Yume Mirai

A/N- Here we are in chapter one!

I'm so excited that this story is finally beginning that I just want to jump out of my skin!

Disclaimer- I don't own either InuYasha or Yu Yu Hakusho, so no suing! I just am enjoying using the character's for a while...

This chapt is going to take a slightly different turn than the prologue, but I just want you all to bear with me in this, it'll all make sense later...

Besides, I'm just so happy to be writing this, it's one of my favorite pairings and I want to share my love of it with you all! XD

'Thoughts'

'Telepathy/Mental Talking'

Enjoy!

Chapter 1:

Haunting Dreams

She was running.

He could see it all, there she was chasing after a young male Hanyou, a sharp scowl marring her beautiful face as she shouted his name.

And then there were the times she would watch said Hanyou disappear into the trees, going after a thing of the past, only to cry herself to sleep. It was in times like that in which he wished he could beat the Hanyou senseless.

He saw it all, how she came to be in a different time, how she gathered those around her, and most importantly. How she was able to accept even a half-breed into her heart, it made him long for her to do the same for him.

After all, other than his detective partners and his sister, no one truly accepted him for what he was...the forbidden child.

But there was nothing he could do, this was only a dream after all and she was as well.

It had been four months solid that he'd been having these dreams and then finally, one day, they stopped.

He had been so adamant at first of getting rid of said dreams that now that they were gone...he missed them...no, that wasn't right.

He missed her.

...

Hiei was a practical youkai and he made it a point to be honest with himself, especially when it came to his feelings on anything and everything. And so, he knew...he was in love.

And with a figment of his imagination of all things.

It had taken him several long hours of thinking and finally, in the end, he had to force himself to realize the truth of the situation.

The dreams had stopped more than a week before and frankly, he was going nuts without being able to see her anymore, even if it was only in a dream. Even though he didn't know her name, it still didn't matter, he wanted her back.

And then it happened, he was visited by another dream of her, this one was more vivid than any of the other's and it made him ache terribly when he had awoken. That was also when he'd made up his mind, he had to speak with the only person he knew who could help him in such a matter.

Koenma.

It had taken more effort and more trouble than Hiei would have liked.

But he had finally found Yusuke and once he had, he demanded that the former spirit detective summon Boton so that he could speak with Koenma. And when the Toushin had inquired as to the reason for this 'meeting', Hiei could only tell him the truth.

After all, other than Kurama, Yusuke was his closest friend and he knew that confiding in someone else just may very well help him in the long run. Besides, if he didn't tell someone, he would go crazy.

And so, he told the Toushin what was wrong and he didn't leave out a single detail. This might have explained the completely dumbfounded look upon the other's face as he finished speaking.

"Alright, let me get this straight. You fell in love with some dream girl and now you're going to talk to Koenma and see if he can help you?" Upon seeing Hiei's nod of affirmation, Yusuke swore vehemently.

"Shit and you call me crazy? Like that toddler's going to know what to do, screw that..." sighing, Yusuke scratched his neck as he took in his friend's demeanor.

It was clear that the other had been losing sleep over this, not to mention tearing himself apart emotionally. He looked utterly miserable, his eyes were drooping and his shoulders were sagging, everything was weighing down upon the poor guys shoulders.

Truth be told, he felt for the little apparition. True, he and Keiko had parted ways a while back, and it still hurt like hell. But at least she had been real, not some figment of his imagination.

'Damn it, I'm no good at this feelings shit. Never have been, but...crap, I can't just let him continue to suffer like this...'

"Screw it, let's try anyway. And if that toddler so much as tries to weasel his way out of helping you, so help me, I'll find another use for that damned pacifier of his."

Hiei couldn't help but smirk at Yusuke's words, the image his words had conjured had been a rather interesting one. "Well then, if you would Detective. Call Boton."

Chuckling at that, Yusuke whipped out his still trusty communication mirror. That thing had been through hell and back with him, and the damnable thing still worked.

The image was fuzzy at first; after all he hadn't used this thing in years. But after a couple of moments, a familiar face with bright blue hair and purple eyes greeted him.

"Hello, this is Boton. How may I...Yusuke, Hiei, what on earth..." Boton looked downright confused as she shifted her eyes from one to the other.

Shaking his head, Yusuke stuck a thumb in Hiei's direction, "hey Boton, long time no see...sorry about the short notice. But we need to meet with Koenma and don't tell me he's busy, this is important. Besides, his paperwork can wait."

Boton blinked in total confusion and right as she opened her mouth to respond, Yusuke smirked rather evilly, "thanks Boton, see yah soon!" And with a snap, the mirror was closed; the last thing they heard was Boton's voice shouting his name.

Feeling rather good about tormenting his former assistant, Yusuke took a seat and glanced up at Hiei, "well, she should be here any second now." And as if to agree to that statement, a portal hole opened and Boton stuck her head through.

She looked absolutely furious.

"I swear Yusuke; you'll never change, always making things harder for me. Besides popping out of nowhere and asking a favor of me, you also wish to make Koenma very angry."

Shrugging his shoulders Yusuke got to his feet once again and was about to turn to Hiei when the apparition flitted right past him and Boton, disappearing into the portal without so much as a word.

Seeing Boton's questioning gaze, Yusuke rolled his eyes, "I'll explain later, let's just get going before he throttles binky boy."

Boton thought better of her first reaction to Yusuke's words in favor of her worry over Hiei's strange behavior. Normally the guy would at least acknowledge her presence, but this time, it was like she didn't even exist.

Something was going on here that they weren't telling her about, she could feel it. Narrowing her eyes she swore to find out what it was, even as she followed Yusuke through the portal.

Letting it close with a barely audible 'pop.'

The time had come and frankly, he didn't care for it one damn bit.

Making another pass in front of his desk, Koenma's eyes drifted to the door to his office once again.

'I must remain at least a bit calm, after all, if I screw this up...' a full body shiver wracked Koenma's form at that very thought, 'no, I shouldn't think that way, he'll be here soon and then we can finally save her.'

Nodding his head to himself in silent accent, Koenma was nearly scared out of his shoes when a hand suddenly gripped the front of his robes and hefted him straight up into the air.

"WHO IS SHE?!"

Wincing at the clear tone of anger and desperation in his 'guest's' voice, Koenma swallowed thickly.

Maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to leave his monitor on, especially what with the image's that were currently being shown.

"Put me down Hiei and I'll explain, please?" Koenma hoped that keeping his voice neutral might win him some points when it came to calming Hiei down.

Finding himself dropped rather hard on his ass made him think otherwise.

Getting up slowly, Koenma straightened himself out before turning his back to Hiei as he faced the monitor. It was currently showing the reposed face of a rather beautiful young woman with long bluish-black hair and soft looking skin.

He took a deep breath and prepared himself for whatever was to occur, "Her name is Higurashi, Kagome and she is my-"

"Yo! Binky boy, long time no...Hey...who is the babe on the- ugh!" Before Yusuke could utter another word he had been slammed backwards into the wall, sliding down and into a tangle of arms and legs.

Shaking off the slight wooziness that he felt, Yusuke lifted his head and locked his gaze upon Hiei's darkened aura. He may not have been the brightest crayon in the box, but Yusuke knew it was the apparition who had struck him.

Only Hiei could move that fast.

But it was the way that Hiei looked now that really worried Yusuke, not to mention the completely dumbfounded look upon Koenma's face as they both recognized just what was happening before them.

Hiei had gone into defensive mode. In laymen's terms, he was protecting the interests of his intended mate. Or in this case, his desired intended mate.

Licking his lips, Koenma cleared his throat once again, hoping to distract Hiei enough that he would calm down and not inadvertently draw out the darkness flame dragon.

He liked his office where it was, thank you.

"Boton, go and gather the other's, we shall need their help. Yusuke, please refrain from pissing Hiei off any further."

Glancing from Hiei to the monitor, to Koenma and back, Boton reluctantly nodded her head and left the room to do her Lord's bidding. Silently hoping to find the palace and her boss still in one piece when she returned.

A/N- And there it is...I know I'm evil leaving it there, but I didn't want to get a head of myself. I have so many plans.

Anyway, I hope you all liked this and I am really happy I'm finally doing a story with my favorite x-over pairing of all time!

Here are the Japanese terms-

Hanyou- Half-breed

Youkai- Demon

And that's it, there's really not that many in this chapter, but it's still pretty good!

Well, I hope you all will leave me some great feedback.

May the Fluff Be With You!

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