A/N: THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS! You know I love it ;-)
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Kyra and Kurama walked out into the forest looking for Hiei. Neither of them spoke about the events that happened in the hotel room. Kurama was still pondering over the information. He suspected something, but he'd have to think on it first.
Half an hour later they started to close in on Hiei's ki. They saw him sitting in a tree, eyes shut. They flung open as the two approached him.
"Greetings Hiei," called out Kurama. He didn't respond.
"Yusuke and the others said you were looking for us," Kurama continued. When the fire demon failed to comply again, Kyra turned to Kurama.
"What's up his ass?" She said, smiling. Kurama had to do his best not to smile as the demon looked down at them, his cheeks tinted with redness. Hiei still didn't move from his spot.
"Ok, have it your way. I'm going," Kyra said, walking away. Kurama waited until she left before climbing into the tree, sitting across from the demon.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Hn. What makes you think I'm upset?" Hiei responded.
"She's gone, you can tell me," Kurama coaxed. Hiei never was one for opening up, but he still needed to try. Luckily for him, his friend wanted some answers.
"Why did she react the way she did to those fighters?" he asked.
Kurama was hesitant to answer. He didn't want to keep the secret from Hiei, but again he felt the need to...sort of protect her. Choosing his words carefully, the fox spoke, "They are old acquaintances, and not on the best of terms."
Hiei stared at him as if trying to look deeper. "Why do you protect her?" he finally asked.
Kurama was taken back by his question. In response, he returned the glare saying, "I don't know if I would call it protecting her. I'm just trying to satisfy your need to know with out giving away too much when it isn't my place to tell. If you wish to know more, go ask her yourself; though I doubt she will tell you more than I."
"What could be so important that you can't tell me?" Hiei questioned. It wasn't like Kurama to keep secrets from him, of all people. What had the bitch said...or done to him? He was now concerned and deeply puzzled.
Kurama turned away and stared out into the forest. "It's not my place to tell. But...if you really want to know that bad, I'll talk to her about it."
He turned his eyes back up to the demon. "Hiei, it's not that I don't want to tell you..."
"...It's just not your place to tell," Hiei finished for him. The two smirked at each other.
Unaware to the two fighters was the fact that Kyra was now miles away from them. When she had walked off, a sudden burst of ki energy had been sent her way, signaling for her to follow it. It stopped in a clearing, possibly a path, in the forest. From behind the trees came the five fighters from earlier.
They stood in front of her forming a half circle. The middle one spoke. "Did I upset you?" he asked. His voice was somewhat high, but much colder.
"Where's Solex?" Kyra asked, poker faced.
"He's here, don't worry. But...if you should make it to the finals, you will be fighting me-his second in command, number one."
"Why not him?"
"He has his reasons, but if you need an answer it is that he wouldn't get to fight you. You are not the leader of your group, so you wouldn't have been the one to fight him. And he wants you especially."
"Tell him I'm flattered," Kyra said, bringing her hand over her heart to punctuate her sarcastic manner. Number one let out an amused laugh.
"I'll make sure he gets the message. Now, you didn't answer my first question."
"WELL, it wasn't actually you that upset me. I tend to have violent mood swings. My parents sent me for therapy on it, but...it didn't really work out. I guess it was just bad timing." She smirked and used her eyes to challenge him behind her sunglasses.
No. 1 laughed at her remark. "It seems leader was right, you are an amusing one. It would be a shame to take that away. I have no further questions." He bowed and the others followed his example. They turned around and left, walking down the worn path.
Kyra watched them as they went. She fell backwards, letting out a deep breath. More questions, few answers; this was going to be one hell of a long week.
As she lay on her back, she looked up at the clouds distinguishing what they looked like. Mesmerized, her eyelids became heavy, ready for a nap. Knowing it was unsafe to fall asleep in such an open area, Kyra scrambled up and walked to a near by tree. It was quite tall and she climbed to the highest area that she could onto a wide branch. She found a comfortable position in a crevice and proceeded to fall asleep.
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It must have been around an hour before she woke up. Kyra was glad she had been undisturbed by any wandering pedestrians. It seemed staying out of sight and masking her energy really worked. That, or no one felt the need to bother her.
After leaping down and landing safely on the ground below, she grabbed her cell phone. While walking, she dialed her friend's number. It took three wings before she answered.
"Hello," came a voice a little out of breath.
"Hey, what's up?!" Kyra said into the phone.
"HEY! The usual, you?" asked Summer.
"Sitting my ass off, bored to the bone with no one to joke around with and make fun of the many unsuspecting victims."
"HOH! Had a lot of time to think about it huh?"
"You have no idea." The two laughed.
Kyra continued, "Well I just wanted to check up on my calls."
"Aww! Don't want to talk to me?"
"You know I do, but it's not safe to walk around with a cellphone. They don't even know what they are!"
"Maybe you should inform them it's the 20th century." This brought yet another laugh.
"Ok, so did anyone call?"
"Um, some friends, but no one that be too important. You did get this one call and the guy sounded REALLY sexy. He said something about racing cars, but I told him you were totally consumed by 'work'."
"Thanks," Kyra said between laughs, "I'll try to call him. I got to go, talk to you later, bye."
"Bye." Summer hung up the phone and Kyra put hers away.
'Dammit,' she thought, 'why'd I have to miss racing? Oh well, I'll just take it out on the sons of bitches here.'
When she got back to the hotel, she found that no one was there. Kyra figured they must have been off doing their own thing. It would be the perfect time for her to go over some stuff.
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A/N: I know this chpt. was a little boring, but I ran into a little writers block. So...yeah. You don't have to review for this one if you don't want, but I'll start typing the next one as soon as I'm done with this. That's all for now, ttyl. (^_^)
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Kyra and Kurama walked out into the forest looking for Hiei. Neither of them spoke about the events that happened in the hotel room. Kurama was still pondering over the information. He suspected something, but he'd have to think on it first.
Half an hour later they started to close in on Hiei's ki. They saw him sitting in a tree, eyes shut. They flung open as the two approached him.
"Greetings Hiei," called out Kurama. He didn't respond.
"Yusuke and the others said you were looking for us," Kurama continued. When the fire demon failed to comply again, Kyra turned to Kurama.
"What's up his ass?" She said, smiling. Kurama had to do his best not to smile as the demon looked down at them, his cheeks tinted with redness. Hiei still didn't move from his spot.
"Ok, have it your way. I'm going," Kyra said, walking away. Kurama waited until she left before climbing into the tree, sitting across from the demon.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Hn. What makes you think I'm upset?" Hiei responded.
"She's gone, you can tell me," Kurama coaxed. Hiei never was one for opening up, but he still needed to try. Luckily for him, his friend wanted some answers.
"Why did she react the way she did to those fighters?" he asked.
Kurama was hesitant to answer. He didn't want to keep the secret from Hiei, but again he felt the need to...sort of protect her. Choosing his words carefully, the fox spoke, "They are old acquaintances, and not on the best of terms."
Hiei stared at him as if trying to look deeper. "Why do you protect her?" he finally asked.
Kurama was taken back by his question. In response, he returned the glare saying, "I don't know if I would call it protecting her. I'm just trying to satisfy your need to know with out giving away too much when it isn't my place to tell. If you wish to know more, go ask her yourself; though I doubt she will tell you more than I."
"What could be so important that you can't tell me?" Hiei questioned. It wasn't like Kurama to keep secrets from him, of all people. What had the bitch said...or done to him? He was now concerned and deeply puzzled.
Kurama turned away and stared out into the forest. "It's not my place to tell. But...if you really want to know that bad, I'll talk to her about it."
He turned his eyes back up to the demon. "Hiei, it's not that I don't want to tell you..."
"...It's just not your place to tell," Hiei finished for him. The two smirked at each other.
Unaware to the two fighters was the fact that Kyra was now miles away from them. When she had walked off, a sudden burst of ki energy had been sent her way, signaling for her to follow it. It stopped in a clearing, possibly a path, in the forest. From behind the trees came the five fighters from earlier.
They stood in front of her forming a half circle. The middle one spoke. "Did I upset you?" he asked. His voice was somewhat high, but much colder.
"Where's Solex?" Kyra asked, poker faced.
"He's here, don't worry. But...if you should make it to the finals, you will be fighting me-his second in command, number one."
"Why not him?"
"He has his reasons, but if you need an answer it is that he wouldn't get to fight you. You are not the leader of your group, so you wouldn't have been the one to fight him. And he wants you especially."
"Tell him I'm flattered," Kyra said, bringing her hand over her heart to punctuate her sarcastic manner. Number one let out an amused laugh.
"I'll make sure he gets the message. Now, you didn't answer my first question."
"WELL, it wasn't actually you that upset me. I tend to have violent mood swings. My parents sent me for therapy on it, but...it didn't really work out. I guess it was just bad timing." She smirked and used her eyes to challenge him behind her sunglasses.
No. 1 laughed at her remark. "It seems leader was right, you are an amusing one. It would be a shame to take that away. I have no further questions." He bowed and the others followed his example. They turned around and left, walking down the worn path.
Kyra watched them as they went. She fell backwards, letting out a deep breath. More questions, few answers; this was going to be one hell of a long week.
As she lay on her back, she looked up at the clouds distinguishing what they looked like. Mesmerized, her eyelids became heavy, ready for a nap. Knowing it was unsafe to fall asleep in such an open area, Kyra scrambled up and walked to a near by tree. It was quite tall and she climbed to the highest area that she could onto a wide branch. She found a comfortable position in a crevice and proceeded to fall asleep.
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It must have been around an hour before she woke up. Kyra was glad she had been undisturbed by any wandering pedestrians. It seemed staying out of sight and masking her energy really worked. That, or no one felt the need to bother her.
After leaping down and landing safely on the ground below, she grabbed her cell phone. While walking, she dialed her friend's number. It took three wings before she answered.
"Hello," came a voice a little out of breath.
"Hey, what's up?!" Kyra said into the phone.
"HEY! The usual, you?" asked Summer.
"Sitting my ass off, bored to the bone with no one to joke around with and make fun of the many unsuspecting victims."
"HOH! Had a lot of time to think about it huh?"
"You have no idea." The two laughed.
Kyra continued, "Well I just wanted to check up on my calls."
"Aww! Don't want to talk to me?"
"You know I do, but it's not safe to walk around with a cellphone. They don't even know what they are!"
"Maybe you should inform them it's the 20th century." This brought yet another laugh.
"Ok, so did anyone call?"
"Um, some friends, but no one that be too important. You did get this one call and the guy sounded REALLY sexy. He said something about racing cars, but I told him you were totally consumed by 'work'."
"Thanks," Kyra said between laughs, "I'll try to call him. I got to go, talk to you later, bye."
"Bye." Summer hung up the phone and Kyra put hers away.
'Dammit,' she thought, 'why'd I have to miss racing? Oh well, I'll just take it out on the sons of bitches here.'
When she got back to the hotel, she found that no one was there. Kyra figured they must have been off doing their own thing. It would be the perfect time for her to go over some stuff.
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A/N: I know this chpt. was a little boring, but I ran into a little writers block. So...yeah. You don't have to review for this one if you don't want, but I'll start typing the next one as soon as I'm done with this. That's all for now, ttyl. (^_^)