Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files Love Story – Beauty of a Rose (ON HOLD)

by tmdrago

Base from my all time Anime series of one girl name Ami Sakkara, who's Genkai's granddaughter who fights really well like her. A half human and a demon too who aids Yusuke on his Spirit Detective cases. With some stories about her and all, along with being friends with Hiei, Botan, Iki 'made up one', Kuwabara, and falling in love with Kurama as well. In their moments too. :D Sweet!

11. Fighting on for Team Urameshi

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files Love Story – Beauty of a Rose (by Tayla Drago)

Chapter 11

'Round four – Ami vs. Makintaro!'

You will know what I mean in the upcoming of the semi-finals match in a bit…So…As Yusuke continues withstanding the pain of his training to getting the Spirit Wave Orb to get use to his body for Genkai to wait for him, Puu is feeling his pain since they're part of each other. Ah, poor little guy. For him, Botan, Kayko, Shizuru, and Yukina try making to the stadium to getting lost and the old one for them to get there in a while. Oh, boy. Well, no problems for Koenma and Ogre watching on their end in their VIP rooms for the semi-finals soon begins and its looks freaky as well as it was also huge too! As Koto was at the booth still talking about the fight, a new announcer comes in a friend of hers of a fish demon girl name Juri.

The other four fighters must fight on without Yusuke and Genkai for now. That morning Ami 'wearing a red suit of Street Fighter 2 V Anime of Chun Li's training uniform now', Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara quickly got ready for the fight. As Yusuke and Genkai still weren't back and for Ami would be surprised if they did show up at all. She heard the new judge Juri introducing the teams as you and the others walked out into the arena. Koto was now the announcing in the audience giving play-by-play details. They also heard the crowd mumbling about the other two missing team members as their team and Team Uraotogi stepped onto the ring.

"They, all right? Did they," Shishi laughs, "get cold feet?"

Kuwabara glared. "You're just not worth their trouble."

"Team captains will now decide the mode of competition!" Juri yelled. She was way too cheerful.

"Why bother? Let's do it." Hiei scoffed.

Ami smirks while cracking her knuckles. "I'm with you on that, Hiei."

Kuro kept on blowing his bubble of gum. "Two feisty ones, eh? Which one of you is going up first?"

Hiei smirked. "First…and last? Normally I wouldn't bother with your sort," the bubble popped covering Kuro's mouth in gum, "but I've been in a really bad mood lately and I need to work off some stress."

Shishi scoffed. "Cool down, bud. We can let these decide." He pulled out two dice out of his kimono like top. "I've put our names on these dice. You can fight as often as your name comes up, as long as you're still breathing that is."

"Fine, whatever. I'll fill in for Yusuke and the Mask Fighter, of course." Hiei commented.

"As you like. No fame in winning by default that's for sure. Ami, if I win, we will date me. I will have that kiss from you." Shishi blows a kiss at Ami to ignore him.

"Bite me, boy band!" Ami hisses at him.

Shishi threw the dice onto the floor. Ami and Makintaro names came up.

"So, Ami's the first up anyway." Hiei smirks.

Ami then cheers with joy for she was first to fight.

"Yes! I'm ready to go!"

"Be careful, Ami." Kurama cheers his girlfriend on.

"Too bad for you, princess." Makintaro said.

The fight starts. Ami was moving fast from Makintaro to knocking her out cold for Shishi for she uses her ESP to hold him down, to using his arm to punching her from the hold back. Thinking that he made her bled a bit…It was his blood for Ami uses her Reikai sword to cut his arm in half. Yes! In pain, he turns it to a weapon at her to get away in time to breaking free – Makintaro's Axe Blade Fist. Thinking that he cut Ami down, she moves from her Spinning Bird Kick in the air and lands on top of his body also unable to strike her down. Leaving Ami to grab hold of Makintaro by the head with her legs to throw him down and using her Reikai into a shape of a dagger to stab right through the mouth of the back of his head, he's dead. Nice, Ami!

Kuwabara was gross out, Hiei was pleased on what he just witnesses, and Kurama was amazed being a quick fight.

"So much for that." Kurama commented.

Ami has won the fight there for the team.

"Gross!" Kuwabara said after seeing that.

Ami cleans herself up looking like herself again.

"Piece a cake. Speaking of which, I hope I can go for some later."

"Makintaro is down and clearly out of the fight!" Juri announced. "The winner of the first match is Ami."

Ami runs off the ring to joining back with the three boys.

"Amazing, Ami."

"Thanks, Kurama." Ami hugs her boyfriend.

Hiei pointed to Shishi. "Nicely done. But it's my turn if I get called or feel like fighting. Roll them, bud. Anything bets on whether it'll be my turn next?"

"Sorry blow-by-blow fans, but that was too fast to follow!" Koto announced from her seat in the crowd.

Hiei smirked. "Roll the dice. I'm itching for a fight after I missed out."

"Cocky runt, aren't you?" Shishi rolls the dices.

It's anyone on Team Urameshi vs. Kuro Momotaro; of course, Hiei will be facing him next.

"Damn it." Ami mumbled and pouted. "Hiei gets to have all of the fun. I thought I can go again…"

Kurama smiles at Ami. "Don't worry, Ami. I'm sure you'll get another turn."

"I better or I'll rip that want to be pretty boy's head right off."

"For the second match, it's Hiei vs. Kuro Momotaro!" Juri announced.

Ami hears asking Onji about Hiei's Black Dragon. Onji started explaining that there was no way Hiei could use it and that Kuro could take him. The thing that interested Ami was how he said it.

'Next Round – Hiei vs. Kuro Momotaro!'

Onji said… "Once your body commits its move to memory you'll have him, Kuro Momotaro."

Ami wasn't sure what that meant, but she knew it couldn't be good.

"It seems that Hiei is going to get his wish for a more interesting fight." Ami commented.

"What do you mean?" Kuwabara asked.

Ami just smirks. "You'll see."

Kuro walks into the ring and over to Makintaro. "Too bad about Makintaro was ended by the hottie's fighting moves, still if you ask me. He wasn't that much to begin with." He yanked the Reikai dagger out of Makintaro's skull tossing his body to the side. Kuro raises the blade to his mouth and licked it. "Don't expect your tricks to work on me." He looked at it. "Nice sword, honey."

Ami was a bit gross out on what Kuro just did there. "That was pretty. Not!"

Hiei stood calmly with his arms crossed. "Keep it if you like. I'll take your life as an even trade."

"That so? Much obliged." Kuro cut four fingers off his left hand. Everyone in the arena was shocked including Hiei. Kuro started laughing hysterically. "Oh man, that smarts! That's one sharp blade." The crowd yelled things about him being insane for the power to go away after that coming from Ami's energy. "I've just memorized that sharpness!" Kuro then pulls out an orb with a weird symbol on it. "And now a millet dumpling." He smashed the orb in his hand, turning it into gas which he inhaled. Suddenly this body changed. His body was covered in thick black hair. "Beast Armor one, Armor of the Ape!"

The crowd cheered. They were known as the Steaming Spheres to turn Kuro into something freaky in his first armor form…Beast Armor they call it, first being The Armor of the Ape. Looks like George knows the sphere weapons, just doesn't know how to stop them. Thanks a lot!

"I knew that he was up to something." Ami growled.

"Do you know what the hell that thing is?" Kuwabara asked.

"I have a guess and it's not good for Hiei."

"Begin!" Juri yelled.

"For all the good it'll do you, I doubt you'll need my sword since it was like the girl's weapon!"

"We'll see." Hiei charged at Kuro to using his sword at him the best he could.

"Damn it, Hiei! Stop!" Ami yells at him.

Hiei ignored her, as he slashes at Kuro, but the sword broke into three pieces on impact.

Ami sighs. "I tried to warn him. There is only one reason to cut your own fingers off, with your opponent's weapon, before the fight begins and that's so you can have immunity to the weapon."

Seems Ami knows a bit more about it than George does.

"You mean Hiei can't use his sword?!" Kuwabara yelled.

Ami nodded. "Hiei's going to have to get more creative he wants to win this fight."

Hiei couldn't cut Kuro or use his Black Dragon again, but he uses something much similar instead to his two hands to punch many times and burning Kuro hard. Nice! His Fist of the Immortal Flame! For he uses it again to his second form being a giant ugly bird or The Armor of the Phoenix; for this one was fast on flying and deadly for Hiei to do anything to using his sword or other fire attacks at this guy unless he uses the deadliest attack to ruin his arm again being the Double Fist of the Immortal Flame, so now what? After showing off without fighting for real, Kuro does so with another sphere to inhale of the third form. High much!? This once was very violent and deadlier than the other two. The Armor of the Wolf. This one has speed, claws, and teeth. Hiei!

For Kurama, Kuwabara, and Ami were worried about him to keep hitting on and hurting his arm from the battle badly, Hiei wasn't impressed by Kuro's transformations. He reached down picking up the hilt of his sword that still had a few inches of blade still attached to it. "I was hoping to avoid doing this."

Hmm…Could it be another attack Hiei can use? I sure hope so.

Kuro scoffed. "Don't go trying any mind games. You saying you have an ace in the hole? I don't think so!"

"No, no ace, just a move, I really don't like to use."

Kuwabara gulped. "What could make Hiei hesitate?! Must be fierce, whatever it is!"

"I was hoping your last words would be just a bit more interesting!" Kuro launches towards Hiei biting deeply into his right shoulder. However suddenly Kuro's body was ripped in half. It was his attack being strong but not hurting him like the other attack on Zeru.

"Sword of the Darkness Flame!" In Hiei's hand was a sword of flame stemming from the hilt of the sword.

"A flame sword?!" Kurama commented in surprised.

Ami grinned. "Impressive."

"That looked like my Spirit Sword, expect mine's a candle, his is a blow-torch!" Kuwabara paused. He glared at Hiei. "Hang on a sec! You didn't like using an ability that resembled mine!"

Hiei looked over his shoulder at Kuwabara. "Got it in one."

"Kuro Momotaro's out of the fight! That's a big win for Hiei!" Juri announced.

Hiei ripped the white scarf; he usual wore around his neck, and wrapped it around the wound on his shoulder.

"Hiei sliced Kuro Momotaro wide open, folks! What a contender!" Koto yelled.

The crowd started to complain about no one being able to defeat Hiei. Nicely done, Hiei, but to me you should take a breather. Or not…He was so fast to slice Kuro up while come running at him of his flaming sword before he bites him. He died after he was cut and then burned up to bits of pieces.

"Roll 'em again. Third time's the charm." Hiei stood calmly as Shishi threw the dice.

The dice stopped on Ura Urashima and Kurama. Hiei scoffed hopping out of the ring.

'Next round – Kurama vs. Ura Urashima!'

Kurama was next to fight and Ami to wish him luck this time.

"Good luck, Kurama." Ami smiles. Kurama smiled back at her and stepped up into the ring.

"Third match is Kurama vs. Ura Urashima!" Juri yelled.

Ami's ears twitched as she heard the team leader talking to Onji.

"Amazing run of luck, isn't it?" Shishi commented

"Every roll's been in our favor." Onji agreed.

"Hiei took a bad hit, while we lost nothing significant." Shishi said smugly. "As for Ura Urashima, he's just the one to send against Kurama."

"Kurama." Ami mumbled.

Hiei glanced over at her. "Have faith in him, girl."

Ami shook her head to being brave for her boyfriend. "I have all the faith in the world for Kurama, but those two," she looks over at Shishi and Onji, "are up to something. They must have something up their sleeve like they did for your fight."

"Kurama will still win." Hiei grunted.

Ami tries smiling softly. "You're right, Hiei." The smile grew on her lips. "Kurama will tear them apart."

"Begin!" Juri announced. Kurama released his Rose Whip as Urashima got ready with his fishing rod.

"Contestants are wielding similar weapons!" Koto yelled. "This could turn into an exciting test of relative skill!" Urashima shot the fishing line at Kurama, who easily dodged it. This continued for a while, but it seemed that Urashima was holding back. "What'd I tell ya?! Amazing! There's real sparks flying between them!" Suddenly Urashima starting pleading with Kurama saying he wanted to die. Kurama agreed to Urashima's plan to do himself in.

But Ami's eyes widened as she sees the evil look on Urashima's face. "Kurama, no!"

It was too late. Kurama went to attack Urashima, but Urashima flipped over Kurama hitting him in multiple places. Kurama hit the ground on the ring with a thud.

"Kurama's down!"

Kurama slowly rose to his knees, his rose whip rested near the edge of the ring.

Urashima started laughing. "Unbelievable! You fell for that! Nice guys finish last, you moron! Don't you know that?!" Ami growls. "Smart, but a sucker for sob's stories, I guess. You see pure evil never has a change of heart."

"Team Uraotogi sure know how to spin a yarn!" Koto commented. "We've just seen Kurama wade into one of their traps!"

"And serves you right!" Urashima lashed out at Kurama. Kurama leaped back, but bumped into something. "I wondered when you'd see what I was up to. You're now penned in by my force field." A force field surrounded the rings. Ami noticed that it was created by fishing wire.

Koto stood up from her seat. "The ring's been webbed in by shimmering threads! I can just make out a needle securing one of them…"

"With the right tool, even I can make force fields like Ruka's. You can't escape. Now for the," Urashima pulled a box made of stone from his backpack known as the Iddun Box, "The Iddun Box!" He explained that box was the opposite of the legendary box that changed anyone who opened it into an old man. This meant that when the box was open the person would become young until they were a toddler. It seemed Urashima was the only person it wouldn't affect. "I hate tall, handsome guys and this is how I get back at them! By the way, what's with your name? I knew another Kurama who was the very personification of utter evil! You like to be mistaken for him for something?" Kurama glared at him. Urashima had no idea that he was that Kurama. Ami son knew because Yusuke had informed you of Kurama's past some time ago. "You have his glare which always pissed me off. I'm going to reduce you to an embryonic state! Then squash you like a bug!" Urashima opened the box and white smoke started bellowing out of it.

The arena started to fill with white smoke that bellowed out of the box Urashima was holding. However, the smoke didn't leave the arena because of the force field Urashima put around it. None of the other three could see Kurama, but Ami could feel his Spirit Energy decrease. However right after Kurama's energy disappeared, it suddenly sky rocketed. She soon could hear Urashima freaking out. Then she heard a deep voice, one she didn't know about.

"I did not expect to ever again assume the form of the fox demon." The smoke faded. In Kurama's place stood a man with long silver hair with fox ears and a tail. It was the Legendary Bandit Fox Demon, Yoko Kurama!

Ami glances over at the other demon in the team. "Hiei?"

Hiei nodded. "Yes, that's him. Yoko Kurama. There's no way to mistake that aura."

Urashima gasped falling on his butt. "Y-you mean you really are that nefarious fiend, that demon fox, Yoko Kurama?!" Urashima started to cry as his eyes turned into spirals.

"One and the same, my friend. And you have incurred my wrath!"

"This is incredible!" Kuwabara was sweating badly. "Who could generate such a fiercely intense aura?"

Hiei smirked. "Only Kurama. His nitwit opponent induced a reversion back to his pre-human form. Very bad move."

Kuwabara looked over at Hiei. "S-so that's a view of Kurama's true power?!"

"Never seen it in full myself, until now." Hiei crossed his arms. "Sure, would like to take him on in this form."

No wonder why Hiei sense Kurama down to make him join in robbing the three treasures from Yusuke's first case.

"You're not the only one, Hiei." Ami commented. "I knew Yoko was strong, but I never thought his aura would be like this." She smirks. "Gets me excited."

"Damn it. I wish I could see." Kuwabara complained.

Ami looks over at him. "You can't see him?"

Hiei glanced at her. "Don't tell me you can, girl."

Ami nodded meaning she could. "I can see him fine. I thought you guys could too." Kuwabara shook his head while Hiei looks away. "Well, then I'll tell you. Kurama's got this in the bag. Urashima's cowering on the ground."

Yoko looked down at Urashima. "How shall I deal with you?"

"The smoke isn't clearing off!" Koto yelled. So, no one, but you could see into the ring? Why could only Ami see when they can't? "Juri! You're in there somewhere! What can you see?!" Juri couldn't answer; she was shaking on the ground.

Yoko reached into his hair and pulled out a seed. The seed started to grow until a demonic plant around Yoko's right arm, also known as the Death Tree. "Shall I let this Death Tree devour you?"

Urashima cried out and tried to scramble away. "No spare me, please! I'll do anything you ask!"

Yoko glared at him. "Then tell me this, what's the secret of this smoke?" The demon plant grew closer to Urashima.

Urashima gulped. "I…I don't know! Shishiwakamaru gave it to me! Ask him!"

Yoko stared down at Urashima. "I'm asking you. Now, talk. If you lie, I will know and then…" He trailed off.

"I…I'm not even Urashima! I was promised anything I wanted if we won! And I'm not the only one! Makintaro, Kuro Momotaro, they all…" Suddenly a sword came out of nowhere and pierced though Urashima's neck. A smoke covered Urashima and when it cleared a boar was in his place, also looking like a red ugly demon.

"An illusion beat." Yoko mumbled.

The rip in the barrier cleared the smoke; it was then that Ami notices that Shishiwakamaru, was the one who threw the sword.

"Shishiwakamaru's sword did the trick, folks! Smoke's gone, but what's that?!" Koto yelled. Everyone was finally able to see Yoko Kurama. He suddenly changed back into Kurama as the last of the smoke disappeared. "Wow! That was Kurama?! He really is the notorious fox demon?" Kurama turned and left the ring.

Ami smiled at him to see her boyfriend win. "That was great, Kurama!"

Kurama blinked. "You could see the fight?"

"She was the only one who could." Hiei commented.

Ami nodded. "It was really cool; too bad it was just an illusion beat."

"Thank you, Ami." Kurama smiles at his lover.

"Guess it was too much to expect, a mere illusion beat to hold up under pressure." The team turned to look at Shishiwakamaru as he threw the dice into the ring. "Let's continue, shall we? Four against two, now it's getting interesting." The dices landed on Shishiwakamaru and anyone on Team Urameshi to face him. "So, who will it be the one who faces me?" The male crowd started cheering about Shishiwakamaru taking one of Yusuke's team down while the female crowd squealed over Shishiwakamaru.

"Each tourney contestant has his fans, I guess." Koto looked over at the Shishiwakamaru fan girls. "Great party atmosphere here today."

Ami looks up at the girls. "Oh, brother. Reminds me of your fan girls back at home, Kurama."

Kurama grimaced. "Don't remind me."

Ami turns to him and smiled. "Well, they'll all be heart broken when we get home, right?"

Kurama wrapped his arm around her waist to pulling Ami's body closer to his side. "Yes, they will."

Kuwabara glanced at the girls. "Sheesh! Tournament groupies! Are they too dense to take this seriously? They should be cheering for me like my Yukina does!"

Shishiwakamaru pointed at Kuwabara. "Got a problem, botch face? Care to take me on? You seemed primed for a fight."

Kuwabara pointed to himself. "What? 'Botch face'? You mean me?!"

Ami almost fell over. He fell for that easily.

"I'll take this. Might get a real fight out of this guy." Hiei said stepping forward.

"I'll go, Hiei. You want to be in shape for the semifinals." Kurama said stepping next to him.

Hiei glanced at Kurama. "Come on, Kurama. You're dying to ask him about the smoke."

It's true, something up in the weapons.

Ami pops up next to Kurama. "You both got a turn to fight already. I want a turn again." Ami looks at Kurama. "I can get the information out of him about the smoke."

Kuwabara suddenly cut in. "Whoa! I'm the one he insulted! I get to take him down, got it!" The four glared at each other. The tension atmosphere can be felt by everyone.

The four continued to glare at each other. Sparks were flying between the four as they tried to figure out who was going to fight against Shishiwakamaru. Kuwabara wanted to fight because Shishiwakamaru just because he just insulted him. Hiei wanted to fight because he thought he'd get a better fight out of this round. Kurama wanted to fight because he wanted to ask Shishiwakamaru about the smoke Ura Urashima used. And Ami, you just simply wanted to fight because she loves it since she fought already once today, and he was being a pervert to her.

"We should let rock-paper-scissors decide." Kurama decided. Ami nodded in agreement.

"That's cool." Kuwabara agreed.

"What're you talking about?" Hiei asked. Of course, he never heard of the human game before.

"You never had many friends in your life, huh?" Kuwabara said to Hiei to making him mad.

"Shut it! I have more important things to do in my life than waste it in your world!"

Kurama then explains on how to play rock-paper-scissors.

"It's very serious human game. You see paper beats rock…"

Kuwabara cut Kurama off. "Newbie's have to use rock."

Ami hits Kuwabara over the head. "Quiet, Kuwabara!" She looks back at her red head boyfriend. "Go on, Kurama."

Kurama explained the entire game to Hiei. Once it was done the four of them threw down their hands. Ami, Kurama and Hiei choice rock, while Kuwabara choice paper.

"That's it! I win!" Kuwabara held his fist up in triumph.

"Wait!" Hiei pointed at Kuwabara. "Your throw was too slow."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." Ami said. "Kuwabara, you jerk! You cheated!"

Kuwabara laughed nervously. "Well, I better go fight." He rushed to the ring before Ami could stop him.

"It took a while, but Team Urameshi's finally chosen Kuwabara!" Koto announced.

"I'll get him back for cheating like that." Ami pouted. "I wanted a turn again." Kurama put his arm around her waist to comfort his woman. Ami then places her head on his shoulder in response.

"Must you two do that here?" Hiei glanced at the two of them from the corner of his eye and then looked back at the ring.

"Sorry, Hiei, but," Ami smiles, "I do." Ami turned her attentions to Kuwabara who was standing in the ring ready.

A random girl from the audience yelled. "Good luck out there, botch face!" Kuwabara glared in the voice and then started to mumble to himself about stupid fan girls.

"While team Urameshi's been deciding who goes up next Shishiwakamaru's gotten ready for battle!" Koto yelled. Shishiwakamaru was holding a clear fabric over his head.

Shishiwakamaru brought the fabric down on his shoulder. "So, it's you and I, eh, botch face? This'll be quick. All for my Ami to win her heart."

Ami still hates Shishi.

Kuwabara glared at him. "I'm handsome enough for the likes of you, featherhead! Ami already has Kurama, so tough luck for you there."

"Begin!" Juri yelled.

It seemed she finally got her nerve back after Kurama's fought with Urashima 'from turning into a child from that smoke'.

'Next match – Kuwabara vs. Shishiwakamaru!'

With this going, on for Shishi to be mocking Kuwabara for his demon girls to be cheering for him like crazy 'but likes Ami only', to be mocking him to he was going down. Only for the girls to boo at him and say that another girl will kiss him. Ouch. Then he said to them as he was thinking of Yukina to sense him out.

"That's not true! I have a girlfriend who wants to kiss me and she's a lot prettier than all of you are!"

Nice one. With Puu flying off to sense Yusuke in pain to reaching to the max in his training to giving him water for the other girls to be worried; he was also in pain for Yusuke to feel so sorry for Puu to aiding him and falling for a rock was about to fall on him for that's when it happens for the Spirit Wave Orb kicks in within Yusuke to unlocking his true powers. Getting mad to destroying the huge bolder in time to saving Puu and getting out to see Genkai, he passes out. They both rest near a big tree for Genkai goes to join his other team 'dress as the Masked Fighter but now weaker to aiding the rest to making it through' to winning this battle once and for all. So why was she hiding her face…? Anyways, back to the fight.

Kuwabara's Spirit Sword appeared in his hand. "Prepare to be filleted!" Kuwabara charges forward, but Shishiwakamaru moved out of the way and threw the fabric in front of Kuwabara. "You trying to blind me?!" When Shishiwakamaru moves the fabric away the Cape of No Return is what it was called ad there, Kuwabara was gone.

"Kuwabara…he's gone." Kurama said in disbelief.

Juri blinked a few times. "Huh? Where'd he go? Is he out of bounds? Do I start the count?"

"Save yourself the trouble. He's no longer here." Shishiwakamaru said. "Even I don't know where he's gone, but my Cape of No Return does!" Shishiwakamaru spun the fabric behind him and placed it back around his shoulders. "The ends of the earth or another dimension nowhere decent, at any rate."

"As Kuwabara has left the arena, Shishiwakamaru's the winner!" Juri announced as the marked the win. Shishiwakamaru's fan girls squealed and cheered for Shishiwakamaru.

So much for Kuwabara showing himself off. He sees the other four to taking them to the right place thanks to him. Happy to see Yukina to be happy and getting the crap beaten down by his sister Shizuru, he was good to go and finding Yusuke and Puu to carry with them there. They're on their way at least.

"Shishiwakamaru dispatched Kuwabara with a flick of his robe!" Koto explained.

Shishiwakamaru laughed slightly to himself. "I'm here to please my fans."

With the girls going crazy from Shishi and still blowing kisses at Ami to hate it, not going to happen.

"Well, that was short." Ami said with a sigh. "That's what he gets for cheating. Loser."

Shishiwakamaru threw the dice. It landed on Masked Fighter against any choice from Team Uraotogi. "My turn again. And you three? Ami, you wish to dance with me as the other fighter's replacement?"

She would if Shishi stops flittering with her already!

"I'll step in. Any objections?" Hiei said.

"Wait." Ami, Kurama and Hiei turned and saw the Masked Fighter, Genkai, but of course the boys don't know that. "He rolled me and I'm here."

Hiei raises an eyebrow. "Is that right? Frankly I don't think so. Our Masked Fighter was incredibly strong, though she restrained it. Though you are masked, I do not sense that in you."

Ami then steps up. "You're wrong, Hiei. She is our Masked Fighter."

Hiei turns to her. "How do you know?"

"You'll find out soon." Ami just glances at Genkai. "You're Spirit Energy is with Yusuke now isn't it." She nodded and walked to the ring.

Juri walked over to Shishiwakamaru. "Do you wish to protest her tardiness?" Ami growls under her breath. That would be just like them to disqualify Genkai however they could. Shishiwakamaru shook his head. "No. I challenge her competence. I do not face a worthy opponent here." Shishiwakamaru drew his sword. "It's simply absurd that she would dare pit herself against me."

"Begin!" Juri yelled.

Shishiwakamaru charges at Genkai. "You're a fraud! I'll expose you!" Genkai dodged out of the way, but Shishiwakamaru kept coming.

"Shishiwakamaru wields a nasty sword! The Masked Fighter can barely dodge the strokes and now Shishiwakamaru's closing in!" Koto reported.

Shishiwakamaru was right behind Genkai. "You are not as swift as you were! You would have me believe you're the original Masked Fighter?! I think not!" Ami gasps as Shishiwakamaru swung as pieces of the masked flew into the air.

"Genkai." She mumbles under her breath as the rest of the arena gasped.

Everyone, except Ami, gasped as the pieces of fabric were torn away from the now unmasked fighter. Genkai stood in the ring still on guard. While the audience mumbled about a fake.

Kurama looked over at Ami. "I had a feeling that was what was going on. You know all this time?"

Ami nodded. "Ever since Yusuke brought her to the boat. Only Koenma and I knew it was her." She smiles. "She is my Grandmother after all. I should be able to recognize her." Ami smiles drops to being upset. "However, her power has dropped because Yusuke is taking his final test as her student. This fight won't be easy if she can fight."

Shishiwakamaru scoffed. "See what's happened? They're switched out fighter behind that mask!"

The crowd started yelling about your team breaking the rules. Ami almost wanted to scoff, they didn't mind when the team was cheating, which they weren't.

"It looks like Team Urameshi is about to be brought up on charges of cheating!" Koto announced as the crowd chanted death repeatedly. "We'll halt the action while HQ…" Koto paused as a woman came up behind her.

"Ah, HQ has ruled! That was quick!" The crowd continued to chant.

The intercom buzzed to life. "Quiet, please! Team Uraotogi have charged Team Urameshi with illegally switching team members. After due deliberation…HQ has ruled that this match will continue without penalty!"

The crowd growled and yelled in outrage. "Quiet, please! Quiet! Toguro has come forward and offered to elaborate on this ruling."

Ami glances up at the office where Toguro must be. "Toguro." She scoffed. "Not surprised."

Hiei glanced over at her. "What are you mumbling about, girl?"

She shook her head. "Nothing. It's nothing."

Toguro then went into explaining that the young woman before was Genkai. He explained that when she at maximum power her cells rejuvenate and she look like she did in her prime. Of course, her granddaughter already knows all that. "Does that about cover it," Toguro paused, "Genkai?"

The crowd gasped when they heard who she was. Everyone in demon world has heard of Genkai. That should get them to an understanding now to the fight to start.

'Next round – Genkai vs. Shishiwakamaru!'

Shishiwakamaru was excited by the news and started to get serious. He pulled the hilt of his sword revealing a ghoul face and weird lines attaching the face to the two parts of the hilt known as the Banshee Shriek. I don't like the sound of that…For this, the fight was finally starting for real. Shishiwakamaru revealed that his sword had the power to summon spirits, called the Chords of Thousands of Skulls for one noise that Yusuke's team members can hear from it sounds really annoying even to the other demons. When he slashes at Genkai thousands of evil spirits shot out. Some headed towards your team and the audience. Ami, Kurama, and Hiei were easily able to destroy the spirits as they got near them. However, the low-level demons in the audience weren't so lucky and many of them were killed. As Younger Toguro and his team were fine, Koenma and George were safe in the booth, Onji was fine, Juri hiding until it was all over, and Koto still staying put…I mean this guy was getting crazier to kill! Shishiwakamaru was cocky, thinking he killed Genkai, but she was behind him.

Even for the demons seeing that Shishi was being cocky to showing Genkai his true power to doing it again, some of the demons flee out in time; for Kuwabara to see also to know that Genkai's was the Masked Fighter to go check out as the other girls with Yusuke and Puu stayed put for they get inside it was getting freakier too. How will Genkai beat Shishi to destroying the weapon since she gave up her powers to Yusuke?

The fight continues in as many of the audience fled in fear of being killed. Shishiwakamaru had surrounded Genkai in himself in a wall of shrieking spirits to trap her by using the Cage of Hell moves and as Shishiwakamaru rushed in for the kill, Genkai grabbed his sword. Her looks returned to that of her youth and she blasted the spirits back at Shishiwakamaru, it was called the Spirit Reflection Blast. Genkai had borrowed some of Shishiwakamaru's energy to beat him, causing him to get weak, so like he was being drained for her to win, awesome. Also destroying the Banshee Sword for good Shishiwakamaru then passes out only to say to Genkai if she was younger today, that he would fall for her. Ew! Well, he'll live and he has learned his lesson to not to filter with Ami again, so 'ha' to the other fan girls. Juri finally comes back to announce the winner.

"Ten!" Juri yelled. "The winner is Genkai!"

And for Genkai to go back to her old self again.

Ami smiled. "I'm glad she figured something out." Genkai got out of the ring and walked over to Ami and the boys. "Good job, Genkai." She nodded.

The last member of Team Uraotogi, Onji hops up on the ring for he was the real maker of the all the weapon and team leader too. "Oh dear. There's no real need to throw this die now, but would you still like it to decide?"

"Fine with us." Kurama answered.

"Little good it'll do you." Hiei added.

"Very well, here we go." Onji throws the die with your team names on it. It landed on Kuwabara.

'So again, for him, Kuwabara vs. Onji, I guess…'

"It's come up Kuwabara." Juri held her hand out towards the dice. "Guess we'll have to give it another roll…"

A voice from the audience stopped her. "Don't anybody touch it!" Everyone all looks over where Koto sat and there was Kuwabara with her microphone. "Because I'm here to tell ya."

"Oopsy. Kazuma Kuwabara's back, fans!" Juri yelled nervously.

"Ready to chew gum, kick butt, and taking names! Too bad I'm out of gum!" Kuwabara boasted.

"That one again. Oh well," Onji mumbles, "at least I won't need to try anything clever." Kuwabara quickly came down to the ring.

For him to make a bigger fool of himself, Shizuru, Botan, and Yukina go in the watch the rest of the fight. While Kayko keeps an eye on Yusuke having some alone time together and with Puu too. The fight can begin for Kuwabara again kept swinging his Spirit Sword at Onji for moving away too fast 'though the girls try cheering him on'. However, before he could stop the old man from hiding near Juri, Kuwabara was in cased in a black orb like Shishi's Cape of No Return.

"Hey! Let me out!" Kuwabara yelled banging on the inside of the orb. And he's back to the old stadium again. So, he'll be back…

"Kuwabara no sooner jumped in then he got trapped in a black sphere!" Koto announced.

"This, my friends, is the terminal hagoromo or the Cape of No Return from Shishiwakamaru that I made for him, an entrance to another dimension. I can manifest it without the use of a cloth." Onji explained. "The rest of my team was just an opening act using tools, mere toys; actually, I created to suit their talents." The orb disappeared taking Kuwabara with it.

Ami sighs. "He fell for the same trick, twice."

"I can't believe he really felt for it." Kurama said too.

Onji laughs. "One down, four to go. I was hoping that Shishiwakamaru would have lasted to the finals, oh well." Onji picks up the dice. "And next up? Kurama? If so, I could tell him the secret of the smoke, if he wins." He threw the dice, it landed on Genkai.

"Genkai." Ami looks over at her. "Lucky, you got to fight twice and I was sure I would go for another round again."

Genkai smiled slightly. "Sorry, Ami."

"You up to it?" Onji asks Genkai. "You must be rather tired."

'Final round – Genkai vs. Onji…Suzuka…? Huh?'

Genkai hopped up onto the ring. "And you can stop putting on the old and feeble act." Her granddaughter smirks, so Genkai had noticed it too. "Is there any further point in the pretense, whoever you are?"

Onji looked surprised for a moment. "You 'never judge a book by its cover', eh? I'd even concealed my aura level. Disguises are something of a hobby you see." He grabs the cheek of the mask. "Ah, well might as well unveil. I did myself up as an old man," he ripped the left eye of the mask off, "because frankly, I hate senior citizens. Assuming the guise of what I scorn boosts my aggression. Aging, pssh! It's grotesque! A veritable sin!" He ripped off the rest of the mask and his body was covered in white smoke. Under the old man face was the face of a clown and a clown outfit to do with it name Suzuka. Oh, I'm sorry, the Beautiful Suzuka! Holy crap that's lame! Not saying the word beautiful in his name and he'll kill you...So, this is his true form. "I plan to make my mark long before my wrinkles start to show. And everyone will know my name!"

The guy looked like a fool, was he really that strong? Ami doubts it.

So, I guess they fight. Knowing that Kuwabara came back to see that losing to a clown was worse than losing to an old man. From Genkai taking away Suzuka's red nose, his attack the Rainbow Cyclone was lame, and his muscles was for show; even with all his boasting about being a great fighter and wanting to leave him name imprinted in the world, he was an easily win for Genkai. But for Genkai didn't even bother using her Spirit Energy, she only used her fists. By the time she was finished, Suzuka's face was beaten to a pulp. It took about three minutes for the fight to finish. Suzuka's body fell to the ring. He was getting the crap beaten out of her, for he was smart in making things alright…Just not a very powerful fighter.

Genkai pushed her bangs back. "Hmph! Never got a look at his real face."

Ha! Suzuka's face was not as now since she nailed him. Anyways, the team has won to the finals! Finally!

"The winner is Genkai!" Juri yelled. "Team Urameshi is moving onto the finals!"

The crowd booed, but Ami pay them no mind.

'The real thing to come Around Next.'

As Yukina, Shizuru, Botan, Genkai, Kurama, Hiei, and Ami were correcting Kuwabara's twice mistakes today in the fight on the way out…Genkai and Younger Toguro bump into each other to have a private talk with Ami too later in the woods. Oh, boy.

As Kuwabara takes Yusuke back to the hotel room to rest watching him with Puu too; Genkai tells Hiei, and Kurama to watch the fights – same with George and Koenma on their end while the girls were out. Well, Hiei had to master the Dragon of the Darkness Flame on his end to control as the other two watch the fight.

"Ami, can you please come with me?"

She glances back at Kurama, who nodded his head. "Alright, I'm coming." She kisses Kurama quickly on the lips. Ami then pulls back and smiles. "I'll see you later, Kurama."

Kurama smiles back at her. "I tell you about the fight later, Ami."

"Thanks." For the two had other plans to do. As Ami leaves with Genkai. When Kurama was out of sight watching the fight for a while now, the smile slipped from her lips. "Is it time then, Genkai?"

"Yes, but let's go check on Yusuke first. He was brought to the hotel room by a few unexpected friends." She raises an eyebrow wondering what that meant.

Ami follows her grandmother.

"Okay. I'll keep a straight face in front of them, promise." Ami and Genkai walked back to the hotel. Yusuke was passed out in his bed. Kuwabara stood by his side with Puu, Jin, Touya, Rinku and Chu 'hey, they're back'. It seems that the four were the ones who brought Yusuke back to the hotel room when Yusuke, who was and still is passed out, and Kayko were about to get attacked by a group of low level demons from earlier. Kuwabara complained that Yusuke was being lazy and should get up.

Genkai was leaning against the wall of the room. "Let him sleep. He'll awaken ready or not when the time comes. He knows that." The boys looked over at her. "Now then…" Genkai walked back towards the front door.

"Where're you going?" Kuwabara asked blinking at her. "After two matches, you need sleep."

"I've got something to do." Genkai paused in front of the hotel door. "Kuwabara…."

"Yeah?"

Genkai glanced over her shoulder looking at Kuwabara. "Don't lose. And…You have a gentle heart. Use it." Genkai turned back to the door. "Ami."

"I'm coming." Ami quickly followed Genkai out of the room ignoring the confused looks of the boys. She and Genkai exited the hotel.

For the fight were Bui, Karasu, and Elder Toguro vs. Team Gorenja. The five teams being Akaernjya, Aorenjya, Momorenjya, Kirenjya, and Midorenjya. So, I'll make the fighting details quick here…Mido gets blown up many times until there was nothing left of him by Karasu's doing of his deadly touches, Kire gets cut into pieces from Bui's giant axe, and Elder Toguro makes his fingers long to stabbing the other remaining three many times without showing any mercy. So yeah, they're going to the finals now like Team Urameshi too. And so, with that Kurama bumps into Karasu and Bui for him to hear about one of the team members will die. He thinks it could be Ami to protecting her, as Karasu touches Kurama's hair to move away in time, sick! He does for him to take something he likes to kill it but the hair and face of his. Okay, that's just mess up! Kurama made a new enemy he must face.

Now for Ami and Genkai…Also she tells the girls not to worry about her to be walking in the woods for a while alone, for Shizuru and Botan could tell that something was wrong but for Yukina and Kayko to notices…She sees Kayko to tell her to take care of Yusuke and he loves to soon leave and join with her granddaughter to go see Younger Toguro.

"Get ready, Ami." Said Genkai.

"Where are we going to do this?" Ami asked.

"The forest, miles away from the arena. I don't want any of the boys interfering in this."

"Should I tell him about myself?"

"That is your choice, Ami. I can't make it for you. However, I think you already know what you're going to do." Genkai glances over at her. "You taunted him the first time you met him, didn't you?"

"You know me too well, Genkai." She stops in place and looked down at the forest floor.

Genkai stopped in front of her. "Ami."

"I'm sorry, Genkai." She rubs her eyes to be crying. "I promised I would be strong." She sniffed.

"Ami, this has to be done."

She took a deep breath. "I know, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to be upset about it." Genkai walked over to her and hitting her over the head. "Ow!" Ami held her head. "What was that for?!"

"You are my student and I will not allow my student to whine and complain about things that you know must be done. Now shape up or I'll kick your ass!"

Ami then laughs a little. "Okay Genkai, I won't whine anymore." She rubs her eyes dry.

Genkai smiled softly. "Good. Now let's go."

Ami nodded and the two continued to walk deeper into the forest. They continued to walk until the two both came to a clearing. There was someone already waiting there for them being 'him'.