Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hallucinations ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 1 )

Alrighty! This has been a thought that's been floating around in my head for MONTHS! And now I'm FINALLY going to write it down! BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *laffs hysterically*

KURAMA: *shakes head* She's lost it.

ME: Kurama! YIIIIII!

Kurama: O.o Oh no! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! *runs away*

ME: *runs after him*

MEI: *walks in* Eagle? Eagle?! WHERE IS YOU! You INVITED me OVER so that I could HELP YOU on this STORY!

ASHUREI: *walks in with a taco* Mmmm...cheese! ^.^

MEI: *sighs* *looks for Hiei*

HIEI: *is hiding* Oh no...

ME: *comes back in* I suppose I should say what the story is about now...

MEI & ASHUREI: YES!!!!!!!

ME: Well, first off, let me say that I am new on mediaminer. My fanfiction.net account was DELETED for some ODD REASON, and now I'm on here. I will try to finish this story, but I have mucho homework a lot, so it might take a while to update! I hope you all will review on this! I love reviews; they get me to UPDATE faster! *hint hint*

MEI: But this isn't telling us what the story is actually about!

ASHUREI: *accusing* She needs time to think of a good summary that will get her as many reviews for her story as for Blkwidow77's "Twitch Twitch" (which she does not own)

ME: Shut up! >.< Anyway, here is summary!!!

SUMMARY: <Kurama hides behind many masks, each concealing the true person. But even his numerous masks cannot hide the one truth: he has feelings for Hiei. But how can the short fire demon ever return his love? Also, Yusuke is starting to realize feelings for Koenma. But isn't the Prince with Botan? Before these four can straighten things out, the world is thrown into chaos and insanity by a new demon with nothing to lose. But can they fight this demon and still keep their heads...when their minds are being sucked into a vortex of hallucinations and lies?>

ME: Wowie wowwowowowowow! I cannot wait to read this!

ASHUREI: -.- You're writing it, baka! *smacks Me over head*

ME: X_X Owch...

MEI: Well, don't knock her out! She still has the disclaimer and warnings to write!

ME: Oh yeah. Huh. Crap. Well, here they are!

WARNINGS:ANGST, DARK, LEMON, YAOI, YURI, LANGUAGE, BLOOD, VIOLENCE, GORE, and POSSIBLE TORTURE AND/OR RAPE. You hate it, I got it! ^^

DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything except for some poems/quotes I might put in here, and my demon persona. Bwuahaha.

Oh yeah, I'm going to try to start each chapter with either a quote or a poem (all made up by meeee! ^.^) that pertains to the chapter. Reviewers are welcome to use them in their fics as long as they ask me for permission and put in their fic that the poems/quotes are mine. Thank you!

So sit back and enjoy...

HALLUCINATIONS

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Paintbrush running all over my life,

Issues, hurts, acts, all covered up,

True nature never to be revealed;

Thoughts and emotions locked up and sealed;

Hiding the thorns that are in the rose,

Invisible, until plucked from bloom,

I am everything you want me to be;

The only problem...is with me.

-Black Eagle

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KURAMA'S POV

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Ever been invited to a costume party and cruised through stores endlessly, trying to find the perfect mask?

Welcome to my life.

Every day is a costume party for me. And every day I have an infinite number of masks to choose from to cover me up that day.

The most popular is my pretty-boy, genius, kind mask. The one that has all the girls-and I daresay even some of the guys-falling for me.

I'm not trying to brag. It's just that it's so hard keeping this image up sometimes. Sometimes I just want to break out in my true form, Youko Kurama, and return to my life of love, lust, and thievery in the Makai.

To use a Ningen expression, "those were the good ol' days". Yes. The good old days-more like centuries-when I could be carefree, steal anything I wanted, bed anything I wanted...

I miss them. In fact, I cannot wait for my Ningen body to die so that I can return to the Makai as Youko and take up that life again.

Talk about ironic. I can't wait to die so that I can live. Haha.

Most people don't see this side of me-the sarcastic side. Nobody knows the turmoil going on inside of me...except for one person. The person who caused it all. Or should I say, demon.

That's right: Hiei. My best friend. At least, I've tried to convince myself that he's *only* that.

Yes, welcome to another side of me: the gay side. You got it: gay. I love my best friend.

Now, normally, I would tell somebody if I liked them like *that*. But there's just something about Hiei that prevents me from telling him.

You know. Like his whole, "I've-got-a-big-sword-and-I-can-have-my-pet-tattoo-eat-you-up-if-you-even-T RY-to-mess-with-me" personality.

It's all very confusing. But hey, news flash: my life *is* confusing. I'm a reincarnated demon living in a girly boy's body...that really sucks ass. But I can deal with it.

Uh-oh, people are coming. I'd better get out of my "sarcastic" mode. They might get suspicious.

Mm-hm. Suspicious. Of *me*. Yeah right.

I am Shuichii Minamino. I am perfect.

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END KURAMA'S POV

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"Hey Kurama! Whatcha doing?"

Yuusuke Urameshi's voice floated up to Kurama's room. The redheaded boy sighed, closed his journal, and put it in a locked drawer. Standing up, he looked in a mirror and straightened his collar (more out of habit than anything else), brushed down his hair, and walked downstairs.

The black-haired juvenile delinquent stood at his door. "Sorry, I meant to knock. But you weren't answering. So I just came in."

Kurama smiled. "Sorry, Yuusuke. I was preoccupied at that moment. Is something wrong?"

Yuusuke looked uncomfortable. "Not particularly..."

"Did Koenma send you to come get me?"

"Actually, no."

Kurama noticed how Yuusuke's face flushed up at the mention of the Prince of Reikai's name. He stored this information in the file of his brain marked "Save for Later".

"Did you want to talk about something?" Kurama queried. I hope it's not a love question. Gods, I hope it's not a love question.

"Yes...it's about Keiko..."

Shit. Why do people always come to *me* with these questions?! What am I supposed to tell them?! That I'm gay?

You might tell him that.

Kurama was so used to Youko butting into his mind now that he didn't even flinch. Yeah, but...

You shouldn't be ashamed of it. Hiei *is* very sexy.

Kurama could almost imagine the Youko smirking. Tearing his attention away from him, he turned to Yuusuke. "What about Keiko?"

Yuusuke sighed. "She kinda wants for us to plan to get married...but I don't know if I love her. Or if I'm ready for that."

Kurama tilted his head to one side slightly. "You want to come in and sit down? Have a drink or something?"

Yuusuke nodded fervently. He walked in and sat down on Kurama's couch.

"What'll you have?"

"Got a beer?"

Kurama plucked the cold can out of the fridge and tossed it to Yuusuke. The Spirit Detective popped it open and chugged half a dozen gulps. Then he wiped his mouth and said, "So what do I tell her?"

"You should be honest and confess if you don't love her. If she truly loves you as a friend, or even in the other way, she should understand." Gods. I hate that. "You should be honest with her". Sounds so righteous.

I agree. I don't understand why you keep up this image, Shuichii. It must be a real pain.

You just want to come out and terrorize everyone, steal a bunch of valuable stuff, mate with every pretty girl you meet, and get back to the Makai! Kurama accused.

You want to too, you know. Youko said pointedly.

Kurama couldn't think of a retort, so he let it drop. Besides, Yuusuke was talking.

"I really don't want to hurt her feelings though!"

"Yuusuke, are you going to make a life's commitment just to not hurt Keiko's feelings?" Kurama asked gently.

Yuusuke lowered his head.

Kurama sighed and sat down next to the Spirit Detective. He put a hand on his shoulder. "Yuusuke, you must learn to be honest with yourself. If you don't love Keiko, tell her. She'll get over it...eventually."

Yuusuke nodded weakly. "I hope so...thanks Kurama." He downed the rest of the beer, tossed it into the trash, and stood. He turned and walked out the door

Kurama stood motionless for a few minutes. Then, he grabbed his coat, scribbled a note to his mom telling her that he had gone out for a jog in the park, and walked outside.

No need to find Hiei. Hiei would find him.

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The fire demon in question was sitting in a particularly nice oak tree, leaning back against the branches and contemplating if it would blow his cover to steal some sweet snow from a random Ningen who was walking by at that very moment, when he sensed Kurama's energy moving towards the forest.

So the fox is on the move. Hiei thought to himself. He stood up. Oh, yes. Today is one of his "school holidays".

He leapt from tree to tree. He wasn't sure of his feelings for the fox. All he knew was that Kurama was the only one out of the Reikai Tantei that he felt he could trust.

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Kurama ran at a light jog through the woods, stopping at the clearing where he and Hiei usually sparred. He quickly planted a few motion sensor plants around the area, so they would know if anyone unwanted was coming. Then, he waited. And as he waited, he thought.

I have established that I can't tell Hiei what I feel for him. Number One: He would kill me. Number Two: I would lose his friendship.

I thought that you also established that you want to die so that you can "live".

Yeah, but...that's different! Kurama knew he sounded weak.

I'm sure that Hiei would notice and like you better if you were in your true form. Youko said pointedly. He *is* a demon, after all. And you are stuck in this Ningen body. It doesn't even have a tail!

Kurama was lost in thought. Maybe Hiei...*would* notice him better if he was in his Youko form...then he could return to the Makai!

But his mother...

Stop being a baka! He scolded himself. She's just a Ningen woman. You don't care about her.

Yes. You don't care. That's precisely why you were ready to die for her before Yuusuke saved your ass.

Shut up!

But Kurama knew it was true. Maybe he could-

He suddenly sensed movement behind him. He turned around just in time to see a flash of cold steel headed directly for his throat.

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