Author's Note: Hidey ho, all ye Yu Yu Hakusho fans! It's DAY, your author here! I was sitting, dreaming about Kurama, minding my own business, when *dum dum dum* inspiration struck once again. So, as I often do, I sat down and started writing. Just so you know, I have no idea where this is going to go, but it's going to be one of those things that just turns out like it does…

Okey, just so y'all know, this is my first Yu Yu Hakusho fanfic. Just so you're all warned. I don't really know all that much about the characters, so I will probably get stuff wrong… Just correct me in a review or email, and everything will be all good.

Okie, since I know you're all dying to read this fic (probably not, but ya never know…) I shall stop rambling and get on with the fic! Enjoy! ^_^

Anything Goes

Chapter 1

"Where is he?" Sayuri leaned back against the wall of the abandoned warehouse. She kept her black leather trench coat pulled tight against her body, sheltering her somewhat from the cold. Not that cold winds ever bothered her. She kept her long, blonde braid tucked inside the coat. One less distinguishing factor for her to be identified with.

She shifted her weight back and forth from foot to foot with nervousness. He had never been late before. But she wasn't exactly sure she wanted him to show. It always seemed like she blacked out after their meeting, and she couldn't remember what had happened. But still, if she didn't show…

A soft rustle to her right indicated the arrival of the person she had been waiting for. A dark silhouette stepped out of the shadows. He was tall with long black hair. He hid his face behind a mask, and he was clothed in all black.

"It's about time you got here, Karasu. You've never been late before."

Karasu didn't reply to the blonde's snap at him. "As you may have guessed, I have another assignment for you."

He didn't say any more, but Sayuri's glare seethed hatred in every perceivable way. Her mouth was a tight line of disgust, but she seemed to have no vocal objection to whatever Karasu was going to tell her to do.

"Ah, ah. Don't forget what happens if you don't comply." Karasu could see Sayuri's display of hatred, but wasn't particularly scared by it. She was an admirable warrior, yes, but he had power over her. Power that she was too weak to break.

"If you touch even a hair on her head, I swear I will hunt you down and kill you myself!" Sayuri cried.

Karasu smirked beneath his mask and slowly advanced on her. "And what would you do if I touched you?" He stopped when he was close enough to feel the heat from her body. He saw her tense and almost laughed to see her squirm like that. He reached out and tucked a stray wisp of hair behind her ear.

Sayuri averted her gaze from his eyes. "What do you need me to do?" she whispered. She hated herself every time she told him that, but what else could she do? It wasn't just her life at stake.

"That's more like it." Karasu waved his hand in front of her face, muttering something or other under his breath. When he had finished chanting, Sayuri was standing up straight, almost as if held up by a puppeteer's strings, and her normally deep sapphire eyes were glazed and had taken on a milky white hue over the normal coloration.

"This is what I need you to do…" Karasu leaned over and whispered the rest of her instructions in her ear.

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"Come back here Urameshi! I'm gonna beat your ass good this time!"

Even four years after Yusuke was enlisted as a Spirit Detective, things are still the same between him and Kuwabara. Now both seniors in high school, Kuwabara's favorite pastime is trying to beat Yusuke. And Yusuke's favorite thing to do is royally kick his ass.

"You can't beat me Kuwabara, and you know it! So don't even bother to try. I'm not in a fighting mood today, so don't push me…"

Kuwabara ran to catch up to Yusuke. "Don't just walk away, Urameshi!"

Yusuke did just that.

Swearing under his breath, Kuwabara yelled after him, "You just can't keep ignoring me, Urameshi! I'll get you one of these days!"

Yusuke sighed, held his bag over his shoulder, and continued walking home.

When he stopped outside the door to his house, he was surprised to find a familiar young woman with long blue hair waiting outside.

"Yusuke! I've been waiting forever for you!"

"Boton! What are you doing here?"

"No time for small talk, Yusuke. Koenma has a job for you."

"A job? You mean, I get to be a Spirit Detective again?"

"I know it's been quiet for a while, Yusuke, but you've never really stopped being a Spirit Detective. But this is an important case. I hope you've still been training?"

Yusuke looked shocked at the idea of not training. "Of course."

"Then you'll have to hurry. You might need Kuwabara's help for this one. This spirit awareness is one thing that you'll need. This is no ordinary demon we're dealing with here!"

"Fine, you go get Kuwabara, and I'll get ready to go. You can give us the briefing on the way, if it's so important."

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"A case?" Kuwabara wasn't sure if he had heard Boton right.

"Yes, and your help is needed. Please, Kuwabara, we have to hurry!"

"But, but…what about Hiei and Kurama?" Kuwabara asked, confused, as he gathered what he needed.

"There's no time to get them. Time is of the essence, and with every minute we wait, the trail grows colder."

"Right! Let's go!"

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Boton had sped the two Spirit Detectives off to Koenma's without any delay.

"The problem is this, boys," Koenma started off. "There's this demon on the loose. The only problem is, she doesn't seem like a demon. Her appearance is humanoid, and she appears to have no other form. Her attacks utilize Spirit Energy, yet no true demon can use this energy. We have concluded that she must have some Human blood in her to be able to use these kinds of attacks.

"Since she has Human blood, this makes her much harder to track than pure demons. This is where your role comes in, Kuwabara. I need you to get a lock on her energy pattern and track her with it."

"What did she do?" Yusuke asked.

"She stole these…" Koenma said, bringing up an image on the screen in front of them. There was a pair of jeweled bangle bracelets on the screen.

"You mean all she stole was some crummy jewelry and we have to track her down? Doesn't that sound like some police offer's work?" Yusuke protested.

"There aren't just any bracelets, Yusuke. They are called Energy Enhancement Bracelets. You know how much power you emit when you use your Spirit Gun technique, right?" Koenma asked. "Now take that power, and multiply it by about ten, and you get the Spirit Gun with the Energy Enhancement Bracelets on."

"Whoa! I see what you mean…" Yusuke conceded.

"So, she's a demon, but she's not a demon, and now she has these super bracelets that make her ten times more powerful?" Kuwabara asked.

"That's about the gist of it," Koenma confirmed.

"Right. We're on it." Yusuke was almost out the door before he heard Koenma's order to come back.

"Don't you want to know a little more about your enemy before you rush out there?"

"What else do you have, Koenma, sir?" Boton asked.

"There's not really much we know. We don't even know her real name. Here's an image of her." He brought up the said image on the screen. The woman in the picture was about 5' 7" tall, with deep sapphire eyes and blonde hair of indeterminable length hidden inside a black trench coat. "We've called her Demon X, for lack of anything better."

"So what about her powers? Strengths? Weaknesses?" Yusuke asked, wanting to try and figure out how to beat her before it turned ugly.

"Do you want the good news or the bad news first?" asked Koenma.

"Bad. Might as well get the worst over with."

"Right. She's a master of the sai, as well as being a Wind Master. It is suspected that she is also a healer."

"A Wind Master, huh?" Yusuke said, remembering his fight against Jin in the Dark Tournament. "Well, that's okay. I've beaten one of those before."

"Don't underestimate her, Yusuke. She's at least as fast as Hiei, as smart as Kurama, and much more powerful than Jin. Here's your good news, though. It seems that she's only used to fighting one on one. If you and Kuwabara can get her so there's one on either side, you should have her beat. But be careful of those bracelets, too. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving side of one of her wind blasts boosted up to ten times normal strength."

"Right. We'd best be going then. Kuwabara?"

"Right. Come on, Urameshi! Let's go kick some demon ass!"

Author's Note: Voila! There ya have it! Chapter One. So, let's hear what you think about it. Every single tiny little thing. Oh, and if you're the kind that like cheesy cliffhangers, here's one for you…

What exactly is going on between Sayuri and Karasu? Is Demon X truly who she seems to be? What will happen when the Spirit Detectives catch up to this lethal demon? All this and more in the next exciting episode of Anything Goes!!!

Okay, so maybe that was a little weird… Oh well…

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