Tremble For My Beloved Chapter Fifty; Just Lose It

It was a few hours later when I woke up, my head feeling a little fuzzy. I was still in sensory overload with Hiei's scent covering me from head to toe, and it took me a moment to realize that I was now lying on Hiei's bed, and I felt warmth on me that I could only assume was Hiei. I cracked my eyes open and indeed Hiei was lying on his stomach, half on top of me and half on the mattress, and he was still very naked. I openly stared at him, not being able to look away, and I could hear him scoff even though his eyes were closed. I made a contented noise at the back of my throat and mumbled a bit.

"What?" He asked me, cracking an eye open. I laughed a little.

"As comfortable as this is, I'd like to turn over." I repeated. He gave a grunt and moved off of me just enough for me to turn from my stomach and onto my back, before he fell back on top of me. "How much time until they come back?" I asked quietly, feeling very comfortable and content right about now. Hiei lifted his head up to look out of the window before lying back down on my shoulder.

"About an hour and a half." He answered. I thought about it for a moment before sighing.

"I have to take a shower." I said. Hiei was quiet for a minute before smirking at me.

"We already took two." He said. I blushed a little and smacked his arm.

"Yeah, and both times we came out dirtier than when we went in. And I'm pretty sure that's not how a shower is supposed to work." I said. Hiei shrugged his shoulders.

"I think I like my way better." He said before tracing his tongue along the bite mark he made on my shoulder not an hour ago. I couldn't help but laugh a little as I let my hand trail up into his hair, which I tugged on slightly. "No more of that. I'm surprised I don't have a headache with how much you've already yanked on it." He growled out at me and I shrugged.

"You weren't complaining. And you yanked on mine just as much, so I don't wanna hear it." I said.

"Hn." He muttered. I rolled my eyes and sat up, pushing Hiei up with me. He grunted in discontent and glared at me a little, but I simply smirked at him and leaned in, kissing him for a moment.

"I'm gonna go shower. And you stay here and sleep you lazy bum." I said, getting up. He was silent for a minute before scoffing and lying back down.

"What are we going to tell the cat?" He asked. I stopped and turned to look at him with a confusing look. "I don't know if you can't smell it, but I know she can." He said. I still wasn't following him and I blinked a few times, causing Hiei to roll his eyes at me. "The whole room, the kitchen, and part of the living room smell we…tangoed as she would put it, you baka." He said, sitting up.

"Oh, uhh…crap. I didn't think about that. All I can smell is you right now, so I wasn't thinking about that. I don't know…go spray some air freshener or something." I said with a shrug. Hiei stood up and gave me an odd look.

"Spray what?" He asked. I laughed at him and little before shrugging.

"Don't worry about it. Rosetta already knows what we were going to be doing today. She shouldn't be surprised." I muttered, leaving Hiei to figure out what the hell air freshener was as I stepped into the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror and grinned at all the markings Hiei left on me. He had some serious biting issues, but hey, I wasn't complaining. I stretched a little and winced, feeling sore, but in all the right places. I let out a sigh and turned on the water, getting in and taking a nice long shower.

When I stepped out I wrapped a towel around me and opened the door, only to come face to face with Hiei. I looked at him for a moment and smiled, before wrapping an arm around his shoulders and bringing him close. He seemed confused for a moment, but relaxed when I pressed my lips against it. It was a very slow and sensual kiss, and almost lazy, but it lasted for a while. I finally pulled away and for a moment I couldn't stop staring at his eyes. I bit my bottom lip and then smiled again, letting him go and walking past him. I could feel his eyes on me as I picked up my clothes and sighed when I heard him shut his bathroom door behind him. I went into my own room and finished drying off, changing into a pair of black cotton shorts and a purple tank top.

It wasn't long after that when I heard the door open and the sound of Rosetta and Zee, cheering on about how they kicked some total ass. I grinned a little and shook my head at their rowdy behavior, and then it got real quiet, and then Rosetta started laughing. I was curious, so I left my room to see just what was so funny. I stood out in the living room and smiled at them; reaching up to French braid my hair. Rosetta was looking straight at me with a glint in her eye, and I raised an eyebrow. Before I could say anything, she reached up and touched her nose. I could feel an extremely deep blushing spreading from my head to my toes and I glared heatedly at Rosetta, while she snickered at me. Kuwabara looked confused.

"Hey, what did I miss?" He asked, but Rosetta shook her head.

"I hate you." I muttered, turning to go back in my room while Rosetta laughed once again. She was never going to let me live this down, not that it mattered because I was certainly enjoying myself, but still. The rest of the night was pretty quiet, and there was no sign of Hiei, as I expected. I think I might have overloaded him with the entire mushy ness of the day, which was fine. He gave me more than what I was asking for, so now it was time for me to give back and let him have his space. It kind of sucked when I figured out that's how we were going to work, but if it was the only way, then so be it. I remember him asking me not to ask too much of him, and I told him I wouldn't, and I would keep to my word. I wouldn't ask for more than he could give, but it still sucked.

That night, for the first time in a long time, I slept alone. When I woke up I was almost startled because Hiei wasn't next to me, and I frowned a little. Okay, so I'm usually not this pathetic, but I was kind of missing him. I sighed and got out of bed, taking a quick shower and brushing my teeth. Today was the day of the semi-finals, and I was pretty excited. I was finally over that damn snakebite, and I was going to be fighting today, along with Hiei. I quickly brushed my hair out and pulled it back into a French braid, and put on my black Hakama pants and white tank top. After attaching my Sais to my hips, I left the room. They were all waiting for me in the living room, including Hiei, and I smiled at them.

"Morning." I muttered. It was rather quiet, but I figured it was just nerves. Well, that and Yusuke still wasn't talking to me and everyone, including Kuwabara, was now aware of this. So needless to say, it was a little awkward because nobody knew why. He'd get over it eventually, though this is the longest he's gone without talking to me. I frowned a little, but shrugged it off. I had to fight today, and I wasn't about to let any emotions distract me, no matter who they were for.

We left the room and we took our usual route to the arena, and when we walked in we heard the rush of all the screaming voices in the crowd. I smirked a little and shook my head. These guys never got tired of the blood shed, did they? I placed my hands on my hips and walked out with my team when Juri announced us, and on the other side was a group of very large demons. The shortest one stood at six feet tall, and all of them were pounding on tons of muscles.

"Welcome to the Semi-Finals of the Dark Tournament! Today Team Urameshi will face Team Junga! After these two fight Team Demeter and Team Yuki will fight to see who will reach the finals! Today is sure to be filled with lots of blood and some good fighting everybody! Will both Team Captain's please enter the ring!" She called out. Yusuke stepped forward into the ring, as did one of the brutes, this one standing at ten feet. "Team Captains, please decide on how you will be fighting!" She yelled out. Yusuke crossed his arms and glared up at the large brute, while he glared down at Yusuke.

"We will crush your pathetic little team, Urameshi. One at a time." He called out, his voice low and rough. Yusuke looked bored and stuck his pinky in his ear, pretending to clean fuzz out of them and flick it away.

"Save it. We've heard it before. If you want to fight us one on one it's your call, I could care less." He said, glaring up at the guy. He snorted and took a step forward, getting in Yusuke's face.

"I wouldn't be so confident anymore. We're in the semi-finals, and we have no intentions to losing to some morons like you." He scoffed out. Yusuke stared at him with a blank face before taking in a deep breath, and out of nowhere he pulled his fist back and launched it forward, sending the guy flying out of the ring and into the wall. Yusuke gave the rest of the team a flat face and then pointed a finger at the leader, whose face was still being introduced to the concrete wall.

"Listen up you idiots, I'm not in a good mood, so I don't advise pissing me off today. If I have to I'll take on every single of one of you losers myself. And the next time one of you get in my face I'll take off your fucking head. Got it!" He yelled, and I frowned a little bit. He wasn't in a good mood, although I had to say that this would wind up working to our advantage. A pissed off Yusuke was a damn good asset. He seethed on the ring for a few moments and then turned to glare at Juri, who squeaked and backed away. "It's one on one, ya dig?" He asked. She nodded and he huffed out a breath of air and turned, walking to the edge of the ring. "They can also decide on who they want to fight. I don't care." He told her. She nodded again and he jumped off the stage, crossing his arms and glaring at nothing in particular.

"Yusuke…" I said, walking up next to him. He looked at me with a blank face, and closed his eyes, shaking his head.

"Forget it." He muttered. I bit my lip and looked at him, before linking my arm around his and burying my face in his shoulder. "Ayumi…" He trailed off, a warning tone in his voice, but I shook my head.

"Stop being mad at me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." I whispered so nobody else would hear. He looked down at me and frowned, slowly pulling his arm away from me.

"We'll talk. After we kick ass." He said, shrugging his shoulders. I smiled a little and nodded, starting to get really upset that we were still fighting. But I pushed it aside, knowing now that we had to fight. The leader of the other team had managed to pick himself up and was now glaring heatedly at Yusuke. There was one brute, standing at almost eleven feet, who jumped up into the ring, and his body was shaking all over.

"I want…the Jagan User." He said, pointing a crooked finger at Hiei. Hiei raised an eyebrow at him and uncrossed his arms. In less than a second he was standing in the center of the ring, his arms crossed again.

"I see you have a death wish." Hiei said, looking calm and totally badass right now.

"Jagan User, we had you in our prison. You escaped and killed four of my brothers." He snarled out. I blinked a few times. Hiei was in a prison? Hiei's face looked unphased, but he seemed to be considering something.

"Only four? Damn. Next time I'll have to do better." He said with a bored look on his face. Ooh, that was pretty cold. The demon looked thoroughly pissed off, and Juri started the match. The demon let out a growl and he stomped his feet, shaking the ring a little bit. Again, Hiei just seemed to be bored. I wondered what he was up to.

"Oh my. The big scary giant is upset. What's a guy like me gonna do?" He asked, sarcasm obviously audible throughout the entire sentence. The brute lunged forward and Hiei jumped up into the air, clearing him by several feet. He stayed in the air for a moment before smirking and jumping forwards, kicking his foot out. He connected with the right side of the guy's neck and sent him stumbling to the right, and Hiei jumped backwards, landing on his feet. He reached up and grabbed his cloak, yanking it off and throwing it to the side. This was normal for him, and yet there was that well toned back again messing up my thought process.

Hiei jumped forward, and at the last minute the brute turned around and dug his nails deep into Hiei's stomach. My eyes widened and I gasped a little, but Hiei stayed still before vanishing into thin are. I smirked then at the brute's confused face.

"What the…what is this sorcery?" He asked, turning around to see Hiei, who was just fine, standing with his arms crossed.

"You just killed my after image. Way to go. It's not sorcery, it's called speed." He said, and then he disappeared again. He was moving so fast that I could barely see him, and I knew that the brute couldn't see him at all. He was so fast! He finally reappeared completely behind the brute and punched him straight in the back, causing him to fall forward slightly. The brute let out an angry growl and bent over, visibly shaking again. There were some loud popping noises, which sounded disgusting, and a spinal cord of horns popped out of his back. His fingernails grew extra long and pointed, and he grew fangs as well. He turned, suddenly much faster than before, and knocked Hiei back.

I was worried, for a split second. But then I remembered that these were the semi-finals, and those brutes had to have been good to get this far. So they weren't to be taken lightly. They were all capable of probably bruising all of us, though I was still ticked at the thought. Hiei jumped back up with a glare and jumped up when the guy lunged at him again.

"Fist of Immortal Flames!" He yelled out, his entire fist being engulfed in flames and he brought it down onto the brute's head. He screamed out in pain and held onto his head, but managed to reach an arm up and grab onto Hiei's leg. He slammed Hiei into the ring and stood over him, reaching his other hand up and bringing it down onto Hiei's torso. Hiei coughed, blood coming out of his mouth and I frowned. And then something changed. Hiei was staring up at the guy, who was still beating on him, but he seemed unaffected by the blows. The guy noticed something too and his eyes widened, and he took a step back.

"What are you?" He asked Hiei, his voice in a raspy whisper. Hiei stood still for a second before slowly standing up, and his eyes blazed completely white. His bandana burned away, revealing his Jagan eye. He was quiet for just a moment longer and suddenly started laughing, sending chills up my spine.

"You said you wanted the Jagan user, did you not?" He asked, his voice echoing itself. The brute was now backing away from him, his eyes still wide.

"I…I forfeit this match. You win!" He yelled, turning to leave the ring, but Hiei was shaking his head.

"I don't think so." He said, his voice distant and cold. He raised his right arm, and I realized now that the bandages were off, and my eyes widened. "But you will die." He said, a smirk on his face. His Jagan eye opened up completely now, and it too blazed white. Suddenly there was a blue colored light surrounding Hiei completely, and he yelled out.

"Dragon of the Darkness Flames!" He called, the light erupting out of him. The dragon forced it's way out of Hiei's body and rushed forward, it's mouth open and ready to consume whatever it met. The brute yelled, trying to run away, but the dragon was much faster. It consumed him, and nothing but his outline was burned into the concrete wall. The dragon lingered for a second longer, before turning and rushing around Hiei, curling around him. Hiei then turned to face the rest of the demons. "Anybody else?" He asked, his voice dark. There was no answer. "I didn't think so." He said, laughing again. The dragon went upwards, and then spiraled down back into Hiei's body. When the light died down, Hiei opened his eyes, revealing the normal crimson red that I loved. His third eye was shut now, and he smirked. He jumped off the ring and onto the ground, putting his hands in his pockets.

"I know I've said this before, but I think it needs to be said again. Man, am I sure glad you're on our side." Kuwabara squeaked out. Yusuke was shaking his head, but smirked at Hiei.

"Overkill much?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. Hiei smirked and shrugged, crossing his arms.

"He asked for it." Hiei said. I looked at him for a moment and then smiled, shaking my own head. But there was something bothering me that I couldn't quite place. I let it go though as Juri stepped into the center of the ring and announced Hiei as the winner and asked for the next two fighters to step into the ring. The leader stepped in and glared at Yusuke, who actually outright laughed.

"You're kidding, right?" He asked, placing his hands on his hips. The demon shook his head.

"My name is Guru, and I want Urameshi." He called out.

"Yusuke Urameshi, please step into the ring!" Juri called out. Yusuke let out an annoyed sigh and stepped into the ring.

"If you bore me…I'm going to get really pissed off." He said through clenched teeth. Guru looked at him for a moment and then laughed.

"You will find me most adequate." He said, getting into a fighting stance. Yusuke simply stood there and placed his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah? Well you'll have to forgive me if I underestimate you a little bit. I'm not kidding though, don't bore me." Yusuke said, his face suddenly getting darker. There was one thing about Yusuke that had been bothering him a lot lately. He wasn't one to take inaction lightly. He hated when he wasn't fighting, almost like he was born for it. Hell, maybe he was. But one thing was for certain; he was always craving the next guy who could put his strength and will power to the test. And the more he got beat down, the better chance he had at winning. And that in itself scared the hell out of me.

What was happening to my best friend?