I meant what I said to Keiko earlier, so why didn't she say it back? It hurt, I honestly thought she feels the same? Is there something I can do to help her feel more secure? Was it too soon? I don't know what to do about this, I know it's soon, but we've been best friends for so long, and with my line of work, you can't wait to tell the person you love how you feel about them, there's no guarantee for tomorrow. After I finished eating, I squeezed Keikos hand tighter, and a pain appeared in my chest area, like a knife stabbing me, the exact same feeling I felt when she didn't tell me she loves me back. "I'm going to go for a walk, I'll be back," I say, standing up.

"Do you want me to come with you? I mean you just got back from your mission a few hours ago."

"No, I'd actually rather go alone if that's ok with you."

"Alright yeah, that's fine. Just, be careful and come back soon."

"I will," I nod, making my way outside Hiei's house. I hate leaving her but I just need some air, I need some time to think. I wish I knew if I'd said it too soon or if it just caught her off guard and I know I should talk to her but I don't know if I'm ready too just yet. I'm not ready to face the truth. What if she tells me she doesn't love me? Or maybe, it's just that she's not ready or it caught her off guard but if it's not the latter and it's the first thing...I don't know if I can handle that.

Sighing, I make my way back to Hiei's house, knowing Keiko will kill me if I make her wait too long...I think, after what happened earlier, I don't really know how she feels about me anymore.

Walking back into Hiei's house, I made my way over to Keiko who was sitting on the couch that Hiei no longer occupied which most likely means he woke up. "Hey," I say softly, sitting down beside her.

"Hey," she smiles back at me which honestly surprised me, I kinda thought she was going to be mad at me. She laid her head on my shoulder, "I have something I need to tell you but if I'm being honest, I'm scared to tell you."

When she said she was scared to tell me, my heart skipped a beat and my throat got dry as I smiled at her, "you can tell me anything," I assure her.

"First, I'm sorry about earlier. You caught me off guard when you said those three words. Also, I didn't mean to just blow you off, it just scared me because of how young we are but after clearing my head, I wanted to say, I love you too."

When Kieko said those words to me, it's like my heart skipped a beat. Hearing those words is all I needed to brighten my day. I smiled brightly and held her hand tightly in mine, "You have no reason to be sorry, I know I said it kinda bluntly but I'm so glad you feel the same."

"Thanks for not being mad."

"I could never be mad at you."

"I love you Yusuke."

"I love you too Keiko." I whisper, rubbing her back softly.

We sat there for a while, just enjoying each other's company when I heard arguing and crying from Hiei's bedroom. Everyone in the room looked towards the closed door with concerned looks.

"I'm going to make sure they're ok," Keiko says, standing up. Walking over to the door, Keiko knocks, "Y/N, Hiei, is everything alright in there?"

"Go away!"

"Are you sure that's wise?" Keiko asks.

Waiting for an answer, Hiei opened the door roughly, "We're fine, now Y/N said to go away!" He growls, slamming the door in my face.

"Hey!" I shout, "don't talk to her like that!"

"Yusuke, it's fine. I think he's just mad or upset."

"No, it's not ok! He can't talk to you like that."

"Yusuke, I said it's fine, now leave it be!" Keiko says, making me blink.

"Alright...why don't you just come and sit back down. Let those two work out whatever it is they need to work out."

"Yeah ok," she nods, sitting back down on the couch, cuddling up next to me. I smile and hold her close, looking around at the others. Kuwabara was busy trying to charm Yukina, while Kurama was reading a book, glancing at the door in worry every now and then. I shake my head and just hold her closer and close my eyes, leaning on her shoulder, planning to take a short nap.