Chapter Twenty-Four: Plans and Such
The sun was setting in the human world. Setsuna was outside sitting on the swing on the porch. It was becoming tiering to be watching three small infants and keeping a house clean.
Koenma appeared in the house and walked outside. "She denied your request again. I don't know why though."
She sighed. "Probably because she wants us to live in misery and wait for the day we find our husbands dead."
Koenma laughed. "No everyone is alright. Kurama won, Kuwabara lost, Hiei and Katsumi finally woke about an hour ago. Rin and Yusuke fight tomorrow. Tara's match is in two days. It's coming to an end."
She looked down. "I know...but still."
"Don't worry, everything is taken care of. Tara saw to it ahead of time."
"You make it sound like she's not coming back."
He was silent for the time. "I don't know what the plans are."
"That's impossible. You know everything. But I'm good with the answer you gave me. I don't think I want to know the truth yet.
One of the babies began to cry again. Sighing Setsuna stood. Koenma put a hand on her arm and stood too. "Why don't I take this one. You can get some sleep."
She smiled. "Are you sure?" He nodded and went in the house.
The tornament action quieted down some after the sun had set. Most demons and previledged humans stayed in their rooms. It seemed that the only people up were those of opposing teams.
Heiji was sitting at the table with Ume while Lea and Yuriko were just standing around.
"I can't believe you let that runt of a fox get to you like that." Lea was mocking as usual. "I mean come on. You didn't even move."
He looked at her. Yellow eyes piercing. "If I had moved I wouldn't be here now."
She laughed. "Yes well all that talk about power that you had, couldn't have fooled me any. You shrunk like a beaten child to his father."
"Unlike dragons, panthers have some brains and we know when to play it safe." Heiji was keeping his cool.
"You may think that but we dragons are pretty smart too. You see I've come up with the perfect plan of sorts."
"What kind of plan?" It was Yuriko. She was a fire demon and was set to ready her opponet, Rin.
Lea smiled evilly. Her eyes shone brightly. "It has to do with your match tomorrow, Yuriko."
"If you're going to tell me to kill him before he kills me, I already know that."
Lea walked over to the other demon. "I know you know that. But I want you to take this." She handed the fire demon a three ounce bottle of clear liquid. "This is a poison. Odorless, tastless, and you don't know you are dead until it hits you."
Both ladies smiled.
"Place it on your sword and no one will know the difference. Besides he's going to be rid of anyway. Why not do it in front of Tara. This way she'll be to broken up to fight and we'll win the tornament."
"Sounds like you have this all figured out. Only one problem."
Lea walked over to the table. "What would that be Ume?"
"They will be playing it safe. Who knows what they have planned."
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama walked into the hotel room. Yusuke and Kuwabara were talking about the match and the showdown between Heiji and Tara.
"That was a power I've never felt before." Yusuke commented.
"I know." Was Kuwabara's reply back.
Kastumi and Hiei looked up. She spoke first. "What power?"
"The power that Tara holds." Kurama said as he walked to the kitchen. "It is taking control." He said before entering.
Katsumi looked at Hiei who followed his friend until he disappeared. Hiei looked back at Katsumi then went to work on lacing his boots.
"Things just got more interesting." Was Katsumi's comment before she went to bed.
"What's going on around here? It's like everyone knows something."
Hiei smirk. "We do know something." He sped up to the window, opened it and left.
Kuwabara and Yusuke waited so they could talk with Kurama.
"What did you mean by 'power'? What is it that made the Ura team quiver." Yusuke asked
"Tara's has a very rare power. She has controled it for years now. That is the main purpose of this tornament."
"What if she loses control?" Kuwabara asked. "Like she has been?"
"If she lost control completely, everything in her way would be destroyed until she burnt out. If this happens, then she will be gone as well." Kurama looked at his pals and continued. "She has offered us a ticket home after your fight tomorrow Yusuke. I told her that I would stay. Hiei and Katsumi are staying as well."
Noises made from next door, let them know that Rin and Tara have found it back to the room.
"We should get to bed. Tomorrow is going to be an important day." Kurama stood and walked to his room. Yusuke and Kuwabara stay out in the living room for a while. Kuwabara was the first to leave. Yusuke stayed up thinking for at least another hour before he retired for the night.
It will indeed be a big day tomorrow. Who know's what could and will happen.