Authoress here.

I'm bowing my apology to all of you who are reading this story, but I couldn't help it! Even after totally ignoring and never finishing my previous YYH fic, I couldn't help but come back and write another.

I'm sorry! I couldn't help myself! I love the series too much to not write more! Wait! One last thing! In the manga, the ruler of Spirit World is King Yama, but in the TV show it's King Enma. I figured I'd just use the manga name, so I just wanted to clear up any confusion. That said, I'll get started.

START CHAPTER

"You have a new case. Recently, Yusuke, there was a report of something both unheard of and unpredicted. At around three o'clock in the morning two days ago, a small portal was opened between Spirit World and the human world." Koenma, the son of Spirit World's ruler King Yama, was sitting at his desk with his hands folded. "We had to take some time to confirm our findings, and today was the soonest we could tell you what had happened with no speculation."

"What? How could you not notice something like a portal opening?" the young spirit detective demanded, raising a fist at his boss. He wasn't interested in the explanation of why he wasn't told sooner as much as the facts.

"It was a small hole, Yusuke!" Koenma snapped, standing up almost spitting his pacifier out with the effort. "And it was open for roughly a minute. How can you expect us to see something that was formed so fast?"

"It's a gap between worlds," Yusuke replied through clenched teeth. "I figured you'd notice something like that after I got killed the last time it happened."

Koenma flopped back down into his chair and heaved a hearty sigh. "The waves of energy showed that there was only one person...or demon who passed through. We need you to find them. After all, we weren't aware of any other psychics in Spirit World who were capable of creating a rift like that, much less that quickly."

Yusuke's eyes flashed angrily. "You don't know what I'm supposed to be looking for? For all you know, it could be an S-class demon!" He ran his fingers though already gelled hair, defeated. "Damn, this job sucks."

"Another rift?" After about an hour, Yusuke had rounded up his friends and found a restaurant where they could meet. It was a small but quaint burger shop called Masashimo's. It was a small, family owned place run by an old but nice man. He didn't carry the same family name due to marriage, but he ran it proudly nonetheless.

Kurama's eyes carried his trademark sign of worry as he set his drink back down before it reached his mouth. "Yusuke, this is serious. We can't be sure you'll be as lucky this time and come back to life if you get killed again."

"If only," Hiei muttered in his usual grim and sarcastic tone, loud enough for only Kurama to here.

Kurama ignored him and was ready to continue when a tray of food was set on their table. He cast a polite smile at the waitress who had delivered their meal and waited for her to leave before continuing. "We can't be too careful."

"I know that," Yusuke replied angrily, glancing away and resting his elbow on the table.

"But knowin' there was danger ahead never made ya turn tail and run before," Kuwabara remarked, taking a massive bite of the cheeseburger he had ordered. "Don't see why it would now. Hell, you don't even let being dead stand in your way."

"Even so, Kuwabara, we need to keep a sharp eye out. If the portal was small and only one passed through, whoever -or whatever- they were will be much harder to track down than if they were alone.

Yusuke smashed a fry between his fingers before tossing it to the table and standing up. "I'm goin' to the arcade," he announced, stomping out the door and making the bell jingled annoyingly.

The waitress glanced up from wiping off the tables when she heard the door open, and winced slightly as it slammed shut. She eyed the food that he hadn't eaten and after hesitating a moment, she walked over to the table.

"Was there something wrong with the food? I'm sorry. I'll refund your money if it wasn't good," she offered quickly. Her short brown hair was pinned beneath a red scarf that matched the color of the thick-strapped tank top that she wore as part of her uniform. To complete the outfit, she wore a short black pleated skirt.

Kurama smiled again kindly. "There was nothing wrong with the food, miss. Our friend is just a bit preoccupied right now, that's all."

Kuwabara, in an act of hopeless flirting to perhaps finally get a girlfriend, gave her what he thought was a charming grin. "Actually, this burger is really good."

She smiled back gratefully. "Thank you. The manager isn't here today, so I've been doing all the cooking." She eyed him carefully before changing the subject unexpectedly. "I think I know you. You're Kazuma Kuwabara, right?"

He blinked a couple times. "Uhh...yeah, who're you?"

She smiled. "Ayame Kushinjyo. I'm pretty sure I'm in your class. I'm new here. Actually, I've only been here for two days. It seems pretty nice, I guess." As the door opened again to admit a couple on a date, she said a hurried goodbye and dashed off to serve them. As she turned quickly, she bumped into the side of the booth they were sitting in and stumbled. She fell halfway before catching herself, and the tank top strap slipped to the side to reveal a tattoo on the back of her right shoulder. She fixed it hurriedly, and swiftly fled to the table beckoning her.

When she was safely out of earshot, Kurama turned to the others. "Did you see that?"

"Yeah," Kuwabara replied. "You can see her underwear every other step when she walks fast."

"You brain dead halfwit," Hiei said icily. "He was talking about that tattoo on her shoulder. It looks oddly like a demon birthmark."

Kurama nodded. "And that's not all that's strange about her. She said was new here. That could mean that she's the one we're looking for."

"But she looks human!" Kuwabara protested.

"Just because she appears human," the redheaded ex-bandit replied. "Does not mean she is innocent."

END CHAPTER

So what did you think? I love Yu Yu Hakusho. I'd have to say it's my favorite anime, and Yusuke is my favorite character from that series. It's too bad for me that Keiko exists. I intended to make this a romance fic, but all the other good guys have girls after them (AKA my rabid friends).

I can't break up Yusuke and Keiko (again), can I? Maybe I'll swerve out of my usual genre and do some other weird type of fic. Mystery, action, or maybe angst. I don't know.

Authoress out.