Love Must Wait 
by Manille

My life isn’t what it is supposed to be. 

I have everything a teenage girl could want. I have my beloved parents, my trusted friends. I get good grades on school and I barely have any problems in life. But still…it’s incomplete…without him. 

Without him, I’m missing a special piece of my existence. 

Not too long ago, he sits close beside me and makes fun of me. And I always get mad at him. He’s the rowdiest, craziest, worst person in our high school. He cuts classes, fights with guys, and disrespects our teachers. You can just imagine how ill-mannered Urameshi Yusuke is. 

But I love him still. 

If I’m at the bottom of the world, Yusuke is always there to make me smile. No matter how pigheaded he is, down inside, he is a very loving person. He cares for those who are special to him deeply. Whenever I’m in trouble, I can rest assured that Yusuke will save me. That’s why I love him—he’s such a great guy, a good friend. 

But he’s gone now. 

He told me he would be gone for three years. He would have to go to the Makai, the Netherworld, to confront someone there—I really didn’t understand. But he said he just feels that he needs to go, that it’s his destiny. 

Knowing Yusuke, I didn’t do anything to make him stay. You see, whenever he makes a decision, it will be hard for anyone to make him change his mind. He could be a substitute for the stubborn water buffalo. So I didn’t stop him. 

It was hard at first. He hurt my feelings, but finally, he promised that he shall come back after three years. He told me that while he held my hand steadily. And when he comes back, he said, he’ll marry me. 

And that was a year ago. It’s his birthday today. Now so many questions run through my mind. 

Is someone there to celebrate his birthday with him? When we were children, I’d always give him a gift. Even if it’s as small as a key chain, he’s already happy with it. 

Does he still remember his promise? Will he come back in three years’ time? 

Is he all right? Is he hurt in a fight with one of those Makai monsters? Is he taking care of himself? Or s someone taking care of him well there? 

Does he still remember me? 

He is always gone. From the moment he died and came back to life. First, he went away to train in Genkai’s abode miles away. He stayed there for six months. Then he went away again for the Toguro tournament. Shizuru, Kuwabara’s sister, and I followed them. Then he disappeared, and from Botan, I learned that he was out there fighting against Sensui. I also learned that he died, but again, he revived. Now…this. 

Yusuke’s frequent absence always makes me worry over him. I miss him so much. So much that my very soul aches. He is my heart, my love. My past, my present, and my future. 

Am I the same to him? 

If I am, then why is he doing this to me? Why did he ever leave me? Why do I watch the sun travel east to west day by day waiting for him? 

If he loves me like he told me, then why can’t he just come back right here and now? 

So many men have come and asked for my hand, but I refused. I refused so many times because of him. "Keiko, don’t exchange me with another, okay?" he told me the day he went away. I still remember it. And I didn’t replace him with another guy. "Keiko, I love you. Believe in that!" he told me later on. I believed him. 

And I still do. 

"I’ll come back after three years. Then…we’re going to marry." 

Now I doubt myself if I can ever hold on. I always stare into empty space, thinking about him. I love him so much that it’s driving me insane, hackneyed as it may sound to you. 

But he said that he’ll come back. He said that he loves me. 

I have had the patience to wait for him this past year. If I do love him, then I must wait. It takes time. 

Perhaps there’s something I must look forward to, after all. 



Author's notes: 

Right, so you know when this story happens. I was just wondering how Keiko feels whenever Yusuke leaves her. Shucks…the pain…
This is dedicated to 3838. You don't know who you are, but I'm patient enough to wait for you…
Yu Yu Hakusho is owned by Yoshihiro Togashi. The only thing I own concerning YYH is this fanfic (plus three others), my fanfic site and my Ghost Fighter site. So please don't sue me, I'm just a poor high school student.
All Yu Yu Hakusho characters (c) Yoshihiro Togashi. (c)Ma. Filonila Alcaraz. No part of this work may be reproduced in any kind without permission from the author


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