WolfRunner: I need to stop getting ideas while I'm on other stories, it makes everything complicates things.

Yusuke: That's what I've been telling you

WolfRunner: Shut up! Anyways, I've always been rather interested with the relationship between Youko and Shuichi, and there's almost no stories about them on FanFiction! My thought: THIS MUST BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY! And I must be the one to do it ^.^

WolfRunner: Now, This is an AU, so Kurama does not join the Spirit Detectives and I'm saying Youko didn't fully merge with Shuichi. One more thing, this is not a yaoi, we can all breathe easy now. If you think there is some yaoi stuff in there, that if your imagination. Its not that I don't like it, it's just that I won't be able to write it without running out of the room screaming. Now ladies and gentlemen, let the chaos commence!

Disclaimer: The wolf obsessed authoress does not own Yu Yu Hakusho.

Age 7:

I sat on the ground holding my favorite toy as the movers went through our house taking the things Mother wanted out. Mother said we were moving to Tokyo without Father. She said that they didn't love each other anymore and aren't going to be married anymore. When I ask her why, Mother always gives me a sad look and says, "it just didn't work out sweetie"

Father says I'll be able to visit him once a month for a weekend, "Just us men," He would say with a smile. Mother came into the room and told me it was time to go. I hated this, but Mother said it was for the best. I went into out car and sat in my booster seat, grabbed the seatbelt and with some difficulty, slide it into place. It was then my best friend in the whole world came out.

His name was Youko. He's been with me since I was born. He told me he was my guardian angel, and I believed him. He looked like an angel, he wore all white and had fox ears and a tail. He grabbed my hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, he didn't say anything but he was trying to say it was alright.

What strange ideas you get when your young. I always thought that everyone had an angel watching over them. After the move; I told Mother about Youko, "You have an imaginary friend? That's nice." Mother said and walked off, she was obviously holding back tears, she did not want to talk to me at the moment.

"She's just having a hard time with the divorce," Youko explained, "She'll be fine."

"if she's upset, why did she leave Father?" I asked, Youko sighed,

"Only she can answer that."

I learned a month later why Mother divorced Father. It was to be my first outing with Father for the weekend. We were supposed to meet at his house. I eagerly ran around my room finding clothes to pack for the trip. Youko was on my bed checking the contents of my suitcase to see if I needed anything. He couldn't touch anything, but he told me what I needed. Soon the phone rang and Mother went to answer it. I wasn't really into what she was saying until she started raising her voice.

"Your pushing aside your only son! So what? You set up this time Matsue!" She then hung up on the man. She walked into my room with a sad look on her face.

"You have to wait for next month Shuichi, you Father can't make it this time." Youko looked between me and Mother. All the stress about the move was piling up inside me the whole month, but this made me explode. I grabbed my tiny suitcase and threw it before I fell to the floor and started sobbing, it was Father's fault for the divorce and now he can't see me! I knew I was having a tantrum but I didn't care, I was so upset and angry. Mother rushed to my side to calm me down, I hugged her tightly and kept sobbing. Youko was sending soothing thoughts to me. Eventually I calmed down. I sniffed and blew into the tissue Mother presented for me.

"Better?" She asked,

"Yes," I sniffed, "You and Youko helped."

"Youko?" "Yes, I told you about him remember?" Mother's eyes went misty as she thought about it,

"Oh yes, I remember." She gave me a kiss on the cheek before walking out.

That night, I saw Mother reading though a book labeled: Developmental Psychology

Age 8:

Today was my first day of school in Tokyo, I was really nervous because I never met anyone there before. Mother said that it was too late in the school year last year for me to start so I had to wait a year. After the beginning nervousness, I soon met a friend named Maya. Youko said he was happy that I made a friend already. At the end of the school day, I raced out to Mother's car and hugged her. I was telling her about my day when I noticed something.

"Mother, this wasn't the way we came to school." I stated, she sighed

"Nothing gets past you I see," She tried to ease her tension by making a joke, "We're going to visit a doctor before we go home."

"Do I have to get a shot?" I asked holding my arms.

"No, it's not that kind of doctor." She sighed. Youko suddenly appeared next to my seat.

"Shuichi, you mustn't tell this 'doctor' about me. He's going to ask about me, but say I don't exist." Youko told me, I was puzzled

"Why? You do exist." I explained.

"I do, but your mother doesn't believe this. If you say I don't exist, this shall be your only trip."

"okay…"

I wished I listened to him that day, it would have saved me years of trouble. I sat down across from a British doctor named Dr. Redman. He asked me about the divorce and the move and I answered truthfully how I felt about them. Then he asked me about my 'imaginary friend'. Youko appeared next to Dr. Redman eyeing me, warning me something bad would happen if I didn't listen to him. However, Mother told me to always tell the truth, so I did.

"Youko's my friend, he's standing right there." I pointed him out to the doctor. Youko'sears fell flat on his head to show his anger, I squirmed at the glare he was giving me. I would be in for it later.

The rest of the meeting was a bit of a blur. Redman called my mother in and talked. He threw out words like 'Depressed' and 'Safety Blanket'. Later did I piece together what I heard: In order to cope with the divorce, I created an imaginary friend to comfort me. Like a lot of things, I believed that. I was wrong.

WolfRunner: Dun Dun DUUUUUN! I'm a little nervous with the tantrum Shuichi threw, but still he's seven years old just getting into a high stress situation. My sister told me it's not a happy thing for a kid, she had to go through it. Anyway rate and review and I shall see you all tomorrow :D