I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own Hope and Kayla and any other original character I create.

Story start

Pain was the only thing registering in my head. Nowhere else hurt, but my head felt like it was ready to explode. A groan sounded beside me and I realized that I was not the only person with a killer headache in some unknown place. I slowly opened my eyes and I wished that I had not done it.

A large arena filled with demons and creatures of different kinds were seated in large stands around the arena. I was lying on a large arena surrounded by things that I only believed to be fairytales and myths.

"Demons are real," I thought before the memory of how I ended up in this mess flashed through my mind.

I was exploring the forest behind my new house in Japan. My family decided to move to Japan a few days ago, and after getting everything sorted out here I am. I wanted them to buy a traditional Japanese house, but they settled on a more modern one. However we had a large forest behind the house, which made me happy. I have always been the wild and adventurous child in the family. My little brother, Jack, is the one who follows the rules, does well in school, and he accepts things the way they are.

He does not believe in fantasies or myths, but I do. I have always wished for myths and fairytales to be true. I would choose fantasy over reality any day.

Anyways, my curiosity got the better of me and now I'm walking around in the dark forest. The tree canopies are so thick that no sunlight penetrates the forest. However I came prepared, I brought a flashlight.

As I walked through the forest, I heard the normal sounds of animals living in the forest and the insects flying around. The birds were chirping happily.

All in all, this dark and scary looking forest is actually quite peaceful. I would have never known how soothing the forest is if I had not traveled inside. The dark forest felt like it was my own escape from reality. The large trees kept the harsh truths of reality from entering into my newly found sanctuary.

I stopped walking when I spotted a large tree that is great for climbing. A big smile spread across my face as I ran over to the tree and started climbing. "I'm a monkey," I thought as I sat on one of the higher branches. A squirrel poked its head out of a hole in the tree and I smiled at the furry little creature.
The squirrel gave a little tilt of its head at me before quickly disappearing into the hole. I frowned at the frightened look the squirrel had before it disappeared.

"It's alright little guy. I won't hurt you," I said while peaking into the squirrel's home. The squirrel was shaking in fear and my frown deepened "I can't be that scary" I muttered as I quit looking in the hole at the squirrel.

"Oh he's not afraid of you," a deep male voice said with a small chuckle.

I jumped and almost fell out of the tree, but two strong arms encircled my waist and kept me from falling. I looked behind me and my eyes widened, my mouth went dry, and my lungs quit working. A man with pointy ears, fangs, and strange markings on his face was holding me.

"A demon," I whispered as the thought that I might be seeing things. The man smirked and turned me around in his arms so we would be face to face.

"Congratulations, you guessed right," he said and poked my nose.

I stared at him in shock before trying to get out of his arms. He tightened his hold on me. I gave him an uneasy smile and said, "Thanks for keeping me from falling, but I should be leaving now."

He chuckled and I winced when he tightened his arms around my waist. "I'm sorry, but you're not going anywhere," he said.

I struggled and he growled at me. He placed his claws at my neck and I stopped struggling, but I glared fiercely at him.

"Such fire, I know something you will be perfect for," he said with a smirk.

I opened my mouth to yell at him, but only a sound of pain left my lips when I felt a large pain on my head. I gave him one last glare before falling unconscious.

All of that led up to my current situation. I slowly stood up as I rubbed my temples. As I looked around, I saw four other human girls on the arena. I muttered some very cruel words as I wished my headache would go away. If I ever run into that demon again then he will wish he had never met me.

One of the girls close to me was starting to cry as she looked at all of the demons. She looked about fourteen years old. She is four years younger than me if she is fourteen.

"Shhh it's alright," I said as I helped the girl stand up. Her teary green eyes gazed into my light blue eyes. The girl gave a few hiccups before pulling me into a tight hug.

"I'm scared. What's going on? Where are we?" the young girl cried out as she stared at the demons in fear. A few of the demons in the stands laughed at the girl in my arms and I glared at them.

"It's alright. I'll keep you safe. I don't know what's going on or where we are though," I said as I ran a hand through the girl's hair to soothe her.

The girl's shaking reduced as she gave me a small smile. "My name is Kayla, what's yours?" she said.

"Hope," I said as the girl slowly stepped out of the hug. I could tell that she wanted to stay in my arms, because she felt safer, but she wanted to look brave on her own.

The other girls were staying away from each other and it bothered me. "You would think that we would come together instead of separation," I thought annoyed as I ran a hand through my hair and let out an exasperated sigh.

"Kayla," I said grabbing the girl's attention, "were you kidnapped and brought here?"

Kayla was quiet as she tried recalling the past events that led up to her current predicament. Her eyes lit up as she said, "I was kidnapped. I was outside hanging up the laundry and then I saw this demon. He gave me a weird smile and then he disappeared. The next thing I knew I was hit and I blacked out. Then I woke up here."

I sighed as I rubbed my temples again. I knew my head would be killing me for hours. "I want some Advil," I grumbled as the demons started yelling at all of the girls on the arena. My eyes widened curiously as a girl cat demon stepped onto the arena. The other girls backed away from the cat demon, but I wanted answers.

I walked towards the cat demon with no fear. All of my fear was turned into anger. The cat demon looked at me confused as I stepped in front of her. she had to look up to be looking into my face.

"Why have we all been brought here?" I asked with a glare.

The cat demon flinched before giving me a smile. "You all are going to be the entertainment before the real competition begins. Also you will be competing in a little dance competition against each other," she said and I just looked at her like she was insane.

The cat demon giggled and jumped away from me. I glared and started walking off the arena and to an exit, or what I thought was an exit.

"Hey everyone, we are about to start the dance competitions for the humans. Will all of the teams for the tournament come out and surround the arena?" the cat demon announced in a microphone.