Disclaimer: No, unfortunately I do not own any of the characters in YuYu Hakusho, but all non-related characters do belong to me! So there! Ha!

Boundaries of Friendship

Prologue

A gentle breeze blows, as grains of sand dance and palm trees sway. Clear aquamarine water slaps the beach rhythmically while people run and swim through it. Beneath the trees some sleep in hammocks, these people are on vacation ....and yes, this truly seemed like paradise. Hawaii was everything everyone had ever said about it and more. It was beautiful, clean, and peaceful.

At least, down by the beach it was, but peaceful was not a word used to describe a lone beach house overlooking a cliff.

'Help me.'

"Did you hear that?" A young boy asked his companion as they both fearfully stared at the house that stood in front of them. Abandoned, and supposedly haunted.

"N-no, Jake, what are you talking about?" Another boy replied timidly but determined to not admit he was afraid.

"Tom, I think I heard someone asking for help....."

'Hurry ...help me.......'

Tom shivered his small body racked with a chill and it wasn't because of the weather. "How can you think that?"

'Someone....anyone...'

Jake swallowed hard, steeling his nerves and shoved his friend roughly in front of him. "Let's go help!"

"M-maybe w-we should go get some adults...."

"Well........"

'Tom? Jake? Is that you guys? Help me!!'

"Andrea?"

Suddenly the disembodied voice coming from within the house sounded like a little girl they had been playing with before when they had heard the rumor about this house.

All three children were vacationers and had meet on the beach. They had been playing when a suspicious looking youth had approached them. He claimed that he had been watching them play, and wanted to know if they wanted to hear a story.

Answering yes, like normal curious children, he began to tell them the tale of the haunted house within their view. It was heard that after the owners died, anyone who entered was never seen again. Not much else was known, and the natives were superstitious people and did not dare to tempt fate.

Andrea they had thought, had gone home. Jake however wanted to see for himself what a haunted house looked like up close, and had dragged his reluctant friend along. But now that it seemed that Andrea was in trouble, this wasn't fun and games anymore.

"Andrea!! Are you okay? Where are you?!"

'I'm in here! Please, help me! I'm stuck!'

"Okay, okay! We're coming!"

"Jake we really should go get help...."

"No come on we can handle it. " The ten year old answered determinedly dragging his friend once more.

The front door opened with a large groaning sound and the two boys couldn't help but cough as the dusty air from within the house was released.

"Andrea? Where are---"

"Jake what--"

Neither two boys were able to finish their sentences, for as soon as they had set both feet past the threshold, there had been the sound of wings flapping and a flash of blue.

The large door of the house closed and the two boys were never seen walking through it again.

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A/N: Wow, ....er so there ya go! Did I peak your curiosity yet? Please review! I would love to hear feedback on this!