Warning: Mature for a reason. Blood, gore, cussing, and sexual acts will most likely take place throughout this story. I will do my best to put warnings ahead of time if I think a certain chapter may need it.
Disclaimers: Profit is not being made off this fanfictional story. Yu Yu Hakusho is credited to Yoshihiro Togashi. Any OC's outside that universe are mine.
Author Note: This story is semi based on "what if I" somehow got involved with the YYH gang. Yes this is a some what re-write of the series but not entirely. This story will actual take place before, during, and after the return of Yusuke - hell maybe even a year after that, we will see. Lastly, this story is meant to be fun but I will do my best to keep characters in check. Just because this is meant to be fun for me to write doesn't mean the plot wont be a serious one~ So we will see where this takes us. Reviews are always encouraged and appreciated!
"They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling. They're all around me, circling like vulture. They want to break me~"
- My Demons by Starset
Chapter One: A Escape
Hands slamming down on wood beneath prompt up arms securing a chin brought a petite and fragile girl out of her dream like state. Dark brown eyes, almost black as some have informed her, blinked before breaking away from the window and the rainy courtyard that captivated her so strongly. They met up with dark hazel orbs, a pointy chin, and shoulder length blond hair that flared out in 'style'. Pink lips broke out into a smirk before they parted to speak, a chippy-bitchy-tone slipping out of those 'perfect lips'.
"Hey, there you are. Geez.. you space out like your dumb in the head, it's rude ya'know. As I was saying~"Her voice continue to speak but the words became incoherent from the lack of interest once more. Trailing off to a faint echo on deaf ears. Long dark brown locks rolled off the fingers of the brown eyed girl as she ran them through, breaking a small knot apart in the mean time to distract her. She didn't even understand why one of the class preps were bothering her in the first place. In a few minutes the bell would signify the class period to start and that meant any minute the teacher would step in. Even so, everyone knew not to speak to the 'weirdo' for even trying to have a conversation with her was like talking to a wall, but apparently this preppy annoying girl didn't get the memo- or just didn't care. Suddenly a tan hand grabbed the girls pale wrist, giving a stern tug, and yanking some hair in the process since the strains were caught in the middle of the action.
"Hey! I said to not ignore me!" came the shrilled upset voice of Miss Perfect. The prep stood with one hip jerked to the side, a palm flat on it as if to make a statement. The other hand gripping the girls arm tightly.
"Let me go." It was not a stern voice nor was it very demanding, just a quiet and bored command.
"Oh, now you speak? If you can call that even speaking." the girl almost laughed as she switched hips. The opposite hand no longer sitting upon the curvy flesh as it reached out to to the weirdos hair, proceeding to tug on it over and over in a attempt to annoy. "Is this the only way to get you attention, freak? To constantly mess with you - geez no wonder you're a attention seeker." which was a lie, any idiot could see that she wanted nothing more then the opposite.
"Beth! Leave the emo-chick alone besides you don't know where that hand has even been." with that statement the freaks hand was dropped as if the preppy-chick accidentally picked up a dead animal instead.
"GROSS! You're so right, what was I thinking?" she said as she wiped her hands on her jeans for good measure." I could get like a STD or something, yuck!" Beth continue to whine as she turned on her heels to stroll away to a desk near the cluster of her loyal bitches. The bell going off shortly after her butt claimed a seat, the teacher following in tow. Walking in to claim his chair at his desk before giving orders to pull out a text book and turn to so-and-so page and begin reading. Instead of doing that a set of eyes merely turned away from the class and back out to the courtyard in responds.
Being months since she'd really paid attention to assignments, students, nonetheless teachers.. what was the point? She often asked herself why she continued to attend this hell hole altogether but the answer was never clear. Maybe it was out of habit? Waking up, walking to school, ignoring everyone, walk home, and repeat - anything better then home? Or was it hope? Hoping that hours, days, months, and years will pass and life would just continue as she watched from the side line but what kind of life is that? That only lead to fear.. for life will always continue on regardless if she did or did nothing for her education.
Rain slid down the glass meeting up with other rain droplets. They teamed up to take on the window seal below and succeeded, falling below to the damp muddy ground. In the far off distance the sky rumbled with sounds of the Gods activities as light flickered ever so often to cast shadows upon the land. Even if it was pouring and lightening, outside felt more inviting then this stuffy classroom. She imagined the feel of the water sliding down her face, the weight of her hair and clothing clinging to her, and the way the water masked tears.. the rain captivated her and with the right scenery; it was beautiful.
Time ticked by and finally the bell tolled once more, signalling for the end of the class period as well as the end of the school day. Gathering her bag from the floor she stood up and silently followed the bodies of the people out into the hallway. Unlike most she did not stop at a locker for she had all she needed in her bag so she continued to the large double doors. Securing the strap over her head and on the opposite shoulder she let the messenger bag sit against her hip before proceeding out into the rain. Not bothering to pull up her hood to shield her head from the on pour or even zip up the thin black jacket. It didn't matter to her if she got sick or not.
Disregarding the line up of buses the girl strolled right past them and continue her path down a side rode. She enjoyed the absence of people walking the same street due to the storm and could feel herself wanting to smile, almost. A male voice rang out to her and approaching feet broke the serenity of being alone, what feeling of a smile gone.
"Hey! Hold up Ash! Don't walk so fast." it was Leo. A guy that called himself her friend even after being reminded he was not a friend. That he was wasting his time and should bother some preppy girl, like Beth for example, rather then some freak like her. A guy that called her by a name that was not insulting but a actual nickname that he gave her way back in grade school. Despite all this she still felt paranoid of him, cautious that this was all a game, and that one day it would all come crashing down if or when she gave in.
"Why don't you wait for me?" Leo asked once stepping up next to her, matching her pace as they walked. His blond crop hair hidden beneath a hood but those blueish-gray eyes were still noticeable as they looked her way.
"I don't need a ride home, you know I don't live far." indeed, she was only a couple miles or so from school property. Leo had dropped her off many times when she did agree to it. This still was not enough for him, it was storming not just raining. Without grabbing her sleeve, knowing better not to do so, he jumped ahead and halted Ash by becoming a obstacle.
"It's storming and you're just going to brush me off? Really, bro?" He basically deadpanned while crossing his slender arms over his chest. Lightening lit up the sky, shadowing his features for a second then thunder shook the ground, signalling the storm was practically over their small town.
"Com'on, it's about to pour even more." he motioned while walking up next to her, facing back toward the school but not moving any further, he was waiting on her. Ash gave him a look as if she was almost contemplating it but quickly changed her gaze to the far off distance in front of her, features stating the obvious answer.
"Hurry up and get to your car before you catch a cold." Came her bitter reply before stepping off and heading in the direction of her home, her hands swinging beside her body as she walked faster to gain distance. After a few thirty steps or so she glanced behind her and almost frowned. Leo was gone. He took her advice and left but that was what she wanted after all, to be alone with the storm, so why did she feel this way? She could feel a ting of sadness or was that regret? Ash didn't know for emotions are confusing raw things. Something she has always had trouble with.. Giving her bottom lip a nibble she cut her eyes back to the front of her while placing her hands in the pockets of her jacket. And just like that, those odd emotions were gone, pushed away.
"Whatever.."
The door swung open and a rather soaked girl strutted in, knocking her loosely tied converses off and leaving them at the entrance before continuing on the carpet to the stairs. The living room was littered with bottles per usual and the fold out couch was currently occupied by more then one body, as usual. Ash's mother being a alcoholic, a drug abuser, and despite being a single lady she always had a man in the house.. stated the obvious; the lady avoided being a real mother for as long as Ash could remember.
The girl dodged the beer bottles and made it to the stairs and up the seven steps without anyone noticing her presences. It was no surprise really due to their drunken stupor or lack of awareness because of the drugs in their systems. A bathroom and two bedrooms were the only thing lined up on the upper floor with no interior windows in the hallway, just doors and a single hall light.
After entering her own room and plopping her messenger bag beside her computer desk; Ash exchanged wet clothes for dry undergarments, a black tank top, and baggy Nightmare before Christmas trouser/pajama bottoms. She then grabbed her drawing pad and a small black MP3 player, too cheap for a fancy iPod, from the desk and walked over to the window where a bench protruded from, taking a seat. It was cushioned by dark blue upholstery material as well as two medium sized overly stuffed pillows. It was no bigger then a twin sized bed by width and even shorter by length, just enough for her to curl up on if she was to fall asleep at the window seat. She had a bed and occasionally slept in it but naturally the bench was more of a bed to her since this was her most favorable spot in the entire house so she often occupied it.
Flipping open her drawing pad she scanned through the pages until finding a blank one. Taking the pencil from her lips, the one she had pulled out from the spin prior to opening the book, and began to scribble. Stroking a light line after another as to make sure it would be easy to erase once the sketch was no longer necessary. Music played in both her ears as she drew. The current artist playing being "Nano" their song "Nevereverland", and she hummed the lyrics mindlessly while concentrating on the face that was slowly appearing on the paper. The storm outside still going on strong with no signs of dying down but that was okay for she found it soothing as well as fitting to her current mood.
Time progressed and even before Ash was done shading the portrait of a man her eyes grew heavy with sleep, the dream world tugging at her. They promised her of a better place; A world filled with excitement then the one she was currently inhabiting and as normal she welcomed such promises. Even if those promises resorted a world filled with monsters and a battle for life- at least living would mean something then. But just as soon as she gave away to their demand and allowed herself to slip into the black mass, a chill ran through her and all the way up her spin. It caught her so off guard that it brought her straight back to reality like a slap to the face, her eyes staring widely at the wall before her. What woke her up so strongly was unclear. Nothing was in her room from what she could see and the storm outside had turned to a slow drizzle. The major part of the storm had passed over so no lightning or thunder would of caused it. Ash removed her ear buds to analyze it further but there was only silence greeting her back. She couldn't place the feeling.. it was sort of offsetting.
Shrugging off the feeling, Ash drew up her knees with the notepad and gave the drawing her attention again. It was Hiei from the anime Yu Yu Hakusho that stared back at her, well sort of. His eyes held their attention else where since his face tilted to the right. Whatever he stared at must of pleased him, be it his sister or a opponent, for a very faint smile graced his face. His depth defying hair reached up passed the top of the page, but the starburst was still visible. Black bangs overlapped the white headband as usual and reached passed his eyes line just a little, mingling with his eyes. His right hand was lifted and hovering over his chest at a angle just enough to see his elbow up to the back of hand. His fingers outstretched instead of in a fist. The bandages that normally adorn his arm were almost nonexistent, what were visible hovered over the skin and disappeared off the paper in a 3D like manner on all sides leaving the Dragons mark perfectly visible. The portrait stopped at just below his chest, shortly below the arm. On his body was a slightly torn up black tank-top showing signs of wear an tear from a fight, his mothers tear gem was lifted and hovering over his shoulder slightly, as if he was in motion.
Yes, drawing was something Ash did quite often. It was a means to escape, a way to calm her nerves, and even a way to express herself. Sadly, she had to stop bringing her drawing pad to school due to many reasons.. a major one being the students who would steal and destroy the pages which resorted to violence from Ash. Her anger often got the best of her.. So now instead she just doodled on paper meant for notes, or stare off to day dream, and occasionally read a book if one interested her.
Releasing a yawn while placing a single ear bud back in her left ear, leaving one out just in case, she continued to shade Hiei's tank-top. Hoping that sleep will eventually come back as she tilted her head to relax upon the window, eyes half open and watching her pencil move. Thankfully it did not take long for sleep to invade once more and Ash accepted the darkness with open arms.
It was black all around other then the ground that I walked on which was a marble like surface. Clear enough to reflect my feet like a mirror but the rest of my body faded away the further the reflection went up which was a good thing because I was apparently naked. I was not alone though for a abnormally large white wolf guided me in my walk through this void. You heard me right, a wolf. The large animal walked ahead of me enough to be out of reach but always stopping to wait on me when it believed to be too far away.
Even though we were walking on the marble flooring our steps made no sound, no slap of skin or click-clack of nails, in fact there was no sound at all. Not even breathing. I open my mouth to say something but my throat seized up, halting any words that tried to escape. I immediately closed my lips and the tightness faded. Sound was not allowed in this dream apparently but there was no reason to stop walking, I was being guided for a reason- at least that is what my mind was telling me. Maybe to a place that had more to offer then a marble floor and sound restrictions. It was a dream after all - the skies the limit.
We continued our journey in the black abyss for what felt like hours even so I didn't feel tired physically or even cold for that matter. I did begin to feel tired mentally though. The same scenery and no audio would do that to a person and it was taking its toll on me as the time progressed. It reminded me of someone caged up in a solid white room going through sensory deprivation. As if to answer my lingering question, the front of the white wolf gave away- as if the wolf stuck half of its body through a door and into a black room. With two more steps it completely slipped away and now I stood before the invisible door, a black wall. I reminded myself that this is a dream, a odd dream but a dream nonetheless, as my hand reached out - but then why did I feel so strange? It felt as if walking through this black hole meant never returning which made me pause, fingers tips just a inch away. Was there anything to really turn back to? No friends for Leo did not count, no family because the lady who 'raised' me was no mother, and no real meaning to even attend school let alone leave my room.. so why? Why did this change of pace make me hesitate.
Bright golden eyes slid open from within the depths of the shadows and watched me, waiting for my decision patiently. Giving my bottom lip a nibble I finally took that step and watched my hand disappear until my arm was swallowed completely. Then I watched the blackness reach my face, touch my noise, before my vision was no more. It only lasted for a minute before blue rippled through the shadows to reveal a clear night sky. The new light coming from the full moon that sat high into the sky surrounded by sparkling stars. It drew the shadows away causing them to slither off until reaching certain points, and than they rose up becoming solid objects. Trees, brushes, and boulders now sat on the outskirts of the dirt path I now stood upon. The white wolf facing me on the edge of the path, standing ten feet or so away, with those same primal golden eyes watching me.
A breeze blew through the forest and made its way to me, causing me to shiver when it flew on by which drew me back to the memory of being naked, but as I looked down I saw clothing. Not my nightwear but actual black jeans with worn out knees, my black plain All-Star converses, and the normal black tank-top hidden beneath a familiar unzipped jacket. I lifted my right hand and touched my chest, feeling a familiar pendant resting there beneath the fabric. It hung just above my breast on a simple black string and on the silver oval pendant was a engraved portrait of a wolf. I loved this necklace for my own personal reason, no one gifted it to me because of some special occasion - who would? No one cared. No I bought it for myself and wore it for myself and I never took it off, quite literally. Just knowing it was still on my body made me feel more at ease.
A movement caught the edge of my sight and I focused my eyes to the cause of the motion and saw that the wolf was walking off. Something within me told me not to lose sight of the massive canine and so I hurried on after it, resulting in a light jog to even make up the distance. I watched as the wolf's body begin to tilt downward, a sign that it was descending down a hill perhaps? As I reached the wolf my theory proved to be right, I was now walking down a hill side that open up to a meadow. The wolf now walked along side me, being the closest to me then its been all night, causing me to realized just how massive it truly was. Its shoulder blades reached my shoulder and the head was eye level if not higher. When I reached out to touch the bushy thick fur the wolf did not stop walking or even glance my way, merely flicked its ears for a sec. The texture which I thought to be rough was actually really soft. My fingers disappeared within the thick folds of white as I racked them through while we walked. Pretty much stroking the wolfs side and absent minded on the sheer fact I was petting a apex predator.
I let the canine guide me once more, the sound of our legs scrapped against the knee high grass invaded the quietness. Hearing any noise was soothing compared to utter silence which made me reflect on deaf people. Specially in what they either missed due to losing their hearing or never knowing of it at all. I was not entirely sure where we were going which was nothing new at this point but at least this place had a scenery and sound. I opened my mouth and this time my throat did not tighten on me when I spoke.
"Where are we going?" My voice rung out almost scaring me as if it didn't belong to me. It was not my normal voice, no this one was strong and clear, not at all quiet like my usual tone. I really didn't expect the wolf to reply either but hey- like I reminded myself earlier- it was a dream, so why not? Wolves could speak in my dream all they wanted which would be kind of a dream come true as silly as that sounded right now. Even so, when the stern male voice replied it still caught me off guard.
"To where ever you wish." the muzzle of the wolf never opened but there was no one else around so it must of come from the wolf. Maybe he spoke telepathically? Wolves did that in anime and movies after all.
"To where ever you say, hm." I thought on it when something dawned on me."Say, this is the first dream in which I have ever had this amount of control.. its uh, sorta weird."
"Because it is not a dream but a plane of existence that we are traveling through." Well that answers the oddness- wait. Not a dream? The wolf stopped suddenly and I stopped but not because of him coming to a standstill and not because of a large endless body of water that stretched out before us. No, I stopped because of the shock of his words.
"Wait are you telling me.. that I am NOT dreaming? That I am actually walking around in a different dimension right now or something? Which I have control over some how?" I blabbered out with a dumb look on my face in which the wolf responded by sitting down at the edge of the water and turning its massive head in my direction. Those large primal eyes watching me intently once more as again, his maw never moved, but the voice rang out like any other person speaking. Crisp and clear.
"Yes. That is exactly what I am telling you. Here, have a look and you will see." His snout pointed down at the water and I drew my attention to it as his black nose gave it a tap, making the water ripple our reflection. It reminded me of The Lion King scene with Mufasa and Simba which I almost laughed at myself for thinking something like that during this moment. Hell, my reasonable mind wanted to laugh at me for almost believed this was more then a dream when indeed what was happening could not be anything but a dream. That's when The Lion King took over our reflection. The Africa Savanna stared right back at me with Pride Rock right dab in the middle, the entire herd of African animals surrounding it. From the looks of it, it was the beginning of the moving playing out over the water. The white wolf's voice broke my concentration and I blinked, realizing I was concentrating so hard at the water.
"Is this where you wish to be?"
"No-no, haha, a human like me in Africa surrounded by lions? No thank you." I chuckled nervously at the thought of it, that's asking for a death wish. After admitting that the imagery dimmed away to us two again and I looked myself over. I looked like regular old me. Dark brown eyes with bags under them from lack of sleeping and eating properly, long unkempt dark brown hair that reached about the middle of my back that currently rested in a pony tail - my normal style, and that scar above my right eye that cut into my eyebrow. A scar I received from my first fight in school where I was shoved down and hit a rock on impact. To me, I was the most unattractive female in the entire school. Sure I wasn't 'fat', covered in acne, or even looked like a nerd. But I wasn't curvy, toned, tan, with full lips with bright eyes and lavishing hair either. No, I was scrawny, practically flat chested with no curves, and just the 'emo-girl' that most avoided like the plague.. I noticed the wolf watching me through the reflection, watching me be silly and stare at myself.
"Sorry, um, continue with what you were doing."
"You should know that you can be whoever or whatever you wish to be. Change your appearance to whatever you desire." When he spoke I was unsure if he was telling me this because I was staring at myself or because of the The Lion King incident, but his words slowly sank in as I stared at him, not by refection but actually looking at him. He on the other did not cut eyes away from the reflection as he continued. "You will need to decide this before accepting which realm to exist in for you cannot change once you are there."
Well that puts a slight damper on the subject but everything has limitations so it only made sense. I'd go with being a shapeshifter any day other wise. I crouched down then plopped on my butt, legs crossed. I still didn't know rather if this was really a dream or not by this point and the longer this went on the more it felt less likely to be a dream. We were silent for about five minutes before I leaned my body mass on the wolf like I often did to the window back home. His fur tickled my nose a little.
"Why do I have a wolf guiding me and telling me this?" Questions were beginning to surface, this one only being the first. Why did I suddenly have this opportunity to ditch my world and start a new, being a major one. But lets start slow.
"I am what you perceive me to be. In short, I am a familiar that responded to your wish and your subconscious made me this creature. If you prefer me in a different form then all I need to do alter my appearance is for you to merely as-" I saw where this was going and cut him off by speaking while idly running my hands through his mane. He was so big, very similar to Princess Mononoke's wolves, the brothers not the mother.
"-No, this is perfect."I've always wanted a wolf as a companion, my mind did not perceive that wrong which also made sense. Onward to the next question then,"Why am I suddenly given this ability to, well.. change worlds?"
"I am the string connecting you here and giving you this 'ability' you speak of. In other words I am the gateway and like mentioned, I am a familiar that responded to your wish. Your wish being to escape that world in which you've come to despise. You openly accepted my invitation to come to this plane so here we are."
"Wait.. " I pondered over this invitation he spoke of. I didn't recall such a thing unless he meant the mental slap in the face I felt earlier when I was first falling asleep. "I thought that was just my sleepy brain well.. going to sleep. I did not know that was some sort of invite!" I said while sitting up straight, head turning to look at the wolf with furrowed eyebrows. Seriously, that was how I got here?
"Do you not wish to be here? Am I wrong about your desire?"
"Yes. Well, no. I mean.. I don't know."
Sighing in frustration I stared at my hands. This was all so much to take in and it was exhilarating yet frightening. As I stared I felt a tingle begin at my finger tips all the way to my palm and watched, mesmerized, as my drawing notebook practically materialized into existence in my hands. While blinking I pulled out the pencil, making it easier to flip through the pages, and proceeded to just that. Yes, I am well aware that this was not the time to draw but I apparently needed the distraction, I needed to think on this. Why else did it appear?
As I turned to the recent drawing in my book I was brought back to the features of the man on the page. Hiei Jaganshi greeted me, staring off to the side in excitement and smirking at whoever made him smile like that. Hiei barely smiled in the manga or anime and it was even rarer to hear him laugh, one that wasn't short and cynical that is. I stared at the wielder of the Dragon of the Darkness Flame, the master swordsmen, and cursed child of the kÅrime race. In wonderment, I began to think of how it would be to be the one to make him smile like that. What it would be like to have him actually look at me with such expression.. my decision was made.
"No, you are right." I mumbled out while closing the drawing pad, placing the pencil back in its place."Before I make a decision though, may I ask how all this works exactly? Rules and so forth or do I just concentrate on the world,"I motioned to endless mass of water before us."and just dive in? Simple as that?" It was a perfectly understandable question and I watched as the wolf looked at me and tilted his head in a curious manner. I almost asked 'what' but he spoke before I could, straightening his head again before doing so.
"You are the first to ask so many questions specially about rules. Normally anyone would jump to this opportunity with no thought. You are different and I respect that, Ashton Ravenhare." it was the first time he spoke my name and it made my heart pulse harder then normal for a second- odd. I watched his massive head lean down and give a soft tap to the water again with his nose, our reflections once more distorting to the wrinkles of the water. Then he continued," After choosing who you may be physically and the world in which you want to live in, you do just 'dive in'. It is that simple." His body trembled a little as a deep laughter broke out for the moment. I didn't find it humorous, I wasn't about to go in blindly - yeah screw that, but he apparently found it to be funny. The wolf didn't laugh long though, thank goodness for it was a little creepy, and he shortly begin to speak once more.
"Forgive my outburst. I am just pleasantly surprised by you is all." If a wolf could smile, I have a feeling he would be. Only a few seconds passed before he continued."The rules are clear and cannot be broken." His tone shifted and took on a serious effect," Number one rule; Once there you cannot interfere with the story line. Meaning you can not stop the events from occurring. You can interact and be there of course just as well as you cannot leave the world until it is over."
"By over do you mean.."I trailed off, afraid to say the word which was sort of strange for me. Being the 'emo-girl' saying that word wasn't uncommon, specially to others- but yet I couldn't find myself to say it.
"Die? No I do not mean death, but you can die which in the event that you do you will be lost to limbo. That leads me to rule number two; Do not die. Try to avoid it by all cost because not even I can retrieve you from that realm." I stared at him with eyes wide and mouth agape. I can die and like.. be stuck?! Was that really worth a visit to a different world..? After letting that sink in, giving it time to register, he finished answering." What I meant by 'over' was the story line. Once it is over you will return."
Well that is better then dying at least. Now was the decision if I can even survive a world crawling with demons. Most importantly; world threatening events. Sure, I knew the anime by heart and even with its close calls, the world was saved every time. But would I be able to live through it all? If I chose right, I could be strong. Strong enough to fight off paranormal beings and avoid limbo death but.. in a world filled with such diversity, what should I be; A human or demon? A human would be too vulnerable and one wrong move could resort to.. but then as a human I could be accepted much quicker by most of the group. As a demon, though stronger with a higher chance of survival, I could be seen as a threat or at least they would become caution of me for awhile. Boy, this is tough.
I watched the ripples continue to flow and overlap, waiting for me. Within those ripples were the set of golden eyes - just like before, they stared at me, patiently awaiting as well. Biting my bottom lip I let Hiei, Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, and even the girls evade my mind and before my eyes I saw the world take form. Replacing our reflection with the opening scene of the first episode.
The scene unraveled as a city in Japan appeared from a sky point of view then shift to people walking and vehicles driving. I soundlessly took on the muted scene of the ball bouncing and tires squealing in effort to stop and failing - yet in my mind I could hear it all. I watched as the main hero of the story slammed into the car before ricocheting off of it to lay motionless on the ground. To see Yusuke spirit deal with his death even before the ambulance arrived or even Botan. Then just like the anime, due to a flash back, it skipped to before the accident and the school took form. While sighing I leaned back on my hands, letting the scene go while still thinking up the right 'being' to become. My drawing pad resting on my lap. In all the fanfiction I have read, you'd think I'd have a idea by now. Another question came to me.
"Will you be with me or just watching over me?"
"Again, you continue to surprise me. I have always watched and never been asked to travel with someone. Though, I see nothing wrong with being a companion for no deadly harm can come of me. Are you requesting such service of me?"
That would be a bonus; to have a wolf fight along my side. Specially one that can't die. Oddly, it reminded me of San from Princess Mononoke or even Cheza from Wolf's Rain, so maybe being a human wouldn't be that bad with a companion.
"Yes, I think I would like you as a companion."After sitting up straight and grabbing my notepad, I gave myself a push off the ground to stand on my feet. Quite effortlessly doing so but again this was between planes of existence so I guessed gravity was a little wonky here. The wolf also stood, following my actions, and then looked at me. His eyes were leveled with mine which dawned on me.
"Will you be able to change sizes in that world?"
"I am a familiar, I will be whatever you wish of me to be." Ah'right, well as long as those traits rolled over onto that world then this ought to work.
"One more question, well this one and about changing forms, but first; do I have to start at the beginning of this world? I mean, is there a way I can start before his accident?" Golden eyes slowly blinked, processing and assessing the question. His face was practically unreadable so I was unsure which way the answer would go.
"I may be able to give you a heads start, a month perhaps. I cannot send you too far back unless you wish to begin from another characters perceptive. " Now that would be interesting. My mind immediately thought of Hiei but sadly the chance I could alter the story if I met Hiei as a demon child were to high. He needed to be alone to grow into the character the show knew him as. I knew what I wanted but it was too risky so I reflected on Kurama as a possibility. At least the Shuichi part which could give me roughly sixteen years or so if I started when he was a born a human child. That is one hell of a long time. Either way, the majority of the anime plot was about five years. Wow.. I will be living in Yu Yu Hakusho for a minimal of five years.
"I'll take the month starter kit."I jokingly picked, deciding that would be the best choice. That'll give me at least a little time to maybe meet Keiko, Kuwabara, and Yusuke. Even better, to hone my skills. "Alright so next question, I've decided to be a human but I also wish to have certain traits. Is that possible?" Not too sure if I was breaking rules or standards here or not with my question. He tilted his chin to the side slightly, eyes glancing off to a distant object that didn't exist, from what I could see anyways. He had to think this over, probably another 'first' for him. The wolf didn't turn his gaze back to mine when he finally spoke.
"That is a tricky question. You can change your appearance to however you wish but to obtain certain abilities, hmm, it will have to depend on what they are since you will be human."
"Ah, I can understand that." I reflected on the YYH universe and the possibilities." Basically I was hoping to have spirit energy, not just awareness but actual power, stronger then most humans. It'll help me to defend myself and, I mean, it doesn't have to be strong off the bat just something there so I can train it." Then I tapped my chin, thinking."With having that trait I should be able to do inhuman things while still being human which makes me feel a little more confident with surviving that world. Oh and, is there a way to obtain skills in basic- all around- combat?" I knew the first one was doable, considering Kuwabara and the first few saga's of Yusuke. I wasn't sure about the last request though.. if something like that was possible.
"Spirit energy is common in that universe so that will be easy to do. Learning what your energy is capable of I will leave up to you, but I will give you a amount similar to those in the story line. Obtaining fighting skills will also be of no issue though It will be like muscle memory to you."
"Wow, well that was a better response than I expected!" I declared, smiling. Something I haven't done in awhile. Giving a glance to the water I saw Yusuke floating over his house, taking in the scene of Keiko and his mother mourning right before Kuwabara shows up, causing a ruckus. Soon I'd be there, the thought felt so unrealistic.. how will I even handle seeing anime characters as real people? This was going to be very interesting.
Not wanting to waste anymore time, I closed my eyes and envisioned what I wanted physically. Long beautiful raven hair that reached my butt and cobalt blue eyes- for I have always wanted blue eyes. Pale skin with no blemishes with Japanese ascents; cheek bones, curved eyes, etc. Now don't make fun of me but next I imaged elongated incisors, just slightly above average, but can you honestly blame me for wanting that? Lastly my body figure, currently petite and fragile looking - practically sickly, I focused my figure on being toned with a tad more curves and proper proportions. Nothing 'extremely' pretty but at least enough to be glanced at.
Opening my eyes I took on my features, my hair indeed reached my butt now so I didn't doubt my eye color and running a tongue over the upper row of my teeth did inform me that my canines were longer and a tad pointy. If anything, I could bite the shit out of someone now! Looking down I was greeted with a chest that must of been two sizes larger then I was originally, uh-hm a size A, now a size C from the looks of it. I didn't alter my height, I still stood at five feet solid, but that was fine since in Japan the common height for women are five two. I felt stronger too with more pep in my step. This new transformation was amazing! Now pumped with excitement, I looked to the wolf.
"I'm ready, you ready? Lets do this." I heard the wolf chuckle and couldn't help but smile again."Off to Japan we go!"
"As you wish, after you~" was his answer and without another moments thought I dove in, breaking the surface tension, and diving into the depths of my new world.
A/N: I hope you don't mind some character development before the gang shows up. I can't promise quick updates but I will at least attempt a monthly chapter. Some may be sooner depending on work load and inspiration streak. Thank you for reading! Until next time~