Chapter 4
The crowd was wild as the first battle of the semi-finals begun. All the teams fought their hardest, well, maybe the Urameshi team wasn't fighting their hardest, but they were fighting hard. Yusuke and Kuwabara both looked forward to fight the Natu team; their 'one fighter handling it all' reputation was remarkable. Hiei, too, was expecting the fight, though not for the same reason. After that sunset, that night, he wondered what she would do, or what she did – not just to other people, but also to herself.
So the fight finally came with the tension between the Urameshi team and the Natu team at an all high.
Yomi ignored them as the crowd shouted suggestions at her. "Pull of Yusuke's head!" or "Tear him apart limb by limb!" She pulled herself from Natu's grasp and threw him an 'I hate you and I will always hate you!' glare before walking casually onto the fighting ground.
Kuwabara was staring uncontrollably. "Stop staring at her Kuwabara, you already have a wife!" Yusuke said, but he couldn't help looking either. Yomi wore a beautiful black dress that showed her curves perfectly. Her milky-white skin and her crimson eyes just added to her beauty. Hiei eyed the circlet on her forehead – the red gem that enslaves her. He couldn't help but to put his hands into tight fists, he couldn't even bare thinking about what Natu would make her do.
"I can't fight her Urameshi, she's a girl!" Kuwabara said as he looked at Makuro. "You can go, a cat fight might do us some good," he said to her. "Watch your tongue," Makuro said, but stepped forward never the less.
Suddenly, the Katana flashed out. "The fight's reserved," Hiei said and jumped onto the fighting ground. Kurama put a hand on Makuro's shoulder, "Let's just watch what will happen," he said reassuringly. "Hey guys, can you sense her energy?" Yusuke asked. "No, not at all!" Kuwabara answered. Makuro and Kurama just grinned.
"Team Natu's Yomi! Verses...Team Urameshi's Hiei!" Koto's announcement just made the crowd wilder, but Yomi and Hiei paid them no heed.
"So! What an exciding battle this is going to be! It's fire against fire! Who would win? Yomi - the girl that's been defeating teams and teams all on her own? Or would it be Hiei – the wielder of the Dragon of the Darkness Flames? Oh, I can't stand it! Let the battle begin!" Koto almost jumped up in excitement.
Both fighters stood still; both red eyes flashed with emotion. The crowd was silent as a ghostly wind swept past the fighting ground, sending dust clouds up.
"Come on shrimp! Go get her and finish the fight!" Kuwabara yelled out. "You're not getting sof..." Both Kurama and Yusuke's glare silenced him.
Yomi grinned; it would be nice having a tough fight before she...
Hiei stared at her, not sure what to do. Finally, Yomi unsheathed her sword and tapped the ground three times. Hiei did the same thing and then, black shadows were all that could be seen.
"Look at them!" Yusuke said with awe. "Look at who? Where?" Kuwabara answered. "Don't feel back Kuwabara, I can't see them either!" Kurama held surprise in his voice. The crowd was experiencing the same thing – nothing could be seen now except the occasional flash of swords and the bang as the two blades clashed against each other.
"They're practicing," Makuro suddenly said. "Playing with each other," she continued. Kurama nodded understandingly. "Why?" Yusuke asked, "That's not like Hiei." Kuwabara just stood there with his mouth open, "you mean you can see?" he asked. Makuro did not reply.
Finally, the duo stopped, both panting and both smiling. "You're just as fast as always!" Yomi said. "And you've gotten a lot faster than last time," Hiei answered. Makuro blinked away a tear – Hiei was actually smiling! A real smile! "Thanks Hiei, that was really fun," Yomi said, her smile fading. "We could have made a great tag-team, just like before," she said; her eyes had a faraway look in them. "What are you saying? We still could be..." Hiei stopped when he saw Yomi shaking her head.
Yomi threw Natu another dirty look and placed her hands on the circlet. Black electricity sizzled at her flesh but she didn't cry out. Wind made out of pure energy surrounded her – stopping Hiei from getting to her. She tugged on the circlet, but it didn't come off, she tried burning the circlet, but it still stuck on tight. Daggers of pain shot threw her head and body, but she grinded her teeth and continued.
No pain...no gain...
The crowd was wild as the first battle of the semi-finals begun. All the teams fought their hardest, well, maybe the Urameshi team wasn't fighting their hardest, but they were fighting hard. Yusuke and Kuwabara both looked forward to fight the Natu team; their 'one fighter handling it all' reputation was remarkable. Hiei, too, was expecting the fight, though not for the same reason. After that sunset, that night, he wondered what she would do, or what she did – not just to other people, but also to herself.
So the fight finally came with the tension between the Urameshi team and the Natu team at an all high.
Yomi ignored them as the crowd shouted suggestions at her. "Pull of Yusuke's head!" or "Tear him apart limb by limb!" She pulled herself from Natu's grasp and threw him an 'I hate you and I will always hate you!' glare before walking casually onto the fighting ground.
Kuwabara was staring uncontrollably. "Stop staring at her Kuwabara, you already have a wife!" Yusuke said, but he couldn't help looking either. Yomi wore a beautiful black dress that showed her curves perfectly. Her milky-white skin and her crimson eyes just added to her beauty. Hiei eyed the circlet on her forehead – the red gem that enslaves her. He couldn't help but to put his hands into tight fists, he couldn't even bare thinking about what Natu would make her do.
"I can't fight her Urameshi, she's a girl!" Kuwabara said as he looked at Makuro. "You can go, a cat fight might do us some good," he said to her. "Watch your tongue," Makuro said, but stepped forward never the less.
Suddenly, the Katana flashed out. "The fight's reserved," Hiei said and jumped onto the fighting ground. Kurama put a hand on Makuro's shoulder, "Let's just watch what will happen," he said reassuringly. "Hey guys, can you sense her energy?" Yusuke asked. "No, not at all!" Kuwabara answered. Makuro and Kurama just grinned.
"Team Natu's Yomi! Verses...Team Urameshi's Hiei!" Koto's announcement just made the crowd wilder, but Yomi and Hiei paid them no heed.
"So! What an exciding battle this is going to be! It's fire against fire! Who would win? Yomi - the girl that's been defeating teams and teams all on her own? Or would it be Hiei – the wielder of the Dragon of the Darkness Flames? Oh, I can't stand it! Let the battle begin!" Koto almost jumped up in excitement.
Both fighters stood still; both red eyes flashed with emotion. The crowd was silent as a ghostly wind swept past the fighting ground, sending dust clouds up.
"Come on shrimp! Go get her and finish the fight!" Kuwabara yelled out. "You're not getting sof..." Both Kurama and Yusuke's glare silenced him.
Yomi grinned; it would be nice having a tough fight before she...
Hiei stared at her, not sure what to do. Finally, Yomi unsheathed her sword and tapped the ground three times. Hiei did the same thing and then, black shadows were all that could be seen.
"Look at them!" Yusuke said with awe. "Look at who? Where?" Kuwabara answered. "Don't feel back Kuwabara, I can't see them either!" Kurama held surprise in his voice. The crowd was experiencing the same thing – nothing could be seen now except the occasional flash of swords and the bang as the two blades clashed against each other.
"They're practicing," Makuro suddenly said. "Playing with each other," she continued. Kurama nodded understandingly. "Why?" Yusuke asked, "That's not like Hiei." Kuwabara just stood there with his mouth open, "you mean you can see?" he asked. Makuro did not reply.
Finally, the duo stopped, both panting and both smiling. "You're just as fast as always!" Yomi said. "And you've gotten a lot faster than last time," Hiei answered. Makuro blinked away a tear – Hiei was actually smiling! A real smile! "Thanks Hiei, that was really fun," Yomi said, her smile fading. "We could have made a great tag-team, just like before," she said; her eyes had a faraway look in them. "What are you saying? We still could be..." Hiei stopped when he saw Yomi shaking her head.
Yomi threw Natu another dirty look and placed her hands on the circlet. Black electricity sizzled at her flesh but she didn't cry out. Wind made out of pure energy surrounded her – stopping Hiei from getting to her. She tugged on the circlet, but it didn't come off, she tried burning the circlet, but it still stuck on tight. Daggers of pain shot threw her head and body, but she grinded her teeth and continued.
No pain...no gain...
