that it isn't anywhere near Christmas, I just love listening to the music and watching the creative dance numbers. Just call me a sucker for a pretty voice.

Thinking of pretty voices, I walked into the kitchen to make myself my chosen confection. And of course, that boy, Suuichi, came immediately to mind. I stopped for a moment, letting his voice return to my mind. I grabbed a bowl and a spoon out of my cabinet on my way into the depths of my kitchen. I opened the freezer and pulled out the ice cream and put it into the waiting bowl. As I walked up to my sink to wash my hands after dealing with the sticky ice cream, I noticed a figure looking up from the courtyard below. As I looked closer, I saw red hair glinting off of the streetlamps below. Oh no, I thought, It's that Suuichi. What does he want and how did he figure out where I lived?