A/N: YuYu Hakusho is the sole property of Yoshihiro Togashi. I gain no profit in publishing this. I'm just a fan.

2. Chance Encounter

Yusuke had managed to forget all about the demon image Botan had shown him and Kuwabara over the course of two days. This was mostly because of his current date with Keiko after school ended. It had gone smoothly so far. He had already sat through a supernatural romance movie that Keiko wanted to see at the nearest movie theater, attempting to make sure she wouldn't get angry with him at any point during the day. It seemed to work so far; she hadn't complained once yet. Yusuke didn't really know how to tell her that he might leave early to hunt demons, so he kept putting it off, hoping they wouldn't strike today. She noticed him rubbing his eyes on the way out of the theater and started giggling.

"Come on, Yusuke, the movie wasn't that bad," she told him as he yawned.

"Not for you, but I didn't see one guy who wasn't forced to go with his girlfriend," Yusuke said. "Anyway, where are we going to eat?" Keiko grabbed his arm and began pulling him in the direction of a local coffee shop. Neither one of them noticed the pair following them at a safe direction.

"It seems that the Spirit Detective had good taste in women," the demon named Kai was saying though Hanna was not paying attention to him. Her father's supposed abduction gave her even less of a reason to help him take over the Human World, though she had "chosen" to help Kai and the others. She figured this was her first mission as a member of the team.

"Why are we following him, exactly?" This was the first thing she had said since they left her brother with Kimiko. Kai sighed. He was apparently getting annoyed, but his answer hid it well.

"Because he will definitely interfere with our plans, dear." He reached out and gently stroked her cheek as if he was careful not to hurt her. Hanna smacked his hand away.

"Don't touch me," she said coldly. "And they're your plans, not mine." Kai smirked as his black eyes watched Yusuke and Keiko enter a coffee shop.

"Do you want some tea, Hanna?"

Yusuke sat at a small round table as he waited for Keiko to return with their orders. He had given her more than enough money to pay, but refused to go and place the orders himself. Looking around in his boredom, he noticed that the table matched the walls of the shop, giving it an overall drab appearance. Like the theater showing the crappy movie, it was packed with couples. It was no surprise to him than another one entered casually. However, it didn't take him long to realize that the male's face matched that of the demon Botan had warned him about. Everything about him screamed danger: the black eyes Kuwabara had told him about, his bronze hair gelled into what looked a fake Mohawk and especially the bright red vest and dark red slacks. He grimaced. Now he had to tell Keiko everything.

"Damn it." Yusuke also noticed the girl wasn't exactly thrilled to be there and he briefly wondered if the demon was forcing her to accompany him when he heard Keiko come back with a tray in her hands.

"What are you looking at, Yusuke?" she asked him flatly. Yusuke flinched and turned back to look at her.

"Nothing, Keiko," he told her nervously. "I was just waiting for you to come back." Keiko narrowed her eyes, but didn't say anything else on the matter as she sat down. Yusuke started sweating. She always found a way to be more intimidating than any demon he could ever face. As they ate, Yusuke cautiously watched the demon order and snuck a look back at the girl when Keiko wasn't looking. She seemed very tense. He quickly noted the uniform she wore. So she must go to Kurama's school, he thought. Good. I can ask him to watch her in case the demon's trying to hurt her.

Kai's eyes narrowed when he noticed the Spirit Detective looking over at Hanna. It wasn't because she seemed to have been caught because she had been doing nothing out of the ordinary. Kai merely couldn't stand the idea of his beloved in the arms of another man. If had a heart, it would have been broken the day she ended their relationship. That was his fault; he wasn't careful enough when he told her about their destiny to rule the three worlds. He walked past the detective and returned to the table with two glasses of cold water.

"Here you are, love." Hanna rolled her hazel eyes at the nickname. She hadn't noticed the boy looking at her right away. She was too busy worrying.

"I want to make sure Ken is safe, Kai." She looked at her glass and unconsciously began swirling it around with a straw. Kai chuckled.

"Kimiko may be a demon, but she does have a maternal instinct, Hanna."He suddenly frowned as she took a long sip.

"What's wrong?" Hanna asked.

"You haven't noticed your admirer?" he asked her. Hanna looked up and shook her head. Kai nodded toward him, but he had already looked away and focused his attention on his date.

"So are you seeing things or are you just trying to pull my leg?" she asked and got up from her chair.

"Where are you going?" Kai's tone was suddenly loud as his anger intensified.

"Relax; I just have to go to the bathroom." She walked off.

Yusuke watched her leave for the bathroom before looking back at the grimacing demon.

"Yusuke, what are you doing? We're in the middle of a date," Keiko reminded him. Yusuke sighed.

"Look, I didn't want to ruin anything by telling you this, but that guy is a demon." Keiko's eyes widened.

"What?"

"Kuwabara had this dream and Botan thinks that he's been kidnapping humans for kicks," he clarified. "The only reason I wasn't gonna tell you was because I thought I didn't have to deal with him today."

"What about the girl?" Keiko's jealousy vanished altogether.

"She might be his next victim. Do me a favor and go talk to her." Keiko shrugged and headed to the bathroom. With that, Yusuke turned his attention to the demon.

To Be Continued