Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 24
Kara glared at Amber from across the hall. She was positive that girl had charmed Suiichi. I have to get her away from him. He's mine! Her mental voice sank to an angered hiss as she continued to glare. She approached, her feet hitting the floor hard with her rage. "Amber, we need to talk. Alone." She stressed the final word, an indication to the others that they were not to be disturbed by them.
The girls wove their way between the people in the crowded hallway. Once they were out of sight, Kara slammed her into the wall, her hand around the vixen's throat. "I told you that Suiichi is mine. Is your golden head made out of lead?!" she hissed, enraged.
Calmly, Amber removed the other girl's hands. Her smarting grip brought tears to Kara's eyes. "And I told you that you didn't make my choices for me." Green eyes narrowed angrily. The other girl could've sworn that an angry fire burned within them, so dangerously they gleamed. "Suiichi makes his own choices as well. Get over yourself."
She pushed Kara back into the bathroom stall before stalking out of the girls' rest room. The vixen joined her friends once more. The dangerous gleam in her eyes faded away to their normal appearance. "What are we going to do about her?" Amber sighed in proverbial exhaustion. That girl was worse than any demoness in heat. Kara was way too possessive!
Yusuke continued fidgeting as they left the school grounds. "I don't know what to do about her, but I want to get out of here." His energy was a little too much lately. He'd train hard one day so he wouldn't be antsy the next, but then was full of energy again. Even Keiko's nagging was having trouble keeping his attention where it should be. The only solution he could think of to this problem was harder training.
Amber gazed at him in concern. All of them were feeling the call. A call to train as they never had before. "Then let's go. I think we all have excess energy to burn." They left that area of the city, heading for a remote area of the park. In that location they wouldn't hurt anyone when they got rough with eachother.
~*~
Amber kept her guard up, sensing the spirit energy of her sparring partner. Hiei sure was keeping her on her toes. He didn't treat anyone with kid gloves. The battered arm guards she wore were proof enough of that.
She blocked his katana swiftly, slid her arm along the blade then delivered a fierce kick to the fire demon's side. He struck her with the flat of his blade, catching the vixen off guard, and intending to knock her down.
Quickly, she took to the ground, rolling over the sorched earth to keep away from another blow. Gracefully, Amber sprang back to her feet, flipped over him then kicked the back of his knees. Hiei's legs buckled, but he recovered.
Expecting that, she leapt back, landing in her guard. Hiei stood still, regarding her silently. She's improved greatly in a few months time. Even Urameshi is showing more control over what Genkai left him, and his own has greatly increased. The demon leapt into an attack.
His fist was blocked by the battered arm guard, then the air painfully evacuated from his lungs as a fist crashed into his solar plexus. Her fists crashed into his back, forcing him to the ground. Hiei rolled over and found her fist a few centimeters away from his face.
Amber pulled out of her attack then helped him to his feet. There was a small amount of confusion in her eyes, showing that those skills were instinctual, not learned. She had no idea about how she knew them.
"That was quite an improvement, Amber." Hiei declared, sheathing his katana. They turned to the rest of the group. Everyone was tired, having worn themselves out during training.
"Good grief," Kuwabara panted. "I don't see how you can keep it up so long."
Kurama chuckled softly. "I've had more practice than you. But, you have improved much more than expected."
The carrot top grumbled under his breath, realizing an oblique insult had been delivered. He couldn't really retaliate when everyone else knew about it.
A short while later, Amber walked through the forest alone. Something had told her that on her way home, something would happen, and if her friends were with her, they would get hurt. With as drained as they were from training, it was very possible.
She alerted, sensing a foreign energy that was making her skin crawl. "I know you're there." Her simple declaration caused a wolf-like being to leap down from the trees.
"You are to come with me. Lord Arno wants to see you." she stated.
Amber sank into a guard, glaring angrily. "I don't think so, Davona." Her green eyes became even more narrow with rage. "This Arno is barking up the wrong tree."
Davona growled, vanishing from normal sight. "How you know my name is a mystery to me." Then she laughed. "You can't fight what you can't see."
Green eyes slid closed as she felt out the location of her opponent. She could almost see her in her mind's eye. Swiftly, she blocked a punch-kick combination then nailed Davona's abdomen with a sharp hit.
The demoness stumbled back, startled. How could she know where I am? I'm Arno's most powerful warrior, so how could she be doing this?
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 24
Kara glared at Amber from across the hall. She was positive that girl had charmed Suiichi. I have to get her away from him. He's mine! Her mental voice sank to an angered hiss as she continued to glare. She approached, her feet hitting the floor hard with her rage. "Amber, we need to talk. Alone." She stressed the final word, an indication to the others that they were not to be disturbed by them.
The girls wove their way between the people in the crowded hallway. Once they were out of sight, Kara slammed her into the wall, her hand around the vixen's throat. "I told you that Suiichi is mine. Is your golden head made out of lead?!" she hissed, enraged.
Calmly, Amber removed the other girl's hands. Her smarting grip brought tears to Kara's eyes. "And I told you that you didn't make my choices for me." Green eyes narrowed angrily. The other girl could've sworn that an angry fire burned within them, so dangerously they gleamed. "Suiichi makes his own choices as well. Get over yourself."
She pushed Kara back into the bathroom stall before stalking out of the girls' rest room. The vixen joined her friends once more. The dangerous gleam in her eyes faded away to their normal appearance. "What are we going to do about her?" Amber sighed in proverbial exhaustion. That girl was worse than any demoness in heat. Kara was way too possessive!
Yusuke continued fidgeting as they left the school grounds. "I don't know what to do about her, but I want to get out of here." His energy was a little too much lately. He'd train hard one day so he wouldn't be antsy the next, but then was full of energy again. Even Keiko's nagging was having trouble keeping his attention where it should be. The only solution he could think of to this problem was harder training.
Amber gazed at him in concern. All of them were feeling the call. A call to train as they never had before. "Then let's go. I think we all have excess energy to burn." They left that area of the city, heading for a remote area of the park. In that location they wouldn't hurt anyone when they got rough with eachother.
~*~
Amber kept her guard up, sensing the spirit energy of her sparring partner. Hiei sure was keeping her on her toes. He didn't treat anyone with kid gloves. The battered arm guards she wore were proof enough of that.
She blocked his katana swiftly, slid her arm along the blade then delivered a fierce kick to the fire demon's side. He struck her with the flat of his blade, catching the vixen off guard, and intending to knock her down.
Quickly, she took to the ground, rolling over the sorched earth to keep away from another blow. Gracefully, Amber sprang back to her feet, flipped over him then kicked the back of his knees. Hiei's legs buckled, but he recovered.
Expecting that, she leapt back, landing in her guard. Hiei stood still, regarding her silently. She's improved greatly in a few months time. Even Urameshi is showing more control over what Genkai left him, and his own has greatly increased. The demon leapt into an attack.
His fist was blocked by the battered arm guard, then the air painfully evacuated from his lungs as a fist crashed into his solar plexus. Her fists crashed into his back, forcing him to the ground. Hiei rolled over and found her fist a few centimeters away from his face.
Amber pulled out of her attack then helped him to his feet. There was a small amount of confusion in her eyes, showing that those skills were instinctual, not learned. She had no idea about how she knew them.
"That was quite an improvement, Amber." Hiei declared, sheathing his katana. They turned to the rest of the group. Everyone was tired, having worn themselves out during training.
"Good grief," Kuwabara panted. "I don't see how you can keep it up so long."
Kurama chuckled softly. "I've had more practice than you. But, you have improved much more than expected."
The carrot top grumbled under his breath, realizing an oblique insult had been delivered. He couldn't really retaliate when everyone else knew about it.
A short while later, Amber walked through the forest alone. Something had told her that on her way home, something would happen, and if her friends were with her, they would get hurt. With as drained as they were from training, it was very possible.
She alerted, sensing a foreign energy that was making her skin crawl. "I know you're there." Her simple declaration caused a wolf-like being to leap down from the trees.
"You are to come with me. Lord Arno wants to see you." she stated.
Amber sank into a guard, glaring angrily. "I don't think so, Davona." Her green eyes became even more narrow with rage. "This Arno is barking up the wrong tree."
Davona growled, vanishing from normal sight. "How you know my name is a mystery to me." Then she laughed. "You can't fight what you can't see."
Green eyes slid closed as she felt out the location of her opponent. She could almost see her in her mind's eye. Swiftly, she blocked a punch-kick combination then nailed Davona's abdomen with a sharp hit.
The demoness stumbled back, startled. How could she know where I am? I'm Arno's most powerful warrior, so how could she be doing this?