Darkness Within the Light

Good evening.

It was brought to my attention that most of you might not be reviewing this for the fact that KuwaL has already written this story. Well, I know she did and even though it follows the same out line it does not mean it is the exact same story. There are many changes it has gone through so it is my own work and I would really appreciate it if this story was given more of a chance to prove it self. I am only improving on what could have been a story of epic proportions. KuwaL did not want to continue this story, in a sense; even though she had thought of continuing it. That is why she asked me to continue it for her. I hope I do not offend anyone by making this story, however I can not help that KuwaL didn't want to finish this story and had asked me to finish it for her. I appolozie to those who can not understand this.

SinkingIntoDarkness.

Disclamier: I do not own nor making a profit from using Yu Yu Hakusho in this story.

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Part 3

Kuwabara was met with a very concerned and mostly pissed off Shizuru as he walked through the door.

“It’s 10. Where were you?” she asks, lighting up a cigarette and taking a drag. Her voice was calm, but her eyes showed her worry and anger.

“It’s none of yer damn business where I was. I’m old enough to do the hell I want and go where the hell I want..” Says Kuwabara as he passes her and walks to his room.

“It’s sure as hell is her business, seeing she yer sister ya idiot!” came from the couch.

Kuwabara sighed.

He had sensed Yusuke from a block away.

Kuwabara could never forget the type of energy Yusuke could emit from his being. How could he not know after the feelings he still held for his best friend?

“What do you want Yusuke?”

“What’s with this Yusuke shit?! Why won’t you call me Urameshi?!” shouts Yusuke as he stands up and walks up to his friend.

He was in Kuwabara’s face for only an instant before he backed off. Kuwabara had a weird scent on him. Yusuke didn’t know what it was, but it was faint, and it smelt very familiar.

A weird feeling in the pit of Yusuke’s stomach appeared as something in his brain clicked; telling the demon it was familiar, though his brain unable to place where exactly he had known the aroma from.

His stomach seemed to build up with an emotion he was all too accustomed too.

Jealousy.

“Where were you?” Yusuke asks, looking Kuwabara dead in his eyes.

He was not only scared for his best friend, but felt very possessive over his friend at the moment, not understanding why or where the feeling was coming from.

“It’s none of yer damn business, nor is it any concern of my sister.” Kuwabara says, looking towards his sister who, even through her pissed off glare, had un-ushered tears in her eyes that she wasn’t allowing to fall.

“Like hell it isn’t my business! As long as you live under this roof and in my custody, yer my fucking business!” Shizuru growls getting into Kuwabara’s face.

Kuwabara glared at his sister and gave a sigh. He really wanted to go to sleep. His headache had returned after talking to the punks from the dead end.

Kuwabara started to consider going back out, even though he knew the neighborhood was not a good place to take a stroll at night in.

Kuwabara figured more fresh air would help the headache and possible help him clear his head so he could figure out what was going on with him.

Yusuke couldn’t believe his eyes as he watches Kuwabara grab his sister’s wrist and pulled her dangerously close to him.

“Then I should move out, shouldn’t I?” He growled, squeezing her wrists a bit.

Shizuru’s eyes widened at how her normally gentle and tame little brother had her wrist in a painful grip.

Kuwabara’s eyes seem to turn back to normal as he notices the hint of fear and tears that threaten to fall from her deep brown eyes.

He looked at his hand, shocked at what he was doing. A flash of pain, fear, and regret crossed Kuwabara’s face as he looked at his sister, who showed the same look at her little brother.

He turns sad eyes towards her eyes that were searching for answers about her brother’s out of character behavior.

Kuwabara looks away from his sister’s eyes, knowing he wouldn’t be able to help her with the very thing he him self was trying to discover answers for.

He gently let go of her wrist and walked around her. Shizuru turned to watch her brother head towards his room.

Yusuke looked at his friend. There was defiantly something wrong with him. Hiei and Kurama had felt it too, but none of them could figure out what it was. They had thought at first it wasn’t really Kuwabara, but his aura was the same.

Nothing made sense.

It was like his entire soul was emitting some kind of dark essence that seemed to be consuming the light that made up Kuwabara’s entire being. Yusuke felt pure darkness emit from Kuwabara as he grabbed his sister’s wrist; his intentions aiming to not only warn her but actually cause some physical injury to her.

Yusuke grabs Kuwabara’s arm before he is able to reach his room.

“Kuwabara….I don’t know what’s going on with you man, but you’re really scaring us. What’s wrong with you?”

Yusuke looks directly into Kuwabara’s face; which was staring straight ahead.

“You’re not acting normal…”

Kuwabara turns to his friend and locks eyes with Yusuke’s; which are filled with worry and pain.

“Well, that shows how much you know about me, Yusuke. I was never normal; I was never considered nor treated normal. You being my best friend would have or should have known that about me by now, but then again you weren’t really what one could call a ‘best’ friend, now could I?” Kuwabara says, looking into Yusuke’s eyes with such a dull and dark look Yusuke shuttered, letting go of Kuwabara’s arm.

“Kuwabara…” Yusuke started, looking more then hurt at what was said.

Yusuke felt as if his heart was ripped out of his chest and torn apart.

“How could you say that…even think that?” asks Yusuke, pain not only in his voice but emitting off of his entire being.

Kuwabara closed his eyes, like he was trying to compose himself.

A pang in his heart caused Kuwabara’s reaction; unwanted feelings and emotions wanting to resurface at the moment Yusuke grabbed his arm; now even more persistent.

“You and Hiei make it clear to me every single day at how much I’m abnormal…even an idiot…that is why and how.”

Kuwabara walks past Yusuke and into his room, locking it from the inside.

Yusuke stood in that spot, staring out in shock at what Kuwabara just told him.

‘Do I really treat him like some kind of freak….like an idiot?’ Yusuke thinks, asking himself; looking through the memories of when Kuwabara held that purity Yusuke couldn’t sense nor feel coming from his best friend at this very moment.

Yusuke’s eyes widen as he realized how unfair he and Hiei had treated the human; never treating him like one of the team but as their comedy relief, even in a serious situation where he wasn’t trying to be funny. Yusuke’s eyes held regret and showed the determination he had to repair his friend ship with Kuwabara; a friend ship he would give even his life for.

He turns to Shizuru, who is on her fourth cigarette by now.

“See. This is what I’ve been dealing with for the past month now, though that was the first physical assault he made on me.” Shizuru says, looking directly at Yusuke with a pleading look that seemed to beg him to bring her dear baby brother back to her.

“That damn mission…if he just didn’t go on it alone…” She says with so much disgust in her voice that Yusuke raises an eyebrow at her.

Her hands shakily light up another cigarette, her fifth.

“What mission?” Yusuke asks, narrowing his eyes.

“Didn’t diaper boy tell you?” she asks, taking a drag.

“No, he didn’t.” Yusuke says, looking seriously at Shizuru, a tiny hint of anger in his chocolate orbs.

“Kazuma was sent after this demon a month ago, never caught the guy actually; turns out it was a hoax or something by some demons trying to get up Koenma’s ass or something. Kazuma came back all depressed and shit, saying he couldn’t believe he wasted his whole day chasing a fake demon.”

Yusuke narrowed his eyes.

‘Now why didn’t Koenma tell us this?’ he thinks.

He was also curious as to why Koenma didn’t tell him and the rest of the gang that he had already re instated Kuwabara before they came back from the makai.

“Thanks Shizuru. I’ll talk to you later. Call me if anything happens.”

“Sure.” She says as she sucks down more smog from her cancer stick; her eyes clearly displaying appreciation towards Yusuke taking the time to come over.

Yusuke gave her a smile that was to try and cheer her up.

“I’ll talk to you later; I got to discus something with pacifier breath.” Yusuke turns and starts to leave when Shizuru sighs.

“He missed you guys, ya know? He was basically miserable the whole three years; especially over you.”

Yusuke looked at her, surprised. His stomach had butterflies which confused him, though he decided to ignore it; figuring he could deal with the emotions that seemed to appear to the surface later. He also felt a pang of guilt at the fact he had caused his best friend such misery.

Yusuke turns towards Shizuru, who looked like the cigarettes were starting catch up with her, making her seem like she aged ten years. Yusuke realized at that moment that those three years must have been horrible to the Kuwabara siblings.

Yusuke managed to give her a weak smile even with the dread and regret that embedded it self deep with in his soul and heart.

“Don’t worry. We’ll get him back, I promise.”

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