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Chapter 16 - The First Fight
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Yuusuke and the others sat around on the couches and enjoyed the moments of peace.
"Well, tomorrow, we'll be fighting in the first match." Hiei opened his eyes and smirked.
"Thats a relief. I was hoping we would fight early." Botan looked over at him and pat him on the back.
"We'll have a little fun tonight, to get rid of these feelings." She winked at Keiko.
"Most definately. We can't have nervous fighters on our hands."
"As long as you don't get us drunk."
"We can't drink yet, moron." Yuusuke said, glaring at Kuwabara. Hiei smirked.
"I wonder what it feels like to be an idiot." The koorime said. Everyone, but Kuwabara, laughed. He mumbled something like 'I'm not an idiot'. That made them laugh even harder. Well, Hiei chuckled, if you even want to call it that.
"You kill me, Hiei." Yuusuke said with a grin. "I don't think he could answer that question because he doesn't know what an idiot is." Hiei nodded.
"I have a feeling that he thinks we're the stupid ones, making up all these big words to confuse him." Everyone had a feeling that they were going to have a lot of fun.
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Botan yawned and opened her eyes. She rolled over so her back was facing the wall. She looked right into his emerald eyes.
"How long do we have?" She asked, tracing lazy circles on his chest with her finger. He thought for a minute.
"They begin at noon." She glanced at the clock. 4:12 AM.
"About eight hours." She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. "I know that only Hiei is awake. The others are probably still asleep."
"We may be able to find Hiei out by the cliff above the ocean."
"If we want to find him." She smiled and snuggled more into him. He smirked and rolled her over slightly, pushing up her shirt so it revealed her flat stomach. She blushed and glanced at him in surprise. He ran his fingers over her smooth, delicate skin. Then his smile turned sinister. He started to tickle her. She started laughing as quietly as she could. Then she managed to get him to stop so she tackled him and laid down on top of his back. He was lying on his stomach with her on top, laying down. "You'll pay for that." She moved his hair to the side and was sort of surprised when a gentle green vine encircled itself around her wrist. She blinked and looked over at him. Then another one came out, holding a red rose to her. It was so sweet.
"For you." He said in amusement as he watched her. She was staring at the two vines in surprise. She gently reached out and took the flower. She held it up to her nose and inhaled the sweet aroma.
"Do you always have to be so sweet to me?" She rolled off of him and watched as the two vines vanished in his silky red locks.
"Why shouldn't I?" He asked, his gaze on her. He was propping his head up with his arm and smiling at her.
"But you only do it when you're in trouble." She gave him a playful smile and kissed him gently.
"You don't seem to mind." She laughed softly.
"Why would I mind?" He took his other hand and cupped her face with it. Then he brought his lips to hers in a gentle, loving kiss. He pulled away from her then smiled.
"You shouldn't."
"I don't." She smiled and ran her fingers over the silky petals of the rose. He watched her for a while, then he got up and went over to the bathroom that was on the other side of the room. "What are you doing?"
"I need a shower." He said with a smile. He closed the door and she heard the water start. She sighed and decided to take one after him. She looked out the window. There was still a little while before the sun rose. She thought of the day's events. It was going to be her first real battle of life and death where no one could save her but herself. Kurama had said that he wouldn't let them kill her. He would probably interfere with the fight. Even if that meant their loss. Yuusuke would probably do that too. He was going to during the Dark Tournament, when Kurama was unconscious and Bakken was beating him. Hiei was going to fire as well.
"They all have a certain bond." She whispered.
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Botan swallowed and edged closer to Kurama. The fight was to begin in five minutes. She was nervous. Who would get the first fight?
"Would the Urameshi Team please report to the ring?" Yuusuke led them out and they stood in a group, waiting.
"Don't worry so much, Botan." Kurama said soothingly. Just his voice helped intensely.
"I'll try. This is my first match." She looked around and noticed that the other team was coming out. The two team leaders, Yuusuke and some weird- looking man got into the ring and decided on a one-on-one. The matches were to be decided by a dice roll. The tournament gave anyone the chance to go first but it was still fair all-in-all. No one said anything so the dice hit the ground. To Botan, it seemed like forever that she waited for the answer.
"The first match will be.. Sozui and Kuwabara!" Hiei snickered.
"Try not to lose, moron. We need all the wins we can get."
"Shut up, shrimp!"
"Use your anger in the ring, Kuwabara. Get moving!" Yuusuke practically pushed him into the ring. "I hope he doesn't lose."
"This will be a fast match." Hiei said with a smirk. Something caught his eye and he turned around. Yukina, Shizuru, and Keiko all got front-row seats. They were waving and watching anxiously.
"Good luck, Kazuma!" Yukina said, cupping her hands in front of her mouth so that she would be heard. Kuwabara narrowed his eyes at his weird-looking opponent.
"Kurama!" Someone shouted from the seats. Touya and Jin waved at them with smiles. "Its been a while since we fought!"
"An' darn its been a long time, Urameshi." Jin called. He was grinning and his ears were all pointed, which meant he was excited. Yuusuke waved to them and smiled. Then he turned back to the match at hand.
"Begin!" Kuwabara attacked the man blindly with his spirit sword and swung everywhere where the demon was.
"He has no strategy. What I taught him may go to waste, Yuusuke." Kurama looked over at his leader. "You should know that doing that will lessen his chances of winning a fight. I told both of you that swinging wildly and blindly may result in the loss of energy and strength. He will wear himself out before he even hits his opponent."
"That's just his way, Kurama. I have no idea if he even learned anything from your training." Kurama nodded.
"He did, but he better use it." Hiei snorted.
"There is no way to teach him anything. The only thing he learned from your teachings is better speed and a little more strength." He said with a sigh.
"I hope you are wrong, Hiei." Kuwabara seemed to be proving Hiei true. He then stopped attacking and stood there, trying to sense Sozui. He then waited until the demon was about to attack him until he hit the demon with his extended sword. It threw Sozui off for a while and allowed Kuwabara a chance to keep going and attack more. He took it and started to punch the demon's lights out. The ref. started to take count but the guy got up by two. He attacked Kuwabara, beating him to a pulp. He wavered on his feet and passed out. Sozui smirked and walked out of the ring as the winner. "Well, I can see we're going to have a problem about this." They rolled the dice.
"And the next fighters will be Gehei and Yuusuke." Yuusuke sighed, took a look at his team mates and got into the ring.
"I think we all know the out-come to this fight." Botan said with a sigh. Yuusuke almost never lost a fight except for the few with Kurama.
"Its that obvious?" Hiei asked sarcastically. Kuwabara glared at him when he looked back at the loser.
"Don't blame me, shorty!"
"You fight the first match and you lose it. I can't blame you?" Botan sighed and shook her head. This was the beginning of an all-out war if it didn't get stopped.
"Calm down, you two. Just watch the fight." She said warningly. Kuwabara shut his mouth, lest he get beaten up by the two on the outside of the ring who weren't fighting. Gehei and Yuusuke were fighting with no clue or care as to what their team mates were doing. Yuusuke dodged a punch quite narrowly and swung his fist, catching the guy almost off-guard.
"That was nice." Kuwabara commented. He was too busy watching to notice that the other team members were looking them over. Kurama noticed and watched them out of the corner of his eye.
"Botan!" He looked over at her and she looked at him. She followed his signals and noticed the team watching them. She moved closer to him, pretending to watch the fight. Her eyes followed Yuusuke's movements and she stopped when she was beside him.
"Why are they watching us?" She asked and he shrugged.
"They probably want to know what we're able to do. I'd be careful if you're picked next." She nodded and moved out of the way, dragging Kurama with her, as Gehei flew their way.
"Sorry about that, guys." Yuusuke grinned. The ten count took place and it determined that Yuusuke was the winner.
"Just remember to take caution. Even if they are the first team, there is no way to determine how strong they are." Kurama warned her as her name came up on the dice.
"And it will be Botan versus Gonshiro." Botan looked over at the man as he walked into the ring. He had light brown eyes and light blonde hair. His expression was calm and wise. She bit her lip, hoping against hope that she didn't lose this fight. She would pull every move she had just to win for her team.
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'Till the next chapter!
Ja ne!
-Jess-
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Chapter 16 - The First Fight
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Yuusuke and the others sat around on the couches and enjoyed the moments of peace.
"Well, tomorrow, we'll be fighting in the first match." Hiei opened his eyes and smirked.
"Thats a relief. I was hoping we would fight early." Botan looked over at him and pat him on the back.
"We'll have a little fun tonight, to get rid of these feelings." She winked at Keiko.
"Most definately. We can't have nervous fighters on our hands."
"As long as you don't get us drunk."
"We can't drink yet, moron." Yuusuke said, glaring at Kuwabara. Hiei smirked.
"I wonder what it feels like to be an idiot." The koorime said. Everyone, but Kuwabara, laughed. He mumbled something like 'I'm not an idiot'. That made them laugh even harder. Well, Hiei chuckled, if you even want to call it that.
"You kill me, Hiei." Yuusuke said with a grin. "I don't think he could answer that question because he doesn't know what an idiot is." Hiei nodded.
"I have a feeling that he thinks we're the stupid ones, making up all these big words to confuse him." Everyone had a feeling that they were going to have a lot of fun.
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Botan yawned and opened her eyes. She rolled over so her back was facing the wall. She looked right into his emerald eyes.
"How long do we have?" She asked, tracing lazy circles on his chest with her finger. He thought for a minute.
"They begin at noon." She glanced at the clock. 4:12 AM.
"About eight hours." She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. "I know that only Hiei is awake. The others are probably still asleep."
"We may be able to find Hiei out by the cliff above the ocean."
"If we want to find him." She smiled and snuggled more into him. He smirked and rolled her over slightly, pushing up her shirt so it revealed her flat stomach. She blushed and glanced at him in surprise. He ran his fingers over her smooth, delicate skin. Then his smile turned sinister. He started to tickle her. She started laughing as quietly as she could. Then she managed to get him to stop so she tackled him and laid down on top of his back. He was lying on his stomach with her on top, laying down. "You'll pay for that." She moved his hair to the side and was sort of surprised when a gentle green vine encircled itself around her wrist. She blinked and looked over at him. Then another one came out, holding a red rose to her. It was so sweet.
"For you." He said in amusement as he watched her. She was staring at the two vines in surprise. She gently reached out and took the flower. She held it up to her nose and inhaled the sweet aroma.
"Do you always have to be so sweet to me?" She rolled off of him and watched as the two vines vanished in his silky red locks.
"Why shouldn't I?" He asked, his gaze on her. He was propping his head up with his arm and smiling at her.
"But you only do it when you're in trouble." She gave him a playful smile and kissed him gently.
"You don't seem to mind." She laughed softly.
"Why would I mind?" He took his other hand and cupped her face with it. Then he brought his lips to hers in a gentle, loving kiss. He pulled away from her then smiled.
"You shouldn't."
"I don't." She smiled and ran her fingers over the silky petals of the rose. He watched her for a while, then he got up and went over to the bathroom that was on the other side of the room. "What are you doing?"
"I need a shower." He said with a smile. He closed the door and she heard the water start. She sighed and decided to take one after him. She looked out the window. There was still a little while before the sun rose. She thought of the day's events. It was going to be her first real battle of life and death where no one could save her but herself. Kurama had said that he wouldn't let them kill her. He would probably interfere with the fight. Even if that meant their loss. Yuusuke would probably do that too. He was going to during the Dark Tournament, when Kurama was unconscious and Bakken was beating him. Hiei was going to fire as well.
"They all have a certain bond." She whispered.
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Botan swallowed and edged closer to Kurama. The fight was to begin in five minutes. She was nervous. Who would get the first fight?
"Would the Urameshi Team please report to the ring?" Yuusuke led them out and they stood in a group, waiting.
"Don't worry so much, Botan." Kurama said soothingly. Just his voice helped intensely.
"I'll try. This is my first match." She looked around and noticed that the other team was coming out. The two team leaders, Yuusuke and some weird- looking man got into the ring and decided on a one-on-one. The matches were to be decided by a dice roll. The tournament gave anyone the chance to go first but it was still fair all-in-all. No one said anything so the dice hit the ground. To Botan, it seemed like forever that she waited for the answer.
"The first match will be.. Sozui and Kuwabara!" Hiei snickered.
"Try not to lose, moron. We need all the wins we can get."
"Shut up, shrimp!"
"Use your anger in the ring, Kuwabara. Get moving!" Yuusuke practically pushed him into the ring. "I hope he doesn't lose."
"This will be a fast match." Hiei said with a smirk. Something caught his eye and he turned around. Yukina, Shizuru, and Keiko all got front-row seats. They were waving and watching anxiously.
"Good luck, Kazuma!" Yukina said, cupping her hands in front of her mouth so that she would be heard. Kuwabara narrowed his eyes at his weird-looking opponent.
"Kurama!" Someone shouted from the seats. Touya and Jin waved at them with smiles. "Its been a while since we fought!"
"An' darn its been a long time, Urameshi." Jin called. He was grinning and his ears were all pointed, which meant he was excited. Yuusuke waved to them and smiled. Then he turned back to the match at hand.
"Begin!" Kuwabara attacked the man blindly with his spirit sword and swung everywhere where the demon was.
"He has no strategy. What I taught him may go to waste, Yuusuke." Kurama looked over at his leader. "You should know that doing that will lessen his chances of winning a fight. I told both of you that swinging wildly and blindly may result in the loss of energy and strength. He will wear himself out before he even hits his opponent."
"That's just his way, Kurama. I have no idea if he even learned anything from your training." Kurama nodded.
"He did, but he better use it." Hiei snorted.
"There is no way to teach him anything. The only thing he learned from your teachings is better speed and a little more strength." He said with a sigh.
"I hope you are wrong, Hiei." Kuwabara seemed to be proving Hiei true. He then stopped attacking and stood there, trying to sense Sozui. He then waited until the demon was about to attack him until he hit the demon with his extended sword. It threw Sozui off for a while and allowed Kuwabara a chance to keep going and attack more. He took it and started to punch the demon's lights out. The ref. started to take count but the guy got up by two. He attacked Kuwabara, beating him to a pulp. He wavered on his feet and passed out. Sozui smirked and walked out of the ring as the winner. "Well, I can see we're going to have a problem about this." They rolled the dice.
"And the next fighters will be Gehei and Yuusuke." Yuusuke sighed, took a look at his team mates and got into the ring.
"I think we all know the out-come to this fight." Botan said with a sigh. Yuusuke almost never lost a fight except for the few with Kurama.
"Its that obvious?" Hiei asked sarcastically. Kuwabara glared at him when he looked back at the loser.
"Don't blame me, shorty!"
"You fight the first match and you lose it. I can't blame you?" Botan sighed and shook her head. This was the beginning of an all-out war if it didn't get stopped.
"Calm down, you two. Just watch the fight." She said warningly. Kuwabara shut his mouth, lest he get beaten up by the two on the outside of the ring who weren't fighting. Gehei and Yuusuke were fighting with no clue or care as to what their team mates were doing. Yuusuke dodged a punch quite narrowly and swung his fist, catching the guy almost off-guard.
"That was nice." Kuwabara commented. He was too busy watching to notice that the other team members were looking them over. Kurama noticed and watched them out of the corner of his eye.
"Botan!" He looked over at her and she looked at him. She followed his signals and noticed the team watching them. She moved closer to him, pretending to watch the fight. Her eyes followed Yuusuke's movements and she stopped when she was beside him.
"Why are they watching us?" She asked and he shrugged.
"They probably want to know what we're able to do. I'd be careful if you're picked next." She nodded and moved out of the way, dragging Kurama with her, as Gehei flew their way.
"Sorry about that, guys." Yuusuke grinned. The ten count took place and it determined that Yuusuke was the winner.
"Just remember to take caution. Even if they are the first team, there is no way to determine how strong they are." Kurama warned her as her name came up on the dice.
"And it will be Botan versus Gonshiro." Botan looked over at the man as he walked into the ring. He had light brown eyes and light blonde hair. His expression was calm and wise. She bit her lip, hoping against hope that she didn't lose this fight. She would pull every move she had just to win for her team.
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'Till the next chapter!
Ja ne!
-Jess-