Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ To The Rescue ❯ Secrets ( Chapter 3 )

 

Bunny: Don't You Think If I Owned YYH, That I Would Have Said That Already?!

 

 

Chapter 3: Secrets

 

 

Yukina opened the door to one of the rooms and ushered Yoko inside. Yoko peered around and looked at the minimalist settings. It suited the temple, and she felt like she was on a new adventure.

 

“I hope you're comfy here. It really is nice to have you. Yusuke seems so happy tonight.” Yukina smiled. Yoko nodded and understood that everyone was looking out for Yusuke. She was nervous that she would have to be on her best behavior. Yukina turned to leave:

 

“Uhm…Yusuke is so lucky to have you all looking out for him.” Yoko spoke softly. Yukina turned around and nodded. She left after that. Yoko walked towards the window and opened it, letting the breeze come in. She fell backwards on the futon and lay there for a moment, closing her eyes, and taking in the silence. Then there was another presence in the room.

 

“Nice pad that grandma's got here!” Yoko heard a voice say. She knew she didn't need to be afraid. For a greater half of her life she had come to know this voice, and it was comforting to her.

 

“Taka, I told you I was going to a friend's house. Why did you follow?” Yoko opened her eyes and found a familiar face a few inches above her. The nose of the other girl was almost touching Yoko's own.

 

“Well, Takara Masanobu, why did you follow me here!?” Yoko sat up as Takara sniffed the linen.

 

“Your friend's temple is fairly clean. Unlike some demon I know…” Takara looked at Yoko.

 

“MUT!” Yoko jumped on Takara and pinned her to the ground. Takara glared at her best friend.

 

“Now tell me, why are you here?” Yoko asked again, this time more forceful.

 

“I'm supposed to be everywhere with you. That was the agreement.” Takara said. Suddenly she growled, and Yoko saw her dog ears pop out. Yoko jumped off, wondering what made her friend so mad. Takara's dog ears always popped out when she was angry or anxious.

 

“Taka, what's wrong?” Yoko asked. Her friend gave her a look of displeasure.

 

“I smell… I smell a fox!” Takara's nose was at work again, sniffing the room and finally resting on the door.

 

“There is a fox out there Yoko! A kitsune!” Takara added, excited about the hunt. Yoko got up and slapped her friend on the back. Takara winced in pain and her dog ears went right back in. Yoko rolled her eyes. Takara growled.

 

“Of course I know there is a kitsune out there… It's Kurama. As in Youko Kurama.” Yoko sighed. “He smelled really good tonight…like roses…” Yoko said to herself. Takara glared at her friend, disapprovingly. Takara didn't like foxes, and with good reason. Being a dog demon, her natural instinct was to kill weaker animals like foxes and rabbits. Yoko led Takara to the window.

 

“Go home Takara. I'll talk to you tonight. Right now, I'm busy weasel-ing my way into Yusuke Urameshi's life. Oh… I should give Koenma a call. Anyway- GO! Go doggy!” Takara gave a defeated look and disappeared out the window. Yoko walked back to her futon and sat on it. No sooner had she done that, than the door opened.

 

“Dinner.” Was all that Hiei said. Yoko gave him a very sweet and innocent smile and he left, closing the door slowly.

 

“I can't believe I was assigned to this case…” Yoko complained. She got up and walked to the door. She ran her hands through her hair and tried to concentrate on the info she had collected earlier in the day. Her mind was completely elsewhere and she didn't see Kurama walking down the hall. The both bumped into each other accidentally. Yoko hit the floor with a thud, landing straight on her butt. She winced, but looked up at the un-phased boy. He quickly surveyed her for any damages.

 

“Oh, pardon me Yoko. I'm sorry.” Kurama reached down to help her up. When his hand touched hers, he felt a cold shockwave rush through him. Yoko smiled and gave him a small bow.

 

“Thank you Youkkurama…” Yoko slyly walked past the fox, ignoring her own correction. Kurama stood there, his mind calculating what Yoko had said.

 

`Did she just mean to call me Youko?' Kurama asked himself. He walked towards Yoko's room and opened the door. Inside, he felt a familiar coldness wash over him.

 

“It would be best if you left fox-boy, unless you're looking for a fight…” A voice growled from the shadows. Kurama walked further into the room. The figure stood in the corner by the window. Kurama could barely make out a girlish figure with ears on top of her head.

 

“What are you doing in her room?” Kurama stepped forward, and the figure growled.

 

“You stay away from Yoko! If you value your life, stay away from her, otherwise I'll be forced to kill you…” The shadowy figure stepped a bit into the rising moon light and Kurama could make out the scent of a dog demon. The girl had long flowing hair, and it caught in the breeze.

 

“Why?” Kurama quickly asked, but the dog demon had proceeded to jump out the window. The door opened and Hiei walked in, his eyes scanning the room for the trace of energy he had picked up while going to get Kurama.

 

“There was another person here.” Hiei walked to the corner where the dog demon had been, but he found nothing. Kurama ran what the girl said through his mind. He and Hiei walked out of Yoko's room and down the hall. They joined everyone for dinner. Yusuke and Yoko sat next to each other and chatted the whole evening. Botan and Yukina were busy talking about something that happened in the `KaiMa', though Kurama was certain that if Yoko was a demon at all, she would know that KaiMa was Makai jumbled poorly. He watched Yoko the entire time. He racked his mind for some sort of information that might identify who she was. He tried to tell himself it was for Yusuke's own good.

 

“And then, Sensei bends down and his pants ripped in the middle of class. It was the funniest thing that happened all year!” Yoko said. Everyone laughed at her joke except for Hiei, who never understood the school system, and Kurama; who was too busy thinking about Yoko to pay attention to her jokes.

 

“Yeah, we don't have teachers like that… Their pants are pretty secure.” Kuwabara said, laughing. Yoko laughed with him.

 

“Too bad, Hideaki has the worst taste in uniforms anyway… our winter outfits aren't long skirts, they are short dresses with long sleeves! You can ask Yusuke, he's seen mine.” Yoko smiled. Botan glared at Yusuke and Kuwabara winked. Yoko blushed and shook her head when she realized what she had indirectly said.

 

“Yusuke- you pervert!” Botan yelled. Yusuke shook his head.

 

“No no! I rescued her from a bunch of drunks and gave her my jacket. She was cold as hell.” Yusuke laughed at his own ironic statement. Botan smiled.

 

“Oh. How nice! I didn't know you were such a gentleman!” Botan sweetly said. Kuwabara laughed so hard he was doubled over.

 

“Yes Yusuke, who could you have learned that from?” Kurama teased. Yusuke pouted as everyone laughed. Yoko got up and started to collect everyone's dishes.

 

“Yoko, you don't have to…” Botan said.

 

“But I want to do something nice, for letting me stay.” Yoko replied.

 

“Then I'll help her so you can relax Botan.” Kurama said and stepped up to collect the rest of the dishes. Both of them walked to the kitchen quietly while everyone in the dinning area was still laughing loudly. Once Yoko had put the dishes in the sink, Kurama leaned over to her and touched her back lightly. Yoko didn't turn around, but Kurama knew he had her attention. Her shirt didn't protect his hand from the cold sensation of her skin.

 

“Yoko, would you mind taking a walk with me?” Kurama seductively asked the girl, hoping his charms would still sway her. She looked at him all starry eyed and nodded. He opened the outside door for her and they both stepped out into the night. Quickly, Kurama grabbed Yoko's arm and lead her towards the wooded area.

 

`If she is dangerous, my best chance will be where there is more coverage…' Kurama thought.

 

The night was warm for the season. Kurama lead Yoko farther from the temple to question her about her knowledge of Youko. He felt himself trying to sense her energy, but it seemed like she had it all capped off. Kurama closed his eyes and tried again to sense it. When he opened his eyes, she was right in front of him, looking straight at him. Kurama felt himself loosen up. It was as if he was falling into an endless pool of water. Suddenly, something cold touched his arm. It was Yoko. She closed her eyes and released Kurama. A deep blue light surrounded her body. She had uncapped her energy enough for Kurama to feel it. Kurama tried to move towards her as she backed away, but his body wouldn't obey. It was content to stay where it was. The more of her energy he had, the more he had to know.

 

`For Yusuke's sake…' Kurama thought.

 

`Liar.' Youko answered.

 

“Youko Kurama… It's a pleasure to finally meet you…well, sort of you.” Her eyes and her hands were glowing the same color deep blue as her energy. Kurama stepped back, not sure if the new Yoko was friend or foe.

 

“I'm not going to hurt you Kurama. I'm working for Koenma. But you have to keep this to yourself.” Yoko said. Kurama nodded. He wasn't sure yet if he could trust this girl, but something inside him told him that she wasn't dangerous to him.

 

“Why tell me now?” Kurama stared at Yoko. The deep blue aura had faded away; she was sucking all her energy back in. Kurama wondered how she kept it all bundled in.

 

“I wanted you to figure it out first fox. It seemed I made it too easy though.” Yoko's smile teased Kurama's fox tendencies and he felt a game coming along.

 

“What sort of demon are you then?” Kurama asked as he walked towards the girl. She stood still as Kurama got closer. Yoko leaned in close to Kurama. Her nose was almost touching his.

 

“You'll have to figure that out, kitsune…” Yoko teased lightly. She placed a hand on Kurama's heart, and she could feel his heart beat speed up tremendously. Kurama's body temperature fluctuated between his racing heart and Yoko's very cold hand. Yoko pulled her hand back and turned around. She walked back to the temple. When she reached the door, she turned to see the still distant Kurama. She watched the kitsune as he looked at her. Yoko walked into the temple and back into the dinning area, where no one had noticed that time had even passed. Yusuke looked estastic to see her.

 

Outside, Kurama growled.

 

“For Yusuke…” Kurama told himself.

 

 

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WOOT! Done with Chapter 3!!

 

Yoko: Here doggy doggy! Come here Taka!

 

Takara: I'm not answering to that Yoko!

 

Yoko: Come here puppy!

 

Takara: Oh god… someone help me!!

 

Bunny: That's what you get for arriving so early in the fic… GRR!

 

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