FOREINGER By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 16: Tournament Fight!
Hikari woke to the sounds of feet treading on the carpet by her bed. She opened her eyes to see Kurama bending to put a piece of paper on the nightstand across from her. He caught her eyes & held still for what seemed forever. "Quiet but not quiet enough." Hikari teased as she yawned & sat up, scratching her head. "What time is it Kurama?" He straightened up. "I see that all your senses are sharpened & it is time for the Urameshi Team to go to the stadium. I was coming to put the note that we had left on the nightstand but you seem to want to stay up." Hikari smiled, Kurama smiled back. "Well you had better go. I don't want to keep you." Hikari put her feet out of the bed & stood. The tiny black lump that had been curled up by her head moved as he slid down into the middle of it. "Actually, I wanted to invite you to fight, since we're a player short." Hikari smiled as she stepped into her slippers. "Awright, I'll be there but you guys go ahead. I can find my way." Kurama stared at her. "You'll see what I mean." Hikari stumbled past him & out the door for breakfast. She was surprised to see that not only was Yusuke, Kuwabara, & Hiei awake but everyone else too. "Damn, someone should have told me that I was the last one up." Kurama strode out behind her. "We thought you might need to rest." Hikari rushed over & grabbed up a breakfast bar. Then in a whisk was gone. Everyone stood for a moment as the door to the bedroom closed hurriedly. Hikari's voice came through the door. "You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up!" They all shrugged & took Rin with them to the stadium. Jaken strode out with a small glance at the bedroom door. He shrugged & walked out with his staff.
Ten minutes later Hikari rushed back out of the room with her school uniform on. "Dammit, I just had to be wearing my stupid ninja outfit when I was fighting Kuroi! The damn thing was probably destroyed!" She was talking past the breakfast bar in her mouth as she poured a glass of milk. Saisei came zooming out of the room, wings spread & aloft. "Hey you're flying!" Hikari almost choked on her milk as she watched the tiny guy fly around over her head proudly. "Here this is for you!" Hikari tossed a piece of jerky at him. He zoomed forward & grabbed it in his front paws. "This milk is for you too." Hikari pushed out the saucer that she had been filling. "I don't know if you like that stuff but I need to leave." The tiny black dragon lighted on her shoulder chewing hungrily on a piece of jerky. "Good, well get a drink because I'm leaving. That is unless you want to stay here?" Saisei shook his head. "Alright then here, these are for later. Give them to Rin with this slip." She handed him a plastic bag with jerky in it & a scribbled note inside. "Hold on we're going fast." Hikari disappeared from the room as she grabbed up another breakfast bar.
"Urameshi Team, you have yet to produce a fill-in. You have 5 minutes!" The dragon-woman announcer said as she stood center-stage. Yusuke looked around the stadium. "Damn, please don't be lost!" He mumbled as he looked up at the announcer. "We have a fill in coming. Can't you give a little longer?" The announcer looked smug. "I'm sorry but the DT rules clearly state Blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah blah." That pretty much all that was heard because no one understood or cared what the rules said. Yusuke looked up at the stands toward Keiko who shrugged. The tiny Whit Shiro was zooming around over Rin's head looking frantic. Kurama stared over at the woman that had joined the Toguro Team. "That Magagoto woman seems to be very interested in Rin's dragon." He said as he noticed the woman's ever-lingering gaze on the frantic creature. Hiei looked over at her. "Urameshi Team you have one-minute to prepare a fill-in or Team Toguro wins by default." The announcer yelled. Yusuke looked up at her angrily as he looked around for Hikari. Suddenly the doors behind them opened. "Sorry I'm late." Hikari ran out as soon as they opened enough for her to fit through. "And just who are you?" The announcer asked into her microphone. She noted the girl's features looked like hers in some ways. "I'm their fill-in." The announcer stumbled back. "Alright what's your name fill-in?" Hikari let Saisei catch his wind. "My name is Hikari Oukami." The announcer smiled & brought the microphone up to her mouth. She opened her mouth to speak but was rudely interrupted. "Tell them your real name girl!" Hikari whirled to face Magagoto. "That is my real name woman! Mind your own business!" Magagoto glared at her. The announcer looked startled. "Please Miss Hikari, you have to tell me your real name." She said in an almost apologetic tone. "That is my real name. I have no other name." Hikari let Saisei walk down her arm & sit on her knuckles. "go on Saisei." He spread his wings & flew gingerly up into the stadium. The announcer watched him go. "So that's your real name? Hikari Oukami?" Hikari looked up at her annoyed. "Yes, that's my name." The announcer stepped back. "Uhh.Ok. Everyone the fight is about to commence. First up is Kurama vs. Karasu!" The crowd cheered overhead as the fight started.
Rin watched as the tiny black speck got bigger. "What is Saisei-chan doing here?" Rin stood up & reached out for the tiny dragon as he flew into her arms. He dropped the package with the note in her lap as she sat down & squirmed out of her grasp. Spreading his wings again he took off back toward Hikari. "Keiko-sama, Saisei left this bag & note. What does it say?" Keiko took the bag full of jerky. "It says: 'Dear Rin this is for your dragon if he gets hungry before the fight is over. Love, Hikari.'" Rin took the bag back. "Thank you Keiko-sama."
Hikari watched as the fight between Kurama & the black haired man commenced. It went well at first then he seemed to begin to lose. Hikari watched as he pulled out a tiny flask of something. Hikari was suddenly ripped away from what happened next when claws dug into her shoulder. "Ouch. Saisei I wanted you to stay with Rin." He shook his head. "Well you can't stay." "DID YOU SEE THAT LADIES & GENTLEMEN?!" Th announcer yelled through as she cut off Hikari's voice. Hikari turned back to see a man that looked like Sesshoumaru & Inuyasha combined. His ears were a little bigger & more fox looking but they did look like Inuyasha's a lot. His build & hair was like Sesshoumaru though. Even his expression was like Sesshoumaru's. That bored, quiet face that held no expression. "Sesshoumaru.?" She whispered as she saw him. Hiei turned to look at her confused eyes. For an instant she saw that he also looked like Shippo. She wasn't sure how but he reminded her of the tiny kitsune. The tiny dragon bit her on the ear as she stared at the white haired man who kept alternating between Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, & Shippo in her head. "Ow, Saisei what was that for?" She turned hurt eyes on the tiny dragon as she rubbed the side of her head. He gave her a disgruntled look. Hikari huffed & turned back to the fight. Kurama was doing much better now that he was in this form. "And Yoko Kurama seems to be getting the upper hand here people!" The announcer yelled as Kurama landed another attack on Karasu. Karasu gave him several attacks but Kurama pulled back & shot the final blow at him. Karasu was swept away into the giant energy balls that were shot at him. He deflected some smaller ones as a larger one hurtled toward him from behind. As the ball hit him the thing exploded. The whole stadium seemed to be filled with light as the explosion went off. Saisei grabbed Hikari's shoulder for support as she stood still in the light. When the dust & light cleared away the only thing that could be seen was a huge crater & Yoko Kurama standing by it with several cuts, scrapes, & bruises. The announcer looked into the pit. "Is he gone?" She asked the tall kitsune with shock. He turned his head toward her. "Yes." His voice was cool & lacked of an expression, like Sesshoumaru's. The announcer watched him for a while before saying anything. The crowd seemed to be holding their breath for no noise was heard throughout the stadium. "The winner is Yoko Kurama!" The announcer finally declared. The crowd 'booed' & tossed things onto the ring. "It's not my fault." The announcer said weakly. Yoko Kurama shut his eyes & walked out of the ring. "If you have a problem then you talk to him about it!" The announcer said after several more minutes of garbage throwing & rude sayings. She regained her composure as the crowd settled down. "Alright next up is Bui vs. Kuwabara!" The dragon girl announced happily.
As both fighters entered the ring Hikari felt something hit her head. Saisei had moved up to her head for a better view! "Saisei, why are you sitting on my head?" The dragon looked down at her. Flapping his wings a bit he shrugged & looked back at the commencing fight.
Bui was using a huge axe for a weapon as Kuwabara drew his sword. Hikari watched with some interest. Bui was obviously still alive because he could swing the axe with greater speed than one would think. Hikari rubbed her chin as she watched Kuwabara run toward the giant man. "Shit. He shouldn't do that." Hikari mumbled as Kuwabara was nearly hit by the giant axe. Saisei jittered around on her head. Her ears kept twitching back & forth as she listened to all the sounds around her. "Dammit, sit still." Hikari grabbed the ears & pulled them forward. "Is this how hard it is for Inuyasha & Sesshoumaru?" She strained to hold her ears forward. "Damn.stupid ears." Hikari grumbled as she released the ears & let them twitch back & forth again. Yoko Kurama looked her way as she watched the fight with a disgruntled face. "Having trouble with your ears?" He asked walking toward her. She looked up at him. He was tall, about as tall as Sesshoumaru, & she was about his size! "Yeah, I'm not used to this." Hikari said trying to make her ears stay forward again by the muscles that were in them. "Here try to concentrate on what you want to hear & block out all the other sounds." He said as he pointed up to the crowd. Hikari did as she was told & found it was quite easy. "Wow, thanks Yoko Kurama." He gave her a small smile that was gone as soon as it came. "Can you do me a favor now?" He asked in a voice that was like Sesshoumaru's now that Hikari could concentrate on one noise. "Yeah, sure." Hikari said as she continued to stare up at him. "Could you return me to my normal, human self?" He asked. Hikari stopped. "Oh.I don't think I can do that." Hikari said looking bashful because he had helped her & she couldn't help him back. "I think you can." He said as he closed his eyes. Hikari closed her eyes too as she tried to think of a way to do this task. She saw a picture of the old Kurama enter her mind as she put one hand on his bare chest. "Please work." She whispered as she let the picture run through her body & out her arm into him. She felt her braid blow about her as she continued to send the image through herself. When she was finished she opened her eyes to see Kurama standing in front of her with his eyes closed. She brought her hand down as he looked at her bewilderedly. "Thank you Hikari." He said as he smiled at her. Hikari smiled back. "Your welcome." Kurama stood beside her as the fight went on.
Kuwabara was getting beat pretty bad. Blood was oozing from several deep wounds on his body. Bui was also hurt badly by the spirit sword. Kuwabara stood & grabbed out another spirit sword. "He's going to do it." Yusuke said as Kuwabara launched a sword at Bui. Hikari anted to ask what he meant but watched what was going to happen herself. Bui dodged the spirit sword as it brushed his mask. Kuwabara was behind him suddenly, throwing another spirit sword into his back. The great axe wielder spun around just enough to catch a glimpse of the swordsman before he was struck. The sword stuck through his chest. There was a sudden gasp for breath as he fell to the ground. The announcer skittered over looking scared. "One.two.three.four." She said shakily as she pointed first into the air then made a sweeping movement downward & said a number. Hikari watched as Yukina ran from her seat & out the door. 'That's cute, they like each other.' Hikari thought with a smile. Hiei turned toward her & stared for a moment before looking toward the entrance as Yukina ran through to Hikari's side. "Nine.TEN!!! The winner is Kuwabara of the Urameshi Team!" The crowd booed & threw things at the stage again. Hikari was getting tired of the crowds' attitude. "Have they been doing that throughout the entire tournament?" Hikari asked pointing over her shoulder. Yusuke turned toward her. "Yeah, they got something against humans." Hikari huffed as she turned to look at the demons that were chanting 'Kill Urameshi' now. She saw the two demons that had surrounded her the other day & smiled evilly at them as they saw her. They quickly stopped chanting & tried to calm everyone else down. Hikari turned away & giggled silently.
"Next up is Ani Toguro vs. Hiei!!!" The dragon-girl announcer declared as she stood center stage again. Hiei walked onto the ring as Kuwabara stumbled off. "Kazuma!" Yukina rushed over to help him. Hikari watched as he blushed as they walked over. She felt she was going to explode with laughter. Was this how she & Sesshoumaru acted? Kuwabara sat down against the wall as Yukina sat beside him. "Let me see the wounds Kazuma." Yukina said sweetly as she put her hand on his shoulder that was bleeding slightly. Hikari watched as her hands glowed blue & surrounded Kuwabara. When the light faded Hikari noticed that Kuwabara was looking much better. All his wounds were healed as he smiled at Yukina. "Thanks Yukina, did you just learn how to do that?" Yukina smiled & nodded. "I thought I would need it for this round so I studied extra hard the last couple nights." Hikari turned to the commencing fight to give the two lovers some time alone.
"Start!" The announcer yelled as she quickly ran off stage. Hiei pulled off the bandage that covered his forehead to reveal another eye. Hikari stared at it for a while before she caught the power that was coming off it. She shuddered as she felt it. Kurama noticed it & turned toward her. "Are getting cold Hikari?" He asked in a concerned voice. Hikari shook her head. "His eye has become very powerful. I can feel it. It makes my hair stand on end." Kurama looked at it. "Yes Hiei's third eye is magic so it would emit that sort of power." Hikari got herself to calm down as she got used to the feel of the power. Hiei & the Toguro brother had started the fight while they were speaking & both had landed hits on each other already. "And the fight is already deep into the action ladies & gentlemen!" The announcer yelled into her microphone as she watched from the sidelines. "I wonder why she keeps saying 'gentlemen'? I mean these men aren't exactly 'gentle' looking if you ask me." Hikari said as she watched the fight. Kurama suppressed a burst of laughter. "Yes I suppose your right." He said with a large smile.
The fight between Hiei & Ani lasted for some time. When it finally seemed to wind down it was getting to be around lunch. (Author: I'm pretending that they started at 9:00 AM.) Ani was showing signs of fatigue, as was Hiei. Hikari shifted her weight for the hundredth time as Saisei started to fall asleep on her head. Hiei finally landed a punch in the gut of Ani. Ani jumped back & shot a long finger thingy through his shoulder. Hiei growled as he pulled back. Blood dripped from his shoulder. He made several gestures with his hands as the eye on his forehead started to glow & change colors. Power seemed to flow through his whole body as he finally finished the gestures & opened all his eyes. "Eye of the Darkness Flame!" (Author: I made that up. I thought it would be fun to make up my own little attack for Hiei.) The eye glowed brighter as a ray the size of Godzilla shot out of it. Ani froze as the ray was shot at him. He tried to find a place to dodge but found there was no way to escape. He yelled as the ray tore into him & blew him back to out of the ring. Flying toward the outer wall he crashed his head through it. Hiei ended the attack by shutting his eye. The smoke cleared around the wall slowly. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath again as they waited to see if Ani was alive.
The rubble was piled high as Ani's leg stuck out from underneath it. The announcer blinked before counting. "One.two.three.four.five.six.seven.eight.nine.TEN!! The winner is Hiei!" The crowd broke into their raunchy yells & stamping. "Should we move the other's?" Hikari asked as she felt Saisei stir back into life on her head. "Yeah, Yusuke, we had better move the girls. I mean these guys are getting pretty angry. What if they attacked them?" Yusuke looked up toward the girls on the stadium. "Kuwabara, have you forgotten that Shizuru is up there? Plus they won't. They should know well enough not to mess with friends of the Urameshi team." He smirked. "We'd all kick their butts." Hikari pulled the dragon off her head. "Up you go to Rin little guy." The dragon shook his head. "I'm up next, you can't stay with me." The dragon looked downtrodden. "Can someone watch him while I fight?" Hikari asked in an exasperated tone. Yukina smiled as she walked over to her. "I'll watch him for you." She volunteered. Hikari put the tiny black dragon in her hands. "Can you be good while I'm gone?" Hikari asked as she stared at him. The dragon looked at her, then Yukina. He nodded vigorously. "Good." Hikari turned back around in time for her name to be called.
"The next match will be Hikari Oukami the Urameshi Team fill in vs. Magagoto the Toguro Team stand-in!!!" Hikari climbed into the ring, glaring at Magagoto who did the same. "Well, well I see that you killed master Kuroi." She said as the announcer babbled on about the two competitors. "Yeah, so?" Hikari smirked as she took a hold of her katana. "Well it's just funny that you would still be so close to him after the fight you two had." Magagoto smirked as she put a hand to her forehead. Hikari gave her a puzzled look. "What?" There was no time to answer. "Fight!" The announcer called loudly. "I mean that that tiny dragon is the perfect replica of Master Kuroi. I guess you could say that that's his soul in that tiny dragon. Your copy would be the tiny white dragon." Hikari looked stunned as she looked over at the dragon's that were in the stadium. "By the way, your friends aren't here either." Magagoto said as she let the mark on her forehead flash. "I'm going to fight in my true form if you don't mind." Hikari watched, as the woman became a huge black dog, with its tongue lolling out to one side. Hikari wondered if this was what Sesshoumaru looked like in true form as the dog's forehead glowed. Hikari stepped back to allow the creature room to grow as the mark shown brighter & brighter against her dark fur. "Fight me in your true form!" It growled as saliva started to drip from her mouth. Hikari unsheathed her sword. "Naw, I don't think so." The great beast shook its head & roared at her as she jumped toward it. The sword struck several places on the dog's body before Hikari came back down to earth. "Ha, your sword cannot penetrate me." The dog growled as she shot a paw at her. The paw crushed through the stadium floor as Hikari dodged it with only a scrape on her arm. "Hiyaa!!" Hikari jumped up while Magagoto was pulling her arms from the hole & hit her between the eyes with the blade. There was a loud 'ting!' as Hikari brought the blade down. She seemed to hold the sword in position on her head forever. Hikari gritted her teeth & pushed the blade down harder. *Ting* Hikari watched in horror as her blade was shattered in half. "Ah." She gasped as she started to fall back down toward the ground. She made a dodge roll away from the huge dog, pulling out some shuriken as she did so. "Ha!" She threw them at different points on the dog's body. The shuriken stuck in the dog's shaggy fur like burs on a sock. "Shit." Hikari growled as she dodged again. Another paw shot out & caught her in the chest or rather her whole body it was so big. She growled again as she was thrown to the edge of the ring. Standing she wiped blood from her mouth. "Alright, no sword, no shuriken, let's try the fists." Hikari said to herself as she launched again from the ring. Coming up in front of Magagoto's head she tossed a hand into her face. The dog took a step backward before shoving her away with a toss of her head. Hikari bounced off the pavement & came back with glowing hands. "Take this!" She planted a glowing hand into the dog's chest. Magagoto roared & sent a paw at Hikari. Hikari turned & flapped her wings but was too late. She was smashed to the floor again. Slowly pulling herself up she prepared for another round.
"Give it up you can't fight me in that form. Change into your true form if you want to win this match & your friends back." Magagoto growled in that deep eerie voice. Hikari glared at her. "Stop bluffing, my friends have nothing to do with this match!" Hikari shot back at her. Magagoto started to laugh. It was a deep laugh that shook the whole stadium. "Fool, they have been part of this match for some time. Look." Hikari stepped back as a blue light shot down from the sky. The light stood between Hikari & Magagoto in the ring. Inside of the light were slowly forming figures. "S- Sesshoumaru?!" Hikari gasped as she saw the demon staring back at her bewilderedly. "Kagome? Inuyasha? Shippo?" Hikari stared at them as they stared back. She moved toward them, feeling the tears sting in her eyes. "Guys?" She put a hand out to touch them but as soon as she was about to Kagome reached out also the light was gone along with her friends. Kagome had looked sad, & happy at the same time. Hikari thought as she turned disgusted eyes on the giant dog. "What have you done to them?!" She yelled at the huge shaggy creature. "I have only trapped them to make sure you wouldn't leave before I could kill you." Magagoto said in an innocent tone. Hikari's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Prepare yourself Magagoto!" Hikari yelled as she jumped at the giant dog again. She felt the tears running down her face as the dog swiped at her again. Hikari fell to the ground in a heap, eyes blank. She had passed out again. She lay in a crumpled heap on the ground as the dog came toward her.
Yusuke watched Hikari get thrown to the ground again. "Why does that dog keep saying that she should become her true form? Is she holding back? And just who were those people?" He asked in a sort of angry tone. Kurama watched the dog stride forward. "Judging by the look in her eyes when she saw them I'd have to say that those were her friends that she's been looking for." He said casually. Hiei opened his eyes. "Yes, they were. And she is holding back." He said in his cool tone. He leaned against the wall as Yusuke looked over at him. "Why is she holding back? Doesn't she want to beat that lady?" Hiei closed his eyes again. "No, it isn't that. She is afraid of what will happen to us. She knows what form the woman wants to fight & neither will fit in the ring. Her body would get to big, she would lose control of herself & destroy not only the stadium but us & the little girl she swore to protect also. There are a book of different reasons on why she won't change, but I believe it is not her choice any longer whether the other her will come out any longer." Hiei opened his eyes again to look at Hikari's crumpled body that started to move & glow slightly. Yusuke looked back toward the stadium also to see what would happen next.
Magagoto stopped in mid step to see that the girl was starting to stand. As she turned Magagoto saw that the girl looked normal. Her feathers were on her wings, her ears were that of a human, her claws had grown back, & the rifts were gone from her body. Hikari glared at her through her shallow eyes that had no pupils. "You have messed with the emotions of my other self. Now, you will pay." Her voice became the many echoing voices once again. Magagoto stepped back with a growl. "Fool girl, this is not the form that I wanted to destroy you in. Merge with your other half, the tiny dragon. I want to kill you as a dragon." Hikari stepped around the paws as she picked up the two pieces of her sword. "This sword is no longer worthy now that it is broken. I will make it a sword worthy of my power." Her many echoing voices ended as she closed her eyes. The two pieces of the katana glowed in her hands, they slowly seemed to forge together. Hikari opened her eyes as the light faded. In her hands was a sword that was longer than the first. It had the same hilt but was different in many ways from the first. It glowed as Hikari held it in her hands. "This sword is still no good but will have to do for now. I will have to find someone to forge a better one." Hikari turned toward the giant dog & held the sword aloft. "Kogasu Unmei." She whispered as the voices echoed around her. The sword glowed & a beam suddenly shot from the top & struck the dog. Magagoto roared as the beam hit her. "Arrrroooo!" Hikari moved sideways as she struck out at her. Jumping forward Hikari struck her with the sword. A large clump of hair was cut from the shaggy mane of hair around her neck but nothing else. Hikari watched as it fell. Pulling the sword up by her Hikari prepared to strike again. "Heh. You cannot beat me even in that form girl. Hikari glared at her. "Aku Ryu Tai San!" Hikari shifted the sword & shoved it into the ground. Magagoto started to laugh. "I see that you are trying to use that old trick. Well it may work for a miko or that magical girl but." Magagoto dropped off as she felt the ground shake. "You are mistaken to think that I cannot use this. I may not be a miko but my other half has spent time with three of them, so she has developed a few tricks from them." Hikari raised the sword from the hole she had created in the ground & watched as Magagoto was shoved to her stomach by a large tremor. Hikari watched her with her quiet eyes that held no expression. Magagoto growled at her as she tried to pull herself up but was shoved back down by another large tremor. "Call off your spell witch. Fight me." Hikari smirked, her eyes showed a tiny flicker of expression as she did so. "I will do no such thing. I have figured out why I appear to be moving so slow, & I need to fix that with you unable to take advantage of me." Hikari turned around her sword over her shoulder. As she reached the edge she curved a leg up to take hold of her foot & pulled the shoe off. She did the same to the other then went for the socks. The whole time she did this, the giant dog was trying to get up but was always shoved back down by a large tremor.
Hikari finished with the removal of her extra weight plodded her bare feet back to the crevice she had created with her sword. She pulled her sword off her shoulder & shoved it back into the crevice. The tremors immediately stopped & the giant dog was back on her feet in a minute. "That was a silly thing to do girl." She growled as she struck out at her. Hikari danced artfully out of the way. Dancing around like a ballerina with a sword she swung it in her dance in several patterns. Waving it up & down. Letting it cut into the stadium floor. Finally she jumped up into the air & swung the sword with her dance. She continued the dance in the air for some time before finally stopping. "Time to end this Magagoto. You will no longer interfere with my other self or her emotions or for that matter our plans. You have provided me with information but that is all you seemed to be good for. Goodbye & good riddance." Hikari started the dance again & swung the sword back ward behind her back she held it there as the huge dog leapt into the air at her. "Stupid child I will kill you in one chomp!" Hikari's calm face became suddenly angry as she swung the sword back forward. "Dance of the sword!" She cried as the sword glowed & flashed. An explosion rocked the stadium. Smoke filled the air as the two fighters collided. Smoke, ash, rubble, & an assortment of other things flew through the air. Yusuke covered his eyes to see that Toguro was watching the fight with a satisfied smile. Yusuke gritted his teeth. He would have to fight next.
The smoke cleared on the stadium to show Hikari gliding back down with her sword over her shoulder. Her eyes were normal & she looked slightly bewildered. She looked around her at the destruction & demons getting back into their seats. Hikari suddenly stopped in mid descent to look at her hands. She smiled at the human body. Then looked around the stadium. Her face looked forlorn, as she spotted no one from the IY gang but Rin & Jaken seated in their seats & staring at her in the same way. Yukina felt the tiny dragon in her hands go limp. Looking down she saw that he was giving Hikari a sad look. Meanwhile up in the stadium seats Rin saw Shiro doing the same thing. The dragon girl announcer righted herself & began to look for the two competitors. "Did anyone see what happened to Magagoto?" She asked into her microphone awkwardly. Hikari turned sad eyes on her. Opening her mouth only a tiny bit she sighed. "She was completely destroyed in the explosion." The announcer clamped her teeth shut & stared bug eyed at Hikari. "What? It's not like I ate her or something." Hikari looked back around the stadium. "Well uhh." The announcer said as she tried to decide whom to declare winner. "Well that means that the winner of this round is Hikari of the Urameshi Team!" The crowd booed again & threw stuff. Hikari was knocked on the head by a can. Her eyes went back to the expressionless ones as she glared up at them. "SHUT UP!!!" The crowd went silent & just stared at her as her eyes reverted back to their normal selves. "Thank you." She sighed & walked off the ring. "Good luck Yusuke. I hope you beat the snot out of that guy." Hikari said as she put a hand on his shoulder. He gave her a thumbs up as he got ready to get in. "That brings us to the last fight Yusuke." The announcer trailed off as she spotted something shine outside of the stadium. The crowd had already spotted it & watched it fall to the ground right out side the stadium. A blue light was all that could be seen as it fell. "What's that?" Some demons murmured as the thing hit the ground & caused a tremor to hit. Hikari watched it. "What's that?" Kuwabara voiced for all of them as he almost fell over during the tremor. Yukina handed Saisei back to Hikari with a smile. "Thanks for watching him Yukina." "That's Ok." Yukina said as they ignored Kuwabara. "I said 'what is that'?!" Kuwabara said in a more stern & annoyed tone. Hikari looked down at him. "Oh, were you talking to me?" She asked pointing to herself. Seeing his annoyed look she looked toward the place the thing had fallen. "Must be a piece of Magagoto that I missed." Hikari shrugged as she got the brief feeling that a demon was nearby. A demon she knew. "That's ridiculous. Look where I am." Hikari said rubbing her head. Kurama & Hiei along with everyone else stared at her. "What's ridiculous?" Kurama asked. Hikari shook her head. "I thought for a minute that I felt someone that I knew close by. He's a demon so I thought it was ridiculous cuz I'm in a stadium full of them." Hikari smiled at him. "Anyway that brings us to our final match-up! Yusuke Urameshi the leader of the Urameshi team vs. leader of the Toguro team Toguro Outoto!" The announcer yelled as she ripped her eyes away from the stadium's side. Yusuke jumped up into the stadium & cracked his knuckles & Toguro jumped up & cracked his. "Ready &.FIGHT!!!" The announcer yelled as they both came to a stop a few feet away from her. Toguro threw off his jacket. Yusuke finished cracking his knuckles. "I guess I had better start powering up." Toguro clenched his fists & started to yell as his power was increased. "Maximum power." Hikari whispered as she held on tight to Saisei who was clinging to her shoulder for dear life when the winds started. It felt like a sheet was smothering them as his power increased. The floor beneath him crumbled away & was destroyed in an instant as he powered up to maximum strength. Hikari ground her feet in the ground. The feeling of someone nearby that she knew was getting stronger. She wondered how Rin was doing. Looking up toward Rin she spotted the little girl mimicking what she was doing by putting her hand over Shiro's face & grabbing her seat with the other. Hikari faced the mass of muscles that was coming to form together in front of Yusuke who was standing still & watching it with a stern look. Hikari covered her face with her arm. She felt a hand on her shoulder. The claws dug in deep. "Hey baby you were excellent out there but it looks like your friend is about to die." A hissing voice said in her ear. Hikari turned her head slightly to see a green face was leering at her. "Would mind unhanding my shoulder?" She asked as she spotted Saisei getting ready to bite him. The demon shook his head. "No way, you have great power. I like that in a girl." He said with a smirk. Hikari glared. "Don't you like despise human's?" She asked him as the claws tightened on her shoulder. "Actually you're twice the worth of any demon girl." He said with a sneer. Hikari sighed. "Get off me please your fake flattery doesn't interest me." He smiled evilly at her. "Nah, I want you to come with me." Hikari narrowed her eyes & grabbed his shoulder. "I asked nicely." He panicked as she pulled him out of his seat & flung him into the air. "Happy landings!" She called as she saw him fly over the stadium. Kurama smiled at her. "What?" She asked with a smile & laugh. He laughed back. "I find it amusing how you handle those sort of people." Hikari laughed back as she noticed that Toguro seemed to be almost done with his powering up. Facing forward she waited patiently.
Well that's it for this chappie. I can't say much here except that the IY gang will be back in the next chap. Yup.Bye! Reviews!
~ OtakuSailorV
Hikari woke to the sounds of feet treading on the carpet by her bed. She opened her eyes to see Kurama bending to put a piece of paper on the nightstand across from her. He caught her eyes & held still for what seemed forever. "Quiet but not quiet enough." Hikari teased as she yawned & sat up, scratching her head. "What time is it Kurama?" He straightened up. "I see that all your senses are sharpened & it is time for the Urameshi Team to go to the stadium. I was coming to put the note that we had left on the nightstand but you seem to want to stay up." Hikari smiled, Kurama smiled back. "Well you had better go. I don't want to keep you." Hikari put her feet out of the bed & stood. The tiny black lump that had been curled up by her head moved as he slid down into the middle of it. "Actually, I wanted to invite you to fight, since we're a player short." Hikari smiled as she stepped into her slippers. "Awright, I'll be there but you guys go ahead. I can find my way." Kurama stared at her. "You'll see what I mean." Hikari stumbled past him & out the door for breakfast. She was surprised to see that not only was Yusuke, Kuwabara, & Hiei awake but everyone else too. "Damn, someone should have told me that I was the last one up." Kurama strode out behind her. "We thought you might need to rest." Hikari rushed over & grabbed up a breakfast bar. Then in a whisk was gone. Everyone stood for a moment as the door to the bedroom closed hurriedly. Hikari's voice came through the door. "You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up!" They all shrugged & took Rin with them to the stadium. Jaken strode out with a small glance at the bedroom door. He shrugged & walked out with his staff.
Ten minutes later Hikari rushed back out of the room with her school uniform on. "Dammit, I just had to be wearing my stupid ninja outfit when I was fighting Kuroi! The damn thing was probably destroyed!" She was talking past the breakfast bar in her mouth as she poured a glass of milk. Saisei came zooming out of the room, wings spread & aloft. "Hey you're flying!" Hikari almost choked on her milk as she watched the tiny guy fly around over her head proudly. "Here this is for you!" Hikari tossed a piece of jerky at him. He zoomed forward & grabbed it in his front paws. "This milk is for you too." Hikari pushed out the saucer that she had been filling. "I don't know if you like that stuff but I need to leave." The tiny black dragon lighted on her shoulder chewing hungrily on a piece of jerky. "Good, well get a drink because I'm leaving. That is unless you want to stay here?" Saisei shook his head. "Alright then here, these are for later. Give them to Rin with this slip." She handed him a plastic bag with jerky in it & a scribbled note inside. "Hold on we're going fast." Hikari disappeared from the room as she grabbed up another breakfast bar.
"Urameshi Team, you have yet to produce a fill-in. You have 5 minutes!" The dragon-woman announcer said as she stood center-stage. Yusuke looked around the stadium. "Damn, please don't be lost!" He mumbled as he looked up at the announcer. "We have a fill in coming. Can't you give a little longer?" The announcer looked smug. "I'm sorry but the DT rules clearly state Blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah blah." That pretty much all that was heard because no one understood or cared what the rules said. Yusuke looked up at the stands toward Keiko who shrugged. The tiny Whit Shiro was zooming around over Rin's head looking frantic. Kurama stared over at the woman that had joined the Toguro Team. "That Magagoto woman seems to be very interested in Rin's dragon." He said as he noticed the woman's ever-lingering gaze on the frantic creature. Hiei looked over at her. "Urameshi Team you have one-minute to prepare a fill-in or Team Toguro wins by default." The announcer yelled. Yusuke looked up at her angrily as he looked around for Hikari. Suddenly the doors behind them opened. "Sorry I'm late." Hikari ran out as soon as they opened enough for her to fit through. "And just who are you?" The announcer asked into her microphone. She noted the girl's features looked like hers in some ways. "I'm their fill-in." The announcer stumbled back. "Alright what's your name fill-in?" Hikari let Saisei catch his wind. "My name is Hikari Oukami." The announcer smiled & brought the microphone up to her mouth. She opened her mouth to speak but was rudely interrupted. "Tell them your real name girl!" Hikari whirled to face Magagoto. "That is my real name woman! Mind your own business!" Magagoto glared at her. The announcer looked startled. "Please Miss Hikari, you have to tell me your real name." She said in an almost apologetic tone. "That is my real name. I have no other name." Hikari let Saisei walk down her arm & sit on her knuckles. "go on Saisei." He spread his wings & flew gingerly up into the stadium. The announcer watched him go. "So that's your real name? Hikari Oukami?" Hikari looked up at her annoyed. "Yes, that's my name." The announcer stepped back. "Uhh.Ok. Everyone the fight is about to commence. First up is Kurama vs. Karasu!" The crowd cheered overhead as the fight started.
Rin watched as the tiny black speck got bigger. "What is Saisei-chan doing here?" Rin stood up & reached out for the tiny dragon as he flew into her arms. He dropped the package with the note in her lap as she sat down & squirmed out of her grasp. Spreading his wings again he took off back toward Hikari. "Keiko-sama, Saisei left this bag & note. What does it say?" Keiko took the bag full of jerky. "It says: 'Dear Rin this is for your dragon if he gets hungry before the fight is over. Love, Hikari.'" Rin took the bag back. "Thank you Keiko-sama."
Hikari watched as the fight between Kurama & the black haired man commenced. It went well at first then he seemed to begin to lose. Hikari watched as he pulled out a tiny flask of something. Hikari was suddenly ripped away from what happened next when claws dug into her shoulder. "Ouch. Saisei I wanted you to stay with Rin." He shook his head. "Well you can't stay." "DID YOU SEE THAT LADIES & GENTLEMEN?!" Th announcer yelled through as she cut off Hikari's voice. Hikari turned back to see a man that looked like Sesshoumaru & Inuyasha combined. His ears were a little bigger & more fox looking but they did look like Inuyasha's a lot. His build & hair was like Sesshoumaru though. Even his expression was like Sesshoumaru's. That bored, quiet face that held no expression. "Sesshoumaru.?" She whispered as she saw him. Hiei turned to look at her confused eyes. For an instant she saw that he also looked like Shippo. She wasn't sure how but he reminded her of the tiny kitsune. The tiny dragon bit her on the ear as she stared at the white haired man who kept alternating between Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, & Shippo in her head. "Ow, Saisei what was that for?" She turned hurt eyes on the tiny dragon as she rubbed the side of her head. He gave her a disgruntled look. Hikari huffed & turned back to the fight. Kurama was doing much better now that he was in this form. "And Yoko Kurama seems to be getting the upper hand here people!" The announcer yelled as Kurama landed another attack on Karasu. Karasu gave him several attacks but Kurama pulled back & shot the final blow at him. Karasu was swept away into the giant energy balls that were shot at him. He deflected some smaller ones as a larger one hurtled toward him from behind. As the ball hit him the thing exploded. The whole stadium seemed to be filled with light as the explosion went off. Saisei grabbed Hikari's shoulder for support as she stood still in the light. When the dust & light cleared away the only thing that could be seen was a huge crater & Yoko Kurama standing by it with several cuts, scrapes, & bruises. The announcer looked into the pit. "Is he gone?" She asked the tall kitsune with shock. He turned his head toward her. "Yes." His voice was cool & lacked of an expression, like Sesshoumaru's. The announcer watched him for a while before saying anything. The crowd seemed to be holding their breath for no noise was heard throughout the stadium. "The winner is Yoko Kurama!" The announcer finally declared. The crowd 'booed' & tossed things onto the ring. "It's not my fault." The announcer said weakly. Yoko Kurama shut his eyes & walked out of the ring. "If you have a problem then you talk to him about it!" The announcer said after several more minutes of garbage throwing & rude sayings. She regained her composure as the crowd settled down. "Alright next up is Bui vs. Kuwabara!" The dragon girl announced happily.
As both fighters entered the ring Hikari felt something hit her head. Saisei had moved up to her head for a better view! "Saisei, why are you sitting on my head?" The dragon looked down at her. Flapping his wings a bit he shrugged & looked back at the commencing fight.
Bui was using a huge axe for a weapon as Kuwabara drew his sword. Hikari watched with some interest. Bui was obviously still alive because he could swing the axe with greater speed than one would think. Hikari rubbed her chin as she watched Kuwabara run toward the giant man. "Shit. He shouldn't do that." Hikari mumbled as Kuwabara was nearly hit by the giant axe. Saisei jittered around on her head. Her ears kept twitching back & forth as she listened to all the sounds around her. "Dammit, sit still." Hikari grabbed the ears & pulled them forward. "Is this how hard it is for Inuyasha & Sesshoumaru?" She strained to hold her ears forward. "Damn.stupid ears." Hikari grumbled as she released the ears & let them twitch back & forth again. Yoko Kurama looked her way as she watched the fight with a disgruntled face. "Having trouble with your ears?" He asked walking toward her. She looked up at him. He was tall, about as tall as Sesshoumaru, & she was about his size! "Yeah, I'm not used to this." Hikari said trying to make her ears stay forward again by the muscles that were in them. "Here try to concentrate on what you want to hear & block out all the other sounds." He said as he pointed up to the crowd. Hikari did as she was told & found it was quite easy. "Wow, thanks Yoko Kurama." He gave her a small smile that was gone as soon as it came. "Can you do me a favor now?" He asked in a voice that was like Sesshoumaru's now that Hikari could concentrate on one noise. "Yeah, sure." Hikari said as she continued to stare up at him. "Could you return me to my normal, human self?" He asked. Hikari stopped. "Oh.I don't think I can do that." Hikari said looking bashful because he had helped her & she couldn't help him back. "I think you can." He said as he closed his eyes. Hikari closed her eyes too as she tried to think of a way to do this task. She saw a picture of the old Kurama enter her mind as she put one hand on his bare chest. "Please work." She whispered as she let the picture run through her body & out her arm into him. She felt her braid blow about her as she continued to send the image through herself. When she was finished she opened her eyes to see Kurama standing in front of her with his eyes closed. She brought her hand down as he looked at her bewilderedly. "Thank you Hikari." He said as he smiled at her. Hikari smiled back. "Your welcome." Kurama stood beside her as the fight went on.
Kuwabara was getting beat pretty bad. Blood was oozing from several deep wounds on his body. Bui was also hurt badly by the spirit sword. Kuwabara stood & grabbed out another spirit sword. "He's going to do it." Yusuke said as Kuwabara launched a sword at Bui. Hikari anted to ask what he meant but watched what was going to happen herself. Bui dodged the spirit sword as it brushed his mask. Kuwabara was behind him suddenly, throwing another spirit sword into his back. The great axe wielder spun around just enough to catch a glimpse of the swordsman before he was struck. The sword stuck through his chest. There was a sudden gasp for breath as he fell to the ground. The announcer skittered over looking scared. "One.two.three.four." She said shakily as she pointed first into the air then made a sweeping movement downward & said a number. Hikari watched as Yukina ran from her seat & out the door. 'That's cute, they like each other.' Hikari thought with a smile. Hiei turned toward her & stared for a moment before looking toward the entrance as Yukina ran through to Hikari's side. "Nine.TEN!!! The winner is Kuwabara of the Urameshi Team!" The crowd booed & threw things at the stage again. Hikari was getting tired of the crowds' attitude. "Have they been doing that throughout the entire tournament?" Hikari asked pointing over her shoulder. Yusuke turned toward her. "Yeah, they got something against humans." Hikari huffed as she turned to look at the demons that were chanting 'Kill Urameshi' now. She saw the two demons that had surrounded her the other day & smiled evilly at them as they saw her. They quickly stopped chanting & tried to calm everyone else down. Hikari turned away & giggled silently.
"Next up is Ani Toguro vs. Hiei!!!" The dragon-girl announcer declared as she stood center stage again. Hiei walked onto the ring as Kuwabara stumbled off. "Kazuma!" Yukina rushed over to help him. Hikari watched as he blushed as they walked over. She felt she was going to explode with laughter. Was this how she & Sesshoumaru acted? Kuwabara sat down against the wall as Yukina sat beside him. "Let me see the wounds Kazuma." Yukina said sweetly as she put her hand on his shoulder that was bleeding slightly. Hikari watched as her hands glowed blue & surrounded Kuwabara. When the light faded Hikari noticed that Kuwabara was looking much better. All his wounds were healed as he smiled at Yukina. "Thanks Yukina, did you just learn how to do that?" Yukina smiled & nodded. "I thought I would need it for this round so I studied extra hard the last couple nights." Hikari turned to the commencing fight to give the two lovers some time alone.
"Start!" The announcer yelled as she quickly ran off stage. Hiei pulled off the bandage that covered his forehead to reveal another eye. Hikari stared at it for a while before she caught the power that was coming off it. She shuddered as she felt it. Kurama noticed it & turned toward her. "Are getting cold Hikari?" He asked in a concerned voice. Hikari shook her head. "His eye has become very powerful. I can feel it. It makes my hair stand on end." Kurama looked at it. "Yes Hiei's third eye is magic so it would emit that sort of power." Hikari got herself to calm down as she got used to the feel of the power. Hiei & the Toguro brother had started the fight while they were speaking & both had landed hits on each other already. "And the fight is already deep into the action ladies & gentlemen!" The announcer yelled into her microphone as she watched from the sidelines. "I wonder why she keeps saying 'gentlemen'? I mean these men aren't exactly 'gentle' looking if you ask me." Hikari said as she watched the fight. Kurama suppressed a burst of laughter. "Yes I suppose your right." He said with a large smile.
The fight between Hiei & Ani lasted for some time. When it finally seemed to wind down it was getting to be around lunch. (Author: I'm pretending that they started at 9:00 AM.) Ani was showing signs of fatigue, as was Hiei. Hikari shifted her weight for the hundredth time as Saisei started to fall asleep on her head. Hiei finally landed a punch in the gut of Ani. Ani jumped back & shot a long finger thingy through his shoulder. Hiei growled as he pulled back. Blood dripped from his shoulder. He made several gestures with his hands as the eye on his forehead started to glow & change colors. Power seemed to flow through his whole body as he finally finished the gestures & opened all his eyes. "Eye of the Darkness Flame!" (Author: I made that up. I thought it would be fun to make up my own little attack for Hiei.) The eye glowed brighter as a ray the size of Godzilla shot out of it. Ani froze as the ray was shot at him. He tried to find a place to dodge but found there was no way to escape. He yelled as the ray tore into him & blew him back to out of the ring. Flying toward the outer wall he crashed his head through it. Hiei ended the attack by shutting his eye. The smoke cleared around the wall slowly. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath again as they waited to see if Ani was alive.
The rubble was piled high as Ani's leg stuck out from underneath it. The announcer blinked before counting. "One.two.three.four.five.six.seven.eight.nine.TEN!! The winner is Hiei!" The crowd broke into their raunchy yells & stamping. "Should we move the other's?" Hikari asked as she felt Saisei stir back into life on her head. "Yeah, Yusuke, we had better move the girls. I mean these guys are getting pretty angry. What if they attacked them?" Yusuke looked up toward the girls on the stadium. "Kuwabara, have you forgotten that Shizuru is up there? Plus they won't. They should know well enough not to mess with friends of the Urameshi team." He smirked. "We'd all kick their butts." Hikari pulled the dragon off her head. "Up you go to Rin little guy." The dragon shook his head. "I'm up next, you can't stay with me." The dragon looked downtrodden. "Can someone watch him while I fight?" Hikari asked in an exasperated tone. Yukina smiled as she walked over to her. "I'll watch him for you." She volunteered. Hikari put the tiny black dragon in her hands. "Can you be good while I'm gone?" Hikari asked as she stared at him. The dragon looked at her, then Yukina. He nodded vigorously. "Good." Hikari turned back around in time for her name to be called.
"The next match will be Hikari Oukami the Urameshi Team fill in vs. Magagoto the Toguro Team stand-in!!!" Hikari climbed into the ring, glaring at Magagoto who did the same. "Well, well I see that you killed master Kuroi." She said as the announcer babbled on about the two competitors. "Yeah, so?" Hikari smirked as she took a hold of her katana. "Well it's just funny that you would still be so close to him after the fight you two had." Magagoto smirked as she put a hand to her forehead. Hikari gave her a puzzled look. "What?" There was no time to answer. "Fight!" The announcer called loudly. "I mean that that tiny dragon is the perfect replica of Master Kuroi. I guess you could say that that's his soul in that tiny dragon. Your copy would be the tiny white dragon." Hikari looked stunned as she looked over at the dragon's that were in the stadium. "By the way, your friends aren't here either." Magagoto said as she let the mark on her forehead flash. "I'm going to fight in my true form if you don't mind." Hikari watched, as the woman became a huge black dog, with its tongue lolling out to one side. Hikari wondered if this was what Sesshoumaru looked like in true form as the dog's forehead glowed. Hikari stepped back to allow the creature room to grow as the mark shown brighter & brighter against her dark fur. "Fight me in your true form!" It growled as saliva started to drip from her mouth. Hikari unsheathed her sword. "Naw, I don't think so." The great beast shook its head & roared at her as she jumped toward it. The sword struck several places on the dog's body before Hikari came back down to earth. "Ha, your sword cannot penetrate me." The dog growled as she shot a paw at her. The paw crushed through the stadium floor as Hikari dodged it with only a scrape on her arm. "Hiyaa!!" Hikari jumped up while Magagoto was pulling her arms from the hole & hit her between the eyes with the blade. There was a loud 'ting!' as Hikari brought the blade down. She seemed to hold the sword in position on her head forever. Hikari gritted her teeth & pushed the blade down harder. *Ting* Hikari watched in horror as her blade was shattered in half. "Ah." She gasped as she started to fall back down toward the ground. She made a dodge roll away from the huge dog, pulling out some shuriken as she did so. "Ha!" She threw them at different points on the dog's body. The shuriken stuck in the dog's shaggy fur like burs on a sock. "Shit." Hikari growled as she dodged again. Another paw shot out & caught her in the chest or rather her whole body it was so big. She growled again as she was thrown to the edge of the ring. Standing she wiped blood from her mouth. "Alright, no sword, no shuriken, let's try the fists." Hikari said to herself as she launched again from the ring. Coming up in front of Magagoto's head she tossed a hand into her face. The dog took a step backward before shoving her away with a toss of her head. Hikari bounced off the pavement & came back with glowing hands. "Take this!" She planted a glowing hand into the dog's chest. Magagoto roared & sent a paw at Hikari. Hikari turned & flapped her wings but was too late. She was smashed to the floor again. Slowly pulling herself up she prepared for another round.
"Give it up you can't fight me in that form. Change into your true form if you want to win this match & your friends back." Magagoto growled in that deep eerie voice. Hikari glared at her. "Stop bluffing, my friends have nothing to do with this match!" Hikari shot back at her. Magagoto started to laugh. It was a deep laugh that shook the whole stadium. "Fool, they have been part of this match for some time. Look." Hikari stepped back as a blue light shot down from the sky. The light stood between Hikari & Magagoto in the ring. Inside of the light were slowly forming figures. "S- Sesshoumaru?!" Hikari gasped as she saw the demon staring back at her bewilderedly. "Kagome? Inuyasha? Shippo?" Hikari stared at them as they stared back. She moved toward them, feeling the tears sting in her eyes. "Guys?" She put a hand out to touch them but as soon as she was about to Kagome reached out also the light was gone along with her friends. Kagome had looked sad, & happy at the same time. Hikari thought as she turned disgusted eyes on the giant dog. "What have you done to them?!" She yelled at the huge shaggy creature. "I have only trapped them to make sure you wouldn't leave before I could kill you." Magagoto said in an innocent tone. Hikari's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Prepare yourself Magagoto!" Hikari yelled as she jumped at the giant dog again. She felt the tears running down her face as the dog swiped at her again. Hikari fell to the ground in a heap, eyes blank. She had passed out again. She lay in a crumpled heap on the ground as the dog came toward her.
Yusuke watched Hikari get thrown to the ground again. "Why does that dog keep saying that she should become her true form? Is she holding back? And just who were those people?" He asked in a sort of angry tone. Kurama watched the dog stride forward. "Judging by the look in her eyes when she saw them I'd have to say that those were her friends that she's been looking for." He said casually. Hiei opened his eyes. "Yes, they were. And she is holding back." He said in his cool tone. He leaned against the wall as Yusuke looked over at him. "Why is she holding back? Doesn't she want to beat that lady?" Hiei closed his eyes again. "No, it isn't that. She is afraid of what will happen to us. She knows what form the woman wants to fight & neither will fit in the ring. Her body would get to big, she would lose control of herself & destroy not only the stadium but us & the little girl she swore to protect also. There are a book of different reasons on why she won't change, but I believe it is not her choice any longer whether the other her will come out any longer." Hiei opened his eyes again to look at Hikari's crumpled body that started to move & glow slightly. Yusuke looked back toward the stadium also to see what would happen next.
Magagoto stopped in mid step to see that the girl was starting to stand. As she turned Magagoto saw that the girl looked normal. Her feathers were on her wings, her ears were that of a human, her claws had grown back, & the rifts were gone from her body. Hikari glared at her through her shallow eyes that had no pupils. "You have messed with the emotions of my other self. Now, you will pay." Her voice became the many echoing voices once again. Magagoto stepped back with a growl. "Fool girl, this is not the form that I wanted to destroy you in. Merge with your other half, the tiny dragon. I want to kill you as a dragon." Hikari stepped around the paws as she picked up the two pieces of her sword. "This sword is no longer worthy now that it is broken. I will make it a sword worthy of my power." Her many echoing voices ended as she closed her eyes. The two pieces of the katana glowed in her hands, they slowly seemed to forge together. Hikari opened her eyes as the light faded. In her hands was a sword that was longer than the first. It had the same hilt but was different in many ways from the first. It glowed as Hikari held it in her hands. "This sword is still no good but will have to do for now. I will have to find someone to forge a better one." Hikari turned toward the giant dog & held the sword aloft. "Kogasu Unmei." She whispered as the voices echoed around her. The sword glowed & a beam suddenly shot from the top & struck the dog. Magagoto roared as the beam hit her. "Arrrroooo!" Hikari moved sideways as she struck out at her. Jumping forward Hikari struck her with the sword. A large clump of hair was cut from the shaggy mane of hair around her neck but nothing else. Hikari watched as it fell. Pulling the sword up by her Hikari prepared to strike again. "Heh. You cannot beat me even in that form girl. Hikari glared at her. "Aku Ryu Tai San!" Hikari shifted the sword & shoved it into the ground. Magagoto started to laugh. "I see that you are trying to use that old trick. Well it may work for a miko or that magical girl but." Magagoto dropped off as she felt the ground shake. "You are mistaken to think that I cannot use this. I may not be a miko but my other half has spent time with three of them, so she has developed a few tricks from them." Hikari raised the sword from the hole she had created in the ground & watched as Magagoto was shoved to her stomach by a large tremor. Hikari watched her with her quiet eyes that held no expression. Magagoto growled at her as she tried to pull herself up but was shoved back down by another large tremor. "Call off your spell witch. Fight me." Hikari smirked, her eyes showed a tiny flicker of expression as she did so. "I will do no such thing. I have figured out why I appear to be moving so slow, & I need to fix that with you unable to take advantage of me." Hikari turned around her sword over her shoulder. As she reached the edge she curved a leg up to take hold of her foot & pulled the shoe off. She did the same to the other then went for the socks. The whole time she did this, the giant dog was trying to get up but was always shoved back down by a large tremor.
Hikari finished with the removal of her extra weight plodded her bare feet back to the crevice she had created with her sword. She pulled her sword off her shoulder & shoved it back into the crevice. The tremors immediately stopped & the giant dog was back on her feet in a minute. "That was a silly thing to do girl." She growled as she struck out at her. Hikari danced artfully out of the way. Dancing around like a ballerina with a sword she swung it in her dance in several patterns. Waving it up & down. Letting it cut into the stadium floor. Finally she jumped up into the air & swung the sword with her dance. She continued the dance in the air for some time before finally stopping. "Time to end this Magagoto. You will no longer interfere with my other self or her emotions or for that matter our plans. You have provided me with information but that is all you seemed to be good for. Goodbye & good riddance." Hikari started the dance again & swung the sword back ward behind her back she held it there as the huge dog leapt into the air at her. "Stupid child I will kill you in one chomp!" Hikari's calm face became suddenly angry as she swung the sword back forward. "Dance of the sword!" She cried as the sword glowed & flashed. An explosion rocked the stadium. Smoke filled the air as the two fighters collided. Smoke, ash, rubble, & an assortment of other things flew through the air. Yusuke covered his eyes to see that Toguro was watching the fight with a satisfied smile. Yusuke gritted his teeth. He would have to fight next.
The smoke cleared on the stadium to show Hikari gliding back down with her sword over her shoulder. Her eyes were normal & she looked slightly bewildered. She looked around her at the destruction & demons getting back into their seats. Hikari suddenly stopped in mid descent to look at her hands. She smiled at the human body. Then looked around the stadium. Her face looked forlorn, as she spotted no one from the IY gang but Rin & Jaken seated in their seats & staring at her in the same way. Yukina felt the tiny dragon in her hands go limp. Looking down she saw that he was giving Hikari a sad look. Meanwhile up in the stadium seats Rin saw Shiro doing the same thing. The dragon girl announcer righted herself & began to look for the two competitors. "Did anyone see what happened to Magagoto?" She asked into her microphone awkwardly. Hikari turned sad eyes on her. Opening her mouth only a tiny bit she sighed. "She was completely destroyed in the explosion." The announcer clamped her teeth shut & stared bug eyed at Hikari. "What? It's not like I ate her or something." Hikari looked back around the stadium. "Well uhh." The announcer said as she tried to decide whom to declare winner. "Well that means that the winner of this round is Hikari of the Urameshi Team!" The crowd booed again & threw stuff. Hikari was knocked on the head by a can. Her eyes went back to the expressionless ones as she glared up at them. "SHUT UP!!!" The crowd went silent & just stared at her as her eyes reverted back to their normal selves. "Thank you." She sighed & walked off the ring. "Good luck Yusuke. I hope you beat the snot out of that guy." Hikari said as she put a hand on his shoulder. He gave her a thumbs up as he got ready to get in. "That brings us to the last fight Yusuke." The announcer trailed off as she spotted something shine outside of the stadium. The crowd had already spotted it & watched it fall to the ground right out side the stadium. A blue light was all that could be seen as it fell. "What's that?" Some demons murmured as the thing hit the ground & caused a tremor to hit. Hikari watched it. "What's that?" Kuwabara voiced for all of them as he almost fell over during the tremor. Yukina handed Saisei back to Hikari with a smile. "Thanks for watching him Yukina." "That's Ok." Yukina said as they ignored Kuwabara. "I said 'what is that'?!" Kuwabara said in a more stern & annoyed tone. Hikari looked down at him. "Oh, were you talking to me?" She asked pointing to herself. Seeing his annoyed look she looked toward the place the thing had fallen. "Must be a piece of Magagoto that I missed." Hikari shrugged as she got the brief feeling that a demon was nearby. A demon she knew. "That's ridiculous. Look where I am." Hikari said rubbing her head. Kurama & Hiei along with everyone else stared at her. "What's ridiculous?" Kurama asked. Hikari shook her head. "I thought for a minute that I felt someone that I knew close by. He's a demon so I thought it was ridiculous cuz I'm in a stadium full of them." Hikari smiled at him. "Anyway that brings us to our final match-up! Yusuke Urameshi the leader of the Urameshi team vs. leader of the Toguro team Toguro Outoto!" The announcer yelled as she ripped her eyes away from the stadium's side. Yusuke jumped up into the stadium & cracked his knuckles & Toguro jumped up & cracked his. "Ready &.FIGHT!!!" The announcer yelled as they both came to a stop a few feet away from her. Toguro threw off his jacket. Yusuke finished cracking his knuckles. "I guess I had better start powering up." Toguro clenched his fists & started to yell as his power was increased. "Maximum power." Hikari whispered as she held on tight to Saisei who was clinging to her shoulder for dear life when the winds started. It felt like a sheet was smothering them as his power increased. The floor beneath him crumbled away & was destroyed in an instant as he powered up to maximum strength. Hikari ground her feet in the ground. The feeling of someone nearby that she knew was getting stronger. She wondered how Rin was doing. Looking up toward Rin she spotted the little girl mimicking what she was doing by putting her hand over Shiro's face & grabbing her seat with the other. Hikari faced the mass of muscles that was coming to form together in front of Yusuke who was standing still & watching it with a stern look. Hikari covered her face with her arm. She felt a hand on her shoulder. The claws dug in deep. "Hey baby you were excellent out there but it looks like your friend is about to die." A hissing voice said in her ear. Hikari turned her head slightly to see a green face was leering at her. "Would mind unhanding my shoulder?" She asked as she spotted Saisei getting ready to bite him. The demon shook his head. "No way, you have great power. I like that in a girl." He said with a smirk. Hikari glared. "Don't you like despise human's?" She asked him as the claws tightened on her shoulder. "Actually you're twice the worth of any demon girl." He said with a sneer. Hikari sighed. "Get off me please your fake flattery doesn't interest me." He smiled evilly at her. "Nah, I want you to come with me." Hikari narrowed her eyes & grabbed his shoulder. "I asked nicely." He panicked as she pulled him out of his seat & flung him into the air. "Happy landings!" She called as she saw him fly over the stadium. Kurama smiled at her. "What?" She asked with a smile & laugh. He laughed back. "I find it amusing how you handle those sort of people." Hikari laughed back as she noticed that Toguro seemed to be almost done with his powering up. Facing forward she waited patiently.
Well that's it for this chappie. I can't say much here except that the IY gang will be back in the next chap. Yup.Bye! Reviews!
~ OtakuSailorV