A/N: You all are really mean, you know that! So many hits, but only three reviews! glares Review, I say! Heh. I'm just joking. You don't have to review if you don't want to, but it would be really nice. Reviews ensure to me that there are people out there who like this story. Reviews really do encourage me to keep on writing.

DBZ Chick1 asked if Gohan would get his memories back. That's for you guys to read and find out!

sweat drops Amazingly enough, I have this story completely planned up. I generally just start on something, then I don't know where to go from there. Right now I've got a rough sketch of what I want from this fic in my head. I really hope that this one will become one of my more recognized fanfics. I'm always a bit annoyed at how Matchmakers, my first fanfic (that I made when I was eleven years old and in the sixth grade ¬¬), has the most reviews and hits out of all my fanfics. By my opinion, that fanfic was the worst piece of crap I could have ever made. It's too fluffy. shudders Fluff isn't my thing anymore. is now an angst fanatic

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my own original characters who will pop up every now and then. Yuurei is technically Gohan, so I don't own him either. Toriyama-san owns Dragonball. He's like…God…

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Yuurei, a shinigami who was once called Son Gohan, yawned as he sat upon a mountain in the dimension of the shinigami. Life…err…death was incredibly boring unless he was sent on a mission. Of course, the mission's weren't enjoyable either, since his whole purpose was basically to kill a person. Shinigami didn't kill people out of cruelty though. They killed because fate had chosen that it was a person's time to die. The person dieing never saw the shinigami, since shinigami were invisible to the living. Even with the victim not knowing that he was there, aiming to take their soul, it made Yuurei feel extremely guilty.

Yuurei smoothed out a few of the feathers of his wings. Yuurei was a dog shinigami. He had two black dog ears on top of his head (A/N: Think of a black version of Inuyasha's ears XD), and a long, bushy black tail. Two rather small wings poked out of his back. The shinigami's outfit consisted of a navy-colored sleeveless t-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes. Somehow, the males' outfits were less showy as the females' outfits.

He sighed. There had been one thing that had bugged him since he found himself in the shinigami's dimension. How had he got there? He had been told that shinigami were once living people, but became shinigami as punishment for committing suicide. He desperately wanted to remember who he was when he was alive, and why he would give up something as precious as life.

"OI! YUUREI-CHAAAAN!" Yuurei shuddered. Here she came. She was Yuurei's partner shinigami. Her name was Aiko, and she seemed to be obsessive over him.

Aiko glared. "Yuurei-chan! We need to get working on our latest mission, you know! It's best to learn about the person we're taking the soul from before the day of the person's death occurs, you know! It helps in the end!"

Aiko was a cat shinigami. She had long blond hair that went all the way down to her knees, a cat tail, and cat ears on her head. She was wearing a somewhat decorative yet comfortable red dress that went down to about her knees. On her hands, she had two black cloves, with frilly white cufflinks around her wrists. She also had thigh high red boots, which matched her dress.

"Mission…?" Yuurei blinked. What mission?

"Geeze! You're so forgetful! Let me go over this again!" She glared before magically making the shinigami handbook appear in her hands. She held it up so Yuurei could see it. "See? Here's the kid's information! Son Goten, age seven. He's to die next year from a cancer in his throat."

Yuurei thought he had heard that surname of "Son," before, but ignored the feeling. "Poor kid. He's so young."

"YUUREI! We can't worry about how tragic it is! We just need to retrieve his soul! He's set to die on this day next year." Aiko concluded as she made the shnigami handbook disappear.

"Hmph. I hate being on the list of shinigami to do kids." Yuurei snorted. This wouldn't be much fun at all. Then again, it never was supposed to be.

Aiko looked him in the eyes. "This is punishment, Yuurei. It's meant to not make you feel nice inside." She sighed. "Anyway, you need to be careful. Remember, it's only been seven years since your death. People who may have known you back when you were living may still be around, you know!"

"Yeah, yeah. I know. If a shinigami remembers his or her life, he or she becomes a ghost, right?"

"Yes. Yuurei, I'd be crushed if you became a ghost." She hugged him and smiled. She loved him so much, but she knew it was a one-sided love. Yuurei wasn't interested in her. How long had it been since she first met him, anyway? She had remembered she had been angry back then… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Flashback

"AIKO!" The master of the shinigami's yelled, his dark cloak covering his face. He was the guy who had taken Gohan. "Come here! This is your new partner! He's a new comer, so be easy on him!"

Aiko looked at the child that the master had next to him. The child hadn't came out of the trance that the master had put him in yet, as he still needed to be cleansed of his memories as well as turned into a shinigami.

Aiko didn't like this. She had been paired up with another shinigami named Reizo before. The two of them got along well. For her to be paired up with someone else…why…?

"MASTER! Why are you pairing me up with him! I'm already paired with Reizo! I like being with Reizo!" She yelled.

"Reizo requested to be separated from you." Her eyes widened. "You will accept your new partner. His name is Yuurei."

"Reizo… Why would Reizo want to be separated from me!" She cried. At one time, she even thought she was in love with Reizo. "WHY?"

"That's for you to ask. Your new partner will be ready in a few hours. First, he must be transformed into a shinigami."

End flashback

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Aiko laughed. Back then, she thought being with Yuurei would be hell. She was completely wrong. She worked better with Yuurei than she ever did with Reizo. Reizo was hot headed and arrogant, while Yuurei was kind, caring, and everything Reizo wasn't. She didn't miss Reizo at all anymore.

The first time she had talked to Yuurei, she knew she was going to have a tough time getting him to fit into being a shinigami. He was too inquisitive. He wanted to know what happened in his life. That was forbidden. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Flashback

Aiko looked down at her new partner with a scowl. He had been transformed into a shinigami, therefore making his body appear as though he was about sixteen years old. He began to stir on the ground.

"Ugh… What hit me…?" He said. Aiko had to admit, he did have a handsome voice.

"You died. You're a shinigami now. Get used to it!" She yelled. "You're MY partner from now on!"

"Shi…ni...ga…mi? Doesn't that mean god of death?" He shivered.

"Yes. Shinigami collect the souls of the living, and bring them to heaven. You're a shinigami because you commit suicide." She growled. She hated explaining all this.

"Suicide..?" He tried to remember his suicide. Nothing. He quickly realized that he couldn't remember anything. He couldn't even remember his name! "I…wait…who... Who am I?"

"Your name is Yuurei. You don't have any memory of anything because shinigami can't be connected to the living world. We shinigami have our memories erased the instant we get here."

"Why would I have killed myself? What was I so upset about?" He clenched his fists in frustration. "I want to remember!"

"NO! You can't do that! If you were to remember your life, you would become a ghost! A ghost…a ghost is a poor soul who's left to wander the universe all alone. Not even shinigami can see ghosts. I won't let that happen to you."

"So…explain more of this shinigami thing to me."

Aiko sighed. This would be a long day.

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"We should go collect information on this kid now, Aiko. Go see what he's like and all." Yuurei suggested.

"Yeah." The two flew over to a pond that was nearby. As soon as they landed, Aiko made a vile of liquid appear and she dumped it into the pond. The pond instantly turned a pink-ish color.

"There it is. Our pathway to Earth." She smiled. It had been a while since she'd been there. Even if no one could see her, she still had a lot of fun. "Let's go, Yuurei-chan!"

The two jumped into the pond and instantly reappeared in a forest not far from the Son house. Yuurei immediately looked around the forest, thinking it looked familiar, but, like earlier, shrugged off the feeling.

Aiko made the shinigami handbook appear and turned to the page with Goten's information in it. "Let's see…according to the book, he should live over in that direction!" She pointed to the east. "Time to go see what this kid's up to."

"Yeah." The two flew to the east until they saw a small capsule house. They immediately flew straight through the ceiling. Since they were shinigami, they could go through anything in the living world.

The two appeared in a child's room, and saw the kid huddled in a corner, playing with a few of his toys. Goten turned around to grab another one of his action figures, but stopped and stared at the spot where Yuurei and Aiko were standing.

Yuurei and Aiko looked behind them to see what Goten was looking at. Seeing nothing, Yuurei said, "I wonder what that kid's looking at."

Goten blinked. "I'm looking at you guys, of course. What are you doing in my room? Who are you?"

Yuurei and Aiko both went wide eyed. How could the child see them? That was…impossible! Shinigami were invisible to a living person's eyes!

Breaking out of their stupor, they started to panic. This wasn't something that was supposed to happen! He shouldn't be able to see or hear them!

"YUUREI! WHAT DO WE DO, WHAT DO WE DO, WHAT DO WE DO?"

"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW! YOU'VE BEEN A SHINIGAMI LONGER THAN I HAVE!"

"The handbook has to have something on this!" Aiko made the shinigami handbook appear and furiously looked through it. "There's not an answer!"

"Um… Again, who are you guys and what are you doing in my room?" Goten asked.

Yuurei and Aiko exchanged glances before Yuurei jumped into the air and exclaimed, "I AM THE SHNIGAMI YUUREI!" He gave a piece sign.

"I AM THE SHINIGAMI AIKO!" Aiko yelled as she jumped into Yuurei's arms and they posed.

"TOGETHER WE ARE….KARAAGE TAMANEGI!"

Goten immediately rolled around on the floor laughing. "Karaage Tamanegi? You're called FRIED ONIONS!" He continued laughing.

Aiko sweat dropped. "Yuurei, I hate our team name."

"I do, too, but it's what the master named us." He sighed. "We can't complain."

Goten composed himself after laughing so much. "So, what are you doing here? How did you come through the roof?"

"We're here because you're going to die in a year from that tumor in your throat. We're shinigami. That's why we can fly through stuff. No one is supposed to be able to see us." Yuurei said casually.

"YUUREI! He isn't supposed to know that!"

"I'm…going…to die…?" Goten looked fearful. "I…but…I wanted to become a fighter, like my daddy! If I only have a year, I want to get as strong as possible, so I can make him and mommy proud!" The child ran out to his backyard. His parents weren't home currently since they went off to the store.

"WAIT UP, KID!" Yuurei yelled. Aiko was too busy reading through the shinigami handbook, hoping to find a way to fix this disaster that Yuurei started.

"What? If I only have a year left, I better hurry!" Goten yelled.

"You'll bring death upon earlier if you fight with that tumor!" Yuurei yelled just as Goten fell and began to cough.

"Th...then how am I going to make daddy proud?" Goten asked while gasping. He had been diagnosed with having cancer in his throat only a year ago. He didn't want surgery, since he'd lose his voice, and he didn't want that. He only took medication to treat it.

"It sure won't be by bringing your death sooner!" Yuurei yelled as he helped the boy up.

Goten began to cry. "Why can't I be healthy? It's not fair! Trunks is, and he gets to train as much as he wants!"

Yuurei looked at the child with pity. He felt a compelling urge to make the child happy. The kid only had a year left, after all. "I'll make it so you can temporarily be healthy. Your body will be sixteen years old when you're healthy though, you understand?"

"YUUREI! YOU MUST BE KIDDING?" Aiko yelled with anger. "YOU'LL BE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE MASTER!"

"Let the kid have his wish, Aiko. He only has a year left, after all." Yuurei reasoned.

"Hmph."

Goten looked up at Yuurei. He looked a lot like his father. He almost felt like he'd met the guy somewhere before.

"Um…Yuurei-san?"

"Just call me Yuurei. Don't be so formal."

"Okay, Yuurei, how are you going to make me healthy."

Yuurei smirked. He enjoyed using his powers. Aiko never let him use his often though, since she was so proud of her own. He rolled his eyes at the thought.

Goten and Aiko gasped as Yuurei took out a small knife and made a tiny cut on his finger. The small droplet of blood that fell from it quickly turned into what looked like a piece of candy. Yuurei grabbed the candy-like object and held it out to Goten.

"Eat this. It's mandatory to the transformation."

"Okay!" Goten grabbed it, stuffed it in his mouth and swallowed. "Now what?"

Yuurei smirked. "Now I show off MY powers." He glared at Aiko. "This will feel weird for a moment. Just a warning."

Yuurei snapped and Goten's transformation immediately ensued. The child's body glowed as he grew to be a sixteen year old. As soon as the light died down, Yuurei smirked at his accomplishment.

Goten looked over his now sixteen year old body. He was almost as tall as his father! His hair had grown down to be about shoulder length, and he found himself wearing a gi similar to his father's. The best part was that Goten felt healthy. He didn't feel like he had a tumor at all!

"Wow, Yuurei! Thanks so much! I feel healthy when I'm like this!" Goten exclaimed.

"That's because you are. When you're like this, you're cancer doesn't exist. You can push yourself harder than you could before." He smiled.

Suddenly the three heard a noise. "Goten-chan, we're home!" Chichi yelled from the kitchen.

"How do I change back?" Goten asked worriedly.

Yuurei snapped and suddenly Goten found himself seven years old again, with the tumor back.

"Don't worry about them seeing us. We're invisible to them." Yuurei explained.

"Yuurei…I can't believe you're doing this." Aiko complained. "Anyway, it might be better if we transformed into our other form so that Goten won't look crazy, talking to air and everything."

"Yeah, that's a good idea."

Goten was going to ask what they meant, but suddenly the two transformed into little plushies! Aiko was a cat plushie, and Yuurei was a dog plushie.

"People can see us like this. Just pretend we're normal stuffed animals." Yuurei explained.

Goten was wide eyed. So many weird things had happened today.

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There's chapter two. Please review, guys! I'm looking forward to hearing form everyone! I hope it isn't too bad. ;;

DBZAngelX guessed the anime. pokes her That's only 'cause you know me too well, Angel-chan! cough Anyway, the animanga that I got the idea from is Full Moon wo Sagashite. It's shoujo, but I really suggest it to anyone who hasn't read it yet. It's so addictive. I finished the whole anime (all fifty episodes XD) in three days. Of course, the anime isn't licensed in the United States yet, so you'd have to get it off of Bittorent and delete the files after 48 hours, or buy it from CD Japan or someplace. The first four volumes of the manga are available in the U.S. though! V
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