I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. As you noticed from the title, it's another cat story. FYI, neko is Japanese for cat. I always wondered if Kuwabara were a demon, what kind would he be? Well, this is what I thought it would be. The timeline for this story is after the Gateway case but before the Three Kings saga.

Chapter One- The Wish

The tall teen stared moodily at the starry sky. He was thinking about his fellow Spirit Detectives. He felt as if his friends didn't think he could handle himself when they went on missions. It bugged him that they felt that way. Sure, they never showed it, but he somehow knew they were thinking it.

'Maybe if I was a demon too, they wouldn't treat me this way. Heck, even being a half-demon like Urameshi would be fine.' He sighed as his eyes stared at the sky. Suddenly, a star streaked across the sky.

Closing his eyes, Kuwabara decided to have some fun and make a wish. "I wish I was a demon. I don't care what kind. I just wish to be a demon."

Kuwabara smiled as he opened his eyes. It felt good to say that out loud. Now, he didn't feel nearly as gloomy as he did earlier when he came outside. Standing up, the teen stretched before heading inside to go to sleep.

Ring. Ring.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Shizuru. It's Yusuke. Is your brother up?"

"Not yet. Can I take a message?"

"Yeah. Tell him to meet me and the guys at Genkai's temple in about an hour."

"Can do. Bye." Hanging up the phone, Shizuru headed up the stairs toward Kuwabara's room. Easing open the door, she started to say, "Kaz-" when she got a premonition. Her gaze landed on her brother's bed where a pair of large rounded cat ears poked out from under the covers. A small patch of sandy-colored hair also peeked out of the covers.

'I know that's not my brother's cat. Those ears are more suited for a jungle cat.'

"Kazuma, are you awake?"

The bed sheets rustled as Kuwabara sat up, stretching and rubbing his eyes. Shizuru's mouth fell open. The figure in the bed was her brother in the way that he moved, but his looks were those of a cat demon. A leopard, to be precise.

In addition to the ears and different-colored hair, a trail of spots ran from both temples, down the sides of the cheeks, and stopped at the base of his neck. Claws topped his fingers. A tail hanging over the bed's edge completed the image.

"Yeah, I'm up," Kuwabara yawned, fangs glittering in the sunlight. He looked at the door and saw his sister staring open-mouthed at him. "What's the matter, sis?"

"Kazuma..."

"What? You're scaring me."

"You're the one scaring me."

"Huh?" Kuwabara reached up to scratch his head and felt the soft ears on his head. "What?" He brought his hand down and stared at it in shock when he saw the claws. Getting up, he ran over to the full-length mirror and stared at his reflection.

"Whoa! I'm a demon!"

"You are? But how?"

Kuwabara thought for a moment. "Last night, I saw a shooting star. I wished on it that I was a demon. And it worked." He studied his reflection again and liked what he saw. The tail was especially cool, but his claws and muscular limbs were the best features of all. They would definitely come in handy on missions.

Shizuru couldn't believe what she was hearing. Why would Kazuma wish to be a demon? What made him decide to do this?

"Why?" she cried. "Why would you make such a wish?"

"So I can be more useful on missions. I was the only full human and my teammates probably viewed me as useless. Well not anymore." Planting his hands on his hips, Kuwabara threw back his head and laughed. This scene scared Shizuru more than ever.

"Stop it, brother! You're acting weird. Stop it."

"I've gotta show the guys! I'll call them and tell them to meet me at Genkai's."

"Uh, actually they're already there."

"Great. Then, I'm going to get dressed and head over there."

"Do you really want to go outside looking like that?" Shizuru pointed at his new form.

"I'm not dumb, sis. I plan on concealing myself so I look human enough to get to the temple safely."

'Whoa. My brother used a synonym for disguise. His mind is already being affected by his demon form.'

"Can you leave so I get dressed, sis?"

"Huh? Oh, sure." Closing the door behind her, she wondered what it would be like living with a demon brother.

I do have at least two more vamp stories. One is Vampire Stalker II. The other one is in a different anime, but I'm taking a break from posting vamp stories. VS II is still in the rewrite stage and I'm brainstorming on what to write after the rewrite.

Anyway, Neko is one of my older works and I know I should have posted it almost as soon as I had finished it. No insult to Kuwabara fans, but he does seem a little dimwitted in the series which is why I had him act smarter after his change. Speaking of which, I think the leopard look fits perfectly. I know in the series, Yusuke was more or less fired as Spirit Detective, but I decided to forgo that detail.