Among Icy Hearts

Well Here's yet another chapter of Among Icy Hearts

Me: Hello! (How do I keep smiling? School sucks and I'm there too much)

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update I've got school and it's beginning to get to me I seems all I ever live for is anime and Internet. Reviewers, you make my life easier. Also I have to study for high school entrance exams, they're in a few weeks so my brain is kinda fried.

Oh yah, A random lesson I learned NEVER EVER draw on your hand with erasable pen. I sucks when you try and wash it off.

Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, Kuwabara and Yukina enter

Me: Hey guys

Yusuke: On the verge of collapsing God why did I even go to school today? I'm freaking tired!

Kuwabara: Keiko made you go, remember?

Yusuke: Oh yeah

Me: (out of complete randomness) SWEET SNOW FOR EVERYONE!! Throws bowls of sweetsnow around the room

Hiei starts gobbling down sweetsnow

Me: ON WITH THE FIC!!!

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Chapter 8: Kurama vs. Hotaka

Sae walked out of the ring out of breath and sat down against a wall, still breathing hard. Hiei walked up to her "You didn't do half bad......... for an onna" he commented. The only reply he received from her was "HIEI SHUT UP!" She growled and turned her head away.

Meanwhile Kurama walked up to the ring. "Okay folks we have Kurama versus Hotaka. Kurama the plant master and Hotaka the elemental- territory master. Kurama got in a fighting position, drawing a blood red rose out of his hair. "Bara Kyoku Ben Jin!"(rosewhip) Hotaka leapt into the air, arms raised above his head. Suddenly, the whole ring was shrouded in black mist. Kurama looked around; with all the black mist visibility wasn't great. He could barely see a thing. He listened extra hard and searched for Hotaka's scent, predicting he was about to attack. Part of the black mist cleared as Hotaka lunged at Kurama but was like a large circular wall, blocking them from sight of the crowd or anyone else except the referee, who was also trapped in the strange mist.

Kurama dodged Hotaka's attack and whipped the bara kyoku ben jin at him with force. Hotaka chuckled and said, "You'll soon find out that your futile attacks will not effect me. (Me: HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!!) They don't call me the elemental territory master for just anything!" With that statement Kurama's rose whip was sent back at him. The whip wrapped around his body, trapping him.

When he finally managed to get out of the whips thorny grip Hotaka was sitting in the air, an amused look on his face. "How can you defeat me, when I control your plats Kurama?" The amused expression remained

Kurama quickly ran to him and punched at him in the test. If I can distract him long enough for his mind to veer away for the element control maybe I could get him with the rose whip. Hotaka sent bullets of ice at him and laughed maniacally "There's no way you can defeat me!" Kurama leapt up and kicked at him hard. Each of his attacks hit and Hotaka seemed to be making no effort to dodge them. Kurama's only intention was to distract him enough to defeat him although things weren't going well.

Hotaka sent a mix of fire, a blast of water and ice at him. "Odd combination but I think it works" Hotaka commented. Yume was standing a few meters away from them. She had a frightened look on her face and she seemed to have completely forgotten that she was the referee. Secretly she wished to be out of this place.

Outside the crowd stood roaring in both confusion disappointment and anger. They themselves had no idea how Hotaka had created the mist but were angry that they might be missing out on a good and bloody fight. In the ring team Tomake was looking satisfied. On team Urameshi both Yusuke and Kuwabara looked dumbstruck, Hiei was smirking seeing the power this demon had and hoping the person he had to fight would prove a challenge, while Sae, still dazed from the fight was only semi-conscious and had barely noticed the appearance of the black mist.

Kurama wasn't faring well; he was covered in cuts, bruises and burns. Hotaka was still smirking; he was covered in a few cuts and one bruise. (A/N: Just to let you know I hate beating up Kurama like this, I myself, am a Kurama lover, so to all you Kurama-fans out there I ensure you that Hotaka shall meet a very painful demise) He laughed, "I have told you, it is futile for you to possibly win this fright. Why don't you just give up now?" He shot ice crystals at Kurama, causing him to collapse. Yume, remembering her referee duties went over and started the ten count.

Before she finished Kurama began to glow with a blood red aura. His crimson red hair turned long and silvery, he opened his eyes, before they were a shade of soft emerald green, now they were amber, piecing like daggers and cold as ice. He got up and smiled. "Hmmm Hotaka eh? You don't seem to be that strong. Hotaka looked stunned "Y-Youko Kurama?!?" he stuttered.

Without another word Youko rushed towards Hotaka with his claws out and his fangs bared. He slashed Hotaka straight across the chest, Hotaka landed on the ground eyes widened in shock. Hotaka got up and sent numerous fireballs at him but Youko dodged each and slashed him again with his claws. Hotaka collapsed. He smirked, now was the time to attack. Hotaka was still too dazed to counter any attack.

"Shoku-you Shoku-butsu!"(Death tree) Youko shouted. He sent the man-eating tree at Hotaka and without being able to react Hotaka was eaten by the death tree. Within that minute the mist disappeared. Yume had a petrified look on her face, Youko returned to his regular human form. "Well I guess that Kurama is the winner," announced Yume in a shaky voice. The crowd booed due to the fact they had all missed out on t entire fight. Hiei gave Kurama a questioning look as if to ask what happened? Kurama sighed and shook his heads if to say you don't want to know.

"Alright, now that that's over we have Hiei versus Kiku" announced Yume, her voice regaining it's regular confidence and peppiness. "Hope they aren't that easy" he said to himself. He was in the mood for a challenge. He watched Kurama go over to Sae and start tending to her wounds while he walked towards the ring.

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Me: Well there's another cliffhanger for you, sorry, nothing more is in my head for now.

Hiei: Hn Baka Onna never had anything in her head to begin with

Me: Hiei, shut up or I won't give you any more sweet snow

Kurama: She wishes you to review please

Me: DARN RIGHT I DO!! Oh and by the way I thank AnonymousHieiFan101, Slancaster113, and IrishKitsune for their supportive reviews.

A/N: If you wish to contact Kyoka her e-mail address is shelli771 excite .com and her neopets username is horsegirl992.

Ja matta for now and I shall update ASAP