Chapter 75
Reunited
"Come on Yukina" Botan said to the door of Yukina and Riku's cabin. Since Riku's fall overboard Yukina had confined herself to the cabin. She barely ate or spoke. All she did was cry. Everyone was worried but the ones who were most worried were Hiei and Crystal. After all Yukina was Crystal's sister-in-law.
Botan sighed when she got no response from the koorime. "Any luck?" Kurama asked as he walked up. Botan shook her head. "We'll be arriving at our destination in two hours" Kurama said. "We need Hiei" Botan said.
"I'm here" Hiei said from his spot against the wall. "Where's Nami?" Botan asked. "She went with the other girls to the spa" Hiei replied. "At a time like this?" Botan asked. "They want to ease the pain as Keiko put it" Hiei replied. "Hiei, you have to get Yukina out of there" Kurama said. Hiei nodded and walked to the door. He placed a finger in front of the lock and fired a small blast that melted it. He turned the doorknob and opened the door. "Stay out here" he said to Kurama and Botan before going in.
Yukina was still lying on the bed crying into the pillow. Hiei's expression softened. He hated seeing his sister like this. "Yukina" he said gently. Yukina looked up at him, her eyes red from all the crying. "Hello Hiei" she said forcing a weak smile. Hiei walked to the bed and sat beside her.
"Yukina, you have to get over this" he said slipping his arm around her shoulder. "I can't, it hurts to much" Yukina replied as more tear gems fell from her eyes. Hiei looked around. There were enough tear gems in the room to make someone a billionaire. He looked down at his crying sister. "I know it's hard for you but you must. There still people who love you" he said. "I know, but Riku was special" she said.
"Then let me ask you something. Do you think Riku would want to see you like this?" Hiei asked. Yukina stopped sobbing. "He'd want you to go on with life. Not live your days being miserable" Hiei said. "Really?" Yukina asked looking up at him. "What do you think?" he asked. "Yes, Riku would want me to be happy" Yukina said. "He may be gone, but he left you plenty of memories to be happy about" Hiei said. "I miss him" she said. "I know, I do to" Hiei replied. Riku was one of the few beings that had earned Hiei's absolute respect. The only others were Yusuke, Kurama, and Nami. Kuwabara was still nowhere near to getting Hiei's respect.
"Thank you Hiei" Yukina said as she closed her eyes. All the crying had exhausted her. "Sleep well sister" Hiei replied as he held her closer. He felt her breathing even out and looked at her. She had a smile on her face while she slept. Riku, you can't leave her like this Hiei thought.
Two hours later
"Hiei?" Nami said as she poked her head in. "What is it Nami?" Hiei asked. "We're nearly there" she said. Hiei nodded and she headed off to her cabin. "Yukina, wake up" Hiei said. Yukina stirred a little and opened her eyes. "What is it?" she asked. "We've arrived" Hiei replied. Yukina sighed and got out of bed. "You should go get ready" she said. "What about you?" Hiei asked. "I'll be fine" Yukina said. Hiei hesitated but left the cabin to help Kurama pack their stuff.
Yukina started to pack her and Riku's stuff. She was now worried about Rogato, Maya, Lila, and Damien. They planned to meet up with them at the docks. She stopped gathering her stuff when she saw the photo album Maya gave her lying on the floor. She picked it up and opened it. They had added many more pictures to it since Yukina got it. Most were of her and Riku. She looked at his solo picture. He had his confident smile on as the wind blew his ponytail. She smiled as she remembered how soft his hair was. She sighed and continued packing.
After ten more minutes all her stuff was packed. She heard a knock at the door. "Come in" she said. The door opened to reveal Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei. "How are you feeling Yukina?" Kurama asked. "A lot better" Yukina said with a smile though Kurama knew she was still sad about Riku's "death".
"The others are waiting near the ramp" Hiei said. "Well my stuff's all packed" Yukina said. "Good" Yusuke said as the three gathered up the bags. "Follow us" Yusuke said before he walked out the door. Yukina smiled but then noticed a pouch on the bed. She picked it up and opened it. Inside were all the tear gems she had cried that day. Attached to it was a note. It said:
Sister,
No one deserves to make a profit from your sorrow. It's best you keep them.
There was no name but Yukina knew it was from Hiei. She smiled and placed it inside her kimono. She then rushed to catch up with the others.
She found them near the exit ramp. She looked at where they had landed. It looked like a tropical resort with shops, restaurants, hotels, spas, and many other things. At the center of it all was the biggest stadium she had ever seen. It was much larger than the one at the Dark Tournament. Its dark look contrasted the rest of the island greatly.
"This looks like a cool place" Yusuke said. "The stadium looks adequate enough" Muraku said. "How are you feeling Yukina?" Mimiru asked. "Just fine thank you" Yukina said smiling at the kitten. "There are a lot of demons here" Kairi said. Yugi wads clutching Muraku's leg. "Let go" Muraku growled. "No, I see scary snake demons down there" Yugi replied. "Yugi come here" Kairi said. Yugi ran to her and let her pick him up. "We won't let those mean old snakes hurt you" she said. "Rogato, Maya, Lila, and Damien should be down there somewhere" Keiko said "Well let's move out and find them" Botan said. "Aren't we excited" Shizuru said as she threw her cigarette overboard. They all started down the ramp.
A few miles from the island
"That must be the place" Riku said on Genso's back. "Man, that stadium's huge" he said. He then noticed a familiar ship. "Genso, land near that ship" he said. Genso roared and picked up speed.
With the gang
"Look, it's them" Keiko said pointing to the side. They others looked to where she was pointing and saw Rogato, Maya, Lila, and Damien waving back at them. Sakura was in Lila's arms. They gathered their stuff and walked over.
"It's been a while" Yusuke said. "Yeah it has" Rogato said. "How ya been" Damien asked. "Just fine" Kurama said. "How have you been Maya?" Yukina asked. "Well it's been tough without Murakai but pretty well thank you" Maya said.
"Hey it's the zorros" a voice said. "I'd recognize that voice anywhere" Damien said as he looked at the source. It was Ricardo in the same outfit he wore last time. And he wasn't alone. "Juri?" Botan said. "Well if it isn't Team Urameshi" the aqua haired announcer replied.
"Who's he?" Yusuke asked. "Guys this is Ricardo, he helped me rescue Botan when she was kidnapped" Kurama said. "Holla" the wolf said. Keiko, Crystal, Kairi, Maya, and even Nami were giving him dreamy looks. "What are you doing here?" Botan asked. "I came to watch the tournament with my number one chica here" he said slipping his arm around Juri's waist. She blushed. "Are you two together?" Botan asked. Ricardo nodded.
"You mean you're not here to announce for the tournament?" Yusuke said. "Are you crazy? They don't even have announcers for this tournament. The action's to intense to keep up with" Juri replied. "And the past announcers have always been killed" Damien said.
"Where's Riku?" Maya asked. The gang froze. "Who should tell them" Kuwabara said. "Tell us what?" Maya asked. "Well you see, Riku…" before Yukina could finish a loud roar ripped through the air. They all looked up and saw a blue dragon heading straight for them. They got into fighting stances to ready themselves. The dragon flew over them and landed not to far off. A familiar figure jumped off it's back. Everyone gasped. It was Riku.
"Thanks Genso" Riku said as he scratched the dragon behind the ear holes. "Send my regards to Mizu, Shiro, and Aurora k?" he said. Genso grunted and took off into the sky.
Riku smiled and turned around. Immediately something slammed into his chest. He looked down and saw a sea of aqua against his chest. "Riku, I can't believe it's you" Yukina cried. Riku smiled and slipped his arms around her waist. "I'm as real as they come" Riku replied as he placed a figure under her chin and tilted her face up to look at him. She smiled before he kissed her.
When they broke they were mobbed by the others. "Riku, your alive!!!" Botan said as she, Keiko, Crystal, and Kairi hugged him. "I knew you weren't dead" Kuwabara said as he pulled Riku into a headlock and gave him a noggy. "I'm glad to see you to Kuwabara" Riku said. "There's to much love around here" Shizuru said. "Wonder why Riku came on a dragon's back?" Rogato said.
Muraku walked up to Riku and everyone went silent. He and Riku stared at each other for a few seconds. "Took you long enough to come back" Muraku said. "Well I couldn't leave without giving you a rematch can I?" Riku said. Muraku smirked and went to lean against the nearest tree. Black Fang sat beside him.
"So your Riku" Ricardo said as he and Juri walked up. "And you are?" Riku asked. "Ricardo Garcia. And this is my girlfriend Juri" he said. "Pleased to met you" Riku said. "Well it's been swell and all but we've got a hotel to cheek into" Ricardo said. "Ricardo!!!" Juri said elbowing him. "What?" Ricardo said as they walked off.
"Hey ya bro" Rogato said giving Riku a high five. "So how have you and Lila been" Riku asked. "We've had our hands full with Sakura" he said as the three year old pup wiggled in her mother's arms. "Yea, but she's been worth it" Lila said. "She can walk now but she's still trying to talk" Rogato said. "So where's our hotel?" Yusuke asked. "And the snack bar?" Kuwabara said. "Pig" Shizuru mumbled. "What was that?!" Kuwabara said. "You heard me baby brother" she replied. "Now you two, this isn't the time to fight" Crystal said. "All right my love. I'll stop for you" Kuwabara said. Everyone sweatdropped. "She's got him wrapped" Botan whispered to Keiko.
"First we have to enter the tournament" Kurama said. "You four have your invitations?" Botan said. Yusuke, Riku, Hiei, and Kurama pulled out their invitations. "I think the entries are to report to the stadium" Botan said. "Let's go" Yusuke said. The four led the way to the entry area.
"Where's papa?" Yugi asked. "Yea, I haven't seen Muraku for some time now" Kairi said. "I thought he was leaning against a tree" Keiko said. "Black Fang, do you know where he went?" Kairi asked. Black Fang snorted. "He said no" Riku said.
"Looking for me?" Muraku said from the shadows. They looked to the side and saw him walking out from the forest. "What were you doing?" Riku asked. "Not that it's any of your business but I was tailing the prince. It appears his father is with him" Muraku said. "Ace to?" Kurama asked. Muraku nodded. "We'd best be on our guard" Kurama said. Everyone nodded.
"Look, ice cream!!!" Mimiru said. "Can we have some?" Yugi asked giving his kitty cat eyes (it's not like he can do puppy dog eyes). "Alright" Kairi said. "Yay!!!" the kittens said. Kairi smiled and let them pull her to the ice cream stand. "That stuff they're getting looks like sweetsnow" Nami said. "Well in some places people call it ice cream" Rogato said. "Makes no sense. It's not at all like cream" Hiei said. "You want some or not?" Maya said. Hiei and Nami nodded. Maya smiled and went to buy them some. (Should I call it sweetsnow or ice cream from now on?)
After getting a cone they continued. They arrived at the stadium and saw a sign with 'Competitors Enter Here' written on it. "Well at least we know where to enter" Yusuke said as he, Riku, Hiei, and Kurama walked up to it. A demon with white hair, a mustache, a gray suit, and sunglasses was sitting behind the table. "This where we sign up?" Riku asked. "First things first, invitations" the demon said. They showed him their invitations. "Alright then" he said pulling out four papers. "Each of you put your name, species, weapon, etc." he said. They all filled out the necessary information. "Tournament's the day after tomorrow" the demon said. The four nodded and walked back to the others.
"On to the hotel" Botan said cheerfully. They all headed for the hotel Koenma had reserved for them.
They arrived at a place called 'Sea Side Garden'. They went to the front desk. "My I help you?" the guy behind the desk asked. "We came for our rooms" Riku said. "What are you signed in under?" the man asked. "Koenma" Botan replied. "Your rooms are on the 30th floor. You have the two, three-bed rooms, numbers 305 and 308. Each bed can accommodate two people" he said. "That leaves five of use without a place to stay" Keiko said. "I worked this out with Koenma" Riku said. Rogato smirked as the twin brothers turned to the guy. "The two of us each ordered a honeymoon suite" Rogato said before turning and giving Lila a wink. Yukina and Lila blushed. "Ah yes, then yours are at the top floor numbers S4 and S6" he said handing them the keys. The two smirked and took them. "Let's get settled" Rogato said. They all headed for the elevators.
Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, Hiei, Damien, and Black Fang would be sharing one room. Keiko, Botan, Shizuru, Crystal, Kairi, and the twins would be sharing the other. Muraku would sleep outside. Riku and Yukina and Rogato and Lila with Sakura would each have a honeymoon suite (wink).
The girls walked into their room. "I like it" Keiko said. The room had three beds with a nightstand in between each and a bathroom complete with two showers. The kitchen had a microwave, an oven, two sinks, a large refrigerator, and a table for six. There was a second room with a stereo system, couch, four recliners, a 40-inch plasma T.V., DVD player, and a window that showed a nice view of the ocean. The whole place was decorated with nice paintings, vases, and other expensive looking stuff. "This place must have cost a bundle" Botan said. The twins immediately started bouncing on the bed (didn't we all bounce on hotel beds when we were little). The boys' room was the same except the view was of the island because they were across the hallway.
Riku and Yukina left Rogato and Lila to go into their suite. It featured a king-size bed, candles on the wall, a 60-inch plasma T.V., it's own kitchen, bathroom, a separate room with a hot tube, a small indoor garden, a stereo system, its own bar, a computer, a dinning room, and a few other things that are better left unmentioned. There was a doorway leading to a balcony overlooking the sea. "Wow" Yukina said. "I like it already" Riku said. Yukina smiled as they dropped their bags and turned to each other. "We're supposed to train tomorrow so I guess we have the rest of the day to ourselves" Riku said. "And what are we going to do?" Yukina asked. Riku smirked and caught her lips with his.
A few hours later at the pool
"Cannonball!!!" Kuwabara yelled as he jumped into the pool. Yusuke soon followed him. Kairi, Crystal, and Keiko were playing with Puu and the twins in the shallow end. Kurama, Hiei, Damien, and Muraku were in the hot springs next to the pool. Rogato and Lila were taking Sakura for a stroll on the beach. Black Fang was sleeping under a palm tree. Botan and Nami were on deck chairs. Riku and Yukina were in their room.
"Hey Nami" Botan said. "Yeah" Nami said. "I heard you want Hiei to ask you to be his mate" Botan said. "Well we've been together for two years. Most demon relationships only last around six months before they mate. I'm starting to wonder if Hiei wants me to be his mate" Nami replied. "Why not ask him?" Botan said. "The male is supposed to ask the female" Nami replied. "Well I wouldn't wait to long. Remember, he's going into battle the day after tomorrow. We both know how dangerous this tournament is" Botan said. "Listen Botan, I've waited two years, I can wait a while longer" Nami said. "Pushy aren't we?" Botan said.
Hiei had been listening in. He had wanted to ask Nami to be his mate. He just thought if he did she'd beat the crap out of him for being a pervert. "What's wrong Hiei?" Kurama asked. Hiei turned to him. "It's nothing fox" Hiei replied. A plan started to formulate in his head.
The next day
Riku walked into the boys' room to find Hiei sitting at the edge of the bed. "What's up Hiei?" Riku asked. "Nothing" Hiei replied polishing his katana. "Where are the others?" Riku asked. "Training" Hiei said. "Well I've got something to show you" Riku said. "What?" Hiei asked. "Something Gurumin gave me" Riku said holding out a large case. Hiei scooted over so Riku could lay it on the bed. "What is it?" Hiei asked. "I'm not sure but he told me to show it to you when we got to the tournament" Riku said.
"Open it" Hiei said. Riku pulled a switch and it unlocked. They opened it and their eyes widened at what they saw. Lying in the case was a katana. It had a handle with a black dragon skin grip, a hand guard in the shape of a dragon wrapped around the bottom of the blade, and a red design going up the length of the blade. Next to it was a black sheath with blue dragons carved along it and a small sash tied to the end. "Whoa" Riku said. "Interesting blade" Hiei said. Riku recognized it. It was the same sword Katana used in the war.
Nami and Yukina were in the hall when they heard voices from the room. "That sounds like Riku and Hiei" Yukina said. "Let's listen in" Nami said as she pressed her ear to the door. "This is a surprise" Hiei said. "Take it out" Riku said. "Don't rush me" Hiei replied. "Man it's pretty long" Riku said. "Almost as long as yours" Hiei said. "It's nowhere near as long as mine" said Riku. "Show me then" Hiei said. "Okay then I will" Riku replied. "See mine is almost as long as yours" Hiei said. "Watch where you point that thing" Riku said. "This is pretty comfortable to grip" Hiei said. "Let me touch it" Riku said. There was a pause. "Your right, that's pretty smooth" said Riku. Another pause followed by a crash. "Hiei, you broke the bed" Riku said. "Hn" Hiei replied. "What's with this thing?" Hiei asked. "Just take it off" Riku said. Another pause. "That's better" Riku said. "Should we tell the others?" Hiei asked. "Maybe later" Riku replied.
Yukina and Nami had paled. "That's why he hasn't asked to be his mate. He's gay" Nami said. "I would never thought Riku would do this to me. And with my own brother" Yukina said. They started crying against each other.
The door opened to reveal Riku and Hiei looking at them funny. "What's with you two?" Riku asked. "Wait, your still dressed?" Nami said. "Why wouldn't we be dressed?" Riku asked. "What were you two doing in there?" Yukina asked. "Well, Hiei got this new sword and we were testing it out" Riku said. "What was the crash sound?" Nami asked. "Hiei accidentally sliced the bed in two" Riku replied. "Hn" Hiei said. "We were also comparing our swords, you know figuring out which one is longer" Riku replied. Yukina and Nami looked at each other. "I'd better go train" Riku said as he gave Yukina a kiss and ran off. "Come on Nami" Hiei said as he walked off new sword in hand. The sash was off of the sheath. The girls breathed a sigh of relief.
A few minutes later
"Where are we going Hiei?" Nami asked. "I found a good training spot" Hiei replied. They stopped in a clearing. "Is this the place?" Nami asked. She ducked a swing from Hiei's sword. "I'll take that as a yes" Nami said as she readied her scimitars. They disappeared and started battling at high speed.
Hiei took a swing at Nami and managed to knock the scimitar from her left hand. She countered and knocked the katana from his hand. He dodged and few swings and caught her hand. They wrestled a few seconds before he pried the other scimitar from her hand.
She was about to punch when he grabbed her wrists and pinned her to a tree. Before she knew it he was kissing her. She broke when she felt him tug her shorts. "Hiei, what are you doing?" Nami asked. "Isn't this what you wanted?" Hiei asked. "What do you mean?" Nami asked. "I thought you wanted to be my mate" Hiei said. Nami's eyes widened. "How did you find out?" she asked. "I overheard your conversation at the pool" Hiei replied. Nami blushed. Hiei smirked and began kissing her neck. "Wait, not out here in the open" she said. "Who would dare interrupt us?" he said giving her his most seductive smile. Nami felt her heart melt. She smirked and snaked her arms around his neck. "You know Hiei, you're a very persuasive guy" she said. Hiei smirked before kissing her.
Not to far off
Where are those two? Riku thought as he walked through the forest. Their scents defiantly lead this way. After a few more minutes a scent reached his nose and caused him to blush. Their doing that out here?! Okay Riku let's think this through. Disturbing them would be like attacking a tree covered in killer bee hives. So I'll just go back to the others he thought before turning and heading back to the others.
Later that day
"Hiei, Nami" Yukina called as she walked through the forest. Riku said they were out here she thought. She saw a clearing up ahead and headed for it. When she entered the clearing a smile crossed her face. Hiei was lying against a tree with Nami sleeping against him, her head on his collarbone and her hands on his shoulders. He had his arms around her waist and held her protectively against him as they slept. They were using his cloak as a blanket. Yukina turned around and headed for the others. I'd better let them sleep a while longer. They seem so happy she thought.
Somewhere else on the island
The mystery warrior was sitting at a table in a restaurant. His wings were gone and he wore a long sleeve black shirt and black pants. His spikes on his arm stuck out through holes in his sleeve. The armor that covered his arm was more like an exoskeleton. He still had all five fingers they were just clawed. In fact he could probably walk among humans as long as he wore a thick coat (In other words, it doesn't mutate his arm like Nightmare's from Soul Caliber).
He wasn't seated alone Across from him was a woman. She looked to be in her mid-twenties with long dark blue hair that reached to her ankles in a sleek ponytail with a few strands on the side of he face, violet eyes, and pale skin. She wore a black dress that hugged her shapely body in all the right places, a silver bracelet, and a sliver chain with a silver ankh attacked to it.
"So my dear, has the master been informed on our progress" he asked. "Yes, and he's quit pleased" she replied (With a voice like Android 18 from DBZ). "Well we won't have to wait mush longer. The pieces are almost in place" he said. "Then we should enjoy our time here" she said. "I can agree to that" he said as he lifted his glass of wine. They tapped their glasses together and took a sip.
That was a pretty long chapter. Hiei and Nami are finally mates and everyone's ready for the tournament. The next chapter will be up on Thursday. Think of it as another Christmas present.
Next chapter, the first round of the Demon King's Tournament, Review please.
