~I do not own any part of Yu Yu Hakusho. The characters are owned and created by Yoshihiro Togashi. My characters are entirely fictional and belong to me.~

Chapter 1

Shuichi Minamino sat at the front of the classroom with one of his legs crossed over the other. His piercing green eyes studied the small group of students that sat clustered near the front with their textbooks open along with their notebooks. The room was silent except for the scratching of pencils across paper as the students tried to work out the math problems placed in front of them. But soon the silence was broken as the teacher returned through the door.

"The school is closing and the tutoring session is over. Go home and I'll see you all tomorrow." The math teacher announced to the class as the students squinted up from their desks before starting to put away their things. As the students started to disembark the teacher turned to Shuichi and thanked him for watching over the math tutoring session.

"It's not a problem," Shuichi replied as he stood and picked up his book bag from next to the chair. "If you ever need me to watch over or teach class, just ask, I really don't mind helping."

One of the students further in the back glanced up from her seat as she placed her textbook into her book bag. Her radiant dark purple iris's strayed to Shuichi's face as he spoke for a small moment she studied him. But before anyone around her could notice her discrete movement her eyes were back down on her desk as she finished gathering up her math assignments. She usually got pretty high marks on her tests but this one certain test she hadn't done so well. Keomi had decided that to make up she would just attend some of the math tutoring sessions to get her score back up where it belonged. She couldn't afford to have a low test score.

"Miss Shikiharu, would you mind tidying up the classroom before you left." The teacher spoke from the front of the room where he and Shuichi still stood.

"Yes, Mr. Sato." Keomi replied as she laid her book bag flat on the desk before heading over to the small metal closet and opening it up.

"I'll help, it'll take less time with two people instead of just one." Shuichi's voice came from behind Keomi as she pulled out a small broom.

"Thanks Shuichi, now you two leave as soon as you're done and I will see you tomorrow." Mr. Sato said before he disappeared out the door and down the hallway.

Keomi quickly swept the classroom as she kept her eyes down on the floor, she didn't know if she dared to look the top student in the school straight in the eye when they were alone in a classroom together.

Shuichi was at the front of the room wiping down the blackboard when he spoke, splitting the silence between them. "I don't see you come to the tutoring sessions often, Keomi."

Keomi looked up from where she was sweeping before she went back to her work, "Yeah. I didn't do as well as I would have liked on the last test and thought the tutoring would help me keep on top of things."

"That's a good plan, if you ever need help I'm always here." Shuichi replied.

Keomi blinked quickly as she stared wide eyed at the floor before sweeping up the dirt into one pile. "Thanks Shuichi," she said as she swept the dirt into the bin and then dumped it into the trash can. "Well I'm done, what about you?"

"Just finished," Shuichi replied as he put the rag he had been working with in the metal closet and took the broom from Keomi.

"Well I guess I'd better head home and study some more, we have that English test in a few days." Keomi said as she picked up her bag and then handed Shuichi his as he walked up to her. "Is English one of your strong points?"

Shuichi took his bag from her hand before they left the classroom together. "It's not my best subject."

Keomi's lips started to turn up into a smile as she didn't say anything back for a bit. "I guess even top students, like you have their problem subjects huh?"

Shuichi nodded his head as they exited the school into the fading sunset. The night was quickly coming on and it would be dark before either student reached the safety of their homes.

As they neared the school gate Keomi was sad to see it come so quickly. While walking by his side she had discovered that their strides matched each other perfectly and she felt content just walking by him. The two students approached the gate, stepped off of the school's campus, and stood on the sidewalk before turning to each other.

"Thanks for staying after and helping me clean up Shuichi. I'll see you tomorrow at school." Keomi turned her back to him and was a few paces away when he called out to her.

"Keomi, be careful on your way home. It's getting dark, keep your eyes open, and hurry home."

Is he worried about me? Keomi thought as she turned back to see Shuichi watching her carefully. She smiled as the thought warmed her heart, someone cared for her safety and that alone brought the smile to her face along with a slight blush on her cheeks. Even if it was just because she was a fellow student, "Thanks for caring Shuichi and I will."

"See you tomorrow then." Shuichi said before he turned and started walking in the opposite direction of her.

Keomi watched him go for a small while before she turned and started to walk down the sidewalk as dark fell around her. The night didn't scare her, she had walked home alone so many times that it didn't bother her anymore. But this night would be different for Keomi Shikiharu, a sixteen year old girl. Her young life would suddenly change as the strings of destiny intertwined with another.