DISCLAIMER: I don't own YYH or any of the characters. But for those ficlets who contain my original character Mai (see 'With Every Drop of Blood' and 'Fire Dancer')—I do own her.

a/n: I'm just going to give you all a little sampler of all the ideas I couldn't fit into my other stories. Some of these may be AU, some may not, and some might even contain Mai—it's all a surprise!

I'm going to try and make sure that these stories run no longer than 600 words or less (if I really have to, I'll stretch the word count, but only if it's necessary)

Enjoy!

What Life Brings

:Babysitting:

The bright, blue-haired girl sighed and leaned up heavily against the doorframe as she watched the child run around the room merrily. He would stop every once in awhile and blow wet raspberries at her before waddling off.

Man, that kid sure knew how to wear somebody out…

She sighed again and plopped down heavily in plushy armchair in the corner of the room. Botan rubbing the bridge of her nose gingerly, his parents aren't paying me nearly enough for this—not that she was ever paid enough; especially with that smart-ass Yusuke kid down the street.

With this kid, it was almost as if he was in charge. Like the moment his father left, he was suddenly the man out of the house—though, that was quite impossible at the moment since he was still in diapers. Even so, he seemed to whine about everything; especially when he didn't get what he wanted.

I swear he's going to run his own corporation one day…she mused to herself as she watched the toddler flop onto the ground and start to play with the stuffed animals strewn about. The pacifier in his mouth stuck out in concentration as he arranged the toys in the exact order he wanted them. It took him almost five minutes until he found them to his liking. He grinned proudly and glanced up at the blue-haired girl, pointing excitedly at the toys.

Botan smiled weakly as she let out a long yawn; then again, there were times when he could be a bit of a cutie. At least he wasn't as bad as Yusuke…

She frowned then when a sent filled her nose. The blue-haired girl eyed the toddler for a moment before she carefully lifted him off the ground until he was eye-level with her.

After a short inspection, she managed a short laugh and grinned, "Uh-oh! Looks like Koenma-chan made a poopie!"