Darkness Within the Light

By JoannaKuwabara Kuwabara angst dark fic
Pairing: None
Disclamier: I do not own YYH or anything related to the show . A girl can dream though, right?

Part 1:

He Felt Alone


He felt alone, even among his friends. He scoffed. Friends. We're they really his friends, or were they just team mates, or associates? Were these so called 'friends' just the people he would work with on almost a daily bases? The man leaned back in his chair, his arms behind his head. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"Kuwabara-kun?"

Kuwabara opened one eye and looked at the concern face which appeared on Kurama's face.

"Are you ok? You've been quiet since we're returned from our mission." Kurama had a look that did contain concern, but had a hint of curiosity too.

"Hn, don't bother the oaf. I like the silence."

Kuwabara closed his eye and grunted.

"Shut up Hiei." He says; lacking his normal spirit behind those words.

Hiei glanced at Kurama and Yusuke, both of them looked just as concerned as the fire demon. They had noticed Kuwabara's behavior had drastically changed in the past three weeks. Even his physically appearance had changed. He now wore his hair down and not gelled. His skin looked paler then normal from the black cloths he was wearing.

"Hey man, ya sure you're ok?" asks Yusuke.

Kuwabara sighed. "Yes Yusuke. I'm fine."

This caused the worried to have a hint of fear in them. Never would Kuwabara use Yusuke's first name unless something was serious wrong, or if Yusuke wasn't around. He would never call him by his first name.
'I knew we never should have left him, or at least visited him once in awhile.' thinks Yusuke.

It was only three weeks ago did the two demons and half demon come back from the three years in the makai. Once they came back, Koenma had re-commissioned them as spirit detectives. Koenma had to do this. He had given Kuwabara the job, but it seemed that a few weeks before the boys came back, Kuwabara slowly started to change. First he started to wear his hair down, which didn't really seem as any kind of warning sign. After awhile, Kuwabara's attitude started to change into a darker mood, and soon to follow were the black cloths.

What truly made Koenma start to worry about the boy was when he decided to get a ear ring. Not any kind of ear ring, mind you, but one of those diamond studs. Kuwabara was already talking about getting one in his tongue. The real thing that pushed Koenma to re-commission the former team was when Kuwabara had died his hair blue, and had green highlights in it. That had done it for the demi-god.

Now Yusuke and the rest of the gang were just as worried for their friend just as Koenma was, maybe even more so. They had noticed that he was different even on the missions. He wouldn't be his cocky self; but he would act a bit more like Hiei, maybe even an exaggerated Hiei. Hiei was in complete and utter shock at this new behavior from the human, and had found that he was now worried for him.

Kuwabara sighed and got up.

"I'm gonna go for a walk."

"Wait, Kuwabara…don't ya want ta….ya know? Hang out or something?" asks a desperate Yusuke.

Yusuke hated seeing his friend act like this. It just wasn't Kuwabara. It was not the same Kuwabara he uses to mess with and have fun with. He wasn't his best friend who would help him when he needed or would make him laugh when he was down. Yusuke needed that from his best friend. He needed that light, that purity, that innocence that Kuwabara had and would display often. He was the one, who would always be there for him, and Yusuke knew it, but this Kuwabara was none of those qualities the real one had. No, this was an imposter.

Kuwabara snorted. "Why?"

"Because you need to."

This shocked everyone.

Hiei glared at Kuwabara. He didn't like this new Kuwabara. He missed the old one. The one who he could so easily mess with and could make him feel like life wasn't all bad. Kuwabara would always be those lights that last hope when there was none left. Secretly, Hiei knew he needed the human to keep him sane and to keep him from going back to his evil ways. Kuwabara was Hiei's light to his darkness, and kept him from dishonoring his sister more. Kuwabara was his balance and kept him from tipping over to one side. But this Kuwabara was not his balance.

"And what the Hell would you know what I need?" asks Kuwabara, with an indifference in his voice, like he didn't really care.

"Because we are you're friends, Kuwabara-kun!" says Kurama.

Kurama was starting to feel desperate. He couldn't understand or figure out what was wrong with his friend. He was always easy to figure out. He was predictable and was reliable in whatever the situation. Kurama had felt close to the human, and could relate to him with almost everything. They had more things in common then most people would think. Both had expectations placed on them, and neither one of them really wanted to live up to them, but did it for those they loved. He was just doing what others wanted from him and expected from him. Kurama had admired his only true human friend who wasn't his mother. However, this Kuwabara was not that same friend he knew.

"Ha! Friends don't leave and come back after three years of no contact and expect everything to be exactly how it used to be. Friends just don't abandon friends! Friends are not what I need or want. Friends are useless and pointless. Just like my life."

With that said, Kuwabara turned around leaving three stunned and horrified demons.

I hope you guys liked it . There is seven parts to this story. Please read and review.