Hey guys!! This is my first story and I'm hoping to do really good on it.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN YU YU HAKUSHO

I stared out the window of my family's car as my mom drove down an empty road. The faint smell of rain lingered in the air as I rolled down my window. I sighed as I watched the numerous blur of trees go by.

This can't be happening.

Those were the words I kept repeating to myself for the last week. I was going to spend my summer at my hometown where I grew up with my aunt and her family. People think it should be fun to visit where you grew up in. But I…. have my own thoughts.

"Maya…" I turned my head to face my mom who still had her eyes on the road. "I know you really don't want to do this, but you're going to have to deal with it." She replied in her cool tone. I wanted to say "No you really don't know how I feel" but I kept my mouth shut and let her continue.

"I know a lot of bizarre stuff has happened to you in the past that involve this city, but I'm begging you as a mother to please put all that behind you and grow up." I didn't say a word. I had already heard this lecture the day I found out I was being sent back to the place that I disliked the most. I turned my head and stared blankly out the window.

It's been at least five years since I've seen the city. We moved after my year of Jr. High, after I begged my parents to send me to a boarding school at least six hours away. I had to leave- no I needed to leave. So much weird things that I couldn't explain had happened during that year, like the time I swear I saw this person that was stalking me, but no one else saw it, and then I got this weird tingle in the back of my neck just out of the blue. No one understood or could explain what happened. And I couldn't take it. Some people have happy or sad memories of school, but for me some of them are…… gone? I guess you can say that their blurry, like I can see a puzzle but then someone spills something on it so I can't see it fully. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but it really bothers me to know that I have no clue about something that happened to me. That is why I swore to myself that no more unnatural events would ever happen to me.

"Mom, do I really have to go?" I turned to my mom with the best pout I've worked on in my whole life.

"Yes, you do have to go. It is not going to be as bad as you make it out to be. I mean your going to spend some quality time with family and see your old friends." She had stopped the car and was now looking at me sternly with the exact same brown eyes I had. It was now that I could see how much my mom and I looked a like. We had the same eyes; the same brown hair- only mine was short stopping at the nape of my neck, while her hair was long reaching about mid back. Both our appearances were slender with fair skin. If people didn't know that she was my mom they would think we were sisters.

"Fine, I'll do it."

She always has to be right. I said to myself as I folded my arms across my chest.

"And you better not be moping around while your there." She added before starting the car back up. "And have the last word." I said under my breath.

It was only about twenty minutes later after our "argument", when we saw the tall buildings in the distance. I could feel my heart starting to pound fast in my chest.

I can't do this, I said to myself as we past the buildings. I can't spend a whole summer here, there has to be some way out of this.

"Maya don't try to plan anything." I heard my mom say as she made some turns down a couple streets. I began to bite down on my thumb. I knew I wasn't getting out of this, but what was wrong with trying?

"Honey maybe you'll see that boy friend of yours."

My heart stopped.

I knew exactly who she was talking about. I felt my voice get stuck in my throat. He was the last person I wanted to see.

"Oh what was his name…? Shuzo…. Shiro…Saburo…" She went on and on. I could find the anger and sadness welling up inside me.

"Shuichi." I said through clenched teeth.

"Ah yes. Shuichi Minamino," She said. I could already see the smile spreading on her face "he was such a fine young man." I tried to shut her out as she continued on talking about him. I think she's starting to enjoy making my life miserable.

Shuichi and I go all the way back to Jr. High, him and I used to be best friends. We would hang out at school all the time and even walk each other home, but then it happened. One day he just stopped. He stopped hanging out with me, stopped talking to me, heck he even stopped looking at me. I didn't understand what I did wrong. I tried talking to him at school, but he only ignored me. He was one- no, he was my best friend.

I took it pretty hard, and didn't go to school for days…. In plain words, I was heart broken. It hurt so much. A part of me wants to see him but the other part doesn't even want to hear his name. I was angry, heart broken, and torn because of one guy.

I began to feel the anger push the other emotions in me. I glared out the window, trying to redirect my anger on something else, so I wouldn't start screaming. I was about to tell my mom to shut up and stop talking about him when our car came to a halt. I guessed I didn't see the change of scenery or notice when my mom had gotten out the car.

I slowly unbuckled my seat belt and hesitantly open my door and stepped out of the car. Quickly I shaded my eyes with my hands, to stop the sudden glare of the sun from blinding me. I looked around to find trees and the dirt road we drove up. And that's when I saw it; the house that I was going to spend my summer in.

It was a huge Japanese house with a large garden in the front. The garden had numerous statues around the different types of flowers and at the center was a huge pond. I could see the fish's scales glimmer in the water as the sun bathed the garden with its rays.

"Wow." I said taking in the garden's beauty. I stepped closer so now I was next to my mom. "This is where I'm going to stay?"

"Yeah, this is it."

"It's so beautiful…. But don't think I'll enjoy my time here." My mom sighed and shook her long tresses. "And why not?" she inquired.

"Because," I said in a matter of fact tone "I never wanted to come here to the city in the first place." I had to keep myself focused on my problems and not get caught up in the beauty of the house.

"Well, seeing as that we're not in the city, I'm sure you would want to stay in this pretty house.

I was about to say something, but quickly closed my mouth. A frown soon spread across my lips as I saw my mom give a triumphant smile. "You always have to be right, don't you?"

My mom smiled. "Naturally

Well, thats the first chap. Please R&R!!