AN: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. I do own Amaya though. I am trying to make this as accurate as I can, which requires me to watch the episodes on YouTube so if some of the words are different, I apologize in advance. I hope you Enjoy.

Surprised to be Dead

The town was busy as I walked down the street; some glanced at me as they heard me grumbling to myself. A soft breeze made my hair fly in the breeze, grumbling even more I tied it back into a ponytail. Yusuke was really going to get it after he so kindly ditched school without me and I got stuck listening to a relentless speech about algebra. After the painful lesson I decided to skip school for the rest of the day to erase the useless knowledge I had just been told. Kicking Yusuke's butt was also a top priority. Getting lost in my thoughts I hadn't noticed where in town I had come to, until I heard the tires screech. I looked up, bewildered by the sound, but saw nothing. Curious, I haven't had a vision sense I got this body, why now?

"Yo, Amaya! Thought you'd find me, what took you so long?" I heard Yusuke yell. I shook my head of all remaining thoughts about the car. Curving a smirk on to my face I looked up at Yusuke.

"You son of a bitch; ditching out without informing me. You know I had to sit through Algebra because of you," I glared at him accusing. "You've got a lot of explaining to do."

He laughed, "Awe come on, Ams, it was just a bit of fun. Plus you were talking to Keiko when I left, and after the whole incident with Mr. Takenaka, I just didn't want to be at school anymore. I hate that school, the one day I decide to go, everyone there wants to give me a lecture. I didn't want to be there anymore so I left and went home." My face twisted up to show a bit of sadness for Yusuke and without even having to ask he answered my question, "She was still in her pajamas, started giving me a lecture too, so I left. Now here I am."

I shook my head but smiled anyway. I could never stay mad at Yusuke no matter what he did. After sharing a smiling moment we decided to walk again. Aimlessly walking, talking about nothing and everything at the same time. Yusuke and I were like that, we connected on a level most people wouldn't understand. We'd been walking for awhile, allowing Yusuke to vent out his anger, when suddenly three boys surrounded us. They were laughing.

Turning around slowly, Kuwabara walked up, "Urameshi."

Yusuke laughed, "Hey Kuwabara, your conscious. I'm not use to that." Stifling a laugh I smiled at Kuwabara and moved out of the way so they could fight.

Kuwabara grabbed a hold of Yusuke, "That was a cheap shot last time, and I was only knocked out for a little bit, okay? Now I'm back and I'm going to beat your face up so bad that even kittens won't look at you."

Yusuke just smiled, "So sorry you caught me on such a bad day; it makes me a real jerk!" Yusuke ducked and punched Kuwabara in the face lightning quick, or at least as lightning quick as a human could be. Their fight continued as usual. Yusuke pummeling Kuwabara, putting my arm through Yusuke's we started walking again, "Feel better?"

Yusuke let out a relieved sign, "Oh yeah, I feel much better."

We'd been laughing about something when a soccer ball rolled up to our feet. Yusuke bent down and picked it up and a little boy came running up to us, "May I have my ball, please?" he asked holding his arms up to Yusuke.

Yusuke bent down and started yelling at the kid, "Listen kid that's dangerous there's cars going that will splatter you into the pavement!" The little boy didn't really understand what Yusuke was saying, until Yusuke started making faces at the little boy and dancing around for him.

"Come on Yusuke, I'm hungry, so let's go get some food, my treat," I said, after my stomach growled.

Yusuke nodded at me, he bent down again towards the little boy and started handing him his ball back, "Alright, kid, now get lost. It's not safe playing ball around here. You understand?"

The little boy took the ball away, Yusuke returned my arm around his and we started walking away. That's when it hit me again, the tire screech from earlier. I wobbled a bit, and Yusuke looked at me worried, "Hey Amaya, you okay? You don't look to good."

I nodded, "Yeah, Yusuke, I'm fine, just a bit dizzy is all. I must be hungrier than I thought."

Yusuke nodded, but moved his hand around my waist protectively, as we walked across the street. Yusuke turned back when we were on the other side of the street, his body tensed, "Damnit what's the use? The kid can get smashed by a car for all I care." That's when it happened, the boy kicked the ball to hard it landed out into the street, and the little boy went out to get it. "Whoa! Watch out kid don't go into the road!" We noticed the car speeding down the street, my vision blurred as the next few seconds played out in my head, Yusuke got hit by the car, and he didn't get back up. I cleared my head again, but before could stop Yusuke he ran out into the street, "Yusuke, no!" I yelled, but it didn't matter, it was already too late. The car came, and Yusuke was hit hard. The boy was pushed safely out of the way, but Yusuke lay unmoving on the street. I ran over, "Damnit, Yusuke!" I pulled his head into my lap, "Yusuke you need to get up, come on, you can't be dead, get the hell up you son of a bitch!"

My senses tingled then, I looked up and saw Yusuke's spirit floating above me, and I shook my head. Yusuke looked down at me, "Amaya? You can see me." I nodded. "But how, no one else seems to be able to."

I shook my head, I couldn't tell him without the people around, not only would they think I was crazy for seeming to talk to myself, but for what I would have to tell Yusuke. I slowly got up when I saw Botan appear. Though I had a duty to be there for Yusuke, I couldn't stick around to have Botan figure out that I could see her, which would cause trouble that I didn't need. "I need to go home," I told the police, "He mother needs to be informed of what happened." They nodded at me, "His name is Yusuke Urameshi." I took off running, turning back when I knew no one was watching me anymore. "I'll be at your house, Yusuke; I'll try to explain when you get there." I saw him nod slightly at me, still confused.

I walked to Yusuke's house, I needed time to think, what was I going to say to him? I couldn't truly tell him who I was, or what I was, but he needed to know something. How am I going to explain this to Atsuko? No doubt she'll be drunk when I get there. How can I tell her, Yusuke is dead? How can I tell her that I couldn't save him? Or that I didn't even try to save him?

Taking a deep breath I walked into Yusuke's house. Like I guessed the place already smelt of booze. "Atsuko?" I called. I heard her grumble from the couch, a beer in her hand. I walked over to her and took it away, she looked at me curiously, "Atsuko, I need you to listen to me. Something…. something has happened to, Yusuke. I don't know how to tell you this, but…. there was an accident. He jumped in front of a car to save a little boy….." I paused, tears slipping down my face, "He died, Atsuko. Yusuke he's….dead."

She looked at me and laughed a drunken laugh, "Oh please, Amaya, don't joke. That isn't funny."

I shook my head, "It isn't a joke, though I wish it was. . ."

She took in the tears streaming down my face, her face hardened and she slapped me, "How dare you! How dare you kid about something like that!" She kept slapping me, until she broke down and started crying, "Yusuke…" she mumbled. I grabbed onto her and we cried together. The police showed up a few minutes later, I left her on the couch crying as I answered the door. It was the same police man that I had spoken to at the accident site, "Ma'am, is Atsuko Urameshi here?"

I nodded, "I already told her officer."

The officer took in my appearance, "You are the girl from the accident? The one who told me who the boy was…." I nodded, he looked past me and noticed Atsuko crying on the couch, "I see I'll leave you two in peace; I understand how hard this must be for you both."

I closed the door behind me, and went and sat back down next to Atsuko, I grabbed a hold of her hand, "Atsuko…..arrangements need to be made….."

She nodded, "I'll take care of it….." She looked up at me, her eyes glistening with tears, "Amaya? Please stay with me, I don't feel like being alone right now."

Fresh tears poured down my face as I nodded. As Atsuko made phone calls, I prepared Yusuke's wake. When everything was done, Atsuko sank against the wall, drained, she wasn't crying anymore, but a deep sadness was admitting from her body. After the last phone call, she wouldn't speak. The only thing I could do was sink against another wall, letting my tears fall, listening to the silence of Yusuke's house. When the people arriving I realized how late it had gotten. Word had spread around town, and kids from our school were showing up, along with many other's coming to play their condolences to Atsuko. Leaving the door open, I left to sit in Yusuke's room. Though I tried, I couldn't help the tears from falling again, thinking about all the memories we'd shared in this room. That's when I heard Keiko. I ran out of Yusuke's room and saw her between her two friends crying; coming up to her I sank to my knees and hugged her. "Oh Amaya, why, why, why?" She kept asking me. I couldn't say anything; we just held each other and cried. Flashbacks to earlier with Yusuke's mother entered my mind.

My body tingled and I glanced up to see Yusuke floating by his house, bewilderment written all over his face at what he was seeing. Keiko's friends took her way and I got left sitting on the ground by myself. That's when I heard Kuwabara coming. His friends were trying to hold him back, but he was set on seeing Yusuke. He was babbling on about how Yusuke and he still needed to fight. Finally he broke down and started crying. I motioned to his friends to let him go, and I wrapped my arms around him and he put his around me. I stood there and let him cry, until he couldn't anymore. His friends came back and drug him outside. I touched the picture I had set out of Yusuke, and walked outside to get some air. That's when I heard his teachers bad mouthing Yusuke. Furry rose in me, "GET OUT! YOU TWO! I DON'T WANT YOU HERE! THIS IS A PLACE OF MOURNING YOU FILTHY PIECES OF SCUM! NOT SOME PLACE TO BAD MOUTH YUSUKE. GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, AND DON'T EVER COME BACK DO YOU UNDERSTAND!"

I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned around to see Mr. Takenaka, "Amaya, let them go, I know this is a rough time for you, and that they are a disgrace and should never have said those things at Yusuke's wake, but please don't start a fight."

Unable to control myself I shoved the two teachers I'd grabbed by the throats, they both stumbled away and ran off. I turned back to notice that Mr. Takenaka had gone inside to pay his respects. I was taken aback when I saw him start crying as he paid his respects to Yusuke. But it didn't matter cause, Atsuko had finally awoken from her catatonic state and started crying again. I started to go to her when I felt a cold shiver on my arm, I turned to see Yusuke. "We miss you, you know."

He nodded unable to speak; I no doubt knew he'd seen Keiko, Kuwabara, Mr. Takenaka and his mother's reaction to his death. The little boy and his mother showed up then, to pay their respects. I'd thought my tears had all but run out, but seeing Yusuke again made them fall again. "I'm sorry, Yusuke, I …I …." I took off back to his room and curled up on his bed, crying deeper than I had earlier. After seeing the reactions of everyone else, the pain of never having Yusuke in my life again cut deeper. Like earlier had just been a flash of pain, but now I was swimming in it. I felt his cold touch again and anger raged through me, "You son of a bitch!" I tried hitting him but my fists just passed through him, "I hate you! I hate you, Yusuke Urameshi! You left me you rotten scum bag! You left me!"

I fell to my knees and started crying again. Yusuke floated next to me, "Amaya….I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…. I didn't…. I didn't realize so many people cared about me…."

"You selfish jerk; you were too busy caring about everyone else that hates you to realize the people who truly love you…"

"Amaya, what if I told you there was a way I could come back?" Yusuke said sincerity in his voice.

I looked at him, tears still falling down my face, "A way to come back?" I asked him.

"Yeah, this Botan chick, she said there was no room for me in the afterlife or whatever. So their giving me a chance to come back…. That is if I want to…"

"And do you? Do you want to come back, to this horrible place?" I asked him.

"Well, earlier I didn't….But after seeing everyone's reaction. I realize I've been missing out on life…."

A smile appeared on my face, the hope of having Yusuke back. Could it be? Was he telling the truth? Could he really come back from the dead? Koenma could do many things in spirit world. Yes. Yes, he could bring back, Yusuke! "If you don't come back, Yusuke, I will find you in the afterlife and make it hell. Do you understand me? I will cause you pain for giving me the hope that you may come back."

Yusuke laughed, "Wouldn't have it any other way, Amaya." He looked up like he was seeing through his house, "I've got to go do some things." I nodded; he started to float away, "Hey Amaya?" I looked up at him, "Thank you." I nodded again.

After Yusuke left, my body suddenly was drained and I felt as if I could fall over and sleep for decades. But I had things I needed to do. I got up and shut the door to the house; Atsuko was curled up into a ball where she had been sitting, passed out from exhaustion. I picked her up and placed her on her bed, covering her and kissing her goodnight. I went back to Yusuke's room and curled up on his bed, breathing in his smell comforted me, and I fell asleep.

What Amaya didn't know was that Botan had noticed her, and had taken a mental note to ask Koenma about this strange girl, who seemed to have spirit awareness.

AN: Please review and tell me what you think. I'll try and keep updating this story as fast as possible.

ANN: After Yusuke Urameshi gave his life to save a boy, he's been giving a task to complete. Will he ever be able to be human again, or will this be the last we hear about Yusuke?