Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, but I do own all of the characters in this chapter. This chapter is more like a prologue than a chapter and is right before Riena moves from America to Japan. Enjoy.

The New Demon

Chapter 1

The Tear Gem Goodbye

It was nearly midnight. The sky was clear and the full moon was so bright that it cast faint shadows upon the ground. Two girls could be seen walking side by side down an old dirt road surrounded by grass and trees.

Neither of these girls were normal, or human for that matter. One was a wolf demon that had dark purple hair, almost black, and brown eyes, and grey ears and tail. The other had white-silver hair, dazzling green eyes, white ears and tail, along with a pure white rose in her hair.

These two demons walked for some time in silence until the girl with the purple-hair stopped. "Why do you have to leave now, Riena?" she asked her companion. Riena stopped and looked around at her friend, smiling, which surprised the wolf demon greatly. "It's not like I have much choice on the matter, Alissa." Riena said as she turned around and continued her walk. The demon named Alissa had to run to catch up.

Alissa stole a side ways glance at her friend. She could see the heavenly bodies above them reflected in her eyes as she stared up at them, a far away look on her face.

"Have you ever had a choice in your life?" asked Alissa suddenly. "Of course. I'm walking with you right now aren't I? I made that choice," replied Riena.

She still hadn't taken her eyes off of the stars. It always made Alissa feel like Riena was ignoring her, but she knew better. That's just the way Riena shows you that she's listening.

"Do you think that they know?" prompted Alissa, desperate for conversation. "No, I would know if they did," replied Riena, calm as ever. "Yeah, but they decided to move right after you found out.." Alissa's voice faded. "Coincidence," said Riena shrugging, but not taking her eyes of off the stars.

"Can anything phase you?" Alissa shouted so loud that a few birds flew out of a nearby tree. That caught Riena's attention. Riena tore her eyes away from the sky to stare at her friend. Then her face broke into a smile. "Yes, lots of things can. What you just did is one of them."

They both started to laugh when they came upon a large, white house. A large oak tree stood beside the house as an open window's curtains fluttered in the wind, right next to some of the upper branches.

Riena stared fondly at it until Alissa spoke. "Riena, do you really have to go?" For the second time that night, Riena looked around at her friend in surprise. "Yes, I do," Riena, answered.

She could see tears rolling down Alissa's face. Tears welled up inside Riena and, before she could stop them, two beads of tears ran down her face. Riena held out her hand as the tears fell off her face and into her palm as two, pitch-black gems. Using her spirit energy, Riena created a thin chain, which she attached to one of the rare gems. She then tied the chain around Alissa's neck.

"Th-thank you," Alissa stuttered. "Don't mention it," returned Riena. "But I had better get back inside before the humans find out I'm gone." Suddenly, Alissa threw herself onto Riena's shoulder and started to cry even harder. "I'm g-g-g-going to m-miss you, Riena." Alissa sobbed. "I'm going to, too, Alissa." Riena said, looking down at Alissa.

Finally, Alissa let go of her shoulder and Riena started to change. Her rose, fox ears, and tail all disappeared as her eyes turned to a piercing blue and her hair changed so that it was dark brown on top and flowed to golden blonde at the tips. In a flash, Riena disappeared. As Alissa looked back, she could see Riena climbing in the branches of the oak, back into her house.