"I'm not wearing that and you can't make me." Aunt Atsuko gave me an frustrated look when I said that. I had just received my school uniform- a blue and gold sailor girl outfit- and was less than thrilled with it. "No way," I continued, arms crossed in front of me. "I wouldn't be caught dead in that preppy piss rag and there is no way you're gonna change my mind." I heard a sly laughter coming from my doorway- Yusuke was there watching, a plastic bag in his hand. "You wanna make something of it, Yusuke?" He shook his head.

"Of course not," he replied, tossing me the bag that was in his hand. "If I were you I wouldn't wear that either- even if I was a girl." I shot him a confused look before opening the bag... and grinned my head off once I saw what I was inside. He had gotten me a boy's uniform- like his, but a darker green. "I talked to Mr. Takanaka- he told me it was rather a unusual request, but he'd allow it... if I promised to get my grades up. I told him my cousin was a genius, so that wouldn't be a problem." I was ecstatic- I wouldn't have to wear that stupid looking outfit! I rushed over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Thank you, Yusuke! You're the best!" Yusuke stood there, acting like my hug didn't phase him at all- but I could tell that he had his stupid grin on his face, just like he always did. My cousin and I were like the two halves of a yin-yang, except instead of good and evil it was love and anger. I was the yin: full of love, but anger arose when it was needed, and greatly overpowered the love. Yusuke was the yang: made up of anger but the love he had could take over easily. A perfect team. "Wait a minute," I said after a moment. "You told him what?" Yusuke smiled.

"Well," he said. "Compared to me you are a genius- your seventy average beats my sixty hands down." I groaned, but on the inside, I was grinning- my seventy had become an eighty, but I wasn't gonna tell him that.

I took a deep breath as I looked at the school I would be going to and shook my head. It couldn't get much worse than this, now could it?

"Hey, Urameshi!" called a voice. "Who's your new friend? Another punk?" Yusuke looked ready to drill holes in the person's skull, cuing me to turn around and flash a heartbreaking smile. Apparently, they didn't notice the pearl drop earrings I was wearing, because they were surprised as hell when they saw that I was a girl.

"Hello," I said. "I don't believe we've met- I'm Kaira Urameshi. It's a pleasure to meet you." I turned to Yusuke. "Come on, Yusuke- it's my first day and I don't want to be late." With that, I turned and walked away with Yusuke at my heels. After we had gotten out of earshot, Yusuke had one simple question to ask me.

"What the hell was that all about?!" I looked at him, my brown eyes flashing rapidly with excitement.

"An old tactic I learned," I said. "Let everyone think you're a sweet and innocent pushover..."

"So the truth whacks them upside the head when it comes out," finished a familiar voice. I turned around- Botan was there, wearing the exact same outfit I said I wouldn't be caught dead in. But the voice hadn't been hers. It had come from the one standing behind her- a pair of eyes I hadn't looked into in a long time.

"Kayko?" The girl nodded and walked towards me. As she did so, my mind went back to the last time I saw her- when I had saved her life.

It's amazing how one wrong turn can lead a person into a mess of trouble. Before my Dad and I moved to another town, Kayko and I had been walking home from school when we got separated in a large crowd. Kayko was so mixed up and became so scared that she finally ducked into an alleyway hoping I would find her soon. Unfortunately for her, the alleyway contained two men- bank robbers who were in the middle of counting their loot. When they spotted Kayko, she turned around and began to run, only to slam into one of the bad guys.

"Please," ten-year-old Kayko pleaded as she slowly backed away. "Please, just leave me alone." The men began to chuckle as one grabbed Kayko by the arm.

"Sure, we'll leave you alone," he said. "Alone at the bottom of a river." Complete fear covered Kayko's face... just as a voice called her name. She looked towards the front of the alley to see me running towards her.

"Kayko!" I cried, wrapping my arms around her before whispering "Play along." I released her from my embrace, then looked at the man who had her by the arm. "Thank you so much for finding her! But we gotta go now, or my Dad'll be worried." I took Kayko's hand and started to walk out the alleyway when the man stepped in our way. "Mister, we really got to go!" He chuckled.

"You two aren't going anywhere, girly," he replied. "Your little friend has seen too much and now so have you." He then pulled out a gun and aimed it at my head, causing my eyes to narrow. Suddenly, my foot came up and knocked the gun out of his hand. I then went at him with all I had.

"What part..." Punch. "Of we have to go...." Another punch, followed by a kick. "Do you not seem..." Punch, kick, uppercut. "To comprehend?" The man hit the ground with a thud and stayed there, cuing me to look at his companions. "Who wants to go next?" The guys looked at each other then rushed out of the alley... right into the arms of the police.

"Keep her away from us!" they cried. "Send us to jail, just don't let her near us!" One of the officers looked at me, smiled and shook his head.

"Killer Kaira Urameshi," he said. "What am I going to do with you?" I smiled back- this officer, Tim Gentry by name, always managed to show up whenever I got myself in or out of trouble.

"I don't know, Tim- but you could start by not telling my dad."

I shook my head and looked at Kayko- she had changed a lot in six years. Her pig tails were gone, thanks to her shortened hair, but her smile was just as friendly as ever.

"You remembered, eh?" I asked her. She nodded again as she put a hand on my shoulder.

"How could I forget Killer Kaira?" Kayko asked me with a chuckle. I grinned.

"I really hate that name, Kayko," I said. "Who ever made it up, doesn't really know me at all." Suddenly, the school bell rang, signaling the start of the day. "Shimatta! Yusuke, I told you I didn't want to be late!"

So I ended up with detention on my first day of school and mentally cussed out Yusuke the entire time- he had managed to escape punishment solely because his teachers were sick of giving it to him: he never showed up! I, on the other hand, accepted my punishment and sat with Mr. Takanaka for an hour after school. At least it gave me a peaceful place to finish my homework. Although I never looked up to see him, I could feel Takanaka's eyes on me. I could always sense things like that- people watching me, following me, things that may happen... it took some getting used to, but it happened.

"Is there something wrong, sir?" I asked him, my eyes not leaving my math problem. A shocked expression covered his face. "You've been watching me and my every mood for the past fifty-seven minutes. Whatever it is, please feel free to get it off your chest." After a moment, I looked up at him- he was still staring at me, confused. "Well?"

"I'm sorry," he said. "But from stories I've heard, I wasn't expecting a girl like you." I tilted my head to the side, looking just as confused as he. "You see, I've heard about two very different Kaira Urameshi's: one who is smart, caring and wouldn't hurt a fly. The other is a terrible student, ruthless and willing to pick a fight with anyone who crosses her path. I just want to know which one is real?" As I packed up my things, I gave a light chuckle.

"Well, Mr. Takanaka," I said. "The real one is a little bit of both." I smiled at his confused expression. "You see, I can hold an eighty, eighty-five average if I put my mind to it and I care for my family and friends very much. But, do anything to hurt those people and I will become ruthless and I'll pick a fight with anyone who stands in my way." Where I expected more surprise, I received understanding. He simply nodded and dismissed me. When I got to my locker, I found Yusuke and Botan there waiting for me, Yusuke with his sly smile on his face. I shook my head- he couldn't join me in detention, but he'd wait an hour by my locker... who was I kidding- he probably went and picked a fight with Kuwabara and got to my locker just before I did.

"So, how'd it go?" asked Botan, in her usual chipper voice. I smiled.

"I rather like that Mr. Takanaka," I told them. "I mean, he's pretty cool, for a teacher. I can see myself making an effort to stay awake for his classes." I slipped my finished homework into my locker and shut it, before turning to Yusuke. "Ready to go?" He merely nodded and led the way out, past the detention room I had just spent the last hour in. As we walked past, I stopped- voices inside caused me to do so. Someone was being beat up.

"Kaira?" asked Yusuke. "What's wrong?" I held up my hand for him to shut up and looked through the window- Mr. Takanaka was on the floor, being assaulted by a tough looking boy I had seen around school.

"I told you what would happen if you flunked me, Takanaka," he said. "But it would seem that I have to show you first hand." He drove his foot into Mr. Takanaka's stomach... and I calmly let out an angered sigh.

"Yusuke, Botan," I said. "Please go call a paramedic for Mr. Takanaka." I placed my hand on the door knob. "I'll be out momentarily." I stepped inside the room, and looked at the glaring faces around me.

"Butt out, girly," the boy said. "This don't concern you." I smiled as I continued to make my way over to him.

"On the contrary," I told him. "I happen to like this teacher- he's probably the only one so far. Either way, if you like the taste of tile, feel free to try and kick him once more." The boy let out a 'keh' and raised his foot. Seconds later, he found himself facedown on the floor. He looked up at me, leaning against the chalk board, a sly smile on my face. "I warned you, Baka."

His head then fell back to the floor, indicating that he was unconscious, and I rushed to Mr. Takanaka's side. The poor man was pretty beat up- a cut on his bottom lip, bruises covering his cheeks- his jaw was most likely broken- and he was barely breathing.

"Hang on, Mr. Takanaka," I whispered, wiping the blood off his face. "Help will be here soon." The teacher looked up at me and gave a soft, but pained smile.

"Thank you, Urameshi."

**Hello there! Kaira again- well, it seems I've saved a teacher's life which should do great things for my image (yeah, right) and I run into old friend in the police force! But who's this following me around? Is it Batosei, looking to regain his love, or Hiei, looking for revenge? We'll find out next time on Yu-Yu Hakusho!**