I know, how horrible, I'm starting a new story when I haven't updated my others ones in forever. Well, I tired writing for them, but lately I've been on a huge YYH craze so this is what happened. Hopefully you enjoy this new story and I'll try to post more for the other ones soon.

Rating: PG for now but will get up to M eventually.

Summary: Karasu escaped from Reikai three years ago unnoticed and is now ready to fulfill his revenge. Forcing the team to follow him into an alternate dimension after kidnapping Kurama the crow's going to make Yusuke realize that he's not the only threat to Kurama's life. Yusuke/Kurama Karasu/Kurama

Title: Amaranth

Warnings: Gender bending, rape in later chapters, torture, and violence. I think that's all for now, I'll add more later if I think of them.

Disclaimer: Do you see Yusuke and Kurama together? No, Yusuke's with Kayko. Blah. So, of course, I don't own.

Just as a little note, I know the prologue is really short but I'll have the first chapter up sometime this weekend, and believe me, it will be much longer than the prologue. And now that all the prelim stuff is done let's get on with it.

Prologue: Gone

Koenma sighed as he stamped papers. Yusuke had come back from Makai ad they had spent the rest of the day celebrating. But, now that the party was over, Koenma had to get back to work. Of course, now that he was no longer in charge of the Spirit Detective, it was incredibly boring.

Maybe that's why he was actually looking at what he was stamping for once. He was simply scanning them, nothing really registering in his head as he pushed one paper off to the side, reaching for another with his other hand. Just as he was placing a paper onto the 'finished' pile he snatched it back, realizing what he had just seen. "No," he whispered, dread creeping through him. "How could we have missed this for so long?"

"George!" he yelled, startling the ogre. "Get Botan! I need to get a message to Yusuke immediately!"

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Kurama smiled softly as the last rays of warmth from the setting sun fell over his face. Yusuke's return had been wonderful. Even Hiei had showed up to celebrate the Mazoku's return. It had been so long since everyone was together and yet it seemed as if not even a day had passed them by.

And then there was Kayko, her smiling face burned into his brain as Yusuke held her close. Kurama's smile faltered, trying his best to banish the image. 'It's nothing,' the fox mentally berated himself. 'You're happy for them.'

"You must really be distracted. I was expecting a quicker reaction, but you just made this too easy."

Kurama's eyes floe open at the voice, cold hands closing tightly around his neck, but not enough to seriously hurt him. "Karasu," he managed to growl, never having forgotten the voice of his once tormenter.

"Yes pet. But we'll talk about my return later. For now, sleep," the crow ordered.

Kurama tried to move, tried to keep his eyes open, but it was no use. After a few moments, he slipped into darkness.

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Ok, well that's it for now. I still have homework to do…hehe. I'm such a good student…

Anyways, like I said before, the first chapter will definitely be up this weekend, but until then please review and tell me what you think so far.