A/N Hey everyone! Hope you enjoy this new story of mine. I am a HUGE YYH fan and adore just about all the characters. That being said, I do NOT own or have any affiliation with this anime. I do own my OC and the plot that doesn't follow the anime... ENJOY! =)
"Bye Mom, bye Dad! See you when I get home." Miku yelled running out the door, throwing her bag over her shoulder as she did so. Miku had just settled into a new house, in a new city. She was looking forward to a fresh start in this new place. Both of her parents had passed away. Her mother died giving birth to her. Her father had passed away just recently in a car crash. Miku was an incredibly strong 15 year old girl. Her father's recent death was hard for her at first, but she picked herself up and had to move on. She was going to make her parents proud of her. She had her neighbor help her with things after her father's funeral. He helped her get a smaller house for herself in a new city. Miku took care of enrolling into the new school and most everything else.
Miku was one of those rare people who enjoyed going to school, and meeting new people. You would never call her a 'people person' until you actually got to know her. That was something her father had always tried to break her of. He would always tell her "Hun, if you just open up a little more, you would have so many friends." Miku walked the short distance to her new school, smiling along the way. She would now be attending Sarayashiki Junior High, and she couldn't be more excited.
Miku was 5'8, with beautiful auburn hair that came to her mid back. She had subtle layers in her hair, and her face was framed with a few shorter locks. Her eyes were a pale green, almost that green color you find in Mint Chocolate-Chip ice cream. Her father always used to tell her that her eyes were that color because she ate that ice cream so much. Miku had a fair complexion that made her eyes and hair stand out even more.
Once at school, Miku made her way to her classes. She decided to find her locker later, once she had a reason to go there. She didn't have much problem finding her first class. Once inside, Miku quickly picked an empty seat. She noticed a few people giving her strange looks; you know those awkward and confused looks all the new students get on their first day. Right as she sat down, the teacher walked in and called attention to the front of the class. He ran through the list of names, and when he announced Miku's name, he requested that she stand up and say a few words about herself. She nodded and stood next to her desk. "Hi everyone, I'm Miku Hazane, I just moved here and am really looking forward to meeting all of you." Miku gave a slight bow and sat back down. She received a few hellos and welcomes from the students. Most of them just ignored her.
"Ms. Hazane, since you're new here, I would advise you to stay close to Ms. Yukimura here. She's the pride of this school." Miku looked in the direction the teacher indicated. The girl looked at Miku and smiled, which Miku happily returned. The teacher finished attendance and started the lecture. The rest of the period went by uneventful. For Miku, her classes went mostly the same. She would stand up and introduce herself and say a few words about herself.
Come lunch time, Miku was more than happy to steal a few minutes alone for herself. She headed up to the roof of the school thinking she would be alone. Oh was she so wrong. Miku opened the door to the roof and immediately saw a boy in a bright green jumpsuit with dark slicked back hair.
"Oh I'm sorry; I didn't think anyone would be up here." Miku said, sounding a little down. The boy looked up and replied.
"No problem. I always hide up here anyway." The boy paused. "Hey… are you new here? I don't remember seeing you."
"Yes. I just moved here. Today is my first day. I'm Miku Hazane. Nice to meet you." Miku said with a smile.
"Yusuke. Likewise."
"YUSUKEEE!" Yusuke looked up and froze. /Damn it Botan… Not NOW! / Yusuke thought as he looked around for his blue-haired friend. He figured out where he was when he saw a very confused and slightly terrified look on Miku's face.
"Yusuke! We have an em- Oh dear…" Botan caught her mistake when she saw the petite girl staring at her.
"What is it Botan?" Yusuke muttered through gritted teeth.
"Uh, well Yusuke, this isn't something we should talk about right now." Botan said, lifting up one hand to hide her other one pointing at Miku. Yusuke twitched.
"Are you kidding me?! You fly in here and then expect to just walk away like nothing happened?" Yusuke yelled, waving his fists and stomping his foot. Miku laughed at the display.
"What's so funny?!" Yusuke snapped, turning on his heel to face Miku. Miku held her hands in front of her in defense.
"Nothing! But if you need me to I'll leave. It's not that big of a deal. I would like to know how the hell she's flying though." Miku finished, pointing at Botan. Botan gave a nervous laugh and sweat dropped. Before anything else could be said, there was a ringing sound heard coming from inside Botan's sleeve.
"Oh! One second. What is it Koenma?" Botan said flipping open a small compact.
"Botan, I need you to look for someone while you're at Yusuke's school. She's a transfer student, and she has a very special ability. She could be useful to Yusuke on his cases. Especially this one."
"Uh, Koenma Sir, I think I may have found her already. Do you know what she looks like?" Botan asked.
"Yes, I can send you a picture if you like."
"No, I just need you to look at this girl and tell me…" Botan said as she started to turn the compact around. Miku got a little worried.
"Gah! Wait Botan I-…. That's her!" Koenma yelled. Miku stared at the miniature device and tried so hard not to laugh. She was looking at a baby! What made it even better was the fact that he was sucking on a pacifier.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound rude but… You're… a baby. What the hell is going on?" The 'baby' as she so put it, sighed and responded to Miku's question.
"I understand you reaction, Miku. If you come with Botan, I will personally explain everything to you, including why I would like you to help Yusuke." The toddler offered.
"Well… I have a guess at why you want my help. It's because I can sense peoples' spirit energy. Am I correct?" Miku was suddenly a lot more serious than she had been today.
"That's correct, Miku." Koenma responded. Miku sighed.
"Alright. I'll come along, but I would like to know what I'm getting into first." Miku stated firmly.
"Hold on a minute. I want to know what the hell is going on here!" Yusuke said waving his arms toward Miku.
"Yusuke, you and Miku will meet Botan after school and come here to receive your case." Koenma finished his sentence and the screen went blank. Botan turned the compact back toward her and stared at it blankly for a few seconds.
"Uhh, well I guess that's it then. I'll meet you two up here after school!" Botan said cheerily as she flew off.
"Damn it, wait a minute! BOTAAAN!" Yusuke screamed after the blue-haired girl. When he realized it was useless, he growled and turned toward Miku.
"Sorry about that. You said you could detect spirit energy huh?" Yusuke questioned. Miku turned toward Yusuke and nodded.
"Yeah, I've been able to do it since I was little. I usually turn it down though. It gets a little, nauseating after a while. The higher their energy, the worse it is for me." Yusuke nodded.
"Soooo basically I don't want you to get nauseous on these cases. Fair enough." Yusuke said with his goofy little grin. Miku gave a small giggle.
"Yeah sounds about right." Before anything else could be said, the lunch bell rang and both teens needed to head back to class. Miku turned to walk toward the door, and when Yusuke didn't follow, she inquired as to why.
"I hate school. All my teachers do is nag." Yusuke voiced, shoving his hands into his pockets. Miku laughed again.
"Alright well, I'll meet you here after school. See ya." The young girl said waiving as she walked through the door.
XxXxXxXx AFTER SCHOOL xXxXxXxX
The final bell rang and Miku made her way up to the roof. She did her best to avoid being seen for obvious reasons. Most students probably wouldn't be headed up to the roof after school. Once up there, she saw Yusuke and Botan waiting for her. She felt bad for making them wait, even if school did just end. She walked over to the two and Botan instructed the teens to hold on tight. They each grabbed hold of the end of her oar and she took off. Miku freaked for a second, she wasn't a fan of heights. Miku looked around and saw many different colors. She guessed they were in some type of warp tunnel. Once out of the other end, Mike looked down and saw a long, skinny river. "Wow, The River Styx, never thought I'd actually get to see it still being alive." Miku said out loud. Botan looked back at the girl.
"I see you've done your homework." Botan mused. Miku smiled. The trio arrived at a giant gate, and Botan pressed a button and announced herself and guests.
"Botan here, I've got Yusuke and Miku." Botan released the button and immediately the doors opened. The group walked into the building. Miku looked around as they walked; Yusuke had already been there, so he wasn't all that interested. They reached another huge door, and again, Botan pressed a button and spoke, waiting to be let in. Once the door opened, they group proceeded into the room and behind a desk, was sitting Koenma. Miku heard Yusuke snicker, and admittedly she too had to laugh. Koenma cleared his throat. He gave Miku some credit for at least controlling her laughter.
"Thank you for bringing them Botan. Yusuke, I have a new case for you. This one unfortunately is a bit more difficult than what I would like to send you on, but I have no choice. Three demons have broken into the vault and taken three very important artifacts. The Forlorn Hope, which grants the wish of anyone who uses it. A trade must be made but no one knows what it is. The Orb of Baast, which can take the souls of human children right out of the body. And the Shadow Sword, which creates a demon out of anything it cuts. These items are dangerous Yusuke, and unfortunately this case has very short time limit."
"OK, so how long are we talking?" Yusuke asked, quite serious.
"Only a week" Koenma said, rather darkly.
"A WEEK?! Are you serious?" Yusuke stumbled back a little.
"Yes, because then my Dad will be back from vacation, and if he finds out I let those items get stolen he'll kill me!" Koenma started to throw a little tantrum. Miku let out a quiet giggle and she bit her finger to stifle any more noise from escaping.
"Alright, alright, I'll get your items back." Yusuke said waving his hand. Koenma nodded.
"Miku, the reason I asked you here is because you could be of use to Yusuke with your ability. You could use your ability to sense the location of those carrying the items. Even better when you find them, you can let Yusuke know their power level so he doesn't act like the idiot he usually is." Miku busted out laughing at the last part. All of this was crazy to her to begin with, but the fact that a toddler was giving instructions to a couple of teenagers was priceless.
"OK, I have no problem helping Yusuke, but how does he have these cases? I don't understand how a human is working for someone from Spirit World." Miku wasn't quite sure how she knew so much about this place, she just did.
"It's a rather long story, but I suppose I can give you a short version. Yusuke has actually already died. By completing a trial of sorts, he was able to come back into his body and in doing so, has gained some unique powers. After that, I brought him on as my Spirit Detective, and now send him on cases in the Human World. I think that's good enough for now. Yusuke can fill you in on all the details later." Miku nodded.
"Fair enough. I'll do what I can to help, but I don't know how much good I'll be. I can't fight really." Yusuke huffed.
"Relax. I'll handle the fighting; I just need you to tell me who's who." Yusuke said with a smirk, trying to reassure his new friend. Miku returned his confidence with a smile.
"Yusuke I don't know who stole these artifacts yet so I can't give you any information on them." Koenma put a bit of a damper on the mood.
"No problem. Miku and I can find them. If you find out anything else, let us know." Yusuke said, turning to walk out the door. Miku followed suit.
XxXxXxXx MIKU'S HOME xXxXxXxX
Miku flopped onto her bed with a loud sigh. She had had one hell of a day and she was just trying to process everything. She rolled over and grabbed the picture of her parents she kept on her bedside table.
"Well you guys, I made a new friend at least. Even have some sort of a job! You both probably think I'm crazy. Hell… I even think it's crazy." Miku smiled as she stared at the picture for a few more minutes before running and jumping in the shower. She and Yusuke agreed to meet after school the next day to start looking for the artifacts.