Okay I know you people are going to kill me, especially those ones that have patiently been waiting for me to update all of my Kag/Kurama and Kag/Kurone stories. But this story is something that I just started writing and couldn't stop. It is going to be vastly different than all the rest, mainly because the pairing is a little different. The first few chapters of this new story are centered around Yusuke and the life he's built. Let me just say before we begin that I am not a Keiko fan at all. I think she holds Yusuke back a lot of the time and I don't think she understands who he is. She's never understood his passion for fighting and when you love some one you also have to accept them.

So the first pairing for this story is Yusuk/Kagome. I will just say that, it is not the only pairing but we'll get to that later. I've never ever written a fic featured around Yusuke before but lately I have been annoyed with stories lately mainly for one reason. Every one who is writing Yusuke into stories these days seems towrite him asa complete and utter moron who never uses his brain. They all write him always pounding on Kuwabara and acting like a complete dumbass. So I've written this to show my support of Yusuke as a character. He may not be book smart like Kurama, lets face it no one can be. But when it comes to fighting, especially street fighting, Yusuke knows what he's doing. He may be brash a lot of the time and rush in before he thinks things over, but ultimately every fight he's fought he's won, sometimes by fluke and outside help, but he does manage to over come tough odds. And I will say this. Yusuke is stronger than anyone else on the team. No matter who your favorite character is for whatever reasons you have, Yusuke is still the strongest in shear power. He is an S-class demon, they say this a time or two, while Kurama and Hiei are both A-class. In fact Hiei started out as a low level C-class. Don't believ me, go back to the beginning of the Sensui arc where Genkai had theboys trapped in the weird mansion. Hiei demands to know what his status was when he started and was angered that he was only a middle ranged demon, even though he had managed to make it up to B-class, before his fight with Sensui. After Yusuke's death Hiei's power arises to A-class. Yoko, however, in his true form, used to be an A-class demon and when he died his power fell. By the time he fights against Sensui he is back up to A and stronger than Hiei as he is on the verge of S-class.

Okay enough blubbering. Anyway the pairing for this is Yusuke/Kagome/Kurama/Kuronue, though the others will not have come in until later in the story. The firstfew chaptersare mainly Yusuke's character buildingwhat I think Yusuke is and could be. For now he is an S-class demon though by the end of this power he'll be stronger than you can imagine. As for Kagome's role...well you'll just have to wait and see. She's the daughter of a very powerful and influential goddess.

Okay there is a little warning I must tell you about. There will be a few scenes where Kurama and Yusuke interact as say "more than just friends." And I will say that there will be a bit of flirtation between them. It is meant to be there, though don't worry, I doubt I'll write any heady stuff. Kurama/Yusuke and Yoko/Kuronue are the only Shounan Ai pairings I will ever read or actually like and that's because they are my favorite characters. Don't worry though, that kind of thing will be a bare minimum so you won't have to read any sex scenes or anything (unless you want me to write one.) I just don't want to turn people off this fic because of some "tender" moments.

Anyway I'll stop talking now and let ya'll read. Hope you enjoy this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.

Catch Me When I'm Falling

Yusuke's Confusion

Chapter 1

"Yusuke, you jerk!" Wham!

What the fuck? Yusuke thought, rubbing his jaw and exchanging a glance with the black haired kumouri at his side who was steadily backing away from the fuming spitfire of a girl. Said demon was now alternating between staring imploringly at Keiko and shooting sympathetic glances towards his hanyou friend, trying to figure out what she was mad about now. The kumouri looked to the pretty red head at his side but the fox only shrugged. As far as he knew Yusuke hadn't done anything serious lately for Keiko to warrant such an angry action towards the delinquent.

"Damn it, Keiko what the hell was that for?" And where the fuck did she come from? Yusuke wondered, glaring at the strangers around them who were staring in curiosity. One minute he'd been walking along enjoying the day with his two friends and the next Keiko came out of no where and smacked him a good one.

"Don't give me that look, Yusuke. You know what you did."

"Well how can I know what I did when you won't tell me?" Yusuke scoffed kicking the stone wall of a nearby apartment building, momentarily satisfied when the stones cracked beneath his boot, but it did no good to alleviate his sudden rush of anger. Yusuke recognized the sudden rise of his energy and wished he could kick something much harder than a stone wall. He needed to punch something and he knew no matter how angry Keiko made him, he would never hit her; even though he'd been tempted to on occasion.

He looked up and shot a hooded glance at his two demon friends, causing the kumouri to be a bit taken aback. After a few moments recognition flared within his violet eyes while the fox's eyes flashed a flat golden color. Yusuke sighed thankfully. By the end of the day he'd be tired as hell, but it would be worth it. Sparring with those two always seemed to help whenever he was angered or stressed.

Yusuke turned back to Keiko who was still glaring at him, arms crossed in front of her chest, breasts heaving in her green school uniform. At any other time Yusuke might have found her attractive. Certainly her body was nothing to scoff at. But it was that damn look on her face that always turned him off, the look of utter disgust. Her face which could show such sweetness at times, more often than not was transformed into one of utter rage...and it was always directed at him. What was it about him that pissed her off so much?

Keiko opened her mouth as Yusuke closed his eyes, groaning internally. This was not how he wanted to spend his day. Great, he thought. She's in lecture mode again. Yusuke knew this would take awhile and so he maneuvered his body in such away that he could lean against a nearby brick wall and appear as if he was really paying attention.

She was yelling at him again and this time, Yusuke really didn't know what he'd done wrong. Boy, his life was strange. Here he was hanging with two semi-reformed-but-not-really demon thieves and a girl who's only goal in life was to make sure he lived the way she wanted him to. And he'd been having such a pleasant day too. Naturally Keiko just had to come and ruin his whole plan for the day. Then she began yelling at him trying to make him feel guilty for whatever it was she claimed he'd done now.

After the first initial blow Yusuke knew his girlfriend wasn't in the mood to hear him out and simply tuned her out, all the while closing his eyes and trying to ignore her girlish shrieks. Kurama and Kuronue were standing back a bit trying to give the couple some space.

"Great," Yusuke muttered to himself as he felt Boton's energy arrive as well. Why don't we just invite the whole team? Of course Kuwabara showed up not even two nano seconds after that thought. Yusuke groaned again and once again damned his day.

Yusuke's eyes opened as he continued nodding each time it looked like Keiko came to the end of a point. It wouldn't have mattered. She had her back towards him now yet her voice was as loud as ever as she carried on a 'conversation' he had given up paying attention to.

Boton stood off to the side, a worried, embarrassed expression on her face as she tried to divert attention off the screaming girl and her scowling boyfriend. Of course one look from Yusuke's liquid amber eyes sent most of the prying eyes packing, however a healthy few still continued to toy with their lives.

Yusuke simply ignored the ranting girl and the in-serious-need-of-an-ass-kicking strangers. Sad, how after all these years, the only constant in his life nowadays was Keiko. She and his mom were the only reminders that he had once been a total outcast of a society who felt he was a burden to them. No matter, though. He never bothered to care about ass holes he didn't know. And those he did...well lets just say they were easily disposed of.

And of course, now that he knew what was out there in the world, Yusuke knew he could never go back to the way his life was before his first death. He would never be that skinny young punk who he used to be. He was now a demon, a Toushin, one of the strongest demons alive. He has muscles and a classic male physique that always made him stand out.

And yet, why was he still facing the problems he had 4 years ago? His mother was still a drunk, although she seemed to actually care about him now...at least a little bit. And Keiko was still the same little bitch she would always be, forever trying to turn him into something he would never wish to be.

Yusuke had long since figured out that he would never have a normal life, known that for a fact practically since birth, not that he really remembered having much of a childhood. With a mother like Atsuko and a hotheaded childhood friend like Keiko, Yusuke had always known his life would be different, however not to this degree. Honestly, who could have foreseen that the once punk Yusuke Urameshi would grow up to be one of the strongest demons alive. Oh, he was still a punk, through and through. He would always consider himself something of a bad ass. It's just that now he had power to back up that claim, whereas before he was just a punk kid who, at the age of 14, thought he could take on the world.

How ironic that he really could and had taken on the world and come out on top every time. And he'd never ceased to amaze himself the things he'd accomplished just by being his normal, cocky self.

Sometimes Yusuke still couldn't believe it. But if there was one thing he could say about his life, is he had no regrets. He loved being known as a Spirit Detective, even though he had many enemies and demons who wanted to kill him simply for existing. Taking care of the world gave him a sense of purpose, a sense of belonging that he'd very rarely felt.

And for once in his life he had friends, real honest to kami friends who weren't afraid of his reputation, weren't afraid to challenge him to fight just because he was the great Urameshi, the delinquent who'd stalked the streets for so many years of his youth. His friends respected him and his power and it was something Yusuke would be forever grateful for.

Surprisingly Kurama had become one of the best friends Yusuke had ever had, yes even topping Keiko. He had spent long hours with the fox, always managing to learn something new from the genius fox. Kurama had been the main reason for his passing High School.

Surprisingly, he even got along quite well with the normally quite cold and devious Yoko, forever hidden beneath Kurama's calm exterior.

And when Kuronue came along, Yusuke had been surprised that Kuronue had accepted him as well, him and Yoko including him whenever they wanted to hang out or go somewhere. Yusuke had fun teaching them more about the human world. Yusuke would never admit it, but sometimes he thought Kurama's more human side was a bit boring. So he'd taken to showing Yoko and Kuronue how to really have fun. Even Kurama's more human side had opened up a bit more, allowing Yusuke turn learn how he ticked.

In exchange Yoko and Kuronue returned the favor going so far as to teach him some of the finer points of pulling off a real heist, something Yusuke found incredibly interesting. They'd told him so many memories of their life before it was hard to believe that both had ever been dead. Of course technically Yoko was Kurama but still. Kuronue had been dead for 20 years before Koenma revived him.

Yusuke came back to himself when it looked like Keiko was finally going to shut up or clue him in to whatever it was she was mad about. He sighed when she only seemed to take a breather before starting in on him again and leaned against the stone wall again, closing his eyes and trying to drown out the girl currently still in mothering mode.

Yak yak yak, doesn't she ever shut up?

He looked up and met the sympathetic glassy eyes of Kurama, wishing the fox would find some way of getting him out of this. Kurama shot him a quick smirk and rolled his eyes while Kuronue stood at his side making whipping motions with his hand. Yusuke shot them both a half hearted glare although his lips quirked with amusement. Kuronue stuck his tongue out at him and Yusuke fought not to laugh at the comical look on his face when Kurama jokingly smacked his friend on the ass in reprimand.

He knew the kumouri and the kitsune were only trying to lighten his darkened mood. He caught the bat's slight nod and ducked away trying to pay attention to what his girlfriend was telling him...or yelling at him.

"-usuke, Yusuke, are you even listening to me?"

Yusuke turned away from his friends and felt his heart tightening again at the look on his girlfriend's face.

Still, he leaned back and smirked cockily at the angry girl. "Huh, oh yeah of course, mother." He yawned behind his hand, knowing it pissed her off even more. He held back the wide smile threatening to break and simply glared while she screamed and tried to hit him again. He effortlessly caught her wrist before she could do any more damage, effectively rendering her speechless. Probably because she'd always been able to land a blow whenever she were angry. How wrong in her assessment of him. The only reason she'd ever been able to hit him is because he let her. He could have stopped her plenty of times. The truth was her punches seemed like pinches as opposed to a heavy hitter. He'd just never bothered blocking her since it never hurt and it seemed to make her feel better. Come on, he'd taken on enemies more than half his size. You think he couldn't take on one human girl?

Truthfully Yusuke was becoming quite embarrassed of Keiko's little 'spat'. It was embarrassing to be seen with a girl, who is supposed to love and care for you, yell at you like you're the worst kind of fiend. Really, it was a wonder he'd put up with her shit for so long. But he loved her. Somewhere in side he truly did love her. But this is not the way he wanted their relationship to progress. She was supposed to be calm now that he'd returned to her...for her even. He'd left Makai for her.

He knew she was hurt he'd stayed away for so long, but he honestly felt as if he had to continue in his travels. For one he was confused as to what exactly he was. Sure he had demon blood in him, evident by the aggression, not to mention the extra strength, long hair and tattoo-like ancestor markings which covered his body when Raizen had first taken over his body. And yet, Yusuke had never been able to achieve that form again, though the markings appeared every now and again...but only when he was severely pissed off and looking to kill. When it became apparent he could get no more answers from the Makai, he'd given up hope of ever finding out what he truly was and decided to return home.

And now look where he was. Standing on a street corner being yelled at by some five foot tall brunet, while his friends stood around unable to help him out. And for once, he really didn't know what he'd done to make her so mad. She'd been mad at him before, plenty of times even, and yet something in her stance and in her voice made her seem incredibly suspicious. Oh, yes, Keiko had a reason for being mad. She just hadn't been able to cough up what that reason was so she was yelling at him in hopes that he would just blurt out whatever it was he'd done. The thing was, he hadn't done anything. He really hadn't, well nothing more than normal.

He was out of school, no way was anyone making him go to college after spending those horrific years catching up in high school. He'd passed, barely, with Kurama's help and had flat out told Keiko he was never going back to school. She had eventually agreed, although it took many slaps and many long drawn out speeches about why school was important, as long as he started looking for a job.

So he'd gone back to Reikai, asking Koenma to work as a part time Spirit Detective. Koenma had agreed, provided he didn't work alone. Just because the barrier was temporarily taken down and Enki had enforced his no mischief rule, did not mean every low class demon followed those rules.

Yusuke had surprisingly selected Kurama to be his partner, much to everyone's surprise, including Kurama. Koenma had been astonished that he hadn't chosen Kuwabara. And as much as Yusuke respected Kuwabara's heart, the man just wasn't strong enough anymore. Everyone had way surpassed him in the strength department, though his sixth sense was still the highest. He just couldn't compete against the ultra strong demons anymore and Yusuke didn't want to have to spend his time baling out his partner instead of taking out the threat.

However, Yusuke never thought Kurama would agree to this, knowing how Kurama felt about the Reikai. The SDF were the reason Yoko had been slain in the first place. That damn green haired hunter with the cocky mouth had been the one to "pull the trigger" so to speak and the silver fox hated him with a passion.

But Kurama had surprised him, asking Yusuke for one small favor should he accept.

Koenma almost had a spiritual hernia when Yusuke had calmly asked Koenma to revive the long dead Kumouri thief, Kuronue, and after careful consideration, had agreed...mainly to piss off his father and also to thank both Kurama and Yusuke for their hard work over the years. The little toddler really wasn't so bad when he wasn't being such a whiny bitch. Koenma had agreed on the stipulations that both Kurama and Yusuke watch over Kuronue until he became reacquainted with every day life again...which didn't take long since the kumouri had incredible resilience. Kuronue had, had a hell of a laugh upon his 'awakening', partly because his partner was now a red headed human boy and also because Kurama was working for Reikai when they were partly responsible for his death in the first place. Of course Yusuke had to physically restrain the over grown bat when he learned of the assassin who'd struck down his partner, threatening to kill the SDF for murdering his best friend.

Yusuke chuckled inwardly as he remembered the look of pure horror on the kumouri's face when Yoko had informed him that he, too, would be working for Reikai. He and Yoko had a lovely time laughing at Kuronue's expense.

And so Koenma began paying the three demons, a very large fee if Yusuke had anything to say about it. Keiko had been a bit disappointed that Yusuke just couldn't settle with a normal job, but had to admit Yusuke made great money. They were planning to get married someday and had started saving their money. And although they were engaged they had yet to set a date to be wed. And that was okay with Yusuke. He didn't want to rush into this relationship head first, as surprising as that may seem.

Today had been Yusuke's day off and he had spent the first few hours snoring the day away. When he turned 18, he moved out with Kurama who had also decided to put off college for the time being. Not that the red head didn't enjoy education, it was just that he was content these days to actually enjoy the finer things in life. Shuichi, the red headed side was getting to know Kuronue while Yoko was having a fantastic time having his best friend back. Of course Kuronue had moved in with Yusuke and Kurama. As you can guess the three demons had quite the experience in the first few days learning to accept each others' weird habits and rituals.

And so on this day Yusuke had slept in until Kurama and Kuronue had dragged him out of bed, both wanting to spend some time in the Makai.

They still owned a strong hold there, one of the many homes they had acquired over the years and yet it was the one that felt most like home to the two thieves. They still owned a whole assortment of jewels and valuables and laughed at Yusuke when he gawked at all their 'crap', as he'd called it. Of course Yoko was unamused when Yusuke had called their priceless jewels 'crap' and had spent an hour chasing Yusuke with his Death Tree, with Kuronue laughing at their antics.

So the three were planning on spending their day off getting some real training done. Most of the demons they tracked down these days couldn't hold a candle to an S-class and two A-class demons so they had to make due sparring with each other to really get a good work out.

If they were really desperate they would train at Genkai's Shrine, though they rarely went there since Kuronue claimed the old hag 'scared the absolute shit out of him'. Of course Yusuke was perhaps the only soul who knew Genkai actually enjoyed their presence, not that she would ever admit that to save her soul, and she a enjoyed picking on the poor kumouri. She especially liked to tease him about Baldock, the bat demon Yusuke had beaten up during his first meeting with Genkai.

Kuronue had, had an unfortunate run in with the pathetic demon who literally began worshiping the ground the Kurmouri walked on. Yoko thought it was funny the way Baldock followed him around whenever they were visiting with Genkai. Kuronue found it annoying. Genkai...well she thought it was hilarious watching a cold blooded bat demon run away from a screeching underling.

And up until now it had been a pleasant day. They'd been walking along and now here he was getting reamed up the ass.

Yusuke had just resigned himself to a life of headaches and yelling when something she said struck a chord deep inside his soul.

"Who is she?"

And I'll stop there. I will not post another chapter until some time tomorrow, but I will say that I've got 5 chapters already written and I plan to work further ahead tonight so I don't get stuck on Writer's Block. So let me know what ya'll think of Yusuke and his life. Oh and if I spelled Kurmouri wrong, please correct me and let me know. I just know that it means bat.

Oh yeah, and I'm taking a pole. I'd be interested in hearing what you all have to say. You can email me or simply reply:

1.) Who is your favorite character from Yu Yu Hakusho and why?

I would prefer an answer that doesn't have to do with the character being "HOT." I'd like an honest opinion about the character, not about how you think the character looks.

2.) What is your all time favorite pairing partaining to Yu Yu Hakusho (only)?

3.) What is your all time favorite crossover pairing partaining to Yu Yu Hakusho?

Okay I think that's it. It just wanted to know and you don't have to answer me if you don't want. Its just something I'm curious about. Anyway I hope you do review though, I'd like to see what people think of my first Yusuke/Kagome story.

Ja ne

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