Hello to all of you who are reading this story. This is my newest creation and I plan to go all the way with this one. I already have chapters written in advance and I plan to update on either Sundays or Mondays. I'll warn you now that the first few chapters will be slow as we get to know our main character and dive into her life. The chapters will become longer and more fleshed out as we get deeper into the story, promise. Any disclaimers and author notes after this will appear at the bottom. Happy reading!


Blue Shine

Chapter 01:

"Old Friends and Future Plans"


Strumming my guitar with ease, the notes floating out into the world around me. I felt my left hand move as the song called for a shift of cords. "She's got a smile that it seems to me," my voice cut through the warm spring air, "Reminds me of childhood memories, where everything was fresh as the bright blue sky." I could see the pink of my inner eyelids as I let myself fade away into the music, myself and it existing as one entity.

This was something I was famous for. (And no, I don't mean the music.) I was the reining champion for being space-cadet numero uno. Here I was in my own little world, completely open to being mugged by any thief who wanted to snatch what little money I had. But that's beside the point. When it came to music and I, not much else mattered.

I was no longer aware of the plush grass I was sitting on or the way my right foot throbbed from lack of circulation. My senses dulled to the bypassing presences of the regular park-goers. However, I came back to reality just as the song ended. Well, hello there sun, I thought happily as I brushed my bangs from my eyes and blinked out at the world. Glancing into my open guitar case added to my joy at seeing a few more coins in the bottom of the velvet leather interior.

Suppressing a sigh, I rearranged myself on my little grass patch by the edge of one of the many pathways. I stretched my legs out in front of me after tapping my right heel against the ground in attempt to wake up the sleeping limb before crossing my legs at the ankle.

For the next hour or so I continued sweeping in and out of space while playing my guitar for the world. Around mid-afternoon I received a visitor, a very familiar visitor in fact. A small smile played on my lips as the girl stood before me, her hands on her hips and a playful glare adorning her pleasant face.

"Well look what we have here, a concert for us regular folk, and I wasn't even informed." She teased, her topaz colored eyes sparkling with mirth.

I laid my left arm over the edge of my guitar's body while flicking strands of hair out of my face with my right, "I felt the need to enlighten you all with my musical genius, you've caught me."

She did laugh this time, it bubbled in her chest before leaking past her lips. "It's been a long time Saki, I'm so happy to see you."

She extended her right hand to me and I graciously accepted her offer. The brunette easily pulled me to my feet and I held onto my guitars neck with my left hand. "It's good to see you too, Keiko." I replied into her hair as I pulled her into a one armed hug. She returned the embrace and I moved away from her to where my guitar case was laying open.

I could feel her eyes on me as I squatted down to pick up the few coins that lay in the case. Once the inside was cleaned of the yen, I laid my baby into its resting place and relocked the clasps on the outer rim. "I'm glad you still play, I always loved listening," came the voice from my old friend.

I straightened and turned to her, my left hand holding onto the handle of the case and my other dusting myself off, "I'm glad that you're glad, nothing like having having groupies to keep a girl going." I chuckled and she laughed, her head shaking in exasperation.

"You haven't changed a bit." I could only smile at her observation.


My sneakers scuffed at the pavement as I walked beside my friend. We were chatting idly about how our lives had developed since high school. When we had graduated, we went our separate ways. Though we were both in our third year of college. The ever studious Keiko Yukimura was on her way to becoming a teacher while I was working on my business degree.

She still looked the way I remembered her, though her hair was slightly shorter, no longer reaching past her shoulders. I felt myself smile as she made a comment about being ready for anything after dealing with Yusuke for the majority of her life. Now if that wasn't the understatement of the year.

"So you two are together?" I asked curiously.

A smile threatened to crack her face in half, "Yeah, we're engaged still. He's been working at the restaurant while I've been going to school." I nodded, remembering the Yukimura's family business.

We had unconsciously stopped outside of said restaurant as we talked. This is when I noticed the atmosphere around us change for the first time. The world was significantly dimmer and I caught sight of the orange and purple sky as the sun began to set. Keiko's words brought my head out from the clouds, quite literally, as my attention snapped back to her.

"Some of us are having a barbeque this weekend, you should come, it would be fun." She said, a hopeful look in her doe eyes.

I stared at her, the proverbial gears in my mind turning before I sighed in defeat, "How could I say no to that look?" She attacked me with a tight hug before I knew what was happening, a squeal of delight rushing up from her lungs as she held me an arms length away.

"Wonderful! Come by here on Friday around noon alright?" She said excitedly.

I returned the smile before nodding, "Alright, I'll be here! I'll see you then!" I called over my shoulder as I made my way down the sidewalk.

"See you, Saki!" I waved over my shoulder as I trudged on.


My apartment complex wasn't too far from the Yukimura residence, only about twelve blocks down the road. The automatic glass doors opened for me as I wandered through the lobby to the wall of metal cabinets that were labeled by apartment number. I stood at mine as I pulled my keys from my pocket, giggling them around until the small brass key settled in my palm. The box unlocked and I pulled the three white envelopes from the container before shutting it again. Hearing a satisfying click, I assumed it locked and flipped through the letters while making my way up the three flights of stairs to my room.

Junk, electric bill, junk. I sighed and let myself into apartment 308, my home. The apartment was normal size, the door from the complex hall led straight into a split room. The living room had a couch, love seat, and a recliner chair around a coffee table. The furniture faced a normal sized T.V. that sat on a entertainment center. The living room and kitchen was separated by a white marble topped bar that connected to the wall at the right of the door.

I'll worry about those later. I tossed the mail and my keys onto the bar and kicked off my tennis shoes all at once. After depositing my things, I made a b-line for my room to drop off my guitar and stash my newly acquired funds.

"Well, this is more than what I got on Tuesday at least." I muttered to myself as I counted out the yen and dropped it into a jar. I put the container back in its resting place on my tall bookshelf and stepped back. My room was plain with white walls and wood flooring like the rest of the house. There wasn't much furniture, only the tall shelves in front of me, a small work desk with a set of three drawers, a dresser, and my queen size bed with a night stand to the right of it. The shelves, dresser, and bed frame were all the same dark mahogany wood, like the coffee table and entertainment center in the living-room.

I unbuttoned my jeans as I walked over to the balcony door, I pulled the thick slate gray curtains shut and continued to undress, No need for last weeks repeat. I thought to myself as I stripped and put on a pair of shorts and a tank top. Shivering as I shook my head, Creepy old men these days. I plopped down on my plum colored comforter and brushed my hair out before pulling it over my left shoulder to braid. My hair was certainly long enough. Sighing, I tied off the end before flipping it back over my shoulder and making my way across the hall to the bathroom where I brushed my teeth.

A quick glance in the mirror showed how tired I actually was. Leaning in over the sink and staring myself down, I frowned at how ragged I seemed to be. Black bangs hung down into cobalt blue eyes just above a ski slope shaped nose. Lips were shaped into a perfect bow and full. Wide eyes sat in a heart shaped face. I glanced to the left, looking closer at reflection me. A small white scar pointed out and down from the outer corner of my left eye. It was white and thin, only noticeable if you were looking for it.

I washed my face before shutting off the light and meandering back to my bed. Easily, I fell into the plush comfort of the mattress and cocooned myself in my gray sheets. A quick glance at the clock told me it was nine already, and I was out like a cheap light bulb.


Disclaimer:

The song used in this chapter was Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns 'N' Roses. I do not own this song or anything of the sort.

The characters from the Yu Yu Hakusho cannon belong to Yoshihiro Togashi.

Last but not least, Saki belongs to me. She is my original character that was produced straight from my over active imagination.