(A/N): Hello people of fan fiction!! So, this is my first story. XD It's a little strange and a little slow but I will try to do my best with it. Any constructive criticism is smiled upon, flames are frowned upon but reviews are always welcome. So on with the story and enjoy. ^_^

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or its characters. I only own my characters and the such ^_^

Eyes the color of a stormy night looked out at the starry sky. The girl belonging to those eyes thought to herself, 'What a night. And what a way to end it all.' With a final look through the window, she gathered what little had been given to her over the course of her life, and walked out the door.

It wasn't because of her home life that she was leaving. Heaven knows she loved her family dearly; especially her older sister, Cara. She was the friend, mentor and role model the girl always needed. A shoulder to cry on, a person to listen, Cara was always there.

But that was it. Cara had always been there. And then she wasn't. Cara, with her vivacious attitude and brilliant outlook on life, the girl had always thought her sister would be there for her. But she wasn't. She had been taken from her and her family and friends, the candle of her life, just blown out because of a whim.

And the girl took issue with that. So she was going to fix it. She was going to find the man in charge and bring her sister back to where she was meant to be. That was why the girl was leaving; leaving behind her life and all those she loved. A hard choice but one she was willing to make. For her sister, she was willing to walk through fire. And so she would, the fires of hell.

The girl walked out of her home, taking the first steps of her journey. Suddenly, she stopped, her stormy eyes falling on the window belonging to her parent's bedroom. Her parents were sleeping, unaware of her decision to leave. And they would continue to be unaware, for the girl had connections in high places. Or, one could argue, low places. She knew a demon that had the ability to create false images. Her friends and parents would believe she was going about her day to day life. In actuality, she was headed after her first clue to getting her sister back.

The girl began walking away from her home, her thoughts turning to the days when her sister was still around. She thought of the times she spent with Cara, the times before things went downhill. The year previous was when it all changed. As her eyes closed, her mind began replaying what had once been.

*~*Flashback*~*

"Tay…Tay…TAY!" screamed a voice through the comfortable darkness of sleep.

"What?!?!" replied a tired voice. "Unlike some people, I enjoy sleep." Sleep crusted eyelids opened to reveal the cerulean blue within. "Geeze Cara, I thought I told you not to wake me up on Saturdays."

"Tay, I realize that, and I am not sorry to inform you that today is Friday. Which means we have school."

A head of brown hair shot up like a bullet from its former resting place on the pillow.

"Crazy sister say WHAT now?" questioned the bewildered Tay.

"I'm saying you have about 12 minutes to get ready for school, otherwise you're riding the bus." At the thought of riding the big yellow cheese, both girls gave a full body shudder.

Cara walked out of the room, allowing her sister to attend to a shorter version of her morning rituals. As Cara was gathering the last of her school stuff minutes later, Tay flew down the stairs with five minutes left until her sister had threatened to leave without her. She figured it was just enough time to scarf down some form of breakfast-type foods. With a minute to spare, Tay shoved all her school stuff in her bag as she followed Cara out the door.

As Cara started up the car and headed off to school, she began the usual lecture about remembering to set an alarm. It had become somewhat of a routine for them at this point so Tay tuned her out and admired the passing view. Her family lived outside of town with only a few other houses nearby. So, for the most part, they were pretty isolated. There weren't many people out their way because of the legends about the forest they lived in. Tay's thoughts turned from that, though as she felt a sharp sensation in her shoulder. She turned to see her sister poking her with a mechanical pencil. Tay swatted the pencil away, giving her sister a strange look.

"Why the pencil?" she asked.

"Well, I figured that if poking you didn't get your attention, then I could always chuck it at your face. And besides, we've been sitting here for a good couple of minutes and you have yet to realize, oh space cadet sister of mine."

Tay looked up and, realizing her sister was right, opened the door without another word. After retrieving her backpack from the bowels of her sister's trunk, the two walked towards the school. They avoided looking at each other in an attempt to avoid breaking into laughter over Cara's oddness. But eventually, the inevitable happened. Tay and Cara began laughing so hard, tears could be seen in their eyes. Tay crouched down and closed her cerulean eyes in an effort to calm herself.

*~*End Flashback*~*

Tay opened her eyes to find she had made it to the hill overlooking the town. Surprised, she found herself soaking in the sights in front of her. It was small, cozy town; a place where everyone knew everyone. A nice enough place. The only problem with that was, if she made her travel arrangements in town, she was likely to be recognized, and that wouldn't bode well. Especially considering it was late and she was supposedly at home sleeping. She would just have to walk to the next town to buy her ticket out.

Sighing in resignation, Tay headed away from the town for the first time in quite a while. Not since Cara had met a strange woman on an overnight trip to the beach the two of them had taken. She had identified her as a friend, but Tay could tell the difference. The blue haired women had scared Cara, something that wasn't a common occurrence.

Tay decided to call it a night and found a place to spend the night. After she decided it was dry enough, she laid down and, using her bag as a pillow, closed her eyes, dreaming about that day.

*~*Flashback*~*

"Tay, you dunderhead, you're sleeping the day away!"

Tay replied by sticking her tongue out as she opened her cerulean eyes. Cara was standing over Tay, blocking the sun's access to her as she lay out on her beach towel.

The two of them had decided to take an overnight beach trip to celebrate a successful end to the school year. They checked into a hotel, and then headed straight for the beach. Cara had dropped her stuff once they'd claimed a spot and made a bee line for the water. Tay, meanwhile, spread out the towels and decided to do some sunbathing. Shortly after laying out, she had fallen asleep. Soon thereafter, she awoke to her energetic sister standing over her.

"Tay, come on! We came to the beach to have fun! Not to sleep all day," argued Cara with the half woken Tay. "You need a good swim."

"Fine, fine! I'm up. I'll go as long as you promise not to dunk me like last time," replied Tay. The two of them walked toward the each until a shout from the boardwalk stopped them.

"Cara!" shouted a blue haired woman who Tay didn't recognize. She looked at her sister and watched her smiling face become serious and slightly scared.

"Tay, you go ahead to the water. I just found a, uh…friend I need to talk to," Cara said absent-mindedly as she made eye contact with the blue-haired woman. Tay watched as her sister made her way through the crowds of the beach. She stayed where she was, watching as her sister received what was bound to be bad news from the woman. She knew this because Cara just stood there, unmoving except for her blonde hair blowing in the sea breeze.

Suddenly, the blue-haired woman walked quickly away, leaving Cara standing by the rail of the board walk. She stood there a few moments more, until someone bumped shoulders with her as they were walking by. Having been taken out of her shock by the touch of reality, Cara began walking slowly back towards their stuff. As she neared, Tay saw a look of resignation and sadness in her sister's eyes.

"Cara is everything all right?" asked Tay. "Who was that?"

"Oh, that was Botan, a friend of mine from way back. She told me that another friend of ours is close to dying and wants to see us all together again," replied Cara in a distant tone.

"Do you need to take me home so you can go? I don't mind. Really."

"No, they are local. But you should probably go back to the hotel. I can take my stuff in the car," said Cara as she began packing.

Tay agreed and when they had both finished packing, the girls headed their separate ways. As she stepped on the walkway leading to the front doors, Tay looked back at the setting sun. When it had become too bright for her royal blue eyes, she closed them, hoping to get the look on her sister's face out of her head.

*~*End Flashback*~*

The growing light of the rising sun caused Tay to open her eyes. She looked around, confused about her surroundings, until she remembered the previous night's decision. She sat up and stretched, her muscles aching from spending the night on the ground. Tay then dug through her bag for something to eat before she continued on towards her destination.

Because she was walking, she arrived at the town's bus station around 11:30. She bought the cheapest ticket to the nearest city with an airport. Tay walked onto the bus, only pausing to take one last look at the last familiar thing she would be seeing for a while. The bus ride wasn't a long one, but it was enough to take her out of the world she had known her entire life. The bus pulled up to the city station around 3:45p.m.

From there, Tay headed to the airport. She walked up to the desk and bought decent tickets for the next leg of her journey. Her ticket would take her to the country where she was going to find her sister.

*Japan*