The Hardest Competition

Sui was on Fallen's back trying to spot us when we were running into the auditorium. Sui was practically strangling Fallen when I pulled her away as quickly as possible. Laughing, Sui started to lift me into the air like I was a doll to play with. "Sui, please put me down. I'm starting to get very dizzy with you twirling me in the air." I say trying to keep the pancakes down. She puts me down and staggered to the ledge; Kiri stands next to me thinking I might need some help but I wave him off.

Fallen just watches from the side when I suddenly speak to him. "Who are you really competing for Fallen-san? You wouldn't be afraid to die so much to participate in this tournament with Sui unless you have a logical reason." I say almost quiet enough that only he could hear but Kiri and Sui look at him all the same.

Fallen looks around and sighs. "Look the only reason is my younger brother is competing and he doesn't know that the one who is his match is in the competition and both of their teams are very dangerous. The teams are that of Denzell -Morry and Roaster–Mike; one of them is a pair of lost gazelles looking for some easy prey to torture innocents again since the sisters are of no use. My brother's name is Nick Denzell but goes by Denzell since he hates his first name. We are the only ones whom can take on the gazelle assassins without major injuries. That's the true reason why I came to this tournament." Sui wasn't paying attention to us so I nod my head thinking it was the truth but then a wicked grin passed over his face and he grabbed Kiri to talk in private leaving me all alone.

"Kiri tell me the absolute truth." Kiri gulps looking for ways out of the small corridor they were in but Fallen pins Kiri to the wall. Kiri gives up and concedes to Fallen.

"What is it?" Fallen smiles and leans in really close so that they were only inches apart.

"What is going on between you and Elle? You two are definitely more than just friends and you won't fess up unless you are forced to and the only reason that you got away from answering me the last time was because they came back so I couldn't interrogate you anymore. So fess up!" Kiri shifts uncomfortably but looks his mentor straight in the eyes.

Taking a deep breath Kiri speaks with a slightly red face. "I do like Ellie but she definitely doesn't like me back so we are just old friends that happened to be very close but lost our way after a long separation. There is the answer that you wanted to hear and that is the ABSOLUTE truth Fallen."

Fallen looks troubled by this answer but doesn't say anything because he knew he wouldn't be able to get anymore out of his younger student. He just strolls off into the crowd of fans that were all trying to rip him apart for autographs or pieces of cloth. Kiri walks off into the opposite direction for some water and something to drink so he could get his mind around the fact that he could never be with me even if he really wanted to. After sitting at a table with a large glass of ice water for a long period of time Kiri sees that I was looking for him and tries to avoid any eye contact but it was futile since I already spotted him. I walk over towards him and slapped him on the shoulder causing him to get irritated with me. I smile when I spot that irritated look that I haven't seen in so long and start to laugh to myself when he gets so frustrated that he starts to speak.

"Why are you laughing? What is it that's so funny?" Kiri asked with a face that hadn't appeared since the time I told him I almost wish we weren't so close to curing Troy.

"Your expression is hilarious Kiri. The look on your face is just so priceless it's almost as if you see me as an enemy that you want to run away from instead of your partner and friend you have seen after years of being separated." Kiri walks away just missing the faint blush that graced my face after seeing a really masculine side of the man I really like.

This unfortunately was seen by the one person whom never leaves me alone for even a second, Sui-san who really wants to see me get together with Kiri. Although I tried to tell her it was impossible since he himself doesn't even see me as anything other than a friend who happened to help him fight off the Gazelle warriors once upon a time. She grabs my shoulder and drags me away from the counter to talk to me in an even more intimate way that was borderline sexual harassment but since this is Sui that thought never even crossed her mind as she pinned me against the wall and put her face so close to mine that we could have made out and it wouldn't have shocked a soul.

"What was that little romantic display there, Elliee? Were you trying to get him to notice you or were you just going to see him so you could confess your feelings to him and have him kiss you passionately right then and there?"

Shaking my head I try to get away from her but as usual she is more relentless then the average person and pressed her body against mine forcing me to answer her. "I was just trying to see him and tell him sorry for questioning him last night but then I started laughing from his expression cause I haven't seen that look in forever. He got even more annoyed with me and then took off somewhere I don't even know where. Anyways I do not like Kiri we are just really good friends plus he doesn't even like me so I wouldn't stand a chance if I did have any feelings for him." Sui didn't look convinced but she got pulled off of me by Fallen and dragged away. Thanks Fallen I tried to say with a grateful expression when he looked back at me and he nods his head showing that he got the message as he dragged Sui away who was kicking and screaming at him. I slumped against the wall I was previously pressed against silently praying that Sui won't come again with that annoying conclusion that is right on the mark. She really is wiser than any of us ever gave her credit for. I thought when I was convinced she wasn't coming back for any type of revenge.

Once they were a suitable distance away from anyone Fallen dropped Sui on the ground causing her to curse him as she stood up rubbing the area that collided with the floor. Sui was pissed off and was about to fight him on the spot when he looked at her and said one word that made her decide to work with him.

"Well what info did you get from Kiri then?" Sui asked with a smile and they begin their devilish plans to get their best friends together once and for all even in the middle of this horrible battle tournament that causes the strongest to lose cause of their lack of ability to work as a team and the weakest to win from their desire to work with others.

What will these two demons plan to get to ignorant friends together?