NO FLAMES! This is my first story, and I want positive criticizing. I removed the last chapter. So... deal with it.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any Yu Yu Hakusho characters :( I do own Setsunei Kujiradou :D

Chapter 1: Setsunei: Songstress Divine

"Wha- where am I...? It's so dark, lonely... and cold... Where is this place...? This darkness... this emptiness... it makes me feel... distant... from the world... from my emotions... from myself... I shouldn't be here..." The girl was surveying her surroundings. It was dark and there was no trace of light to be found. She was alone. Apparently, she was standing on nothing except the eternal darkness beneath her. "I'm so cold..." she said while she began walk into the infinite abyss. She started to shiver. It grew colder the farther she walked away. "I wish I had a sweater or something..." The girl wandered farther and farther until she was blinded by some sort of strange light. "Huh? What's that light...?" she walked forwards to the light and tried to reach for it. She eventually got to the point where her fingertips were only inches from the light. "I feel warm... and... happy... I haven't felt this emotion in a long time..." she was getting closer and closer and she was close to walking into it. "Just... a little farther now..." she was so close, but the platform underneath her gave way. She was falling and the light was getting fainter and fainter. "No! Wait! I... don't want to leave yet! Those feelings... I don't them to be lost..."

"And they don't have to..."

"Wha-!" A mysterious voice was calling to her while the girl was falling deeper into the dark and empty abyss. "Who- who are you? Wh- what are you doing here?" "The light..."

"What?"

"I am the light... that resides in your heart... and I'm telling you to open your heart..."

"Why? My heart is open enough. I refuse to become close to any sort of human being on this planet. I have no reason to."

"Yes, you do..."

"Hm?"

"I know you have an undeniable sense of betrayal nagging at the corners of your mind... and you need to let it go..."

"How do you know about that? I've tried to hide that, even from myself..."

"Well, you can't hide anymore... You need to renew your sense of trust..."

"Who can I trust? No one is worthy of it..."

"There are people... Just believe..." Everything started to fade away.

The girl woke up with a start covered in a cold sweat and she was breathing heavily. "Huh?" she looked around cautiously as if she thought someone was watching her. "That dream..." she removed herself from the tangled mass of blankets and put her hand over her heart. "Someone to trust... Hmph, yeah right..." She got up from the couch and made her to the bathroom. "But still... what if... it was true?..." She started to brush her shoulder-length red hair. "Keh, that can't be true. There is no one worth trusting in this world, except myself..." The girl pulled on her school uniform, grabbed her backpack, and walked out the door. "I can't even remember why I stopped trusting people... I can't remember anything of my past in a matter of fact..." She made her way down the steps of the old run-down building. "But I can't help but wonder..." she looked down at her feet and then towards the clear blue sky. "...Who am I...?"

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Yusuke walked down the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets staring at the ground. "Darn it. I've looked for this girl for three days already and still haven't found her yet... Hmph, if Koenma got this girl's description wrong... Hey!" a girl bumped straight into Yusuke and knocked him over on the ground. She had crimson red hair with blood red colored eyes and a gold chain around her neck. Yusuke got up stunned. He'd found her.

"Well, aren't you going to help me up!" the girl said

Yusuke was at a loss of words. The girl he'd been looking for... was in front of him the whole time. He felt so stupid right now.

"Damn you Koenma!" he shouted towards the sky

"Excuse me! You're supposed to help me up you baka!" she said obviously agitated.

Yusuke just remembered that she was sitting on the ground the whole time that he was cursing Koenma. "Huh? Oh, sorry..." He pulled the girl to her feet and she brushed herself off.

"You mind staying out of my way!" the girl said

"Well, you were the one who crashed into me..."

"Hn... Okay, look, I was already late in the first place, so I'll let it go... Just keep your distance and we'll get along fine." She ran off once more and Yusuke never got the chance to ask for her name.

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It was first period in school and the Mr. Takenaka was introducing a red haired girl with his hand on her shoulder. She was glaring at him. "Class, this is Ms. Kujiradou and she is a new student from... Uh, where are you from again?"

"Somewhere I doubt you've heard of..."

"Hmph, someone likes to keep to themselves" he said giving her a glare of his own.

"I'm surprised you managed to keep teaching all these years with a mental capacity of only a three year old. Or maybe... I'm giving you too much credit..." she retorted smirking at him.

There were gasps and conversation floating around the classroom about the girl insulting the teacher in the manner that she did. Yusuke stifled a giggle and Keiko sat there wide eyed. The girl took her seat next to Keiko wearing a smile of victory on her face. Yusuke turned around to face the girl.

"Nice one, um... what's your name? You never told me."

"Setsunei, why?"

"'Cause I've been looking for you. You have a red pendant, right?"

"Who wants to know?"

"My boss."

"Who's that?"

"I'll tell you later if you meet me behind the building when school's out."

"How do I know you won't ambush me?"

"Why? Don't you trust me?"

"No."

"I won't ambush you."

She paused for a moment and said, "Fine, but if you try anything funny... I'll kill you."

"Fair enough."

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School was out and Setsunei was preparing to meet Yusuke behind the school building. What if he does try to attack me?... Maybe I should bring a weapon, just in case... But don't have anything! I'll just have to go without... Does he know anything about my past...? Or is he trying to play me like a fool...? I will be prepared... She picked up her backpack and headed out of the classroom. She was walking down the hallway until she was stopped by a boy in a black uniform, liquid amber eyes, and golden brown hair.

"Takeshi, so you've finally found me."

The boy chuckled to himself and said, "Yes I have Sunei, my little songstress divine-"

"Don't ever call me that. I'm not your plaything, Takeshi, and I never will be!"

"Don't you trust me anymore Sunei? Why don't we go back to the way we used to be?"

"I refuse to go back. Not now. Not ever."

"Well, if that's your decision... Then so be it."

He snapped his fingers and ten or twenty guys appeared out of nowhere, prepared to attack Setsunei.

"Get her."

One by one the men came at her to take against her will. She fought back just as well and defeated each one that came at her. She kicked one in the head and jumped back as one tried to hit her with a metal pipe. She knocked it out of his hands, punched him in the stomach, elbowed him in the chest, and punched him on the left side of his face. She grabbed the metal pipe from off the ground and started using it to beat down the remaining men. She beat several of them down and eventually got to the point to where there were only five or six left. She was hesitant when she saw Takeshi wave them aside. He stepped towards Setsunei and she backed away defensively, every step closer he got to her .

"I will take her." he said

He came at her with inhuman speed with a dagger in his hand. She held the pipe up to block the dagger. He did it several more times, and was slightly off with the timing so she got a deep gash in her shoulder. "Aaaaaaah!" She quickly put her hand to her arm with the open wound, still holding up the metal pipe.

"You can't win Sunei because I taught you!"

She blocked every other move he shot, and every move she blocked the faster he got. He was charging at her from the front and managed to knock the pipe from her hand. It flew several feet from her, but it had some good effects. When he knocked the pipe from her hands, it knocked his dagger from his hands as well. She held her hands up defensively. She tried to kick him but he dodged he dodged her every time. She ducked under his next hit and she tripped him under his feet. He was sprawled on the tile floor and she made a grab for the metal pipe about twenty feet away. He rose immediately and went to block her from her temporary weapon. She saw him coming and she dove for the pipe. He got there first and tried to stomp on her hand. She stopped herself and rolled away. She rose to her feet, ran for him and punched him in the stomach.

"Heh, you're losing your touch Takeshi!"

He came at her from the front and suddenly disappeared when he was inches from her face.

Where'd he go?

She looked around desperately trying to find him. He appeared behind her with the metal pipe in his hands. He hit her in the small of her back and winded her. She fell to the ground in a crumpled heap, struggling to breathe. He picked up the knife from the ground and walked towards her. She tried to get up, but Takeshi stomped on her, forcing her to the ground once more. He kneeled over her and held the knife over her back. He held the blade close over her skin, reared it up once more and stabbed her hard in the back, her blood staining the floor. She grumbled and winced in pain when he removed the blade.

"Curse you- Takeshi..." she said in raspy breaths. She pulled herself up on the wall nearby, holding hand over her newly acquired wound. "I refuse- to lose..." He came at her, determined to capture the persistent Setsunei. She ducked and he turned and kicked in the stomach. She fell to the ground, unable to fight any longer. She propped herself up shakily on one elbow. "Damn...you". She lost consciousness and fainted from the blood loss. Takeshi slung the girl over his shoulder and signaled for the others to follow.

"We've gotten our prize. Let's go." They proceeded towards the exit of the school building.

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Yusuke was waiting for 3½ hours at the least, waiting for Setsunei to show up. He never saw her leave the school and began to suspect that something was up. Where is she? He wandered from behind the school and looked around for Setsunei. He saw several men come from inside the building, carrying a red haired girl slung over his shoulder.

Setsunei...

"SETSUNEI!" Yusuke lashed out at each and every one of them, pounding their faces into the pavement. Takeshi dropped the girl onto the grass and she slowly began to gain consciousness. She was barely awake and watched Yusuke beat down every last of the men who kidnapped her. When Takeshi saw the last of his men go down he began to flee, but before he left, he said something inaudible to Setsunei.

"I'll come back for you..."

Takeshi fled and Yusuke ran over to Setsunei to see if she was alright.

"Setsunei! Setsunei!" He shook her to see if she was still alive. She passed out once again and Yusuke checked for a pulse. A wave of relief washed over him.

She's alive.

He picked her up in his arms and carried her home.

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Setsunei immediately woke up and put herself in a sitting position. She winced in pain and ran her fingers over the recently bandaged wounds. She removed the blankets from her legs and tried standing up, but she couldn't quite stand since she was still weak from the amount of blood she lost. She grasped for something to brace herself on and grabbed a hold of the window sill. She tried standing once more and started to survey her surroundings. She was in someone's room, but whose? She tried making her way towards the door, grabbing a hold of what was available to her. She reached for the doorknob, but it was turning when her fingertips were only centimeters away from it. She began to panic. She saw the closet and tried to make her way towards it. She let go of what she was bracing herself on, began to feel woozy, and fell to the ground out of dizziness. She backed away from the door and prepared herself for what was to come.

It was Yusuke.

He was checking up on her to see if she was awake yet. He spied her on the ground, backed up to the bed. "So... you're awake now." He flashed her a quick smile and she glared at him.

"Hn..."

He helped her to her feet and she pulled her arm away from him.

"Where is he...?"

"Hm?"

"Where is Takeshi!"

"Who?"

She sighed and said, "The guy who... captured me..."

"He ran off."

She was deep in thought, trying to figure out if she was truly safe in Sarayashiki High... if she might truly escape Takeshi. Yusuke waved his hand in front of her face to bring her out of her thoughts.

"Hey!"

"Ugh! What!"

"Are you going to be okay?"

"Hmph, yeah. I'm not going to die from such small injuries." She ran her fingers over her wound and winced out of the pain.

"Yeah, right."

"I'll be fine!" she tried to walk and fell immediately, but Yusuke caught her before she hit the ground.

"You'll be fine huh?"

"Hn..." she growled angrily and rose to her feet. She then made her way back to the bed and murmured some inaudible curses.

"Why do you want to leave so bad?"

She hmphed and turned her head away. He took a closer look at her and walked away. She looked at him strangely as he left the room. She knew very well that she wouldn't be able to move for a few days, but she didn't want to stay a minute longer in his company.

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"Kurama, I've finally found the pendant bearer."

"Really? Do you want me to call Hiei and Kuwabara?"

"Yeah. She won't warm up to anyone. It's like she doesn't trust me."

"She probably doesn't."

"Do you have any idea why?"

"No, it might be something serious, or maybe she just doesn't like you."

"Why wouldn't she like me?"

"Have you ever considered the kind of reputation you have?"

"Uh... no..."

"Exactly, I will get Hiei and Kuwabara."

Kurama hung up and Yusuke went back over to the room Setsunei was staying to see if she'd be in a better mood now. She was sitting quietly in the bed staring out of the window.

"Feeling better?"

She whipped her head over and saw Yusuke standing in the doorway once again. "What do you want now!"

"I just thought it'd be good to see if you're in a better mood."

"Well I'm not!"

"You really don't like me, do you?"

"You're a complete hentai and imbecile. Do the math."

"I've got some friends I want you to meet. Are you up to it?"

"I'm going to meet more bakas like you. Oh joy..." she said, twirling her finger straight up in the air.

20 minutes later...

There was a sharp knock on the door and Yusuke ran to answer it. "Hey guys."

Kurama and Kuwabara were standing in front of the doorway and Yusuke ushered them inside.

"So where's the girl, Yusuke?" Kurama inquired

"She's in the room down the hall." He motioned over to the room on the left in the hallway. "Where's Hiei?"

"He wouldn't come."

"Oh well..." Yusuke gestured for them to follow him over to his room. Yusuke quietly crept down the hall and silently turned the knob. He saw Setsunei sleeping on top of the covers.

"How do you know she's the one?" Kuwabara asked quietly.

"She does have red hair, but does she have a red pendant?"

"I really didn't see it very well..."

"WELL CHECK!" Kuwabara screamed

"Shhhh!" Yusuke glanced at her nervously. "I'll check okay! Just be quiet."

Yusuke crept over to Setsunei's sleeping form and reached for the gold chain hidden underneath her shirt. He was inches awaybut something grabbed his wrist in a blink of an eye. Yusuke panicked and looked down upon the long slender hands of Setsunei. She snapped her eyes open and narrowed them at Yusuke. She dug her nails in his skin and drew blood. Yusuke winced.

"What the hell... are you doing...?" she growled

"Well I, uh... um..."

"Get away from me... before I kill you..."

Yusuke backed away slowly, cradling his injured wrist. She pulled herself in a sitting position and glared over at Yusuke and Kuwabara.

"Who are they...?" she question, now agitated.

Kurama stepped forward and introduced himself. "I am Suichi Minamino and this is Kazuma Kuwabara, and we are glad to make your acquaintance."

"Save the sweet talk Kurama... I know who you really are... Don't try to make friends with me; it's not going to work. And if you get anywhere near me... you'll meet an untimely death..." she wiped Yusuke's blood on the blanket, rose to her feet, and made an attempt to walk to the door. She tripped and fell, but once again was caught before she fell to the floor. She was caught by Kurama and Kuwabara. She immediately got up and took her place back on the bed. She cursed under her breath. "So..." she began, "...What do you want with me? I never was able to meet you behind the school building."

"Well we need you to meet Koenma, the child ruler of Reikai, so we can inform him that we've found you." Kurama said

"You were looking for me?"

"Yeah, you have the red pendant, right?" Yusuke asked.

She pulled the gold chain from underneath her shirt and attached to it was a fire red gem. "It doesn't seem out of the ordinary... but I've had it ever since I came here... Ever since I lost my... never mind..." she turned away.

"What did you lose?" inquired Kuwabara

"Nothing. Just forget what I said..."

"Tell us. What did you lose?" Yusuke joined in.

"I don't want to talk about it..."

"But-!" they both began, but Kurama cut them off and pulled them out of the room

"Kurama, why did you make us leave? She almost told what she lost!" Kuwabara whined.

"She didn't want to tell us. Didn't you see the pained expression on her face?"

"Not really..." Yusuke said

"We should let her warm up to us by her own accord." Kurama said calmly

Setsunei was deep in thought about what happened three years ago. "Dammit... it still hurts to try and remember things. I don't know who I am, or where I really came from..." she banged her fist on the wall and her hand flew to her head. "I need to leave... but, maybe they can help me recover my memories... Maybe they're the key... to finding them... I'll tolerate them for the moment, I refuse to trust them... we'll just see where this goes..."

---OOC---

That chapter was about 8½ pages long! (I told ya they'd be longer!);P

Next chapter of Terra Angel!

Song of Truth

Setsunei actually sings!

The pendant gives her a new power!

Who's the strange person appearing in Setsunei's dreams!