Disclaimer: Own Yu Yu I do not. However, the many Original Characters in here belong to Molly-chan, my bestestestest friend…along with other people. The stupidity and story line are all mine, though. Oh, and Akarume. That sadistic bastard is mine, too.

Alright, peoples- I though I'd be nice and update this and take up space. This story is very original character centered. I feel as though many people, for whatever reason, have problems with other people sticking characters in a FANFICTION. FICTION. FAN. As in, the story is fictional about something the author doesn't own, but loves. Which means that I can stick as many original characters in there as I want. Also, Kurama falls in love with an original character…this is also very Kurama oriented…(Cuz Molly-chan loves the kitsune to death…)

Also (this is probably the most defensive I've ever been) there is many a mentioning of gay guys. I did not make any of the original characters gay (though I do love gay dudes), but one of the original characters (Miyouku) is bisexual. Open minded people, please read. Homophobes- eat my pissy white girl ass.

(Also, I would like to inform everyone that I do not talk with any cusswords in the real world. Online- who the hell cares?)

Anyways…this is going to be set up very differently than After the Storm. This is third-person view, slightly angsty but still somewhat humorous. I'm gonna make it M just to be sure, because I have a horribly twisted mind and feel the need to make everything in my fake worlds sick. (I'm giving ya'll a twisted grin, btw.)

So, now that you've been warned and realize that I'm in a slightly bad mood, I also want you guys to know that this won't be updated very often. Whenever I feel the need to update, I shall. Otherwise…whatever.

Cheers, and HI MOLLY-CHAN!

Now, the actual story… After the Storm: Chapter One New Assignment

"Alright, gang, we have your new assignment." Koenma folded his tiny baby-flabbed arms across his chest, gazing at the group of four boys in front of him. "No drooling, and pay attention. It goes pretty deep, and is perhaps one of the biggest assignments you've ever had."

"Finally!" Yusuke Urameshi, a high school delinquent who just happened to be a Spirit Detective, grinned broadly and stretched. "So what is it?"

Koenma pressed a button on his "Ultimate Desk" and a picture of a girl popped up on the wall behind him, illuminating the boys' faces. She was dark skinned and slim, with long black hair that framed her face just so and piercing purple eyes. Kurama's trained eyes could tell instantly that she was a black kitsune, though she didn't give off the often demonic vibe associated with such creatures. "THIS is you new assignment. Flip her skirt, Yusuke, and she will manage to unman you."

Kuwabara squinted at the picture, looking confused. "Wait…I am NOT gonna beat up a girl, Koenma! It's against my ethics!"

Hiei, a short (but sexy) fire demon, glared up at his moronic comrade. "I'm surprised you know what that word means."

Kurama, an equally sexy kitsune in a human body, smiled slightly and allowed himself a few quiet chuckles before turning to Kuwabara. "Kuwabara, we don't even know if we are going to fight her. I have a feeling that she isn't our enemy."

"Right as always, Kurama." Koenma pressed yet another button on his "Ultimate Desk" and a picture popped up next to the girl's.

"Hey! He looks kinda like Kurama's yoko form!" Kuwabara took one of his many dramatic poses and pointed at the picture.

"Of course, you idiot. Did you really think that Kurama was the only silver kitsune out there?" Hiei gave Kuwabara a VERY unimpressed look.

"I-I never really thought about it," Kuwabara muttered, looking embarrassed.

"This our bad guy?" Yusuke asked, not looking away from the wall. "He looks like a fruit."

Koenma sighed softly and gave Yusuke a "shut-up-you-idiot" look. "He's an extremely dangerous 'fruit'. His name is Akarume, and he is, indeed, a silver kitsune." The kitsune in the picture had silver (duh) hair that seemed to go in every direction, except for two braids in the front. "HE is our bad guy."

"Great! So tell me where he is and I'll punch his lights out!" Yusuke cracked his neck and started rolling his shoulders.

"It's not that easy." Koenma swiveled in his chair, his back facing the gang. "We don't know where he is."

"What!" Yusuke demanded, tensing.

"Kitsune are masters of deception." Kurama gave Yusuke a tiny grin. "Many will not be found unless they want to be."

"So what the hell are we gonna do about it? How can we beat the hell outta him if we don't know where he is?" Yusuke stared at the back of Koenma's chair, ever so slightly pissed.

"YOU are going to be protecting HER from HIM!" Koenma pointed from Yusuke to the girl to Akarume, looking as pissed as Yusuke. "Now shut up!"

Yusuke scowled at him. "I don't get to beat him up?"

Hiei sighed and closed his eyes, remarkably annoyed. "We're protecting her, Yusuke. I can see your small, under-developed brain cannot comprehend the possibilities of such an assignment."

Before Yusuke could scream his head off at Hiei, Kurama started talking. "Yusuke, if there was not a threat, why would we need to protect? There will probably be plenty of opportunities to fight." Cocking his head slightly, Kurama allowed his piercing emerald eyes to burn into Koenma. "However…what is it about this Miyouku that makes her so important to protect?"

"How'd you know her name!" Kuwabara demanded, staring at Kurama with wide eyes. "Do you know her?"

"Ignorant buffoon," Hiei grumbled. "Her name is right beneath the picture."

"Oh…so…" Brief silence. "Yeah, Koenma! Why do we need to protect her!" Kuwabara had the brain capacity of a gnat, Kurama decided. A retarded gnat, yes, but a gnat all the same. "What does this dirty filthy kitsune want with her? Damn fox demons!"

Yusuke cleared his throat and jerked his head towards Kurama, who happened to be a fox demon. "Smooth move, baka."

"No offense taken," Kurama told Kuwabara, who was slowly making the connection between his foxy friend and his last statement. "But please share, Koenma. What is her importance?"

Koenma sighed and pressed a button, again, on his Ultimate Desk of Doom (version 3.7). Miyouku's picture changed into a live television broadcast of her walking down the street with another kitsune school girl, who was frolicking along backwards. "The other girl is her best friend Lyhershin- Shin for short. They go practically everywhere together."

"Sports festival, sports festival," Shin was singing, going into what was supposed to be a graceful twirl. Her feet caught on part of the sidewalk and she fell flat on her face, her skirt flying up to reveal a pair of black shorts. "Ow."

Miyouku laughed, her voice rich and musical, and then leaned down to help her friend up. "It's two days from now, Shin. And I don't even know if they'll let you participate in the festival events."

"That's right- it won't be fair. I could whoop 'em all." She gave her friend a blood-thirsty grin.

"I was thinking that maybe they were afraid that you'd hurt yourself and kill half the school in the process." She gave a pissy-looking Shin the most innocent look she could pull off. "What?"

"Bite me," Shin growled (quite literally). Slowly, she pulled herself up onto her feet and brushed herself off. There was a moment of silence as they walked on, Shin now walking forwards. "Hey, Miyouku?"

"What? You sound serious. This worries me." Miyouku flashed a smile that slowly faded at the look on Shin's face. "What's the matter, Shin?"

"I had a dream about Akarume last night. He wanted to know where you were." Shin stared at the sidewalk in front of her as she spoke, refusing to look at her friend. "I didn't answer. I figured if I just kept silent, he'd go away. He grabbed my arms and threw me against a wall- and it actually hurt. I never answered, though. I've never been happier to wake up." Neither spoke for a moment. "Do you think he's coming back?"

"He's done with me," Miyouku murmured back, her face hidden behind her hair. "He has no reason to come back. It was just a dream."

Shin hesitated, then slowly rolled up her sleeve. Angry bruises and small cuts laced her biceps; they looked relatively fresh. "Miyouku?"

"I already know, Shin- I'm sorry." They turned into an arcade, now led by Shin, who was looking where they were going (for once). "If I had known he'd use you, I-"

"HEY!" There was a loud, happy cheer from the crowd hanging around the DDR mats, clapping and whistling at the sight of Miyouku and Shin. Shin grinned and waved as Miyouku sighed, setting her school bag down.

"Hey there, Abadon." Shin gave another kitsune, a boy this time, a high five. "Not burning up the mat?"

"DDR isn't my thing. Some of us can actually dance without arrows." He dodged her punch with a chuckle and sipped on a rootbeer float. "You and Miyouku playing double?"

"You know it!" Shin whirled around to the mats and hoped on. "It's all over now!"

Koenma turned off the camera/TV and turned back to the gang. "They were once romantically involved- Akarume and Miyouku, I mean. From what we can tell about Akarume, which isn't much, he WILL come back for her. I'm sending you to her school to protect her. Get as close to her and her friends as possible. Bhotan, Yukina and I are going to be doing some research." By "I" he meant to Blue Ogre. "Your assignment starts tomorrow. You can leave now."

Yusuke stared at him blankly. "That's it? Here's your assignment and see ya tomorrow?"

Hiei was already gone, and Kurama was walking out the door. He paused for a moment to look over his shoulder at the Spirit Detective. "You might want to say goodbye to everyone, Yusuke. I'm sure Keiko won't be pleased if you leave without so much as a fare-thee-well."

As Yusuke and Kuwabara raced for the door (Kuwabara won by using his spirit sword to pole vault out), Koenma turned back to the screen with a sigh. Yusuke and the others had no idea what they were getting themselves into.

RhapsodicMelody: Yep, that's chapter one. Yay for late night goodness…so yeah. Just a little side note, for those interested- Miyouku represents Molly-chan (who is not bi, to my knowledge) and Shin represents moi (yep, I'm a klutz. I just act shallow, though.) Abadon represents Torre-kun (another one of my friends, who we all adore), and I'm thinking of making a character for Kaitlyn, Molly-chan's other best friend. No jealousy, I swear. Though I could kill her in this and pretend that it's just for the story plot…