Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ To The Rescue ❯ Meeting ( Chapter 2 )

 

 

Chapter 2: Meeting

 

 

[Around 6 o/clock]

 

Yusuke rounded the corner from school at full speed. He worried that time was running faster for once than he was. Quickly he cursed himself for not owning a watch. Without looking, Yusuke nearly ran over three unsuspecting girls.

 

“Oh my god! It's Urameshi! Run!” One of the girl's screamed. She and another girl took off, leaving one of the girls still on the cement. Yusuke turned around to look at who the girl was.

 

“Oh… Keiko…” Yusuke's voice got quieter. His pulse slowed to almost nothing as he looked into her fear-filled eyes. They flickered between love, nervousness, and anguish in just a few seconds. Yusuke extended his hand to where she sat, but Keiko got up by herself, dusting off her skirt. Yusuke pulled his hand back slowly, feeling denied, once again.

 

“Hello Yusuke. How have you been” Keiko asked uneasy. Yusuke looked at the ground and shifted his feet. He could feel the sadness welling up in him again, and he wanted to desperately hug her once more.

 

“Fine. How's your new school? Is it better than this one?” Yusuke questioned. Keiko sighed and looked down at her book case. Both of them stood there for a moment, feeling an awkward silence pass between them. Keiko was the one to break it finally.

 

“Yusuke, I didn't get a choice in moving! I'm so sorry! Please stop being upset at me!” Keiko cried. Yusuke looked up at the girl he cared most about. He stopped trying to imagine what her hair smelt like, although he wanted to, just once more. He hadn't realized just how much she meant to him until she was gone. Now he felt like such a jerk for making her cry.

 

“It's fine Keiko, I'm not upset anymore. I'm happy your happy. Right now, I have to be somewhere. I've got to go, bye!” Yusuke took off, book case in hands, running towards the down-town area. He ran until he could see the Ice Cream Parlor in front of him. He stopped a few yards in front of it to collect himself and make sure he was ready to see Yoko after running into Keiko. Once he was sure he could do it, he jogged up to the door and casually walked in, hoping he wasn't too late. Yusuke walked to the right and then turned around.

 

“Yusuke, your late….” A voice said from behind him. Yusuke turned around and his aw dropped.

 

“KURAMA!? KUWABARA?! And HIEI?! What the hell are you guys doing here!?” Yusuke practically fell backwards. A hand tapped Yusuke on the back and he turned around again to more surprises.

 

“BOTAN!??” Yusuke screamed. He was practically ready to pass out. Kuwabara was on the floor, laughing so hard he was turning read. Botan and Kurama were thoroughly entertained.

 

“Yusuke, you didn't tell me your friends were so charming.” Yusuke turned around to see Yoko carrying a large tray of ice cream. She smiled at him and he sighed, happily.

 

`She's not Keiko, but I can't always have what I want…' Yusuke tried to pep himself up.

 

“Ya, they are also rude as hell; making you carry all this ice cream.” Yusuke grabbed the tray from her gently and went to sit down with everyone else. Yusuke slid in, Yoko followed, and then Botan sat on the end; significantly trapping Yoko in.

 

“Sorry I'm late; I got held up at school.” Yusuke eyed Kuwabara who was still laughing. Yusuke gave him a good kick in the shin.

 

“OW!” Kuwabara yelped. Yoko tilted her head and looked at him. He smiled through the pain.

 

“It's okay Yusuke; your friends kept me company. Though I was shocked when they came up to me.” Yoko laughed and handed Kurama his ice cream. Yusuke sighed long and hard. He felt so stupid for having to share his date with everyone. Although another part of him felt that it was good to have moral support along. Unless they weren't there to support him.

 

`They'll pay later.' Yusuke thought in that case.

 

“So Yoko, tell us about yourself!” Botan said as cheerful as ever. Yusuke judged that she was at least supportive.

 

“Well, I'm a 1st year at Hideaki High School. I live with my sister and her husband.” Yoko stared intently at Hiei, focusing on his nose. Hiei looked back at her, and noticed everyone looking at him as well. Botan was giggly, and Kurama had his hand on his forehead.

 

“Bakas, what are you looking at?” Yoko leaned forward with a napkin and wiped some ice cream off his nose. Hiei just sat there, stupefied at the ningen's brave assault.

 

AH! The shrimp had ice cream on his nose! How cute!” Kuwabara was making baby faces at Hiei. Suddenly Kurama's face was very tense.

 

“Hiei! Don't you think it is a little HOT??” Kurama nudged Hiei and a few seconds later, Hiei went back to eating his ice cream.

 

`I'll kill him later…'

 

`Of course…' Kurama thought.

 

Yoko didn't bother to ask about the strange behaviors. Yusuke watched her intently, but almost not as intently as Kurama, who could barely take his eyes off of the girl. He understood why Yusuke was so slap-happy the night before. The girl was inhumanly gorgeous. A pang of jealously ran through Kurama and it woke the sleeping Youko.

 

`Yum!' Youko squealed excitedly.

 

`NO!' Kurama demanded. Youko pouted and ignored Kurama's demands.

 

“What about your parents?” Kuwabara coughed on his ice cream. Yoko looked down for a second, and then looked back up. Yusuke noticed that her deep blue eyes looked angry and full of hatred.

 

“My parents were murdered a few years ago.” Yoko glared at her ice cream and clenched her fist around it. Suddenly, the glass cracked and it broke in Yoko's hand. She winced in pain as the glass stuck in her palm.

 

“Ouch!” Yoko pulled her hand back and held it tightly. Kurama pulled her wrist towards him and pulled her fingers back to look at the glass filled skin.

 

“Let me help you.” Kurama offered, staring at the girl's hand. Yoko shook her head no.

 

“It's okay, really.” Yoko pulled out the pieces of glass really quickly as everyone around then was trying to clean up the mess. Kurama was almost mortified by the unusual tolerance of pain the girl had. He watched Yoko's face as she finished picking out the pieces of glass. When he looked back down, her hand was filled with silver lines where the cuts were. The blood has stopped coming out and the silver faded.

 

“I think that's enough excitement. Do you think we should leave?” Botan asked.

 

“I'm sorry for scaring you, I guess the glass was weak. It doesn't matter to me if we stay, I think I'm clearly done with my ice cream.” Yoko laughed. Botan nodded and everyone proceeded to get up. Yusuke escorted Yoko outside. The gang walked around down town. Kuwabara and Botan started yapping about something Koenma had said, while Kurama was busy talking to Hiei. Yusuke walked along side Yoko, farther back from the crowd.

 

“I'm sorry if that idiot upset you.” Yusuke said apologetically. He glanced at Yoko and noticed she was looking down at her feet. Yusuke gently touched her shoulder. He felt bad that their date was going to end up all wrong. He didn't want Yoko to hate him. She looked at him and tried to smile politely.

 

“It is okay, I am just still dealing with losing my family. It is hard to be alone.” Yoko sighed. Yusuke stopped in his tracks.

 

“What the HELL do you mean ALONE?! I thought you lived with your sis and her husband?” Yusuke asked, very surprised. Yoko stopped and slowly turned around to face Yusuke. She had an `oops-I-blew-it' look on her face.

 

“You got me… Well, actually, I live alone. My entire family was killed.” Yoko's face was angry for a moment before it was embarrassed. She got caught in her own lies.

 

“Why lie?” Yusuke said. He didn't expect her to lie to him; at least not this early in knowing her.

 

“I only lied because I didn't want you to worry about me. I'm fine, and that is all that matters. And I wasn't offended, Kuwabara didn't know…” Yoko stubbornly walked forward until Yusuke wheeled her around. Yoko had a look of surprise on her face.

 

“Don't worry about it, I'm not mad. I just don't want you getting hurt.” Yusuke calmly looked into her eyes. For a second, he couldn't breathe. He felt like he was drowning in an ocean. All of the deep blue was surrounding him. Yoko managed to look down for a second, and Yusuke regrouped himself. The gang was far ahead now, leaving the two of them just standing there.

 

“No more lies, okay?” Yusuke asked. Yoko looked at him and smiled.

 

“I'll try my hardest.” She responded.

 

“Let's go catch up to the gang then…” Yusuke grabbed Yoko's hand and they raced toward where the group was. Yusuke faintly noticed that Yoko's hand was cold. The gang had settled on a patch of grass by a fountain in the park. Hiei was sitting on a tree branch, and Kurama was leaning against the tree trunk. Kuwabara was laying on the grass checking out the night sky while Botan was busy talking to Koenma on the communicator. Yusuke and Yoko came running up the side walk. The two plopped down on the grass, right next to Kuwabara.

 

“Yusuke, where did you go to?” Kurama asked his friend. But Yusuke was too busy talking to Yoko and Kuwabara to even notice his friend had said anything. Kurama sighed.

 

{Kurama, what is wrong with the detective?}

 

{He likes her, Hiei. Very much it seems.}

 

{Hn.}

 

{But there is something strange about her…} Kurama thought.

 

{What do you mean kitsune?}

 

{Back at the Ice Cream Parlor, she pulled the glass out of her hand without flinching and then there was a silver glow to each cut.}

 

{She healed herself fox. You know that.}

 

{Yes, but I sense no energy from her.}

 

{Hn.} Hiei puzzled over Kurama's last comment.

 

“Oh! Yoko, why don't you come and stay at Master Genkai's tonight? We will all be there. I'm sure there is an extra room for you! We could have a sleep over!” Botan said excitedly, hoping that she would experience a real-life sleep over. Yusuke laughed.

 

“Yeah, if you don't have anything better to do then spend your night with us… come stay over!” Yusuke said. Yoko looked at him and smiled nervously.

 

“I don't want to cause any problems…” Yoko mumbled. Yusuke pushed her chin up.

 

“Come on! That old hag LOVES company!” Yusuke got up and pulled Yoko up quickly.

 

“Yusuke and Botan are right. You should stay the night with all of us.” Kurama said sweetly, hoping he would get to see more of the girl.

 

{For Yusuke's sake. To make sure she isn't a monster…} Kurama tried to tell himself.

 

“Uhm, okay then. But Yusuke, before I go, can I stop at my house to get some things?” Yoko asked. Yusuke nodded and the two went off to Yoko's home.

 

“You don't have to if you don't want to.” Yusuke waited till they were out of hearing distance before he said anything. Yoko nodded.

 

“But I like your friends, and I like you too. Besides, if your Master Genkai really does love company, I should go because I don't want to disappoint her.” Yoko laughed. Once Yoko got the apartment building, she ran upstairs really quickly. Yusuke leaned against the pillar outside the apartments. The people who came out quickly moved to the other side, afraid of Yusuke. He didn't care. They didn't matter to him anyway. Yoko came back down with a small back pack.

 

“And you are sure it will be okay to stay with you guys?” Yoko asked nervously. She seemed to be changing her mind really quickly.

 

“Yeah, the gang and I stay there a lot, especially hen we're on miss-” Yusuke stopped himself before he let anything slip. He just wanted a normal relationship. Yoko gave him a funny look.

 

“When we're on Miss Days; when we don't have any school.” Yusuke smiled. Yoko nodded and the closer the two got to the temple, the more she seemed to be sure of herself. Though the entire walk, Yusuke was wondering how strange it must be to be invited to spend the night at a temple, only the second night of meeting someone.

 

`She must be REALLY impressed…' Yusuke thought to himself.

 

Once they reached the temple, both of them could hear loud noises. Yusuke carefully opened the door, and found Kuwabara walking into things with a facial mask on. Yoko and Yusuke had very scared looks on their faces.

 

“Ah, the dimwit returns.” A lady in a fighter outfit came out of a small room. She had flowing pink hair and looked rather old. Yoko ducked Kuwabara's attempt to grab onto her, thinking she was the wall. Yoko managed to evade Kuwabara's attacks, and grabbed on to Yusuke tightly.

 

“BOTAN! It burns! Take it off! Where are you?!?!” Kuwabara was busy feeling his way around the room, searching for Botan, who was with Yukina in the kitchen. Yusuke stepped into the room.

 

“Shut up old hag! I brought a friend to stay tonight!” Yusuke ducked as Kuwabara landed out the door on the steps of the temple. Genkai looked Yoko over. Yoko looked at Genkai and smiled.

 

“I'm Yoko Tokukawa. Nice to meet you. Thank you for letting me stay here.” Yoko said politely. Yusuke glared at Genkai from behind Yoko, pleading with her to be nice. Genkai took the hint that this was the girl Yusuke was interested in. Kurama had been right in description and detail when he told Genkai.

 

“I'm Master Genkai. Yukina, can you show Yoko where her room will be? I have to talk to Yusuke about being more POLIETE in front of guests…” Genkai asked Yukina. Yukina came out of the kitchen and walked over to Yoko. Both girls introduced themselves and smiled. Yukina led the way and Yoko followed.

 

“Yusuke, we need to talk.”

 

 

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WOOT! REDONE Chapter 2! YES!

 

Bunny: *whimpers* My hands hurt!

 

Kurama: *holds bunny's hands* awww

 

Hiei: *glares*

 

Kurama: jealous much?

 

Hiei:*death glare*

 

Kurama: jeeze… *lets go of bunny's hands* you could've asked…

 

Hiei: *holds bunny's hands*

 

Bunny: *smiles* my faithful favorite Koorime *happy smiles*

 

Hiei: Hnn *just wants more sweet snow*

 

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