Author's Note: Hey all! I know my reader's were probably expecting an update on my Gravitation and Naruto fanfictions, however, I am writing this for a dear friend who is turning eighteen. It's a gift for her and hopefully she likes it. I hope you all do as well. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTINE!
Warnings: Yaoi/shounen-ai/boyxboy, Kurama-x-Yuusuke, language, lime?
Summary: While out on a mission, Urameshi Yuusuke is struck with a curse - that transforms him into a puppy! No one knows how long he'll be stuck in this form, not even KoEnma himself. Who will take care of the Reikai Tantei in his time of need?
Disclaimer: Yuu Yuu Hakusho and all its characters belong to Yoshihiro Togashi. The plot was derived from a Sasunaru doujinshi. I unfortunately do not know the name and author but all the credit belongs to them.

HENKEI
MINAMINO "KURAMA" SHUUICHI AND URAMESHI YUUSUKE
PART 1

"Urameshi!"

Yuusuke glanced over his shoulder for a split second to see his teammates, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei. A short smile played over his features as he jumped away from yet another barrage of attacks. This mission was supposed to be an easy retrieval; a get in-get out route. But, as always, Reikai intelligence had been severely misguided. The artifact that was stationed in a remote location in Makai was in fact missing in action and all that remained were youkai.

At least, Yuusuke believed they were youkai. Every move he made toward hitting the demons passed right through their bodies as if they weren't even there, but every move they made towards him made contact instantly. He was covered in bloody bites and long gashes from claws. His spirit energy had even begun to run low. He panted slightly before smirking. Someone had to be controlling these damn dog-things and he was determined to find them and rip out their spines to whip them with it.

"Oi! Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted as he rushed up with Kurama and Hiei towards the Reikai Tantei.

Yuusuke took off, blatantly ignoring Kuwabara's shouting, and ran straight for the mouth of the ruins. The ghost-dogs chased after him with haste as he disappeared into the darkness.

"Where the hell does he think he's going?"

"Into the ruins obviously." Hiei retorted.

"Enough." Kurama silenced the war before it could start.

Jaws clamped down onto the back of his calves as he ran. He paid little attention. He knew someone, or something, had to be in here controlling the beasts. He had seen them when they first entered the area and the creatures had disregarded them completely. Passages upon passages sped past his line of vision; most were destroyed. The deeper he went, the more imperial his surroundings became. He finally found the light at the end of the lengthy hallway. Dog apparitions chased after him. He suddenly came to a screeching halt.

"My, my. Aren't you handsome?"

Yuusuke's eyes snapped to the voice. A woman sat with her legs over the arm of a throne, stroking a light blue cat-bear creature. He nearly gasped at the beauty she emitted. Long, black-blue, curly locks fell past her shoulders from a brown designer cap placed on her head with BOYISH written across it in electric blue letters. Her silver nails glittered in the light as she stroked furless creature. Designer clothes adorned her; a deep brown off-the-shoulder shirt, tight apple-bottom jeans, and peacock blue strap high-heels. She batted her eyelashes, decorated with teal leaf-like extensions, at him, sending glitter cascading over her cheeks and tresses. She turned her head towards him completely. A flower bloomed instantaneously behind her ear. A smile morphed her features.

"Come here, would you? I want to talk with you."

Yuusuke's eyes narrowed. He never hesitated in starting towards her. Her smile deepened. She shifted in her seat and sat upright. The creature in her arms cooed and nuzzled into her chest. Its squirrel-like tail curled and uncurled reflexively.

"Kuruuu. Kuruuu." It hummed.

Her nails raked across its head and thumbed at its rounded ears. Yuusuke stopped a few feet away from her. He continued to glare.

"I don't get many visitors. You must be after the relic. No doubt KoEnma's sent you, no? You're the cutest one by far that I've gotten. Won't you come sit with me?" She purred.

"Iie."

"Iie ka?" She questioned, offended that he refused.

"That's what I said, didn't I? Now where's this damn mirror-spear thing so I can get the hell out of here?"

"I'd love it if you would stay with me for a little while. Please?"

"I said no, damn it! Tell me where the fucking thing is so I can leave! I don't have time to mess with you!"

Her face scrunched in anger. Her eyes narrowed. The animal resting in her lap visibly stiffened and growled at the Reikai Tantei. Yuusuke snorted at it and placed his hands on his hips. Her claws dug into the poor creature's flesh.

"If you're not going to tell me where it is, I'll look for it myself."

"You may look cute but you're nothing but another lowlife. You'd be cuter if you'd listen to what I ask of you!"

"Yeah, yeah."

Her eyes remained locked on the youth as he began to search high and low for the artifact. He was determined to find it for the simple reason of being able to yell and curse at KoEnma and have a completely justified reason to do so. Her lips trembled and her cheeks twitched in repressed anger. The animal in her arms quickly scurried off, sensing the impending peril. A chest of drawers was completely dismantled as Yuusuke continued his search, still choosing to ignore the beautiful mademoiselle drilling holes into his back with her glare. Her hands knotted into fists.

"You'll suffer for not paying me heed."

Yuusuke looked up to see a rather large crack in the wall. His eyes narrowed pensively. His body suddenly went rigid as the growls of beasts grew in volume behind him. He turned swiftly. It was the cue for the hounds to attack. They bit down hard on his joints, immobilizing him completely. A cry in pain was ripped from him. The click of heels on rock mingled with the cry and the snarls. The woman's bangles jingled on her wrist, shining like semiprecious jewels. Her hand shot out as she neared him and fisted a handful of his dark hair. With a rough jerk, his head was forced back slightly. His mouth opened in a strangled, irritated gasp. He tried moving, but the dog-apparitions clamped down tighter with each small twitch.

"May I kiss you?"

"Look, lady! I was really considering NOT kicking your ass, but you're driving me up a wall! Make these damn things let me go now and I promise not to scratch your pretty little face!" Yuusuke began to screech.

"You're not going anywhere. You're going to stay here and be my cute little pet."

"Crazy wh-!"

Yuusuke's head was pulled forward and his lips crashed into the woman's. His eyes widened. His whole body started to tingle. The woman's golden-green eyes stared directly into his as she deepened the passionless kiss. Her tongue snaked past his lips and into the warm cavern of his mouth, mapping out every nook and cranny she could reach. Yuusuke remained motionless. His eyes quivered slightly in their sockets as they stared deep into the beauty's. Slowly, the warm, lively honey brown of his iris began to dull as the pupil began to fade. The woman's eyes danced with mirth and never wavered from his. It was only then did his team finally catch up with him. Kuwabara was the first to notice the scene.

"Urame-WHOA!" He stopped dead in his tracks, nearly causing Kurama to run into the back of him.

Hiei appeared beside him. Kurama side-stepped his taller teammate to look in the direction he was. Hiei's face twitched. Kuwabara began his rant.

"Urameshi, what the hell do you think you're doing? What about Keiko! She'll be pissed if she found out about this!"

"I don't think he's doing it willingly, fool."

The woman abruptly pulled away and smirked at the trio.

"You would be right." She stated with a smirk.

Swiftly, she yanked at Yuusuke's hair, forcing him to stare up at the ceiling. She ran her thumb over his lips, coaxing them open once again. In a flash, a phantom-hound broke from his place and flew up, only to dive back down into Yuusuke's waiting mouth.

"Yuusuke!" Kurama shouted.

"Too late." The woman offhandedly muttered.

The apparitions broke away from Yuusuke's body. His eyes stared at nothing. He held steady for only a moment before his body tottered and began to fall to its knees. Before his knees even hit the floor, his body was gone and the only thing that remained were his clothes. The woman smirked over them and began to reach for them. Hiei disappeared from where he stood to slice through the woman's arm. Her eyes widened. An earsplitting screech rang throughout the ruins. The phantom-hounds stirred and ran angrily through the walls and the room. Hiei stood with a tapered gaze in front of the detective's tousled garments. The woman's appendage landed not too far away from his foot and instantly turned to ash. The woman looked to him, face contorted with pain and rage as she held onto her bleeding stub of an arm. Her teeth ground together, her fangs gleamed past her lips, and a low growl rumbled in her throat.

"Kill them! Kill them all!"

The incessant barking of dogs filled the room as a countless amount seeped through the walls to attack the trio. Attacks passed right through their canine bodies, but their jaws sunk deep into their flesh. Hiei dodged most of them and attempted to get to the woman. She was slowly making her way to the very back of the room toward her throne. Kurama was attacked again. A hound, a huge bared-teeth drooling monster, rushed toward him. His eyes narrowed in on it. Sluggishly, a transformation occurred. As the dog neared, its body became more tangible.

Kurama's eyes widened. Its jaws opened wide and went in for the kill. Snapping his wrist, a long whip materialized at his side and sliced through the canine's skin. A shrill yelp echoed in the room. The apparitions waiting to attack the former thief backed off, growling and snapping at him defensively. Kuwabara blinked in confusion as the dogs backed away from them. A gasp came from the woman.

"Damn you!" She shrieked. "Don't be afraid of them! Kill them!"

The phantoms didn't move. Their fur stood on end. With another snap, Kurama's whip curled and retracted. A scowl marred his features as he looked to the woman.

"They're not ignorant." Kurama stated simply. "They know their limitations. Just before they bite, they obtain a solid body. It's a small window, but it's enough to land an attack. They're extremely vulnerable now and they understand that. You might as well call them off, or we'll kill them all."

The woman snorted. "I SAID KILL THEM!"

The dogs hesitated for a moment before slowly moving in on the trio yet again. Kurama sighed.

"As you wish then."

The hounds charged. Kuwabara tensed and stepped back. Kurama stepped in front of him. He flicked his wrist just before the dogs could bite down and sliced their bodies in half. Their corpses hit the ground with a sickening thud. Their blood poured over the rocks. The woman shook visibly.

"Iie. . ." She murmured.

The remaining mutts turned tail and ran. Hiei took the opportunity to pounce from his place in the shadows behind her and carve into the maiden's untouched flesh. Thirteen pieces hit the floor and merged with the woman's precious pooches' carcasses. The flesh ignited almost instantly and slowly began to turn to ash. Hiei snorted as he stared down at the pathetic leftovers and scanned them over. His eyes narrowed. A golden-green eyeball rolled around aimlessly, undying, among the burning mess. He started over to it and raised his boot. A flash of blue scurried under his feet and grabbed the eye up before taking off into the darkness of the ruins' hallways. Hiei stared after it before snorting again.

"Should we uhh go after it or something?" Kuwabara timidly asked.

"No. It's unimportant." Kurama answered before Hiei could.

His green gaze traveled over to the heap of clothing laying abandoned on the stone floor. He made his way over to it with Kuwabara in tow. Hiei remained where he stood. Kuwabara stayed silent as his teammate kneeled down next to the pile.

"You. . . you don't suppose he's. . ." The psychic tried.

"If he isn't, he's probably rushing back here naked screeching about something or another."

Kurama paid no attention to the developing argument. He studied the pile closely. He had seen something earlier, but he needed to make sure. His hand hovered over the shirt for a moment. It jerked slightly. His hand withdrew on instinct.

"Whoa!" Kuwabara exclaimed behind him. "What the hell was that?"

Kurama leaned in closer, tentatively sniffing on impulse. Something began to wiggle out from the sleeveless portion of the garment. To his surprise, a black nose stuck out and sniffed. Shortly after, a muzzle followed. Eyebrows raised as they watched. It suddenly began to yelp and whine. Kurama stuck his hands into the top and wrapped his hands around a squirming bundle before pulling it out.

"No. Freaking. Way." Kuwabara's elegant statement came.

Kurama stood holding the squirming bundle out and looked it over. It was a chocolate Labrador retriever. It blinked hard against the light. Its body curled up with its tail between its legs. More low whines came from it as it dangled in the air. Hiei had appeared near his companions. His crimson orbs widened as he stared. The puppy began to yip uncomfortably. Its foot came up and gently pushed at Kurama's hand. Kurama pulled it close. It buried its face into the crook of his arm. A deafening silence weighed down on the team. Kuwabara suddenly scooped up Yuusuke's clothes into his arms.

"I think we should tell KoEnma about this. . ."

Hiei and Kurama nodded in unison.

"NANI? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!"

"We just explained it. We REFUSE to do so again." Hiei growled.

KoEnma reached up and massaged his temples. He had enough stress with paperwork and the increase in mishaps without finding out his Reikai Tantei had been turned into a dog, much less a puppy-dog. Currently, said puppy was sniffing around the office curiously. His tail wagged happily as he did. He hadn't found anything interesting yet, but he knew if he looked hard enough he would find something that plucked his fancy. Kurama's eyes watched the lab as it toddled around. Kuwabara and KoEnma argued distantly. Hiei remained silent and watched as the battle waged.

"I hardly think this is permanent."

"What gives you that idea?" Kuwabara interjected.

"You said that a 'phantom dog' went inside him - meaning that it was some form of possession. Possession can only last so long."

"Or a curse. In which case, he's fucked."

"Way to be optimistic, shorty."

"Hn! I was only telling the truth. The idiot will probably be stuck like that for the rest of his pathetic life."

"Will not!" Kuwabara yelled.

Yuusuke continued to stiff and stopped at the colossal double doors separating the office from the rest of the mansion. He stuck his nose into the crack between the floor and the door and sighed slightly before starting to whine. Pulling away a bit, he placed his paw onto the door and scratched at it. Kurama kneeled down and clicked his tongue. Yuusuke's ears perked up slightly and his head turned. Honey-brown eyes locked onto the redhead. His nose reached out slightly and sniffed before turning and starting over to him.

"He needs to stay with someone for the time being." KoEnma finally ended the fight. "He certainly cannot stay here. Kuwabara? Could he-"

"No way! My sister would KILL ME! Besides, he'd probably chase Eikichi! I don't want a dead cat!"

KoEnma sighed and turned his attention to Hiei. Hiei's brow ticked and his eyes narrowed.

"Hiei?" KoEnma asked hopefully.

Hiei's features darkened. KoEnma and Kuwabara shivered slightly.

"Well SOMEONE needs to take him! What about Keiko?"

Kuwabara shook his head. "Keiko's allergic to dogs. So's her mom."

KoEnma sighed dolefully and hung his head.

"This isn't good. This is not good at all."

A yip caught their attention. Three heads turned towards Kurama. Yuusuke barked. His front end was pressed to the floor with his rear in the air as he barked at the leaf waving in Kurama's hand. Kurama chuckled and tapped the leaf against his nose, pulling away before he could bite it and tear it to shreds. Yuusuke sat up straight and barked at the annoying leaf. His tail wagged happily. Kurama reached out and gently rubbed behind Yuusuke's ears. The detective's eyes immediately shut. His body relaxed. His head pushed up against Kurama's hand. A smile played across Kurama's face.

"It's settled then!" KoEnma exclaimed. "He'll go home with Kurama!"

Kurama looked up at the sound of his name and blinked as he scanned the faces staring at him. He blinked again in realization. His smile deepened as he nodded.

"Alright. I suppose I could keep him for a short while."

His hands reached out and grabbed Yuusuke just under his front legs. His tail wagged more as he neared Kurama's body. His arms incased the small pup. Yuusuke stood on his arms and placed his paws on Kurama's chest, forcing himself to rise up to Kurama's face. A flat, pink tongue immediately began to run over Kurama's chin and neck. Small yips in happiness escaped the excited pup. Another chuckle came from Kurama. His hand ran down the length of the pup's body, earning shivers and yips in delight. Kurama situated Yuusuke in his arms before bidding KoEnma and his companions adieu. Yuusuke's muzzle found Kurama's shoulder and rested against it. His eyes perked up as he looked around.

I wonder where I'm going now.

Henkei - Translates to - Transformation

Author's note: I'M LATE! DD:! I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON! Again, I've very sorry I didn't update my other fics. Rest assured, they're half way done! I just need to finish and get them published to the 'net. I hope you enjoyed this fic. The beginning was short I must admit, but that's alright. I promise longer chapters after this one! I don't exactly know how long this story is going to be, but I can assure you it'll be very fun to write! I would like to thank the author of the Naruto doujinshi that inspired this fic. I'm sorry but I neither know the name of the author or the title of their work. I wish I did. I hope you enjoyed this! Please review! They're greatly appreciated!