Why Him?
DISCLAIMER!
I do not own Yu-Yu-Hakusho, Serina, Kyoto, Emiko, Amii, and Ryuu, just my OC's, who are Hope, Yuki, and Rei.
Time for the next chapter! Yay!
ANOTHER short chapter, I know. You guys probably hate these things, huh? But hey, at least I'm updating! XD I actually have to plan these chapters out before they're typed out! XD You guys ready for the final rounds? I AM!
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On with the story! Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter Thirty-Six
The crowd didn't hesitate to start their chanting for the next team, and it's safe to assume you know who it is. Koto commented as her cat ears twitched at the yelling. "The public is particularly rousing! The public is chanting the name Toguro."
Juri then started. "And here they are! TEAM TOGURO!"
Hope and Serina watched as three members of Toguro walked in. "What the? Where's fuckin' Rei, Ryuu and the youngest?" Hope asked as they watched as the demon, Karasu, quickly ended his battle.
"No idea," Kurama murmured, watching Karasu carefully. It seemed like Karasu merely touched his opponent and he exploded.
"VICTORY BY DEATH FOR KARASU!" Juri announced. Damn, that was short. The next fight wasn't long either. Bui verses some Cyclops. "Next fight! KIRENJA AGAINST BUI!" The whole match was settled between a battle axe and a sword. You know who wins. Bui, hands down. That's when the next fight began. The older Toguro verses three of the last members on the other team. It's a no brainer who won. Just give the bloody team the award for shortest semi-finals ever.
Hope and Serina sighed and turned, walking away. "C'mon, Kurama." Serina mutter. "We don't fuckin' need to Godblessit see this," Hope muttered. Both already knowing the outcome of the fight. Hope and Serina sighed greatly. "We have two fuckin' days to get ready. Let's start Godblessit training."
"Yes," Kurama agreed following after Hope and Serina, getting lost in thought, when he almost ran into Serina, who's stopped in the hallway as well as Hope. When he looked up, he took an intake of breath. There, in front of Hope, Serina and himself was Bui, Rei, Ryuu, and Karasu.
"Isn't this a surprise," Ryuu asked, smirking lightly.
"You three are the only observers?" Rei asked, smirking lightly as well
"You truly have guts," Karasu states.
"Not fuckin' really," Hope remarked, shoving her hands into her pockets as she closed her eyes and saw something she didn't like.
Karasu chuckled, which made Hope open her eyes. "There are two days before the six of your team dies."
"S-Six?" Kurama asked, looking slightly confused.
"What are you talking about, we have seven," Serina growled.
"Well, it's simple, my dear!" Ryuu smirked. Hope knew they what meant she just hoped her cousin could handle the answer.
"One of you will die today." Rei smirked.
Suddenly, Bui smashed the wall, drawing Hope's, Serina's and Kurama's attention to him. But when the three of them glanced back at Karasu, only to see he wasn't there. He completely disappeared. ~I don't like this one bit,~ Kyoto growled, her eyes shifting behind Serina's.
The dark auburn brown haired girl and the ebony haired girl suddenly felt fingertips close to one side of their necks, and they took a deep intake of breath. "K-Kurama..."
Kurama looked over at Hope and Serina and his eyes widened. Karasu's hands were just above one side of their necks. The thought of Karasu's powers went through Kurama's mind. "You poor souls..." Karasu muttered, running his fingers through Hope's dark auburn and Serina's black hair. "Both of Your hairs are damaged. It shouldn't be neglected. Humans are so fragile."
"BASTARD!" Kurama yelled, aiming a punch as Karasu, who disappeared again.
Karasu laughed. "Don't get all protective, fox," he muttered. "It's all for laughs. I don't want to fight your measly little girlfriend or her measly baby cousin." Serina's eye twitched at that as well as Hope's. "Despite your appearance, and what you portray yourself now, You're aggressive. Of the seven in your team, you are my favorite." Despite the mask on Karasu's face, Hope and Serina were sure that there was a grin on his face. "When I kill people I like... It depresses me a little, as when I ask myself the reason for my existence. But from that sensation, I receive enormous excitement."
Hope and Serina scoffed. "So you're fuckin' telling us that you get a fucking hard-on by Godblessit killing your opponent?" "Gross." "Next you're gonna tell us, you fuck their dead bodies too."
Before Karasu could react to that, after being shock from hearing such langue come from a thirteen year old, Ryuu grabbed his shoulder and jutted his head towards the other end of the hallway. Karasu sighed and relaxed his body. Bui, Rei, Ryuu, and Karasu then all turned to leave. "See ya in two days, lovebirds," Ryuu muttered. "And toots," Rei muttered knowing how Hope hated being called that.
Hope and Serina growled, and when they hit the outside, Hope disappeared as Serina sighed. "C'mon, let's get to training."
Hope went in a different direction to a clearing about a mile or two from where Hiei was training. She wanted to give the two lovebirds some alone time.
Hope was moving earth and wind together as she moved her body to dodge her own attack. She keeps going at it until a wave of energy hit her like a ton of bricks. "Holy fuckin' shit..." She muttered, looking around. "That's T-Toguro's Godblessit energy!" The energy rolled in waves. There was no way that this team could beat that man, not like this.
Hope felt a pit of despair as she wonders about her vision. But the pit of despair didn't stop there. Hope closed her eyes and tried to find who he was fighting. "Don't be Yusuke or Serina," she muttered, reaching out to feel, and see, everyone's spirit energy.
She sensed Hiei's first, due to him being a mile or so from her. His energy glowed a dark red color. Serina's was the next one she felt. Hers was sliver color. Next was Kurama's, since he was beside her cousin. His energy glowed a golden color. Next was Kuwabara. His energy was more of an orange color. Next was Yusuke's, who's was a vibrant green. Lastly, was Genkai's. Hers was a pink color, but was fading fast, before it was completely gone.
Hope's eyes snapped open. "G-Genkai..." she whispered, as the older woman's energy disappeared completely. "No!" she screamed, tears falling from her eyes. Yes, she didn't know the old woman well, but Genkai trained Yusuke, shaping him into who he is. That's all she needed to respect the woman. Plus her vision was right on that fight and she didn't want to believe it.
Hiei, who stopped what he was doing and went to the clearing, a mile or so away from him, to see Hope crying, was quick to somewhat comfort the girl, who continued to sob for the team's lost. "It'll be okay, Hope," He murmured gently as he could. Unsure to what else to say or do, he helded the poor girl close to his chest.
"THAT SON OF A BITCH!" she suddenly screamed, her voice mixing with anger and sadness. "That's why I was put onto your team as the sixth member! AND Serina as a seventh member was aloud. Rei, Ryuu and the rest of Team Toguro KNEW Genkai was going to die! And me having the vision of that Goddame fight. "
With that, Hope yanked out of Hiei's grip and raced to the hotel, running to her room, and locking herself in the bathroom. One of Hope's ways of grieving had always been the same. Lock herself in the bathroom, and take a long hot shower, while crying. And that's exactly what she did. She cranked the water in the bathroom on high and let the scalding hot water hit her skin, as she sat at the bottom of the bathtub, staring at the drain. She kept playing the vision in her head over and over again. She felt the guilt of what happen to her parents hit her as she played the fight Genkai fought as well as the death of her and her parents consumed her. It wasn't too long before her hair fell into her line of sight, but it didn't matter. She wouldn't be able to see anyway. The tears kept flowing down her face.
Hope sat in the shower, until the water started turning cool. So she stood up and actually starts her shower. In thirty minutes, Hope was out of the shower and dressed, walking to her bed.
=You should train,+ Kyoto tell Hope telapathicly.
=I will,+ Hope muttered back, looking out the window, next to her bed, before falling asleep. Today was a long day anyway.
While Hope went the other direction to fine a clearing to train. The lovebirds talked.
Serina sighed. "C'mon, let's get to training."
"Right," Kurama agreed, as the two of them walked out to a field just about a mile out from the hotel they were staying in.
"Kurama?" Serina asked, as the fox demon looked at her with those green emerald eyes. "What do you think Karasu meant by one of us will die today?" Serina asked, but her heart had a sinking feeling that she knew as well as her cousin. That one look her baby cousin had happens only when she see a fight she doesn't like and can't see beyond it.
"I don't know, Serina," he sighed as he closed his eyes, trying to think of a strategy of his match in two days.
Serina stood up and walked over to a creek at the edge of the field, holding her hand out for the water, until a wave of energy hit her like a ton of bricks. "Holy shit..." She muttered, looking around. "That's T-Toguro's energy!" The energy rolled in waves. There was no way that this team could beat that man, not like this.
Serina glanced over at Kurama, and he was looking at her, the same shocked expression on his face. But the pit of despair didn't stop there. Serina closed her eyes and tried to find who he was fighting. "Don't be Yusuke or Hope," she muttered, reaching out to feel, and see, everyone's spirit energy.
She sensed Kurama's first, due to him right beside her. His energy glowed a golden color. Hope's was the next one she felt. Hers was a murky green color. Next was Hiei's, due to him being a mile or so from her cousin. His was dark red. Next was Kuwabara. His energy was more of an orange color. Next was Yusuke's, who's was a vibrant green. Lastly, was Genkai's. Hers was a pink color, but was fading fast, before it was completely gone.
Serina's eyes snapped open. "G-Genkai..." she whispered, as the older woman's energy disappeared completely. "No!" she screamed, tears falling from her eyes. Yes, she didn't know the old woman well, but Genkai trained Yusuke, shaping him into who he is. That's all she needed to respect the woman. Plus she had a feeling Hope had a vision of the fight and was in the same stat as she was and would later be in a worst state latter.
Kurama was quick to comfort the girl, who continued to sob for the team's lost. "It'll be okay, Serina," He murmured, holding the poor girl close to his chest.
"THAT SUMBITCH!" she suddenly screamed, her voice mixing with anger and sadness. "That's why Hope was put onto your team as the sixth member! And why I'm the seventh member aloud. Ryuu, Rei, and the rest of Team Toguro KNEW Genkai was going to die! Hop probably had a vision too."
With that, Serina yanked out of Kurama's grip and raced to the hotel, running to her room, and locking herself in the bathroom. Serina's way of grieving had always been the same. Lock herself in the bathroom, and take a long hot shower, while crying. And that's exactly what she did. She cranked the water in the bathroom on high and let the scalding hot water hit her skin, as she sat at the bottom of the bathtub, staring at the drain. It wasn't too long before her hair fell into her line of sight, but it didn't matter. She wouldn't be able to see anyway. The tears kept flowing down her face. Knowing Hope was doing the same while wishing she could've stopped it and blaming herself for it.
Serina sat in the shower, until the water started turning cool. So she stood up and actually starts her shower. In twenty minutes, Serina was out of the shower and dressed, walking to her bed.
"You should train," Kyoto says, appearing beside Serina, in her ghost form. As she told Hope telapathicly.
"I will," Serina muttered, looking out the window, next to her bed, before falling asleep. Today was a long day anyway.
Next Time:
Hope trains for the finals.