Yusuke lied on his back, staring up at the sky from the rooftop of his school. He boredly watched the clouds slowly make its trek across the sky, not knowing what else he could be doing. School had started hours ago, but he definitely wasn't going to show up for any of his classes. The only reason why he still went to school everyday was to be close to Keiko when school finally let out.

Of course he would never tell Keiko that. As soon as the bell sounded, he would rush downstairs and out the front gates, pretending like he just happened to be passing by while out being a delinquent. Though to be honest, after Koenma forced him to take on the job as Spirit Detective after defeating the Four Beasts, there wasn't much fun in being a run of the mill delinquent. None of the other so-called tough kids stood a chance against him. The only thing that was fun anymore was hassling Keiko.

Yusuke yawned as he saw the last of a cloud disappear into the horizon. Just as it left his sight, he noticed something flying across the sky. He smiled a little as he noticed the particular swoop as it flew directly towards him. Thank God it was Botan. If he had to go another day without something to do...

Botan landed next to him as he lazily got to his feet.

"Never thought I'd be so glad to see the grim reaper," Yusuke said.

"Well aren't you quite the charmer," Botan said as she dismounted her broom.

"Yeah Yeah. I take it there some badass demon out there that needs their ass kicked?"

"Well...not exactly." Botan said as she looked down on some students in gym class.

"Don't tell me I still have to keep sitting on my ass."

"No," she said, turning to face him again. "Lucky for you there seems to be a sudden surge of vampires in the area. So you get to go out hunting."

"Vampires? You mean those guys with fangs and lame ass capes?"

"That's just in the movies," Botan said, rolling her eyes. "Vampires are just humans who drink other humans' blood. If they drink enough of it, they temporarily get a rush of that person's spirit energy coursing through their veins."

"So that means..."

"That means they become stronger and faster than your average person."

"In other words, they just become another punk that's not worth my time," Yusuke said as he sat down again.

"Oh sure, its not like you became a Spirit Detective to save people's lives."

"Damn right I didn't! You guys forced me into this gig and you don't even have the decency to give me worthwhile cases."

"Really? So nearly dying while defeating the Four Saint Beasts counts as worthwhile? Which, by the way, you only managed to do with the help of Kuwabara and the others."

"Alright, I get your point. I'm not the ultimate badass. So if these vampires are just regular humans, how am I supposed to find them?"

"You don't. They'll find you. You see, when Vampires drink blood enough times -"

RING!

The school bell went off, signaling the end of the day.

"Sorry, gotta go!" Yusuke said as he took off running.

"But I haven't finished explaining!" Botan said, chasing after him.

"I know! But does it look like i give a crap?" he said with a smile.

"Oh Yusuke," Botan sighed, giving up the chase. "Say 'hi' to Keiko for me!"

Yusuke sat on the curb a few blocks away from school, right in the middle of Keiko's usual route home. He would almost consider himself a stalker if he didn't know it was because he was so bored, and if he didn't know Keiko liked seeing him more often. He knew that no matter what he did, and how long he stayed or left, she would always be happy to see him.

He saw Keiko walking down the street just like she always did. She pretended to ignore him as she passed him, just like she always did. He got up and started walking behind her, wondering which gag to pull this time. Lifting her dress. Grabbing her ass. Maybe today would be the day he would grab her breasts. But before he could any of those things, Keiko turned around and acknowledged his existence.

"You weren't at school today," Keiko said, glaring at him.

"Your point being," Yusuke said, looking away.

"You're already far behind. Anymore and they'll kick you out of school for good."

"You're right, that is good."

"You know what I mean," she said

"Yeah, I do," he said, kicking at a pebble. "I just don't get what the big deal is. Even if I start to go again its not like I'm gonna magically get straight A's or something."

"Its not about the grades Yusuke."

"Then what is it about miss goody too shoes?"

"Its about being able to see you!" Keiko said, turning red.

Yusuke fell silent as she continued.

"If you get kicked out of school, then the only time I get to see you is when your following me home trying to molest me."

"Yeah, well..." he trailed off, unsure of what to say or do. He suddenly wished he had finished listening to what Botan had to say. Fighting supernatural freaks was a lot less uncomfortable than the conversation.

"Well..." Keiko said expectantly.

"How about, if you want, we go catch a movie or something. You know. If you want."

"But what about-"

"AND afterwards, we can talk about me going to school, or whatever."

"I don't know," she said. "Last time you asked me out to a movie you ended up disappearing for 3 days."

"Oh yeah," Yusuke said, recalling how he got called in on the case against the Four Saint Beasts. "Well that's because you chose some foreign film. Choose something without subtitles and I promise it'll be different."

"Fine," she said, after hesitating a moment. Yusuke could tell that she was trying to hold back a smile.

"Alright. So...should we go now?"

"Its a date."