Silverwing013: Hey to ya all! Happie New Year! I'm in a good mood. I won't even mention the fact that my kindness might end someday.

Mikko: And that would be bringing it up.

Silverwing013: Yeah, you be glad I'm in a good mood or I could delete you and that story completely. Hum-hum. I thank other people's kindness to this story and bring up the sad fact that I do not own YuYu Hakusho, but-HA HA- I do own Mikko.

Mikko: Hey! I take personal offense in that!

Silverwing013: I must thank reviewers before I continue, thanks to you guys it is harder to break my loooong streak of goodness.

KaraKurama- My first reviewer. I thank you much. I really need to be more patient anyway.

Animefouryou- This is 'awesome girl' -small laugh- I can see you can be as impatient as me.

hyperaquafairy- I'm glad you luv my story. Hey –whispers over toward her- it gets even darker. –hee hee-

Naiei-no-miko- Glad you like it so much.

And now we continue onward. Thanks and enjoy! -mutters to self- Man, I'm in a way too good mood.

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"Kurama! What's wrong with him?" Yusuke shouted out in worry. Yukina looked on anxiously.

Shizuru stepped toward her brother, "Brother, there is no danger. Look, no parents, no demons sent after you, nothing."

She placed the hand without a cigarette on her brother's shoulder. "Calm down and wake up, brother."

"HURRAHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

Masses of air blew up around Kuwabara, dirt swirling up along with them. Yusuke put his arm up in front of his eyes, protecting them from the speeding dirt clods.

"Yusuke! Shizuru!" Kurama called out anxiously. "Get out of there before that energy explodes!"

"Kurama! What's going on?" Botan called out.

"Yusuke!" Keiko shouted at him.

"Kazuma!" Yukina rushed up toward the whirling mass of wind and dirt.

"Yukina," Hiei stood up on his tree branch to see where his sister went.

"No! Don't go any---"

The energy exploded outward. Kurama, Keiko, and Botan shielded their eyes from the blasts of dirt flying at them. The sound resonated throughout the trees.

Silence.

"Yusuke!" Keiko called out, peering into the dirt-like fog. "Yusuke!"

"I'm right here Keiko," came Yusuke's irritated voice from off to the side, next to Kurama.

"Yusuke!" Keiko cried out, rushing over to hug Yusuke. He looked surprised for a minute, and then closed his eyes, breathing her in, hugging her back. Keiko stepped back from him and then slapped him on his face.

"You big jerk! Quit making me worry about you!"

Yusuke rubbed the sore spot on his left check. "Glad to know you worry," he muttered.

"Yukina!" Keiko now rushed over to the small ice maiden. "Are you okay?"

"I am fine Keiko," Yukina replied with a smile. "There's no reason to worry. Hiei got us out of there fine."

"Hn!" Hiei turned away from the detective, his girlfriend, and his sister. He joined Kurama, starring at the cloud of dirt that was slowly disappearing from around Kuwabara. The others finally turned to face what Kurama and Hiei were watching intently.

"So," Yusuke said, "what is wrong with Kuwabara?"

Hiei "tuh'ed!" over in the detective's direction.

"Yusuke…I believe Kuwabara is a half demon," Kurama spoke.

"A, a what?!?" Shouted Yusuke at Kurama.

Hiei turned a disgusted glance at Kurama and Yusuke. "That's not any half demon power."

"Technically, he's a half demon like myself. A full demon right now but has a human side," Kurama explained. "Am I right Shizuru?"

"Cat demon," Shizuru said absently.

Yusuke got over his shock. "No wonder Kuwabara is such a softie for cats."

"I suggest Yukina run for it." Shizuru said.

"Why?" Yukina asked.

"Just run in case I can't get him out of it this time," Shizuru stepped toward the form in the dirt cloud.

"No." Kurama spoke. "We'll help."

The form from the cloud stood up and slowly strode toward the line of people waiting for him. Shizuru pushed Yukina behind her and gave her a meaningful glance. Yukina nodded and hurried off into the woods with Keiko and Botan following, all glancing behind them questionably.

"I saw that," growled a deep voice from the form standing in front of them. "Get out of my way."

The form was in clear view now. Kuwabara's usual copper curled hair now hung straight, giving a slight mopped look as a few strands fell in his eyes. His eyes were now completely red and two coppery cat ears rested upon his head. A long twitching tail the same color was seen behind him. His nails were unusually long and curved, until several of them realized these were claws as they retracted back and disappeared. If one took a good look, they could see two small fangs in his mouth. Other than that nothing else had really changed much.

Kurama moved his hand toward a pocket on his pants, on the ready. Yusuke stood his ground while Hiei's hand itched around the sword's handle, way too ready to pull it from its sheath and use it on the big oaf.

"If you insist," came Kuwabara's growling deep voice. "It would seem I've gathered more power since last time."

"Kuwabara," Yusuke started, "We don't wan---"

Kuwabara rushed forward, punching Yusuke clear in the gut. He flew backwards, going and going. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Eiiiiiiiiii! Yusuke!" Keiko cried off from the side, Botan and Yukina standing near her.

Hiei and Kurama starred, shocked at this brutality from Kuwabara.

Kuwabara however was calmly counting. "Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen…"

CRASH!

With a thump, Yusuke flumped down from the Yusuke sized crater he formed in the tree. He slumped forward, finding that he couldn't breath all too well. Coughing, small streams of blood trickled down from the corners of his mouth. Using one hand to grip his stomach and the other to give him balance, rested on the tree trunk.

"Twenty-two. A new record. Thanks for helping," Kuwabara gave a little harsh laugh at Yusuke.

"Kuwa…..Kuwa...Kuwa..bar..a…." Yusuke managed out.

"I'm not Kuwabara." He said severely and Yusuke collapsed. And didn't move….

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Silverwing013: Thus ends my chappie. Have a happie new year.

Mikko: To use Fluff Head's favorite word…hn! Happie New Year indeed. Nice place to end the chapter.

Silverwing013: Okay already! I'll get around to starting your story over again. Touchy, isn't she? Anyway…I guess the story continues.