The Friends

By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox

Krystal Fox: Here we go again. A on a two and ready set GO!!!! I do not own any of Yu Yu Hakusho or anything having to do with them except my own characters.

Chapter 12 wind vs. Crystal and Earth vs. Fire

"Doesn't "he" look familiar Kurama? Kurama! Kurama?! Where are you Kurama?" Yuusuke asked.

"He left the stadium he wanted to go for a stroll alone for some reason he seemed occupied when he left like something was wrong."Boton replied.

Hiei heard this and thought, "This must mean that Youko is trying to come out." Below the fight was beginning.

Kara stepped up and Gin looked confused. For he did not know this person , as they fought Gin tried small tornado blasts but "he" dodged them easily. Then after several different attacks and her not even firing one attack yet he began to get frustrates. He thought that he was going to be fighting his old enemy/teacher who had taught him how to use the sword but it seemed that it was not so.

"Who are you laddie that you can dodge my attacks so well?" Gin asked not knowing it was the Youko person who had spoken to him through the crowds earlier that day.

"This is the only riddle I leave to you. If you find out the riddle you'll know who I am. All end funny or goes ker-plop says I. There is more to this story then meets the eye."

With that she did an attack so fast that no one could see the move. It tossed Gin high in the air and as he landed he landed on his ears. They hurt tremendously; Gin could feel the pain seemingly echoing through his head. He did not feel or hear the crystal fos pick him up and walk over to a large "thing" placed just outside the ring by two feet. Once Gin could hear again he looked and saw his feet were frozen in a large block of something that resembled a flytrap plant but it was crystal and was holding him in place so much that his legs were getting numb. The 10 count began "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10! And Gin's apponnent wins. Excuse me what is your name so that we may tell the audience like when have the other winner's?" The announcer presently asked Kara.

"The name you may use is Thorn…For now." Kara said as she walked away.

"That was Thorn and now we will take a 15 min. break before the last fight of these two teams." The green haired lizard-like demon announced.

Outside the stadium Kurama's past was giving him flashbacks. So badly that he wanted to have a certain book that was a journal of his good friend Kurone's. It would help solve some of his problems of his strange dilemma.

Kara went over to Gin and touched the plant and it vanished allowing Gin to be free.

"Good fight Wind master." was all she said as she turned and walked away. Koenma watched this fight amazed. This person barely lifted a figner to win where as Gin had to put most of his energy in to defending himself and even that didn't work. Then he remembered what he had come to find Kurama for.

"Kurama, would you come here for a little while I have something to show you."

Kurama came over through the door for he had just returned and stood there waiting.

"Kurama on of my ogres was excavating a cave when they found this book and it has your name on it, though I tried to open it, it has a tremendously hard lock on it."

Kurama snatched the book away and recognized it as Kurone's journal! Then he thanked Koenma and went to sit down on a chair away from the others. While he did Hiei was just walking in the door with Kuwabara and Yuusuke arguing behind him.

"I say if a girl can fight and she is your opponent, fight her. If she can defend herself why worry about hurting her?" Yuusuke shouted at his friend.

"I say that no matter what you shouldn't hurt a girl. It's not nice and I will never fight a girl so long as I shall live.!!!" Kuwabara said stubbornly.

Hiei rolled his eyes. Kurama looked out the window out towards that Jagenskisi team.

"Who do you think they really are?" He said to no one in particular.

"Who the new team Well I think they are just lucky, we'll see if they defeat Gin's last fighter and if they do they'll never defeat Toguro's team." Yuusuke said assuredly.

"THings are not what they seem, there is more to this team then meets the eye" Genkia added.

Kurama turned at those words for the brought back to mind the riddle Torn had given them for find out who she and her friends were. Why did those words seem like he had heard someone else say those same words, but who?

Hiei was staring down at the arena thinking "How can I fight when I don't even know their weaknesses? They fight so controlled like I have never seen but for Kurama's and my own fighting.. Where did they come from to gain such control it' like they are almost like us…almost like twins. And that reminds me, I wonder how Yukina is?" He thought looking to the other side of the room where Yukina was now talking with Keiko and Boton. "Should I tell her? I mean I'm the forbidden child and if everyone knew they would use her to get me and I would never want her to get hurt because of me. But I so want to tell her who I am, What to do?"

The announcer's voice drifted through the open window "The final fight between Jagenskisi and Gin's team is about to begin. With Jagenskisi against Ebrith the earth Master."

They all moved towards the window's balcony to watch. A shorter figure walked towards the ring all dressed in black except for her reddish eyes that seemed to drill into all who met eyes with her. He seemed to be grumbling about something, Hiei leaning closer heard Jagenskisi say, "Earth HA all it is dirt. I'm fighting against dirt how wonderful!"

Hiei grinned to himself this guy had the same thoughts that he did about the Master of Dirt.

"Let the fight begin." The lizard demon announced.

Nakine moved and revealed a short sword with its hilt shaped like so all could see a dragon with eyes of rubies/ Ebrith called for his earth shaker to throw her off balance. But all she did was levitate. In a lighting flash was behind the earth master and cut a long cut from his left shoulder to his wrist.

"Ebrith you must realize that since I have cut some of your important wrist veins you will die withing min. SO I suggest that whatever attack you planned on using you use it now for you life is now hanging on a thread that is shriveling up."

Enraged that she had gotten behind him and had cut him without him even seeing her. He put on a fake smile and planned to use his strongest attack.

"It seems to me that I should take you down with me. Then your team can't go on."

HE put a large piece of dirt in front of him then he called to it, "Shatter and destroy."

A deep rumbling started and those standing on the ground that didn't have good balance were tossed off of it. A large creature immerged from the pile and headed towards Nakine mouth wide open. Nakine sliced through a leg but it grew back within seconds.

It seemed to have swallowed Nakine for they could no longer see her. Ebrith was pleased but frowned as the beast turned on its master and the audience watched as the earth beast swallowed the earth master IT then turned to dust. Kara was standing tensely waiting for the dust to settle. She couldn't see her friend. Where was she?

The dust settled the only thing on the arena was a large pile of dust that appeared to still be there. Kara started to go forward but instead a single tear started to form in the corner of her eye. She turned as she heard movement behind her and there standing in the middle of the arena was Nakine holding her arm then letting it go and walking off stage.

Grumbling she was dusting herself off saying, "I hate dirt and now I'm covered in it, it's even in my hair, grr and where is my sword,…great it's somewhere in that sand castle!!"

"And Jagenskisi is the winner!! The Jagenskisi team now gets to battle the Toguro team. We will stop for a short break before the next team's fight." The announcer's voice shouted over the stereo system.

Kara smiled as Lizette made her way over, "You made it friend." it was a pure statement. Nakine looked up and nodded something was wrong. But Nakine would never admit she was wrong much of the same way Youkiyra would.

Kara led her out of the stadium and demanded, "Friend where are you hurt? I can tell that you are from your eyes. Where?" Nakine winced knowing that she would get no where if she sat here arguing with Kara about her health for Youkiyra always won when she was like this.

She let her friend pull up the shirt sleeve and wrap it with bandages. She winced as Kara pulled a little too hard and it made direct contact with her arm. When all was done they headed back to the team to get ready to meet the next team or their deaths.

"Now excuse me, one thing this is my health, my wound and I know when I can't fight and now I have to go dig my sword out of the gigantic sand castle." Lizette said.

Krystal Fox: Now on to the next Chappie.