Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ To The Rescue ❯ Epilogue ( Epilogue )

 

 

Epilogue

 

 

 

Kurama stood outside the class, looking at the last test results. He smiled when he saw his name at the top of the list. It was a pride that he wasn't sure he knew how to live without.

 

“Oh my, looks like we tied again. Too bad your name is higher on the alphabet.” Yoko nudged her fiancé in the side. Kurama turned to her and kissed her forehead. The committee had been very excited when Yoko's testing had come back to match Shuichi's. Kurama laughed, knowing that he was light years behind what she knew; but the tests were always on the same material, so his intelligence seemed to be on par with hers in the eyes of the school.

 

“I like being on top.” Kurama said. Yoko's face was bright red and Kurama realized what he said a second later. He laughed and pulled the girl close to him. All the girls around Kurama had become sadly accustomed to his public displays of affection for his fiancé. None of the girls or boys at the school had seen that coming.

 

“What do you want to do now, Mr. Graduate?” Yoko asked. Kurama winked at Yoko and slid his hand in hers. She smiled and the two of them walked towards the exit. The Shuichi-Fan-Club cried nightly over the transfer student who had secured the position of fiancé. Kurama had made it clear to all of them that he was going to marry Yoko; his family demanded it. They all figured it was an arranged marriage, but each girl secretly hoped he would take a mistress.

 

“Hey! What took so long! School got out a billion hours ago!” Takara yelled from the entrance gates of the high school. Yoko waved her hand at the impatient dog demon. Takara stood next to Hiei, who looked at his dog demon happily. Kurama smiled at Yoko. Her black hair glistened in the summer sunlight and her smile was the happiest that he had seen.

 

“Sorry, Shuichi just wanted re-affirm his position on top.” Yoko laughed. Hiei gave the fox a worried look, but Kurama just shook his head.

 

“You know you don't have to call me that…” Kurama said. Yoko nodded and held on to his arm. Girls and boys in pink uniforms passed by, feeling the sadness of high school ending, and a happiness in the new beginnings.

 

“She does it to piss you off.” Takara replied. Yoko pouted and kicked Hiei.

 

“Control your woman would you??” Yoko smiled. Hiei rolled his eyes and looked at Takara, who glared at him.

 

“She said it!” Hiei maintained his innocence. Kurama and Yoko laughed. The four of them began to walk back to the temple. The warm summer sun followed them everywhere, occasionally hiding behind a tree or a building. Yoko felt her heart dance happily.

 

 

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“Hey! What took so long?!” Yusuke bellowed as the four walked in the front door of the temple. Yoko smiled and waved at the detective.

 

“Hello Yusuke.” Kurama said warmly. Keiko walked into the room from the hall and smiled.

 

“Oh my gosh!! It's the bride!” Keiko squealed. Yoko looked at Kurama in fear as Keiko enveloped her and squished the breath out of her. Kurama's emerald eyes twinkled with amusement.

 

`I'll get you fox.' Yoko thought.

 

`Oh I hope you do!' Kurama teased.

 

“Let's go!! Come on! Tomorrow is a big day!!” Keiko pulled Takara and Yoko down the hall in a quick flash. Kurama just chuckled to himself. Yusuke sighed and laughed at his crazy girlfriend.

 

“She is probably more excited than Yoko!” Yusuke teased. Kurama nodded. He noticed that Hiei was awfully happy.

 

“Don't think that you are off the hook just because you had your wedding in the Makai. You still have to wear a tuxedo.” Kurama confirmed. Hiei sighed. Yusuke and Kurama laughed at the Jaganshi.

 

“I'm still pissed that we weren't invited!” Yusuke pouted. Kurama looked at the Jaganshi. Hiei glared at the detective.

 

“I didn't even want to be there… I wasn't going to make a fool of myself. She demanded all these things. I compromised on the ceremony. I would have just signed the damned papers!” Hiei admitted. Kurama laughed to himself.

 

`Jeeze, maybe Hiei and I are marrying the wrong people. Takara and I have big wedding dreams, and Hiei and Yoko are barely content to show.' Kurama laughed.

 

`At least she is agreeing to marry you.' Youko reminded him.

 

“Well, at least she is happy.” Yusuke reminded Hiei. He nodded. Married life hadn't changed him much. He and Takara went where they wanted, whenever they wanted. Her parents had made it mandatory that Takara finish at least high school before they moved to the Makai if that was their wish. Hiei had agreed.

 

“How are her parents?” Yoko poked her head into the hallway, snagging a second to listen in to the conversation. Hiei shrugged.

 

“They were doing okay. Takara's little sister was scratching up the furniture, so her mom and dad were pretty busy.” Hiei said. Yoko laughed.

 

“I didn't know Takara had a little sister!” Yusuke said surprised. Yoko and Hiei looked at each other and smirked.

 

“She doesn't, not really. Takara has a dog named Miso, and she was scratching up the furniture. Takara's parents just make fun of Takara and say it is her sister who transformed wrong and could never transform back.” Yoko giggled. She could hear Keiko yelling for her, so she disappeared. Kurama looked back at Yusuke, who looked confused. Hiei shook his head.

 

“Don't think about it detective.” Hiei stated. Yusuke nodded and led the two boys out back to where Koenma and Kuwabara were sitting. They were busy making fun of something that King Enma had said when Kurama sat down. Supposedly, this was the “bachelor party” because Yoko and Kurama had requested that their friends not do anything stupid to make their wedding hell. Mostly Kurama had asked Keiko not to hire Chip-n-Dales' dancers. Keiko had frowned at that.

 

“So are you nervous about tomorrow?” Kuwabara asked the fox. Kurama nodded and then shook his head.

 

“Kind of. I'm excited because my mother will be there to see it, but I'm nervous that maybe Yoko will back out. By the way, will your sister be attending?” Kurama asked Kuwabara. The carrot-haired boy nodded yes and sighed.

 

“She has taken over planning the wedding for Yukina and I. She told me that roses were so last season. But Yukina likes roses….” Kuwabara frowned. Hiei glared at Kurama, for having to remind him that his sister had agreed to marry Kuwabara in the next 2 years; after Kuwabara graduated. Kurama smiled.

 

“Well, I'm glad that she will be there tomorrow.” Kurama replied. Yusuke yawned and stretched out on the back deck in the warm sunlight.

 

“I can't believe you are getting married.” Yusuke said. Koenma nodded. His pacifier bobbed up and down when he moved his head.

 

“Seems like only months ago that I sent Yusuke to kick your butt and get back the Mirror of Forlorn Hope. Now you're getting married. Jeeze.” Koenma started to get choked up. Kuwabara patted him on the back. The guys sat out for an hour or so, just talking about good times and bad times and their best fights. Kurama began to feel lonely for his companion and excused himself for a moment. He walked back inside the temple and into the kitchen only to find Yoko sitting on the counter, eating a pastry. Kurama looked at her and laughed. Yoko smiled.

 

“Miss me much?” Yoko asked. Kurama nodded as he leaned against the counter in front of her. Her legs wrapped around Kurama's waist and pulled him closer to her. He purred loudly as he let his head rest against her shoulder. She dipped her finger on the pastry and licked the whip cream off. Kurama eyed the pastry. Yoko held the pastry out to the kitsune, who took a small bite off the end.

 

“So… we are getting married tomorrow morning…” Kurama mentioned. Yoko nodded. She popped the pastry in her mouth and licked her fingers gently.

 

“Yup. We are.” Kurama looked at her sadly and Yoko tilted her head.

 

“What's wrong?” She asked the kitsune. Kurama sighed and stood up straight. He looked into her pretty ocean blue eyes and searched them.

 

“Is this what you want? You seem too relaxed. It makes me nervous.” Kurama said. Yoko almost choked on her pastry as it slipped down her throat. She eyed the fox nervously.

 

“Are you backing out? Because I would seriously have to slap you.” Yoko said honestly. Kurama shook his head.

 

“Nope. I want you. Forever. Eternity. I don't care what I have to do. But if you don't want the big wedding or something; we can do it like Hiei and Takara…” Kurama suggested. Yoko rolled her eyes. She placed her hands on the side of Kurama's face and looked deep into his emerald green eyes.

 

“I want what you want. I don't necessarily care how this wedding goes down- but I want you to be happy with it. If your mother isn't there, I know you won't be happy. Makai is out of the question, if I marry you there, you become a king. Did you forget that?” Yoko stated matter of fact. Kurama's eyes got wide. He leaned in close to Yoko and smiled.

 

“I forgot that I'm marrying a princess.” Kurama admitted. Yoko laughed.

 

“Technically you are marrying me, the human me. Ningenkai marriage licenses don't convert to the Makai and unfortunately vice versa. Not that it matters, because I want to marry you HERE. With YOUR FAMILY. Got that kitsune?” Yoko said sweetly. Kurama nodded and kissed her lips gently.

 

“OH! YOKO! You can't see him until tomorrow! Come on!” Keiko said as she poked her head into the kitchen and then dragged Yoko back to where all the girls were. Yoko's eyes were full of exasperation, but the water demon let the girl drag her back to the bridal games. Kurama leaned against the counter and sighed happily.

 

`At least I know where she stands.' Kurama told himself.

 

`She's always honest with you, stupid.' Youko reminded him.

 

`You shush.' Kurama frowned.

 

`Do I get to go along for the honeymoon!?!' Youko winked. Kurama blushed a deep shade of red. He hadn't even thought about the honeymoon. They had talked about it and planned it, but he hadn't thought about the honeymoon.

 

`I'm so stupid.' Kurama slapped his forehead. `What did I think was going to happen?'

 

`Ahh, the innocent minded!' Youko teased.

 

 

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The morning was crisp and lightly sunny when Yoko woke up in the room. Takara was sprawled out on the futon next to her, looking like she was still having a good time. Yoko smiled.

 

`My wedding is today.' She reminded herself. Her body felt sore from being spun around in the “make-a-wedding-dress-out-of-toilet-paper” game.

 

“Psst.” A voice said from outside. Yoko looked at the window and walked over to it, grabbing the ledge and pulling herself up and over. She saw Kurama standing outside her window with a box in his hand. Yoko leaned over the ledge and smiled.

 

“Morning my soon-to-be-husband.” Yoko said softly so she didn't wake anyone. Kurama beamed at her.

 

“Morning my soon-to-be-wife.” Kurama replied.

 

“What can I do for you?” She asked him. Kurama motioned towards the box.

 

“Hiei forgot to give Takara my ring. I thought I might deliver it to sneak a peak at you this morning. I'm getting anxious. I have half a mind to drag you down to the altar now.” Kurama smirked. Yoko blushed.

 

“Can you wait for the dragging? I don't even have on my stuff yet.” Yoko motioned towards her barely awake self. Kurama nodded.

 

“Can you catch?” Kurama asked.

 

“I can one-up you.” Yoko said as she let her hand glow blow, the box flew out of Kurama's hand and right into hers. Kurama laughed.

 

“That always baffles me.” He said. Yoko sighed. Her chest was hurting from the compression of the window.

 

“Can I see you in like, 3 hours? This position is uncomfortable.” Yoko asked. Kurama nodded and watched as she dropped back into the room. Yoko fixed her sleeping shirt and turned around to see all the girls staring at her greedily. They were holding all her bags and jewelry.

 

“Uhm… I can dress myself???” Yoko said softly before she was attached with bridemaidzillas.

 

 

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Kurama paced by the altar, the fresh smell of red roses and tropical flowers floating into his nose and flooding his senses. The only thing that Yoko had specifically demanded was that there was to be NO WHITE at all in the wedding. Kurama hadn't protested against her request to wear traditional Japanese Kimonos at the wedding either. Neither of the two was comfortable wearing a wedding dress or a tuxedo. They did both want their guests to, but didn't make it a requirement. Yoko knew for a fact that Takara and Hiei were going to wear formal yukatas. The summer sun was going to be hot, but Yoko was used to uncomfortable clothing at this point in her life. Koenma met Kurama at the altar, acting as a priest for the day. Kurama smiled nervously. His mother and his step father were sitting with his little brother Shuichi. They all looked so happy to be there. Kurama noticed that Jin and a few of the other “fighting family” were present. He had asked Genkai and Yusuke to help him hand out invites. Kurama had worried mostly about what Yusuke had done with them; even after the detective guaranteed that he gave them to respectable people and not random kids. Kurama heard the music start up and he watched as Yoko appeared from the back door. Her hair was pulled up and it fell in cascading curls down her back. The Kimono was a deep color of blue and a mixture of red. The pattern was hypnotic and gentle as she walked down the aisle. All the guests smiled and Kurama could see his mother and Takara already crying. Yoko extended her hand and Kurama helped her up the step to the altar. Koenma was choked up as he looked at the two.

 

“Love is what brings us here today. Love between these two that unites us all to each other. It is a love that is strong enough to cross counties and to prevail when hope is over shadowed with doubt. This couple has conquered fate to be here at this moment. I ask you all to bear witness to this union between a man and a woman; between two lovers and two friends.” Koenma said poetically. Yoko giggled slightly as Kurama held her hands. He mouthed `I love you' to her when she looked at him.

 

“Please exchange your own vows.” Koenma asked. Kurama looked at Koenma and cleared his throat. Yoko looked nervous at what the fox would say.

 

“I want to spend every day with you for the rest of my life. I want to go everywhere with you, meet everyone with you, see everything with you. I will love you forever, even when my physical life has stopped, my love for you will not. There will be no one and nothing that comes between us. I will be honest with you, and I will cherish every second I have with you. I will promise to listen when you speak, and be supportive when you need me most. I won't leave you, desert you, hurt you, or resent you. Most of all, I promise that I will always ask what you think, what you want, what you feel. You are what means the most to me in my life, and I will be the best husband to you.” Kurama said without breaking a sweat. Yoko was sniffling and trying not to cry. Kurama ran his thumb under her eye to catch a tear that slid down. Yoko laughed lightly and breathed in really deep.

 

“You are what has saved me, over and over. The thought of you always brightens my day and makes me feel indestructible. There is no other person I would rather spend my life with. You are my family when I have none, and you are my biggest supporter when I forget how great I can be. You never let me down; you never leave me wondering where I fit in this world. Being your wife would be; heaven. You promise me so much and always deliver, even when I think it is impossible. I don't worry about anything when I am next to you, and I never think about the past because I'm so focused on spending my future with you. I love you with all that I am, all that I have been, and all that I may be. I will be the best wife to you.” Yoko said softly, concentrating on how romantic everything seemed to be. Kurama squeezed her hands and Yoko squeezed back.

 

“With the divine power I've been given, I proclaim that you two are now officially husband and wife. You can kiss now.” Koenma laughed. Kurama and Yoko let their lips meet for a moment and linger. They could feel the magnetic attraction between them and the applause from the audience barely registered to them. The kiss broke and Yoko looked out at the audience. Keiko and Botan were crying like big babies while Yukina and Kuwabara held hands. Kurama noticed that his step-father was beaming at him with pride, just like his mother.

 

“When are we getting the babies?!” Yusuke yelled from the crowd. Keiko hit him over the head and continued to cry tears of happiness. Everyone laughed joyously.

 

 

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Kurama stopped the video tape and pulled it out of the player as he looked at the kids sitting in front of the television. He smiled at all of them as they pouted.

 

“That was a while ago guys. Don't you want to watch cartoons or something else?” He asked the kids. They all shook their heads. Keiko walked into the room, holding her pregnant belly and smiling.

 

“Alright, who wants something to eat?” She asked. The kids all jumped up except for one little girl with long black hair and emerald green eyes. She turned to look at Kurama and he winked at her.

 

“What's wrong sweetie?” He asked the little girl. She crawled over to him and put her arms up so he would pick her up. Kurama picked up the little girl in a light blue dress.

 

“Kurama, have you seen- oh! There you are Nami! Mommy was looking for you!” Yoko said as she came into the room. Kurama smiled at his wife as she came in and reached for their daughter. The little girl smiled and reached out for her mother. Yoko took the girl into her arms and kissed her cheeks.

 

“HEY! Let go of your brother! Don't put makeup on him!!” An angry Hiei said as he picked up his son and held him away from his three daughters. Takara laughed at Hiei as he wiped off the pink lipstick from their son.

 

“Nice kids, you've almost got a litter now.” Yoko joked. Takara smiled at her best friend as she sent her kids towards Uncle Yusuke and Aunt Keiko. Nami held tightly to her mother's neck.

 

“Were they watching your wedding video again?” Takara asked. Yoko nodded and tickled her daughter. Nami laughed and wiggled in her mother's arms. Kurama pulled the little girl out and hugged her tightly, fixing her hair and then putting her down so she could go play with the other kids. When she was out of sight, Kurama pulled his wife close.

 

“Can you believe it's been like, 10 years since then?” Yoko asked. At that moment, Kuwabara ran through the halls with the kids on his arms and ankles. The four youkai laughed and shook their heads.

 

“I guess we all have had our changes. You should really come visit us in the Makai sometime soon Yoko. Hiei has spent most of his free time teaching the kids how to slice things up with swords. I'm scared half to death when they go running around the house with his katana. But it's really cute. I've got great pictures of them taking it from him at 2 in the morning.” Takara laughed. Yusuke walked into room with a couple kids hanging off his arms.

 

“I think a couple of these belong to you?” Yusuke smirked. Hiei sighed and tried not to remind himself why he had so many kids. The kids all dropped from Uncle Yusuke's arms and ran around him. Yoko grabbed one of Takara's little girls and picked her up, tickling her.

 

“Why didn't you come and say hi to me little missy??” Yoko teased. The little girl hugged her and kissed her on the cheek before Yoko put her down. Takara grabbed Hiei's hand and squeezed.

 

“We should have more.” Takara thought out loud. Hiei rolled his eyes and Kurama and Yusuke laughed. Even Yoko stifled a chuckle.

 

“Mommy! Mommy! Cousin Asuka fell and hit her knee. She started crying and her tears turned into those gems!! You were right!!” Takara and Hiei's son said as he came running up with a tear gem from one of Yukina's children. Hiei bent down and motioned for his son to come to him.

 

“Hiro, you should go give that to Aunt Yukina.” Hiei said softly. His son nodded and ran off. Yusuke and Kurama looked at Hiei kindly.

 

“Is it hard to call her that?” Yusuke asked the Jaganshi. Hiei shrugged.

 

“It's what she is. It is what every woman is to them at this age.” He said. Takara nodded. Kuwabara and Yukina walked into the room together with Keiko. The gang looked each other over, aware of the new additions that were made to the family. Each one had another, and even though Hiei and Takara lived in the Makai, they visited enough. Kurama watched as Nami poked her head around the corner and let her hair fall over her shoulders. He stuck his tongue out at his daughter and she did the same. Yoko smiled at her daughter. Yusuke and Keiko went between running the temple with Genkai to helping out Keiko's family at the restaurant. Kuwabara and Yukina stayed at the temple often, with Kuwabara working for Koenma part time. Kurama and Yoko wandered where ever they wanted, visiting different countries before their daughter would have to settle down and go to school.

 

“Is it true that you are going to keep Nami in the Ningenkai for schooling?” Yukina asked Yoko and Kurama. They both nodded.

 

“She's still young, but I've been keeping her under my watchful eye.” Yoko said, speaking of watching her daughter's demon abilities manifest.

 

“Keiko, remember when Yusuke Jr. shot off his first spirit gun? I almost killed him!” Yusuke stated. Keiko snorted.

 

“You practically worshiped the kid for a week.” Keiko said. The gang laughed.

 

“Well, he is MY kid.” Yusuke said, pretending to show off his muscles. Hiei rolled his eyes. Kurama slipped his hand into his wife's and kissed it gently.

 

“Bet you didn't think you'd be here when we first met… If I recall correctly, you had a thing for Yusuke…” Kurama whispered in his wife's ear. Yoko laughed and shook her head.

 

“No. You'll never get that story straight will you? It's always been you. Always. You've been my rescuer. Always To The Rescue.” Yoko said softly as she watched the scene before her.

 

Genkai walked in slowly from down the hall and all the kids came running at her.

 

“GRAMMA!!!!” The kids laughed.

 

“YUSUKE!!!!!”

 

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That's it! I'm done! Wow! This ending of the fic took a lot of thought, but I know it kicked butt because I'm obviously awesome at this whole planning thing. I especially liked the wedding because it wasn't totally traditional! READ AND REVIEW if you LOVE ME!

 

Bunny: *huggles characters* I don't own you all, but I wish I did.

 

Takara and Yoko: Just us technically. And even then… you don't have a copy-right.

 

Bunny: V.V don't remind me!

 

Yoko: Bye!

 

Bunny: Thanks again!

 

 

Lovels, chibibunny!