Chapter One:
Chaos
Bloods
Ready...Began!
Two friends were sitting in a bedroom getting ready to watching one of the Yu Yu Hakusho video's they owned. They sat out some popcorn, a bunch of cans of different sodas and a pile of movies they planned to watch. It was finally summer and the group of four, at least as far as these two knew, planned to just hang out and watch movies all night for the next two nights. This was, after all, a sleepover party.
"Man I wish they would just kiss already." April exclaimed exasperatedly, tall sixteen year old with short dark brown hair cropped just below her ears and deep violet eyes shining happily with sarcastic humor. She had on a pair of semi-lose dark blue jeans, with a violet tank top and a black over shirt.
"Yea well it's not our fault the stupid writers can't see a good thing…" Replied an equally exasperated Keely, a girl with light orange-red hair and large innocent crystal blue eyes wearing a pair of light semi- tight blue jeans with a blue blouse.
Not too much longer the door would burst open to revel their oldest yet shortest friend Brande. She had long, waist length black hair, which was up in a high braided ponytail, and cold onyx eyes that seemed to bore into your very soul. Brande was wearing a baggy white priestess-style shirt with the sleeves cut off showing well formed muscles with a dragon tattooed on the right fore arm, and loose priestess-style black pants, a backpack slung lazily over her shoulders and a sheathed Samurai-style katana at her waist with black tennis shoes on her feat.
Next to her was a girl the same height as Brande, with mid-back length black hair swinging loosely behind her streaked lightly with sea green highlights. She had large sea green slanted eyes that matched her highlights and tan skin, giving away her Asian heritage. She wore a pair of formfitting blue jeans and a white under shirt and a blue over shirt with short sleeves and a pair of white tennis shoes. She carried a bow in her hand and a quiver of arrows on her back. Her name was Sodanet but everyone always called her Jennifer.
What surprised them both was that with the two girls was a rather tall seventeen, almost eight-teen, year old man with short, black-streaked, brown hair and golden-green eyes, he also wore a similar outfit to Brande's except it was a red shirt, sleeves still intact, and a renaissance-styled English sword on his waist.
"Hey sorry we're late, practice ran over time!" She sat down, taking neither the backpack nor katana off, as Keely pressed play on the VCR. "Oh, this is Gan, by the way!" She introduced him with only a slight wave of her hand.
"Hello, Brande and Jennifer have told me a lot about the two of you." He smiled slightly and sat next too her While Jennifer occupied the other side. As soon Keely put the disc in the player and sat down next to Gan, the TV went black, then suddenly the screen started to spin, fast. As the spinning increased the wind in the room picked up and the five were drawn closer to the screen, each trying to hold onto something, Jennifer held fast to her bow and Brande's arm while the older girl tried to dig herself into the carpet. Keely took hold of her boxing gloves hanging from the wall and April hugged onto her waist. Gan was doing the same as Brande and tried to dig himself into the floor. The suction increased once again and the five were lifted off the ground their holds falling short. Before they knew what was happing they were sucked into the show and falling to the ground.
"Owe! That hurts!" Keely complained, rubbing her sore bottom as she sat up.
"Guys I think we came at a bad time." Brande said a bit too calmly for the others, as they looked around and noticed the crowd.
"Keely...um... what episode is this?" April asked nervously.
"Oh, it's the Dark tourn...a...ment..." Keely squeaked off at the end, finally seeing where this was going. "Oops." She looked up to see that Yusake and Jin were staring down at them, namely her. Jin was going to reach down and grab Keely, when Brande and Gan stepped in; swords out and ready to fight him off.
"Hey now, hold it there miss, sir, just gonna help 'er up!" His Irish accent held a hint of laughter in it.
"Step away." Brande's voice was colder then ice and twice as deadly, scaring both the boys.
"Now." Gan said in the same tone, causing them to step back.
"Brande...Gan, come on be nice." April said in a fake warning tone, as if she were scolding to children for pouting.
They both turn and Brande smirked at her. "Fine," She said smoothly, but coldly. They sheathed their swords. "for now anyway." She said, winking, and jumped out of the ring they were in, followed shortly by the rest of the group.
As soon as April was out of the ring she saw Kurama and got stars in her eyes. "It's Kurama!" She shouted and glomped him. "You smell like roses!" She squealed at him.
"Um.. Ex-excuse me!!" Kurama stuttered, while blushing like there was no tomorrow.
At the same time Keely had spotted an injured Kuwabara lying on the ground in front of her. "It's Kuwabara!!" She squealed in delight. Keely immediately jumped on his stomach and glomped him.
"OW!" Kuwabara cried out.
"Hey Hands off, he's hurt!" Yusake shouted and jumped off the stage to Kuwabara's side and, literately, shoved her off him.
When Gan saw Keely get shoved by that, extremely strange, man, he got thoroughly and royally pissed off, unsheathed his sword and was going to run it through him, when Keely quickly grabbed his waist. Though in truth he didn't know why he was so pissed, he had only just met the girl.
"Noooooo!! Doooonnnn'tttttt their in lllllooooovvvveee!!" She yelled out clutching Gan tightly.
"What?! We are not!" Yusake and Kuwabara yelled simultaneously.
"Oh that's why you're still holding each other, ah." April said while dragging Kurama over too the others by the hand, he was still blushing but lighter now. The two boys in question blushed slightly once they realized that they were right and let go immediately.
Meanwhile
Brande was off doing her own, ahem, talking while Jennifer stood behind her shaking her head. "WHAT DID YOU Just SAY, short stuff!?"
"I SAID YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A WEAK ONNA THAT PROBABLY CAN'T EVEN HOLD A DAGGER FOR 10 SECONDS WITHOUT GETTING TIRED!"
"WHY YOU!? I COULD KICK YOUR ASS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK! AT MY WORST! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TEST ME!"
It's been like this for the past 15 minutes, and quit frankly Genkei was getting tired of it. "SHUT UP!" She yelled, snapping the witch girl out of her confused daze. As soon as things got calm, Genkei spoke again. "Well, if you are as good as you say you are, then would you mind killing her and letting us out."
At her words Hiei frowned. "We don't need her help old women!"
Brande smirked at this. "Well, I was going to refuse but," She said this while unsheathing her sword and turning to Genkei. "But, since he opened his big mouth I'll help ya out, granny." She then turned to the witch. Jennifer let out a sigh and turned her head, not wanting to watch the bloodshed.
"You're as bad as he is." Genkei whispered, pointing to Hiei.
"Don't insult me granny." Brande smirked. She approached the witch leisurely, knowing that this would end before it began. And it did, one slice and she was dead, no evidence of remorse was shown on Brande's face just a demon-like satisfied smirk.
"Are you sure you are not a demon, child?" Genkei asked carefully, after seeing what she had done to the witch, she wanted to stay on this ones good side.
"No, I'm not. I just enjoy my work." Brande said as if it was obvious, and left to find the three she came with, Jennifer following and chatting happily with the dangerous girl as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
Hiei looked down at the dead body with a smirk. "Nice." He looked it over again then walked after her.
"Kids!" Genkei sighed and she too followed.
With the others
Yusake had finished with Jin, and won, and Kuwabara was up by the time they returned. The others didn't notice the four that had joined them, and the aforementioned group really didn't seem to mind all that much. Brande looked up and it was obvious to her Kuwabara was losing, bad.
"Come on Kuwabara!" Yusake shouted at his friend. 'And soon to be lover, if Keely and April have their way.' Brande added to herself with a smirk.
"Come on you can't die you and Yusake have to get together!" Both Keely and April shouted.
"Shut up!" Kuwabara said as he passed out. Brande looked up he had... WON!? 'That's surprising.' She thought sarcastically. Brande and Jennifer walked over to him to exam his wounds since they were the closest to him.
Yusake ran up to Kuwabara's still form. "Kuwabara!" He reached where his best friend lay still on the ground, and was being looked over by the strange women, who looked like they new what they were doing. He turned to Brande. "Is he gonna' be ok?"
"Yes." She looked rather irritated with his antics, but decided to use this fact to her advantage. "Now step away and give him some air. I would hate to see you cry over the loss of your lover." She said in monotone, not turning from her newly acquired 'patient'.
"Whaaa..." Yusake looked appalled but the blush was clear as day. "We're not...I mean we don't...NOOOOOO!" He stumbled over the words.
"Wow!" Keely watched her friends work. "Where'd ya'll learn all of that?"
Brande looked at her youngest friend and shrugged. "Sword practice." She said after turning back to her 'patient'.
"I took a few first aid class' before." Jennifer said happily. "Brande always tended to get hurt at practice."
"Yea, she wouldn't let any of the guys touch her... and everyone else in that class is a guy except her." Gan filled the others in. He stole a glace at Keely then turned away, blushing. Brande and Hiei noticed the glace and blush. 'Use for later.' Brande thought. 'Just a cover up!' Hiei thought. He then looked at Brande then looked back at her handiwork.
"There all finished. Just rest and keep him lying down, got it Yuramashi!" She glared at Yusake.
"Um...Excuse me." The fox girl asked.
"What!" Brande yelled, irritated at missing her sword training tomorrow, and having to help someone else on top of it. Life was just getting more and more irritating now a days.
The new girl's irritated voice and deadly, piercing gaze frightened the creature. "The of-fi-cials wa-want to see you." She stuttered, then ran away crying and screaming for help after Brande glared at her.
Hiei smirked. "I like the effect you have on people." He whispered in her ear. The whisper sent shivers down her spine, but she would never admit that to anyone! Unfortunately Jennifer knew her far to well and gave her a smile and a wink.
"Hey! We'll come with ya!" Yusake offered.
"After what you did for Kuwabara-kun, we would like to repay the favor." Kurama said politely.
"Sure! Ya'lls choice." Brande shrugged and walked away, hands in her pockets. "Not like I care
"Yay! Come on." Keely and Gan followed their friend, talking quietly.
"Ok lets..." Yusake looked around. "Where's Hiei?"
"Up there." April pointed to Brande and Hiei talking, quietly!
"Oh." Yusake and April began walking and talking, well April teasing about him and Kuwabara being a couple, and Yusake getting mad. Kurama and Jennifer walked behind the others just shaking their heads, laughing at their friends and new acquaintance's antics before the two started their own conversation, about Kurama's hair.
Genkei stayed behind to watch over the unconcious Kuwabara. "Kids." She whispered again, shaking her head.
"Well you wanted to see us, so what do ya want? And make it snappy, I want to go use those demons for my practice dummies." Brande said coldly, glaring darkly at the distasteful humans in front of her. Hiei smirked at her. 'Definitely my type.' He thought.
"Well, for punishment for disturbing my tournament you have to fight in it." They all looked at him skeptically.
"Seriously?" April asked.
"Yes." He said, calmly.
"No joke?" Keely asked raising an eyebrow at him.
He was truly getting curious at their antics, hadn't he already answered that? "No."
Gan looked him up and down skeptically. "Sure?"
The man was now annoyed. "YES!" He yelled, and a sword was at his throat in a second.
"You never yell at 'my' friends, got it?" He looked to his right and saw the dangerous looking girl giving a demonically evil smirk, and darkened facial features, hidden by the shadows in the room, giving her a look that could make even Toguro cry. He gulped at the thought, and nodded. She turned to him. "Apologize. Then sit and wait, quietly, for our answer."
"I apologize for raising my voice to you." He sat down quickly once the sharp-bladed sword was off his skin. "So?" He asked more politely. "What do you think?"
Brande said. "We get to fight and 'I' get to kill..." She looked at the others then the door. She started for it, followed by her friends. She stopped and without turning spoke. "Sure. Sounds like fun." With that they all walked out leaving one stunned man, another smirking.
"I want that girl, Toguro." He said and sat back down.
"Yes sir." With that the giant of a man left the room quietly.
"We get to fight, yea!" Keely yelled hopping up and down with April.
"But you two don't have weapons." Gan informed the excited pair, sadly.
"Oh Yea." April said sadly as well.
"I think I might have weapons in my bag for you guys." Brande stated rummaging through her backpack.
"Really? How 'bout my boxing cloves? You got those?" Keely asked excitingly, just remembering how she had had them when falling and now they had disappeared.
"Sure do, chibi." Brande said as she produced the red gloves she had put away after she had set Genkei and Hiei free.
"Yea!" She yelled happily, bouncing up and down as she put the gloves on her hands.
"How 'bout a...um...?" April said thoughtfully, tapping her finger on her chin, not knowing what she wanted to use as her weapon.
"Well, I have a Folding Scythe, and a...Spork?" Brande said taking both the a... 'Weapons' out, and handing them to her.
"Hummm... Tough one. I'll go with the..." She studied both items. "The Spork!" She finally decided. Most the audience fell over after hearing her choice. In truth April could handle her self with out a weapon, as could Keely, but where was the fun in that?
"Cool." Brande said as if expected. She looked up at the humans in the privet box, when she felt a stare burning into her neck. When she did this she noticed that she was looking into the eyes of a black haired man with a scar on his eye. He held a wine glass in his hand, and when he saw her look at him he raised it to her, and gave a small smile.
Un-none to Brande, Hiei had looked up when he saw her do so and glared at the man. 'Worthless human isn't worth the dirt she's stepped on! I'll kill him if he touch's her!' Hiei thought. Jennifer saw his glare and smiled knowingly before she turned and checked to make sure her bow was strung right.
The man noticed Hiei's glare when his angel glared at him, then turned back to her friends. 'Competition I see. Easily dealt with.' He thought. "Toguro."
Toguro looked at the young human. "Yes?"
"I want that boy killed, soon. Got it?" Toguro looked down at Hiei, who now had his back turned and nodded.
"Yes." Toguro said and left. 'Good that takes care of the competition.' He smiled once again looking down at the tournament, and his new prize.
The Fox lady went up to Gan, thinking he was safer then the other girl she had encountered before. "Hey you guy's are up now so I need a team name to announce you." She said snootily.
Gan looked at her then back to Keely. "You sure?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Do it, you'll see." She replied.
"Alright. Chaos Bloods, now go away." He glared as darkly as Brande had at her. She got a frightened look on her face before screaming and running away like before.
"See told ya." Keely said proudly.
Gan gave a small laugh. "You sure did, Kiwi. You sure did."
Brande looked at the team. "So, whose leader?" They all looked at her. "What? You're your joking right?" She looked at them, and sighed. "Fine." She sighed again and walked to the arena. "Guess I go first then, don't I?" She got in the ring and immediately lost any signs of emotion that she had, a demonic smirk playing on her lips. "Let's do this." She unsheathed her sword as her first opponent charged at her.
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