woo hoo! chap 10! enjoy.
Kurama looked over the boat, at the sea. They had won the tournament, which he had stupidly missed. The group was ticked off at him for running off and not telling them what he went off for. Only Hiei knew and he hadn't told anyone else either. If they had won, why was he so miserable? Togoro was dead, they were free to do what they wanted, this would be the roughest fight they had ever had and it was over. The reason for his unhappiness was that he would never see Rei again. Sighing, he shook the gloomy thought out of his head.
"Rei, you forgot something at my place." Toshi sneered as he picked up her knapsack carrying all her things.
Her expression became even fiercer. There were things in there that were purely sacred to her.
"And look, your mother's lovely ring." Toshi glowered as he plucked the ring her mother had given her.
Rei shuddered violently. She couldn't stand him touching her mother's ring. Bile and blood filled her mouth as she bit her tongue from screaming words that would've made a sailor turn away in shame. She wouldn't let him get the better of her. Thats exactly what they wanted, for her to lose all control of it. Well, they weren't getting it.
"Enough Toshi, its time to begin the preparations. I guess you'll have to find another mate after this." Tazaki said coldly as he turned his back to her.
If she kept this up, she'd bite her tongue straight off. At least the pain gave her something else to focus on. The other demons followed after Toshi and Tazaki and Rei gave them all a final glare, her feeble attempt as her last hope. This was it. Just give up and die. And the worst was that she was all alone. She had no one. The thought echoed horribly through her head, haunting her.
"Well Kurama I guess you had a good reason to run off in the middle of our fight." Yusuke sighed as he flopped onto his bed.
Everyone was at Yusuke's home, the aftermath of the tournament.
"Yes, I did." Kurama answered simply.
They frowned at him, but decided not to prod.
Kurama smiled sadly as he stared out the window.
"He's been moping around ever since we got back on the boat. D'you think he misses fighting?" Kuwabara whispered to Yusuke.
"Yeah, sure. As much as I miss being dead." Yusuke responded sarcastically.
"Isn't it obvious boys?" Botan said.
"Its rude to eavesdrop." Yusuke said flatly.
"He misses Rei." Botan said, disregarding his previous comment.
Rei heard her father talking. She had fallen asleep, still tied to the pole, and managed to catch Tazaki talking to Toshi.
"... I don't want her messing this up like she did last time. Its very important that everything goes perfectly." Tazaki growled.
"She couldn't do anything even if she wanted to. She's all parceled up and the ropes are the same I use in my chambers." Toshi reassured.
Bastard. How dare they! And why were they talking about this stupid ceremony in front of her? It was basically giving away everything in their little plan. But she would stop them, no matter what. Like last time. She let her thoughts drift off to another subject. She would have to wait a little to escape. Rei allowed herself to open her eyes after Toshi and Tazaki left. It was early morning and for once, the sun shone brightly on the distant forest. She squinted at the forest ahead of her. Thats where it was. Goosebumps ran along her arms as she remembered what laid in deep slumber there. A shiver passed through her body and she felt like vomitting. Thats the impact the memory had on her. If she let Tazaki comtinue his plan, everything and everyone would be lost. Even demons weren't this evil. In fact, most of Tazaki's army didn't support his idea. They had been blackmailed or threatened, so there were very few die hard supporters. One of those supporters happened to be Toshi.
"You three, bring the girl with you." Tazaki ordered harshly.
Her eyes widened in panic. She had wasted a lot of time. They were starting too early. Suddenly, a burst of energy snapped her bindings off and she was free.
"Get her!" a roar issued from Tazaki's throat.
She easily dodged their puny blows. Rei scooped up her knapsack and ran. All her spirit energy had regenerated and no one wanted to come near her. Except for Toshi.
"Back off!" she yelled and sent a huge blast of energy straight into him. She heard his body thud against something, and when the light subsided she saw him struggling to stand up, supporting himself against a boulder with a cracks running along it.
"You little-" Tazaki started, lips curling into a snarl. He held one hand up, spirit energy gathering quickly. BOOM! An explosion of energy shattered the air, stronger than her blast of energy. He was breathing heavily, expecting to see Rei done to a crisp. He was shocked to see her standing intact, with a shimmering blue dome of protective energy surrounding her.
She was also surprised. She was hoping the dome would lessen the blow, not completely stop it. But the few moments of shocked silence was soon to be broken.
kind of a cliffy ain't it! mwa ha ha! wait, i remember a reviewer telling me if i did a cliffy, a bunch of enraged demons and ningens would come to get me. oh crap...
Kurama looked over the boat, at the sea. They had won the tournament, which he had stupidly missed. The group was ticked off at him for running off and not telling them what he went off for. Only Hiei knew and he hadn't told anyone else either. If they had won, why was he so miserable? Togoro was dead, they were free to do what they wanted, this would be the roughest fight they had ever had and it was over. The reason for his unhappiness was that he would never see Rei again. Sighing, he shook the gloomy thought out of his head.
"Rei, you forgot something at my place." Toshi sneered as he picked up her knapsack carrying all her things.
Her expression became even fiercer. There were things in there that were purely sacred to her.
"And look, your mother's lovely ring." Toshi glowered as he plucked the ring her mother had given her.
Rei shuddered violently. She couldn't stand him touching her mother's ring. Bile and blood filled her mouth as she bit her tongue from screaming words that would've made a sailor turn away in shame. She wouldn't let him get the better of her. Thats exactly what they wanted, for her to lose all control of it. Well, they weren't getting it.
"Enough Toshi, its time to begin the preparations. I guess you'll have to find another mate after this." Tazaki said coldly as he turned his back to her.
If she kept this up, she'd bite her tongue straight off. At least the pain gave her something else to focus on. The other demons followed after Toshi and Tazaki and Rei gave them all a final glare, her feeble attempt as her last hope. This was it. Just give up and die. And the worst was that she was all alone. She had no one. The thought echoed horribly through her head, haunting her.
"Well Kurama I guess you had a good reason to run off in the middle of our fight." Yusuke sighed as he flopped onto his bed.
Everyone was at Yusuke's home, the aftermath of the tournament.
"Yes, I did." Kurama answered simply.
They frowned at him, but decided not to prod.
Kurama smiled sadly as he stared out the window.
"He's been moping around ever since we got back on the boat. D'you think he misses fighting?" Kuwabara whispered to Yusuke.
"Yeah, sure. As much as I miss being dead." Yusuke responded sarcastically.
"Isn't it obvious boys?" Botan said.
"Its rude to eavesdrop." Yusuke said flatly.
"He misses Rei." Botan said, disregarding his previous comment.
Rei heard her father talking. She had fallen asleep, still tied to the pole, and managed to catch Tazaki talking to Toshi.
"... I don't want her messing this up like she did last time. Its very important that everything goes perfectly." Tazaki growled.
"She couldn't do anything even if she wanted to. She's all parceled up and the ropes are the same I use in my chambers." Toshi reassured.
Bastard. How dare they! And why were they talking about this stupid ceremony in front of her? It was basically giving away everything in their little plan. But she would stop them, no matter what. Like last time. She let her thoughts drift off to another subject. She would have to wait a little to escape. Rei allowed herself to open her eyes after Toshi and Tazaki left. It was early morning and for once, the sun shone brightly on the distant forest. She squinted at the forest ahead of her. Thats where it was. Goosebumps ran along her arms as she remembered what laid in deep slumber there. A shiver passed through her body and she felt like vomitting. Thats the impact the memory had on her. If she let Tazaki comtinue his plan, everything and everyone would be lost. Even demons weren't this evil. In fact, most of Tazaki's army didn't support his idea. They had been blackmailed or threatened, so there were very few die hard supporters. One of those supporters happened to be Toshi.
"You three, bring the girl with you." Tazaki ordered harshly.
Her eyes widened in panic. She had wasted a lot of time. They were starting too early. Suddenly, a burst of energy snapped her bindings off and she was free.
"Get her!" a roar issued from Tazaki's throat.
She easily dodged their puny blows. Rei scooped up her knapsack and ran. All her spirit energy had regenerated and no one wanted to come near her. Except for Toshi.
"Back off!" she yelled and sent a huge blast of energy straight into him. She heard his body thud against something, and when the light subsided she saw him struggling to stand up, supporting himself against a boulder with a cracks running along it.
"You little-" Tazaki started, lips curling into a snarl. He held one hand up, spirit energy gathering quickly. BOOM! An explosion of energy shattered the air, stronger than her blast of energy. He was breathing heavily, expecting to see Rei done to a crisp. He was shocked to see her standing intact, with a shimmering blue dome of protective energy surrounding her.
She was also surprised. She was hoping the dome would lessen the blow, not completely stop it. But the few moments of shocked silence was soon to be broken.
kind of a cliffy ain't it! mwa ha ha! wait, i remember a reviewer telling me if i did a cliffy, a bunch of enraged demons and ningens would come to get me. oh crap...
