Okay, I decided on a third chapter. --o But it's not a lot of hard work, so I'm okay with it. Two or three more might go up tomorrow, so watch out. See? I update fast.

Anyways, Disclaimer?

Yusuke-clone: She doesn't own anything cept DVDs and a video game. There, is that fine?

YYF14: Yes. Now, on with the story!

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Chapter 7: Operation: R.E.S.C.U.E. (A:N: Doesn't really stand for anything, but oh well.)

Botan shook her head at the news. Poor Yusuke! She had to go inform Koenma.

As Koenma heard the news, he sighed.

'Yusuke… why are you doing this to yourself?'

"Botan, we need to do something. Get Hiei, Kurama, and Kuwabara in there. We need to get Yusuke out."

Botan nodded. "Yes sir."

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"Where were you, Yusuke? And how did you get those scratches?"

"I was on a mission, mom."

"Did I say you could go on a mission?" Atsuko demanded, reaching for an empty sake bottle. (A:N: I don't know why she knows he goes on missions, but she does for now.)

Yusuke backed away. "N-no, but it's over now, I'm free now."

"But you could have gotten killed! You think it matters if one life-threatening thing is taken care of? There could be another!" Atsuko yelled.

She threw the bottle at Yusuke, and it shattered, sending pieces flying everywhere. Some pieces dug into Yusuke's arms and legs and back, making him cringe.

"You think that hurts?" Atsuko muttered. "Take off your shirt."

Yusuke did as he was told, and turned so his back was facing Atsuko.

As he received his punishment, he thought about what Atsuko had said. That last demon had been dangerous. He could have been killed.

'I deserve this,' he thought.

A piece of glass got driven deeper into his skin, and he winced, tears coming to his eyes.

"So that hurts?" Atsuko asked, striking harder.

"Ow! Yes! C'mon, stop!" Yusuke pleaded. He felt so ashamed of himself, begging for mercy from his mother.

Atsuko shoved Yusuke away, making him stumble and fall. She stood and left, leaving Yusuke there on the floor, too tired to get up.

After a few minutes, Yusuke gathered his energy and pulled himself up, careful not to put weight on his right hand. He pulled his shirt back on and slowly walked to his room, leaning on the wall for support. He entered his room and sat on his bed, looking out the window. Then he lay down on his left, and fell asleep.

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"So, what are we supposed to do this time?" Hiei asked Botan.

They were in Spirit World, and Botan was informing them about the new case. (Yusuke)

"You guys are going to have to go to Yusuke's house and get him out of there."

Kurama blinked. "But Botan, how is that a mission?"

Botan looked uncomfortable. "His mother… well, she hurts Yusuke sometimes…"

Kurama's eyes widened.

"Are you serious, Botan?" he asked. Botan nodded, and Kurama shook his head.

"That's sad. Poor Yusuke…" he said softly. Hiei frowned.

"Yes, I'm not really familiar with this kind of thing, but it seems wrong."

Kuwabara growled. "So let's go, already!"

The others nodded, and Botan made a portal back to the Ningenkai.

"When you get Yusuke, call me, and we'll bring him here, alright?"

The boys nodded, then stepped through the portal and disappeared.

"Good luck," Botan whispered.

Yusuke was woken up by a loud crash, and sat up, rubbing his eyes.

"What the-?" he asked drowsily. He stood up carefully, and walked over to the door and opened it, looking out.

"Mom? What are you doing?" he called, still a touch of drowsiness in his voice.

Atsuko had gotten severely drunk, and her eyes seemed to be a little red. She turned to face Yusuke, and Yusuke stepped back fearfully. She seemed… demon like. It was kind of like Chu.

"…Mom? Are you… okay?"

Atsuko stood, and advanced toward Yusuke, a wild look on her face. Yusuke raised an arm in front of his face, visibly shaking. Atsuko slashed at Yusuke with her hand, hitting the scratches on his chest.

Yusuke yelled in pain, sinking to his knees, bringing his left arm over his scratches. The scratches opened and blood soaked through his shirt, staining it red. Tears filled Yusuke's eyes, but he held back the sobs as he felt the stabs of pain hit his chest.

Atsuko continued her assault, kicking and scratching at Yusuke, who curled up into a ball on the ground, crying and bleeding. He hoped it would end soon.

"Get away from him. Now."

Atsuko turned around to see a short, black-clothed boy with a sword standing in the doorway. Behind him was a boy with long red hair, and a purple school uniform on, and a boy with a blue school uniform and carrot-colored hair.

"Who're you?" she asked, eyes unfocused.

Hiei rolled his eyes, and walked over to Atsuko and Yusuke. He knelt by Yusuke, who had passed out, eyes narrowing.

"Kurama, Baka, get over here, he's going to need a lot of help."

Kurama and Kuwabara, who was grumbling at the insult, followed and, ignoring Atsuko, picked up Yusuke, who whimpered a little. Hiei glared at Atsuko, and then took a device out of Kuwabara's pocket.

"Hey, shrimp! That's mine!" Kuwabara exclaimed, but a glare from Hiei shut him up.

Botan's face appeared on the screen.

"Did the mission go successfully, Hiei?"

Hiei nodded. "Yes, we're coming. Be prepared. The Detective isn't in very good shape."

Botan nodded. "Okay. We'll be ready."

Her face disappeared, and Hiei slipped the device back into Kuwabara's pocket.

They left the house, and Atsuko fell onto the floor, passed out from the alcohol.

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YYF14: -sigh- I feel good.

Yusuke-clone: Good. I think.

YYF14: Yes, that's a good thing. Now review if you wish, peoples!