I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, or its characters, though I do own Jazzmyne.
Recap: Thus far Kuwabara lost his match, and then it was Kurama's turn. In the beginning he was winning, and then the tables turned, with him being slapped around by Roto. For my own lazy reasons I'm going to say that Kurama has already won and has walked away from the stage, leaving his death plant to take care of Roto.
Chapter 3: Hiei's match: Dragon of the Darkness Flame.
"Well that was a fairly intriguing match."
Since the match's turning point, Jazzmyne began pondering this new Youko Kurama. This match was completely unexpected. From the beginning, Kurama was set to defense and was even taking on unnecessary damage.
Could he have found a mate? Could this have been blackmail?
Thinking that Kurama was being blackmailed brought up a few memories of when the two of them were younger and a group of demons after his bounty tried to use some information against him. Kurama had laughed and said that he didn't have anything worth hiding or protecting. Kurama was never one to care about blackmail, he'd just scare the pants off the demon, and better yet he'd just kill them and be on his very, merry way." Black mail was highly unlikely, although possible. The more she thought about it the more she decided that it really wasn't any of her business; she dropped her scattered thoughts on Youko Kurama and turned all of her attention back to the ring. She vaguely remembered the Dark Tournaments host, Koto, calling the next matches contestants to the stadium.
Jazzmyne watched as Zeru smirked and made his way onto the stadium stage, he set his eyes on Team Uremeshi, in a taunting manner.
I wonder who's going to fight the hot head… Her gaze dropped to the team. "Yusuke is pretty out of it still, Kuwabara is… well… alive" She chuckled remembering his latest match filled with his running and screaming. "Kurama has already fought, and using plants now will put him in a definite disadvantage in comparison to a fire wielder." Her gaze shifted over the group and back towards the ring to find the quiet fire apparition already there and ready to fight off the other fire wielder.
"For Team Rokuyukai, Zeru! And for Team Uremeshi Hiei!" Koto announced the fighters and stepped back from the combatants, "fight!"
As soon as the words left the hosts mouth, Zeru exploded with fire power sending it to swirl around Hiei and then explode off the stage towards the crowd and the rest of Team Uremeshi.
"This Zeru character isn't very bright… he should know by the rumors of Hiei that he is not easily intimidated. With his control of fire, he should just end the intimidation and go for the kill…at least that's what I would have done."
Watching and listening to the match, Jazzmyne heard Hiei chuckle after Zeru's attack.
"That's going to make him angrier…" She chuckled along with Hiei and watched as Zeru sent out a blast of fire, only for it to be avoided and maneuvered around by Hiei. He was fast, and he was graceful, as he glided around every blast of fire that was shot his way.
"Hiei is doing fine, but it doesn't look like the stadium ceiling is doing as good a job holding up."
Jazzmyne watched Hiei acrobat around the stadium away from the attacks. When he finally landed on the solid ground Hiei stated, "Actually, I'm bored," in responce to one of Zeru's comments.
Zeru began to focus his power and his skin turned maroon in coloring as he ran at Hiei delivering a major blow, his hand protruding out of him, then sending him flying. Hiei's shocked expression tore at Jazzmyne's heart as he landed out of the ring from Zeru's "finishing" blow. Zeru wasn't very strong, logically, Jazz knew that. Still, she had the sudden impulse to protect him, but tried to shake it off. This was not the time to feel protective; this was a time to enjoy herself.
"I want to help him, but I can't. He needs to be okay…" She gripped the railing in concern and watched anxiously hopping that Hiei's smoldering figure would get up. She didn't know why she was worried, but her feelings had never steered her wrong. The matches usually resulted in either life or death and this very tournament could be the cause of Hiei's demise. For the first time in years, she felt true fear and she didn't even know Hiei...
"If he doesn't get up… I'm going to have to make a break for it and get him away from the arena, if the wounds are serious enough I'll have to use my healing herbs. If this is how every match ends, then I'm going to need lots of herbs …" She murmured as she watched helplessly as Zeru walked away.
Without missing a beat, Hiei rose from the flames as they licked seductively over his skin.
"Oh my, Hiei's alive and he's on his feet; he's smoldering!" the host Koto exclaimed as all eyes landed on his slightly battered figure.
Jazzmyne unconsciously let out the she was holding and looked on, a firm smile plastered on her face as Hiei summoned The Dragon of The Darkness Flame. Dark energy erupted from the skies and was stored on Hiei's glowing hand.
"Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" Hiei punched out his right arm and dark energy spiraled out of his hand in the form of a large dragon and took out a petrified Zeru. All that was left was a scorched arena, and ash on the stadium wall in the shape of Zeru.
Her gaze flashed to a stunned Hiei, staring at his scorched forearm.
"Oh geeze… Hiei. This kind of power she had only heard about. I know he's going to be in a lot pain, bordering on excruciating, he may never be able to wield his sword with that arm again…She paused and thought about the man before her never being able to do what he clearly excelled at. Maybe I can help him…. Jazzmyne had only taken on a few apprentices before besides her own flesh and blood, which was her sister, and helping Genki with a few training exercises. This was not to say that Hiei would want the training or healing, but she had lived for many centuries.
"I'll have to see what happens, I'll give my offer when the opportunity arises, and see where it leads." She saw him have a small chat with his team, before flinching in pain and taking his place on the sidelines.
Letting out a small sigh she watched as Chu, the drunken imbecile, swagger his way on stage ready for a fight. Jazzmyne decided to step back along the shadows and try to relax a little more. After the last fight her blood pressure had sky rocketed, she practically strained a muscle watching Hiei smolder in the fire. She was still trying to figure out why she felt the way she did. For starters, she'd never personally met Hiei. He was in pain, but what frustrated her was that "him" being in pain was an actual pain in the ass for her. It was all very startling. No, Jazzmyne didn't feel his pain of course, watching his fight she didn't have to, she could only imagine, but feeling the need to jump down there and play hero was a little exasperating.
"It would make more sense if I were feeling this way about protecting Genki, or maybe Youko, but a complete stranger…" don't get her wrong she'd help anyone who was in need, but she's never felt such an intense need to protect someone before.
Her mind was becoming a cluttered mess. Finally, she decided that she wouldn't stay for Yusuke's match. As if bending to her will, the shadows began to move and shimmer. A swirling dark circle appeared and Jazzmyne hopped through it, gracefully landing next to the night stand adjacent to a fairly large bed. Slowly she placed her weapons on the night stand. She pulled down her mask and slipped off her shoes. As she walked towards the bathroom lost in thought, her kimono began to slip down her shoulders.
The Demon world was not a world of luxury, but she had tried to make either home in each realm comfortable. This shower was made mostly of stone. Jazzmyne absentmindedly turned the shower on and looked into the mirror. Generally, when she looked at herself, she would see a strong woman who was far too tired. Her blue eyes would be dull and she would often wonder if she would even regain the sparkle in her eyes. If she had looked a moment longer, she would have seen that the sparkle was indeed back.
Taking the tie out of her hair she placed it on the sink, the bells jingled as they touched the cool stone. Grabbing a brush, she ran it through her hair, dispelling any knots that might have been there. She swayed into the steaming shower, casually stretching her arms above her head. Her her thin fingers extended and kneaded the air in a cat - like – manor, while the steam from the hot water encircled her body. Sighing in contentment and smiling she let the gentle spray of the heated water roll down her head and relaxing her back and neck.
"I love shower's…" She muttered to herself as steam encircled her.
Thanks everyone who's reading and hopefully enjoying… I know its boring now but maybe you'll all enjoy it later on.