Because of Small Things
Chapter 20
"Today, folks and demons alike, we're starting the official tournament! The teams left are Team Yang, Team Miyagi, Team Sakura,"—screams were heard from the stadium, which I rolled my eyes at—"Team Fukui, and Team Urameshi!" the announcer yelled. I sighed and stared at Team Yang, dreading it. "For the first fight, it will be Team Sakura verses Team Urameshi!" I blinked. I get to finally stomp the living hell out of those bitches.
This…I was excited for.
I looked toward Yusuke, who was smirking slightly. Kuwabara, however, looked incredibly bummed. "I can't fight a girl," Kuwabara stated. I narrowed my eyes at him. He fought me back at him, but he couldn't fight these wannabe models. How pathetic…
"You fought me?" I asked, peering at him. Kuwabara flushed and kept quiet. I glared at him and looked over at the team of four girls. I sighed. Maybe Kuwabara didn't have to fight. Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and I can take those four girls without him. I took them all in: they all were very beautiful but their mocking stances and upturned noses made me think they were ugly. They were all wearing basically the same gypsy looking outfits but all were different colors. I figured each color represented their technique, but I couldn't figure out what they were. Like their outfits, they all had different hair color: brown, black, red, and blond. It was like all brands alike but they did have the same smug look on their faces.
I became intrigued with the black haired girl since the look on her face seemed purer than the others. Her energy was sky rocketing as we stared each other down. I could feel my demon side squirming restlessly. I narrowed my eyes at the girl and she smirked, stepping forward. Yusuke went to step forward, but my hand shot out, grasping his shirt. He looked at me, shocked. "This bitch is mine," I growled, shoving Yusuke away and walking toward the stadium. I jumped onto the stadium and my upper lips snarled. I was on the brink of being taken over my demon side. If I lost the slight concentration I had at this moment, my demon side would be fully out.
"For Team Sakura, it's Hanako and for Team Urameshi, it's Etsuko," the announcer yelled before he jumped from the stage and backed away as Hanako's body began sparking. I watched, intently. Her outfit was more creative than the others and showed just a bit more cleavage, besides the brunette who was glaring at the fight about to start. Her skirt was more like a piece of blanket wrapped around her hips. It barely hid her private areas and I wasn't too excited for that. I really didn't want a peep show while trying to defeat her. It really wasn't settling in my mind that I might see something I didn't want to. Her boots, however, were black with yellow buckles and ended just below her knees. They looked to be steel toed and to me, they screamed pain.
Hanako charged toward me and I smirked. She was nearly as fast as Hiei, but I shrugged that aside. She might be smarter than she looks and faking me out. In a flash, she was gone and I was glancing around, my eyes narrowed. I felt something shift behind me and I pivoted, slamming my forearms into the girl's face. Hanako stumbled to the side and chuckled before vanishing again. "Nice shot, doll," her voice said, echoing slightly. "Let's see if you can do it again!"
It was silent after that and I could literally sense nothing. I breathed in and closed my eyes, trying to sense her ki but it seemed as if she was going too fast for my new abilities to catch her just yet. I looked to the boys and only Hiei's eyes seemed to be dancing. I narrowed my eyes and clued in on his eyes. His eyes focused and I turned, blocking the blow Hanako was going for. She scoffed and vanished again. I looked to Hiei's eyes, which were dancing once more. I watched and timed it. I reached out, grasped a wrist, and pulled. Hanako's form came into view and I slammed her into the ground, holding my palm out and screaming out as a powerful force field of some type shot out, slamming her harder into the ground.
My knees buckled and I wavered before beginning to pant. I had forgotten those types of attacks drained me. Hanako coughed and pushed herself up, shakily. I watched as my eyes widened with shock. Even Hiei had a harder time getting up after one of those attacks. It was like a truck hitting you at a hundred miles per hour, I heard. Hanako turned to me, blood flowing from her mouth, as she spit and smirked at me. "You really thought that puny attack was going to finish me off? I'm not that weak ass Junko that you defeated in five minutes last week," she explained. I growled, fighting against my demon side as I felt my energy slipping.
Hanako rushed toward me and I locked my jaw, bracing myself as her forearm connected with my face. I slammed into the ground and she grabbed my ankle, tossing me aside. I tried to get myself to stop flying through the air, but the energy I had wasted on that one attack seemed to take a lot of effect. I landed hard against the stadium and gasped. The pain was almost unbearable as I lay on the stadium, gasping for the air that I lost. I heard multiple gasps from the stadium and my name shouted from two different directions. I blinked and shakily pushed myself up. Hanako was glaring at me. "Did you think…that puny attack was going…to finish me off?" I mocked, wiping off my mouth.
She growled and rushed toward me. I braced myself as she slammed her largely built body into mine, causing me to stumble back before she began rapidly punching me in the gut. I grunted with each connection and she stopped, grabbing my shirt and tossing me aside. I grunted and tried to push myself up, but Hanako grabbed my wrist, dragging me before stepping forward and swinging me around. I didn't scream, however, as I flew through the air and my back connected with the concrete wall. My heart instantly skipped a beat as my eyes dulled.
Hanako chuckled and raised her arms, praising the crowd as they began to cheer her. Yusuke and the other boys were staring at the gaping hole in the wall in shock. Even Hiei was shocked. No one had seen that coming. Hiei's eyes suddenly narrowed as he heard a very powerful heart beat that began to rapidly speed up. Hanako's laughs were echoing off the stadium and Hiei smirked. "This fight isn't over," he mumbled and the others looked at him confused before jumping slightly as a figure shot from the concrete wall and into Hanako's side, with a very loud bang.
Hanako was shoved roughly to the ground as the figure came into view. I was standing there, my hair roughly pulled from the braid and flowing around me, crazily. My veins were moving hastily throughout my skin and my eyes had dark circles underneath them as they had all pupil, no iris. Hanako's eyes stared at me in horror and I chuckled. "Did you think I'd give that easily, onna?" my voice cracked before letting out a very haunting laugh. I walked forward and with every step, Hanako slid back. I smirked and rushed forward, grabbing her by the neck and squeezing. "Beings like you make me sick… You pride yourself on your beauty and your skill… Well, you haven't seen nothing compared to me, bitch," I snapped before slamming her down into the stage. Hanako screamed out and I picked her up by her long black hair, twisting it around my wrist before slamming her face into my knee, walking around afterward, letting her fall to the floor. I chuckled and eyed her, waiting.
Hanako stood up shakily, her thighs shaking with strain, and she grit her teeth. Her hair was strewn over her face and her eyes were wide as her face had a gash on the left side, bleeding down her face and over her chest. She wiped her mouth and held her hand out, snaps and crackles appearing under her palm. I watched, smirking. I even crossed my arms as my veins shifted once more. Hanako's hand began forming a very large sword that crackled as she held it in front of her. It seemed to be made up of pure electricity. I could tell her power was electricity. She wobbled forward before breaking out into a run. She slammed her sword down and it connected with my raised arm with a silencing boom. I glared at her and slammed my palm into her chest. She flew back and landed a good foot from the edge, standing and panting. I smirked.
She wiped her mouth and pulled her hand back, a large electric ball forming. It weaved in purple and yellow with a black middle. I smirked. It grew large and she held it, taunting me. She threw it up and hit it toward me with her sword. I stood, waiting. When it was a good distance away, I rushed forward and tore through it, ignoring the pain doubling over and slamming into her chest before grabbing her forearm, slinging her around and slamming her into the ground, face down. I kneed her in the back and pulled her head up by her hair. "This fight is going to be over…" I hissed before smirking. The other half of me fought back as my demon side pulled her hair back, causing her neck to bend back as well. Hanako's scream was loud over the stadium and the demons in the crowd were hollering in excitement. I knew what my demon side was going to do and I didn't want that. That was a horrible murder scene. I couldn't control her though as she chuckled and tore Hanako's head back, completely, the skin tearing and the bone cracking.
I stood, still holding the head, and smirked over at Team Sakura. They all seemed horrified by me. I chuckled and like a pitcher, tossed the head toward them. The three girls screamed and stared at me in fright, disgust, and everything in those reigns. I looked toward the announcer, whose mouth had dropped and I smirked toward him. He stuttered to begin but said, "And Etsuko wins for Team Urameshi!" I stepped from the stadium, the crowd of demons cheering me. I walked to my team and they were all staring at me in horror. I ignored them as my demon side looked over at Tsutomu, who was staring at me with ponderous eyes. Inside, I was tearing for control but my demon side was fully out now, due to my unconsciousness from knocking into the wall. I crossed my arms and watched as Team Sakura hesitated to send their next fighter.
"I don't think the rest of the team mates are that brutal, girls!" the announcer laughed. Finally, the red head stepped forward, jumping onto the stage and waiting. "For Team Sakura, it's Noriko." Yusuke looked passed me and at the other boys. Hiei stepped forward without another word and walked toward the stadium. "And for Team Urameshi, it's Hiei!"
Finally, I was able to tear my way onto the conscious world and my knees buckled, causing me to fall down heavily. Yusuke looked at me and smiled when he realized my hair was just falling straight to the ground instead of waving and my veins were settled. "You know, you really need to practice having control over that demon side of yours," he stated, picking me up and setting me on the small bench provided. I nodded, smiling.
"Sorry," I mumbled and Yusuke shrugged.
"She wasn't my sister…" I nodded and turned to look at Hiei's fight. It was going to be interesting since Hiei was fire and so was Noriko. I could tell by the small flaming ball in her palm, resting quite relaxed as the announcer jumped from the stage and backed away. Fire demon against fire demon…