Sayonara, Bye-Bye

Chapter 30: For Real This Time

Hiei's Point Of View

A/N: I see how many people truly enjoyed the story and I actually stopped it because I thought people were loosing interest but I guess I was wrong. I guess I will continue it. Hee Hee! I'm sorry to worry you all. I will be changing the fights because I already showed the original fights and winners. I'm just switching around stuff.

" Look, there is Hanging Neck Island!" Botan cheered from the edge of the ship.

" You seem happy. The competition looks very diffcult to beat." Kurama sighed.

" This is the first time I've ever fought so it's good for me!" Botan smiled.

" Botan, I just want to say something before the tourament starts, okay?" Yusuke asked.

" What is it?"

" I don't want you to fight unless you really have to, alright?" Yusuke informed.

" What? Why?"

" I don't think I can tell you know but I just don't want you to fight, okay?" Yusuke asked.

" I don't think that's fair Yusuke!" Botan argued.

" It looks like they're starting the matches today. No wonder they wanted us here early." I said.

" We are going to win this thing." Kuwabara encouraged.

" Let's hope nobody dies this time." Yusuke prayed.

" Are we fighting the first match Hiei?" Kurama asked.

" Yes. Against Team Mashitero." I nodded.

" Don't scare me like you did the last time, okay?" Kurama smiled.

" I didn't scare you." I argued quietly.

" You know, your risks and other strange things you do to show off."

" Well, this tournament for me will be different. I am going to fight much more especally with my new body." I bragged.

" You look very nice in tight leather." Kurama laughed.

" Really? You don't think I look funny? I don't think I'd ever wear this in my normal body." I laughed.

" You look fine." Kurama smiled.

" Thanks." I grinned, kissing him.

" Oh please, don't do that in front of the children." Yusuke teased.

" Whatever Yusuke." I said.

Start Of The First Round:

" Hello, I am your cute host Koto and are you all ready for some blood!?" Koto encouraged to millions of demons in the audience. " The first round is Team Urameshi, with the fighters Kurama, Botan, Hiei, Kuwabara and Yusuke as the team leader verses Team Mashitero with Kitsune, Ayane, Nashi, Dayoshi and Shiroru as the team leader."

" Is everybody ready?" Yusuke asked.

" I don't see why I can't fight." Botan complained.

" I just don't want you getting hurt." Yusuke answered.

" I'll be fine." Botan smiled.

" Team leaders step up to decide the rules!" Koto called. Yusuke and Shiroru hopped into the ring and stepped toward each other.

" What'll it be?" Shiroru asked. I looked upon their team, they were all female.

" Kurama, they're all girls." I whispered to him.

" Look who's talking." Kurama teased.

" This is serious. Kuwabara won't fight females." I whispered back.

" That means somebody will have to go twice." Kurama whispered.

" We'll have best out of five." Yusuke said, holding out his hand to agree. The bat winged girl held out her hand and shook Yusuke's in agreement.

" Just be careful." Shioru hissed, walking back to her team.

" Yusuke, do you notice a pattern in their team?" Kurama asked.

" What?" Yusuke asked.

" They are all female with an animal attribute. This team could be tough."

" But Kuwabara won't fight girls!" Yusuke yelled.

" I guess I'm not fighting in this round then." Kuwabara shrugged.

" Whoever is in the best condition after we've beaten a majority of them will go last. No problem." Botan smiled. " Now I'm fighting first." Botan giggled, jumping into the ring.

" Botan, no!" Yusuke yelled.

" I'll be fine." Botan winked.

" Yusuke, could you possibly be protecting her because you don't want to see her in pain?" Kuwabara asked.

" Oh shut up." He growled.

" The first match is now Botan verses Ayane." Koto said. " Begin!" She commanded.

" Botan? Pilot of the River Styx in battle?" Ayane asked.

" Yes."

" Let's see if you can guess my power." Ayane grinned, charging after Botan at lightning speed. Botan withdrew her oar and held it like a baseball bat and swung at Ayane, knocking her a few feet back.

" What just happened people? Botan swung Ayane back with a simple boat oar!" Koto announced with excitement.

" You're a cat." Botan smiled.

" Smart girl." Ayane said, licking her hand.

" Stop being prissy and let's fight." Botan said, charging at Ayane. Ayane charged back and tackled Botan in the stomach. Botan flew backwards, gasping for air.

" Botan!" Yusuke yelled. Botan quickly sat up and withdrew energy into her palm and molded it into a bunch of small balls.

" What are you doing, playing with dough?" Ayane asked.

" And Botan sits there forming balls of energy in her hand. What could she possibly be planning?" Koto announced.

" No, just forming an attack." Botan smiled, using her free hand to keep Ayane away with her oar as she powered up her little balls of energy. Ayane hissed at Botan's powerful swings with her oar.

" That's one strong oar." Kuwabara wowed.

" I didn't know Botan was so swift." I added.

" Now for my attack! Smile bombs!" Botan said, throwing the small energy balls at Ayane as she charged. Small, floating, laughing balls charged happily at Ayane, knocking her backwards and stunning her. Botan rose up her oar but slipped and threw it. The oar retracted a blade that few deep inside of Ayane, splattering blood all over that area of the ring.

" Oh my!" Botan yelled.

" That was amazing!" Koto cheered. " And Botan wins by death!"

" That was so gross!" Botan said, pulling her oar out of the dead cat-girl.

" Wow, Botan killed somebody in her first match." I sighed.

" I guess her oar has a series of weapons inside and retract when thrown in certain actions." Kurama informed.

" Who's up next?" Yusuke asked. Kurama hopped into the ring.

" Kurama!?" I yelled.

" I'll be fine."

" I don't care about that! I wanted to fight!" I yelled.

" You can get the next one." Kurama smiled. I growled at him. A butterfly girl fluttered into the ring.

" I get the cutie." She said sweetly.

A/N: The first round of the Dark Tourament and Botan won! I enjoyed it. Liked it very much. Once again, I am sorry for stopping the story.

Love Paisley.