Only You
by Misty
Chapter 3
Yusuke struggled under the
load of the paper bags he carried. How in the world did Keiko manage to this
every week, without even complaining?
He hurried through the
sidewalk, and decided to use a shortcut. Not many people walked through that
street at this hour, so at least he wouldn’t have to go through a lot of
people. At least he would have to carry these stupid bags for a shorter time.
Suddenly, he saw quite a
scene. A youkai was attacking a young, helpless woman! The youkai was holding
her at he waist, and was about to bring his sword down her neck!
“Stop!” he shouted,
and dropping the bags, he aimed his finger at his sword. “Rei gun!!!”
Yusuke’s rei gun hit the
youkai’s sword, and it went flying into the air. Startled, the youkai dropped
the girl, and she fell to the ground.
Yusuke ran to her. “Why don’t you fight me instead?”
he challenged the youkai. The youkai was about to go up to him, but a tall woman
clad in black stopped him.
“Stop, Genei,” she said. “Let’s go.”
Genei reluctantly obeyed, and they ran off. Yusuke shouted,
“Cowards!” and turned back to the girl. “Are you all right?” he said.
“Yes, I’m fine,” the girl said, rather preoccupied.
Finally, looking up at him, she gave him a smile. “Er, um, thank you for
saving my life, I guess.”
“Hey, no problem,” Yusuke said. “Anyway, why were
those two attacking you?”
The girl was silent for a few seconds. “Oh, I don’t
know,” she then said, not quite meeting his eyes. “Must have been a bunch of
lunatics, that’s all.” She stood up, and said, “Anyway, I have to go now.
Thanks again for saving my life!”
Yusuke waved goodbye. “Take care of yourself, okay? Ja!”
He started to walk home, a big grin on his face. Suddenly,
he stopped, his eyes widening. I forgot the groceries…he thought,
horrified.
“Oh no! The eggs I bought are ruined! Keiko will kill
me!”
“Mishina, why?” Genei thundered as they ran off to a
deserted warehouse, where they hid. “I almost had him! I want to teach that
little shrimp a lesson! Who does he think he is, anyway, just because he could
shoot a rei gun?”
“That ‘little shrimp’ is a very powerful youkai,”
Mishina said coldly, her eyes narrowing. “He is a class S demon, from the line
of Raizen.”
“You mean, he’s Urameshi Yusuke?”
“Yes, didn’t you recognize him?” Mishina said. “You
would have beaten if you fought him, since we’re only Class A demons. That
makes it harder for us to conquer the three worlds. But with careful planning,
we could actually USE Urameshi for our plans.”
“Use him?” Genei asked. “Just how do you propose to
do that?”
“You’ll see.” Mishina said, then laughed. “Someday my greatest dream of being the ruler of the three worlds will finally come true!” And she laughed her horrifying laugh again, and Genei joined her.
Kurama lay down on his bed, still unable to sleep. What was
it that bothered him? He tossed and turned in his bed.
His mind kept drifting towards Nakajima Seiko. She had been
working in his office for a week now, and he liked her company. She was an
efficient worker, and a fun person to be with. At least for him, anyway.
And then his mind would drift towards his life in the Ma
Kai. Well, not his whole life, really, but just one person, a girl who had been
one of his toughest rivals…
He sat up. He wouldn’t be able to sleep this way. He
decided to just go outside, and maybe clear his mind about things.
He went quietly out of their house, and walked out into the
night.
“Goodnight, Kazuma-san,” Yukina said to Kuwabara. She
was still staying in his residence, ever since Genkai-obaasan died.
“Goodnight, Yukina-hime,” Kuwabara replied.
“Yukina-hime?” Yukina asked curiously, but she looked
pleased. “Why, am I a princess to you?”
“Yes,” Kuwabara said. “What with your healing powers
and all, you’re a real priincess.”
Yukina didn’t get the connection. “Huh?!” she asked,
perplexed.
“You’ve been watching Recca no Honoo again,
haven’t you?” a voice said. Turning around, Kuwabara realized that the voice
belonged to his tall, brown-haired sister Shizuru. She had been listening all
along.
“Er, yeah,” Kuwabara said. “I guess I just like that
show so much.”
“I know it’s okay to watch and everything, Kazuma,”
Shizuru began, “But you have to devote a little more time to your studies! I
thought you said you were going to exert a little more effort now.”
“Hey, my grades are still okay,” Kuwabara said
defensively. “The only subject I flunked in was Calculus. The others are a
little okay, I managed to pass them.”
Why do I have a feeling he’s lying to me? Shizuru
thought. She sighed. “Well, I’m going to my room to sleep—” Suddenly she
stopped, her expression changing from exasperation, to pure shock.
Kuwabara stared at his sister. “Oneesan? You okay?”
“I’m fine,” Shizuru said, quite hurriedly. “Listen,
I have to go, okay? Urgent business. And PLEASE protect Yukina-chan and this
house. Onegai?”
Kuwabara nodded. “I still can’t believe three years had
already passed, and we received no trouble from those demons in the Ma Kai. I
sometimes wish they would, though. My life is getting so darn boring.”
“Be careful what you wish for, Kazuma,” Shizuru said
gravely. “It just might come true.” She rushed out of the door.
Kuwabara and Yukina traded glances. “That was weird, even
for my sister,” Kuwabara commented. Yukina nodded, looking troubled, and
nervously stood up.
“Anou, Kazuma-san,” she said quietly. “I’m going up
to my room now,”
“Hai.”
Kuwabara
replied with such despondency in his voice, that she looked at him in concern,
and said, “What’s wrong?”
Kuwabara remained downcast. “I lied to Shizuru-neesan,”
he said. “Actually, I flunked almost all of the subjects I’m taking up right
now. It’s just so frustrating, no matter how hard I try, I still can’t do
well in college! I’m so stupid! I just think, you know, that she doesn’t
deserve such a brother like me…” He kicked the wall dejectedly.
“Maybe you just try harder,” Yukina said softly.
“You’re not stupid, I know that.”
“Yes, I am.”
“Oh, Kazuma-san, you’re not!” Yukina said.
“You’re one of the most wonderful people I have ever met. And I like you
just the way you are.” And shyly, she kissed him on his left cheek.
Mishina sat in her chair thinking. Everything was already
planned, and ready. Now the only problem left was Urameshi Yusuke, and his
allies.
Genei entered the room, and behind him walked a teenaged
boy with short blonde hair and blue eyes. The boy was one of her human subjects,
Toki.
“Mishina,” Genei said. “This guy wants to talk to
you.”
Toki pushed Genei aside, and approached Mishina. Mishina
noticed an unfamiliar gleam in Toki’s blue eyes. He acted strangely in every
way.
“Mishina,” Toki said. “I am here to do your bidding.
Pardon me if I had to possess Toki, there was no other way to talk to you.”
“Saisho,” Mishina said, and her eyes glinted coldly.
“I’m sorry if I had to let Genei kill you, but there was no other way. You
have a very interesting power, but you have a really weak body. You can’t even
move fast enough to shoot your spirit ball at an opponent! It’s too bad, for
your spirit ball can absorb the powers of an enemy you have. It’s such a
waste!”
“Forgive me,” Toki/Saisho said. “But what do you want
with me now?”
“I want you to possess a really powerful body,” Mishina
said. “If you do that, you’ll be invincible.”
“Then do with me as you please.”
“That was what I wanted to hear.” Mishina smiled to
herself, and stood up from her chair. “I want you to come with me. I want to
show you whose body you have to possess.”
Now, everything was ready.
Yusuke and Keiko were already about to sleep that night. Keiko was brushing her hair in the dresser, while Yusuke headed straight to their bed.
“Oyasumi nasai, Keiko!” Yusuke said softly.
“Yusuke,” Keiko said tentatively, still brushing her hair. “There's something really important that I need to tell you..."
"Hmmm...?" Yusuke mumbled sleepily.
"Well...I went to the clinic today for a check-up, and the doctor said..." Keiko bit her lip, then continued.
"Yusuke..." she said, now unable to keep the happiness from her voice, "We’re going to have a child!"
To her surprise, Yusuke didn’t respond. Was he THAT
shocked? “Yusuke…?” she said, then looked at Yusuke’s face.
He was already asleep.
Keiko sweatdropped. She nudged him gently on the shoulder,
and tried to wake him up. “Yusuke! Hey, hello!!! Wake up!!!” She sighed.
“Yusuke no baka. WAKE UP!!!!!!” She nudged him one more time, yet Yusuke
still didn’t respond.
Keiko began to grow irritated. “Yusuke!!! Wake up!!!!”
Pissed off, Keiko raised her hand, and slapped Yusuke.
SLAP! SLAP! “Yusuke! Wake up, you baka! I give you great
news and then you just ignore me and you go to sleep you---”
Suddenly, Yusuke’s eyes opened, and he grabbed Keiko by
the hair.
He struck her, and she fell to the floor. Her scream rang
through the night.
“Well done, Saisho,” Mishina said, as she stood beside
a tree near the Urameshi residence. Genei sat beside her, carrying the
unconscious body of Toki.
“Let us wait for Saisho for a while,” Mishina told
Genei. “I will give him his orders first. After that, we will go back to our
headquarters. When we get there, assemble your troops. We will attack the Rei
Kai once they are ready. Our spy told us that Enma Daiou is absent, and his son
Koenma is taking over the Spirit World. We need to take advantage of his
absence.”
Genei nodded, and waited for Saisho to come out.
Author's Note: Sorry for the allusion to Recca no Honoo (Flame of Recca). I wrote this at the time when I was still addicted to that series, and it's actually very similar to YYH.