A/N: hello readers, here is another yyh story. It would seem that I get better reviews and rates with them. Well here is a very unusual story that I came up with late one night, and believe me it is unusual. Well read and let me know what you think.

P.S.: I really enjoy reading reviews so if you have the time to write one I will make the time to read them. Thank you.

A Youko's Heart

Kurama,

A young red-haired boy's head shot up and he looked around the classroom. The voice in his head was filled with great pain and sounded very weak. It also awakened a part of him that had been laying dormant for a while now.

"Shuichi is everything alright?" the teacher asked a little concerned. This is the first time that Shuichi has ever fallen asleep during class and he looked a little pale.

"I'm fine ma'am. I just haven't been getting much sleep, that's all." Shuichi said. No thanks to Hiei. he thought rubbing the side of his head. He could feel the other part of him growing very agitated and he had a feeling that he would make an appearance at any moment if he didn't leave soon.

"May I go to the nurse, ma'am?" he asked the teacher slowly getting up feeling a little woozy.

"Yes of course Shuichi." the teacher said feeling a little more concerned.

Shuichi left and headed for the nurse's office. He only made it about halfway there when the voice in his head called again, this time more urgently making his head ring and causing him to nearly pass out. Staggering he fell into the far wall and waited for his head to clear. The presence within him was growing more agitated by the second and if he did not make it outside and out of sight there was going to be a show and his secret was going to be out. And he really did not want that.

He did not understand why the presence within him was becoming so agitated. Did he know to whom the voice belonged to? The voice was becoming weaker with every call and he was growing more and more concerned.

He finally made it outside without incident and made his way to Urameshi's school; he just hoped Urameshi was there. It took Shuichi about thirty minutes to reach Urameshi's school and waited outside for the person he sent to get Urameshi.

"Yo Urameshi, I think I see Kurama outside." Kuwahara said as he looked out the third story window of their school.

"What, really?!" Urameshi asked coming over towards the window next to Kuwahara and looked out. Sure enough there Kurama was, standing by the gate. "Wonder what he wants?"

Keiko was sitting down next to the seat that Urameshi abandoned and was about to get up and join him when a weak, pain filled voice sounded in her head. Miss please, I need your help. You must tell Kurama not to come, that he must forget about me. If he comes…they will capture him and sell him just as they did to me. Please…tell him to forget about… the voice faded and then was gone before it could finish. The voice in her head sounded so full of pain and a loss of all hope that

Keiko's eyes filled with tears.

Yusuke, sensing something, looked over to Keiko, saw the tears in her eyes and came rushing over to her. "Keiko, are you alright?" he asked his voice filled with great worry.

Keiko turned her head and looked him in the eyes. It took her a second to register what he said; shaking her head she quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled weakly. "I'm alright," she said with a small laugh.

"Then why the tears?" Urameshi asked with a doubtful look on his face reaching a hand up and wiping her cheek dry.

Keiko looked down at her hands and tried to think of a way to explain what just happened. "A voice called to me, he sounded so sad and in such pain." she said and then looked up. "He needs help Yusuke. He's lost all hope," she told him with such sadness in her eyes. Urameshi looked at her and knew what he needed to do.

"Maybe that's the reason why Kurama is here?" Kuwahara said coming up next to Urameshi.

"Yeah, well we had better not keep him waiting." Urameshi said heading for the door.

"Yusuke!" Keiko called remembering what the voice said. "He said to tell Kurama not to come…to forget about him." she said her voice softening at the last part.

"I wonder why he would say that." Urameshi asked a little confused.

"I don't know, but I think he's dying so please, hurry." Keiko said her soft brown eyes filled with sadness and worry.

"Gotcha Keiko, will do." Urameshi said as he walked out the door with Kuwahara at his side.

Shuichi did not have to wait very long, in about five minutes he saw Urameshi and Kuwahara walking out the school doors and heading towards him. He waited by the gate for them to reach him and then walked with them off the school grounds without a word.

After about a minute Shuichi decided now was the right time. "I need you help Urameshi." he said as they walked down the sidewalk.

"Does it have something to do with a young man?" Urameshi asked without looking at Kurama.

"Possibly, how did you know?" Kurama asked looking at Urameshi.

"Someone called to Keiko in her mind asking for help. She said he was in great pain and sounded like he lost all hope and that he may be dying." Urameshi said avoiding Kurama's eyes. He did not want to know what Kurama's eyes held, for he had a feeling that he already did. If he looked, he would loose control and want to hold him to ease the pain he knew was there and that was something he could not do for his heart belonged to someone else, even if that person did not know it yet.

"Then we had better hurry." Kurama said as he sped up their pace. Hiei joined the group before they made it to the demon world portal and without question stepped through the swirling vortex back into a world he had longed to return to for some time.