Hello all! I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to post a new chapter. I had writers block for a while and then I was working two jobs and an internship all last quarter. But my internship is over and most of my classes are online so I hope I will have more time for you all!:) Thank you for your patience and wonderful comments.

This is really short but I wanted to reward you all so please make do with this for a little longer!

Kadota gave a hesitant congratulations at the quick victory while Tom produced two bottles of water for them.

"Way to use your surrounding Shizuo" Tom said with a friendly smile.

The blonde was glad that these two hunter did not seem afraid of his strange strength but he figured they had seen weird things during missions. The judges called the next two pairs and they turned their attention to the fight.

The two humans were only a year or two older than Shizuo. One of them was severely lacking in the fitness department as he crossed his chubby arms over his swollen belly, trying to look intimidating. The taller brunette on the other side of the ring raised an eyebrow at the display but instead turned his attention to his partner.

The youkai looked very human, similar to his partner but with fiery red hair. If Shizuo had passed him on the street he would not have even spared a glance.

"Izaya what kinda youkai is he?" the blonde asked the fox.

Instead a monkey that was hanging off of Kadota's shoulder answered, "He's a young Jin"

The blonde did not know what that was and it was clear by the look on his face and Tom chuckled.

"They are not from this area and are really close to a human makeup except that they can turn invisible. In other countries most people don't even view Jin as a youkai because so many people have Jin in their blood" The dreaded man explained as the young youkai disappeared before their eyes.

Shizuo was surprised to hear that some places youkai live with humans so closely. It was unheard of from all of his books and lectures from class. Having a partner by a blood contract is very different from being able to trust a youkai and live with them. He glanced at Izaya subtly as he tried to imagine being able to form a bond with the fox based around trust and friendship. He couldn't see it, the kitsune was an arrogant and annoying youkai who liked to play with people and if Shizuo had met him before the night they met he might not have even saved him from Shiki.

The blonde felt his eyebrow twitch as irritation started to grow inside him when he remembers that Shiki and Izaya had already had an arrangement and Shizuo had put himself in danger for no reason.

"don't work that puny brain too hard Shizu-chan" chuckled Izaya without even glancing at his partner.

The fight in front of them was not progressing very quickly. The Jin had disappeared and the chubby human with his green troll looking youkai were freaking out slightly. The Jin had yet to make its move though and Izaya was starting to get bored so he picked on Shizuo.

Shizuo growled in anger and tried to throw a punch but Izaya easily dodged. The blonde was ready to start a real fight with the fox when he heard the crowd start to cheer. Curious how the fight was going the pair glanced over at current fight and saw that the Jin had the troll on the ground knocked out.

"What happened?" Shizuo asked the two hunters next to him.

Kadota and Tom seemed stunned in silence for a moment as they just stared blankly at the scene, "The troll just fell over. I am guessing the Jin was able to deliver a knockout punch to a weak spot" informed Kadota.

Izaya huffed, "well that is anti climatic. The next group better be more entertaining"

The crowd seemed to be of the same mindset as they heard grumblings and annoyed complaints. The judges quickly set the next match into motion. The two humans reminded Izaya of the annoying kids that picked a fight with Shizuo in the cafeteria. Dumb and only wanting to fight.

Their youkai were of the same species and Shizuo thinks that they must be common in this area because he has seen a lot of people with these types of partners. Large ogres who are known for being dumb and will fight with anything that even looks like a challenge, including large rocks in their way.

The two ogres were on each other in moments. Fists flying and blood splattered on the ground. The crowd was going crazy at the brutal match. Izaya was smiling as he observed the humans.

"What are you so happy about?" grumbled the blonde with a raised eyebrow.

Izaya's bright red eyes locked onto Shizuo's "Human reactions are so wonderful and primitive."

The blonde rolled his eyes at the comment and just chose to ignore his partner's weird interests as he watched the ogers continue to fight. So far the blonde was not too concerned about having to fight anyone in the next round. No one was standing out as a big competitor and Shizuo was kind of annoyed with that.

Finally one of the ogres fell and the crowd continued to cheer. Kadota and Tom had a whispered discussion about the fight but Shizuo was not able to hear it. The next two matches passed in a similar fashion with a chimera winning the next match and centaur winning the last.

The young woman, Vorona rose from her seat on the judges podium her calculating eyes scanned over the crowd and the remaining competitors. The spectators went silent as they wait with baited breath for the next round.

I hope this was sufficient for now, thank you all again for not giving up on me haha