.::Athena's POV::.
"So I guess this is the big finish.." Yusuke said.
I stood back with Boton. I needed to wait until they were in the middle of fighting in order to follow through with my idea. I knew that this guy wasn't like the other demons and monsters, somthing about him made him different. He masked his energy quite well and thats what really made me nervous the most. He showed no fear as he stood across the rink from Yusuke and Kuwabara. I waited patiently for this fight to go down, After all the superficial small talk from both sides. Then I heard the little one on the man's shoulder screech. He hopped down and began transforming his body. His arms twisted together.
"You see my brother is able to transform himself into anything." The man began. He swallowed and the a small smirk appeared across his face "It's nothing really" His brother turned himself into a sword.
I just stood there, repulsed while Kuwabara threw in extra commentary "H-He turned himself into a sword!"
"This is my brother's specialty... and well mine is..." The man said right before he tightened his muscles and began groaning. His spirit energy drifted around his overly muscular body. Then his body grew into something almost super-human like. His muscle complex grew almost three times the size of him. His shirt ripped off and I could see his veins in his skin which started to disgust me.
"You see my spirit energy surrounds me, so that's what makes me indestructible." He laughed loudly. The word indestructible echoed in my head. "You see the Toguro's fight as one."
Then wind began shooting toward the four of us. It whipped my hair around my head. I tried to stand my ground. I heard my brother's voice in the wind "What's up with his power?" It sounded more worried than anything. "Damn it!" He cursed. "this isn't going to be easy.." Then he instructed Boton to step back.
"I-I'll try" Boton said still covering her face.
I looked up and saw that Toguro began running toward us. When he grew close enough he swung his sword that his brother created with himself. Then he hit the marble floor in between us. Kuwabara and I flew in the opposite direction of Boton and Yusuke. Kuwabara and I landed on our feet while Yusuke caught Boton and landed on his. Then I felt a breeze near my stomach, It came to my attention that Toguro sliced open a part of my shirt. Then I looked over at Yusuke then Kuwabara and he had done the same damage as well.
Kuwabara growled at him and then called "Spirit Sword"
"Too slow!" Toguro sneered but then Kuwabara blocked himself with his Spirit Sword. He seemed to be struggling after a moment. Then Toguro threw a fist at him right into his stomach. Kuwabara spat up blood and flew into a nearby wall. I couldn't quite pay attention to what he was saying because I ran back over to Boton.
"Boton, that broom stick you got.. Can I ride it?" I asked seriously.
"Athena this is not the time for games" She crossed her arms.
"No no no I am using it for something important." I said to her a little shaken.
She stared at me for a moment and gave up her broom. "How do you use this?"
"You lean in the direction you want to go" She said looking up at me from the floor. I saw my brother getting throw around in the rink. I cringed.
Help fight, or save Yukina? I must of repeated that statement thirty times in my head until I saw both of them on the ground. "I'll come back for this" I dropped the broom and charged toward Toguro. I caught him off guard and kicked him in the side of the skull. As I hopped down, He ran over to me and stabbed me with his sword. I wasn't even thinking about the fact that his brother was the sword. No. I was in far too much in pain to think of much of anything really. He pulled the sword out of underneath my collarbone. I collapsed on the ground. I looked up at the window and saw Tarukane holding Yukina's chin in a condescending fashion. I started to get angry at him.
"Athena!" I heard my brother yell, horrified.
I shut my eyes really tightly and my breathing hitched for a moment. Just breathing alone was hard work for me.
My brother stood up sprinted toward him "I'll make you pay for that!" He yelled in fury.
I struggled to stand again. I stumbled over to Boton "Give me that, I need to save her." I breathed.
Boton handed her broom over to me but the look on her face didn't seem too happy about it.
I sat on the broom. Then I felt blood trickle down my chest. I glanced down at the gash. I shut my eyes and whispered to myself "Please don't be an artery." Then I floated up in the air and sped toward the glass. I winced and knew that this was going to hurt... a lot.
I crashed through the glass, causing one hell of a commotion. The guards pulled out their guns but I knew they were humans because I sensed no spirit energy what so ever. Grabbing both of their arms at once, I forced spirit energy out of my body. They dropped to the ground faster than a heartbeat. I felt weak and dizzy from the loss of blood. Tarukane gasped.
"Hey look I have no clue who you are but if its money you're looking for, we can talk! This girl over here can produce millions!" He pleeded.
I scowled at him "People like you make me sick." And those were my final words to him. Then I began furriously throwing punches at him. I growled in my teeth and continued to punch him. Just before I was about to throw a final punch at him, I felt someone grab my arm.
"Please no more!" Yukina cried beside me.
"But he's the one that held you captive for all these years and using you for money and greed!" I said a little more violently than I should of been.
"I've been through so much pain that I just can't take anymore of this. Please just stop?" He voice sounded weak and scared.
My heart melted a bit at the sight of her crying. I felt like a jerk suddenly, then I looked back at Tarukane limp body across the control panel. I straightened my stance a little. Then I heard pearls hit the ground. I gasped.
"I am so sorry, I was only trying to save you." I put a hand over my chest.
"It's okay, It's all over now." She smiled weakly at me. "Thank you for saving me."
I got a little teary eyed and smiled at her "I'm just glad you're okay." I said.
Then the door busted down. There stood a guy about my age. He had jet black hair and red eyes. He stepped into the room and looked around. Then he looked at me.
"I'll make you pay!"He yelled at me.
"What?" I said slowly.
Before he could hit me, Yukina held him back "No! She saved me and there are others that saved me too!" She shouted.
The guy stopped in his tracks "But how-?"
"I'm Urameshi's sister,Athena. I'm new to the team." I held my hand out. It was filled with my blood and a glass shard sticking out. I looked down to it and switched hands awkwardly.
He looked at it and didn't shake hands. "I can tell. I'm Hiei." He said with his hands folded behind his back.
I lowered my hand slowly.
Then Yukina looked over at Hiei "You look so familiar.."
Hiei gasped and stared at her.
"I feel like I know you." Yukina said. "Have we met before?"
Hiei looked at her for a moment longer "No." His voice was hard in his throat.
I thought that was his sister?
Yukina saw Kuwabara down stairs and said "Oh no" She left the room.
"I thought you were her brother." I said innocently.
Then he covered my mouth "If you say ANYTHING-" He practically suffocated me. I shoved his hand off my mouth.
"Okay I won't. You're treating me real nice considering the fact that we just save your sister.." I mumbled while picking more glass shards out of my skin. Depending on the size, when they his the floor they either shattered or made a small crinkle noise. He watched as I took glass out my skin.
He sighed "Thank you.." He paused and turned his head "How long have you been standing there?"
Then from the shadows a red haired male looked up and smiled at us. His hair was long and thick. When I looked up into his eyes, they were green like mine.
"Long enough,right?" Hiei answered his own question.
The male stepped out of the shadows and walked over to me "Hello Athena, I'm Kurama." He greeted me with a warm smile. He noticed all the glass and the huge gash near my collarbone. "Hiei, you might want to take her to your sister." Kurama told Hiei. Hiei looked back at me.
"Hn." Was all he said. He stood there for a moment starring out the window.
"You know, she deserves to know that you are her brother" Kurama said to Hiei, stepping alongside him.
"She deserves to be happy." Hiei smiled a little.
"I thought you two were the same...?" Kurama looked over.
"This is they way I want it to be." Hiei shut his eyes.
I looked over at Hiei, confused. Why did he want to do this?
Hiei looked over at me "Let's go. Yukina can help you with your wounds."
I nodded. We made it down the stairs.
"Are you okay with this secret? Kuwabara kinda has a thing for her." I laughed quietly. Kurama starred and smiled, seeing that Hiei was getting frustrated. "Yukina." He called for her,trying to get her away from Kuwabara.
I stepped forward.
"Oh my g-gosh! I forgot all about you." Yukina put her hands over her mouth.
"It's fine" I said and shrugged. I sat down and she placed her hands over my collar bone. Then her hands began to glow. My wound started to shrink and the skin smoothed over. I watched in awe, I've never seen anything like this before.
"Whoa." I laughed a little. She smiled at me. She moved her hand up to my cheek where I had a cut from the glass that fell on me. I disappeared in seconds.
"Thank you so much." I smiled at her.
Yusuke smiled and said "We're okay but why don't you see how he's doing" Yusuke and Boton stepped aside to reveal Kuwabara holding his stomach.
Meanwhile I sat on the ground thinking about today. Thinking about all the demons I killed. I've taken a 180 degree turn since yesterday. Yesterday, I was just your average girl with no direction really. Today I am a fighter. I did things I thought I could never do. Although at times I was scared and not ready for what was thrown at me, I conquered the impossible. I have a long way to go from here. Hopefully I come back a little more brave. As I look around at all these people here I still feel like I don't belong. Everyone is so great at fighting and fearless and here I am. Genkai's voice echoed in my head as I stood up on my own two feet again...
"You are no where near your full potential. You are going to do great things and I can make you into a great fighter."
