Only You
by Misty
Chapter 5
Keiko ran from the room, with
Yusuke just right behind her. “Yusuke!” she cried out. “What is going on
with you?”
“I’m going to get your
power!” Yusuke yelled. It wasn’t long before he finally tackled her.
The two landed on the floor with
a thump. Keiko struggled to remove his arms from her hands, but to no avail.
“Yusuke…” she wept.
“What’s going on? It’s me, Keiko ! Please, can’t you hear me?”
Yusuke sneered at her. “Don’t move darling, it’ll be all over in a while…”
Keiko closed her eyes in her
grief. What had happened to him? Ever since they were children, she had always
been there for him, watched him whenever he went into battle, but never before
had she seen him like this…so…evil…
“Sayonara, my love,” Yusuke
said, and he started to form a ball of ki in his hand.
Keiko screamed for one last time, as the ball of ki hit
her.
She slumped to
the ground, unconscious. Yusuke smiled in satisfaction, and stood up.
“Sweet dreams, darling,” he whispered, and went out the
door.
He walked out into the night, and joined Mishina and Genei.
“Listen, will you please move out of my way?!” Shizuru
yelled at the group of drunk young men in front of her. “Move it, you’re
wasting my time!!!!!!” Darn these men! She knew Keiko was in trouble and she
just had to get there and warn her about Yusuke…who knows, she might be
too late by now!
“Hey now, young lady, don’t be so stubborn,” one of
the men said, moving closer to her. “Come with us.”
“Move it!!!” She tried to move past them, but they were
too many, and too heavy, so she found that impossible.
Another man moved closer to her, and whispered, “Hey,
you’re a tough gal. I like that.”
Shizuru could now smell the man’s breath, and well…his
breath wasn’t exactly fresh. Actually, it smelled very, very bad.
Her patience finally spent, Shizuru clenched her fist.
“Listen, I’m warning you…”
“What are you going to do to me, huh?” the man closest
to her challenged.
“I’m going to do—”
“THIS!!!!!” And with that, she punched the man squarely
in the jaw.
Kurama walked slowly along the streets, still thinking. He
then arrived at the park, and decided to stay there for the time being. He sat
down on one of the benches, and looked up into the night sky.
Presently, he saw a lone figure on one of the benches near
him. The figure seemed familiar. And so did that dark green hair…Nakajima
Seiko! Of course! He stood up and approached her.
Seiko noticed that someone was about to approach her. Maybe
it was Mishina again. Well, she wouldn’t be taken by surprise this time! She
rapidly stood up, and said, “Who’s there?”
Both of them were taken aback. “Minamino Shuichi!” she
said in surprise.
“Hi Seiko-san,” He gave her a smile.
Seiko smiled sheepishly, her blue eyes twinkling in
amusement. “Oops, sorry. I thought you were someone else. Sit down, please?”
She sat back down, and smiled at the red haired boy in front of her.
Kurama sat down beside Seiko. “What are you doing here
all alone?” he asked.
“I just come here when I want to think,” Seiko replied.
“I just needed to clear my mind about some things lately.”
Both of them became silent. Kurama felt again that feeling
of familiarity whenever he talked to Seiko. He knew he had met her before. But
when? And why did it disturb him so much?
And suddenly it struck him. Seiko reminded him of Naomi.
No, Seiko wasn’t exactly like Naomi, for Seiko was polite and kind of quiet,
while Naomi was just the exact opposite. But there was something about her that
was like Naomi…
“What’s wrong?” Seiko said, turning to face him.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
Kurama reddened a little, and turned away. “Oh,
nothing,” he said evasively.
Seiko laughed. “Ahh. It must be because you are in great
awe of my immense beauty.”
Kurama raised an eyebrow. “Hmm, yeah, right.”
“Hey, do I detect sarcasm?” Seiko glared at him.
“Yes you do.”
Seiko clenched her fists. “Why you--”
“Hey, you started it!”
Seiko sighed, and unclenched her fists. “Never mind.”
She glanced at him, and looked down at the ground.
Shuichi reminded her so much of Kurama. Though Shuichi was
quiet and polite while Kurama was an arrogant yet powerful youko… she still
saw the similarity. Maybe, just maybe, he was…
They both looked up, and said in unison, “You know you
remind me of—”
They laughed, and then silence soon ensued between them.
Both were thinking the same thing.
Suddenly, they both stood up rapidly, having sensed that
someone was watching them. “Who’s there?” Kurama said.
Yusuke came out from behind a tree. “Well, well, how
sweet. Romance is in the air, hmm?” he said mockingly.
Kurama felt something was wrong. Yusuke was acting very
strange.
“Too bad I came,” Yusuke said. “I’m going to
disturb your little date.” He smiled in contempt, and suddenly, threw a ball
of ki at Kurama.
Kurama jumped away just in time. Whew! That was too close
for comfort!
That’s not Yusuke! Kurama thought. He wouldn’t be able to throw a ball like
that. That ball of ki could absorb the powers of anyone it hits.
“Too bad it didn’t hit you, Kurama,” Yusuke said.
“How about another one?”
Did he say Kurama? Seiko
froze, her suspicions finally confirmed.
Kurama quickly brought out a rose. “You’re not Yusuke!
ROSE WHIP!” he shouted, and lashed out at Yusuke. Yusuke tried to dodge it,
but it hit his left arm anyway.
Kurama was about to attack him again, when suddenly Yusuke said, “I’m not Yusuke, yes, but I’m still using his body. If you kill me, you’ll kill him too!”
Kurama stopped in his tracks. Yusuke, using the
opportunity, suddenly threw a punch at Kurama with his right hand. Kurama was
thrown back with the force of the punch, and hit a tree.
Yusuke fired his rei gun, grinning wickedly. Kurama, having
barely recovered from his fall, couldn’t jump out in time. It was sure to hit
him!
Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a large fireball stopped
Yusuke’s rei gun, and the two forces collided in an explosion.
Seiko was standing behind Kurama, her eyes narrowed in
rage. “Don’t you dare hurt him, or else, I’ll kill you.”
Yusuke's eyes widened in shock and rage, but wisely enough,
he kept his anger in check, and ran away. Darn it! He thought. Why did she have to interfere?
Seiko helped Kurama up. “Hi Kurama,” she said quietly.
“Long time no see.”
“Naomi,” Kurama said. “So you fled to the Ningen Kai
too…”
“Of course,” Seiko/Naomi said. “I can’t let you get
away that easily! I’m still your rival, after all.” She smiled.
Kurama smiled, too. He had a lot of things to say to her,
but that would have to wait. “We have to hurry,” he said, and started to
run. “We have to stop Yusuke right away. He’s wounded, and there’s only
one person with healing powers around here. I’m sure that’s where he’s
going to go.”
“Healing powers…you mean like a Koorime or
something?” Naomi asked, running beside him.
Kurama nodded. “Yukina.”