Authors note: Another installment of LLISYOF! :D Whenever I look at that it reminds me of LMFAO! This, by the way, is a great band bahaha. Anyway, this chapter I guess you can call it a filler but it has information that is needed for other events. Have fun! And sorry about the wait, I've been a bit preoccupied with things!
Edited 11/24/10
This is the stranger's talk. This is Taylor's response
-This is Hiei's telepathic talk-
*Kurama responding*
~Taylor Responding~
Chapter Seven: Kings and Queens
Taylor's P.O.V
"...And that's all I remember."
It had been thirty minutes after the tournament's first match had ended and Yusuke's team won (of course) when we had arrived back to the hotel and settled down. After the match I was able to meet Chuu and Rinku after all, in fact it kind of threw the team and the girls off when me and Amber went up into the ring and spoke to them.
When we spoke it was kind of weird, like it was meeting the gang and what not. Or at least it was weird meeting Chuu with his loudness and obsession with alcohol, but that was what made him awesome to meet!
I was even nice enough to let the others know that they would be good friend later on.
The girls had stopped by to help with any healing later on, Mainly Kuwabara and Yusuke; Hiei had refused any participating in it.
After that me and the other's wanted to know exactly how Amber came into the picture. Apparently it was almost like mine, except that it wasn't raining and it was day-light outside which wasn't fair.
"Dang, wonder what this guy is doing with bringing you guys here anyway, I mean first it was Taylor and then that one kid, now you!"
Kuwabara said as I grimaced, I had neglected to tell Amber about Tyler but I didn't really have the time to do that, which all the worrying about the other.
I looked to Amber who had a suspicious look on her face; she turned to me and raised an eye brow.
"What other kid?" She asked as I laughed nervously.
"Well... Maybe, somehow, possibly, in some way... Tyler might've come through too?" I said while twiddling my thumbs, looking at her expression.
I heard the aggravated sigh along with knowing what she had to say.
"You mean Tyler McClain? That prick is here?" She asked in a rather rude tone.
"I assume you don't practically like him." Kurama said.
Our sitting positions where as followed start clock-wise: Me, Yusuke, Kuwabara occupied one side of the couch, Amber, Kurama and the masked fighter occupied the love-seat that was really easily able to fit three instead of just two. Shizuru, Botan and Keiko were on the next. Just to you know, let you know how and where everyone was sitting.
"No, I don't and neither does Taylor, and that's all for the matter of the subject!" She said, folding her arms and crossing her legs stubbornly.
I rolled my eyes; of course the matter wasn't closed now it was just getting started!
"She sure didn't act like it whenever we entered the hotel!" Kuwabara said as I looked down, wide-eyed and trying to hide my face.
"Well I was taken aback by his appearance! Of course I was going to confront him!" I defended while shrugging, Kuwabara looking at me as if i were lying… Which I somewhat was—but not entirely!
"But… What about today? You two stepped away for a good five minutes!" Botan said as I looked up and glared at her, which quickly shut her up.
"I uh… Well he…" All eyes were on me when I couldn't come up with an excuse. Their stares were awful! I hated when crap like that happened. I looked around at all of them until I looked to Amber; she was giving me her mother look.
"Well? What's up with this guy?" Yusuke pestered next to me.
"...Okay! I admit it, I talked to him okay? He pulled me away because he wanted to talk to me; we were catching up alright? Sue me just stop looking!" I yelled while taking the pillow from behind me and hiding my face.
A bit too dramatic? Yes, I knew this but they were all staring at me and I couldn't take it!
"Tay, you don't just catch up with someone like him, especially after the way he treated you!" There was Amber for you, blunt as always.
Sometimes it freaked me out how open minded and opinionated she was, but that was one quality about my best friend I wouldn't change. Only because I hated when people didn't stand up in what they believe in. Let's make an example shall we?
Me: "How does this dress make me look?"
Amber: "Like a bloated sour lemon, why?"
Oh yeah, she was that good.
"Treated you? What exactly did he do?" Yusuke asked while eyeing me a bit, along with Botan and Shizuru. The others were too busy looking at Amber, including Hiei.
So, I'm all up for story time and what not but this was too personal, and I knew that I wouldn't be able to handle reliving everything without feeling a bit depressed about it. Plus these guys don't need to know what does on within my life… Even though I knew pretty much most of their own lives.
"I'm not in vote of sharing that kind of information y'all." She said in a slight southern accent, I couldn't help but feel relieved.
I knew I could count on her when things were about to go wrong.
"Oh come on—"As if on cue, the door was knocked upon, and this caused us all to look toward it.
"Oh look, a distraction!" I said to Yusuke's complaint, while jumping up and running to the door, opening it I saw... No one?
Looking around the corners I saw that this place was deserted, so when no one was around (like in the movies) it was time to look down for some trinket of some sort. I looked down to see a medium sized, dark wood box on the ground.
"Who is it?" Shizuru asked as bent down and picked up the box.
"Apparently this box." I said while examining it and closing the door.
"That's weird." Kuwabara said as I nodded.
"Open it!"
"Careful, we don't know what's in it. It could be dangerous." Kurama said to Amber's excitement, which turned into slight annoyance.
I looked back to the box and placed a hand on it, closing my eyes I flipped opened the box, looked and screamed.
"What?" Everyone yelled as I turned the box around.
"It's jewelry!" I said in a dramatic voice, everyone seemed to not take that it was joke.
I scrunched my nose and huffed while turning the box back around, but only to look at the two pieces of jewelry closely. They were both slightly big, tear shaped and red and blue gems that didn't weight a lot.
"Not only that but it has paper." I mumbled, taking out the two pieces of papers. I walked over to sit back down, handing the pieces of papers to Amber instead of the jewelry.
"What's it say?" Keiko asked as Amber started to read.
"Thousands of years ago, when the demon world and human world did not have the Kekai-Barrier, and amongst a space farther than spirit world could see. There lived a nation that was separated into the four main directions. North, East, South, West. These four nations where divided into the four main elements as well, earth, wind, fire, and water-Is there a point to this?"
Amber asked as I giggled, "Go on, I might actually learn something today." Yusuke said as Amber sighed and continued.
"The Northern leader's name was Naoko which means 'honest tree'. To the East, their leader's name was Nagi which means 'calm wind'. To the South their leader's name was Akako meaning 'red' and to the West their leader was named Kano for 'water God'. These four leaders where siblings and ever true to their elements, they were S Class demons, or so Spirit world would categorize them if they were still alive today. For a while, they all lived in harmony, ever so often a fight would come up, but nothing compared to what the first day brought. Akako was starting to become greedy and wanted to rule over more land then what her siblings wanted her to have, this caused her to break even with her short temper. War had broken out between the nations; Akako had managed to persuade Kano onto her side which to this very day is unknown how. That day was known as the second day. This had lasted for many years until finally a higher power stepped in."
Amber stopped and it was Kurama's turn to read the second page.
"Their elder sibling that held the element of spirit, Chiyo, had met with them all when they were fighting each other and causing death and destruction. She declared that their anger and foolishness had gotten in the way of what a true leader should be, someone who would protect instead of destroy. She imprisoned them into four stones, fire and water together, earth and wind together to represent their Ying-Yang. She took two by two and separated them within Human World, buried beneath the dominating element of earth to not be seen for hundreds of years. That was known as the gracious third day, and the last day as well. Later on, archeologists had found them in the 1980's in northern England and southern Cuba, Spirit World had to interfere by stealing them away and locking them together in a special vault. It wasn't until sometime ago that the stones were stolen and never heard about again."
When he was reading this, I had passed out the two necklaces so the others could look at them.
"So what does this mean? That these are the fire and water leader people?" Amber asked as I got to look at the red necklace.
Looking at it closely i noticed how beautiful it was, there was tiny flecks of lighter reds and even some black parts and even orange swirls.
"I guess that's what this guy thinks." Botan mumbled as I nodded. There was silence after that, causing me to look up at the others to notice they were staring at me.
"What? Stop looking!" I said while protecting my face as Amber sighed.
"Well if you tell us what happens then we wouldn't look!"
"She won't say, she says it's like time travel or something." Kuwabara responded to Amber's comment as I looked at them with a raised eye-brow.
"Guys, this part wasn't in the series." I finally said.
"What do you mean?" Kurama asked as I shrugged.
"I mean that, I don't recall any piece of jewelry having S Class demons in them." I said as the room became silent.
"There's a possibility that it has a connection to your arrival, along with your sudden arrival as well."
I shook my head and laid the necklace back down, though suddenly feeling a bit cooler once I did.
"It doesn't matter; you have your own lives to worry about and besides. Whoever sent these is obviously trying to interrupt the process of you guys winning with the distraction of us."
I said while motioning to Amber and myself.
"Then what do we do? Ignore it?" She asked as I shrugged. "Pretty much, if we don't get ourselves involved with it, what can go wrong?"
There was silence until Kurama got up and picked the box up with him.
"Then it's settled. No one opens the box to get these out." Kurama said as everyone nodded, except Hiei who seemed a bit annoyed for a strange reason.
I looked out of the corner of my eye, watching him as he sat at the window sill. I knew he was in pain; it must've been awful to have your arm burnt in such a way.
-It's best not to think about others when they can look through a weak mind, such as yourself.-
I scoffed and got up, walking over to the door of my room.
~I wouldn't have to if you didn't act so tough. It look's God-awful Hiei-~
-You don't think I know that?-
~Let me finish! ~
I barked out as I stopped and glared at him. He was now looking directly at me, the same intense glare.
~If you don't let someone heal that, it's going to get worse. That Dragon is trying to take over your arm and with you trying to whip it, it's not going to get any better! The faster you take care of it, the faster you can destroy it again to gain control of the Dragon.~
I said while folding my arms. I knew the room had grown quiet after I was silently barking commands at Hiei, but it wasn't like I was aware of them looking at me just yet.
-You know too much for your own good.–
Hiei said while looking away, causing me to roll my eyes.
"What are they doing?" Amber, Yusuke, and Kuwabara asked in unison.
"Fighting telepathically," Kurama said, returning after a few seconds. "They do this quite often."
"It's not my fault that he gets into my mind, and tries to belittle me in it." I said while sighing.
"I wouldn't have to if you didn't act so tough." He said with a smirk, causing me to glare.
How dare he use my own words against me! That doesn't fly by me without consequences!
"Shut it-" And that's when I had said something so vulgar, that I was even surprised at myself that those words came out of my mouth.
"Taylor Jade!" I heard Amber say, genially shocked that those words came out of my mouth.
"Wow, I don't think I'd even say that to the Shorty."
"What else would you expect from her?" Kuwabara and Yusuke said, snickering and laughing along with Kurama who had to bite his thumb, while trying not to laugh at Hiei's expression on his face.
Hiei (which I was very proud of myself for causing this) acted like he'd seen pornography for the first time, mixed in with an angry look that was pure delight in my eyes.
"So who's tough now, ass-hole?" I said as I heard the girls laugh, Botan expressing an 'Oh my…' as well as Keiko, but she still couldn't contain her laughter.
I turned around on my heel and quickly started toward the room, trying to get away from him as much as possible. And then I felt it, the sudden change in atmosphere and the sudden pulse of energy escape from... Somewhere.
"I like him, he's very feisty." I whirled around to see no one, well I saw everyone but no one with that voice.
"What? Caught you by surprise? And here I thought you where the one to help me regain my place. You can't be surprised easily like that little girl." The voice said, causing me to look around and hold myself.
"Did you hear that?" I asked, looking at everyone which they only stared.
"Hear what, your insult? Who couldn't hear that-?"
"They can't hear me. I didn't choose them." The voice said again.
Was I going crazy? I looked to Hiei and saw that he was gone.
"Where's Hiei?" I asked another question; Amber came up to me with a confused look.
"He left; didn't you hear the door slam?" I shook my head. "I was too busy-"
"They can't hear me!"
There were distinctive features within this voice. First of all it was husky, but in an attractive seductive tone. Second of all it was a woman's voice, and third of all it was so close that I thought it was in my head, only in my head.
"Too busy what? Maybe you should head up to bed; it's getting kind of late anyway." Shizuru said as I nodded.
"Yeah, I think I'll do that. Where are you sleeping?" I asked Amber as she shrugged.
"I'll sleep on the couch unless anyone has a problem-"
"I do!" I said while grabbing her and pulling her into the room, slamming the door and locking it.
"I'm going crazy.
Later
I opened my eyes to the see that I was in a room. Dark with the moonlight shining in, it gave off blurry features that where hard to figure out. I was facing toward the large glass doors toward a patio, looking at what I thought was a building.
"Hello?" I called out as no one answered; it caused me to feel cold and alone.
"Disgusting aren't they?" A voice asked from no were, turning around I saw a couch filled with two people on it.
I couldn't make out who they where since it was dark within the room. I looked up to see a tall dark figure, I guessed he was an adult along with another tall (But not as tall as the first one, this guy only came up to his shoulders) dark figure. In between them was what I figured a T.V. by the snowy picture and sound. No one answered the question, they just sat there... Scared?
It then flashed to a lighter time within the day, possibly twilight time.
"Give them this." I started to walk further within the little room. I looked to see what this guy was holding; it was the same box that was delivered to the room!
"Tell the story on these pieces of paper, and make sure that by the time they fight-If they do-They are wearing them." He said.
"What are they?" That voice... Oh hell, the name was on my tongue, I knew him! Just speak some more please!
"Open it." The first voice said, and as if on command the second person opened up the box. This picture was clear, I saw the necklaces and they where glowing, with power and an aurora.
"But these are from those demons..."
No, it couldn't be! It couldn't be him!
"Tyler!" I yelled after him but he did not move.
"Precisely, the girl would only use this whenever she couldn't defeat someone."
"Tyler just listen to me!"
I yelled walking up to try and shaking him out of this, but only went right through him. What the hell was going on here? This didn't make sense!
"They can't hear you little girl." The womanly voice from before said as I tried to find her, the scene seemed to wash away with those two people as well; I was now standing in the middle of a room that seemed to be painted black.
Nothing was understandable here in this black on black room.
"Who are you?" I called out while looking around; the only thing that I could tell was normal was the light in the middle of the black ceiling. The only thing helping me see.
"Who else of course, let me explain…?" The voice was no longer inside my head anymore, it was behind me.
"'Lady Fire looks to see your death, will you take your last breath? Lady Fire look's to find, who else in this world can die?'"
She started to sing as I started to turn around slowly.
"'Lady Fire watch them burn, Lady Fire says it's your turn.'" As I looked to see who it was I gasped at her.
I gasped loudly while shooting up from the spot I was at. Looking around I saw that I was in my hotel room, grabbing my neck I felt that I was in a hot and cold sweat freaking out.
"What's wrong?" I had awoken Amber with my sudden movement, looking at her I couldn't seem to speak or think at what i just experienced.
"Taylor calm down, speak do something!" She said while grabbing my shoulders, shaking my slightly.
"B-bad dr-ream." I choked out while still shaking, scared shitless and out of my mind.
Next Day
My day-middle-of-the-night was pure freaky. I had to explain to Amber what happened after I heard the voice, I explained that I wasn't going crazy but you never know. She reassured me that it was okay, because after I told her about it she said she felt the room change.
That helped out a lot since the atmosphere did change whenever this so call "Lady Fire" spoke. After my freaky night-mare thing, I explained everything but this was after I was practically kicked out of the room from Hiei (He had been awake, obviously hearing most of what I said until we left) and went to the kitchen, getting something to drink and talking in whispers.
After that we snuck back into the room, trying not to awaken the grump from his slumber. I had spilt a couple of things to her, like the "date" with Tyler:
"It's not a date right, it's more like a way to spy, right?"
and the whole cell phone thing:
"That's weird, unusual, and downright not fair."
Both where explained to calm her down a bit, but still she thought both things where not right considering, the past with Tyler and how this stranger was able to get into my things.
"He hasn't hurt me yet; he's only stalked me and called me in the middle of the night. That's all." Though it was particularly kidding and being serious, I couldn't help but think she was right as well.
Anyway, waking up for the second time I felt horrible. I felt like I was going to throw up from being too hot.
"Are you going to get up now?" Amber asked, though I could tell that there was something wrong with her too. Her voice sounded slightly clogged.
"Nooooo..." I groaned while turning away from the bright room, I apparently had a head-ache as well.
"Come on Tay, I don't feel good alright? I think I'm getting a cold or something." She said while coughing horribly. I sighed while sat up, and then look up at her.
"I feel like I'm going to heave every chunk of my food, right here and now."
"Ew, that's gross." Amber said while chuckling, I couldn't help but do the same.
"I guess you don't want breakfast then. The service people came in about thirty minutes ago stocked up the fridge again." She said while shrugging, but the thought of food made things worse.
"Nooo, please don't make me eat." I begged her while starting to get up, only to feel the world spin and me wanting to throw up.
"I'm okay!" I said as Amber tried to steady me.
"God, you're like me this morning, Botan had to go and get something from the store that's like half way around the world, so I wouldn't be so... This." She said as I groaned.
"Go, medicate me now." I commanded as she laughed a bit.
"Yes ma'am!" She said, walking forward with me right behind her, slightly dizzy. As we entered with the sudden invasion of food entering my nose, I couldn't help but feel worse.
"Well look, our own little sailor's up!" Yusuke joked as I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Shut up I feel-"
"Sea sick?" Kuwabara asked as I groaned.
"I hate you." I growled at them while walking over and sitting on one of the couches.
"So I assume you won't be going to the fight today?" Kurama asked from the kitchen, just finishing cleaning it.
"Listen."
I said while looking up at him, though I was sure I looked awful to look at the moment.
"I'm not going to let some stupid little virus get in the way of this. I'm watching one of the blood fest events in the history of bloody events, and I will not pass up the opportunity to see this!" I said, putting on a determined face as Kurama smiled warmly at me.
"Now that's the little bad-ass girl I know!" Yusuke said while coming over and putting me in a head lock.
"Gah!" I yelled while trying to get out.
"No no! I'm not bad-ass get away!" I whined as he laughed and let me go.
"Damn, you must feel bad." He said as I stuck my tongue out.
"You'll be feeling this bad soon enough; something blue and that says 'Puuuuu!' is gonna put you in this mood, real soon." I said while smirking, causing Amber to laugh at the information we know.
"What's that suppose to mean?" He asked.
And that is how the day started, ever so often Yusuke and Kuwabara would start cracking jokes at my expense, which then I would use against them with jokes about their misfortunate times.
I was able to get some Tylenol, or what I thought was Tylenol to help with the headache and everything else. For what I wore, it was simple attire since I didn't want to get all dressed up today like yesterday was.
Wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a black shirt that said "Without Mayday Parade, I will Miserable At Best." Which I was lucky I found this at one of the malls they had, I didn't think they had sold things like this around here. I grabbed the same black mini-jacket I wore from yesterday and put it on, along with sticking my hair in a floppy bun that actually worked.
I had rushed to put on some kind of make-up, just the regular eye-liner and mascara. I just couldn't live without it! I grabbed my phone then suddenly remembered... I had a date tonight!
"FML..."
I said out loud while biting my lower lip. Just take some Tylenol and think of an excuse later, you don't have time right now. It was true, I was in a rush to get out and see the big fight with Tuguro and Team Spirit-Warriors or whatever they were called. However, I was concerned with how Yusuke was going to take it.
I remember how he looked whenever he saw Tuguro take them on all at once, and he didn't even break a sweat. It was intimidating...
"No, can't think like that, gotta be there to help him." I thought while stuffing my phone into my pocket and opening the door.
When we where there, I felt crowded and with all the shouting of the demons it didn't help this head-ache. We'd met up with Botan but Shizuru and Keiko were not, possibly out to take a leak or something. I sighed in aggregation
"I wish they would all just die right now." I said as Kuwabara spoke up.
"Gah! Why's that?" He asked in a nervous voice.
"Yeah, that was pretty out of character." Botan said in a low voice.
"I'm sick, Amber ran off with Kurama and I can't remember what happens to them-"
"They're over there!" Botan pointed as I looked over and nodded.
I noticed that the two were talking, which to me seemed a bit suspicious.
"Hmm, guess she's living out her fantasy!"
I announced while folding my arms, trying to fight back the urge the puke.
"What do you mean?" Yusuke asked as I grimaced.
"Nothing, I said nothing!" I said while trying to wave it off, but it was plan that there was something more.
"Spill, what do you mean she's living out her fantasy? Does she have some kind of thing for Kurama?" Yusuke asked as I giggled mischievously and shrugged.
"You tell me!" I motioned to them.
"Do they look warm and fuzzy to you?" I asked as they seem to follow my command.
"It's pretty damn fluffy!" Yusuke acquired as I agreed.
"But don't say anything; she'd kill me if I told you that she had a thing for Kurama." I said in a low voice while fumbling with my thumbs.
"He he he, secrets safe with me!" Kuwabara said while Yusuke and Botan second the motion.
"Thanks... Oh hey, I almost forgot you where here." I said, noticing the masked fighter who remained silent.
"...Strap on your galoshes and be prepared, because it's gonna be a slaughter today!" I bit my lower lip as Koto announced that the eighth battle would be starting.
"But first off, let's see who's advancing in the tournament!" She said while pointing to the board, naming off the competitors.
"Team's: Dr. Ichagaki, Masho, Yuriatoki, and of course Tuguro are the ones we look out for." I said in a low voice, yearning a few glances from the guys.
"They tough to beat?" Kuwabara asked. I delayed my answer, not wanting to say anything about it but they disserved the truth.
"Yes, though in honesty it depends on how strong you are now." Yusuke kept his look on my while I fumbled with my thumbs.
"We'll see about that!" Yusuke growled as I looked at him, he looked so determined and... Ready, almost as if he were willing to take them all out right here and now.
The crowd cheered for Tuguro, which only sickened me even more as he walked out by himself.
"Where is the rest of his team?" Botan asked out loud, though I was sure that it was direct question I stayed silent.
I only wanted to see what happened to them, and hopefully hold in last night's snacks I ate with Amber. The Spirit Warriors (now that I remembered the name) were giants, and by giants I mean at least taller than ten feet taller, if not more. As Tuguro walked out on to the ring, he just stood there for a second before looking over toward the group.
I knew who he was looking at too, Yusuke. Looking to him I saw him glaring profusely at the man, though I could still see the sweat and the concentration of doing so. I'd break just trying to be mean to Tuguro... I thought while looking back to him, seeing him smirk before turning to the other team. All of a sudden, they were powered up and shooting out their spirit energy to try and intimidate Tuguro.
I was taken aback by this feeling, I mean I hadn't exactly seen or even felt any of the guy's power so this was slightly (more or less) new to me.
"Hello, guess that's why they're called Spirit Warriors." Yusuke said as I shivered.
"There size and power are quite a dozy." Botan said as I nodded.
"But just remember what who I said to look after; there is a reason why these guys aren't a part of that list." I reminded them, keeping my focus on the battle at hand.
"Where is the rest of your team?" One of them asked. His response was too low for me to hear, considering these damned demons wouldn't shut up! I sighed and growled while wincing.
My headache was getting worse just by being here; it wasn't really a smart thing to come when you felt like this I suppose. My leg was bouncing up and down impatiently, watching as the fight had started by the sound of Koto's mark. They were all surrounded around Tuguro, compared to them he look horribly weak, but I knew better.
God, did I know better.
One of the members (an abnormally large sumo-wrestler) stepping down heavily, creating cracks within the ground and sinking in the ring a bit. He repeated the step with the other leg, pretty much leveling out the ring once again as he charged.
"He's gonna crush him!" Kuwabara said in awe as I bit my lip.
I clenched my jaw and watched as Tuguro booted up to a stronger level (45% I believe) and only punched him once before his blood spewed out and created a gaping hole. I cringed and adjusted uncomfortably in my seat as the fish guy took his turn only to end up in the same fate, and having his blood spewed everywhere as well.
The other two came after him with a malice and a hammer, one on each side as Tuguro punched them both through the chest leaving them to spew their own blood.
In the series there wasn't enough blood to be counted as completely gory, but I was proved wrong by this fight. Blood was everywhere on that stage, it was even tainted within the air that I knew if this fight didn't hurry up I might vomit.
The next fighter that stepped up was caring a double sided axe with him, he was no doubt the leader and biggest of them all. As soon as he stepped up he started to charge up his energy again, the bam! It was suddenly projected once more with the same feeling in the air.
"Feels like exactly the same energy as before, he was doing it all by himself!" Kuwabara said, however we were all to stun to say a word about the subject. The man started to charge at Tuguro who wasn't the slightest bit phased as he stood there waiting for the impact.
As the man came close he brought up his weapon and swung sharply in various directions, Tuguro easily dodging them.
"I am destined to win this fight!" The man said in a boom-box voice as he took his final swung and struck Tuguro full force.
I jumped a bit at the sight of this, you'd think after so many fighting anime's you'd be use to it. I kept my eyes focused on the situation, trying my best to ignore the aching stomach and the pounding in my head. The bigger man smirked with triumph but it was quickly whipped away and replaced with surprise as Tuguro's own skin and muscles popped the ax out and were now placed firmly in his own hands.
"Gah, how'd he do that?" Kuwabara asked but no one paid attention to him, we were all too engrossed with the fight.
"B-but I-I was suppose to kill Y-Yusuke!" He stammered out the reply, however this time I caught what Tuguro was saying.
"Must've been a miss-understanding, that boy is reserved for me." He said before pulling the ax away, bringing the giant down toward him and punching into his waist and cutting him in half.
"W-wow, the Tuguro Team is the winner thanks entire to fight splitting kills from the big man himself!"
Koto declared and soon the crowd was starting to cheer once again. Tuguro just stood there for a few seconds before turning toward our section once again to look at Yusuke, gloating with only a sinister smirk upon his face.
I stayed still, though curiosity killed me from the inside out as I turned to look at Yusuke. He was shaking, along with Botan and sweating with nervousness.
"Urameshi, I hope you get your power back and like… Multiple it by a hundred!" Kuwabara spoke once again for the third time, it was true since after Yusuke's last fight with Chuu he had been experiencing difficulty with regaining his power back.
Earlier.
I sighed while waiting for Kuwabara and Yusuke to arrive, the fight was going to start soon and I was starting to get impatient by the minute.
"Hey!"
I heard the familiar voice of Kuwabara call out, causing me to turn around in my comfortable chair that was located within the lobby of the hotel.
"Finally, you know for some reason I expected everything to go by quicker than usual, but I guess I was wrong seeing as you guys take forever!" I hissed at them while folding my arms.
"Well sorry that I was being attacked by some demon guy that wanted my head!" Yusuke countered while getting in my face once again. It seemed that was his thing for trying to get a point a cross or something. I rolled my eyes then gave a confused look.
"Wait, so that Rugby guy attacked you right? Not another one?" I asked as he narrowed his eyes at me.
"So you knew that I would be attacked and didn't warn me? Wait, of course you didn't you'd just rather watch us suffer with being surprised." He said as I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Shut up, rules of time travel slash entering a different dimension." I countered back at him. He scoffed while sitting down along with Kuwabara.
"Then I guess you know about Urameshi's little problem on why he couldn't beat him, and that his team leader had to kill the guy to stop him." Kuwabara said, causing me to nod once.
"And for that, don't worry about it. You'll regain it just in time for you next battle." I reassured him as he sighed. "Great, in the mean time I'll just be an easy kill until then." I glared at him.
"Quit that! Your negative vibes are killing what little good mood I'm in!"
Present
I shook the memory away looking to Yusuke to see him stare at his shaking hands, I put a hand on his shoulder as he tensed and looked at me.
"Don't worry, you'll win this fight Yusuke." I said in a low voice; however he couldn't seem to help but have this scared look upon his face.
"But what if I don't get my spirit powers back—"
"You will, trust me. It's bigger and more powerful than you ever thought. You'll be just fine."
Somewhere, deep inside myself I thought the same thing and repeated it over and over again. Just to calm myself down.
