Hello all. I've decided that, in order to force myself to write more, and to expand on the much-neglected fandom of Yusuke/Kuwabara fluff, I will take up the writing challenge for 100 themed ficlets. Here is the first, from the theme "Introduction." The rest of the themes are listed at the bottom of the page, and if you leave a review with a special request, I'll do them out of order for you. For now, on to the fic!

edit: wow, you can tell i've been out of the fanfiction loop. I even forgot the disclaimer!

Nothing of Yu Yu Hakusho is mine, nor do I claim any rights to anything within except the actual writing content. The characters are the property of FUNimation, I think, and the themes are sort of like shareware; I don't claim to have made them up, just using them as a writing boost.

-----------hajime----------

1. Introduction

"Hey you!"

Yusuke Urameshi put his glowering at the sidewalk on hold as he turned around, curious as to who would be shouting at him. He'd sensed someone's presence behind him, but nobody usually bothered him; his reputation as the strongest kid in Sarayashiki Junior High kept most of his peers away from him. Coupled with the fact that Yusuke only bothered to come to school once every other week at most, the black-haired boy couldn't think of anyone who might be interested in talking to him on the one day he felt like going who wasn't a teacher.

The speaker was a tall kid with blazing blue eyes and bright orange hair, with one fist clenched tightly and the other pointed directly at him. "Yeah, you! You're Yusuke Urameshi, right? Supposedly the toughest kid in the whole school?" he asked, his voice sounding rather like his throat was coated in gravel.

"Yeah that's me, what about it? You want an autograph or something?" Yusuke asked, deciding to go with sounding vaguely annoyed.

"I want a fight! The name's Kuwabara, and I'm taking the title of strongest from you right here, right now!" the kid shouted, and then he charged. "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Yusuke easily sidestepped, and as Kuwabara turned around, he delivered a sharp right to the other boy's torso. Kuwabara coughed as the air whooshed out of him, doubled up in pain as he fell to the ground. "Riight. See ya later, weirdo." With that, Yusuke continued home, but in place of the scowl, a smile now resided on his face.

Surprisingly to everyone, including Yusuke himself, he felt like going to school again after skipping only four days in between. Once more, as he left the school yard, he felt a presence behind him.

"Following for a reason?"he asked, turning slightly. Once more, the sight of the gangly copper-top greeted him.

"I'm going to really take the title of strongest from you this time! By now you must realize your defeat will come at the hands of one Kazuma Kuwabara!" Kuwabara shouted.

"Kuwabara? Nope, never heard of ya," Yusuke said, enjoying taunting the boy.

"Is that so? Well, let me just jog your memory, punk! Nobody forgets fighting me!" Kuwabara grated, and once again, he charged at Urameshi. The results were much the same as last time.

"Heyy, I think you're right! The sound of your ribs breaking does ring a bell!"

With that, Yusuke headed towards home again, and once again, a smile had replaced his usually dour expression.

The rest, as they say, is history.

---------owari--------

Review my lovelies, and I shall write faster:3 As I mentioned, this is the first in a series of (hopefully) 100 ficlets. Most will involve Yusu/Kuwa slash with Hiei/Kurama on the side. So review, review, and I shall continue! Remember, if you have special requests for a particular theme to come first, let me know and I'll see what I can do! They won't be sequential anyway, just a rather long series of one-shots. :3

Themes:

1. Introduction 2. Love 3. Light 4. Dark 5. Seeking Solace 6. Break Away 7. Heaven 8. Innocence 9. Drive 10. Breathe Again

11. Memory 12. Insanity 13. Misfortune 14. Smile 15. Silence 16. Questioning 17. Blood 18. Rainbow 19. Gray 20. Fortitude

21. Vacation 22. Mother Nature 23. Cat 24. No Time 25. Trouble Lurking 26. Tears 27. Foreign 28. Sorrow 29. Happiness 30. Under the Rain

31. Flowers 32. Night 33. Expectations 34. Stars 35. Hold My Hand 36. Precious Treasure 37. Eyes 38. Abandoned 39. Dreams 40. Rated

41. Teamwork 42. Standing Still 43. Dying 44. Two Roads 45. Illusion 46. Family 47. Creation 48. Childhood 49. Stripes 50. Breaking the Rules

51. Sport 52. Deep in Thought 53. Keeping a Secret 54. Tower 55. Waiting 56. Danger Ahead 57. Sacrifice 58. Kick in the Head 59. No Way Out 60. Rejection

61. Fairy Tale 62. Magic 63. Do Not Disturb 64. Multitasking 65. Horror 66. Traps 67. Playing the Melody 68. Hero 69. Annoyance 70. 67 Percent

71. Obsession 72. Mischief Managed 73. I Can't 74. Are You Challenging Me? 75. Mirror 76. Broken Pieces 77. Test 78. Drink 79. Starvation 80. Words

81. Pen and Paper 82. Can You Hear Me? 83. Heal 84. Out Cold 85. Spiral 86. Seeing Red 87. Food 88. Pain 89. Through the Fire 90. Triangle

91. Drowning 92. All That I Have 93. Give Up 94. Last Hope 95. Advertisement 96. In the Storm 97. Safety First 98. Puzzle 99. Solitude 100. Relaxation