Flaming Hearts ~Dying Spark ~Book1 {REWRITE}

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"So that's it? I'm road kill?"

Yusuke froze. 

If he'd been hit, then . . .

"But if that was me down there...then who am I up here, I wonder?" The answer hit him like Keiko's super slap from today. "Could it be that I've...turned into a GHOST?"

"Bingo! Bingo! You win the prize!"

That high and soft voice made Yusuke jump back. There he saw a girl that almost looked like she could be around his age group, maybe one year older at the very least.

Her hair was as blue as the sky, she was wearing a pink kimono, and to top it all off she was flying on a wooden paddle.

"I didn't expect you to figure it out so quickly." The girl giggled in delight while her pink eyes just smiled at the confused teen boy.

"Who the hell are you?" Yusuke questioned.

"When people die unexpectedly, like you did, often they can't accept it and they become ghosts, you see. " The stranger continued to explain.

"You're not answering my question!"

"Botan is my name, Pilot of the River Styx." she said politely. " I believe in your culture, they also call me the Grim Reaper. Ring a bell?"

Yusuke snorted. "A pretty girl like you? Please, you're no Grim Reaper,"

Botan let out a tiny laugh. "Well, I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or an insult!"

"Plus, if you were a real messenger of death, you'd take this more seriously," Yusuke snapped. "Like, how grim can you be when you say bingo? You're supposed to wear a big black robe and look like a skeleton!"

Botan's face lit up. "Now I understand what kind of person you are, it's in my guidebook! Rather than be scared or surprised, you yell a lot and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about."

She pulled out said notebook and started turning page to page. Yusuke could only gape at her.

"Yusuke Urameshi, age fourteen, and the elder twin of the mysterious perfectionist Miyuki Urameshi. Personality is impulsive and ill-mannered with a violent temper. He has no respect for authority and is a horrible student. Things weren't looking up for you, were they?"

"That's none of your business!" Yusuke made a move to snatch that book away but missed the aim thanks to Botan's reflexes who could only chuckle at his attempt.