Hi guys! Hina here. Gee, sorry it took me so long to get these chapters out but I have about 75 other Yuyu Fanfic ideas I just GOTTA work on every now and then. Here's at least twelve or so pages for you guys to dig into though, so I hope you guys will be happy about that for the time being. I've been typing like mad to get them out and I have a few more chapters saved up so I'll update sooner then I did last time. As always, THANKS SO MUCH to those who took the time to review my stuff. YOU ROCK, GUYS! Now, hope ya'll like these chapters and I hope I made the battles interesting. Not much to work with but I added Siren's INSANE humor every chance I could get. Hope ya'll like it! Hina: Over and Out!
Chapter 28: Tournament captain things
Well, when the Demon said that all six of us, our brain dead leader included, stepped forward into the bright sunlight. The Masked Fighter trailed behind us while I walked behind Kuwabara and next to Hiei and Kurama. As soon as we entered the stadium where we would fight, every single Demon in the group started screaming and shouting plenty of bad stuff.
"Go back to Human World! Demon traitors!" A particular dimwitted Demon shouted out, mainly to Hiei and Kurama. Me, Yusuke and Kuwabara were safe from that comment. But trust me: They were shouting some pretty bad stuff about the Human race as well!
"Hey, speak up! We can't hear you! LOSERS!" I screamed with smirk, their jeers not affecting me in the least. I've heard worse. Kuwabara glared up at the booing crowd with a shake of his head.
"Man! I don't think these guys took their grumpy pills today!" Kuwabara growled as we headed towards the center ring. Kurama nodded his head in agreement while I just stood and thought up something else I could scream at the evil crowd later on.
"Calling us traitors? If they weren't such lowlifes, I'd take offense!" Kurama said, sounding almost indigent; which for him was good. I was starting to rub off on him! Oh, goody! I crossed my arms over my chest (Made me look cooler) as we reached the center ring. There was a pretty girl in the center with brown hair and light brown fuzzy cat or fox ears and a tail. Call me crazy but I don't think she was from the Human neck of the woods.
"Hello everyone, my name is Koto! And I will be your host for this Dark Tournament and let me tell you, it is gonna be a messy one! For those of you in the first few rows, raincoats are available. Here on my left is the guest team: Team Urameshi! And on my right is Team Rhoukulyaki! Now, the Team Captains will determine the mode of battle and what constitutes a win. If they're unable to agree, house rules stipulate each member fight, one on one. The team with the most victories takes the match. Now, team captains forward!" Koto called out cheerfully, showing overactive perkiness and a thirst for blood, probably due to a hormonal problem or a thyroid condition. (I watch the medical drama House…makes me sound medically intelligent, which I can use to annoy Kurama and nearly everyone else.) I groaned and looked over at Yusuke, our team leader, who still sound asleep in Kuwabara's arms. I glanced at the others and shrugged, hoping Kuwabara could take over or something. Which he kinda did.
"We may have a little problem there! Our team leader's still asleep!" Kuwabara snarled out, not looking too happy with our leader. Probably cause he's been asleep for nearly three days!
"Or he might have died from rat poison. We're not sure on that!" I added with a grin, thinking I should add something weird and funny to lighten the moment. Koto's eyes widened, in a weirded out way, as Kurama smiled lightly over at Kuwabara, showing his wasn't worrying. Yet.
"Well then, I guess it's up to you, Kuwabara!" Kurama said smiling; 'up to you Kuwabara?' Ah man! When he says stuff like that, I start worrying! Majorly! Kuwabara's face took on a look I had seen a couple of times in the past. Like when he had bested a particularly tough opponent or when his cat did something smart…like bring him a dead mouse or something.
"Really?" He asked with an ecstatic grin; before anyone could speak (or make a joke) Yusuke started to moan and mumble in his sleep.
"I don't wanna go to school today, ma! Just let Kuwabara be the leader in the tournament. Has anyone seen my green jacket?" Yusuke mumbled sleepily; I grinned and leaned over to his sleeping body in Kuwabara's arms.
"It's where all your clothes are: On the floor somewhere in your room!" I answered, doubting he could hear me at all. Might as well say it, though.
"Oh, thanks Siren! But where's my underwear?" Yusuke mumbled again before rolling over; my eyes widened and I glanced over at the others who shrugged. Now, I had no idea where THAT article of Yusuke's clothing was and I was happy that I didn't know. Kuwabara was now puffing out his chest and looking extremely self-satisfied, a look that looked normal on him.
"If that's not a transfer of power then I don't know what is! I don't like the fact that I was second choice, but well! Anyway. Let's do this tournament captain thing!" Kuwabara said and threw Yusuke on the ground and jumped up on stage clumsily. I winced, thinking that if Yusuke got thrown to the ground like a sack of potatoes too many mores times, it just might scramble his brains. Well, more so then being punched and kicked everyday must have. Hiei shook his head as I knelt to fix Yusuke against the stadium wall.
"Poor fool!" Hiei muttered darkly as Kuwabara waited in the center of the ring; I then took the remaining time before more chaos began to scope out the competition. I saw Zeru (AKA 'The Jerk') and Renku (AKA 'My Secret Henchmen). I caught Renku's eye and he waved at me and I waved back when no one was looking. Next up on the duty roster was two other large, ugly guys that felt pathetically weak. There was one who looked almost Human, in other words, normal, and he was definitely cute. But my darling Hiei was WAY cuter, of course! Human looking dude has long blue hair and silver eyes but I knew cute looks could be deceiving. And the last one was this grayish looking dude who seemed pretty sinister. And I knew when someone looks sinister…well, normally those looks aren't deceiving. Speaking of sinister…Zeru started to walk into the ring with a slow, arrogant walk. If your Brad Pitt…you can walk like that. If you're an ugly, mediocre Fire type Demon…then NO!
"Okay, team captains, please decide the battle conditions!" Koto called out when Zeru finally decided to get up in there. Kuwabara's grin was completely gone now, replaced by a look of absolute determination and confidence. Inspiring, really. If only I had my camera, darn it. Zeru stood there with smugness and arrogance.
"I don't really care how we do this, just as long as I have time to enjoy my victory at the end. But if we have to go about this thing in a certain way…then I prefer one on one. It…prolongs the fun." Zeru said with a cold look on his face and in his eyes; he had a certain sense of superiority about him. Huh, well Kuwabara's probably stronger…smarter…and cuter. Hmm, so why is he acting superior? Kuwabara had been glaring at him steadily through this but now he grinned at the thought of really 'manly' fighting. This was his kinda thing!
"Yeah! Man to man! That's how real men fight!" Kuwabara said, nodding his head approvingly. Sure! If you had to get killed, why not do it one on one? Koto nodded, favorable.
"Okay, team captains have chosen a series of one on one fights. Team captains, dis…" But unfortunately for the OTHER team, Miss Koto was cut off in mid sentence by none other then yours truly! See, I had a brilliant plan for this tournament and I had to make it legal. Some of my brilliant ideas aren't QUITE legal or kosher but for this one to work like the magic charm it was, I had to go through the committee and it's trumped up rules. So I cut Koto off before she dismissed the 'tournament captain thing'.
"Excuse eh moui, mademoiselle but I, as a high standing member of Team Uramshi, wish to add something to this little meeting." I said with a smaller smile as I turned my voice serious, causing Kuwabara to start as he glared at me.
"Siri, I'm the Team Captain for this meeting, not you!" He growled out, apparently his pride was wounded that I, a none Team Captain, had dared interrupt. Koto smiled a raised a hand to stem the stream of angry words that probably was about to come flying from Kuwabara's rather gargantuan mouth.
"Oh no, Kuwabara, though you're a Team Captain, Miss Sirena can still enter into the Team Captain discussion to add something." Koto call cheerfully but I frowned at the use of my full name. Sirena was my full name but I go by Siren and Siri most of the time; Sirena's pretty but Siren is more mystical and enchanting. Like, totally Greek Mythology! I glanced at Hiei and saw him smirking at me while Kurama mouthed the words 'Sirena' with wide eyes; I glared at them both. Every member of the Uramshi, plus my half brother brother, knows what my full name is. They just overlook it on pain of death.
"It's Siren and thank you, Koto, it'll only take a second." I said, ignoring the smirks of the two boys out of the field and the one angry look of the boy in the field. Plus, there's the icy cold glance Zeru was casting me that practically screamed 'get a move on it, kid, I've got people to kill.' I leaped into the ring and smiled at Kuwabara and Koto, making sure the smile was a little too honey-like when glancing at Zeru.
"I would like to add to the conditions of this fight. I and I'm sure my team members agree on the series of one on one matches. But I would like to add the condition that if one of my team members are in a battle, I would like to offer my help. I would like to offer help to help them win." I said with a brazen smile coming cross my face; I knew if my boys went into battle, they could handle themselves. But still! If I could lend a helping hand, then I would with immense pleasure. Koto looked surprised but nodded her head with a quiet smile.
"That would be fine, Siren, but the help you wish to give your team must be outside of the ring. That's the only condition to team support. You can do whatever you want as long as your foot never touches the inside of the ring. Got it?" Koto asked as she explained the extent to what I could do. Gee, you mean I could help just not jump up in the ring? Okay! For other people, not being able to get in the ring would have been a major problem but for me, I can except those limits. Cause what if I had a bazooka? I wouldn't need to step a toenail in the ring to fire off that baby. Course I didn't have one of those things but if I'm a REALLY good girl this year, I might just get it for Christmas. I nodded my head happily.
"Ooky-dooky! I can live with that. Thanks! I'll let you get back to your announcements then! Bye!" I called out, back in an amazingly happy mood as I leaped back beside Hiei, secure in my insanity and ideas. Before Koto could speak again, Hiei leaned in to whisper in my ear.
"What odd little thoughts are running through that head of yours?" He said softly, for once not sounding all suspicious like he normal does when I have a GENIUS idea. I tipped my head back to grin at him happily.
"I like keeping the suspense going, thanks. But don't worry…you'll find out soon enough." I whispered back; Hiei realized that he'd have to be happy with that for the time being so he stood back up, just as Koto called out her final announcement for the 'tournament team captain thing'.
"Okay! One on one fights with Miss Sirena, I mean Siren, helping out without touching foot in the ring. Good! Team Captains dismissed!" She called out cheerfully, of course; death and cheerfulness…they go together, right? Kuwabara grinned happily, since death is happy this year, and leaped outta the ring to walk back to us. But Zeru, Mister Perfect, wasn't moving. Apparently, he was staring down heatedly at Kuwabara's retreating back. But I thought he was actually staring down at Yusuke. All I knew was this SO couldn't be a good thing! His eyes glowed angrily and fire suddenly leaped up to encircle his body. Only he wasn't stopping, dropping and rolling. After a second, his fire leaped off of him and seemed to leap everywhere! Kuwabara very quickly ran and leap all the way back to us.
"Gee, I hope he isn't mad cause of what I said!" Kuwabara said, oh-so-concerned that he didn't hurt the enemies feelings. Zeru glared at him and everyone else and sent his flames to encircle us. Kuwabara let loose a shout while Hiei grabbed my arm and pulled me protectively into the middle of the group, behind him. Despite the fact we could probably be burnt alive in a minute, I grinned at Hiei's protective back. I loved it when he did his whole 'me man, you my woman' thing. But back to flame brain. I let loose a shrill whistle.
"Boy, now THIS is what they were talking bout when they sang Disco Inferno!" I shouted as the flames circled us. Hiei held my hand and didn't let go as Kuwabara spoke his piece in this tense time.
"What's this guys problem? Does he want to finish us off right now?" Kuwabara asked worriedly as the flames continued burning around us. But no, we got to live a couple more hours cause as quickly as the flames appeared, they suddenly dispersed. Zeru stood watching us for a minute before he shrugged mildly and turned on his heel and walked slowly back to his teammates. I grinned and decided to press my luck.
"Hey, yo! Flame brain! You missed us! Better not make that same mistake twice or it'll cost ya! Nah, nah, nah, nah!" I shouted out, not being able to resist a good jab at ANY cost! Zeru turned his head to glare at me, disdainfully and angrily. As he turned around and walked back, Kurama leaned forward to whisper in my ear.
"While I admire your bravery, or foolishness, antagonizing their team leader is not wise with his power." Kurama said softly but seriously; I simply turned my head to grin up at him.
"Hey, it's me! I never claimed I was wise. Besides, one of my favorite songs is 'Don't stop till you get enough'. And I don't and I won't." I whispered back into Kurama's ear; he sighed but he should know that you can teach a dog new tricks. But I'm more of a kitty cat so the metaphor is lost on me. Koto stared from Zeru to us and back again.
"Wow! Wasn't that a wonderful display of Zeru's simply raw power? I have a great feeling that this going to be the best tournament yet! Okay, now: First contenders to the field!" Koto called out, like a little kid on Christmas Day; Renku grinned as he walked towards the ring with his reckless and happy manner. Sounded just like someone I know…maybe…ME!
"I'll go first! This'll be fun!" Renku called out over his shoulders as he ambled into the fighting ring. I grinned up at my co founder of the Chaos Kids and a friend…but also a pretty good sparing partner, I'd bet!
"Oh, I'm going! I SO wanna fight him!" I cried happily as I took a step forward, eager to show off in front of my old friends and my funny new one. But before I had taken barely a step, Kuwabara placed a large hand on my shoulder as he stared right up at Renku with a determined look in his eyes. Aw, man! I bet I'm not gonna be able to fight him!
"Sorry, Siri. I know we're sorta friends now but he's still a brat and I'm still taking him on!" Kuwabara said with a grin up at Renku who was watching me; I was about to protest yay merrily but when I caught glimpse of the eagerness in Kuwabara's face, I relented.
"Aw…okay! But you owe me one, Kuwabara! And remember: He's not our true enemy. So don't kill him!" I whispered, so the others wouldn't hear; I hadn't told Hiei, Kurama and our brain dead leader about the Chaos Kids yet. And I certainly didn't want to right now! Hiei and I were just coming off of our 'sweet moment' together and I didn't want to hear a forty minute 'stop being a crazy human' lecture. Kuwabara grinned down at me and nearly ran into the ring. Renku's smile faded way when he saw Kuwabara's approach and not mine.
"Aw, darn it! I wanted to fight Siren. I always get the dummies." Renku said as he looked Kuwabara up and down while grinning superiorly. Koto looked the two fighters over and then held up her hand.
"Okay. From the Urameshi Team: Kuwabara! And from Team Rhoukulyaki: Renku! Let the Dark Tournament officially begin! FIGHT!" Koto called, dropping her hand with flourish. I smiled as I settled in to watch our Kuwy fight in some silence before some amusing comment came to mind. This was the Dark Tournament and it had finally begun.
