Another chapter. Going to try and write more tonight.
-YSendo
Chapter 7
Hiei woke up early and instead of going out to train he perched himself on the windowsill in his room. He didn't leave his room until he heard his teams voices in the hallway.
All four detectives emerged as a group, chatting and laughing for the most part. They hushed as they noticed Yuumei at the table, a mug of coffee in front of her.
She looked different today. Her hair was down and damp, clinging to her clothes slightly. She wore a short-sleeved, white polo that hugged her body with a simple pair of beige shorts that reached above her knees. She still wore her running shoes.
While the team stood there awkwardly (they weren't expecting her to be up), Hiei moved past them and grabbed an apple before heading outside, not even acknowledging the woman. She didn't seem to mind as she raised a brow at the team's stillness and motioned her hand to the coffeemaker.
Kurama smiled at her and moved to the coffee pot, snapping Yusuke and Kuwabara out of their stupor. The pair ravaged the cupboard for some food, settling for some leftover Chinese and cereal. Kurama offered to make Yuumei something, but she refused with a smile, saying that coffee tends to quiet her appetite.
After a half hour, once Kuwabara appeared done, Yuumei stood and refilled her mug. "We should follow Hiei's example and head out. With any luck, I can see you fight and get the initial advising out of the way early." With that, she walked outside.
The guys simply stuck their dishes in the sink and followed after her. She was walking slowly while blowing on her mug to cool down the drink. She stopped at the clearing. The guys caught up and looked expectantly at her as Hiei stopped flitting about and walked over.
"Let's start with Yusuke and Kuwabara," Yuumei stated around a drink of coffee. "Go skirmish."
Yusuke and Kuwabara gave each other a thumbs up and took opposite sides of the clearing. Hiei, Kurama, and Yuumei backed away to be in the shade of the trees. Hiei leaned back against a pine tree on Kurama's left while Yuumei stood at Kurama's right.
Yusuke brought up his hands in a familiar fashion while Kuwabara summoned his spirit sword. Yusuke fired and his opponent smacked it as though he were playing baseball, then charged, holding his weapon high above his head.
However, Yusuke was faster and he punched Kuwabara hard in the gut, making him reel back and hunch over. Yusuke crossed his arms and grinned at Kuwabara while he waited for him to recover. Once Kuwabara gained his bearings, he charged Yusuke again, this time with his weapon at his side.
Yusuke uncrossed his arms and sidestepped Kuwabara, who ran past, unable to stop on a dime. Immediately, Yusuke sent a small spirit gun blast after him which hurled his friend smack into a tree.
"Idiot," Hiei scoffed under his breath.
Kurama let out a chuckle. "Well, yes, he doesn't seem too graceful, does he?"
Yuumei frowned and walked up to the fallen teammate, followed by Kurama and Hiei, and a lagging Yusuke.
"Seems you need quite a bit of help," she said as she approached.
Kuwabara turned his head to her, rubbing his jaw, but remained sprawled on the ground. "I don't need any help. Urameshi just got lucky."
"Alright," Yuumei nodded, "then you can go against Hiei next."
"What?! That shrimp is going to try to kill me!"
Hiei smirked smugly, infuriating the beaten human. Yuumei smiled, "I thought you said you didn't need help."
Kuwabara said nothing, opting to glare and scowl at the short demon.
Yuumei turned to Yusuke, who was laughing like a maniac. "And you. You should have finished him off while you had the chance."
"Well now, that's no fun."
"This is all a game to you," Yuumei deadpanned, "isn't it? No wonder Keiko is so afraid for you."
Yusuke stopped laughing and rounded on the girl. "Hey! Don't bring her into this. She has nothing to do with this."
"Of course not," Yuumei barked. "It's only your arrogance that fuels you. But that doesn't change the fact that you worry her to death."
"Why you-!" Yusuke shoved his finger to her collarbone aggressively, "You don't understand anything we've been through."
"Fighting demons isn't a sport." Yuumei tried to hold her balance, but he was physically stronger. And damn, those shoves hurt.
Yusuke stabbed his finger at her again, but this time he knocked her down. A look of fear flashed through her eyes. Kurama stepped forward but it was Hiei's voice that cut through the tension. "Detective, you fight Kurama. He's the last one."
Kurama put a hand on Yusuke's shoulder and whispered something to the man. Yusuke shrugged and stepped away, back to the center of the clearing.
Yuumei closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes, a hand was offered to her. She looked up and met the crimson eyes that narrowed at her hesitation. His hand appeared as an invitation to a truce. She smiled widely and grasped it. Hiei pulled her up without a problem and quickly released her. He looked away with a 'hn.'
Yuumei looked back at the clearing to see Kurama waiting for the signal to begin. Yusuke stood with his back to her. Kuwabara was sitting cross-legged by the tree he was slammed into. She glanced around and saw Hiei perched on a branch along the trees behind Kurama.
Yuumei nodded at Kurama.
I'll attempt to post the next fight and the evening soon. Input appreciated -YSendo
