Hiei was training when he sensed an unknown energy. It seemed
vaguely familiar to him but he couldn't place it.
"Hiei!" Yusuke yelled. "Can you feel that energy?" Hiei asked.
Meanwhile, Kurama was sitting in an open meadow thinking about the finals that would take place in a couple of days. He sighed. How would he ever beat Karasu if he didn't figure out a weakness? He then sensed an unknown energy near him. 'Could it be Karasu?' He thought. Kurama did not want another run in with him just yet. He looked up to see a girl about Hiei's height standing in front of him. "Hello, I am looking for my mother, Genkai. I was told she was here at the Dark Tournament." The girl said. "Genkai is your mother?" Kurama asked wearily. The girl nodded her head. " You must be Kurama! I have heard so much about you. Nice to meet you! I am Aiko." The girl said happily. Aiko had pink hair that was in a braid down to her butt and had cold, black eyes. "I'm sorry to say that your mother was killed a few days ago by a man named Toguro." Kurama whispered. "Oh! Poor kaasan. Sorry to bother you." Aiko said turning away so Kurama could not see the tears forming in her eyes. "We could use a substitute. Do you know how to fight?" Kurama asked. "Sure. Yes, I know how to fight. I guess that would be one way to avenge my mother's death." Aiko mumbled. "Sorry, but I've got dibs on Toguro." Yusuke said, standing behind Aiko. Aiko turned around, startled. "You heard everything I said, didn't you?" Aiko asked. "He wasn't the only one." Kurama said pointing to Hiei and Kuwabara. "Eeek! Who's that ugly pig?" Aiko said pointing to Kuwabara. Everyone roared with laughter except Hiei who smirked. "I'm not ugly and I'm not a pig. My name is Kuwabara." Kuwabara said. "Whatever ugly!" Aiko said. "Hey, I've got a girlfriend you know!" Kuwabara said. "I'm surprised this girlfriend of yours hasn't died of shock! Then again, with everyone else around, if she feels faint she can just look at them." Aiko said, smirking. "Aiko, you have a way with words." Hiei said. "Why thank you Hiei. How long has it been? 5 years?" Aiko said. "Wait a second, how do you know the shrimp?" Kuwabara asked. "If that was any of your business ugly, I'd tell you!" Aiko said glaring at Kuwabara. "Maybe you could tell all of us later?" Kurama proposed. "Maybe." Hiei said.
"Hiei!" Yusuke yelled. "Can you feel that energy?" Hiei asked.
Meanwhile, Kurama was sitting in an open meadow thinking about the finals that would take place in a couple of days. He sighed. How would he ever beat Karasu if he didn't figure out a weakness? He then sensed an unknown energy near him. 'Could it be Karasu?' He thought. Kurama did not want another run in with him just yet. He looked up to see a girl about Hiei's height standing in front of him. "Hello, I am looking for my mother, Genkai. I was told she was here at the Dark Tournament." The girl said. "Genkai is your mother?" Kurama asked wearily. The girl nodded her head. " You must be Kurama! I have heard so much about you. Nice to meet you! I am Aiko." The girl said happily. Aiko had pink hair that was in a braid down to her butt and had cold, black eyes. "I'm sorry to say that your mother was killed a few days ago by a man named Toguro." Kurama whispered. "Oh! Poor kaasan. Sorry to bother you." Aiko said turning away so Kurama could not see the tears forming in her eyes. "We could use a substitute. Do you know how to fight?" Kurama asked. "Sure. Yes, I know how to fight. I guess that would be one way to avenge my mother's death." Aiko mumbled. "Sorry, but I've got dibs on Toguro." Yusuke said, standing behind Aiko. Aiko turned around, startled. "You heard everything I said, didn't you?" Aiko asked. "He wasn't the only one." Kurama said pointing to Hiei and Kuwabara. "Eeek! Who's that ugly pig?" Aiko said pointing to Kuwabara. Everyone roared with laughter except Hiei who smirked. "I'm not ugly and I'm not a pig. My name is Kuwabara." Kuwabara said. "Whatever ugly!" Aiko said. "Hey, I've got a girlfriend you know!" Kuwabara said. "I'm surprised this girlfriend of yours hasn't died of shock! Then again, with everyone else around, if she feels faint she can just look at them." Aiko said, smirking. "Aiko, you have a way with words." Hiei said. "Why thank you Hiei. How long has it been? 5 years?" Aiko said. "Wait a second, how do you know the shrimp?" Kuwabara asked. "If that was any of your business ugly, I'd tell you!" Aiko said glaring at Kuwabara. "Maybe you could tell all of us later?" Kurama proposed. "Maybe." Hiei said.