This is not meant to be a well-written fic. It's more of something that I wrote the first chapter too and won't be able to write anything else until it's done. Mostly it's getting all the bad writing all of my system. Just warning you.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything YYH!!

Because her duties to the house and Genkai came first, Yukina wasn't able to go shower with the other girls after they returned from the beach that evening. All of them had dried skin from the salty water, and Keiko was sure that she'd be finding little clumps of sand in her hair all week. So while she, Shizuru, and Botan headed to the shower house just behind the main house, Yukina stayed inside, washing dishes that had been used since this morning.

By the time she finished, the others had returned, and were all giggling in Botan and Yukina's room. Yukina volunteered to make them all tea; only then did she allow herself to take a break and head off to bathe.

Her hair was still in the high ponytail that Keiko had tied it in that morning. Thankfully. That meant, that unlike the others, her hair hadn't even gotten that wet. She'd wash it last. Hanging her towel on the hook outside the door, she sighed into the steaming water pouring from above her.

Scrubbing her smooth skin with course soap, Yukina let her mind wander. Standing straight, she put a hand to her neck, where her necklace used to sit. The Hiruseki Stone from her mother. The one whose twin would lay around the neck of Yukina's own brother. She had given it to Hiei.

Her breath caught in her throat, and her eyes widened as she spun around. A blinding aura had appeared out of nowhere, suffocating her. Surrounded by the four walls of the shower stall, it was impossible to tell who was out there. A rogue demon? After the Makai Tournament demons had the ability to travel between the worlds. But with the punishment system in place, it was extremely dangerous for any demons – no matter their rank – to make the journey.

The pressure in the air around her lessened, and Yukina stood gasping for breath, letting the heat of the shower wash over her. What had just happened?

"You wanted to see me?" Kuwabara pulled the door open, stepping into the silence of the shrine. Genkai sat in front of her large Buddha, her back to him. He closed the door behind him.

The old woman turned to face him, her stoic expression betraying no emotion. Behind her glassy gaze, however, she was thinking. She had no need to see him; what, or who, had told him that she had requested his prescence? But now that he was here, she might as well clue him in. She realized that letting Kuwabara know anything, though, would immediately entail losing the secrecy of any situation. She sighed. Maybe leaving him in the dark would be safer. Especially when it came to Yukina.

Genkai shook her head. "Nevermind. Yusuke took care of it." She turned back away from him, sipping her tea.

Kuwabara shrugged, stepping back outside. Keiko'd be happy that Yusuke'd finally shown up.

What is this.. He lifted his pale hand to his chest, so that it hovered above his heart. He closed his eyes tightly, as though in pain. He clenched his fist around the fabric of his shirt, imagining he was crushing his heart. This unfamiliar feeling?

"Who is it?" Botan called out to the knock on her bedroom door.

Instead of a reply, Yusuke opened the door, glancing from the spirit guide to Shizuru to Keiko. Botan noticed her stiffen as his chocolate orbs fell on her. He smiled, and nodded behind him. Blushing maddeningly, Keiko quickly stood and stepped outside with him, closing the door behind him.

Once the two had gone, Botan couldn't help but let out a peal of laughter. "Look at those two!"

Shizuru, too, was smiling good-naturedly. She shook her head, lighting up a cigarette between her thin lips. "Sure took 'em long enough. He only proposed last week, you know?"

"Better late than never, I always say," Botan defended, throwing a pillow at the Kuwabara sister. She sighed, flipping her blue ponytail behind her shoulder. "Hey, why do you think Genkai called us up here?"

Shizuru shrugged. "Probably worried she's going to die, or something."

Botan shook her head. "We've already had that discussion, remember? We promised we wouldn't talk about it again. No point in tempting Lord Enma, you know?"

"What else do you want me to say?" Shizuru retorted, blowing a string of smoke into the air. She didn't tell Botan about the ominous feeling that had descended upon Genkai's home just after they had arrived the day before. "I'm sure she's just eager for another chance to get everyone together. It must be lonely up here, all the time."

"I suppose so," Botan sighed. She didn't really believe Shizuru, but for what other reason would Genkai have gathered them all here?

"Where have you been?" Keiko demanded, once she and Yusuke were sitting on the wooden steps in the moonlit courtyard. Yusuke didn't answer. She opened her mouth to repeat the question, but he silenced her frustration with a kiss. She kissed back at first, then pushed him away. She was glad it was so dark – he couldn't make out her flushed features that way. "Yusuke," she said warningly.

"I was busy," he said, grabbing her hands with his own. "But I'm here now."

A change had come over Yusuke. Keiko was so used to the punk better-than-thou immature teen that had haunted her every move. But since the final decision about a week ago, he seemed to have changed overnight. He could be polite now, and he was always acting.. She couldn't put her finger on it. Sweet? Not that she was complaining. It was just the kind of attitude she wasn't used to.

"Busy doing what?"

Yusuke sighed, pulling his hands away and rubbing the back of his head. "You don't want to hear it."

Keiko rolled her eyes. "You're not a Spirit Detective anymore."

"I know."

"But then-"

"No buts. You said it. I'm not a Spirit Detective anymore. And?"

"Then what were you busy doing?" Keiko crossed her arms.

He shook his head, glancing towards the house. In a fluid motion he grabbed Keiko's hand again. He pulled her along with him, down the steep stone steps that led to Genkai's plateau from the street below. Once the concrete was beneath their feet, Yusuke turned to look at her. He couldn't make out her expression in the poor light.

"Well?"

"Genkai thinks that Yukina's in danger. For the past month or so she's been sensing a strong aura – though dimmed down and disguised to a point where she can't recognize if it's someone she's familiar with or not. She's worried about Yukina. So last night, after everyone else was here, I was out trying to look for this thing."

Keiko didn't say anything for a moment. To be honest, that was a little more truth than she had been looking for. "Did you find it?"

He shook his head. "Last night there was nothing. But while you guys are having the times of your life this week, Grandma's having me stay up all night looking for this thing every night." He yawned.

Keiko smiled. "It's good to see someone can keep you in check when I'm not around."

"Hopefully you'll be around a lot more then," Yusuke pointed out, pulling her closer to him.

Keiko blushed, but let the gap between their bodies close.

Yusuke kissed her. "I'm going to marry you."

She let her head fall to his shoulder. "Lucky you."

Chyah!! R&R!