Disclaimer: I don't own anything here but my OC Rin. So this is the tenth chapter! Number of reviews has increased and I'm happy about that! XD I don't ask for much and am easily happy so even one review makes me happy. :) Anyways, enjoy this chapter!

A/N : So just to bring things a bit more clearer, what I meant by the last line of the last chapter was that Rin still suffered from her father's betrayal when he had hurt her and her mother physically and mentally. She also wanted to live a happy life with her mother and family but she always had lingering feelings as to the pain and sadness she felt from that day. And her mother still loved the man. That made her angry and determined to fight and destroy him entirely, hoping that she could erase those events from her memories!

Chapter 10: A Relaxing Day (or not)

I woke up from my slumber as the sunlight peeked through the curtains of my room. Last night, I stayed outside until the sun rose, looking out at the horizon.

Today, we had a break off fighting. It was a great day to actually watch our competition fight to gather more information about them. That being said, it's probably too late for me to go out now that it is afternoon. I decided to go out into the forest to train a bit.

I quickly changed into some comfortable clothes, which consisted of a white loose tank top, dark blue knee length shorts and a pair of sneakers. Then, I ran outside into the forest. I found a perfect place to meditate and practice my attacks.

It was a big clearing full of rocks near a river. I sat down on heaps of rocks and started to meditate and increase my spirit energy. I closed my eyes and imagined more spirit energy than ever before.

I waited for about 2 hours before I reopened my eyes. I stood and took a deep breathe before taking out both of my swords.

I gathered my energy into my swords as I slashed at the cliff. This time, once my energy hit the cliff, the area where it hit immediately got burnt and engulfed in my attack.

I smiled. Much better than before. At least I made some progress.

I decided to return back to the hotel for a second to get a drink of water before going back to my training. I opened the door to be greeted by a LOUD voice of a certain idiot that made my eardrums bleed…

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" yelled Kuwabara to Yusuke. I immediately clasped my hands over my ears.

"YOU CAN'T USE YOUR SPIRIT GUN?" yelled Kuwabara. Okay…now that worries me.

"I've shot my spirit gun four times in one day during training and I always got it back the day after. Sure not enough for full strength but now I don't get even a stupid small tingle." Yusuke said as he stared at his fingers.

"There are many things that you need to learn." Said Gen-I mean, the masked fighter as she popped out from nowhere. All heads turned towards her.

"Spirit energy is linked to emotions. You must know your feelings to control your strength." Said the masked fighter. Suddenly, Kuwabara grabbed Yusuke by the collar and whispered to him.

"Okay, Urameshi. We're friends. PLEASE tell me if that's Genkai!" whispered Kuwabara harshly. So much for whispering…I could hear it from the freakin' doorway!

"Yeah, I kind of thought that too but that's not her voice at all. Hey, who the hell are you?" asked Yusuke to the masked fighter.

"Be prudent with your powers, Yusuke. We don't want another one of our teammates ending up crippled and screaming in pain." Said the masked fighter as she walked passed me out the door. The first thought that came to my mind about the crippled team mate…was Hiei and his arm.

"Who's crippled?" asked Yusuke.

"Beats me." Kuwabara answered. Yusuke turned to Kuwabara as Kuwabara did the same.

"Okay, now I'm worried." Said Yusuke. I walked out of the doorway towards Yusuke and Kuwabara and waved.

"Yo. What are you doing?" I asked, pretending that I did not hear a single word from the conversation.

"Oh, hi Rin! We were just talking about how Yusuke forgot how to use his spirit gun." Said Kuwabara who smiled sheepishly. Yusuke punched him in the head.

"I didn't forget it!" Yusuke yelled. I sighed at their stupidity.

"I knew that you could not use your spirit gun…haven't you noticed that these rooms aren't really sound proof? You should be careful when saying some things that you DON'T want our competition to know." I said as I swatted the walls for a clearer explanation.

"….damn. I must have said a ton of things that others shouldn't know. WHAT IF THEY KNOW I TALK TO MY TEDDY BEAR!" screamed Kuwabara. I raised an eyebrow and tried to stifle a laugh.

"You….have…a…teddy…bear? HAHAHAHAH!" I laughed as I could not keep it in any longer. Yusuke soon followed but he actually fell down to the ground, laughing and clutching his stomach in the process. Kuwabara's face turned red in anger and embarrassment.

"SHUT UP, GUYS! WE SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT OUR CRIPPLED TEAM MATE! Whoever that is…" Kuwabara yelled. I stopped laughing and got up.

"Right. I'll go check up on him." I said as I walked out the door.

"Wait! Who is it?" Yusuke asked. I turned to him.

"I don't think he wants others to know…and if you are thinking of asking how I know, I found out on my own." I said as I walked out the door and closed it. I rolled my eyes at the voices from inside the room that were yelling me to tell them who it was. Did they listen to my advice, telling them not to yell things? I decided to go search our crippled teammate, hoping that the injuries weren't that serious…

After a whole hour of searching….

"Where in the world is he?" I said to myself as I searched every tree and place in the island. Wonder if he's at the cliff that I was sitting on before.

I ran towards the cliff. I reached the cliff in no time but he was nowhere to be found. I walked towards the edge of the cliffs as I looked down, just incase he was down there. He was.

I saw Hiei on his knees, grabbing his arm and shaking in pain as his head lay on the ground. I watched him silently from above. Seems like he hasn't noticed me yet. I decided not to walk down to him. He probably wouldn't want anyone to see him right now when he's crippling in pain on the floor like a dead worm.

I chose to sit on top of a tree nearby that enabled me to watch him from a further distance without risking him spotting me. I laid my head down on the tree as I slowly drifted to a peacefully sleep.

Hiei's POV

The pain was unbearable. It burnt like I had never felt before. I needed treatment but there is just no way that I would be showing signs of weakness to anybody. Even to the fox. Hn. This was going to be difficult.

Even a small movement of my arm would cause me pain. I scowled in pain as I tried to stand up. I managed after a few minutes.

I stood up on both feet as both my arms hanged down lifelessly. At least it did not hurt a lot when it's just dangling in the air. I felt angry with myself for looking pathetic. At least nobody saw me in my current state.

I was certain that the fox and the women knew about my arm. Only the fool and the detective didn't know. I didn't care about the masked fighter. I jumped up to the top of the cliff and started to go back to the hotel when I felt a familiar presence nearby. Someone from the team no doubt.

I used my Jagan Eye to search for the person. I saw her. The women, sleeping peacefully on top of a tree branch near the cliffs. That tree allowed her enough access to watch me secretly. I scowled. She must have seen me then. She better not tell anyone about my whereabouts. I otherwise, she will pay.

Back to Rin's POV

I woke from my sleep as I stretched my arms and legs. It was nighttime by the time I woke up. Did I ever mention that I sleep too much? Probably not. I looked at the spot where Hiei was before. He wasn't there anymore. I shrugged and jumped down of the tree, sprinting towards the hotel. I reached there in no time. I opened the door to see Yusuke and Kuwabara, putting on their shoes like their about to wander off outside somewhere.

"Where are you guys going?" I asked. They looked at me.

"Oh, hey Rin! We're going to watch Toguro's match. You know, that huge guy from before." Kuwabara said. Yusuke then stood up and started walking out the door, pushing me aside.

"You can join us too, Rin." Said Yusuke as he walked out. Kuwabara followed after him. I decided to watch too.

I walked outside once more towards the stadium. I entered the spectator's seats. I didn't sit in the seats though. I just watched from the top. I spotted a familiar red head on the other side of the stadium. Kurama spotted me and waved. I waved back as I walked over to him.

"Watching our opponents?" I asked. He smiled.

"Yes. Information is exactly what we need." Said Kurama as he focused on the match. I nodded and then focused my own attention on the match, which was about to start. I saw Toguro, stepping up onto the ring. He turned his face towards Yusuke who was on the bleachers. I could sense their energy from here. Those two are just so excited to kill each other…sigh…

"THE SPIRIT WARRIORS!" yelled Koto as she pointed to Toguro's opponent.

There were five demons on the other side of the arena. They all had similar characteristics. Let's just say that these demons are as huge as elephants. They emitted a huge amount of spirit energy that brightened up the whole stadium. Well now…no wonder they're called 'spirit' warriors. Toguro casually walked up to them like nothing had happened. He said something to the team that made them extremely angry.

"Mr. Toguro, are you sure you agree to this?" asked Koto just to make sure that Toguro was not out of his mind…whatever he said.

"Naturally, they're my terms. Sorry if this makes it harder to announce." Toguro said as the other team surrounded him. No way…did he just announce a five on one battle? Oh oh…

"Spirit Warriors versus Toguro, begin! YIKES!" screamed Koto as she scrambled out of the ring. One of the other team members stepped up.

He was like a sumo wrestler in size and all. He stomped his feet once, which created a huge crack on the arena floors. Talk about strength…then, I saw Toguro, emitting his spirit energy out. It wasn't that much but…I could feel that it was a strong and dangerous spirit energy. His muscles grew bigger as he prepared to attack.

"I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU!" yelled the sumo demon as he charged towards Toguro from the front. I watched closely as the Sumo wrestler got closer to Toguro. Just then, Toguro thrust his arm forward and punched the wrestler in the stomach. The body flew upwards as a huge amount of blood spurted out of his stomach as like a waterfall. My eyes widened as I winced.

"Oh my god…that's…disgusting." I commented as I felt like throwing up. Kurama face was scrunched up as his eyes shone in disgust. The sumo's body fell down on the floor to a thud with a hole in its stomach.

The next one to try was the demon with the horn and pink hair. Weird combination but hey, it works. He swung his weapon at Toguro but Toguro saw it coming and punched him in the stomach. More blood spurted out. The other two fighters tried to attack him at this point but failed. The arena was now like a blood bath. Red dark blood flowed out of the arena. It was a horrifying scene. Team Spirit Warrior now had only one fighter left. The last fighter with his axe gathered up his energy and charged at Toguro. He was fast for his size but Toguro saw through all of his random axe swings.

"I HAVE TO WIN!" yelled the axe wielder as he sunk his axe into Toguro's shoulder. My eyes widened. Did he just succeed? No…that's impossible. Toguro is not that weak.

"That wasn't the end was it?" I mumbled as I stared at the fight, waiting for Toguro's reaction. Just like I thought, the axe flung out of Toguro's flesh. There wasn't even a single wound on his body. Is this guy immortal? Toguro caught the guy's axe. The axe wielder shook in fear.

"But I was supposed to…kill…YUSUKE!" yelled the axe wielder.

"Must have been a mistake. That boy is reserved for me." Said Toguro. I raised an eyebrow.

"Well now…isn't Yusuke popular." I commented.

"This is not the time to be fooling around, Rin." Kurama said as he watched the fight intently. I shrugged and turned to the fight.

To say the truth, I did not want to be here any longer. Who would want to stay and watch more demons be killed in front of their eyes? Not me at the least. Especially with the blood and guts, no thanks. But I had to. To learn more about Toguro's true strength and the more I looked…the more I could tell that his strength was real. Toguro punched the guy in the stomach. He screamed in pain as his body split into two parts. I turned away from the fight and leaned against the railings. I can't do this any longer. Kurama saw me turn around.

"Sorry. I don't think I can watch anymore of this without losing my appetite." I said with a wave of my hand. He nodded as he too walked away from the fight. Back to the hotel no doubt. I followed him, not even hesitating to watch the fights till the end. We both reached the hotel rooms in no time. Kurama opened the door we both walked inside. I yawned.

"Well then, I guess see you tomorrow." I said as I walked into my room. Kurama smiled as he walked into his own. I opened the door to my room to be greeted by the one and only Hiei. In a matter of seconds, his sword was next to my throat. I glared.

"What the hell is the matter with you now?" I said as I stared at him.

"You haven't told anyone have you?" he said with a demanding voice.

"About what?" I asked. He pushed his sword further.

"You know well enough." He said as he glared at me. What in the world was he talking about? I stared at him as I thought of something. Is he talking about his arm?

"Yes. Now answer me." Said Hiei. I scowled. Stupid mind reading demon.

"I didn't. Although, I assume that everyone already knows about it except Yusuke and the idiot." I said as I pushed his sword aside and grabbed the book that I was reading from two nights ago. I flopped onto my bed back down without even waiting for his response.

"If you tell anyone, I swear that you will pay." He said with a glare as he put his sword away. I rolled my eyes.

"I won't but you need to get it healed soon before your next fight." I said as I stared at his arm. He growled.

"None of your business, women." He said. That's it. I sat up on the bed as I glared at him.

"Look here. We're on the same team so would you stop calling me women? It's annoying because I happen to have a name. And if your arm is dead, you will only be a nuisance to the team. Why not tell everybody about your arm? What, they'll think your weak? Is that what you're scared of? Being called pathetic and weak?" I said as I glared hard at him. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he walked over to me with his sword out once more.

"Why do you even care if we win or not." He asked, completely ignoring my outburst. I froze.

"I know why you agreed to enter this tournament and why you need to win so badly. You have your own reasons for not telling us about it and I also have mine. I advise you to keep your mouth shut and mind your own business. You'll last longer that way." He said with a glare as he started to walk out of my room. I stared at his retreating back.

"If I had told you guys about it, I would have been crying like a baby right now, unlike you who would only have his stupid pride ruined. Which one's more pathetic? The first one." I said, tears threatening to fall. He stopped and turned towards me for a second.

He stared at me with his red eyes as they met with my purple orbs, almost filled to the brim with tears that would have fallen any minute now. He then closed his eyes, turned away, and walked out the door silently. I heard the door shut as I fell down to the ground, tears falling at a fast rate. I never told anybody about my pent-up frustration. It wasn't just because of that day that my father left my family and I. It was also because of what he had done from before that day, slowly showing his real face under that thick and disgusting mask.

Flashback…Two Days Before Rin's Father left…

"Rin. Where are you?" he yelled as I shut my eyes tight. I hid in the closet. I was scared to death. He was mad at me for no reason. I was just sitting in the living room when he suddenly popped in, yelling my name with a knife at hand. My eyes widened before I ran away towards the closet in my room. He reeked and smelled of alcohol. This wasn't the first time he had done this. Every single time my father had gone drinking, he would turn drunk and lost himself. Not that it was anything new. I was pretty sure that his drunken state was his real self.

"GET OUT HERE, RIN!" he yelled as he walked into my room and opened the closet I was in. I started to cry.

"Oh here you are, Rin! Boss wants you to grow up and become strong. Let's test your strength today!" yelled my dad maniacally as he raised his knife up. My eyes widened as I rolled out of the closet in time onto the floor. He turned around and slashed my arm twice. I screamed in pain as I shook in fear. I could not move or dodge. I was too scared and sad that my dad had done this to me. He held me up by the neck with the knife pointed out at me.

"Get stronger, girl. My boss and I want you strong and pretty." He said with a wicked laugh as he slashed his knife at me several times as my clothes ripped to pieces. I huddled up into a ball and cried harder as he laughed evilly once more, dropped the knife outside the window, and walked back down stairs.

I still remembered that day. It always remained fresh in my mind. On the day that he left, I ran out of my home and that was the day that I died. Pathetically. I still couldn't believe myself for being so pathetic. I didn't even fight back when I knew how to. I got myself kidnapped with a gun in my face, almost got raped by the man's command in which I refused to oblige and died. This has got to be the worst life ever. I crawled up onto my bed, crying out. It was the last day I was going to cry like this. After this day, I would never cry like this ever again. I would kill him and make him pay for what he had done. He broke my heart and my mother's. That is his crime and that needs to be paid. I wiped my tears as I walked to the bathroom and washed my face. I went to bed soon after without any tears. Little did I know that Hiei had been using his Jagan Eye to pry into my mind since he left my room.

The end of chapter! How was it? I tried to make Rin seem sad but Hiei is just not the comforting type…sigh…pretty hard to make this realistic and not full of OOCness. Anyways, their relationship status will become friends eventually and may grow beyond that later on so don't worry. :) So anyways, please review and until next time, see you!