Disclaimer. I do not, and never will, own Yu Yu Hakusho or any person from any other show/comic/story that appears in here. (Yes, I will put some cameos in this possibly. The disclaimer to the individual owners of said characters will be given credit at the beginning of the chapters.)

A/N: If you were wondering, the part where Tsukiko summoned a portal will be explained in this chapter. Also, in case you were wondering, this fic is rated for future violence and swearing. Should you think that the rating should be raised, let me know and I will, depending on if the reason remains.

Edit: Just another note to everyone: Tsukiko will not be paired with anyone other than one of my own characters if she does ever get a significant other. I still have to decide her sexual preference.

Edited: November 10, 2005

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"What's her name? Demons that old can't be without name." Kurama said.

"Tsukiko Kurosawa." The toddler said.

"WHAT!" Yusuke and Kuwabara said together.

Ch. 2

"Let me get this straight, the new girl at my school is the demon we're after? Koenma, what the hell are you playing at?" Yusuke asked, confused.

"If what you're saying is correct, then I suggest you find out where she lives and talk to her. Try to convince her to come see me. Do whatever you need but please, keep the violence to a minimum. I don't want to have to make up excuses as to why an entire street was blown up." Koenma said in a single breath.

"Fine, we'll go. But don't think we want to." Yusuke said, following Kurama and Hiei out of the office. A portal appeared in front of the four and they disappeared into it.

"Do you want me to walk home with you Tsukiko?" Keiko asked the shorter girl who shrugs and nods. "Alright, where do you live? I think I saw you this morning, but I'm not sure."

"You probably did see me. I saw, more like heard, you dragging Yusuke to school. I followed you two to school because I didn't know the way." Tsukiko said quietly.

"So you live in Yusuke's building? That's interesting. Not many people that I know live there. Is anyone home, do you know?"

"No, nobody's home. I live alone, I'm not much of a people person."

"Aww, that's so sad," Keiko said as she looked up and saw two boys standing in front of them. One of them is tall and has long red hair and green eyes, the other is short and has spiky, dark hair and crimson eyes. "Hi Shuichi, Hiei. What are you two doing here?" She said to them.

"Not much just came to tell you that Yusuke's going to be kinda busy now, he's. . ." The red-haired boy trailed off at the sight of Tsukiko. "Who's this?" He asked.

"Oh, this' Tsukiko," at this, the two boys exchange glances, which are conveniently missed by Keiko, "she's new at school. I'm walking home with her. I'll see you two later, tell Yusuke he better be at school tomorrow." She finished as she walked off, Tsukiko following her slowly.

'Hiei, I think we may have a suspect.'

'Hn, she looked familiar.'

'I feel the same way, I cannot help but think that I have met her once before.' 'I don't think I'll mention that she's probably the same Tsukiko I knew when I was Yôko, that would be rather awkward, plus it would bring up painful memories when I try to explain.'

'Let's go, I want to get this over with.'

'Sure.'

"Here." Tsukiko said, pointing at a door.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." Keiko said, walking off down the hall.

"Right." Tsukiko muttered as she opens the door and walks into her small apartment. Once inside, she flopped onto the couch, sighing heavily. Keeping up a facade of being a human girl was more tiring than she thought.

She looked over at the clock and groaned, "Five thirty already?" She slid off the couch and wandered into the kitchen. Grabbing something from the refrigerator, she tossed it in the microwave and started it up. She poured herself a glass of water from the tap and leaned against the counter, absent-mindedly watching the food rotate in the microwave. Moments later, as she was taking the food out of the microwave, a buzzing sound rang throughout the small apartment.

"What now?" She set the food on the counter and walked to the door. She peered through the peephole and saw the tantei outside of her door, oddly distorted by the glass' shape.

"So, what brings you here? Toddler's orders?" Tsukiko asked dryly upon seeing four boys outside of her door.

"Yeah. We've gotta bring you back to his office. No idea why though." Yusuke said.

"Fine, I'll come. Just let me get my dinner first." Tsukiko said, shrugging as she opened the door further and retrieving the plate and a pair of chopsticks from the kitchen.

"I'll call for a portal." Yusuke mumbled in a bored voice as she shut the door and locked it behind her.

"Save it." Said Tsukiko, she waved her hand and a portal appeared. She stepped through it, followed by the others. They appeared in Koenma's office and, oddly enough, the little ruler was missing. They milled around, waiting for the young prince to come in, while Tsukiko took the chair behind the desk.

"Um, I wouldn't do that if I were you." Yusuke warned, warily watching the girl spin around in the chair.

"Why?" Tsukiko asked innocently.

"Koenma always throws a fit if he finds anyone sitting in his chair." He said.

"Fine, the kid deserves to be disciplined by someone other than his father." She replied.

"Tch, your eternity in hell." Yusuke quipped as said child walked into the room. The small prince failed to notice the girl sitting in his chair and walked over. He looked up and saw Tsukiko sitting in his chair.

"Where the HELL were you? We couldn't find you until Sugi told us that you had gone to Ningenkai."

"I was in Urameshi's apartment complex. As you would have known if you bothered to search properly." Tsukiko glared at the small god.

Koenma huffed in indignation, "Well excuse me. I haven't seen you for almost fifty years and I expected you to at least have gotten a new apartment this time. Why were you there anyways?"

The door to the office flies open and everyone's favourite blue haired ferry girl stands there, panting and holding an envelope in her hand. "Koenma-sama! King Ronin's sent another messeng- . . ." Botan begins quickly and out of breath. She stops when she sees Tsukiko slouching in Koenma's chair and Koenma glaring at her with his small arms crossed. "Tsukiko-sama, how nice to see you again. How've you been?"

"I've had better days. It's the usual events though. He decides to find me a mate so I can actually leave; I dislike the person he picks. So I go to the ningenkai." Tsukiko shrugs.

"Ah, so you're the reason everyone's been so busy 'round here." Botan says knowingly.

"Probably." Tsukiko admits.

"It figures though." Botan says.

"Shut up. I've got a headache. Masquerading as a high school senior does that to me. I really don't need anyone's shit. Just read the damn memo," Tsukiko growled, glaring at the ferry girl. Botan nodded in a show of surrender and quickly read off the message before bowing and leaving. Tsukiko slumped back into the chair.

"Are you going back to your home nee-chan? I could see if father is willing to let you stay as long as we keep your mother informed." Koenma asked, an eyebrow raised as he looks at Tsukiko.

"Eventually, but not any time soon. I have too much stuff to clear up before I return," she said, massaging her temples. She looked up and then her eyes darted to Koenma, hope brimming within them. "Wait, I can stay if father says so? I would need something to do so I don't get bored though."

Koenma looked intently at his sister's hope filled eyes as the small prince thought the situation over. He took a steadying breath and began, "I could possibly let you help with keeping the borders intact. If you want. We can go check with father."

"I'll come with you. There's no way you're facing him alone about something like this." She said defensively.

"So let me get this straight," Yusuke begins slowly, taking advantage of the lull in the conversation, "You're Koenma's sister from a different mother, your stepfather is after you because he wants you married off, and you want to do something so you don't go insane?" Tsukiko nodded her agreement. "I don't see why not Koenma."

"It may have something to do with the fact that her stepfather is threatening to march his armies against the ningenkai and reikai. Without King Enma's consent, the plan would fall apart." Kurama pointed out.

"He's right you know, I have no choice but to ask father. Tsukiko, I'll go tell him you're here and wish to speak with him. In the meantime, you can get to know the guys." Koenma said as he heads towards the door.

"It just so happens that I have no choice but to play 20 questions. Five questions each, no more. I'll answer your questions as truthfully as possible as long as you respect my privacy." Tsukiko said, waving her hand as the door snapped shut with her brother on the other side.

"Alright, I'll start," Yusuke said, "What are you, exactly? We know you're part demon and part whatever Koenma is. But exactly what are you?"

Tsukiko sighed, she knew this was coming. "I'm, well, just that. My mother is one of the oldest living yôkai so I don't even know what she is. It's like she's some hodgepodge of different species. All I know is that I got some sort of odd telepathic ability, I can create weapons, I'm a shape shifter to some extent, and I can use illusions. My father is a god, so I'm not quite sure what I am," she grinned wryly at the bunch.

Kuwabara was up next. "How can you summon portals? Even Koenma needs to press buttons."

"That's because Koenma's lazy. He could summon portals if he wanted. Simple enough."

"When was the last time you left Makai?" Kurama asked.

"Uh, about ten years ago I think. I dunno." Tsukiko says shiftily, genuinely unsure about her last visit to the ningenkai. She turned to face Hiei, who was the only person who had yet to ask a question.

'How did you get out of the past arrangements onna?' came Hiei's voice in her head.

'Simple, my mother threatened him until he made a fuss about the dowry wanted being too high. He succeeded about three times unfortunately. Those poor bastards. . .' Tsukiko replied. Hiei's facade contorted into a slight frown when she told him that she had been married three times previously.

"Come on shrimp, we don't have all day." Said Kuwabara's impatient voice.

"I already answered his question Kuwabara. I suggest that you don't get impatient, it's not a good trait." Tsukiko snapped.

"My turn! Alright, what did Hiei ask you that we couldn't hear?" Yusuke said, an amused grin spreading across his face.

"How I got out of the marriage arrangements." Tsukiko said lethargically.

"And how did you manage that?" Kuwabara asked, eager to hear the answer.

"Bribery, threats, the works." She said, still not looking up at them.

"Who is your stepfather trying to set you up with this time?" Kurama asked, wanting to steer the conversation out of dangerous grounds.

"I don't know. I just heard that he was going to try to set me up again so I left."

'You hinted at them dying, how did this come to pass?' Hiei said in her head.

'Close your eyes and I'll show you.' She said into his mind. He reluctantly complied and a barrage of images attacked his mind.

A/N: Is anyone confused about that? If you are, please let me know. I'll explain if you are. If you want to flame, do so but please, let me know why you're flaming me. Don't just say "this story sucks" and be done. Let me know why so I can fix it. Arigato

Next time on First Impressions Can Be Changed

Tsukiko reveals to Hiei how her past three arranged marriages ended and we get to finish our game of 'Twenty Questions.' Until next time.

Tsukiko: snorts Humph, More like "Piss Tsukiko Off."

Rose: -flat eyes- Chill. Out.

Koenma: She never does though.

Tsukiko: Shut up!

Koenma: Make me!

Rose: While they're fighting, why don't you review? Until next time, bye!