A/N: See if you can figure out who the "mysterious new girl" is. I bet you can. ;) Please review!

10. Dragon Assault and the Mysterious New Girl

Yusuke was walking Keiko home to her house after her performance of Hamlet, holding hands and enjoying the time alone they finally got to have. It seemed like they were never together anymore.

"You were really good tonight," Yusuke said, trying to break their silence.

"Thanks."

"And you looked really hot in that queen costume," he added with a sly grin.

Keiko shook her head in exasperation. "Oh, Yusuke…" she said.

As Keiko and Yusuke quietly chuckled, a large, dark shadow appeared from behind a fence that lined the sidewalk. It looked like a small dragon; it bared its fangs and roared. Keiko screamed in terror and jumped back into Yusuke. The dragon's claws reached out for Keiko, grabbing her by her shirt. Keiko screamed again as the dragon lifted her up and brought her close to its hungry mouth.

"Mmm… tasty snack…" the dragon hissed, licking Keiko's cheek with its coarse tongue. Keiko kicked and squirmed, but the dragon wouldn't let go of her. She was getting closer and closer to its mouth….

"Yusuke!" Keiko shrieked. "DO something!"

Yusuke aimed his right index finger at the dragon, a sphere of blue energy glowing around it. "Spirit G—"

"No! Stop!" came a voice from behind the fence. Yusuke dropped his Spirit Gun stance, and the dragon brought Keiko away from his mouth. Yusuke, Keiko, and the dragon turned around to see who the voice was coming from.

A small girl with medium-length, straightened pink hair struggled over the fence. "Ouch!" she cried as her left leg caught in on the fence. She was wearing a pair of tight white pants and a small pink T-shirt. Once she got her other foot out of the fence, she straightened up and repeated, "Stop! Leave the dragon alone!"

Yusuke stared at the beautiful girl in front of him. The dragon dropped Keiko, who fell on the pavement with a painful thud, and looked at the girl as well.

"Shibuki, you damn dragon!" the girl scolded, walking over to the dragon and shaking her index finger at it. "You know you're not supposed to go out at night alone! And what did I tell you about eating people?"

"Sorry, Master," the dragon said, its eyes downcast. "I'll be a good dragon."

"Good boy," the girl said, patting its head rather harshly and slipping a bright pink leash around its neck. Then, turning to Yusuke and Keiko she said, "I'm sorry Shibuki bothered you. But he's just a baby, and he doesn't know any better, right, Shibuki?" The girl stared coldly at the dragon.

The dragon snorted and didn't reply.

"Shibuki's my pet," the girl explained. "The next Godzilla in training."

"Uh…"

"Come on, Yusuke," Keiko said huffily, dusting herself off as she tried to hide the fear in her voice. She had never seen a dragon before. "Let's go home where it's safe!"

"Sorry!" the girl cried after them.

"Why didn't you let us stay?" Yusuke whined. "I wanted to know her name!"

"Oh, you just wanted to stay because you thought she was pretty," said Keiko moodily. "I saw the way you were looking at her, you jerk!"

"Keiko!"

"Shut up, Yusuke!" Keiko brought her hand and slapped it across Yusuke's face. Yusuke winced at the sharp pain on his cheek and thought with a sigh, The things I get for just glancing at a pretty girl… Sheesh… Then, as if to make up for his "sins" of pissing Keiko off, he said, "Nice skirt, Keiko…"

"YUSUKE! THAT DIDN'T WORK A LONG TIME AGO AND IT ISN'T GOING TO WORK NOW!"

NEXT TIME: FATAL ACCIDENT AND THE NEW GIRL'S FIRST LOVE!

Reviewer Responses!

evilchik: Aw, I wish I had thought of having Koenma's love interest be Kurama… Oh well. I have a friend who's does Koenma x Kurama before… XD Besides, this is a non-yaoi story. TT Oh well. Anyway, speculate all you want as to what my grins mean! I'm not telling. :more grinning: Um… well, thank you for the caps-lock confidence-boost. :sweatdrop: And thank you for the review!

Deus X Machina: Yes… poor Koenma. But power to Shizuru for rejecting royalty! XD Thanks for the review!

Anna Minamino: Thank you! I'm glad you found Koenma's rejection amusing. I forgot I had that in there:D Thanks very much for the review!

Dances With Deers: Thank you! I've tried to read Shakespheare… it's way too hard for me. Though it was fun when I got to play Juliet in a mini Romeo and Juliet skit for literature class… My Romeo was one of the guys I liked. XD Happy day that was… But I'm getting off-track here! I'm very glad you liked the chapter, and I'm glad you like my dialogue. I think that's the first time somebody's commented on my dialogue… so thank you for that! And thanks for the review!

Vixen: Guess all you want. You'll find out who she is soon enough. Thanks for the review!

hey: Of course I will finish it. Thanks for the review!

heartluv: No problem! As long as you're reviewing now, that's what matters, eh:smirk: That's awesome that I'm able to sort of confuse you with who the stalker is. To me, of course, since I wrote it, the stalker is completely obvious, but I'm glad I've got my readers stumped! You'll just have to keep reading and see who she is! Thanks very much for the review!

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