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comments and stuff! WOO! If I missed you, it means I wrote this before you
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Legolas19~ ^_^ Thanks! I was happy to be encouraged on this one because I personally thought it could be a lot better . . . I hope THIS chapter is! . I apologize for this not being up oh-so soon. X.X Gah! I just get started with the video games and I lose track of time! LOL
Rory And The Evilness~ ^__^ Cuteness rules me! . I have to cook it breakfast every day or it won't give me anymore cute things to do! ((Aren't I random? X.X)) But anyhew, I hope to make this fanfic cuter! ^____^- Ah, I've been planning this one out for a while so I hope it reaches the cutie climax at the end! ((I can never end sadly . . .)) ^_^ And again, I'm sorry for not updating this soon! *Bows and begs for forgiveness*
Princess Krystal01~ ^__^ I like a naïve Hiei. It's fun for me to do for some reason . . . perhaps I just like to torture him and see him squirm. But I doubt it . I'm far too nice for that ((*Vacuums her torture chamber and waxes her head pikes.)) X.X...
Rin the Kitsune~ ^__^;; I'm glad it didn't seem old to you! I have a complex with this . . . IF IT ISN'T NEW, IT'S TOO OLD FOR ANYONE (me) TO CARE! o.o But this should not be a problem for me anymore! (hopefully) ^^- But if anything I liked the main plot setting of chapter 1. LOL o.o Yes, new ideas are always hard to find. ^___^;; I hope to put my own twist on this one. ^^- Whatever that is! And yet again, I didn't update soon! *Cowers in sorrow* Sowwie . . .
Mizustarangel~ Dude, THANKS! ^_^ I'm only here to please! ((Whether it be readers or me LOL)) ^_^- Teehee! *is far too happy to be normal* X.X... gah, glad you liked it! -^__^-
Yukinahiei~ O.O . . . hmm . . . that confused me for a second but I think I get what you're saying. LOL . I personally have no problem with anything and everything, but yaoi out ranks all! ^_^ WOO! -.- . . . as far as this story goes, I'm glad you like it . . . so far. ^_^;; But remember, I planned this one out a while ago and am in no way out to get any of the readers in a personal assault of misdirected rage. ((Sorry that didn't make sense.)) ^-^- But there's nothing huge that will make you despise this story anytime soon . . . -.- but if there is I apologize in advance. LOL Anyway, I'm thankful for you review! -^___^- And, for another time, I'm sorry for the late update.
Koritsune Dragonrider~ ^_^ And I shall! WOO! I'm so happy to be adding yet another Kurama/Hiei story to my . . . arsenal. (?) ^^;; And remember, no matter what happens in this story . . . never doubt the Kurama/Hiei ness! X.X I've never paired them with anyone else and never plan to! ((Except for this one story when I did ((not posted)) but . . . Hiei wasn't in it and he couldn't of been and it was written to lead up to Kurama/Hiei later and in no way broke up an existing Kurama/Hiei relationship *rambles on and on*)) Anyway, I'll stop chit chatting away and get to the chapter already. LOL
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We had arrived at our desired destination (somewhere, someplace). And we were all set up in our rooms already. However, we had only three rooms to split among the four of us. Yusuke insisted that he not be the one who had to share a room, so I volunteered, and I wasn't about to ask Hiei to share, so, Kuwabara and I had begun to unpack our things.
"Stupid Urameshi . . . stupid Hiei . . ." Kuwabara mumbled as he threw some messily folded shirts into a drawer. They caught my attention and bothered me for some reason. I decided I would fix them later while he wasn't looking. Speaking of such things, I hadn't a clue what I had packed! Hiei did it all for me and I didn't have a chance to look it all over. What if he had packed nothing but undershirts and socks! I rushed over to my bag and opened it like my life depended on it. I was sure Kuwabara was looking at me strangely, but at this point I was too worried. I pulled it open and look down at it, preparing for the worst . . . only to find it was perfectly normal. It was just about everything I would bring. What a relief . . . Thinking over my reaction to the thought of having the wrong clothing, I became quite amused. So, I started to laugh, a lot. "Hey uhh . . . Kurama, are you . . . okay?" Kuwabara questioned. I was very aware of how strange I must have looked. One minute I was worriedly going through my bag like death was near, and now I was laughing hysterically.
"I'm fine, Kuwabara. I was just . . . checking my bag," I said, deciding not to explain in full, for fear I would come across as a little too obsessed with my appearance. I wasn't. But who wants to fight in socks and undershirts?
Now that it came to mind, it may not be that bad a strategy . . .
"O . . . kay. Anyway, I'll get that Urameshi for this! He's probably partying down in that big room of his! I mean, you'd THINK the ones SHARING a room would get the biggest, right!?"
"Don't let it get you too steamed, save your energy for the fights later," I said, giving him a friendly smile.
"Yeah you're right . . . So, do we get a continental breakfast in the morning or what?" Kuwabara asked, forcing the drawer full of his clothes shut, having to stuff a sleeve back in when he accomplished it.
"I couldn't say I know," I laughed. "But I *can* assure you that we won't starve."
"Haha! Okay, good. So, when do the fights start? Urameshi came to my house late and didn't explain much of anything to me . . . how about you, did Yusuke tell you anything?"
"Yusuke hasn't said anything but hello to me, I'm afraid. Hiei was the one who informed me of this mission, and he didn't say hardly anything either. All I know is . . . we won't be fighting as a team. Opponents will be chosen at random and they can be anyone else in the tournament," I explained sadly. I still wasn't totally convinced of what Hiei said. I still worried that we all may have to fight each other. What would I do if I had to fight Yusuke, Kuwabara, or Hiei? I . . . I could never . . . hurt them.
"Wow. Oh well! I'm sure glad there are a lot of entrants! HEY! Maybe if I'm lucky I'll get to fight Urameshi! That would show him! Not to mention I would get to beat him with a whole bunch of people watching! Speaking of that, is Yukina here? And if not, will she be? Or does she have important, heavenly Yukina business to do!?" Kuwabara continued on about Yukina while I become more and more lost in my thoughts. What if Hiei were put against one of us? Would he . . .? No. I had to have faith in Hiei. Sure, he would probably hit Kuwabara around a little, but he wouldn't really injure us. I had a feeling, that he considered us as very good friends . . . and from my conversation earlier with him, I was beginning to think that Hiei was starting to value friendship a lot more.
Which reminded me. What was up with that? Why was Hiei so curious about friendship lately? . . . Perhaps, Hiei was going about a change. Maybe he was going to start being nicer to us all. He was nice to me after all. He actually allowed me to hug him without so much as yelling. Hiei telling me I was his friend . . . I couldn't think of any other way to express how happy I was that he told me. Finally, he was a best friend who considered me the same. I was overwhelmed with joy. Hiei could be so sweet at times . . . maybe, if he did change . . . I would get a hug from *him*.
Who was I kidding? No matter how much Hiei changed that was one thing I was sure would not happen.
I sighed heavily, standing up straight.
"Well Kuwabara, I'm going to ask Yusuke more about this tournament," I said, walking out of the room and over to Yusuke's, knocking and then walking in. "Yusuke?" I called.
Yusuke then poked his head from inside the bathroom, seeing who it was, he came out, rubbing his wet hair with a towel. I was pleased to find he was already half way dressed and wearing his pants.
"Hey Kurama, what do you want?" he asked, taking a seat on his bed.
"Hiei didn't have a chance to explain about this fight. I wanted to ask you something, when do we find out our first matches?" I asked seriously, giving Yusuke a firm look.
"OH YEAH! They're already decided! There's a list of them over on the table." I quickly made my way over there, grabbed the list and searched it for the first name of one of us I could find. I prayed I wouldn't be fighting any one of my friends! "I'm fighting some girl named 'Molly'. I laughed for a long while. If that's not the weakest sounding name I ever heard then what is!?" Yusuke said, laughing as he held up a picture of a young girl. I glanced up from the paper and over to the picture he held, not being able to help myself from letting out a laugh. She did look rather weak. ((I'm poking fun at myself .))
I turned back to the list and began searching again. And then I found it. There was Hiei's name! I hesitated, but I looked at the name next to it . . . "Maiko . . ." I sighed, feeling relieved for the moment. I felt even better after looking at Kuwabara and my names to find I was fighting someone named 'Ryu', and Kuwabara was fighting none other than a someone named 'Yume'. Well, for now, we were lucky. But what happened . . . if we all kept winning? We would all have to fight each other eventually.
Well, I would be sure and have a good talk with the others after our fights tomorrow.
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Sorry that was short. X.X But I hope it was okay! PR!
Legolas19~ ^_^ Thanks! I was happy to be encouraged on this one because I personally thought it could be a lot better . . . I hope THIS chapter is! . I apologize for this not being up oh-so soon. X.X Gah! I just get started with the video games and I lose track of time! LOL
Rory And The Evilness~ ^__^ Cuteness rules me! . I have to cook it breakfast every day or it won't give me anymore cute things to do! ((Aren't I random? X.X)) But anyhew, I hope to make this fanfic cuter! ^____^- Ah, I've been planning this one out for a while so I hope it reaches the cutie climax at the end! ((I can never end sadly . . .)) ^_^ And again, I'm sorry for not updating this soon! *Bows and begs for forgiveness*
Princess Krystal01~ ^__^ I like a naïve Hiei. It's fun for me to do for some reason . . . perhaps I just like to torture him and see him squirm. But I doubt it . I'm far too nice for that ((*Vacuums her torture chamber and waxes her head pikes.)) X.X...
Rin the Kitsune~ ^__^;; I'm glad it didn't seem old to you! I have a complex with this . . . IF IT ISN'T NEW, IT'S TOO OLD FOR ANYONE (me) TO CARE! o.o But this should not be a problem for me anymore! (hopefully) ^^- But if anything I liked the main plot setting of chapter 1. LOL o.o Yes, new ideas are always hard to find. ^___^;; I hope to put my own twist on this one. ^^- Whatever that is! And yet again, I didn't update soon! *Cowers in sorrow* Sowwie . . .
Mizustarangel~ Dude, THANKS! ^_^ I'm only here to please! ((Whether it be readers or me LOL)) ^_^- Teehee! *is far too happy to be normal* X.X... gah, glad you liked it! -^__^-
Yukinahiei~ O.O . . . hmm . . . that confused me for a second but I think I get what you're saying. LOL . I personally have no problem with anything and everything, but yaoi out ranks all! ^_^ WOO! -.- . . . as far as this story goes, I'm glad you like it . . . so far. ^_^;; But remember, I planned this one out a while ago and am in no way out to get any of the readers in a personal assault of misdirected rage. ((Sorry that didn't make sense.)) ^-^- But there's nothing huge that will make you despise this story anytime soon . . . -.- but if there is I apologize in advance. LOL Anyway, I'm thankful for you review! -^___^- And, for another time, I'm sorry for the late update.
Koritsune Dragonrider~ ^_^ And I shall! WOO! I'm so happy to be adding yet another Kurama/Hiei story to my . . . arsenal. (?) ^^;; And remember, no matter what happens in this story . . . never doubt the Kurama/Hiei ness! X.X I've never paired them with anyone else and never plan to! ((Except for this one story when I did ((not posted)) but . . . Hiei wasn't in it and he couldn't of been and it was written to lead up to Kurama/Hiei later and in no way broke up an existing Kurama/Hiei relationship *rambles on and on*)) Anyway, I'll stop chit chatting away and get to the chapter already. LOL
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We had arrived at our desired destination (somewhere, someplace). And we were all set up in our rooms already. However, we had only three rooms to split among the four of us. Yusuke insisted that he not be the one who had to share a room, so I volunteered, and I wasn't about to ask Hiei to share, so, Kuwabara and I had begun to unpack our things.
"Stupid Urameshi . . . stupid Hiei . . ." Kuwabara mumbled as he threw some messily folded shirts into a drawer. They caught my attention and bothered me for some reason. I decided I would fix them later while he wasn't looking. Speaking of such things, I hadn't a clue what I had packed! Hiei did it all for me and I didn't have a chance to look it all over. What if he had packed nothing but undershirts and socks! I rushed over to my bag and opened it like my life depended on it. I was sure Kuwabara was looking at me strangely, but at this point I was too worried. I pulled it open and look down at it, preparing for the worst . . . only to find it was perfectly normal. It was just about everything I would bring. What a relief . . . Thinking over my reaction to the thought of having the wrong clothing, I became quite amused. So, I started to laugh, a lot. "Hey uhh . . . Kurama, are you . . . okay?" Kuwabara questioned. I was very aware of how strange I must have looked. One minute I was worriedly going through my bag like death was near, and now I was laughing hysterically.
"I'm fine, Kuwabara. I was just . . . checking my bag," I said, deciding not to explain in full, for fear I would come across as a little too obsessed with my appearance. I wasn't. But who wants to fight in socks and undershirts?
Now that it came to mind, it may not be that bad a strategy . . .
"O . . . kay. Anyway, I'll get that Urameshi for this! He's probably partying down in that big room of his! I mean, you'd THINK the ones SHARING a room would get the biggest, right!?"
"Don't let it get you too steamed, save your energy for the fights later," I said, giving him a friendly smile.
"Yeah you're right . . . So, do we get a continental breakfast in the morning or what?" Kuwabara asked, forcing the drawer full of his clothes shut, having to stuff a sleeve back in when he accomplished it.
"I couldn't say I know," I laughed. "But I *can* assure you that we won't starve."
"Haha! Okay, good. So, when do the fights start? Urameshi came to my house late and didn't explain much of anything to me . . . how about you, did Yusuke tell you anything?"
"Yusuke hasn't said anything but hello to me, I'm afraid. Hiei was the one who informed me of this mission, and he didn't say hardly anything either. All I know is . . . we won't be fighting as a team. Opponents will be chosen at random and they can be anyone else in the tournament," I explained sadly. I still wasn't totally convinced of what Hiei said. I still worried that we all may have to fight each other. What would I do if I had to fight Yusuke, Kuwabara, or Hiei? I . . . I could never . . . hurt them.
"Wow. Oh well! I'm sure glad there are a lot of entrants! HEY! Maybe if I'm lucky I'll get to fight Urameshi! That would show him! Not to mention I would get to beat him with a whole bunch of people watching! Speaking of that, is Yukina here? And if not, will she be? Or does she have important, heavenly Yukina business to do!?" Kuwabara continued on about Yukina while I become more and more lost in my thoughts. What if Hiei were put against one of us? Would he . . .? No. I had to have faith in Hiei. Sure, he would probably hit Kuwabara around a little, but he wouldn't really injure us. I had a feeling, that he considered us as very good friends . . . and from my conversation earlier with him, I was beginning to think that Hiei was starting to value friendship a lot more.
Which reminded me. What was up with that? Why was Hiei so curious about friendship lately? . . . Perhaps, Hiei was going about a change. Maybe he was going to start being nicer to us all. He was nice to me after all. He actually allowed me to hug him without so much as yelling. Hiei telling me I was his friend . . . I couldn't think of any other way to express how happy I was that he told me. Finally, he was a best friend who considered me the same. I was overwhelmed with joy. Hiei could be so sweet at times . . . maybe, if he did change . . . I would get a hug from *him*.
Who was I kidding? No matter how much Hiei changed that was one thing I was sure would not happen.
I sighed heavily, standing up straight.
"Well Kuwabara, I'm going to ask Yusuke more about this tournament," I said, walking out of the room and over to Yusuke's, knocking and then walking in. "Yusuke?" I called.
Yusuke then poked his head from inside the bathroom, seeing who it was, he came out, rubbing his wet hair with a towel. I was pleased to find he was already half way dressed and wearing his pants.
"Hey Kurama, what do you want?" he asked, taking a seat on his bed.
"Hiei didn't have a chance to explain about this fight. I wanted to ask you something, when do we find out our first matches?" I asked seriously, giving Yusuke a firm look.
"OH YEAH! They're already decided! There's a list of them over on the table." I quickly made my way over there, grabbed the list and searched it for the first name of one of us I could find. I prayed I wouldn't be fighting any one of my friends! "I'm fighting some girl named 'Molly'. I laughed for a long while. If that's not the weakest sounding name I ever heard then what is!?" Yusuke said, laughing as he held up a picture of a young girl. I glanced up from the paper and over to the picture he held, not being able to help myself from letting out a laugh. She did look rather weak. ((I'm poking fun at myself .))
I turned back to the list and began searching again. And then I found it. There was Hiei's name! I hesitated, but I looked at the name next to it . . . "Maiko . . ." I sighed, feeling relieved for the moment. I felt even better after looking at Kuwabara and my names to find I was fighting someone named 'Ryu', and Kuwabara was fighting none other than a someone named 'Yume'. Well, for now, we were lucky. But what happened . . . if we all kept winning? We would all have to fight each other eventually.
Well, I would be sure and have a good talk with the others after our fights tomorrow.
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Sorry that was short. X.X But I hope it was okay! PR!