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Rei's mellow calm expression had turned into raw fury. How dare he, "DAMN YOU!" she charged forwards once more, this time, ready to strike him directly with the sword. He missed within a fraction of an inch. Roaring in anger, she swiftly turned and propelled herself faster towards him. Toshi slammed her to the ground with a tremendous amount of force.
"Still stubborn as a mule." he muttered as he brought his foot down on her injured arm.
Rei opened her mouth in a soundless scream as all the hidden poison rushed into the blood pulsing beneath her skin.
"It would be much easier if you just gave in." He said coldly as he plunged his poisoned claws through her stomach.
Her brain was ordering her to shut down, but her heart screamed no. Weakly standing, she said through gritted teeth, "You son of a bitch! Go to hell!" But before she could lay a strike on him, the poison won over.
Toshi watched her fall to the ground and then a sly grin spread across his face, "This time Sazaki, tie her down."
"Duly noted." Sazaki mumured, still staring at Rei.
Botan sighed. Kurama had been hiding all day. Now it was night. Even though he tended to be a loner, they saw him at least twice a day. But only Hiei had seen Kurama. "Kurama! Where are you!" she called out. This was ridiculous. The tournament was tomorrow!
Kurama finally decided to show himself, "I'm right here Botan."
"Good! You should know better, the tournament's in roughly ten hours, you really need to rest up." Botan said, but noticed that Kurama was miles off in his own little world, "You're not even listening to me."
"Rei, she's in trouble." Kurama sighed.
Botan's expression softened, "I know you're worried about her."
"Botan, tell the others I'm coming. Just need to have some time to think." Kurama said dismissively and stared into the sky.
"Alright, but you're going to miss dinner." Botan shrugged and walked off.
Where are you? Kurama thought hopelessly.
Rei awoke with pain searing through every cell in her body. Ugh, what the hell? Then it all came rushing back, Toshi, poison. The fact that she was chained to the ground didn't help either. Growling, she tugged on the chains that bound her. She winced as sparks of spirit energy burned her. These chains were especially for her. And the poison multiplied the pain. Relentlessly, she pulled once more on the metal links. To hell with the pain. Toshi would not win this.
"I'm going to check on Rei. Hopefully, the precious little girl hasn't hurt herself." Toshi laughed mirthlessly.
"Why do you need her so much?" Sazaki muttered under his breath.
Toshi made his way down the spiraling steps, expecting to see Rei unconcious. Perfect, he thought as a grin appeared on his face. And how he surprised he was when he saw Rei glaring at him through the rusting metal bars.
"Mother fucker." she glowered as she squirmed even more.
"I can't tell if you're just stupid or you have an actual plan." Toshi snarled through the bars.
"Go screw yourself. Wait, you already have." She said coldly as she looked up to the ceiling.
Making his way through the bars by unlocking a door, he grasped her chin, "You need to find a mate soon."
"And I have no intention of letting my mate be you." Rei said calmly.
"It was arranged for us to be mates, when will you accept it?" He said in a dangerously low tone, "We would have been if you hadn't foolishly ran off."
"That was the reason I ran off, stupid." Rei said as she gave a wolfish grin.
"That wasn't the only reason you ran off." Toshi said, ignoring her previous comment.
Rei gritted her teeth in silence. True. But she wasn't going to admit that anytime soon.
"Or maybe your heart belongs to someone else." Toshi growled, "Is that the case?"
Kurama suddenly came to mind. What? She shook his image out of her head and snapped, "No. What would you do if I did love someone else?" she was challenging him, very unstable grounds.
"Then you'd have to forget him." Toshi said before he lowered his lips to hers. She gasped as their lips met, struggling even harder. The chains were long enough to let her jam her knee into his stomach.
He chuckled as she shoved him off. "Do you really think you can keep this up forever?"
"Just leave me alone!" Rei yelled frantically, voice echoing through the chamber.
"I'll be back, don't think you'll get away so easily." Toshi laughed again.
She watched him leave, overflowed with relief. She had gotten off easy, he didn't hurt her in any way. Rei refused to cry. Don't cry, she told herself as a dry sob escaped her throat.
* * *
With a final slash, Karasu fell dead, body thudding against the stone ground of the arena. Kurama's breath came heavy as he fell to his knees. (author- i dunno how kurama killed karasu, toonami cut the episodes off during the finals, so bear with my version)
"And winner by death is Kurama!" the referee announced, sending the crowd into a chorus of 'boo's.
"Kurama, you need to rest for a bit. Here, sit down." Botan said as she helped him off the stadium.
Thank god he was in demon form, or he would have never survived. Kurama fell onto the grass as the others came to congratulate him. Rei.
"Where are you going? You're in no shape to walk around." Hiei said as Kurama stood up.
"I promise to be back in one piece." Kurama said as he limped towards the exit.
Hiei would have ordinarily stopped him, but he knew this was important, "Alright. You're too weak to fight anyways." If Hiei knew Rei was in danger, he would have never let Kurama go. Kurama would have to fight.
Kurama collapsed onto his bed. He reached for the vial next to his bed. He gulped it down, the warmth filling his body. This healing potion would help his injuries signigficantly, but just enough to let him walk properly. Rei was the most important thing right now.
Hunger knawed at the pit of her stomach. She hadn't eaten in days. But the hunger didn't bother her, but the burns on her wrists and ankles from the chains did. Rei let out another shout of frustration, not caring if anyone heard her. In fact, she wanted them to hear her. Let them know how furious she was. And let them know she was going to take that fury out on them.
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Rei's mellow calm expression had turned into raw fury. How dare he, "DAMN YOU!" she charged forwards once more, this time, ready to strike him directly with the sword. He missed within a fraction of an inch. Roaring in anger, she swiftly turned and propelled herself faster towards him. Toshi slammed her to the ground with a tremendous amount of force.
"Still stubborn as a mule." he muttered as he brought his foot down on her injured arm.
Rei opened her mouth in a soundless scream as all the hidden poison rushed into the blood pulsing beneath her skin.
"It would be much easier if you just gave in." He said coldly as he plunged his poisoned claws through her stomach.
Her brain was ordering her to shut down, but her heart screamed no. Weakly standing, she said through gritted teeth, "You son of a bitch! Go to hell!" But before she could lay a strike on him, the poison won over.
Toshi watched her fall to the ground and then a sly grin spread across his face, "This time Sazaki, tie her down."
"Duly noted." Sazaki mumured, still staring at Rei.
Botan sighed. Kurama had been hiding all day. Now it was night. Even though he tended to be a loner, they saw him at least twice a day. But only Hiei had seen Kurama. "Kurama! Where are you!" she called out. This was ridiculous. The tournament was tomorrow!
Kurama finally decided to show himself, "I'm right here Botan."
"Good! You should know better, the tournament's in roughly ten hours, you really need to rest up." Botan said, but noticed that Kurama was miles off in his own little world, "You're not even listening to me."
"Rei, she's in trouble." Kurama sighed.
Botan's expression softened, "I know you're worried about her."
"Botan, tell the others I'm coming. Just need to have some time to think." Kurama said dismissively and stared into the sky.
"Alright, but you're going to miss dinner." Botan shrugged and walked off.
Where are you? Kurama thought hopelessly.
Rei awoke with pain searing through every cell in her body. Ugh, what the hell? Then it all came rushing back, Toshi, poison. The fact that she was chained to the ground didn't help either. Growling, she tugged on the chains that bound her. She winced as sparks of spirit energy burned her. These chains were especially for her. And the poison multiplied the pain. Relentlessly, she pulled once more on the metal links. To hell with the pain. Toshi would not win this.
"I'm going to check on Rei. Hopefully, the precious little girl hasn't hurt herself." Toshi laughed mirthlessly.
"Why do you need her so much?" Sazaki muttered under his breath.
Toshi made his way down the spiraling steps, expecting to see Rei unconcious. Perfect, he thought as a grin appeared on his face. And how he surprised he was when he saw Rei glaring at him through the rusting metal bars.
"Mother fucker." she glowered as she squirmed even more.
"I can't tell if you're just stupid or you have an actual plan." Toshi snarled through the bars.
"Go screw yourself. Wait, you already have." She said coldly as she looked up to the ceiling.
Making his way through the bars by unlocking a door, he grasped her chin, "You need to find a mate soon."
"And I have no intention of letting my mate be you." Rei said calmly.
"It was arranged for us to be mates, when will you accept it?" He said in a dangerously low tone, "We would have been if you hadn't foolishly ran off."
"That was the reason I ran off, stupid." Rei said as she gave a wolfish grin.
"That wasn't the only reason you ran off." Toshi said, ignoring her previous comment.
Rei gritted her teeth in silence. True. But she wasn't going to admit that anytime soon.
"Or maybe your heart belongs to someone else." Toshi growled, "Is that the case?"
Kurama suddenly came to mind. What? She shook his image out of her head and snapped, "No. What would you do if I did love someone else?" she was challenging him, very unstable grounds.
"Then you'd have to forget him." Toshi said before he lowered his lips to hers. She gasped as their lips met, struggling even harder. The chains were long enough to let her jam her knee into his stomach.
He chuckled as she shoved him off. "Do you really think you can keep this up forever?"
"Just leave me alone!" Rei yelled frantically, voice echoing through the chamber.
"I'll be back, don't think you'll get away so easily." Toshi laughed again.
She watched him leave, overflowed with relief. She had gotten off easy, he didn't hurt her in any way. Rei refused to cry. Don't cry, she told herself as a dry sob escaped her throat.
* * *
With a final slash, Karasu fell dead, body thudding against the stone ground of the arena. Kurama's breath came heavy as he fell to his knees. (author- i dunno how kurama killed karasu, toonami cut the episodes off during the finals, so bear with my version)
"And winner by death is Kurama!" the referee announced, sending the crowd into a chorus of 'boo's.
"Kurama, you need to rest for a bit. Here, sit down." Botan said as she helped him off the stadium.
Thank god he was in demon form, or he would have never survived. Kurama fell onto the grass as the others came to congratulate him. Rei.
"Where are you going? You're in no shape to walk around." Hiei said as Kurama stood up.
"I promise to be back in one piece." Kurama said as he limped towards the exit.
Hiei would have ordinarily stopped him, but he knew this was important, "Alright. You're too weak to fight anyways." If Hiei knew Rei was in danger, he would have never let Kurama go. Kurama would have to fight.
Kurama collapsed onto his bed. He reached for the vial next to his bed. He gulped it down, the warmth filling his body. This healing potion would help his injuries signigficantly, but just enough to let him walk properly. Rei was the most important thing right now.
Hunger knawed at the pit of her stomach. She hadn't eaten in days. But the hunger didn't bother her, but the burns on her wrists and ankles from the chains did. Rei let out another shout of frustration, not caring if anyone heard her. In fact, she wanted them to hear her. Let them know how furious she was. And let them know she was going to take that fury out on them.
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