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The fighters both charged at the same time and landed their first blow on the other's face. Yusuke made the next move, but was too slow and ended up getting kicked in the ribs.
"Come on, Yusuke! You've gotta do better than that!" Kaira laughed and dodged a punch.
"Well here, have a taste of my sword as well!" Hiei dashed behind Kaira and tried to surprise her. He almost ended up stabbing Yusuke.
"Watch it Hiei!" Yusuke yelled and dodged a blast from Kaira.
"Hahahahahahaha! Don't you fools know you can't defeat me? Your efforts are meaningless!" Kaira did her hand wave and blew all the fighters through two trees.
"There has to be a way to stop her!" Yusuke wiped a trickle of blood from his mouth.
"I have a plan, follow my lead." Hiei whispered before he charged at Kaira.
"Don't want to wait for your death? Heheheh, this will be easier than I thought!" Kaira jumped into the air and targeted Hiei. Before she could take her shot, though, vines wrapped her limbs tightly to her body. She glared down at Kurama and noticed Yusuke was starting a spirit gun. A thought crossed her mind.
Hiei jumped into the air to strike. As he came down with his sword, Kaira's face lit up with fear and she started screaming. Hiei was surprised, and ended up slashing through Yusuke's spirit gun. As soon as he landed and got turned around, he heard a laugh and was unable to dodge the fist that planted in his face.
"You fools! That was the easiest trick I have ever pulled, and you fell for it!" Kaira laughed again.
Yusuke growled. "She's using the good half in self defence! How are we going to stop her without harming...her?"
Hiei looked around. "Where did Kurama go?"
"What?" Yusuke then noticed his disappearance. "He was right here a second ago..."
"Oh? It seems one of your team mates has abandoned you! I guess he figured out it was hope-" Before she could finish her statement, a huge energy blast hit Kaira and ramed her through many trees.
"Where did that come from?" Yusuke asked.
"Isn't it obvious? The demon in Kurama has awoken." Hiei motioned towards another fox demon.
"Go find that artifact. I'll keep her busy." Youko Kurama stated.
"Whoa, when did he figure that out?" Yusuke asked.
"Who cares? Right now we need to find that thing and get it to a safe place." Hiei said and vanished.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Yusuke ran off.
"Well, it seems you have come to join the party." Kaira sneered as she brushed herself off.
"I have no time for talk. Lets get this battle over with." Youko said.
"Ok, then. Let's begin shall we?"
(With Kuwa and the others)
"Will she be ok?" Krissy asked.
"How should I know? I'm not a doctor!" Kuwa protested.
"Ohhhh...Ow! My back hurts..." Britt moaned and then opened her eyes.
"OH! Britt YOU'RE ALIVE!" Krissy screamed and squeezed Britt.
"And now I can't hear..." Britt pushed Krissy away. "How's Tori?"
"She's fine. I think she's getting something to eat." Kuwa nodded towards the kitchen.
"How can she eat at a time like this, without me?" Krissy yelled and ran into the kitchen.
"So, what happened after I was attacked?" Britt asked.
(With Hiei and Yusuke...)
"How do you know we are going the right way?" Yusuke asked.
"Easy. The stone is giving off a lot of energy now and I can sense it." Hiei said as he dashed from tree to tree.
"I have a question. When we get the artifact, where do we hide it? I mean the other guy has a frickin' radar!"
"We will find a way around that later. Just consentrate on finding it first."
"Oook."
(Back with Youko and Kaira..)
"Ahhhh!" Kaira was thrown into yet another tree, followed by a barrage of fists. A final upper cut sent her head on into the branch above her. 'Seems like I've over estimated his power.' she thought to herself when she had found her feet.
"This isn't much of a fight. Are you holding back?" Youko asked.
"Grrr...I don't need to waste all my energy on you!" Kaira sneered and charged for him. At the last second, she slipped behind him and blasted him in the back. Unfortunately for her, he reflected it. It hit her straight on, marking the end of the battle.
(With Hiei and Yusuke..)
"Gah, where is it Hiei?" Yusuke asked, fustrated they hadn't found the object yet.
"It's somewhere over there, under that metal thing..." Hiei said and pointed at the slide.
"Too bad we didn't bring any shovels.." Yusuke sighed.
After a few moments of moving sand around, Hiei struck something.
"I think I have it. Lets get going, there is no telling how Kurama is fairing against her." Hiei picked up the statue.
"She wasn't that hard to handle." Kurama, now back in human form, stated. He was carring Kaira.
"Wow, that was quick. Oh and we have the artifact! Let's get back to the house." Yusuke said, and they all left the park.
(With Gamemaster...)
"How could she let herself be defeated?" Gamemaster asked himself. "I knew I couldn't count on her for anything! Why must I get stuck with the stupid ones?"
(Back at the house..)
"Tori! Stop eating everything! Krissy you too!" Britt yelled at them.
"It's not our fault, we're hungry!" Tori protested.
"Save some for me!" Kuwa yelled and sat down at the table.
"It's hopeless..." Britt sighed.
"Hey guys, we're back." Yusuke said.
"Hi! Are you hungry?" Krissy asked, waving a chicken leg in the air.
"Sure! I could eat anytime!" Yusuke laughed and joined the group.
"I hope you're not expecting me to clean up after you, You're doing it yourselves!" Britt turned around and the first thing she saw was, "Ah! Kaira!"
Everyone stopped.
"Don't worry, she's knocked out for now." Kurama said and laid her down on the couch.
"What are we going to do with her? She's now an enemy to us." Hiei asked.
"I hope that other guy doesn't come looking for her." Krissy stated.
"I hope not too." Britt said, not taking her eyes off Kaira for fear she might wake up and attack again.
"So, how were you able to KO her?" Tori asked.
"By turning into my demon form. It seems there is a plant that only grows here that can help me transform with other herbs." Kurama reported.
"Cool, but I guess it doesn't last forever?" Kuwa asked.
"It lasts as long as I want it to."
"That's awsome! Can you show us?" Krissy, Britt, and Tori yelled.
Kaira stirred in her sleep and everyone went quiet.
"Yes, I guess I can." Kurama said.
"I'll stay here and watch over her." Hiei said.
"Ok then. To the yard!" Kuwa said.
Everybody sweatdropped, but followed him out there.
"Hn. Stupid Baka." Hiei smirked. He then picked up the statue and studied it. 'you shouldn't touch things that don't belong to you' a vocie said in his head. 'who are you?' he asked. 'Why, I'm the one that Kaira reports to ofcourse.' 'You're the one that transformed her and sent her against us,' Hiei growled in his mind. 'I did transform her, but she is acting in her own free will. I have no control over that.' 'Hn. Who are you?' he asked again. 'My name is Gamemaster. I'm the American counterpart of the Japanese one. I have the basic powers as he, but I can transport real people as well.' 'Great..' 'Hold on, it seems my worker is sleeping on the job' Hiei spun around at Kaira's movement.
'Kaira, wake up!' "Just five more mintues..." Kaira groaned. Hiei wondered what she was talking about. 'Gah! Why me? Kaira...wake up, NOW!' "I'm up!" she jumped and fell off the couch. "Oww...that hurt..." she moaned and rubbed her head. Then she noticed Hiei. He was standing there with his sword drawn, ready for battle. "Um, Hiei? What's wrong?" Hiei looked confused.
"What do you mean?" Hiei studied her closely before sheathing his sword. "Do you remember anything?" he asked.
"Um, the last thing I remember was going to sleep after the other girls came looking for me, oh and Kuwabara too." Kaira said, thinking back.
"You mean, you don't remember what happened today?" Hiei asked, now completely confused.
"No...did I do something?" Kaira was now worried.
"Wow! That was cool Kurama! I wish that-" Britt stopped when she saw Kaira awake.
"Whats wrong...oh.." Krissy mummbled and the others gathered around them.
"Um, Hi guys?" Kaira waved at them and they all ducked. "Why did you do that for? I just waved at you..."
"Someone get some rope! Tie her up!" Tori screeched.
Kaira jumped up. "What? WHY!"
That was a mistake. Everyone but Hiei jumped on her and she ended up with her arms tied together and the same with her legs.
"I don't know whos joke this is, but it's not funny!" Kaira yelled, giving everyone a death glare.
"I don't know why you did that for. She doesn't remember anything." Hiei said.
"What?" Yusuke asked, surprised.
"What does she remember?" Kurama asked.
"She remembers last night, but nothing of today."
"That's strange..." Krissy said.
"I don't trust her. She could be pulling another trick," Britt said and Tori agreed.
"But then why didn't she blast Hiei, I mean he was sitting right here in front of her." Kuwa asked.
"And whats that supposed to mean?" Hiei growled.
"Ok guys, we don't need anymore fighting! I say we give her a...test." Krissy smiled evilly at Karia.
"Hey, don't be giving me those looks! I'm the only one here that's allowed!"
Everybody glared at her. "Ok, wrong thing to say...heh heh heh"
"What kind of test?" Yusuke asked.
"Um, lets start with a fighting test. To see if she can fight." Kuwa suggested and everybody was shocked at his good idea, for once.
(outside, far away from the house, 5 min later...)
"Kurama will stand guard just in case." Krissy said.
"Why do I have to be the test victim?" Kuwa yelled.
"Because it was your idea." Hiei snickered.
"May I ask why I have to do this!" Kaira asked. She got that look again. "Note to self, don't say anything ever again!"
"Ok, 3...2...1..FIGHT!" Britt and Tori shouted.
"Spirit Sword!" Kuwa summoned his famous sword and started charging at Kaira.
"What? You have to be kidding me! I can't even put up a decent fight, let alone summon spirit energy!" Kaira screamed and ran away from the rampaging Kuwabara.
"I guess she passes this test..." Krissy sighed and everyone nodded.
"Make him stop! Ahhhhh!"
