Colorblind

by Mayushii

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A/N: Hello! Welcome to another installment of the Yu Yu Hakusho Saisei Project, my rewrite of the Yu Yu Hakusho series. This one takes place during the Four Beasts miniarc, but it isn't a rewrite of the whole case. It's just a collection of additional or altered scenes. Since these are all pretty short, I'll upload one chapter every few days until we get to the end.

-This is #4 in the Saisei series. It comes between #3 (Two Step Forward, One Steps Back) and #5 (Red Lantern). Other titles in this series include #1 (No Sign of Life), #2 (That Which Comes Between Two Mountains), and #6 (Beyond the Warded Window).

"Communications Failure"

"Here! I'm supposed to give you this Communication Mirror!" Botan announced proudly.

Yusuke took the newest detective tool from Botan and turned it this way and that. It was a purple compact, round and about the size of his hand. He flipped the compact open and stared blankly at the contents.

"The mirror is a screen. The powder is fake; lift it up and you can access the buttons. The speaker and microphone are under the applicator," Botan explained. "What do you think? It's the latest stroke of genius from Spirit World!"

"Oh, yeah, yeah, very clever disguise!" Yusuke said with an air of false agreement. "Just one problem. See this?" He used one finger to draw a circle in the air around the detective tool. "It's a powder compact." Then he drew a circle around his own face. "See this? It's a guy. Do you know any guys who carry around powder compacts?"

Botan pouted.

"I guess you're right," she admitted. Then she beamed manically and pushed Yusuke toward the portal. "But there's no time to worry about that now! Just take it with you, we'll change it when you get back!"

"What?" Yusuke struggled valiantly, but man did Botan have a strong arm. "No frigging way, I'm not using this girly-ass thing in front of Kuwabara! What are people gonna say if they see me running around with makeup in my pocket!"

"Yusuke—will you just—" Botan gave Yusuke one last, hard shove. "—quit being a baby!" The Spirit Detective tripped into the portal and yelled long and loud as he fell through the green mist between dimensions. Botan called after him. "Now go take out those Beasts! You've got a little under a week before the Makai insects infect everyone in town, so we're counting on you!"

End part 1 of "Colorblind"