I do not own YYH.

Hehehehehehehehehehehhehehehehehehehehehe. Since this is my tournament, I get to be in it. But anyone who sent me a character, here's a note-

I am not responsible if your character dies. Blame Kuwabara. I may have altered a few things on your character. Blame Kuwabara. If I don't use your character, blame Kuwabara. If I accidentally kill your favorite character, blame Kuwabara.

Kuwabara: Why do you blame me for everything?

sabrina: Because I can.

Chapter 4

The first fight

"Hey look, everyone, we're landing!" shouted Leiko. She ran over to the rail and inhaled deeply. "I love the sea! Don't you, Yusuke?"

"Not particularly." he answered, yawning.

"Yusuke, I hate to tell you, but our first fight is fifteen minutes after we arrive." said Kurama, popping up behind them. Leiko jumped.

"Kurama, you startled me." she said. He gave her an apologetic smile. Leiko felt her heart thumping, and wondered if Kurama could hear it. She hoped not.

"Who do we fight against first?" asked Kuwabara. Leiko's face became serious.

"Our first fight will be against Team Fugishima. And let me tell you now, they are no push over. I've met they're team before, so I know what they're like. As each of you fights, I will tell you what to watch out for." she told them.

"So exactly who is on their team?" asked Hiei, appearing on the deck in a flicker of black.

"Well," she said. "There's Akira Fugishima, who is team captain. I would say he would match Kuwabara's level of skill."

"Then he'll be the easiest to pick off." Yusuke concluded.

"Not necessarily, Yusuke," Kurama reminded him. "You should never assume anything about your opponent until you know what they can do. This Akira, he is a demon, correct?"

Leiko shook her head. "He's not a demon. In fact, he has no demon blood in his veins at all, even though his brother is half demon. He's an ordinary human. But it's not his power that wins all his fights,"

"It's experience." finished Hiei. "I can tell from what Naomi said about the tournament. She said that there were no weak apparitions here, that this is for the strong- and the weak will not live."

"Kuwabara, you better start packing." said Yusuke, laughing.

"Are you callin' me WEAK, Urameshi?!" he demanded. Yusuke grinned and nodded. Kuwabara pulled out his spirit sword and tried to hack Yusuke's head off.

"I advise you not to fight with your teammates," came a melancholy voice. Leiko and Kurama turned to see who it was. Hiei was busy being amused by Kuwabara and Yusuke. A girl of about fifteen stood there, looking out to sea. She had a rather bored look on her face, and twisted her sandy brown hair around her finger. She had light blue eyes with off white eye shadow. She wore a black tube top that came to the bottom of her ribs, tight fitting black pants, and black ankle boots.

"You won't last five minutes against Team Fugishima if you fight like you do now," she continued. "If you don't make it past the first round, you don't get a second chance. I tell you now, I want to fight an opponent worthy of my strength. So far your team is pathetic."

"How dare you call us pathetic!" Leiko said angrily. The girl shrugged.

"So what will you do?" she asked. "Are you going to run crying to your mommy? Or are you going to stand and fight, like those who have worked hard to reach our level of strength?"

"Who do you think you are?" Leiko demanded.

"They call me Kayta," she said softly. She turned and fixed her gaze on them. Her eyes were hard and cold, icy and unfeeling. Leiko gasped.

"Kurama, I...I can't move!" she said, falling on to the deck. He caught her and turned to Kayta.

"Team Hel," she answered him. And then she walked away without another word.

"But..." Kurama muttered. "I never said anything." So how did she know his question?

Everyone was herded off the ship and entered the stadium. Yusuke caught a glimpse of Kumiko- the girl they had met earlier on the boat. Kayta brushed past Kurama and Leiko, giving them a cold look.

Yusuke heard a shout. Someone was calling his name, over and over again.

"Yo! Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama! Over here! Hiei, Kurama, Leiko, Yusuke, Kuwabara!" came the voice of a young girl.

"Not her again!" Kuwabara yelped, trying to hide behind Yusuke. The girl skipped over to the Reikai tantai. She was about as tall as Hiei, and had waist length light brown hair with bangs that framed her face, and dark brown eyes.

"Hiya Sabrina!" called Leiko. Sabrina reached the group and glomped Hiei.

"Hiei!" she yelled. Hiei gave her a death glare.

"I hate it when you do that." he told her. (A/N: Sabrina is me, so I own her)

"I'm the authoress, you have to be nice to me." she replied. "Plus I'm the announcer, so I can have you disqualified."

"But then Naomi would kill Botan." said Kurama.

"Don't worry Kurama, your secret crush is safe with me!" she grinned. Then she realized her mistake. "Did I just say that out loud?"

"You like Botan?" asked Yusuke, laughing.

"I do not!" said Kurama, blushing. "I'm just concerned for her well being."

"I'm just concerned for her well being." Yusuke mimicked. He looked around. "hey, where'd Sabrina go?"

"Come on, Yusuke, the fight's starting!" said Leiko, scurrying off after the announcer.

"May I have your attention, please!" Sabrina shouted over the crowd. "I bring you the first fight of this years Tournament of Plagues, Team Fugishima versus Team Urameshi!"

The crowd roared in anticipation. "Fighters, please step forward." she told each team. From Team Fugishima stepped forward a girl with a mane of long bright pink hair that reached the ground. She had piercing yellow eyes, and wore a long sleeve black turtle neck, a black mini skirt, and a big floppy black hat. She was smacking on a large wad of bubble gum.

Kuwabara stepped forward. "I'll take this sorry excuse for a fighter!" he shouted to the jeering crowd. They all began screaming and throwing things at him.

"Be careful Kuwabara," Leiko called after him. He jumped into the ring without hearing her. "He's as good as dead."

"Why?" asked Yusuke. "She doesn't look like a formidable foe to me."

"For Pete's sake Yusuke, she's a Witch!" Leiko said, giving him a punch in the nose.

"Oh."

"From Team Urameshi, Kuwabara!" shouted Sabrina. "And from Team Fugishima, Ryoko! Begin!"

"You best heed the girls warning, Kuwabara," said the newly introduced Ryoko. She held out her hand in the same position Botan did to call her oar. Only, it wasn't an oar that appeared.

Ryoko hopped on the materialized broom. Kuwabara stiffened. "Why didn't anybody tell me she could fly on a broom?" he demanded.

The Witch soared high into the air. She came to a sudden stop. "People, Ryoko has flown high into the air while leaving Kuwabara behind to ponder her next move! Perhaps the young Witch has her famed Wind Soar attack planned for Kuwabara to meet his demise!"

"I thought you were on our side!" Kuwabara yelled at Sabrina. She pointed. Ryoko had taken a surprise dive- heading straight for Kuwabara. She stood up on the broom picking up speed.

"And now, fans, I have seen the light! This is not The Wind Soar, but a new technique!"

"Gack!" shouted Kuwabara. He turned and began to run.

"Oh no you don't!" said Ryoko, grabbing his shirt and pulling him up on the broom. The broom returned to the sky.

"The rules are simple," she told Kuwabara. "This is my arena. If you fall off, you die. You use any fighting style you want, as long as you stay on the broom. The winner at the end of the match will be returned to the ground. The loser will die."

"So, you have to stay on the broom?"

"Yes."

"Well then look out!" he yelled, grabbing Ryoko's ankles. He yanked her out from under her feet and pushed her over. She screamed, and in a last attempt to stay on the broom reached out and...

I thought I would leave this chapter on sort of a cliff hanger. Oh yes, I have to say to some of the reviewers-

ana39- Thanks for letting me use Kayta! I hope you have fun in Europe!

Dark Warrior24- I hate you. You're mean.

Botan and Kurama lover- I really didn't intend for it to be a Botan and Kurama story, but I can if you want me to. As long as you review!

OK, well if you've been reading this, YOU MUST REVIEW!! Or I will send Hiei and Naomi chasing after you with frying pans!