Title:Blood's Calling

Author:Bradybunch4529

Disclaimers: Not mine in anyway. I'm simply borrowing the Yu Yu Hakusho gang

Rating:PG-13 to R in later chapters

Summary:AU OOC Future fic: A young vampire is pushed over the edge with a single act. The world has been paying for the mistake for almost 1000 years. Is there hope to be found in the rebirth of a girl?

Pairings:Keiko/Yusuke

Her vivid brown eyes were now dull and lifeless. She stared out into space, hands resting limply in her lap as she sat propped up against the door. Her shoulder length brown hair was in disarray around her face, which was tilted back and resting against the doorframe.

Her pale skin was turning a dull gray. Her blouse was pristine and her skirt carefully draped around her legs. The only sign that something was wrong was the deep gash in her side and the blood that was pooling under her. It was bright, vivid and its scent was heavy in the air. The pool around the girl was still, no more blood pumping from the wound.

Her gurgling attempts to breath had finally faded. Her sobs and tears had finally stopped, leaving behind only the tracks on her cheeks. The betrayal that had shown so brightly in her chocolate brown eyes had faded. There had been no attempt to stand, no attempt to save herself as her blood pumped from her body. After all she had no reason to try and live.

But still she waited. The perfect gift for the conquering hero to come home to. Maybe in those last moments, she had wondered if he would care. Perhaps she had even thought to leave, so that he wouldn't be the first to find her. But events had conspired against her; after all she was the gift. There would be no ransom attempt, no chance to save, simply the knowledge that the hero had failed.

So in her death, she waited. Forever frozen staring into the distance. and always waiting for him to come home. Perhaps it was a fitting end after all. She had spent most of her life waiting for him.

Yusuke and the gang were in high spirits as they returned from their mission. They were a rather rag tag bunch of vampires. Each different from the other and all uniquely suited to the team. The fact their leader was a young vampire, newly created, had caused quite a stir with some of the older vampires. Of course the grumblings had quickly stopped after the first missions.

"So Yusuke what are you going to tell Keiko this time?" Kuwabara teased his friend easily.

"Why would I tell her anything?" Yusuke tossed back easily. His hand tucked into the pockets of his black jeans, his green jacket hanging open and showcasing the white muscle t-shirt he wore.

"HA!" Kuwabara laughed, his head tossed back and his orange hair glinting in the sun. "You say that out here but we all know that you are going to fall over yourself when she demands an answer." Kuwabara tossed a grin at his friend and chuckled over the embarrassment in his eyes.

"Stuff Kuwabara," Yusuke gritted out and looked away from the boy, ignoring the chuckles around him.

"Our Yusuke is quite whipped," Botan chirped merrily. Her blue hair was pulled back into a high pony tail and her blue eyes laughed at Yusuke as she threaded an arm though his. "And Keiko is quite adept at welding that whip. So I don't think that we need to worry about that."

"True," Kurama tossed in. He hid his chuckle behind a cough when Yusuke glared at him over Botan's head. "Keiko is a very intelligent young lady. It never takes her long to get Yusuke to admit to what he is up to."

"Guys!" Yusuke protested. "Keiko is nothing more than a friend. She doesn't need to know everything I do."

"That's what you say now Yusuke," Kurama pointed out. His green eyes were twinkling with amusement. "But as Kuwabara has already pointed out, you always change your tune around her."

"I'll show you," Yusuke groused under his breath, still glaring at his red headed friend.

"Some thing is wrong," Hiei suddenly spoke up. The short, black haired vampire was normally quiet but something on the breeze made him uneasy.

Kurama stopped and looked at his partner, taking in the tensed muscles and the way his head was tilted. They had been partners for almost a century and knew each others every mood. "What's wrong Hiei?"

"Something at Urameshi's house. I smell blood in the air," Hiei told them before rushing forward.

"Blood? At my house?" Yusuke asked dazedly before rushing after Hiei.

In moments they were drawing close to Yusuke's house. Yusuke could see Hiei standing in front of what seemed to be a slumped figure. The smell of blood was stronger now, almost coating the air they breathed. Hiei was standing in such a way that Yusuke couldn't see who was collapsed at his door.

"Is it Mom?" Yusuke asked as he strode forward. He was startled when Hiei suddenly spun and blocked Yusuke's sight. "She's probably just been drinking too much and tripped," Yusuke's told them indulgently. He attempted to move around Hiei but had to stop when Hiei took that step with him. "Hiei what are you doing?" Yusuke attempted to look over Hiei and his vision was blocked when Kurama slipped behind Hiei.

Yusuke stared into his friends eyes, not understanding what they were doing. There was a sorrow in both of their gazes that he had never seen before. Yusuke had to fight back the uneasiness beginning to snake up his spine. Beside him Kuwabara and Botan drew to a stop. Both of the started to open their mouths but stopped, their attention fixated on the doorway that Yusuke couldn't see.

"Oh Kami!" Botan whispered and pressed a hand to her mouth.

"It's got to be a trick," Kuwabara whispered.

Yusuke looked at both of them in surprise and then shoved Hiei and Kurama out of his way. His eyes finally locked onto the figure sprawled outside his doorway. For a moment his hazel eyes were confused, not understanding what was in front of him. His head titled as he tried to understand why Keiko would be sitting outside instead of going inside to wait.

"Keiko," Yusuke started to say only to stop. Slowly what he was seeing began to register. Her head tilted back against the doorframe, her eyes facing forward. They hadn't shifted to look at him. There was no sign that she had even heard his approach. A pool of water shimmered under her, collecting on the wooden slates of his porch.

It took him a moment to realize that the pool was a deep red in color and the smell of blood was radiating from it. Even longer for him to realize that her heart, a sound he knew better than his own voice, no longer sounded in his ears. Yusuke stumbled forward, his hand outstretched to her.

He dropped to his knee's beside her, oblivious to the blood now soaking into his jeans. Her chocolate brown eyes continued to stare into the distance. His hands were on her shoulders and he shook her slightly. "Keiko?" Yusuke whispered again. Her head flopped forward against his chest.

Yusuke could feel the tears beginning to burn in his throat. From behind him he could hear the sounds of Botan's sobs. But everything had narrowed to include only him and Keiko. It was a trick Yusuke kept telling himself. But the stillness of her body as it rested against his was a grim reminder.

"She isn't breathing," Yusuke whispered. He placed on her back and tilted her head up. Long forgotten classes on CPR had him attempting to do CPR. His mouth forced air into her lungs before he did chest compressions.

Her skin was cool to the touch, her lips tinted blue and her eyes still stared up into nothing. But Yusuke wouldn't give up, he breathed into her lips and continued the chest compressions even when hands tried to pull him away. He fought back, clawing his way to her side.

"She's gone Yusuke," Kurama tried to reason with the young vampire. He held Yusuke's shaking body against his. "You need to let her go."

"NOOO!" Yusuke screamed and ripped free from Kurama's grasp.

Yusuke fell to his knees in front of Keiko, cradling her limp body against him. He began to rock back and forth, his mouth pressed to the top of her head. "Wake up Keiko," he begged. "Please don't leave me."

There was no response from the woman cradled in his arms. It began to dawn on him that there would never be a response. The scream of loss that was ripped from his throat shattered the stillness of the air. His hands pressed her face into his throat, his hands clutching her tightly against his chest. Her body lay limply against his own, no breath warming his flesh.

"Does it hurt Urameshi?" The voice rang out around them. It came from all sides, no hint of the direction that it originated from.

"Who are you?" Kurama demanded when Yusuke remained silent, rocking Keiko back and forth in his arms.

"Do you hurt with the realization that you didn't save her?" The voice continued relentlessly, ignoring Kurama's question.

"She was convinced that you would come. Screamed it at me. Her faith in you was unshakeable almost to the end."

"What do you mean?" Kurama demanded.

"It wasn't hard to take her, despite the fact that she's quite the spitfire. Fought back rather fiercely." The voice continued, amusement heavy in his tone. "Believed in you so much Urameshi. So in love with you, convinced that you loved her too. Until we told her the truth," the voice told them easily.

"What truth?" Kurama demanded.

"Why about Urameshi and Botan," the voice told them. "Surely you knew about the two of them?"

"No!" Botan hissed.

"Oh yes Botan," the voice mocked. "We even have pictures. Keiko was quite upset. Didn't even fight us when we stabbed her and arranged her on the doorstep," the voice told them calmly. "Just sat there and looked at the picture clutched in her hand. Didn't attempt to get away, into the house. Just sat there looking at the picture of the two of you together."

"Botan?" Kurama asked quietly. His green eyes resting on his girlfriends face.

"I…I," Botan's voice was hesitant. Her blue eyes looking at everything but him. "It didn't mean anything," she finally burst out. "It was one weekend! We never meant for anyone else to find out! It didn't feel right to either of us!" Botan attempted to explain, hands reaching for her boyfriend. Tears filled her eyes when Kurama deliberately stepped away and refused to look at her. "Kurama? Love?" Botan whispered.

Kurama ignored her, choosing instead to address the voice. "But why Keiko?"

"A warning," the voice responded. "I can get everyone you care about at anytime."

"I'm going to kill you," a voice interrupted them.

The gang turned to see Yusuke standing up, Keiko held securely in his arms. Her arms hung limply in the air, her head resting on his shoulder and her eyes still firmly fixed forward. There was an unholy light burning in his eyes.

"For what you did to Keiko," Yusuke continued. "I am going to find you and destroy you."

"Do you think you can?"

"I will have vengeance for her," Yusuke warned before turning his back on the group. "She shouldn't have to pay for my mistakes."

"Wait Yusuke!" Kuwabara called after him. "Where are you going?"

Yusuke didn't answer just continued to walk away. His shadow disappearing into approaching darkness, until even the sound of his steps faded away.

A/N:I had the idea bouncing around for awhile. I really wanted to wait until I finished my other story, and seeing as that is almost finished, I figured I would toss this one out here. What do you think? Worth continuing? Or have I completely offended everyone.