Yu Yu Hakusho

Chapter 1: Another Day for the Spirit Detective

Since all of his trials, it seems as though Yusuke would never get a break from reality, or even Koenma, for that matter.

"Yusuke! Yusuke, wake up!"
"Is it morning already? Five more minutes, ma!"
"Yusuke, class is over, it's time to go home!"
"Huh? Keiko? How long was I asleep?"
"For almost an hour. C'mon, Yusuke!"
"I'll be there in a minute! Lemme just get my bag."

Yusuke's day had begun like any other day. Wake up, go to school, beat somebody up, (preferably Kuwabara, who's never won a fight with him.), sleep during class, lunch, sleep some more, beat someone up again (I repeat, 'Kuwabara'), P.E., ditch P.E., sleep a little bit more, then go home.
As he was about to leave, Kuwabara blocked his way.

"Where ya going, Urameshi?"
"None of your business, Kuwabara."
"Hey, try to figure out who's waiting outside for you. I'll give you three guesses."
"Well, here's my first guess. It's not Keiko."
"You're absolutely right! He he he."

Yusuke knew good and well it wasn't Keiko. It was Botan, ready to assign Yusuke another mission. As he came out the door, he immediately told Botan off.

"No way, Botan! I'm not fighting anymore demons. If you want somebody to get rid of it, ask Hiei, Kurama, or Kuwabara even!"
"Wow, Yusuke, you MUST be desperate to suggest asking Kuwabara! I'm sorry, Yusuke but you don't have much choice, now do you?"

Botan loved to see Yusuke get mad. Every time he thought he had it made, Koenma always had him fighting another demon. This, Yusuke resented.

"What is it this time?" He said drearily.
"This demon's a real mystifier. From what I've gotten he just popped up from outta nowhere!"
" 'Outta nowhere?!' C'mon, Botan, be serious here. A demon can't just pop up out of nowhere."
"Well this one did, and it's been terrifying teenagers!"
"Teenagers? What's it want with them? They been making prank phone calls to the Makai?"
"And you say I need to be serious. This pop-up demon has been trying to hurt a select few kids at a nearby junior high."
"Which one is it?"
"Hmm.. the name. Oh! Here it is! It's called Orafani Junior High." Just then, Kuwabara butted in.
"Oh, I know that school. I heard they have great cafateria food!"
"Kuwabara, pay attention! There's a demon attacking innocent kids here!"
"Sorry.""So... when am I supposed to check it out?" Botan continued.
"Tomorrow. During class, I suppose.""Great. I can finally get out of that boring prison camp, they call school."
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow, you'll go see just what it is he's after."

And off she went, without another word.

"Hey, Yusuke, do you mind if I come with? I kinda want to check it out and see what kind of food they got in there!"

Yusuke only made a face, and nodded his head, before turning around to catch up with Keiko.

"Hey, Yusuke. What took you so long?"
"Uh, it was nothing. I just had to teach Kuwabara a lesson."
"Oh no, don't tell me. Another demon?"
"How'd ya guess?" said Yusuke sarcastically.

Keiko knew what it was like to be away from Yusuke for a long time due to his fighting demons. She had never really understood just what it was all about up until The Dark Tournament, where she finally realized what kind of dangers Yusuke was facing. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get used to it...

"Do you know where it's at?"
"Yeah. It's at that fancy rich kids school on the other side of town."
"I'm not sure just what it is you have against that school, but I think it's nice. I heard they prepare you for stuff most schools don't teach."
"THAT'S what I don't like about it. Just another boring old school you have to suffer through. I think it's worse than ours. Not only that, but it costs serious money to go there. And if they're preparing you for stuff other schools don't teach, then it's probably twice as long too!"
"Oh, Yusuke."

The day was nearing it's end as Yusuke walked home. He started kicking a pebble that he came upon on the sidewalk, not noticing where he was walking.

OOF!

"Hey! Watch where you're going, okay?!"
"My apologies."

Just when Yusuke thought he had been through enough for one day, who should he run into, but Kurama.

"Sorry, Kurama, I wasn't exactly watching where I was going."
"It's all right. You seem a bit frustrated, Yusuke. Anything wrong? Perhaps you heard about the mystery demon on the loose?"
"How'd you know about that?!"
"I've been sensing it. ...a strong presence. The energy I've been feeling is very familiar. ...somehow, as if I've sensed it before."
"Well, whatever it is, it apparently hasn't met Yusuke Urameshi, 'cuz if he had, he'd know better than to mess around in my town! When I do find him, I'm gonna kick his ass!"
"I can tell you're not just saying that to be brave. It seems to me, that you just want to get the demon out of the way."
"Yeah, so?! If you were me, you would want him out of your way to!"
"I suppose. Well, it's getting late. I should head home. Mother might start to worry. You should head home too, Yusuke. You don't want your mother to worry, now would you?" And with this, he walked off, waving to Yusuke. Yusuke somehow, although a little worried, (yeah right!) got to sleep with no trouble at all.