Chapter Eleven: Disturbing News
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Walking down the hall to her room Tara was wonderous to why she was called there. Opening the door she found her cause. Yukina, Keiko, Shizuru, and Setsuna were sitting on the couch.
"Setsuna, ladies." She acknowledge somewhat surprised by the visit. Setsuna was the first to stand, happiness clearly not one of her emotions.
"I think if you let us just speak things will go a lot quicker."
"Uh..okay."
"Look Tara now at this time of year, it's just not a good time. We have a family, they have a family." Setsuna was making it clear what she was meaning. "I know three of those men who are fathers. One is mine. This tournament isn't going to work."
Tara didn't look at her. It was clear that she was upset, all of them were.
Setsuna continued. "We want them back."
"You know I wouldn't have asked for the best fighters if I didn't guarantee their safety." Tara quietly spoke.
"That's the problem. Do you guarantee that our husbands will be safe and unbroken?" Nothing was spoken so she continued. "You know what it is like to have a broken, torn family. We just don't want that."
This time Tara looked up. Her eyes watery from unspilled tears.
"I'm sorry to use blunt words like that. I know that those memories are still painfully close..."
"Then why say it?" Tara interupted. "We need them. How are three people going to win this tournament against seven?"
Setsuna and the rest were silent. There seemed to be no getting through to them. Tara turned away. "Down the hall. In the dinning room. You'll find your family there." She stood a moment then slowly walked out the door, disappearing.
Inside Setsuna was crying. She never wanted to do this to her friend. But it still had to be done. When the ladies walked into the room their family memebers were happy and quiet surprised.
"Kurama." Setsuna didn't look at him. "We're leaving."
"Leaving?" He questioned.
Switching her weight to the other foot she nodded. "There will be no fighting, no tournament for you or the others."
"What are you talking about. No tournament. We're here aren't we?" Yusuke stood.
Keiko looked at him. "Your not fighting in this tournament Yusuke. You have somewhere to be and it's not here."
Rin walked quickly to Setsuna. Concern in his eyes. "Where's Tara?"
"I don't know." She shook her head. "Why?"
Ignoring her question he grabbed his jacket by the door and ran down the hall to find Tara.
Katsumi appeared next to Setsuna. "Apparently it seems you have disrupted emotions."
"What do you mean?"
She scoffed. "You don't know?" Katsumi smiled somewhat. "How ironic. Well then let me tell you. Tara came into this tournament realizing everything. She stayed up nights idalizing every play."
"Yes but she doesn't have any family..." Setsuna argued.
"How quickly you humans forget. Tara does have family. Rin is her family. And of course her daughter is family as well." Gasps went around the room. "But that's not the reason Rin looked so concered. You see Tara's a ticking time bomb."
Kuwabara looked at the earth demon weird. "A time bomb? How's that possible."
"It started when she was a child. Her family was broken apart. Her life has been nothing but horrible events, you know of these events Setsuna." She sighed as Katsumi continued. "Anger has been rising within her for years. If she is going where I think she is going we are all in danger. If she is left alone too long that power will over take her. She has yet to figure out how to control it."
"What will happen if Rin can't find her?" Yusuke inquired.
"She will use that power and then after it is done with what it does..it will destroy her as well."
"But.."
"I'm not finished yet. Lucky for us she has a child so being connected to this child she won't do any foolish things."
Kuwabara scratched his head in confusement. "How do you know all this Katsumi?"
"Hm I know anything I want if I desire it." She began to leave as well. "Oh and for future reference I wouldn't make Tara mad in her demon form."
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Ohh poor everyone. Things just don't seem to be turning out very good. Well hopefully these affaris will all work themselves out. But if they don't will only three fight against seven?